Germinal by Emile Zola REVIEW TheBookchemist 2023-06-17 | The book that got me back on Duolingo!Buy Germinal on Blackwell's - my favorite online store, with great prices and free UK delivery!blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Germinal-by-mile-Zola-Roger-Pearson/9780140447422/?a_aid=TheBookchemistBuy it on Amazon:amzn.to/42UVgAc(The links above are affiliate links - if you use them to buy your books, you'll help to support my channel!)Full disclaimer - the links above lead to the Penguin Classics edition of the book. I have read Germinal in Italian, so I cannot really advise on the quality of that particular edition/translation. [Per gli interessati, la mia edizione Einaudi contiene saggi molto stimolanti, anche se un po' verbosi, di Francesco De Sanctis - certo che la copertina vagamente pixellata dall'Einaudi proprio non me l'aspettavo.]If you enjoy my reviews, please consider supporting the channel on Patreon:patreon.com/TheBookchemistOne-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/BookchemistFollow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_RavasiFollow me on Twitter!twitter.com/The_Bookchemist
Hell of a Book by Jason Mott REVIEW TheBookchemist 2024-10-12 | When I talk about "the author" in the course of the video I am, generally speaking, referring to the unnamed narrator & protagonist (not to Jason Mott, who plays very wittily with his narrator's words). Tricky!Buy the book on Blackwell's - my favorite online store, with great prices and free UK delivery!blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Hell-of-a-Book-by-Jason-Mott/9781398704664/?a_aid=TheBookchemistBuy it on Amazon:amzn.to/4cgrUQt(The links above are affiliate links - if you use them to buy your books, you'll help to support my channel!)If you enjoy my reviews, please consider supporting the channel on Patreon:patreon.com/TheBookchemistOne-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/BookchemistFollow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_RavasiFollow me on Twitter!twitter.com/The_BookchemistDrop me a line at ravasimattia@yahoo.it
The Anomaly by Hervé Le Tellier REVIEW TheBookchemist 2024-09-28 | Buy The Anomaly on Blackwell's - my favorite online store, with great prices and free UK delivery!blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/The-Anomaly-by-Herv-Le-Tellier-author-Adriana-Hunter-translator/9781405950800/?a_aid=TheBookchemistBuy it on Amazon:amzn.to/4c0NisW(The links above are affiliate links - if you use them to buy your books, you'll help to support my channel!)If you enjoy my reviews, please consider supporting the channel on Patreon:patreon.com/TheBookchemistOne-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/BookchemistFollow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_RavasiFollow me on Twitter!twitter.com/The_BookchemistDrop me a line at ravasimattia@yahoo.it
10:04 by Ben Lerner REVIEW TheBookchemist 2024-08-31 | This one really grew on me!Buy the book on Blackwell's - my favorite online store, with great prices and free UK delivery!blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Middlesex-by-Jeffrey-Eugenides/9780007528646/?a_aid=TheBookchemistBuy it on Amazon:amzn.to/3umJ4Ji(The links above are affiliate links - if you use them to buy your books, you'll help to support my channel!)If you enjoy my reviews, please consider supporting the channel on Patreon:patreon.com/TheBookchemistOne-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/BookchemistFollow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_RavasiFollow me on Twitter!twitter.com/The_BookchemistDrop me a line at ravasimattia@yahoo.it
Americanitis by Miles Beard REVIEW TheBookchemist 2024-08-17 | An intriguing and scathingly honest book about lust, love, and regret, and intellectual catnip for all the book nerds out there!Buy the book on Blackwell's - my favorite online store, with great prices and free UK delivery!blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Americanitis-by-Miles-Beard/9781804471043/?a_aid=TheBookchemist(The link above is an affiliate link - if you use it to buy your books, you'll help support my channel!)If you enjoy my reviews, please consider supporting the channel on Patreon:patreon.com/TheBookchemistOne-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/BookchemistFollow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_RavasiFollow me on Twitter!twitter.com/The_BookchemistDrop me a line at ravasimattia@yahoo.it
Help Wanted by Adelle Waldman REVIEW TheBookchemist 2024-08-03 | A very intelligent novel about corporate American life.Buy the book on Blackwell's - my favorite online store, with great prices and free UK delivery!blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Help-Wanted-by-Adelle-Waldman/9781805221654/?a_aid=TheBookchemistBuy it on Amazon:amzn.to/3LFBzp0(The links above are affiliate links - if you use them to buy your books, you'll help support my channel!)If you enjoy my reviews, please consider supporting the channel on Patreon:patreon.com/TheBookchemistOne-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/BookchemistFollow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_RavasiFollow me on Twitter!twitter.com/The_BookchemistDrop me a line at ravasimattia@yahoo.it
Baumgartner by Paul Auster REVIEW TheBookchemist 2024-07-20 | My recent tribute to Paul Auster:youtube.com/watch?v=_rZMfkRaGAgBuy the book on Blackwell's - my favorite online store, with great prices and free UK delivery!blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Baumgartner-by-Paul-Auster/9780571384952/?a_aid=TheBookchemistBuy it on Amazon:amzn.to/3RnYybf(The links above are affiliate links - if you use them to buy your books, you'll help to support my channel!)If you enjoy my reviews, please consider supporting the channel on Patreon:patreon.com/TheBookchemistOne-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/BookchemistFollow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_RavasiFollow me on Twitter!twitter.com/The_BookchemistDrop me a line at ravasimattia@yahoo.it
