The Anti TBR Tag! Leoslittlebooklife 2020-11-13 | The Prompts:1. A popular book EVERYONE loves that you have no interest in reading?2. A classic book (or author) you don’t have an interest in reading?3. An author whose books you have no interest in reading?3.2 A problematic author whose books you have no interest in reading? *you can combine questions 3 & 3.2 or you can answer them separately if you have an answer for both*4. An author you have read a couple of books from & have decided their books are not for you?5. A genre you have no interest in OR a genre you tried to get into & couldn’t?6. A book you have bought but will never read? (this can be a book you have unhauled/returned to the library unread)7. A series you have no interest in reading OR a series you started & have dnf’d?8. A new release you have no interest in reading?Original tag created by Nicole & Her Books: youtube.com/watch?v=4j_11fD44EUI was tagged by Ben from Doomantidote: youtube.com/watch?v=0t8OukGurW8I tag: Just: Juan Reader: youtube.com/channel/UCTWPeF93o9PNjyMDwP0t1KwHardcover Hearts: youtube.com/c/HardcoverHeartsSluggish Reader: youtube.com/channel/UC438D_M8b6XyZBgtRaPrfkQBooks mentioned:Lucy Ellman - Ducks, NewburyportWilliam Shakespeare - HamletHaruki Murakami - Norwegian WoodHaruki Murakami - Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of PilgrimageHaruki Murakami - Men Without Women Max Porter - LannyAgatha Christie - Evin Under the SunSteven Erikson - Malazan Book of the Fallen (series)Robert Jordan - TheWheel of Time(series)
February Reads Leoslittlebooklife 2024-03-03 | MentionedSarah:@HardcoverHearts Stefan Müller:instagram.com/buecherfreund_drmller
January Reads Leoslittlebooklife 2024-01-30 | Channel mentioned:@HardcoverHearts Books mentioned:The Remains of the Day by Kazuo IshiguroJazz by Toni MorrisonParadise by Toni MorrisonGod help the Child by Toni MorrisonA Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. MaasFellow Travelers by Thomas Mallon
Rereading Donna Tartt’s The Little Friend Leoslittlebooklife 2024-01-30 | Channnel mentioned:@HardcoverHearts
24 Books to read in 2024 Leoslittlebooklife 2024-01-09 | Channels mentioned:Sarah at @HardcoverHearts Jesper at Instagram:instagram.com/favntag?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==Barbara at Instagram:instagram.com/barbaras.book.obsession?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==
A Bookshelf Tour Leoslittlebooklife 2024-01-03 | Channels and accounts mentioned:Sarah: @HardcoverHeartsyoutube.com/@HardcoverHearts?si=LXgiX9txPc1P16UqJesper, favntag: instagram.com/favntag?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=MmVlMjlkMTBhMg==Rick MacDonnell: @why you should readyoutube.com/@RickMacDonnell?si=vkaWtNZc5X_ovyLWChris Wolak: instagram.com/chriswolak?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=MmVlMjlkMTBhMg==
Top 10 Reads of 2023 Leoslittlebooklife 2024-01-01 | Channels mentioned:Sarah @hardcoverheartsyoutube.com/@HardcoverHearts?si=I22JmMj_qxnZoWlmHannah @hello, bookwormyoutube.com/@hellobookworm?si=6-L7QlhbvHpq7bkN
On rereading Leoslittlebooklife 2023-12-14 | #ThenAndNowRereadsBook mentioned:A Handful of Dust by Evelyn WaughChannels mentioned:Hardcoverhearts: youtube.com/@HardcoverHearts?si=v3QFy4S7M6tN1GrZScallydandling about the books: youtube.com/@scallydandlingaboutthebook2711?si=YWhk5GN6nuiJcH-T
November reads Leoslittlebooklife 2023-12-04 | Books I read in November:Day by Michael CunninghamHild by Nicola GriffithThe Paper Boys by D.P. ClarenceThe Bluest Eye by Toni MorrisonSula by Toni MorrisonMentioned:Hardcoverhearts: youtube.com/@HardcoverHearts?si=l5iAndBze9QzjsqZDanskireads: instagram.com/danskireads/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igshid=MmVlMjlkMTBhMg==
Victober 2023 Leoslittlebooklife 2023-11-01 | Books mentioned: Charles Dickens - Martin Chuzzlewit Elizabeth Gaskell - The Grey Woman Margaret Oliphant - Miss Marjoribanks Channel mentioned: @hardcoverhearts
September Reads Leoslittlebooklife 2023-10-02 | The books I read in September: Dinosaurs by Lydia Millet In Memoriam by Alice Winn The Sin of Abbe Mouret by Emile Zola The Titus Books by Mervyn Peake Corpus Calvin by David SwatlingChannels mentioned:Matt's Bookaday: instagram.com/mattsbookadayHardcover Hearts: @HardcoverHearts Software used:Adobe ExpressAdobe Rush
