Autumn is Ray Bradbury's season - October Country, Halloween Tree, Something Wicked This Way Comes, etc. 😊
@jayv32643 ай бұрын
💯!
@ArtBookshelfOdyssey3 ай бұрын
Absolutely! Bradbury is my favorite author, I’ve read just about everything by him.
@ТатьянаГубина-и1и3 ай бұрын
👍👍👍👍👍🥰💖💝
@danielyoung51372 ай бұрын
Great reads! The last story in “the October Country” is a tender, haunting little masterpiece. Thank you.
@seantirney51822 ай бұрын
SWTWC, best Halloween read, in my opinion
@ritaking88273 ай бұрын
Why you don’t have 10 billion subscribers is beyond me! This is my first time I’ve watched a video from your channel and I’m hooked! Finally! An adult who gets books and is passionate about them! And! And! Twilight was not uttered once! Thank you from the bottom of my Book loving heart! Now this might be a little OTT but, God Bless you!… not one mention of Twilight! I almost feel light headed! 🙏🏻
@ТатьянаГубина-и1и3 ай бұрын
Because now people seldom read books. Very few people still like reading.😢😢😢
@prilljazzatlanta5070Ай бұрын
I agree. Among the top 3 KZbinrs who talk literature.
@aamnahere6250Ай бұрын
Because there aren't 10 billion people in the world lol. On a serious note, I don't think it's because people don't read much nowadays because there is ample proof to suggest they do. KZbin, like all social media, is an algorithm through which we come across videos and channels. Not everyone is recommended videos by every booktuber. I recently found the channel myself only because it was just recommended by KZbin and I was intrigued but without that it's really difficult to know every booktuber. Another factor might be that not everyone is interested in classic literature. It's a matter of personal preference.
@pufc4ever3783 ай бұрын
❤ ❤❤84 Charing Cross Road. An utter delight of a gentle book that just wraps the reader up in its warmth and charm, definitely read best with a cup of hot chocolate, snuggled up on the sofa on an Autumnal day. So, so pleased you recommended it. I hope people give it a chance. I have all of Helene Hanff's books and this is the best, truly showing her quirky, humorous personality.
@tamsin64553 ай бұрын
Yes!!
@talkingcrow2 ай бұрын
Oh my yes. I love 84 Charing Cross Road. The movie too!
@Isabela-Thomas3 ай бұрын
“A review shouldn’t be purely on taste” very unbiased. Great video
@kimmyk36403 ай бұрын
I read Woman in White because of your recommendation, and I LOVED it! Count Foscoe was one of my favorites.
@christopherdunn23672 ай бұрын
The James Herriot trilogy is another great one ❤
@BooksForever3 ай бұрын
The Lord of the Rings, which begins in September and then really kicks off again in another September about two decades later, is my perfect Autumn reading project every year.
@aishaa3093 ай бұрын
@BooksForever I was thinking the same thing!!
@aishaa3093 ай бұрын
@BooksForever I was thinking the same thing!!
@AG-jf6wg3 ай бұрын
Willa Cather makes you appreciate the sunset, the big landscapes, the tall grasses, and people.
@LadyCaroline1232 ай бұрын
That’s what I like about the short stories I’ve read by John Steinbeck- his description of nature.
@tiffanymay5263 ай бұрын
I LOVE Cider With Rosie, and never hear anyone talking about it - thank you SOO much! I loved Laurie Lee’s beautifully clever descriptive abilities - it comes alive from the child’s perspective in a way I’ve never seen since - I’ve read multiple times and love it more each time. Persuasion is my favorite Austin 💜
@JJDSports20123 ай бұрын
As a man with a strong “autumn” mindset, ie, one who connects with nostalgia and is fascinated by memory, I think this is an excellent idea for content and the recommendations are really appreciated. Thanks.
