Uploaded March 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Here are 5 of my favorite books and a novel I'm looking forward to reading soon!
Many viewers have asked me to make a video about my all-time favorite books. I find it hard to talk about ALL my favorite books because, thankfully, the list is always growing.
So, instead, I decided to make a video of 5 of my favorite books only. To narrow things down, I only discuss books by Spanish-language authors. But don't worry, they are all available in English translation and, indeed, in many other languages.
Some of my favorite authors include García Márquez, Borges, and Julio Cortázar.
Watch the video to find out what books are among my favorites and let me know which ones are yours!
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BOOKS:
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Here are 5 of my favorite books and a novel I'm looking forward to reading soon!
Many viewers have asked me to make a video about my all-time favorite books. I find it hard to talk about ALL my favorite books because, thankfully, the list is always growing.
So, instead, I decided to make a video of 5 of my favorite books only. To narrow things down, I only discuss books by Spanish-language authors. But don't worry, they are all available in English translation and, indeed, in many other languages.
Some of my favorite authors include García Márquez, Borges, and Julio Cortázar.
Watch the video to find out what books are among my favorites and let me know which ones are yours!
Visit my new channel, Spanish Talk With Juan: youtube.com/channel/UCrBLzdAs1fjw4Ks5cD09fVg?sub_confirmation=1
Do you want to support my channel?
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BOOKS:
If you want to buy any of the books I talk about in this video and you'd like to support my channel, please use this link: bookdepository.com/?a_aid=bookishislander
Hey guys! My name's Juan and I make videos about books (mostly, literary fiction).
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![When to Stop Reading a Book [CC]
When do you stop reading a book? Do you bail on books? Why?
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BOOKS:
- Ulysses: https://tidd.ly/3bxkKKX
- The Eighth Life: https://tidd.ly/3wkJqi1
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![Books to Read in One Day [CC]
If you are looking for great books that you can read in one day, you have come to the right place.
In this video, I share some of my favorite short books. There is something for everyone, and everything is under 250 pages (often much less).
And do not forget to tell me what are your favorite short books in the comments section down below!
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BOOKS:
In Other Words by Jhumpa Lahiri: https://www.bookdepository.com/In-Other-Words/9781408866139/?a_aid=bookishislander
Silk by Alessandro Baricco: https://www.bookdepository.com/Silk-Alessandro-Baricco/9781786896421/?a_aid=bookishislander
Brokeback Mountain by Annie Proulx: https://www.bookdepository.com/Brokeback-Mountain-Annie-Proulx/9780743271325/?a_aid=bookishislander
The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka: https://www.bookdepository.com/Metamorphosis-Franz-Kafka-Franz-Kafka/9781676120476/?a_aid=bookishislander
The Friend by Sigrid Nunez: https://www.bookdepository.com/Friend-Sigrid-Nunez/9780349012810/?a_aid=bookishislander
Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto: https://www.bookdepository.com/Kitchen-Banana-Yoshimoto/9780571342723/?a_aid=bookishislander
A Single Man by Christopher Isherwood: https://www.bookdepository.com/Single-Man-Christopher-Isherwood/9780374533878/?a_aid=bookishislander
The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennet: https://www.bookdepository.com/Uncommon-Reader-Alan-Bennett/9780312427641/?a_aid=bookishislander
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![Great Victorian Novels [CC]
Here are nine of my favorite Victorian novels!
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BOOKS:
- Great Expectations: https://tidd.ly/2QlI0nR
- Vanity Fair: https://tidd.ly/2W3hm66
- Dracula: https://tidd.ly/2XJNT29
- Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: https://tidd.ly/3kyZPMJ
- The Woman in White: https://tidd.ly/3CHhqZc
- The Moonstone: https://tidd.ly/3CBfQI4
- North and South: https://tidd.ly/3lOj8RD
- Hard Times: https://tidd.ly/2XJOO2B
- Tess of the dUrbervilles: https://tidd.ly/2W5VG9D
- Middlemarch: https://tidd.ly/3nXUEYP
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![The End of the Year Book Tag [CC]
Time to start making a balance of what I have read so far this year, and start thinking about next year.
Questions:
0:00 Intro
1:21 Are there any books you started this year that you need to finish?
5:18 Do you have an autumnal book to transition into the end of the year?
7:15 Is there a new release youre still waiting for?
8:18 What are three books you want to read before the end of the year?
10:07 Is there a book you think could still shock you and become your favorite book of the year?
11:27 Have you already started making reading plans for next year?
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BOOKS:
- Gone with the Wind: https://tidd.ly/3uajoNt
- In Search of Lost Time: https://tidd.ly/3cfBeYe
- À la recherche du temps perdu: https://tidd.ly/3FmJn9P
- The Book of Disquiet: https://tidd.ly/3ClINqQ
- O livro do desassossego: https://tidd.ly/3Dmo73z
- Midnights Children: https://tidd.ly/3x58qeR
- The Life and Times of Michael K: https://tidd.ly/3cqW1sQ
- The Abyss: https://tidd.ly/3wSKNpv
- Opus Nigrum: https://tidd.ly/3HlWjPb
- The Emigrants: https://tidd.ly/327gkc5
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![THREE Books I will never Forget [CC]
Three great books that I will never forget.
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![ALIAS GRACE by Margaret Atwood 🇨🇦 BOOK REVIEW [CC]
My review of ALIAS GRACE by Margaret Atwood.
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