I feel seen by your take on Cranford! It's been the only Gaskell novel I read so far after having high expectations, and I was definitely underwhelmed. Glad to know you enjoyed her other novels more--I'll be coming back to her.
Love it! So many on that list that are my favorites - Woman in White, Hard Times, Bleak House, Persuasion, and Cranford. There is a BBC mini-series of Bleak House which is quite good (with Gillian Anderson); we just watched a modern version of Rebecca which was well done (2020). Hope to read North and South this year, but must first devote my attention to Middlemarch :) Also, did my Christmas card arrive in time?
I grew up in Switzerland and came to Canada via an exchange student year when I was 16 (inspired by Anne of Green Gables:) and decided to move here permanently when I was 18 (although we visit my family in Switzerland every year:).
Ooooo I remember loving The Snow Child when I listened on audio a few years ago. Some great titles on this list, and some I'm going to take note of for my own 2024 list. :)
I feel seen by your take on Cranford! It's been the only Gaskell novel I read so far after having high expectations, and I was definitely underwhelmed. Glad to know you enjoyed her other novels more--I'll be coming back to her.
I’d love to hear how you like her other books!
Love it! So many on that list that are my favorites - Woman in White, Hard Times, Bleak House, Persuasion, and Cranford. There is a BBC mini-series of Bleak House which is quite good (with Gillian Anderson); we just watched a modern version of Rebecca which was well done (2020). Hope to read North and South this year, but must first devote my attention to Middlemarch :) Also, did my Christmas card arrive in time?
Yes, your card arrived! I don’t think I realized that you were a fellow Canadian; I was born in Winnipeg.
I haven’t seen the film adaptations of Bleak House or Rebecca; I will have to look those up!
I grew up in Switzerland and came to Canada via an exchange student year when I was 16 (inspired by Anne of Green Gables:) and decided to move here permanently when I was 18 (although we visit my family in Switzerland every year:).
Ooooo I remember loving The Snow Child when I listened on audio a few years ago. Some great titles on this list, and some I'm going to take note of for my own 2024 list. :)
I’d love to hear what you’re planning to read this year! I need to make my own list, too. :)
Love finding a fellow book-lover!