Must-read autumn books

Chatting about some great autumnal reads
✨Books Mentioned✨
Pedro Paramo - Juan Rulfo tr. Margaret Sayers Peden
Hurricane Season - Fernanda Melchor tr. Sophie Hughes
The Melancholy of Resitsance - Lazslo Kraznahorkai tr. George Szirtes
The Silent Cry - Kenzaburo Oe tr. John Bester
Braised Pork - An Yu
The Crimson Petal and the White - Michel Faber
The Luminaries- Eleanor Catton
The Eighth Life - Nino Harataschivili tr. Charlotte Collins
Anna Karenina - Leo Tolstoy tr. Richard Pevear & Larissa Volkhonsky
Fathers and Sons - Ivan Turgenev tr. George Reavy
The Idiot - Fyodor Dostoevsky tr. Anna Brailovsky
Dead Souls - Nikolai Gogol tr. Robert A Maguire
A Swim in a Pond in the Rain - George Saunders
Villette - Charlotte Bronte
Marriage - Susan Ferrier
Names for the Sea - Sarah Moss
Eat the Buddha - Barbara Demick
The Romanovs - Simon Sebag Montefiore
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[@myszuna9821]

Yes! I'm so happy you can also see the alluring autumness of "The Crimson Petal and the White"!

[@karlalikestoread]

Awesome list of recommendations! You reminded me I really want to read Pedro Paramo. It does sound like it has gothic vibes, perfect for autumn. I didn’t love Hurricane Season but it does fit the autumn theme really well too. I want to read so many of the books on your list (A Swim in a Pond, The Idiot, Names for the Sea) and have also enjoyed a lot of others like Dead Souls, Ana Karenina and Villette. Great video!

[@leviackerman1565]

Loved your video❤❤❤

[@redheadreading]

The Melancholy of Resistance sounds super intriguing, definitely adding that to the "want to read" list 👀 Braised Pork is such a good autumn book rec! I really want to read The Idiot, it's one of my partner's faves so maybe this winter is the time I finally tackle it 😅 I did like The Romanovs but I do think it had a few too many footnotes - could have been edited down a smidge 🙈