Okey-dokey, then. Just thought that I'd put together a super quick (for me) video to chat a little bit about where I am with my Victober reading - keeps me honest! - and about the latest book I'll be adding to my TBR shelves after watching Mara's "Where to Start with Classics" video.
One of these days I really need to do a TBR bookshelf tour to see exactly how many books I have that still haven't been read.
Sorry to run off so quickly, but I can hear a bit of thunder, and where there's thunder, there are appliances to unplug ;-D, so a big thank you for watching, and until I see you next time,
Yes, I have decided to toss my tiara into the ring and join #Victober 2018.
My plans were to start slowly and in Jane Eyre I found a book that actually fulfills all five challenges set by the hosts.
A book by a hosts favourite Victorian author - check ✔︎
Read a Victorian novel with a proper pronoun in the title (persons name/place name) - check ✔︎
Read a book published in either the first or last decade of the Victorian era - check ✔︎ Jane Eyre was first published in 1847
Read a novel written by a woman under a male pseudonym or published anonymously - check ✔︎
Read a novel and watch a screen adaptation - check ✔︎
Victober was created by Katie Lumsden over at BOOKS AND THINGS, and is co-hosted this year by Ange from BEYOND THE PAGES, KATE HOWE, and Lucy from LUCY THE READER, who all have Victober Announcement video's up on YouTube and I have linked them above if you are interested in watching them, or if you would like to participate this year.
So, as well as reading Jane Eyre, I will
also be attempting the book chosen for the readalong which is Wives and
Daughters by Elizabeth Gaskell. Like
Jane Eyre, I have been meaning to read this for years to no avail.
Looks like Victober is the kick in the butt I need to finally start
these classics.
Finger's crossed that I can complete both books. I'll be updating my reading progress as the month goes along. These won't be the only books I'll be reading in October. I also want to get in some Halloween Reads and a little bit of Kingoween as well. Looks like I'll have a lot on my plate for next month.
Yes! I have finally come to the end of this rather large (and if I'm honest, a pain in the arse) book haul. Remind me not to do this again any time soon ;-D
As you can see, my collection of classics is growing steadily. Enough so that I now need a large bookcase to keep them all together - they are scattered around various locations in the house at present - and with 3 very large bookcases crammed into the spare bedroom I feel the time has come to perhaps call a cabinet maker to make some custom shelves that cover a whole wall. Expensive, I know, but there is so much wasted space in using standard bookcases that I think it will be worth it in the long run... maybe?
Anyway, I have more video's to edit, including a bit of bookmail from this morning, that I want to get up asap. So I will leave you here, and until I see you guys next time,
It's been a few weeks since I've felt like filming, or editing, a video. However I have bought so many books during August that I really needed to get my butt in gear and film something, so welcome to the first of three book haul videos!
Today's video is just the new books I bought. These either came from Book Depository, Booktopia, or from my local shopping centre.
Let me know in the comments if you have read any of these, and what you thought of them. I'd love to hear your thoughts on these classics. And until next time,
