A great one that's really accessible, and I loved, was The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay by Michael Chabon. Then there's Toni Morrison's Beloved, she's the real deal. Others I want to read sooner than later: The Night Watchmen - Louise Erdich Lonesome Dove - Larry McMurtry A Thousand Acres - Jane Smiley Foreign Affairs - Alison Lurie I usually take notice of most of the major awards that come to mind, though a lot of the time it's not a guaranteed match. One I've found recently that I like a lot but seems lesser known is the Mythopoeic Fantasy Awards that award books 'in the spirit of the Inklings.' You find very fantastical, and usually beautiful books here.
@novelideea2 жыл бұрын
Yes yes & yes!!! Kavalier and clay! Beloved! Night watchman! All accessible, all fantastic!
@darthandy61612 жыл бұрын
The Good Earth is one of my all time favorites. I read it for high school and still found it pretty easy to read at that time. A thoughtful, personal journey in historical China.
@novelideea2 жыл бұрын
It’s one of mine too. I just bought a new copy because I gave my last one away!
@ryannelson472 жыл бұрын
Lonesome Dove (1986 winner) is my favorite book. It's an epic western journey book 🤠 that might appeal to a lot of fantasy fans. It's very funny and accessible but also long (850 pages) and at times very dark. I may have to give A Visit from the Goon Squad a try. It sounds cool!
@novelideea2 жыл бұрын
Yes To lonesome dove! 👆🏻
@2300enduserperson18 ай бұрын
The Color Purple blew my hair back. While tough to read, it is so impactful.
@TheBookCure8 ай бұрын
Absolutely! Difficult, but stunning.
@2300enduserperson18 ай бұрын
@@TheBookCure stunning is a much better descriptor. Thank you for replying to my comment 😊
@nl32372 жыл бұрын
Oh my God! Yessss!!! If you could do the Non fiction one eventually, it would be great!!!
@rebecca.reader2 жыл бұрын
Hi Sarah....interesting topic. I don't follow the Pulitzer prize, though just looking at the winners list now, I can see there are loads of fantastic and classic books on there. I really want to read The Nightwatchman by Louise Erdrich. I tend to follow the British prize lists like The Booker and the Womans Prize and have found some fantastic literary reads from them.
@coleton70482 жыл бұрын
Gonna be basic and say I really liked The Road when I read it years ago. That's about all I can contribute to this topic. 😅
@TheBookCure2 жыл бұрын
Hahaha. I appreciate that you’re here regardless. 🥰
@arlissbunny2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! This is a great video. I was looking at one of Petrik’s older videos and he recommends your channel. No wonder! Subscribed. I follow the Hugo’s, the Women’s Prize, the Pulitzer, and, sometimes, the Man Booker. I don’t always read them but I do pay attention to the short lists. The 2021 Pulitzer went to Louise Erdrich for The Night Watchman and that is a fabulous read. From the way back machine I loved Wallace Stenger’s Angle of Repose as well as M. Scott Momadays’s House Made of Dawn. I think of all of those as fairly accessible. Less so, primarily due to length, but probably my Pulitzer winning fav is Michael Chabon’s The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay. That book was a blast and writing this makes me want to reread soon.
@TheBookCure2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much (and welcome!) ☺️ I have Kavalier and Clay on my shelf and hope to get to it soon!
@billyalarie9292 жыл бұрын
What an amazing video idea. Thank you for this.
@chadandrews43472 жыл бұрын
Very cool, to break out a little and discuss Pulitzer novels. You have peaked my interest in The Color Purple, thank you! If you get a chance, try Lonesome Dove, it’s one of my favorite novels! I believe you would love it.
@TheBookCure2 жыл бұрын
Yes! I think I’ll love Lonesome Dove once I get to it. 🥰
@tibbarasden2 жыл бұрын
I read To Kill a Mockingbird in school and it is one of my favorites out of the ones we read. I am actually planning on revisiting it soon. The Color Purple I never read but have watched the movie several times. The others I haven't read. Based on the information you gave, I do think you put together a great list.
@TheBookCure2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! I’m glad you enjoyed ☺️
@BooksWithBenghisKahn2 жыл бұрын
Loved this video!! I think I would really like Less! What would be your favorites in terms of personal enjoyment though? I haven't read too many on the list, but my favorites would be: 1) American Pastoral 2) The Killer Angels 3) A Confederacy of Dunces 4) The Road 5) A Visit from the Goon Squad
@TheBookCure2 жыл бұрын
A Confederacy of Dunces is such a good book, but my hatred of Ignatius knows no bounds. Reading it brought me such rage 😅😅 For personal enjoyment my list would be: 1. A Visit from the Goon Squad 2. Olive Kitteridge (another unlikeable character, but I loved the book) 3. The Old Man and the Sea 4. The Grapes of Wrath 5. Oscar Wao I also really love Less & The Colour Purple. There are too many good choices 😝
@2300enduserperson18 ай бұрын
Has anyone read “Oirdinary People?” Not sure if this book was Pulitzer Prize worthy, but it was the best book I had read in high school. A million years later, I’d like to revisit this gem❤️
@esmayrosalyne2 жыл бұрын
Oooh thank you so much for putting this list together! Books with Brittany has definitely helped me branch out of my safe fantasy bubble and I have been loving it! The Nickel Boys, To Kill a Mockingbird (didn't read it in school here in The Netherlands!) and The Color Purple sound most interesting to me, so fingers crossed I can get to them sooner rather than later 🤞☺
@TheBookCure2 жыл бұрын
Awesome! Let me know what you think once you get around to them ☺️
@jasonsmith67572 жыл бұрын
My favorites from the pulitzer list are The Brief Wonderous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz and The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck. It is amazing for Steinbeck to have only won once considering some of his works.
