I love your reading selection for June and all of these spark so much conversation, but I'll stick with the Agnes Grey because it's brilliant. It's so underrated! I've often heard complaints that it's too short and underdeveloped-what? The length is what makes it so extraordinary. I feel I know Anne herself from reading this story. She doesn't waste a word because she knows exactly what she wants to say. Maybe it's because I taught in the public school system for years myself and so relate to the same frustrations, but the way she connects the animal cruelty with how we treat others, parental negligence, encouraging women to marry horrible men just for the sake of financial security - wow - it packs a punch. Yes, The Tenant of Wildfell Hall is complex and such a wonderful read, but Agnes Grey, especially that wonderful romantic bit at the end, somehow celebrates the beauty in simple, everyday life. sorry for this long comment, but I'm obviously an Agnes fan 😂 thanks for your videos!
What an amazing comment. Love this Mitzi. I do pick up a slightly ardent enthusiasm for Agnes🤣 so great to hear such passion. Don't apologise for long comment Mitzi, it was delightful. Love hearing your thoughts.😀👍
I remember reading and liking Harper Lee about six years ago (when I was 14 lol), and I'm sure I'd appreciate it much more if i read it now, or whenever later! Been a while since I read Wuthering Heights, and even though I remember its aggression very vividly, I'd like to re-read it very soon, what a classic. Read Agnes Grey in Feb and loved it so much-I've only read one book by them each, but I think that while she doesn't have Charlotte's polish or Emily's passion, Anne's charm is unparalleled. Hope she gets a film adaptation soon (a new Persuasion is on it's way)! Your edition of Mansfield Park is GORGEOUS. Keats, of course, is my favorite. I have his penguin collection, but got a little black classics edition the other day because I cannot possibly get enough. Loved, loved your reviews, thank you 😌💓
Mockingbird is fantastic and I can imagine it being moving even at 14😀 But its one of those books I reckon that will always be relevant and curves and folds with us as we develop year by year. Wuthering Heights is an assault on the emotions. I read it when I was much younger and don't think I grasped its power at the time. Now, I adore it. Totally agree with you about Anne Bronte. I think she was more the careful observer, able to detach and weigh things more dispassionately than her sisters. Tenant of Wildfell Hall is one of my favourite books.
"To Kill a Mockingbird" is definitely a masterpiece. I can't imagine anyone not liking that novel. I look forward to the full review on that one! Keats is probably my favorite of the romantic poets.😊😊
You're right. Although some want to cancel it now, which is sad. Harold Bloom called this attitude 'the school of Resentment. ' I want to watch the Gregory Peck film now. I've been told its very good.
Patty-I loved To Kill a Mockingbird. You will love the movie. Gregory Peck did such a great job as Atticus Finch that he was always thought of as Atticus Finch later on in his career. I loved Agnes Grey. It's totally underrated. Thank you for bringing this novel out.Mansfield Park is one of Austen books 📚. I love the way you reviewed it. Fanny is my second favorite heroine after Eleanor Dashwood. Once again, you nailed it 👏 .
I need to give Mockingbird another chance. I wasn't really present the first time I read it. Your enthusiasm is infectious and your descriptions intriguing!
I loved Scout as I read it in High School and the boys. My children read it in Middle School. The movie ads were on my bedroom wall through HS and college. A powerful and moving novel. Harper Lee was Truman Capote's childhood nextdoor friend.
Looks like a wonderful wrap up for June! Love that edition of Mansfield Park! I did read To Kill a Mockingbird long time ago in school but don't remember it that much. I need to give it a go again! I definitely want to read Agnes Grey sounds like a wonderful read!
