Yay, Laura! Nice to see your face. And I'll accept you putting my favorite, Villette, at #2 ;) Funnily enough, Wuthering Heights is the only Brontë novel I've re-read (read it three times so far), and I agree - I get something totally different out of it each time, and it's been interesting to see how my reaction to it has changed over time (I've enjoyed it and respected what it's doing more and more with each read).

@LauraFreyReadinginBed

3 жыл бұрын

I acknowledge Villette's superiority :)

I just finished reading Wuthering Heights (new to the Brontes, new to Victorian Lit) and I absolutely LOVED IT. I'm a middle-aged man, so I didn't see this as a romance AT ALL but found it a very gripping story of emotional abuse. The characters were really great and AWFUL. lol. And wow, that last sentence...one of the best sentences I've ever read. I'll probably read Jane Eyre and the Tenant of Wildfell Hall soon.

I'm thinking of reading Emily Bronte's "The Old Stoic" poem, next poetry Thursday.

Laaaura! It’s so great to see you again. ☺️

@LauraFreyReadinginBed

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I enjoyed making this video, except for the part where I accidentally deleted my first take and had to redo it. Booktube problems!

That thing about it mattering when in your life you read a classic has been on my mind a good bit lately. Probably because its Victober and I'm reading classics.

@LauraFreyReadinginBed

3 жыл бұрын

Did you have one that hit you hard in highschool? I'd love to hear about it.

@BookishTexan

3 жыл бұрын

@@LauraFreyReadinginBed In high school the classics I liked best were _The Three Musketeers_ and _The Man in the Iron Mask_ . I had seen the 70s comic/drama staring Richard York and Raquel Welch at some point. In my senior English class we could read whatever books we wanted each grading period. Each book was assigned a point value and you had to have read 10 points worth of books. I had failed that part of class the previous grading period because I chose _David Copperfield_ because it was worth 10 points. Having learned my lesson I chose _The Three Musketeers_ (4 points) figuring that since I had seen the movie the test would be a piece of cake (typical). At some point I started to read the book and I really liked it. So I followed that up with _The Man in the Iron Mask_ (3 points). Those books probably explain why I still like 19 Century French novels.

@LauraFreyReadinginBed

3 жыл бұрын

@@BookishTexan so you're saying I need to read more Dumas 😁 and I agree!

I'm 54 and just reading Jane Eyre for the first time. Wuthering Heights is one of my all time favorite classics and I NEED to reread it soon. :)

@LauraFreyReadinginBed

3 жыл бұрын

Same!! How're you liking Jane Eyre?

@MIDDLEoftheBookMARCH

3 жыл бұрын

@@LauraFreyReadinginBed so far I love it. I know the story but reading it is wonderful. 🤓

Lovely to see you again!!!

Hi Laura. It’s so good to see you again. I like hearing that you think Villette is a good novel, that’s one I haven’t read and I wasn’t sure I wanted to invest the time on it. I’m with you Wuthering Heights is my favorite. I do miss your videos so I’ll be here if you decide to come back.

@LauraFreyReadinginBed

3 жыл бұрын

Oh do invest the time. It's so worth it. Thank you!

Love it 🥰

I am personally offended that you are proficient enough to talk about 7 books in 9 minutes and I can't talk about 1 book in less than 10.

@LauraFreyReadinginBed

3 жыл бұрын

I "rehearsed" this three times and it started closer to twenty. You're a writer; edit! ;) It also helps that these books need no introduction.

@RickMacDonnell

3 жыл бұрын

@@LauraFreyReadinginBed I edit HEAVILY...which is the scariest part

I read Gaskell's biography of Charlotte and it was remarkable to me how small the Brontë world was. Small villages, sporadic visitors, lots of letters and getting sick. So I guess it makes sense that all the novels follow that pattern. I did like Villette, but it did read like a partially fictionalized version of Gaskell's take on Charlotte's life.

@LauraFreyReadinginBed

3 жыл бұрын

*If* I read something new for Victober, it will be that biography. My edition has super tiny print though!! It's holding me back.

Heh, I was about to start typing "You're back!" when you commented that you're not really back. 😆 I confess, I've never particularly enjoyed the Brontë sisters' novels (I know, I know! Maybe it's because of the terrible Jane Eyre theatre adaptation I saw as a child? Maybe it's because of my great love for the very non-loyal 1939 film adaptation of Wuthering Heights? 🤷) so I won't be joining in on the read-them-all/rank-them-all fun, but I salute everyone who does!

@LauraFreyReadinginBed

3 жыл бұрын

Back-ish? I'm still blogging :) How do you feel about Austen? I know you're more into non-fiction, so perhaps neither?

I only read Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights, so not much ranking to do there.

@LauraFreyReadinginBed

3 жыл бұрын

Well it can still be controversial, which ones did you prefer?

@1book1review

3 жыл бұрын

@@LauraFreyReadinginBed Reading Jane Eyre was really surprising as I had a different idea of the book before and I liked the romance. Wuthering Heights on the other hand I heard of as this great romance and I just hated everyone. I keep thinking I should reread it now that I have a different expectation of it.

😍 hi!!!

@LauraFreyReadinginBed

3 жыл бұрын

Hey lady! :)

What do you mean "I definitively rank"? Is your ranking definitive?

@LauraFreyReadinginBed

2 жыл бұрын

Yes