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Recent Reads 240115: Leonora Carrington, Amina Cain, Barbara Pym @SluggishReader
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Recent Reads 240115: Leonora Carrington, Amina Cain, Barbara Pym
Sluggish Reader 2024-01-15 | == Books mentioned == The Hearing Trumpet - Leonora Carringtongoodreads.com/book/show/680370.The_Hearing_Trumpet Buddy read with Shannon @ThatsSoPoe Indelicacy - Amina Caingoodreads.com/book/show/52960846-indelicacy Buddy read with @bilbobryan Excellent Women - Barbara Pymgoodreads.com/book/show/2696574-excellent-women Buddy read with Marilyn @MarilynMayaMendoza Find me here ๐ Instagram: instagram.com/freddie.reads.slowly ๐ Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/67568538-freddie ๐ Voxer: freddiereads
Recent Reads 241014: Ali Smith, John Knowles, Vanessa Chan
Sluggish Reader 2024-10-14 | 0:00 Hello... Plus a trip to the book store - @booksnbobs 1:51 Artful 11:44 A Separate Peace 20:46 The Storm We Made 33:06 What am I reading now?? == Books mentioned == Artful - Ali Smithgoodreads.com/book/show/15811569-artful Hotel World - Ali Smithgoodreads.com/book/show/123036.Hotel_World How to be both - Ali Smithgoodreads.com/book/show/20439328-how-to-be-both A Separate Peace - John Knowlesgoodreads.com/book/show/5152.A_Separate_Peace The Storm We Made - Vanessa Changoodreads.com/book/show/60211228-the-storm-we-made The New Wilderness - Diane Cookgoodreads.com/book/show/48836769-the-new-wilderness The Leopard - Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa (transl. Archibald Colquhoun)goodreads.com/book/show/1320341.The_Leopard The Year of the Hare - Arto Paasilinna (transl. Herbert Lomas)goodreads.com/book/show/8856774-the-year-of-the-hare Framed! in September hosts: @bouquinsbooks @lindysmagpiereads @anotherbibliophilereads @HannahsBooks @heathergregg9975 Find me here ๐ฉป Instagram: instagram.com/freddie.reads.slowly ๐ฉป Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/67568538-freddie ๐ฉป Voxer: freddiereads
Random rambling about some current reads (Friday, 27th September 2024)
Sluggish Reader 2024-09-29 | == Books mentioned == The Leopard - Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa (transl. Archibald Colquhoun)goodreads.com/book/show/1320341.The_Leopard The Storm We Made - Vanessa Changoodreads.com/book/show/60211228 The Year of the Hare - Arto Paasilinna (transl. Herbert Lomas)goodreads.com/book/show/8856774 Find me here ๐ง Instagram: instagram.com/freddie.reads.slowly ๐ง Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/67568538-freddie ๐ง Voxer: freddiereads
Recent Reads 240927: Eve Babitz, Calixthe Beyala, Dewi Anggraeni
Sluggish Reader 2024-09-27 | 0:00 Hi! 0:39 L.A. Woman 11:31 Your Name Shall Be Tanga 19:13 Journeys Through Shadows 30:55 What I'm currently reading now == Books mentioned == L.A. Woman - Eve Babitzgoodreads.com/book/show/25987030-l-a-woman Your Name Shall Be Tanga - Calixthe Beyala (transl. Marjolijn de Jager)goodreads.com/book/show/443718.Your_Name_Shall_Be_Tanga Journeys Through Shadows - Dewi Anggraenigoodreads.com/book/show/1474899.Journeys_Through_Shadows The New Wilderness - Diane Cookgoodreads.com/book/show/48836769-the-new-wilderness The Storm We Made - Vanessa Changoodreads.com/book/show/60211228-the-storm-we-made The Leopard - Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa (transl. Archibald Colquhoun)goodreads.com/book/show/1320341.The_Leopard Artful - Ali Smithgoodreads.com/book/show/15811569-artful Reading for Framed! in September (and also because it's Ali Smith, duh) Framed! in September hosts: @bouquinsbooks @lindysmagpiereads @anotherbibliophilereads @HannahsBooks @heathergregg9975 #shortyseptember hosts: (I did not do any of the prompts lolz) @pastorytime2683 @TooManyHeathers Find me here ๐ Instagram: instagram.com/freddie.reads.slowly ๐ Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/67568538-freddie ๐ Voxer: freddiereads
Sluggish Reader 2024-09-26 | #tagtuesday Tag created by @HarrietRosie13 I was tagged by @JessBookgirlTV Prompts: 1. What do you study/what is your job? 2. What is your favorite social media? 3. If you had another channel what would it be about? 4. Do you play an instrument? 5. What hobbies do you have other than reading? 6. Favorite TV shows 7. What got you into reading? 8. What are your favorite and least favorite genres? 9. What books define your childhood? 10. Tell us an interesting fact about you? I'm tagging everyone!! Find me here โค๏ธโ๐ฅ Instagram: instagram.com/freddie.reads.slowly โค๏ธโ๐ฅ Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/67568538-freddie โค๏ธโ๐ฅ Voxer: freddiereads
A book haul video with ULTERIOR MOTIVE!! ๐ฑ๐๐๐ซข | (spoiler: its a call for BUDDY READS!! ๐ฎ๐ฅฐ๐ซ)
Sluggish Reader 2024-09-22 | I acquired some books recently and I just want to share my post-book buying joy with everyone. == Books mentioned == Charlotte Temple - Susanna Rowson goodreads.com/book/show/597694.Charlotte_Temple Faggots - Larry Kramergoodreads.com/book/show/109395.Faggots Aurora Leigh - Elizabeth Barrett Browninggoodreads.com/book/show/817993.Aurora_Leigh The Pursuit of Love - Nancy Mitfordgoodreads.com/book/show/835458.The_Pursuit_of_Love News from the City of the Sun - Isabel Colegategoodreads.com/book/show/6743559-news-from-the-city-of-the-sun Kiss of the Spider Woman - Manuel Puig (transl. Thomas Colchie)goodreads.com/book/show/588242.Kiss_of_the_Spider_Woman The Invoice - Jonas Karlsson (transl. Neil Smith)goodreads.com/book/show/27245980-the-invoice Lolly Willowes - Sylvia Townsend Warner goodreads.com/book/show/937105.Lolly_Willowes Treacle Walker - Alan Garnergoodreads.com/book/show/58205835-treacle-walker Palace of the Peacock - Wilson Harrisgoodreads.com/book/show/56227359-palace-of-the-peacock The Five Wounds - Kirstin Valdez Quadegoodreads.com/book/show/58085285-the-five-wounds recommended by @JyotsnaS Build Your House Around My Body - Violet Kupersmithgoodreads.com/book/show/55656269-build-your-house-around-my-body Nine Continents: A Memoir In and Out of China (a.k.a Once Upon a Time in the East: A Story of Growing Up) - Xiaolu Guogoodreads.com/book/show/34496930-nine-continents My Battle of Hastings: Chronicle of a Year by the Sea - Xiaolu Guogoodreads.com/book/show/201608579-my-battle-of-hastings Of Women and Salt - Gabriela Garciagoodreads.com/book/show/53138197-of-women-and-salt The Impostor - Javier Cercas (transl. Frank Wynne)goodreads.com/book/show/37929874-the-impostor Leica Format - Daลกa Drndiฤ (transl. Celia Hawkesworth)goodreads.com/book/show/58111468-leica-format Trieste - Daลกa Drndiฤ (transl. Ellen-Elias Bursaฤ)goodreads.com/book/show/11812200-trieste God Help the Child - Toni Morrisongoodreads.com/book/show/23602473-god-help-the-child Find me here ๐คฝโโ๏ธ Instagram: instagram.com/freddie.reads.slowly ๐คฝโโ๏ธ Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/67568538-freddie ๐คฝโโ๏ธ Voxer: freddiereads
