jims books reading & stuffThe Personal Rules for Reading Tag was created as an open source tag, where those tagged can add a prompt or two of their own.
I followed on from James Holder's video, youtube.com/watch?v=MNmf2RKWNJk it is quite possible I have missed some prompts added by other booktubers by other Booktubers.
Prompts: 1. Do you strive to read everyday? If yes, do you do anything different or special to make time within your day? If no, why not?
2. Do you always stay within your favorite genres or do you experiment with reading different genres and sub-genres?
3. Do you DNF (Did Not Finish)? If yes, what was the last book you DNF'ed and the reason(s) why? If your answer is no, then what drives you to finish the book?
4. Do you like to read challenging books? If yes, what draws you to them? If not, why do you avoid them?
5. Greg’s Question: Do you read books that have been banned by local authorities?
6. CriminOlly's Question: Do you read books by authors whose views you disagree with?
7. Steve Donoghue's Question: Do you clear your mind of preconceptions and biases before you start a new book, or do you go in with axes to grind?
8. Steve Donoghue’s Question: Do you recommend books, if you end up really liking them? And if so, what form does that recommendation take?
9. Bill's Question: What was the last book you recommended? Was there a specific reason for that book? Do people come to you regularly for book recommendations?
10. Bill’s Question: What book have you had the most success in recommending?
11. Micah Cummins’s Question: Do you take notes or annotate while you read? If so, what form does it take?
12. James Holder's Question: How many books are in your personal library? How do you organize your books?
13. My additional prompt: Do you read books in languages other than your own?
Books shown or mentioned The Black Book by Orhan Pamuk Bleak House by Charles Dickens Finnegan's Wake by James Joyce La Recherche du temps Perdu by Marcel Proust The Perelin Decline by Pae Veo @attention5638 Fort comme la mort by Maupassant ლექსები by Nodar Dumbadze American Fairy Tales by Dato Turashvili
The Personal Rules for Reading Tagjims books reading & stuff2022-10-04 | The Personal Rules for Reading Tag was created as an open source tag, where those tagged can add a prompt or two of their own.
I followed on from James Holder's video, youtube.com/watch?v=MNmf2RKWNJk it is quite possible I have missed some prompts added by other booktubers by other Booktubers.
Prompts: 1. Do you strive to read everyday? If yes, do you do anything different or special to make time within your day? If no, why not?
2. Do you always stay within your favorite genres or do you experiment with reading different genres and sub-genres?
3. Do you DNF (Did Not Finish)? If yes, what was the last book you DNF'ed and the reason(s) why? If your answer is no, then what drives you to finish the book?
4. Do you like to read challenging books? If yes, what draws you to them? If not, why do you avoid them?
5. Greg’s Question: Do you read books that have been banned by local authorities?
6. CriminOlly's Question: Do you read books by authors whose views you disagree with?
7. Steve Donoghue's Question: Do you clear your mind of preconceptions and biases before you start a new book, or do you go in with axes to grind?
8. Steve Donoghue’s Question: Do you recommend books, if you end up really liking them? And if so, what form does that recommendation take?
9. Bill's Question: What was the last book you recommended? Was there a specific reason for that book? Do people come to you regularly for book recommendations?
10. Bill’s Question: What book have you had the most success in recommending?
11. Micah Cummins’s Question: Do you take notes or annotate while you read? If so, what form does it take?
12. James Holder's Question: How many books are in your personal library? How do you organize your books?
13. My additional prompt: Do you read books in languages other than your own?
Books shown or mentioned The Black Book by Orhan Pamuk Bleak House by Charles Dickens Finnegan's Wake by James Joyce La Recherche du temps Perdu by Marcel Proust The Perelin Decline by Pae Veo @attention5638 Fort comme la mort by Maupassant ლექსები by Nodar Dumbadze American Fairy Tales by Dato Turashvili
I read and answer all comments. ვკითხულობ და ვპასუხობ ყველა კომენტარს1 min review: The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klunejims books reading & stuff2024-10-20 | This is my one minute review of The House in the Cerulean Sea by T J Klune. There is some controversy surrounding the book as it was inspired by the Sixties Scoop. Here is some information about the Sixties Scoop: indigenousfoundations.arts.ubc.ca/sixties_scoop and here is a Booktube video talking about the book and the controversy: youtu.be/jnoLYfhLZe0?si=6apUyZf0uK_uLsDM In a one minute video I don't have time to discuss the controversy, but I am aware of it, I generally try to judge books on their merits as a reading experience and not to be influenced by the background.
