Uploaded April 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
I speak 6 languages: English, Spanish, French, Italian, Catalan, and Portuguese.
In this video, I recommend books in all the 5 languages I speak other than English. And I do so, speaking each of those languages.
But, don't worry, I have subtitled the whole video in English (press CC) and all the books I recommend are available in English translation,
If you would like to buy any of these books either in English translation or the original language, read on for links to the Book Depository, where you'll be able to buy them and get them delivered worldwide with 0 delivery fees.
And don't forget to let me know if you read in different languages and if you have any recommendations of your own!
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BOOKS:
La región más transparent by Carlos Fuentes: bookdepository.com/La-Region-Mas-Transparente-Carlos-Fuentes/9788420422503/?a_aid=bookishislander
Where the Air is Clear by Carlos Fuentes: bookdepository.com/Where-the-Air-is-Clear/9781564783448/?a_aid=bookishislander
Captains of the Sands by Jorge Amado: bookdepository.com/Captains-Sands-Jorge-Amado/9780143106357/?a_aid=bookishislander
Stupeurs et Tremblements by Amélie Nothomb: bookdepository.com/Stupeur-et-tremblements-Am%C3%A9lie-Nothomb/9782253150718/?a_aid=bookishislander
Fear and Trembling by Amélie Nothomb: bookdepository.com/Fear-and-Trembling/9780571220489/?a_aid=bookishislander
Death in Spring by Mercè Rodoreda: bookdepository.com/Death-in-Spring/9780241352540/?a_aid=bookishislander
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Hey guys! My name's Juan and I make videos about books (mostly, literary fiction).
Twitter: twitter.com/juanreads
Instagram: instagram.com/juanreads1
Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/5870450-juan-ramos
I speak 6 languages: English, Spanish, French, Italian, Catalan, and Portuguese.
In this video, I recommend books in all the 5 languages I speak other than English. And I do so, speaking each of those languages.
But, don't worry, I have subtitled the whole video in English (press CC) and all the books I recommend are available in English translation,
If you would like to buy any of these books either in English translation or the original language, read on for links to the Book Depository, where you'll be able to buy them and get them delivered worldwide with 0 delivery fees.
And don't forget to let me know if you read in different languages and if you have any recommendations of your own!
Do you want to support my channel?
- PAYPAL: paypal.me/JuanjoTfe?locale.x=en_US
Do you want to buy me books?
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BOOKS:
La región más transparent by Carlos Fuentes: bookdepository.com/La-Region-Mas-Transparente-Carlos-Fuentes/9788420422503/?a_aid=bookishislander
Where the Air is Clear by Carlos Fuentes: bookdepository.com/Where-the-Air-is-Clear/9781564783448/?a_aid=bookishislander
Captains of the Sands by Jorge Amado: bookdepository.com/Captains-Sands-Jorge-Amado/9780143106357/?a_aid=bookishislander
Stupeurs et Tremblements by Amélie Nothomb: bookdepository.com/Stupeur-et-tremblements-Am%C3%A9lie-Nothomb/9782253150718/?a_aid=bookishislander
Fear and Trembling by Amélie Nothomb: bookdepository.com/Fear-and-Trembling/9780571220489/?a_aid=bookishislander
Death in Spring by Mercè Rodoreda: bookdepository.com/Death-in-Spring/9780241352540/?a_aid=bookishislander
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
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Hey guys! My name's Juan and I make videos about books (mostly, literary fiction).
Twitter: twitter.com/juanreads
Instagram: instagram.com/juanreads1
Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/5870450-juan-ramos
![THE TRIAL (Der Prozeß) by Franz Kafka 🇨🇿 BOOK REVIEW [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/RFeCQtEYwnk/mqdefault.jpg "THE TRIAL (Der Prozeß) by Franz Kafka 🇨🇿 BOOK REVIEW [CC]
My review of Franz Kafkas masterpiece The Trial.
00:00 Intro
01:18 About Kafka and his context.
05:08 Review
07:48 Plot summary and rest of the review (SPOILERS)
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BOOKS:
- The Trial: https://tidd.ly/3vXqNkV
- The Metamorphosis: https://tidd.ly/3u1sgov
- The Castle: https://tidd.ly/3su7bm0
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![ON THE ROAD - Jack Kerouac 🇺🇸 BOOK REVIEW [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/RQyA6qgc2Gk/mqdefault.jpg "ON THE ROAD - Jack Kerouac 🇺🇸 BOOK REVIEW [CC]
My *SPOILER FREE* review of On the Road by Jack Kerouac.
