Stalking KafkaDo I actually have plans? Yes, yes, I do. I think.
I mentioned @GunpowderFictionPlot , @GemofBooks and @BookwormAdventureGirl in this video (Hiiiii!)
If you are interested in a read along for East of Eden, please let me know in the comments section or send me a message on Voxer. My handle is stalkingkafka. web.voxer.com/u/stalkingkafka
BOOKS 📚 IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE:
Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton Brotherless Night by V.V. Ganeshananthan A History of Burning by Janice Oza Cocktail by Lisa Alward Chrysalis by Abuja Varghese Soldier Sailor by Claire Kilroy Nothing To See Here by Kevin Wilson Killingly by Katharine Beutner Bodies of Light by Jennifer Down Germinal by Emile Zola East of Eden by John Steinbeck The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins White Noise by Don DeLlilo The Boarding School Girl by Nadezhda Khvoshinskaya tr. Karen Rosneck Ceremony by Leslie Marmon Silko Housekeeping by Marilynne Robinson Julia by Sandra Newman Enter Ghost by Isabella Hammad Fly On The Wall by E. Lockhart Apeiragon by Colum McCann North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell
Current Reads & Channel Plans Summer 2024Stalking Kafka2024-05-12 | Do I actually have plans? Yes, yes, I do. I think.
I mentioned @GunpowderFictionPlot , @GemofBooks and @BookwormAdventureGirl in this video (Hiiiii!)
If you are interested in a read along for East of Eden, please let me know in the comments section or send me a message on Voxer. My handle is stalkingkafka. web.voxer.com/u/stalkingkafka
BOOKS 📚 IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE:
Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton Brotherless Night by V.V. Ganeshananthan A History of Burning by Janice Oza Cocktail by Lisa Alward Chrysalis by Abuja Varghese Soldier Sailor by Claire Kilroy Nothing To See Here by Kevin Wilson Killingly by Katharine Beutner Bodies of Light by Jennifer Down Germinal by Emile Zola East of Eden by John Steinbeck The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins White Noise by Don DeLlilo The Boarding School Girl by Nadezhda Khvoshinskaya tr. Karen Rosneck Ceremony by Leslie Marmon Silko Housekeeping by Marilynne Robinson Julia by Sandra Newman Enter Ghost by Isabella Hammad Fly On The Wall by E. Lockhart Apeiragon by Colum McCann North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell
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Intro/outro music - epidemicsound.comReading 1 Star Reviews of Books I loveStalking Kafka2024-10-13 | This video was a massive edit so please forgive me if I don't get to the show notes until tomorrow. :)
I mentioned Kim from @MIDDLEoftheBookMARCH and @BooksandLala in this video (Hiiii!)
BOOKS 📚 IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE: Therese Raquin by Emile Zola Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte Bunny by Mona Awad A Tale For The Time Being by Ruth Ozeki Maps Of Our Spectacular Bodies by Maddie Mortimer Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison Loved and Missed by Susie Boyt Elena Knows by Claudia Pineiro James by Percival Everett
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Thank you for spending this time with me!October TBR & Martyr! ReadalongStalking Kafka2024-09-27 | If you wish to join the Martyr! read along, please send me a message on voxer. My handle is stalkingkafka. Vox me on Voxer! web.voxer.com/u/stalkingkafka
Here is the tentative schedule: Week 1 - up to end of Ch. 7 Week 2 - up to end of Ch. 14 Week 3 - up to end of Ch. 22 Week 4 - up to End.
Victober is a month-long readathon celebrating Victorian literature hosted by: @katiejlumsden @katehowereads @scallydandlingaboutthebook2711 @BlatantlyBookish
The Challenges Kate’s challenge: Read a Victorian book where religion is a component of the story Katie’s challenge: Read a Victorian book that plays with form in some way Marissa’s challenge: Read a Victorian work that was originally serialised Ros’s challenge: Experience Victorian drama: read, watch or listen to a Victorian play Group challenge: Read a Victorian work by Wilkie Collins and/or by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Gothtober runs from Oct. 1 - 31st and is hosted by: Olivia @OliviasCatastrophe Hannah @LadetteM Tish @itslatishag
BOOKS 📚 IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE: Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar Lakewood by Megan Giddings Dark Places by Gillian Flynn Fingersmith by Sarah Waters Mothering by Ainslie Hogarth The Lost Tarot by Sarah Henstra The Silent Companions by Laura Purcell The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins The Romance of a Shop by Amy Levy North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell Crying in H-Mart by Michelle Zauner Silence by Shusaku Endo
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#victober #gothtoberAugust Reading Wrap-Up 🎏 Women in Translation, Booker Prize books & The Guest by Emma ClineStalking Kafka2024-09-21 | She's back and in fine form. More show notes to come.
