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Spring TBR 2019
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Hello regular viewers I hope you don't mind me throwing some art in the mix. I found this particular art project very fascinating and couldn't help but have a lot of thoughts on it. If you're a regular viewer of my content I'd love your thoughts on my format and content of this video.
Sources:
I've included news organization names in all headline titles, I used clip art graphics from the museum of forgeries website and all other information are my own thoughts or general access information. Let me know if you have any questions on the info in my video :)
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I'm looking forward to incorporating 11 of these books into my reading next year. Do you have any favorites on this list that you recommend I prioritize or want to hear my thoughts on?
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Please let me know down below how many of these books you have read!
This was a fun video though the covers were very time consuming so please give this video a thumbs up for me :)
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Penguin's list:
penguin.co.uk/articles/2018/100-must-read-classic-books.html
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Please share your thoughts on any of these prompts or my responses to them in the comment section down below!
I wouldn't normally do 2 tag videos in a row but I was too excited about this tag video and wanted to do it sooner rather than later! This is such a fun set of prompts if you are interested in joining in on the tab please do so and let me know so I can watch your videos.
Thanks so much to Brandon @BrandonsBookshelf for creating this original tag.
Original video here:
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Thank you to Britta @brittabohlerthesecondshelf for tagging me to do this tag! It was so much fun and I really appreciate the tag! Check out here video here:
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You've been tagged! I've tagged some of my favorite creators below I hope they will join in the fun and if you aren't already watching their content I HIGHLY recommend it! :)
Clair @ClaireReadsBooks
Jen @InsertLiteraryPunHere
Olive @abookolive
Alex @whatpageareyouon
Jaylen @TheBarandtheBookcase
Ben @somebenfen
The Questions-
1. What's most important...a good character, plot, or message?
2. Should one read books about ideas or opinions they disagree with?
3. As tech advances, what do you think will be the role of books?
4. How important are summaries, review, and art in your book choosing?
5. Should one ever skim or scan a book?
6. Should reading always be enjoyable?
7. Is it important to be well-read?
8. What is your book buying process?
9. What is your reading process?
10. How do you use what you read?
11. If you could download a book to your brain, would you still read?
12. What are your views on rereading a book?
13. What makes a book good?
14. What makes a book bad?
15. How do you feel about not finishing a book?
16. Should the author's personal life matter at all?
17. If you could only read one genre for the rest of time, what would it be?
18. Do you ever read a book without knowing anything about it?
19. What author, genre, series, or culture can you just not get into? Why?
20. Do you think everyone should read? Why?
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And thank you to @MsReadsAlot for creating this tag! Original tag video here:
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Tag Prompts:
1001 Lists - Do you follow any book lists? It can be prize list or a challenge like the Rory Gilmore challenge.
1001 Books - Approximately how many physical books do you currently own? How many e-books?
1001 Books Read - Approximately how many books have you read in your lifetime? Do you keep track?
1001 Arabian Nights - Have you read any stories from the Arabian Nights? Do you have a favorite? If you haven't read it, do you want to?
1001 Flavors - Do you have a favorite food or flavor?
1001 Pages - Have you read a book that is over 1001 pages? Is there one that you recommend and is worth the time? What is the longest book you have read?
1001 Buckets - Do you have a non-bookish bucket list? What is one thing on the list?
1001 Numbers - Do you have a lucky number? Is there a story behind it?
1001 Authors - Do you have a favorite author and/or genre?
1001 Activities - Do you have a favorite outdoor activity?
1001 Bookclubs - Not a prompt but a question for the comments - Should I start a 1001 book club with a book a month for a readalong?
10+01 Friends - Tag some friends. I am going to tag 10 + 1 but tag however many you would like! (plus a bonus 5 for additional channels who have tagged me!)
Channels I'm tagging! (It's optional guys, just if you want :) )
Please check these channels out if you haven't already!
@HannahNewell
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If you are interested in any of the books I've mentioned here feel free to check them out through my affiliate links below (with bookshop.org). I receive a very small commission which just helps me run this channel, I appreciate the support!
