10 books on grief that everyone should read Recovering Book Snob 2023-11-29 | my favourite books on grief that I think everyone should read (v eclectic)Vlogs and running stuff on tiktok: @chlojtokGoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/143084702-chloTimestamps:00:00 Intro02:18 Crying in H mart, Michelle Zauner05:53 Time is a mother, Ocean Vuong07:12 The death of Ivan Ilyich, Leo Tolstoy08:57 Grief is the thing with feathers, Max Porter10:52 The year of magical thinking, Joan Didion12:02 Will this house last forever?, Xanthi Barker14:04 Rouge, Mona Awad16:15 I’m Glad My Mom Died, Jennette Mccurdy18:14 Fleabag, Phoebe Waller-Bridge20:24 Writers & Lovers, Lilly King575
I finally conquered THE GOLDFINCH (800+ pages) Recovering Book Snob 2024-09-15 | a donna tartt behemoth (reading vlog)Vlogs and running stuff on tiktok: @chlojtokGoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/143084702-chlo1,732
reading *allegedly* terrible viral tiktok books... Recovering Book Snob 2024-08-25 | o dearVlogs and running stuff on tiktok: @chlojtokGoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/143084702-chloThe lineup:A Court of Thorns and Roses, Sarah J. MaasCleopatra and Frankenstein, Coco MellorsIcebreaker, Hannah GraceFourth Wing, Rebecca Yarros1,685
my first marathon Recovering Book Snob 2024-08-11 | I ran edinburgh marathon 2024 - as a recent beginner runner - here's how it went! Vlogs and running stuff on tiktok: @chlojtokI still do read tho - Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/143084702-chlo 1,683
reading THE GRAPES OF WRATH then watching the play Recovering Book Snob 2024-08-04 | why it isn't said with an 'a' I'll never knowvlogs and running stuff on tiktok: @chlojtokgoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/143084702-chloTimestamps:00:00 intro01:25 reading vlog16:33 ok now for the play1675
How To Start Reading More Recovering Book Snob 2024-07-28 | 4 tips to get you reading LOADSVlogs and running stuff on tiktok: @chlojtokGoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/143084702-chlo1,573
The Best and Worst Books of the Year (so far) Recovering Book Snob 2024-07-14 | definitely a prVlogs and running stuff on tiktok: @chlojtokGoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/143084702-chloWrapping up:Jan Babel, RF KuangGood Material, Dolly AldertonFebThe Blind Assassin, Margret AtwoodSeven Days in June, Tia WilliamsMarchThe Rachel Incident, Caroline O'DonoghueHappy Place, Emily HenryAprThe Stand, Stephen KingMen I've Loved Before, Adele ParksMayEither/Or, Elif BautmanThe Lido, Libby PageJuneThe year of the flood, margret atwoodThe spanish love deception, elena armas1,564
My Friend of 20 YEARS Gave Me 3 Books.. lets read them! Recovering Book Snob 2024-06-16 | the only true test of friendship..vlogs and running stuff on tiktok: @chlojtokgoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/143084702-chloTimestamps:00:00 introducing the lineup04:27 Kitchen, Banana Yoshimoto07:10 My Brilliant Friend, Elena Ferrante15:17 Buried in the Sky, Peter Zuckerman & Amanda Padoan1535
WHAT I READ in April and May (16 books!) Recovering Book Snob 2024-06-09 | reading wrap up for the past two months. big range, big fun :)Vlogs and running stuff on tiktok: @chlojtokGoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/143084702-chloWrapping up:Buried in the sky, Peter Zuckerman1984, George OrwellMy Brilliant Friend, Elena FerranteBurning questions, Margret AtwoodKitchen, Banana YoshimotoThe Lido, Libby PageEither/Or, Elif BautmanFunny Story, Emily HenryThe Stand, Stephen KingWhat I Talk About When I Talk About Running, Haruki MurakamiMen I've Loved Before, Adele ParksBoy Parts, Eliza ClarkThe Catcher in the Rye, J.D. SalingerIn a Thousand Different Ways, Cecilia AhernInvisible women, Caroline Criado PérezCome and get it, Kiley Reid1,517