If you wish to join me in the Martyr! read along, please send me a message on voxer. My handle is stalkingkafka. Vox me on Voxer! web.voxer.com/u/stalkingkafka
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Intro/outro music - epidemicsound.comHobonichi Unboxing 2025 😍 Cousin, Weeks Mega, 5 Year Journal Gift Box and AccessoriesStalking Kafka2024-09-18 | My first Hobonichi/Planner video ever! Normally this channel is all about books but here I am sharing my other passion/obsession.
NB. I realized pretty quickly that the plastic covers I got were cover on covers - oops! I wonder if that mean a cloth cover for my cousin is in my future...National Book Awards Longlist for Fiction Reaction & Book HaulStalking Kafka2024-09-15 | To find out more about The National Book Award, follow this link - nationalbook.org/2024-national-book-awards-longlist-for-fiction
The Longlist: Ghostroots by Pemi Aguda Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar The Most by Jessica Anthony Catalina by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio James by Percival Everett All Fours by Miranda July Creation Lake by Rachel Kushner My Friends by Hisham Mitar Yr Dead by Sam Sax Rejection by Tony Tulathimutte
More about this year's Booker Prize: https://thebookerprizes.com/the-booke...
The Longlist: My Friends by Hisham Matar James by Percival Everett This Strange Eventful History by Claire Messud Orbital by Samantha Harvey Headshot by Rita Bullwinkel Held by Anne Michaels Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange The Safekeep by Yael van der Wouden Stone Yard Devotional by Charlotte Wood Wild Houses by Colin Barrett Creation Lake by Rachel Kushner Playground by Richard Powers Enlightenment by Sarah Perry
Finalist Books: Enter Ghost by Isabella Hammad Tom Lake by Ann Patchett Wellness by Nathan Hill The Bee Sting by Paul Murray The Rachel Incident by Caroline O'Donoghue NorthWoods by Daniel Mason
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Intro/outro music - epidemicsound.comInvisible Man | Ralph Ellisons Groundbreaking NovelStalking Kafka2024-09-09 | Ralph Ellison's debut novel Invisible Man explores the complex themes of racial justice, racial identity, and the search for one's authentic self. It does all of this with great artistic integrity and ingenuity that was truly groundbreaking in its time.
In this video I take a deep dive into the main themes and surrealist approach to the narrative. I also give a bit of background on Ellison's life and work, the novel's initial reception and its legacy.
I hope you enjoy it!
Photo by Jeff Wall After ‘Invisible Man’ by Ralph Ellison, the Prologue, 1999-2000 Transparency in lightbox 68 1/2 × 98 3/5 in | 174 × 250.5 cm Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
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Intro/outro music - epidemicsound.comSeptember TBR ft. #strayaseptember 🦘 #shortyseptember 🩳 & #framedinseptember 👩🎨Stalking Kafka2024-08-31 | To join in on reading The Moonstone, please send me a message on Voxer. My handle is stalkingkafka. Vox me on Voxer! web.voxer.com/u/stalkingkafka
Prompt 1 - Read a book by an Australian Author Prompt 2 - Deadly Book - Read a book by an Indigenous author Prompt 3 - Immigrant Book - Read a book by an Immigrant or the family member of the immigrant Prompt 4 - Read a book by an author from a state or territory you haven't read from yet (in this readathon),
#shortyseptember
Shorty September Hosts: @pastorytime2683 @TooManyHeathers
READ-ALONG PROMPTS: 1) Read a book about art (fiction or nonfiction) 2) Experience art (live performance or museum/gallery visit) * Bonus prompt: Create art or tell us about a work of art that has special meaning to you
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Intro/outro music - epidemicsound.comBooktube Prize Semi-Final Rankings 🏆 Horror, Historical, Western? The good, the bad & the...boring?Stalking Kafka2024-08-25 | To find out more about the Booktube Prize, follow the links below: Website: booktubeprize.org BookTube Prize @BookTubePrize 2024 Booktube Prize Finalist Announcement video - youtu.be/8IBWA332lfk?si=EgVVc-WVbr5AXaj0
Special thanks to @Robert.Sheard for all his work in organizing the prize (Hiiii!)
Books in Group B: Enter Ghost by Isabella Hammad Lone Women by Victor Lavalle Tom Lake by Ann Patchett The House of Doors by Tan Twan Eng Wellness by Nathan Hill The Reformatory by Tananarive Due
Finalist Books: Enter Ghost by Isabella Hammad Tom Lake by Ann Patchett Wellness by Nathan Hill The Bee Sting by Paul Murray The Rachel Incident by Caroline O'Donoghue NorthWoods by Daniel Mason
#booktubeprize #BookTubePrizeHelp! Hurricane Chaos Aftermath 🌀Making Lemonade 🍋Physical TBR Jar & UnhaulStalking Kafka2024-08-16 | To join in on reading The Moonstone, please send me a message on Voxer. My handle is stalkingkafka. Vox me on Voxer! web.voxer.com/u/stalkingkafka
Week 6: Sep 21 - Sep 27 Pages: 401-480 Fifth Narrative + EpilogueLearn A Language Book Tag I Sprechen Sie Deutsch?Stalking Kafka2024-08-09 | I was tagged by the wonderful Camila @hasteyebooks to do this super fun tag all about learning a new language and I loved doing it - so much fun! Thank you for tagging me Camila (and hiii!)