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BOOKS:
- On the Road (Paperback): https://www.bookdepository.com/On-the-Road/9780141182674/?a_aid=bookishislander
-On the Road: The Original Scroll: https://www.bookdepository.com/On-Road-Original-Scroll-Jack-Kerouac/9780143105466/?a_aid=bookishislander
- Jack Kerouac: Road Novels 1957-60 (Hardback): https://www.bookdepository.com/Jack-Kerouac-Road-Novels-1957-1960-Loa-174-Jack-Kerouac/9781598530124/?a_aid=bookishislander
- The Sea Is My Brother: https://www.bookdepository.com/The-Sea-is-My-Brother/9780141193342/?a_aid=bookishislander
- The Town and the City: https://www.bookdepository.com/Town-City-Jack-Kerouac/9780141182230/?a_aid=bookishislander
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Instagram: http://instagram.com/juanreads1
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/5870450-juan-ramos")
![A Very Mann-ish Book Haul for Lockdown [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/S27f6mv0pzs/mqdefault.jpg "A Very Mann-ish Book Haul for Lockdown [CC]
I got an unexpected book delivery during lockdown, so I thought Id do a book haul!
A while ago, I ordered a few books by the German writer Thomas Mann from the Book Depository. Im delighted with my growing Vintage Classics collection, and cannot wait to get other classics from them.
In this book haul, I talk about why I bought these books and what I expect from them.
So, whether you are a Thomas Mann fan or not, watch my video to find out my thoughts on these beloved 20th-century world classics!
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BOOKS:
Death in Venice.
The Buddenbrooks.
The Magic Mountain.
Death in Venice.
Doctor Faustus.
The Master and Margarita.
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Hey guys! My names Juan and I make videos about books (mostly, literary fiction).
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Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/5870450-juan-ramos")
![March Reading Wrap Up: All the books I read in March (includes BookTube Prize) [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/SNxdwA3fIbU/mqdefault.jpg "March Reading Wrap Up: All the books I read in March (includes BookTube Prize) [CC]
Heres my reading wrap-up for the month of March.
In this video, I talk about all the ten novels I read last month. There were some good books, even a few great ones, but also some disappointing reads.
In March, I also had to read a bunch of novels for round one of the BookTube Prize 2020. It was... an experience!
Stay tuned for my review of My Dark Vanessa toward the end of this video!
If you want to find out more about the BookTube prize, check out the official YT channel here shorturl.at/adRSY
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BOOKS:
Baba Dunja’s Last Love by Alina Bronsky: https://www.bookdepository.com/Baba-Dunjas-Last-Love-Alina-Bronsky-Tim-Mohr/9781609453336/?a_aid=bookishislander
Broken Glass Park by Alina Bronsky: https://www.bookdepository.com/Broken-Glass-Park/9781933372969/?a_aid=bookishislander
Flights by Olga Tokarczuk: https://www.bookdepository.com/Flights/9781910695821/?a_aid=bookishislander
Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk: https://www.bookdepository.com/Drive-your-Plow-over-the-Bones-of-the-Dead/9781913097257/?a_aid=bookishislander
Weather by Jenny Offill: https://www.bookdepository.com/Weather-Jenny-Offill/9781783784769/?a_aid=bookishislander
Ducks, Newburyport by Lucy Ellmann: https://www.bookdepository.com/Ducks-Newburyport-Lucy-Ellmann/9781922268938/?a_aid=bookishislander
The Other Americans by Laila Lalami: https://www.bookdepository.com/Other-Americans-Laila-Lalami/9781526606716/?a_aid=bookishislander
The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead: https://www.bookdepository.com/Nickel-Boys-Colson-Whitehead/9780708899434/?a_aid=bookishislander
On Earth Were Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong: https://www.bookdepository.com/On-Earth-Were-Briefly-Gorgeous-Ocean-Vuong/9781787331501/?a_aid=bookishislander
Disappearing Earth: https://www.bookdepository.com/Disappearing-Earth-Julia-Phillips/9781471169502/?a_aid=bookishislander
Miracle Creek by Angie Kim: https://www.bookdepository.com/Miracle-Creek-Angie-Kim/9781529335415/?a_aid=bookishislander
Bunny by Mona Awad: https://www.bookdepository.com/Bunny-Mona-Awad/9781788545440/?a_aid=bookishislander
Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders: https://www.bookdepository.com/Lincoln-Bardo-George-Saunders/9781408871744/?a_aid=bookishislander
Pedro Páramo by Juan Rulfo (English translation): https://www.bookdepository.com/Pedro-Paramo-Juan-Rulfo/9781781253168/?a_aid=bookishislander
Pedro Páramo by Juan Rulfo (Spanish edition): https://www.bookdepository.com/Pedro-Paramo-Spanish-Edition-Juan-Rulfo/9781983675607/?a_aid=bookishislander
My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell: https://www.bookdepository.com/My-Dark-Vanessa/9780008342258/?a_aid=bookishislander
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Hey guys! My names Juan and I make videos about books (mostly, literary fiction).
