24 Classics for 2024 / Must-Read Classic Literature Recommendations

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  • čas přidán 23. 07. 2024
  • Happy New Year and if you want to read more classics in 2024, then this video is for you! These 24 must-read classic literature recommendations will guide you through the year. 24 selected classic books, keeping it seasonal.
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    Timestamps:
    00:00 Intro
    00:29 January, A Month For Mental Health
    02:03 February, Black History Month
    04:16 March, Spring's Promise
    05:56 April fools
    07:15 May, Asian Heritage Month
    08:42 June, Summer's Here
    10:09 July, Beach Reads But Make Them Classic
    11:42 August, Poetry Nights
    13:22 September, Back To School
    15:01 October, Spooky Reads
    17:04 November, Books for Revolution
    18:52 December, Winter Wanton
    Copyright:
    Music by: Bensound
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Komentáře • 73

  • @cafeaulivre
    @cafeaulivre  Před 6 měsíci +5

    Which classics are you planning to (re)read this year? Did I miss one in this list? Or did I feature one of your all-time favorites? let me know down below and we'll talk classic literature some more! And if you want to comment, but you don't know what to comment, why not comment 📚to support the channel!

    • @draganastankovski2264
      @draganastankovski2264 Před 6 měsíci +1

      Honestly any jane austen book

    • @cafeaulivre
      @cafeaulivre  Před 6 měsíci

      @@draganastankovski2264 Have you tried any of the Brönte sisters yet?

    • @duyguacar2504
      @duyguacar2504 Před 6 měsíci

      I wanna read de profundis , brothers karamazov and middlemarch this year.🤞

  • @TheNutmegStitcher
    @TheNutmegStitcher Před 6 měsíci +5

    I just re-read The Secret Garden for the third or fourth time. The older I get (I'm 55), the more I seem to enjoy it. Reading it along with 12-year- olds is pretty wonderful, too. ❤

    • @cafeaulivre
      @cafeaulivre  Před 6 měsíci +1

      I can imagine how reading it with them is simply magical 🥰

  • @racheldrymon2091
    @racheldrymon2091 Před 6 měsíci +2

    The Secret Garden holds a special place in my heart. My dad read it to me for the first time after my third open heart surgery. I’m going to have to reread it and read it to my kids! Love the recommendations. I’ll for sure be adding a few to my tbr list! Thank you. 💕

    • @cafeaulivre
      @cafeaulivre  Před 6 měsíci

      Thank you for sharing such a beautiful memory!

  • @shisharma
    @shisharma Před 6 měsíci +7

    Absolutely interesting recommendations, the bell jar and anna karenina is in my tbr for 2024 loved that you mentioned those two

    • @cafeaulivre
      @cafeaulivre  Před 6 měsíci +2

      Two totally different books, but both certainly worth it!

  • @krzysamm7095
    @krzysamm7095 Před 3 měsíci +1

    The Yellow Wallpaper is one that gets better the more you read it in my opinion.

    • @cafeaulivre
      @cafeaulivre  Před 3 měsíci

      I find it more claustrophobic each time I read it

  • @phyycxis1159
    @phyycxis1159 Před 6 měsíci +4

    I will definitely be coming back to this, great list!
    This year i'll be throwing in a bit more Agatha Christie into the mix cause i read them 10+ years ago and it's time for a reread

    • @cafeaulivre
      @cafeaulivre  Před 6 měsíci +1

      I might actually join you in that: I read all ACs in my late teens, but they are due a reread

  • @marslindman693
    @marslindman693 Před 6 měsíci +2

    This is a great idea! I’ve been reading some classics the past couple of weeks (Austen and Brontë) and would love to continue on. Thanks for the inspiration! The Yellow Wallpaper and Anna Karenina I especially want to read, and reread Dracula 🧛‍♂️

    • @cafeaulivre
      @cafeaulivre  Před 6 měsíci +2

      You could continue forever! 😊 There are so many excellent classics, especially if you also count modern classics….the choice is endless

  • @Daria-4215
    @Daria-4215 Před 6 měsíci +1

    Thank you for your recommendations, they are wonderful as usual. I am so agree with you about children literature! Very happy New Year !