The Unfolding by AM Homes REVIEW TheBookchemist 2024-07-06 | A truly masterful novel of personal crisis, political conspiracy, and privilege running amok. Buy the book on Blackwell's - my favorite online store, with great prices and free UK delivery!blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/The-Unfolding-by-A-M-Homes/9781783785353/?a_aid=TheBookchemistBuy it on Amazon:amzn.to/4aY24Qs(The links above are affiliate links - if you use them to buy your books, you'll help to support my channel!)If you enjoy my reviews, please consider supporting the channel on Patreon:patreon.com/TheBookchemistOne-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/BookchemistFollow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_RavasiFollow me on Twitter!twitter.com/The_BookchemistDrop me a line at ravasimattia@yahoo.it
Private Rites by Julia Armfield REVIEW TheBookchemist 2024-06-22 | Certainly one of the novels I'd been awaiting most eagerly in the last couple of years!My review of the Our Wives Under the Sea for the Italian magazine La Balana Bianca:labalenabianca.com/2024/04/12/le-nostre-mogli-negli-abissi-ritorno-del-sommerso-julia-armfield-mattia-ravasiBuy Private Rites on Blackwell's - my favorite online store, with great prices and free UK delivery!blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Private-Rites-by-Julia-Armfield/9780008608033/?a_aid=TheBookchemistBuy it on Amazon:amzn.to/3UyTHF2(The links above are affiliate links - if you use them to buy your books, you'll help to support my channel!)If you enjoy my reviews, please consider supporting the channel on Patreon:patreon.com/TheBookchemistOne-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/BookchemistFollow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_RavasiFollow me on Twitter!twitter.com/The_BookchemistDrop me a line at ravasimattia@yahoo.it
Sag Harbor by Colson Whitehead REVIEW TheBookchemist 2024-06-08 | My own childhood Summers were much more solitary, city-bound, and lazy than Ben's - plus they took place in a different country and a couple of decades later - and yet I found their essence captured magnificently in this truly hilarious and impactful novel.Buy the book on Blackwell's - my favorite online store, with great prices and free UK delivery!blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Sag-Harbor-by-Colson-Whitehead/9780099531883/?a_aid=TheBookchemistBuy it on Amazon:amzn.to/4dwn3fE(The links above are affiliate links - if you use them to buy your books, you'll help to support my channel!)If you enjoy my reviews, please consider supporting the channel on Patreon:patreon.com/TheBookchemistOne-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/BookchemistFollow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_RavasiFollow me on Twitter!twitter.com/The_BookchemistDrop me a line at ravasimattia@yahoo.it
A Tribute to Paul Auster TheBookchemist 2024-05-25 | If you are fans of Auster's fiction, too - why do you like his books? Which one is your favorite? And what did you think of 4 3 2 1?Follow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_RavasiFollow me on Twitter!twitter.com/The_BookchemistDrop me a line at ravasimattia@yahoo.it
A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James REVIEW TheBookchemist 2024-05-11 | A truly epic saga of violence, corruption, and the possibility of peace.Buy the book on Blackwell's - my favorite online store, with great prices and free UK delivery!blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/A-Brief-History-of-Seven-Killings-by-Marlon-James/9780861545582/?a_aid=TheBookchemistBuy it on Amazon:amzn.to/3WxSPTO(The links above are affiliate links - if you use them to buy your books, you'll help to support my channel!)If you enjoy my reviews, please consider supporting the channel on Patreon:patreon.com/TheBookchemistOne-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/BookchemistFollow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_RavasiFollow me on Twitter!twitter.com/The_BookchemistDrop me a line at ravasimattia@yahoo.it
The Art of Losing by Alice Zeniter REVIEW TheBookchemist 2024-04-27 | Apologies for the crackling noise in the last few minutes of the video - good to see that my new microphone is worth the investment :@ :@Buy The Art of Losing on Blackwell's - my favorite online store, with great prices and free UK delivery!blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/The-Art-of-Losing-by-Alice-Zeniter-author-Frank-Wynne-translator/9781509884131/?a_aid=TheBookchemistBuy it on Amazon:amzn.to/3TX0MPq(The links above are affiliate links - if you use them to buy your books, you'll help to support my channel!)If you enjoy my reviews, please consider supporting the channel on Patreon:patreon.com/TheBookchemistOne-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/BookchemistFollow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_RavasiFollow me on Twitter!twitter.com/The_BookchemistDrop me a line at ravasimattia@yahoo.it