This tag is by the lovely Jay @my0.25lifecrisis
How the tag works: Translate the questions into the language of your choice, then answer the corresponding prompt.
1. A book in the language you're learning -- Pick a book that is translated from the language you are currently learning 2. What is your name? -- Pick a book with a name in the title 3. I'm sorry, I don't understand. -- Pick a book w/ a miscommunication 4. How much does it cost? -- Pick a book about money. 5. Where is ...? -- Pick a book about a place. 6. How are you? -- Pick a book about emotions, or a book that made you feel emotions lol 7. Pick a random word in the language you're learning -- Pick a book w/ that word in the title 8. Please and Thank you! -- Tag your friends!! & Thank the ppl for watching :D
People I'm tagging: @benreadsgood @CharlieBrookReads @savagereads
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Intro/outro music - epidemicsound.comAugust TBR 💎 Readalong announcement 💫 WIT Readathon 🍐Booker Longlist Reaction 😈GarbaugustStalking Kafka2024-08-03 | Another Readalong announcement!
Please let me know if you are interested in reading along with me from Aug 17 - Sept 28. We will choose either The Moonstone or The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins. A poll will be posted shortly as a community post and you can vote there or you can leave me a message in the comments section.
The WIT Reading Challenge was created by @charlottemolloy and you can find the announcement video with all the prompts here youtu.be/_L8juMTizks?si=OLn_USiwF9YCyV8O
Finalist Books: Enter Ghost by Isabella Hammad Tom Lake by Ann Patchett Wellness by Nathan Hill The Bee Sting by Paul Murray The Rachel Incident by Caroline O'Donoghue NorthWoods by Daniel Mason
Garbaugust was created by @CriminOllyBlog and you can find the announcement video with all the prompts, hosts and fun related activities here - youtu.be/KuTe79ktYE8?si=5o0MghEyYUnjwDq2
I also mentioned Scott from @GunpowderFictionPlot in this video (Hiiii)
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#booktubeprize #bookerprize #womenintranlationmonthreadathon #garbaugust #witreadathonWhat To Read For Women In Translation Month? Book on my Radar 📡Stalking Kafka2024-07-27 | It's a late upload so please forgive me in advance for adding the notes tomorrow.
The WIT Reading Challenge was created by @charlottemolloy and you can find the announcement video with all the prompts here youtu.be/_L8juMTizks?si=OLn_USiwF9YCyV8O
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Intro/outro music - epidemicsound.comRecent Reads 🐍 6 mini book reviews including Brotherless Night, Joan, James & SociopathStalking Kafka2024-07-21 | I have a lot of words apparently...long video but these books give me so much to think and talk about!
Wrapping up a few from #miserymay @GemofBooks & @GunpowderFictionPlot and #readhistoricalfiction2024 @Shellyish
BOOKS 📚 IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE: Bodies of Light by Jennifer Down Brotherless Night by V.V. Ganeshananthan Killingly by Katharine Beutner Sociopath by Patric Gagne Joan by Katherine J. Chen James by Percival Everette
I also mentioned Eric, Charlotte, Scott and Ben from @EricKarlAnderson , @charlottemolloy , @GunpowderFictionPlot and @benreadsgood in this video (Hiiiii!)
#bookerprizeReading Goals Check-In & July TBRStalking Kafka2024-07-06 | It's sweltering but that won't stop me from adding more books to the old TBR pile!
The Jane Austen Reading Challenge was created by Katie over at @katiejlumsden , you can find the announcement video with all the prompts here youtu.be/wJ6CqZ1Zst4?si=el8sQVjqk34sNde5
To find out more about the Booktube Prize follow the link below: Website: booktubeprize.org BookTube Prize @BookTubePrize
I also mentioned Scott and Eric from @GunpowderFictionPlot and @EricKarlAnderson in this video (Hiiiii!)
BOOKS 📚 IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE: East of Eden by John Steinbeck Sociopath by Patric Gagne Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison James by Percival Everett Doppelgänger by Naomi Klein Emma by Jane Austen Anita de Monte Laughs Last by Xóchitl González The Coast Road by Alan Murrin Fish Swimming in Dappled Sunlight by Riku Onda
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Thank you for spending this time with me!2024 Mid-Year Freak Out Book TagStalking Kafka2024-06-30 | Booktube often makes you feel close to people in ways that are hard to fathom even when you haven't had the chance to meet in person. I felt that way about Alice and like so many in the booktube community I am heartbroken that she is gone. She will be dearly missed.
