My Favorite Pulitzers! I've changed my mind!

It's time to update my favorite Pulitzer Prize winners for fiction! I made a video in 2020, but since them I have revisited some of them and it's time to update the list. What do you think? What are your favorite Pulitzer Prize-winning novels? Tell me in the Comments section! If you don't feel comfortable leaving a comment, you can leave an emoji or give this video a thumbs up! I appreciate it.
Here are some of my previous Pulitzer videos:
Best Pulitzers from 1918-2020 - • Pulitzer Prize Series ...
Introduction to the Pulitzer Prize for fiction -
• Pulitzer Prize Series ...
Why did I read all the Pulitzers? - • Pulitzer Prize Series ...
Worst Pulitzers from 1918-2020 - • Pulitzer Prize Series ...
Reviews of some of the books mentioned in this video:
Pulitzer Review: The Hours - • Pulitzer Review: The H...
Please read this book: Now in November -
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It's Complicated: Rereading Gone with the Wind - • It’s Complicated: Rere...
Please read this book: Beloved - • Please Read This Book:...
Pulitzer Prize Reread Challenge: To Kill a Mockingbird - • Pulitzer Prize Reread ...
Pulitzer Review: The Nightwatchman - • Pulitzer Review: The N...
The Nickel Boys review: • The Nickel Boys review...
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[@222333aaaaaa]

Just finished The Night Watchman myself. Didnt enjoy it, but that’s what I love about literature; so much room for differing viewpoints. I’m enjoying your channel.

[@booksimnotreading]

@@222333aaaaaa Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts! It would be so boring if we all liked (and disliked) the same things! 💛😃

[@LaurieInTexas]

Lovely list. I really want to read Andersonville, but I don't make it a priority somehow. I loved The Grapes of Wrath when I read it in high school, but that was decades ago. I planned on rereading it this year and I still hope so fit it in. I read East of Eden last year and it was one of my top two books, so I know TGoW won't disappoint. And I have always loved To Kill a Mockingbird so it would be on my list. I have in my head that Angle of Repose is a favorite, but I rated it four stars on Goodreads. I may need to reread it and see why my memory of it is better than my rating.

[@booksimnotreading]

I love Angle of Repose, but I don't like the very end and that's why I gave it four stars. You definitely should give Andersonville a shot! Thanks for sharing some of your favorite Pulitzers with me!

[@patricia_ps]

I finished The Hours last week and it's now one of my favorite books of all time (along with Mrs Dalloway) 😊

[@booksimnotreading]

Very cool! I read it on its own when I was reading all the Pulitzers, but reading straight from Mrs. Dalloway made me appreciate it so much more. Thank you so much for sharing with me! 💛

[@GinaStanyerBooks]

This was fantastic Kelly and just what I was hoping for.

[@booksimnotreading]

Yeah! 💛

[@marciajohansson769]

Just listened to To Kill a Mockingbird over the past year. It was narrated by Sissy Spacek and enjoyed it quite a bit. I may have mentioned before I tried to read Beloved but could not get into it. I tried again as the audio version and was mesmerized. I have collected many of the books you have mentioned so I best get going. Hahaha. the towering pile of books waiting for my attention is unending. Be well Kelly.

[@booksimnotreading]

I have so many books to read too! It can get overwhelming! I also don’t have as much free time to read at the moment, which is really crippling. But it’s not a contest, Kelly! I am up to my eyeballs in paperwork at the moment, so I’m hoping once that passes at the end of July, I can get more reading done this year. Happy reading! 💛

[@marciajohansson769]

Kelly, not sure if you saw it but I sent a pm to you on Goodreads@@booksimnotreading

[@flannerymonaghan-morris4825]

I agree that books can definitely benefit from re reads a lot. I also like how non judge mental you are towards the books. I am one of those types that loves everything that the Pulitzer Prizes award. I don’t know why, I just do.

[@booksimnotreading]

Thank you!

[@jimsbooksreadingandstuff]

To Kill a Mockingbird is such a great read.

[@booksimnotreading]

It’s a great book, yes! 💛

[@adamhasideas6813]

I think I liked "The Old Man in the Sea" more than most people. Sometimes it's hard to tell why some books just fit with a person. Agree with you about "Gilead" and 'Beloved" they are essential reads. "Journey in the Dark" is and obscure gem ('44 winner) that I really liked. Reading the Cheever right now, it is long but there are some great stories in it.