My Fantasy Collection Bookshelf Tour Leoslittlebooklife 2021-09-10 | Channels mentioned:Rick MacDonnell: youtube.com/c/RickMacDonnellJesper, Covertalks: instagram.com/covertalksChris Bookish Caudron: youtube.com/channel/UCepxs1-Q6nUS3aLZyoGiXtASarah, Hardcover Hearts: youtube.com/c/HardcoverHeartsJuan, Just Juan Reader: youtube.com/channel/UCTWPeF93o9PNjyMDwP0t1KwThe Brothers Gwynn: youtube.com/c/RickMacDonnellDan, Weird Book Book Club: youtube.com/c/WeirdBookBookClub
July-August Reads Leoslittlebooklife 2021-08-22 | Channels mentioned:Emily, Novelle Novels: youtube.com/channel/UCKGfL1R_P0xEeEDxNlCoVegJesper, Covertalks: instagram.com/covertalks/?hl=nlSarah, Hardcover Hearts: youtube.com/c/HardcoverHeartsRick MacDonnell: youtube.com/c/RickMacDonnellJust Juan Reader’s video about The Neverending Story: youtu.be/yIaKSgBLg1wBooks mentioned:Maggie O’Farrell - Instructions for a HeatwaveErnest Hemingway - The Complete Short StoriesKim Leine - Prophets of the Eternal FjordCarsten Jensen - We, the DrownedHenrik Pontoppidan - Lucky PerAnita Brookner - A Private ViewAnita Brookner - Incidents in the Rue LaugierJoan Carol Oates - BreatheTerry Brooks - The Black ElfstoneTerry Brooks - The Skaar InvasionRabih Alameddine - An Unnecessary WomanGerbrand Bakker - Knecht, AlleenMichael Ende - The Neverending StoryPierce Brown - Golden Son
May-June Reads and TBR Leoslittlebooklife 2021-07-15 | Channels mentioned:Jesper, covertalks: instagram.com/covertalks?utm_medium=copy_linkSarah, Hardcover Hearts: youtube.com/c/HardcoverHeartsRick MacDonnell: youtube.com/c/RickMacDonnellAJ Dunn: youtube.com/c/AJDunnReadsandWritesEmily, Novelle Novels: youtube.com/channel/UCKGfL1R_P0xEeEDxNlCoVegBooks mentioned:Carter Sickels - The Prettiest StarSam Hawke - City of LiesAnita Brookner - A Family RomanceLevi Huxton - The Lodger, That SummerRichard Russo - Nobody’s FoolJustin Deabler - Lone StarsMicah Nemerever - These Violent DelightsPaul Mendez - Rainbow MilkMarie Benedict & Victoria Christopher Murray - The Personal LibrarianJonathan Lee - The Great MistakeNadia Afifi - The SentientMaggie O’Farrell - Instructions for a HeatwaveTerry Brooks - The Black Elfstone
April Reads Leoslittlebooklife 2021-04-30 | Channels mentioned:Jimmy, The Fantasy Nuttwork's review of War of the Flowers: youtu.be/pARbrK7E26ESarah, Hardcover Hearts: youtube.com/c/HardcoverHeartsKim, Middle of the Book March's review of Greenwood: youtu.be/Bz1C4foi6gM Rick MacDonnell: youtube.com/c/RickMacDonnellChristian, Lost in Discovery: youtube.com/c/LostinDiscoveryBooks mentioned:Michael Christie - GreenwoodAnita Brookner - A Closed EyeCristos Tsiolkas - BarracudaAlice Adams - Superior WomenBrandon Sanderson - The Final EmpireTad Williams - The War of the Flowers
March Reads Leoslittlebooklife 2021-03-28 | Channels mentioned:Jesper, Covertalks: instagram.com/covertalks?igshid=1oafljdhvovgqSarah, Hardcover Hearts' video about Brief Lives: youtu.be/H6Q_c_3LxnUBooks mentioned:Zak Salih - Let's get back to the partyAnita Brookner - Brief LivesKazuo Ishiguro - Klara and the SunTeddy Wayne - ApartmentJoe Abercrombie Before they were hangedJoe Abercrombie - Last Argument of Kings
Black History Month / February Reads Leoslittlebooklife 2021-03-01 | Channels mentioned:Emily, Novelle Novels: youtube.com/channel/UCKGfL1R_P0xEeEDxNlCoVegAlisha Maharaj: instagram.com/amaharaj0816?igshid=19qpe44cywuebJuan, Just Juan Reader: youtube.com/channel/UCTWPeF93o9PNjyMDwP0t1KwRick MacDonnell: youtube.com/c/RickMacDonnellJesper, Covertalks: instagram.com/covertalks?igshid=nbsrxvuvyysbBooks mentioned:Leonard Pitts, Jr. - Grant ParkNella Larsen - QuicksandElizabeth Strout - Olive KitteridgeBryan Washington - LotAlexis Henderson - The Year of the WitchingJoe Abercrombie - The Blade ItselfDustin Nguyen & Jeff Lemire - Tin StarsPhilippe Besson - Lie With Me
