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Friday Reads: Keeper of the Rods Quaint And Curious Volumes 2024-10-18 | #booktube #fridayreads #proust #sonicyouth #nobelprizeforliterature I talk about my reading for the week and show Louise's new ottoman.Books discussed:Sodom and Gomorrah by Marcel ProustThe Vegetarian by Han KangSonic Life: a Memoir by Thurston MooreMy true calling, the Broken Kilometer: diaart.org/visit/visit-our-locations-sites/walter-de-maria-the-broken-kilometer-new-york-united-statesEmail: qcvbooktube@gmail.comVoxer: jrucha542
Poetry Thursday: better than Tolstoy! Quaint And Curious Volumes 2024-10-17 | #booktube #poetrythursday #nobelprize #nobelprizeforliterature I read three poems by the 1901 Nobel Laureate René Armand François Sully Prudhomme (1839-1907)"The Lost Cry""We Shall Forget""The Broken Vase"Translated by William Frederic GieseFrom The Nobel Prize Library (1971)
Book Murder tag Quaint And Curious Volumes 2024-10-16 | #booktube #tagtuesday #booktubetag The Book Murderer Tag:This is a fun tag from the awesome Noah @BookWyrm1060 @BookWyrm1060 Prompts: 1. What are your thoughts on spine breaking?2. Bookmarks or dog-earing pages? 3. Page tearing or ripping? 4. Writing in books? 5. Ripping covers and book binding? 6. Tag some people!Check out Shawn D Standfast's law-and-order take:youtu.be/oimyELk5WRs?si=zjpnod62N1I979Rc
12 Great Books to Re-read (or maybe not) Quaint And Curious Volumes 2024-10-11 | #booktube #reading Responding to Greg's video at youtu.be/f9XgIDhsz-0?si=VQ5_qxUoq8AS_EFy I talk about some books I'd like to re-read and ask when it's better to re-read a book or to read something new by the same author.Books mentioned:Master of Reality by John DarnielleThe Waves by Virginia WoolfDubliners by James JoyceMoby Dick by Herman MelvilleInvisible Man by Ralph EllisonMy Antonia by Willa CatherThe Professor's House by Willa CatherThe Magic Mountain by Thomas MannBuddenbrooks by Thomas MannEmail: qcvbooktube@gmail.comVoxer: jrucha542
Poetry Thursday: Thomas Hardy on catastrophe Quaint And Curious Volumes 2024-10-10 | #booktube #poetrythursday #thomashardy #victober I read two poems by Thomas Hardy (1840—1928):"During Wind and Rain" poetryfoundation.org/poems/52314/during-wind-and-rain"The Convergence of the Twain" poetryfoundation.org/poems/47266/the-convergence-of-the-twain
Announcing Chekhovember: the best booktube event! Quaint And Curious Volumes 2024-10-08 | #booktube #chekhovember #chekhov In which I announce an event to read the works of Anton Chekhov (1860-1904) in November 2024. My co-hosts are Greg from @anotherbibliophilereads and Allen from @bighardbooks770 .Our schedule:Week 1: The SeagullWeek 2: The Cherry OrchardWeek 3: "Ward No. 6"Week 4: "Gooseberries" and "The Lady with the Little Dog"I'm reading these in the following editions:Five Plays by Anton Chekhov, Translated by Ronald Hingley (Oxford Word's Classics)Selected Stories of Anton Chekhov Tranlated by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky (Modern Library)Email: qcvbooktube@gmail.comVoxer: jrucha542
The Best and Worst Tag! (rant/spoilers for Jon Fosses Trilogy) Quaint And Curious Volumes 2024-10-01 | #booktag #booktube #best#best&worst #booktube #booktag #literature The Best & Worst Tag, created by @brenboothjones #best&worstPrompt 1: The best work of poetry in your collection and the worst.Prompt 2: The best work of fiction in your collection and the worst.Prompt 3: The best worst of nonfiction in your collection and the worst.Books mentioned:Milk and Honey by Rupi KaurMap by Wislawa SzymborskaHow to be an Anti-racist by Ibram X. KendiMoby-Dick by Herman MelvilleTrilogy by Jon Fosse@LeafbyLeaf review of Jon Fosse's Tri(o)logy: youtu.be/E1Evo83Jn2c?si=XCodsjCqJ8JmdncYI tag: @BookChatWithPat8668 @MIDDLEoftheBookMARCH @ReadingIDEAS.-uz9xk @strangementalitypaperYT @TheDiscoKingOfficial @fictionesque1992 @noteworthyfiction @saintdonoghue @ShawnDStandfast
Poetry Thursday: Randall Jarrell! Quaint And Curious Volumes 2024-09-26 | #booktube #poetrythursday #poetry #northcarolina I read Randall Jarrell's poem "The Old and the New Masters"
