My top five reads of 2023 (as a new reader)

[@paula30979]

Wow, I really appreciate your reviews!

[@Nuance88]

This is a solid line-up of books for a new reader. Thanks for sharing!

[@FranklyItsMe]

Im looking forward to my Dostoevsky summer. Waiting for my Katz translation getting here in May. Blood Meridian sounds better coming from your perspective than I’ve ever heard before and til now had no desire to read it. I hope to thank you for that one day… 😂✌🏻 Great video!!

[@brentstrykertalksalot]

Dostoevsky summers are the best, I spent my summer last year with him. Katz is also a great translator! As for Blood Meridian, don’t get me wrong, it is still an incredibly heavy, violent, and horrifying read. But I think McCarthy’s prose pull you along with some of the most grand and beautiful descriptions of the landscape and the earth. At some points in the book, it’s the only thing that kept me reading. I hope you enjoy!

[@gloriathompson423]

thankyou, love your choices

[@benny-sn1wy]

Thanks for the recommendations brent 👍

[@brentstrykertalksalot]

You got it guts

[@benny-sn1wy]

@@brentstrykertalksalot Yes man, one of the greatest works of fiction i've ever read, cannot personally wait for the ending of the manga.

[@BunsBooks]

I’m starting Brothers Karamazov with a friend in March, though we’re allotting ourselves 6 months to get through it. I’m so excited to get into it with all the glowing reviews I’m seeing, I feel it will be a great read as we go into Lent and naturally become more meditative. My church is also planning a trip to a Greek monastery in March so I think it would be a great thing to take with me there too. I hear only amazing “life changing” things about it so I’m ready to join in Also- love that Middle Earth tapestry blanket, my hubs and I are huge LoTR nerds too

[@brentstrykertalksalot]

Yeah I’ve been a lotr fan since I was a little guy, what a great world Tolkien blessed us with! As for your journey into Brothers, I really hope (in fact I can guarantee) you enjoy it! Almost every chapter demands reflection and contemplation, and goodness, the characters are so excellently crafted! I thank God daily that He blesses people with such beautiful gifts and He inspires them to share them with the world, and that I am able to experience them. Thank you for your comment and for watching! It means a lot. Also as a last note I pray your trip goes smoothly! What an experience that must be!