Classics Book Haul Because I'm Old

[@Stephen937]

Same! I'm also . The other day I was at work and one of my customers said "you don't look old enough to have a job." Happy late birthday btw!

[@TheEclecticLibrary]

Oh no! Glad I'm not the only one haha. Thank you!

[@novelideea]

Loved the quiet, gentle nature of Housekeeper 💗

[@daubiebooks63]

I am envious! My family have known of my love of books for years but have never gifted me with a book. The one exception is my sister-in-law who gave me one book a few years ago. That’s it! You have very thoughtful friends and a wonderful family. Good for you!

[@TheEclecticLibrary]

Oh no, that's such a shame! I think it helps that people often can't think of anything else I might like, haha.

[@gg_23452]

Happy belated birthday! Very nice book haul.

[@TheEclecticLibrary]

Thank you!

[@dqan7372]

Happy birthday! Some great sounding books there. 🎂☕📚

[@mildrumpus]

Welcome to the Dirty Thirty - Happy Reading! 😎📚👍

[@none8680]

Happy birthday mate. It made me genuinely happy to see you sufficiently presented for this new chapter of your life.

[@TheEclecticLibrary]

Thank you! Everyone has been so generous

[@tahlia__nerds_out]

Love the books about literature and reading (I have books along the same vein, but for England). Books about the lives of artists and authors are so interesting to read. And I agree; poetry is challenging! I’m so impressed by people who understand and can read in multiple languages, especially if you can read the language in which the author originally wrote the book. I sometimes wonder how much gets lost in translation when we read in a different language than that in which the author wrote. Thanks for the recommendation of “The Name of the Rose”. It sounds almost like a Brother Cadfael; I look forward to checking it out. Happy birthday! 🎂

[@TheEclecticLibrary]

Translation is such an art - some translators really manage to capture the magic of the original beyond language barriers. Others are a bit more workmanlike, which is still really impressive. I'm very lucky that I grew up learning multiple languages, though there are so many more that I would love to be able to read in! I've been eyeing up Italian for a while now... Thanks a lot Tahlia! :)

[@Paromita_M]

Belated birthday wishes! Have a great time reading and in general wish you a very good year ahead.

[@TheEclecticLibrary]

Thank you! 🙂

[@RandallGriffithLCSW]

What a delightful post. Thank you, and a very happy birthday wish.

[@TheEclecticLibrary]

Thank you!

[@betinaceciliafeld9854]

Happy belated birthday! I was about to ask about that gorgeous box set behind you when I reached the end of the video 😅. How wonderful is to get books on your birthday! They are my favourite present to receive and to offer to my loved ones (not the biggest surprise for someone who's watching booktube, right? 😂).

[@TheEclecticLibrary]

They're my favourite too haha! (unsurprisingly) I love trying to find the perfect book to give to friends

[@novelideea]

My friend just read Outlaws and it is on track to be one of her favorites of 2024!

[@BonnieNicoleWrites]

Happy belated birthday! I have also never really "gotten" poetry but I have wanted to try more.

[@TheEclecticLibrary]

Thank you! Hope you find some poetry that resonates with you :)

[@crypsid]

What a great birthday haul! I especially like how many genres are represented here. And yeah, you will probably like the Calvino a lot if you enjoy those kind of narrative tricks, atleast I really did.

[@TheEclecticLibrary]

Glad to hear you enjoyed Calvino, I'm really looking forward to it!

[@novelideea]

I have Devotions on my shelf TBR also.

