Fun tag! I can’t believe how fast this year went by! Time of the Child sounds really nice and cozy for this time of year ☘️. I didn’t know about the Agatha Christie event either! Love the cover on that one. Good luck with Proust! Yes, that’s a project for sure. Did you teach many Russian classics at school or was it more focused on British and American classics? Sounds like you have some fun books to get to for the rest of the year. I’m also going to try to keep going with the banned books 👍and I’m glad MJ made that Fable group 😊. Hope you enjoy your Christmas season, Pat! ❤
Hi Farrah. Nice to hear from you. Time of the Child does sound good especially for this time of the year. I didn't teach any Russian novels, though I read plenty in both college and graduate school. We definitely taught more American and English literature, for sure, though we did have one year, 11th grade, devoted to "world literature." Russian novels are just almost always so long, and that made them kind of impossible to think about teaching at the high school level. We did teach some Russian short stories and plays, but I can't think of any Russian novels that we tried to teach. We did talk about teaching Crime and Punishment at one point, but we never ended up teaching it. I was so excited about the Agatha Christie event, but I heard about it late, and I think I will probably only be able to read the group read and not do any of the other prompts. It only lasts for 11 days, so I'll do the best I can, I guess. I hope you have a blessed Christmas, Farrah!
@BookChatWithPat8668 I don't, it's nice to be tagged and know that people think of me. It's up to me to set healthy expectations for myself when it comes to making content. 🙂😉🥰
Hi Aaron. I think you might be the first person I ever heard speak of the Katz translation almost a year ago. I think I've probably told you that he is a professor emeritus at my alma mater. I had just read about him and this translation in our alumni magazine, and then I discovered you and your video. I guess it might feel too soon for you to consider a re-read? 😉
@aaronfacer well, that’s good too! I’m remembering that my very early days on BookTube involved our Voxer group discussion of Les Miserables last spring. That was a wonderful introduction for me of BookTube group reading events.
I was so tempted by Time of the Child when I was at a bookstore but I had to discipline myself because I already have This is Happiness to read first. I'm also having fun planning some 2025 reading. The Brothers Karamazov sounds like a great project. Fun tag!
My favorite part of this tag is the question about a possible new favorite, because the answer is either yes I have some great books ahead, or probably not because I’ve read such great books already! 😊 I’ve already done this one, but thank you for thinking of me! I loved hearing your answers and your plans for the coming year.
Oops! That's right--you did already do it quite a while ago. Oh well. I was thinking of you! At this point, with three weeks to go before the end of the year, I think I've already read my top books of the year, but it is possible that this buddy read that I have coming up with Allen might make it onto the top ten list, just from what I've heard. But I think it would be hard for anything to knock down my top three at this point. We'll see, I guess.
I kept thinking I'd done this tag already, but I guess I haven't, so I'm adding it to my list. I'm thinking about the Proust read along as well. I think just committing to the first volume and seeing how it goes is a good idea.
Thanks for tagging me Pat. I'm going to make this one my tag for next week. The prompts are ones that are good for me to think about. I read The Brothers Karamazov last year. Although it took a little time for me to settle in, I did end up enjoying it. The only book of classic Russian literature I ever read.
Hi Stuart. That's awesome that you've read The Brothers Karamzov. I read Crime and Punishment and Notes from the Underground in college and The Idiot in graduate school, but I've never attempted The Brothers Karamzov. Wish me luck!
Thanks for tag Pat. Josh is a great BookTuber. As always you make these tags so fun and educational. I will get to this one soon my friend! Really enjoyed you and Elaine yesterday on the stream. Have a great weekend Pat!
Fab video, Pat! Thanks for the tag - I think I've already done this one a few weeks ago, but I appreciate you thinking of me ☺ You've got some big old tomes in your reading plans for next year! Am always interested to see how anyone gets on with tackling Proust - it's not a challenge I'd ever take on personally, but I'm always interested in listening to other folks talk about their experiences reading it. I really ought to read some Edith Wharton - I think I'm probably missing out on some great ghost stories that are right up my street!
Oh I'm sorry I didn't realize you had already done this one. I am only committing to the first volume of Proust. I don't know if I can make a year-long commitment to it. We'll see how Volume 1 goes! Yes, the Wharton ghost stories are very good.
