5 BOOK FRIDAY: BIG BOOKS!!

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@Nicole-Leigh Ай бұрын

The Elizabeth Gaskell book about her letters sounds amazing! I loved Wives and Daughters. I absolutely adored North and South! 💕

@DLynne222 Ай бұрын

When you mentioned Big Books, one book came to my mind that I have been intending to read for well over 40 years. In 1982, when my kids were very small, a book titled, "...AND LADIES OF THE CLUB," came out. It was all the rage, and in book stores everywhere! It was written by Helen Hooven Santmyer over a 50 year time period and printed when she was 88 years old. It was an inspiration for women, especially women writers, that it doesn't matter how long it takes you can pursue your passion and succeed with it. I bought the book at that time and began reading it, but with all the distractions by a baby son, a small daughter, and trying to do sewing alterations at home for the public, it made reading anything very difficult so I never finished the book. I still have a copy, though not my original, with hopes of eventually getting back to it. It is 1176 pages long. The story spans several decades, beginning in 1868 and ending in the 1930s. I think I will start this one again and perhaps I'll get to finish it this time!

@lisacannon9229 Ай бұрын

I just started the Count of Monte Cristo and was hooked from the beginning. I heard it was a fast read for the size and I can see why. You should make it your next book!!!!

@von20808 Ай бұрын

In January of this year I finished The Count of Monte Christo. It was a very good book. I kind of wished there was a part two but not as long.

@cozycottagechapters Ай бұрын

Alexandre Dumas is wonderful! The books fly by! I loved both The Count and Three Muskateers but I think Three Muskateers is my favorite 😊

@mitzireadsandwrites Ай бұрын

Thanks! I guess I need to just open one and start!

@ChautonaHavig Ай бұрын

My daughter and I are doing The Brothers Karamazov in November. That one. Oh, my!!! I'd go with Monte Cristo. I read it when I was sixteen and STILL remember most of it. I need to reread.

@bonnieshelangi Ай бұрын

I read The Count of Monte Cristo a couple of years ago, and it is such a page turner that you can actually read it pretty quickly. It's amazing; I think you'll really enjoy it. I want to read Daniel Deronda this Victober, hopefully. I've read Middlemarch and Adam Bede by Eliot and really liked them both.

@sandra3616 Ай бұрын

I got half way through the Count of Monte Cristo and set it aside - I can't even remember why now. But it was fast pace and engaging. I need a little kick- start i think. Maybe i'll listen to a few chapters I've already read to get back into it. I did the same with Middlemarch, even though that was more recent and i wasn't as far into it. I think that was because i had a buddy read coming up. But i may be busy reading it with a friend when she's ready, so I don't mind starting over. And i have loads of others on my shelf! Happy reading!

@heatherboo1 Ай бұрын

I really really want want to read the Clan of the Cavebear series. It’s been on my shelf since I was in high school in the 90’s 😂. The Count of Monte Cristo is amazing and it doesn’t feel that long.

@jen-vx3ks Ай бұрын

Lovely video! I just started reading The Count of Monte Cristo yesterday and I was already hooked on the 2nd page or so. When my boyfriend saw me reading it, his eyes went 👀 I’ll feel very proud when I’ve finished it, although without realizing it, I might have read big books before as webnovels or serialized novels. But having it in hand hard copy, adds to the experience for me ☺️

@mitzireadsandwrites Ай бұрын

Yeah, the physical copy seems daunting! And finishing the Count IS something to be proud of!!

@junewood3012 Ай бұрын

You have such creative content! Hope you have a great weekend reading 📚📖

@melissawatson9974 Ай бұрын

Love these videos! Five Book Fridays are the videos I first started watching on your channel. Happy to see their return.

@mitzireadsandwrites Ай бұрын

Oh, I'm glad someone watched them!! 😂I couldn't remember if anyone cared or not, so I'll try posting more.

@lorrainestreetman1223 24 күн бұрын

I just read The Count of Monte Cristo last month and really enjoyed it.

@MLLatUtube Ай бұрын

I've read Middlemarch and enjoyed it. I really read it because I wanted to read My Life in Middlemarch, which I also enjoyed. In any event, I can recommend it.

@emmareads734 Ай бұрын

I want to read The Count of Monte Cristo and The Ladies of the Club soon ❤📚

@adrienne4028 Ай бұрын

The Count of Monte Cristo is excellent! It’s a real page turner story of adventure and revenge. I loved It!😊 Silas Marner is a where I started with George Eliot's novels. I enjoyed this easy to read story of redemption that warmed my heart. ♥️ I also very much enjoyed Daniel Deronda. Happy Reading!