@laribex1103 ай бұрын
I read My Antonia in high school over 30 years ago (on my own, not as part of the curriculum) and I thought it was “good”. I reread it recently and I agree with your comment that Willa Cather could be the American Thomas Hardy. As an American, I am enraptured by her descriptions of the American frontier. Brilliant, descriptive, and the realism hits you. Coincidentally, this has been my year of reading both Hardy and Cather! I’m going ponder the similarities between them. Thank you for the great list of autumnal reads, Tristan!
@dellnichols46253 ай бұрын
I appreciate your thoughts about Cather and Hardy. I had never compared them but see exactly what you mean about their similarities. Both are favorites of mine.
@lowman6213 ай бұрын
Great video, Tristan! I would like to recommend The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. This is just a short story, of course (right around 30 pages), but I can't think of a greater read to bring in the autumn season. I read it every year on October 1st. Put aside the Disney cartoon (which is great in its own right), but on description alone, this story oozes with Autumn. From the descriptions of the changing of the leaves to the heaping piles of apples ready for the press (and you must have a warm cup of cider/cinnamon stick by your side as you read) to the Dutch-American farm tables loaded with it's seasonal morsels. Add in the ghost story to boot (which is almost a side note, really), and you have the perfect work to bring in the Fall season. 🍁 🎃 👻 😊
@janetsmith85663 ай бұрын
YES!! Discovered it three years ago, and want to read each autumn. It is the PERFECT read. And to hear on audio too.
@lindasmith62023 ай бұрын
I love the new look! Somewhere between Beat Poet and Rogue Pirate!
@AsuraSantosha3 ай бұрын
Haha! Great description!
@murphbee3 ай бұрын
You hit the nail on the head… acknowledging that our lives, as is lived in our scrubbed, streamlined, sanitized society, we are bereft of wonder and awe. Thanks for opening some doors to finding them. I’m off to order The Heartbeat of Trees and maybe catch my first falling leaf of the season. Much joy! 💫📚
@thomasmoore79763 ай бұрын
I have always associated the Brontë sisters with Fall as the bleak desolate Yorkshire Moors inspired much of their writing. Just reminds me of November with its barren trees left by Fall but noticeably Winter is coming soon…
@jaymorrey24193 ай бұрын
I just cannot possibly thank you enough for turning me onto Wilkie Collins. I had fallen out of reading for some time during my adult life, but I started back with your recommendation of the Moonstone. Now I am three books into his catalogue and reading this classic literature every night!
@tristanandtheclassics65383 ай бұрын
Collins is great. I have No Name to read next.
@faithharbour3 ай бұрын
Tristan what I love as much as the content of this, is the low-level lighting that perfectly fits the subject matter. (Oh and the beard and new glasses, tres chic!)
@radiantchristina3 ай бұрын
I always think of Victorian literature in Autumn since I participate in Victober every year.
@rachelcoleman46933 ай бұрын
If you like Victorian literature, please check out ''After London'' by Richard Jefferies. One of my favorite books of all time, there's an audiobook read by Ruth Golding on KZbin.
@radiantchristina3 ай бұрын
@@rachelcoleman4693 thank you !
@cassiebozeman25992 ай бұрын
Omgg I’ve never heard of this 😍 what are some good Victorian literature recs?! Love this xo❤️
@vanessasperling3 ай бұрын
I am so happy you have discovered Willa Cather. ❤
@philtheo3 ай бұрын
00:00 Intro 01:54 The Woman in White (Wilkie Collins) 04:30 Cider with Rosie (Laurie Lee) 07:40 Persuasion (Jane Austen) 10:10 Hound of the Baskervilles (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle) 12:53 The Radetzky March (Joseph Roth) 17:37 84 Charing Cross Road (Helene Hanff) 20:46 The Death of Ivan Ilyich (Leo Tolstoy) 23:50 My Antonia (Willa Cather) 28:02 The Heartbeat of Trees (Peter Wohlleben) 32:20 Outro
@susanpuckett45213 ай бұрын
Great video! Live the beard! As always ...great video and fabulous recommendations! I think I must have missed one...I only count 9 books on the list? No worries...these are great titles and I will definitely be picking many up during my favorite season of Autumn! I have never heard of The Heartbeat of Trees but will be ordering it today! I love the way you speak about these books! Now I want to revisit Willa Cather...I haven't read her since high school! Thank you for another great video!! Wonderful as always!