Recent Reads 240912: Jason Mott, Jane Smiley
Sluggish Reader 2024-09-13 | 0:00 Hello 1:12 Hell of a Book 13:19 Moo 27:14 My book haul from Dokusho 33:07 What I'm currently reading now == Books mentioned == Hell of a Book - Jason Mott goodreads.com/book/show/56020518-hell-of-a-book Moo - Jane Smileygoodreads.com/book/show/1141856.Moo Some Luck - Jane Smileygoodreads.com/book/show/20587777-some-luck Fatelessness - Imre Kertรฉsz (transl. Tim Wilkinson)goodreads.com/book/show/318335.Fatelessness No-No Boy - John Okadagoodreads.com/book/show/129910.No_No_Boy The Life of Hunger - Amรฉlie Nothomb (transl. Adriana Hunter)goodreads.com/book/show/845711.The_Life_of_Hunger The Book of Proper Names - Amรฉlie Nothomb (transl. Shaun Whiteside)goodreads.com/book/show/1003801.The_Book_of_Proper_Names The Leopard - Giuseppe Tomasi Di Lampedusa (transl. Archibald Colquhoun)goodreads.com/book/show/1320341.The_Leopard L.A. Woman - Eve Babitzgoodreads.com/book/show/25987030-l-a-woman Your Name Shall Be Tanga - Calixthe Beyala (transl. Marjolijn de Jager)goodreads.com/book/show/443718.Your_Name_Shall_Be_Tanga Find me here ๐ช Instagram: instagram.com/freddie.reads.slowly ๐ช Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/67568538-freddie ๐ช Voxer: freddiereads
Recent Reads 240909: Richard Yates, Jean-Dominique Bauby
Sluggish Reader 2024-09-09 | 0:00 Non-bookish - small town excursion... 4:51 Eleven Kinds of Loneliness 13:04 The Diving Bell and the Butterfly 19:32 What I'm currently reading... == Books mentioned == Eleven Kinds of Loneliness - Richard Yatesgoodreads.com/book/show/3361110-eleven-kinds-of-loneliness The Diving Bell and the Butterfly - Jean-Dominique Bauby (transl. Jeremy Leggatt)goodreads.com/book/show/1878692.The_Diving_Bell_and_the_Butterfly L.A. Woman - Eve Babitzgoodreads.com/book/show/25987030-l-a-woman Moo - Jane Smileygoodreads.com/book/show/1141856.Moo The Leopard - Giuseppe Tomasi Di Lampedusa (transl. Archibald Colquhoun)goodreads.com/book/show/1320341.The_Leopard Hell of a Book - Jason Mottgoodreads.com/book/show/56020518-hell-of-a-book Braised Pork - An Yugoodreads.com/book/show/55836517-braised-pork Frankenstein in Baghdad - Ahmed Saadawi (transl. Jonathan Wright)goodreads.com/book/show/41434809-frankenstein-in-baghdad Elle - Philippe Djian (transl. Michael Katims)goodreads.com/book/show/34723004-elle Find me here ๐๏ธ Instagram: instagram.com/freddie.reads.slowly ๐๏ธ Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/67568538-freddie ๐๏ธ Voxer: freddiereads
Recent Reads 240905: Sofi Oksanen, Jean Cocteau, Xinran
Sluggish Reader 2024-09-05 | #womenintranslation #wit 0:00 Intro~~ 0:49 Purge 12:08 Les Enfants Terribles 20:00 Miss Chopsticks 33:13 What I'm currently reading... == Books mentioned == Purge - Sofi Oksanen (transl. Lola Rogers)goodreads.com/book/show/40966544-purge Les Enfants Terribles - Jean Cocteau (transl. Rosamond Lehmann)goodreads.com/book/show/11819160-les-enfants-terribles Miss Chopsticks - Xinran (transl. Esther Tyldesley)goodreads.com/book/show/7095496-miss-chopsticks Moo - Jane Smileygoodreads.com/book/show/1141856.Moo The Leopard - Giuseppe Tomasi Di Lampedusa (transl. Archibald Colquhoun)goodreads.com/book/show/1320341.The_Leopard L.A. Woman - Eve Babitzgoodreads.com/book/show/25987030-l-a-woman Eleven Kinds of Loneliness - Richard Yatesgoodreads.com/book/show/3361110-eleven-kinds-of-loneliness Hell of a Book - Jason Mottgoodreads.com/book/show/56020518-hell-of-a-book Find me here ๐ฐ Instagram: instagram.com/freddie.reads.slowly ๐ฐ Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/67568538-freddie ๐ฐ Voxer: freddiereads
Sluggish Reader 2024-09-04 | Tag created by @HilaryBGreen I was tagged by @davidnovakreadspoetry youtube.com/watch?v=NsUPu_WTGkY #tagtuesday 1. What for you makes a good book? 2. What are you currently reading? 3. What's the last book you didn't finish and why? 4. What obscure book do you wish other people would read? 5. What's the longest book you've ever read? 6. If you could have a dinner party with five fictional characters, who would they be? 7. Five books you'd want if stranded on a desert island. 8. One book you could not put down. 9. Five books or authors you will never read. 10. If you were to write a book, what would it be about? 11. Tag some people. @PageTurnersWithKatja @heathereads @deadlizardreads1937 @sarah-roadworthy @JennieJohnston == Books mentioned == Moo - Jane Smileygoodreads.com/book/show/1141856.Moo L.A. Woman - Eve Babitzgoodreads.com/book/show/25987030-l-a-woman Miss Chopsticks - Xinran (transl. Esther Tyldesley)goodreads.com/book/show/7095496-miss-chopsticks The Leopard - Giuseppe Tomasi Di Lampedusa (transl. Archibald Colquhoun)goodreads.com/book/show/1320341.The_Leopard Eleven Kinds of Loneliness - Richard Yatesgoodreads.com/book/show/3361110-eleven-kinds-of-loneliness Beloved - Toni Morrison goodreads.com/book/show/6149.Beloved Memoirs of Hadrian - Marguerite Yourcenar (transl. Grace Frick)goodreads.com/book/show/12172.Memoirs_of_Hadrian The Wandering - Intan Paramaditha (transl. Stephen J. Epstein)goodreads.com/book/show/46158533-the-wandering Mood Indigo - Boris Vian (transl. Stanley Chapman)goodreads.com/book/show/18332486-mood-indigo The Last Quarter of the Moon - Chi Zijian (transl. Bruce Humes)goodreads.com/book/show/15798211-the-last-quarter-of-the-moon?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_23 Anna Karenina - Leo Tolstoy (I forgot who translated the version I read lol)goodreads.com/book/show/15823480-anna-karenina Far from the Madding Crowd - Thomas Hardygoodreads.com/book/show/31463.Far_From_the_Madding_Crowd The Hearing Trumpet - Leonora Carringtongoodreads.com/book/show/46987.The_Hearing_Trumpet Valley of the Dolls - Jacqueline Susanngoodreads.com/book/show/581811.Valley_of_the_Dolls Find me here ๐ท๏ธ Instagram: instagram.com/freddie.reads.slowly ๐ท๏ธ Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/67568538-freddie ๐ท๏ธ Voxer: freddiereads
Recent Reads 240828: Ahmed Saadawi, Philippe Djian, Elif Batuman