I read the book BRIDGERTON SEASON 3 is based on (then watched the show) Recovering Book Snob 2024-05-22 | its polin sznvlogs and running stuff on tiktok: @chlojtokgoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/143084702-chloTimestamps:00:00 intro02:55 reading it10:25 watching it12:43 conclusion1484
reading stephen king’s LONGEST BOOK so you don’t have to (but you should) Recovering Book Snob 2024-05-12 | thought I'd start my stephen king reading career with a bang (aka the stand extended edition)vlogs and running stuff on tiktok: @chlojtokgoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/143084702-chlo1448
I RAN 20 MILES with the help of this audiobook Recovering Book Snob 2024-04-28 | Vlogging my furthest ever run (!!) all around london while listening to What I Talk About When I Talk About Running by Haruki Murakami. What a time.Vlogs and running stuff on tiktok: @chlojtokGoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/143084702-chlo1,355
So You Want To Read Sci-Fi / Fantasy / Dystopian? Recovering Book Snob 2024-04-23 | A guide for beginners by a beginner ! discussing my journey into the genres with some hints and tips along the way.Vlogs and running stuff on tiktok: @chlojtokGoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/143084702-chloThe line up:Frankenstein, Mary ShellyBunny, Mona Awad (and later Rouge, Mona Awad)The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida, Shehan KarunatilakaThe Handmaid’s Tale, Margret AtwoodDune, Frank HerbertA Very Old Man with Enormous Wings, Gabriel García MárquezBabel, RF KuangA Love Song for Ricki Wilde, Tia WilliamsThe Blind Assassin, Margret AtwoodOryx and Crake (MaddAddam, #1), Margret AtwoodNinth House, Leigh Bardugo (and then Hell bent, Leigh Bardugo)Weyward, Emilia HartThe Stand, Stephen King1,251
MARCH WRAP UP & the ONLY book on my April tbr Recovering Book Snob 2024-04-08 | A bit of a mixed bag rating-wise, but I loved trying new things and was happy I followed my heart a bit more !!Vlogs and running stuff on tiktok: @chlojtokGoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/143084702-chloWrapping up:Idol burning, Rin UsamiWeyward, Emilia HartThe Rachel Incident, Caroline O'DonoghueBeach Read, Emily HenryHell Bent (Alex Stern, #2), Leigh BardugoHappy Place, Emily HenryNinth House (Alex Stern, #1), Leigh BardugoOryx and Crake (MaddAddam, #1), Margaret AtwoodBig Swiss, Jen Beagin1,208
DUNE PART TWO is pretty different to the book... Recovering Book Snob 2024-03-17 | We watched Dune Part Two at London Waterloo's IMAX - here's a chatty vlog & review !vlogs and running stuff on tiktok: @chlojtokgoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/143084702-chloTimestamps:00:00 b4 film07:13 after film1,142
I READ 18 BOOKS IN JAN & FEB.. lets wrap em up Recovering Book Snob 2024-03-11 | brain is dust. anyway, here's my January and February reading wrap upVlogs and running stuff on tiktok: @chlojtokGoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/143084702-chloWrapping up:The vanishing halfThe vegetarian Good materialBabelFrench braidPoor thingsSorrow and blissSeven days in juneYear of rest and relaxationDaisy jones and the sixStay trueA love song for Rickie WildeRomancing Mister BridgetonBook loversMy dark VanessaMemorial The Blind AssasinClimate Change is Racist1,125