@TheBookCure2 жыл бұрын
I love Junot Diaz - such a phenomenal author (and fellow fantasy nerd! 😁)
@zan81522 жыл бұрын
God, The Color Purple is *so* good. I don't know if I've ever read a book that so completely deserves all its accolades and more.
@TheBookCure2 жыл бұрын
Agreed! Such a wonderful book 🥰
@ianthereader2 жыл бұрын
Love some of the ones you mentioned so much and the rest are on my tbr! I also love Lonesome Dove, The Goldfinch, and All the Light We Cannot See.
@TheBookCure2 жыл бұрын
I haven’t read either of those three, though they’re all high on my priority list! So many good ones to choose from.
@SarahAsYouWish2 жыл бұрын
Great list. I read a lot of literary fiction and follow The Women’s Prize for Fiction, The Booker Prize and a few other awards. I’ve only read To Kill a Mockingbird from this list but want to pick up several more. The Road by Cormac McCarthy is probably my favorite Pulitzer winner, though I wouldn’t qualify it as particularly accessible. Happy reading. 😀
@thebrothersgwynne2 жыл бұрын
I love To Kill a Mockingbird and The Color Purple, but need to check out the rest :). Will
@TheBookCure2 жыл бұрын
I think you’d enjoy The Nickel Boys - just be prepared for the heartbreak!
@rumpelRAINS2 жыл бұрын
Great video! I love hearing about books from other genres than fantasy that you liked.
@Imaginetheday19672 жыл бұрын
The Pulitzer Prize winners are ones I notice peripherally, but don't concentrate on reading. That said, I've read 3 of the ones you mentioned (To Kill a Mockingbird, The Color Purple, and Less). Looking at the list of winners, there are other that I have read and others I plan to read. I doubt I will ever read them all. Less is one of my favorite books, and one I'm actually surprised won the Pulitzer. It didn't seem serious enough, even though it does have great themes. All in all, a really fun book with a main character that I didn't care for at first, but really grew on me. :) (Did you see there's a sequel coming out this year? I'm not sure how I feel about that.) I'm actually working my way through all the Newbery Medal winner books (not in order). I've found some real gems, and others that just have not stood the test of time. Those are pretty quick reads, so I've been thinking of working on another list of prize winners. I'm leaning towards the National Book Award. Oh, I forgot to mention a Pulitzer recommendation. If someone likes historical fiction, Lonesome Dove is fabulous. I also really liked All the Light We Cannot See.
@safinan80082 жыл бұрын
Like ur video! Happy reading to you!! 😊🎬🎼📝
@TheBookCure2 жыл бұрын
Thanks, my friend! ☺️
@RafBlutaxt2 жыл бұрын
I also think that The Amazing Adventures Of Kavalier & Clay is a very accessible one, especially because of its subject matter that is somewhat adjacent to fantasy and the fantastic and well, comic books. The Road might also work for people coming from a sf or fantasy background as it fits into those genres but it is of course pretty bleak. Beyond that I usually don't pay attention to award lists and for a non-american like me the Pulitzer price is of course rather US-centric.
@J.R.Carrel2 жыл бұрын
Love your shirt! I will try a few classics at some point this year.
@TheBookCure2 жыл бұрын
Thanks! It’s starting to fade and it’s making me so sad 😭😭 I’ve been trying to read more classics this year and failing abysmally, so hopefully the second half will work out for us both!
@lisacole60372 жыл бұрын
Looking at the list of winners, I see that I've only read 5 and have Olive Kitteridge on my tbr (great tv adaptation of that book). I think The Color Purple is incredible and also enjoyed Walker's The Temple of My Familiar. I appreciate your thoughtful comments on the books you selected. ☺
@TheBookCure2 жыл бұрын
I really enjoyed Olive Kitteridge, though I haven’t watched the TV show!
@novelideea2 жыл бұрын
I know this is PP Fiction, but I will say that the biography winner for this year, Chasing Me to My Grave by W Rembert, reads like a novel and is beautifully “illustrated “ with his art.
@TheLibraryofAllenxandria2 жыл бұрын
Did I just hear you slander TKAM?! also, it's not on here but have you read The Goldfinch? I tend not to read a lot of literary stuff as you know.
@TheBookCure2 жыл бұрын
No slander! I still love TKAM, I just think there are other books about race (written by PoC) that can teach us more about the present world! Lots of love for all of the books. (I haven’t seen the movie, though, which I’m sure will lose me Allen points 🙈🙈) I haven’t read The Goldfinch, but I want to!
@chadia252 жыл бұрын
❤
@Thecatladybooknook_PennyD2 жыл бұрын
🥳🥳
@TheBookCure2 жыл бұрын
I’m alive, Penny! 🤣🤣
@XX-nm3kv2 жыл бұрын
All worthy selections on your list. I read The Color Purple in one sitting, it was so mesmerizing. If you have not read The Hours, by Michael Cunningham, it's my favorite Pulitzer Prize novel ever. The movie was an abomination, so if you've watched the movie, it doesn't reflect the book at all.
@TheBookCure2 жыл бұрын
I haven’t seen the movie, so I can go into the book without bias! Thanks for the recommendation ☺️
@toinenosoite3173 Жыл бұрын
Well, to really read more broadly you should look outside of the American sphere... This really doesn't do it at all, does it?
@TheBookCure Жыл бұрын
Absolutely. The Pulitzer is an American prize, so there can only be American winners. The Nobel Prize for Literature is a better example for an international perspective, though they’ve certainly been (justifiably) critiqued for the lack of diversity in their selections through the years. For me, the “more broadly” in this video was just meant in terms of genre (i.e. not fantasy, which makes up most of what I read), but I do try (and will keep trying) to be mindful of reading authors/books outside America/the UK as well.