Jay Shay | Books Postscript Tag 2021 @JayShayy | Uploaded December 2021 | Updated October 2024, 2 days ago.
Books Postscript Tag 2021
The Book Postscript Tag was created in 2018 by Adam @mementomori. His original video is here: youtu.be/yydtcQRDtMU
Lukas @ Cruel Reader's Thesis:
youtu.be/eyfc0UsBh4U
Jim @ Jim's Books Reading & Stuff
youtu.be/kWuYRdBSBbc
Prompts:
1. The longest book you read this year and the book that took you the longest to finish.
Rhythms of War (Brandon Sanderson, 2020, 1232 pages - ungodly hours, (Stormlight #4) audio
Juan @Just Juan Reader doing a blistering hot take review of the novel!
youtu.be/hGZE4SlC9To
Don Quixote, Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Edith Grossman (Translator), 940 pages.
Journey to Mars or rather 'Journey to Mars; The Wonderful World: Its Beauty and Splendor; Its Mighty Races and Kingdoms; Its Final Doom': (American author, Gustavus W. Pope, 1894, sf novel - adventure and the bizarre science and views of the time)
The West Beyond the West: A History of British Columbia
by Jean Barman, 1991
On the Cusp of Contact: Gender, Space and Race in the Colonization of British Columbia, 2020, Jean Barman
2. A book you read this year that was outside of your comfort zone.
Acsquidentally in Love
(Sucker for Love Mysteries #1)
by K.L. Hiers
The First Bad Man
by Miranda July
2015
The Man from Glengarry, Ralph Connor, 1901, early Canada, Cheesy muscular Christian fiction, but affectionately so. Ranald MacDonald saves Canada!!
Tirant Lo Blanc: Tales Of The White Knight
by Joanot Martorell, Robert S. Rudder (Translator), 1490.
3. How many books did you re-read?
Othello, The Tempest, The Great Gatsby, The Wee Free Men
4. Favourite re-read of this year.
The Great Gatsby - furthest time between re-reads
5. A book you read for the first time that you look forward to re-reading in the future.
Don Quixote;
Butter Honey Pig Bread (Francesca Ekwuyasi);
Detransition Baby (Torey Peters)
6. Favourite single short story or novella that you read this year.
Sections of Just North of Nowhere by Lawrence Santoro
“God Screamed and Screamed, Then I Ate Him”, by Lawrence Santoro
Read it!
dreamquarry.net/god-screamed-and-screamed-then-i-ate-him-by-lawrence-santoro
7. Mass Appeal: A book you liked and would recommend to a wide variety of readers.
Scott Sigler's Galactic Football Series, starting with the Rookie.
Terry Pratchett (everything, but don't start with The Colour of Magic, not particular fond of the Wizards novels, Guards! Guards!, Wee Free Men, The Truth, Monstrous Regiment... Mort)
C.J. Sansom - Shardlake Series - starting with Dissolution...
8. Specialized Appeal: A book you liked but would be hesitant to recommend to just anyone.
The First Bad Man - Miranda July
The Butterfly Lampshade - Aimee Bender
Stoner - John Williams
The Little Stranger - Sarah Waters
9. Reflect on your year as a bookish content creator (goals met, good/bad memories, favourite videos you made, etc).
Introduced Theo, my little Havenese to the channel
Did a video with Ja-Janine, which was fun
Doing the Booktube Spin, reading Inferno: A poet's novel by Eileen Myles at the moment
Journaling by/with Steve Donoghue
GLASSES - reverse Superman/Clark Kent
Will Talk about Comments in my Comments video;
Sunday Reads - going away;
Like doing tags when they speak to me
Did get reviews done, probably more without Sunday Reads
---
I have closed my comments going forward because while I enjoy making videos, I find it difficult to communicate by text. This isn't a criticism of the many warm and welcoming interactions I've had with people on BookTube (this tiny corner of YouTube). I find social interactions very taxing, especially the tricky back and forth via text. Sorry if you wanted to leave a comment, but this is how I get to be on social media (by not being particularly social).
