VICTOBER 2025 discussion

Good day all, and welcome (or welcome back) to the Victober Goodreads group. Now that Victober 2021 is fast upon us, here is a thread to introduce yourselves.

I'm Katie, of Books and Things on Booktube, one of your hosts, and a massive fan of Victorian literature.

Hi Katie, thanks for setting this up, looking forward to seeing what everyone else's reading this time round.

Hi this is Kendall. I am in Fort Worth, Texas and this will be my third Victober. I am ready to obsess on potential titles for this year.

Cristina from Lisbon, Portugal. Last October was my first Victober. It lead to my starting of a Booktube channel: Knitting, Books, etc.
I seem to be easily swayed into readalongs.
That’s why I’m only choosing 4 books for Victober.

Hi, I'm Lana from Bosnia and Herzegovina. This will be my third Victober. It's my favoutire readathon (and the first I ever joined in). Looking forward to October and seeing everyone's TBR's.

Hi everyone, I'm Anna from Russia. This will be my first Victober and I'm very excited to start!
*already thinking about what to pick*

I'm Anki, and I'm in New Hampshire. This will be my second Victober, though I will admit my participation last year was more of the lurker variety. I majored in English literature in college, and I somehow managed to...avoid basically all Victorian literature. Still not entirely sure how that happened, but in some ways I think it may have been a good thing overall since it means I can come to the books on my own pace, without the pressures of giving the "right" answers for a class, or of being required to analyze everything within an inch of its life.

I'm not sure how many books I will end up reading this year for Victober, but I'm looking forward to it!

Thank you for the reminder Katie, I need to start planning. I'm Lauren, from Devon UK, think it's my third Victober.

Hi! I'm Lee (they/them) and I'm from Germany. I only started reading classics this year, so this is going to be my first Victober, and I'm so excited!

I love Victober and am looking forward to taking part again this year.

Hi Everyone, my name is Julie from Arlington Texas and this is my first Victober! So excited to join this group read.

Hi everyone I'm Gill from Edinburgh, Scotland and this will be my fourth Victober - it's becone a highlight of my reading year! Looking forward to picking a TBR and being nosy about everyone else's

Hello everyone! My name is Nada (Lebanese-Canadian living in Ontario). This is my first Victober and I am very excited to take part!!

Hi everyone! I'm Sasha and I'm from the Philippines. This is going to be my 5th (?!?!?!) Victober and I am sooo excited! I look forward to it every year.

Greeting from Portland, Oregon. Allen here from Big Hard Books & Classics. This is my 3rd #Victober

Hi everyone! I'm Alina, a German reader obsessed with Victorian literature. This is already my 5th (?) time doing Victober and I'm super excited, as always!

Hi I'm Theresa from Illinois, USA. I think I have done Victober every year.

Hey, Electra from France. This is my third Victober and I actually was thinking about it the other day, and was exciting to be choosing books the challenge - my favorite challenge of the year for sure !

Hi! I'm Laura, from the Netherlands. I don't have a Booktube channel, but I am on Instagram (laurasbooksandbakes).
This will be my first Victober, very excited for it! My favourite author is Charles Dickens, and I also really liked all the other Victorian books I've read so far.

Hello! My name is Jennie, from Ontario. This is my third Victober. The first two were not as productive as I wanted, so I'm hoping this year I do better. I've enjoyed the books I have managed to read, and have been eagerly anticipating the announcement videos.

Hii I'm Shea from the Philippines. This is my first time joining Victober. My instagram is @bookishwanderlust

Hello, all! I'm Stephanie from Arkansas. This is my second Victober. I have a BookTube channel (Ms Richards Reads), and I am eagerly awaiting October 1st!

Hello everyone! I am Faith from South Carolina. This is my second Victober. I finished 3 book challenges last year and hope to complete all of them this year.

Hi Everyone!
This will be my first Viktober! I am very excited! I have one book planned so far which is a group read of Bleak House by Charles Dickens.

I do have a BookTube channel called MsReads A Lot where I read a wide variety of different books but also am working my way through the 1001 books you must read before you die list! List of Victorian novels on the list!

Look forward to seeing what everyone ends up reading!

Sandy

Hello! I am Tiffany. I tried and failed last years Victober due to issues with my personal life, but am really excited to try to read some Victorian classics as I've added more to my shelves this year.

I am hoping to read at least one book by Charles Dickens this year, but I think I am looking forward to some Wilkie Collins and Elizabeth Gaskell- both of whom, I've heard are outstanding writers.

While I do not have a booktube channel myself, I am starting to get into book blogging and will look forward to discussing my reading journey throughout Victober. I can't wait to see what others in this community choose to read!

Hi I'm Zoë a teenager from the UK, I took part in Victober for the first time last year and it really got me into classics. I'm hoping Victober will motivate me to get through the first month back at school (I love school it's just the people) and I'm so excited! I will be sharing updates on my book blog zbestbooks.blogspot.com

I can't wait!!!!

Happy Victober!

Hello everyone! I'm Marta, from Italy. I'm really looking forward to this Victober, I think it'll be my chance to read some Victorian novels I always wanted to read and never did (somehow, I never thought the 'right moment' for them had come)!

Hi I am Maddy from Paris. This is my sixth participation to victober and I will be able to read some of the Victorian books I have on my shelf but couldn't read them yet. Looking forward to hear from everyone and be able to start the books that I have in mind.

