Uploaded September 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
The History Challenge comes to an emotional end for me with The Anarchy: The East India Company, Corporate Violence & the Pillage of an Empire by William Dalrymple.
I was so all over the place that I completely forgot to thank the amazing -
CREATORS OF THE CHALLENGE:
Triumphal Reads: youtu.be/wTjOq2j0WG4
Bookish Shenanigans: youtube.com/watch?v=M57riQexxjQ
Ghost Reader: youtube.com/watch?v=E_x2F7otoLU
A Cup of Books: youtube.com/watch?v=ZBQIzKoi2WU
HISTORY TAG VIDEO: youtu.be/BcCUJLiPGi0
GOODREADS: goodreads.com/book/show/42972023-the-anarchy
SUBSCRIBE: youtube.com/channel/UCmyb1ZvLmaDLBsen6QQrO4A
GET TO KNOW ME: youtube.com/watch?v=LJUsw458TTc&list=PLtLQgGRM7trx8dsmgCHAqHYW6pC9thZ6t
SOCIAL:
Instagram: instagram.com/amrita_by_the_book
Twitter: twitter.com/amritaIQ
KHANDAAN, A BOLLYWOOD PODCAST: audioboom.com/channel/the-khandaan-podcast
#TheHistoryChallenge #BookReview
The History Challenge comes to an emotional end for me with The Anarchy: The East India Company, Corporate Violence & the Pillage of an Empire by William Dalrymple.
I was so all over the place that I completely forgot to thank the amazing -
CREATORS OF THE CHALLENGE:
Triumphal Reads: youtu.be/wTjOq2j0WG4
Bookish Shenanigans: youtube.com/watch?v=M57riQexxjQ
Ghost Reader: youtube.com/watch?v=E_x2F7otoLU
A Cup of Books: youtube.com/watch?v=ZBQIzKoi2WU
HISTORY TAG VIDEO: youtu.be/BcCUJLiPGi0
GOODREADS: goodreads.com/book/show/42972023-the-anarchy
SUBSCRIBE: youtube.com/channel/UCmyb1ZvLmaDLBsen6QQrO4A
GET TO KNOW ME: youtube.com/watch?v=LJUsw458TTc&list=PLtLQgGRM7trx8dsmgCHAqHYW6pC9thZ6t
SOCIAL:
Instagram: instagram.com/amrita_by_the_book
Twitter: twitter.com/amritaIQ
KHANDAAN, A BOLLYWOOD PODCAST: audioboom.com/channel/the-khandaan-podcast
#TheHistoryChallenge #BookReview
![Recommendation: Shogun by James Clavell [cc]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/isHQRGEvCno/mqdefault.jpg "Recommendation: Shogun by James Clavell [cc]
Shōgun by James Clavell is a book of historical fiction set in Japan in 1600: an English adventurer bumbles his way through an intricate society and reevaluates his own culture in the process.
UCSB PAPER: http://www.columbia.edu/~hds2/learning/Learning_from_shogun_txt.pdf
GOODREADS: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52382796-sh-gun
SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmyb1ZvLmaDLBsen6QQrO4A
GET TO KNOW ME: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJUsw458TTc&list=PLtLQgGRM7trx8dsmgCHAqHYW6pC9thZ6t
SOCIAL:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amrita_by_the_book/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/amritaIQ
KHANDAAN, A BOLLYWOOD PODCAST: https://audioboom.com/channel/the-khandaan-podcast
#bookreviews")
![10 Things I Loved About Bridgerton (SPOILERS) [cc]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/lTzp7tVULiI/mqdefault.jpg "10 Things I Loved About Bridgerton (SPOILERS) [cc]
Ten things that made me happy about Shonda Rhimes screen adaptation of Julia Quinns Bridgerton on Netflix. The first season has me looking forward to more! Spoilers aplenty, enter at own risk!
0:00 Bridgerton & the discourse
3:57 Gloves!
5:00 Touchy touchy
6:15 Self love
8:11 Nonconformists are friends
9:14 Mission Pregnancy!
10:45 Gossip Mama
11:31 Tony can buzz off
12:24 Aw, friends
13:14 Working class
14:58 The Big Reveal
SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmyb1ZvLmaDLBsen6QQrO4A
RECOMMENDED PLAYLIST: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJUsw458TTc&list=PLtLQgGRM7trx8dsmgCHAqHYW6pC9thZ6t
SOCIAL:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amrita_by_the_book/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/amritaIQ
KHANDAAN, A BOLLYWOOD PODCAST: https://audioboom.com/channel/the-khandaan-podcast")
![The Persuasion Tag: A Jane Austen Book Tag (Original Video) [cc]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/m3HfEwrY2ow/mqdefault.jpg "The Persuasion Tag: A Jane Austen Book Tag (Original Video) [cc]
In celebration of the Persuasion by Jane Austen Buddy Read that will culminate in a discussion on Saturday, January 30, here is my first original book tag. (This actually works for people who arent even interested in Austen, but I just wanted to tag people who were doing the read for this one. Feel free to take this up even if you arent doing it.)
