Weekly Review #8:The Little Friend, With My Dog Eyes, Black Water Rising, Lit (Mary Karr), Home Fire @SpringboardThought

Springboard Thought For all of these books, I have written a review on Goodreads & Storygraph that goes into much more detail (typically). If something here piques your interest, consider checking out the review for more information.

Timestamps
Intro 0:00
The Little Friend 0:33
We Two Alone 6:15
Locking Up Our Own 7:10
Black Water Rising 8:32
Intimacies 10:36
Build Your House Around My Body 13:06
Home Fire 15:25
Lit 18:53
Small Pleasures 20:48
With My Dog Eyes 23:14
They Never Learn 29:23

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Books Reviewed:

The Little Friend
Tartt, Donna

We Two Alone: Stories
Wang, Jack

Locking Up Our Own: Crime and Punishment in Black America
Forman Jr., James

Black Water Rising (Jay Porter #1)
Locke, Attica

Intimacies
Kitamura, Katie

Build Your House Around My Body
Kupersmith, Violet

Home Fire
Shamsie, Kamila

Lit
Karr, Mary

Small Pleasures
Chambers, Clare

With My Dog Eyes
Hilst, Hilda

They Never Learn
Fargo, Layne

updated 2 years ago

Weekly Review #8:The Little Friend, With My Dog Eyes, Black Water Rising, Lit (Mary Karr), Home Fire

Springboard Thought 2022-02-28 | For all of these books, I have written a review on Goodreads & Storygraph that goes into much more detail (typically). If something here piques your interest, consider checking out the review for more information.

Timestamps
Intro 0:00
The Little Friend 0:33
We Two Alone 6:15
Locking Up Our Own 7:10
Black Water Rising 8:32
Intimacies 10:36
Build Your House Around My Body 13:06
Home Fire 15:25
Lit 18:53
Small Pleasures 20:48
With My Dog Eyes 23:14
They Never Learn 29:23

Where I'm at:
You can find all of my social media here:
https://linktr.ee/frasersimons

Feel free to follow or friend me, whichever you prefer, on Goodreads:
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

I also write about books on Medium:
medium.com/@frasersimons/about

Books Reviewed:

The Little Friend
Tartt, Donna

We Two Alone: Stories
Wang, Jack

Locking Up Our Own: Crime and Punishment in Black America
Forman Jr., James

Black Water Rising (Jay Porter #1)
Locke, Attica

Intimacies
Kitamura, Katie

Build Your House Around My Body
Kupersmith, Violet

Home Fire
Shamsie, Kamila

Lit
Karr, Mary

Small Pleasures
Chambers, Clare

With My Dog Eyes
Hilst, Hilda

They Never Learn
Fargo, Layne

I may yet do a best of and worst of video, but the StoryGraph had this handy graphic #booktube

Springboard Thought 2024-01-03 | ...

The Best Books We Read in August!

Springboard Thought 2023-09-13 | Shelly Swearingen and I discuss the best and worst books of our reading month. On my channel, this month, the worst books are talked about.

Shelly's Channel: @Shellyish "best" books of the month over on her channel!
There is a playlist of all of our videos together here as well: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdShDUcnZ1VFzWl0Aj77yz6ygw4lfTuum

#booktube #twomillennials #topsandflops #monthlywrapup

The Worst Books We Read in July 2023

Springboard Thought 2023-08-06 | Shelly Swearingen and I discuss the best and worst books of our reading month. On my channel, this month, the worst books are talked about.

Shelly's Channel: @Shellyish "worst" books of the month over on her channel!
There is a playlist of all of our videos together here as well: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdShDUcnZ1VFzWl0Aj77yz6ygw4lfTuum

#booktube #twomillennials #topsandflops #monthlywrapup

Friday Reads: Found a Favourite in this assortment of comics, manga, and lit

Springboard Thought 2023-07-28 | I have written a review on Goodreads & Storygraph for all of these books that goes into much more detail (typically). If something here piques your interest, consider checking out the review for more information.

Timestamps
Intro 0:00
Vinland Saga Vol. 3 & 4 0:20
Tower of God Vol. 2 3:20
V For Vendetta 5:19
Rurouni Kenshin, Vol. 2 #4-6 6:47
Blindsight (my favorite of the week) 7:40
A Minor Chorus 12:40
Ghost Rider Vol. 1 16:00
World's Finest 16:42
Daredevil 18:37

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Books Reviewed:

Vinland Saga Omnibus, Vol. 3, 4
Yukimura, Makoto

Rurouni Kenshin, Vol. 2 #4-6
Watsuki, Nobuhiro

Blindsight (Firefall, 1)
Watts, Peter

V for Vendetta
Moore, Alan

A Minor Chorus
Belcourt, Billy-Ray

Ghost Rider, Vol. 1: Unchained
Percy, Benjamin

Batman/Superman: World's Finest, Vol. 1: The Devil Nezha
Waid, Mark

Daredevil, Vol. 1: Know Fear, Vol. 2: No Devils, Only God
Zdarsky, Chip

A Back in the Swing of Things Recent Reads?: Assassin of Reality, Liberation Day: Stories, Perfume

Springboard Thought 2023-07-20 | For all of these books, I have written a review on Goodreads & Storygraph that goes into much more detail (typically). If something here piques your interest, consider checking out the review for more information.

Timestamps
Intro 0:00
PERFUME 0:20
Monster 3:00
Flowers of Evil 4:32
Goodnight Punpun 5:40
The Singing Sands 7:33
Witch King 8:25
Assassin of Reality 10:53
Leviathan Wakes 14:43
Liberation Day: Stories 18:11

Channels Mentioned:
Up to No Good Bookclub @Shellyish @BookwormAdventureGirl @MsReadsAlot 8:30
@FreshlyReadBooks @MsReadsAlot @GemofBooks @TheBookBully 14:50
@justjuanreader 20:40

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Books Reviewed:

PERFUME.
Süskind, Patrick

Monster: Perfect Edition, Vol. 2
Urasawa, Naoki

The Flowers of Evil: Complete, Vol. 1
Oshimi, Shuzo

Goodnight Punpun Omnibus, Vol. 1
Asano, Inio

The Singing Sands
Tey, Josephine

Witch King
Wells, Martha

Assassin of Reality
Dyachenko, Marina

Leviathan Wakes (Expanse, #1)
Corey, James S.A.

