Welcome to Reading Revisited, a place for friends to enjoy some good old-fashioned book chat while revisiting the truth, beauty, and goodness we’ve found in our favorite books.

Mary’s Top 5

Mara Daughter of the Nile by Eloise Jarvis McGraw

Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carol

The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens

Crossing to Safety by Wallace Stegner

Honorable Mentions

King Lear by William Shakespeare

Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand

Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling

Les Miserables by Victor Hugo

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

Other Books and Things

The Violent Bear it Away by Flannery O’Connor

Close Reads Brackets (First lines of books)

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

Pride and Prejudice BBC Miniseries

Persuasion by Jane Austen

Tan Books Saint Biographies

Narnia Series

Before Austen Comes Aesop by Cheri Blomquist

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

This Side of Paradise F. Scott Fitzgerald

Benedictine College

The Abolition of Man by C.S. Lewis

John Mulaney’s Kid Gorgeous

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

Theology of the Body by John Paul II

Emma by Jane Austen

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie

The Pleasures of Reading in an Age of Distraction by Alan Jacobs

How the Church Changed the World by Anthony Esolen

When Books Went to War by Molly Guptill Manning

Looking for Alaska by John Green

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

East of Eden by John Steinbeck

The Summer Book by Tove Jansson

That’s all we have for now! Until next time, keep revisiting the good books that enrich your life and nourish your soul.

In Case You Missed It:

On the Podcast:

* ep. 35: Living Author Spotlight: Karen Ullo

* ep. 36: Introducing The Space Trilogy w/ David Bates

* ep. 37: Our Favorite Winter Reads

* ep. 38: My Cousin Rachel (Book Swap #2)

Read Along Guides for the the Space Trilogy:

* Space Trilogy Introduction & Reading Schedule

* Out of the Silent Planet Ch 1-11 Revisited

What We’re Reading Next:

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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