I decided to take a “sabbatical” from Zoom book clubs this year so I could devote myself full time to reading and rereading classics. I began in January with Little Dorrit by Dickens. It drew me in completely and led me to read Claire Tomalin’s excellent biography of the author. Then came the 2008 mini-series of Little Dorrit starring Claire Foy streaming on Amazon Prime Video. I loved it!
Next up was Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte, wonderful in the audiobook version narrated by Juliet Stevenson. (If you’ve never heard this actress read, treat yourself. She’s superb!) Afterwards, I watched the 2006 television film of Jane Eyre starring Ruth Wilson, also on Prime Video. Enthusiastically recommended!
My February reading included The Dubliners and Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, to be followed by The Odyssey in the 2017 highly acclaimed first translation by a woman, Emily Wilson. (These are prelude to trying a third time to read Ulysses. We’ll see!) For lighter fare I’m reading A Tree Grows in Brooklyn and will soon watch the 1945 film on YouTube.
I know, not exactly your typical streaming fare, but it works for me. However, my husband and I just finished watching The Night Manager on Prime Video, a gripping series from 2016. See, I still have a toe in the 21st century!
All great reading. Read David Copperfield earlier this year and loved it. You can’t beat the classics
Suggestion: The House of Seven Gables.
Donna
You mention 3 of my own favorites and remind me it’s time to revisit: Little Dorrit, Jane Eyre, and The Night Manager.
Thelma, a couple of months back I reread War and Peace that years younger tore at my heart, but with the reread, which I still enjoyed, no tearing, yet the reread of Tale of Two Cities still tore me.