I love The Way We Live Now and just finished my second read (thanks to Victober!). It’s all the dysfunctional relationships that make it so relevant, such as Sir Felix and his mother. Such a clear depiction of co-dependency…

Oh my goodness, I loved The Way We Live Now. I'm so glad it was the group read choice. I've only read The Warden, and it was okay but didn't blow me away. I do have Dr. Wortle's School and The American Senator on my shelf, so I'll try one of those sometime next year.

Would love to see what you make of 'Orley Farm' and/or 'The American Senator' 🙂

I love the Pallisers

Love this! I am loving Orley Farm. I think it's going to be a top Trollope for me. I have a 100 pages left, so hopefully it keeps it up as I finish!

Have just finished The Way We live Now ( helped by Timothy West reading along) and it was wonderful - I think you are right that you have to develop a taste for his books but following along while Timothy West reads is a wonderful way to immerse yourself in Trollope's world.

I've read 16 so far, my faves are can u forgive her, framley parsonage and last chronicle of barset. And while I get the critiques of the Warden, I just love Septimus Harding. What a good man, he lives his faith as best he can.

I listened to your interview with the guy from the Trollope society yesterday.... when he recommended starting with Barchester Towers i was like 😳😬. 😅

My favorite is "The Eustace Diamonds"

I finished Dr. Wortle’s School this afternoon. I agree, it was a breath of fresh air.

Love to see all the Persephone editions behind you!

I really LOVED Phineas Finn and cant wait to read Phineas Redux (I'm halfway through The Eustace Diamonds atm)

He Knew He Was Right has dark, sinister elements if you can stomach the three characters central to the conflict. The side characters were a delight, though. Trollope was very brilliant in that way.

I want to watch can you give her? Some time again I havent read it and the belton estate has audio book so might try that some time .loved this kate❤

Well! I just looked it up and I really didn't know Anthony Trollope was SUCH a prolific writer. How exciting.

There have been many people who say Phineas Finn is not their favorite. I would much rather hear kids playing in a video than a dog barking. I love hearing the joy. My daughter has three children and homeschools as well it is not always quiet. LOL nor should it be. 😁

So excited to find this video! Angela Thirkell's Barchester series, set on Trollope's Barchester, is one of my favorite series of all time. I'm on my second read through! I read the warden and can't wait to read your recommendations!

Trollope is fairly new to me, starting with The Barchester series😮 and I do believe Framley Parsonage was my favorite as well! Such a wonderful video of your top picks for Trollope❣️

I'm starting the Belton Estate today. Can't wait. My first Trollope was The Vicar of Bullhampton and I'd say my favorite.

Love the way you’re talking about these books. Where exactly is the best place for a newbie to Trollope to begin?🤔 They all sound like tough reads.

According to Goodreads, the only Trollope I've read is The Small House at Allington which is Barsetshire #5. I still remember enough of it that I think I could jump back into the series.

What a great intro!!! Lovely!

I love this! The Last Chronicle of Barset has the storyline of the questionable cheque but I also love Framley Parsonage as they both have the complex characters of Mr and Mrs Crawley. I will soon read The Duke’s Children and am really looking forward to it.

I wrote down all these titles so that I can start my Anthony Trollope journey now

I’ve read 8 Trollope novels so far. The two most enjoyable, for me, were Barchester Towers and The Way We Live Now. I especially liked the tongue-in-cheek humor in Towers. You seem to have enjoyed Lady Anna much more than I did.

It's so hard to pick a favorite! I just finished The Way We Live Now earlier today so that is so fresh in my mind. I LOVE Dr. Thorne! Have you watched the mini series. And I love Barchester Towers because there is justice served! 😂I loved Prime Minister because it showed what a genius Trollope is! He has you hating a character all throughout the book and then at the end I felt great pity for him! ❤

Hello! Thank you very much for sharing your favourites! I would suggest Ayala's Angel by Trollope. I really like it! All the best!

