ep. 34: 2024 Year in Reading

from Reading Revisited · host Kelsie Hartley, Hannah Suire, and Jessica Risma

Top 5 for 2024JessicaThe Merchant of Venice by William ShakespeareMurder in the Cathedral by T.S. EliotEast of Eden by John Steinbeck (RR 2024)The Hint of An Explanation by Graham Greene (RR 2024)The Divine Comedy by Dante ( Anthony Esolen’s translation) Specifically Inferno and PurgatorioHannahHound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan DoyleEndless Night by Agatha ChristieThe Letters of Magdalene Montague by Eleanor Bourg NicholsonOur Town by Thornton Wilder (RR 2022)The Good Death of Kate Montclair by Daniel McInerny KelsieAiding and Abetting by Muriel SparkThe Aviator by Eugene Vodolazkin Howard’s End by E.M. Forester Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont by Elizabeth TaylorThe Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion Vol. 1 by Beth BrowerHonorable MentionsMost Surprised byJessThe Letters of Magdalene Montague by Eleanor Bourg Nicholson(almost The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro (RR 2024))HannahThe Warden by Anthony Trollope(almost The Violent Bear it Away by Flannery O’Connor)KelsieTo Crown with Liberty by Karen UlloMost Proud ofJessThe Divine ComedyHannahEast of Eden by John Steinbeck (RR 2024)KelsieThe Illiad by Homer (Fitzgerald translation)Book Club PickJessJayber Crow by Wendell Berry (RR 2024)HannahEast of Eden by John Steinbeck (RR 2024)Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte (RR 2024)KelsieJane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte (RR 2024)RereadJessEast of Eden by John Steinbeck (RR 2024)HannahThe House of Mirth by Edith WhartonThe Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro (RR 2024)Hannah Coulter by Wendell Berry (RR 2021)KelsieTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee (RR 2023)Non-FictionJessA Beginners Guide to Dante’s Divine Comedy by Jason M Baxter Hannah’s Children by Catherine PakalukAtomic Habits by James ClearThe Power of the Cross by Father Raniero CantalamessaHannahA Philosophy of Education by Charlotte MasonKelsieThe Educated Imagination by Northrop FryeThe Supper of the Lamb by Richard Farrar CaponChildren’s BookJessThe Golden Key by George MacDonaldThe Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonaldThe Princess and Curdie by George MacDonaldHannahThe Chronicles of Narnia (The Silver Chair and The Last Battle) by C.S. LewisKelsieWinnie the Pooh by A.A. Milneor Harry Potter by J.K. RowlingUpdated Top 5sJess (no changes)* Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery (RR 2021)* Emma by Jane Austen (RR 2021)* Till We Have Faces by C.S. Lewis (RR 2021)* The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis (RR 2022)* The Merchant of Venice by William ShakespeareHannah* Bleak House by Charles Dickens* Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen (RR 2024)* Middlemarch by George Eliot (RR 2024)* The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton* The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton Hannah Coulter by Wendell Berry (RR 2021)Kelsie* Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh (RR 2020)* Kristin Lavransdatter by Sigrid Undset (RR 2020)* Hannah Coulter by Wendell Berry (RR 2021)* Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen (RR 2024)* Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte (RR 2024)Other Books and ThingsThe Odyssey by HomerOlav Audensson Series by Sigrid Undset (translated by Tina Nunnelly Be friends with Hannah and Kelsie on Goodreads! (Warning: Kelsie cheats…)Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare (RR 2024)A Study in Scarlet by Sir Arthur Conan DoyleThe Sign of Four by Sir Arthur Conan DoyleSherlock (BBC Show)The Cocktail Party by T.S. EliotAnd Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieLaurus by Eugene VodolazkinClose Reads Podcast HQ series on LaurusReading Revisited ep. 30: Why Read Shakespeare and Scripture w/ Fr. Tom PressleyClose Reads Podcast HQ series on Howards EndLiterary Life Podcast series on Howards EndA Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens (RR 2024)Reading Revisited ep. 31: Revisiting A Christmas CarolAbout Time (movie)The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienPerelandra by C.S. Lewis (RR 2025)Reading Revisited ep. 14: How to Fight Book Gluttony w/ Autumn Kern The Awakening of Miss Prim by Natalia Sanmartin FenolleraElise Boratenski of The Commonplace Catholic loves Trollope, so ask her to sell you (and us) on him!Reading Revisited ep. 15: Revisiting Our Summer Book Stacks (when Kelsie mentions Hannah’s Children)A Book of Strife in the Form of a Diary of an Old Soul by George MacDonaldReading Revisited ep. 28: Jayber Crow with Michael Lilienthal The Betrothed by Alessandro ManzoniThe Bridge of San Luis Rey by Thornton WilderDon Quixote by Miguel De Cervantes SaavedraThe Pilgrim’s Regress by C.S. LewisThe Diary of a Country Priest by Georges BernanosThe Major Documents of Vatican IIAge of Innocence by Edith Wharton (and Literary Life Podcast is doing it this year)Until next time, keep revisiting the good books that enrich your life and nourish your soul.In Case You Missed It:* Othello Act II Revisited* Reading Revisited ep. 33: The Violent Bear it Away (Book Swap #1)* Reading Revisited ep. 32: The House of Mirth (Book Swap #1)* Reading Revisited ep. 31: Revisiting A Christmas CarolWhat We’re Reading:FebruaryOut of the Silent Planet AND Perelandra by C.S. LewisMarchThat Hideous Strength by C.S. LewisAprilThe Moonstone by Wilkie CollinsA Few Reminders:If you are wanting to get in on the in person or virtual community please contact us!We have turned on paid subscriptions which will allow you to support the work we are doing here as well as receive Read Along Guide PDFs each month, voice recordings of the Read Along Guides and Essays, and we are working on (printable) bookmarks for each book.If you would like to make a small contribution to the work we’re doing here at Reading Revisited, we invite you to do so with the Buy (Us) a Coffee button below. We so appreciate your support!*As always, some of the links are affiliate links. If you don’t have the books yet and are planning to buy them, we appreciate you using the links. The few cents earned with each purchase you make after clicking links (at no extra cost to you) goes toward the time and effort it takes to keep Reading Revisited running and we appreciate it!Reading Revisited is a reader-supported publication. 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