Books mentioned in this video:
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
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Seven Days in June
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Touched with Fire: Manic-Depressive Illness and the Artistic Temperament
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Villette
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She was supposed to read lots of non-fiction... she did not in fact read lots of non-fiction... but she did read romance! ❤️ 😂
And, for whatever reason, I did not manage to keep things concise in this video and couldn't be bothered performing editorial surgery to make the video shorter. It would have needed some heavy work, so please enjoy my excessive opinions. Honestly, every video would be like this if I didn't make myself shut up now and then 😅. Please enjoy, lol!
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Books mentioned in this video:
The Silk Roads: A New History of the World
Peter Frankopan
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So You've Been Publicly Shamed
Jon Ronson
bookshop.org/a/11542/9781594634017
Touched with Fire: Manic-Depressive Illness and the Artistic Temperament
Kay Redfield Jamison
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Northanger Abbey
Jane Austen
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The Love Hypothesis
Ali Hazelwood
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The Kiss Quotient
Helen Hoang
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The Ex Talk
Rachel Lynn Solomon
bookshop.org/a/11542/9780593200124
Beach Read
Emily Henry
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Pride and Prejudice
Jane Austen
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Books I mention in this video:
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, Dee Brown
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Touched with Fire: Manic-Depressive Illness and the Artistic Temperament, Kay Redfield Jamison
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Villette, Charlotte Bronte
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The Brilliant History of Color in Art, Victoria Finlay
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Never Let Me Go, Kazuo Ishiguro
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Seven Days in June, Tia Williams
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A Gentleman in Moscow, Amor Towels
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Regarding the Pain of Others, Susan Sontag
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A Christmas Carol and Other Christmas Writings, Charles Dickens
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The Bear and the Nightingale, Katherine Arden
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Books mentioned in this video:
The Bass Rock, Evie Wyld - bookshop.org/a/11542/9780525432708
The Ice Palace, Tarjei Vesaas - bookshop.org/a/11542/9780720620146
The Silk Roads, Peter Frankopan - bookshop.org/a/11542/9781101912379
Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen - bookshop.org/a/11542/9780141439518
The Gathering, Anne Enright - bookshop.org/a/11542/9780802170392
Beloved, Toni Morrison - bookshop.org/a/11542/9781400033416
The War that Saved my Life - Kimberly Brubaker Bradley - bookshop.org/a/11542/9780147510488
The War I Finally One - Kimberly Brubaker Bradley - bookshop.org/a/11542/9780147516817
A Gentleman in Moscow - bookshop.org/a/11542/9780143110439
Books mentioned in this video:
The Ice Palace: Tajei Vesaas
The Strangeness of Beauty: Lydia Minatoya
The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree: Shokoofeh Azar
The Story of and African Farm: Olive Schreiner
The Perveen Mistry Series: Sujata Massey
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Books mentioned in this video:
The Power Book by Jeanette Winterson:
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The Road to Oxiana by Robert Byron:
bookshop.org/a/11542/9780195325607
Wounded I Am More Awake: Finding Meaning after Terror
Esad Boskailo, Julia Lieblich
bookshop.org/a/11542/9780826518262
Lost, Stolen, or Shredded by Rick Gekoski
The Cloister and the Hearth by Charles Reade
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If you decide to purchase this book, please consider doing so using my affiliate link on bookshop.org. Bookshop.org donates proceeds to independently owned book shops. I do receive a small commission from this link.
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Books mentioned in this video:
The Magical Language of Others: E.J. Koh
The Complete Persepolis: Marjane Satrapi
Rough Magic: Laura Prior-Palmer
Becoming: Michelle Obama
West With the Night: Beryl Markham
H is for Hawk: Helen MacDonald
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Here is a little update on why I took a break, why I'm back, and what I read while I was gone. I didn't feel it was necessary to make this video but I wanted to as a way of reclaiming that time away for myself. I appreciate all of you who were excited to see me back making content again! I'm looking forward to seeing where this channel goes from here.