@mitzireadsandwrites Ай бұрын

Awesome! Happy to hear good things about these!!

@LauraR00 Ай бұрын

I'm currently reading New York by Edward Rutherfurd, which is over 800 pages. The longest books on my TBR are Bleak House, Nicholas Nickleby, and Three Musketeers. I've never read George Eliot, but I have Silas Marner on my shelf.

@faithbooks7906 Ай бұрын

The Count of Monte Cristo is a page turner and doesn’t feel like a long book. Every chapter is a cliff hanger! I read Daniel Deronda this past January. I second the idea of starting off with Silas Marner as a first introduction to George Eliot. Then Middlemarch and then Daniel Deronda.

@mikevanamber3927 Ай бұрын

I finished the Kingsbridge series and thoroughly enjoyed the whole series. Bookworm lady

@glendaw5221 Ай бұрын

The only big book I have in print is a nonfiction. All the Songs about the origin of all the Beatle songs. I have several Kindle and Audible books that are classics but I may never read them. I read North and South and have read the Jane Austen books but I’m not in a mood to start a very long book at the moment. I’ll just hear about them from you!!❤

@mitzireadsandwrites Ай бұрын

😂I'll keep you posted!

@SueJacksonDE Ай бұрын

I didn't know you used to do 5 Book Friday videos - when I saw this one in my feed, I thought you were following along with Suey and Melinda (A Web of Stories) who both do 5 on Friday videos. It's a great idea! I always enjoy these. I love Dickens but haven't read Bleak House yet. I read Count of Monte Cristo a few summers ago, though my edition had a smaller page count, so it didn't look so intimidating. It is an unusually fast-paced gripping classic. The only George Elliot I've read so far was Middlemarch (which I enjoyed). I haven't read any Elizabeth Gaskell yet, but I've heard good things. Thanks for the Big Book Summer shout-out - as you know, I have a BIG stack for this summer!

@mitzireadsandwrites Ай бұрын

Yes, your challenge is the reason for this video! 😂You've inspired me to tackle these BIG books!! And yes, I did a 5BookFriday series when I first started the channel and then just quit. Hopefully, I'll keep it going this time.

@alicenwonderreadsbooks Ай бұрын

I’ve read the first chapter of The Count of Monte Cristo but haven’t t picked it up in a couple of weeks. Emily Reads read it recently and really enjoyed it. I need to pick it up again. It is huge!

@robinkirk1821 Ай бұрын

My big books I would like to read are: Gone With the Wind, Anna Karenina, Middlemarch, The Count of Monte Cristo, David Copperfield

@kimberlycasey4105 Ай бұрын

Yay! I loved your five book Friday, so glad you’re bringing it back🩵📚🩵. I have all but one of those books and haven’t read them either😬…. Right now I’m reading Larkrise to Candleford which is a chunker, I’m just reading a little each day and hope to have it done by my birthday in September:)

@mitzireadsandwrites Ай бұрын

Yeah, that's how I tackle them, too. I just pick up and read little by little.

@believeinyourshelf Ай бұрын

The Count of Monte Cristo is my all-time favorite book.

@mitzireadsandwrites Ай бұрын

Really?? Oh, that's making me want to read it soon!

@janetsmith8566 Ай бұрын

I did finish middle March after a year of working through it. It was very good.

@nettielynch434 Ай бұрын

A big book (series) I'm still trying to read is Outlander. The books are excellent but about 1,000 pages each😊

@hollyc4624 Ай бұрын

Great list! Count of Monte Cristo is big but reads easier than you expect. It is worth it. The letters of Gaskell sounds like an interesting read and i agree with finishing her novels and then picking up the letters. I just finished Lonesome Dove and loved it. I have picked up the sequel that is also large, almost 600 pages, but the story and writing are good. I would love to tackle Les Miserable. It is in my stack and I just haven’t picked it up yet. Too many great books to choose from!

@mitzireadsandwrites Ай бұрын

Right?? There are so many great ones! I want to read Les Miserable, too, but I don't have a copy and I'm looking for the best translation for that one.

@deborahborne4861 Ай бұрын

The big book on my shelf I want to read is Dear And Glorious Physician by Taylor Caldwell, a novel about St. Luke set in the 1st century. It is just under 600 pages. It will be a reread but the first time I read it is now over 50 years ago in my teens. I've recommended Caldwell to you before and think you will really enjoy her works.

@mitzireadsandwrites Ай бұрын

Yes, I keep meaning to look for Caldwell! I'll make a note on my phone for when I'm out book shopping.