Sluggish Reader 2024-08-29 | 0:00 Hi!! 0:41 Frankenstein in Baghdad 7:08 Elle 16:48 The Idiot 31:38 Other books I'm currently reading... == Books mentioned == Frankenstein in Baghdad - Ahmed Saadawi (transl. Jonathan Wright)goodreads.com/book/show/41434809-frankenstein-in-baghdad Elle - Philippe Djian (transl. Michael Katims)goodreads.com/book/show/34723004-elle The Idiot - Elif Batumangoodreads.com/book/show/30962053-the-idiot Either/Or - Elif Batumangoodreads.com/book/show/58890783-either-or Purge - Sofi Oksanen (transl. Lola Rogers)goodreads.com/book/show/40966544-purge Moo - Jane Smileygoodreads.com/book/show/1141856.Moo L.A. Woman - Eve Babitzgoodreads.com/book/show/25987030-l-a-woman Miss Chopsticks - Xinran (transl. Esther Tyldesley)goodreads.com/book/show/7095496-miss-chopsticks The Leopard - Giuseppe Tomasi Di Lampedusa (transl. Archibald Colquhoun)goodreads.com/book/show/1320341.The_Leopard Eleven Kinds of Loneliness - Richard Yatesgoodreads.com/book/show/3361110-eleven-kinds-of-loneliness Revolutionary Road - Richard Yatesgoodreads.com/book/show/48328.Revolutionary_Road Find me here ๐ Instagram: instagram.com/freddie.reads.slowly ๐ Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/67568538-freddie ๐ Voxer: freddiereads
Recent Reads 240816: Karina Robles Bahrin, An Yu, Jack Finney
Sluggish Reader 2024-08-17 | 0:00 Hi! 1:00 The Accidental Malay 8:40 Braised Pork 16:53 Invasion of the Body Snatchers 29:29 Books I'm currently reading! == Books mentioned == The Accidental Malay - Karina Robles Bahrin goodreads.com/book/show/60622285-the-accidental-malay Braised Pork - An Yugoodreads.com/book/show/55836517-braised-pork Invasion of the Body Snatchers - Jack Finneygoodreads.com/book/show/25110957-invasion-of-the-body-snatchers Moo - Jane Smileygoodreads.com/book/show/1141856.Moo The Idiot - Elif Batumangoodreads.com/book/show/30962053-the-idiot Purge - Sofi Oksanen (transl. Lola Rogers)goodreads.com/book/show/40966544-purge Elle - Philippe Djian (transl. Michael Katims)goodreads.com/book/show/34723004-elle Frankenstein in Baghdad - Ahmed Saadawi (transl. Jonathan Wright)goodreads.com/book/show/41434809-frankenstein-in-baghdad Find me here ๐ฆฏ Instagram: instagram.com/freddie.reads.slowly ๐ฆฏ Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/67568538-freddie ๐ฆฏ Voxer: freddiereads
Recent Reads 240813: Ulrich Alexander Boschwitz, Emilia Pardo Bazรกn, Katie Kitamura
Sluggish Reader 2024-08-13 | This time from my kitchen! 0:00 Hi! 1:05 The Passenger 8:30 The House of Ulloa 18:55 Intimacies 31:11 what I'm currently reading... == Books mentioned == The Passenger - Ulrich Alexander Boschwitz (transl. Philip Boehm)goodreads.com/book/show/58960396-the-passenger Ellen Foster - Kaye Gibbonsgoodreads.com/book/show/277397.Ellen_Foster The House of Ulloa - Emilia Pardo Bazรกn (transl. Paul O'Prey & Lucia Graves)goodreads.com/book/show/29777059-the-house-of-ulloa Intimacies - Katie Kitamuragoodreads.com/book/show/59539686-intimacies Moo - Jane Smileygoodreads.com/book/show/1141856.Moo The Idiot - Elif Batumangoodreads.com/book/show/30962053-the-idiot Invasion of the Body Snatchers - Jack Finneygoodreads.com/book/show/25110957-invasion-of-the-body-snatchers Frankenstein in Baghdad - Ahmed Saadawi (transl. Jonathan Wright)goodreads.com/book/show/41434809-frankenstein-in-baghdad Find me here ๐ Instagram: instagram.com/freddie.reads.slowly ๐ Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/67568538-freddie ๐ Voxer: freddiereads
Recent Reads 240804: Sang Young Park, Rin Usami, Kaye Gibbons
Sluggish Reader 2024-08-03 | 0:00 Hello! 1:11 Love in the Big City 10:01 Idol, Burning 15:45 Ellen Foster == Books mentioned == Love in the Big City - Sang Young Park (transl. Anton Hur)goodreads.com/book/show/61022863-love-in-the-big-city Idol, Burning - Rin Usami (transl. Asa Yoneda; illus. Leslie Hung)goodreads.com/book/show/63326140-idol-burning Ellen Foster - Kaye Gibbonsgoodreads.com/book/show/277397.Ellen_Foster Find me here โบ๏ธ Instagram: instagram.com/freddie.reads.slowly โบ๏ธ Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/67568538-freddie โบ๏ธ Voxer: freddiereads
Recent Reads 240718: Tash Aw, Jokha Alharthi, Jacqueline Susann
Sluggish Reader 2024-07-30 | *OK, so Valley of the Dolls was published in 1966 and the story is set in the 1940s - 1950s. 0:00 Hello 3:44 We the Survivors 11:04 Celestial Bodies 20:24 Valley of the Dolls == Books mentioned == We the Survivors - Tash Awgoodreads.com/book/show/43239355-we-the-survivors The Harmony Silk Factory - Tash Awgoodreads.com/book/show/239897.The_Harmony_Silk_Factory Celestial Bodies - Jokha Alharthi (transl. Marilyn Booth)goodreads.com/book/show/39653535-celestial-bodies Valley of the Dolls - Jacqueline Susanngoodreads.com/book/show/11194221-valley-of-the-dolls Find me here ๐งฏ Instagram: instagram.com/freddie.reads.slowly ๐งฏ Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/67568538-freddie ๐งฏ Voxer: freddiereads
Recent Reads 240227: Sandro Veronesi, Fay Weldon, Albert Camus
Sluggish Reader 2024-02-27 | Featuring a footage of chicken curry with vegetables. == Books mentioned == The Hummingbird - Sandro Veronesi (transl. Elena Pala)goodreads.com/book/show/60616148-the-hummingbird Stoner - John Williamsgoodreads.com/book/show/166997.Stoner The Spa Decameron - Fay Weldongoodreads.com/book/show/2213029.The_Spa_Decameron The Outsider - Albert Camus (transl. Joseph Laredo)goodreads.com/book/show/35654909-the-outsider Find me here ๐ช Instagram: instagram.com/freddie.reads.slowly ๐ช Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/67568538-freddie ๐ช Voxer: freddiereads
Recent Reads 240220: Rachel Donohue, Tove Ditlevsen, Meg Rosoff
Sluggish Reader 2024-02-20 | I recorded this video on February 8th, 2024 lol == Books mentioned == The Temple House Vanishing - Rachel Donohue goodreads.com/book/show/58945185-the-temple-house-vanishing The Faces - Tove Ditlevsen (transl. Tiina Nunnally)goodreads.com/book/show/57845081-the-faces The Great Godden - Meg Rosoffgoodreads.com/book/show/54826888-the-great-godden Find me here ๐ข Instagram: instagram.com/freddie.reads.slowly ๐ข Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/67568538-freddie ๐ข Voxer: freddiereads
Recent Reads 231224: Laurie Halse Anderson, Jeffrey Eugenides
Sluggish Reader 2023-12-25 | == Books mentioned == Speak - Laurie Halse Andersongoodreads.com/book/show/39280538-speak The Virgin Suicides - Jeffrey Eugenidesgoodreads.com/book/show/10956.The_Virgin_Suicides Middlesex - Jeffrey Eugenidesgoodreads.com/book/show/2187.Middlesex == CW == Speak: sexual violence, bullying, depression The Virgin Suicides: suicide / self-harm, domestic abuse, drug abuse, mental illness Find me here ๐บ Instagram: instagram.com/freddie.reads.slowly ๐บ Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/67568538-freddie ๐บ Voxer: freddiereads