Books mentioned in this video:
Burial Rites: Hannah Kent
The Assassin's Apprentice: Robin Hobb
The Strangeness of Beauty: Lydia Minatoya
The Prince of Bombay: Sujata Massey
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October was overflowing with reading energy and I'm pleased with my reading though not all the book were really worth my time. Much of my thoughts on these books can also be found in my recent reading vlog. Check that out for some expanded thoughts!
youtube.com/watch?v=folBbnuRzPg&t=418s
Books mentioned in this video:
Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World by: Jack Weatherford
A Monster Calls by: Patrick Ness
The Devil in the White City by: Erik Larson
Matrix by: Lauren Groff
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
The Perfect Nanny by: Leila Silmani
The Turn of the Screw by: Henry James
Dracula by: Bram Stoker
The Most Dangerous Game by: Richard Connell
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October was a decent reading month. I tried a few books outside my comfort zone. Some of them worked out, others I didn't love.
It's been a while since I tried a vlog but I genuinely had a lot of fun making this one so I hope you enjoy!
Books mentioned in this video:
Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World by: Jack Weatherford
A Monster Calls by: Patrick Ness
The Devil in the White City by: Erik Larson
Matrix by: Lauren Groff
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
The Perfect Nanny by: Leila Silmani
The Turn of the Screw by: Henry James
Dracula by: Bram Stoker
The Most Dangerous Game by: Richard Connell
Northanger Abbey by: Jane Austen
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I'm getting excited for #non-fictionnovember and couldn't help but recommend a few books for any of you participating that might still be looking to add some memorable books to your NFN TBR!
I love reading memorable books that burrow their way into your brain and get stuck there. Do you have any books that are this way for you? I'd love to hear what books you can't help but think about frequently!
A list of the books mentioned in this video:
Into That Darkness by Gitta Sereny
West With the Night by Beryl Markham
Influencer; the power to change anything by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, David Maxfield, Ron McMillan, Al Switzler.
Red: A history of the redhead by Jacky Colliss Harvey
Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari
Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World by Jack Weatherford
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Hello!!
Are you participating in #nonfiction november? I'd love to know what you are planning to read and any special plans you might have!
As ever my reading plans are too ambitions! I truly would love to know your recommendations or thoughts on any of these anticipated reads. Non-Fiction one of my favorite genres and I'm always on the search for more book recommendations so if you have any books you think I'd like please drop them in the comments!
Of course thank you to Olive @abookolive for creating and hosting this readathon
Check out Olive's 2021 announcement video here: youtube.com/watch?v=63vihsyADUY
Books mentioned in this video:
The Silk Roads: A New History of the World by Peter Frankopan
Touched with Fire by Kay Redfield Jamison
Claude Monet by Julian Beercroft
Who Cooked the Last Supper by Rosalind Miles
The Essential Gay Mystics by Andrew Harvey
Caste the Origin of Our Discontentment by Isabel Wilkerson
Untamed by Glennon Doyle
Homo Deus by Yuval Noah Harari
Uncanney Valley by Anna Wiener
Trick Mirror by Jia Tolentino
So You've been Publicly Shamed by Jon Ronson
To anyone who's paying close attention.... I actually had 'So you've been publicly shamed' on my Non-Fic November TBR 2 years ago (the 3rd video I ever made) 😬 😅
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I've noticed a lot of historical fiction novels projecting modern feminist ideologies onto their female characters. While this is not exactly a sound historical practice I found that in some books this modernization didn't bother me. Turns out what they have in common is a loose application of witch characterizations. I believe this works because it is much easier to accept empowered, anti-patriarchal, progressive attitudes can come from a character that can somewhat align with a real historical group that was socially ostracised for female-centric skills and victims of patriarchy.
I'm normally such a stickler or any historical anachronisms that these exceptions really stuck out for me until I could sort through and identify this pattern.
If you consider yourself a modern witch or are likewise culturally intrigued by the movement I'd love to hear your thoughts on my conclusions in the comments!
