Top 5 for 2024
Jessica
The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare
Murder in the Cathedral by T.S. Eliot
East of Eden by John Steinbeck (RR 2024)
The Hint of An Explanation by Graham Greene (RR 2024)
The Divine Comedy by Dante (
’s translation)Specifically Inferno and Purgatorio
Hannah
Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Endless Night by Agatha Christie
The Letters of Magdalene Montague by Eleanor Bourg Nicholson
Our Town by Thornton Wilder (RR 2022)
The Good Death of Kate Montclair by
Kelsie
Aiding and Abetting by Muriel Spark
The Aviator by Eugene Vodolazkin
Howard’s End by E.M. Forester
Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont by Elizabeth Taylor
The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion Vol. 1 by Beth Brower
Honorable Mentions
Most Surprised by
Jess
The Letters of Magdalene Montague by Eleanor Bourg Nicholson
(almost The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro (RR 2024))
Hannah
The Warden by Anthony Trollope
(almost The Violent Bear it Away by Flannery O’Connor)
Kelsie
To Crown with Liberty by Karen Ullo
Most Proud of
Jess
The Divine Comedy
Hannah
East of Eden by John Steinbeck (RR 2024)
Kelsie
The Illiad by Homer (Fitzgerald translation)
Book Club Pick
Jess
Jayber Crow by Wendell Berry (RR 2024)
Hannah
East of Eden by John Steinbeck (RR 2024)
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte (RR 2024)
Kelsie
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte (RR 2024)
Reread
Jess
East of Eden by John Steinbeck (RR 2024)
Hannah
The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton
The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro (RR 2024)
Hannah Coulter by Wendell Berry (RR 2021)
Kelsie
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee (RR 2023)
Non-Fiction
Jess
A Beginners Guide to Dante’s Divine Comedy by
Hannah’s Children by Catherine Pakaluk
Atomic Habits by James Clear
The Power of the Cross by Father Raniero Cantalamessa
Hannah
A Philosophy of Education by Charlotte Mason
Kelsie
The Educated Imagination by Northrop Frye
The Supper of the Lamb by Richard Farrar Capon
Children’s Book
Jess
The Golden Key by George MacDonald
The Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald
The Princess and Curdie by George MacDonald
Hannah
The Chronicles of Narnia (The Silver Chair and The Last Battle) by C.S. Lewis
Kelsie
Winnie the Pooh by A.A. Milne
or Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling
Updated Top 5s
Jess (no changes)
Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery (RR 2021)
Till We Have Faces by C.S. Lewis (RR 2021)
The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis (RR 2022)
The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare
Hannah
Bleak House by Charles Dickens
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen (RR 2024)
Middlemarch by George Eliot (RR 2024)
The Remains of the Dayby Kazuo IshiguroThe House of Mirth by Edith WhartonThe House of Mirthby Edith WhartonHannah Coulter by Wendell Berry (RR 2021)
Kelsie
Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh (RR 2020)
Kristin Lavransdatter by Sigrid Undset (RR 2020)
Hannah Coulter by Wendell Berry (RR 2021)
Anne of Green Gablesby L.M. MontgomeryPride and Prejudice by Jane Austen (RR 2024)Pride and Prejudiceby Jane AustenJane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte (RR 2024)
Other Books and Things
The Odyssey by Homer
Olav Audensson Series by Sigrid Undset (translated by Tina Nunnelly
Be friends with Hannah and Kelsie on Goodreads! (Warning: Kelsie cheats…)
Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare (RR 2024)
A Study in Scarlet by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The Sign of Four by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Sherlock (BBC Show)
The Cocktail Party by T.S. Eliot
And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
Laurus by Eugene Vodolazkin
series on LaurusReading Revisited ep. 30: Why Read Shakespeare and Scripture w/ Fr. Tom Pressley
series on Howards EndLiterary Life Podcast series on Howards End
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens (RR 2024)
Reading Revisited ep. 31: Revisiting A Christmas Carol
About Time (movie)
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
Perelandra by C.S. Lewis (RR 2025)
Reading Revisited ep. 14: How to Fight Book Gluttony w/
The Awakening of Miss Prim by Natalia Sanmartin Fenollera
of loves Trollope, so ask her to sell you (and us) on him!Reading Revisited ep. 15: Revisiting Our Summer Book Stacks (when Kelsie mentions Hannah’s Children)
A Book of Strife in the Form of a Diary of an Old Soul by George MacDonald
Reading Revisited ep. 28: Jayber Crow with
The Betrothed by Alessandro Manzoni
The Bridge of San Luis Rey by Thornton Wilder
Don Quixote by Miguel De Cervantes Saavedra
The Pilgrim’s Regress by C.S. Lewis
The Diary of a Country Priest by Georges Bernanos
The Major Documents of Vatican II
Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton (and Literary Life Podcast is doing it this year)
Until next time, keep revisiting the good books that enrich your life and nourish your soul.
In Case You Missed It:
Othello Act II Revisited
Reading Revisited ep. 33: The Violent Bear it Away (Book Swap #1)
Reading Revisited ep. 32: The House of Mirth (Book Swap #1)
Reading Revisited ep. 31: Revisiting A Christmas Carol
What We’re Reading:
February
Out of the Silent Planet AND Perelandra by C.S. Lewis
March
That Hideous Strength by C.S. Lewis
April
The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins
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