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I think Raisin in the Sun is a great book. I read both the book and play version, just amazing. Thank you Ros, I am so enjoying buddy reading A Murder is Announced with you. (I wouldn't call myself an expert just a fan. I read all the Poirot's, Miss Marple's, Tommy and Tuppence, Battle's and Harley Quin's. I still have some stand alones to read.) I think it is a wonderful mystery with fun characters and a look at the transition of the UK from after WW2 to the 50's, they are entering the modern world and their reactions to it are very interesting.

Thank you ladies for the wonderful discussion. Clean was the first book I read this year. Maybe not my favourite book but very pleased I read it. Another book I read in January was In the Country of Men by Hisham Matar set in Libya under the Gaddafi regime from the view point of a child with some Atonement vibes

Oromay does sound good. I'm also looking forward to Bellies, though I am quite far behind!

Lots of intriguing reads Ros! I read the Diane Oliver collection last year and it was in my top twenty reads and one of the best short story collections I read last year, hope you enjoy it!

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That cover of Oromay is a stunner. Your whole line-up sounds so interesting!

IDK who reads more: you, Greg, of St. Donahue? Seriously. Ive seen thr film of _A Raisin in the Sun;_ have not read/seen the play, alas.

Riku Onda is one of my favorites I ve read Fishing in Dappled Sulight and thought it good. Also read The Aosawa Murders which was very good. She has a third translation I’m aware of Honeybees and Distant Thunder which I own but haven’t got to yet. I’m happy to be part of the Reading the Globe and really liked Clean and just finishing Beyond the Door. Your choice of books are always interesting see you next time

Lots of good books! I will be reading the Thorn Puller also, probably more toward the end of the month. Fish Swimming etc sounds interesting but I don’t want to get more books and not read the ones I already have.

hwllo Roz....😊📚📚📚📕📔

The Dianne Oliver stories sound excellent - look forward to your thoughts! Pencilled in The Thorn Puller and Fish Swimming in Dappled Sunlight on my TBR. I hope they're as good as they sound - will wait for your verdict 😊✨️

Amazing list!

I found Tale of Genji transporting as well. In addition to the many fascinating elements, my reading experience was enriched by leading a group read of it in 2019. Definitely a memorable read. I understand completely how it happens that some of your top reads were also group read experiences.

Thank you for this review!:) as someone who’s actually kinda struggled with the accessibility of some of Smith’s work before, I really enjoyed this one. I’d picked it up in a local bookshop after being dazzled by the cover! Very excited for its twin.

I missed the livestream but I'm here now - catching up! 🫶🏽

Couldn't make it to the live discussion, watching it now. 😊👋🏻

Aww I missed it. I planned on joining. This was a great book choice. I’ll try to make the next live

Happy Booktube Birthday 🥂

Currently reading a book by Claudia Piñeiro that is not translated into English (yet). Immediately made me thinking of you and the Piñeiro reading group.

Just found your channel and this announcement. Going to join in February 😀

I had women's prize books in my top 10 too, such a great list. I absolutely loved Soldier, Sailor too. So good. I have Mrs Montgomery Hurst on my kindle ready to read 🥰

I loved the poetry of A. R. Stallings, her book _LIKE_ (She writes in form, which I love.) 🖋

I really want to read this

For the first time ever my top book of year was Nonfiction and it was How To Say Babylon

OMG The Magic Mountain is next level writing, amazing novel

I enjoyed The Cloister Walk by Kathleen Norris several years back

nice list

Some interesting books mentioned. Food for thought. The ever expanding tbr! Happy reading to you.

PS I just looked into your earlier vlogs and learned you live in Sussex. I used to live in Arundel, West Sussex, but now live in Atlanta, GA. A nice connection ~

Goodness! I am amazed to learn about so many books I have never heard of and I'm in a classic literature book club! Thank you! I will check out some of these. You have also spurred me to go back to Anthony Trollope. The best book I read last year was the Walter Arndt translation of Pushkin's Eugene Onegin. Some of my other favorite classics include The Count of Monte Cristo and Bleak House.