Other Creators I mention in this video: @GemofBooks and @CharlieBrookReads @bouquinsbooks
I am tagging: @BookishAdventuresInWellbeing @madeubook @HannahsBooks @eyesonindie
Questions/Prompts:
1. Best book you've read so far this year. 2. Best sequel you've read this year. 3. New release you haven't read yet but want to. 4. Most anticipated release for the second half of the year. 5. Biggest disappointment this year 6. Biggest surprise this year 7. Favourite new author 8. Newest fictional crush 9. Newest favourite character 10. Book that made you cry. 11. Book that made you happy 12. Most beautiful book you've bought (or received) so far this year. 13. What books do you need to read by the end of the year?
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Intro/outro music - epidemicsound.comA (Bookish) UK Travel VlogStalking Kafka2024-06-16 | Words can't describe how much I loved every minute of this trip. I only wish I had had the chance to meet up with more bookish folks.
Special shout outs to @kitthereader and @GemofBooks for making time in their lives for little old me.
I also mentioned @EveningReader in this video (Hiii Priscilla!).
BOOKS 📚 IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE: Enter Ghost by Isabella Hammad How To Say Babylon by Safiya Sinclair Monsters by Claire Dederer Parasites by Daphne duMaurier Beloved by Toni Morrison A Visit From The Goon Squad by Jennifer Eagan
SONGS 🎤 IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE: (Epidemic Sound)
Letters by Ever So Blue Lost In Time With You by Paper Twins
Books in Group B: Enter Ghost by Isabella Hammad Lone Women by Victor Lavalle Tom Lake by Ann Patchett The House of Doors by Tan Twan Eng Wellness by Nathan Hill The Reformatory by Tananarive Due
#booktubeprize #BookTubePrizeJune TBR ☀️Booktube Prize Semifinals, A Historical Fiction Readathon & PrideStalking Kafka2024-06-08 | If you are interested participating in the readalong for East of Eden, please send me a message on Voxer.
Here is the schedule: June 15 - June 22 - Part 1 (p.3 - 129) June 22 - June 29 - Part 2 (p.129 - 272) June 29 - July 6 - Part 3 (p.272 - 410) July 6 - July 13 - Part 4 (p.413 - 602)
To find out more about the Booktube Prize, follow the links below: Website: booktubeprize.org BookTube Prize @BookTubePrize
I also mentioned Sarah from @eyesonindie in this video (Hiiiii!)
BOOKS 📚 IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE: East of Eden by John Steinbeck Enter Ghost by Isabella Hammad White Noise by Don DeLlilo The Boarding School Girl by Nadezhda Khvoshinskaya tr. Karen Rosneck Housekeeping by Marilynne Robinson Ceremony by Leslie Marmon Silko Joan by Katherine J. Chen James by Percival Everett Maurice by E.M. Forster The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall The New Life by Tom Crewe City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert The Long Way To A Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers In The Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado
BOOKS 📚 IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE: O Caledonia by Elspeth Barker Ordinary Human Failings by Meghan Nolan Soldier Sailor by Claire Kilroy Nothing To See Here by Kevin Wilson Page Boy by Elliot Page All Boys Aren't Blue by George M. Johnson
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Intro/outro music - epidemicsound.com #womensprize #transgirlapril #peopleaprilBig Book Haul & (more) Channel PlansStalking Kafka2024-05-19 | There are a few things I forgot to mention in my last video!
I mentioned @GemofBooks , @GunpowderFictionPlot , @Shellyish and @litwithkat in this video (Hiiiii!)
If you are interested participating in the readalong for East of Eden, please let me know in the comments section or send me a message on Voxer. My handle is stalkingkafka. web.voxer.com/u/stalkingkafka. It will run from June 15th - July 31st (ish). I will create a full schedule and post it with my June TBR.
BOOKS 📚 IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE:
Fayne by Ann-Marie McDonald The Bandit Queens by Parini Shroff Pond by Claire-Louise Bennett Mothering by Ainslie Hogarth Hurricane Season by Fernanda Melchor tr. Sophie Hughes A Spell of Good Things by Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀ Bliss Montage by Ling Ma Dances by Nicole Cuffy The Devotion of Suspect X by Keigo Higashino tr. Alexander O. Smith Reproduction by Ian Williams Manhattan Beach by Jennifer Eagan Ducks, Newburyport by Lucy Elfman Biography of X by Catherine Lacey Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy Milk Teeth by Jessica Andrews The Friend by Sigrid Nunez Rabbit Cake by Annie Hartnett The Wall by Marlen Haushofer tr. Shaun Whiteside
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Thank you for spending this time with me!May TBR 💬 ChatGPT tells me what to read 🔫 Star Wars ReadathonStalking Kafka2024-05-05 | It's here again! The May the Force Read with You Readathon! A Star Wars inspired reading challenge created by Erik from @BreakevenBooks The announcement video can be found here - youtu.be/BTMxWmVI7pM?si=ayyRHxMuynDooC5J
Other Readathons and Reading Challenges Mentioned:
Misery May hosted by @GunpowderFictionPlot & @GemofBooks Mental Health May hosted by @MIDDLEoftheBookMARCH & @MarilynMayaMendoza Asian Readathon hosted by @withcindy Booktube Spin hosted by @FreshlyReadBooks & @TheBookBully
Other channels mentioned: @BookwormAdventureGirl @benreadsgood
BOOKS 📚 IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE:
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir Out by Natsuo Kirino Nothing To See Here by Kevin Wilson Sociopath by Patric Gagne Killingly by Katharine Beutner Tom Lake by Ann Patchett Enter Ghost by Isabella Hammad Bodies of Light by Jennifer Down Notes on an Execution by Danya Kukafka Nightbloom by Peace Adzo Medie Germinal by Emile Zola
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Intro/outro music - epidemicsound.comMisery MayStalking Kafka2024-04-27 | Misery is synonymous with agony, anguish, despair, discomfort, gloom, grief. hardship, headache, heartache, sadness, sorrow, squalor, suffering, torment. torture, woe and we will experience it all together this month!
