Victober TBR--and my other plans for October

[@radiantchristina]

I am mostly off the internet these days and only occasionally taking in some booktube content but Victober is the one thing that breaks me from my internet fast. I am loving all the Victober content. This year I had planned to re read Adam Bede but ended up re reading Dickens, Our Mutual Friend. That is the only book I'm focusing on this year for Victober to really dive into the world of Dickens. Nice to "see " you and hope all is well with you.

[@HannahsBooks]

How nice to hear from you, Christina! An internet fast sounds like a good idea right now. Our Mutual Friend is a book I keep avoiding because of my fear of very thick books. I really must get over that!

[@myreadinglife8816]

Sorry to hear about your vision troubles. I hope the issue is resolved to your benefit soon! You will only be about 2.5 hours from me when you are up in Maine. Bar Harbor is lovely this time of year! I also enjoyed The Country of Pointed Firs but have not read anymore SHJ.

[@HannahsBooks]

Ooh-maybe next October, if I am back in Maine, we could meet up somewhere!

[@myreadinglife8816]

@@HannahsBooks I would love to!

[@HannahsBooks]

@myreadinglife8816 😊

[@sandybeth6703]

Good Morning from Shropshire, England. You have a new subscriber. It was wonderful to come across your channel and I am excited to watch some of your older content. I have never read Danial Deronda, but Silas Marner is one of my favourite novels. I am new to Henry James and will read The Turn of the Screw this Victober. I previously lived near to James’s home Lamb House in Rye, East Sussex.

[@HannahsBooks]

Welcome! it is so nice to see you here! I haven’t read it Silas Marner yet, but I am really looking forward to it.

[@ritajustino9215]

Hello from Portugal! Congrratulations for your channel about brooks and reading. Your voice is soothing and great to hear, may I say so. Very relaxing in this day and age where everything in the world happening is so sad. Thank you so much for the sense of peace in this channel. 🌷

[@HannahsBooks]

@@ritajustino9215 Thank you so much for saying this, Rita. What a lovely thing to say!

[@thomasceneri867]

Hi there! Without thinking about it, I’m reading The Pickwick Papers, which definitely does play with form, as it deals with stories that are framed within stories.

[@HannahsBooks]

I have not read it in decades! I would love to hear how you are feeling about it!

[@thomasceneri867]

@@HannahsBooks I will certainly let you know! I’m reading it very slowly because I’m reading other things as well. It’s my first time reading it.😊

[@sandyokey7728]

Oh, Hannah, I loved Sarah Orne Jewett when I first read her. I hope you have a wonderful trip. Best wishes and positive thoughts to you regarding your vision💕

[@HannahsBooks]

Thank you very much, Sandy! And how lovely to hear that you have read and loved Sarah Orne Jewett!

[@JoeSpivey02]

I can't wait to hear what you think of Daniel Deronda! I sent my 'Middlemarch' essay in to the competition holders last week Hannah. Thank you so much for your editorial assistance, and rounding off of my abrasive sharp edges! 😉

[@HannahsBooks]

Oh wonderful! Best of luck to you! It was a pleasure to get to read your essay. I read Daniel Deronda alongside The Way We Live Now a few years ago-a fascinating pairing for sure.

[@readandre-read]

Great video and a really intriguing TBR. I hope you find the London Yiddish theatre because I know nothing about that! I'm also looking forward to hearing about Sarah Orne Jewett. I hope your vision treatment plan works well and that your trip to Maine is delightful. I've accidentally read a bunch of books set in Maine this year. Take care!

[@HannahsBooks]

Ooh-which were your favorite Maine books?

[@readandre-read]

@@HannahsBooks I loved The History of Sound, by Ben Shattuck, and also my reread of Elizabeth Strout's Olive Kitteredge books and the Lucy Barton books; the last one, Lucy by the Sea, is set in Maine. Now I'm reading Strout's new book, Tell Me Everything, set in that same town in Maine.

[@HannahsBooks]

Thank you so much!