Liberation Day: Stories
Saunders, George

#weeklyreads #booktube #fridayreads #weeklywrapup

Ive (only) Read 188 Books So Far - The Mid-Year Check-In / Freak Out Tag

Springboard Thought 2023-07-12 | Stats 0:00
Tag Questions 4:35

Questions:
1. Best book you’ve read so far
2. Best sequel you've read so far in
3. New release you haven't read yet, but want to
4. Most anticipated release for the second half of the year
5. Biggest disappointment
6. Biggest surprise
7. Favorite new author (debut or new to you)
8. Newest fictional crush - SKIPPED -
9. Newest favorite character
10. Book that made you cry
11. Book that made you happy
12. Most beautiful book you've bought so far this year (or received)
13. What books do you need to read by the end of the year?

Channels Mentioned:
@CharlesHeathcote @MarcNash @Shellyish @BookishTexan @BookwormAdventureGirl

Where I'm at:
You can find all of my social media here:
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THE TWO MILLENNIALS BEST BOOKS OF JUNE 2023

Springboard Thought 2023-07-10 | Shelly Swearingen and I discuss the best and worst books of our reading month. On my channel, this month, the worst books are talked about.

Shelly's Channel: @Shellyish "best" books of the month over on her channel!
There is a playlist of all of our videos together here as well: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdShDUcnZ1VFzWl0Aj77yz6ygw4lfTuum

#booktube #twomillennials #topsandflops #monthlywrapup

THE TWO MILLENNIALS WORST BOOKS OF MAY 2023

Springboard Thought 2023-06-07 | Shelly Swearingen and I discuss the best and worst books of our reading month. On my channel, this month, the worst books are talked about.

Shelly's Channel: @Shellyish "best" books of the month over on her channel!
There is a playlist of all of our videos together here as well: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdShDUcnZ1VFzWl0Aj77yz6ygw4lfTuum

#booktube #twomillennials #topsandflops #monthlywrapup

THE TWO MILLENNIALS BEST BOOKS OF APRIL 2023

Springboard Thought 2023-05-08 | Shelly Swearingen and I discuss the best and worst books of our reading month. On my channel, this month, the worst books are talked about.

Shelly's Channel: @Shellyish "best" books of the month over on her channel!
There is a playlist of all of our videos together here as well: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdShDUcnZ1VFzWl0Aj77yz6ygw4lfTuum

#booktube #twomillennials #topsandflops #monthlywrapup

THE TWO MILLENNIALS WORST BOOKS OF MARCH 2023

Springboard Thought 2023-04-04 | Shelly Swearingen and I discuss the best and worst books of our reading month. On my channel, this month, the worst books are talked about.

Shelly's Channel: @Shellyish "best" books of the month over on her channel!
There is a playlist of all of our videos together here as well: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdShDUcnZ1VFzWl0Aj77yz6ygw4lfTuum

#booktube #twomillennials #topsandflops #monthlywrapup

THE TWO MILLENNIALS TOP BOOKS || FEB 2023

Springboard Thought 2023-03-09 | Shelly Swearingen and I discuss the best and worst books of our reading month. On my channel, this month, the worst books are talked about.

Shelly's Channel: @Shellyish "best" books of the month over on her channel!
There is a playlist of all of our videos together here as well: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdShDUcnZ1VFzWl0Aj77yz6ygw4lfTuum

#booktube #twomillennials #topsandflops #monthlywrapup

THE TWO MILLENNIALS FLOPS OF JANUARY 2023

Springboard Thought 2023-02-07 | Shelly Swearingen and I discuss the best and worst books of our reading month. On my channel, this month, the worst books are talked about.

Shelly's Channel: @Shellyish the "best" books of the month over on her channel!
There is a playlist of all of our videos together here as well: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdShDUcnZ1VFzWl0Aj77yz6ygw4lfTuum

#booktube #twomillennials #topsandflops #monthlywrapup

I won some books from author/ booktuber @CharlesHeathcote and they just arrived!

Springboard Thought 2023-01-24 | ...

Hollow Bamboo by William Ping, a Chinese-Canadian Historical Post-Modern Semi-Autofiction in NFL

Springboard Thought 2023-01-24 | Where I'm at:
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#canlit #hccinfluencer

The Top 10 Movies (and 3 TV Series) I Watched in 2022

Springboard Thought 2023-01-21 | letterboxd.com/frasersimons

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The Worst Books I Read In 2022

Springboard Thought 2023-01-18 | For all of these books, I have written a review on Goodreads & Storygraph that goes into much more detail (typically). If something here piques your interest, consider checking out the review for more information.

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#booktube #worst

My 2022 Reading Stats

Springboard Thought 2023-01-11 | For all of these books, I have written a review on Goodreads & Storygraph that goes into much more detail (typically). If something here piques your interest, consider checking out the review for more information.

Where I'm at:
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The Top 25 (+1) Backlisted Books I Read In 2022

Springboard Thought 2023-01-09 | For all of these books, I have written a review on Goodreads & Storygraph that goes into much more detail (typically). If something here piques your interest, consider checking out the review for more information.

