Favourite books of 2021 💫 Thomas Hardy, Sally Rooney & Susanna Clarke

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  • My top 5 books of 2021! What was your top read of last year? My reading year mainly consisted of non-fiction history books, re-reading my favourite classics and returning to some wonderful authors ✨ #booktube
    📚 Books mentioned 📚
    Introduction: 0:00
    My reading year ft Sybil: 0:09
    River Kings by Cat Jarman: 1:06
    Young, Damned & Fair by Gareth Russell: 3:26
    Far from the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy: 5:21
    Piranesi by Susanna Clarke: 7:32
    Beautiful World Where Are You by Sally Rooney: 11:30
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  • @MadiIrenee
    @MadiIrenee 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    As always, I love your selection books! I am on a huge classic re-reading binge at the moment and I will have to add Far From The Madding Crowd - I just have to be in the right place to expose myself to the sadness of Thomas Hardy! It sounds like an amazing experience being able to read it where it was set!

  • @reasonistreason
    @reasonistreason 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I loved River Kings too, and haven't heard many people talk about it, so it was lovely to hear your take on it

  • @KatieRuby
    @KatieRuby 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'm so glad you enjoyed River Kings! Through living right next to York and studying Norse mythology at uni, I am quite obsessed with vikings so it's lovely to hear you are enjoying reading more about them!

  • @ChrisDailyReading
    @ChrisDailyReading 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great selection! I really want to pick up River Kings now. I also really enjoyed Beautiful World, Where Are You. Just really love Rooney

  • @judyleigh68
    @judyleigh68 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great choices, Claire!

  • @rosemannering
    @rosemannering 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love the sound of the Viking book - adding that one to my audio list

  • @TheRitualofReading
    @TheRitualofReading 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love your selection. Just bought the Thomas Hardy in a beautiful edition yesterday 🙂 And I should ignore my stubborn "never read what everyone is reading" voice in my head and try Sally Rooney, thank you !

  • @michaelgarcia2973
    @michaelgarcia2973 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I have read Tess Of U'bervilles novel by Thomas Hardy and i recently found out that the English Language is the sister language of The Frisian Language.

  • @GinaStanyerBooks
    @GinaStanyerBooks 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Piranesi was in my top 2 last year (I couldn't decide between it and Beloved by Toni Morrison). It's amazing to me how much she managed to squeeze into such a short book, and the structure was just incredible.

    • @Claire_Fenby
      @Claire_Fenby  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Beloved destroys me in the very best way!!

  • @badfaith4u
    @badfaith4u 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Such an enjoyable video. As always, your cat was a wonderful addition. 🐈❤️😍🥰🤩😘🐱
    I enjoyed the Brown Sisters series by Talia Hibbert and The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood. 📚

  • @mariat.3961
    @mariat.3961 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Enjoy your videos so much
    Haven’t read any of those but u do want to read River Kings
    It sounds wonderful snd I do love history
    Happy Nee Year!!

    • @Claire_Fenby
      @Claire_Fenby  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you so much! 💫

  • @apocalypsereading7117
    @apocalypsereading7117 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    ah I can't wait to get to Thomas Hardy one of these days! a lovely varied list. my top two were Demons by Dostoevsky and Comet in Moominland by Tove Jansson, between the two of them i think i felt every emotion under the sun.

  • @SpacePrjncess
    @SpacePrjncess 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I would love to hear more about the other nonfiction books you read last year! I’m not quite sure if you already talked about doing that or not.

  • @hajerabouswa7900
    @hajerabouswa7900 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Cheers 🙏🏻💛

  • @ReadingNymph
    @ReadingNymph 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    That's true, there is alot about Anne but not the others. It's a time period I have a passion for, I'm going to have to pick up Young, Damned and Fair

  • @WhatVictoriaRead
    @WhatVictoriaRead 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    💛💛💛

  • @johnfleming5470
    @johnfleming5470 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Put four of your books on my list - NO HARDY - I read Jude the obscure in high school and it still leaves a bad taste decades later - I’ve seen piranesi pop up repeatedly on best lists over the years. So THANKS!

    • @Claire_Fenby
      @Claire_Fenby  ปีที่แล้ว

      I'd definitely recommend Far from the Madding Crowd - a very different book from Jude ✨

  • @BookwormAdventureGirl
    @BookwormAdventureGirl 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Your cat behind you is adorable. Your number one might be one I will read for nonfiction November. I still need to read Thomas Hardy’s work. Maybe I will start with Madding Crowd. Piranesi is on my TBR. 😊💙

    • @Claire_Fenby
      @Claire_Fenby  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      River Kings would be the perfect nonfiction November read!

  • @bookswithamymarie
    @bookswithamymarie 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love your red lipstick!

    • @Claire_Fenby
      @Claire_Fenby  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks! My signature look ahaha

  • @jeanchampollin9906
    @jeanchampollin9906 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm betting 2022 will lean more on the fiction side for you. When it comes to a favorite valley of the assassins by Freya stark.

  • @jomc6734
    @jomc6734 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I've read Tess of the D'Urbervilles and Jude the Obscure by Hardy but not Madding Crowd. I find Hardy so depressing that I'd really have to be in an extremely happy frame of my to allow myself to read something that will likely destroy me.

    • @Claire_Fenby
      @Claire_Fenby  ปีที่แล้ว

      Far from the Madding Crowd is definitely a cheerful one (with a few deaths thrown in 😅)

  • @FusionStudioUK
    @FusionStudioUK 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    My husband bought River Kings for me for Christmas