Here is a video of me reporting on my six-month trial without comments if you REALLY want to hear more about it:
youtu.be/g6mr4pyQ0Gg
----
(Video 455)
Books Postscript Tag 2021
The Book Postscript Tag was created in 2018 by Adam @mementomori. His original video is here: youtu.be/yydtcQRDtMU
Lukas @ Cruel Reader's Thesis:
youtu.be/eyfc0UsBh4U
Jim @ Jim's Books Reading & Stuff
youtu.be/kWuYRdBSBbc
Prompts:
1. The longest book you read this year and the book that took you the longest to finish.
Rhythms of War (Brandon Sanderson, 2020, 1232 pages - ungodly hours, (Stormlight #4) audio
Juan @Just Juan Reader doing a blistering hot take review of the novel!
youtu.be/hGZE4SlC9To
Don Quixote, Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Edith Grossman (Translator), 940 pages.
Journey to Mars or rather 'Journey to Mars; The Wonderful World: Its Beauty and Splendor; Its Mighty Races and Kingdoms; Its Final Doom': (American author, Gustavus W. Pope, 1894, sf novel - adventure and the bizarre science and views of the time)
The West Beyond the West: A History of British Columbia
by Jean Barman, 1991
On the Cusp of Contact: Gender, Space and Race in the Colonization of British Columbia, 2020, Jean Barman
2. A book you read this year that was outside of your comfort zone.
Acsquidentally in Love
(Sucker for Love Mysteries #1)
by K.L. Hiers
The First Bad Man
by Miranda July
2015
The Man from Glengarry, Ralph Connor, 1901, early Canada, Cheesy muscular Christian fiction, but affectionately so. Ranald MacDonald saves Canada!!
Tirant Lo Blanc: Tales Of The White Knight
by Joanot Martorell, Robert S. Rudder (Translator), 1490.
3. How many books did you re-read?
Othello, The Tempest, The Great Gatsby, The Wee Free Men
4. Favourite re-read of this year.
The Great Gatsby - furthest time between re-reads
5. A book you read for the first time that you look forward to re-reading in the future.
Don Quixote;
Butter Honey Pig Bread (Francesca Ekwuyasi);
Detransition Baby (Torey Peters)
6. Favourite single short story or novella that you read this year.
Sections of Just North of Nowhere by Lawrence Santoro
“God Screamed and Screamed, Then I Ate Him”, by Lawrence Santoro
Read it!
dreamquarry.net/god-screamed-and-screamed-then-i-ate-him-by-lawrence-santoro
7. Mass Appeal: A book you liked and would recommend to a wide variety of readers.
Scott Sigler's Galactic Football Series, starting with the Rookie.
Terry Pratchett (everything, but don't start with The Colour of Magic, not particular fond of the Wizards novels, Guards! Guards!, Wee Free Men, The Truth, Monstrous Regiment... Mort)
C.J. Sansom - Shardlake Series - starting with Dissolution...
8. Specialized Appeal: A book you liked but would be hesitant to recommend to just anyone.
The First Bad Man - Miranda July
The Butterfly Lampshade - Aimee Bender
Stoner - John Williams
The Little Stranger - Sarah Waters
9. Reflect on your year as a bookish content creator (goals met, good/bad memories, favourite videos you made, etc).
Introduced Theo, my little Havenese to the channel
Did a video with Ja-Janine, which was fun
Doing the Booktube Spin, reading Inferno: A poet's novel by Eileen Myles at the moment
Journaling by/with Steve Donoghue
GLASSES - reverse Superman/Clark Kent
Will Talk about Comments in my Comments video;
Sunday Reads - going away;
Like doing tags when they speak to me
Did get reviews done, probably more without Sunday Reads
---
I have closed my comments going forward because while I enjoy making videos, I find it difficult to communicate by text. This isn't a criticism of the many warm and welcoming interactions I've had with people on BookTube (this tiny corner of YouTube). I find social interactions very taxing, especially the tricky back and forth via text. Sorry if you wanted to leave a comment, but this is how I get to be on social media (by not being particularly social).
Here is a video of me reporting on my six-month trial without comments if you REALLY want to hear more about it:
youtu.be/g6mr4pyQ0Gg
----
(Video 455)