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I am so glad you are enjoying Hikmet’s poems And you are right about translation in poetry, my translator friend says it is one area she cannot do. It is very hard and you have to be a poet yourself to do it A very famous poet here translated works of Sheakespare and they are great independent works of their own 😊

I’ve read everything from Jane Austen, the Brontes, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Agatha Christie, Wilkie Collins, Rebecca du Maurier. I’m working on Shakespeare, Dorothy Sayers.

All the books you mention that I have read, I have also loved. I think especially Enter Ghost and the Night Alphabet stand out to me. This makes me very excited to get to a couple of the others that are on my tbr: You Dreamed of Empires and The Love Songs of Boysie Singh. And I am reminded that I should get hold of one of Eva Baltazar's books. I was thinking of Boulder. Would you agree that that is a good place to start with her books?

Love listening to you talk about everything books 💜✨️ wishing you a fulfilling year ahead

I am reading the Robert Fitzgerald translation of The Iliad now and am really enjoying it! Great to see it in your no. 2 spot. Canterbury Tales is on my list for this year, but I don’t know if I can do the Middle English. You certainly make an enthusiastic case for the original. The top play for me was The Cherry Orchard. What a wonderful reading year you had, Ros.

I want to read _Enter Ghost_ (along w others of your recommendations)! Thanks, Roz!

I adored _James_ and _North Woods_ and I'd like to read more 2023-24 novels ... I'd like to hear your opinions upon the novel, _Beautyland._ 📚

That must have great, buddy reading _The Tales,_ w Tootight! 😊

I'm very impressed you've read Chaucer in the original language. I remember reading excerpts at 15/16 in class and finding to be in a foreign language!

As an actor I prefer watching to reading plays, but I did re-read my book of Oscar Wilde plays and Noel Coward plays. I love both Wilde and Coward and to read their plays are a joy. I read the poems of Emily Bronte, (I did read them in College but I didn't remember them.) I read Virginia Woolf's poems, and that is it this year, I want to read some more of Elizabeth Barrett Browning this year. I am going to do a buddy read of Thirst by Mary Oliver later this year.

I agree 100% with you, Rose, that to experience the real magic of poetry one should read it in the original form. I shouldn't say this because I translate, and publish, Japanese Classical poetry to contemporary Spanish, but I often face my own work and think that it is so much more beautiful, meaningful and moving in the original form ❤

I'm IN! Fantastic initiative, exactly what I have been looking for and one of my main personal motivations of reading: learning about parts of the world I don't know much about! I'll try to get hold of these books in spanish, which is in the language I most comfortably read. BTW, have you read "Hurracain Season" from Mexican author Fernanda Melchor? Not sure how well it gets translated to english (with all its mexican/local lingo), but HIGHLY recommended. A masterpiece in my opinion (could have made it into this list perhaps :P). Thank you for a delighful video! Greetings from Uruguay.

I've been reading up about translations of The Iliad. Did you have a preference between the two translations? I'm leaning towards reading Wilson when I get around to The Iliad.

What a list!! I just finished Boysie Singh last week and really enjoyed it! I am adding so many of these to my TBR, but I think The Night Alphabet has to go at the top of the list 🤩 Yay for Soldier Sailor. Such an incredible book 🧡

I just loved your enthuasism talking about those books. I will tryı to find Brotherless Night, Enter Ghost and the Night Alphabet

I have You Dreamed of Empires on my kindle. Probably after hearing you talk about it 😂Sooooo many amazing books you mentioned. Can’t wait for The Night Alphabet ❤️ Yeah for your number one!!! I just adore that book sooooo much. I know you said this but we have so many in common. Means I have to read the ones I haven’t gotten to yet!!

Love that in our Venn diagram of reading we have The Trouble with Mrs Montgomery Hurst and The Skull! I love that the Skull is in here and hearing yiu talk about it has given me so much joy. I re-read it again this year and shared with my kids. I am still terrified of the moment the Skeleton appears. So brilliant 💜📚

I love hearing your soothing voice of soft enthusiasm. Delightful accompaniment on my walk to work. I also love hearing what moved you this year, as your reading tastes are very different to mine - insiring heanchung our plans for the future. Now i am laughing aloud here 18:14 - this book sounds utterly bonkers and i am highly intrigued! Like a most bizarre emotiobally brutal game show - do a quote and we'll feed you, now let's put on a play! Adding it to my storygraph for sheer randomness! 😂 Yep added and it really does sound fantastic 💜📚