I started to read in English again this year and I already bought some classics, I hope to start to read some classics in 2020 because I might be ready for it then
This is such a good video concept! Thanks for making this :) I'm from the Netherlands and we get the same kind of exposure to English as you do in Norway, so we grow up with English (why do some countries even dub stuff? it's a mystery to me...). I do like reading classics, not just to be able to say: "Oh I read that!" but I really like challenging myself to read more of them. Jane Eyre is my absolute favourite, Persuasion a close second. You gave me more confidence to start Far from the Madding Crowd sometime soon. Also, I've started reading Great Expectations about three times but found it so difficult and confusing, even though I've seen two serie adaptations... :(
Thank you, I'm so glad you liked it! I agree, I like challenging myself with classics too :) Hope you enjoy Far From The Madding Crowd, it's one of my faves! :D
I remember the first books I read myself in English were the Babysitters Club and Sweet Valley High books. My school library had a nice selection. As for the classics, I didn't read those until I was little older.
I started reading english classics with a english/german edition of Romeo and Juliet. Probably Shakespeare isn't the best place to start,but books with page by page translations are amazing and I used those for spanish and french as well. Books for children are easy and if you choose to read older classics I would recommend an edition with notes (If it's something native speakers might need help with, you do too)
I've been wanting to read more classics, as I've only read 2 Jane Austen novels so far and I didn't really know where to go next. I may give some of these a try ! I'm a non native English speaker as well, and I love it so so much 🤗
Oh and for rec, any Sherlock Holmes were easy enough for me, read them a few years back and I mostly understood everything. I can find bilingual editions as well with like one page in English and one page in French in my case. They're really helpful when you start reading in another linguage 😊
Great video! I love reading classics in the original language, which is most often English, but it can often be a bit of a struggle. I've read probably half of the books you mentioned, but will check out the rest as well! 💛 BTW, I started learning English in 2nd grade, but my sister started in 1st grade (in Norway).
Great video! For my part I've really enjoyed reading Jules Verne's books in English, I feel like they're quite easy to get through despite the plots being rather 'scientific', oh and Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson. :)
Thanks for this video! I've been wanting to read classics for a long time, but my choices have been hit or miss. I also found sparknotes and movie/tv adaptations helpful. Will definitely give your recommendations a try!
This is a great overview and very inspiring! :) What I really love about your videos is that they are so concise und it’s clear that you want to create value for us viewers. :) Would you be interested in filming videos about your photography / illustrated / interior design / big beautiful books collections and recommendations? Loved to part about those books in your bookshelf tour :)
Thank you for making this ❤️👍🏼. I want to read more classics; I read probably 8 or 9? Short stories and novels. So this video is helpful. I wouldn’t recommend Jane Ayer for beginners though 😓 I read it when I was 20 or 21. It was challenging for me.
My first classic in English was Sense and Sensibility, and it was actually the first book I read in English, period. I was 13 at the time and would probably have been better off reading it in Norwegian, but I really wanted to be more advanced than I actually was. =P Even now, I still struggle with the language of older classics. In fact, I read The Way of the World by William Congreve earlier this year, and even though it's a play and less than a hundred pages, it took me ages to get through and the only reason I could tell you the plot, is because I read the Wikipedia page to know what was going on. (By the way, Norwegian kids start learning English in the first grade now, since L97.)
@@TheBookCastle I should read it again sometime to see how I get on with it now. I've read and enjoyed several of Austen's other books, but never reread that one.
Lmao I read The Great Gatsby 😅, it has poetic sentences that I totally don't understand I can not fathom the meaning of them at all. It's a challenge. Meanwhile, Harry Potter is much easier to read and the story is well structured and cohesive so it's fun to read. I love the great Gatsby though, still grieve for Gatsby 😭
I so wanted to love the secret garden but I just couldn’t stick with it. It had everything that would appeal to me but I found it too slow going and too many dramatic outbursts from the main characters 😆 the imagery was fantastic though and I can’t wait for the new film to come out. It would definitely appeal to an English as a second language reader though I agree xxx
Thank you so much for doing this video! I wanted to start reading in english for quite a while now (only read one book so far) but every time I found a recommendation, they just recommended YAs (not that that’s bad but i wanted to be able to choose from more than just one genre )
I read books both in English and in Norwegian, but I started doing it as a way to maintain my English after I finished school (so basically to practice), and then I just kept doing it. I also feel like it makes more sense to read a book in English if it's originally written in English instead of reading a translation :)
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Even with English as my first (and only) language the classics can be heavy going and even a struggle at times
Totally get that!
I swear I learned English watching reruns of Friends on TV Norge. All those American sitcoms ran during the afternoon :D
Yeeeeees, exactly! :D Gosh, I used to watch Days of Our Lives.... xD
Emma A. I also learned english mostly through friends reruns, but here in brazil :)
Very useful and informing. 14 minutes went by very quickly. You're just amazing.
I started to read in English again this year and I already bought some classics, I hope to start to read some classics in 2020 because I might be ready for it then
Awesome! Good luck :D
@@TheBookCastle thank you! 😊
Oh yes!! I needed that list so bad!! Some classic are way too old for me to understand them completely, this list is so helpful! Thank you 😘
I'm so glad you liked it!
Thank youuuuuuuu for this video! You are the best 🥰
This is such a good video concept! Thanks for making this :) I'm from the Netherlands and we get the same kind of exposure to English as you do in Norway, so we grow up with English (why do some countries even dub stuff? it's a mystery to me...). I do like reading classics, not just to be able to say: "Oh I read that!" but I really like challenging myself to read more of them. Jane Eyre is my absolute favourite, Persuasion a close second. You gave me more confidence to start Far from the Madding Crowd sometime soon. Also, I've started reading Great Expectations about three times but found it so difficult and confusing, even though I've seen two serie adaptations... :(
Thank you, I'm so glad you liked it! I agree, I like challenging myself with classics too :) Hope you enjoy Far From The Madding Crowd, it's one of my faves! :D
thank you very much
Native English speaker, but really enjoyed this!