The Winged Histories by Sofia Samatar REVIEW TheBookchemist 2024-04-13 | Buy The Winged Histories on Blackwell's - my favorite online store, with great prices and free UK delivery!blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Middlesex-by-Jeffrey-Eugenides/9780007528646/?a_aid=TheBookchemistBuy it on Amazon:amzn.to/3umJ4Ji(The links above are affiliate links - if you use them to buy your books, you'll help to support my channel!)If you enjoy my reviews, please consider supporting the channel on Patreon:patreon.com/TheBookchemistOne-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/BookchemistFollow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_RavasiFollow me on Twitter!twitter.com/The_BookchemistDrop me a line at ravasimattia@yahoo.it
The History of the Siege of Lisbon by Jose Saramago REVIEW TheBookchemist 2024-03-30 | Buy the book on Blackwell's - my favorite online store, with great prices and free UK delivery!blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/The-History-of-the-Siege-of-Lisbon-by-Jos-Saramago/9781860467226/?a_aid=TheBookchemistBuy it on Amazon:amzn.to/3SUHF81(The links above are affiliate links - if you use them to buy your books, you'll help to support my channel!)If you enjoy my reviews, please consider supporting the channel on Patreon:patreon.com/TheBookchemistOne-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/BookchemistFollow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_RavasiFollow me on Twitter!twitter.com/The_BookchemistDrop me a line at ravasimattia@yahoo.it
Chilean Poet by Alejandro Zambra REVIEW TheBookchemist 2024-03-16 | Apologies for thoroughly butchering the novel's title throughout the video! Do read it it's awesome!Buy Chilean Poet on Blackwell's - my favorite online store, with great prices and free UK delivery!blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Chilean-Poet-by-Alejandro-Zambra-author-Megan-McDowell-translator/9781783782901/?a_aid=TheBookchemistBuy it on Amazon:amzn.to/3SwIvYwAlso buy Invasion of the Spirit People on Blackwell's:blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Invasion-of-the-Spirit-People-by-Juan-Pablo-Villalobos-author-Rosalind-Harvey-translator/9781913505363/?a_aid=TheBookchemistBuy it on Amazon:amzn.to/3SwIAvi(The links above are affiliate links - if you use them to buy your books, you'll help to support my channel!)If you enjoy my reviews, please consider supporting the channel on Patreon:patreon.com/TheBookchemistOne-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/BookchemistFollow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_RavasiFollow me on Twitter!twitter.com/The_BookchemistDrop me a line at ravasimattia@yahoo.it
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami REVIEW TheBookchemist 2024-03-02 | Buy the book on Blackwell's - my favorite online store, with great prices and free UK delivery!blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/The-Wind-Up-Bird-Chronicle-by-Haruki-Murakami-author-Jay-Rubin-translator/9780099448792/?a_aid=TheBookchemistBuy it on Amazon:amzn.to/3wCpPiw(The links above are affiliate links - if you use them to buy your books, you'll help to support my channel!)If you enjoy my reviews, please consider supporting the channel on Patreon:patreon.com/TheBookchemistOne-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/BookchemistFollow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_RavasiFollow me on Twitter!twitter.com/The_BookchemistDrop me a line at ravasimattia@yahoo.it
The Golden House by Salman Rushdie REVIEW TheBookchemist 2024-02-24 | Ilenia Zodiaco's video where she mentions The Golden House - highly recommended if you speak Italian, the video is actually packed with tons of other recommendations!youtube.com/watch?v=7hcbqWS-Kh8&tBuy the book on Blackwell's - my favorite online store, with great prices and free UK delivery!blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/The-Golden-House-by-Salman-Rushdie/9781784707095/?a_aid=TheBookchemistBuy it on Amazon:amzn.to/3UnXiHp(The links above are affiliate links - if you use them to buy your books, you'll help to support my channel!)If you enjoy my reviews, please consider supporting the channel on Patreon:patreon.com/TheBookchemistOne-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/BookchemistFollow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_RavasiFollow me on Twitter!twitter.com/The_BookchemistDrop me a line at ravasimattia@yahoo.it
The Door by Magda Szabó REVIEW TheBookchemist 2024-02-10 | The case I mention at the end of the video is the case of Ilaria Salis, a teacher from Monza who was arrested in Hungary for opposing a nazi ceremony. Her case is summarized in this recent Guardian article:theguardian.com/world/2024/feb/01/italian-antifascist-ilaria-salis-cell-hungary-crawling-mice-bugsThis petition on change.org is trying to raise awareness of her situation and to ask for her return to Italy. If you are moved by her story, I highly encourage you to sign the petition; it is a microscopic gesture that might, just might, keep the story in people's consciousness and put pressure on the authorities responsible for arguing Ilaria's case:change.org/p/riportiamo-ilaria-salis-in-italia-f5de5240-58ba-4a4d-a2f2-86459aa15310?source_location=psf_petitions___________________________________________________________Buy The Door on Blackwell's - my favorite online store, with great prices and free UK delivery!blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/The-Door-by-Magda-Szab-author-L-B-Rix-translator/9781784876401/?a_aid=TheBookchemistBuy it on Amazon:amzn.to/49phj4y(The links above are affiliate links - if you use them to buy your books, you'll help to support my channel!)If you enjoy my reviews, please consider supporting the channel on Patreon:patreon.com/TheBookchemistOne-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/BookchemistFollow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_RavasiFollow me on Twitter!twitter.com/The_BookchemistDrop me a line at ravasimattia@yahoo.it
