What I Read In A Day🎐 How Many Pages Can I Read in Chinese Per Hour? | the Bookish Land 2023 [CC] The Bookish Land 2023-05-23 | [cc] Hi friends! Hope you had a wonderful weekend! Join me in this exciting weekend reading vlog, where I take on the challenge of measuring my reading speed in Chinese after 10 years of reading in my second language. Also, I happened to discover 2 amazing books! 😆◉ LET’S BE FRIENDS → Website: thebookishland.com → Art Website: meoniarts.com→ Instagram: instagram.com/meonicorn→ Goodreads: bit.ly/2XLpeJV◉ BOOKS MENTIONED→ 潮汐图 //Tidal Charts by 林棹 (Lin Zhao)→ 鱼猎 //Fish Hunting by 史迈 (Shi Mai)→ 告白 // Confessions by 湊 かなえ (Minato Kanae)◉ TIME STAMPS00:00 TBRs and I'm so excited02:53 Yosemite story and big river!04:28 Update #108:57 Cats and coffee09:19 Update #211:50 update #3&414:26 Update #518:20 A piece of life19:25 Update #623:04 Conclusion
Book Recommendations for Womens History Month and Beyond 📖 2024 The Bookish Land 2024-04-19 | ◉ LET’S BE FRIENDS → Website: thebookishland.com → Art Website: meoniarts.com→ Instagram: instagram.com/meonicorn→ Threads: threads.net/@meonicorn→ Goodreads: bit.ly/2XLpeJV
A Wrap Up in Slumpy Reading Months 💭 Reading Wrap Up 2024 February & March The Bookish Land 2024-04-05 | ◉ LET’S BE FRIENDS → Website: thebookishland.com → Art Website: meoniarts.com→ Instagram: instagram.com/meonicorn→ Threads: threads.net/@meonicorn→ Goodreads: bit.ly/2XLpeJV
Best Books in China 2023 by Genre 🏮History, Culture, Society, Mystery, Sci-fi, Fantasy [CC] The Bookish Land 2024-02-23 | [CC] Hi friends, happy Lantern festival! Let's talk about the best books in different genres in China last year, 2023 🥰◉ Full list here (In Chinese) book.douban.com/annual/2023/?fullscreen=1&source=book_navigation◉ LET’S BE FRIENDS → Website: thebookishland.com → Art Website: meoniarts.com→ Instagram: instagram.com/meonicorn→ Threads: threads.net/@meonicorn→ Goodreads: bit.ly/2XLpeJV◉ HISTORY AND CULTURE→ [CN] 一百年，许多人，许多事 (A Hundred Years, Many People, Many Things) by 杨苡 (Yang Yi) and 余斌 (Yu Bin)→ [CN] 世说俗谈 (A Folk Account of the Tales of the World) by 刘勃 (Liu Bo)→ [CN] 入关(Crossing the Broader) by 张明扬 (Zhang Ming Yang)→ [EN] Sex, Law, and Society in Late Imperial China [CN] 中华帝国晚期的性、法律与社会 by Mattew H. Sommer translated by 谢美裕 (Xie Meiyu) and 尤陈俊 (Yo Chenjun)→ [EN] The Chinese Typewriter: a History [CN] 中文打字机 by Thomas S. Mullaney translated by 张朋亮 (Zhang Pengliang)→ [CN] 开场：女性学者访谈 (Women in Acdemia) by 新京报书评周刊 (Xinjingbao Book Critiques)→ [FR] Rage Against the Machisme [CN] 去他的父权制 by Mathilde Larrere translated by 何润哲 (He Runzhe)→ [EN] The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down [CN] 要命还是要灵魂 by Anne Fadiman translated by 汤丽明 (Tang Liming), 刘建台 (Liu Jiantai) 杨佳蓉 (Yang Jiarong)→ [EN] The Five: the Untold Lives of the Women Killed [CN] 生而为女 by Hallie Rubenhold◉ SOCIETY AND DOCUMENTARY→ [JP] 生き延びるための思想 [CN] 为了活下去的思想 by 上野千鶴子 (Ueno Chizuko) translated by 邹韵 (Zou Yun) and 薛梅 (Xue Mei)→ [JP] 快楽上等！ [CN] 快乐上等 by 上野千鶴子 and 湯山玲子 translated by 马文赫→ [JP] ネグレクト [CN] 育儿放弃 by 杉山春 translated by 烨伊→ 盐镇 by 易小荷→ [FR] Moi les hommes, je les déteste [EN] I Hate Men [CN]我，厌男 by Pauline Harmange translated by 一千度→ 多谈谈问题 (The Issues Issue) by 吴琦 (Wu Qi)→ 金榜题名之后→ [EN] Making the Familiar Unfamiliar [CN] 将熟悉变为陌生 by Zygmunt Bauman and Peter Haffner translated by 王立秋→ [FR] La Condition ouvrière [CN] 工厂日记 by Simone Weil translated by 王天宇→ [EN] Diddly Squat, a Year on the Farm [CN] 克拉克森的农场 by Jeremy Clarkson translated by 吴超◉ MYSTERIES→ [CN] 第欧根尼变奏曲 (The Diogenes Variations) by 陈浩基 (Chen Haoji)→ [FR] Le Manuscrit inachevé (The Unfinished Manuscript) [CN] 两度 (Twice) by Frank Thilliez tranlsated by 萨姆斯 (Sa Mu Si)→ [EN] The Man Who Died Twice [CN] 死了两次的男人 by Richard Osman translated by 张雅琳 (Zhang Yalin)→ [JP] 火の粉 (Flames) [CN] 邻居 by 雫井脩介 (Shizukui Shusuke) translated by 吕灵芝 (Lv Lingzhi)→ [JP] 六人の嘘つきな大学生 (Six Lying College Students) [CN] 六个说谎的大学生 by 浅倉秋成 (Asakura Akinari) translated by 王星星→ [JP] グレイヴディッガー (Grave Digger) [CN] 恶徒的救赎 by 高野和明 translated by 徐建雄 (Xu Jianxiong)→ [JP] 黒牢城 (Black Prisoned City) [CN] 黑牢城 by 米澤穂信 (Yonezawa Honobu) translated by 萧遥 (Xiao Yao)→ [JP] 硝子の塔の殺人 (The Glass Tower Murder) [CN] 玻璃塔谜案 by 知念実希人 (Chinen Mikito) translated by 烨伊 (Ye Yi)→ [JP] 名探偵のいけにえ (Detective's Sacrifice) [CN] 名侦探的献祭 by 白井智之 (Shirai Tomoyuki) translated by 吕灵芝 (Lv Lingzhi)→ [JP] 孤島の来訪者 (Visitors of the lone island) [CN] 孤岛的来访者 by 方丈貴恵 (Houjou Kie) translated by 穆迪 (Mu Di)◉ SCI-FI FANTASY→ [CN] 她对此感到厌烦 (She Got Bored by This) by 妚鹤 (Fou He)→ [CN] 我们生活在南京 (We Live in Nanjing) by 天瑞说符 (Tian Rui Shuo Fu)→ [CN] 宛转环 (The Serpentine Band) by 慕明 (Mu Ming)→ [EN] Babel [CN] 巴别塔 by RF Kuang translated by 陈阳 (Chen Yang)→ [EN] The Best of Greg Egan [CN] 祈祷之海 by Greg Egan translated by 鲁冬旭 (Lu Dongxu), 阿古 (Ah Gu), 刘文元 (Liu Wenyuan), 萧傲然 (Xiao Aoran) and 张涵 (Zhang Han)→ [EN] Axiomatic [CN] 意识上传中 by Greg Egan translated by 姚向辉 (Yao Xianghui)→ [EN] The Book of Wonder [CN] 奇迹之书 by Greg Egan translated by 何殇 (He Shang) and 张螺螺 (Zhang Luoluo)→ [JP] 肉食屋敷 [CN] 破烂回收店 by 小林泰三 (Kobayashi Yasumi) translated by 黄怡轶 (Huang Yiyi)→ [KR] 지구 끝의 온실 (Greenhouse in the end of the World) [CN] 地球尽头的温室 by 김초엽 (Kim Cho-Yup) translated by 简郁璇 (Jian Yuxuan)→ [EN] QualityLand [CN] 未来之城 by Marc-Uwe Kling translated by 王柄熠◉ TIMESTAMPS00:00 overview3:24 History and Culture7:22 Society and documenting12:50 Mystery and Deductive18:48 Sci-fi fantasy
