Congratulations on your new book!! I have pre-ordered a copy and cannot wait 'til the release date!
Mel, I also want to say that I LOVE your book un-reviews and always find something to add to my own to-read list. The only book I have read in this group is War and Peace, which I loved. Tolstoy just understands people and motivation. I like his short stories just as much. However, my favorite genre is Gothic, and I do have a few authors and titles to suggest:
Simone St. James: An Inquiry Into Love and Death, Silence for the Dead, The Haunting of Maddy Clare, and The Other Side of Midnight. All of these were a suspenseful mix of mystery, romance, and supernatural elements in a highly atmospheric setting. St. James has since switched gears a bit, and I have not enjoyed her newer releases as much.
Laura Purcell: The Poison Thread, The Silent Companions, The House of Darkness
The Square of Sevens, by Laura Shepherd-Robinson
The Little Stranger, by Sarah Waters
The great Mary Stewart: I especially loved Touch Not the Cat, Rose Cottage, and Thornyhold
For classics, you can't go wrong with Daphne DuMaurier: Rebecca, Jamaica Inn, and My Cousin Rachel;
and Wilkie Collins: The Woman in White and The Moonstone
There are many more that I have read and loved, but I just can't think this morning.
Oh gosh! So many good things in this comment!! Thank you so much for the pre-order ;) -- it's so very much appreciated. I'm excited for you to read it!
Yes - Tolstoy is a genius with his characters...he really understands human nature and manages to convey it soooo well. To the point that many of these characters are as infuriating as real people :).
And big thank yous for all of these lovely book recommendations!! Wowzers...I'm jotting them all down. Gothtober might leak into November and beyond...perhaps a whole winter season of Gothic literature!! I had NO idea you were such a fan of the genre! I've read The Silent Companions and Mary Stewart *swoon* - love her. I re-read Rebecca last year (love that!) but haven't read any other DuMaurier -- I will rectify that! And Wilkie Collins....I've had him on my radar for a while but then I forget, so thank you for the reminder.
It sounds like you've had a productive and enlightening reading month with much to offer -- and all are new to me (except War and Peace, which sits there, staring at me, waiting to take the plunge! I just posted my April reads, too, but only a few and mostly pretty lightweight! Enjoy May and three cheers on the book!
It was definitely enlightening.....not necessarily in a positive way, but I just love nerding out on this stuff so no book is ever a waste of time in my opinion.
You won't regret the plunge...take it!! I'm really enjoying W&P...I think the key has been in reading it very slowly. xoxo
Hello M! Oh Cutting for Stone is gorgeous, I read it in Addis Ababa during my first great undoing of 2012. I think I shall read it again now. And big congrats on Hazel 🌻🙌🌞 xj
Oh wow!! How cool is that?!? Although maybe not if you were undoing at the time? Unless it was a positive undoing....regardless, it's a beautiful, amazing book. xoxo ps. thank you!! xo
I love good Gothic novels. Two recommendations: The Mysteries of Udolpho by Anne Radcliffe (classic) and Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (contemporary).
I still haven’t read ACoTaR. But I’m nearly done with the nonfiction book I’ve been reading for months so will hopefully be starting that soon.
Excellent! So no matter how you feel about the first one, read the second before deciding if you want to commit 😝😊
Congratulations on your new book!! I have pre-ordered a copy and cannot wait 'til the release date!
Mel, I also want to say that I LOVE your book un-reviews and always find something to add to my own to-read list. The only book I have read in this group is War and Peace, which I loved. Tolstoy just understands people and motivation. I like his short stories just as much. However, my favorite genre is Gothic, and I do have a few authors and titles to suggest:
Simone St. James: An Inquiry Into Love and Death, Silence for the Dead, The Haunting of Maddy Clare, and The Other Side of Midnight. All of these were a suspenseful mix of mystery, romance, and supernatural elements in a highly atmospheric setting. St. James has since switched gears a bit, and I have not enjoyed her newer releases as much.
Laura Purcell: The Poison Thread, The Silent Companions, The House of Darkness
The Square of Sevens, by Laura Shepherd-Robinson
The Little Stranger, by Sarah Waters
The great Mary Stewart: I especially loved Touch Not the Cat, Rose Cottage, and Thornyhold
For classics, you can't go wrong with Daphne DuMaurier: Rebecca, Jamaica Inn, and My Cousin Rachel;
and Wilkie Collins: The Woman in White and The Moonstone
There are many more that I have read and loved, but I just can't think this morning.
Oh gosh! So many good things in this comment!! Thank you so much for the pre-order ;) -- it's so very much appreciated. I'm excited for you to read it!
Yes - Tolstoy is a genius with his characters...he really understands human nature and manages to convey it soooo well. To the point that many of these characters are as infuriating as real people :).
And big thank yous for all of these lovely book recommendations!! Wowzers...I'm jotting them all down. Gothtober might leak into November and beyond...perhaps a whole winter season of Gothic literature!! I had NO idea you were such a fan of the genre! I've read The Silent Companions and Mary Stewart *swoon* - love her. I re-read Rebecca last year (love that!) but haven't read any other DuMaurier -- I will rectify that! And Wilkie Collins....I've had him on my radar for a while but then I forget, so thank you for the reminder.
Oh...so many lovely booksies!! xoxo
Echoing Mary Stewart I love her books. I am currently debating rereading her Arthurian 4.
It sounds like you've had a productive and enlightening reading month with much to offer -- and all are new to me (except War and Peace, which sits there, staring at me, waiting to take the plunge! I just posted my April reads, too, but only a few and mostly pretty lightweight! Enjoy May and three cheers on the book!
It was definitely enlightening.....not necessarily in a positive way, but I just love nerding out on this stuff so no book is ever a waste of time in my opinion.
You won't regret the plunge...take it!! I'm really enjoying W&P...I think the key has been in reading it very slowly. xoxo
Congratulations on your new book 👏🏼👏🏼 can’t wait to add it to my bookshelf!!
Thank you,Michelle!! xoxo
Hello M! Oh Cutting for Stone is gorgeous, I read it in Addis Ababa during my first great undoing of 2012. I think I shall read it again now. And big congrats on Hazel 🌻🙌🌞 xj
Oh wow!! How cool is that?!? Although maybe not if you were undoing at the time? Unless it was a positive undoing....regardless, it's a beautiful, amazing book. xoxo ps. thank you!! xo
I love good Gothic novels. Two recommendations: The Mysteries of Udolpho by Anne Radcliffe (classic) and Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (contemporary).
Ooooh!! Thank you! I have a copy of The Mysteries of Udolpho and will definitely look into the other! xo