@cathys70873 ай бұрын
@pattube Thank you!
@ttamaraj3 ай бұрын
@@susanpuckett4521 Yes! I kept scanning and re scanning the content to find the 10th book! Thank you for pointing that out. Now I know I'm not crazy lol
@philtheo3 ай бұрын
I only saw 9 books mentioned too! I went back and forth and couldn't find the 10th book either. If anyone can find it, please let me know so I can edit the above! Thanks. ☺
@AnonymousAnonposter3 ай бұрын
I don't know if it fits the usual definition of classical literature but "Something Wicked This Way Comes" by Ray Bradbury is pure autumn energy. But well, Italo Calvino had a very interesting opinion about what makes a book a classic and this book certainly fits the bill.
@janetsmith85663 ай бұрын
A good one.
@danielyoung51372 ай бұрын
Abso-creepin-lutely
@barbarawinkle1042Ай бұрын
The movie is great ad well.
@LaurieInTexas3 ай бұрын
I am a big Willa Cather fan, so I am thrilled you have enjoyed the rustic but beautiful settings of the two you've read. I also love 84, Charing Cross Road. The relationships they built through the letters was so authentic and special.
@TheNutmegStitcher3 ай бұрын
I'm from the midwest, and Willa Cather takes my breath away when she describes the wind on the plains, the way the tall grasses move like waves across the plain. I need to re-read My Antonia. An old favorite.
@Texasmidwife3 ай бұрын
Autumn classic-The Turn of the Screw by Henry James. Begins in Summer and gets darker and colder as things fall apart.
@tamsin64553 ай бұрын
Brilliant recommendation!
@danielyoung51372 ай бұрын
The best ghost story l have ever read!
@Texasmidwife2 ай бұрын
@@danielyoung5137 I’ve read it many times and it still scares me. 🏆
@cassiebozeman25992 ай бұрын
I have this but have never read it. I think I’ll start it tonight as my first official fall read! Thanks xo
@dennesesandy7863 ай бұрын
I love your way of words. So compelling.
@mandyc12803 ай бұрын
I definitely need to read Willa Cather since you likened her to Thomas Hardy, who is my favorite author for his descriptions of the natural environment. On that note, The Heartbeat of Trees sounds right up my alley. Great list Captain!
@v.dargain16782 ай бұрын
Same . I would like to read one of Willa Cathers books too . Maybe DEATH COMES FOR THE ARCHBISHOP .
@danielfelix39273 ай бұрын
The Radetzky March is absolutely brilliant! Roth has an incredible understanding of the workings of routine, tradition, and comfortable day-to-day repetition. Every character in the book is so nuanced. I also love his description of the great parade in Vienna and, especially, the way he positions Emperor Franz Joseph as someone who is well aware of the inevitable crumbling of his empire. The book is brimming with nostalgia, I keep going back to it to read descriptive portions. Great recommendation and great video! Oh, and the battle is "Solferino" :D
@gscott50623 ай бұрын
Roth wrote a 'sequel' to The Radetzky March called ''The Emperor's Tomb" (Die Kapuzinergruft) about a different branch of the Trotta family. Worth a read if you enjoyed TRM first. One of my favorite authors for a slow read is the Canadian Robertson Davies. In most of his books, nothing much happens but it does it so well.
@danielfelix39273 ай бұрын
@@gscott5062 I've thought about it, but two things are keeping me away from it: the fact that the book doesn't feel like it should have a sequel, and the fact that the Portuguese translator for the sequel isn't the same. I fear the translation won't be as phenomenal as the first book's. What I have read is his short novella "Die Büste des Kaisers", which I think doesn't even have an English edition. It expresses some of the same nostalgia feelings. And thanks for the recommendation!