Yay! :D
I remember the first books I read myself in English were the Babysitters Club and Sweet Valley High books. My school library had a nice selection. As for the classics, I didn't read those until I was little older.
Oh, I remember those Sweet Valley High books! I read them in Norwegian though :)
I started reading english classics with a english/german edition of Romeo and Juliet. Probably Shakespeare isn't the best place to start,but books with page by page translations are amazing and I used those for spanish and french as well. Books for children are easy and if you choose to read older classics I would recommend an edition with notes (If it's something native speakers might need help with, you do too)
That's very true! I haven't found a lot of those types of books in Norwegian/English, but I'm sure they're out there :)
I've been wanting to read more classics, as I've only read 2 Jane Austen novels so far and I didn't really know where to go next. I may give some of these a try ! I'm a non native English speaker as well, and I love it so so much 🤗
Yay! :D Hope you enjoy whatever you decide to pick up next!
Great book recommendations thank you!! And the covers are 👌🏼
Thank you! :D
Oh and for rec, any Sherlock Holmes were easy enough for me, read them a few years back and I mostly understood everything. I can find bilingual editions as well with like one page in English and one page in French in my case. They're really helpful when you start reading in another linguage 😊
I agree, Sherlock Holmes is pretty easy to read, I totally forgot to include them! :D
Great video! I love reading classics in the original language, which is most often English, but it can often be a bit of a struggle. I've read probably half of the books you mentioned, but will check out the rest as well! 💛 BTW, I started learning English in 2nd grade, but my sister started in 1st grade (in Norway).
Thank you! :D And yes, wow, they start in the first grade, that's so early! :D
what an amazing list! I still need to read some of those :)
Thank you :D
Great video! For my part I've really enjoyed reading Jules Verne's books in English, I feel like they're quite easy to get through despite the plots being rather 'scientific', oh and Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson. :)
Thank you! Aah, I really need to read Verne, as well as Treasure Island :D
Thanks for this video! I've been wanting to read classics for a long time, but my choices have been hit or miss. I also found sparknotes and movie/tv adaptations helpful. Will definitely give your recommendations a try!
Awesome! :D
Wonderful video! Thank you so much!
I just read Jane Eyre in portuguese and, oh, what a stunning novel!
I'm so glad you liked it! And yes, Jane Eyre is amazing
This is a great overview and very inspiring! :) What I really love about your videos is that they are so concise und it’s clear that you want to create value for us viewers. :) Would you be interested in filming videos about your photography / illustrated / interior design / big beautiful books collections and recommendations? Loved to part about those books in your bookshelf tour :)
Thank you so much! :)
Thank you for making this ❤️👍🏼. I want to read more classics; I read probably 8 or 9? Short stories and novels. So this video is helpful.
I wouldn’t recommend Jane Ayer for beginners though 😓 I read it when I was 20 or 21. It was challenging for me.
Awesome :) Ah, I thought Jane Eyre was a bit on the easier side, but maybe it isn't!
Jane Eyre is so hard for me😭 omg it's like a whole new language
I’ve read almost all of these. Now I think I need to try a Dorothy Whipple book.
She's the best! :D
Such a good video idea :)
Thank you! :D
My first classic in English was Sense and Sensibility, and it was actually the first book I read in English, period. I was 13 at the time and would probably have been better off reading it in Norwegian, but I really wanted to be more advanced than I actually was. =P Even now, I still struggle with the language of older classics. In fact, I read The Way of the World by William Congreve earlier this year, and even though it's a play and less than a hundred pages, it took me ages to get through and the only reason I could tell you the plot, is because I read the Wikipedia page to know what was going on.
(By the way, Norwegian kids start learning English in the first grade now, since L97.)
Wow, reading it at 13 though! That's quite a venture!
@@TheBookCastle I should read it again sometime to see how I get on with it now. I've read and enjoyed several of Austen's other books, but never reread that one.
Great Gatsby is definetely more challenging than to kill a mockingbird (imo)
Lmao I read The Great Gatsby 😅, it has poetic sentences that I totally don't understand I can not fathom the meaning of them at all. It's a challenge. Meanwhile, Harry Potter is much easier to read and the story is well structured and cohesive so it's fun to read. I love the great Gatsby though, still grieve for Gatsby 😭
I've read 11 books in English, including 2 classics, so you think I could read Frankenstein ?😁 Anyway, great video !!
I so wanted to love the secret garden but I just couldn’t stick with it. It had everything that would appeal to me but I found it too slow going and too many dramatic outbursts from the main characters 😆 the imagery was fantastic though and I can’t wait for the new film to come out. It would definitely appeal to an English as a second language reader though I agree xxx
Oooh, there's a new film coming out?! :O How exciting! :D
Thank you so much for doing this video! I wanted to start reading in english for quite a while now (only read one book so far) but every time I found a recommendation, they just recommended YAs (not that that’s bad but i wanted to be able to choose from more than just one genre )
I'm so glad you found this helpful :D
Why do you read in English instead of Norwegian? Just curious! I follow other European booktubers who also read mostly English books.
I read books both in English and in Norwegian, but I started doing it as a way to maintain my English after I finished school (so basically to practice), and then I just kept doing it. I also feel like it makes more sense to read a book in English if it's originally written in English instead of reading a translation :)