[@jamesduggan7200]

There's a study of memory loss which used a spiral maze and a mirror - very difficult. Nonetheless, the subjects with limited short-term memory improved across a few weeks of observation. A very nice haul: Congratulations and many happy returns! btw: I found Castor's Jean d'Arc on Audible, which I downloaded to my library. I hope to finish it this Summer. Thx

[@joelharris4399]

Should poetry be accessible? Depends who you ask really. If you take that question up with the late Geoffrey Hill, he would say that the language of poetry should strive to capture the complexity of life because life is difficult. If you ask the late Mary Oliver, she might say, "Oh well, I want my poems to reach as many people as humanly possible. I want to be a people's poet." It does raise some questions about reader expectations. Readers should know not all poems are going to be escapist in sensibility, let alone intelligible, and others frankly do require a great deal of archival work to simply tease out their hidden meanings. You taste in literature profoundly demonstrates how no one can escape the pervasive influence of the Greco-Roman culture, the bedrock of the West. And least I forget, Happy Belated Birthday Celine🎂🍭🥂🍾 May your days ahead be long and fruitful 🙏

[@novelideea]

I hope you love To Kill a Mockingbird 💕

[@Read2live]

Romantic Outlaws is excellent!

[@TheEclecticLibrary]

I've started reading it now and am really enjoying it!

[@Read2live]

​@@TheEclecticLibraryI'm glad to hear you enjoy it. You have some other great choices in your list too. Also, Emily Dickinson is my favorite poet.

[@anjakuemski]

Happy Birthday! Louis Couperus sounds really interesting, I think I will try Footsteps of Fate (in English or German, my Dutch is practically non-existent).

[@TheEclecticLibrary]

Thank you! I really hope you enjoy him, he's considered one of the greats of Dutch literature :)

[@vesch5083]

If you like disturbing stories then you might like Shirley Jackson. She's my favorite American author. My favorite novel is We Have Always Lived in the Castle. My favorite short story is The Lottery.

[@TheEclecticLibrary]

I really adored Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House - I'm in the middle of a short story collection by her, and haven't read The Lottery yet. I can't wait to get to it!

[@AbhijeetBorkar]

Happy Birthday and welcome to the 30s! :)

[@TheEclecticLibrary]

Thanks! 🙂

[@davidmccalip5759]

Hello Celine! Happy Birthday and I hope all is well with you. I loved Eco's The Name of the Rose. It is one of my favorite books. I also read his The Prague Cemetery but I did not think it was as good as The Name of the Rose. I recently purchased Baudolino on the recommendation of the Booktuber Tristan and hope to get at it in the not too distant future as Tristan made it sound so interesting. I look forward to your next video. Have a great day! 🙂

[@TheEclecticLibrary]

Thank you for watching David, hope you have a great day too! Can't wait to dive into The Name of the Rose

[@novelideea]

I think at your age, & the fact that you are still in that “university” mindset, you will enjoy Winter’s Night. Especially if you have people you can debate meaning and technique with!

[@gracetaylor7351]

Happy 30th birthday ! I am 36 I still get people thinking am in my 20s haha I have romantic laws in paperback still to read .❤

[@TheEclecticLibrary]

Thank you! Glad I'm not the only one!!

[@novelideea]

Marita’s book sounds fascinating- but I don’t read Dutch 😔

[@TheEclecticLibrary]

It's a shame it hasn't been translated (yet). Lots of Dutch books never really get translated into any other language. Also, I've started Romantic Outlaws, and am really enjoying it!

[@aniekanabasi]

I read The Trial halfway and closed to never open it again. The Trial is an artistic expression of drepression. Anytime I find myself drawn to Kafka I start to suspect depression is around the corner. Time to touch grass.

[@TheEclecticLibrary]

That's fair enough! It is definitely a lot. Poor Kafka didn't have an easy life 😅

[@josephcossey1811]

If you enjoy To Kill A Mockingbird (and I suspect you will!) then by all means try Harper Lee's very belated sequel Go Set A Watchman which shares the same Deep South setting and some of the key figures from the original novel.

[@lavenderlady7441]

hey😊

[@TheEclecticLibrary]

Hi! 🙂

[@novelideea]

Eco’s works were too overly sexualized for my sensibilities 😂

[@novelideea]

I hope you love To Kill a Mockingbird 💕