Happy 2025, Fred! Your reading goals for the year are fantastic-such a great balance of literature, science, and personal learning. I’m especially excited to hear your thoughts on We Have Always Lived in the Castle-Shirley Jackson does such an incredible job with unsettling atmospheres. And The Great Gatsby-oh, that one is an all-time favorite for me! I was never forced to read it in high school, so I got to discover it on my own, and I just love its themes of longing, illusion, and excess. Your science reading plan is impressive too-there’s something really satisfying about actually reading the books we collect rather than just admiring them on the shelf! Looking forward to your reviews as you make your way through these!
Happy new year, Fred!! I have never read 'To Kill a Mockingbird,' but I have always heard great things. We never read it in high school entirely; just a portion from the textbook. We did read Lord of the Flies, which I remember fondly compared to some of the other high school books. It seems, to me anyway, that when you are required to read a book, it can be harder to enjoy it. :P Looks like a great bunch of reading plans for the new year. Happy reading! :)
Great plans, Fred! Physics was very difficult for me in college - I don't remember doing very well in that one, lol. I really think it's fun that you're planning on reading your World Book Encyclopedia books. It's inspiring me to get to my Time-Life Science ones, one of these days. I also really enjoy "vintage" science and wildlife books! Ecology is a great choice and how wonderful to have the Canadian aspect included to make it more relatable to your area :) I also have 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea that I'm hoping to read! If I notice you decide to read it at any point, I may pick up mine too. Hope January is a great reading month for you!
Hi Fred. 1. I love the beard! 2. I like your literary goal for the year. This would be fun, to go back and read some of the books from high school, particularly the ones other schools read that I didn't. 3. I look forward to hearing your updated on your science reading goals. Happy New Year!
Interesting group of books. Jules Verne and H.G. Wells were amongst my favorite writers when I was a kid. I will be interested in what you think of their books. I recently read We Have Always Lived In the Castle recently. Liked it a lot. My main 2025 goals are to read 75 books and mostly read what I already have
Nice to see you are reading 📚.. the classics are some good high school memories for me as well. Science books look intriguing. Ecology even. Happy to see the green mug get the fame it deserves.😂
Hah, the green mug is here to stay :) I wanted to re-read (most of) the books from high school as an adult to see if I have a better appreciation for them. Hoping you're doing well - happy 2025 Linda :)
Not you too! You could have knocked me over with a feather when Justin announced (very coyly) that he was going to read some classics and wanted suggestions (not that he took them). I'm just glad to see the "science guys" resorting to literature for whatever reason:)
lol, Brian - I purposely left out Dickens from my list! I remember reading _A Tale of Two Cities_ as a teenager, and while I liked it, my biggest take-away was that it was very, very long. Hoping you enjoy _Great Expectations_ , maybe I'll eventually pick up another Dickens book :)
20000 remains on of my very favorite classics of all! It's still overly creative like journey center of earth but it's very serious to them :) Enjoy the adventure. Lots of great picks!
Nice video Fred! I always like to see what you're planning on reading! I've been on a fantasy kick lately. I just finished my first full fantasy trilogy by fellow booktuber Brian Lee Durfee, I enjoyed it. I'm going to be reading Poetry, Fantasy, History, and Writer's book on how to write conflict, character, and plot.
Thanks Todd! Glad to hear you are enjoying works from other booktubers. Great list of TBR items you have - I have to start reading up on character and plot development too. One of my goals this year is to write a novella (well, something under 50 pages). Happy new year :)
There is this old 80's scifi book called The Third Millenium A Hsitory of the World AD 200 to 3000 by Brian Stabelford which would, at least in idea, be used as a background for 6 books labeled "Emortality" and I shall take a crack at them.
Montie! I have to do a haul video soon - I picked up _The Science in Science Fiction_ and need to find the time to flip through the pages and read some of the concepts in the book. Hoping you enjoy the 6 books on "Emortality" :)
Happy 2025, Fred! Your reading goals for the year are fantastic-such a great balance of literature, science, and personal learning. I’m especially excited to hear your thoughts on We Have Always Lived in the Castle-Shirley Jackson does such an incredible job with unsettling atmospheres. And The Great Gatsby-oh, that one is an all-time favorite for me! I was never forced to read it in high school, so I got to discover it on my own, and I just love its themes of longing, illusion, and excess. Your science reading plan is impressive too-there’s something really satisfying about actually reading the books we collect rather than just admiring them on the shelf! Looking forward to your reviews as you make your way through these!