Twitter: https://twitter.com/BookishIslander
Instagram: http://instagram.com/bookishislander
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/5870450-juan-ramos")
![DUNE by Frank Herbert 🇺🇸 REVIEW [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/U2UD87BdTK0/mqdefault.jpg "DUNE by Frank Herbert 🇺🇸 REVIEW [CC]
A science-fiction classic: Dune is the first of a saga by Frank Herbert.
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00:00 Intro
00:31 Review
08:48 Plot summary (SPOILERS)
14:25 Rest of the review (SPOILERS)
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BOOKS:
- Dune: https://tidd.ly/39PW3bW
- The Great Dune Trilogy: Dune, Dune Messiah, Children of Dune: https://tidd.ly/3fTyx1B
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![OEDIPUS REX (Οἰδίπους Τύραννος) by Sophocles 🇬🇷 BOOK REVIEW [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/UVL4bVJHKKE/mqdefault.jpg "OEDIPUS REX (Οἰδίπους Τύραννος) by Sophocles 🇬🇷 BOOK REVIEW [CC]
My *SPOILER FREE* review of the Greek tragedy OEDIPUS REX, which is part of the Theban plays trilogy by Sophocles.
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BOOKS:
- Oedipus the King: https://tidd.ly/3d8zH6q
- The Three Theban Plays: https://tidd.ly/31kkWrN
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![All the books I read in September! [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Uh2PhjmruUQ/mqdefault.jpg "All the books I read in September! [CC]
I had an extremely productive September in which I finished reading 13 novels!
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BOOKS:
- Baudolino: https://tidd.ly/2Y2tSU0
- Baudolino (Italian edition): https://tidd.ly/3uxxfP5
- Our Ancestors: https://tidd.ly/3F4j4G7
- I nostri antenati: https://tidd.ly/3F5QFiL
- The Cloven Viscount: https://tidd.ly/3ojzMLA
- Il visconte dimezzato: https://tidd.ly/2Y5uclC
- The Baron in the Trees: https://tidd.ly/3kW3Uec
- Il barone rampante: https://tidd.ly/2ZAnPXA
- The Path to the Spiders Nest: https://tidd.ly/2YajM3S
- Il sentiero dei nidi di ragno: https://tidd.ly/2YgsHkl
- The Castle of Cross Destinies: https://tidd.ly/2WuDEy2
- Il castello dei destini incrociati: https://tidd.ly/2Y1RhFc
- If on a Winter’s Night A Traveler: https://tidd.ly/3F5XEs7
- Se una notte dinverno un viaggiatore: https://tidd.ly/3AVXjGb
- Journey to the End of the Night: https://tidd.ly/3rjVCww
- Voyage au bout de la nuit: https://tidd.ly/2Y0Icg2
- Life: A User’s Manual: https://tidd.ly/2Ww7zpC
- La vie: mode d’emploi: https://tidd.ly/3maPHJE
- Bonjour Tristesse (English): https://tidd.ly/2WrODIz
- Bonjou Tristesse (French): https://tidd.ly/2ZEAPeR
- Zazie in the Metro: https://tidd.ly/3uuhd8z
- Zazie dans le Métro: https://tidd.ly/3F7gTl2
- Arturo’s Island: https://tidd.ly/3D3XJuJ
- Lisola di Arturo: https://tidd.ly/2ZEBj4F
- Civilisations (English): https://tidd.ly/3op4SS6
- Civilizations (French): https://tidd.ly/3uq0Mu0
- My Brilliant Friend: https://tidd.ly/2Yd0GKz
- Lamica geniale: https://tidd.ly/2ZLOUHx
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Hey guys! My names Juan and I make videos about books (mostly, literary fiction).
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Instagram: http://instagram.com/bookishislander
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/5870450-juan-ramos")