what Im reading in 2024 (realistic TBR) Recovering Book Snob 2024-02-25 | I lost faith in TBRs as I never actually complete them - here's one I think I'll actually get through. Having said that, 75 is more of a prediction than a goal... we'll see !Vlogs and running stuff on tiktok: @chlojtokGoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/143084702-chloTimestamps:00:00 2024 reading goal & what I've read so far01:00 reading right now / imminently06:32 physical TBR (including lots of classics)14:06 non-physical TBR (a little bit more eclectic)Already read:The vanishing halfThe vegetarian Good materialBabelFrench braidPoor thingsSorrow and blissSeven days in juneYear of rest and relaxationDaisy jones and the sixStay trueA love song for Rickie WildeRomancing Mister bridgertonBook loversReading imminently:My dark VanessaMemorial Happy PlaceBig SwissThe Blind AssasinThe StandTBR:Wild SwansThe Catcher in the RyeThe Remains of the DayA fine balanceThe god of small thingsEither/orOn Writing The GoldfinchThe Brothers Karamazov, Fyodor DostoevskyThe Last Act of LoveNotes from the undergroundAnother country, James BaldwinThe Rachel IncidentBeach ReadPeople we meet on vacationPachinkoWar and PeaceOur Wives under the seaA Grief Observed, CS LewisBeloved, Toni MorrisonCome and Get It, Kiley reidThe Collected Regrets of Clover, Mikki BrammerWeyward, Emilia HartNinth House, Leigh Bardugo1,030
reading viral tiktok romance for 24 HOURS Recovering Book Snob 2024-02-20 | guys I think I've cracked the code !!Vlogs and running stuff on tiktok: @chlojtokGoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/143084702-chloThe lineup:A Love Song for Ricki Wilde, Tia WilliamsMemorial, Bryan WashingtonRomancing Mister Bridgerton, Julia QuinnBook Lovers, Emily Henry1,027
I read SUKI WATERHOUSES fave books and one made me shed a tear Recovering Book Snob 2024-02-13 | alt title: the evolution of my pimple (vlog)ps can you guess which one made me weepVlogs and running stuff on tiktok: @chlojtokGoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/143084702-chloTimestamps:00:00 Intro & suki's words05:04 My Year of Rest and Relaxation, Ottessa Moshfegh10:58 Daisy Jones and The Six, Taylor Jenkins Reid14:00 Stay True, Hua Hsu16:13 Conclusion984
the most disappointing books of 2023 Recovering Book Snob 2024-02-04 | aka my biggest 2023 heartbreaks :/Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/143084702-chloVlogs and running stuff on tiktok: @chlojtokIt Starts With Us & It Ends With Us, Colleen HooverForever, Judy BloomThe Crying of lot 49, Thomas PynchonFrankenstein, Mary ShelleyThe Guest, Emma ClineThe Year of Magical Thinking, Joan DidionBrideshead revisited, Evylin WaughThe Stranger, Albert CamusThe Testaments, Margret Atwood (Handmaid's Tale sequel)Everything I know about love, Dolly AldertonLessons, Ian McEwan787
I watched POOR THINGS then read the book that inspired it.. Recovering Book Snob 2024-01-28 | VLOG / REVIEW & also.. a haircut? (book by Alasdair Gray)vlogs and running stuff on tiktok: @chlojtokgoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/143084702-chloTimestamps:00:00 BF (before film)08:55 AF (after film)770
I read BABEL to see what all the fuss is about.. Recovering Book Snob 2024-01-24 | BABEL READING VLOG (fantasy newbie edition)... R. F. Kuang the woman that you are!vlogs and running stuff on tiktok: @chlojtokgoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/143084702-chloTimestamps:00:00 intro02:23 first half07:35 second half12:05 ok we're done !763
is DOLLY ALDERTONS Good Material good material? Recovering Book Snob 2024-01-14 | investigating her hotly anticipated new novel (reading vlog)vlogs and running stuff on tiktok: @chlojtokgoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/143084702-chloTimestamps:00:00 intro02:56 vlog12:24 conclusion744
