APRIL READING WRAP UP | EM Forster, Argentinian Classics & MORE!

[@cori7860]

I think that one of those " if you loved this book, than you'll like this too" videos would be interesting from you, but instead it could be like, " if you enjoyed this very famous classic than you'll enjoy this lesser known one that has a similar feel and/or is from the same period of literature" Just a thought! Keep doing what you're doing!

[@lucythereader]

Ah, thank you -- that's a great idea! I've added this to my video list so I'll try to film something soon!

[@christinafielder3641]

Thank you very much for your recommendation of Eva Ibbotson. I had previously passed her books up, as their current covers give the impression that they were written for children. I had not realized that she had written books for adults that have recently been re-released for a YA readership. I am currently reading 'A Morning Gift' and am enjoying it immensely. I love this sort of old fashioned book set during the World War II era, and would recommend to you Rosamunde Pilcher's 'Coming Home' if you're looking to read something else in a similar vein. ('The Shell Seekers' is excellent too.)

[@CamilaGo]

You're pronouncing Sabato perfectly. I'm argentinean and that's the right pronunciation.

[@mlleariane6667]

Thank you for your recommendation of The Tunnel. It seems to be the perfect book for me so I just added it to my TBR. Plus it appears there are a lot of Argentinian people in the comments recommending it as well ! I always love hearing about books from other countries. I'm French so for the most part of my life I only knew about french literature and english books that were translated into french. Being able to start reading in English has already opened an entirely new world of books for me but I am aware that there is still so much I don't know about from other cultures... Aaaah, so many books, so little time !

[@alef_19]

OMG!!! thank u so much for reading "Miss Pettigrew lives for a day", you dont know how i love someone else appreciate this masterpiece

[@goodstrongwords]

I love your recommendations! I’ve read a good amount of classics but I so want to read more. Your videos help to get me motivated to do so. Thank you!

[@sanguchecultural]

Hi Lucy, I'm glad you liked Sabato, I'm from Buenos Aires, you should check out "Hopscotch" by Julio Cortázar, "Fictions" by Jorge Luis Borges and "Mad Toy" by Roberto Arlt and "The Invention of Morel" by Adolfo Bioy Casares, those are all male, I'm gonna send you some female authors as well ;) I'm back, female argentinean authors, "The Endless Tower" by Silvina Ocampo, "Diana's Tree" by Alejandra Pizarnik, any shortstories you can find by Liliana Heker and any book of poems by Alfonsina Storni ;)

[@MaryAmongStories]

just added The Morning Gift to my tbr! based on your description, it sounds like the perfect book for me to read now ^^ I read A Room With A View by EM Forster and really liked it, so it's amazing to know you enjoyed Howards End!

[@stephaniereese4949]

Anne of the Island is FANTASTIC!!! You're going to love it!! It's definitely not a copy of the 1st one. Lots of action!

[@timelord1040]

Keep going with the Anne of Green Gables series. There are a couple of the books that aren't as good, but the third book is my favorite in the entire series. And the entire series is my favorite book series of all time. I'm currently rereading the series, and I'm about to be on Anne of Avonlea.

[@fernandaantonialli4530]

you should definitely keep on reading the anne of green gables novels! anne of the island is my favourite so i really hope you'll like it

[@magdalenaarias3753]

I am so glad you liked The Tunnel!

[@Sherlika_Gregori]

I loved it as well.

[@thetbrdiaries]

I loved Eva Ibbotson's children's books way back when (SO many ghosty books), but have never explored her adult works. You've convinced me that I need to try them!

[@Daisy-oe6pt]

Such a lovely video and a lovely person ! Thank you so much for sharing your readings with us 💜

[@-.EllieW-.]

I love watching your wrap ups, you read different books compared to the other booktubers I watch and I always want to read so many that you reccomend. I really want to read Eva Ibbotson now! They have one of them in my local library so I'm going to have to check that out. I've also wanted to read Howards End for a while and after your review I'm definitely going to have to get it soon. I read I Capture the Castle around this time last year and I loved it so much, I agree with everything you said about it; I loved Cassandras voice so much in it, she felt so individual.

[@Pschychotically]

Your pronunciation of "Anschluss" is quite good!

[@Yayoi4]

I've been obsessively binge watching your videos but also I'm here to represent ARGENTINA's literature! 🇦🇷 💙

[@fernandaantonialli4530]

oh also i don't know if you've already seen it but i HIGHLY recommend the netflix series Anne With An E, it just takes the best out of anne of green gables and adds so many more amazing elements, it's almost like if aogg was written with our 21st century more inclusive mindset

[@spinstercatlady]

Yes, it really is a fantastic series!! I just finished season 1 and am so excited to begin season 2.

[@YourTrueShelf]

I absolutely loved the BBC adaptation of Howard's End. I've been on the lookout for a copy in charity shops ever since, but it's never there, meaning I think that everyone loves their copies! I really enjoyed I capture the castle also, I read it a few years ago. Mary Oliver is one of the poets that really reaches me, I find her work wonderful and I read very little poetry (sadly). Really enjoyable wrap up.

[@elliejeffery]

I really recommend The Secret Countess by Eva Ibbotson if you liked The Morning Gift!!! It was the first adult book I read by her and it's still my favourite!