Let’s Chat About the Debut Longlist of Womens Prize for Non-fiction 2024 🎶 The Bookish Land 2024-02-20 | Hi friends! Let's talk about the newly announced long list of Women's Prize for Non-fiction 😆◉ Official website: womensprize.com/prizes/womens-prize-for-non-fiction◉ Literary prizes playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2tzFCjs38cSB5jBACf4FgSemPHnj4aVu◉ LET’S BE FRIENDS → Website: thebookishland.com → Art Website: meoniarts.com→ Instagram: instagram.com/meonicorn→ Threads: threads.net/@meonicorn→ Goodreads: bit.ly/2XLpeJV◉ BOOKS MENTIONED→ THE BRITANNIAS: an Island Quest by Alice Albinia→ VULTURE CAPITALISM Corporate Crimes, Backdoor Bailouts, and the Death of Freedom by Grace Blakeley→ EVE How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution by Cat Bohannon→ INTERVALS by Marianne Brooker→ SHADOWS AT NOON the South Asian Twentieth Century by Joya Chatterji→ THUNDERCLAP a Memoir of Art and Life and Sudden Death by Laura Cumming→ SOME PEOPLE NEED KILLING a Memoir of Murder in the Philippines by Patricia Evangelista→ WIFEDOM Mrs. Orwell’s Invisible Life by Anna Funder→ MATRESCENCE on the Metamorphosis of Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Motherhood by Lucy Jones→ DOPPELGANGER a Trip Into the Mirror World by Naomi Klein→ A FLAT PLACE by Noreen Masud→ ALL THAT SHE CARRIED the Journey of Ashley’s Sack, a Black Family Keepsake by Tiya Miles→ CODE-DEPENDENT Living in the Shadow of AI by Madhumita Murgia→ THE DICTIONARY PEOPLE the Unsung Heroes Who Created the Oxford English Dictionary by Sarah Ogilvie→ YOUNG QUEENS the Intertwined Lives of Catherine De’ Medici, Elisabeth De Valois, and Mary, Queen of Scots by Leah Redmond Chang→ HOW TO SAY BABYLON a Jamaican Memoir by Safiya Sinclair◉ TIMESTAMPS00:00 overview02:00 memoirs & biographies09:28 histories13:35 other topics18:33 summary
Book of the Year in China in 2023 🐉 New Year Special [CC] The Bookish Land 2024-02-16 | [CC] Hi friends, Happy the year of dragon! It's that time of the year again where I celebrate the New Year by talking about the popular books in the Chinese reading community for the previous year 🐉 This year I decided to do something different and talk about a lot more books then before 😂 Hope you guys enjoy this video!→ Popular books in China Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2tzFCjs38cT4nrwMhNkhaeJSGo_Exi6C&si=RmE7-55-J_TYZEPc◉ LET’S BE FRIENDS → Website: thebookishland.com → Art Website: meoniarts.com→ Instagram: instagram.com/meonicorn→ Threads: threads.net/@meonicorn→ Goodreads: bit.ly/2XLpeJV◉ BOOKS MENTIONED→ [HR] Ministarstvo boli [EN] The Ministry of Pain [CN] 疼痛部 by Dubravka Ugrešić translated by 姜昊骞 (Jiang Haoqian) → [CN] 多谈谈问题 (the Issues Issue)→ [CN] 赶时间的人 (People Who's in a Hurry) by 王计兵 (Wang Jibing)→ [EN] Caliban and the Witch: Women, the Body and Primitive Accumulation [CN] 凯列班与女巫, 妇女、身体与原始积累 by Silvia Federici translated by 龚瑨→ [JP] 生き延びるための思想 (the Ideology in Order to Survive) [CN] 为了活下去的思想 by 上野千鶴子 (Ueno Chizuko) translated by 邹运 (Zou Yun) and 薛梅 (Xue Mei)→ [JP] ぼくはあと何回、満月を見るだろう (How many times can I still see the full moon) [CN] 我还能看到多少次满月升起 