THE BEST BOOKS I READ IN 2O23 Recovering Book Snob 2024-01-01 | its tiiiiiiiiiiiiiimeGoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/143084702-chloVlogs and running stuff on tiktok: @chlojtokThe Handmaid’s Tale, Margret AtwoodThe Bell Jar, Sylvia PlathAnna Karenina, Leo TolstoyEast of Eden, John SteinbeckSula, Toni MorrisonCrime and Punishment, Fyodor DostoevskyA Little Life, Hanya YanagiharaCrying in H Mart, Michelle ZuanerFleabag, the Scriptures, Phoebe Waller-BridgeYoung Mungo, Douglas StewartThe Idiot, Elif BautmanPrima Face, Suzie MillerEducated, Tara WestoverAmericanah, Chimamanda Ngozi Adiche701
MASSIVE CATCH UP | 2023 reading stats, xmas book haul, december wrap up Recovering Book Snob 2023-12-30 | hey ! long time no speak ! P.S. keep an eye out for my 2023 best (and worst :/) vids !Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/143084702-chloVlogs and running stuff on tiktok: @chlojtokBooks mentioned:Ariel, Sylvia PlathShuggie Bain, Douglas StewartThe Girls, Emma ClineThe Vanishing Half, Brit BennetBabel, RF KuangOn Writing, Stephen KingEither Or, Elif BautmanTimestamps:00:00 Intro00:57 December wrap up10:08 Christmas book haul14:41 2023 reading stats692
I watched SALTBURN then read the book that inspired it.. Recovering Book Snob 2023-12-03 | VLOG / REVIEW: Evelyn Waugh' s Brideshead Revisited is said to be the main inspo for Saltburn (Emerald Fennell, Jacob Elordi, Barry Keoghan) so I gave it a read n watched the film & it was.. an experiencevlogs and running stuff on tiktok: @chlojtokgoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/143084702-chloTimestamps:00:00 before saltburn07:43 after saltburn :/628
I tried to read ANNA KARENINA in TEN DAYS… Recovering Book Snob 2023-11-12 | READING VLOG ft. 1000 pages of poor decision-making courtesy of Leo Tolstoy***Big Scary Book Club episode VI is HERE PEOPLE***Let me know what you think of it, and if you have any suggestions for a future Big Scary Book Club book!Next up: The Stand by Stephen King, vid coming out end of December(ish)vlogs and running stuff on tiktok: @chlojtokgoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/143084702-chloTimestamps:00:00 intro & first impressions02:47 160 pages in and SO MANY THOUGHTS06:15 the halfway point...08:09 casual parenting???? (600 pages in)09:38 The last 100 pages !12:06 I finished !! let's talk522
10 SHORT BOOKS to read in one day *200 pages max* Recovering Book Snob 2023-11-05 | croaking my way through a few of my fave short book recsVlogs and running stuff on tiktok: @chlojtokGoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/143084702-chloTimestamps:00:00 intro00:34 Convenience Store Woman, Sayaka Murata02:51 The Stranger, Albert Camus04:02 Sula, Toni Morrison05:34 People, Places and Things, Duncan Macmillan06:23 The Death of Ivan Ilyich, Leo Tolstoy07:23 Prima Facie, Suzie Miller08:24 Evidence of the Affair, Taylor Jenkins Reid09:04 The Picture of Dorian Gray, Oscar Wilde10:17 A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings, Gabriel García Márquez11:10 Grief is the Thing with Feathers, Max Porter481
EVERYTHING WRONG (and right) WITH DUNE | film vs. book Recovering Book Snob 2023-10-15 | After reading Frank Herbert's Dune I couldn't keep myself away from the 2021 film for long...What did you think?vlogs and running stuff on tiktok: @chlojtokgoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/143084702-chloTimestamps:00:00 intro 00:46 Cast, character development, & humour06:08 Dialogue, soundtrack & Paul and Lady Jessica's thoughts09:46 real-life traditions & cultures12:00 sandworms, hand signals and THE BARON13:57 KYNES & the Fremen desert walk397