@NigelFryatt3 ай бұрын
Another excellent video. Cider With Rosie is a wonderful book. It is part of a trilogy. After Cider came, As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning, about Laurie Lee's travels through Spain in the early 1930s, and the third book in the trilogy was A Moment in War. Then he returned to Spain in the 1950s to show his new wife Spain. This book is A Rose for Winter( which was written before Cider with Rosie). The four books all have Laurie Lee's lyrical prose poetry and are all worth reading.
@jennifernutt76923 ай бұрын
Every autumn I read the Legend of Sleepy Hollow
@v.dargain16782 ай бұрын
Same . I love Washington Irving's stuff too . He does NYS proud .
@elizabethd29162 ай бұрын
Ditto. And Rip Van Winkle
@cannibalisticwolf33193 ай бұрын
I just read the introduction for the complete Gormenghast trilogy, and I'm in LOVE. It fits this vibe perfectly in my mind. Ever give these beauties a read?
@matthewwatts73333 ай бұрын
Yes. Finished it over several months, earlier this year. Peake is VERY underrated IMO.
@cannibalisticwolf33193 ай бұрын
@matthewwatts7333 it's very beautiful, and I'm pretty sure this book is smarter than me. 🤣 I'm having to slow WAY down while reading it, which is a welcome change to my usual audiobook speedruns of late.
@rachaelmarks38652 ай бұрын
@@matthewwatts7333 Same! He's such a unique writer, both funny and dark. His way of seeing things is so unique, you can really tell he was a visual artist. He flew to the top of my favorite authors this year. So glad I found him!
@hughcaldwell10343 ай бұрын
I finished Never Let Me Go a few months ago. That one's very autumnal, with much focus on the past, lost things, fading things, and the quality of light.
@LivingDeadEnby3 ай бұрын
I had to chuckle when you said Mother Teresa instead of Maria Theresia because I, an Austrian, thought as a child that they were the same person until I finally saw pictures of them 🙈
@DefaultName-nt7tk3 ай бұрын
I finished The Death of Ivan Ilych. What a great psychological novella it is!Superb reading. Thank you for suggesting it😊
@severianthefool7233Ай бұрын
Yet another wonderful video. Thanks Tristan. I’ve made a ritual of reading Keats’ “To Autumn” each fall. Truly beautiful
@Scottlp23 ай бұрын
Under gothic, I’m doing Rebecca in my sept book club. Wonderfully moody. Not prose but poetry for those who like nature, Mary Oliver writes wonderful nature poetry, great for fall.
@bill87842 ай бұрын
Good recommendation for autumn.
@larrymarshall94543 ай бұрын
The Woman in White edition you showed is spectacular. I am a big fan of Sherlock Holmes. Have read all the short stories at least twice and I've accumulated multiple volumes of Holmes. But, like you, Hound of that Baskervilles has never been of interest to me. Good to know I'm not alone in that.
@belindaguerette42493 ай бұрын
Ooh, I never thought of reading My Antonia for fall! I read it years ago and loved it. Must read again. Good suggestions. 🍁
@paulbenson34413 ай бұрын
Hi, I have just discovered your KZbin channel and it has been a delight to hear your synopsis of great autumn reads; I have subscribed to your channel. I have read the first four of the books you reviewed and out of these Jane Austen's 'Persuasion' is my favourite and I have read it I can't remember how many times. Each time I pick it up, I find a new thought I hadn't considered before. For me, this was Jane's most mature novel and the characters feel like real people. I still get outraged at Mary's "I'm more important than anyone else because my dad's a baronet" and I can't help feeling that Jane must have known someone like that; so real. My heart always goes out to Anne Elliot with how she has to bury everything thrown at her, not say anything and just get on with it. Again, that is so real for many people, in past and present. It's a classic for me and almost a dear friend and the book is near to where I'm sitting. 'The Woman in White' I first saw here on KZbin as a BBC drama. My wife then watched it and got hooked the same way I did, and we bought the novel; it is better than the drama and the plot is a real page turner (I wonder if Victorian readers used the same term?). Unlike the character Smallweed in Bleak House, Count Fosco doesn't get away with it. Christopher Lee once said that the villains always have the best lines, and it's certainly true about Fosco; a villain if ever there was one, but also a man of sophistication and style. The Woman in White is another book I shall again and again. I have ordered Antonia and looking forward to starting it as soon as I've finished Wuthering Heights; I've put this off for a long time and been reading Thomas Hardy instead, just to get my mind ready; The Return of the Native and The Trumpet Major have effectively paved the way. Look forward to your next KZbin. PB, Sheffield.