Channels Mentioned:
@HardcoverHearts 2:30 @MarcNash 2:50 @shawnbreathesbooks bite-sized book chats 3:20 @beatingaroundthebooks @CourtneyFerriter 4:22 @Shellyish 5:00 @MarcNash 5:50
up to no good bookclub 7:28 (@Shellyish @BookwormAdventureGirl @MsReadsAlot and commenters Deb, Sonya, and Angela) @Shellyish 8:59 @anotherbibliophilereads @scallydandlingaboutthebook2711 9:10 @nathansnook 16:58

Timestamps:
Intro and explanation 0:00
The Books 1:54

Books Mentioned:

Women in Clothes
by Sheila Heti (Goodreads Author), Heidi Julavits (Author), Leanne Shapton (Author), Donora Hillard (Author) (Contributor), Ann Tashi Slater (Author) (Contributor) + many more authors

Tomb of Sand
by Geetanjali Shree, Daisy Rockwell (Translator)

JR
by William Gaddis, Frederick R. Karl (Introduction)

The Tomb Guardians
by Paul Griffiths

House of Leaves
by Mark Z. Danielewski

Fake Accounts
by Lauren Oyler

Lost Children Archive
by Valeria Luiselli (Author, Narrator), Kivlighan de Montebello (Narrator), William DeMeritt (Narrator), Maia Enrigue Luiselli (Narrator)

From Hell
(From Hell #1-11)
by Alan Moore (Author), Eddie Campbell (Illustrator), Pete Mullins (Illustrator)

An Apprenticeship or The Book of Pleasures
by Clarice Lispector, Stefan Tobler (Translator), Sheila Heti (Goodreads Author) (Afterword), Benjamin Moser (Editor)

Maps of Our Spectacular Bodies
by Maddie Mortimer

ATTA
(Semiotext(e) / Intervention Series)
by Jarett Kobek (Author)

The Art of Losing
by Alice Zeniter, Frank Wynne (Translation)

A Suitable Boy
(A Bridge of Leaves #1)
by Vikram Seth

The Luminaries
by Eleanor Catton

Middlesex
by Jeffrey Eugenides

Satantango
by László Krasznahorkai, Grover Gardner (Narrator)

The Magic Mountain
by Thomas Mann, John E. Woods (Translator), A.S. Byatt (Introduction)

My Brilliant Friend
(L'amica geniale)
by Elena Ferrante, Ann Goldstein (Translator)

Perdido Street Station
(New Crobuzon #1)
by China Miéville (Author)

Solaris: The Definitive Edition
by Stanisław Lem, Bill Johnston (Translator), Alessandro Juliani (Narrator)

S.: A Novel about the Balkans
by Slavenka Drakulić, Marko Ivic (Translator)

L.A. Quartet
by James Ellroy

The Prestige
by Christopher Priest

Ace: What Asexuality Reveals About Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex
by Angela Chen

The Autobiography of Malcolm X: As Told to Alex Haley
by Malcolm X, Alex Haley, Laurence Fishburne (Narrator)

Lote: Jacaranda Twenty in 2020
(Twenty in 2020)
by Shola von Reinhold (Goodreads Author), Adjoa Andoh (Narrator), Zawe Ashton (Narrator), Aurora Burghart (Narrator)

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The Best Books Published in 2022

Springboard Thought 2023-01-05 | Timestamps:
Intro 0:00

M: Son of the Century 1:25
(Il romanzo di Mussolini #1)
by Antonio Scurati, Anne Milano Appel (Translation)

The Many Deaths of Laila Starr 2:22
by Ram V., Filipe Andrade (Artist), Inês Amaro (Color Artist), AndWorld Design (Letterer)

The Colony 3:38
by Audrey Magee Stephen Hogan (Narrator)

The Books of Jacob 4:58
by Olga Tokarczuk, Jennifer Croft (Author) (Translator)

Goliath 6:54
by Tochi Onyebuchi, Adam Lazarre-White (Narrator), J.D. Jackson (Narrator), Kevin R. Free (Narrator), Shayna Small (Narrator), Stephanie Willis (Narrator), Tim Campbell (Narrator)

A Tiny Upward Shove 7:59
Written by: Melissa Chadburn
Narrated by: Kelsey Navarro

Devotion 9:48
by Hannah Kent

Mercury Pictures Presents 11:25
by Anthony Marra

At Certain Points We Touch 13:36
by Lauren John Joseph

Run and Hide 15:44
by Pankaj Mishra

Memphis 17:11
by Tara M. Stringfellow

The Passenger 18:05
by Cormac McCarthy, MacLeod Andrews (Narrator), Julia Whelan (Narrator)

When We Lost Our Heads 20:43
by Heather O'Neill

Joan: A Novel of Joan of Arc 22:41
by Katherine J. Chen (Author), Hannah Morrish (Narrator)

Cold Enough for Snow 24:30
by Jessica Au, Angela Lin (Narrator)

Outro, when and what to expect next 25:43

For all of these books, I have written a review on Goodreads & Storygraph that goes into much more detail (typically). If something here piques your interest, consider checking out the review for more information.

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THE TWO MILLENNIALS TOPS! | THE BEST BOOKS OF DECEMBER 2022

Springboard Thought 2023-01-02 | Shelly Swearingen and I discuss the best and worst books of our reading month. On my channel, this month, the worst books are talked about.

Shelly's Channel: @Shellyish has the "worst" books of the month over on her channel!
There is a playlist of all of our videos together here as well: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdShDUcnZ1VFzWl0Aj77yz6ygw4lfTuum

#booktube #twomillennials #topsandflops #monthlywrapup

1-2 Minute, 14 Rapid Review Recent Reads: Steve Jobs, The Art of Fielding, Hyperion, Middlesex

Springboard Thought 2022-12-23 | For all of these books, I have written a review on Goodreads & Storygraph that goes into much more detail (typically). If something here piques your interest, consider checking out the review for more information.