[@booksimnotreading]

Adam, Journey in the Dark? Really? I will have to go back and look it up on Goodreads. Right now it is a complete blank. So great to hear from you and hear about your Pulitzer journey! 💛

[@karenbird6727]

I have an ebook copy of Now in November. I have been looking forward to reading it.

[@booksimnotreading]

That’s very exciting, Karen! I hope you’ll share with me what you think of it! 💛

[@awebofstories]

Such great books. The only one that wasn't on my radar was Now in November, but I just tagged it in Libby!

[@booksimnotreading]

Oh, I think you will really like it! The writing is excellent! 💛

[@gammaanteria]

Hi Kelly! Thanks as always for these recommendations! But wait...where is "The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love"? (haha just kidding!). As you know, I read "Now in November" based on your recommendation, and can only echo it. I love those works which are unearthed 'lost classics,' waiting to be rediscovered! "The Grapes of Wrath" is yet another novel on my queue that I'm embarrassed to say I haven't read yet and feel I should have by now (I also hope to read "East of Eden"), as well as (more personally, because I've read a fair share of Cormac McCarthy) "The Road." I haven't read enough Pulitzers to generate a confident list, but I will say of the ones that I have read I thought these were great books: "The Age of Innocence" by Edith Wharton, "All the King's Men" (and if I recall Robert Penn Warren is the only person to win for both Fiction and Poetry), "The Old Man and the Sea" by Hemingway (it seems to me this is a very polarizing work--some love it and some hate it), and "Ironweed" by William Kennedy (definitely my favorite of that trilogy). Happy reading! Joe

[@booksimnotreading]

Some really great books mentioned in this comment, aside, of course, from Mambo Kings … yech. Thanks so much for sharing with me! Happy reading! 💛

[@dq3974]

I may have to give Gilead another try. I just didn’t get it - maybe I’m not f’n smart! 😉 I think my favorite Pulitzers so far are Beloved, The Good Earth, To Kill a Mockingbird, and The Color Purple. The ones from your list i haven’t read that I now HAVE to read are Now in November and The Stories of John Cheever.

[@booksimnotreading]

So are you trying to read all the Pulitzers? Your favorites so far are excellent. I'm going to reread Gilead next year, along with some others of her books. I'd love to hear what you think of Now in November and Cheever when you get to them.

[@athertonca]

This video is right up my alley! My favorite Pulitzer winner will always be Grapes of Wrath because it’s my second favorite book ever. Angle of Repose, Empire Falls, The Known World, Olive Kitteridge. Independence Day, and Kavalier & Klay are also among my favorites. Stories of John Cheever is my favorite short story PP winner for sure! Thanks for a great video! ❤

[@booksimnotreading]

I LOVE Angle of Repose, but i struggle with the ending, so it gets four stars from me but holds a dear place in my heart. I'd like to reread The Known World. It was the last Pulitzer I read at the end of my Pulitzer project and I was pretty wiped out. Thanks so much for your wonderful comment! I love hearing about other people's favorite Pulitzers!

[@wordswordseverywhere9113]

I really love these videos 😊 Not sure what I would add to your list because I’ve not read anywhere near as many winners as you, but I loved The Overstory by Richard Powers.

[@booksimnotreading]

The Overstory is I think on my very long list of 4-star Pulitzers. I’m so glad you are enjoying these videos! 💛

[@nathanfoung2347]

God's nightgown! Great list Kelly, need to schedule another trip to the library. Grapes of Wrath is another one that has lived on my TBR like forever. Go well. 😊

[@booksimnotreading]

Ooohhh … Grapes of Wrath is great! I need to read it again. Be well, friend. 💛

[@betsymaher9489]

I read Lonesome Dove a long, long time ago and probably would have given it 4 stars too but it's been talked about so much lately that I bought it again and am planning to reread it when I can get to it. I have Gone With the Wind, which I read many years ago and enjoyed a lot but now when I think about the book and the movie, it's just so racist. I had it on my book shelf at college and when I got a new room mate who was black, I had to put it away.