January Reads Leoslittlebooklife 2021-02-03 | Channels mentioned:Sarah, Hardcover Hearts: youtube.com/channel/UCGNpG_pEmpa3rmQ4obUhh4QJesper, Covertalks: instagram.com/covertalks/?hl=nlBooks mentioned:Tom Spanbauer - In the City of Shy HuntersEdna Ferber - So BigDe'Shawn Charles Winslow - In West MillsAlex Pheby - MordewTomasz Jedrowski - Swimming in the DarkAnita Brookner - Lewis PercyHonore de Balzac - Lost Illusions
Black History Month | February tbr Leoslittlebooklife 2021-01-30 | Channels mentioned:Emily, Novelle Novels: youtube.com/channel/UCKGfL1R_P0xEeEDxNlCoVegJuan, Just Juan Reader: youtube.com/channel/UCTWPeF93o9PNjyMDwP0t1KwSarah, Hardcover Hearts: youtube.com/channel/UCGNpG_pEmpa3rmQ4obUhh4QJesper, Covertalks: instagram.com/covertalks/?hl=nlRick MacDonnell: youtube.com/channel/UCLNaTaVTDsNSBqi2X2M5nSwBooks mentioned:Nella Larsen - QuicksandBryan Washington - LotLeonard Pitts jr. - Grant ParkAlexis Henderson - The Year of the WitchingPhilippe Besson - Lie With MeElizabeth Strout - Olive KitteridgeJoe Abercrombie - The Blade ItselfMarcel Proust - In the Shadow of Young Girls in FlowerAnita Brookner - Brief LivesDescender - Dustin Nguyen
BookTube Spin #1 - my list of 20 books #TheBookTubeSpin #BookTubeSpin1 Leoslittlebooklife 2021-01-26 | Rick MacDonnel's video: youtu.be/kGujr-dBMVwChannels mentioned:Jaclyn, Six Minutes For Me: youtube.com/c/SixMinutesForMeJuan, Just Juan Reader: youtube.com/channel/UCTWPeF93o9PNjyMDwP0t1KwSeji, The Artisan Geek: youtu.be/kGujr-dBMVwOly Bliss: instagram.com/olybliss?igshid=bxfse2vriw0gMy list:1 Where the Line Bleeds by Jesmyn Ward2 Grant Park by Leonard Pitts Jr.3 Scoop by Evelyn Waugh4 Lot by Brian Washington5 Quicksand by Nella Larsen6 Real Life by Brandon Taylor7 The Loop by Ben Oliver8 Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman9 The Binding by Bridget Collins10 March by Geraldine Brooks11 Scarlet Sister Mary by Julia Peterkin12 Listening to Billie by Alice Adams13 The Prime of Miss Jean Brody by Muriel Spark14 The Breaking Point by Daphne du Maurier15 Before I forget by Leonard Pitts Jr.16 Wicked by Gregory Maguire17 The Moor's Account by Laila Lalami18 An American Marriage by Tayari Jones19 March by Geraldine Brooks20 Hyperion by Dan Simmons
A Native Book Swap Leoslittlebooklife 2021-01-21 | Jesper, Covertalks: instagram.com/covertalks?igshid=1es2m3msv2hkrBooks mentioned:Kim Leine - The Prophets of Eternal Fjord / Profeterne i EvighedsfjordenPeter Buwalda - Bonita Avenue
The Second Sex | Introduction Leoslittlebooklife 2021-01-14 | What does Simone de Beauvoir say in the introduction to her 1949 book The Second Sex?
Reading Simone de Beauvoir in 2021 Leoslittlebooklife 2021-01-10 | Sarah's video about Simone de Beauvoir's first volume of her memoirs: youtu.be/oP0um5beiksHannah's Books: youtube.com/c/HannahsBooksBooks mentioned:Simone de Beauvoir - The Second SexSimone de Beauvoir - The Coming of AgeSimone de Beauvoir - The Inseparables
January picks for my 2021 reading projects Leoslittlebooklife 2020-12-30 | Books mentioned:Tom Spanbauer - In the City of Shy HuntersHonoré de Balzac - Lost IllusionsDe'Shawn Charles Winslow - In West MillsEdna Ferber - So BigSean Russell - The One KingdomAlex Pheby - MordewTomasz Jedrowski - Swimming in the DarkCharles Finch - The Fleet Street MurdersJesper, Covertalks: instagram.com/covertalks/?hl=nlKate Howe: youtube.com/channel/UCgcjcyByhekqVpU6cKriX5w
Top 10 Reads of 2020 Leoslittlebooklife 2020-12-30 | Channels mentioned:Didi, Brown Girl Reading: youtube.com/user/frenchiedeeSarah, Hardcover Hearts: youtube.com/c/HardcoverHeartsKate Howe: youtube.com/channel/UCgcjcyByhekqVpU6cKriX5wJesper, Covertalks: instagram.com/covertalksErik, Lonesome reader: youtube.com/c/EricKarlAndersonErik Karl Anderson's 3-part interview with Joyce Carol Oates:Part 1: youtu.be/jr-9AcFdSJ0Part 2: youtu.be/seOEYkMYjtIPart 3: youtu.be/gkXsoe6ieKY
December Reads Leoslittlebooklife 2020-12-29 | Channels mentioned:Sarah, Hardcover Hearts: youtube.com/channel/UCGNpG_pEmpa3rmQ4obUhh4QJesper, Covertalks: instagram.com/covertalks/?hl=nlBooks mentioned:Anita Brookner - LatecomersAli Smith - AutumnCharles Dickens - Our Mutual FriendDon Carpenter - Hard Rain Falling
The 66 books I read this year that did not make it to my Top 10 of 2020 Leoslittlebooklife 2020-12-18 | ...