by さかもと りゅういち translated by 白荷 (Bai He)→ [FR] Le Consentement [EN] Consent [CN] 同意 by Vanessa Springora translated by 李溪月 (Li Xiyue)→ [CN] 一百年，许多人，许多事 (a Hundred Years, Many People, Many Things) by 杨苡 (Yang Yi) With 余斌 (Yu Bin)→ [KR] 밝은 밤 (the Bright Night) [CN] 明亮的夜晚 by 최은영 (Choi Eun-young) translated by 叶蕾 (Ye Lei)→ 秋园 (Qiu Yuan) by 杨本芬 (Yang Benfen)→ 我在北京送快递 (I Make Deliveries in Beijing) by 胡安焉 (Hu An Yan)→ [EN] On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous [CN] 大地上我们转瞬即逝的绚烂 by Ocean Vuong translated by 李鹏程 (Li Pengcheng)→ [IT] Auschwitz, Città Tranquilla [CN] 奥斯维辛：寂静的城市 (Auschwitz, a Tranquil City) by Primo Levi translated by 陈英 (Chen Ying)→ [ES] Tiempos Recios [EN] Harsh Times [CN] 艰辛时刻 by Mario Vargas Llosa translated by 侯健 (Hou Jian) → [EN] Infinite Jest [CN] 无尽的玩笑 by David Foster Wallace translated by 俞冰夏→ [DE] Heimsuchung [EN] Visitation [CN]客乡 by Jenny Erpenbeck translated by 李斯本 (Li Siben)→ [KR] 다른 사람 [EN] Another Person [CN]他人 by 강 화길 (Kang Hwagil) translated by 简郁璇 (Jian Yuxuan)→ [KR] 채식주의자 [EN]Vegetarian [CN] 素食者 by 한강 (Han Kang)→ [KR] 82년생 김지영 [EN] Kim Ji-young, Born 1982 [CN] 82年生的金智英 by 조남주 (Cho Nam-ju)→ [IT] I giorni dell'abbandono [EN] The Days of Abandonment [CN] 被遗弃的日子 by Elena Ferrante translated by 陈英→ [EN] The Magician [CN] 魔术师 by Colm Tóibín translated by 柏栎→ [EN] The Magic Mountain [CN] 魔山 by Thomas Mann→ [EN] Words Are My Matter: Writing About Life and Books, 2000-2016 [CN] 我以文字为业 by Ursula K. Le Guin translated by 夏笳 (Xia Jia)→ [EN] Crying in H Mart [CN] 妈妈走后 by Michelle Zauner translated by 蔡雯婷 (Cai Wenting)→ [EN] The Cost of Living [CN] 生活的代价 by Deborah Levy translated by 王如菲 (Wang Rufei)→ [CN] 黑塞书信集 (A Collections of Letters by Hermann Hesse) by Hermann Hesse translated by 谢莹莹 (Xie Yingying), 王滨滨 (Wang Binbin) and 巩婕 (Gong Jie)→ [FR] L'Écriture comme un couteau [CN] 写作是一把刀 by Annie Ernaux translated by 栾颖新 (Luan Yingxin)→ [ES] Antes Del Fin [CN] 终了之前 by Ernesto Sabato translated by 侯健 (Hou Jian)→ [EN] Counterpoint: a Memoir of Bach and Mourning [CN] 复调：巴赫与生命之恸 by Philip Kennicott translated by 王知夏→ [EN] Who Am I?: an Autobiography of Emotion, Mind, and Spirit [CN] 我是谁？ by 段义孚 (Tuan Yifu) translated by 志丞 and 刘苏. 段义孚→ [CN] 东京八平米 (8 Square Meters in Tokyo) by 吉井忍 (Yoshii Shinobu)◉ TIMESTAMPS00:00 happy new year!01:25 Book of the Year09:20 Translated Fiction of the Year15:43 Translated Nonfiction of the Year
January Reading Wrap Up 2024 ☁️ already have a disappointment of the year? 