Uploaded October 2024 | Updated September 2026, 45 minutes ago
SO EXCITED to share this video, featuring some autumn / fall reading recommendations from 10 fantastic fellow BookTubers. Hopefully looks of book suggestions here that will be a perfect fit for any seasonal readers out there.
If you're not already, do head over to these wonderful BookTubers and subscribe:
@bibliosophie
@nathansnook
@kiranreader
@TheDiscoKingOfficial
@NerdyNurseReads
@rororeads
@yenasung
@GemofBooks
@BobTheBookerer
@KDbooks
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Books mentioned:
π Paradise Rot, by Jenny Hval
π Mexican Gothic, by Sylvia Moreno-Garcia
π The Doloriad, by Missouri Williams
π A Simple Intervention, by Yael Inokai (tr. Marielle Sutherland)
π On Women, by Susan Sontag
π Trust Exercise, by Susan Choi
π Rhine Journey, by Ann Schlee
π The Assault, by Harry Mulisch (tr. Claire Nicolas White)
π Lockjaw: Rise of the Kulev Serpent, by B Movie
π From the Wreck, by Jane Rawson
π A Discovery of Witches, by Deborah Harkness
π The Historian, by Elizabeth Kostova
π Rebecca, by Daphne du Maurier
π Prophet Song, by Paul Lynch
π The Bone Clocks, by David Mitchell
π Slade House, by David Mitchell
π Lapvona, by Ottessa Moshfegh
π Fat City, by Leonard Gardner
π The Count of Monte Cristo, by Alexandre Dumas
π The Pillars of the Earth, by Ken Follett
π And Then There Were None, by Agatha Christie
π Perfume, by Patrick SΓΌskind (tr. John E. Woods)
π Private Rites, by Julia Armfield
π Come Closer, by Sara Gran
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Thank you so much for watching.
π Join the Read Good Challenge 2024: youtube.com/watch?v=HI4eJcfdG8U
βοΈ Email: benreadsgood[at]gmail.com
πΈ Instagram: instagram.com/benreadsgood
π Storygraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/benreadsgood
π 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 #readingrecommendations
SO EXCITED to share this video, featuring some autumn / fall reading recommendations from 10 fantastic fellow BookTubers. Hopefully looks of book suggestions here that will be a perfect fit for any seasonal readers out there.
If you're not already, do head over to these wonderful BookTubers and subscribe:
@bibliosophie
@nathansnook
@kiranreader
@TheDiscoKingOfficial
@NerdyNurseReads
@rororeads
@yenasung
@GemofBooks
@BobTheBookerer
@KDbooks
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Books mentioned:
π Paradise Rot, by Jenny Hval
π Mexican Gothic, by Sylvia Moreno-Garcia
π The Doloriad, by Missouri Williams
π A Simple Intervention, by Yael Inokai (tr. Marielle Sutherland)
π On Women, by Susan Sontag
π Trust Exercise, by Susan Choi
π Rhine Journey, by Ann Schlee
π The Assault, by Harry Mulisch (tr. Claire Nicolas White)
π Lockjaw: Rise of the Kulev Serpent, by B Movie
π From the Wreck, by Jane Rawson
π A Discovery of Witches, by Deborah Harkness
π The Historian, by Elizabeth Kostova
π Rebecca, by Daphne du Maurier
π Prophet Song, by Paul Lynch
π The Bone Clocks, by David Mitchell
π Slade House, by David Mitchell
π Lapvona, by Ottessa Moshfegh
π Fat City, by Leonard Gardner
π The Count of Monte Cristo, by Alexandre Dumas
π The Pillars of the Earth, by Ken Follett
π And Then There Were None, by Agatha Christie
π Perfume, by Patrick SΓΌskind (tr. John E. Woods)
π Private Rites, by Julia Armfield
π Come Closer, by Sara Gran
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Thank you so much for watching.