EVERY BOOK I READ THIS SUMMER ranked from worst to best Recovering Book Snob 2023-10-08 | okay fine only one was actually terribleVlogs and running stuff on tiktok: @chlojtokGoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/143084702-chlo29.It Starts with Us (It Ends with Us, #2) - Hoover, Colleen 28.It Ends with Us (It Ends with Us, #1) - Hoover, Colleen 27.The Crying of Lot 49 - Pynchon, Thomas26.Evidence of the Affair - Reid, Taylor Jenkins 25.The Love Hypothesis - Hazelwood, Ali24.People Person - Carty-Williams, Candice23.The Sea of Lost Time - García Márquez, Gabriel22.The Year of Magical Thinking - Didion, Joan21.Yellowface - Kuang, R.F.20.The Testaments (The Handmaid's Tale, #2) - Atwood, Margaret19.Carrie Soto Is Back - Reid, Taylor Jenkins18.The Mothers - Bennett, Brit17.The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida - Karunatilaka, Shehan16.Old Babes in the Wood: Stories - Atwood, Margaret15.The White Album - Didion, Joan14.People, Places & Things - MacMillan, Duncan13.A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings - García Márquez, Gabriel12.Writers & Lovers - King, Lily 11.To the Lighthouse - Woolf, Virginia10.Will This House Last Forever? - Barker, Xanthi9.Normal People - Rooney, Sally8.Dune (Dune, #1) - Herbert, Frank7.Prima Facie - Miller, Suzie6.Educated - Westover, Tara 5.Americanah - Adichie, Chimamanda Ngozi4.The Bell Jar -Plath, Sylvia3.Young Mungo - Stuart, Douglas2.Crime and Punishment - Dostoevsky, Fyodor1.The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1) - Atwood, Margaret372
I READ DUNE IN A WEEK to see what all the fuss is about... Recovering Book Snob 2023-10-01 | Watch me read sci-fi for the first time with Frank Herbert's Dune! Not gonna lie guys, I had a GREAT time with this one, despite getting a cold halfway through (though I think that was unrelated)***Big Scary Book Club episode V is HERE PEOPLE***Let me know what you think of it, and if you have any suggestions for a future Big Scary Book Club book!Next up: Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy, vid coming out end of October(ish)vlogs and running stuff on tiktok: @chlojtokgoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/143084702-chloTimestamps:00:00 intro 00:36 first impressions (100 pages in)05:06 im ill. also.. thoughts on sci-fi (200 pages in)07:35 i have a GRIPE (400 pages in)10:43 How dense is it really?12:35 We're almost there... 15:17 I finished !! let's talk302
i read GRETA GERWIGS fave books and it hurt my brain Recovering Book Snob 2023-09-17 | another celeb rec vid from your fave book vlog barbieVlogs and running stuff on tiktok: @chlojtokGoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/143084702-chloTimestamps:00:00 Intro & greta's words & The Idiot, Elif Bautman03:18 Americanah, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie06:57 The White Album, Joan Didion10:50 To The Lighthouse, Virginia Woolf15:01 Conclusion239
everything im reading in AUTUMN *16 books, very emo* Recovering Book Snob 2023-09-10 | grief books, cult books, and my first foray into fantasy!Vlogs and running stuff on tiktok: @chlojtokGoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/143084702-chloTimestamps:00:00 Intro & justifications01:06 The White Album, Joan Didion01:37 To the lighthouse, Virginia Woolfe02:24 Dune, Frank Herbert03:54 Rouge, Mona Awad05:07 The girls, Emma Cline05:29 The year of magical thinking, Joan Didion06:17 Will this house last forever?, Xanthi Barker07:32 The last act of love, Cathy Rentzenbrink08:16 The death of Ivan Illich, Leo Tolstoy09:00 People, places, things, Duncan Macmillan09:36 Shuggie bain, douglas stuart10:33 Anna Karenina, Leo Tolstoy12:23 Fleabag: the original play, Phoebe Waller-Bridge12:54 Importance of being earnest, Oscar Wilde13:17 A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings, Gabriel García Márquez13:48 Notes from the Underground, Fyodor Dostoevsky14:17 The stand, Stephen King229
