June TBR | Help Me Choose What to Read!

[@This.mama.loves.reading]

The Lincoln Highway on audio is fantastic! I highly recommend it😊

[@jensreadinglife]

I’m so glad to hear that!

[@Kadie-lx7sk]

Definitely Lincol Hwy....also Coronation Year. Good reading !❤ !

[@jensreadinglife]

Thank you!

[@mandyc1280]

Hannah Coulter is such a wonderful book!! I hope you love it. Wendell Berry is a fantastic writer. As always, great list of books.

[@jensreadinglife]

I’m looking forward to finally reading Wendell Berry as I’ve heard such good things about his books!

[@sandrapark7459]

Lincoln Hwy on audio is excellent! My favorite Amor Towles. Enjoying your channel!

[@jensreadinglife]

I’m listening to it now and loving it!

[@MeMyDogAndBooks]

The Summer Book and Above Suspicion are my picks!

[@jensreadinglife]

Thanks Johanna!

[@patriciaemsley5569]

Really enjoyed the Chadwick trilogy books. Hated to see them end. I enjoy all of her books.

[@jensreadinglife]

That makes me even more excited to get to them!

[@ReadingIDEAS.-uz9xk]

So many books and so little time. Have a great summer. Good luck with your channel.

[@jensreadinglife]

Thank you! You too!

[@joyceredman2136]

What would attract me most are We Came Here to Shine by Susie Orman Schnall and Fatal Inheritance by Rachel Rhys because they sound mysterious and interesting and would be fast reads. And you would get to other books too.

[@jensreadinglife]

I really want to read both of those so thank you for voting for them! 😊

[@gracetaylor7351]

Someone at a distance and Mrs dalloway .

[@jensreadinglife]

Thank you! 😊

[@bjminton2698]

Hi! I am enjoying your videos!! I vote for Woolf and Whipple. I read a few MacInnes books back in the 70s and 80s and found Fleming, LeCarre, Follett and Ludlum all to be better spy novels. But, you should try at least one of Helen's 🙂.

[@jensreadinglife]

Thanks for voting. And that’s good to know about the spy novels. I’ve started Above Suspicion and am enjoying it so far.

[@HannahsBooks]

What an amazing list of possibilities! House of Mirth is one of my very favorite novels. I hope you enjoy it. I’ve been planning to try Willett for a while now. And Hannah Coulter is on my list, too-mostly because of the main character’s name… I’ll vote for Mrs. Dalloway and The Summer Book-but you can’t go wrong with that list!

[@HannahsBooks]

Incidentally, I suspect you’ll find Dalloway surprisingly clear and easily readable.

[@jensreadinglife]

I am loving both House of Mirth and Hannah Coulter so far! And I'm looking forward to getting to both Mrs. Dalloway and The Summer Book soon!

[@ACanuckinAlabama]

Virginia Wolfe on audio and Fatal Inheritance 😊

[@jensreadinglife]

Thank you!

[@eileennielsen5165]