RockOnRapSongs tag on tag Tuesday Quaint And Curious Volumes 2024-09-24 | #booktube #tagtuesday Rock On, Rap Songs Book Tag | Original Tag 2024Created by Nicole’s Bookish Nook @NicolesBookishNook I was tagged by nobody but I saw Pat @BookChatWithPat8668 do it#tag #tags #tagtuesday #booktube #readingQUESTIONS: 1. It's A Hard Knock Life by Jay-Z: A fiction or nonfiction book about an orphanage, a poor family, or an orphan, 2. Walk This Way by Aerosmith ft. Run DMC: A favorite book of yours that blends genres, 3. Just Lose It by Eminem = A Book that you think is funny or ridiculous (in a bad way), 4. Thunderstruck by AC/DC: A Book that shocked you (in a good or bad way), 5. Welcome to the Jungle by Guns 'n Roses: A book about L.A or a book that takes place in or around L.A, 6. Gimmie Me All Your Lovin' by ZZ Top: Your favorite romance book. Or, if you do not read romance, your favorite couple in any book, 7. Fight for Your Right (To Party) by The Beastie boys: A book centered around a celebration, 8. Firestarter by Prodigy: A book that has "fire" in the title or has an orange/red cover, 9. Humble by Kendrick Lamar: a fiction or nonfiction book that left you stunned at the audacity of the main character or the writer, 10. Tag peopleI tag anyone who is watching who would like to do this tag, and I also specifically tag the following people:Books mentioned:Berlin by Jason LutesAlso a Poet by Ada Calhoun biography and memoirCall of the Canyon by Zane GreyNuclear War: a Scenario by Annie JacobsenThe Tortilla Curtain by T.C. BoyleSong of Solomon - King James VersionThe Crucible by Arthur MillerThe Fire Next TimeAll Fours by Miranda July. I tag anyone who is watching who would like to do this tag, and I also specifically tag the following people:@gryffonsi @MustReadMore @BookTimewithElvis @LiterateTexan @bighardbooks770 @DavidWiley7 @stalkingkafka @fiberartsyreads @Paradisereading #tag #tags #tagtuesday #booktube #readingEmail: qcvbooktube@gmail.comVoxer: jrucha542
Another Absurd reading event: Friday Reads Quaint And Curious Volumes 2024-09-20 | #booktube #fridayreads #framed #chekhovemberI talk about my reading this week, my appearance on Monday Night Live with Allen and Greg and a suggestion for a portmanteau-driven reading event.youtube.com/watch?v=sXeEzAmCxWg&t=40s My talk with Allen and GregBooks mentioned:The Good Soldier by Ford Maddox FordBerlin by Jason LutesThe Selected Short Stories of Anton ChekhovChannels Mentioned:@LibroParadiso-ep4zt @anotherbibliophilereads @bighardbooks770Email: qcvbooktube@gmail.comVoxer: jrucha542
#Art-o-mat: some of my art Quaint And Curious Volumes 2024-09-19 | #booktube #framed #artomat #winstonsalemnc I talk about two pieces of art from the background of my videos: a print of Hiroshige's "Evening Snow at Kanbara" and a hand print by Mona Wu from the Art-o-mat.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/56915artworks-gallery.org/members/Wu/Wu.htmlen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art-o-mat
Poetry Thursday: Wallace Stevens Quaint And Curious Volumes 2024-09-19 | #booktube #poetrythursday I read the Wallace Stevens poem "Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird"poetryfoundation.org/poems/45236/thirteen-ways-of-looking-at-a-blackbird
Dune Messiahs and Good Soldiers and folk festivals: Friday Reads Quaint And Curious Volumes 2024-09-13 | #booktube #fridayreads #dune I talk about the books of the last week and the coming week. I also talk a little about the NC Folk Festival 2024.Books mentioned:Dune Messiah by Frank HerbertPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenSelected Poems by Randall JarellLunch Poems by Frank O'HaraThe Good Soldier by Ford Maddox FordThe Saxon Princess by Anne R. BaileyAlso a Poet by Ada Calhoun
Poetry Thursday: 2 poems about art Quaint And Curious Volumes 2024-09-12 | #booktube #poetrythursday #framed I read two poems about art:"Musée des Beaux Arts" by W.H. Auden poetryfoundation.org/poems/159364"The People on the Bridge" by Wisława Szymborska.