the 13 books i read in august *4,300 pages, three 5-star reads* Recovering Book Snob 2023-09-05 | gather round kids, its time for an august reading wrap up!!Vlogs and running stuff on tiktok: @chlojtokGoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/143084702-chloTimestamps:00:00 Intro 00:45 Yellowface, R F Kuang02:13 Young Mungo, Douglas Stuart03:33 Writers & Lovers, Lily King05:06 Evidence of the Affair, Taylor Jenkins Reid06:07 It Ends With Us, Colleen Hoover08:10 The Love Hypothesis, Ali Hazelwood08:44 It Ends With Us, Colleen Hoover09:08 People Person, Candice Carty Williams10:46 The Mothers, Brit Bennett11:40 The Handmaid's Tale, Margret Atwood12:45 The Testaments, Margret Atwood13:30 Normal People, Sally Rooney15:16 Americanah, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie221
day in the life of a famous booktuber (book haul & baking) Recovering Book Snob 2023-08-27 | just a bit of a sunday reset baking cookies and opening my first ever World of Books order :)Vlogs and running stuff on tiktok: @chlojtokGoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/143084702-chloBook list:The Year of Magical Thinking, Joan DidionShuggie Bain, Douglas StuartThe Karamazov Brothers, Fyodor DostoevskyPeople, Places & Things, Duncan MacmillanA Very Old Man with Enormous Wings, Gabriel García Márquez Will This House Last Forever?, Xanthi Barker208
i read JODIE COMERS 100-minute MONOLOGUE (and you should too) Recovering Book Snob 2023-08-22 | have you read it yet?TW: SAvlogs and running stuff on tiktok: @chlojtokgoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/143084702-chlo203
THE HANDMAIDS TALE wrecked me. Recovering Book Snob 2023-08-20 | "But who can remember pain, once it's over? All that remains of it is a shadow, not in the mind even, in the flesh. Pain marks you, but too deep to see. Out of sight, out of mind." :///////***Big Scary Book Club episode IV is HERE PEOPLE***Let me know what you thought of it, and if you have any suggestions for a future Big Scary Book Club book!Next up: Dune by Frank Herbert, vid coming out end of September(ish)vlogs and running stuff on tiktok: @chlojtokgoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/143084702-chloTimestamps:00:00 intro 01:18 this POV is wild (50 pages in)04:02 lets take a look at some quotes (halfway through)06:47 who is Offred talking to? Also the HUMOR? (200 pages in)09:31 Offred's personality & social commentary (50 pages left!)12:04 I finished !! let's talk198
reading OUTSIDE MY COMFORT ZONE for a week (aka viral tiktok romance) Recovering Book Snob 2023-08-15 | putting my tolerance to the test...PS I'm obviously ridiculous and dramatic and you should read what the heeeccck you want to read :)Vlogs and running stuff on tiktok: @chlojtokGoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/143084702-chloTimestamps:00:00 Intro & the lineup03:04 It Ends With Us, Coleen Hoover 10:19 The Love Hypothesis, Ali Hazelwood17:20 It Starts With Us, Coleen Hoover 19:53 Normal People, Sally Rooney21:25 Conclusion170
MASSIVE beach holiday reading wrap up Recovering Book Snob 2023-08-07 | just got back from reading by the sea for 6hrs a day! here's what I got up toVlogs and running stuff on tiktok: @chlojtokGoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/143084702-chloTimestamps:00:00 Intro 00:21 Carrie Soto Is Back, Taylor Jenkins Reid02:35 Yellowface, R F Kuang04:54 Young Mungo, Douglas Stuart07:42 Evidence of the Affair, Taylor Jenkins Reid10:06 Writers & Lovers, Lily King11:23 The Mothers, Brit Bennett162