I read and answer all comments. ვკითხულობ და ვპასუხობ ყველა კომენტარსA bugs lifejims books reading & stuff2024-10-20 | ...Bookshelf Tour part 5jims books reading & stuff2024-10-19 | The fifth and final installment of my bookshelf tour, looking at the fifth shelf with compartments related to learning English, some physical TBR, Margaret Atwood, Turkish guide Books and various other stuff!
I read and answer all comments. ვკითხულობ და ვპასუხობ ყველა კომენტარსTbilisi. Gray sky. Blue Sky.jims books reading & stuff2024-10-19 | ...Ten Before the End #TenBeforeTheEndjims books reading & stuff2024-10-18 | The idea of "Ten before the end" is as we approach the end of the year we look through our shelves and our kindles to find 10 books we want to read before the year is up. I saw this idea on Angelia @readandre-read 's channel: youtu.be/WaZeEqsw-Oo?si=shiaF6Elw1DaEh8P I also saw that Melinda @awebofstories had also done this and Jack Edwards did this last year. Here are my ten before the end (let me know in the comments where I should start or if there are any which are best avoided):
0:00 Intro 0:27 The ABC Murders by Agatha Christie 1:14 Weyward by Emilia Hart 1:41 The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway 2:17 Road to Nowhere by Braylee Parkinson 2:53 The Big Green Tent by Ludmila Ulitskaya 3:12 Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver 3:47 Beach Read by Emily Henry 4:27 Chronicles of the Dead by A F Stewart 4:49 Burning Bright by Tracy Chevalier 5:14 Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo 5:46 Outro
Other books shown or mentioned Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver Not in My Book by Katie Holt (Expected publication December 10, 2024) Remarkable Creatures by Tracy Chevalier
I read and answer all comments. ვკითხულობ და ვპასუხობ ყველა კომენტარსPoetry Thursday: The Death of Irish by Aidan Carl Mathewsjims books reading & stuff2024-10-17 | The poem "The Death of Irish" by Aidan Carl Mathews is taken from The Penguin Book of Contemporary Irish Poetry
I read and answer all comments. ვკითხულობ და ვპასუხობ ყველა კომენტარსMetro arrives at Vazha-Pshavela metro.jims books reading & stuff2024-10-17 | ...Happy birthday Oscar Wilde #victoberjims books reading & stuff2024-10-16 | Oscar Wilde was born on this day 16th October, 170 years ago in 1854.Sporty familyjims books reading & stuff2024-10-16 | ...1 min Review: Recursion by Blake Crouchjims books reading & stuff2024-10-15 | This is my 1 minute review of Recursion by Blake Crouch
I read and answer all comments. ვკითხულობ და ვპასუხობ ყველა კომენტარსLets Talk about Ratings #booktubejims books reading & stuff2024-10-14 | How I rate the books I read. Should we trust Goodreads average ratings? What makes a book a five star read for you?
I read and answer all comments. ვკითხულობ და ვპასუხობ ყველა კომენტარსBarnaby Rudge Readalong #victoberjims books reading & stuff2024-10-13 | In #victober, I will usually start a Dickens novel, it usually takes me a couple of months to finish a Dickens novel. This month I am reading Barnaby Rudge, there is a readalong on Goodreads, which I intend to follow, here is the link: goodreads.com/topic/group_folder/483068 Barnaby Rudge was published in 1841 and is a historic novel set at the time of the Gordon Riots in 1780. I know very little about it apart from that but I intend to make maybe weekly updates as I progress,
I read and answer all comments. ვკითხულობ და ვპასუხობ ყველა კომენტარსMetro arrives at Medical Universityjims books reading & stuff2024-10-12 | ...Bookshelf Tour Part 4jims books reading & stuff2024-10-12 | The fourth installment of my bookshelf tour, looking at the fourth shelf with compartments for my Georgian books and a mix of French books, little black Penguin classics, Stalin and Colleen Hoover!!!