Quickie Chat: a Barbara Pym-heavy book haul
Sluggish Reader 2023-12-18 | I saw a massive influx of Barbara Pym books into my book shelf. == Booktubers mentioned == Sarah @sarah-roadworthy Kim @MIDDLEoftheBookMARCH Shawn @shawnbreathesbooks I forgot to mention it in the video, but Marilyn of @MarilynMayaMendoza has also mentioned Barbara Pym recently. == Books mentioned == Some Tame Gazelle - Barbara Pymgoodreads.com/book/show/178572.Some_Tame_Gazelle A Glass of Blessings - Barbara Pymgoodreads.com/book/show/226971.A_Glass_of_Blessings No Fond Return of Love - Barbara Pymgoodreads.com/book/show/178567.No_Fond_Return_of_Love Excellent Women - Barbara Pymgoodreads.com/book/show/178565.Excellent_Women My รntonia - Willa Cathergoodreads.com/book/show/17150.My_ntonia The Go-Between - L.P. Hartleygoodreads.com/book/show/258079.The_Go_Between Find me here ๐ Instagram: instagram.com/freddie.reads.slowly ๐ Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/67568538-freddie ๐ Voxer: freddiereads
Quickie Chat: a tragic bookish event, Aiskrim Malaysia
Sluggish Reader 2023-12-16 | A sad (bookish) thing happened on Friday and I was still recovering. Fortunately I had some ice pops to allay my grief. == Books mentioned == The Virgin Suicides - Jeffrey Eugenidesgoodreads.com/book/show/10956.The_Virgin_Suicides The Golden Thread: How Fabric Changed History - Kassia St. Clairgoodreads.com/book/show/43862307-the-golden-thread The Hearing Trumpet - Leonora Carringtongoodreads.com/book/show/46987.The_Hearing_Trumpet Unknown Soldiers - Vรคinรถ Linna (transl. Liesl Yamaguchi)goodreads.com/book/show/26192817-unknown-soldiers Find me here ๐ Instagram: instagram.com/freddie.reads.slowly ๐ Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/67568538-freddie ๐ Voxer: freddiereads
2023 End of Year Reading Plans
Sluggish Reader 2023-12-08 | 2023 is coming to an end and I'm anxious about my reading~~ ๐๐ What are *YOUR* plans? Also include possible #RememberDecember TBRs an event hosted by @AnnNovella @bouquinsbooks @scallydandlingaboutthebook2711 @aaronfacer @CriminOllyBlog @MsReadsAlot @Shellyish == Books mentioned == Valley of the Dolls - Jacqueline Susanngoodreads.com/book/show/581811.Valley_of_the_Dolls The Spa Decameron - Fay Weldongoodreads.com/book/show/1089464.The_Spa_Decameron The Decameron - Giovanni Boccacciogoodreads.com/book/show/51799.The_Decameron Beloved - Toni Morrisongoodreads.com/book/show/6149.Beloved The Bluest Eye - Toni Morrisongoodreads.com/book/show/11337.The_Bluest_Eye The Wandering - Intan Paramaditha (transl. Stephen J. Epstein)goodreads.com/book/show/46158533-the-wandering Apple & Knife - Intan Paramaditha (transl. Stephen J. Epstein)goodreads.com/book/show/37804129-apple-and-knife My video: youtu.be/rZBiSRf2u3Y Memoirs of Hadrian - Marguerite Yourcenar (transl. Grace Frick)goodreads.com/book/show/12172.Memoirs_of_Hadrian Fear of Flying - Erica Jonggoodreads.com/book/show/9654.Fear_of_Flying The Hearing Trumpet - Leonora Carringtongoodreads.com/book/show/46987.The_Hearing_Trumpet Find me here โบ๏ธ Instagram: instagram.com/freddie.reads.slowly โบ๏ธ Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/67568538-freddie โบ๏ธ Voxer: freddiereads
Recent Reads 231202: Edwidge Danticat, Pajtim Statovci, Mikhail Bulgakov
Sluggish Reader 2023-12-03 | == Books mentioned == Claire of the Sea Light - Edwidge Danticatgoodreads.com/book/show/16280051-claire-of-the-sea-light My Cat Yugoslavia - Pajtim Statovci (transl. David Hackston)goodreads.com/book/show/34875448-my-cat-yugoslavia Recommended by Meredith of @binchickenbookz !! Bolla - Pajtim Statovci (transl. David Hackston)goodreads.com/book/show/55842786-bolla The Heart of the Dog - Mikhail Bulgakov (transl. Michael Glenny)goodreads.com/book/show/6535413-the-heart-of-a-dog The Master and Margarita - Mikhail Bulgakovgoodreads.com/book/show/117833.The_Master_and_Margarita == CW == Claire of the Sea Light: murder, death, sexism, domestic abuse My Cat Yugoslavia: homophobia, displacement, racism, sexism, animal cruelty, violence, war, death, domestic abuse The Heart of the Dog: animal cruelty Find me here ๐ชฎ Instagram: instagram.com/freddie.reads.slowly ๐ชฎ Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/67568538-freddie ๐ชฎ Voxer: freddiereads
Recent Reads 231127: Elspeth Barker, Shih-Li Kow
Sluggish Reader 2023-11-27 | Timestamps 0:00 Hello! 1:51 O Caledonia 13:32 Bone Weight and Other Stories == Books mentioned == O Caledonia - Elspeth Barkergoodreads.com/book/show/60321053-o-caledonia Buddy read with Kim @MIDDLEoftheBookMARCH Bone Weight and Other Stories - Shih-Li Kowgoodreads.com/book/show/199289096-bone-weight-and-other-stories The Sum of Our Follies - Shih-Li Kowgoodreads.com/book/show/24335129-the-sum-of-our-follies My video: youtu.be/CWiSvg0NRog Ripples and Other Stories - Shih-Li Kowgoodreads.com/book/show/8050871-ripples-and-other-stories My video (together with Shannon @ThatsSoPoe ): youtu.be/KvfxRdqlFEE == TW == O Caledonia: murder, family neglect, abuse, bullying, animal cruelty Bone Weight and Other Stories: homelessness, sexual violence, mental illness, homophobia, disability, ableism, death of loved ones, domestic abuse, sexism, misogyny, racism Find me here ๐ช Instagram: instagram.com/freddie.reads.slowly ๐ช Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/67568538-freddie ๐ช Voxer: freddiereads
Recent Reads 231113: Shamim Sarif, Chloe Gong, Joyce Carol Oates
Sluggish Reader 2023-11-15 | 0:00 Hi! 1:36 Despite the Falling Snow 11:08 These Violent Delights 21:22 Evil Eye == Books mentioned == Despite the Falling Snow - Shamim Sarifgoodreads.com/book/show/2093070.DESPITE_THE_FALLING_SNOW_ These Violent Delights - Chloe Gonggoodreads.com/book/show/50892212-these-violent-delights Evil Eye: Four Novellas of Love Gone Wrong - Joyce Carol Oatesgoodreads.com/book/show/14928740-evil-eye == CW == Despite the Falling Snow: murder, torture, alcoholism, terminal illness These Violent Delights: murder, body horror, transphobia, sexism, racism Evil Eye: murder, self-harm, mental illness, stalking, sexual violence / abuse, graphic violence, mental abuse Find me here ๐ Instagram: instagram.com/freddie.reads.slowly ๐ Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/67568538-freddie ๐ Voxer: freddiereads
Chatting about Recent Book Hauls
