The TBR thread

[Maggie]

Hi everyone! I've been a fan of the Victorians for a long time, but this is the first time I'm actively participating in Victober (and I'm really excited about it). My current TBR is: 'Dracula', 'Far from the madding crowd' and 'Tale of two cities'. I'm not sure I'm going to read them all, though. What do you guys think? I would love to hear your opinions!

[Alwynne]

Maggie wrote: "Hi everyone! I've been a fan of the Victorians for a long time, but this is the first time I'm actively participating in Victober (and I'm really excited about it). My current TBR is: 'Dracula', 'F..."

I re-read 'Dracula' last year and still enjoyed it, but I like that kind of brooding, gothic story. And I wasn't sure I'd like 'A Tale of Two Cities' but ended up loving it. It's a lot less baggy and drawn out than others of his I've read and there are some wonderful images. But quite a wrenching read.

[Lorri]

Froggles wrote: "My TBR this year is 'David Copperfield', 'Villette', 'East Lynne' and 'Dr. Thorne', and as I'm unlikely to finish them all in October, my Victober will run until I'm done.

But no matter, as I'm ce..."

Welcome to the Diamond Jubilee club! All of your choices are on my to-be-read-over-the-next-few-years list.

[Froggles]

Lorri Emerson, thank you for welcoming me into the Diamond Jubilee club! :o)

[Theresa]

Froggles wrote: "Lorri Emerson, thank you for welcoming me into the Diamond Jubilee club! :o)"

What's a Diamond jubilee club?

[Jodi]

Froggles wrote: "My TBR this year is 'David Copperfield', 'Villette', 'East Lynne' and 'Dr. Thorne', and as I'm unlikely to finish them all in October, my Victober will run until I'm done.

But no matter, as I'm ce..."
Good picks! Last year I listened to Dracula on Audible as I walked around the neighborhoods enjoying the Halloween decorations, spooky but fun. David Copperfield is one of my top 3 Dickens favorites, you will really enjoy it. I plan on reading Villette for the first time this Victober as well.

[Froggles]

Theresa,

Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee was a celebration of her 50th anniversary on the throne.

I turned 50 this year & am calling it my Diamond Jubilee.

Jh1rn,

I read 'Dracula' many years ago & enjoyed it.

Somewhere I heard that it taps into the Victorians' fear of syphillis & of the immigrants that were coming into England at that time & suspicions of their customs & behaviours.

I've been meaning to reread it to see if I think that's true.

[Lorri]

Mid-Victober check-in:

59% complete with 1,293 pages read of 2193 pages planned

√- The Woman in White 1859 Wilkie Collins sensation, city, popular pp672
√- Tess of the d’Urbervilles 1891 Thomas Hardy rural, heroine with male author, popular, simultaneous Kindle and Audible pp404
36%- Sylvia’s Lovers 1863 Elizabeth Gaskell sensation, heroine with female author pp455
22%- Intentions: √- The Decay of Lying; Pen, Pencil, and Poison; The Critic as Artist; and The Truth of Masks Oscar Wilde 1891 nonfiction essays pp284
0%- Both Sides the Border: A Tale of Hotspur and Glendower G.A. Henty 1898 popular pp378

√- sensation
√- city
√- rural
√- female main character written by a male author
√√- popular unread (no rereads)
√- listen to an audio version

I read Gothic Tales earlier this year and may or may not reread, so it’s not included in these stats

[Theresa]

Froggles wrote: "Theresa,

Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee was a celebration of her 50th anniversary on the throne.

I turned 50 this year & am calling it my Diamond Jubilee.

Jh1rn
Well, I guess I have been a member for a couple years now:)

I read 'Dracula' many years a..."

[Lorri]

Additions: I plan to watch:

- The Woman in White 2018 miniseries
- Tess of the D’Urbervilles 2008 miniseries
- The Hollow Crown 2012 Shakespeare series episode 2 Henry IV, part 1 covering the same historical events as Both Sides the Border: A Tale of Hotspur and Glendower by G.A. Henty
- Carmilla 2020 1hr 33mins

[April]

I just finished The Beetle by Richard Marsh. I'm going to finish off the month with Gothic Tales and the audiobook of Carmilla.