Misery May is hosted by @GunpowderFictionPlot and @GemofBooks
In the opening montage: Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara Stoner by John Williams The Bell Jar by Silvia Plath The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka Beloved by Toni Morrison Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
My picks: Host Pick, Classic - Germinal by Emile Zola Illness - Notes On An Execution by Danya Kukafka Group Read - Bodies of Light by Jennifer Down War - Brotherless Night V. V. Ganeshananthan Translation - Hour of the Star by Clarice Lispector tr. Benjamin Moser Immigrant - Wandering Souls by Cecile Pin Feminist - Killingly by Katharine Beutner
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Intro/outro music - epidemicsound.comMarch Reading Wrap-Up | Mind Blown 🤯 | Buckle Up Buttercup 🌼Stalking Kafka2024-04-20 | Reading Invisible Man and two slave narratives concurrently really blew my mind this month. Let me tell you about it - or try because I also can't seem to find the words.
BOOKS 📚 IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE: Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison Narrative of The Life of Frederick Douglas An American Slave by Himself Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Jacobs Dopesick by Beth Macy I Have Some Questions For You by Rebecca Makkai And Then She Fell by Alicia Elliott The Observer by Marina Endicott The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride
Questions: How many books have you read so far? Have you already found a book you think might be a 2024 favourite? If not what was your favourite book you read that wasn't quite five star? Any 1 star books / least favourite book of the year? Most read genre so far? A book that surprised you? Book that's come out in 2024 already that you want to read but haven't yet? One goal you made that you're succeeding at One goal you made you need to focus on New to you Booktubers/bookstagrammer/booktokers for 2023 you recommend?
BOOKS 📚 IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE:
Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Jacobs Narrative of The Life of Frederick Douglas An American Slave by Himself North Woods by Daniel Mason Briefly, A Delicious Life by Nell Stevens And Then She Fell by Alicia Elliott Loved and Missed by Susie Boyt Boulder by Eva Baltasar tr. Julia Sanches Rouge by Mona Awad Big Swiss by Jen Beagin James by Percival Everett Clear by Carys Davies Loot by Tania James Page Boy by Elliot Page Cocktail by Lisa Alward Chrysalis by Anuja Varghese Brotherless Night by V. V. Ganeshananthan Soldier Sailor by Claire Kilroy Nightbloom by Peace Medzie Ordinary Human Failings by Meghan Nolan
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Intro/outro music - epidemicsound.comMy BookTube Prize Rankings - Let me explain...Stalking Kafka2024-04-06 | Talking through my rankings from Group D - #booktubeprize Octofinals.
BOOKS 📚 IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE:
The Bee Sting by Paul Murray Old God's Time by Sebastian Barry Small Mercies by Dennis Lehane The Vaster Wild's by Lauren Groff Big Swiss by Jen Beagan Loved and Missed by Susie Boyt
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Intro/outro music - epidemicsound.comReading Prize Listed Books 🚘Visiting Ottawa 🎈Birthday Books & Glasses Shopping 🤓Stalking Kafka2024-04-01 | What a week it's been! From shopping for books from the Women's Prize longlist in Ottawa to buying new glasses at Costco to trying to decide on my rankings for the #booktubeprize...hope you'll tag along with me.
BOOKS 📚 IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE: The Vaster Wilds by Lauren Groff Loved and Missed by Susie Boyt Cocktail: Stories by Lisa Alward And Then She Fell by Alicia Elliott I Have Some Questions For You by Rebecca Makkai Ordinary Human Failings by Meghan Nolan Soldier Sailor by Claire Kilroy The Bandit Queens by Parini Shroff Brotherless Night by V. V. Ganeshananthan Chrysalis by Anuja Varghese Nightbloom by Peace Medzie
SONGS 🎤 IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE: (Epidemic Sound)
Sleepwalking by Mindme Who's That Girl by ElFL Feat. Vicki Vox
Page Boy by Elliot Page Superfan by Jen Sookfong Lee How To Say Babylon by Safiya Sinclair The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride Ordinary Human Failings by Meghan Nolan Soldier Sailor by Claire Kilroy Nightbloom by Peace Medzie The Wren, The Wren by Anne Enright Chrysalis by Anuja Varghese Brotherless Night by V. V. Ganeshananthan
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Intro/outro music - epidemicsound.com #womensprize carolshieldsprize #transgirlapril #peopleaprilThe Book Prize TagStalking Kafka2024-03-23 | I created a book tag!