@ no worries! Sounds like a smart plan re the Proust - that’d be quite a commitment to go for the whole lot! On an unrelated note, can I tap you for a bit of bookish info? I’m just selecting books for my niece for Christmas and I’m trying to find some horror she might like. Most of what I read is too adult for her yet so have been thinking on alternatives! One author that came to mind is T Kingfisher, based on what I know about her work. I’ve not read any yet tho, but I know you’ve read a couple - is there anything in them that might be a bit much for a 14 year old? She’s reading ahead of her age, she’s already read Carrie by Stephen King and other horror about that level. Anything that jumps out in the content of the Kingfishers you’ve read that I ought to know about?!
@ nothing is coming to mind that would be a concern. The first one I read was a House With Good Bones. That would be appropriate. Let me look at the others and get back to you….
Ok. What Moves The Dead is a retelling of The Fall of the House of Usher with a nonbinary, retired soldier named Alex as the main character. Alex is going to visit their childhood friend, Madeline Usher, who is dying. It’s very creepy, and I don’t remember anything that jumps out as being of concern-beyond possessed wildlife and nightmarish fungal growths! A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking features a 14-year-old main character. I think it’s considered one of her YA novels. Definitely appropriate for a 14-year-old.
@@BookChatWithPat8668 Brilliant, thanks so much for all the info, Pat! I'll go with one of the creepier books for my niece as she loves her horror right now! A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking looks fabulous - I've had that on my own wish list for a while! If she likes Kingfisher's writing, that's one to hold in mind for her birthday next year 😉Thanks again for your help! 😊
Hi Pat. I agree- I just love this time of year when we reflect on all of the memorable reads we’ve encountered over the past 12 months. It’s fun to revisit your favs and plan for new fun reads. Great video as usual. Love hearing what you’ve been up to. ❤
Another fabulous tag. Thanks for tagging me. I need to do all these holiday season ones asap 😊. Loved your answers. Looking forward to sharing many events and reads with you again this year. I, too, only found out about the Christie event this week so, obviously, I have to join in too 😊. Great video Pat 😊
I hope you're having a good month so far. I absolutely loved The Old Nurse's Story and I've just started another ghost story. The wind is howling outside so very atmospheric. I hope you're well.
Hi Helen! I loved "The Old Nurse's Story" too! I've just started Edith Wharton's ghost stories, and they are terrific too so far. I hope you're doing well too!
Time of the Child sounds like a perfect December read. Thank you for tagging me. I can't believe how quickly 2024 has passed! I'm looking forward to seeing more from you in 2025.
The Ghost story book looks interesting. An Irish story perfect for you 👍 Also funny as an ad just before you mentioned was for Irish made sweaters 🤣 You definitely have some big reads ahead. Thank you for the tag 😎
That is funny about the ad! I have no control over any of these ads or when or if they appear. I had no idea there even was an ad in the video. (I'm not monetized, so I have no idea about any of this!)
Thanks for another reminder to get to Edith Wharton's ghost stories, must priorities this, they sound amazing & you have me so curious. My goodness, that Agatha Christie cover looks amazing - such a glorious fusion of art deco & contemporary - love it! Thanks for another wonderful video. You always give me so much to ponder!
I got the David McDuff translation of The Brothers Karamazov as a birthday or Chanukah gift from my surviving uncle around 2002, though I never got around to try to start reading it until a few years ago. Despite looking forward to it for so long, and specifically requesting that translation, I just couldn't get into it, and ended up DNFing it fairly early on. Maybe a different translation would change my feelings, though I'm still off-put by how Dostoyevskiy insists on starting with 50 pages of infodumpy backstory instead of diving right into the actual meat of the novel.
@@Ursulas_Odds_and_Sods interesting. I can’t really speak to it yet as we haven’t started, but I have read a lot of encouraging reviews of the Michael Katz translation. He’s a professor emeritus at my alma mater, Middlebury. If you’d like to give it another try, you’re welcome to join us. We are planning to read it over Feb-March. I can give you more info if you’re interested.