A list of books mentioned in this video:
Ale, Beer, and Brewsters in England by Judith M. Bennett
Bass Rock by Evie Wyld
Burial Rites by Hannah Kent
Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood
Circe by Madiline Miller
Morver Callar by Allan Warner
Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell
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If you enjoyed this medieval history tid-bit please let me know! I love medieval history and could make some more in depth content you all would enjoy that!
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Please enjoy!
No One is Talking About This, Patricia Lockwood
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Thank you to Hannah at @SnowWhiteReader for creating the tag!
Original Tag: youtube.com/watch?v=Autg4JdNfUw&t=578s
And thank you to Venti @CaughtBetweenPages, for introducing me to it.
Venti's Vide: youtube.com/watch?v=0dIGBEscaAI&t=1s
Books mentioned in this vide:
West With the Night; Beryl Markham
Anne of Green Gables: Lucy Maude Montgomery
An Absolutely Remarkable Thing, and A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor: Hank Green
Hamnet: Maggie O'Farrell
Nightingale: Kristen Hannah
Exciting Times: Naoise Dolan
The Story of an African Farm: Olive Schreiner
A House for Mr. Biswas: V.S. Naipaul
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Are you following the prize this year?
The Women's Prize Long List 2021. (alphabetical by title)
Because of You by Dawn French
Burnt Sugar by Avni Doshi
Consent by Annabel Lyon
Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peter
Exciting Times by Naoise Dolan
How the One-Armed Sister Sweeps Her House by Cherie Jones
Luster by Raven Leilani
No One is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood
Nothing But Blue Sky by Kathleen MacMahon
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
Small Pleasures by Clare Chambers
Summer by Ali Smith
The Golden Rule by Amanda Craig
The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi
Unsettled Ground by Claire Fuller
Enjoy!
The Old Man and the Sea: Ernest Hemingway
Passing: Nella Larsen
Cloud Atlas: David Mitchell
The God of Small Things: Arundhati Roy
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The Color Purple: Alice Walker
Villette: Charlotte Bronte
The Essex Serpent: Sarah Perry
Burial Rites: Hannah Kent
The Secret Life of Adie LaRue: V.E. Schwab
A Woman of No Importance: Oscar Wilde
Orlando: Virginia Woolf
Heart of Darkness: Joseph Conrad
As I Lay Dying: William Faulkner
Simulation and Simulacra: Jean Baudrillard
Night: Elie Wiesel
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Books mentioned in this video:
The Story of an African Farm; Olive Schreiner
Voyage in the Dark; Jean Rhys
A House for Mr. Biswas; V.S. Naipaul
A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor; Hank Green
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I'd love to know if you have any thoughts or interest in reading any of these books. Please let me know in the comments!
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What are your reading goals this year?
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I forgot to mention that these are just some of the books I read for my program. There several others which I didn't have many thoughts on or had already read and reviewed somewhere else on this channel.
If you have questions about my program I'm happy to answer them.
Thanks for watching!
Books mentioned in this video:
White Teeth, Zadie Smith
On Black Sister's Street, Chika Unigwe
Exit West, Mohsin Hamid
The Refugees, Viet Thanh Nguyen
This Hostel Life, Melatu Uche Okorie
The Gathering, Anne Enright
Exciting Times, Naoise Dolan
Braywatch, Paul Howard
Their Eyes Were Watching God, Zora Neale Hurston
Beloved, Toni Morrison
The Big Sleep, Raymond Chandler
I'll be posting a video soon with the books I read for my MA Lit program Fall semester and a 2020 favorites video.