π Join the Read Good Challenge 2024: youtube.com/watch?v=HI4eJcfdG8U
βοΈ Email: benreadsgood[at]gmail.com
πΈ Instagram: instagram.com/benreadsgood
π Storygraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/benreadsgood
π 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 #readingrecommendations
![My reading year so far β’ Mid-year book freakout tag
Better late than never, but a good opportunity to catch up on some of the books I read while I was away.
Booktubers mentioned:
@SavidgeReads
@louisesavidgemuses4135
@rororeads
@FreshlyReadBooks
The tag originator, IsThatChami, is no longer on YouTube.
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Questions:
1. Best book youβve read so far
2. Best sequel youve read so far
3. New release you havent 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 youve 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 youve bought so far this year (or received)
15. Books do you need to read by the end of the year
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Thank you so much for watching.
π Join the Read Good Challenge 2025:
https://youtu.be/sl6NEuMRXF4
https://app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/b9e80f78-e8d0-464e-b460-c2e1034dc707
βοΈ Email: benreadsgood[at]gmail.com
πΈ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/benreadsgood/
π Storygraph: https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/benreadsgood
π Amazon wishlist (books that are tricky to get in a physical bookshop in the UK): https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/2PGEEC0LPHHDA
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#books #booktube #booktag My reading year so far β’ Mid-year book freakout tag](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/P5x3d4xvDac/mqdefault.jpg)
![Books I read in April β’ Reading wrap-up
My first wrap-up in ages, and some absolutely banging books to talk about!
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Books mentioned:
π Transcription, by Ben Lerner
π Eradication, by Jonathan Miles*
π Communion, by Jon Doyle*
π Ghost Driver, by Nell Osborne
π The Two Roberts, by Damian Barr
*provided for review by the publisher
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00:00 Hello!
01:36 Transcription
06:14 Eradication
10:35 Communion
14:40 Ghost Driver
19:35 The Two Roberts
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Thank you so much for watching.
π Join the Read Good Challenge 2026:
https://youtu.be/i50Tr4zRexg
https://app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/3717542a-a44b-452b-bbc1-046ae5ec8fab
βοΈ Email: benreadsgood[at]gmail.com
πΈ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/benreadsgood/
π Storygraph: https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/benreadsgood
π Amazon wishlist (books that are tricky to get in a physical bookshop in the UK): https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/2PGEEC0LPHHDA
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#books #booktube #readingwrapup Books I read in April β’ Reading wrap-up](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/PGvc0a4Meq0/mqdefault.jpg)
![Booker Prize book reviews β’ Enlightenment, Creation Lake, Wandering Stars
My final batch of Booker reviews! Ranking and shortlist predictions coming very soon.
If you havent seen my other reviews of the longlist, here are the other videos where I cover them:
Wild Houses
https://youtu.be/Zgbr-brGX4U?si=nQOkuYtfrxc8uwi9
Headshot and Orbital
https://youtu.be/Slbp3_4FiEc?si=joihUPX3vOa7WrZM
James
https://youtu.be/aFX_E1lEgvo?si=F90aGO0znF6lRqtc
Stone Yard Devotional, Held, My Friends
https://youtu.be/OnG5pEdh48Q?si=KfkQzzyITkMBks1r
The Safekeep, Playground, This Strange Eventful History
https://youtu.be/5k5Gqayqtic?si=gSsOfb40_4wbcwP5
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Channels mentioned:
@rororeads
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Books mentioned
π Enlightenment, by Sarah Perry
π Creation Lake, by Rachel Kushner
π Wandering Stars, by Tommy Orange
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00:00 Enlightenment
06:02 Creation Lake
10:39 Wandering Stars
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Thank you so much for watching.
π Join the Read Good Challenge 2024: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HI4eJcfdG8U
βοΈ Email: benreadsgood[at]gmail.com
πΈ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/benreadsgood/
π Storygraph: https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/benreadsgood
π Amazon wishlist (books that are tricky to get in a physical bookshop in the UK): https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/2PGEEC0LPHHDA
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#booktube #bookerprize #reading Booker Prize book reviews β’ Enlightenment, Creation Lake, Wandering Stars](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/QWHPGC5xa9s/mqdefault.jpg)
![No more blurbs, Amazon kills ebook downloads and Womens Prize longlist reaction | BOOK NEWS ποΈ
A little late, but book news is here!
