Happy Tuesday!! More importantly: HAPPY SUMMER! I’m officially back from Oxford for the next eight weeks, which means it’s time to share the books I’m most looking forward to reading this summer. This is a conglomeration of books that friends have recommended to me, that remind me of Oxford, and that I’ve been meaning to read for ages. Hopefully I’ll be able to get through all of them, but no promises!
What are you looking forward to reading this summer? What are your thoughts on the books I’ve mentioned here? Let me know in the comments section below!
Yours,
HOLLY
That’s such a good post 😍
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Thank you!! 🙂
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The Name of the Wind, Wide Sargasso Sea, and East of Eden are all wonderful in different ways
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So glad to hear that! I think those are the three that I’m looking forward to reading the most 🙂
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If you want to think about Oxford you should go a little old school!! “A Tale of Two Cities” by Charles Dickens and almost anything by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a great start!!
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So true!
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Homegoing is such a powerful read! Enjoy!!
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Thank you!!
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I absolutely love East of Eden! It’s one of my favourite, so I do hope you will come to love it as well!
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I also liked A LOT East of Eden! I remember I was really into it while reading, it has very interesting characters and storyline 🙂
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I’m so glad!! I can’t wait to read it!! ❤
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Looks like I picked the right Steinbeck novel to start with, then! 🙂 I can’t wait to read it!
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Oooh! I hope that you enjoy East of Eden! I have a copy of it myself and I have wanted to get reading it forever. 🙂
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Thank you! I hope you enjoy it as well 🙂
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Dune is one of my all time favorites! Wise Man’s Fear is great, but there’s no sign that Rothfuss will be finishing the trilogy anytime soon, so that’s frustrating.
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Arghhhh unfinished series are so frustrating! Hopefully by the time I get through these huge books they’ll be more hope 🙂
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Some interesting but also heavy reads. I also still have to read The Name of the Wind. This Fall perhaps.
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It seems like EVERYONE has recommended The Name of the Wind to me, so it looks like we both need to read it ASAP 🙂
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Great choices! Hope you enjoy them all! 😊
My TTT: https://lifewithallthebooks.com/2018/06/19/top-ten-tuesday-books-to-read-by-the-pool-or-beach-summer-tbr/
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Thank you!! 🙂
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I loved Homegoing and A Walk in the Woods, and want to read Wide Sargasso Sea and East of Eden soon too. Happy summer reading, Holly!
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It’s nice to hear that we have so many books in common! 🙂 Happy reading to you as well!
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Yess, the Name of the Wind is an awesome choice ❤ For any season, basically 😀 It's just that good.
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Ahhh I can’t wait to read it!! Everyone’s comments about it are making me HYPED 🙂
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I do want to read Lincoln in the Bardo at some point! And I love Shakespeare, though As You Like It isn’t my most favorite comedy.
-Lauren
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So many of my friends have recommended that I read Lincoln in the Bardo recently that it feels like a shame to ignore their pleas! 🙂 Hope you enjoy it whenever you get around to reading it.
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I was put off ‘Wide Sargasso Sea’ for ages because of its title – which is such a shame because I absolutely loved it when I finally read it! It’s truly a fabulous book
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I’m so glad you loved it! I’ve heard really great things about it, and I’m interested to see how it influences my opinion on Jane Eyre.
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The Name of the Wind is on my tbr too! And I’m glad you’re going to give As You Like It a shot despite Shakespeare not being your favorite–it’s a really fun summer read!
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Oooh we can read it together! 🙂 I saw As You Like It performed at the Globe when I was in London and ever since then I’ve been dying to read the actual text.
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Oh my goodness that’s amazing! So jealous 😉
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Ahhh I hope you’ll have a lovely summer, Holly! ❤ I don't know a lot of these books, but I've heard great things about Homegoing, I'll be looking forward to your thoughts on that one 😀 happy reading! 😀
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Thanks so much, Marie!! I hope you have a fantastic summer as well ❤
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I love East of Eden. ❤ I really hope you’ll enjoy it as well.
I also want to read Walk in the Woods. Nice list, I can definitely see you having a great summer full of entertaining books. 🙂
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So glad to hear that you enjoyed East of Eden! I love hiking, so A Walk in the Woods has always been on my TBR. Hopefully we’ll both get around to reading it soon! 🙂
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Homegoing was such a great read. I hope you’ll like it too. It was one of my fav books of last year.
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That’s so great to hear! I can’t wait to read it 🙂
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Great list! I really want to check out Dune.
Krystianna @ Downright Dystopian
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Same! Let me know your thoughts on it whenever you get around to reading it! 🙂
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The Name of The Wind is absolutely amazing. I gave it 5 stars instantly after I’d read it because it was so good. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did 😉 I didn’t have much interest in reading Lincoln in the Bardo, but then my aunt visited a few weeks ago and described it to me, explaining how it’s one of the most unique and moving books she’s ever read, and now I kind of want to pick it up! I hope you have fun reading all of these!
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Oooh it’s so great to hear that you loved The Name of the Wind! I’ve heard amazing things about it so it’s definitely a top priority on my list 🙂
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It’s honestly fantastic. I hope you love it 😊
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