Prophet Song by Paul Lynch REVIEW TheBookchemist 2024-01-27 | La Balena Bianca - an awesome literary magazine, highly recommended to all Italian readers:labalenabianca.comBuy the book on Blackwell's - my favorite online store, with great prices and free UK delivery!blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Prophet-Song-by-Paul-Lynch/9780861546459/?a_aid=TheBookchemistBuy it on Amazon:amzn.to/4b6Kf34(The links above are affiliate links - if you use them to buy your books, you'll help to support my channel!)If you enjoy my reviews, please consider supporting the channel on Patreon:patreon.com/TheBookchemistOne-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/BookchemistFollow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_RavasiFollow me on Twitter!twitter.com/The_BookchemistDrop me a line at ravasimattia@yahoo.it
Top 20 Books I Read in 2023 TheBookchemist 2024-01-06 | THANK YOU so much for watching my videos in 2023!The full ranking for the year is available on my Patreon page: patreon.com/TheBookchemistThe books I couldn't wave enthusiastically in the video were all books I read from the library. Support your library!The alphabetical list by author surname of the books I mention in this video, with links to my reviews (if I filmed one):Butler - Kindred - youtube.com/watch?v=zucuCn5JT64Chisholm - A Waiter in ParisClark - Revolutionary SpringDe Maria - The Twenty Days of Turin - youtube.com/watch?v=5DoD3VWlR1QDe Roberto - L'ImperioErnaux - The YearsFowler - Booth - youtube.com/watch?v=G7d3_eW8GN8&tHarrison - The Sunken Land Begins to Rise Again - youtube.com/watch?v=xF3A9IZBYzwIngalls - Mrs Caliban - youtube.com/watch?v=z3YHmBVCtkQJacobson - The Mighty WalzerKushner - The Flamethrowers - youtube.com/watch?v=fK7xe19XuJ0La Farge - The Night OceanLe Guin - The Dispossessed - youtube.com/watch?v=CKJAhgsAuTYLethem - Brooklyn Crime Novel - youtube.com/watch?v=SuIpDmpasN8Nguyen - The Sympathizer - youtube.com/watch?v=rANnyP3hM8gPowers - The Overstory - youtube.com/watch?v=DrXVwaWa5S8Sarr - The Most Secret Memory of Men - youtube.com/watch?v=0i2gvSGl0rgSciascia - The Mystery of MajoranaTaranto - How I Won the Nobel Prize - youtube.com/watch?v=U8k8YwpklCMWhitehead - Crook Manifesto - youtube.com/watch?v=CJ9_o0G5vqkZola - Germinal - youtube.com/watch?v=ULDO295xS8YIf you enjoy my reviews, please consider supporting the channel on Patreon:patreon.com/TheBookchemistOne-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/BookchemistFollow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_RavasiFollow me on Twitter!twitter.com/The_Bookchemist
The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen REVIEW TheBookchemist 2023-12-23 | Outrageous, heartbreaking, and very brave.Buy the book on Blackwell's - my favorite online store, with great prices and free UK delivery!blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/The-Sympathizer-by-Viet-Thanh-Nguyen/9781472151360/?a_aid=TheBookchemistBuy it on Amazon:amzn.to/3MVO8xt(The links above are affiliate links - if you use them to buy your books, you'll help to support my channel!)If you enjoy my reviews, please consider supporting the channel on Patreon:patreon.com/TheBookchemistOne-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/BookchemistFollow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_RavasiFollow me on Twitter!twitter.com/The_Bookchemist
How I Won the Nobel Prize by Julius Taranto & Monsters by Claire Dederer REVIEW TheBookchemist 2023-12-09 | A fantastic novel, provocative and daring.Buy How I Won the Nobel Prize on Blackwell's - my favorite online store, with great prices and free UK delivery!blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/How-I-Won-a-Nobel-Prize-by-Julius-Taranto/9781035006830/?a_aid=TheBookchemistBuy it on Amazon:amzn.to/49sUE8jBuy Monsters on Blackwell's - my favorite online store, with great prices and free UK delivery!blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Monsters-by-Claire-Dederer/9781399715034/9781035006830/?a_aid=TheBookchemistBuy it on Amazon:amzn.to/49n9xJr(The links above are affiliate links - if you use them to buy your books, you'll help to support my channel!)If you enjoy my reviews, please consider supporting the channel on Patreon:patreon.com/TheBookchemistOne-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/BookchemistFollow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_RavasiFollow me on Twitter!twitter.com/The_Bookchemist
Babel by RF Kuang REVIEW TheBookchemist 2023-12-02 | An intriguing and controversial fantasy novel!Buy the book on Blackwell's - my favorite online store, with great prices and free UK delivery!blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Babel-or-The-Necessity-of-Violence-by-R-F-Kuang/9780008501853/?a_aid=TheBookchemistBuy it on Amazon:amzn.to/3GgkaAe(The links above are affiliate links - if you use them to buy your books, you'll help to support my channel!)If you enjoy my reviews, please consider supporting the channel on Patreon:patreon.com/TheBookchemistOne-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/BookchemistFollow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_RavasiFollow me on Twitter!twitter.com/The_Bookchemist