Hi Jenn, I also am reading Rose Cottage this month or this Summer while I recoup. Today I went to my used bookstore to give my favorite worker a bk. I had 2 copies of that I thought she might like. We had a nice chat and I told her about your channel, Miranda's and Gina's. She wrote them down. What's nice about this store is: they will buy your bks, give you credit, not cash ( think they give you 50% of bk.) They keep a running g total of your credit. Then, when you go in to buy a bk. you pay 75% off the list price, paying 1/2 credit and the balance cash ( can never keep it straight but I think that is it). They will also keep a running list of bks. you want and when they come in call you! Sometimes the book takes a long time to come in. Today I hit it just right!😁 Dawn told me"Oh, I just saw a Mary Stewart book on the shelf last night that is on your list!" She went right to it (someone had shelved it wrong 😊). It is in EXCELLENT condition! "Madame, Will You Talk?" Originally $12.95 and I paid $3.19 incl. tax!!!! It brightened my day, I've had a horrible week. My sister died this past Mon. Memorial Day. Rather unexpected although very serious. A month ago she found a lump in her armpit. Next day it was bigger and grew bigger everyday as they rushed up to Boston ( we're originally from Mass. and she and husband go back there yearly for dr. appts. It was a very aggressive cancer, couldn't identify it, and put her on very strong chemo and radiation . She got very, very sick after first treatment. When they started her 2nd round of chemo they made it less strong because she was so sick. She started having breathing problems shortly after the first treatment . Kathy was admitted to ICU where she died 4 days later. My sister was the healthiest of the 4 of us siblings. Her and her husband VERY active in many sports, ate healthy,etc. I can't stop crying, can't read. If I'm not crying I'm on the verge of tears. Trying to prepare for my surgery. I am the last in my family..Kathy was 3 yrs. older than me. It is a lonely and very unsettling feeling.From the time ahe found the lump, til she died was 1 month. Her husband and I believe the chemo killed her. She never even took aspirin. I can't think, I can't do.

[@jensreadinglife]

Oh Eileen, I am so sorry to hear about your sister. May you find some peace during this difficult time. Sending lots of love and light your way. 🩷🩷🩷

[@MeMyDogAndBooks]

Loved hearing you pronounce the Scottish town Kirkcudbright, the phonetic way to say it is kuh-koo-bree - we have lots of funny names that don't read as they look 🤣

[@MeMyDogAndBooks]

I mean don't sound as they read 🤦🏼‍♀

[@jensreadinglife]

lol…clearly I have never heard it spoken aloud! Thank you for telling me how to pronounce it…now I just have to remember that since that’s not at all how it is spelled! 😂 Scottish and Garlic get me every time!

[@RosemaryG65]

My picks are Mrs. Dalloway and Coronation Year.

[@jensreadinglife]

Thank you!

[@ambersmadaboutmelts]

I have not read Mary Stewart in forever. I love her writing. Her Merlin trilogy used to be some of my favorites. Thank you for reminding me of such an awesome author. I have a tbr up if you’d like to check it out. Oh and my votes go to The Summer Book and Mrs Dalloway.😊

[@jensreadinglife]

I have your TBR set to watch very soon! Mary Stewart is one of my favorite authors and her Merlin books were how I got into reading her. And thanks for voting! 😁

[@ambersmadaboutmelts]

@@jensreadinglife I can't remember if I started with the Merlin series. It may have been. Or actually I think it was The Moon-Spinners! My mom had me read it after watching the Disney movie with Hayley Mills. Oh my goodness, such memories. lol Thanks so much for taking the time to watch my TBR. :D

[@insearchofwonder]

Oh it's been so long since I've read Edith Wharton. I need to re-read and then read more of hers, because I don't believe I read them all. Wow, the signed Wendell Berry! I've not read any of his novels, but I've read some of his poetry. I read The Summer Book earlier this year and it was delightful. The literary heir to Elizabeth Gaskell? Interesting! I should try her, because I also like Gaskell. I vote for Towles and Jansson.

[@jensreadinglife]

I am just loving Edith Wharton right now. It still astonishes me how modern her books feel. She is an incredible writer! And thanks for voting! 😁

[@megsreadingroom]

The Summer Book & Coronation Year!

[@jensreadinglife]

Got it! Thanks Meg! 😊

[@thomasceneri867]

Hey there! Mrs. Dalloway is more interior monologue, and as I assured you before, it really isn’t difficult. I think the audiobook is a good idea. I assume you are going to read it along with the audio? You’ll be fine - really! 😊 oh, and my two choices are Whipple and Towles.

[@jensreadinglife]

Yes I will do the print along with the audio! And thanks for voting. 😊

[@sandysmith3854]

I will pick The Summer Book and Fatal Inheritance

[@jensreadinglife]

Thank you!

[@theresas709]

I think, The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles and Someone At A Distance by Dorothy Whipple.