Bookshop.org eBook information:
https://bookshop.org/info/ebooks
Vlog featuring A Room Above a Shop:
https://youtu.be/nGfF2xi4jwU?si=5WtX91q7yFiNHVer
International Booker Prize longlist reaction:
https://youtu.be/2x2gHFwHD0I?si=GZB2I7POURa-95hU
@rororeads review of Mickey7:
https://youtu.be/w2Maep0KS1U?si=VYPOLArpNatRnvwC
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00:00 Book news
08:56 Prize news
16:30 New book releases
24:13 Books on screen
25:37 Feelgood story
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Thank you so much for watching.
π Join the Read Good Challenge 2025:
https://youtu.be/sl6NEuMRXF4
https://app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/b9e80f78-e8d0-464e-b460-c2e1034dc707
βοΈ Email: benreadsgood[at]gmail.com
πΈ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/benreadsgood/
π Storygraph: https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/benreadsgood
π Amazon wishlist (books that are tricky to get in a physical bookshop in the UK): https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/2PGEEC0LPHHDA
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#books #booktube #booknews No more blurbs, Amazon kills ebook downloads and Womens Prize longlist reaction | BOOK NEWS ποΈ](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/QX0tgyYWyLk/mqdefault.jpg)
![Book haul (last one of the year)
Here are some books that Ive picked up over the last few months - let me know if there are any you would recommend I get to sooner rather than later!
Charlies Booktuber meet-up vlog:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zhmevPsNbI
Booktuber quiz livestream:
https://www.youtube.com/live/8jM82uR5lMU?si=kPSSuYvR5XHFzFqe
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Booktubers mentioned:
@katiejlumsden
@CharlieBrookReads
@BobTheBookerer
@scallydandlingaboutthebooks
@Claire_Fenby
@TheDiscoKingOfficial
Booktubers at the meet-up (who are not mentioned above):
@adayofsmallthings
@AbiofPellinor
@ameliabarlowbooks
@angesbookchatter
@ChaoticBibliophile
@CharlesHeathcote
@christinacampbellbooks
@CoynieReads
@GemofBooks
@PageTurnersWithKatja
@royreadsanything
@spreadbookjoy
@tillysshelf
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Books mentioned:
π To be added!
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00:00 York Booktuber meet-up
11:23 Brand new books
19:29 Charity shop finds
22:39 Cardiff day out
26:58 Books from publishers
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Thank you so much for watching.
π Join the Read Good Challenge 2024: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HI4eJcfdG8U
βοΈ Email: benreadsgood[at]gmail.com
πΈ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/benreadsgood/
π Storygraph: https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/benreadsgood
π Amazon wishlist (books that are tricky to get in a physical bookshop in the UK): https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/2PGEEC0LPHHDA
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#books #booktube #bookhaul Book haul (last one of the year)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/R3MxrtZc4_k/mqdefault.jpg)
![Recent reads // Reading wrap-up (The History of Sound, On the Calculation of Volume, and more)
Some belated book reviews! Includes translated fiction, one of my favourite books of the year, and the most recent winner of the Goldsmiths Prize.
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Books mentioned:
π We Live Here Now, by C D Rose
π ti amo, by Hanne Γrstavik (tr. Martin Aitkin)
π On the Calculation of Volume III, by Solvej Balle (tr. Sophia Hersi Smith and Jennifer Russell)
π The History of Sound, by Ben Shattuck
π A Simple Intervention, by Yael Inokai (tr. Marielle Sutherland)
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00:00 We Live Here Now
04:37 ti amo
07:09 On the Calculation of Volume III
11:49 The History of Sound
15:51 A Simple Intervention
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Thank you so much for watching.
