Hello all! Yes, I know we’re quickly moving into the winter season, but fall’s not finished yet… Thank you so much to the wonderful Witty and Sarcastic Book Club for tagging me- she’s one of the friendliest book bloggers out there, always has fantastic insight and amazing recommendations- highly recommend you check her out!
In Fall, the air is crisp and clear. Name a book with a vivid setting.
The Winternight Trilogy– I just adore that Russian setting. And, as the nights get cooler, it’s perfect for this time of year!
Nature is beautiful…but also dying. Name a book that is beautifully written, but also deals with a heavy topic, like loss or grief.
The Astonishing Colour of After– it’s a bit heavy on the purple prose, but it’s powerfully vivid and covers the topic of grief in a really unique way.
Fall is Back to School Season. Name a Nonfiction Book that Taught You Something.
I don’t read a huge amount of Non-Fiction but the Gulag Archipelago taught me *a lot* about the Soviet Union.
In order to keep warm, it’s good to spend some time with the people we love. Name a fictional family/household/friend-group that you’d love to be a part of.
Okay, I’m gonna try and not steal the Weasley family answer, buuuut it’s hard to come up with something different! So, I’m gonna stick with the Harry Potter theme and say the Marauders. *Phew* *wipes sweat off brow* just about got away with that 😉
The colourful leaves are piling up on the ground. Show us a pile of Autumn-coloured spines.
Fall is the perfect time for some storytelling by the fireside. Share a book wherein somebody is telling a story.
The first book that came to mind was Name of the Wind– which I feel weird about picking cos I wasn’t a fan of the sequel… buuuut it’s really the perfect book for this, since the narrative structure and distinctive storytelling style makes this a stellar read! (hopefully the third and final book, whenever it comes out, will be a return to form)
The nights are getting darker. Share a dark, creepy read.
Well, if you’re looking to be properly *creeped out* then you can’t go wrong with the Woman in Black!
The days are getting colder. Name a short, heart-warming read that could warm up somebody’s cold and rainy day.
Anything by Eva Ibbotson- though I’d particularly recommend the Secret Countess.
Fall returns every year. Name an old favourite that you’d like to return to soon.
So many. There were a few I wanted to reread this year, but never got to. I hope to reread Sabriel (just cos it’s amazing). And I also wanted to reread His Dark Materials before the new adaptation came out (which I’m LOVING btw!!!), but that didn’t happen. I also plan to reread the first Mistborn series, so I can finally have the pleasure of bingeing the entire series. Problem is, I’m a massive mood reader, so it’s really anyone’s guess what I’ll read next 😉
Because Fall is basically over, I’m just gonna tag a few people, but feel free to do it if you want to!
Tagging: Jennifer @Bookmark Your Thoughts, CJR the Brit, the Green Tea Librarian, Sam @Rivermoose Reads, Journey into Books and Keira @Headphones and Hyperbole
And that’s all for now? What book gives you autumnal vibes? Let me know in the comments!
I would have defo gone with the Weasleys! Thanks for the tag, will try and get to it 😁
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I can understand that 😉 Awesome! Look forward to your answers if you do it 🙂
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You know what is ironic? I just watched the weather and we’re supposed to get 12-24inches of snow Sunday into Monday (30-60cm). Winter’s coming in hard, like a freight train!!!
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Whoa! Nothing like that over here, though winter is catching up with us a little bit 😉
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I started this tag several times over the last two months. Lol. Never finished but I did take a pic of my HP books that was supposed to go on there 😂
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haha I understand that lol 😉
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Hello,
Your super post made me ponder. Then, “to the shelves!” So, I tickled up this list for most of your topic headings.
Vivid setting
Boris Akunin, The Winter Queen
Heavy topic but a good read
Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Crime and Punishment
Non-fiction tutor
James Burke, The Axe-Maker’s Gift
Adoptive fantasy family
Terry Pratchett’s Discworld books, the Ank-Morpork’s City Watch
Someone is telling a story
Arturo Pérez-Reverte, Captain Alatriste, The Cavalier in the Yellow Doublet
A dark, creepy read
Neil Gaiman, Neverwhere
Ray Bradbury, The Halloween Tree
Curl up warm and read (or browse)
An Artist: Amedeo Modigliani, Peter Russell, Complete Paintings of Amedeo Modigliani
A Dictionary: Robert K. Barnhart, Chambers Dictionary of Etymology
A Cookbook: Irma S. Rombauer, Marion Rombauer Becker, The Joy of Cooking
Old favorites return
Evelyn Waugh, Brideshead Revisited
Brian Jacques, Red Wall
Best,
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Awesome!!
Winter Queen sounds good 🙂
Ooh Crime and Punishment is excellent!!
Oh gosh yes to City Watch!!
And I love neverwhere and really want to read more Bradbury!
And Brideshead Revisited is brilliant!
Loved reading your answers! 🙂
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Who wouldn’t want to spend time with the Weasley family? They’re one of the best fictional families.
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So true!!
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Great post, thank you so much for the tag. I adore the Woman in Black movie and really need to pick up the book and loving the fall spines 😀💜
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Thanks! Look forward to your answers! Really recommend it! Thanks 🙂 ❤
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You’re welcome ☃️💜
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Never heard of Eva Ibbotson before! Will have to try her books!
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Highly recommend her!! An absolute gem of an author!
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Reblogged this on Vijayagiri views.
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I really want to read The Winternight Trilogy, as I have heard nothing but amazing things about it. Hopefully I’ll be able to get my hands on those books soon. 😀 The Woman In Black is such a creepy book and I’m glad to see it as your answer. Great post! 🙂
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Great picks, especially Winternight! I really want to reread the Abhorsen trilogy too and the TV series is certainly making me want to read His Dark Materials again. I think I’ll try the audiobooks this time.
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Thank you! Glad you agree!! Ahh me too!! That’s a good idea 🙂 Sounds like a fun way to do it 😀
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Why does no one want to spend the holidays with the Grangers I wonder?! 😁 What’s wrong with sugar-free candy, eh? 😉 Fan post! I also wanted to re-read His Dark Materials this year after I’ve read The Book of Dust finally but haven’t found the time yet. Maybe I’ll get to it in January. 😄❤
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hahahaha!!! Good point 😉 Thank you! Ah I get what you mean haha! 😀 ❤
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For fallish books, I recommend The Witch of Blackbird Pond. It’s also about culture crossing.
Old favorite: The Fellowship of the Ring. They are starting a journey in autumn. Perfect!
Book in which someone is telling a story: Andrew Klavan’s Another Kingdom, in which the hero keeps getting whisked into an sword-and-sorcery parallel universe and he has to find a book, called Another Kingdom, that will explain what he can expect in that universe and why he keeps getting sucked into it.
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That sounds really good! I’ll add it to my list 😀
Ooh yes fellowship is perfect for this time of year!!
Really need to read some Andrew Klavan! I’ve been curious about his books for years and that one sounds up my street!
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Awesome answers! I definitely need to check out The Winternight trilogy. It had caught my attention ever since you’ve reviewed them. 😛
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Thank you! Oh can’t recommend it enough!!
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I hope it’s not, you know, creepy or anything to browse someone’s old posts. But you’ve read The Gulag Archipelago??? I have “A Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovitch” (same author) on my TBR! (because the sheer size of Gulag Archipelago is just too intimidating, haha).
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Not at all! It’s a pleasure! Yeah I read it a few years back. Haha I totally get what you mean! I actually spread it out and read it over the course of a year- otherwise I’d have never managed it. I did think Ivan densiovitch was brilliant! It’s very different, because it’s fiction, but I’d say it’s even more worth reading! ☺️
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