@katsnoveladventures1863 Ай бұрын

Happy Friday, Mitzi! 😊 I use to read big books all the time prior to joining booktube and participating in all the fun readathons. 😂 I’d like to eventually read Middlemarch and Les Miserables. And, finally read the uncut version of The Stand which came out years after I read the edition that was originally published.

@mitzireadsandwrites Ай бұрын

Yes, Les Miserables is one I want to eventually read, too!

@Thecatladybooknook_PennyD Ай бұрын

The Count is So good!! It reads fast so that helps. Daniel Deronda!!🎉🎉🎉 My top fav this year so far!!

@mitzireadsandwrites Ай бұрын

Really?? Yay! That's great to hear!

@Thecatladybooknook_PennyD Ай бұрын

@@mitzireadsandwrites yes!!🎉🎉

@PoiemaLee Ай бұрын

You will love Daniel Deronda and Middlemarch! The chunker I want to read this year is Hawaii by James Michener. I finished his Alaska book earlier this year and loved it, so I want to read another of his. Happy reading!

@mitzireadsandwrites Ай бұрын

Oh my goodness, I've heard those are great!

@lizziefayelovesbooks Ай бұрын

Fun video! I don't have any of these books on my TBR, but I will enjoy hearing about them when you read them. My big series that I'm in the middle of is The Kingsbridge Chronicles by Ken Follett. I've about talked myself out of reading one this year. 😅

@mitzireadsandwrites Ай бұрын

Yep, that's a whopper of a series!!

@Lu.G. Ай бұрын

I read The Count of Monte Cristo a couple years ago and I *loved* it! I already want to re-read it, *but* I really want to read The Three Musketeers before I do that. 😬 Middlemarch also sits on my shelf, unread. 🤷🏼‍♀Off the top of my head, a couple of the big books sitting on my shelf that I would like to get to are: Gone With the Wind and The Brontës by Juliet Baker. 📚 Thanks for sharing!

@mitzireadsandwrites Ай бұрын

Oh, I loved both of those books. The Brontes took three months. I read that with a group and we had a great discussion. GWTW is a fast read! You can't put It down!!

@Lu.G. Ай бұрын

@@mitzireadsandwrites Good to know about GWTW! I remember when y'all read The Brontës! I have no doubt that it will take me at *least* 3 months to read it! 😆

@darlenefarley8193 Ай бұрын

I have read The count of Monte Cristo and really liked it.

@barbaramanickas6580 Ай бұрын

I just finished The Count of Monte Cristo in June. Middlemarch is my next chunkier and I’m about 200 pages into that book. I still have The Hobbit and LOTR to read as well this year. I do read other books while I’m tackling these big books. Love your channel❤

@mitzireadsandwrites Ай бұрын

Yeah, I find reading shorter books along helps me with the longer books as well. Do you normally keep a bigger book going? I'm thinking about just always having one of these in my rotation. Oh my goodness, The Hobbit-- one of my all time favorites! I love LOTR, too, of course, but Bilbo Baggins is my favorite character of all time. ❤

@SusanReads Ай бұрын

5 Book Friday is fantastic. I love The Count and listened to and read it physically at the same time. The audio was so good! Middlemarch was a great read too. Another big book I read this year was Don Quixote which I enjoyed so much more than I thought. My big book TBR includes: Kristin Lavransdatter Several Charles Dickens Several Anthony Trollope Les Miserables

@mitzireadsandwrites Ай бұрын

Do you remember which audio you listened to for The Count? That would probably help me get started!

@denisadellinger4543 Ай бұрын

I think you could get farther faster by listening to the audio book of some of these. You could listen while you do other things or drive. Maybe mix and listen and read.

@michaelmccarty Ай бұрын

Mine: Lonesome Dove, David Copperfield, The Pillars of the House (Yonge), The Woman in White, The Count of Monte Cristo. 🙂

@mitzireadsandwrites Ай бұрын

David Copperfield- SO GREAT! The Woman in White flew by for me, too!

@janetsmith8566 Ай бұрын

I also want to read Daniel deronda.

@AmberLee-ge7eh Ай бұрын

I’ve had the Count of Monte Cristo for about 10 years and haven’t read it yet 🫣 I just need to dive in! Another big one I have is Forever Amber by Kathleen Windsor- which I want to read because that book is where my mom got her inspiration for my name 45 years ago! I tend to enjoy the long books, Gone With the Wind and Lonesome Dove are in my top 5 favorites.

