Uploaded May 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Join me for a stroll through my old reading journal and find out what I was reading in the spring of 2011. We might both be surprised!
Books Mentioned:
Moll Flanders by Daniel Defoe
Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter by Tom Franklin
Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser
Before You Suffocate Your Own Fool Self by Danielle Evans
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
The Birdman by Mo Hayder
The False Friend by Myla Goldberg
Faith by Jennifer Haigh
Darkside by Belinda Bauer
Juliet, Naked by Nick Hornby
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley
Join me for a stroll through my old reading journal and find out what I was reading in the spring of 2011. We might both be surprised!
Books Mentioned:
Moll Flanders by Daniel Defoe
Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter by Tom Franklin
Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser
Before You Suffocate Your Own Fool Self by Danielle Evans
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
The Birdman by Mo Hayder
The False Friend by Myla Goldberg
Faith by Jennifer Haigh
Darkside by Belinda Bauer
Juliet, Naked by Nick Hornby
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley








![Booktuber Role Tag
The Booktuber Role tag was created by Allison @AllisonAnnotatedand I was tagged by Pat@BookChatWithPat8668 and Joe @BookBuds. Thank you!
The Prompts
1. How do you view your role as a booktuber? [Examples might be as a critic, a curator, an influencer, an entertainer, an educator, etc.]
2. Do you have any educational background in literature or literary criticism, either formal or self-directed? And [if you are comfortable sharing] do you have any other education or professional experience that you bring to bear on your reviews?
3. Do you typically do any research on either the book or the author before you review a book?
4. Do you focus your reviews more on the objective qualities of a book or more on your subjective opinions about it?
5. Have you ever received a free book or advanced reader copy from the author, and if so, did it have any impact on your ability to honestly review the book? (Or on how you felt about it?)
6. Do you review every book you read? Are there any reasons that you might read a book but choose not to review it?
7. How do you feel about the fact that many people now primarily consume book reviews by hobbyists on BookTube rather than professional critics? (What is lost; what is gained?) Booktuber Role Tag](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/PzJqMWX4HmA/mqdefault.jpg)

