The Bookish Land | I Somehow Read 9 Books in May ๐ May 2023 Reading Wrap Up | the Bookish Land [CC] @TheBookishLand | Uploaded June 2023 | Updated October 2024, 25 minutes ago.
[CC] Hi friends! After two months of not really reading anything, I somehow managed to read 9 books in May and I'm loving them! Today I am talking about the books that are not part of the Women's Prize for Fiction since I will do a wrap-up of them together in a later video. Hope you enjoy this video, please let me know your thoughts and what did you read in May ๐ฅฐ
โ VIDEOS MENTIONED
โ 10 Books for Mental Health Awareness Month: youtu.be/el0MGj4yv2U
โ Vlog where I read 2 Chinese books in one day: youtu.be/Z9wKihPs0AQ
โ LETโS BE FRIENDS
โ Website: thebookishland.com
โ Art Website: meoniarts.com
โ Instagram: instagram.com/meonicorn
โ Goodreads: bit.ly/2XLpeJV
โ BOOKS MENTIONED
โ FIRE RUSH
by Jacqueline Crooks
โ THE MARRIAGE PORTRAIT
by Maggie O'Farrell
โ DIARY OF A VOID
by Emi Yagi
translated by David Boyd and Lucy North
โ BROKEN
by Jenny Lawson
โ THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS AN EASY JOB
by Kikuko Tsumura
translated by Polly Barton
โ ELEANOR OLIPHANT IS COMPLETELY FINE
by Gail Honeyman
โ THE YEAR OF MAGICAL THINKING
by Joan Didion
โ ้ฑผ็ //FISH HUNTING
by ๅฒ่ฟ (Shi Mai)
โ ๆฝฎๆฑๅพ // TIDAL CHARTS
by ๆๆฃน (Lin Zhao)
โ TIME STAMPS
00:00 May Summary
00:59 Diary of a Void
04:00 Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine
06:08 There's No Such Thing as an Easy Job
08:55 Broken
10:28 the Year of Magical Thinking
12:45 ้ฑผ็ //fish Hunting
14:23 ๆฝฎๆฑๅพ // Tidal Charts
[CC] Hi friends! After two months of not really reading anything, I somehow managed to read 9 books in May and I'm loving them! Today I am talking about the books that are not part of the Women's Prize for Fiction since I will do a wrap-up of them together in a later video. Hope you enjoy this video, please let me know your thoughts and what did you read in May ๐ฅฐ
โ VIDEOS MENTIONED
โ 10 Books for Mental Health Awareness Month: youtu.be/el0MGj4yv2U
โ Vlog where I read 2 Chinese books in one day: youtu.be/Z9wKihPs0AQ
โ LETโS BE FRIENDS
โ Website: thebookishland.com
โ Art Website: meoniarts.com
โ Instagram: instagram.com/meonicorn
โ Goodreads: bit.ly/2XLpeJV
โ BOOKS MENTIONED
โ FIRE RUSH
by Jacqueline Crooks
โ THE MARRIAGE PORTRAIT
by Maggie O'Farrell
โ DIARY OF A VOID
by Emi Yagi
translated by David Boyd and Lucy North
โ BROKEN
by Jenny Lawson
โ THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS AN EASY JOB
by Kikuko Tsumura
translated by Polly Barton
โ ELEANOR OLIPHANT IS COMPLETELY FINE
by Gail Honeyman
โ THE YEAR OF MAGICAL THINKING
by Joan Didion
โ ้ฑผ็ //FISH HUNTING
by ๅฒ่ฟ (Shi Mai)
โ ๆฝฎๆฑๅพ // TIDAL CHARTS
by ๆๆฃน (Lin Zhao)
โ TIME STAMPS
00:00 May Summary
00:59 Diary of a Void
04:00 Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine
06:08 There's No Such Thing as an Easy Job
08:55 Broken
10:28 the Year of Magical Thinking
12:45 ้ฑผ็ //fish Hunting
14:23 ๆฝฎๆฑๅพ // Tidal Charts
![I Somehow Read 9 Books in May ๐ May 2023 Reading Wrap Up | the Bookish Land [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/fJctz5ncsKM/hqdefault.jpg "I Somehow Read 9 Books in May ๐ May 2023 Reading Wrap Up | the Bookish Land [CC]
[CC] Hi friends! After two months of not really reading anything, I somehow managed to read 9 books in May and Im loving them! Today I am talking about the books that are not part of the Womens Prize for Fiction since I will do a wrap-up of them together in a later video. Hope you enjoy this video, please let me know your thoughts and what did you read in May ๐ฅฐ
โ VIDEOS MENTIONED
