This week's topic is Best Books in 2025
2025 was Jane Austen's birthday year and I participated in the #Reading Austen project. I found lots of books about Jane Austen and re-read all of her books. I could have included all of them but I thought I also need to show some of the other great books I found during the year. So, here is my Top Twelve of 2025. Just add anything by or about Jane Austen in your mind.
Austen, Jane "The History of England: By a Partial, Prejudiced and Ignorant Historian" - 1791
Brooks, Geraldine "Year of Wonders" - 2001
Deresiewicz, William "A Jane Austen Education: How Six Novels Taught Me About Love, Friendship, and the Things That Really Matter" - 2011
Haig, Matt "The Midnight Library" - 2020
Harris, Kamala "107 Days" - 2025
Deresiewicz, William "A Jane Austen Education: How Six Novels Taught Me About Love, Friendship, and the Things That Really Matter" - 2011
Haig, Matt "The Midnight Library" - 2020
Harris, Kamala "107 Days" - 2025
Hislop, Victoria "The Figurine" - 2023
Mak, Geert "The Dream of Europe. Travels in a Troubled Continent" (NL: Grote verwachtingen. In Europa 1999-2019) - 2019
Mak, Geert "The Dream of Europe. Travels in a Troubled Continent" (NL: Grote verwachtingen. In Europa 1999-2019) - 2019
Mann, Heinrich "Professor Unrat" - The Blue Angel - 1904
Rushdie, Salman "Knife" - 2024
Takahashi, Yuta "The Chibineko Kitchen" (J: ちびねこ亭の思い出ごはん 黒猫と初恋サンドイッチ/Chibinekoteino omoidegohan kuronekoto hatsukoisandoitchi) - 2020
Worsley, Lucy "Jane Austen at Home" - 2017
Rushdie, Salman "Knife" - 2024
Takahashi, Yuta "The Chibineko Kitchen" (J: ちびねこ亭の思い出ごはん 黒猫と初恋サンドイッチ/Chibinekoteino omoidegohan kuronekoto hatsukoisandoitchi) - 2020
Worsley, Lucy "Jane Austen at Home" - 2017
📚 Happy Reading 📚

Oh, I like the sound of Jane Austen Education. That was a bit how I got into reading Jane -- a male reader suggested that studying some of her male characters was a way to discover both virtues and avoid foibles.
ReplyDeleteThat is a great idea, Stephen. I once re-read all Jane Austen books with a look at the mothers but one can look at any kind of characters and concentrate on that. I'm glad you found Jane Austen like that.
DeleteLove it. :D
ReplyDeleteThanks, Lark. I always enjoy lists, whether I make them myself or look at the ones others compiled.
DeleteDefinitely agree on 'Jane Austen Education' and 'Midnight Library'.
ReplyDeleteWell, that makes two of my list, Kitten. Have you read any of the others?
DeleteNo, but I'm definitely interested in the Geert Mak book. Oh, BTW, I picked up 'Snow' by Orhan Pamuk from my local charity shop today. That place is a little *goldmine*. I also started a very funny Ukrainian book today - 'Death & the Penguin' by Andrey Kurkov. Only about 30 pages in so far, but I'm pretty constantly chuckling...
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