[@jensreadinglife]

Got it! Thank you! 😊

[@GloriaZThompson]

Hi, just found your channel! I love the idea of categorizing all the books you own into seasons (when it would be best to read them), because I'm such a seasonal reader. I really enjoyed Coronation Year, so that's my vote.

[@jensreadinglife]

It has been so helpful having my books categorized seasonally. It is really helping me decide what to put on my TBR each month. 😊

[@Donna-vg2vo]

Both The Lincoln Highway and Someone at a Distance are excellent! I enjoy both these authors very much!

[@jensreadinglife]

Thank you!

[@Dinadoesyoga]

Well, I haven't read any of them, but the two I'm most eagerly awaiting your reviews of are The Summer Book and Above Suspicion.

[@jensreadinglife]

Thank you! And I may have already started Above Suspicion. 😉

[@susanmay4215]

I vote for you to read The Summer Book snd Dorothy Whipple's Someone at a Distance.

[@jensreadinglife]

Thanks Susan! 😊

[@ba-gg6jo]

Middlemarch!

[@MMjones6459]

Good luck with your reading selection!

[@jensreadinglife]

Thank you!

[@MeMyDogAndBooks]

Yay! I love you are getting viewers to pick from your TBR too!! Wooohoooo

[@jensreadinglife]

Thank you for such a fun idea!

[@MJ-in-Canada]

I vote for Tove Jansson’s “The Summer Book” and Dorothy Whipple’s “Someone at a Distance.” By the way, I like your “Jen’s Reading Life” bunting.

[@jensreadinglife]

Thank you - my best friend made it for me! And thanks for voting!

[@mandyc1280]

You should prioritize Lincoln Highway and Someone at A Distance.

[@jensreadinglife]

Got it. Thank you for voting!

[@marshacasner1800]

Tova & Towles

[@jensreadinglife]

Thank you for voting!

[@kathleencraine7335]

Oh, I do love that Middlemarch audiobook read by Juliet Stevenson--I've listened to it several times. I vote for Whipple (love Whipple, but haven't read this one) and Jansson (loved this one).

[@jensreadinglife]

I think I would listen to Juliet Stevenson read anything! And thank you for voting!

[@KaySutcliffe]

My picks for June: The Summer Book - this has been on my TBR for a long time - and Fatal Inheritance.

[@jensreadinglife]

Thank you!

[@michaelmccarty]

Yay! Marcia Willett needs more love on BookTube! 😉

[@jensreadinglife]

She does! 😁

[@MLLatUtube]

My rop 2 are Mrs. Dalloway and Fatal Inheritance. I also want to put in a good word for The Queen and I (very funny) and Five Red Herrings (one of my favorite Lord Peter's but alas my husband's least favorite, so there you are.)

[@jensreadinglife]

Thank you for voting and for the plug of two books I’m very excited to get to this month! 😁

[@lisac1619]

Hi, just discovered your channel thanks to Gina. I absolutely love Mary Stewart, and Rose Cottage in particular.

[@jensreadinglife]

Welcome! I’m so glad you found me. 😊 I’m a huge Mary Stewart fan so you will hear me talk a lot about her on my channel.

[@emmareads734]

I haven’t read any of these, but I will pick Lincoln Highway (because it’s on my TBR), and Coronation Year.

[@jensreadinglife]

Thank you!

[@susanmay4215]

I listened to the audio for Rose Cottage last year while on vacation (perfect for train riding) and really enjoyed the narrator. That might be a fun way to reread?

[@jensreadinglife]

Oh, I am going to have to seek that out! Thanks Susan!

[@gerrid9092]

I’m a Dorothy Whipple fan, so definitely Someone at a Distance. That’s one I want to read as well. Lincoln Highway is good and is a fast read! I read it, the way it was written, it should be a good audiobook. (I always listen to a sample of the narrator). I just started Touch Not the Cat, but have so many going, that I’ll put mine off until July too. Then it’ll be more fun to hear about it when it’s fresh in my mind.