The Book Prize Tag Questions: 1. Which book prizes are you familiar with? 2. Do you follow any of the lists for book prizes? If you do, which ones and why? 3. Do you make it a point to read books long or short listed for any of the book prizes? 4. If you have, have the books you’ve read been as good as the prize jury thought? 5. Are there any books that you have loved that you think should have been awarded a prize? 6. Have you ever made any predictions for book prizes? Was it difficult to do? How accurate were your predictions? 7. What do you think about book prizes? Do you think book prizes are a good idea? 8. Tag people
Creators mentioned in this video (Hiiii!) @BookwormAdventureGirl @shawnbreathesbooks @GemofBooks @CharlieBrookReads @AliceandtheGiantBookshelf @GunpowderFictionPlot @eyesonindie @lindysmagpiereads
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Intro/outro music - epidemicsound.com #bookprizetagJan-Feb Wrap-Up Pt. 2 | 🥵 Starting with a Rant 🌹Rouge, Bad Cree & moreStalking Kafka2024-03-16 | Hi Everyone, in the beginning of this video, I give a bit of a rant-y response to a comment made complaining about my noisy animal on my recently published video about Middlemarch.
If you want to skip it, the actual book reviews start at - 06:00 Bad Cree
N.B. I put a lot of thought into that MIddlemarch video, so nobody is more annoyed than I am that it isn't perfect and that the background pitter patter of Fifi's unclipped paws would be such an irritant (I found it very annoying myself!) Luckily, it doesn't last for the whole video so you can skip ahead to get past it if it is too distracting.
The imperfect sound recording is simply the result of the undeniable reality that my channel offers free (to youtube) content created by an amateur with less than enough extra time for her passion projects. All of my videos reflect the production values of a hobbyist doing her best to make the content interesting and conversation worthy. I will strive to improve when and where I can but I can't be making any promises until the day dawns when I have a technical team I can blame (or at least a dog wrangler).
I truly hope it doesn't deter any of you who are interested in my ideas about Middlemarch from checking it out.
Bad Cree by Jessica Johns The Appeal by Janice Hallet The Forbidden Notebook by Alba de Céspedes tr. Ann Goldstein The Rachel Incident by Caroline O'Donoghue Rouge by Mona Award
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Intro/outro music - epidemicsound.comMiddlemarch | The Greatest Novel Of All TimeStalking Kafka2024-03-13 | Let's unpack the reasons that Middlemarch is widely considered to be the greatest novel of all time.
Chapters: 00:00 - 01:18 Introduction 01:18 - 02:30 Themes Discussed 02:30 - 05:30 George Eliot's Life 05:30 - 08:20 Brief Plot Summary 08:20 - 13:50 Why It's The Greatest Novel 13:50 - 23:11 Characterization 23:11 - 27:31 Country Life 27:31 - 31:10 Romance and Love 31:10 - 34:29 Comedy 34:29 - 39:09 Is Middlemarch a feminist novel? 39:09 - 42:10 An Enduring Legacy
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Intro/outro music - epidemicsound.comJan-Feb Wrap-Up Pt. 1 | 7 Mini Book Reviews 🪲 North Woods, 🦜 Still Life + My first Toni Morrison!Stalking Kafka2024-03-10 | How have I not been able to post a reading wrap-up yet in 2024?!
Here it is! Part 1 of a 2 part wrap-up for January and February.
I mentioned @EricKarlAnderson in this video (Hiiii!)
BOOKS 📚 IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE:
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison Junie by Chelene Knight Briefly, A Delicious Life by Nell Stevens Boulder by Eva Baltasar tr. Julia Sanches Still Life by Sarah Winman Tides by Sara Freeman North Woods by Daniel Mason
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Intro/outro music - epidemicsound.com #carolshieldsprizeWomens Prize for Fiction Longlist Reaction & March TBRStalking Kafka2024-03-05 | The Women's Prize for Fiction Longlist: womensprize.com
I mentioned @lindysmagpiereads in this video (Hiiii!)