โ 10 Books for Mental Health Awareness Month: https://youtu.be/el0MGj4yv2U
โ Vlog where I read 2 Chinese books in one day: https://youtu.be/Z9wKihPs0AQ
โ LETโS BE FRIENDS
โ Website: https://www.thebookishland.com/
โ Art Website: https://www.meoniarts.com/
โ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meonicorn/
โ Goodreads: https://bit.ly/2XLpeJV
โ BOOKS MENTIONED
โ FIRE RUSH
by Jacqueline Crooks
โ THE MARRIAGE PORTRAIT
by Maggie OFarrell
โ DIARY OF A VOID
by Emi Yagi
translated by David Boyd and Lucy North
โ BROKEN
by Jenny Lawson
โ THERES NO SUCH THING AS AN EASY JOB
by Kikuko Tsumura
translated by Polly Barton
โ ELEANOR OLIPHANT IS COMPLETELY FINE
by Gail Honeyman
โ THE YEAR OF MAGICAL THINKING
by Joan Didion
โ ้ฑผ็ //FISH HUNTING
by ๅฒ่ฟ (Shi Mai)
โ ๆฝฎๆฑๅพ // TIDAL CHARTS
by ๆๆฃน (Lin Zhao)
โ TIME STAMPS
00:00 May Summary
00:59 Diary of a Void
04:00 Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine
06:08 Theres No Such Thing as an Easy Job
08:55 Broken
10:28 the Year of Magical Thinking
12:45 ้ฑผ็ //fish Hunting
14:23 ๆฝฎๆฑๅพ // Tidal Charts")
![Sri Lanka RecommendationsใปReading List ๐ฑ๐ฐ From and About Asia Project | The Bookish Land 2022 [cc]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/fLVKOSsft8Y/hqdefault.jpg "Sri Lanka RecommendationsใปReading List ๐ฑ๐ฐ From and About Asia Project | The Bookish Land 2022 [cc]
[cc] Hi friends! I hope this video inspires you to learn more about beautiful culture and rich history of Sri Lanka, and maybe pick up some books to read ๐ฅฐ
โ SRI LANKA READING RESOURCES
โ https://bit.ly/3rAw1lV
โ FROM AND ABOUT ASIA READING PROJECT
โ Webpage (ALL THE INFO) : https://bit.ly/3rAQSF1
โ Season Two Announcement: https://youtu.be/8PiMQFdxmvk
โ Discord server: https://discord.gg/vAebuNqGPm
โ Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2tzFCjs38cS8qzRnH_rS-yjlpwZw_u5z
โ COUNTRIES OF UPCOMING MONTHS
โ ๐ฑ๐ฐ May - Sri Lanka, Southern Asia
โ ๐น๐ฏ June - Tajikistan, Central Asia
โ ๐พ๐ช July - Yemen, Western Asia
โ LETโS BE FRIENDS
โ Website: https://www.thebookishland.com/
โ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Meonicorn
โ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meonicorn/
โ Goodreads: https://bit.ly/2XLpeJV")
![Reading Northanger Abbey for Jane Austen July ๐ Reading Vlog 2023 [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/g0eLhfOoc-k/hqdefault.jpg "Reading Northanger Abbey for Jane Austen July ๐ Reading Vlog 2023 [CC]
[CC] Hi friends, lets read Northanger Abbey together for Jane Austen July ๐ฅฐ
โ LETโS BE FRIENDS
โ Website: https://www.thebookishland.com/
โ Art Website: https://www.meoniarts.com/
โ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meonicorn/
โ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@meonicorn
โ Goodreads: https://bit.ly/2XLpeJV
โ HOSTS OF JANE AUSTEN JULY
โ @katiejlumsden
โ @BlatantlyBookish
โ @SpinstersLibrary
โ THINGS MENTIONED:
โ Mushroom pasta: https://www.pickuplimes.com/recipe/one-pot-creamy-mushroom-pasta-98
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Reading Plan
03:55 Update 1
09:18 Library trip
09:36 Update 2 & 3
10:47 Update 4
13:39 Update 5
16:30 Lets make pasta
17:33 Update 6")
![2023 Reading and Channel Intentions, Life Update | The Bookish Land 2023 [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/g0mpieDDyb0/hqdefault.jpg "2023 Reading and Channel Intentions, Life Update | The Bookish Land 2023 [CC]
[CC] Hi friends! Happy (belated) new year! I wish you guys all a wonderful year and amazing readings in 2023! In todays video, I want to briefly talk about some intentions I have for my readings and this channel in the new year, and update you all about my life! Thank you so much for watching โค๏ธ