Each time you’ve mentioned The Brothers Karamazov, I’ve meant to ask if you’ve read “The Brothers K,” a novel by northwest author David James Duncan (you know how I love my northwest authors). It’s a chunker, a fantastically written, wonderful book, the story of a family from the 50s through the Vietnam war. It was a big deal when it came out 30 years ago, but I never hear anyone talk about it now. I think you’d like it. 🙂
I've never read Dostoevsky, although my friend keeps encouraging me to try it (I read Anna Karenina for her...I think I've done my part). That being said, I'm slightly interested in that readalong for me!
Fun tag! I can’t believe how fast this year went by! Time of the Child sounds really nice and cozy for this time of year ☘️. I didn’t know about the Agatha Christie event either! Love the cover on that one. Good luck with Proust! Yes, that’s a project for sure. Did you teach many Russian classics at school or was it more focused on British and American classics? Sounds like you have some fun books to get to for the rest of the year. I’m also going to try to keep going with the banned books 👍and I’m glad MJ made that Fable group 😊. Hope you enjoy your Christmas season, Pat! ❤
Hi Farrah. Nice to hear from you. Time of the Child does sound good especially for this time of the year. I didn't teach any Russian novels, though I read plenty in both college and graduate school. We definitely taught more American and English literature, for sure, though we did have one year, 11th grade, devoted to "world literature." Russian novels are just almost always so long, and that made them kind of impossible to think about teaching at the high school level. We did teach some Russian short stories and plays, but I can't think of any Russian novels that we tried to teach. We did talk about teaching Crime and Punishment at one point, but we never ended up teaching it. I was so excited about the Agatha Christie event, but I heard about it late, and I think I will probably only be able to read the group read and not do any of the other prompts. It only lasts for 11 days, so I'll do the best I can, I guess. I hope you have a blessed Christmas, Farrah!
So many wonderful plans! Oh the places we'll go in 2025 through our reading! Thank you for tagging me. 🫶🏽
Thanks, Mariandrea. I hope you don't ever feel any pressure from me. Just letting you know I'm thinking of you.
@BookChatWithPat8668 I don't, it's nice to be tagged and know that people think of me. It's up to me to set healthy expectations for myself when it comes to making content. 🙂😉🥰
@@books_and_bocadillos that's exactly right.
The Brothers Karamazov will be a first time read for me, as well. It should be fun!
I think it should be!
Great video, Pat! I hope you enjoy The Brothers Karamazov. I really liked the Katz translation.
Hi Aaron. I think you might be the first person I ever heard speak of the Katz translation almost a year ago. I think I've probably told you that he is a professor emeritus at my alma mater. I had just read about him and this translation in our alumni magazine, and then I discovered you and your video. I guess it might feel too soon for you to consider a re-read? 😉
@@BookChatWithPat8668 Yeah, it's a bit too soon for a reread, but I'll be with you in spirit!
@aaronfacer well, that’s good too! I’m remembering that my very early days on BookTube involved our Voxer group discussion of Les Miserables last spring. That was a wonderful introduction for me of BookTube group reading events.
Great plans and thank you for the tag! ❤
@@NicolesBookishNook thanks! No pressure on tags ever! 😉
Great plans. I’m always tinkering with what I could read.
Thanks, Greg!
Thanks for doing the tag Pat! Fantastic answers as always
Thanks, Josh! Thanks again for tagging me! It was a fun one to do!
I was so tempted by Time of the Child when I was at a bookstore but I had to discipline myself because I already have This is Happiness to read first. I'm also having fun planning some 2025 reading. The Brothers Karamazov sounds like a great project. Fun tag!
I could not resist Time of Child. No self-discipline at all. No pressure on any of these tags! 😉
My favorite part of this tag is the question about a possible new favorite, because the answer is either yes I have some great books ahead, or probably not because I’ve read such great books already! 😊
I’ve already done this one, but thank you for thinking of me! I loved hearing your answers and your plans for the coming year.
Oops! That's right--you did already do it quite a while ago. Oh well. I was thinking of you! At this point, with three weeks to go before the end of the year, I think I've already read my top books of the year, but it is possible that this buddy read that I have coming up with Allen might make it onto the top ten list, just from what I've heard. But I think it would be hard for anything to knock down my top three at this point. We'll see, I guess.