Brooklyn Crime Novel by Jonathan Lethem REVIEW TheBookchemist 2023-11-25 | This one is for the fans! I apologize for the rather patronizing reference to the "common reader" in the video - all I meant by that was "a reader who is not familiar with the book's background, and with Lethem's reasons for writing it."Lethem's New Yorker article about Boerum Hill:newyorker.com/magazine/2023/08/28/boerum-hill-brooklyn-gentrification-jonathan-lethemBuy the book on Blackwell's - my favorite online store, with great prices and free UK delivery!blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Brooklyn-Crime-Novel-by-Jonathan-Lethem/9781805460404/?a_aid=TheBookchemistBuy it on Amazon:amzn.to/45hNSiD(The links above are affiliate links - if you use them to buy your books, you'll help to support my channel!)If you enjoy my reviews, please consider supporting the channel on Patreon:patreon.com/TheBookchemistOne-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/BookchemistFollow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_RavasiFollow me on Twitter!twitter.com/The_Bookchemist
The Shards by Bret Easton Ellis REVIEW TheBookchemist 2023-11-18 | Not much beneath the surface (and even the surface isn't that sleek).La Balena Bianca, an awesome Italian literary/cultural magazine:labalenabianca.comIlenia Zodiaco's YouTube channel:youtube.com/@IleniaZodiacoI don't recommend you buy this book.If you enjoy my reviews, please consider supporting the channel on Patreon:patreon.com/TheBookchemistOne-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/BookchemistFollow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_RavasiFollow me on Twitter!twitter.com/The_Bookchemist
Mrs Caliban by Rachel Ingalls REVIEW TheBookchemist 2023-11-11 | A magnificent novel, fascinating and insightful.Buy the book on Blackwell's - my favorite online store, with great prices and free UK delivery!blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Mrs-Caliban-by-Rachel-Ingalls/9780571367986/?a_aid=TheBookchemistBuy it on Amazon:amzn.to/3ZVamFb(The links above are affiliate links - if you use them to buy your books, you'll help to support my channel!)If you enjoy my reviews, please consider supporting the channel on Patreon:patreon.com/TheBookchemistOne-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/BookchemistFollow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_RavasiFollow me on Twitter!twitter.com/The_Bookchemist
The Passenger and Stella Maris by Cormac McCarthy REVIEW TheBookchemist 2023-10-28 | Late masterpiece, or the Great Boomer Novel?Buy The Passenger on Blackwell's - my favorite online store, with great prices and free UK delivery!blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/The-Passenger-by-Cormac-McCarthy/9780330457439/?a_aid=TheBookchemistBuy it on Amazon:amzn.to/3MetBDRBuy Stella Maris on Blackwell's:blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Stella-Maris-by-Cormac-McCarthy/9780330457453/?a_aid=TheBookchemistBuy it on Amazon:amzn.to/3s3eRkf(The links above are affiliate links - if you use them to buy your books, you'll help to support my channel!)If you enjoy my reviews, please consider supporting the channel on Patreon:patreon.com/TheBookchemistOne-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/BookchemistFollow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_RavasiFollow me on Twitter!twitter.com/The_Bookchemist
Ghost Music by An Yu REVIEW TheBookchemist 2023-10-14 | Mushrooms, music, and BMWs: three inherently creepy things that all play a crucial role in An Yu's mesmerizing novel.The latest issue of Mythaxis is available here:mythaxis.co.ukHere is my review of Ghost Music:mythaxis.co.uk/issue-35/ghost-music-an-yu-review.htmlBuy the book on Blackwell's - my favorite online store, with great prices and free UK delivery!blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Ghost-Music-by-An-Yu/9781787301887/?a_aid=TheBookchemistBuy it on Amazon:amzn.to/48DTFSh(The links above are affiliate links - if you use them to buy your books, you'll help to support my channel!)If you enjoy my reviews, please consider supporting the channel on Patreon:patreon.com/TheBookchemistOne-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/BookchemistFollow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_RavasiFollow me on Twitter!twitter.com/The_Bookchemist
Death Valley by Melissa Broder REVIEW TheBookchemist 2023-09-30 | Buy the book on Blackwell's - my favorite online store, with great prices and free UK delivery!blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Death-Valley-by-Melissa-Broder/9781668035665/?a_aid=TheBookchemistBuy it on Amazon:amzn.to/3OE0sm0(The links above are affiliate links - if you use them to buy your books, you'll help to support my channel!)If you enjoy my reviews, please consider supporting the channel on Patreon:patreon.com/TheBookchemistOne-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/BookchemistFollow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_RavasiFollow me on Twitter!twitter.com/The_Bookchemist
The Most Secret Memory of Men by Mohamed Mbougar Sarr REVIEW TheBookchemist 2023-09-16 | Vincenzo Politi's article (in Italian) about 2666:neutopiablog.org/2021/07/23/un-numero-una-data-il-mondo-noi-stessi-indagine-selvaggia-sul-significato-di-2666Public Books article on the real-life literary scandle that's echoed in Memory's plot:publicbooks.org/mohamed-mbougar-sarr-yambo-ouologuem-prix-goncourt/#fnref-48139-3UK & other European readers, buy it on Blackwell's - my favorite online store, with great prices and free UK delivery!blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/The-Most-Secret-Memory-of-Men-by-Mohamed-Mbougar-Sarr/9781787303713/?a_aid=TheBookchemistBuy it on Amazon:amzn.to/3NXmWOr(The links above are affiliate links - if you use them to buy your books, you'll help to support my channel!)If you enjoy my reviews, please consider supporting the channel on Patreon:patreon.com/TheBookchemistOne-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/BookchemistFollow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_RavasiFollow me on Twitter!twitter.com/The_Bookchemist