    • @cafeaulivre
      @cafeaulivre  Před 6 měsíci +1

      I wrote my dissertation on children’s literature long ago, but I will never stop championing it 😊

  • @azlinalina5108
    @azlinalina5108 Před 6 měsíci +1

    Such Excitement, Thank you sir❤📚

  • @2134yanto
    @2134yanto Před 6 měsíci +3

    Some good suggestions. Thanks.
    I’ll read The Bell Jar, Schoolgirl (I love Japanese literature).
    Animal Farm, Fahrenheit 451 and To The Lighthouse are all excellent novels

    • @cafeaulivre
      @cafeaulivre  Před 6 měsíci +2

      Do let me know your thoughts if you read them!

    • @2134yanto
      @2134yanto Před 6 měsíci +2

      @@cafeaulivre I certainly will 👍

  • @melissasanford3602
    @melissasanford3602 Před 6 měsíci +3

    Anna Karenina and Moby Dick are two classics on my 2024 list.
    Highly recommend Stoner by John Williams as an overlooked American classic!

    • @2134yanto
      @2134yanto Před 6 měsíci +3

      Stoner is an absolutely superb novel

    • @cafeaulivre
      @cafeaulivre  Před 6 měsíci +2

      I agree, Stoner is ever so good.

  • @gerridauer9092
    @gerridauer9092 Před 6 měsíci +1

    I just started reading Pym the last few months and love her books! I’ve been reading a lot of authors from that time and my reading time is so much more enjoyable. Thanks for the recommendations, I’m new to your channel.

    • @cafeaulivre
      @cafeaulivre  Před 6 měsíci +1

      Welcome, happy to have you. If you’re looking for more modern classic recommendations, I have an entire video with those 😊

    • @gerridauer9092
      @gerridauer9092 Před 6 měsíci +1

      @@cafeaulivre Thank you, I’ll certainly check it out. I’m always looking for more good authors.

  • @starlasell5698
    @starlasell5698 Před měsícem +1

    I read The Bell Jar in my twenties, and I have a necklace that says, "I am."
    Other books I would love to reread: To Kill a Mockingbird, Little Women, and The Lord of the Rings Trilogy.

    • @cafeaulivre
      @cafeaulivre  Před měsícem +1

      Little Women is one of my all-time favorites 🥰

    • @starlasell5698
      @starlasell5698 Před měsícem

      @cafeaulivre Definitely, mine too! My Dad bought me the abridged version when I was 10 years old. I read it on repeat, then when I was older, I fell in love with the adult version, lol.

  • @fizzyskata
    @fizzyskata Před 6 měsíci +3

    Such a good timing! I was contemplating whether I should start The Bell Jar anytime soon. Now I'll officially start my first read of 2024! Thank you~

    • @cafeaulivre
      @cafeaulivre  Před 6 měsíci +3

      Oh wow! It certainly is a great book to start your year with…it can only go less depressing from there 🤣😉

    • @phyycxis1159
      @phyycxis1159 Před 6 měsíci +3

      I read it and only remember not "not liking" it so it's time for a reread as well with new perspective

    • @cafeaulivre
      @cafeaulivre  Před 6 měsíci +1

      Definitely!

  • @aiscahill
    @aiscahill Před 6 měsíci +1

    I absolutely have to read The Yellow Wallpaper. I'm always so intrigued by classics that deal with 'hysteria'.
    I haven't heard of Schoolgirl but it's definitely piqued my interest!
    I'm hoping to finally get around to the Woolf on my shelf this year 😊
    Danny the Champion of the World was one of my all time favourites as a child 🥹

    • @cafeaulivre
      @cafeaulivre  Před 6 měsíci +1

      And the thing with Danny is I now read it in a different way than I did when I was a child, and still I love that book to bits! 🥰

    • @aiscahill
      @aiscahill Před 6 měsíci +1

      @@cafeaulivre I have it on my shelves to reread, but in the Irish language, so I've been putting it off a bit because my Irish is rusty at best. I'm sure reading it as a father now is a wonderful experience 😊

  • @MB-hc9tk
    @MB-hc9tk Před 6 měsíci +2

    Great recommendations , you’ve listed some of my absolute faves and I love Rumi ❤ I have jotted down maya angelou and James Baldwins book as I did enjoy giovannis room , and a book I have never heard of before Elizabeth and her German garden .. and this year I MUST get to Dracula , I feel a bit bad that I have never got to it being born and bred Irish … it is a book celebrated by a festival held in bram stokers name every year here , but I’m glad you picked it over dr jekyl because if I’m frank about it , that book bored me to tears 😂

    • @MB-hc9tk
      @MB-hc9tk Před 6 měsíci +2

      Ps .. That shirt is amazing!