@locskae3 ай бұрын
Not particularly an autumn read but captures a similar atmosphere to The Radetzky March is the Transylvanian Trilogy by Miklós Bánffy. The plot mainly centers around a young Transylvanian nobleman who gets elected as an MP in the Hungarian parliament and at the same time takes over the management of his family estate. Bánffy very good at depicting the contrast between the chaotic political machinations in the capital and the simple life up in the Carpathian Mountains among the village folks. It’s got a nostalgic, old-timey vibe, very good portrayal of the Austro-Hungarian empire’s slow decay and inevitable fall.
@sofilologaАй бұрын
I just finished 84 Charing Cross Road after your recommendation, and , ohboy, you cannot imagine how much I loved spending my Sunday afternoon devouring it! I'll follow with Persuasion. Thank you for your wonderful recommendations (and insights) Tristan! :)
@isabelamer863 ай бұрын
I read The Woman in White earlier this year. Definitely see how he and Dickens influenced one another. Oh and I've read Persuasion a couple of times, my current favorite Austen book.
@Nancy68fromNJ3 ай бұрын
Thank you for all of these great recommendations. And thank you to everyone who commented and added more recommendations to my ever-growing book list. Much appreciated.
@kathleencraine73353 ай бұрын
So glad you've discovered Willa Cather.
@jonnaskovchristensen61412 ай бұрын
I have just bought The woman in white as you recommend it so highly. I am looking forward to reading it.
@gaylaaustin74682 ай бұрын
I really liked it
@joyceredman21363 ай бұрын
The tree book sounds the most interesting to me. I have King Lear by Shakespeare (Shakespeare September) and Miss Marple with Agatha Christie's Autumn Chills book for Spinster September.
@suzannellewellyn30342 ай бұрын
Your channel just came up on my feed. I subscribed. Your delivery and recommendations are excellent! Looking forward to seeing and hearing more content.
@chrisamiejohnson33623 ай бұрын
Love, Love, Love 84 Charring Cross Road!
@sarahk8022 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for reviewing these books! I am so in the mood for autumn now. You have a great channel!
@mariavm91783 ай бұрын
I came across this channel a month ago and it is already one of my very favorite.
@tristanandtheclassics65382 ай бұрын
Thank you, Maria, that's so kind of you. Pleased to make your acquaintance. 😀
@IbnTufayl13 ай бұрын
I'm just wrapping up one of your brilliant summer picks--A Month In the Country! Thank you, thank you! What a delight😊😊 Can't wait to start on some of your fall picks, most probably The Woman In White, although Persuasion is one of my great alltime favourites.
@TraceyValleroy-gj9kz3 ай бұрын
Love this video! I agree with the Autumnness of the ones I've read from your list: The Woman in White, The Hound of the Baskervilles and The Death of Ivan Ilyitch. Also, based on your descriptions, you've inspired me to read 84, Charing Cross Road, The Heartbeat of Trees and to pull out my copy of My Antonia, which I've had for a while but hadn't read yet. Thanks so much! Happy Autumn!!
@mcgee2273 ай бұрын
I would add a obvious whimsical, light read. Just for fun on Halloween. The 1820 short story "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."
@Texasmidwife3 ай бұрын
Don’t sleep on Legend of Sleepy Hollow. I wrote a paper on it and had too much material. I love it.