Some books shown: Georgian Shelf: Georgia: Customs and Culture by Natia Abramia Ali and Nino by Kurban Said Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern American Fairy Tales by Dato Turashvili Tales from Kartli by Revaz-Giorgi Arveladze May These Ashes be Light Hard by a Great Forest by Leo Vardiashvili
Mixed shelf: The Life of a Stupid Man by Ryunosoke Akutagawa Why I am So Clever by Friedrich Nietzsche The Yellow Wall-Paper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman Young Stalin by Simon Sebag Montefiore Koba the Dread by Martin Amis Stories I Stole Life in Soviet Georgia A la recherche du temps perdu by Marcel Proust L'Etranger by Albert Camus Chagrin d'Ecole by Daniel Pennac It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover
I read and answer all comments. ვკითხულობ და ვპასუხობ ყველა კომენტარსTbilisi, Georgiajims books reading & stuff2024-10-11 | ...Poetry Thursday: Stars by Emily Bronte #victoberjims books reading & stuff2024-10-10 | "Stars" by Emily Bronte was read from "The Night is Darkening Around Me" a Penguin Little Black Classic (#63).
I read and answer all comments. ვკითხულობ და ვპასუხობ ყველა კომენტარსIt isnt that bad tag #tagtuesdayjims books reading & stuff2024-10-08 | Last Tuesday I put out a video, saying I'd be doing fewer tag videos and here I am doing a tag video. This tag was created by the wonderful Melinda @awebofstories Here is the original: youtu.be/dk6FbZe7Z6Y?si=RzWWqT3v-QUiQ58I I was tagged by Allen @bighardbooks770
Here are the prompts: 1. Do you dog-ear your books? 2. Do you annotate your books? 3. Do you roll covers or break spines when you read? 4. Do you listen to something while you read? 5. Do you read in the bathroom? 6. Do you read in water (such as in the bathtub, in a pool, etc)? 7. Do you DNF? 8. Do you ever read ahead or skip to the end of a book? 9. Are you book-polygamous (i.e., read more than one book at a time)? 10. Do you own more books than bookshelf space? BONUS: Do you ever take a book without leaving a book at a Little Free Library? Tag some people.
I tag the following: Ryan @BookTimeWithRyan Aoife @PrettyPurplePolkaDots Neus @Sinlibrosnosoynada Olly @CriminOllyBlog Debbie @bookandbujo Gavin @GavinReadsItAll
Books shown or mentioned The Top Gear Years by Jeremy Clarkson Short Stories by Flannery O'Connor დედა, მამა, რვა ბავშვი და საბარგო მანქანა by Ana-Cath Vestly Moby Dick by Herman Melville The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde #victober Recursion by Blake Crouch Criminolly presents Garbology
Time Stamps 0:00 Intro 0:39 Do you dog-ear your books? 1:35 Do you annotate your books? 2:02 Do you roll covers or break spines when you read? 2:32 Do you listen to something while you read? 3:15 Do you read in the bathroom? 3:44 Do you read in water? 4:12 Do you DNF? 4:57 Do you ever read ahead or skip to the end of a book? 5:26 Are you book-polygamous? 6:37 Do you own more books than bookshelf space? 7:14 Who do I Tag 8:47 Outro
I read and answer all comments. ვკითხულობ და ვპასუხობ ყველა კომენტარსA haul video but not a book haul #matchbox #dinkytoysjims books reading & stuff2024-10-07 | Haul videos are popular on Booktube but this isn't a Book haul. Today I visited a secondhand toy store in Tbilisi and came away with 8 model cars, which I show in this video. My haul VW Beetle (Corgi) Skip Truck (Matchbox) Hoveringham Tipper (Matchbox) Lamborghini Miura (Matchbox) Captain Scarlet's Spectrum Pursuit Vehicle Land Rover (Corgi) Triumph TR2 (Dinky reissue) Racing Car 23a (Dinky)