DISCORD LINK: https://discord.gg/qbhrE3YxdQ
TAGGING:
Rosie Cockshutt: https://www.youtube.com/user/ThisIsRosieC
Katie Reads&Rants: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXVMVQStYSn1V0_elXbIYlw
Lana Ex Libris: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZSalwafK_szRRP46Wygs9g
Margaret Pinard: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC315Rc3qIIC77BW4-lHObVw
Potatobrarian: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAHGoUPwMRdCtRr_f6ZsQyw
QUESTIONS:
Q1. Persuasion, like many Austen books, has been successfully adapted to screen many times. Name your beloved onscreen adaptation of a book published before 1900.
Q2. In Persuasion, Anne and Capt. Wentworth really go through the wringer. Whats your favorite angsty romance that isnt them?
Q3. Capt. Wentworth is a naval captain. Tell us about a book featuring a lead character who is in a branch of the military.
Q4. British naval captains were famous adventurers. Whats your favorite adventure story?
Q5. Anne is quite a dutiful sister. Whats your favorite literary sibling relationship?
Q6. By the standards of the time, Anne was a spinster. What is a book where the female lead is an older woman?
Q7. Persuasion is one of the most critiqued/referenced books in English literature. Name a book whose plot or characters or central ideas reference another book.
Q8. Capt. Wentworth made his fortune at sea. Tell us about a book with a self-made lead character.
Q9. Persuasion has a lot to say about traditional gender roles. Whats a book that plays with traditional gender roles?
Q10. (OPTIONAL) Finally, tell us a bit of trivia, a fun aside, a personal anecdote related to either Persuasion or any other work by Jane Austen.
Q11. TAG!
TIMESTAMP:
0:00 Intro
2:22 Favorite onscreen adaptation
5:28 Angsty romance
8:58 Military read
11:32 Adventure story
13:09 Siblings
14:31 Older ladies
16:25 With Reference To
18:53 Self Made
19:57 Gender Roles
21:41 Trivia
23:11 TAG!
SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmyb1ZvLmaDLBsen6QQrO4A
RECOMMENDED PLAYLIST: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJUsw458TTc&list=PLtLQgGRM7trx8dsmgCHAqHYW6pC9thZ6t
SOCIAL:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amrita_by_the_book/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/amritaIQ
KHANDAAN, A BOLLYWOOD PODCAST: https://audioboom.com/channel/the-khandaan-podcast
#TagTuesday #OriginalBooktag #JaneAustenTag")
![The DNF Book Tag or How I Learned to Love Myself and DNF [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/nLtvp0DOmCM/mqdefault.jpg "The DNF Book Tag or How I Learned to Love Myself and DNF [CC]
How I cut myself free from the bonds of completism a.k.a. my DNF habits. Check below for questions and tags.
QUESTIONS:
0:00 Tagged by Lady Jane Books
1:30 1. Do you DNF?
3:44 2. If you DNF a book- does it count towards books read for the month?
5:13 3. Is there a difference between dnf and “just putting it down for a bit”
7:20 4. What popular book have you dnf?
8:04 5, What book do you wish you had dnf?
8:42 6. Do you ever re attempt to read a dnf? Has this ever been successful for you?
11:01 7. What do you do with books you dnf?
12:28 8. Do you choose more or less risky titles because of your stance on dnf?
13:30 9. Tag 5 BookTube Buddies - or however many people you want.
ORIGINAL TAG VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-qnvwPZ120
LADY JANES TAG VIDEO: https://youtu.be/dOZa_77K7L4
TAGGING:
Sunny Luca: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-E_aGCZE1bhHTGxDUOTbog
Isabel&Books: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBUjGTHCLOVfOw0bCDJHSTA
Divya: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOAW7l7YqsCPJQW8_IKpErw
Katie Davis: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXVMVQStYSn1V0_elXbIYlw
Nikkis Books: https://www.youtube.com/user/storiesofroa
Literary Musings: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc-B9PCfwjYTHLF8wZpHCvQ
SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmyb1ZvLmaDLBsen6QQrO4A
RECOMMENDED PLAYLIST: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJUsw458TTc&list=PLtLQgGRM7trx8dsmgCHAqHYW6pC9thZ6t
SOCIAL:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amrita_by_the_book/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/amritaIQ
KHANDAAN, A BOLLYWOOD PODCAST: https://audioboom.com/channel/the-khandaan-podcast
#TagTuesday #DNFBookTag")
![Men Who Fight Men: Five Feuding Authors! [cc]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/o2sZ0DYJt2I/mqdefault.jpg "Men Who Fight Men: Five Feuding Authors! [cc]
A chance discovery about Sherlock Holmes led to this video about authors who feud: Arthur Conan Doyle vs. Maurice LeBlanc, Salman Rushdie vs. John Updike (a real doozy!), John Keats vs. Lord Byron, Ernest Hemingway vs. Wallace Stevens, Gore Vidal vs. Norman Mailer (guest appearance: Truman Capote).
John Updikes offending review of Shalimar the Clown by Salman Rushdie: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2005/09/05/paradises-lost
SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmyb1ZvLmaDLBsen6QQrO4A
GET TO KNOW ME: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJUsw458TTc&list=PLtLQgGRM7trx8dsmgCHAqHYW6pC9thZ6t
SOCIAL:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amrita_by_the_book/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/amritaIQ")