Timestamps
Intro 0:00
The Last White Man 0:11
Middlesex 0:55
84 Charing Cross Road 2:05
The Archive of the Forgotten 4:07
The Magician King 5:32
A Prayer For Owen Meany 6:56
Hannibal Rising 9:04
Steve Jobs 10:18
Rehearsals For Living 12:34
Hyperion 13:37
The Map of Salt and Stars 15:41
Season of Darkness 17:14
The Art of Fielding 18:15
Bastard Out of Carolina 21:36
Future Plans/Outro 23:19

Channels Mentioned:
@Shellyish 5:30 21:42
@pdxleo 15:46

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Books Reviewed:
The Last White Man
Hamid, Mohsin (author/narrator)

Middlesex
Eugenides, Jeffrey

84, Charing Cross Road
Hanff, Helene

The Archive of the Forgotten (Hell's Library, #2)
Hackwith, A.J.

The Magician King (The Magicians #2)
Grossman, Lev

A Prayer for Owen Meany
Irving, John

Steve Jobs
Isaacson, Walter

Rehearsals for Living
by Robyn Maynard (Narrator, Author), Leanne Betasamosake Simpson (Author, Narrator), Marcia Johnson (Narrator), Prince Amponsah (Narrator)

Hyperion
(Hyperion Cantos #1)
by Dan Simmons, Marc Vietor (Narrator), Allyson Johnson (Goodreads Author) (Narrator), Kevin Pariseau (Narrator), Jay Snyder (Narrator), Victor Bevine (Goodreads Author) (Narrator)

The Map of Salt and Stars
by Zeyn Joukhadar (Goodreads Author), Lara Sawalha (Narrator)

Season of Darkness
(Detective Inspector Tom Tyler #1)
by Maureen Jennings, Tom Craig (Narrator)

The Art of Fielding
Harbach, Chad

Bastard Out of Carolina
Allison, Dorothy

#weeklyreads #booktube #fridayreads #weeklywrapup

A Mostly Bounce-Back Recent Reads: M: Son of the Century, The Magicians, Frankenstein, Lightseekers

Springboard Thought 2022-12-16 | For all of these books, I have written a review on Goodreads & Storygraph that goes into much more detail (typically). If something here piques your interest, consider checking out the review for more information.

Channels Mentioned:
@Shellyish

Where I'm at:
You can find all of my social media here:
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Books Reviewed:

Lightseekers
Kayode, Femi

Stray Dogs: Stories
Hage, Rawi

This Side of Paradise
Fitzgerald, F. Scott

M: Son of the Century
Scurati, Antonio

If an Egyptian Cannot Speak English
Naga, Noor

Homeland
Doctorow, Cory

The Magicians (The Magicians, #1)
Grossman, Lev

Frankenstein
Shelley, Mary

#weeklyreads #booktube #fridayreads #weeklywrapup

A Modern Classics & Series Recent Reads: The Handmaids Tale, The Joy Luck Club, Northanger Abbey

Springboard Thought 2022-12-10 | For all of these books, I have written a review on Goodreads & Storygraph that goes into much more detail (typically). If something here piques your interest, consider checking out the review for more information.

Timestamps
Intro 0:00
Freedom™ 0:30
Peter Pan 3:48
The Infinite Blacktop (Claire DeWitt Mysteries, #3) 4:39
The Joy Luck Club 6:54
Hannibal 8:22
Northanger Abbey 10:55
The Handmaid's Tale 12:35
The Testaments 16:02
The Test 17:20

Where I'm at:
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Books Reviewed:

Freedom™
(Daemon #2)
by Daniel Suarez (Author), Jeff Gurner (Narrator)

Peter Pan
by J.M. Barrie, Lily Collins (Narrator)

The Infinite Blacktop
(Claire DeWitt Mysteries #3)
by Sara Gran (Author), Madeleine Maby (Narrator)

Northanger Abbey
by Jane Austen

Hannibal
(Hannibal Lecter #3)
by Thomas Harris

The Joy Luck Club
by Amy Tan

The Handmaid's Tale, The Testaments
by Margaret Atwood

The Test
by Sylvain Neuvel (Goodreads Author), Neil Shah (Narrator)

#weeklyreads #booktube #fridayreads #weeklywrapup

A (Mostly) Disillusioning Recent Reads: Free Billy, Daemon, Tokyo Vice, Mystic River

Springboard Thought 2022-12-08 | For all of these books, I have written a review on Goodreads & Storygraph that goes into much more detail (typically). If something here piques your interest, consider checking out the review for more information.

Timestamps
Intro 0:00
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 0:33
Lucy by the Sea (Amgash, #4) 5:25
Tokyo Vice 8:10
The Bone Orchard 11:13
Mystic River 13:05
Free Billy 16:18
Black Bird 18:45
Daemon (Daemon, #1) 21:40
Legal Immigrant 23:37

Where I'm at:
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Books Reviewed:

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Skloot, Rebecca

Lucy by the Sea (Amgash, #4)
Strout, Elizabeth, Kimberly Farr (Narrator)

Tokyo Vice: An American Reporter on the Police Beat in Japan
Adelstein, Jake (also narrator)

The Bone Orchard
Mueller, Sara A.

Mystic River
Lehane, Dennis

Free Billy
by Don Winslow (Author), Ed Harris (Narrator)

Black Bird
by James Keene, Hillel Levin (Author), Robertson Dean (Narrator)

Daemon (Daemon, #1)
Suarez, Daniel

#weeklyreads #booktube #fridayreads #weeklywrapup

TWO MILLENNIALS DISCUSS THEIR FLOPS | THE WORST BOOKS OF NOVEMBER 2022

Springboard Thought 2022-12-03 | Shelly Swearingen and I discuss the best and worst books of our reading month. On my channel, this month, the worst books are talked about.

Shelly's Channel: @Shellyish has the best of the month over on her channel!
There is a playlist of all of our videos together here as well: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdShDUcnZ1VFzWl0Aj77yz6ygw4lfTuum

#booktube #twomillennials #topsandflops #monthlywrapup

A Southpaw Sidewinder All-Time Favourite Recent Reads (& One Or Two I Just Did Not Get)

Springboard Thought 2022-11-29 | For all of these books, I have written a review on Goodreads & Storygraph that goes into much more detail (typically). If something here piques your interest, consider checking out the review for more information.