[@juanmanuelorregolondono6356]

Me sorprendió ver "El Túnel". Genial. Deberías probar con "Sobre Héroes y Tumbas"...

[@5halody]

Sometimes, i just play your videos to listen to your voice and accent :)

[@bookswithruth]

I immediately put in a request at my library for The Morning Gift. It sounds fantastic and I can’t wait to read it! Also, don’t feel bad about not liking Anne of Avonlea. I love Anne, but that one is not my favorite either. I do really like Anne of the Island though.

[@LeanneRose]

I've bought the same PEL copy of Howards End recently and I'm so excited to get to it after hearing your thoughts!

[@taliagilpinnash]

I'm so happy that you liked "The Tunnel"! I read it last year and absolutely loved it, a very peculiar book indeed. Greetings from Argentina!🇦🇷🤗 P.S. Yes! You're pronouncing it correctly👍🏻👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 SAbato😉🤗

[@sol.f]

THANK YOU FOR GIVING LATIN AMERICAN BOOKS A TRY! Besides from the ones my fellow argentinians have suggested in the comments I think you should read Bestiario or anything else by Cortazar. Also, a great latin american book is a 100 years of solitude

[@lucythereader]

Thank you so much for the recommendations! These are great and I'm definitely going to check these out now. Thank you!!

[@josielacey8372]

I've been meaning to read Howard's End for ages ever since I saw the BBC mini series. Maybe I'll get to it later this year.

[@Pschychotically]

Ok, I really need to get "The Morning Gift". Thank you for your wonderful videos. If you liked this one, read "Anna and the Swallowman" by Gavriel Savit. It is almost the same. Similar tropes, 2nd WW situation, a young girl depending on a man and getting a tiny bit romance-y.

[@LizziebelleXOX]

Lovely video as alwaysLucy 💗 I loved miss pettigrew lives for a day !!! I really want to read Howards End and the watch the mini series have you seen it? This month I’ve started Mariana by Monica dickens 💗

[@lucythereader]

No, I haven't watched the miniseries yet! I really want to soon. I hope you're enjoying Mariana! It's one I really must read as it sounds so good. I've heard great things so hopefully you're liking it!

[@masteatro]

I like an argentinian author of short stories, Mariana Enríquez, I have read her book "Thing we lost in the fire" and it's great.

[@imperatrice211]

I really want to try E. M. Forster! I've also lost most of my interest for Cassandra Clare's books, I haven't even bought Queen of Air and Darkness yet, let alone read it but I think I'm going to eventually :)

[@kristinsmoyer]

I didn’t finish Anne of Avonlea because I didn’t enjoy it either although I LOVED the first novel. I would definitely suggest reading Anne of the Island though. It was MUCH better and had a more interesting plot line.

[@lucythereader]

It's so funny, isn't it, how the first book can be so good and yet the second can be so impossible to love? Glad Anne of the Island was an improvement though!

[@meghanthestorygirl4581]

I agree with you on LM Montgomery's treatment of Davy, Dora, and Paul. I've never liked those aspects of Anne of Avonlea. That being said, I'm a huge Anne fan like you, and actually have started a new series on my channel called All Things Anne! I also have a video on LM Montgomery herself if you're interested.

[@Sherlika_Gregori]

About unreliable narrators, you need to read Dom Casmurro by Machado de Assis, which is translated into English.

[@marcellegoncalves7929]

I love this book!

[@fintanwatson8137]

Have you ever read Shirley Jackson?

[@cori7860]

I was going to comment that as well, she totally should!

[@lucythereader]

No, I haven't! I'm a little bit worried that I'll find her books too scary because I'm such a scaredy-cat! Where would you recommend I start?

[@cori7860]

@@lucythereader I think her last book "we have always lived in the castle" is a great place to start! Nothing paranormal or graphic takes place, it's dark but not at all scary. The characters and the way they interact are extremely unique and its a short novel that had me still thinking about both the contents of the book and the way it was written for some time after I finished. Highly recommend it! :)

[@bogorzelak]

You should read Borges. In my mind he was undoubtedly one of the greatest writers of the 20th century.

[@shannonosborne5799]

In Anne of Avonlea Dora really is underappreciated. I read the Anne books up to Anne of Ingleside for the first time last year and I liked each book a little bit bit less than the last (I did like them all though).

[@meghanthestorygirl4581]

I totally see where you're coming from. Keep reading though - the last one is my favourite and is about her daughter, Rilla, during World War 1. I have some videos talking more about that on my channel if you're interested :)

[@milaces1323]

You must read Borges. You can't live another year without reading him lol.

[@racheldemain1940]

Howard's End is wonderful and quite dark . I was surprised how horrible the Characters were to each other and how judgemental they were. I was expecting something gentle, how wrong I was.

[@chrisbeveridge3066]

Zuleika Dobson (1911) have you read...if not what are you waiting for girl? Also I Await the Devil's Coming by Mary Maclane(1902)...this is a stunning intimate revelation by a 19 year old firebrand... Finally Episode Of Sparrows by Rumer Godden...simply Fantastic writer...cheers luv...