    • @cafeaulivre
      @cafeaulivre  Před 6 měsíci +2

      If you liked Giovanni’s Room, I would also recommend If Beale Street Could Talk….that book is 😳🥵

    • @cafeaulivre
      @cafeaulivre  Před 6 měsíci +2

      Thank you 😊

  • @emillybarboza9927
    @emillybarboza9927 Před 6 měsíci +2

    I'm not really a fan of classics, but these are interesting recommendations.

    • @cafeaulivre
      @cafeaulivre  Před 6 měsíci

      Might I ask why not? This always interests me 😊

  • @paolabuffa7043
    @paolabuffa7043 Před 6 měsíci +1

    Hi! Great recommendations💫 I really liked Excellent Women and also I would recommend Autumn Quartet 🎉

    • @cafeaulivre
      @cafeaulivre  Před 6 měsíci

      The novel by Barbara Pym you mean?

    • @paolabuffa7043
      @paolabuffa7043 Před 6 měsíci +1

      @@cafeaulivre yes both are really good and also Jane and Prudence

    • @cafeaulivre
      @cafeaulivre  Před 6 měsíci

      As if I didn’t have too many books to read 🤣🤣🤣

    • @gerridauer9092
      @gerridauer9092 Před 6 měsíci +1

      Some Tame Gazelle is very good also.

    • @cafeaulivre
      @cafeaulivre  Před 6 měsíci +1

      That’s her first novel, isn’t it?

  • @Christalesty
    @Christalesty Před 6 měsíci +1

    Wat een mooie diverse lijst! Ik wil mss wel Virginia Woolf proberen 👀 ook het gilgamesj staat al lang op mijn leeslijst! Mijn favoriete Dahl is trouwens De fantastische meneer Vos. Daantje zet ik dan ook maar op mij tbr 😂

    • @cafeaulivre
      @cafeaulivre  Před 6 měsíci +1

      Daantje is zowat de vreemde eend: totaal geen magische of fantastische elementen, maar oh zo mooi!

  • @VTimmoni
    @VTimmoni Před 6 měsíci +3

    The Bell Jar is great. Yellow Wallpaper is not for the feint of heart. It's a great story and should be read but it is psychology brutal. Gilgamesh is just fantastic.

    • @cafeaulivre
      @cafeaulivre  Před 6 měsíci +3

      Oh, I agree, it is a spiral of abuse and psychological torment!

  • @user-sf3fe4bh2q
    @user-sf3fe4bh2q Před 6 měsíci +2

    I strongly recommend to read a victorian classical novel" The Gadfly" by E. L. Voinich. It is an absolutely brilliant book!

    • @cafeaulivre
      @cafeaulivre  Před 6 měsíci +1

      Don’t think I know that one, thanks for the recommendation!

  • @bolovesbooks7930
    @bolovesbooks7930 Před 6 měsíci +3

    I want to read Anna Karenina so badly, I own it but I need to find the courage to pick it up. My priority classic for 2024 is to read Dune, so that is definetly my priority.

    • @cafeaulivre
      @cafeaulivre  Před 6 měsíci +1

      I found Dune a challenge tbh. The worldbuilding is vast 😳

    • @bolovesbooks7930
      @bolovesbooks7930 Před 6 měsíci +1

      Dune is more in my comfort zone, so that's why@@cafeaulivre

    • @duyguacar2504
      @duyguacar2504 Před 6 měsíci +2

      Anna karenina is a definitely masterpiece but no need to be intimidated.

    • @cafeaulivre
      @cafeaulivre  Před 6 měsíci +1

      As a matter of fact, there are few classics I would say should intimidate a reader.

    • @duyguacar2504
      @duyguacar2504 Před 6 měsíci +1

      @@cafeaulivre yeah of course reading some classic books is more challenging than others. But you have my attention. 🤔 which ones do you have in your mind?

  • @eveliendejaegere7262
    @eveliendejaegere7262 Před 6 měsíci +2

    📚 ❤

  • @sunshinesilverarrow5292
    @sunshinesilverarrow5292 Před měsícem +1

    📚❤📚

  • @sherrirabinowitz4618
    @sherrirabinowitz4618 Před 6 měsíci +2

    📚