Shakespeare Journey tag Quaint And Curious Volumes 2024-09-06 | #booktube #tagtuesday #shakespeare #shaketemberI do the Shakespeare Journey tag.This is an original tag from the #shaketember hosts Kelly at @booksimnotreading Jason at @OldBluesChapterandVerse and Nicole at @adayofsmallthings I was tagged by Pat at @BookChatWithPat8668 Here are the prompts:1. What was your first experience reading Shakespeare and what was it like? 2. Has the reading of a Shakespeare play ever brought you to tears? What scene was it and where were you when it happened? 3. Are there any people that have played a significant role in your Shakespeare journey? 4. Do you have a favourite book or film about Shakespeare?5. Which character in Shakespeare most resembles you and in what ways? 6. Which play would you most like to see performed in a theatre and why? 7. What actor, throughout history, would you most like to have seen play Hamlet while in his prime? 8. Deliver your favourite speech or soliloquy from a Shakespeare play. 9. Do any of Shakespeare's plays intimidate you? If yes, what play and why? 10. What tips would you give to intimidated readers coming to Shakespeare for the first time? 11. Which is your favourite Shakespeare play and why? 12. Tag other Booktubers. @LibroParadiso-ep4zt @davidnovakreadspoetry @jenniparks8539 @ReadingIDEAS.-uz9xk @MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm @sterlingreads547 @ThatReadingGuy28 @MustReadMore @troytradup @Eldertalk @JessBookgirlTV @SleepyBookReader-666 @strangementalitypaperYT @noteworthyfiction @TheLimitlessLibrarian @mildrumpus @tomlabooks3263 @gingerbibliophile
Poetry Thursday: Peter Schjeldahl! Quaint And Curious Volumes 2024-09-05 | #booktube #poetrythursday #framedrum I read Peter Schjeldahl's poem "I Missed Punk."The typescript of the poem can be seen here: flickr.com/photos/smallcurio/25769662778/lightboxSchjeldahl's wikipedia entry is worth reading as well: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Schjeldahl
Garb-poetry Thursday. Louise Erdrich! Quaint And Curious Volumes 2024-08-29 | #booktube #poetrythursday #garbaugust I read the poem "Advice to Myself" by Louise ErdrichThe text of the poem:wordsfortheyear.com/2016/05/04/advice-to-myself-by-louise-erdrichAdvice to Myself 2: Resistanceyoutu.be/0ghWIAqaH3U?si=aBh9grZafLNJMrYDEmail: qcvbooktube@gmail.comVoxer: jrucha542
Stink-o-la: a reaction to reviews. Quaint And Curious Volumes 2024-08-20 | #booktube #stinkolaA reaction to @davidnovakreadspoetry youtu.be/Ceu5xZBA7k4?si=eEb0pyWZPFCm-regand @BooklessPete youtube.com/watch?v=OcOAgSbQuKs&t=0sEmail: qcvbooktube@gmail.comVoxer: jrucha542
Not Quaint Enough! Friday Reads Quaint And Curious Volumes 2024-08-16 | #booktube #fridayreads Books discussed:Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City by Matthew DesmondArthur Ashe: a Life by Raymond ArsenaultLevels of the Game by John McPheeChannels mentioned:@ToReadersItMayConcern
Garb-poetry Thursday with Szymborska Quaint And Curious Volumes 2024-08-15 | #booktube #poetrythursday #garbaugust I read the poem "An Opinion on the Question of Pornography" by Wisława Szymborska (1923-2012.Originally published in People on the Bridge (1986). Read from Map: Collected and Last Poems (2015).
A Member of the Wedding and other Friday reads Quaint And Curious Volumes 2024-08-09 | #booktube #fridayreads I talk about The Member of the Wedding by Carson McCullers.Also a bit about Evicted :Poverty and Profit in the American City by Matthew Desmond.
