CLASSICS YOU NEED TO READ IN AUTUMN // book recommendations

[@naf2192]

Books Recommended: - Frankenstein by Mary Shelly - Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson - A Study in Scarley by Arthur Conan Doyle - Jamaica Inn by Daphne Du Maurier - The Crucible by Arthur Miller - Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen - The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson - We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson

[@fifitrixibooks4117]

Wuthering Heights is my ultimate Autumn classic.

[@thebookstamp9976]

frankenstein is one of my all time favorites and im finally rereading it for gothtober

[@ileanaaaaa]

My favourites for the season are Dracula, Frankenstein and The Picture of Dorian Gray 🖤

[@biblio.beth3]

You are so eloquent when describing stories and honestly it makes me want to add every single book to my tbr 😂

[@notesfrommimi]

I'm so glad you clarified how you thought that the monster was the creator /victor. I definitely agree with you! & I loved all your descriptions!! I have so much on my TBR now.

[@ciarascorner]

ahaha, yay - so glad you agree - definitely feel like Victor is the real monster! And aww I’m so glad - hope you enjoy the ones you pick up!

[@maziekate]

Ciara! Your channel is so inspiring. It’s amazing to see you put out so many long videos per week, and it’s clear you put in so much effort. I wish you all the best 💛

[@ciarascorner]

Aw thank you so much Mazie! I really do try to put out content I think people will enjoy so it’s so lovely to hear that you’re enjoying my videos!💕

[@giuliagiulia111]

Ok I'm sure I'm not the First, but Rory Gilmore, Is that you?

[@ciarascorner]

Hahah I wish!!

[@mundanehauntings]

I agree with your recommendations and I would like to add Turn of the Screw since I love reading gothic elements in spooky season :)

[@isidorag.k.8022]

I loved your spooky/autumnal recs! I would recommend you, if you haven't read it yet, The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Bronte. Definitely my favorite Bronte novel, and it has a lot of the autumnal vibes you're looking for!

[@malinlongva]

I really recommend you reading "The Shadow of the Wind" by Carlos Ruiz Zafon. It's perfect this time of year and I thunk you'd LOVE it ! (Also I'd love to hear your take on it!) 🍂 Thank you for being my number one inspiration this Autumn

[@barbarasalgado143]

Great recomendation! I love that book

[@thepumpkinfiles]

catching up on all your videos, been quite busy this week ! but so happy to be able to finally catch up. after watching this video my TBR list is definitely longer... i'm really bad at reading "classics", for whatever reason, i'm always lazy about it haha You did mention two books that have been on my TBR for ages (frankenstein & dr jekyll), had never heard of jamaican inn (shocker) so defo added that one to the list. One classic that I'd defo reccomend for you is the shadow of the wind, it's from a spanish writer and it's so good. It was a compulsory read for us in high school and i super enjoyed it. I'd say It is also one of my favorite "classics" to read around this time, spooky spooky and no matter how many times I read it, it always creeps me out. Lovecraft as well.

[@izzysky6546]

Im trying to read tons of classics so far I've read the little princess, the wizard of oz, Aladdin and the arabian nights, secret garden, and journey to the center of the earth now im reading Alice's adventures in wonderland and through the looking glass and have to read black stallion, treasure island, king arthur, sherlock Holmes, and twenty thousand leaugues under the sea

[@vp8671]

i loved this,, will get frankenstein from the library tomorrow

[@ciarascorner]

Yaaay - I really hope you enjoy it!

[@kuokenih2155]

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[@opheliawinfrey9501]

I kept getting distracted by your Friends mug (I need one!!😂) & all the editions of your books are beautiful! Brilliant video, new subscriber 📚

[@minnie2410]

You should read the original 1818 text of "Frankenstein" (if you haven't yet 😉), it's quite different, feels much less edited! (Because Percy had a heavy hand in Mary's final manuscript.)

[@clotildevivier8650]

I love reading seasonally! Especially in the fall. Among classics, I think Wuthering Heights and Oliver Twist are wonderfully autumnal. And to me, Frankenstein is also very winter-friendly!!!

[@jamesduggan7200]

Thx Ciara - really liked the discussion of duality in Frankenstein. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, and Dorian Grey. Since Fight Club it's become typical to talk about it in a very literal sense. Clearly the concept has been around a long time. Maybe I would add Richard III, which not only is something everyone should read, but there are some excellent adaptations of it.