Sluggish Reader 2023-10-26 | I bought some books (and borrowed one)... == Books mentioned == At the Edge of Light - Maria Peura (transl. David Hackston)goodreads.com/book/show/2079060.At_the_Edge_of_Light Valley of the Dolls - Jacqueline Susanngoodreads.com/book/show/581811.Valley_of_the_Dolls Flowers in the Attic - V.C. Andrewsgoodreads.com/book/show/43448.Flowers_in_the_Attic Good Citizens Need Not Fear - Maria Revagoodreads.com/book/show/45754745-good-citizens-need-not-fear Olive Kitteridge - Elizabeth Stroutgoodreads.com/book/show/1736739.Olive_Kitteridge Despite the Falling Snow - Shamim Sarifgoodreads.com/book/show/2093070.DESPITE_THE_FALLING_SNOW_ High Tide - Inga ฤbele (transl. Kaija Straumanis)goodreads.com/book/show/17332712-high-tide The Aleph - Jorge Luis Borges (transl. Andrew Hurley)goodreads.com/book/show/58757176-the-aleph-and-other-stories Ficciones - Jorge Luis Borges (transl. Anthony Kerrigan & Anthony Bonner)goodreads.com/book/show/426504.Ficciones The Answers - Catherine Laceygoodreads.com/book/show/29939084-the-answers Pew - Catherine Laceygoodreads.com/book/show/51542370-pew These Violent Delights - Chloe Gonggoodreads.com/book/show/50892212-these-violent-delights Find me here โบ๏ธ Instagram: instagram.com/freddie.reads.slowly โบ๏ธ Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/67568538-freddie โบ๏ธ Voxer: freddiereads
Recent Reads 231021: Rita Dove, Carolina de Robertis, Miriam Toews
Sluggish Reader 2023-10-21 | 0:00 Hello (and introducing... my fan) 2:16 The Darker Face of the Earth 16:04 Cantoras 25:57 Fight Night == Books mentioned == The Darker Face of the Earth - Rita Dovegoodreads.com/book/show/150318.The_Darker_Face_of_the_Earth Cantoras - Carolina de Robertisgoodreads.com/book/show/43289181-cantoras Recommended by Shannon @ThatsSoPoe Fight Night - Miriam Toewsgoodreads.com/book/show/56978048-fight-night == CW == The Darker Face of the Earth: slavery, racism, sexism, death, murder, torture, suicide Cantoras: homophobia, torture, forced conversion, incarceration, police abuse, murder, suicide, sexual violence Fight Night: death of loved ones, absent parent, mental illness, religious abuse Find me here ๐ญ Instagram: instagram.com/freddie.reads.slowly ๐ญ Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/67568538-freddie ๐ญ Voxer: freddiereads
Recent Reads 231011: Pilar Quintana, Anita Brookner, Yevgeny Zamyatin
Sluggish Reader 2023-10-11 | == Timestamps == 0:00 Hi!! 0:17 The Bitch 7:57 Look at Me 16:42 We == Books mentioned == The Bitch - Pilar Quintana (transl. Lisa Dillman)goodreads.com/book/show/49221592-the-bitch Look at Me - Anita Brooknergoodreads.com/book/show/51916533-look-at-me Hotel du Lac - Anita Brooknergoodreads.com/book/show/251665.Hotel_du_Lac We - Yevgeny Zamyatin (transl. Natasha Randall)goodreads.com/book/show/30110528-we Also check out the channel @deadlizardreads1937 youtu.be/NQRZ0vXX0uY?si=1RMy1QjXyc1fiYwB The Aerodrome - Rex Warnergoodreads.com/book/show/582178.The_Aerodrome 1984 - George Orwellgoodreads.com/book/show/61439040-1984 == CW == The Bitch: sexism, death, animal cruelty, racism / colorism, poverty, suicide Look at Me: mental illness (depression), manipulative relationships We: physical violence, torture, execution, lobotomy Find me here ๐ Instagram: instagram.com/freddie.reads.slowly ๐ Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/67568538-freddie ๐ Voxer: freddiereads
Recent Reads 231009: Douglas Stuart, Louise Kennedy, Hernan Diaz
Sluggish Reader 2023-10-10 | #booktubeprize 2023 Final round Fiction edition! + my ranking I focus on books that I have not read prior to this round. I talked about Demon Copperhead, How High We Go in the Dark, and Foster in this semifinals video: youtu.be/9VvaDy2HOEU == Books mentioned == Trespasses - Louise Kennedygoodreads.com/book/show/60867683-trespasses Young Mungo - Douglas Stuartgoodreads.com/book/show/58891551-young-mungo Trust - Hernan Diazgoodreads.com/book/show/58210933-trust Demon Copperhead - Barbara Kingsolvergoodreads.com/book/show/60384451-demon-copperhead How High We Go in the Dark - Sequoia Nagamatsugoodreads.com/book/show/57850265-how-high-we-go-in-the-dark Foster - Claire Keegangoodreads.com/book/show/61022861-foster == Content warnings == Trespasses: death of loved ones, graphic violence, murder Young Mungo: sexual assault, alcoholism, murder, graphic physical violence, animal cruelty, parental abandonment, homophobia Trust: terminal illness, mental illness, sexism Demon Copperhead: domestic abuse, death, suicide, drug abuse, murder, bullying, homophobia, sexism, racism How High We Go in the Dark: death of loved ones, terminal diseases, mercy killing Foster: poverty, child neglect Find me here ๐ Instagram: instagram.com/freddie.reads.slowly ๐ Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/67568538-freddie ๐ Voxer: freddiereads
Recent Reads 230917: Anne Cathrine Bomann, Cyprian Ekwensi, Rumer Godden
Sluggish Reader 2023-09-17 | Shorty September Special! == Timestamps == 0:00 Hello! 0:48 Agatha 10:35 Jagua Nana 15:32 The Dark Horse == Books mentioned == Agatha - Anne Cathrine Bomann (transl. Caroline Waight)goodreads.com/book/show/54899497-agatha Jagua Nana - Cyprian Ekwensigoodreads.com/book/show/36531613-jagua-nana My video: youtu.be/8gaE8oRnqc8 The Dark Horse - Rumer Goddengoodreads.com/book/show/22642855-the-dark-horse == Content warnings == Agatha: mental illness, terminal illness, sexual abuse Jagua Nana: sexism, graphic physical violence, murder, suicide, sexual violence, domestic abuse, kidnapping, terminal illness The Dark Horse: racism, colonialism, poverty, homelessness, animal abuse Find me here ๐งฒ Instagram: instagram.com/freddie.reads.slowly ๐งฒ Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/67568538-freddie ๐งฒ Voxer: freddiereads
Recent Reads 230914: Mary Roach, Elena Ferrante, Xiaolu Guo
Sluggish Reader 2023-09-14 | == Timestamps == 0:00 Hi! 0:14 Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife 8:45 The Lying Life of Adults 16:46 A Lover's Discourse == Books mentioned == Spook / Six Feet Over: Science Tackles the Afterlife - Mary Roachgoodreads.com/book/show/7350460-six-feet-over The Lying Life of Adults - Elena Ferrante (transl. Ann Goldstein)goodreads.com/book/show/58514302-the-lying-life-of-adults The Neapolitan Novels - Elena Ferrante (transl. Ann Goldstein)goodreads.com/book/show/26828169-the-neapolitan-novels A Lover's Discourse - Xiaolu Guogoodreads.com/book/show/52625831-a-lover-s-discourse == Content warnings == Spook: death, death practices, bodily fluids The Lying Life of Adults: body shaming, divorce, family dysfunction, death of loved ones A Lover's Discourse: racism, poverty, abortion Find me here ๐ตโโ๏ธ Instagram: instagram.com/freddie.reads.slowly ๐ตโโ๏ธ Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/67568538-freddie ๐ตโโ๏ธ Voxer: freddiereads
Jagua Nana - Cyprian Ekwensi (no spoilers!)