Books Mentioned in the video
Ghost Wall, Sarah Moss
My Year of Rest and Relaxation, Ottessa Moshfegh
My Name is Red, Orhan Pamuk
Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead, Olga Tokarczuk
A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor, Hank Green
Rough Magic, Lara Prior-Palmer
Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen
Hamnet, Maggie O'Farrell
1984, George Orwell
A Tale of Two Cities, Charles Dickens
Anna Karenina, Leo Tolstoy
Milkman, Anna Burns
Anxious People, Fredrik Backman
My Review video of The Vanishing Half and The Mothers; Brit Bennett
youtube.com/watch?v=sjKDocmLQFY&t=19s&ab_channel=TheREADhead
Books mentioned in this video and my review if available:
The Mothers (link above)
Passing; Nella Larsen
Imitation of Life; Fannie Hurst
Homegoing; Yaa Gyasi
Americanah; Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
youtube.com/watch?v=dUSt8Khoetw&t=95s&ab_channel=TheREADhead
Such a Fun Age; Kiley Reid
A Woman is no Man; Etaf Rum
The Joy Luck Club; Amy Tan
youtube.com/watch?v=yacgHZJwyCs&t=39s&ab_channel=TheREADhead
The Magical Language of Others; E.J.Koh
youtube.com/watch?v=BZvXOAxlJJQ&t=342s&ab_channel=TheREADhead
Home Fire; Kamila Shamsie
youtube.com/watch?v=dUSt8Khoetw&t=95s&ab_channel=TheREADhead
I'm grateful to everyone who arranged the Women in Translation Readathon and to everyone who participated in it and by so doing brought to my attention so many fantastic books! I plan to continue reading translated female authors more regularly and this readathon was a great start for me!
Books mentioned in this video:
The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree; Shokoofej Azar
The Elegance of the Hedgehog; Muriel Barbery
The Memory Police: Yoko Ogawa
Women in Translation announcement video @Matthew Sciarappa:
youtube.com/watch?v=pLcFDXwM7es
Books mentioned in this video:
The Memory Police; Yoko Ogawa
The Elegance of the Hedghog; Muriel Barbery
Flights; Olga Tokarczuk
Half a Life Long Romance; Eileen Chang
The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree; Shokoofeh Azar
Some recommendation videos I've been loving!
Kendra @Kendra Winchester
Women in Translation Month Readathon TBR!! | 2018 | Kendra Winchesteryoutube.com/watch?v=k8OZYOW6TCc
Jennifer @Insert Litterary Pun Here
A Tangent-Filled TBR | Women in Translation Month
youtube.com/watch?v=Gz0zcH48s2A&t=1s
Women in Translation Readathon | Announcement
youtube.com/watch?v=2EhsjFH8ZdI&t=1s
Jen @Jen Campbell
Book Recommendations & TBR 📚| Women in Translation
youtube.com/watch?v=BD8voC68sDA
Alex @whatpageareyouon
Women in Translation recommendations |
youtube.com/watch?v=5r4Cz47kJvc
Natalie @curious reader
Women in Translation Month TBR 2020 |
youtube.com/watch?v=Z_PWAiXiyZU
Women in Translation Book Recommendations
youtube.com/watch?v=P0b28w88SvA
Simon @SavidgeReads
youtube.com/watch?v=yp0D1AtlPKA
Sarah @HardcoverHearts
Women In Translation Readathon Possibilities
youtube.com/watch?v=X37kCWaWtLU
Grace @GKReads
WOMEN IN TRANSLATION TBR | August 2020
youtube.com/watch?v=6NBbkPL7FeE
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1:05 - The Picture of Dorian Gray; Oscar Wilde
3:42 - The Lord of the Flies; William Golding
5:12 - Americanah; Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
7:20 - Home Fire; Kamila Shamsie
11:00 - The Vanishing Half; Brit Bennett
12:00 - The Mothers; Brit Bennett
My double review of The Vanishing Half and The Mothers:
youtube.com/watch?v=sjKDocmLQFY&t=14s
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And now, here are a bunch of disorganized thoughts on both of Brit Bennett's novels.
