I love both genres, Victorian and Gothic horror, but for this October I have decided to go with Victorian literature. Don't know how far I'll get and according to the five booktubers hosting Victober this year there is no pressure. You only have to commit to reading one Victorian novel during the month of October. But if you want to take the full challenge the booktubers have come up with five interesting categories to complete by October 31, 2022:
1. Choose a Victorian novel where chronic illness or disability is represented - I have decided to go with My Lady Ludlow by Elizabeth Gaskell
2. Choose a Victorian Coming of Age Story - My choice will be Love and Mr. Lewisham by H. G. Wells
3. Choose a Victorian Short Story - A Terribly Strange Bed by Wilkie Collins
4. Read a Victorian book and then watch a film adaptation - Washington Square by Henry James. He became a British Citizen in 1915 so he qualifies for the Challenge.
5. Choose to read a Victorian poem. - I am going with a poem by Ann Bronte
Also for Victober the read-a-long is the Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy where the goal is to read two chapters a night starting October 1st and since I have never read Hardy this is a good way to finally do so.
Alot of the fun of Victober is discovering how many really excellent booktubers are out there. The five hosts running this year's challenge for example have very fine video blogs: They are:
Katie, Books and Things
Kate Howe
Marissa, Blatantly Bookish
Petra U
Ros, Scallydandling about the Books
If you type their names into the search engine their videoblogs will pop up and when it comes to Victorian literature Katie at Books and Things knows everything there is to know.
How fun that you're participating in Victober this year! I look forward to hearing about some of the books you end up reading. :D
ReplyDeleteHi Lark, I am excited too. I chose short books so I may have a chance to read all of them unlike the ClassicscChallengecwhere I have fallen a bit behind. But the way I see it if I can read 9 out of 12 Classics that's good too.
ReplyDelete9 classics is really good! I might make all 12 this year. I hope.
DeleteThis is a wonderful challenge, Kathy. I like month long challenges because you can see an end in sight. I hope you share your thoughts on the books you read,
ReplyDeleteHi Tracy, It is a great challenge and there are some really fine booktubers out there who cover Victorian lit. Debating about whether to read all of the books and then post my thoughts at the end of October or post throughout October each time I finish one of my picks.
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