Hi I'm Sharon from Swansea in Wales. I have always loved Victorian Literature so a whole month dedicated to it is brilliant. I discovered Elizabeth Gaskell through previous Victober's and recommendations from Kate and Katie and she is now one of my favourite authors and I am reading Our Mutual Friend at the moment after watching Katie raving about it. looking forward to seeing what everyone is reading and what they think about them. My only worry is about the number of books I will be able to get through as the one's I am planning to read are chunkers!

Hi I'm Alison in the UK. I've taken part in several Victobers. I love reading about everyone's choices and opinions about the books. I don't know what to pick yet, but rereading A Woman in White and David Copperfield could be options.

Hi All, I'm Nicole, and I'm chiming in from Massachusetts, USA. I've got my four books picked out and just bought my copy of Gothic Tales for the group read (the Kindle edition is $0.99 on Amazon in case anyone else is looking to purchase a copy!) I am really looking forward to the discussions, and seeing what everyone else is reading. Take care All!

Hi everyone, I'm Alejandra from Spain. I love Victorian lit so Victober is a huge event for me. So excited! ♥️

Hi from Boston! My 2nd Victober. Looking forward to the group read.

Hi, I'm Melissa from Rhode Island, USA. This is my second Victober, and I'm so excited! I hope to be able to participate in the read along this year.

Hi, I'm Janice from Virginia USA. This is my first Victober. I've always loved English literature from Beowulf to today. I hope to read a Dickens novel and try a Wilkie Collins or Elizabeth Gaskell. Looking forward to the reading and discussion.

Hi, I'm Kerrie from Oklahoma USA. This is my 3rd or 4th Victober. I enjoy the challenges and meeting new people.

My third Victober, I love this time of year! Hello from Oregon everyone!

Hi, everyone! I'm Lorri from Minnesota, USA. I am excited to participate in my second Victober.

Hi all! I’m Susan from Ohio USA. This is my third Victober. It is my favorite read-a-thon!

Greetings! I am Carol from Cranston, Rhode Island and this is my first Victober. I am looking forward to choosing and reading through the challenges. Waiting for my copy of Gothic Tales to arrive!

Hello! I'm Breezy and this is my first year participating in Victober. I'm still pretty new to the BookTube community. It has been exciting to discover all the lovely challenges that happen each year.
Mysteries, Classics and Fantasy are my favorite genres.

Hey y'all! I am Victoria from Alabama, USA and excited for my first Victober! Mostly, I am excited to get lost in the rabbit holes of suggestions and recommendations. Happy reading to all!

Hi everyone,

my name is Lisa Marie - but most people call me Lisa. I am from Berlin/Germany and I am very new to both English classics and Victorian literature. I found my love for it with reading "Wuthering Heights" by Emily Bronte and I am very excited to read more during the reading challenge.

Hello all! My name is Taylor & I'm from NJ, United States. I'm newish to Goodreads so this will be my first Victober. I am quite excited to start!! Nice to meet you all :)

Hi everyone! So nice to meet you. This looks like an awesome group. I'm Renée. I currently live near Dallas, Texas, United States. My Instagram is TyrionRidesTheSow. Sometimes I post my books. I've loved Victorian literature for years, and literally 5 minutes ago I searched Etsy for "Victorian book shirts" so I could show off my love for those wonderful stories. One of the first results was a Victober shirt. I didn't know if that was a real thing so I Googled and ended up here. It's so funny that I've been on Goodreads for years, I've loved Victorian novels for years, and yet this is my first time knowing about Victober! :-D I recently got a Kindle book of everything Conan Doyle ever wrote. I finished the Sherlocks (currently re-reading them--they're so good!) but I'll continue with his novels for a while. Again, hi!

Hi, I'm Becky living in the Eastern part of the United States (but raised in the Midwest). I'm an IRL friend of Kate Howe, one of the hosts, and thanks to her enthusiasm this is my 5th Victober. I'm in a busy season of life, so I'm keeping my TBR pretty minimal this year: the group read, Catriona by Robert Louis Stevenson, The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Bronte, and if time permits one more book, TBD. I'm an avid knitter and look forward to atmospheric audiobooks during Victober so I can listen while knitting.

Hi I'm Alicia. I live in Atlanta, and this is my first Victober. I'm thinking of reading The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, Vanity Fair, New Grub Street, The Woman in White Wives and Daughters, the group read, and I'm joining another group read of Wuthering Heights. I have found several of the titles in the Audible plus catalog and in Kindle unlimited.

Hi all! Love Victober and am really looking forward to this year's read-a-long. Ordering my book now!

Hello, everyone! I'm Amanda from Brazil/Rio de Janeiro and I love reading classics; I've been a fan of victorian literature since my teenage years. This will be my first Victober so I'm really looking forward to it!

I'm Robert and I have a Ph.D. in Spanish literature and teach at a 4-year university. I don't say this to brag but rather to say..."KATIE KNOWS MORE THAN I DO". I love her videos and her recommendations are so welcomed and her knowledge is...just wow.
I will be listening to "Framley Parsonage" by Anthony Trollope and read by the amazing and (sadly) recently-departed Timothy West. I also will try to get to "Desperate Remedies" by Hardy, my favorite British writer and since I've not read Elizabeth Gaskell yet, I would very much like to try the "Gothic Tales".