Timestamps
Intro 0:00
The Bullet That Missed (Fiona Shaw Narrates) 0:37
Into Thin Air 4:00
Perdido Street Station 8:13
12:11 If Not, Winter
13:25 Lapvona
16:11 Last Night at the Telegraph Club
18:33 Eileen
21:26 Fake Accounts

Channel Mentioned
@Shellyish

Where I'm at:
You can find all of my social media here:
https://linktr.ee/frasersimons

Feel free to follow or friend me, whichever you prefer, on Goodreads:
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
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I also write about books on Medium:
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Books Reviewed:

The Bullet That Missed (Thursday Murder Club, #3)
Osman, Richard, Fiona Shaw (Narrator)

Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster
Krakauer, Jon

Perdido Street Station (New Crobuzon, #1)
Miéville, China, John Lee (Narrator)

If Not, Winter: Fragments of Sappho
Sappho

Lapvona
Moshfegh, Ottessa (Narrator also)

Last Night at the Telegraph Club
Lo, Malinda, Emily Woo Zeller (Narrator)

Eileen
Moshfegh, Ottessa

Fake Accounts: a novel
Oyler, Lauren, Rebecca Lowman (Narrator)

#weeklyreads #booktube #fridayreads #weeklywrapup

A Feminist, Intergenerational Oral History of War-Torn Honk Kong: The Lost Century by Larissa Lai

Springboard Thought 2022-11-15 | My review of The Lost Century by Larissa Lai
Written review: goodreads.com/review/show/5082159926

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#bookreview #booktube #historicalfiction #larissalai #thelostcentury

The Terrible, The Mediocre, and The Excellent - Friday Reads: Brokeback Mountain, Three Parts Dead

Springboard Thought 2022-11-11 | For all of these books, I have written a review on Goodreads & Storygraph that goes into much more detail (typically). If something here piques your interest, consider checking out the review for more information.

Timestamps
Intro 0:00
Here 0:13
All Our Relations 2:15
Brokeback Mountain 4:11
Hollowpox 5:55
Endgame 6:55
Three Parts Dead 9:50

Channels Mentioned
@Shellyish 0:28 4:19

Shelly Swearingen's Here Review: youtube.com/watch?v=9xCb8TQVRXk&t=305s

Where I'm at:
You can find all of my social media here:
https://linktr.ee/frasersimons

Feel free to follow or friend me, whichever you prefer, on Goodreads:
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I also write about books on Medium:
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Books Reviewed:

Here
McGuire, Richard

All Our Relations: Finding the Path Forward
Talaga, Tanya

Brokeback Mountain
Proulx, Annie

Hollowpox: The Hunt for Morrigan Crow
Townsend, Jessica

End Game
Baldacci, David

Three Parts Dead (Craft Sequence, #1)
Gladstone, Max

#weeklyreads #booktube #fridayreads #weeklywrapup

TWO MILLENNIALS DISCUSS THEIR TOPS | THE BEST BOOKS OF OCTOBER 2022

Springboard Thought 2022-11-08 | Shelly Swearingen and I discuss the best and worst books of our reading month.

Shelly's Channel: @Shellyishhas the FLOPS of the month over on her channel!
There is a playlist of all of our videos together here as well: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdShDUcnZ1VFzWl0Aj77yz6ygw4lfTuum

photo credit:
pexels.com/photo/shallow-focus-photo-of-a-person-pouring-a-red-wine-into-the-glass-7607996
pexels.com/photo/3-white-pillar-candles-on-brown-wooden-tray-4980356

#booktube #twomillennials #topsandflops #monthlywrapup

Friday Reads: The Silence of the Lambs, The Time Traveler’s Wife, Little Brother

Springboard Thought 2022-11-04 | For all of these books, I have written a review on Goodreads & Storygraph that goes into much more detail (typically). If something here piques your interest, consider checking out the review for more information.

Timestamps
Intro 0:00
The Writing Life 0:18
The Time Traveler's Wife 1:48
The Silence of the Lambs 6:55
Little Brother 9:59
The Man Who Saw Everything 12:57

Channels Mentioned
@Shellyish 0:21 13:11

Where I'm at:
You can find all of my social media here:
https://linktr.ee/frasersimons

Feel free to follow or friend me, whichever you prefer, on Goodreads:
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I also write about books on Medium:
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Books Reviewed:

The Writing Life
Dillard, Annie

The Time Traveler's Wife
Niffenegger, Audrey

The Silence of the Lambs (Hannibal Lecter, #2)
Harris, Thomas

Little Brother
Doctorow, Cory

The Man Who Saw Everything
Levy, Deborah

#weeklyreads #booktube #fridayreads #weeklywrapup

Cops Being Trash & Magic Tricks: The Black Dahlia, The Prestige, Troubling Love, My Policeman

Springboard Thought 2022-10-24 | For all of these books, I have written a review on Goodreads & Storygraph that goes into much more detail (typically). If something here piques your interest, consider checking out the review for more information.

Timestamps
Intro 0:00
Troubling Love 0:32
The Prestige 3:07
My Policeman 6:24
The Black Dahlia 8:55
White Trash Warlock 12:47

Channels Mentioned
@Shellyish 0:15

Where I'm at:
You can find all of my social media here:
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Feel free to follow or friend me, whichever you prefer, on Goodreads:
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I also write about books on Medium:
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Books Reviewed:

Troubling Love
Ferrante, Elena

The Prestige
Priest, Christopher

My Policeman
Roberts, Bethan

The Black Dahlia: The first book in the classic L.A. Quartet crime series
Ellroy, James

White Trash Warlock (Adam Binder #1)
Slayton, David R

#weeklyreads #booktube #fridayreads #weeklywrapup

Buddy Fest Mystery Week (Kind Of?): Motherless Brooklyn, Bohemian Highway, Small, Angry Planet

Springboard Thought 2022-10-20 | For all of these books, I have written a review on Goodreads & Storygraph that goes into much more detail (typically). If something here piques your interest, consider checking out the review for more information.