July and August reads. Ashe, Austen and 2 of 100 Quaint And Curious Volumes 2024-08-02 | #booktube #fridayreads #janeausten I talk about my reading for the previous week and plans for the month of August.Books mentioned:The Guermantes Way by Marcel ProustArthur Ashe: a Life by Raymond ArsenaultPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenA Member of the Wedding by Carson McCullersDune Messiah by Frank HerbertOrlando by Virginia WoolfHeavy by Kiese LaymonExit West by Moshin Hamid
Garb-poetry Thursday: S*** List Quaint And Curious Volumes 2024-08-01 | #garbaugust #poetrythursday #booktube I read the poem "Shit List; Or, Omnium-gatherum Of Diversity Into Unity" by A. R. Ammons.Find the poem at public-domain-poetry.com/a-r-ammons/shit-list-or-omnium-gatherum-of-diversity-into-unity-2698Check out @BookChatWithPat8668 's video today, too: youtu.be/9j49JNEjPOU?si=UT_U8Mb4x5mT5sNt
Hats beware!: The Guermantes Way, by Marcel Proust Quaint And Curious Volumes 2024-07-30 | #booktube #proust #losttime Some of my thoughts on finishing The Guermantes Way, volume 3 of Marcel Proust's In Search of Lost Time.Books mentioned:The Trial by Franz Kafka
Honest Booktuber Tag on Tag Tuesday Quaint And Curious Volumes 2024-07-23 | #booktube #tagtuesday #honestbooktuberTHE HONEST BOOKTUBER TAG:I was tagged by Pat at @BookChatWithPat8668 Jessica says:"I saw 'The Honest Booktuber Tag,' on someone else's channel. I decided to do it. It's a fun one to do and I am hoping it gets revived. 'The Honest Booktuber Tag' was created by @HarrietRosie13 Prompts: 1. Have you ever lied about reading a book? 2. Have you ever avoided a book because of controversy around the content/author/ 3. Have you ever been sent a book for free and not disclosed it? 4. Have you ever bought a book with no intention of reading it? 5. Have you ever got caught up in Booktube drama? 6. Have you ever had a hate comment and did you respond? 7. Have you ever made a video just because you knew it would get views? 8. If you could go back to the beginning of your channel, would you do anything differently? 9. Are there any channels you wish you could be more like? 10. What's something you love about your channel? 11. Tag some people.I tag anyone who is watching who would like to do this tag and all of the following people:@LiterateTexan @ReadingIDEAS.-uz9xk @davidnovakreadspoetry @bighardbooks770 @strangementalitypaperYT @noteworthyfiction @SleepyBookReader-666 @HannahsBooks Channels Mentioned:@ToReadersItMayConcern @aaronfacer @TheBookedEscapePlan @HannahsBooks
Winning Titles on Tag Tuesday Quaint And Curious Volumes 2024-07-16 | #WinningTitleTag #tags #tagtuesdayWinning Title TagThis is the Winning Title Tag where you get to talk about books where the title made you buy them. You can either get together a stack of books and talk through them or answer the questions below, whichever works for you. This tag was created by @heathereads I was tagged by Pat at @BookChatWithPat8668 Have You Ever Bought a Book Because it Had .... 1. A Funny Title? 2. A Shocking Title? 3. A Title that sounded like a line of poetry? 4. A Title Which Made Me ask Question? 5. A Heartwarming or Homely (or maybe Homey?) Title? 6. A Title with an Unusual Combination of Words? 7. A Fantastic or Magical Title? 8. A Title Which is a Contradiction or describes the Impossible? 9. Tag othersGreg at @anotherbibliophilereads has a poem made of book titles at youtu.be/9uw5U9dwvlQ?si=1z6CaoY9LdUUvdkjBooks mentioned:That Half-Barbaric Twang by Karen LinnMan, Fuck this House by Brian AsmanAfrican Banjo Echoes in Appalachia (1995) by Cecelia Conway Comfort Me with Apples by Ruth Reichel Psychotic Reactions and Carburetor Dung by Lester BangsThe Hundred Thousand Fools of God by Theodore LevinCigarettes are Sublime by Richard Klein (1994)I Tag:@thelefthandedreader6632 @ReadingIDEAS.-uz9xk @apoetreadstowrite @LiterateTexan @bighardbooks770 @strangementalitypaperYT