my august tbr is CHAOS Recovering Book Snob 2023-07-30 | just in a silly goofy mood i guessVlogs and running stuff on tiktok: @chlojtokGoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/143084702-chloTimestamps:00:00 Intro and waffling about waffles01:15 It Ends With Us, Coleen Hoover (/It Starts With Us)03:29 Normal People, Sally Rooney05:30 The Love Hypothesis, Ali Hazelwood07:29 Young Mungo, Douglas Stuart08:57 Yellowface, R F Kuang11:04 The Handmaid's Tale, Margaret Atwood13:26 Carrie Soto Is Back, Taylor Jenkins Reid154
CRIME AND PUNISHMENT is not the book you think it is... Recovering Book Snob 2023-07-23 | I didn't know what to expect... but this wasn't it***Big Scary Book Club episode III is HERE PEOPLE***Let me know what you thought of it, and if you have any suggestions for a future Big Scary Book Club book !Next book: The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood, vid coming out end of August(ish)vlogs and running stuff on tiktok: @chlojtokgoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/143084702-chloTimestamps:00:00 intro 02:05 sofas in the 1800s?? (100pages in)06:14 i am razumikhin and razumikhin is me (halfway through!)12:40 bring back he! he! he! (350pages in)13:13 falling in love was wild back then (100 pages left!)15:50 i finished !! lets talk134
i read AUBREY PLAZAS faves to strengthen our parasocial bond Recovering Book Snob 2023-07-09 | absolutely did not go to plan lol but we had fun along the way!Vlogs and running stuff on tiktok: @chlojtokGoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/143084702-chloTimestamps:00:00 Intro & the line up01:21 Olga Dies Dreaming, Xochitl Gonzalez05:23 The Bell Jar, Sylvia Plath10:52 A Moveable Feast, Ernest Hemingway14:25 The Crying of Lot 49, Thomas Pynchon133
my slightly intimidating JULY TBR Recovering Book Snob 2023-06-30 | shiver me timbersVlogs and running stuff on tiktok: @chlojtokGoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/143084702-chloTimestamps:00:00 Intro & what i read in June02:29 Crime and Punishment, Fyodor Dostoevsky04:35 Prima Facie, Suzie Miller06:10 Time Is a Mother, Ocean Vuong08:47 The Crying of Lot 49, Thomas Pynchon10:48 Educated, Tara Westover127
my 9 MOST CONTROVERSIAL book opinions Recovering Book Snob 2023-06-25 | never knew how heated i could get about a book until i made this videoVlogs and running stuff on tiktok: @chlojtokGoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/143084702-chloTimestamps:00:00 Intro00:52 Bunny, Monda Awad02:10 Everything I Know About Love, Dolly Alderton03:40 Frankenstein, Mary Shelley05:10 Where The Crawdads Sing, Delia Owens 06:35 Atomic Habits, James Clear07:43 A Little Life, Hanya Yanagihara09:51 I'm Glad My Mom Died, Jennette McCurdy11:30 I Am Pilgrim, Terry Hayes12:54 Do No Harm, Henry Marsh126
a week of books and food in SPAIN | HOLIDAY READING VLOG Recovering Book Snob 2023-06-11 | Had one of the best holidays I have ever had in San Sebastien and Bilbao recently, and lucky for you I vlogged it all - eating much food and sharing my thoughts on the books I read while away! Books included:- Crying in H Mart, Michelle Zauner- Convenience Store Woman, Sayaka Murata- The Idiot, Elif BatumanVlogs and running stuff on tiktok: @chlojtokGoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/143084702-chloTimestamps:00:00 getting to san sebastian (via bilbao)01:52 Crying in H Mart, spanish supermarkets and crisp sandwiches08:00 food, more food, and the guggenheim museum 118