π Join the Read Good Challenge 2026:
https://youtu.be/i50Tr4zRexg
https://app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/3717542a-a44b-452b-bbc1-046ae5ec8fab
βοΈ Email: benreadsgood[at]gmail.com
πΈ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/benreadsgood/
π Storygraph: https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/benreadsgood
π Amazon wishlist (books that are tricky to get in a physical bookshop in the UK): https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/2PGEEC0LPHHDA
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#books #booktube #readingwrapup Recent reads // Reading wrap-up (The History of Sound, On the Calculation of Volume, and more)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/RkfhpK4HDWw/mqdefault.jpg)
![Japan reading vlog π
This is way, way, way overdue, but Ive finally edited all the footage from my Japan trip in May last year. It was truly one of the best holidays Ive ever been on, and watching this back is making me so nostalgic already. Obviously, the biggest issue I had before going was deciding what books to take... and I think I made the right choices!
Our route:
πTokyo
πKyoto
πOsaka (day trip from Kyoto)
πNara (day trip from Kyoto)
πMiyajima Island
πHiroshima
πTokyo
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Booktubers mentioned:
@jenvcampbell
@jenniferlovesbooks
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Books mentioned:
π Mongrel, by Hanako Footman
π Diary of a Void, by Emi Yagi (tr. by David Boyd and Lucy North)
π Confessions, by Kanae Minato (tr. by Stephen Snyder)
π In the Miso Soup, by Ryu Murakami (tr. Ralph McCarthy)
π Strange Weather in Tokyo, by Hiromi Kawakami (tr. Allison Markin Powell)
π Brotherless Night, by V V Ganeshananthan
π The Road to the Country, by Chigozie Obioma
π All the Lovers in the Night, by Mieko Kawakami (tr. Sam Bett and David Boyd)
π Strangers, by Taichi Yamada (tr. Wayne P Lammers)
π Cold Enough for Snow, by Jessica Au
π Tokyo Ueno Station, by Yu Miri (tr. Morgan Giles)
π 1Q84, by Haruki Murakami
π The Shipping News, by Annie Proulx
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Music by Stream Cafe, licensed via Ko-fi
βͺ stream cafe - cherry blossoms
link: youtu.be/ivVQYpGGvuc
website: streamcafemusic.com
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Thank you so much for watching.
π Join the Read Good Challenge 2025:
https://youtu.be/sl6NEuMRXF4
https://app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/b9e80f78-e8d0-464e-b460-c2e1034dc707
βοΈ Email: benreadsgood[at]gmail.com
πΈ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/benreadsgood/
π Storygraph: https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/benreadsgood
π Amazon wishlist (books that are tricky to get in a physical bookshop in the UK): https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/2PGEEC0LPHHDA
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#books #booktube #readingvlog Japan reading vlog π](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/RufKsugmelM/mqdefault.jpg)
![Books I read in October β’ Reading wrap-up
Yeah yeah yeah, were halfway through November. But here are reviews of the 4 books I read in October.
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Books mentioned:
π Ordinary Saints, by Niamh NΓ Mhaoileoin
π The Expansion Project, by Ben Pester
π The God of Small Things, by Arundhati Roy
π Every One Still Here, by Liadan NΓ Chuinn
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00:00 Ordinary Saints
03:54 The Expansion Project
07:08 The God of Small Things
11:30 Every One Still Here
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Thank you so much for watching.
π Join the Read Good Challenge 2025:
https://youtu.be/sl6NEuMRXF4
https://app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/b9e80f78-e8d0-464e-b460-c2e1034dc707
βοΈ Email: benreadsgood[at]gmail.com
πΈ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/benreadsgood/
π Storygraph: https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/benreadsgood
π Amazon wishlist (books that are tricky to get in a physical bookshop in the UK): https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/2PGEEC0LPHHDA
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#books #booktube #readingwrapup Books I read in October β’ Reading wrap-up](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/SGj7ONebc58/mqdefault.jpg)
![Every book I read in 2024 (and some reading stats)
Heres the briefest of brief book reviews... for every single book I read in 2024.