I also select the best 100 books of the century: Friday Reads Quaint And Curious Volumes 2024-07-12 | #booktube #fridayreads #nytimesI talk about my reading for the week and blather for a bit about the New York Times list of the top 100 books of the century (so far). Here's the list:nytimes.com/interactive/2024/books/best-books-21st-century.html?unlocked_article_code=1.6k0.K1cv.Cua5bl4mJnLV&smid=url-shareBooks mentioned:Guermantes Way by Marcel ProustPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenArthur Ashe a Life by Raymond ArsenaultSwimming Home by Deborah LevyChannels mentioned:@davidnovakreadspoetry @saintdonoghue @jack_edwards
I do the Counting the Days tag! Quaint And Curious Volumes 2024-07-09 | #CountingTheDays #tags #TagTuesday#CountingTheDays #tags #TagTuesday COUNTING THE DAYS TagCreated by @ToReadersItMayConcern and @ProseAndPetticoatsI was tagged by @bookchatwithpat 1. What is a book that excites you because of its cover? 2. … because of its author? 3. … because of its premise? 4. … because of its style? 5. … because of its influence? 6. … because of its emotional weight? 7. … because of its sense of humour? 8. … because of its challenge or difficulty? 9. Tag some people.I tag:@Eldertalk @MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm @strangementalitypaperYT @RaynorReadsStuff @LibroParadiso-ep4zt @bighardbooks770 Books mentioned:One Hundred Famous Views of Edo - HiroshigeDevil House - John DarnielleMember of the Wedding - Carson McCullersInk: the Indelible Mayo Williams by Clifford MurphyDune Messiah - Frank HerbertOrlando - Virginia WoolfFarenheit 451 - Ray BradburyMurder on the Orient ExpressThe Good Soldier - Ford Maddox FordPride and Prejudice - Jane AustenBill Bryson - At HomeTime Regained - Marcel Proust
I dont want what theyre selling. Friday Reads Quaint And Curious Volumes 2024-07-05 | #booktube #fridayreads I talk about @LiterateTexan 's go-fund-me. Give if you can at gofund.me/f56cdf17Also Daniel Emmett's Virginia MinstrelsRetail bookstores vs. used bookstores. The Supreme Court and my representative's emailIf you want a one-month trial of Steve Reads from @saintdonoghue send me you email address qcvbooktube@gmail.comI also recommend checking out @fictionesque1992 for some quality booktubin'.Books mentioned:James by Percival EverettThe Death of the Artist by William DeresiewiczGuermantes Way by Marcel ProustArthur Ashe: a Life by Raymond ArsenaultLevels of the Game by John McPhee
its not that bad tag on a day when it might be that bad Quaint And Curious Volumes 2024-07-02 | #booktube #tagtuesday This is an original tag created by Melinda @awebofstories I was tagged by @BookChatWithPat8668 . Melinda writes, "There are a lot of things we are told we shouldn't do as readers and, honestly, those things really aren't bad!" Prompts: 1. Do you dog-ear your books? 2. Do you annotate your books? 3. Do you roll covers or break spines when you read? 4. Do you listen to something while you read? 5. Do you read in the bathroom? 6. Do you read in water (such as in the bathtub, in a pool, etc)? 7. Do you DNF? 8. Do you ever read ahead or skip to the end of a book? 9. Are you book-polygamous (i.e., read more than one book at a time)? 10. Do you own more books than bookshelf space? BONUS: Do you ever take a book without leaving a book at a Little Free Library? 11. Tag some people.I tag:@MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm @strangementalitypaperYT @TheGrapeJellyLibrary @aaronfacer
The Most Pretentious Mid-year Freakout? Quaint And Curious Volumes 2024-06-25 | #booktube #tagtuesday I do the Mid-year Freakout tag, because @davidnovakreadspoetry and @saintdonoghue said I had to. Now you have to as well. It is mandatory, buckaroo.The Prompts:1. Best book you've read so far in 20242. Best sequel you've read so far in 20243. 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. Favourite new author. (Debut or new to you)8. Newest fictional crush.9. Newest favourite 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?Books mentioned:Bleak House - DickensNuclear War: a Scenario - Annie JacobsenWithin a Budding Grove - ProustJames - Percival EverettInk: The Indelible J. Mayo Williams - Clifford R. MurphyCarrie - Stephen KingHenrik Ibsen's playsDune - Frank HerbertTrue Grit - Charles PortisBlood done sign my name - Timothy TysonLevels of the Game - John McPheeUniversal Harvester - John DarnielleThe Good Soldier - Ford Maddox FordFor Whom the Bell Tolls - Ernest HemingwayPortrait of a Lady - Henry JamesOrlando - Virginia WoolfBright Balkan Morning - multiple authorsTrilogy - Jon FosseSelected Short Stories - Anton ChekhovOther channels mentioned:@BookTimewithElvis @brenboothjones