@mitzireadsandwrites Ай бұрын

Oh, yes, Gone With The Wind!! Wasn't that such a fast read? so good! Yep, you need to read Forever Amber- namesake requirement. 😂

@cassandra3399 Ай бұрын

Hi Mitzi, hey I have two copies of Middlemarch too but haven’t read it yet! AND I have a copy of The Count of Monte Christo and want to read that as well. I read a real good book called The Last Bookshop in London, and this bookshop girl was reading The Count aloud to customers during air raids in WW 2, and they all loved it. It made you want to read it, and I’ve heard that in spite of being so long, it is quite a page turner. Anyway I really think you would enjoy The Last Bookshop in London.😊😊😊❤

@debbifaust3106 Ай бұрын

I read The Last Bookshop in London. I really enjoyed it. I forgot that was the book she was reading to everyone.

@mitzireadsandwrites Ай бұрын

Yes, I read that book! I checked it out from the library - it was so good!

@MorgansEndlessBookshelf Ай бұрын

Some long books I want to read are Count of Monte Cristo, Les Mis, and Little Dorrit!

@mitzireadsandwrites Ай бұрын

Oh, Little Dorrit- it's great! It didn't feel long once I started.

@joyceredman2136 Ай бұрын

I would like to read any Kate Morton or Rosamund Pilcher's September books but I have a lot of library books to read first! Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens, The Count of Monte Cristo, are on my list too. I have read Middlemarch which if you read it, you can watch the series too. Should be available for rent on-line if it's not in your library.

@janetsmith8566 Ай бұрын

Those are all on my TBR too! Except that I did finish Middle March at long last - after one year of working through it! Head slap

@mitzireadsandwrites Ай бұрын

Oh, watching after reading is a great idea!

@theresas709 Ай бұрын

I am going to do a buddy read of Nicholas Nickleby in Sept.-Oct.

@Angela-it2tb Ай бұрын

Love Five Book Friday❤ Hope you continue them!

@sandyokey1019 Ай бұрын

I’ve read Middlemarch and I think I should do a reread because I don’t remember much about it but I have an idea I didn’t care for it. It’s so beloved I feel like I should give it another chance. I love this video idea. I’ve read one book so far for Sue’s challenge and that was The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt. I have a thousand plus page book that I also want to reread, probably not this summer, but I’m intimidated because I read it years ago when it was first published. I absolutely loved it but I’m afraid to reread it almost because I know it won’t be like reading it for the first time and I cherish that memory. The book is And Ladies of the Club by Helen Hooven Santmyer. I’m sure there will be at least one more big book this summer, just not sure yet what it will be.

@mitzireadsandwrites Ай бұрын

I want to TRY to get 3 chunky books read for the summer challenge, but if we read at least one, I think that's an accomplishment.

@kfp10596 Ай бұрын

I started LLonesome Dove not very far. Hope to finish it this summer.

@mitzireadsandwrites Ай бұрын

Oh, that's great! You can do it!!

@twistedlinguistic7347 Ай бұрын

I just purchased The Further Letters of Elizabeth Gaskell, North and South and her Gothic Tales based on your recommendation of The Letters of Mrs. Gaskell. I was not able to find The Letters of Mrs. Gaskell at a reasonable price on eBay or Apple Books. I'll try Kindle

@twistedlinguistic7347 Ай бұрын

Amazon was a bust, too! This book must be really good if the cheapest copies available are more than $30!

@amyc1752 Ай бұрын

I loved your 5 book Friday's, so I'm happy you're bringing them back! Mitzi, I have so many big books I want to read! Lonesome Dove, Coming Home by Rosamunde Pilcher, and Nicolas Nickelby are a few that have been on my shelves for....a little while lol 😊

@mitzireadsandwrites Ай бұрын

I'm reading Coming Home right now and it's great so far!

@starlasell5698 Ай бұрын

❤📚❤️ Good morning, Mitzi! I also have The Count of Monte Cristo and The Three Musketeers on my shelves to read. I started Middlemarch in March this year and finished it at the very end of April. It's a slower moving story, but I quite enjoyed it by the end.

@mitzireadsandwrites Ай бұрын

Yeah, I heard it was slow moving, so I guess I need to keep that in mind.

@JonStallings Ай бұрын

I just finished Lord of the Rings, took me a couple months on that one. I currently reading Stephen King 11/22/63. 800+ pages but seems to be a fast read. But next up for me will be War and Peace 😮

@mitzireadsandwrites Ай бұрын

oh, War and Peace- yep, I want to read that, too. I think I remember someone saying it had around 360 chapters, so I thought I could start the year with that one and just read one chapter a day.