I’m glad you read To Kill a Mockingbird and enjoyed it. As a former American English teacher I taught TKAM for many years and loved it. It is taught by lots of high school teachers across the US and for all the good reasons you mentioned. It’s a masterpiece. Please go on to view the film with Gregory Peck if you haven’t already. It’s wonderful as well. I read Agnes Gray last fall and Tenant of Wildfell Hall this past winter. I’m glad I read them in that order (as you suggested). Anne is a quiet writer but definitely packs a punch. I enjoyed both very much. Keep up the great videos. ❤️
Wow I bet it was a delight to be able to teach TKAM. Such an excellent book. Thought the snowman scene was a clever touch.😀❤ Anne is more quiet, you are right. She strikes me as a girl who really thought deeply about her surroundings. Her parents must have been fascinating people to produce such prodigious daughters.
This wrap up was wonderful! You gave marvelous insights without giving away too much. Wuthering Heights is one of my favorite novels. It’s just relentless and never seems to give the reader a break. I must read it again, maybe in that lovely edition you just bought. I would love to see you do a more in depth review of Mansfield Park. Could that ever be on the menu? I would love it. Thanks for your videos!
Thank you Hilarity 😊 W Heights was immense. I just wish Emily had lived longer. Can you imagine what else she would have written as she honed her craft? As for Mansfield Park, I'd love to do an on depth review. It deserves it. So many balls to juggle.😀👍
@@tristanandtheclassics6538 I read both Pride & Prejudice and Sense and Sensibility a long time ago (20+ years ago). I remember enjoying them but I’m due for a reread.
I got to chapter 7 and was so lost. I did not want to DNF so I regrouped. I found a character relationship chart and started over. Reading slower has improved my comprehension. It’s been several months since I read something so challenging. I am still loving it.
Wuthering Heights is my favorite book of all time... The book is amazing, I don't think it's the perfect book when it comes to the story itself, but the writing is amazing as is the structure of the novel. I don't think it's just a love story, or an obsessive love story. The book has much more than that, I think the most important message of the book is that our beliefs and desires can ultimately blind us and when we don't see anything else, there is no evolution. Both Cathy and Headcliff are similar but act differently, they both give up on living because they just want to live with each other, but I think Headcliff is more ambitious. I liked Cathy's daughter more than Cathy herself, I found her similar to Headcliff, and I think she also realized it when she wanted to manipulate his son (I don't remember the name anymore), but managed to get out of this cycle of destruction to her good and those she loved. I think this book is a lesson in family relationships and how they can affect you. Well, I could be talking and talking about the book, but I'll stop here. 😅
Hello! I need to reread Wuthering Heights soon! I remember i LOVED it years ago. I was surprised at how much I loved it because i HATED every character in the book :)
From my June wrap-up, I liked Blue Horses by Mary Oliver, Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng and On Chesil Beach by Ian McEwan. I remember you asking me about both In Watermelon Sugar by Richard Brautigan and Conversations With Friends by Sally Rooney, and now that I've read those I can confirm that I loved them both very much for a bunch of specific reasons. If you ever decide to pick up either, I'd love to tell you about them :-)
Well that sounds like a soul affecting reading month. I've had others recommending Brautigan so, when I get the chance I will start with Watermelon Sugar.😀
Read all but Agnes Grey. It’s a solid month for you. I think I like Mansfield Park more than you. Wuthering Heights is great, but it has some of the most maddening dialect writing of any book I’ve ever read. It can be really dreadful getting through some of the servants’ speeches. I will probably get to Agnes Grey sometime soon; it’s one of the only Bronte books I haven’t read.