@ No worries! 😊 I hope you’ll have a great time with it either way!
I kept thinking I'd done this tag already, but I guess I haven't, so I'm adding it to my list.
I'm thinking about the Proust read along as well. I think just committing to the first volume and seeing how it goes is a good idea.
Hi Kelly. That's my thinking about Proust. We'll see how Volume 1 goes before I decide to sign on for a year-long event.
Thanks for tagging me Pat. I'm going to make this one my tag for next week. The prompts are ones that are good for me to think about.
I read The Brothers Karamazov last year. Although it took a little time for me to settle in, I did end up enjoying it. The only book of classic Russian literature I ever read.
Hi Stuart. That's awesome that you've read The Brothers Karamzov. I read Crime and Punishment and Notes from the Underground in college and The Idiot in graduate school, but I've never attempted The Brothers Karamzov. Wish me luck!
Thanks for tag Pat. Josh is a great BookTuber. As always you make these tags so fun and educational. I will get to this one soon my friend! Really enjoyed you and Elaine yesterday on the stream. Have a great weekend Pat!
@@kevintowle9665 thanks, Kevin! Thanks for attending the livestream too. It was a lot of fun!
Fab video, Pat! Thanks for the tag - I think I've already done this one a few weeks ago, but I appreciate you thinking of me ☺ You've got some big old tomes in your reading plans for next year! Am always interested to see how anyone gets on with tackling Proust - it's not a challenge I'd ever take on personally, but I'm always interested in listening to other folks talk about their experiences reading it. I really ought to read some Edith Wharton - I think I'm probably missing out on some great ghost stories that are right up my street!
Oh I'm sorry I didn't realize you had already done this one. I am only committing to the first volume of Proust. I don't know if I can make a year-long commitment to it. We'll see how Volume 1 goes! Yes, the Wharton ghost stories are very good.
@ no worries! Sounds like a smart plan re the Proust - that’d be quite a commitment to go for the whole lot!
On an unrelated note, can I tap you for a bit of bookish info? I’m just selecting books for my niece for Christmas and I’m trying to find some horror she might like. Most of what I read is too adult for her yet so have been thinking on alternatives! One author that came to mind is T Kingfisher, based on what I know about her work. I’ve not read any yet tho, but I know you’ve read a couple - is there anything in them that might be a bit much for a 14 year old? She’s reading ahead of her age, she’s already read Carrie by Stephen King and other horror about that level. Anything that jumps out in the content of the Kingfishers you’ve read that I ought to know about?!
@ nothing is coming to mind that would be a concern. The first one I read was a House With Good Bones. That would be appropriate. Let me look at the others and get back to you….
Ok. What Moves The Dead is a retelling of The Fall of the House of Usher with a nonbinary, retired soldier named Alex as the main character. Alex is going to visit their childhood friend, Madeline Usher, who is dying. It’s very creepy, and I don’t remember anything that jumps out as being of concern-beyond possessed wildlife and nightmarish fungal growths!
A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking features a 14-year-old main character. I think it’s considered one of her YA novels. Definitely appropriate for a 14-year-old.
@@BookChatWithPat8668 Brilliant, thanks so much for all the info, Pat! I'll go with one of the creepier books for my niece as she loves her horror right now! A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking looks fabulous - I've had that on my own wish list for a while! If she likes Kingfisher's writing, that's one to hold in mind for her birthday next year 😉Thanks again for your help! 😊
I’m hoping to find Time of the Child under the tree this year😊
Oh I hope you do too!
You have a great reading stack already for the New Year! I really enjoyed this tag.
@@vickicoleman2474 thanks, Vicki! I hope you’re doing well.
Hi Pat. I agree- I just love this time of year when we reflect on all of the memorable reads we’ve encountered over the past 12 months. It’s fun to revisit your favs and plan for new fun reads. Great video as usual. Love hearing what you’ve been up to. ❤
Lovely to hear from you always!
Another fabulous tag. Thanks for tagging me. I need to do all these holiday season ones asap 😊. Loved your answers. Looking forward to sharing many events and reads with you again this year. I, too, only found out about the Christie event this week so, obviously, I have to join in too 😊. Great video Pat 😊
I don't mean to bombard you with these tags, Debs, but I do love these holiday and end-of-the-year ones.
