Ben Reads Good
Womens Prize 2023 longlist predictions ๐ฎ
updated
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Booktube Prize winner announcement:
youtu.be/AX6eEtCRMWE?si=5nMiwsMNiBUfUkkd
Small Things Like These trailer:
youtube.com/watch?v=Nqwn5Y_Y4xs
Nobel Prize predictions:
youtu.be/gjHgnUKrexo?si=mSjzXboKDiS79a4R
Kindle deals:
amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/3TVIFMVNIAEM1?ref_=wl_share
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Channels mentioned:
@BookTubePrize (Prize dates for your diary section)
@katiejlumsden (book bargains section)
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00:00 Book news
03:36 Prize news and dates
06:45 New book releases
11:39 Books on screen
12:48 Book bargains
14:23 Feelgood story
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The Goldsmiths Prize shortlist is looking for 'fiction at its most novel' and its shortlist will be announced on 2 October.
The Nobel is awarded for a body of work, and we'll find out this year's recipient on 10 October.
If you'd like some more informed Nobel predictions, check out @TheDiscoKingOfficial's video here:
youtu.be/bethsmnLKCU?si=t0IUmiWxHptv0uhj
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00:00 Goldsmiths Prize
05:54 Nobel Prize
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In this video I've shared some reflections on the reading experience, common themes I noted, and I take a look at some Goodreads stats to see what the longlist might look like if Goodreads loggers were in charge.
I've also ranked the books from worst to best, with the top six making up my dream shortlist, plus I take a guess what I think the judges will pick.
Booker announcement on YouTube (7pm BST, Monday 16 September)
youtube.com/live/1AZXdkdJ3ZY?si=B33lV7MTE05ItOlZ
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If you'd like to see my more in-depth reviews of all the books on the longlist, check them out below.
Wild Houses
youtu.be/Zgbr-brGX4U?si=nQOkuYtfrxc8uwi9
Headshot and Orbital
youtu.be/Slbp3_4FiEc?si=joihUPX3vOa7WrZM
James
youtu.be/aFX_E1lEgvo?si=F90aGO0znF6lRqtc
Stone Yard Devotional, Held, My Friends
youtu.be/OnG5pEdh48Q?si=KfkQzzyITkMBks1r
The Safekeep, Playground, This Strange Eventful History
youtu.be/5k5Gqayqtic?si=gSsOfb40_4wbcwP5
Enlightenment, Creation Lake, Wandering Stars
youtu.be/QWHPGC5xa9s?si=cTRfvOhqh7tH5FKz
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Books mentioned
๐ Wild Houses, by Colin Barrett
๐ Headshot, by Rita Bullwinkel
๐ James, by Percival Everett
๐ Orbital, by Samantha Harvey
๐ Creation Lake, by Rachel Kushner
๐ My Friends, by Hisham Matar
๐ This Strange Eventful History, by Claire Messud
๐ Held, by Anne Michaels
๐ Wandering Stars, by Tommy Orange
๐ Enlightenment, by Sarah Perry
๐ Playground, by Richard Powers
๐ The Safekeep, by Yael van der Wouden
๐ Stone Yard Devotional, by Charlotte Wood
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00:00 Longlist thoughts
04:01 Goodreads shortlist
06:58 Ranking and personal shortlist
16:05 Judges shortlist prediction
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If you haven't seen my other reviews of the longlist, here are the other videos where I cover them:
Wild Houses
youtu.be/Zgbr-brGX4U?si=nQOkuYtfrxc8uwi9
Headshot and Orbital
youtu.be/Slbp3_4FiEc?si=joihUPX3vOa7WrZM
James
youtu.be/aFX_E1lEgvo?si=F90aGO0znF6lRqtc
Stone Yard Devotional, Held, My Friends
youtu.be/OnG5pEdh48Q?si=KfkQzzyITkMBks1r
The Safekeep, Playground, This Strange Eventful History
youtu.be/5k5Gqayqtic?si=gSsOfb40_4wbcwP5
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Channels mentioned:
@rororeads
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Books mentioned
๐ Enlightenment, by Sarah Perry
๐ Creation Lake, by Rachel Kushner
๐ Wandering Stars, by Tommy Orange
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00:00 Enlightenment
06:02 Creation Lake
10:39 Wandering Stars
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#booktube #bookerprize #reading
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Books mentioned
๐ The Safekeep, by Yael van der Wouden
๐ Playground, by Richard Powers
๐ This Strange Eventful History, by Claire Messud
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00:00 The Safekeep
03:42 Playground
08:08 This Strange Eventful History
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The word of the month, apparently, is 'particularly'. Please don't count how many times I say it ๐
Bookloop by Bookshop.org:
bookshop.zeercle.com
Curated Kindle deals list:
amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/3TVIFMVNIAEM1
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00:00 Book news
03:43 Prize news and dates
05:19 New book releases
13:04 Deals
13:35 Books on screen
14:08 Feelgood story
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#books #booktube #booknews
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Creators mentioned:
@louisesavidgemuses4135
@SavidgeReads
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Books mentioned in this video:
๐ Greta and Valdin, by Rebecca K (not R!) Reilly
๐ Evenings and Weekends, by Oisรญn McKenna
๐ First Love, by Gwendoline Riley
๐ Monstrilio, by Gerardo Sรกmano Cรณrdova (apologies for pronouncing 'Gerardo' wrong in the video)
๐ Anyone's Ghost, by August Thompson
๐ Goodnight Tokyo, by Atsuhiro Yoshida (translated by Haydn Trowell)
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00:00 Summer reading
01:35 Greta and Valdin
04:50 Evenings and Weekends
07:19 First Love
10:55 Monstrilio
13:47 Anyone's Ghost
16:24 Goodnight Tokyo
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#books #booktube #readingwrapup
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Books mentioned
๐ Stone Yard Devotional, by Charlotte Wood
๐ Held, by Anne Michaels
๐ My Friends, by Hisham Matar
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00:00 Stone Yard Devotional
03:50 Held
07:20 My Friends
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#booktube #bookerprize #reading
Spellow Lane Library GoFundMe:
gofundme.com/f/books-for-spellow-lane
My Booker longlist reaction video:
youtu.be/YC09DI2cPio?si=UI5tG-wazKWtBZYL
Curated Kindle deals list:
amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/3TVIFMVNIAEM1
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00:00 Book news
01:36 Prize news and dates
04:03 Future release announcements
04:43 New book releases
09:51 Deals
10:27 Books on screen
11:47 Feelgood story
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Couple of video corrections:
1. Graphics for 'The Formula' accidentally use the Headshot cover where it should be The Safekeep.
2. The Booker Bigwigs are not all 'imprints of huge publishers', some are independent of the biggest publishers. They're actually just the most successful at getting on the Booker longlist over the last decade.
My Booker Prize 2024 longlist predictions video:
youtu.be/IukHnQvxFPc?si=xrQ9APrYg36ZLjxo
Review of James:
youtu.be/aFX_E1lEgvo?si=iTrBfFWcZ9EsVCqI
Reviews of Orbital and Headshot:
youtu.be/Slbp3_4FiEc?si=d5KSdlySR11TN4KY
Review of Wild Houses:
youtu.be/Zgbr-brGX4U?si=QDUhi8KvoELpserU
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Other channels mentioned:
@rororeads (a truly joyful cameo)
@SavidgeReads
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Books mentioned
๐ James, by Percival Everett
๐ This Strange Eventful History, by Claire Messud
๐ Orbital, by Samantha Harvey
๐ Headshot, by Rita Bullwinkel
๐ Wild Houses, by Colin Barrett
๐ Wandering Stars, by Tommy Orange
๐ The Safekeep, by Yael van der Wouden
๐ Held, by Anne Michaels
๐ Stone Yard Devotional, by Charlotte Wood
๐ Enlightenment, by Sarah Perry
๐ My Friends, by Hisham Matar
๐ Playground, by Richard Powers
๐ Creation Lake, by Rachel Kushner
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My full review of Headshot is in this video:
youtu.be/Slbp3_4FiEc?si=AOrpi1KsGmZt5WRt
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Books mentioned:
๐ The Art of Fielding, by Chad Harbach
๐ Godwin, by Joseph O'Neill
๐ Carrie Soto is Back, by Taylor Jenkins Reid
๐ Grimmish, by Michael Winkler
๐ Chlorine, by Jade Song
๐ Stephen Florida, by Gabe Habash
๐ Kick the Latch, by Kathryn Scanlan
๐ Headshot, by Rita Bullwinkel
๐ Western Lane, by Chetna Maroo
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#books #booktube #olympics
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My predictions:
@rororeads predictions:
youtu.be/SfPtEaX6810?si=NbuvQV7SlyRJzxKY
@stalkingkafka predictions:
youtu.be/LGcjF950Cvw?si=B6c6mreSCJYBWO-r
@charlottemolloy predictions:
youtu.be/UUdte-pYq_c?si=dXDB9U66rxCt1fwU
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Books mentioned:
You'll have to watch and see ๐
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00:00 The Goodreads list
02:19 The books
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I had a great reading month, with almost all of these 5 star reads, and recommended reading from me!
A couple of these appear in my Booker predictions, here:
youtu.be/IukHnQvxFPc?si=Nrt-0WNtK5PzDVC7
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Books mentioned in this video:
๐ England is Mine, by Nicholas Padamsee
๐ Breakdown, by Cathy Sweeney
๐ Headshot, by Rita Bullwinkel
๐ Brotherless Night, by V V Ganeshananthan
๐ Boy with a Black Rooster, by Stefanie vor Schulte (translated by Alexandra Roesch)
๐ River East, River West, by Aube Rey Lescure
๐ The Coast Road, by Alan Murrin
๐ Orbital, by Samantha Harvey
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00:00 England is Mine
04:05 Breakdown
06:09 Headshot
08:47 Brotherless Night
12:09 Boy with a Black Rooster
14:46 River East, River West
17:43 The Coast Road
19:51 Orbital
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#books #booktube #readingwrapup
@CharlieBrookReads did a wonderful, much longer tribute to her good friend Alice here:
youtu.be/xbNM7bT3Xjs?si=FueEvTARDN_na-pR
Hereโs the livestream I did with Alice and the other Womenโs Prize plodders (the most fun Iโve had on Booktube):
youtube.com/live/1QTQnFUpRBI?si=tfbR6292n8LG95MP
The usual book news and other segments follow, as does a somewhat surreal feelgood story at the end.