The Favorite Characters Tag PART 2 (original) Leoslittlebooklife 2020-12-17 | The prompts:1. Your favorite siblings characters 2. A favorite LGBTQ character3. A favorite Asian character4. A favorite Latin American character5. A favorite African character6. A main character with a disability (visible or invisible)7. An over the top character8. A favorite Victorian character9. A not very believable character10. A favorite fantasy character11. Tag people!I tag:Sarah, Hardcover Hearts: youtube.com/channel/UCGNpG_pEmpa3rmQ4obUhh4QKate Howe: youtube.com/channel/UCgcjcyByhekqVpU6cKriX5wEmily, Novelle Novels: youtube.com/channel/UCKGfL1R_P0xEeEDxNlCoVegChris Bookish Cauldron: youtube.com/channel/UCepxs1-Q6nUS3aLZyoGiXtAAlba, Seriela: youtube.com/channel/UCpP6Rvxtg4xbHTgiEozZ3_gBen, Doomantidote: youtube.com/channel/UCygoDSYahMfKEwp5UWPO7IAPeta, Comfycozyup: youtube.com/channel/UCiapSdizzoImMMgkUQcfJAQJyotsna's Bookscapades: youtube.com/channel/UCVjL-Ewd6Qh63hYAX2cDDIgBooks mentioned:Kate Atkinson - Life After LifeKate Atkinson - A God in RuinsJohn Boyne - The Heart's Invisible FuriesRohinton Mistry - A Fine BalanceNicole Dennis-Benn - PatsyTad Williams - City of Golden ShadowDavid Wroblewski - The Story of Edgar SawtelleCharles Dickens - Our Mutual FriendCharles Dickens - David CopperfieldEmily Bronte - Wuthering HeightsTerry Brooks - Running with the Demon
Women Writers Reading Plan 2021 and Why diverse reading matters Leoslittlebooklife 2020-12-11 | Reading Women Podcast: readingwomenpodcast.comJaclyn, Six Minutes for Me: youtube.com/channel/UCkDyG2740YKQ4Zo0yZDTBcwKendra Winchester: youtube.com/channel/UCeOsY9TGb2UitTOr-Qn5wJgEmily, Novelle Novels: youtube.com/channel/UCKGfL1R_P0xEeEDxNlCoVegBooks mentioned:Julia Peterson - Scarlet Sister MaryCarol Shields - The Stone DiariesAlice Adams - Listening to BillieNancy Mitford - The Pursuit of LoveElizabeth Strout - Olive KitteridgeLaila Lalami - The Moor's AccountEdna Ferber - So BigMuriel Spark - The Prime of Miss Jean BrodieGeraldine Brooks - MarchSarah Moss - The Tidal ZoneMaggie O'Farrell - Instructions for a Heat WaveSusanna Clarke - The Ladies of Grace Adieu
The Literary Dinner Party Tag (where things get messy) Leoslittlebooklife 2020-12-02 | I was tagged by Hannah from Hannah's Books: youtube.com/channel/UCoZWZSc556UqWLoAQDNKLhgBooktubers mentioned:Juan, Just Juan Reader: youtube.com/channel/UCTWPeF93o9PNjyMDwP0t1KwEmily, Novelle Novels: youtube.com/channel/UCKGfL1R_P0xEeEDxNlCoVegCharlie Brook: youtube.com/user/PicklersmumBen, Doomantidote: youtube.com/channel/UCygoDSYahMfKEwp5UWPO7IAJyotsna, Jyotsna's Bookscapades: youtube.com/channel/UCygoDSYahMfKEwp5UWPO7IASarah, Hardcover Hearts: youtube.com/channel/UCGNpG_pEmpa3rmQ4obUhh4QRoz, Scallydandling about the Books: youtube.com/channel/UCE-lxdtxTUTWEs0xJn-dH0gKim, MIDDLE of the Book March: youtube.com/channel/UCFUmSRDQPqf56PXNO5Q6lqAKate Howe: youtube.com/channel/UCgcjcyByhekqVpU6cKriX5wRussell, Ink and Paper Blog: youtube.com/channel/UCnHIesGYARon0fpRkyBGJoQRick MacDonnell: youtube.com/channel/UCLNaTaVTDsNSBqi2X2M5nSwDidi, Brown Girl Reading: youtube.com/channel/UCTq_SsIysxXwJt2I1xyU-UAFreddie, Sluggish Reader: youtube.com/channel/UC438D_M8b6XyZBgtRaPrfkQSian & Bert, PaSTORY Time: youtube.com/channel/UCfL19Zqjv6R0N94XcrhxgLgThe prompts:1. When you are at a dinner party, do you ask people what they are currently reading? If not, why not? Have you received any great recommendations at a dinner party for a new book to read, or had an especially