[@actual-spinster]

i look forward to hearing ur thoughts on reuben sachs! i think it's an interesting novel definitely ! i rly wanna get to daniel deronda at some point but i definitely wont get to it this yr, but hopefully next year... maybe i'll read it in 2025 in eight monthly installments tho. i hope u can read as much as u would like to ! love the idea of yiddish theatre, i hope you share whatever you find if you do watch some. good luck w the other reads too

[@HannahsBooks]

@@actual-spinster Daniel Deronda is great! Last time I read it, I was also reading Trollope’s The Way We Live Now. What a fascinating pairing!

[@onetrickpony381]

I cannot stress enough how great your videos are. Glad u found the audio version! Thank u for your short yet important political parenthesis. Have fun to ur trip Mrs Hannah 🫶

[@HannahsBooks]

What a kind comment! Thank you!

[@jimsbooksreadingandstuff]

Fascinating choices, Victober was my first Booktube event that I particiapted in. Daniel Deronda seems to tick all boxes of the challenges. I'd never heard the term "Boston Marriages" before.

[@HannahsBooks]

Thank you, Jim! I should have mentioned that Annie Fields (who James knew) was from Boston and the two women spent some of their time there-and that might have been why James chose his title.

[@bradykelso8682]

Good day, Hannah. So glad to hear that there may be a breakthrough in your eye situation. I absolutely love Daniel Deronda, and your other choices sound interesting. And I need to read some Jewett works. All the best to you during Victober! Cheers! ✌️🌹💥🌻💐🌷🌺

[@HannahsBooks]

Thanks, Brady. I’m so glad to hear from other Daniel Deronda fans! I hope you’ll read and love Jewett!

[@JamesRuchala]

Looking forward to the Henry James talk. I Hope so much that you get help with your vision.

[@HannahsBooks]

@@JamesRuchala Thanks, James. I think the Henry James chat might be in December-and I might read another James novel beforehand. Are you a fan?

[@marciajohansson769]

I have not read much Victorian literature so I am glad to participate in this event to further explore the authors of this Victorian Era. I have decided to read The Warden by Anthony Trollope. Keeping it short as I am joining a book club event which is reading Lonesome Dove. I truly hope your eye issues resolve/improve soon. I am glad you were able to find Reuben Sachs on audio. Take care.

[@HannahsBooks]

@@marciajohansson769 l hope you enjoy The Warden! I found it quiet and charming!

[@stuartgriffin1001]

Very courageous of you to speak out on Gaza. I hope you doctors is able to lessen your vision issues. I hope you love all your October reads

[@HannahsBooks]

@@stuartgriffin1001 Thank you so much, Stuart. I’m afraid I have probably not been nearly outspoken enough here on booktube about many of the things I care about. But it feels like talking about proto-Zionism without mentioning Gaza would be unforgivable.

[@stuartgriffin1001]

@@HannahsBooks You're welcome

[@LaurieInTexas]

I hope the solution for your eyes works out. I really enjoyed Daniel Deronda, and I liked Gwendolyn's story better but I wouldn't only her story in the book. For an audio version of Reuben Sachs, there is one on Librivox. I am very particular about narrators and many on Librivox are bad, but this one sounded decent. I have not listened to the entire book, but I listened to about 10 minutes as a test. I hope your trip to Maine is wonderful. I'm sure the fall foliage will be beautiful.

[@HannahsBooks]

Thank you so much, Laurie! It is extremely kind of you to look RS up on Librivox for me! I’ve downloaded it to my phone!

[@LaurieInTexas]

@HannahsBooks You are welcome. I have a tbr list on Librivox, and I was pretty sure RS is on my list. I always listen to a bit of each book before I add them to my list to check out the narrator, but it didn't hurt to listen again.

[@HannahsBooks]

@@LaurieInTexas ♥️

[@kathleencraine7335]

When you feel you can handle a print book, there is an excellent edition of Reuben Sachs edited by Susan David Bernstein (published by Broadview editions, 2006), with a detailed intro and almost 100 pages of Appendix material about Levy's life, critical materials and Jewish life in London at the time. I loved The Country of the Pointed Firs and am intrigued by A Marsh Island--will have to seek it out. Happy Victober!

[@HannahsBooks]

Thank you! I will definitely seek out that edition of Reuben Sachs!

[@ATruthUniversallyAcknowledged]

I read The Last Victorian many years ago also and it is due for a re-read!

[@HannahsBooks]

I read the introduction on Oct 1 and was a bit disappointed. I am hoping that it was mostly my reaction to the audiobook narrator-so I am holding until later in the month when I am hoping I can read the text instead.

