☕️ One and Done - Classics | I've Only Read One Book by These Authors (Convince Me to Read More!)

[@AshleasBookshelf]

E. M. Forster-- A Room with a View

[@candicewalter9421]

My vote is for John Steinbeck. Of Mice and Men because it is short 😂 or The Grapes of Wrath.

[@MorgansEndlessBookshelf]

I vote Charlotte Brontë's Vilette!

[@cmmatsko]

I would vote for Stoker. I havent read anything of his other than Dracula, but I want to.

[@jenniferclark677]

Charlotte Bronteë- Shirley

[@amyofhearthridge]

I totally recommend Grapes of Wrath or East of Eden. They aren’t EASY content wise reads, but they are beautifully written and heart wrenching reads that are worth it. 😄♥️I can’t wait to hear your sci-fi/fantasy video, too! A fun project!

[@Thecatladybooknook_PennyD]

I 2nd East of Eden. I'm not sure if I'd suggest Grapes to you....

[@Coffee_and_a_Book]

Thank you! I'm looking forward to everyone's input and hoping to find some new favorites along the way.

[@Thecatladybooknook_PennyD]

I'm going to suggest Villette by Charlotte Bronte. Tristan and the Classics, his wife likes it better than Jane Eyre.

[@NatalyaVins-blueflower775]

I'm voting for Honoré de Balzac - La Peau De Chagrin (The Magic Skin also translated as The Wild Ass's Skin).

[@CandlewickLibrary]

I vote for Steinbeck- East of Eden

[@novelideea]

I can't wait to hear the sff list!

[@Coffee_and_a_Book]

I'm looking forward to it too!

[@ReadingIDEAS.-uz9xk]

I hope you enjoy what you end up reading. Best wishes.

[@Coffee_and_a_Book]

Thank you! I hope I do too!

[@rexdividends]

I don't know how the English translation would hold up (since I read it in French), but Eugenie Grandet by Balzac is worth a read

[@ToReadersItMayConcern]

I love the idea for this video! Great job!

[@Coffee_and_a_Book]

Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it. I thought it would be fun to try something different.

[@novelideea]

Have you read more than one Melville? Because I just read Bartleby the Scrivener and thought it was quite good (& short & sad).

[@Coffee_and_a_Book]

I read Bartleby, and also Billy Budd (or at least parts of it), in college. At the time, I thought Billy Budd was okay and I didn't care for Bartleby. Later I heard that Bartleby was more of a representation of how Melville viewed his life as a writer, so I have more of an appreciation for it now than I did when I read it.

[@novelideea]

@@Coffee_and_a_Book Billy Budd was just okay for me too.

[@CourtneyReads]

I don't have any author to try and convince you of because of the ones you read I also don't have much interest in reading more books from them, haha.

[@Coffee_and_a_Book]

Well at least I'm not alone! 😆

[@BonnieNicoleWrites]

I know I missed voting but just found your video. I have very mixed thoughts on Jane Eyre, but I did like Villette. It's been over a decade since I've read it so I can't vouch for the plot now though. 🤣 I completely support you not reading anymore Steinbeck! haha I've read two by him and I don't want to read any more. I just did a video on Grapes of Wrath. And a couple years ago I read Of Mice and Men. Not a fan.

[@Coffee_and_a_Book]

I'll have to check out your Grapes of Wrath video. East of Eden ended up winning, so I guess we'll see how it goes 😅 I know other people have mentioned reading Villette and Shirley, but I've never heard specifics about them so I don't know how they compare to Jane Eyre. I may have to give Villette a try sometime.

[@BonnieNicoleWrites]

@@Coffee_and_a_Book I'm very curious to hear your thoughts about East of Eden when you read it! I've been wanting to try re-reading Villette. Maybe I can read it this year!

[@Coffee_and_a_Book]

@BonnieNicoleWrites Will do. And I hope you enjoy Villette if you do re-read it! If I can, I would probably try to get to it this fall.

[@novelideea]

well, I won't be one to encourage you toward ANY more C.Bronte, Fitzgerald, Forster, Chopin, or Barrie (all I know of his are plays.) Kipling - Captains Courageous! John Steinbeck - East of Eden!