Article on English language titles in Europe (paywalled but you should be able to read one article for free):
nytimes.com/2024/06/07/books/books-english-language-netherlands-europe.html
The Big Read by Bookshop.org:
uk.bookshop.org/lists/the-big-read-summer-reading-challenge
Curated Kindle deals list:
amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/3TVIFMVNIAEM1
Booker Prize predictions:
youtu.be/IukHnQvxFPc?si=3RqX7j1Us1MN8Tx_
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00:00 Remembering Alice
01:36 Future release announcements
03:03 Book news
05:46 Prize news and dates
08:27 New book releases
12:56 Books on screen
15:13 Deals
16:39 Feelgood story
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#books #booktube #booknews
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Books mentioned:
You'll have to watch and see ๐
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00:50 Eligibility
03:13 Returning shortlistees
04:43 Judges
05:31 Booker math
08:54 Blurb Appeal
11:02 Road to Success
12:57 Extraordinary Journeys
16:54 Body-popping
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#books #booktube #bookerprize
Booktubers tagged:
@LydiaLostthePlot
@rororeads
@ToBeBlackandLoved
Booktubers running Savidge Prompts:
@SavidgeReads
@louisesavidgemuses4135
See more about the Read Good Challenge (not the 'Good Read Challenge' like I said in the video lol):
youtube.com/watch?v=HI4eJcfdG8U
And join the Storygraph challenge here:
app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/184091c1-8b06-4cc9-9e7e-f8c7e24bd3ea
The tag originator, IsThatChami, is no longer on YouTube.
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Questions:
1. Best book youโve read so far
2. Best sequel you've read so far
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
9. Newest favourite character
10. Book that made you cry (or saddest book you've read)
11. Book that made you happy
12. Favourite book to film adaptation you saw this year
13. Favourite video you have made so far in this year
14. Most beautiful book you've bought so far this year (or received)
15. Books do you need to read by the end of the year
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#books #booktube #booktag
To give you some inspiration, I thought I'd share my reading pile of shame, based on some different 'flavours' of shame that you might recognised in your own reading life.
*If you'd like to do this as a tag, there are questions in the pinned comment.* Fancy doing it? Consider yourself tagged!
(Shame about reading is, of course, very silly. This is just a bit of fun!)
See more about the Read Good Challenge here:
youtube.com/watch?v=HI4eJcfdG8U
And join the Storygraph challenge here:
app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/184091c1-8b06-4cc9-9e7e-f8c7e24bd3ea
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Books mentioned:
๐ The God of Small Things, by Arundhati Roy
๐ The Da Vinci Code, by Dan Brown
๐ A Quiet Belief in Angels, by R J Ellory
๐ Impossible Creatures, by Katharine Rundell
๐ Wool, by Hugh Howey
๐ Shift, by Hugh Howey
๐ Annihilation, by Jeff Vandermeer
๐ Authority, by Jeff Vandermeer
๐ Giovanni's Room, by James Baldwin
๐ Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontรซ
๐ Freshwater, by Akwaeke Emezi
๐ The Death of Vivek Oji, by Akwaeke Emezi
๐ You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty, by Akwaeke Emezi
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Thank you so much for watching.
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โ๏ธ Email: benreadsgood[at]gmail.com
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๐ Storygraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/benreadsgood
๐ Amazon wishlist (books that are tricky to get in a physical bookshop in the UK): amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/2PGEEC0LPHHDA
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#books #booktube #reading
Cuddy, by Benjamin Myers review:
youtu.be/fYdgk0Q2CGg?si=57HJAaX1F5EKyilI
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Books mentioned in this video:
๐ Home Fire, by Kamila Shamsie
๐ Mongrel, by Hanako Footman
๐ Diary of a Void, by Emi Yagi (translated by David Boyd and Lucy North)
๐ Confessions, by Kanae Minato (translated by Stephen Snyder)
๐ In the Miso Soup, by Ryu Murakami (translated by Ralph McCarthy)
๐ Strange Weather in Tokyo, by Hiromi Kawakami (translated by Allison Markin Powell)
๐ The Offing, by Benjamin Myers
๐ Cuddy, by Benjamin Myers
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00:00 Home Fire
03:20 Mongrel
05:37 Diary of a Void
07:03 Confessions
09:58 In the Miso Soup
12:24 Strange Weather in Tokyo
14:11 The Offing
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๐ Amazon wishlist (books that are tricky to get in a physical bookshop in the UK): amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/2PGEEC0LPHHDA
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#books #booktube #readingwrapup
New releases Bookshop.org list:
uk.bookshop.org/lists/new-releases-for-june-2024
(If you buy via this list, I'll benefit a small amount, but if you'd prefer your local indie bookshop to benefit instead you can change the storefront.)
Curated Kindle deals list:
amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/3TVIFMVNIAEM1
Article on HarperCollins font change saving pages:
fastcompany.com/91071102/harper-collins-made-a-tiny-tweak-to-its-book-design-and-has-saved-thousands-of-trees-as-a-result
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00:00 Book news
03:02 New book releases
07:45 Future release announcements
08:23 Prize news and dates
11:37 Books on screen
13:21 Deals
15:04 Feelgood story
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#books #booktube #booknews
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Books mentioned:
๐ I Died at Fallow Hall, by Bonnie Burke-Patel
๐ American Spirits, by Russell Banks
๐ Above Us the Sea, by Ania Cain
๐ The Boy with the Black Rooster, by Stefanie vor Schulte (translated by Alexandra Roesch)
๐ My Favourite, by Sarah Jollien-Fardel (translated by Holly James)
๐ The Museum of Lost and Fragile Things, by Suzanne Joinson
๐ A Person is a Prayer, by Ammar Kalia
๐ Grimmish, by Michael Winkler
๐ The Body in the Library, by Graham Caveney
๐ Sunburn, by Chloe Michelle Howarth
๐ Blue Hour, by Tiffany Clarke Harrison
๐ Placeholders, by James Roseman
๐ Isaac, by Curtis Gardner
๐ The Way the Day Breaks, by David Roberts
๐ Amma, by Saraid de Silva
๐ The Pages of the Sea, by Anne Hawk
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00:00 The event!