Republican Tennis and Thriftbooks refunds: Friday Reads Quaint And Curious Volumes 2024-06-21 | #booktube #fridayreads I talk about my reading for the week and look forward to next week. Books mentioned:Dune by Frank HerbertDune Messiah by Frank HerbertShowdown on the Hogback by Louis L'AmourLevels of the Game by John McPheeEleanor of Aquitaine by Marion MeadeUpon Further Review by Mike Pesca
I do the Read Smarter Tag Quaint And Curious Volumes 2024-06-19 | #booktube #tagtuesday THE READ SMART TAGThis is an original tag created by @ToReadersItMayConcern and @ProseAndPetticoats I was tagged by @BookChatWithPat8668 and @ReadingIDEAS.-uz9xk Read Smart Tag questions: 1. What is your strategy to stay focused and engaged while reading? 2. How does your environment influence your focus and what can you do to optimise it? 3. What methods do you use to retain and recall information from what you've read? 4. How do you approach difficult or challenging material? 5. What role do note-taking and annotation play in your reading process? 6. How do you balance reading for pleasure with reading for personal or professional development? 7. What is the importance of setting reading goals? 8. What are some strategies for overcoming reading slumps or lack of motivation?9. Tag some people.@LibroParadiso-ep4zt @strangementalitypaperYT @ThatReadingGuy28Channels mentioned: @LeafbyLeaf
Fake Rebel Girls and other Amazon rip-offs: Friday reads Quaint And Curious Volumes 2024-06-14 | #booktube #fridayreads #riotgrrrl #dune Kathleen Hanna's Instagram post: instagram.com/reel/C69Mzd6uvv4Here's a lithub article about the fake Hanna memoirs:lithub.com/a-bunch-of-fake-kathleen-hanna-biographies-were-released-on-the-same-day-as-her-new-memoirI talk about my reading for the week (mostly Dune) and look forward to next week. Then I discuss Kathleen Hanna's memoir Rebel Girl and the Amazon imitations thereof. Is this a sign of things to come? Also: I do NOT recommend just asking Steve Donoghue a fact-boy question!Books mentioned:Dune by Frank HerbertCall of the Canyon by Zane GreyRebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk by Kathleen Hanna
June on the Range: Call of the Canyon Not American enough! Quaint And Curious Volumes 2024-06-13 | #booktube #juneontherange #western I review the "western"(?) novel Call of the Canyon by Zane Grey. Spoilers abound.Books mentioned:Call of the Canyon by Zane GreyShowdown on Hogback by Louis L'AmourThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldMichael K. Vaughan's Thoughts on Westerns:youtu.be/YvweiAOYAQA?si=o75EXnGMO96fy4Ty
Louise goes to Arrakis - Friday Reads Quaint And Curious Volumes 2024-06-07 | #booktube #fridayreads Dune in June, June on the RangeI talk about the books I'm reading, and read a poem called "Song" by Louise Glück.Does it help to know the news at the time of the poem's creation? Does the poem stand on its own without knowing?Books mentioned:Dune by Frank HerbertMan, Fuck this House by Brian AsmanCall of the Canyon by Zane GreyYondering by Louis L'AmourOff the Mangrove Coast by Lous L'AmourWinter Recipes from the Collective by Louise GlückEleanor of Aquitaine by Marion MeadeBooktubers mentioned: @brenboothjones Bren's video: youtu.be/QZtgFkTVN0s?si=WvDKMKBLL_kdxpwUJoan Soble wrote a nice essay on the Glück poem that I read:soalready.blogspot.com/2020/10/singing-praises-for-louise-glucks-song.html