Sluggish Reader 2023-09-13 | I discovered this lovely Nigerian novel and it brought me out of a reading slump. Jagua Nana - Cyprian Ekwensigoodreads.com/book/show/36531613-jagua-nana TW: sexism, graphic physical violence, murder, suicide, sexual violence, domestic abuse, kidnapping, terminal illness Find me here ๐น Instagram: instagram.com/freddie.reads.slowly ๐น Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/67568538-freddie ๐น Voxer: freddiereads
Recent Reads 230827: Mingmei Yip, Souvankham Thammavongsa, Penelope S. Delta
Sluggish Reader 2023-08-28 | 0:00 Hello! 0:34 Song of the Silk Road 6:10 How to Pronounce Knife 10:41 A Tale Without a Name == Books mentioned == Song of the Silk Road - Mingmei Yipgoodreads.com/book/show/8567279-song-of-the-silk-road How to Pronounce Knife - Souvankham Thammavongsagoodreads.com/book/show/58538249-how-to-pronounce-knife A Tale Without a Name - Penelope S. Delta (transl. & illus. Mika Provata-Carlone)goodreads.com/book/show/17415195-a-tale-without-a-name == Content warnings == Song of the Silk Road: death of loved one, terminal illness, infidelity, incarceration, murder, suicide, parental abandonment, toxic relationship How to Pronounce Knife: racism, body shaming, displacement, death, grief, infidelity, sexism A Tale Without a Name: death, murder, war, suicide, graphic violence Find me here ๐บ Instagram: instagram.com/freddie.reads.slowly ๐บ Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/67568538-freddie ๐บ Voxer: freddiereads
Recent Reads 230809: Samira Sedira, Preeta Samarasan, Karolina Pavlova
Sluggish Reader 2023-08-09 | Celebrate #womenintranslation 2023! 0:00 Hi! 2:09 People Like Them 11:52 Tale of the Dreamer's Son 22:59 A Double Life == Books mentioned == People Like Them - Samira Sedira (transl. Lara Vergnaud)goodreads.com/book/show/58048549-people-like-them Tale of the Dreamer's Son - Preeta Samarasangoodreads.com/book/show/61078192-tale-of-the-dreamer-s-son Evening Is the Whole Day - Preeta Samarasangoodreads.com/book/show/2154433.Evening_Is_the_Whole_Day A Double Life - Karolina Pavlova (transl. Barbara Heldt)goodreads.com/book/show/40244413-a-double-life == Content warnings == People Like Them: murder, racism, bodily injury Tale of the Dreamer's Son: racism, sexism, religious persecution, bullying, torture, imprisonment, suicide, homophobia, parental neglect, terrorism, murder, child abandonment A Double Life: sexism Find me here ๐ฑ Instagram: instagram.com/freddie.reads.slowly ๐ฑ Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/67568538-freddie ๐ฑ Voxer: freddiereads
BookTube Prize 2023 - Fiction Category - Semifinals Group A - my ranking
Sluggish Reader 2023-08-02 | My ranking of semifinals group A fiction for @BookTubePrize #booktubeprize #booktubeprize2023 0:00 Hello 1:11 Book #6 8:25 Book #5 11:31 Book #4 18:20 Book #3 24:20 Book #2 29:38 Book #1 Books in this group are: Demon Copperhead - Barbara Kingsolvergoodreads.com/book/show/60384451-demon-copperhead How High We Go in the Dark - Sequoia Nagamatsugoodreads.com/book/show/57850265-how-high-we-go-in-the-dark Nightcrawling - Leila Mottleygoodreads.com/book/show/58537371-nightcrawling Our Wives Under the Sea - Julia Armfieldgoodreads.com/book/show/58659343-our-wives-under-the-sea Carrie Soto Is Back - Taylor Jenkins Reidgoodreads.com/book/show/60435878-carrie-soto-is-back Foster - Claire Keegangoodreads.com/book/show/61022861-foster == Content warnings == Demon Copperhead: domestic abuse, death, suicide, drug abuse, murder, bullying, homophobia, sexism, racism How High We Go in the Dark: death of loved ones, terminal diseases, mercy killing Nightcrawling: racism, sexism, sexual violence, drug abuse, police brutality, child abandonment, bullying, physical violence, death Our Wives Under the Sea: body horror, death of loved ones Carrie Soto Is Back: terminal illness, death of loved ones Foster: poverty, child neglect Find me here ใ๏ธ Instagram: instagram.com/freddie.reads.slowly ใ๏ธ Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/67568538-freddie ใ๏ธ Voxer: freddiereads
Recent Reads 230801: Ali Smith, V, Cรฉsar Aira
Sluggish Reader 2023-08-01 | Short books galore!! == Timestamps == 0:00 Hello... 0:47 Girls Meets Boy 6:20 The Apology 9:43 The Divorce == Books mentioned == Girl Meets Boy - Ali Smithgoodreads.com/book/show/3698676-girl-meets-boy The Apology - Vgoodreads.com/book/show/43198851-the-apology The Divorce - Cรฉsar Aira (transl. Chris Andrews)goodreads.com/book/show/55688769-the-divorce == Content warnings == Girl Meets Boy: homophobia, sexism The Apology: domestic violence, abuse, sexual violence, drug abuse The Divorce: murder, abuse Find me here ๐ฅ Instagram: instagram.com/freddie.reads.slowly ๐ฅ Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/67568538-freddie ๐ฅ Voxer: freddiereads
Recent Reads 230724: Qiu Miaojin, Laura Sintija ฤerniauskaitฤ, Eka Kurniawan
Sluggish Reader 2023-07-24 | 0:00 Hello! 2:07 Notes of a Crocodile 6:52 Breathing into Marble 14:50 Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash == Books mentioned == Notes of a Crocodile - Qiu Miaojin (transl. Bonnie Huie)goodreads.com/book/show/31395589-notes-of-a-crocodile My book talk video: youtu.be/x4naLgDLlrY Breathing into Marble - Laura Sintija ฤerniauskaitฤ (transl. Marija Marcinkute)goodreads.com/book/show/33297800-breathing-into-marble Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash - Eka Kurniawan (transl. Annie Tucker)goodreads.com/book/show/32491803-vengeance-is-mine-all-others-pay-cash My book talk video: youtu.be/TZ7Ob6UyFjo == Content warnings == Notes of a Crocodile: homophobia, mental illness (suicide, self-harm, depression), toxic relationships, physical abuse, violence, substance abuse Breathing into Marble: sexual violence, murder, mental illness, death of loved ones Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash: graphic violence, sexual violence, bodily fluid / excrement, death, murder, bodily mutilation, sexism, incarceration, police brutality Find me here ๐ช Instagram: instagram.com/freddie.reads.slowly ๐ช Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/67568538-freddie ๐ช Voxer: freddiereads
Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash by Eka Kurniawan
Sluggish Reader 2023-07-22 | == Books mentioned == Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash - Eka Kurniawan (transl. Annie Tucker)goodreads.com/book/show/35658247-vengeance-is-mine-all-others-pay-cash Beauty Is A Wound - Eka Kurniawan (transl. Annie Tucker)goodreads.com/book/show/24826361-beauty-is-a-wound Man Tiger - Eka Kurniawan (transl. Labodalih Sembiring)goodreads.com/book/show/23012658-man-tiger Content warnings: graphic violence, sexual violence, bodily fluid / excrement, death, murder, bodily mutilation, sexism, incarceration, police brutality, Find me here ๐ Instagram: instagram.com/freddie.reads.slowly ๐ Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/67568538-freddie ๐ Voxer: freddiereads
Notes of a Crocodile by Qiu Miaojin (no spoilers)
Sluggish Reader 2023-07-14 | Notes of a Crocodile is a 1994 novel by Taiwanese author Qiu Miaojin, translated by Bonnie Huie from Chinese to English.goodreads.com/en/book/show/31395589 Content warnings: homophobia, mental illness (suicide, self-harm, depression), toxic relationships, physical abuse, violence, substance abuse Find me here ๐ช Instagram: instagram.com/freddie.reads.slowly ๐ช Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/67568538-freddie ๐ช Voxer: freddiereads
Recent Reads 230630: Yu Hua, Jamaica Kincaid
Sluggish Reader 2023-07-01 | Timestamps 0:00 Hello 1:57 To Live 13:20 A Small Place == Books mentioned == To Live - Yu Hua (transl. Michael Berry)goodreads.com/book/show/334971.To_Live The Seventh Day - Yu Hua (transl. Allan H. Barr)goodreads.com/book/show/22107229-the-seventh-day A Small Place - Jamaica Kincaidgoodreads.com/book/show/924889.A_Small_Place Mentioned Berna @BernasBookishAdventures for recommending and endorsing To Live Misery May was a readathon in May that I didn't get to participate in on time (not even a Thomas Hardy book)! @GemofBooks @GunpowderFictionPlot == CW == To Live: death, terminal illness, poverty, war, domestic violence, graphic violence, murder, suicide A Small Place: racism, slavery, systemic oppression Find me here ๐ข Instagram: instagram.com/freddie.reads.slowly ๐ข Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/67568538-freddie ๐ข Voxer: freddiereads
Recent Reads 230621: Rosamunde Pilcher, Mariama Bรข, Shena Mackay
Sluggish Reader 2023-06-21 | 0:00 Intro 2:09 The End of Summer 7:40 So Long a Letter 14:10 The Orchard on Fire == Books mentioned == The End of Summer - Rosamunde Pilchergoodreads.com/book/show/856856.The_End_of_Summer The Shell Seekers - Rosamunde Pilchergoodreads.com/book/show/37095.The_Shell_Seekers So Long a Letter - Mariama Bรข (transl. Modupรฉ Bodรฉ-Thomas)goodreads.com/book/show/151374.So_Long_a_Letter The Orchard on Fire - Shena Mackaygoodreads.com/book/show/970684.TheOrchard_on_Fire == Content warnings == The End of Summer: death of loved ones So Long a Letter: sexism, domestic abuse, racism The Orchard on Fire: racism, domestic abuse, sexual abuse / harassment, animal cruelty Find me here ๐งฎ Instagram: instagram.com/freddie.reads.slowly ๐งฎ Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/67568538-freddie ๐งฎ Voxer: freddiereads
Recent Reads 230605: Pat Barker, Amรฉlie Nothomb, Ursula K. Le Guin
Sluggish Reader 2023-06-06 | I finished another book for Mental Health May Readathon (organized by@MIDDLEoftheBookMARCH and @MarilynMayaMendoza ) 0:00 Hi 0:43 Regeneration 7:10 The Book of Proper Names 14:28 The Word for World Is Forest == Books mentioned == Regeneration - Pat Barkergoodreads.com/book/show/3942075-regeneration The Book of Proper Names - Amรฉlie Nothomb (transl. Shaun Whiteside)goodreads.com/book/show/71455.The_Book_of_Proper_Names Fear and Trembling - Amรฉlie Nothomb (transl. Adriana Hunter)goodreads.com/book/show/71453.Fear_and_Trembling The Word for World Is Forest - Ursula K. Le Guingoodreads.com/book/show/24933757-the-word-for-world-is-forest The Left Hand of Darkness - Ursula K. Le Guingoodreads.com/book/show/18423.The_Left_Hand_of_Darkness == Content warnings == Regeneration: war, death, PTSD, suicide, domestic violence, sexism, bodily mutilation The Book of Proper Names: murder, suicide, eating disorder, bullying The Word for World Is Forest: war, graphic violence, murder, sexual assault, displacement, colonization, genocide Find me here ๐ช Instagram: instagram.com/freddie.reads.slowly ๐ช Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/67568538-freddie ๐ช Voxer: freddiereads
Recent Reads 230523: Rex Warner, Elizabeth Strout, Alex Storm
Sluggish Reader 2023-05-24 | 0:00 Hello! 1:11 The Aerodrome 11:07 Olive, Again 15:45 Kill the Dog == Books mentioned == The Aerodrome - Rex Warnergoodreads.com/book/show/31422690-the-aerodrome Read for #MayoftheModerns , organized by @MargaretPinard Olive, Again - Elizabeth Stroutgoodreads.com/book/show/52240866-olive-again My first finished TBR for the #mentalhealthmay readathon! - organized by @MIDDLEoftheBookMARCH and @MarilynMayaMendoza Olive Kitteridge - Elizabeth Stroutgoodreads.com/book/show/1736739.Olive_Kitteridge Kill the Dog - Alex Stormgoodreads.com/book/show/72015359-kill-the-dog == Content warnings == The Aerodrome: murder, sexism, cults, death of loved ones Olive, Again: mental illness, suicide, domestic violence, alcoholism, death of loved ones, terminal illness, drug use, sexual assault / exploitation, racism, homophobia Kill the Dog: absent parent, worker exploitation, drug use Find me here ๐ฅ Instagram: instagram.com/freddie.reads.slowly ๐ฅ Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/67568538-freddie ๐ฅ Voxer: freddiereads
Mental Health May 2023 TBR!!!