02:25 Bedford Square Publishers
04:40 Dead Ink Books
05:55 The Indigo Press
09:00 Oldcastle Books
10:26 Peninsula Press
12:05 Verve Books
16:24 Weatherglass Books
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๐ Amazon wishlist (books that are tricky to get in a physical bookshop in the UK): amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/2PGEEC0LPHHDA
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#books #booktube #bookhaul
BookTube Prize reviews:
youtu.be/T09-Fm03WI0?si=m42yvhcF-PpHv-Qh
Women's Prize reviews:
youtu.be/ArJ0sm5kC1A?si=06BuFlLEFqTQ0ylr
James by Percival Everett review:
youtu.be/aFX_E1lEgvo?si=iWFX3J_oWEJKghrN
@TheDiscoKingOfficial review of What I'd Rather Not Think About
youtu.be/wN-iiCxctcQ?si=CsbIaIW6aOVStJYN
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Books mentioned in this video:
๐ James, by Percival Everett
๐ Julia, by Sandra Newman
๐ True Grit, by Charles Portis
๐ What I'd Rather Not Think About, by Jente Posthuma (translated by Sarah Harvey Timmer)
๐ The Details, by Ia Genberg (translated by Kira Josefsson)
๐ The Borrowed Hills, by Scott Preston
๐ The Spoiled Heart, by Sunjeev Sahota
๐ Home Fire, by Kamila Shamsie
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00:00 Intro
00:39 Julia
03:24 True Grit
05:59 What I'd Rather Not Think About
08:56 The Details
10:56 The Borrowed Hills
14:11 The Spoiled Heart
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#books #booktube #readingwrapup
Correction: the Dylan Thomas Prize is for writers 39 and under, not for writers under 35.
New releases Bookshop.org list:
uk.bookshop.org/lists/new-releases-for-may-2024
(If you buy via this list, I'll benefit a small amount, but if you'd prefer your local indie bookshop to benefit instead you can change the storefront.)
Curated Kindle deals list:
amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/3TVIFMVNIAEM1
Pulitzer Prize predictions:
youtu.be/eElRr7bDMQA?si=prXF6Ot3SW7Y-drr
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00:00 Book news
05:58 New book releases
10:39 Future release announcements
11:47 Prize news and dates
15:19 Books on screen
17:19 Deals
17:53 Feelgood story
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#books #booktube #booknews
Greg from @SupposedlyFunโs prediction video:
youtu.be/zrpP6XEQOlQ?si=0qlMe2bhbC0IQ3Ky
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Books mentioned:
You'll have to watch and see ๐
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00:00 Intro and eligibility rules
02:48 Frontrunners
04:57 Wildcards
08:12 A Recent Favourite
09:50 The One (I Hope) That Got Away...
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#books #booktube #pulitzerprize
Let me know which ones you've read, how you thought about them, and what you're expecting to see on the shortlist.
Instagram giveaway:
instagram.com/p/C5eEgyfLrhu
Enter Ghost review:
youtube.com/watch?v=T09-Fm03WI0&list=PLSlUBOJVTh7No_i3ZLKl0L-NOovxFJfu9&index=1&t=863s
Western Lane review:
youtu.be/nx2caL3ekGM?t=310&si=QkyggDwrKTDznVOC
Soldier Sailor review:
youtu.be/JxhZJ8bpezE?si=sCkwUywMTfBn9xOD&t=1328
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00:00 Giveaway
01:45 9th place
04:09 8th place
07:08 7th place
07:56 6th place
10:35 5th place
13:17 4th place
16:26 3rd place
19:15 2nd place
20:00 1st place
20:43 Shortlist predictions
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#books #booktube #womensprize
I one hundred percent recommend reading this book. In fact, I can't recommend it enough. What a novel.
Thanks to Picador Mantle for the advance copy.
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#books #booktube #bookreview
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@BookTubePrize results video:
youtube.com/watch?v=Cil8UIxQN10
Original August Blue review:
youtube.com/watch?v=JjN-W7NWyNI&list=PLSlUBOJVTh7OjcHWODqCH_Nr1gqtHYyID&index=6&t=322s
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Books mentioned:
๐ August Blue, by Deborah Levy
๐ The Rachel Incident, by Caroline O'Donogue
๐ Witness, by Jamel Brinkley
๐ I Have Some Questions For You, by Rebecca Makkai
๐ Enter Ghost, by Isabella Hammad
๐ Tom Lake, by Ann Patchett
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00:00 The BookTube Prize
05:04 August Blue
06:07 The Rachel Incident
08:12 Witness
10:28 I Have Some Questions For You
14:23 Enter Ghost
18:40 Tom Lake
22:25 Final rankings
22:55 Reaction to results
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๐ Amazon wishlist (books that are tricky to get in a physical bookshop in the UK): amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/2PGEEC0LPHHDA
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#books #booktube #booktubeprize
When I scripted I thought this video was going to be VERY LONG. But it was not, in fact, long at all. I do speak pretty quickly though.
*Correction:* The adaptation of A Gentleman in Moscow stars Ewan McGregor, not Kenneth Branagh!
Curated Kindle deals list:
amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/3TVIFMVNIAEM1
Huge shout out to @TheDiscoKingOfficial who features in the feelgood story. Go subscribe to his channel and watch the BookTuber quiz here: youtube.com/live/jo-KMWKMlpU
Credit to @SkillUp from whom I liberally borrowed this idea. If you're into video games, his 'This Week in Video Games' videos are excellent, as are all his reviews.
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00:00 What's this all about?