@Dinadoesyoga3 ай бұрын
Wonderful topic and list! Currently I'm reading Our Mutual Friend and Sylvia's Lovers, plus starting The Hobbit with my girls - fall reading Heaven!
@kasiakwiatkowska58162 ай бұрын
Mother Theresa moment was disarming hahah so much positivity and inspiration in each video 😁
@susanfisher43443 ай бұрын
I am going to read My Antonia and The Heartbeat of Trees. Thanks for this great list!
@annettep283 ай бұрын
Still not used to the beard, although in my oppinion, it suits you and looks good. Since autumn is the only season, I actively like, this video makes me happy, just by the title and even more by the recommendations. Thank you!
@karengustafson7666Ай бұрын
I read The Woman in White a few months ago and loved it. I kept staying up much too late. I read The Moonstone next. I did like it but not as much as the former. Your channel is terrific!
@karengustafson7666Ай бұрын
I read My Antonia as a teenager and loved it so much that I went on to read more.
@Leeny017Ай бұрын
WOW! Love the beard Tristan😊
@ainwena75953 ай бұрын
It is fun to see you excited about your discovery of Willa Cather. Her descriptions of the American West and the "feeling" of it speak to me like no other American author.
@Patty73493 ай бұрын
Love these nugget videos. Gold gems.
@still-reading2 ай бұрын
I received 84 Charing Cross Road for Christmas when i was a teen and have been enjoying it for decades. I'm also a super fan of Wohlleben, especially The Secret Life of Trees. It was the best book i read in 2022. Persuasion is one of my favorite books of all time, as is P&P. I love that they are so different yet so wonderful. I'm thrilled that you've discovered Willa Cather. I'm always trying to get people to read more of her. Don't miss One of Ours, too. I'm doing a reread of her these days and My Antonia is up next. It's my personal favorite. I grew up near where she lived in Nebraska, and her descriptions ring so true. I also love her strong and imperfect women. They remind me of the strong, smart, hard working farm women I grew up around. I can't think of another writer who captures them as well. Thanks for all your videos, I look forward to them!
@auggiedoggiesmommy17342 ай бұрын
Isn’t it The Hidden Life of Trees? The Secret Life of Trees is by Colin Tudge
@still-reading2 ай бұрын
You're right! Thanks for the correction.
@maryfilippou66673 ай бұрын
Woman in White is a Great starter! I love that book. Fantastic villians, knaves and heroes. Laura?'s Uncle/guardian is such a piece of work; a Real character. So glad you kicked off with this 'uneasy' tale.
@orapronobis21492 ай бұрын
September 26, 2024: What a brilliant idea for Autumn which for many of us there are many inspirations from the changing colors of the leaves, pumpkins and everything from drinks to bakes, I am so impress with a seasonal read for myself and to share. Thank you Tristan,
@yolandasilverio12052 ай бұрын
I just discovered you! Its like finding a rare pearl in the depth of the ocean.
@michaelmccarty3 ай бұрын
Great list, thank you! I'm excited that The Woman in White made your list since my book club will be reading it in October.
@MyGrannyEra3 ай бұрын
I love your description of the Autumn contrasts. It's interesting how we feel nostalgic in the Fall, I wonder if it has anything to do with remembering back to the beginning of school years? I loved Woman in White --- read it last year. When I hear "Trotter", I think James Henry Trotter. Haha! I read 84, Charing Cross several years ago and loved it, too. Gotta look for that one for a reread! I've not read Willa Cather since middle school. Hmm... maybe I should look for that, too! I grew up in Eastern Oregon --- much of which is still that kind of frontier she writes about. So many inspiring recommendations --- thanks!
@wowkir3 ай бұрын
You’re so well-spoken, I’m inspired to read ALL of these. You, sirrah, are not good for my list of unreads which I already own and is about 200 books strong!
