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.

We are still running our Christmas Sale on Paid Subscriptions if you were hoping to read along with us for Paradise Lost! You have til Candlemas (February 2nd) to save money!

We have started our LONG BOOK for the year, Kristin Lavransdatter. Join us in being changed this Lent by a beautiful story!

Aaron’s Top 5

* Kristin Lavransdatter

* The Lord of the Rings

* Genesis (or Samuel or Matthew)

* Paradise Lost

* The Long Ships

Other Books and Things

Michael Lilienthal of Michael & Ethan in a Room with Scotch

Reading Revisited ep. 28: Revisiting Jayber Crow

Reading Revisited ep. 49: Revisiting That Hideous Strength

Les Miserables

Petrarch

Montaigne

Emily Wilson’s Illiad and Odyssey

Lattimore Illiad and Odyssey

Fitzgerald Illiad and Odyssey

The Diary of a Country Priest (old translation)

The Diary of a Country Priest (new translation)

Michael Katz’ The Brothers Karamazov

Grammar for a Full Life

Reading Revisited ep. Introduction to Paradise Lost

The Hobbit

Watership Down

Band of Brothers by Stephen Ambrose

The Scarlet Letter

Pride and Prejudice

Reading Revisited ep. 12: Revisiting Pride and Prejudice: in which Jess puts the Bennetts on a budget and pitches a new Austen Adaptation

Sarah Clarkson’s Substack

Book Girl by Sarah Clarkson

A Book of Strife in the Form of a Diary of an Old Soul by George MacDonald

Heretics

Orthodoxy

A Kindle

Wartime Wisdom: Ten Uncommon Insights from The Lord of the Rings About Evil….a talk by Peter Kreeft

Aaron’s Blurb on Kristin from Book Drop Day!

Read With Us

I deeply hope that you decide to read with us over the next three months. I am thoroughly convinced that if you give Kristin time, she will change your life. As you start reading please tell us what you are thinking and as always, we hope you enjoy your In Person or Virtual Book Clubs!

If you are looking for an in person group, message me and I can either help you find one or start your own. If you’d like to join a virtual option, message me as well. We now have two time zone options for those of you wanting to participate in Europe!

Feel free to share this Introduction with any reader you know who might want to read along with us during Lent! And let us know how your read of Kristin is going as well!

We are still running our Christmas Sale on Paid Subscriptions if you were hoping to read along with us for Paradise Lost! You have til Candlemas (February 2nd) to save money!

Until next time, keep revisiting the good books that enrich your life and nourish your soul.

What We’re Reading Next:

January

Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare

February-April

Kristen Lavransdatter by Sigrid Undset

Paid Subscriber Read-Along

Paradise Lost by John Milton

A Few Reminders:

If you are wanting to get in on the in person or virtual community please contact us!

We have turned on paid subscriptions which will allow you to support the work we are doing here.

If you would like to make a small contribution to the work we’re doing here at Reading Revisited, we invite you to do so with the Buy (Us) a Coffee button below. We so appreciate your support!

*As always, some of the links are affiliate links. If you don’t have the books yet and are planning to buy them, we appreciate you using the links. The few cents earned with each purchase you make after clicking links (at no extra cost to you) goes toward the time and effort it takes to keep Reading Revisited running, and we appreciate it!

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit readingrevisited.substack.com/subscribe