interesting bookish conversation there?2. Which authors, living or dead, would you invite to a dinner party? (These invites can go out one at a time or in groups so various authors would get to meet each other.)3. Which characters would you like to invite?4. Have you ever wanted to invite a historical figure after reading a biography or autobiography about that person? Who would it be?5. What would you serve at one of these parties from questions 2-4? Or perhaps, what would one of your literary guests bring if you hosted a potluck meal? 6. What is your favorite meal scene in a book (or a screen adaption of a book)? 7. Dinner parties aren’t the only times people share food and drink. Are there literary scenes you love where characters get together over brunch, afternoon tea, picnics, cocktail parties, etc.?8. Name one of your favorite cringe-worthy dinner party scenes in a book or adaptation.9. When the pandemic ends, what will you serve at your first dinner party or take to the first potluck you attend? 10. Which booktubers would you like to invite (ie, TAG) for this literary dinner party?
November Reads Leoslittlebooklife 2020-11-30 | I FORGOT TO MENTION THAT EAST OF EDEN WAS A BUDDY READ WITH CHARLIE BROOK!Just Juan Reader's videos about Piranesi:1. youtube.com/watch?v=Ev3AMpe6SDM&t=1s2. youtube.com/watch?v=zSIXoSzwFWI&t=649sThe New Yorker article about Susanna Clarke: newyorker.com/magazine/2020/09/14/susanna-clarkes-fantasy-world-of-interiorsThe In Deep Conversation video series about the first five Anita Brookner novels:1: youtube.com/watch?v=yXjKIUl9Sxw&list=PL9R2cJwBz3sGgwPMayUuI1qs41_wiGVvu&index=13&t=93s2: youtube.com/watch?v=4Xt8SyP7o54&list=PL9R2cJwBz3sGgwPMayUuI1qs41_wiGVvu&index=14&t=245s3: youtube.com/watch?v=lM_DEZuGLlk&list=PL9R2cJwBz3sGgwPMayUuI1qs41_wiGVvu&index=15&t=4sDan, Weird Book Book Club: youtube.com/channel/UCFBsV4a0F4PuJiZaPcQSHHQBooks mentioned:John Steinbeck - East of EdenSusanna Clarke - PiranesiEdward St Aubyn - Never MindAnita Brookner - A Friend from EnglandCharles Dickens - Dombey and Son
The End of the Year Book Tag Leoslittlebooklife 2020-11-28 | The prompts:➮Are there any books you started this year that you need to finish?➮Do you have an autumnal book to transition into the end of the year? ➮Is there a new release you're still waiting for?➮What are three books you want to read before the end of the year? ➮Is there a book you think could still shock you and become your favourite book of the year? ➮Have you already started making reading plans for 2021?Original tag by Ariel (video not available anymore)Channels mentioned:Charles Heathcote: youtube.com/channel/UCizWkND7vV5xRtybD8TNwqASarah, Hardcover Hearts: youtube.com/channel/UCGNpG_pEmpa3rmQ4obUhh4QGemma, Read a Book Gem: youtube.com/channel/UCBECN43xsH6ZQ7c_UpZwKUAJaclyn, Six Minutes for Me: youtube.com/channel/UCkDyG2740YKQ4Zo0yZDTBcwKerry: youtube.com/channel/UCRWU5PJIGB0YbjBcy5pnM9gRoz, Scallydandling about the Books: youtube.com/channel/UCE-lxdtxTUTWEs0xJn-dH0gJuan, Just Juan Reader: youtube.com/channel/UCTWPeF93o9PNjyMDwP0t1KwJesper, Covertalks on Instagram: instagram.com/covertalks/?hl=nlThe Dickens Museum: dickensmuseum.comBooks mentioned:Don Carpenter - Hard Rain FallingAnita Brookner - LatecomersCharles Dickens - Dombey and SonCharles Dickens - Our Mutual FriendMarcel Proust - In the Shadow of Young Girls in FlowerSusanna Clarke - PiranesiAli Smith - AutumnLucinda Hawksley - Dickens's Artistic Daughter Katey, her life, loves and impact.