@Dawnsbookreviews3 ай бұрын
I love Ray Bradbury! I included Dandelion Wine on my summer list, and I will have to save Something Wicked for 2025!!❤ I loved The Woman in White so much that I bought another copy!!😊
@WaterBearReads3 ай бұрын
Tristan - so many wonderful reads! But wow....the final book about trees - I did not know about that one and you make it sound amazing. I've been looking for a good nonfiction to read this autumn and I think that will be the one! Thank you!🍁
@Shygrief3 ай бұрын
Thank you for your splendid recommendations! A friend of mine recently mentioned that she picked up "Woman in white" and I also wanted to reread it :)
@margaretinsydney38563 ай бұрын
Wow. I picked up The Heartbeat of Trees a couple of weeks ago, but it's on a shelf next to his two earlier books. I figured it would be wonderful as his other books are, and I just love his way of looking at life. So it's moved up the TBR. I love Willa Cather, especially The Song of the Lark. And when you said this video would be about autumnal reads, I wondered if you'd feature Persuasion. I love that so much. Another lovely video, and inspiring to me in spite of it being spring where I am.😊
@JudithDean-ez7be3 ай бұрын
Sarah Orne Jewett's Country of Pointed Firs is also a good autumnal read (although it takes place in the summer). Loved both book and film (stars Anne Bancroft, Anthony Hopkins and Judi Dench) of 84 Charing Cross Road -- it is one the books that I re-read over and over again. Thanks for a great list -- I now have several new reads to at to my TBR list. Really enjoy all of your videos - wish I had you as one of my literature Professor's while doing time at University.
@ukiewife2 ай бұрын
I'm so glad that you recommended Woman in White. I loved that book and have read others by Wilkie Collins and really like his writing. I'll have to check out some of the other books that you've mentioned as I'm on a reading journey that, unfortunately, only started about two years ago despite being almost 50. Thanks for your videos, Tristan!
@patsmith91923 ай бұрын
Woman in White is one of my all time favourite book ever, and I loved Charing Cross Road too, but your enthusiasm makes me want to go and read all of the rest on this list immediately!
@vanessasperling3 ай бұрын
Thank you for the non-fiction suggestion! It sounds wonderful!
@sharonpeterson7152 ай бұрын
I enjoy your videos so much and enjoy your recommendations.
@vanessasperling3 ай бұрын
Excited for Part 2!
@amyodell7157Ай бұрын
Thank you for explaining The Woman in White. I have started it three different times and pause it because I don’t understand what’s happening. The first time I didn’t know there were different narrators. I really want to read it. Thanks for the help! 📚
@starlasell56983 ай бұрын
🍁📚🍂 I immediately went to my shelves and picked out My Antonia, which will be my first Willa Cather.
@nancypalumbo45312 ай бұрын
Hi Tristan. Great video, as always. I have read and enjoyed many of these - one or two of them thanks to your Patreon group. The book that came to my mind for an autumnal read was Snow Falling on Cedars by David Guterson. Although it starts out in the late fall as the first snow is coming down, it is a very haunting and atmospheric story. Very reflective about who we are and where we come from. There's also a murder trial. Highly recommend. Another recommendation, if you love trees, is Richard Power's Pulitzer Prize winning novel The Overstory. A tour de force. I will never look at a forest the same way again. If you haven't read this one yet, you really should put it on your list.
@maryfeeney52403 ай бұрын
Fabulous book picks as always Tristan! I adored Woman in White ( and The Moonstone) and I have beautiful honeyed memories of Cider with Rosie, which we read in our fourth year of secondary school. And you look great with that beard!
@CionMohler3 ай бұрын
Death Comes for Archbishop is my favorite Cather work. If you ever get to Sante Fe New Mexico you can see the church and the stairway mentioned. As for Ivan Ilyich, your summary reminds me of the Thoreau quote about he doesn’t want to die without ever lived. That sense of wonder and awe you describe is sometimes thought to be God.
@MichaSloman3 ай бұрын
I'm thrilled with this list and will very likely read all of them. I am definitely going to buy 'The Heartbeat of Trees'.