The Twenty Days of Turin by Giorgio De Maria REVIEW TheBookchemist 2023-09-02 | Buy the book on Blackwell's - my favorite online store, with great prices and free UK delivery!blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/The-Twenty-Days-of-Turin-by-Giorgio-De-Maria-author-Ramon-Glazov-translator/9781631492297/?a_aid=TheBookchemistBuy it on Amazon:amzn.to/45nn1lq(The links above are affiliate links - if you use them to buy your books, you'll help to support my channel!)If you enjoy my reviews, please consider supporting the channel on Patreon:patreon.com/TheBookchemistOne-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/BookchemistFollow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_RavasiFollow me on Twitter!twitter.com/The_Bookchemist
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro REVIEW TheBookchemist 2023-08-19 | If ever there was a book you MUST read before watching the movie!Buy the book on Blackwell's - my favorite online store, with great prices and free UK delivery!blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Never-Let-Me-Go-by-Kazuo-Ishiguro/9780571258093/?a_aid=TheBookchemistBuy it on Amazon:amzn.to/43JkD7t(The links above are affiliate links - if you use them to buy your books, you'll help to support my channel!)If you enjoy my reviews, please consider supporting the channel on Patreon:patreon.com/TheBookchemistOne-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/BookchemistFollow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_RavasiFollow me on Twitter!twitter.com/The_Bookchemist
Crook Manifesto by Colson Whitehead REVIEW TheBookchemist 2023-08-05 | Every bit as thrilling and thought-provoking as Harlem Shuffle!Buy Crook Manifesto on Blackwell's - my favorite online store, with great prices and free UK delivery!blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Crook-Manifesto-by-Colson-Whitehead/9780349727646/?a_aid=TheBookchemistBuy it on Amazon:amzn.to/45npNaH(The links above are affiliate links - if you use them to buy your books, you'll help to support my channel!)If you enjoy my reviews, please consider supporting the channel on Patreon:patreon.com/TheBookchemistOne-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/BookchemistFollow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_RavasiFollow me on Twitter!twitter.com/The_Bookchemist
A Tribute to Cormac McCarthy TheBookchemist 2023-07-22 | How have Cormac McCarthy's books impacted your experience as a reader? Were you always a fan or did it take you a while to warm up to his austere style? I look forward to discussing his works with you all.If you enjoy my reviews, please consider supporting the channel on Patreon:patreon.com/TheBookchemistOne-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/BookchemistFollow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_RavasiFollow me on Twitter!twitter.com/The_Bookchemist
The Flamethrowers by Rachel Kushner REVIEW TheBookchemist 2023-07-01 | Buy the book on Blackwell's - my favorite online store, with great prices and free UK delivery!blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/The-Flamethrowers-by-Rachel-Kushner/9780099586982/?a_aid=TheBookchemistBuy it on Amazon:amzn.to/3JrrmeZ(The links above are affiliate links - if you use them to buy your books, you'll help to support my channel!)If you enjoy my reviews, please consider supporting the channel on Patreon:patreon.com/TheBookchemistOne-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/BookchemistFollow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_RavasiFollow me on Twitter!twitter.com/The_Bookchemist
Ten Planets by Yuri Herrera REVIEW TheBookchemist 2023-06-03 | My review at LARB:lareviewofbooks.org/article/everyone-is-going-away-on-yuri-herreras-ten-planets"House Taken Over" by Yuri Herrera on Words Without Borders:wordswithoutborders.org/read/article/2017-11/november-2017-new-us-writing-house-taken-over-yuri-herrera-lisa-dillmanBuy Ten Planets on Blackwell's - my favorite online store, with great prices and free UK delivery!blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Ten-Planets-by-Yuri-Herrera-author-Lisa-Dillman-translator/9781913505608/?a_aid=TheBookchemistBuy it on Amazon:amzn.to/3ohdE75(The links above are affiliate links - if you use them to buy your books, you'll help to support my channel!)If you enjoy my reviews, please consider supporting the channel on Patreon:patreon.com/TheBookchemistOne-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/BookchemistFollow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_RavasiFollow me on Twitter!twitter.com/The_Bookchemist
The Thing in the Snow by Sean Adams REVIEW TheBookchemist 2023-05-20 | Check out issue #33 of Mythaxis for a charming selection of fantasy and sci-fi stories and criticism!mythaxis.co.uk/issue-33My review of The Thing in the Snow in Mythaxis:mythaxis.co.uk/issue-33/the-thing-in-the-snow-sean-adams-review.htmlBuy the book on Blackwell's - my favorite online store, with great prices and free UK delivery!blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/The-Thing-in-the-Snow-by-Sean-Adams/9780063257757/?a_aid=TheBookchemistBuy it on Amazon:amzn.to/3GFJrEG(The links above are affiliate links - if you use them to buy your books, you'll help to support my channel!)If you enjoy my reviews, please consider supporting the channel on Patreon:patreon.com/TheBookchemistOne-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/BookchemistFollow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_RavasiFollow me on Twitter!twitter.com/The_Bookchemist