🤣🤣🤣 that's so true. The puritanical chap (was his name Joseph? I can't remember) seemed to make his words by grabbing a handful of Scrabble tiles. I'm familiar with the Yorkshire dialect but he was still indecipherable. Methinks that Emily Bronte may have written brilliantly but she was probably lousy at the piano forte. Her ear was off.🤣
I have read three Wuthering heights, To kill a mockingbird, and Agnes Gray. I hated Wuthering heights with a passion 😂, at first I thought maybe because of how it is market, a love story, but when I was reading it I couldn't see the love in it. It is a story of revenge, hate and obsession. Then a year later I tried to read it again and just couldn't finish it. I liked To kill a Mockingbird but I want to reread it because I am afraid that I didn't fully appreciate it. Oh Agnes Gray is really a beautiful novel. Anne is my favourite of the three sisters even though Jane Eyre is my favourite book of all time. In my humble opinion I consider Anne as a contemporary author of her time. In both her novels she deals with important issues at that time and even nowadays with The Tenant of Wildfall hall ( alcoholism and domestic violence), in a way both her novels are almost autobiography. In The Tenant of Wildfall hall she was writing about her brother who also was alcoholic. Sorry for my long comment but I am a bit obsessed with the Brontes😂 Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
I agree, romance is not the best thing to focus on when it comes to Wuthering Heights. If you go into the book expecting some good love, oh well. Otherwise brilliant!
Great video! Funny enough, Mansfield Park and Emma are my favorite Austen books (of the 4 I read). I like her edgier side. 😅 Do you have any videos describing how you take notes in your books while reading? Thanks.
Emma is an excellent book. I think I would place Mansfield Park as my favourite, but I haven't read Emma for quite some time. I do remember being impressed by the contrivance of Emma as a story.
Cathy and Heathcliff, neither one very sympathetic characters, get hold of yourselves. Boo Radley is a favorites character. Yes, I've read all these books. Mansfield Park is like the old verse about being dressed all shiney and bright on the outside, but all tattered beneath (sampler wisdom).
I love your reading selection for June and all of these spark so much conversation, but I'll stick with the Agnes Grey because it's brilliant. It's so underrated! I've often heard complaints that it's too short and underdeveloped-what? The length is what makes it so extraordinary. I feel I know Anne herself from reading this story. She doesn't waste a word because she knows exactly what she wants to say. Maybe it's because I taught in the public school system for years myself and so relate to the same frustrations, but the way she connects the animal cruelty with how we treat others, parental negligence, encouraging women to marry horrible men just for the sake of financial security - wow - it packs a punch. Yes, The Tenant of Wildfell Hall is complex and such a wonderful read, but Agnes Grey, especially that wonderful romantic bit at the end, somehow celebrates the beauty in simple, everyday life. sorry for this long comment, but I'm obviously an Agnes fan 😂 thanks for your videos!
What an amazing comment. Love this Mitzi. I do pick up a slightly ardent enthusiasm for Agnes🤣 so great to hear such passion. Don't apologise for long comment Mitzi, it was delightful. Love hearing your thoughts.😀👍
Love your excitement over To Kill a Mockingbird. A great book, and then one scene elevates it right to the heavens of American writing.
Couldn't agree more , Troy. It was spectacular and so brilliantly thought out. I want to watch the film now.😀👍
I remember reading and liking Harper Lee about six years ago (when I was 14 lol), and I'm sure I'd appreciate it much more if i read it now, or whenever later! Been a while since I read Wuthering Heights, and even though I remember its aggression very vividly, I'd like to re-read it very soon, what a classic. Read Agnes Grey in Feb and loved it so much-I've only read one book by them each, but I think that while she doesn't have Charlotte's polish or Emily's passion, Anne's charm is unparalleled. Hope she gets a film adaptation soon (a new Persuasion is on it's way)!
Your edition of Mansfield Park is GORGEOUS. Keats, of course, is my favorite. I have his penguin collection, but got a little black classics edition the other day because I cannot possibly get enough. Loved, loved your reviews, thank you 😌💓
Mockingbird is fantastic and I can imagine it being moving even at 14😀 But its one of those books I reckon that will always be relevant and curves and folds with us as we develop year by year. Wuthering Heights is an assault on the emotions. I read it when I was much younger and don't think I grasped its power at the time. Now, I adore it.
Totally agree with you about Anne Bronte. I think she was more the careful observer, able to detach and weigh things more dispassionately than her sisters. Tenant of Wildfell Hall is one of my favourite books.