The Self-Aware Reader Tag Leoslittlebooklife 2020-11-25 | I was tagged by Roz from Scallydandling about the Books: youtube.com/channel/UCE-lxdtxTUTWEs0xJn-dH0gOriginal tag by Courtney Ferriter: youtube.com/watch?v=NNKCHwVxQ2gThe prompts:1) What most draws you in to a novel or story and makes you want to keep reading - plot, character(s), writing style, atmosphere, something else?2) What is a convention or trope that will immediately turn you off in your reading experience with a novel or story? 3) What most appeals to you when reading nonfiction and makes you want to keep reading?4) What is a convention or trope in nonfiction that will turn you off in your reading experience? 5) Would you say you read more for pleasure and enjoyment or more to learn and exercise your brain? 6) Which type of books are you likely to rate more highly and enjoy more overall - brain "candy" (pleasure/enjoyment) books or brain "protein" (learning/exercise) books? 7) Do you have a sense early on of whether or not the book you're reading will be a five-star read (or a book you will really like)? Has a book ever surprised you in this regard?8) Considering books that you've rated five stars in the past (or if you don't rate them, then books you really loved), do you think you would feel the same way about them now? Why or why not? 9) Tag people.Books mentioned:Tad Williams - Memory, Sorrow and ThornN.K. Jemisin - The City We BecameJohn Steinbeck - East of EdenMaurice Carlos Ruffin - We Cast a ShadowClaire Tomalin - Charles Dickens, a LifeIsabel Wilkerson - The Warmth of Other SunsFernando Aramburu - HomelandI tag:Ben, Doomantidote: youtube.com/user/doomantidote/videosChris Bookish Cauldron: youtube.com/channel/UCepxs1-Q6nUS3aLZyoGiXtA/videosHannah's Books: youtube.com/c/HannahsBooks/videosJyotsna's Bookscapades: youtube.com/c/JyotsnaS/videosDoris, All D Books: youtube.com/c/JyotsnaS/videos
The Fit to Read Tag Leoslittlebooklife 2020-11-22 | The prompts are: 1. Zumba- Name a twist and turny book that was fun to read.2. CrossFit - What was the most intense book you’ve read3. Burpees Suck - A book you hated4. Intramural Sports - What book were you assigned to read at school but ended up liking so you couldn’t wait to read it at night5. Running / Jogging- Name a book that follows all the standard tropes but you still enjoyed6. Jazzersize - A book that you enjoyed that is outdated or publish long ago7. Trampoline Class - What book do you absolutely love but Is underratedI was tagged by Emily, Novelle Novels: youtube.com/channel/UCKGfL1R_P0xEeEDxNlCoVegOriginal tag by Sarah MG Reads: youtube.com/user/975pumpkinI tag:Kim, MIDDLE of the book MARCH: youtube.com/channel/UCFUmSRDQPqf56PXNO5Q6lqAFreddie, Sluggish Reader: youtube.com/channel/UC438D_M8b6XyZBgtRaPrfkQJuan, Just Juan Reader: youtube.com/channel/UCTWPeF93o9PNjyMDwP0t1KwBen, Doomantidote: youtube.com/channel/UCygoDSYahMfKEwp5UWPO7IAOther channel mentioned:Kate Howe: youtube.com/channel/UCgcjcyByhekqVpU6cKriX5wBooks mentioned:James P. Blaylock - All the Bells on EarthHanya Yanagihara - A Little LifeLeonard Pitts, Jr. - The Last Thing You SurrenderEmily Bronte - Wuthering HeightsSiegfried Lenz - DeutschstundeRaymond E. Feist - MagicianHarriet Martineau - DeerbrookEvelyn Waugh - A Handful of Dust
The Fantasy Books Project 2021 Leoslittlebooklife 2020-11-18 | Channels mentioned:Juan, Just Juan Reader: youtube.com/channel/UCTWPeF93o9PNjyMDwP0t1KwRick MacDonnell: youtube.com/channel/UCLNaTaVTDsNSBqi2X2M5nSwOly Bliss, BookDraw: youtube.com/channel/UCOYySGFqaUKaTHDPSPA165wChris, Bookish Cauldron: youtube.com/channel/UCepxs1-Q6nUS3aLZyoGiXtASeji, The Artisan Geek: youtube.com/channel/UCamkpihJtPvMuH49D6FejEwBooks mentioned:Guy Gavriel Kay - The Last Light of the SunJoe Abercrombie - The Blade ItselfBen Oliver - LoopTad Williams - City of Golden ShadowC.S. Friedman - Black Sun RisingGregory Maguire - WickedJ.V. Jones - The Baker's BoyDan Simmons - HyperionNeil Gaiman - NeverwhereSean Russell - The One KingdomAlex Pheby - MordewBridget Collins - The Binding
The African-American Literature Project 2021 Leoslittlebooklife 2020-11-17 | Channels mentioned:Darryl Suite, dsweet_library: instagram.com/dsweet_library/?hl=nlDidi, Brown Girl Reading: youtube.com/channel/UCTq_SsIysxXwJt2I1xyU-UAJaclyn, Six Minutes for Me: youtube.com/channel/UCkDyG2740YKQ4Zo0yZDTBcwPeta, Comfycozyup: youtube.com/channel/UCiapSdizzoImMMgkUQcfJAQBooks mentioned:De'Shawn Charles Winslow - In West MillsRichard Wright - Native SonJames Alan McPherson - Hue and CrimeTayari Jones - An American MarriageLeonard Pitts Jr. - Before I ForgetToni Morrison - BelovedBryan Washington - LotColson Whitehead - The Underground RailroadNella Larsen - QuicksandBrandon Taylor - Real LifeJames McBride - Deacon King KongTa-Nehisi Coates - The Water Dancer