I hope you're having a good month so far. I absolutely loved The Old Nurse's Story and I've just started another ghost story. The wind is howling outside so very atmospheric. I hope you're well.
Hi Helen! I loved "The Old Nurse's Story" too! I've just started Edith Wharton's ghost stories, and they are terrific too so far. I hope you're doing well too!
Thanks for the tag. Running out of year, and we all still have so much to do!
That's how I feel too!
Time of the Child sounds like a perfect December read. Thank you for tagging me. I can't believe how quickly 2024 has passed! I'm looking forward to seeing more from you in 2025.
It does seem like the perfect book for right about now. I’m so glad to have met you in 2024, Jen! 🥰
Thank you for tagging me.
@@JessBookgirlTV you’re welcome, Jess. 🥰
The Ghost story book looks interesting. An Irish story perfect for you 👍 Also funny as an ad just before you mentioned was for Irish made sweaters 🤣 You definitely have some big reads ahead. Thank you for the tag 😎
That is funny about the ad! I have no control over any of these ads or when or if they appear. I had no idea there even was an ad in the video. (I'm not monetized, so I have no idea about any of this!)
@@BookChatWithPat8668 is funny and usually no ads when I watch, which is why the ad was extra funny this time.
Ever since you've told me about this ad, I've been seeing it everywhere. Funny...
@@BookChatWithPat8668 lol I have never seen that ad again. But you definitely have the Irish connection. Although my husband's family is from Ireland.
@ it was just so funny that I had never seen it until you mentioned it, and now I see it ALL the time! ☘️
Thanks for reminding me about Edith Wharton's ghost stories. I bought that book at our library book sale, shelved it, and promptly forgot about it.
I just started Edith Wharton's stories last night. Very good so far!
Thanks for another reminder to get to Edith Wharton's ghost stories, must priorities this, they sound amazing & you have me so curious. My goodness, that Agatha Christie cover looks amazing - such a glorious fusion of art deco & contemporary - love it! Thanks for another wonderful video. You always give me so much to ponder!
Hi Phillip! I also love these newer Agatha Christie covers. They are fun. I started the Edith Wharton Ghost Stories last night. Very good so far!
@: you have me very curious.
I got the David McDuff translation of The Brothers Karamazov as a birthday or Chanukah gift from my surviving uncle around 2002, though I never got around to try to start reading it until a few years ago. Despite looking forward to it for so long, and specifically requesting that translation, I just couldn't get into it, and ended up DNFing it fairly early on. Maybe a different translation would change my feelings, though I'm still off-put by how Dostoyevskiy insists on starting with 50 pages of infodumpy backstory instead of diving right into the actual meat of the novel.
@@Ursulas_Odds_and_Sods interesting. I can’t really speak to it yet as we haven’t started, but I have read a lot of encouraging reviews of the Michael Katz translation. He’s a professor emeritus at my alma mater, Middlebury. If you’d like to give it another try, you’re welcome to join us. We are planning to read it over Feb-March. I can give you more info if you’re interested.
That was a fun tag. Thanks for the tag.
No pressure ever, but I always love to hear what you have to say!
Each time you’ve mentioned The Brothers Karamazov, I’ve meant to ask if you’ve read “The Brothers K,” a novel by northwest author David James Duncan (you know how I love my northwest authors). It’s a chunker, a fantastically written, wonderful book, the story of a family from the 50s through the Vietnam war. It was a big deal when it came out 30 years ago, but I never hear anyone talk about it now. I think you’d like it. 🙂
Hi Patricia. I have not read The Brothers K. Thank you for the recommendation! It does sound like my kind of a book!
You tagged me! Thank you! I’m so excited! Are you enjoying the ghost stories of Edith Wharton? I loved it!
Hi Meg! Yes, I am enjoying the Edith Wharton ghost stories. I just started them yesterday. Very good so far!
I've never read Dostoevsky, although my friend keeps encouraging me to try it (I read Anna Karenina for her...I think I've done my part). That being said, I'm slightly interested in that readalong for me!
You are absolutely welcome to join us. I think the plan is to read The Brothers K over two months, Feb-March.