Timestamps
Intro 0:00
Motherless Brooklyn 0:15
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet 5:23
The Count of Monte Cristo 9:49
Claire DeWitt and the Bohemian Highway 12:49

Channels Mentioned
0:25 Up to No Good Book Club: Sonya & Deb, @Shellyish @BookwormAdventureGirl @MsReadsAlot
5:30 @MsReadsAlot @GemofBooks @FreshlyReadBooks
12:25 @GemofBooks @AliceandtheGiantBookshelf

Where I'm at:
You can find all of my social media here:
https://linktr.ee/frasersimons

Feel free to follow or friend me, whichever you prefer, on Goodreads:
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I also write about books on Medium:
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Books Reviewed:

Motherless Brooklyn
Lethem, Jonathan

The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Wayfarers, #1)
Chambers, Becky

The Count of Monte Cristo
Dumas, Alexandre

Claire DeWitt and the Bohemian Highway (Claire DeWitt Mysteries, #2)
Gran, Sara

#weeklyreads #booktube #fridayreads #weeklywrapup

Candy Brain + All-Time Favs Reads: Atmospheric Disturbances, The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich

Springboard Thought 2022-10-12 | For all of these books, I have written a review on Goodreads & Storygraph that goes into much more detail (typically). If something here piques your interest, consider checking out the review for more information.

Timestamps
Intro 0:00
The Library of the Unwritten 0:09
The Thousand Eyes 2:41
For Love Of The Game 5:18
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich 8:31
Atmospheric Disturbances 13:33

Channels Mentioned
@Shellyish 5:26

Where I'm at:
You can find all of my social media here:
https://linktr.ee/frasersimons

Feel free to follow or friend me, whichever you prefer, on Goodreads:
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I also write about books on Medium:
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Books Reviewed:

The Library of the Unwritten (Hell's Library #1)
Hackwith, A.J.

The Thousand Eyes (The Serpent Gates, #2)
Larkwood, A. K.

The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany
Shirer, William L.

For Love Of The Game: A Novel
Shaara, Michael

Atmospheric Disturbances
Galchen, Rivka

#weeklyreads #booktube #fridayreads #weeklywrapup

TWO MILLENNIALS DISCUSS THEIR FLOPS | THE WORST BOOKS OF SEPTEMBER 2022

Springboard Thought 2022-10-06 | This format mirrors @brittabohlerthesecondshelf same series. Shelly Swearingen and I discuss the best and worst books of our reading month.

Shelly's Channel: @Shellyish has the TOPS of the month over on her channel!
There is a playlist of all of our videos together here as well: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdShDUcnZ1VFzWl0Aj77yz6ygw4lfTuum

Books mentioned:
If Not, Winter: Fragments of Sappho
by Sappho, Anne Carson (Translator)

Lapvona
by Ottessa Moshfegh

Every Heart a Doorway
(Wayward Children #1)
by Seanan McGuire

Acting Class
by Nick Drnaso

Lore Olympus: Volume One
by Rachel Smythe

End Game
(Will Robie #5)
by David Baldacci

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#booktube #twomillennials #topsandflops #monthlywrapup

A Mixed-Bag Recent Reads: Acting Class, Lessons, Time After Time, Crushing, Rivers, Babel

Springboard Thought 2022-09-30 | For all of these books, I have written a review on Goodreads & Storygraph that goes into much more detail (typically). If something here piques your interest, consider checking out the review for more information.

Timestamps
Intro 0:00
Time After Time 0:19
Babel 4:44
Crushing 8:41
Rivers 9:40
Lessons 10:39
Acting Class 12:35

Where I'm at:
You can find all of my social media here:
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Feel free to follow or friend me, whichever you prefer, on Goodreads:
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I also write about books on Medium:
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Books Reviewed:

Time After Time
Nash, Marc

Babel, or The Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution
Kuang, R.F.

Crushing
Burrows, Sophie

Rivers
Gaffney, David

Lessons
McEwan, Ian

Acting Class
Drnaso, Nick

#weeklyreads #booktube #fridayreads #weeklywrapup

Recent Reads: Less is Lost, S.: A Novel about the Balkans, These Violent Delights

Springboard Thought 2022-09-28 | For all of these books, I have written a review on Goodreads & Storygraph that goes into much more detail (typically). If something here piques your interest, consider checking out the review for more information.

Timestamps
Intro 0:00
Less is Lost 0:22
The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida 4:03
Maps of Our Spectacular Bodies 5:15
S.: A Novel about the Balkans 6:25
These Violent Delights 8:43

Channels mentioned:
@GemofBooks 6:27
@elizabethaliteraryprincess 11:25

Where I'm at:
You can find all of my social media here:
https://linktr.ee/frasersimons

Feel free to follow or friend me, whichever you prefer, on Goodreads:
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I also write about books on Medium:
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Books Reviewed:

Less Is Lost
Greer, Andrew Sean

The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida
Karunatilaka, Shehan

Maps of Our Spectacular Bodies
Mortimer, Maddie

S.: A Novel about the Balkans
Drakulić, Slavenka

These Violent Delights
Nemerever, Micah

#weeklyreads #booktube #fridayreads #weeklywrapup

A Metaphysical Recent Reads: Claire DeWitt, Tomb of Sand, The Passion According to G.H.

Springboard Thought 2022-09-22 | For all of these books, I have written a review on Goodreads & Storygraph that goes into much more detail (typically). If something here piques your interest, consider checking out the review for more information.