All that in 20 minutes? Well, each book is only described using the same number of words as the star rating I gave the book.
Ive also included some reading stats, because I know there are some fellow stats nerds out there.
Hopefully you will find some good book recommendations among these!
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If you want to hear my more detailed take on these books, here are my wrap up, single book review, and Booker review playlists:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSlUBOJVTh7OjcHWODqCH_Nr1gqtHYyID&si=6AAC9sQrowG2ZNf3
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSlUBOJVTh7Mq4NBoIFl2Fd-qCXuU4tgo
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSlUBOJVTh7No_i3ZLKl0L-NOovxFJfu9&si=NoHUcjhlXdlB2-yD
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00:00 Reading stats
06:00 How the reviews work
07:53 101 book reviews
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Thank you so much for watching.
π Join the Read Good Challenge 2025:
https://youtu.be/sl6NEuMRXF4
https://app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/b9e80f78-e8d0-464e-b460-c2e1034dc707
βοΈ Email: benreadsgood[at]gmail.com
πΈ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/benreadsgood/
π Storygraph: https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/benreadsgood
π Amazon wishlist (books that are tricky to get in a physical bookshop in the UK): https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/2PGEEC0LPHHDA
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#books #booktube #bookrecommendations Every book I read in 2024 (and some reading stats)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/SYXjhD9TzY8/mqdefault.jpg)
![Books I read in June β’ Reading wrap-up
Here are book reviews of the 8 novels I read in June, including quite a few Booker contenders.
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:
https://youtu.be/IukHnQvxFPc?si=Nrt-0WNtK5PzDVC7
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Books mentioned in this video:
π England is Mine, by Nicholas Padamsee
π Breakdown, by Cathy Sweeney
π Headshot, by Rita Bullwinkel
π Brotherless Night, by V V Ganeshananthan
π Boy with a Black Rooster, by Stefanie vor Schulte (translated by Alexandra Roesch)
π River East, River West, by Aube Rey Lescure
π The Coast Road, by Alan Murrin
π 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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Thank you so much for watching.
π Join the Read Good Challenge 2024: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HI4eJcfdG8U
βοΈ Email: benreadsgood[at]gmail.com
πΈ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/benreadsgood/
π Storygraph: https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/benreadsgood
π Amazon wishlist (books that are tricky to get in a physical bookshop in the UK): https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/2PGEEC0LPHHDA
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#books #booktube #readingwrapup Books I read in June β’ Reading wrap-up](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Slbp3_4FiEc/mqdefault.jpg)
![I judged a book prize! π | BookTube Prize book reviews and ranking
I was very excited to have judged the Octofinals for the BookTube Prize! My thoughts on these books have been kept under lock and key since the start of February, but now the round is over I can share my book reviews and my final ranking. Im also going to see which books from my ballot progressed based on rankings from all the judges, and react to the result.
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@BookTubePrize results video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cil8UIxQN10
Original August Blue review:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjN-W7NWyNI&list=PLSlUBOJVTh7OjcHWODqCH_Nr1gqtHYyID&index=6&t=322s
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Books mentioned:
π August Blue, by Deborah Levy
π The Rachel Incident, by Caroline ODonogue
π Witness, by Jamel Brinkley
π I Have Some Questions For You, by Rebecca Makkai
π Enter Ghost, by Isabella Hammad
π 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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Thank you so much for watching.
π Join the Read Good Challenge 2024: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HI4eJcfdG8U
βοΈ Email: benreadsgood[at]gmail.com
πΈ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/benreadsgood/
π Storygraph: https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/benreadsgood
π Amazon wishlist (books that are tricky to get in a physical bookshop in the UK): https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/2PGEEC0LPHHDA
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#books #booktube #booktubeprize I judged a book prize! π | BookTube Prize book reviews and ranking](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/T09-Fm03WI0/mqdefault.jpg)