[@zoriana_zoria]

Lovely! I stumbled upon your channel because of the Gilmore Girls readathon and I enjoy your videos so much! Loved this list. It's been a while since I read some of those. Thinking of re-reading Frankenstein now. :D Haven't read Jamaica Inn yet but Daphne du Maurier's short story collections Don't Look Now and The Birds are perfect for autumn! Liked Rebecca as well. I think you may enjoy Ray Bradbury's Halloween Tree and The October Country this time of year. His writing instantly transports you into the autumnal atmosphere and setting. "October Country... that country where it is always turning late in the year. That country where the hills are fog and the rivers are mist; where noons go quickly, dusks and twilights linger, and mid-nights stay. That country composed in the main of cellars, sub-cellars, coal-bins, closets, attics, and pantries faced away from the sun. That country whose people are autumn people, thinking only autumn thoughts. Whose people passing at night on the empty walks sound like rain..."

[@Livinlifeforleo]

Your book editions are so beautiful! I love pretty book covers!

[@Amanda-qt6lc]

Scribd has an audiobook download that has 10 classic horrors. Fair warning it is 47 hours! I'm currently on Dracula (and not loving it), but Frankenstein is next.

[@mahnoorrashid7621]

As soon as I saw your coffee mug, I gave your video a like. Then the video was so good, you got subscribed! 😂🤍

[@pagesandscreens4321]

Super excited to pick up Jamaica Inn, me and my friend are buddy reading it next month since I just finished Rebecca and loved it! I personally haven't enjoyed The Haunting of Hill House but We Have Always Lived in the Castle sounds really intriguing and now I want to read that too!

[@missJunok]

I love your recommendations so much! I feel set up for fall reading. Reading the crucible I had a slightly different takeaway. For me it speaks not so much on human nature and more on the corruption of power and impunity. Thanks for the recommendations!

[@kearstynprice5250]

Just purchased Frankenstein and I’m beyond excited to dive into it now:) thanks Ciara! LOVE your channel so much ❤️

[@annemontgomery3890]

Was just about to brag that I read almost all of them, and then around halfway, you hit me with Daphne books. Have not read her yet. Jamaica inn it is!

[@erinljones4]

I am absolutely LOVING your channel right now. The autumn vibes are immaculate! If you have any cozy fantasy recs i would loveee to hear them. I really want to get back into reading this season :)

[@valentinatoscano8]

SO lovely! I'll pick frankenstein for the readathon!

[@Dibblesoldhollywood]

Frankenstein is amazing and I like the 1818 version more even though Percey Shelley had a lot of corrections to the book. It just feels better

[@lizdorrington2851]

Hi Ciara, I'm new to your channel and I love it! I've heard of Jamaica Inn but never read it so definitely planning on doing that now. I'm looking forward to watching more of your videos. Take care.😊

[@BaileeWalsh]

Your descriptions and thoughts for these books are SO GOOD! So well-said! I'm currently reading The Bird's Nest by Shirley Jackson! Only a chapter into it, though, so it's too soon to say anything on it now. I read The Haunting of Hill House this past summer as well as reread We Have Always Lived In The Castle. I love both, but I prefer Hill House. I absolutely love Jackson's writing and the subtext of her stories! There's always so much to explore, analyze, and think about. Okay, well, I say, "always," only having read two of her books but I'm assuming it applies to her work overall, lol.

[@allysonwonderland117]

Yess I loved how much you hyped Frankenstein! I absolutely love the themes explored in it. I also get so annoyed when people refer the creature as ‘Frankenstein’! And I agree, I think that the monster of the book is really Victor.

[@angiefranco315]

perfect!!! I love your videos and I also loved Frankenstein, I think it is so deep and beautiful. Thanks for your recomendations.

[@ciarascorner]

Thank you - so glad you agree Frankenstein is a great book!

[@grodriguez7225]

Speaking of Sense & Sensibility I have 36 chapters and 484 pages to go! Its so sweet‼️

[@anaccount9439]

Now I'd like to have almost all! Lol. Thanks for the amazing reviews!

[@TheBookeeper]

You've really motivated me to pick up Frankenstein this month. Can't wait to see what I think of it

[@teanlit2949]

I love the editions you have here, they are all so beautiful.

[@josipa6001]

loved it :) will you take a video of your bookshelf tour?