Brit Bennett interviews mentioned in this video:
The Vanishing Half:
youtube.com/watch?v=af-nglcsbZA&t=318s
The Mothers:
youtube.com/watch?v=QF8YzIBfBds
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Simon's Announcement Video:
youtube.com/watch?v=NEsK8jzKnoc&t=195s
Simon's HiBearNation TBR
youtube.com/watch?v=HEgue0RqeuE
The Lovely Olive at abookolive (who recommended Rough Magic)
youtube.com/user/olivejuice1026
Books mentioned in this video:
My Name is Red; Orhan Pamuk
Rough Magic; Lara Prior-Palmer
Milkman; Anna Burns
The Gathering; Anne Enright
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Books mentioned in this video:
The Magical Language of Others; E.J. Koh
A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor; Hank Green
Pride and Prejudice; Jane Austen
A Woman Is No Man; Etaf Rum
Ghost Wall; Sarah Moss
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Anyway!
Books mentioned in this video:
Longbourn, Jo Baker
The Cost of Living, Deborah Levy
The Trick is to Keep Breathing, Janice Galloway
I Capture the Castle, Dodie Smith
The Widows of Malabar Hill, Sujata Massey
The Satapur Moonstone, Sujata Massey
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2020 Reaching Rush Challenges Video:
youtube.com/watch?v=37gcZOg4Hkw&t=23s
The challenges:
1/ Read a book with a cover that matches the colour of your birth stone.
2/ Read a book that starts with the word “The”.
3/ Read a book that inspired a movie you’ve already seen.
4/ Read the first book you touch.
5/ Read a book completely outside of your house. (We've heard great feedback about this challenge! So we're changing it a little bit! Learn more here: https://www.thereadingrush.com/post/a...)
6/ Read a book in a genre that you’ve always wanted to read more of.
7/ Read a book that takes place on a different continent than where you live.
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The Questions:
The Mid-Year Freak Out Tag:
1. Best book you’ve read so far in 2020.
2. Best sequel you've read so far in 2020.
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.
6. Biggest surprise.
7. Favorite new author. (Debut or new to you)
8. Newest fictional crush.
9. Newest favorite character.
10. Book that made you cry.
11. Book that made you happy.
12. Most beautiful book you've bought so far this year (or received)
13. What books do you need to read by the end of the year?
The Mid-Year Check in Tag:
1. How many books have you read so far this year?
2. What's your favourite book so far this year?
3. What's the most disappointing book you've read this year?
4. What genre have you read most this year?
5. Name a new favourite author that you've discovered this year?
6. What's the most surprisingly good book you've read so far this year?
7. What are your favourite and most anticipated 2020 releases?
8. What's your next big priority for your reading?
9. What's been your bookish highlight of the year so far?
10. Who do you tag?
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I was super excited to hear about an impromptu Asian readathon lead by Cindy @ readwithcindy during May. I got a bit of a late start but am very pleased with the 4 books I managed to read from Asian authors in the month so, although it's a bit delayed, I still really wanted to share these fantastic reads.
The Remains of the Day; Kazuo Ishiguro
Kitchen/Moolight Shadow; Banana Yoshimoto
The Joy Luck Club; Amy Tan
The Collected Schizophrenias: Essays; Esmé Weijun Wang
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Reading Winter by Ali Smith was such an engaging and fantastically stimulating experience. I can't recommend it enough and I am confident this one will be on my end of year favorites list.
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Additional Reviews:
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo Review:
youtu.be/nGmjnub__VA
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo Criticism and Alternative Ending:
Coming Soon!
Winter Review:
Coming Soon!
The Remains of the Day:
Coming Soon!
Books mentioned in this video:
The Overstory; Richard Powers
Now We Shall Be Entirely Free; Andrew Miller
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo; Taylor Jenkins Reid
Winter; Ali Smith
The Phantom Tollbooth; Norton Jester
The Remains of the Day; Kazuo Ishiguro
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As I mentioned in the video, I will soon be publishing a second video on this book, The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, focused on some of my more critical thoughts on the book including a proposed alternative ending. If you are interested in that please subscribe and keep an eye out for it soon!
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It's been a while but I'm back to be back in the reading groove of things! Please say hello in the comments and let me know what you've been reading! Hope you have all been safe and healthy! Thanks for stopping by and if you'd like to connect on another platform I'd love to be friends!
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