Roadmap of Your Life Quaint And Curious Volumes 2024-06-05 | #booktube #tagtuesday I do the Roadmap of Your Life Tag. This is an original tag created by Tristan @Tristan-L-Space-Books @Tristan-L-Space-Books I was tagged by Pat @BookChatWithPat8668 There are only two prompts:1.)What is a book that reminds you of or takes place in each place that you've lived? This could mean country, state/province, city/town, and or apartment/house. Just come up with a book that really resonates with you and the time you spent in each place where you've had a mailing address!2.) Since a roadmap not only shows you where you've been, but also where you're going, what is a book that reminds you of or takes place in your next destination? Or a place you'd like to live in?Books Mentioned:Queens New York: Dick and JaneLong Island New York: A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy TooleNew York, NY: A Good Man is Hard to Find by Flannery O'ConnorSeattle, WA: Where I'm Calling From by Raymond CarverLong Island City: Winesburg, Ohio by Sherwood AndersonJersey City, NJ: The Piano Shop on the Left Bank by Thad CarhartCentral Virginia: Salvation on Sand Mountain by Dennis CovingtonProvidence, RI: Fargo, Rock City by Chuck KlostermanPinnacle, NC: The Human Stain by Philip RothBerea, KY: Through Another Lens: My Years with Edward Weston by Charis WilsonArarat, NC: The Gods Drink Whiskey by Stephen T. AsmaJackson, MS: Cold Mountain by Charles FrazierWinston-Salem, NC: Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston Pittsburgh, PA: Wonder Boys by Michael ChabonI tag:@MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm @LiterateTexan @EveningReader @ReadingIDEAS.-uz9xk
May reads/June TBR Quaint And Curious Volumes 2024-05-31 | #booktube #fridayreads I discuss some reading from May including:Stories of Mystery and Imagination by Edgar Allan PoeCarrie by Stephen KingThe Turn of the Screw by Henry James Man, Fuck this House by Brian Asman"Laying Down a Wine Cellar" (1937) by Evelyn WaughThe Red Badge of Courage by Stephen CraneTrue Grit by Charles PortisBooks for JuneDune by Frank HerbertLevels of the Game by John McPheeEleanor of Aquitaine by Marion MeadeOther books mentioned:The Summer Queen by Elizabeth ChadwickIn Search of Lost Time by Marcel Proust
One Book to Satisfy All Prompts?: Friday Reads Quaint And Curious Volumes 2024-05-24 | #booktube #fridayreads I talk about the books I've read this week. Is a movie ever better than the book? Can you answer all prompts with a single book? I recommend the movie "American Fiction." Books mentioned:The Turn of the Screw by Henry JamesCarrie by Stephen KingNuclear War: A Scenario by Annie JacobsenThe Red Badge of Courage by Stephen CraneTrue Grit by Charles PortisChannels mentioned:@ReadingIDEAS.-uz9xk @anotherbibliophilereads @heathereads @noteworthyfiction
I do the Isaac Newton Tag Quaint And Curious Volumes 2024-05-21 | This is an original tag, The Sir Isaac Newton Tag, created by @ReadingIDEAS.-uz9xk I was tagged by @BookChatWithPat8668 These are the prompts:1. Adopted or sent away or abandoned. A book with a character that is adopted, sent away or abandoned 2. Use or measurement of time. A book where time is a crucial element. 3. Test of strength. A book where the character has to pass a test of strength. 4. Character with a dark side or a temper. A book where a character has a dark side or a temper. 5. Quest destroys personal life. A book where the quest is deemed so big the character either chooses to have no personal life or it is destroyed. 6. Questionable Decision. A book where the main character makes a questionable decision. 7. Scale Change. A book with an object or a place that goes through a scale change. 8. Falling or something to do with gravity. A book where something or someone is falling. Or where gravity plays a part. 9. Red Herring/False Trail/Use of codes. A book with a red herring, a false trail or quest or the use of codes. 10. Revenge/Punishment. A book with an element of revenge or punishment. 11. Rise and fall. A book with a rise in status followed by a catastrophic fall. 12. A Genius. Which writer to you is a genius or a book with a character that is a genius. 13. Tag some others.I tag:@aaronfacer @noteworthyfiction @JoeSpivey02 @heathereads @LiteraryHiker @TheBookedEscapePlan @MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm Books MentionedTwins by Marcy DermanskyThe Magic Mountain by Thomas MannCarrie by Stephen KingHenry V by William ShakespeareInvisible Man by Ralph EllisonWolf in White Van by John DarnielleThe Waves by Virginia Woolf"Falling" by James Dickey poetryfoundation.org/poems/42716/falling-56d22155e5c45"The Gold Bug" and "The Cask of Amontillado" by Edgar Allan PoeGeek Love by Katherine DunnFlowers for Algernon by Daniel KeyesVideo Mentioned:Alice Munro Saved Booktube from @heathereads youtu.be/D_zZOv3FkIg?si=1YRJzpX0Wj0mde7f
