My 'Autumn-Winter' Reading List

Yeah... I finished my Summer reading list way sooner than I expected, and it's still not Autumn! Kind of funny really. But I ran out of stuff to read, so I figured I'd just start this now. It'll probably take me a while to finish it anyway, since I've got a load of super long books on it! I hope to be able to finish it by January.

Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte

I've heard some seriously conflicting things about this book. One side says that it's a horrid book that tries to make twisted obsession look beautiful, and the other camp says that it's a study on why that kind of love wouldn't work. I'd like to find out myself, though I am a little intimidated by the first chapter. I tried it a year or two ago, and could not make it through! Let's hope I'm more patient this time around! Oh, and you should have seen my Dad's face when I said I was reading this. :D

Toilers of the Sea by Victor Hugo

Another book my sister wants me to 'screen' for her. I've heard good things about it, and you can't really go too wrong in a story about guys fighting sea monsters. Right? And it's Victor Hugo, I'm sure I'll learn a lot about the life and habits of the giant squid. ;)

The Man Who Laughs by Victor Hugo

I got this one used at the library for 50 cents. I had heard some things about it, but I didn't know the full plot. All I can say is that it sounds pretty good, though a little disturbing. And the depressing ending sounds very tacked on. I'll have to read the full thing to find out though.

The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy

I heard it's about a guy who rescued innocent people from the guillotine, that's pretty rad, yeah? Should be good...

Persuasion by Jane Austen

I'm slowly but surely working my way through all the books of Jane Austen, of which I have read three. This one's actually one of the shorter books on this reading list, and I already know the story fairly well, so it should be a nice read!

Mansfield Park by Jane Austen

Then I'll just have Sense and Sensibility left! Huzzah!

Ahem, this is probably the least popular Jane Austen novel, but my Mom gave me a short lecture on why it's just as cool as the others, so I shall soon embark on a quest to read it!

Confessions of St. Augustine by... St. Augustine!

St. Augustine is one of my favorite saints, and I recently found this in the garage (Our garage is filled with wonderous piles of boxes that are filled with books. Some of which have been eaten by silverfish :P). It should be good spiritual reading, something that I really should be doing all the time.

The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

This book is translated from Russian, about four brothers each accused of patricide, deeply introspective and philosophical, and 993 pages long. SI SE PUEDE! SI SE PUEDE!!

The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

Saw it at the library and thought "I should read THAT sometime!" This is that time. Also, I know this sounds really bad, but we recently saw the 2002 movie, and it is so awesome!

Les Miserables by Victor Hugo

If only I didn't already have a copy of this book...
Pretty cover...

"Let it go, Monica!!"

"But I found our copy with the pretty red cover!"

"You just read it last year!"

"My precioooouuuuusssssss..."

"Urgh, she's hopeless."

 

By the way, my friend Ice Cream has written a lovely post in defense of Frodo, you can read it here.



My Reading List for the Summer

Let's see if I can finish a reading list. :)

1. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

As opposed to Pride and Prejudice by Mark Twain. ;)

Anyway, this one's a re-read, because the first time I read this book I was reading it for school, and barely paid attention. So to give it a fair chance, I'm reading it again, and even though I'm not really crazy about it, I definitely like it better than last time.

 

 

Silas Marner by George Eliot

I don't remember much about the plot for this one. I watched the mini-series a few years back, and I remember that I liked it. So I figured, what the hey! Might as well give it a shot.

 

The Lord of the Rings by Tolkien

I feel so illiterate... the truth is, I have read most of LOTR... just never in the right order. But I figured now was the time to read all the way through the trilogy, that way I can consider myself a proper homeschooled teenager. ;)

 

Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen

A while back, my sister and I took the Jane Austen heroine quiz, and Libby came out as Catherine Morland. We did some research on Miss Morland, and Libby decided that she liked her very much. So it has fallen upon me to read the book and see if it's anything my sister could read. Should be fun!

 

The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

... It's on the kindle, and the premise sounds interesting. Oh, and some friends of mine have a cat called Dorian. That's about it. XD

 

Charlotte's Web by E.B. White

Another re-read. But it's been ages since the last time I read this one, and I've just read Babe The Gallant Pig, and I want to see how the two measure up against each other. ;)

 

The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo

Yet another re-read. But I wanted some nice, short books to read in between the really long hauls. I really resent the fact that the back of this book says Ages 7-10. It's an amazingly deep story, and I think it can be enjoyed by all ages. Except apparently, for all those adults on Amazon reviews who think it's too dark.

 

Great Expectations by Charles Dickens

My mom read this one to me and my siblings a really long time ago, and I figured it was time to read it myself. My sister's also read the abridged version, and is very attached to the character Hector.

 

Coraline by Neil Gaiman

This book is amazing. It's a little weird and scary, but I like stories that make me afraid of the dark hallway. XD

 



So there it is! I hope to be able to finish these by the end of summer, or at least the end of the year. I also have school reading to do, so that might slow down the progress a bit, but hey! What's bedtime for besides staying up for hours reading?