[@ATruthUniversallyAcknowledged]

@@HannahsBooks I recently picked up The Marriage Question: George Eliot's Double Life by Clare Carlisle and I'm super excited about it. If The Last Victorian doesn't work out, maybe there is an audio version you can check out. Good luck!

[@HannahsBooks]

@@ATruthUniversallyAcknowledged I enjoyed it very much-and was pleased to get a chance to review it for the online journal Open Letters Review.

[@Nina_DP]

Fingers and all available digits crossed that you have a solution to your vision issue, Hannah. Great video (as usual) and I am also really looking forward to your Framed in September wrap-up.

[@HannahsBooks]

Thanks, Nina. Are you planning to read something for Victober?

[@Nina_DP]

@@HannahsBooks I haven't any plans yet. I am currently traveling and might pick something on the short side once I return.

[@HannahsBooks]

@@Nina_DP Sounds like a nice idea!

[@sandrahollins3520]

Such interesting selections, I hope you are enjoying your choices. Sending all best wishes for your eye treatments.

[@HannahsBooks]

Thank you so much, Sandra.

[@scallydandlingaboutthebooks]

I am much intrigued by your plan to read something from the London Yiddish theatre scene. I hope you find something and talk about it. My fingers are firmly crossed that your doctor's plan bears fruit.

[@HannahsBooks]

If you happen to run across anything, I would love to hear!

[@jodihowe7274]

Fingers crossed 🤞🤞🤞 Eager to hear your thoughts on Daniel Deronda 🧡

[@HannahsBooks]

@@jodihowe7274 Thank you so much, Jodi. ♥️

[@katiejlumsden]

Very interesting choices! Much as I don’t love George Eliot, I do like Daniel Deronda.

[@HannahsBooks]

I had forgotten that until you mentioned it in your announcement video! Thank you again for helping to lead this wonderful month!

[@lorrainetaylor9852]

Looking forward to the James discussion

[@HannahsBooks]

@@lorrainetaylor9852 Wonderful! I might put it off until December-and perhaps read a third novel before then.

[@tealorturquoise]

Good news that there's a possible solution for your vision issues. I hope it pans out. Also, thank you for the short thoughts on politics. Seemed appropriate to mention given the subject matter of the book and current events.

[@HannahsBooks]

Thank you so much, Teal. Are you planning to participate?

[@tealorturquoise]

@@HannahsBooks I'm not planning to even though Middle March has been on my tbr for a while now. I guess I'm too much of a mood reader?

[@HannahsBooks]

@@tealorturquoise Yep! I think a lot of folks feel that way!

[@alldbooks9165]

I don’t really love George Eliot either, but I do love Daniel Deronda.

[@HannahsBooks]

Several people who are not huge Eliot fans do like DD. Interesting!

[@prairierose1115]

Fingers crossed Hannah!

[@HannahsBooks]

@@prairierose1115 ♥️

[@clarepotter7584]

I hope you manage to find a copy of the Julia Sun-Joo Lee book. So far I've read the chapters on 'North and South' and 'Jane Eyre'. some of her arguments are stronger than others but it is very interesting.

[@HannahsBooks]

Thanks, Clare! I’m so pleased to have a friend reading it! I hope we can compare notes sometime soon.

[@bouquinsbooks]

❤

[@HannahsBooks]

Thanks, Elisabeth!

[@Molly-s6u]

Enjoy Maine! I am from Maine ❤ it’s beautiful in the fall

[@HannahsBooks]

@@Molly-s6u It seems like the perfect season for a visit!

[@jorgem71962]

Hi Hannah, great video. Katie is not alone about George Eliot, I am also not a fan, although I did love Silas Marner.

[@HannahsBooks]

@@jorgem71962 I still have not read Silas Marner. I wasn’t expecting to like Adam Bede-but I really loved it. At some point I want to do a reread and pair it with The Scarlet Letter.

[@anotherbibliophilereads]

I always thought that discussions of Jews in the Victorian era would be heavily antisemitic.

[@HannahsBooks]

Certainly it is in some books. Caricatures of Jews -such as Dickens’s Fagin in Oliver Twist-were definitely common in the period.