"To Kill a Mockingbird" is definitely a masterpiece. I can't imagine anyone not liking that novel. I look forward to the full review on that one! Keats is probably my favorite of the romantic poets.😊😊
You're right. Although some want to cancel it now, which is sad. Harold Bloom called this attitude 'the school of Resentment. '
I want to watch the Gregory Peck film now. I've been told its very good.
Patty-I loved To Kill a Mockingbird. You will love the movie. Gregory Peck did such a great job as Atticus Finch that he was always thought of as Atticus Finch later on in his career. I loved Agnes Grey. It's totally underrated. Thank you for bringing this novel out.Mansfield Park is one of Austen books 📚. I love the way you reviewed it. Fanny is my second favorite heroine after Eleanor Dashwood. Once again, you nailed it 👏 .
You had some great reads. Totally agree Wuthering Heights is sublime!
Thank you. .and thanks for being so kind as to comment too 😊. It's a shame that Emily Bronte never wrote any other novels.
I need to give Mockingbird another chance. I wasn't really present the first time I read it. Your enthusiasm is infectious and your descriptions intriguing!
I loved Scout as I read it in High School and the boys. My children read it in Middle School. The movie ads were on my bedroom wall through HS and college. A powerful and moving novel. Harper Lee was Truman Capote's childhood nextdoor friend.
Looks like a wonderful wrap up for June! Love that edition of Mansfield Park! I did read To Kill a Mockingbird long time ago in school but don't remember it that much. I need to give it a go again! I definitely want to read Agnes Grey sounds like a wonderful read!
Agnes Grey is almost an historical document in the way it reveals the living conditions of a governess. I really enjoyed mockingbird.
I’m glad you read To Kill a Mockingbird and enjoyed it. As a former American English teacher I taught TKAM for many years and loved it. It is taught by lots of high school teachers across the US and for all the good reasons you mentioned. It’s a masterpiece. Please go on to view the film with Gregory Peck if you haven’t already. It’s wonderful as well. I read Agnes Gray last fall and Tenant of Wildfell Hall this past winter. I’m glad I read them in that order (as you suggested). Anne is a quiet writer but definitely packs a punch. I enjoyed both very much. Keep up the great videos. ❤️
Wow I bet it was a delight to be able to teach TKAM. Such an excellent book. Thought the snowman scene was a clever touch.😀❤
Anne is more quiet, you are right. She strikes me as a girl who really thought deeply about her surroundings. Her parents must have been fascinating people to produce such prodigious daughters.
This wrap up was wonderful! You gave marvelous insights without giving away too much. Wuthering Heights is one of my favorite novels. It’s just relentless and never seems to give the reader a break. I must read it again, maybe in that lovely edition you just bought. I would love to see you do a more in depth review of Mansfield Park. Could that ever be on the menu? I would love it. Thanks for your videos!
Thank you Hilarity 😊 W Heights was immense. I just wish Emily had lived longer. Can you imagine what else she would have written as she honed her craft?
As for Mansfield Park, I'd love to do an on depth review. It deserves it. So many balls to juggle.😀👍
Your copy of Mansfield Park is gorgeous. Mansfield Park is a wonderful novel and I enjoyed it, however I did prefer Emma and Persuasion.
I started Mansfield Park yesterday. I’m looking forward to it
Oh I hope you like it as much as I do. Let me know your thoughts afterwards. Have you read any other of Austens work?
@@tristanandtheclassics6538 I read both Pride & Prejudice and Sense and Sensibility a long time ago (20+ years ago). I remember enjoying them but I’m due for a reread.
I got to chapter 7 and was so lost. I did not want to DNF so I regrouped. I found a character relationship chart and started over. Reading slower has improved my comprehension. It’s been several months since I read something so challenging. I am still loving it.
Wuthering Heights is my favorite book of all time... The book is amazing, I don't think it's the perfect book when it comes to the story itself, but the writing is amazing as is the structure of the novel.