I read and answer all comments. ვკითხულობ და ვპასუხობ ყველა კომენტარსMetro arrives at Didubejims books reading & stuff2024-10-07 | ...Lets talk about Poetryjims books reading & stuff2024-10-06 | Poetry as a form is outside my comfort zone, I have been reading poems on the past three Thursdays because I want to explore this medium. Poetry often captures complex emotions and experiences in a concise way, allowing readers and listeners to connect with feelings that may be difficult to articulate. What are your favorite poems? (Let me know in the comments)
Books shown Now We Are Six by A A Milne The Penguin Book of Contemporary Irish Poetry The Night is Darkening Around Me by Emily Bronte Emotional Terrorism by Joolz Denby Poems by Galaktion Tabidze Three Poems by Vazha-Pshavela
I read and answer all comments. ვკითხულობ და ვპასუხობ ყველა კომენტარსBookshelf Tour Part 3jims books reading & stuff2024-10-05 | The third installment of my bookshelf tour, looking at the third shelf with compartments for my physical TBR, my classics and plays and stuff.
I read and answer all comments. ვკითხულობ და ვპასუხობ ყველა კომენტარსFishing on the Highway #urbananglingjims books reading & stuff2024-10-05 | ...Tbilisoba #tbilisijims books reading & stuff2024-10-05 | ...A random book from the shelf: Little Women by Louisa May Alcott #victoberjims books reading & stuff2024-10-05 | Little Women by Louisa May Alcott doesn't strictly count for #victober if we take #victober to encompass only books written or published in the UK and Ireland during the Victorian period, as it is American.1 min review: Apocalypse of the Realm: The Wrath of the Elephant by Oktay Volkan Alkayajims books reading & stuff2024-10-04 | This is my 1 minute review of Apocalypse of the Realm: The Wrath of the Elephant by Oktay Volkan Alkaya #booktube #türkiye #turkishfiction
I read and answer all comments. ვკითხულობ და ვპასუხობ ყველა კომენტარსPoetry Thursday: Hope by Emily Bronte #victoberjims books reading & stuff2024-10-03 | "Hope" by Emily Bronte was read from "The Night is Darkening Around Me" a Penguin Little Black Classic (#63).
The poem's central theme is the failure of hope in the face of adversity. Emily Bronte depicts Hope as a fickle friend who abandons the speaker during their time of need. The speaker's experiences reflect the despair and disillusionment of the Victorian era.
I read and answer all comments. ვკითხულობ და ვპასუხობ ყველა კომენტარს1 min review: Hard by a Great Forest by Leo Vardiashvilijims books reading & stuff2024-10-02 | This is my 1 minute review of Hard by a Great Forest by Leo Vardiashvili. #georgianliterature101 #booktube #georgianreadathon
I read and answer all comments. ვკითხულობ და ვპასუხობ ყველა კომენტარსcute catsjims books reading & stuff2024-10-02 | ...No Tag Today...and heres whyjims books reading & stuff2024-10-01 | Tuesday is a day for doing Booktube tags. I won't be putting one out today. Booktube tags aren't necessarily passe, but they have evolved over time. While they were hugely popular in the earlier days of Booktube, the community has diversified its content in recent years. Tags, especially the traditional ones, are not as prominent or viral as they once were. I put a poll on my community tab asking what type of booktube videos my viewers preferred and only two votes were for Tags. My channel is focusing more on reviews these days, which my viewers seem to prefer. Let me know your thoughts on Booktube tag videos in the comments.
Tags can still be engaging, especially if you give them a fresh spin or inject humor and personality into them. If your audience enjoys them, they’re still a valid form of content!
I read and answer all comments. ვკითხულობ და ვპასუხობ ყველა კომენტარსOctober TBR #victoberjims books reading & stuff2024-09-30 | My October TBR, the books I want to read in October.