[@JasmineReads]

Ohhh I loved this, Ciara!😍 Classics and autumn, does it get better??

[@ciarascorner]

Thanks so much! You’re right they literally are just the best things ahah!

[@TheRantsOfABookWorm]

I just started Frankenstein!

[@ciarascorner]

Ooooh I really hope you enjoy it!

[@deepaification]

Thank you for your efforts in the video Ciara. They are so much enjoyable. 😊..Just wondering how much pain your right hand must be in when you are holding the book in it all the time talking about it. 🙃

[@ciarascorner]

Aw thank you! Don’t worry about me ahah, I think my hands are just used to holding books now😂

[@joshuacox6259]

I love your videos! Where do you usually buy your books from? Do you prefer going into book stores or ordering online? :)

[@ciarascorner]

Thank you so much! I usually prefer to buy books in book stores, my favourite is Waterstones! But over lockdown when shops were closed, I did end up buying a lot more online and if I need a particular book very quickly, I usually order online too!

[@sof_coelho]

I was waiting for October to read Dracula and Frankenstein and I didn’t know which to start reading first but now I think I I’ll go with Frankenstein! And I might as well just buy the Haunting of Hill House because I loved the series and wanted the book ever since, so I guess it would be a good time to buy it and read it once and for all 😂

[@alb0zfinest]

I would say when you read Dracula, lower your expectations. At best it’s an alright book, but it has that famous reputation, though I wonder how many of those people have actually read the book.

[@booksinbed]

Wow! I think Dracula is an excellent read and perfect for the season. I personally like it as much as Frankenstein. They’re similar in that pop culture depictions have skewed our expectations of the originals. As with any book, your mileage may vary, I guess!

[@Nadia.m.i]

After your recommendations I’ve chosen to read Jamaican Inn this October!

[@HorrorGirlNat]

Just subscribed. Love how calm your videos are.

[@naiaracamposroman813]

Whaat? Just an hour and a half before the video was uploaded I was searching in youtube for classic book recommendations to read in autumn and didn't find any that i was pleased with and all of a sudden... Thanks a lot:)

[@ciarascorner]

Oooh perfect timing! I hope you find some good recommendations here!

[@moirageddes6723]

Currently read A Study In Scarlet!

[@ciarascorner]

Hope you’re enjoying it!

[@IdaMagdalenova]

I really liked your recommendations but was constantly worried you will spill tea on the books :D I loved Frankenstein too, read it earlier this year and agree that Victor is the real monster in the book.

[@MaryAmongStories]

a lovely video as always, of course 🌻💛

[@DarlingDesi]

Ahhhh I’m guilty of calling the monster “Frankenstein” 🙈😶 Haha but only because I hate not having a name for him, and I hate calling him the monster 🙁 Because like you said, Victor is the true monster. Basically, we need a name for the creature 🙁

[@annemontgomery3890]

I suggest "Henry" or "Arthur" (lol)

[@ciarascorner]

hahah, when I studied it at school, I named him Ted😂 but totally know what you mean, it does seem wrong not to have a name for him!!💕

[@monikamarsollek3493]

Hi, Ciara, wonderful suggestions, I want to read all of them😁... I know some of them though. Daphne du Maurier😍, my favourite:: my cousin Rachel. Wish you a wonderful October, love, Monika❣️

[@manal_nizam]

I love reading Frankenstein for this season! The last time I read it was for my lit class in undergrad, and the professor was an old rich lady who, instead of facilitating a juicy convo, only asked the class "did you like the book?/ who is your favorite character?/etc." We got nowhere loool

[@daisy9483]

I needed this thank youuu❤

[@ciarascorner]

Aw thank you - hope you enjoyed!

[@meiliu9689]

love this video so much!!!!

[@angelinesarah8201]

couldn't be happier with this video 🥰

[@ciarascorner]

Aw thank you so so much!

[@collinchambers404]

Haven't read Frankenstein since high school...probably should read it again. Thank you for this. Obviously the creature represents the French Revolution??

[@ciarascorner]

Ooh that’s interesting, I’ve never heard that interpretation before!

[@theokiereader]

Have you read the ancient play Medea?

[@theokiereader]

The Haunting on Hill House sounds similar to Stephen Kings Rose Red.

[@aimz878]

You look like Rory Gilmore

[@earth2isha]

u look like rory gilmore!

[@tommysoulz]

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