A Little Life?? more like A Lot of Strife 😕 | BIG SCARY BOOK CLUB Recovering Book Snob 2023-06-06 | I finally read the novel everyone is talking about and I have a lot of very unfiltered thoughts. The writing is indisputably great, but was it worth it??Also, I don't go into much gory detail in this vid but worth checking TWs for this book!Let me know what you thought of it, how you would answer these Qs, and if you have any suggestions for a future Big Scary Book Club book !Next book: Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky, vid coming out end of June(ish)vlogs and running stuff on tiktok: @chlojtokgoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/143084702-chloTimestamps:00:00 Intro 01:35 What is A Little Life about?02:39 Part 1 vs Part 2 - why do you think the author chose to dramatically alter the focus of the narrative in such a way? 04:28 Harold's chapters06:21 Is it fair to term A Little Life a ‘gay novel’? 08:44 Discuss whether the debate around the novel being exploitative is valid.13:08 Does Yanagihara’s depiction of a person struggling with the legacy of childhood trauma feel true to life? 14:51 The 'parable to adulthood'15:55 The novel is very light on any wider specifics such as socio-political or historical events. Why do you think Yanagihara has chosen to omit such detail?16:59 Did the structure affect your experience of the book? Did you notice it? How did it impact you?18:18 What is Yanagihara trying to depict here? What is the purpose of the adoption and how does it affect Jude?20:05 What did you think of the Title?21:36 Is it as big and scary as you thought it was going to be?Links:standard.co.uk/culture/theatre/a-little-life-play-west-end-suffering-james-norton-luke-thompson-gay-characters-b1072796.htmlthebookerprizes.com/the-booker-library/features/reading-guide-a-little-life-by-hanya-yanagiharatheguardian.com/books/2015/jul/26/hanya-yanagihara-i-wanted-everything-turned-up-a-little-too-high-interview-a-little-life111
i read the book everyone told me NOT TO READ (A Little Life) | READING VLOG Recovering Book Snob 2023-05-28 | thought it only right to vlog this experience... ...but didn't want to spoil it for anyone who hasn't read it - full thoughts and feelings to follow!Vlogs and running stuff on tiktok: @chlojtokGoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/143084702-chloTimestamps:00:00 Intro00:43 page 0 (day 1)01:50 page 53 (day 2)04:27 page 159 (day 3)07:08 page 289 (day 4)08:31 page 347 (day 4)12:53 page 633 (day 4)14:21 page 701 (day 5)14:54 THE END (day 5)97
8 VIRAL TIKTOK BOOKS that are actually worth your time Recovering Book Snob 2023-05-21 | a few of the internet-popular books that I think are worth the hype - and why! what's on your list?**PS 'BAD' IS SUBJECTIVE AND I'M BEING VERY OVERDRAMATIC IN THE THUMBNAIL**Vlogs and running stuff on tiktok: @chlojtokGoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/143084702-chloTimestamps:00:00 Intro01:04 Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, Gabrielle Zevin02:25 The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, Taylor Jenkins Reid03:58 Such a Fun Age, Kiley Reid04:44 I'm Glad My Mom Died, Jennette McCurdy06:14 Bunny, Monda Awad08:23 The Secret History, Donna Tartt10:14 A Little Life, Hanya Yanagihara12:32 Lessons in Chemistry, Bonnie Garmus87
a *healing* tbr curated to get me out of a reading rut Recovering Book Snob 2023-05-14 | ***LET'S FEEL JOY AGAIN*** a little life threw me into a bit of a slump, but I'm back with a vengeance - reading books to light my soul on fire (but not burn it out)Vlogs and running stuff on tiktok: @chlojtokGoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/143084702-chloTimestamps:00:00 Intro01:35 Lessons in Chemistry, Bonnie Garmus04:38 Lessons, Ian McEwan06:00 Crying in H Mart, Michelle Zauner07:27 Prima face, Suzie Miller08:33 Convenience store woman, Sayaka Murata, Ginny Tapley Takemori (Translator)09:16 Olga dies dreaming, Xóchitl González76
