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In which I ponder Leo Tolstoy's War and Peace, Azar Nafisi's forthcoming Read Dangerously, Ilya Kaminsky's Deaf Republic and his amazing poem "We Were Happy During the War," and the situation in Ukraine.
Tolstoy Together by Yiyun Li
Yiyun Li's 85-day reading schedule (with the correct day numbers but not the actual dates we'll be following):
apublicspace.org/news/detail/tolstoy-together-2021
0:00 The current situation in Ukraine as it relates to War and Peace
2:02 Azar Nafisi and the process of reading dangerously
5:25 Ilya Kaminsky's "We Were Happy During the War"
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In which I ponder Leo Tolstoy's War and Peace, Azar Nafisi's forthcoming Read Dangerously, Ilya Kaminsky's Deaf Republic and his amazing poem "We Were Happy During the War," and the situation in Ukraine.
Tolstoy Together by Yiyun Li
Yiyun Li's 85-day reading schedule (with the correct day numbers but not the actual dates we'll be following):
apublicspace.org/news/detail/tolstoy-together-2021
0:00 The current situation in Ukraine as it relates to War and Peace
2:02 Azar Nafisi and the process of reading dangerously
5:25 Ilya Kaminsky's "We Were Happy During the War"
Buy me a cup of tea? ko-fi.com/hannahsbooks
Voxer: hannahsbooks
Goodreads: goodreads.com/hannahsbooks1 (not active)
Twitter: twitter.com/hannahsbooks1
Instagram: instagram.com/hannahsbooks1
Email: booksandyarn1@gmail.com
![War… and Peace? Putin, Tolstoy, and Ilya Kaminsky [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/4NoBwFQEMS4/hqdefault.jpg "War… and Peace? Putin, Tolstoy, and Ilya Kaminsky [CC]
In which I ponder Leo Tolstoys War and Peace, Azar Nafisis forthcoming Read Dangerously, Ilya Kaminskys Deaf Republic and his amazing poem We Were Happy During the War, and the situation in Ukraine.
Tolstoy Together by Yiyun Li
Yiyun Lis 85-day reading schedule (with the correct day numbers but not the actual dates well be following):
https://apublicspace.org/news/detail/tolstoy-together-2021
0:00 The current situation in Ukraine as it relates to War and Peace
2:02 Azar Nafisi and the process of reading dangerously
5:25 Ilya Kaminskys We Were Happy During the War
Buy me a cup of tea? https://ko-fi.com/hannahsbooks
Voxer: hannahsbooks
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/hannahsbooks1 (not active)
Twitter: https://twitter.com/hannahsbooks1
Instagram: http://instagram.com/hannahsbooks1
Email: booksandyarn1@gmail.com")
![Faulkner in August Booktube Tag #FaulknerInAugust2021 [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/8VgemqfzS48/hqdefault.jpg "Faulkner in August Booktube Tag #FaulknerInAugust2021 [CC]
In which I celebrate Tag Tuesday, Faulkner in August, and the memory of Ronald McDonald.
Tag created by Alan at Big Hard Books and Classics
https://youtu.be/1UXDGLV4zZk
My essay:
“As I Lay Trying: Learning to Read Faulkner in the Age of Black Lives Matter”
www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/index.php/features/as-i-lay-trying
Booktube discussion of the book Unspeakable:
https://youtu.be/EKTP-eigg9s
Booktubers mentioned:
Brian @Bookish
@Shawn the Book Maniac
Books mentioned:
Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
This Will All Be Over Soon by Cecily Strong
Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
Unspeakable by Susan Burch and Hannah Joyner
The Prompts:
3) Yoknapatawpha county: What county do you live in and what does its name mean?
1) Benjy in The Sound and the Fury is the ultimate unreliable narrator. Name another/your favorite unreliable narrator.
4) As I Lay Dying: Tell us about a book that draws upon Death or Bereavement.
2) The Sound and the Fury: Jason IV is the ultimate unlikable character. Name another/your favorite villain.
6) Light in August: Name a book that made you furious or describes that intensity.
4a) Absalom was a son of David who rebelled again his father. Name a rebellious character from the bible.
5) What is your favorite Faulkner novel and why?
7) Extra credit: What was Faulkners nannys name and why is this significant?
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![Reads and Rambles, 3 March 2021 [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/9DfoeZ8Bouo/hqdefault.jpg "Reads and Rambles, 3 March 2021 [CC]
In which I talk about bookish periodicals; mysteries, mammoths, and moderns; and the joys of buddy reading.
Booktubers mentioned:
@saintdonoghue
@katehowereads
Margaret Pinard https://www.youtube.com/c/MargaretPinard
Amy @Amysdustybookshelf
Sarah @HardcoverHearts
Ros at Scallydandling about the Books https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCE-lxdtxTUTWEs0xJn-dH0g
Kim at Middle of the Book March https://www.youtube.com/c/MIDDLEoftheBookMARCH
Allen @bighardbooks770
The New York Times Book Review, including By the Book with Ibram X. Kendi
#MarchMysteryMadness
Still Life by Louise Penny
#MarchingMammoths2021
Red Comet by Heather Clark
Phillip Roth by Blake Bailey
#MarchoftheModerns
Viral Modernism by Elizabeth Outka
and related works
Buddy Reads:
The Novel by Michael Schmidt
Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell
Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison
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![Reads and Rambles, 15 April 2021 [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/A2FeDG30VjE/hqdefault.jpg "Reads and Rambles, 15 April 2021 [CC]
In which I weigh in on objectivity vs subjectivity in book reviews, wonder how privilege intersects with reading cozy books, and celebrate everything from matzoh and vaccine side effects to mysteries, cherry blossoms, and publication proofs.
I start with some personal updates.
Bookish conversation starts at 4:59
Objectivity vs. subjectivity starts at 11:02
Don’t miss the conversation led by Brian @BookishTexan, who also links to all the other participants before him.
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