Booth by Karen Joy Fowler REVIEW TheBookchemist 2023-05-06 | (As a technical note, please let me know if the audio is hard to hear - it kept jumping in volume in my editing software, although I'm not sure where exactly the problem was!)Buy the book on Blackwell's - my favorite online store, with great prices and free UK delivery!blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/BOOTH-by-Karen-Joy-Fowler/9781788168649/?a_aid=TheBookchemistBuy it on Amazon:amzn.to/415PPNG(The links above are affiliate links - if you use them to buy your books, you'll help to support my channel!)If you enjoy my reviews, please consider supporting the channel on Patreon:patreon.com/TheBookchemistOne-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/BookchemistFollow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_RavasiFollow me on Twitter!twitter.com/The_Bookchemist
The Sunken Land Begins to Rise Again REVIEW TheBookchemist 2023-04-22 | "New weird fiction and the oneirologic of both-and" - the Textual Practice article I mention in the video:tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/0950236X.2022.2111701"The Shadow Over Innsmouth" is available to read for free on the HP Lovecraft archive:hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/soi.aspxBuy the book on Blackwell's - my favorite online store, with great prices and free UK delivery!blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/The-Sunken-Land-Begins-to-Rise-Again-by-M-John-Harrison/9780575096363/?a_aid=TheBookchemistBuy it on Amazon:amzn.to/3nLORrk(The links above are affiliate links - if you use them to buy your books, you'll help to support my channel!)If you enjoy my reviews, please consider supporting the channel on Patreon:patreon.com/TheBookchemistOne-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/BookchemistFollow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_RavasiFollow me on Twitter!twitter.com/The_Bookchemist
The Overstory by Richard Powers REVIEW TheBookchemist 2023-04-08 | US readers, buy the book on IndieBound and support independent bookshops!indiebound.org/book/9780312427733?aff=TheBookchemistUK & other European readers, buy it on Blackwell's - my favorite online store, with great prices and free UK delivery!blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/The-Overstory-by-Richard-Powers/9781784877910/?a_aid=TheBookchemistBuy it on Amazon:amzn.to/3ZucrWP(The links above are affiliate links - if you use them to buy your books, you'll help to support my channel!)If you enjoy my reviews, please consider supporting the channel on Patreon:patreon.com/TheBookchemistOne-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/BookchemistFollow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_RavasiFollow me on Twitter!twitter.com/The_Bookchemist
Kindred by Octavia Butler REVIEW TheBookchemist 2023-03-25 | As simple in its premise as it is powerful and hard-hitting.US readers, buy the book on IndieBound and support independent bookshops!indiebound.org/book/9780807083697?aff=TheBookchemistUK & other European readers, buy it on Blackwell's - my favorite online store, with great prices and free UK delivery!blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Kindred-by-Octavia-E-Butler/9781472258229/?a_aid=TheBookchemistBuy it on Amazon:amzn.to/3KK7Sns(The links above are affiliate links - if you use them to buy your books, you'll help to support my channel!)If you enjoy my reviews, please consider supporting the channel on Patreon:patreon.com/TheBookchemistOne-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/BookchemistFollow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_RavasiFollow me on Twitter!twitter.com/The_Bookchemist
In Custody by Anita Desai REVIEW TheBookchemist 2023-03-11 | UK & other European readers, buy it on Blackwell's - my favorite online store, with great prices and free UK delivery!blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/In-Custody-by-Anita-Desai/9780099428497/?a_aid=TheBookchemistBuy it on Amazon:amzn.to/3HRXyHW(The links above are affiliate links - if you use them to buy your books, you'll help to support my channel!)If you enjoy my reviews, please consider supporting the channel on Patreon:patreon.com/TheBookchemistOne-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/BookchemistFollow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_RavasiFollow me on Twitter!twitter.com/The_Bookchemist
Disobedience by Naomi Alderman REVIEW TheBookchemist 2023-02-25 | US readers, buy the book on IndieBound and support independent bookshops!indiebound.org/book/9780743291576?aff=TheBookchemistUK & other European readers, buy it on Blackwell's - my favorite online store, with great prices and free UK delivery!blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Disobedience-by-Naomi-Alderman/9780141025957/?a_aid=TheBookchemistBuy it on Amazon:amzn.to/3DDQsEG(The links above are affiliate links - if you use them to buy your books, you'll help to support my channel!)If you enjoy my reviews, please consider supporting the channel on Patreon:patreon.com/TheBookchemistOne-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/BookchemistFollow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_RavasiFollow me on Twitter!twitter.com/The_Bookchemist
Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert REVIEW TheBookchemist 2023-02-11 | [Apparently I forgot to edit out a few bits from the final video before uploading it - it's all fixed now though! Thanks Paolo for flagging this and apologies to anyone who had to watch me cough like an old man and stare at my notes in confusion :P]The Italian book I mention in the video is I Malavoglia (The House by the Medlar Tree) by Giovanni Verga. It's the best!I read Madame Bovary in Italian, on the assumption that it would be closer to the original French - so I cannot really advise on what English translation you should choose. The following affiliate links will lead to Penguin Classics editions, just because I've rarely been disappointed with those.US readers, buy the book on IndieBound and support independent bookshops!indiebound.org/book/9780141394671?aff=TheBookchemistUK & other European readers, buy it on Blackwell's - my favorite online store, with great prices and free UK delivery!blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Madame-Bovary-by-Gustave-Flaubert-Geoffrey-Wall/9780140449129/?a_aid=TheBookchemistBuy it on Amazon:amzn.to/3RaFvzV(The links above are affiliate links - if you use them to buy your books, you'll help to support my channel!)If you enjoy my reviews, please consider supporting the channel on Patreon:patreon.com/TheBookchemistOne-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/BookchemistFollow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_RavasiFollow me on Twitter!twitter.com/The_Bookchemist
The Dispossessed by Ursula K Le Guin REVIEW TheBookchemist 2023-01-28 | I purchased my copy in News from Nowhere, a beautiful left-wing bookshop in Liverpool with a curated selection of fiction, history, essays, and much more. Well worth the trip if you're ever in the English North West!US readers, buy the book on IndieBound and support independent bookshops!indiebound.org/book/9780061054884?aff=TheBookchemistUK & other European readers, buy it on Blackwell's - my favorite online store, with great prices and free UK delivery!blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/The-Dispossessed-by-Ursula-K-Le-Guin/9781857988826/?a_aid=TheBookchemistBuy it on Amazon:amzn.to/3JbUwiM(The links above are affiliate links - if you use them to buy your books, you'll help to support my channel!)If you enjoy my reviews, please consider supporting the channel on Patreon:patreon.com/TheBookchemistOne-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/BookchemistFollow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_RavasiFollow me on Twitter!twitter.com/The_Bookchemist
Top 20 Books I Read in 2022 TheBookchemist 2023-01-13 | Thank you all so much for your time, comments, and support throughout 2022!The books I can't wave around in the video were all library copies :)The full ranking of all the fiction books I've read in 2002:patreon.com/posts/77148940The twenty books mentioned in this video, in alphabetical order, with links to my review (if I've filmed one):Armfield - Our Wives Under the Sea - youtube.com/watch?v=XjhIF8Hct_oCarter - The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor HoffmanChopin - The AwakeningCoe - What a Carve Up! - youtube.com/watch?v=fpHUJ_MSA0oDe Roberto - L'illusioneDe Roberto - The ViceroysEco - The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana - youtube.com/watch?v=RdRKbRufuvwEgan - The Candy House - youtube.com/watch?v=08Kfw9zOeDkHustvedt - The Blazing World - youtube.com/watch?v=pXjOXzajpBQJemisin - The Fifth Season - youtube.com/watch?v=BcZz3GDKsrIJemisin - The Stone SkyLahiri - The Lowland - youtube.com/watch?v=Rs02lcPpSxQLe Guin - The Left Hand of Darkness - youtube.com/watch?v=sp8SxtRQN0YMandel - Station Eleven - youtube.com/watch?v=MkOCSZ3OAhs&tMantel - Wolf Hall - youtube.com/watch?v=XMR7ibuJfkcMiéville - The City & the City - youtube.com/watch?v=iKzimnvGRqA&tSmith - How to Be Both - youtube.com/watch?v=_zoLm0EEyhcTartt - The Goldfinch - youtube.com/watch?v=HxX2QbeG3WY&tTartt - The Secret History - youtube.com/watch?v=UvQNnnFotm4Whitehead - Harlem ShuffleIf you enjoy my reviews, please consider supporting the channel on Patreon:patreon.com/TheBookchemistOne-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/BookchemistFollow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_RavasiFollow me on Twitter!twitter.com/The_Bookchemist
Top 5 Writers, Genres I Dislike, & More (Ask Me Anything!) TheBookchemist 2022-12-17 | Thank you so much to all of you who watched my videos and engaged with me through the comments throughout 2022 :)A link to the playlist with all the videos from my Gravity's Rainbow Reading Project:youtube.com/watch?v=exi6tuuUZ54&list=PL1imCIzhbzfNDyixDgZT7D4HEWt8cXF1HThe Island of Doctor Moreau by HG Wells on Gutenberg:gutenberg.org/files/159/159-h/159-h.htm"Earthy Anecdote" by Wallace Stevens:poets.org/poem/earthy-anecdotesIf you enjoy my reviews, please consider supporting the channel on Patreon:patreon.com/TheBookchemistOne-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/BookchemistFollow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_RavasiFollow me on Twitter!twitter.com/The_Bookchemist
The Candy House by Jennifer Egan REVIEW TheBookchemist 2022-11-19 | The comparison with The Circle is not intended to take anything away from Eggers' excellent dystopia, which is a great book and an often prophetic warning!US readers, buy The Candy House on IndieBound and support independent bookshops!indiebound.org/book/9781476716763?aff=TheBookchemistUK & other European readers, buy it on Blackwell's - my favorite online store, with great prices and free UK delivery!blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/The-Candy-House-by-Jennifer-Egan/9781472150912/?a_aid=TheBookchemistBuy it on Amazon:amzn.to/3EAWHdk(The links above are affiliate links - if you use them to buy your books, you'll help to support my channel!)If you enjoy my reviews, please consider supporting the channel on Patreon:patreon.com/TheBookchemistOne-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/BookchemistFollow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_RavasiFollow me on Twitter!twitter.com/The_Bookchemist