00:25 Book news
02:17 New releases
04:27 Recent announcements
05:29 Prize news and dates
06:38 Books on screen
07:49 Deals
08:36 Feelgood story
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๐ธ Instagram: instagram.com/benreadsgood
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๐ Amazon wishlist (books that are tricky to get in a physical bookshop in the UK): amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/2PGEEC0LPHHDA
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#books #booktube #booknews
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Books mentioned:
๐ Not a River, by Selva Almada (translated by Annie McDermott)
๐ Simpatรญa, by Rodrigo Blanco Calderรณn (translated by Noel Hernรกndez Gonzรกlez and Daniel Hahn)
๐ Kairos, by Jenny Erpenbeck (translated by Michael Hofmann)
๐ The Details, by Ia Genberg (translated by Kira Josefsson)
๐ White Nights, by Urszula Honek (translated by Kate Webster)
๐ Mater 2-10, by Hwang Sok-yong (translated by Sora Kim-Russel and Youngjae Josephine Bae)
๐ A Dictator Calls, by Ismail Kadare (translated by John Hodgson)
๐ The Silver Bone, by Andrey Kurkov (translated by Boris Dralyuk)
๐ What I'd Rather Not Think About, by Jente Postuma (translated by Sarah Timmer Harvey)
๐ Lost on Me, by Veronica Raimo (translated by Leah Janeczko)
๐ The House on Via Gemito, by Domenico Starnone (translated by Oonagh Stransky)
๐ Crooked Plow, by Itamar Vieira Junior (translated by Johnny Lorenz)
๐ Undiscovered, by Gabriela Wiener (translated by Julia Sanches)
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00:00 Longlist thoughts
03:33 First sentence ranking
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๐ธ Instagram: instagram.com/benreadsgood
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๐ Amazon wishlist (books that are tricky to get in a physical bookshop in the UK): amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/2PGEEC0LPHHDA
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#books #booktube #internationalbookerprize
Severance and some other post-apocalyptic fiction reviewed in this video:
youtu.be/hA27Cz9xf48
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Creators mentioned in this video:
@katiejlumsden
@SavidgeReads (for the 'Anton Hun' nickname!)
All the other wonderful BookTubers I met at the meet-up!
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Books mentioned in this video:
๐ Your Utopia, by Bora Chung (translated by Anton Hur)
๐ I Have Some Questions for You, by Rebecca Makkai
๐ Remember Remember, by Elle Machray
๐ Severance, by Ling Ma
๐ Julia, by Sandra Newman
๐ 1984, by George Orwell
๐ The Rachel Incident, by Caroline O'Donoghue
๐ Witness, by Jamel Brinkley (apologies, in the video I say 'James')
๐ The Secret Lives of Church Ladies, by Deesha Philyaw
๐ Pet, by Catherine Chidgey
๐ The House of Broken Bricks, by Fiona Williams
๐ The Night Alphabet, by Joelle Taylor
๐ C+nto and Othered Poems, by Joelle Taylor
๐ Erasure, by Percival Everett
๐ James, by Percival Everett
๐ Martyr!, by Kaveh Akbar
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00:00 Intro and BookTuber meet-up
02:08 Books Iโm not reviewing here
03:11 The Secret Lives of Church Ladies
06:12 Pet
08:28 The House of Broken Bricks
11:41 The Night Alphabet
15:11 Erasure
19:30 Martyr!
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โ๏ธ Email: benreadsgood[at]gmail.com
๐ธ Instagram: instagram.com/benreadsgood
๐ Storygraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/benreadsgood
๐ Amazon wishlist (books that are tricky to get in a physical bookshop in the UK): amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/2PGEEC0LPHHDA
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#books #booktube #readingwrapup
HUGE apologies that my microphone basically decided to give up 30 seconds into the video.
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Books mentioned:
๐ Soldier Sailor, by Claire Kilroy
๐ Western Lane, by Chetna Maroo
๐ The Wren, The Wren, by Anne Enright
๐ Brotherless Night, by V V Ganeshananthan
๐ The Restless Dolly Maunder, by Kate Grenville
๐ Enter Ghost, by Isaballa Hammad
๐ Ordinary Human Failings, by Megan Nolan
๐ 8 Lives of a Century Old Trickster, by Mirinae Lee
๐ Hangman, by Maya Binyam
๐ River East, River West, by Aube Rey Lescure
๐ Nightbloom, by Peace Adzo Medie
๐ The Blue, Beautiful World, by Karen Lord
๐ In Defence of the Act, by Effie Black
๐ A Trace of Sun, by Pam Williams
๐ The Maiden, by Kate Foster
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BookTubers mentioned:
@AliceandtheGiantBookshelf
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00:00 Thoughts on the longlist
04:04 Ones I've read
05:49 Ones from previous WP authors
08:33 Ones I've heard of
12:31 Ones new to me
16:14 Final thoughts
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#books #booktube #womensprize
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Books mentioned:
You'll have to watch and see ๐
โ
00:00 Intro and eligibility rules
02:26 The Reserved Spots
05:20 Colonial Asshattery
07:01 The Never-ending Struggle of Women
09:41 Secret Histories
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#books #booktube #internationalbookerprize
Honestly, I don't think so... there are so many incredible books written by women, so many recommended reads, that it felt truly impossible to narrow it down.
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Books mentioned:
You'll have to watch and see ๐
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00:00 Intro and eligibility rules
02:51 2024 judges
03:58 Blood Ties
06:38 Hidden History
09:10 Retellings
11:06 Careering
12:33 Bodies Bodies Bodies
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#books #booktube #womensprize
Funnily enough, I read all of these mostly by chance recently. So this also serves as a bit of a reading wrap-up.
I didn't mention this in the video, by @AliceandtheGiantBookshelf did a great video comparing the book and movie of The End We Start From, which you can check out here:
youtube.com/watch?v=YaEaOSiYtmo
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Books mentioned:
๐ Delphi, by Clare Pollard
๐ Leave the World Behind, by Rumaan Alam
๐ The Doloriad, by Missouri Williams
๐ The End We Start From, by Megan Hunter
๐ Jungle House, by Julianne Pachico
๐ Severance, by Ling Ma
๐ Station Eleven, by Emily St John Mandel
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00:00 Why is there so much apocalyptic fiction?