[@booksimnotreading]

Thanks for sharing with me, Betsy! 💛

[@LiterateTexan]

The Grapes of Wrath was the first "adult" novel I ever read. I had to re-ead it multiple times before I "got it. " And if you want to buddy read Lonesome Dove with someone, I'm your guy. I'm obsessed with Larry McMurtry again lately.

[@booksimnotreading]

I am full up on buddy reads this year, but maybe next year? Take care, friend. 💛

[@LiterateTexan]

@@booksimnotreading Next year works for me. I realized after reading it that Lonesome Dove is a book I would want to return to at least once every year or two. I can't believe I waited so long to read it. 💛💛 Thanks for the great video. It's always such a great way to start my day.

[@erichoman7623]

I like this list. Shirley Ann Grau's 'The Keepers of the House' was one of my favorite and surprising reads last year. I'm often happier to enjoy a book I'd known nothing about.

[@booksimnotreading]

Hi Eric! Thanks so much for watching and mentioning another Pulitzer that I probably need to reread. I’m very happy that you like the list! 💛

[@AaronReadABook]

I've not read Andersonville, Cheever, The Nickle Boys, The Night Watchman, or The Hours. I love most of the others part from The Road which is subpar wannabe science fiction. I have bought copies of the hours and Andersonville too so I'll get to them one day. You should read all of Robinson, including Housekeeping, and watch the lovely film of Housekeeping, she is America's greatest ever writer for me.

[@booksimnotreading]

Subpar science fiction??? Aaron, are you out of your mind??? I should read all of Robinson. I feel like she’s so wicked smart it will sail over my head. 💛

[@amyc1752]

I love these videos you're doing on the Pulitzer prize. They're very helpful, and I'll be rewatching and taking notes!

[@booksimnotreading]

Taking notes! Oh my goodness! Definitely check out the videos I made in 2020. The best list has changed, but I am proud of those videos. Are you reading all the Pulitzer Prize novels? I’d love to hear more about your experience with the Pulitzer! 💛

[@charmainesaliba5546]

Hi Kelly, loved this video. I only read Now in September and To kill a mockingbird. The other books sound interesting. Thanks for sharing. 💛

[@booksimnotreading]

Happy reading Charmaine! I hope you are well! 💛

[@charmainesaliba5546]

@@booksimnotreading Thanks Kelly. Happy reading to you too. I am ok thanks God and our Lady. Hope you are well too my friend 💛

[@Thecatladybooknook_PennyD]

Another thought.... these Pulitzer videos make me want to drop all of my reading plans that my mood is dictating and jump back into the list. 😅 i am reading One of Ours by Cather next month tho.

[@booksimnotreading]

Very cool! It’s a more obscure Cather book, and if memory serves, the only Pulitzer about WWI. I look forward to hearing what you think! 💛

[@BigboyErnie]

Beloved is a fabulous book. I am a Morrison fan and Song of Solomon (not a Pulitzer winner) is my favorite. Thank you for the video and list….more books to be read.

[@booksimnotreading]

Thanks so much for watching and commenting! I’m glad you enjoyed it. 💛

[@Thecatladybooknook_PennyD]

I am torn on which I love best, Grapes of Wrath or East of Eden. Both have impactful endings for me. I used to be one who didn't like short stories (because I always felt I wanted more). But I've changed my mind since this past December when I read several for Dickens December. I fell in love with them and now have a compilation going at all times. Great list!!!

[@Thecatladybooknook_PennyD]

I definitely love several you have on your list....Grapes, To Kill a Mockingbird, Lonesome Dove, The Road, The Age of Innocence.

[@jimsbooksreadingandstuff]

East of Eden for me it is more upbeat than Grapes of Wrath.

[@booksimnotreading]

@@jimsbooksreadingandstuff That doesn’t mean it’s better book, Jim! 😂

[@booksimnotreading]

Thank you so much Penny! It’s a close race between the two, but I just really loved The Geapes of Wrath and the ending sealed the deal. I’d like to reread them both along with some of Steinbeck’s other works. Happy reading! 💛

[@readwritecollage]

Noooooooo…..The Road made this list. 😂😂😂 I should have watched this video before I left the comment dissing it on the last video. But seriously, if you are a fan - maybe I should consider giving it another go.

[@booksimnotreading]

It’s not everyone’s jam, I get it! 💛

[@spikedaniels1528]

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[@booksimnotreading]

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