Ah, it’s that time of year again - the time in which book nerds everywhere stack their October reading lists with Victorian classics. There are reading prompts and readers will choose their reading selections based off of those prompts.
I never adhere to reading prompts and as much as I love Victorian literature, I’m not participating in Victober at all this year. I’m saving my big chunky Victorian novel for November and December, so I can have more time to dive into it during all the holiday breaks.
I have no idea what the reading prompts are for this year, I just have five Victorian classics that are high up on my reading list.
- The Old Curiosity Shop - Bleak House is my top Dickens novels that I’m eager to get to and I’lm tackling that monster, starting in November. I try to read a Dickens novel a year and next up will be The Old Curiosity Shop.
- Wives and Daughters - I adore Elizabeth Gaskell’s writing. So far, I’ve read North & South, Mary Barton and Cranford. The next time I’m in the mood for Gaskell, Wives and Daughters it is!
- The Moonstone - Collins is the perfect author for this time of year. His sensation novels were like the thrillers of the Victorian era. I’ve read The Woman in White (loved it!) and this is next on my list of Collins novels to read. Also, the premise of this book makes me want to reread All the Light We Cannot See because there is an element that is very similar.
- Shirley - I’ve said it time and time again, but Jane Eyre is my favorite novel. I also read Villette last year and it is also a stunning piece of fiction. My next Charlotte Bronte novel will be Shirley.
- Lady Audley’s Secret - Another Victorian sensation novel. I keep hearing excellent things about this novel and I need to find out for myself what it’s all about.
Are you participating in Victober this year and any of the prompts? Will you read or have you read any of the novels that I have listed here?
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