02:37 5th place
05:49 4th place
08:38 3rd place
10:55 2nd place
13:36 1st place
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#books #booktube #dystopianbooks
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Books mentioned in this video:
๐ Eastbound, by Maylis de Kerengal (translated by Jessica Moore)
๐ How I Won a Nobel Prize, by Julius Taranto (gifted)
๐ The Storm We Made, by Vanessa Chan
๐ The Guest, by Emma Cline
๐ Good Material, by Dolly Alderton
๐ Redhead by the Side of the Road, by Anne Tyler
๐ Killers of the Flower Moon, by David Grann
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00:00 Intro
00:56 Eastbound
02:44 How I Won a Nobel Prize
06:04 The Storm We Made
08:26 The Guest
10:25 Good Material
13:39 Redhead by the Side of the Road
15:29 Killers of the Flower Moon
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๐ธ Instagram: instagram.com/benreadsgood
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๐ Amazon wishlist (books that are tricky to get in a physical bookshop in the UK): amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/2PGEEC0LPHHDA
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#books #booktube #readingwrapup
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Books mentioned:
๐ The Secret Lives of Church Ladies, by Deesha Philyaw
๐ Nonfiction, by Julie Myerson
๐ Pet, by Catherine Chidgey
๐ North Woods, by Daniel Mason
๐ Same Bed Different Dreams, by Ed Park
๐ Bewilderment, by Richard Powers
๐ The Shadow of the Wind, by Carlos Ruiz Zafรณn (translated by Lucia Graves)
๐ Invisible Man, by Ralph Ellison
๐ Heartstopper Volume 5, by Alice Oseman
๐ Beyond the Door of No Return, by David Diop (translated by Sam Taylor)
๐ Zorrie, by Laird Hunt
๐ Julia, by Sandra Newman
๐ The End We Start From, by Megan Hunter
๐ Pleasantview, by Celeste Mohammed
๐ The Friend, by Sigrid Nunez
๐ The Rain Heron, by Robbie Arnott
๐ Tell Me How to Be, by Neel Patel
๐ Hell of a Book, by Jason Mott
๐ A Burning, by Meghan Majumdar
๐ Earthling, by Sayaka Murata (translated by Ginny Tapley Takamori)
๐ The Rabbit Hutch, by Tess Gunty
๐ Skippy Dies, by Paul Murray
๐ The Shards, by Brett Easton Ellis
๐ On the Savage Side, by Tiffany McDaniel
๐ Salvage the Bones, by Jesmyn Ward
๐ Strangers, by Taichi Yamada (translated by Wayne P. Lammers)
๐ Constance, by Joseph Zigmond
๐ The Country Will Bring Us No Peace, by Matthieu Simard (translated by Pablo Strauss)
๐ The Blue Mask, by Joel Lane
๐ Beasts of England, by Adam Biles
๐ Orbital, by Samantha Harvey
๐ Three Fires, by Denise Mina
๐ Glorious Exploits, by Ferdia Lennon
๐ The Land of Milk and Honey, by C. Pam Zhang
๐ Impossible Creatures, by Katherine Rundell
๐ Family Meal, by Bryan Washington
๐ The Black Eden, by Richard T. Kelly
Books gifted by publishers:
๐ The Night Alphabet, by Joelle Taylor
๐ Mongrel, by Hanako Footman
๐ The Borrowed Hills, by Scott Preston
๐ Martyr!, by Kaveh Akbar
๐ James, by Percival Everett
๐ Cinema Love, by Jiaming Tang
๐ How I Won A Nobel Prize, by Julius Taranto
๐ Anyone's Ghost, by August Thompson
๐ The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store, by James McBride
The first 5 of those books are covered in more detail in this video:
youtu.be/Kil6qPajufo
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Creators mentioned:
@ameliabarlowbooks
@AliceandtheGiantBookshelf
@CharlieBrookReads
instagram.com/rioisreading
00:00 Book haul reflections
01:51 Library books
04:05 International editions
06:30 Gifts
12:32 Bargains
19:56 Paperbacks
25:34 Hardbacks
30:03 Advance copies
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#books #booktube #bookhaul
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Books mentioned:
๐ Mongrel, by Hanako Footman
๐ The Night Alphabet, by Joelle Taylor
๐ The Dark Side of Skin, by Jeferson Tenรณrio (translated by Bruna Dantas Lobato)
๐ Butter, by Asako Yuzuki (translated by Polly Barton)
๐ Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar
๐ The Fruit of the Dead, by Rachel Lyon
๐ The Borrowed Hills, by Scott Preston
๐ James, by Percival Everett
๐ Fast by the Horns, by Moses McKenzie
๐ Great Expectations, by Vinson Cunningham
๐ The Ministry of Time, by Kaliane Bradley
๐ Long Island Compromise, by Taffy Brodesser-Akner
๐ Toward Eternity, by Anton Hur
๐ Rare Singles, by Benjamin Myers
๐ Playground, by Richard Powers
๐ Our Evening, by Alan Hollinghurst
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#books #booktube #bookrecommendations
The twist? Each book is only described using the same number of words as the star rating I gave the book.
I did this last year and found it a really fun way to reflect on my year of reading, and it was just as much fun this time.
I've also included some reading stats, which are a bit more detailed this year thanks to my recent switch over to The StoryGraph.
Hopefully you will find some good book recommendations among these!