Books shown or mentioned Barnaby Rudge by Charles Dickens The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle დედა, მამა, რვა ბავშვი და საბარგო მანქანა by Ane-Kath Vestley Criminolly Presents Garbology Recursion by Blake Crouch Apocalypse of the Realm by Oktay Volkan Alkaya
I read and answer all comments. ვკითხულობ და ვპასუხობ ყველა კომენტარს1 min review: Murder at the Foundling Hospital by Irina Shapiro #victoberjims books reading & stuff2024-09-29 | This is my 1 minute review of Murder at the Foundling Hospital by Irina Shapiro, the third book in the Tate and Bell Series, a Victorian murder mystery set in 1850s London.
I read and answer all comments. ვკითხულობ და ვპასუხობ ყველა კომენტარსBookshelf Tour Part 2: Art and Nostalgiajims books reading & stuff2024-09-28 | This is the second part of my bookshelf tour looking at the second shelf The Second Shelf is divided into 2 compartments: 1. Nostalgia: books and objects that recall my childhood or younger self 2. Art: books and objects about art #framedinseptember
🕖Time Stamps🕢 0:00 Intro 0:18 Nostalgia Compartment: Show 1:29 Nostalgia Compartment: Tell 3:12 Art Compartment: Show 4:02 Art Compartment: Tell 4:37 Outro
I read and answer all comments. ვკითხულობ და ვპასუხობ ყველა კომენტარსPoetry Thursday: The Tollund Man by Seamus Heaneyjims books reading & stuff2024-09-26 | "The Tollund Man" by Seamus Heaney taken from The Penguin Book of Contemporary Irish Poetry A lecture on the poem: youtube.com/watch?v=9MlSFaTGqes Seamus Heaney [1939-2013] was one of the greatest contemporary Irish poets. Indeed one of the greatest world-wide.
The books I plan to read for Victober 2024 Barnaby Rudge by Charles Dickens The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde and possibly some Sherlock Holmes short stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Time Stamps 0:00 Intro 0:48 Challenges 2:40 My TBR 4:50 Outro
I read and answer all comments. ვკითხულობ და ვპასუხობ ყველა კომენტარსBookshelf Tour Sept 2024 Part 1jims books reading & stuff2024-09-22 | This is the beginning of my bookshelf tour starting with the top shelf. The Top Shelf is divided into 3 compartments: 1. Bible, Kafka and Physical TBR Overflow 2. Cookbooks, Australian Artefacts, books, model cars and maps 3. My Petrolhead Shelf with books about cars and model cars and a Lego Lamborghini Countach
I read and answer all comments. ვკითხულობ და ვპასუხობ ყველა კომენტარსTbilisi 360° #tbilisijims books reading & stuff2024-09-21 | ...Lado Gudiashvili #framedinseptemberjims books reading & stuff2024-09-20 | ლადო გუდიაშვილი (Lado Gudiashvili) 1896-1980 is a famous Georgian artist. Yrsterday, I picked up a collection of 10 Postcards of his paintings from a secondhand book stall, the postcards were printed in Tbilisi, then in the Soviet Union in 1974. I also have a book about Lado Gudiashvili in Georgian published by Palitra.
#framedinseptember is a Booktube event created by Elisabeth @bouquinsbooks where we look at books related to art in the month of September. youtube.com/watch?v=BWvDmtaqdiw
I read and answer all comments. ვკითხულობ და ვპასუხობ ყველა კომენტარსPoetry Thursday: Wormwood by Thomas Kinsella #poetrythursdayjims books reading & stuff2024-09-19 | "Wormwood" by Thomas Kinsella from The Penguin Book of Contemporary Irish Poetry
Let me know in the comments if you would like me to read poems regularly on a Thursday.
I read and answer all comments. ვკითხულობ და ვპასუხობ ყველა კომენტარს1 min review: A Little Hatred by Joe Abercrombiejims books reading & stuff2024-09-18 | This is my 1 minute review of A Little Hatred by Joe Abercrombie. A fantasy set in a newly industrializing world.