โ LETโS BE FRIENDS
โ Website: https://www.thebookishland.com/
โ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Meonicorn
โ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meonicorn/
โ Goodreads: https://bit.ly/2XLpeJV")
![I read 11 books in May ๐ชท Reading Wrap Up | The Bookish Land 2022 [cc]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/gz1I4KcErXU/hqdefault.jpg "I read 11 books in May ๐ชท Reading Wrap Up | The Bookish Land 2022 [cc]
[cc] May was such a wonderful reading month :D I hope you guys also had a wonderful time and also an amazing upcoming June ๐
โ READING VLOG: Wives And Daughters: https://youtu.be/bc9kvFbj08A
โ FROM AND ABOUT ASIA READING PROJECT
โ Webpage (ALL THE INFO): https://bit.ly/3rAQSF1
โ Season Two Announcement: https://youtu.be/8PiMQFdxmvk
โ Discord server: https://discord.gg/vAebuNqGPm
โ Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2tzFCjs38cS8qzRnH_rS-yjlpwZw_u5z
โ Sri Lanka Reading Recommendations: https://youtu.be/fLVKOSsft8Y
โ TAJIKISTAN RESOURCES: https://www.thebookishland.com/blog/2022/5/20/tajikistan-reading-resources
โ Reading updates for The Making of Asian America: https://bit.ly/3wjgcS2
โ LETโS BE FRIENDS
โ Website: https://www.thebookishland.com/
โ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Meonicorn
โ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meonicorn/
โ Goodreads: https://bit.ly/2XLpeJV
โ BOOKS MENTIONED
โ ALL THE FREQUENT TROUBLES OF OUR DAYS
โ AMERICAN BABY
โ STRANGE BEASTS OF CHINA
โ BEFORE COFFEE GETS COLD
โ BLACK BOX
โ WIVES AND DAUGHTERS
โ WAVE
โ THE ISLAND OF MISSING TREES
โ THIS IS GOING TO HURT
โ ISLAND OF A THOUSAND MIRRORS
โ FUNNY BOY
โ ISLAND OF ABANDONMENT
โ THE MAKING OF ASIA AMERICA
Timestamp
00:00 May Overview
00:45 Strange Beasts of China
03:16 Before Coffee Gets Cold
04:55 Black Box
08:16 Wives And Daughters
10:35 The Island of Missing Trees
12:44 This Is Going To Hurt
~~This is Going to Hurt~~")
![Finding Favorite Book in Yosemite ๐๏ธ Weekend Reading Vlog | the Bookish Land 2023 [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/hRBp5USuVnQ/hqdefault.jpg "Finding Favorite Book in Yosemite ๐๏ธ Weekend Reading Vlog | the Bookish Land 2023 [CC]
[CC] Hi friends! Today I want to take you guys along with me to Yosemite National Park ๐๏ธ and lets read a new to me historical fiction on the way! I really enjoyed the scenery and the book, hope you guys enjoy this reading vlog! ๐ฅฐ
โ LETโS BE FRIENDS
โ Website: https://www.thebookishland.com/
โ Art Website: https://www.meoniarts.com/
โ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meonicorn/
โ Goodreads: https://bit.ly/2XLpeJV
โ BOOKS MENTIONED
โ Last Night at the Telegraph Club
by Malinda Lo
โ Strangers to Ourselves: Unsettled Minds and the Stories That Make Us
by Rachel Aviv
โ No Longer Human
by Osamu Dazai
โ TIMS STAMPS
00:00 TBRs and plans
04:45 Yosemite
06:10 Update 1
13:05 Update 2
16:53 Watching booktube
16:59 Lets make sushi bowl together
18:20 Update 3
21:05 Cat forgot her tongue lol
21:22 Update 4")
![Ridiculous Big April TBR 2021 | The Bookish Land [cc]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/hbiDX0CLJ0M/hqdefault.jpg "Ridiculous Big April TBR 2021 | The Bookish Land [cc]
[cc] Happy April! stay healthy โค๏ธใclick belowใfor more details:
โ LETโS BE FRIENDS
โ Website: https://www.thebookishland.com/
โ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Meonicorn
โ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meonicorn/
โ Goodreads: https://bit.ly/2XLpeJV
โ Invisible Cities:
Discord:
โ https://discord.gg/6rCnTnZpx3
Hosts:
โ Yamini: https://www.youtube.com/shakespeareandspice
โ Stephanie: https://bit.ly/34RLwtJ
