Welcome to Reading Revisited, a place for friends to enjoy some good old-fashioned book chat while revisiting the truth, beauty, and goodness we’ve found in our favorite books.
The Secret History by Donna Tartt
Other Books and Things
Shoutout to Christy Isinger for the original recommendation from the old Fountains of Home blog!
Macbeth by William Shakespeare
Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Doesteyvsky
Murder of the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
The Inferno by Dante
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
The Little Friend by Donna Tartt
The Purgatorio by Dante
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Paradise Lost by Milton
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
The Literary Life Podcast Harry Potter Series w/ Angelina Stanford
That Hideous Strength by C.S. Lewis
Hamlet by William Shakespeare
Leaf by Niggle by J.R.R. Tolkien
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh
Caitie’s Masterpiece Honorable Mentions
East of Eden by John Steinbeck
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
Caitie’s Top 5
* Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtrey
* A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving
* Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
* The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
* A Visit From the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan
Until next time, keep revisiting the good books that enrich your life and nourish your soul.
What We’re Reading Now/Next:
August
Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
September
Why Literature Still Matters by Jason Baxter
October
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
A Few Reminders:
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