BOOKS 📚 IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE: And Then She Fell by Alicia Elliott Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison Loved and Missed by Susie Boyt The Vaster Wilds by Lauren Groff O Caledonia by Elspeth Barker Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Jacobs Narrative of The Life of Frederick Douglas An American Slave by Himself Dopesick by Beth Macy On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong The Observer by Marina Endicott Fake Accounts by Lauren Oyler
Chapters: 00:00 - 00:36 Intro 00:36 - 03:28 Welcome 03:28 - 08:18 Heavy Hitters 08:18 - 12:13 Irish 12:13 - 17:57 Canadian 17:57 - 22:03 Other possibilities 22:03 - 23:18 Closing 23:18 - 24:18 Outro 24:18 - 25:18 I have no idea why this happened in editing....enjoy a black screen
I mentioned all of these lovely book tubers in this video (Hiiiiii!) - please check out their channels. @GunpowderFictionPlot @lindysmagpiereads
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Intro/outro music - epidemicsound.com #womensprize #booktubeBook HaulStalking Kafka2024-02-18 | The fabulous independent bookstores mentioned (please check them out if you are in the area)
To join the reading group for Invisible Man, please send me a message on Voxer. My handle is stalkingkafka. web.voxer.com/u/stalkingkafka
Here is the schedule we will be following: Feb 17 - Feb 24 - Prologue, Ch. 1 - 4 - up to pg. 98 Feb 24 - Mar 2 - Ch. 4 - Ch. 10 - up to pg. 196 Mar 2 - Mar 9 - Ch. 10 - Ch. 14 - up to pg. 296 Mar 9 - Mar 16 - Ch. 14 - Ch. 18 - up to pg. 383 Mar 16 - Mar 23 - Ch. 18 - Ch. 23 - up to pg. 479 Mar 23 - Mar 30 - Ch. 23 - End - pg. 581.
I mentioned all of these lovely book tubers in this video (Hiiiiii!) - please check out their channels. @lindysmagpiereads @GunpowderFictionPlot @GemofBooks @BookwormAdventureGirl @litwithkat @MIDDLEoftheBookMARCH
BOOKS 📚 IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE: Burma Sahib, by Paul Theroux (Mariner, January) Code Noir, Canisia Lubrin (Knopf, February) Alphabetical Diaries, Sheila Heti (Knopf, February) Wild Houses, Colin Barrett (M&S, March) All Fours, Miranda July (Riverhead, May) American Spirits, Russell Banks (Knopf Doubleday, March) The Road from Belhaven, Margot Livesey (Knopf Doubleday, February) The Book of Love, Kelly Link (Random House, February) Until August, Gabriel García Márquez (Knopf, March) Parasol Against the Axe, Helen Oyeyemi (Penguin, March) James, Percival Everett (Doubleday, March) The Alternatives, Caoilinn Hughes (Riverhead, April) Long Island, Colm Toibin (McClelland and Stewart, May) This Strange Eventful History, Claire Messud (Norton, May) Parade, Rachel Cusk (HarperCollins, June) Caledonian Road, Andrew O’Hagan (M&S, June)
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Intro/outro music - epidemicsound.comMy Huge February TBR | A Readalong 📚 Canada Reads 🇨🇦 Booktube Prize, Spins & Booktuber Book ClubsStalking Kafka2024-02-03 | To join the reading group for Invisible Man, please send me a message on Voxer. My handle is stalkingkafka. web.voxer.com/u/stalkingkafka
Here is the schedule we will be following: Feb 17 - Feb 24 - Prologue (optional), Ch. 1 - 4 - up to pg. 98 Feb 24 - Mar 2 - Ch. 4 - Ch. 10 - up to pg. 196 Mar 2 - Mar 9 - Ch. 10 - Ch. 14 - up to pg. 296 Mar 9 - Mar 16 - Ch. 14 - Ch. 18 - up to pg. 383 Mar 16 - Mar 23 - Ch. 18 - Ch. 23 - up to pg. 479 Mar 23 - Mar 30 - Ch. 23 - End - pg. 581.
Books in Group D: The Bee Sting by Paul Murray The Vaster Wilds by Lauren Groff Big Swiss by Jen Beagin Old God's Time by Sebastian Barry Small Mercies by Dennis Lehane Loved and Missed by Susie Boyt
For more information on Scott's wonderful books club hosted on patreon, you can find his announcement video @GunpowderFictionPlot or follow this link - youtu.be/uKITAcvmwoU?si=wk8Bc1i6iZVI8L_j
The TBR Spin is hosted by Jill @TheBookBully and Sarah @FreshlyReadBooks Storygraph Challenge: https://app.thestorygraph.com/reading...
To join the Reading Across Canada reading challenge, check out Jolene's channel @BookwormAdventureGirl and her announcement video here - youtu.be/DieL5fjs2Uw?si=jyTArruq4qcAGGwZ
Books in Group D: The Bee Sting by Paul Murray The Vaster Wilds by Lauren Groff Big Swiss by Jen Beagin Old God's Time by Sebastian Barry Small Mercies by Dennis Lehane Loved and Missed by Susie Boyt
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Intro/outro music - epidemicsound.comReading 1 Star Reviews of Books I Loved in 2023Stalking Kafka2024-01-27 | It's been a tough week so I thought I would make a video about all the terrible reviews of the books I've loved this year.