Timestamps
Intro 0:00
Where the Red Fern Grows 0:11
Tomb of Sand 2:43
The Passion According to G.H. 7:50
Claire DeWitt and the City of the Dead 11:46

Channels mentioned:
@HardcoverHearts 2:57
@scallydandlingaboutthebook2711 @TheCodeXCantina @bighardbooks770 7:50
@GuiltyFeat 11:58

Where I'm at:
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Feel free to follow or friend me, whichever you prefer, on Goodreads:
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Books Reviewed:

Where the Red Fern Grows
Rawls, Wilson

Tomb of Sand
Shree, Geetanjali

The Passion According to G.H.
Lispector, Clarice

Claire DeWitt and the City of the Dead (Claire DeWitt Mysteries, #1)
Gran, Sara

#weeklyreads #booktube #fridayreads #weeklywrapup

Recent Reads: Siren Queen, A Suitable Boy, The Town, After Sappho, Treacle Walker

Springboard Thought 2022-09-19 | For all of these books, I have written a review on Goodreads & Storygraph that goes into much more detail (typically). If something here piques your interest, consider checking out the review for more information.

Timestamps
Intro 0:00
Siren Queen 0:19
A Suitable Boy 5:20
The Town 11:13
After Sappho 16:57
Treacle Walker 20:34

Channels mentioned:
@MsReadsAlot 5:23

Where I'm at:
You can find all of my social media here:
https://linktr.ee/frasersimons

Feel free to follow or friend me, whichever you prefer, on Goodreads:
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I also write about books on Medium:
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Books Reviewed:

Siren Queen by Nghi Vo (Author), Natalie Naudus (Narrator)
A Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth
The Town by Chuck Hogan
After Sappho by Selby Wynn Schwartz Review: youtu.be/3T1LCQrLPxg
Treacle Walker by Alan Garner Review: youtu.be/sjUixE98WAs

#weeklyreads #booktube #fridayreads #weeklywrapup

Review: Babel, or the Necessity of Violence: an Arcane History of the Oxford Translators Revolution

Springboard Thought 2022-09-15 | My review of Babel, or the Necessity of Violence: an Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution by R.F. Kuang
Written review: goodreads.com/review/show/4940132976

Where I'm at:
You can find all of my social media here:
https://linktr.ee/frasersimons

Feel free to follow or friend me, whichever you prefer, on Goodreads:
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I also write about books on Medium:
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#bookreview #booktube

Recent Reads: Women in Clothes, The Tiger Flu, Acts of Desperation, Unfollow, Possession

Springboard Thought 2022-09-12 | For all of these books, I have written a review on Goodreads & Storygraph that goes into much more detail (typically). If something here piques your interest, consider checking out the review for more information.

Timestamps
Intro 0:00
The Tiger Flu 0:35
Unfollow 5:54
Possession 8:40
Women in Clothes 12:37
Acts of Desperation 17:21

Channels mentioned:
@Shellyish 8:33 8:41
@ramblingraconteur1616 8:44
@bibliosophie 12:16

Where I'm at:
You can find all of my social media here:
https://linktr.ee/frasersimons

Feel free to follow or friend me, whichever you prefer, on Goodreads:
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I also write about books on Medium:
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Books Reviewed:

The Tiger Flu: A Novel
by Larissa Lai

Unfollow: A Memoir of Loving and Leaving the Westboro Baptist Church
by Megan Phelps-Roper (Author) (Narrator)

Possession
by A.S. Byatt

Women in Clothes
by Sheila Heti (Goodreads Author), Heidi Julavits (Goodreads Author), Leanne Shapton (Goodreads Author), Mary E. Mann, Gabra Zackman (Goodreads Author) (Narrator), Karen Sepulveda (Narrator), Keisha Zollar (Narrator), Fred Berman (Narrator), Soneela Nankani (Narrator), Nancy Wu (Narrator), Emily Woo Zeller (Goodreads Author) (Narrator), Dara Rosenberg (Narrator), Erin Moon (Narrator), Piper Goodeve (Narrator), Julia Farhat (Narrator), Saskia Maarleveld (Narrator)

Acts of Desperation
by Megan Nolan

#weeklyreads #booktube #fridayreads #weeklywrapup

Recent Reads: purple west, Paris Stories, People Change, Wuthering Heights, Anything is Possible

Springboard Thought 2022-09-08 | For all of these books, I have written a review on Goodreads & Storygraph that goes into much more detail (typically). If something here piques your interest, consider checking out the review for more information.

Timestamps
Intro 0:00
Wuthering Heights 0:20
People Change 3:17
Anything is Possible, Oh William! 4:13
Paris Stories 6:26
purple west 7:45
Beneath a Scarlet Sky 12:37

Channels mentioned:
Kim @MIDDLEoftheBookMARCH 2:56
@rickharsch8797 Editor and Managing director of indie press coronasamizdat: coronasamizdat.com/index.php (where I purchased purple west)

Where I'm at:
You can find all of my social media here:
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Feel free to follow or friend me, whichever you prefer, on Goodreads:
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I also write about books on Medium:
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Books Reviewed:

Wuthering Heights
by Emily Brontë

People Change
by Vivek Shraya

Anything is Possible, Oh William!
by Elizabeth Strout (Author), Kimberly Farr (Narrator)

Paris Stories
by Mavis Gallant

purple west
by Jonathon Trosclair

Beneath a Scarlet Sky
by Mark T. Sullivan

#weeklyreads #booktube #fridayreads #wrapup #booker

Two Millennials Review Maps of Our Spectacular Bodies by Maddie Mortimer

Springboard Thought 2022-09-05 | My review of Maps of Our Spectacular Bodies by Maddie Mortimer.
Written review: goodreads.com/review/show/4950032374

@Shellyish and I alternate videos using the Two Millennials tag. If you like the format check out the playlist at the end for more!