The Warden, Barchester Towers, and The Way We Live Now are my favorites so far. Differences are what make us interesting, but try The Way We Live Now again.

It’s so funny how some people dislike Phineas and some people love him- like me! Although nothing really tops Lady Glencora who is part of the reason Can You Forgive Her? must be in my top five, I also love Barchester Towers though. For a short one I think you’d enjoy Kate I’d recommend Rachel Ray and for longer ones I loved The Three Clerks and Is he Popenjoy? Also agree with fernandamuraia about Ayala’s Angel which is another long one or there is Miss Mackenzie which is kind of mid length.

Kate, I've only The Warden and Barchester Towers so far, but I really enjoyed them both! Looking forward to Doctor Thorne, especially since you enjoyed it so much! Wasn't clear where Last Chronicle of Barset ranked on this list?

All I can say is I will never forget George Vavasor!

My favorite is probably "The Last Chronicle of Barset." I also recommend "Orley Farm." I met an attorney at a meeting of the P.G.Wodehouse Society. She was also a member of the Trollope Society and told me that "Orley Farm" is the favorite Trollope among lawyers.

I've only read three Trollopes so far. I loved Dr Wortle's School, enjoyed but not loved An Old Man's Love and absolutely fell head over heels for Nina Balatka, my favourite read of this Victober so far 🤩🤩🤩

My Rankings (so far) would be (most to least favourite) : 1 - He Knew He Was Right 2 - The Belton Estate 3 - The Way We Live Now 4 - Can You Forgive Her? 5 - Miss Mackenzie 6 - Cousin Henry 7 - Barchester Towers 8 - Is He Poppenjoy? 9 - The Claverings 10 - Rachel Ray 11 - The Warden 12 - Harry of Gangoil 13 - Sir Harry Hotspur 14 - Dr. Whortle's School 15 -The Fixed Period

I have only read 3 of Trollope's books (Lady Anna, John Caldigate and The Golden Lion of Granpere) and i have enjoyed all of them. My favourite so far has been Lady Anna. If you want a dose of Trollope but don't have the time for a long novel, The Golden Lion of Granpere is delightful.

Oh no, Trollope spoils novels in his autobiography??😮 on the other hand, I don't remember plot details so well anyway so maybe for me it doesn't matter, lol. Thanks for all the amazing victober content this year!!

I was annoyed at the titular character in The American Senator but on a re-read I saw that he was an excuse for Trollope to lampoon British problems. I was fascinated by the leading lady Arabella Trefoil. She’s somewhat of a tragic figure but endlessly interesting. I also love He Knew He Was Right. It’s such a perceptive book about depression and I love, love, love the elderly Jemima Stanhope!

I didn't enjoy Phineas Finn much when I first read it, but then I loved Phineas Redux and that made Phineas Finn click for me. I feel like he matures, and there's a very interesting plot, so you might like it better...hope so!

I have only read the Barsetshire books and then almost done the Way We Live Now which I am not absolutely loving. If you did a reading of the series, I'd be so down. I would love to revisit them. I was conpletely captivated by The Warden but didn't get along with Barchester Chronicles so I just picked up the series and read the last four in September. My ranking would be Dr Thorne Small House at Allington The Warden Franley Parsonage The Last Chronicle of Barset The Way We Live Now Barchester Towers But all the Barsetshire novels but Barchester would be 4 to 5 stars so it'a hard to rate. I think the Way We Live Now is hard because I don't truly feel truly invested in any of the characters.

As a stand-alone novel, i enjoyed Orley Farm.

I know this is three months old, but I just finished what I think is my first Trollope. (I have a lot of books I read thinking I've never read them and then I get to a part in the book and realize I have indeed read the book.) LOL I finished Dr. Wortle's School. the last part of the book had some twists I was not expecting. nice! Which Trollope book would you recommendn I read next?

Ooooo! Good to know how you felt about TWWYLN 😂, because I like it, but it’s a bit stressful to me?! I’m putting Can You Forgive Her on my soon list. 🤣♥️