Always Doing | Books to Read When the World is On Fire || Always Doing @AlwaysDoing | Uploaded February 2022 | Updated October 2024, 16 minutes ago.
[CC] Hey there! I'm Kazen and welcome to Always Doing. Today I'm bringing you some of my most comforting reads - books to pick up when the world is crumbling around you. From Visual Delights to Bookish Escapes, there are cozy reads for everyone!
Channels mentioned:
Sarah @HardcoverHearts 's Readalong of 84 Charing Cross Road
youtu.be/yqd5LiYOu8o
Books mentioned:
Paris Letters by Janice MacLeod
goodreads.com/book/show/17586508-paris-letters
Chi's Sweet Home by Kanata Konami, translated from Japanese by Ed Chavez
goodreads.com/book/show/6845839-chi-s-sweet-home-volume-1
The Art of Drag by Jake Hall, Sofie Birkin, Helen Li, and Jasjyot Singh Hans (thanks to Nobrow Books for providing a review copy)
goodreads.com/book/show/50831779-the-art-of-drag
All Systems Red by Martha Wells (Murderbot Diaries #1)
goodreads.com/book/show/32758901-all-systems-red
A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers (Monk and Robot #1)
goodreads.com/book/show/40864002-a-psalm-for-the-wild-built
The Cybernetic Tea Shop by Meredith Katz
goodreads.com/book/show/49984407-the-cybernetic-tea-shop
Foreigner by C.J. Cherryh (Foreigner #1)
goodreads.com/book/show/57043.Foreigner
Tales of the City by Armistead Maupin (Tales of the City #1)
goodreads.com/book/show/22111160-tales-of-the-city
The Rebel and the Rake by Emily Sullivan (League of Scoundrels #2) (thanks to Forever for providing a review copy)
goodreads.com/book/show/57653414-the-rebel-and-the-rake
The Craft of Love by E.E. Ottoman
goodreads.com/book/show/56280226-the-craft-of-love
The Novel Cure: From Abandonment to Zestlessness: 751 Books to Cure What Ails You
by Ella Berthoud, Susan Elderkin
goodreads.com/book/show/17707738-the-novel-cure
84 Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff
goodreads.com/book/show/368916.84_Charing_Cross_Road
Content notes:
All Systems Red: violence
The Cybernetic Tea Shop: grief (at a remove), hate crimes against property
Foreigner: violence
Tales of the City: homophobia, racism, and so on fitting with being written in the 1970s (I read this a while ago, I may be missing a couple)
The Rebel and the Rake: Grief, mentions of parental death, on page sex, murder/violence, suicide (off page), blackmail, slut-shaming, mentions of past caretaking
The Craft of Love: past transphobia aimed at a trans child and gender dysphoria
0:00 Intro
1:03 Visual Delights
4:16 Hope-Filled Worlds
8:00 Characters to Love
10:24 Historical Detours
12:50 Bookish Escapes
15:27 Outro
#ComfortReads #BookRecommendations
★☆★☆★☆★
Music by Peyruis : soundcloud.com/peyruis
★☆★☆★☆★
Friend and follow - I'd love to talk books with you!
Goodreads: goodreads.com/kazen
Twitter: twitter.com/everalwaysdoing
Blog: alwaysdoing.wordpress.com
Instagram: instagram.com/everalwaysdoing
[CC] Hey there! I'm Kazen and welcome to Always Doing. Today I'm bringing you some of my most comforting reads - books to pick up when the world is crumbling around you. From Visual Delights to Bookish Escapes, there are cozy reads for everyone!
Channels mentioned:
Sarah @HardcoverHearts 's Readalong of 84 Charing Cross Road
youtu.be/yqd5LiYOu8o
Books mentioned:
Paris Letters by Janice MacLeod
goodreads.com/book/show/17586508-paris-letters
Chi's Sweet Home by Kanata Konami, translated from Japanese by Ed Chavez
goodreads.com/book/show/6845839-chi-s-sweet-home-volume-1
The Art of Drag by Jake Hall, Sofie Birkin, Helen Li, and Jasjyot Singh Hans (thanks to Nobrow Books for providing a review copy)
goodreads.com/book/show/50831779-the-art-of-drag
All Systems Red by Martha Wells (Murderbot Diaries #1)
goodreads.com/book/show/32758901-all-systems-red
A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers (Monk and Robot #1)
goodreads.com/book/show/40864002-a-psalm-for-the-wild-built
The Cybernetic Tea Shop by Meredith Katz
goodreads.com/book/show/49984407-the-cybernetic-tea-shop
Foreigner by C.J. Cherryh (Foreigner #1)
goodreads.com/book/show/57043.Foreigner
Tales of the City by Armistead Maupin (Tales of the City #1)
goodreads.com/book/show/22111160-tales-of-the-city
The Rebel and the Rake by Emily Sullivan (League of Scoundrels #2) (thanks to Forever for providing a review copy)
goodreads.com/book/show/57653414-the-rebel-and-the-rake
The Craft of Love by E.E. Ottoman
goodreads.com/book/show/56280226-the-craft-of-love
The Novel Cure: From Abandonment to Zestlessness: 751 Books to Cure What Ails You
by Ella Berthoud, Susan Elderkin
goodreads.com/book/show/17707738-the-novel-cure
84 Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff
goodreads.com/book/show/368916.84_Charing_Cross_Road
Content notes:
All Systems Red: violence
The Cybernetic Tea Shop: grief (at a remove), hate crimes against property
Foreigner: violence
Tales of the City: homophobia, racism, and so on fitting with being written in the 1970s (I read this a while ago, I may be missing a couple)
The Rebel and the Rake: Grief, mentions of parental death, on page sex, murder/violence, suicide (off page), blackmail, slut-shaming, mentions of past caretaking
The Craft of Love: past transphobia aimed at a trans child and gender dysphoria
0:00 Intro
1:03 Visual Delights
4:16 Hope-Filled Worlds
8:00 Characters to Love
10:24 Historical Detours
12:50 Bookish Escapes
15:27 Outro
#ComfortReads #BookRecommendations
★☆★☆★☆★
Music by Peyruis : soundcloud.com/peyruis
★☆★☆★☆★
Friend and follow - I'd love to talk books with you!
Goodreads: goodreads.com/kazen
Twitter: twitter.com/everalwaysdoing
Blog: alwaysdoing.wordpress.com
Instagram: instagram.com/everalwaysdoing