The Spooky / Scary Tag Leoslittlebooklife 2020-11-14 | I was tagged by Charles Heathcote: youtu.be/Zl-8lixkAXUOriginal tag by Big Hard Books & Classics: youtube.com/channel/UCBNfvf5Imc7KjiUIf4WC4MgBooks mentioned:Stephen King - The StandStephen King - ItThomas Mann - The Magic MountainCharles Dickens- Ghost Stories
Chunkster Classics Quarterly 2021 Leoslittlebooklife 2020-11-11 | Channels mentioned:Sarah, from Hardcover Hearts: youtube.com/c/HardcoverHeartsRoz, from Scallydandling about the Books: youtube.com/channel/UCE-lxdtxTUTWEs0xJn-dH0gBooks mentioned:Charles Dickens - Little DorritVictor Hugo - Les MiserablesHonore de Balzac - Lost IllusionsAlexandre Dumas - The Count of Monte CristoThomas Mann - The Magic Mountain
The 5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Potentials 2021 Project Leoslittlebooklife 2020-11-10 | Channels mentioned:Juan from Just Juan Reader's video: youtube.com/watch?v=xEaYsgv7fGM&t=195sChris Bookish Caudron's video where he talks about Hobb's book: youtube.com/watch?v=HEJj6nrkpMM&t=15sRick MacDonnell's video about Kay's book: youtube.com/watch?v=wpFVIilwmNESarah from Hardcover Hearts: youtube.com/c/HardcoverHearts/featuredDidi from Brown Girl Reading: youtube.com/channel/UCTq_SsIysxXwJt2I1xyU-UAOly Bliss from BookDraw: youtube.com/channel/UCOYySGFqaUKaTHDPSPA165wBooks mentioned:Jesmyn Ward - Where the Line BleedsTom Spanbauer - In the City of Shy HuntersGuy Gavriel Kay - River of StarsEleanor Catton - The IlluminariesRichard Russo - Nobody's FoolCharles Dickens - The Mystery of Edwin DroodLeonard Pitts Jr. - Grant ParkDaphne du Maurier - The Breaking PointMichael Christie - GreenwoodRobin Hobb - The Soldier Son TrilogyEvelyn Waugh - ScoopPatrick Gale - A Place Called Winter
October Reads Leoslittlebooklife 2020-11-03 | Books mentioned:Virginia Woolf - Mrs Dalloway Daphne du Maurier - Don't Look Now and Other Stories Fernando Aramburu - HomelandN.K. Jemisin - The City We BecameAdam Mars-Jones - Box HillMichael Cunningham- The HoursMovie mentioned:The Hours, directed by Stephen Daldry
A Very Dickens Victober Leoslittlebooklife 2020-10-31 | Books and journals mentioned:Charles Dickens - Bleak HouseClaire Tomalin - Charles Dickens, A LifePeter Ackroyd - DickensDonald Hawed - Who's Who in DickensCharles Dickens, the Lost Portrait (Philip Mould & Co)Lucinda Hawksley - Dickens's Artistic Daughter Katey, her life, loves and impactHousehold Words vol 7 (1853)The Dickensian no.511 vol.116 part 2, Summer 2020Other mentions:Philip Mould & Company: www.philipmould.comThe Charles Dickens Museums: www.dickensmuseum.com#victober
Black History Month UK and September Reads Leoslittlebooklife 2020-10-08 | Channel mentioned:Hardcover Hearts: youtube.com/c/HardcoverHeartsBooks mentioned:Malorie Blackman - Noughts & CrossesAnita Brookner - A MisallianceMarcel Proust- The Way by SwannStephen King - The StandHanya Yanagihara - A Little Life Guy Gavriel Kay - Children of Earth and Sky
BookTube Prize Winner reaction #booktubeprize Leoslittlebooklife 2020-10-03 | Books mentioned:Lanny by Max PorterWomen Talking by Miriam ToewsThe Beekeeper of Aleppo by Miriam Toews10 Minutes, 38 Seconds in this Strange World by Elif ShafakA Single Thread by Tracy Chevalier Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo The winner announcement video: My review of A Single Tread and Lanny: youtube.com/watch?v=NIjTDMoWHE0&t=4sMy review of Women Talking and 10 minutes, 38 Seconds in this Strange World: youtube.com/watch?v=mAvHmImm1Pk&t=69s