I read Stoner with the lovely Scott @GunpowderFictionPlot and Gemma @GemofBooks (Hiiiii!)
BOOKS 📚 IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE: Tin Man by Sarah Winman The Bee Sting by Paul Murray Stoner by John Williams In Memoriam by Alice Winn Foster by Claire Keegan Our Share Of Night by Mariana Enriquez Kindred by Octavia Butler Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton Middlemarch by George Eliot
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Intro/outro music - epidemicsound.comDecember Reading Wrap-Up ⛷️Stalking Kafka2024-01-20 | To join in on the read-along for Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison, send me a quick hello in voxer and I will add you to the group chat. web.voxer.com/u/stalkingkafka
BOOKS 📚 IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE: Fayne by Ann-Marie MacDonald The Daughter of Time by Josephine Tey Crook Manifesto by Colson Whitehead The Break by Katherena Vermette The Memoirs of Stockholm Sven by Nathaniel Ian Miller The Anthill by Juli Other People's Clothes by Calla Henkel Riot Days by Maria I Am Homeless If This Is Not My Home by Lorrie Moore
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Intro/outro music - epidemicsound.com2024 Classics TBR & Announcing A Readalog!Stalking Kafka2024-01-15 | N.B. I misspoke when introducing The Invention of Morel and attributed the author as Borges in error - I apologize!
To join me in reading The Invisible Man, please send me a message on Voxer. My handle is stalkingkafka. Vox me on Voxer! web.voxer.com/u/stalkingkafka
I mentioned @EricKarlAnderson in this video (Hiiiiii!)
BOOKS 📚 IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE: The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Jacobs Narrative of The Life of Frederick Douglas An American Slave by Himself Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison Quicksand by Nella Larson The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall Maurice by E.M. Forster Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins Germinal by Emile Zola Despair by Vladimir Nabokov The Invention of Morel by Adolfo Bioy Casares tr. Ruth L.C. Sims The Waves by Virginia Woolf Emma by Jane Austen 1984 by George Orwell The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway East of Eden by John Steinbeck
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Intro/outro music - epidemicsound.comReading Goals & Channel Plans for 2024Stalking Kafka2024-01-11 | A very chatty video about reading goals, channel plans, bookish "resolutions" and habits for 2024.
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Intro/outro music - epidemicsound.comJanuary TBR Spin + Past and Future ReadathonStalking Kafka2024-01-05 | The Past and Future Readathon runs throughout January and is the brain child of @novellenovels the cohosts are:
Past: 1. Read the oldest book on your TBR 2. Old Favourite: Reread an old favourite or read a book by a favourite author 3. Bucket List: Read a book from your bucket list (check out @MsReadsAlot for more bucket list options!)
Future: 1. New Addition: Read a recent addition to the TBR/your newest book 2. New Year's Resoloution: Read a book that gets you off to a good start with a reading goal 3. Try something new: Pick a read using a colour wheel (here is a link if you need it - https://spinthewheel.app/wheel-of-colors)
Either/Or: 1. Series sort out: Continue a series, or start a new one 2. Book buddy: Have a fried choose you a book
Moody Monday: Mood read pick, any Monday of the month!
I also mentioned @EricKarlAnderson and @EveningReader in this video (Hi!)
My TBR Spin Pile: The Tides by Sara Freeman The Magician by Colm Tóibín On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong Unreconciled by Jesse Wente Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir The Appeal by Janice Hallett Fight Night by Miriam Toews Olive Kitteredge by Elizabeth Strout A Woman is No Man by Etaf Rum Pew by Catherine Lacey Salvage th Bones by Jasmyn Ward In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado
BOOKS 📚 IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE: A Complicated Kindness by Miriam Toews Junie by Chelene Knight The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison Boulder by Ava Baltazar Day by Michael Cunningham Briefly, A Delicious Life by Nell Stevens North Woods by Daniel Mason Mr. Wilder & Me by Jonathan Coe The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yōko Ogawa
Radio Silence by Alice Osman Quicksand by Nella Larson The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino The Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison Fish Swimming in Dappled Sunlight by Riku Onda Fake Accounts by Lauren Oyler Heartburn by Nora Ephron The Vegetarian by Han King The Housekeeper and The Professor by Yōko Ogawa The Son of Good Fortune by Lesley Tenorio Crying in H-Mart by Michelle Zauner Despair by Vladimir Nobokov The School for Good Mothers by Jessamine Chan Monkey Beach by Eden Robinson The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy by Douglas Stuart The Dry by Jane Harper A Girl's Story by Annie Ernaux Mouth To Mouth by Antoine Wilson Apeiragon by Colum McCann North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell Riot Days by Maria Alyokhina Golden Hill by Francis Spufford Pet Cemetery by Stephen King Out by Natsuo Kirino Picnic At Hanging Rock by Joan Lindsay
SONGS 🎤 IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE: (Epidemic Sound) Auld Lang Syne (Acoustic Version) by Loving Caliber