I don't think it's just a love story, or an obsessive love story. The book has much more than that, I think the most important message of the book is that our beliefs and desires can ultimately blind us and when we don't see anything else, there is no evolution. Both Cathy and Headcliff are similar but act differently, they both give up on living because they just want to live with each other, but I think Headcliff is more ambitious. I liked Cathy's daughter more than Cathy herself, I found her similar to Headcliff, and I think she also realized it when she wanted to manipulate his son (I don't remember the name anymore), but managed to get out of this cycle of destruction to her good and those she loved. I think this book is a lesson in family relationships and how they can affect you. Well, I could be talking and talking about the book, but I'll stop here. 😅
Hello! I need to reread Wuthering Heights soon! I remember i LOVED it years ago. I was surprised at how much I loved it because i HATED every character in the book :)
🤣🤣🤣 That's precisely how I felt. I felt sympathetic towards Hareton. He tried, low him.
From my June wrap-up, I liked Blue Horses by Mary Oliver, Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng and On Chesil Beach by Ian McEwan. I remember you asking me about both In Watermelon Sugar by Richard Brautigan and Conversations With Friends by Sally Rooney, and now that I've read those I can confirm that I loved them both very much for a bunch of specific reasons. If you ever decide to pick up either, I'd love to tell you about them :-)
Well that sounds like a soul affecting reading month. I've had others recommending Brautigan so, when I get the chance I will start with Watermelon Sugar.😀
Read all but Agnes Grey. It’s a solid month for you. I think I like Mansfield Park more than you. Wuthering Heights is great, but it has some of the most maddening dialect writing of any book I’ve ever read. It can be really dreadful getting through some of the servants’ speeches. I will probably get to Agnes Grey sometime soon; it’s one of the only Bronte books I haven’t read.
🤣🤣🤣 that's so true. The puritanical chap (was his name Joseph? I can't remember) seemed to make his words by grabbing a handful of Scrabble tiles. I'm familiar with the Yorkshire dialect but he was still indecipherable. Methinks that Emily Bronte may have written brilliantly but she was probably lousy at the piano forte. Her ear was off.🤣
I have read three Wuthering heights, To kill a mockingbird, and Agnes Gray.
I hated Wuthering heights with a passion 😂, at first I thought maybe because of how it is market, a love story, but when I was reading it I couldn't see the love in it. It is a story of revenge, hate and obsession. Then a year later I tried to read it again and just couldn't finish it.
I liked To kill a Mockingbird but I want to reread it because I am afraid that I didn't fully appreciate it.
Oh Agnes Gray is really a beautiful novel. Anne is my favourite of the three sisters even though Jane Eyre is my favourite book of all time.
In my humble opinion I consider Anne as a contemporary author of her time. In both her novels she deals with important issues at that time and even nowadays with The Tenant of Wildfall hall ( alcoholism and domestic violence), in a way both her novels are almost autobiography. In The Tenant of Wildfall hall she was writing about her brother who also was alcoholic.
Sorry for my long comment but I am a bit obsessed with the Brontes😂
Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
I agree, romance is not the best thing to focus on when it comes to Wuthering Heights. If you go into the book expecting some good love, oh well. Otherwise brilliant!
Great video! Funny enough, Mansfield Park and Emma are my favorite Austen books (of the 4 I read). I like her edgier side. 😅 Do you have any videos describing how you take notes in your books while reading? Thanks.
Emma is an excellent book. I think I would place Mansfield Park as my favourite, but I haven't read Emma for quite some time. I do remember being impressed by the contrivance of Emma as a story.
I think my video on How to Read Like Professor is the video I talk about not taking.
@tristanandtheclassics6538 thank you so much!
@@Dinadoesyoga you're welcome. I hope you enjoy it.
Cathy and Heathcliff, neither one very sympathetic characters, get hold of yourselves. Boo Radley is a favorites character. Yes, I've read all these books. Mansfield Park is like the old verse about being dressed all shiney and bright on the outside, but all tattered beneath (sampler wisdom).