Announcing The Fate of Jane Moore : a Victober Choose our Own Adventure Leoslittlebooklife 2020-10-01 | Listen to the story on Kate Howe's channel: youtube.com/channel/UCgcjcyByhekqVpU6cKriX5wThe participants are:Emily “Novelle Novels”https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKGf...Carolyn “Carolyn Marie Reads” https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKX6...Mary “Happily Ever Esch” https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjQU...Christy Luis “Dostoevsky in Space”https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5vx...Libby Stephensonhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5qB...Angie “Literary Labors”https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt1X...Ros “Scallydandling About Books”https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCE-l...Dani “Spenelli Speaks”https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCA8y...Rainey “Rainey Day Reads”https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCldX...Claudia “Spinster’s Libary”https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzcc...Katie “Books and Things”https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNBg...Kate “The Novel Nomad”https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4Tw...Becky Cosgrove Bethany DavisJess “Dickens and Docks”https://www.instagram.com/dickens.and...Leo “A Little Book Life” https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-FE...Naomi “Naomi’s Bookshelf”https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCO0W...Katie “Reading When I Can”https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCas8...Petra “Petra U.”https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMKz...Charles “Charles Heathcote”https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCizW...Meghan “Meghan the Story Girl”https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0ci...Tori “Hufflepuff Discovery”https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSby...Jennifer Brookshttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjfh...
My Victober tbr: Dickens! Leoslittlebooklife 2020-09-30 | Channel mentioned:Hardcover Hearts: youtube.com/c/HardcoverHeartsBooks and periodicals mentioned:Charles Dickens - Bleak HousePeter Ackroyd - DickensClaire Tomalin - Charles Dickens : a LifeHousehold Words : a weekly journal vol. 7 (1853)The Dickensian vol. 116 (2020)
The Book Reviewers Tag Leoslittlebooklife 2020-09-27 | The prompts:1) Where do you post your book reviews outside of BookTube e.g. Goodreads, social media, retailers, blogs etc..?2) What is your star rating system?3) Convince me to read a favourite book of yours in no more than 5 words.4) Which book was the hardest to review and why?5) Are there any books you won't review or give a star rating to out of principle?Viewing Reviews6) A book you really want to read has terrible reviews, do you still read it?7) Where do you view book reviews outside of BookTube and what is your preferred format e.g. short/long, video/print etc...?8) At what point do you view reviews of a book you are reading (before, during or after) and do you seek out reviews similar to your own or opposing? Stand Out From The Crowd:9) Which book have you read with the lowest rating on Goodreads that you loved?10) Which book have you read with the highest rating on Goodreads that you hated?Original video by Read A Book Gem: youtube.com/watch?v=T82FQl7Z-1oCharlie's take on the tag: youtube.com/watch?v=uPITK8pNh1s&t=338sBookish's review video of An Heir to Murder: youtu.be/jswsgTL0W4gMy review video of Our Doris: youtu.be/hdlFoPL9YtEI tag:Jyotsna's Bookscapades: youtube.com/c/JyotsnaSSupposedly Fun: youtube.com/channel/UCOYmDxkNFwDmuTrGfqJtIaACathie Grimm: youtube.com/user/rand8manBooks mentioned:Hanya Yanagihara - A Little LifeMiriam Toews - Women TalkingAlice Adams - Medicine MenAndrea Lawlor - Paul Takes the Form of a Mortal Girl
The Favorite Characters Tag (original) Leoslittlebooklife 2020-09-17 | The prompts for this tag are:1. A character that you love fiercely.2. A character that is heavily flawed but you cannot help but love3. A character that made you laugh out loud4. A child character that you like5. An animal character that you love6. A strong woman character that you like.7. A brave character that you admire8. A character that scares the hell out of you9. A really mean character10. A character that you really hateI tag:Juan from Just Juan Reader: youtube.com/channel/UCTWPeF93o9PNjyMDwP0t1KwBrian from Bookish: youtube.com/channel/UCrrFo3tDRDVbX7PZjWx1qYASarah from Hardcover Hearts: youtube.com/channel/UCGNpG_pEmpa3rmQ4obUhh4QSonya from An Enthusiastic Reader: youtube.com/channel/UC3250HMLBuTSIveMXVJxI2wAlex from What Page are you On: youtube.com/channel/UCsUwugvMAROjWUpnKYSdWJwBooks mentioned:Hanya Yanagihara - A Little LifeBernardine Evaristo - Mr LovermanCharles Dickens - Nicolas NicklebyMarcel Proust - Swann's WayRobin Hobb - The Farseer TrilogyJ.K. Rowling - The Harry Potter seriesJ.R.R. Tolkien - The Lord of the RingsStephen King - Doctor SleepJames Alan McPherson - Elbow RoomGabriel Tallent - My Absolute Darling