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If you want to hear my more detailed take on some of these books, here's a playlist with all my reading wrap-ups: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSlUBOJVTh7OjcHWODqCH_Nr1gqtHYyID&si=9w2V5x3gpXS9qjWc
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00:00 Intro and reading stats
02:44 86 book reviews
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#books #booktube #readingwrapup
Here's my full review of Cuddy:
youtu.be/fYdgk0Q2CGg
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BookTubers mentioned:
@louisesavidgemuses4135
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Books mentioned in this video:
๐ Cuddy, by Benjamin Myers
๐ Loot, by Tania James (gifted)
๐ Rizzio, by Denise Mina
๐ Delphi, by Clare Pollard
๐ Wild Houses, by Colin Barrett
๐ Twas the Nightshift Before Christmas, by Adam Kay
๐ The Mouse and His Child, by Russell Hoban
๐ God's Children Are Broken Little Things, by Arinze Ifeakandu
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00:00 Intro
00:31 Cuddy
01:23 Loot
04:03 Rizzio
06:43 Delphi
09:53 Wild Houses
12:30 Twas the Nightshift Before Christmas
14:06 The Mouse and His Child
16:20 God's Children Are Broken Little Things
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#books #booktube #readingwrapup
Here are some resources you can use to read along with the challenge ๐
Storygraph challenge:
app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/184091c1-8b06-4cc9-9e7e-f8c7e24bd3ea
Instagram story image:
ibb.co/bdD8R2w
Printable image:
ibb.co/r0X7PyP
Best adapted screenplay Oscar nominees:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Adapted_Screenplay
Women's Prize winners:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Women%27s_Prize_for_Fiction_winners
Booker Prize nominees:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_winners_and_nominated_authors_of_the_Booker_Prize
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00:00 Intro
01:44 January
02:47 February
03:41 March
04:36 April
05:25 May
06:11 June
07:03 July
07:39 August
08:45 September
09:34 October
10:41 November
11:53 December
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Last year I only did a top 5, but I read so many great books in 2023 that this time around I've gone for a top 10. And even that was tough to narrow down, so you get 5 honourable mentions at the end as well.
Hopefully you find some recommendations worth reading in here. Let me know if you've read any, and what your favourite reads of the year have been!
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Standalone reviews of some of these books:
youtu.be/pYNHKHVIZl0
youtu.be/fYdgk0Q2CGg
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00:00 Reflections on my reading year
02:10 Rank 10-5
08:17 Rank 5-1
15:10 Honourable mentions
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I highly, highly recommend reading this book. Don't be intimidated by the start: it's a rich and rewarding experience that is greater than the sum of its parts. A true gem that probably should have been nominated for the Booker Prize.
I don't consider anything in this review a spoiler, so Iโve marked it โspoiler-freeโ. But I'm not sure of people's tolerance for plot summaries so please tread carefully!
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These are 10 books I think could make for a wonderful short book December, and help you go into 2024 feeling good about your reading, and not crap because Goodreads told you youโre a failure.
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00:00 Reading goals
01:56 ITโS NOT A COMPETITION
02:54 The ones Iโve read
10:02 The ones I havenโt read
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Booktubers mentioned:
@louisesavidgemuses4135
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Here's my full review of Britney Spears' memoir The Woman in Me:
youtu.be/ctAUT75AhzY
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Books mentioned in this video:
๐ Clear, by Carys Davies (released in January, thank you to Granta for the eARC)
๐ The Woman in Me, by Britney Spears
๐ Heartstopper Volume 4, by Alice Oseman
๐ Days at the Morisaki Bookshop, by Satoshi Yagisawa (translated from Japanese by Eric Ozawa)
๐ Flowers for Algernon, by Daniel Keyes
๐ Upgrade, by Blake Crouch
๐ Aliss at the Fire, by Jon Fosse (translated from Norwegian by Damion Searls)
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00:00 Intro
01:15 Clear
03:20 The Woman in Me
03:56 Heartstopper Volume 4
06:00 Days at the Morisaki Bookshop
08:44 Flowers for Algernon
11:33 Upgrade
13:45 Aliss at the Fire
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If you'd like to see my more in-depth reviews of all the books on the shortlist, check them out below.
Longlist ranking: youtu.be/dTZ_wC_UzKc
Part 1: youtu.be/nx2caL3ekGM
Part 2: youtu.be/AW5O3gq61g0
Part 3: youtu.be/zfUGToe0FVE
Part 4: youtu.be/223d6RZClVE
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Books mentioned:
๐ This Other Eden, by Paul Harding
๐ The Bee Sting, by Paul Murray
๐ If I Survive You, by Jonathan Escoffery
๐ Study for Obedience, by Sarah Bernstein
๐ Western Lane, by Chetna Maroo
๐ Prophet Song, by Paul Lynch
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00:00 Longlist thoughts
01:52 Format breakdown
02:36 Ranking
09:42 Goodreads shortlist
11:30 Judges shortlist prediction
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Clip from Titanic used under fair use, copyright Paramount Pictures and 20th Century Fox.
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Hope you enjoy watching it as much as I enjoyed making it!
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00:00 I have too many books
01:05 Bookshelf tour
04:40 Unloading the shelves
09:29 Unhaul
20:03 Restacking the shelves
21:06 Final results
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I don't think there are too many spoilers here, I don't really mention anything that hasn't been widely reported on already, but be warned some of the topics mentioned are very heavy. I don't discuss these in detail but I do mention them in passing.