Where I'm at:
You can find all of my social media here:
https://linktr.ee/frasersimons

Feel free to follow or friend me, whichever you prefer, on Goodreads:
goodreads.com/author/show/18067783.Fraser_Simons

I also write about books on Medium:
medium.com/@frasersimons/about

#bookerprize #bookerprize2022 #booktube #twomillenials

TWO MILLENNIALS DISCUSS THEIR TOPS | THE BEST BOOKS OF AUGUST 2022

Springboard Thought 2022-09-02 | This format mirrors @brittabohlerthesecondshelf's same series. Shelly Swearingen and I discuss the best and worst books of our reading month.

Shelly's Channel: @Shellyish has the FLOPS of the month over on her channel!
There is a playlist of all of our videos together here as well: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdShDUcnZ1VFzWl0Aj77yz6ygw4lfTuum

Books mentioned:
S.: A Novel about the Balkans by Slavenka Drakulić, Marko Ivic (Translator)
Stag's Leap: Poems by Sharon Olds
Claire DeWitt and the City of the Dead (Claire DeWitt Mysteries #1) by Sara Gran
My Brilliant Friend (L'amica geniale #1) by Elena Ferrante, Ann Goldstein (Translator)
A Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth
American Primitive by Mary Oliver

#booktube #twomillennials #topsandflops #monthlywrapup

The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka || Booker Prize Longlist 2022 Review

Springboard Thought 2022-08-29 | My review of The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka.
Written review: goodreads.com/review/show/4946559077

Where I'm at:
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Feel free to follow or friend me, whichever you prefer, on Goodreads:
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#bookerprize #bookerprize2022 #booktube

Treacle Walker by Alan Garner || Booker Prize Longlist 2022 Review

Springboard Thought 2022-08-25 | My review of Treacle Walker by Alan Garner.
Written review: goodreads.com/review/show/4921379802

Where I'm at:
You can find all of my social media here:
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Feel free to follow or friend me, whichever you prefer, on Goodreads:
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#bookerprize #bookerprize2022 #booktube

Recent Reads: Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, Manhattan Transfer, For All the Tea in China

Springboard Thought 2022-08-22 | For all of these books, I have written a review on Goodreads & Storygraph that goes into much more detail (typically). If something here piques your interest, consider checking out the review for more information.

Timestamps
Intro 0:00
How the One-Armed Sister Sweeps Her House 0:37
The Diary of a Young Girl 3:53
Manhattan Transfer 6:45
For All the Tea in China 12:00
The Story of the Lost Child 16:00
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow 20:02

Channels mentioned:
@Shellyish 4:23
@BookishTexan 7:05

Where I'm at:
You can find all of my social media here:
https://linktr.ee/frasersimons

Feel free to follow or friend me, whichever you prefer, on Goodreads:
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

I also write about books on Medium:
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Books Reviewed:

How the One-Armed Sister Sweeps Her House
Jones, Cherie

Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl
by Anne Frank, Selma Blair (Narrator)

Manhattan Transfer
Dos Passos, John

For All the Tea in China: How England Stole the World's Favorite Drink and Changed History
Rose, Sarah

The Story of the Lost Child (The Neapolitan Novels #4)
Ferrante, Elena

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
by Gabrielle Zevin (Goodreads Author), Jennifer Kim (Narrator), Julian Cihi (Narrator)

#weeklyreads #booktube #fridayreads #wrapup #booker

Two Millennials Review After Sappho by Selby Wynn Schwartz (W & W/O Spoilers)

Springboard Thought 2022-08-18 | My review of After Sappho by Selby Wynn Schwartz.
Written review: goodreads.com/review/show/4898435683

@Shellyish and I alternate videos using the Two Millennials tag. If you like the format check out the playlist at the end for more!

Timestamps
Introduction 0:00
Synopsis 1:11
NO Spoilers Discussion 5:34
Spoilers 13:50
Booker Rankings So Far 24:27

Where I'm at:
You can find all of my social media here:
https://linktr.ee/frasersimons

Feel free to follow or friend me, whichever you prefer, on Goodreads:
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I also write about books on Medium:
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#bookerprize #bookerprize2022 #booktube #twomillenials

Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan || Booker Prize Longlist 2022 Review

Springboard Thought 2022-08-15 | My review of Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan.
Written review: goodreads.com/review/show/4613189138

Where I'm at:
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Feel free to follow or friend me, whichever you prefer, on Goodreads:
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#bookerprize #bookerprize2022 #booktube

The Colony by Audrey Magee || Booker Prize Longlist 2022 Review

Springboard Thought 2022-08-11 | My review of The Colony by Audrey Magee
Written review: goodreads.com/review/show/4800939496

Where I'm at:
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Recent Reads: Memphis, Devotion, The Lincoln Highway, Elizabeth Finch, The Swimmers, Last Cuentista

Springboard Thought 2022-08-08 | For all of these books, I have written a review on Goodreads & Storygraph that goes into much more detail (typically). If something here piques your interest, consider checking out the review for more information.

Timestamps
Intro 0:00
The Lincoln Highway 0:27
Elizabeth Finch 2:35
Memphis 5:15
Devotion 8:58
The Last Cuentista 14:03
Strong Poison 18:35
The Swimmers 21:24

Where I'm at:
You can find all of my social media here:
https://linktr.ee/frasersimons

Feel free to follow or friend me, whichever you prefer, on Goodreads:
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

I also write about books on Medium:
medium.com/@frasersimons/about

Books Reviewed:

The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles (Author), Edoardo Ballerini (Narrator), Marin Ireland (Narrator), Dion Graham (Narrator)

Elizabeth Finch by Julian Barnes

Memphis by Tara M. Stringfellow

Devotion by Hannah Kent

The Last Cuentista by Donna Barba Higuera (Goodreads Author), Frankie Corzo (Reader)

Strong Poison (Lord Peter Wimsey #5) by Dorothy L. Sayers, Ian Carmichael (Narrator)

The Swimmers by Julie Otsuka

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