Lovely science set and goals Fred! Hope you have fun with your science projects!
Happy new year, Fred!!
I have never read 'To Kill a Mockingbird,' but I have always heard great things. We never read it in high school entirely; just a portion from the textbook. We did read Lord of the Flies, which I remember fondly compared to some of the other high school books. It seems, to me anyway, that when you are required to read a book, it can be harder to enjoy it. :P
Looks like a great bunch of reading plans for the new year. Happy reading! :)
Great plans, Fred! Physics was very difficult for me in college - I don't remember doing very well in that one, lol. I really think it's fun that you're planning on reading your World Book Encyclopedia books. It's inspiring me to get to my Time-Life Science ones, one of these days. I also really enjoy "vintage" science and wildlife books! Ecology is a great choice and how wonderful to have the Canadian aspect included to make it more relatable to your area :) I also have 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea that I'm hoping to read! If I notice you decide to read it at any point, I may pick up mine too. Hope January is a great reading month for you!
Awesome plans Fred! I’ve heard a lot of great things about the King in Yellow. Dorian Gray is such a good book!
Hi Fred.
1. I love the beard!
2. I like your literary goal for the year. This would be fun, to go back and read some of the books from high school, particularly the ones other schools read that I didn't.
3. I look forward to hearing your updated on your science reading goals.
Happy New Year!
Interesting group of books. Jules Verne and H.G. Wells were amongst my favorite writers when I was a kid. I will be interested in what you think of their books. I recently read We Have Always Lived In the Castle recently. Liked it a lot.
My main 2025 goals are to read 75 books and mostly read what I already have
Well you have some really great choices there Fred!! I'm looking forward to hearing you talk about them! Also how is The Great Courses going for you?
You're making good plans Fred.
Tennessee Williams is my favorite American playwright. Who's yours? Good one, Fred 🎉
Nice to see you are reading 📚.. the classics are some good high school memories for me as well. Science books look intriguing. Ecology even. Happy to see the green mug get the fame it deserves.😂
Hah, the green mug is here to stay :) I wanted to re-read (most of) the books from high school as an adult to see if I have a better appreciation for them. Hoping you're doing well - happy 2025 Linda :)
Thanks for sharing your list of classics you want to read this year- a lot of them are also on my TBR 😊
That's awesome! I'll try to do a review of each of them as the year progresses :)
Not you too! You could have knocked me over with a feather when Justin announced (very coyly) that he was going to read some classics and wanted suggestions (not that he took them). I'm just glad to see the "science guys" resorting to literature for whatever reason:)
Hope you enjoy all those great classics. I have Great Expectations on my classics list for January.
lol, Brian - I purposely left out Dickens from my list! I remember reading _A Tale of Two Cities_ as a teenager, and while I liked it, my biggest take-away was that it was very, very long. Hoping you enjoy _Great Expectations_ , maybe I'll eventually pick up another Dickens book :)
20000 remains on of my very favorite classics of all! It's still overly creative like journey center of earth but it's very serious to them :) Enjoy the adventure. Lots of great picks!
Thanks Kristin, I'm looking forward to reading 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. Verne is a great story teller :)
Nice video Fred! I always like to see what you're planning on reading! I've been on a fantasy kick lately. I just finished my first full fantasy trilogy by fellow booktuber Brian Lee Durfee, I enjoyed it. I'm going to be reading Poetry, Fantasy, History, and Writer's book on how to write conflict, character, and plot.
Thanks Todd! Glad to hear you are enjoying works from other booktubers. Great list of TBR items you have - I have to start reading up on character and plot development too. One of my goals this year is to write a novella (well, something under 50 pages). Happy new year :)
There is this old 80's scifi book called The Third Millenium A Hsitory of the World AD 200 to 3000 by Brian Stabelford which would, at least in idea, be used as a background for 6 books labeled "Emortality" and I shall take a crack at them.
Montie! I have to do a haul video soon - I picked up _The Science in Science Fiction_ and need to find the time to flip through the pages and read some of the concepts in the book. Hoping you enjoy the 6 books on "Emortality" :)
Wait! No Historiathon?