Here's @jack_edwards video on ghostwriting, if you want to dive more deeply into that topic:
youtu.be/c6mGnXnSVo8
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00:00 intro
00:35 on my radar (what it means to me)
01:39 it's britney bitch... or is it? (ghostwriting)
06:16 born to make you happy (early life)
08:19 not a girl, not yet a woman (relationships)
11:47 overprotected (conservatorship)
13:35 her prerogative (justice)
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If you'd like to enter my giveaway, details on Instagram here:
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Here's the podcast episode where Jaylen from @TheBarandtheBookcase interviews Justin Torres about Blackouts - a really great listen:
youtu.be/qlZvBZFMv5w
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Books mentioned in this video:
๐ The Fraud, by Zadie Smith
๐ Dinosaurs, by Lydia Millet
๐ Blackouts, by Justin Torres
๐ Between Dog and Wolf, by Kristina Gorcheva-Newberry
๐ The Factory, by Hiroko Oyamada (translated by David Boyd)
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00:00 Giveaway
01:08 The Fraud
05:12 Dinosaurs
08:07 Blackouts
12:18 Between Dog and Wolf
14:40 The Factory
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Consider yourself tagged if you'd like to join in - either in the comments or in a video of your own!
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Tag started by @ArielBissett
Questions:
1.Are there any books you've started this year that you still need to finish?
2. Do you have an autumnal book to transition into the end of the year?
3. Is there a new release you're still waiting for?
4. What are three books you want to read before the end of the year?
5. Is there a book you think could still shock you and become your favourite book of the year?
6. Have you already started making reading plans for next year?
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Books mentioned:
๐ This Ragged Grace, by Octavia Bright
๐ Blackouts, by Justin Torres
๐ Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley
๐ North Woods, by Daniel Mason
๐ Loot, by Tania James
๐ The Portrait of a Mirror, by A. Natasha Joukovsky
๐ Study for Obedience, by Sarah Bernstein
๐ Playground, by Richard Powers
๐ Private Rites, by Julia Armfield
๐ Day, by Michael Cunningham
๐ Martyr!, by Kaveh Akbar
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It is a super long video, so apologies for that, but if you want to prioritise just one part of it, I think the Booktube section is my favourite (timestamps below).
You don't need to have watched Part 1 to watch this video, but if you do want to check it out, here's the link:
youtu.be/JCMfsMNzvHU
Here's the video from @sunnykimreads that inspired me to just get on with it and create a Booktube channel:
youtu.be/nzij3ZwcElA
Thank you all for the questions, and for the continue support. It's been a blast.
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00:00 Intro
00:46 Books
05:16 Characters & authors
09:45 BookTube
25:28 Fun stuff
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Booktubers mentioned:
@CharlieBrookReads
@fayesparallelstories
@SavidgeReads
@sunnykimreads
@GunpowderFictionPlot
@sniffingthesheets
@WillowTalksBooks
@alanaestelle2076
@AliceandtheGiantBookshelf
@GemofBooks
@charlottemolloy
@BobTheBookerer
@jack_edwards
@jenniferlovesbooks
@YourTrueShelf
@KDbooks
And my three underrated Booktube stars, who you should all 100% go and subscribe to RIGHT NOW:
@DogEaredMusings
@nathansnook
@rororeads
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Books mentioned:
๐ Demon Copperhead, by Barbara Kingsolver
๐ The Overstory, by Richard Powers
๐ Girl, Woman, Other, by Bernadine Evaristo
๐ The Promise, by Damon Gadget
๐ The Nickel Boys, by Colson Whitehead
๐ My Phantoms, by Gwendoline Riley
๐ One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, by Ken Kesey
๐ Story of Your Life and Others, by Ted Chiang
๐ Fifty Shades of Grey, by E L James
๐ A Brief History of Time, by Stephen Hawking
๐ Trust Exercise, by Susan Choi
๐ Love and Other Thought Experiments, by Sophie Ward
๐ Recursion, by Blake Crouch
๐ Study for Obedience, by Sarah Bernstein
๐ The Secret History, by Donna Tartt
๐ Gone Girl, by Gillian Flynn
๐ I'm A Fan, by Sheena Patel
๐ Project Hail Mary, by Andy Weir
๐ Franny & Zooey, by J D Salinger
๐ Bewilderment, by Richard Powers
๐ Mayflies, by Andrew O'Hagan
๐ Red Dragon, by Thomas Harris
๐ Misery, by Stephen King
๐ Empire of Pain, by Patrick Radden Keefe
๐ The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August, by Claire North
๐ Between Dog and Wolf, by Kristina Gorcheva-Newberry
๐ This Ragged Grace, by Octavia Bright
๐ Shuggie Bain, by Douglas Stuart
๐ Young Mungo, by Douglas Stuart
๐ Anna Karenina, by Leo Tolstoy
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As mentioned, I don't share any Booker thoughts in this video, but you can see my Booker videos here ๐
Reviews Part 1: youtu.be/nx2caL3ekGM
Reviews Part 2: youtu.be/AW5O3gq61g0
Reviews Part 3: youtu.be/zfUGToe0FVE
Reviews Part 4: youtu.be/223d6RZClVE
Ranking: youtu.be/dTZ_wC_UzKc
Italy vlog coming soon ๐ฎ๐น
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Books mentioned in this video:
๐ Mouth to Mouth, by Antoine Wilson
๐ The Dry Heart, by Natalia Ginzberg
๐ Crudo, by Olivia Laing
๐ Open Throat, by Henry Hoke
๐ This is How You Lose the Time War, by Amar El-Mohtar and
๐ Idol, Burning, by Rin Usami (translated by Asa Yoneda)
๐ The Swimmers, by Julie Otsuka
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00:00 Stuff I'm not reviewing
01:41 Open Throat
03:33 This is How You Lose the Time War
06:29 Idol, Burning
09:35 The Swimmers
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