[@jensreadinglife]

Thank you for voting! And I’m looking forward to Touch Not the Cat in July - it’s been so long since I’ve read it.

[@marthablevins1174]

I want to read Someone at a Distance this June, so that would be my pick for you. I would love to hear what you think of the book!

[@jensreadinglife]

Thank you! I’ll be sure to share my thoughts!

[@romaisblooming]

My vote: Tova and Towles

[@jensreadinglife]

Thank you!

[@jillbellaus385]

Amor towles

[@jensreadinglife]

Thank you!

[@karenomeara]

My vote for top 2: Amor Towles and Tove Janssen. 😂 "I'm really looking forward to reading this! -Am I going to say that for all of these?...yes, I am!" So, so, true! Lol Love Wendell Berry. Beautiful writer. HC is in Port William series. (You don't need to read in order). It's fun because the characters cross over into other titles in the series. His "small town Americana" themes really resonate with this girl cause I grew up in a similar small town way....many years ago!😂 Love your videos! Such a great when you do a new one. We have similar tastes. Enjoy your reading!

[@jensreadinglife]

Thank you for voting! And for your lovely comment! I’m so happy to have you here!🩷

[@Books-Are-Brilliant]

All of these sound really good! Your experience changing from print to audiobook with Orlando is interesting. I wonder if it's because the book is stream-of-conciousness?

[@jensreadinglife]

I think it might have been. It really helped me to hear someone else read it and put pauses and emphasis and voices where they were needed. I ended up really liking it that way!

[@KatrissT]

As a Finn I must vote for Tove Jansson :) My second vote goes for Mrs Dalloway.

[@jensreadinglife]

Thank you! 😊

[@JacquelineCaron]

Hello - what I nice Friday treat! I'd select for you, Coronation Year and The Summer Book. I remember really enjoying watching the oldie "Above Suspicion" on TCM, I think it was a Joan Crawford film? I was JUST going thru my stacks trying to find my next read - was looking thru my Mary Stewart books, I might pick up Rose Cottage, based on your discussion of it here. Have a great weekend! Jacqueline

[@jensreadinglife]

Thanks for voting! And I hope you enjoy Rose Cottage. It’s a good one. 😊

[@mitzireadsandwrites]

I keep saying I need to pick up a Marcia Willett because I do love PIlcher. Oh, I love Mary Stewart, too, and Rose Cottage is a favorite. I haven't read Touch Not the Cat so maybe I should read that one this summer. Way to go finding a signed copy! I bought a Daphne du Maurier and later discovered it was signed, too!

[@jensreadinglife]

Definitely try Marcia Willett! My favorite of hers that I’ve read so far is A Week in Winter. Perfect winter reading. And how wonderful that you found a signed du Maurier - that’s amazing! 😍

[@joysedgwick812]

Sorry I just have to tell you that Kirkcudbright is pronounced kirkabree…….it’ll make reading it easier!! Really enjoying your channel, thank you.

[@jensreadinglife]

Thank you! It’s hard to know how to pronounce words you’ve never heard spoken so I appreciate the clarification. 😊

[@elizabethbrink3761]

I can't wait for The House of Mirth! Oooh that's a tough choice! I vote for Someone at a Distance (let me know if you want to buddy read it if you choose it!) and Coronation Year!

[@jensreadinglife]

I started House of Mirth yesterday and am loving it already! And YES let’s buddy read Someone at a Distance even if it doesn’t get chosen! 😉

[@elizabethbrink3761]

@@jensreadinglife Same! And YAY! Just let me know when!

[@allisonryder4781]

Rachel Rhys and jennifedr robson.i just gotacoulle you mentioned and I'll let you know how they go!

[@jensreadinglife]

Thanks for voting! 😊

[@ingerreads9727]

The Summer Book and Someone at a Distance!