My Draft for the Western Canon Part 2 Quaint And Curious Volumes 2024-05-18 | #booktube #westerncanonI embark on a fool's errand: trying to construct a second part of @saintdonoghue 's Western Canon Starter Kit.The original series of WCSK videos: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLOYxZZyoQdSS7Miptjwtav-udSJVOZ14
Friday Reads: Kindles and big square books Quaint And Curious Volumes 2024-05-17 | I talk about my Kindle Paperwhite and Libby and Edgar Allan Poe and Westerns, particularly those that I can read for free on my Kindle.Books Mentioned:Tales of Mystery and Imagination by Edgar Allan PoeTurn of the Screw by Henry JamesCarrie by Stephen King
Dont you forget about me on Tag Tuesday Quaint And Curious Volumes 2024-05-14 | #booktube #tagtuesday This tag was created by @BookwormAdventureGirl and inspired by @BookishTexan I think I was tagged by Allen at @bighardbooks770 The Don’t You Forget About Me tag has four prompts:You decide how many books to share with each prompt.1. Clean Slates: books you've read that you don't remember anything about.2. Genie's Lamp: books you wish you could forget.3. Forgotten Gems: book you think need more love.4. Forget Me Nots: books you will always remember.Books mentioned:Daisy Miller by Henry JamesRed Sorghum by Mo YanEast Goes West by Younghill KangNo-no Boy by John Okada"Funes the Memorious" by Jorge Luis Borges"Death and the Compass" by Jorge Luis BorgesChannels mentioned:@BookChatWithPat8668 @davidnovakreadspoetry Tag some cool people who love books.I tag:@JessBookgirlTV @KDbooks @aaronfacer
I saw what you did. Friday Reads Quaint And Curious Volumes 2024-05-10 | #booktube #fridayreads I talk about another phrase that I dislike. We also finished two books and started one. Talk about the current Horror Mayhem event (Poe!) and the upcoming Summer of Sport.Is the Washington Post better than the New York Times for a bookish person?I contributed to a Mountain Goats tribute album and you can hear it on Bandcamp at: mountaingoatsshitposting.bandcamp.com/album/heretic-pride-coversBooks mentioned:Within a Budding Grove by Marcel ProustManhood for Amateurs by Michael ChabonTales of Mystery and Imagination by Edgar Allan PoeSelected Poems by Randall Jarrell
The Library Tag Quaint And Curious Volumes 2024-05-07 | #booktube #tagtuesday THE LIBRARY TAGAn Original Tag created by @BookBuds I was tagged by Pat at @BookChatWithPat8668 A message from @BookBuds :A new original tag from Book Buds! The Library Tag!! Did you know Book Buds films right next to a library? We had to make this tag! Let’s talk about your library habits! We have questions for BOTH those of you that go to the library AND those of you that don’t! Answer the questions that apply to you. If you DO go to the library… (answer these) 1. How often do you go to the library? 2. Do you belong to more than one library system? 3. What percent of books you read come from the library? 4. Do you listen to audiobooks or get e-books from the library or are you hooked on Audible or Amazon or something else? 5. Did you go to storytime at the library as a kid? 6. Have you ever borrowed a movie or video game from your library?7. Have you ever gotten fined for returning books late? If so, how do you feel about that? 8. Do you attend special events, groups or book sales at the library? 9. Have you ever given or taken a book from a little free library, a book box or a book swap? 10. Bonus! Does your librarian know you by name? 11. Tag some friends! If you DON’T go to the library… (answer these) 1. Why the heck not? 2. Where do you get your books from? 3. Have you ever had a library card or do you have one now? 4. When was the last time you stepped foot in the library? 5. Have you ever gone to an event at your library? 6. Do you have little free libraries or book boxes or book swaps where you live? Show us a picture if you do. 7. Tag some friends! I tag:@thelefthandedreader6632 @LiterateTexan @bighardbooks770 @saintdonoghue