There are just 4 prompts (5 if you include tagging some people) 1. EXTINCTION: Are there things you used to do on your channel that you no longer do? 2. ADAPTATION: What things have you done on your channel or as a result of being on Booktube that you never thought you would do? 3. EVOLUTION: How has Booktube changed you and what do you aspire to do on your channel in future? 4. BONUS PROMPT: Impart your words of wisdom to all of the fledgling Booktubers out there! 5. TAG SOME PEOPLE! I tag: Greg @SupposedlyFun @Danni.Dabbles @davidsbookreviews4983 @MichaelButtonBooks @ChristyLuisDostoevskyinSpace
Time Stamps 0:00 Introduction 0:38 Extinction 2:16 Adaptation 3:16 Evolution 4:06 Bonus Prompt 6:26 Tag some people 7:05 Outro
I'd love to hear about your evolution as a Booktuber or what you think of the evolution of my channel! Please share your thoughts with me to these questions in the Comments section. If you don't feel comfortable leaving a comment, leave an emoji or give this video a thumbs up! I appreciate it!
I read and answer all comments. ვკითხულობ და ვპასუხობ ყველა კომენტარსA random book from the shelf: Orsay: Visitors Guidejims books reading & stuff2024-09-16 | Today's random book from the shelf is A visitor's guide to the Musée d'Orsay in Paris. A gallery where you can find many of the most significant Impressionist paintings as well as iconic paintings like Van Gogh's Room in Arles. #framedinseptember1 min review: Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christiejims books reading & stuff2024-09-15 | On 15th September 1890 Agatha Christie was born in Torquay, England. This is my one minute review of Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie. I added the book onto my TBR in memory of Alice, a wonderful Booktuber, who loved Agathe Christie and sadly passed away. Her channel: youtube.com/watch?v=RyNQcQJOEyk
I read and answer all comments. ვკითხულობ და ვპასუხობ ყველა კომენტარსI Read a Romance and I Liked It! #booktubejims books reading & stuff2024-09-14 | I have just read Not in My Book by Katie Holt and I liked it. Contemporary romance isn't usually my jam but I enjoyed this. I like to stray out of my comfort zone from time to time. These are my thoughts on romance in fiction and a review of the book.
Time Stamps 🕐 0:00 Intro 0:37 Me and Romance Fiction 2:56 Not in My Book Review 6:43 Outro
Books shown or mentioned Not in My Book by Katie Holt Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson Persuasion by Jane Austen Emma by Jane Austen The Secret of Another Desert by Ia Kargarateli It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover Showdown Trail by Louis L'Amour The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenenegger It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover Bridget Jones's Diary by Helen Fielding Tipping the Velvet by Sarah Waters The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller Beach Read by Emily Henry The Hating Game by Sally Thorne
I read and answer all comments. ვკითხულობ და ვპასუხობ ყველა კომენტარსA Random Book from the Shelf: Pre-Raphaelitesjims books reading & stuff2024-09-13 | Pre-Raphaelites by Heather Birchall The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood was founded in 1848 by John Everett Millais, Dante Gabriel Rossetti and William Holman Hunt. They favored a return to what they considered the artistic purity of medieval art. #framedinseptemberA random book from the shelf: Rembrandt #booktube #framedinseptemberjims books reading & stuff2024-09-12 | For the #framedinseptember project, I am taking random books from my art shelf. Today's book is Rembrandt, the Dutch grand master from the 17th century. It is a Taschen Book written by Michael Bockenmuhl with many illustrations of his masterpieces like The Night Watch and his 1661 Self portrait.1 min review: Home Wrecker by J M Dagleishjims books reading & stuff2024-09-10 | This is my 1 minute review of Home Wrecker by J M Dagleish
I read and answer all comments. ვკითხულობ და ვპასუხობ ყველა კომენტარსLets Trigger some Fandoms #booktubejims books reading & stuff2024-09-07 | This video has some fun poking at some fandoms. Let me know in the comments other triggers for various fandoms.