September 27: Books on my Fall TBR list:
Ten books for fall? The good folks at the Broke and the Bookish read
faster than I, or reader shorter books than I, or both. I will definitely NOT
finish all of these before Winter Solstice. In fact, if I’ve even begun Les
Mis, I’ll be doing good. Regardless, the next 10 up:
Atlas Shrugged – about one quarter through this. I really like it so far.
Great Expectations – a reread, it’s
been a while. I’m looking forward to see if my feelings change. I remember
being a little dissatisfied with the ending, which is pretty unusual for
Dickens. I have a feeling I may like it better this time.
The Fountainhead – I’ll be pretty
fresh off finishing my first Ayn Rand, and already my second. I’m enjoying the
first, so looking forward to the second.
The Wings of the
Dove
– Also fairly fresh off my first Henry James novel, which I didn’t love, so I’m
not terribly excited about this one…and I have two more Henry James’ novels
coming up.
Les Misérables – Never read it,
but I love each and every film version I’ve seen. Looking forward to this one.
Crime and
Punishment – My second read of Dostoevsky, looking forward to it.
The Heart of the
Matter – First read of Graham Greene, and I’ve no inkling of the plot. Greene
had a day job similar to my own…so there’s that.
Appointment in
Samarra – Also unfamiliar with John O’Hara or his novel. No expectations.
Vanity Fair – a reread. I
loved it first time, though it lags a bit in the middle.
The Golden Bowl – and another
Henry James novel.
The Portrait of a
Lady
– and another, but this from a much earlier period of James’ writing, which I
have read is very different from his later writing. Perhaps I will like this
more.
I also don't expect to read 10 books during Fall, but one can dream, right? Crime and Punishment is also on my list, but to be quite honest I'm having a hard time with it. Maybe reading your review will encourage me to read on.
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I'll remind you of C&P when I start...probably not before 2017.
DeleteThere are a few on here (the Hugo, the Henry James) that I'd really like to read as well. Not this fall, though. :)
ReplyDeleteHappy reading!
Thank Jillian.
DeleteThanks Tim...I will check it out.
ReplyDeleteI think I love much of your fall TBR list.
ReplyDeleteI read The Fountainhead in college (thanks to an architect professor). I LOVED it b/c Howard Roark was ME, me, me, and I was so self-centered when I was 20. However, I wonder how I would feel about Roark today. I really must reread this tome; and I just need to read more Ayn Rand b/c she is awesome and radical.
BTW, Portrait of a Lady caused conflict between James and me, but that is from a woman's perspective. So I am curious how you will view it.
I am LOVING Atlas Shrugged so far...so timely TODAY!
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