@matildac96723 ай бұрын
i have Women in White and Hound of the Basketville on my shelf waiting for me to read soon and now i have a few more to add on my list after this video. thanks Tristan!
@leafsonata3 ай бұрын
Thank you for recommending The Woman In White last year. I read it according to the serial schedule and LOVED IT!
@alidabaxter58493 ай бұрын
I love The Woman in White and actually prefer it to many books by Dickens. I've read and reread it so many times.
@mattkean11283 ай бұрын
I just read Willa Cather's The Professor's House. It had flavors of both Stoner and Butcher's Crossing, and turned into Cesar Aira's Episode in the Life of a Landscape Painter in the last quarter. Ended up interesting for how brief it was. I'm looking forward to that next video.
@caewing853 ай бұрын
I adore persuasion for autumn. Not a traditional classic but Harry Potter should be read in autumn and winter.
@yvonnehayton67533 ай бұрын
I wasn't such a fan of 18 Charing Cross Road but LOVED The Duchess of Bloomsbury Street!
@alidabaxter58493 ай бұрын
I already love so many of your recommendations - never understood why a film want made of The Woman in White with Orson Welles playing Count Foscoe. Also adore Cider with Rosie, and I walked out one midsummer morning by the same author.
@bookluv65672 ай бұрын
Hello, I always feel so happy and proud when one of my favourite books is discussed. "84 Charing Cross Road" is very much loved and cherished. I looked for it as soon as I reached London from Geeece. I enjoy your videos, autumn greetings from Athens!
@desireneilson21683 ай бұрын
Lovely video! Always love them! I would love a video of classic book recommendations for students learning English who don't speak English as a first language. Something to get them started without intimidating them. High school level.
@carolnash56173 ай бұрын
This was an interesting episode... 2 of your choices i had not heard of and sound good! - 84 Charing Cross Road is a favorite of mine... tho, to be honest, i saw the movie first and watch it a couple of times a year. - i am currently reading The Hidden Life of Trees by Wohlleben, so i will probably read The Heartbeat of Trees also. -The Radetsky March will be one i will look for soon... sounds intetesting. - All the others i have either read in full or was interupted and wound up not finishing.
@coraliehoney2 ай бұрын
Bahahah i was so surprised when you mentioned Persuasion! That's exactly the book I'm reading right now!
@nicolehockeygirl3 ай бұрын
I have read Persuasion, and I did enjoy the story. I think I will read My Antonia.
@manjirabanerjee71693 ай бұрын
Autumn is my fav season. Autumn enchanted Keats and John Claire.too.
@JonathElemRechokim3 ай бұрын
I subscribed to you last week after watching your ‘Gothic Genre’ video, which I found after searching for ‘Autumnal Classics.’ Now you have uploaded an ‘Autumnal Classics’ video! 😄 This is one of those moments when one ought to feel grateful to be on KZbin. By the way, I have the exact same edition of ‘The Woman in White.’ I read it around this time last year. I love the gothic imagery in the book: the big castle with its unnerving atmosphere, the woman in the asylum, the burning church, and the deathly heavy rain, etc. Also, regarding autumnal classics, what do you think about reading Dostoevsky in autumn, especially late autumn? I think dark, rainy weather + Dostoevsky is a great combination.
@monikamarsollek34933 ай бұрын
Hi, Tristan, thank you for coloring my autumn holidays. I know, love and will reread several of your inspiring list … As a German I know all of Peter Wohlleben's books, my husband has not totally the same taste in books, but this love to nature we’ve in common, so we’re big fans! You want to start a alk into the woods immediately after readings, as if he had given you new glasses 🤓 to see the secrets… Love, Monika❣
@chickytendies2 ай бұрын
Currently reading Persuasion and I was just wondering why I don’t see it Autumn Reading lists. I’m pleasantly surprised when it popped up here, I feel validated!
@spriggansiedeutsch68173 ай бұрын
“The Woman in White” is a fantastic gem of a novel!