Sluggish Reader 2023-05-11 | Mental Health May info: Kim @MIDDLEoftheBookMARCH Marilyn @MarilynMayaMendoza Find me here ๐ฝ Instagram: instagram.com/freddie.reads.slowly ๐ฝ Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/67568538-freddie ๐ฝ Voxer: freddiereads
Recent Reads 230509: Alexandre Vidal Porto, Ayu Utami, Camila Sosa Villada
Sluggish Reader 2023-05-09 | 0:00 Hello! 0:20 Sergio Y. 7:19 Saman 12:01 Bad Girls #transgirlapril organized by @CestKevvie @WillowTalksBooks == Books mentioned == Sergio Y. - Alexandre Vidal Porto (transl. Alex Ladd)goodreads.com/book/show/52873710-sergio-y Saman - Ayu Utami (transl. Pamela Allen)goodreads.com/book/show/1337759.Saman My book talk video: youtu.be/TAJABCHuqx4 Bad Girls / The Queens of Sarmiento Park - Camila Sosa Villada (transl. Kit Maude)goodreads.com/book/show/59237338-bad-girls My book talk video: youtu.be/EY7iKjFE5N0 Other booktuber mentioned: @MIDDLEoftheBookMARCH == Trigger warnings == Sergio Y.: transphobia, murder, loss of loved ones Saman: Sexism, racism, child abuse, murder, sexual assault, torture, confinement, graphic violence, bodily mutilation, blood, miscarriage, poverty Bad Girls: child abandonment, child abuse, domestic violence, transphobia, homophobia, sexism, graphic violence, murder, death, AIDS, suicide, mental illness, sexual violence, persecution against sex workers, poverty, bodily fluids, drug abuse, alcoholism, police brutality, extreme bullying and harassment Find me here ๐ด Instagram: instagram.com/freddie.reads.slowly ๐ด Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/67568538-freddie ๐ด Voxer: freddiereads
Bad Girls / The Queens of Sarmiento Park by Camilla Sosa Villada ๐ฆ๐ท (no spoilers)
Sluggish Reader 2023-05-04 | Bad Girls, also published as The Queens of Sarmiento Park is a 2019 semi-autobiographical novel by Argentine writer Camila Sosa Villada. The novel was translated by Kit Maude from Spanish to English.goodreads.com/book/show/59237338-bad-girls I read this in April as part of #transgirlapril organized by @CestKevvie and @WillowTalksBooks Trigger warnings: child abandonment, child abuse, domestic violence, transphobia, homophobia, sexism, graphic violence, murder, death, AIDS, suicide, mental illness, sexual violence, persecution against sex workers, poverty, bodily fluids, drug abuse, alcoholism, police brutality, extreme bullying and harassment Find me here ๐ฅ Instagram: instagram.com/freddie.reads.slowly ๐ฅ Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/67568538-freddie ๐ฅ Voxer: freddiereads
Saman by Ayu Utami ๐ฎ๐ฉ [No spoilers!]
Sluggish Reader 2023-05-03 | Saman is a 1998 novel by Indonesian author Ayu Utami, translated from Indonesian to English by Pamela Allen.goodreads.com/book/show/1337759.Saman == Trigger warnings == Sexism, racism, child abuse, murder, sexual assault, torture, confinement, graphic violence, bodily mutilation, blood, miscarriage, poverty Find me here ๐ซ Instagram: instagram.com/freddie.reads.slowly ๐ซ Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/67568538-freddie ๐ซ Voxer: freddiereads
Recent Reads 230429: Zakiya Dalila Harris, Su Tong, Yasutaka Tsutsui
Sluggish Reader 2023-04-29 | 0:00 Hello! 0:44 The Other Black Girl 8:54 Rice 18:01 The Girl Who Leapt Through Time == Books Mentioned == The Other Black Girl - Zakiya Dalila Harrisgoodreads.com/book/show/58427704-the-other-black-girl Rice - Su Tong (transl. Howard Goldblatt)goodreads.com/book/show/2677481-rice The Girl Who Leapt Through Time - Yasutaka Tsutsui (trans. David Karashima)goodreads.com/book/show/9663940-the-girl-who-leapt-through-time == Trigger Warnings == The Other Black Girl: racism, cultism Rice: famine, poverty, displacement, murder, death, sexual assault, torture, graphic violence, severe diseases, bodily fluid, body mutilation, animal cruelty, sexism, ableism, suicide, war, alcoholism, domestic violence, abuse The Girl Who Leapt Through Time: death, disturbing imagery, bodily mutilation Find me here ๐งผ Instagram: instagram.com/freddie.reads.slowly ๐งผ Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/67568538-freddie ๐งผ Voxer: freddiereads
Recent Reads 230424: Wang Zhousheng, M. Mukundan, V.C. Andrews
Sluggish Reader 2023-04-24 | == Timestamps == 0:00 Hello 0:53 Memory and Oblivion 6:45 On the Banks of the Mayyazhi 12:52 Flowers in the Attic == Books mentioned == Memory and Oblivion - Wang Zhousheng (transl. Tony Blishen)goodreads.com/book/show/21869869-memory-and-oblivion On the Banks of the Mayyazhi - M. Mukundan (transl. Gita Krishnankutty)goodreads.com/book/show/1324400.On_The_Banks_Of_The_Mayyazhi Read in honor of #LitwithIndianLit organized by @SantReads Flowers in the Attic - V.C. Andrewsgoodreads.com/book/show/10001098-flowers-in-the-attic == Trigger warnings == Memory and Oblivion: death, terminal illness, mental illness (self-harm, suicide), graphic physical violence On the Banks of the Mayyazhi: death, war, racism, sexism, suicide, murder, graphic physical violence, sexual assault Flowers in the Attic: domestic abuse, graphic violence, animal cruelty, sexual assault, incest, murder, suicide Find me here ๐ฅ Instagram: instagram.com/freddie.reads.slowly ๐ฅ Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/67568538-freddie ๐ฅ Voxer: freddiereads
Recent Reads 230413: Xiaolu Guo, Elechi Amadi, Kim Thรบy
Sluggish Reader 2023-04-13 | 0:00 Hi! 0:11 Village of Stone 5:30 The Concubine 11:11 Mรฃn 15:50 Random unrelated stuff == Books mentioned == Village of Stone - Xiaolu Guo (transl. Cindy Carter)goodreads.com/book/show/894055.Village_of_Stone The Concubine - Elechi Amadi goodreads.com/book/show/1199163.The_Concubine Mรฃn - Kim Thรบy (transl. Sheila Fischman)goodreads.com/book/show/23163769-m-n == Trigger warnings == Village of Stone: sexual abuse, abortion, suicide, deaths, kidnapping, illness The Concubine: death, illness, mental illness, violence, sexism Mรฃn: war, death, domestic abuse, violence Find me here ๐ง Instagram: instagram.com/freddie.reads.slowly ๐ง Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/67568538-freddie ๐ง Voxer: freddiereads
Living Vicariously Through Far from the Madding Crowd (No spoilers)
Sluggish Reader 2023-04-11 | == Book mentioned == Far from the Madding Crowd - Thomas Hardygoodreads.com/book/show/31463.Far_From_the_Madding_Crowd == TW == Far from the Madding Crowd: death, sexism, murder Find me here ๐ช Instagram: instagram.com/freddie.reads.slowly ๐ช Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/67568538-freddie ๐ช Voxer: freddiereads