Those are some great reads. I've read A Tale of Two Cities years ago and should read it again. It was masterful. I'm glad to hear it was benign. Moments like that can be scary.
The Bell Jar and The Idiot are both on my must-read list. My memory of Anna K. has dimmed, so I should go back and experience that one again. I like your picks here. If I had to list my own favorites from 2024, I suppose they would be Justine, Catch-22, and Mrs. Dalloway.
I haven't read any of the three books you mentioned but Mrs. Dalloway is on my list. I've been planning to read Woolf for a long time, I hope 2025 will be the year.
I'll check out the other two, thanks for the recommendation 😎
I'm going to have to add The Idiot to my reading list. I've already added Anna Karenina after reading another Substacker's thoughts/review on it. I remember reading A Tale of Two Cities (and other Dickens titles), as well as North and South, and I would also recommend Elizabeth Gaskell's Wives and Daughters - and Cranford if you haven't read those yet. A Happy New Year!
A little too late for saying happy new year, but I hope 2025 is kind to you 😊
Yes, I think they're both great works of literature. Also, yes I do plan to read the rest of Gaskell's writings, including these two and her biography of Charlotte Brontë
So happy you liked Anna Karenina and North and South, 2 of my favorite books 📚💖. Currently reading The Righteous Mind by Jonathan Haidt, about 50% done, but The Wedding People by Alison Espach just came up on the list (or rather, my turn came up) so I'm thinking of switching and going back to Haidt later. 😍
Those are some great reads. I've read A Tale of Two Cities years ago and should read it again. It was masterful. I'm glad to hear it was benign. Moments like that can be scary.
Thank you 😊
Yes, A Tale of Two Cities is a masterful piece of writing (and I feel very relevant in our current time), I'm definitely going to re-read it someday
The Bell Jar and The Idiot are both on my must-read list. My memory of Anna K. has dimmed, so I should go back and experience that one again. I like your picks here. If I had to list my own favorites from 2024, I suppose they would be Justine, Catch-22, and Mrs. Dalloway.
I haven't read any of the three books you mentioned but Mrs. Dalloway is on my list. I've been planning to read Woolf for a long time, I hope 2025 will be the year.
I'll check out the other two, thanks for the recommendation 😎
I'm going to have to add The Idiot to my reading list. I've already added Anna Karenina after reading another Substacker's thoughts/review on it. I remember reading A Tale of Two Cities (and other Dickens titles), as well as North and South, and I would also recommend Elizabeth Gaskell's Wives and Daughters - and Cranford if you haven't read those yet. A Happy New Year!
A little too late for saying happy new year, but I hope 2025 is kind to you 😊
Yes, I think they're both great works of literature. Also, yes I do plan to read the rest of Gaskell's writings, including these two and her biography of Charlotte Brontë
Thank you.
I forgot about Elizabeth Gaskell's biography of Charlotte Bronte. I'll have to check that out.
I’ve read all of these except AK and I want to read it this coming year. But now I want to re-read all of these! Thank you for sharing!
Thank you for reading 😊
I hope you get to read Anna Karenina this year ✊
I really want to revisit A Tale of Two Cities
So do I, and it has only been a year since I've read it. I feel like it's a very relevant book in our current time
So happy you liked Anna Karenina and North and South, 2 of my favorite books 📚💖. Currently reading The Righteous Mind by Jonathan Haidt, about 50% done, but The Wedding People by Alison Espach just came up on the list (or rather, my turn came up) so I'm thinking of switching and going back to Haidt later. 😍
Oh wow, I haven't read either of these two books but I hope you enjoyed your reads.
And I totally understand why Anna Karenina and North and South would be two of your favourites 😌