โ Agnese (booktube): https://bit.ly/2GQHJUN
โ Agnese (blog) : https://beyondepilogue.wordpress.com/
โ Natalie: http://www.youtube.com/curiousreader
โ Nicole: https://bit.ly/3nwMUdG
โ Michael (booktube): https://bit.ly/3eLLKal
โ Michael (blog): http://knowledgelost.org/
โ Wil: http://mybookishempire.blogspot.com/
โ Indie Press Projects:
โ announcement video: https://youtu.be/oIx2kOI6o7k
โ playlist: https://youtu.be/Hf43xP11xRg
โ Books mentions (Goodreads links)
โ BY NIGHT THE MOUNTAIN BURNS by Juan Tomas Avila Laurel: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20883759-by-night-the-mountain-burns?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=2rVN4lNMkW&rank=1
โ THE GURUGU PLEDGE by Juan Tomas Avila Laurel: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31944856-the-gurugu-pledge?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=tQ8s9VGpt2&rank=1
โ THE DISTANCE BETWEEN US by Renaro Cisneros: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40907961-the-distance-between-us?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=feKr5sxtrr&rank=15
โ NINE MOONS by Gabriela Wiener: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50622935-nine-moons?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=NVG6GFvNNy&rank=4
โ THE BEST WE COULD DO by Thi Bui: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29936927-the-best-we-could-do?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=WHNy8bI7Xi&rank=1
โ TELL ME HOW IT ENDS by Valeria Luiselli: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33608721-tell-me-how-it-ends?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=Du6wrX0o0t&rank=1
โ NIGHT SKY WITH EXIT WOUNDS by Ocean Vuong: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23841432-night-sky-with-exit-wounds?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=dSUTumH69e&rank=1
โ DOPPLER by Erlend Loe: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1156439.Doppler?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=CFwidtcjLx&rank=1
โ THE VANISHING HALF by Brit Bennett: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/51791252-the-vanishing-half?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=k2eULC1pL4&rank=1
โ THEY CALLED US ENEMY by George Takei: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42527866-they-called-us-enemy?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=mcoL8pZTJi&rank=1
โ Check out my ART Channel
โ Meonicorn (YouTube Channel): https://bit.ly/2XjMsli
โ ART Instagram: https://bit.ly/2W4ilwL
โ ART Twitter: https://bit.ly/2EIBU88")
![Cursed Bunny by Bora Chung | Book Review [cc] 2022](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/icEhsM-UqJA/hqdefault.jpg "Cursed Bunny by Bora Chung | Book Review [cc] 2022
Cursed Bunny is the first book I finished in 2022, and yay, it was such a good read :) In this video, I talked about my review, thoughts, and understanding of this book. I hope this is the start of our conversation about Cursed Bunny ๐ฐ Expand for details โโโ
โ FROM AND ABOUT ASIA READING PROJECT
โ Webpage: https://www.thebookishland.com/from-aโฆ
โ Discord server: https://discord.gg/vAebuNqGPm
โ Announcement video: https://youtu.be/3GK1LfeU9OE
โ Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2tzFCjs38cS8qzRnH_rS-yjlpwZw_u5z
โ LETโS BE FRIENDS
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โ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Meonicorn
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โ Goodreads: https://bit.ly/2XLpeJV
โ THE BOOK
โ CURSED BUNNY by Bora Chung: https://bit.ly/3tvzSCp
โ Video by Anton Hur about the translation: https://youtu.be/k2P0jgQwEho")