🥹 [CC] The Bookish Land 2024-02-06 | [CC] Hi friends, hope you all had a wonderful January. The weather is mostly gloomy where I am at, but I liked the days are getting longer. Hopefully we will have more sunshine in February, and today let's talk about books! ☀️◉ LET’S BE FRIENDS → Website: thebookishland.com → Art Website: meoniarts.com→ Instagram: instagram.com/meonicorn→ Threads: threads.net/@meonicorn→ Goodreads: bit.ly/2XLpeJV◉ BOOKS AND THINGS MENTIONED → THE HOUR OF THE STAR by Clarice Lispector translated by Benjamin Moser→ THE HALFWAY HOUSE by Guillermo Rosales translated by Anna Kushner→ KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann→ HOW TO STAND UP TO A DICTATOR The Fight for our future by Maria Ressa→ HOW TO LOSE A COUNTRY The Seven Steps from Democracy to Dictatorship by Ece Temelkuran→ HOW THE WORD IS PASSED A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America by Clint Smith→ 嫌われ松子の一生 Memories of Matsuko◉ TIMESTAMPS00:00 Jan overview 00:27 can you see her story02:50 William lives here05:14 fantastic nonfiction07:35 what a disappointment
My Favorite Nonfictions of 2023 📖 lets wrap it up [CC] The Bookish Land 2024-01-30 | [CC] Let's wrap up my favorite nonfictions of 2023 before February 😂◉ Related video→ 10 Thought Provoking Nonfiction Recommendations: youtu.be/ewOfhT1sHbg→ 10 Memoirs That Expand Horizons: youtu.be/JEkGv5KRA2U◉ LET’S BE FRIENDS → Website: thebookishland.com → Art Website: meoniarts.com→ Instagram: instagram.com/meonicorn→ Threads: threads.net/@meonicorn→ Goodreads: bit.ly/2XLpeJV◉ BOOKS MENTIONED→ AN AFRO-INDIGENOUS HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES by Kyle T. Mays→ HIDDEN VALLEY ROAD by Robert Kolker→ HOW FASCISM WORKS by Jason F. Stanley→ OPINIONS by Roxane Gay→ EMPIRE OF PAIN by Patrick Radden Keefe→ STRANGERS TO OURSELVES by Rachel Aviv→ THE OPPOSITE OF BUTTERFLY HUNTING by Evanna Lynch→ POLITICS IS FOR POWER (Honorable mention) by Eitan D. Hersh◉ TIMESTAMPS00:00 short review00:33 hidden history02:35 inside mental health medicare04:16 current affairs05:50 activism07:30 inside pharmaceutical industry08:57 how we understand others09:55 honorable mention12:29 fave memoir
My Favorite Fictional Books of 2023 (Novels) 📚 its late but... The Bookish Land 2024-01-26 | [CC] Hi friends, hope you all are doing well! Today I want to talk about my favorite fictional reads of last year, and please ignore my collar 🙈◉ LET’S BE FRIENDS → Website: thebookishland.com → Art Website: meoniarts.com→ Instagram: instagram.com/meonicorn→ Threads: threads.net/@meonicorn→ Goodreads: bit.ly/2XLpeJV◉ BOOKS MENTIONED→ LES MISÉRABLES by Victor Hugo → LAST NIGHT AT THE MIDNIGHT CLUB by Malinda Lo→ ELENA KNOWS by Claudia Piñeiro translated by Frances Riddle→ ELEANOR OLIPHANT IS COMPLETELY FINE by Gail Honeyman→ THE SECRET ADVERSARY by Agatha Christie→ LESSONS IN CHEMISTRY by Bonnie Garmus→ [CN] 鱼猎 (Fish Hunting) by 史迈 (Shi Mai)→ [JP] 火の粉(Flames) by 雫井 脩介 translated to traditional Chinese as 鄰居(The Neighbor) by 王蘊潔◉ Time Stamp00:00 what's behind her routine?02:20 small book, big discussion04:25 who lives next door06:20 when you come of age07:56 THE classic10:03 supper at six11:11 cozy classic mystery12:47 what's going on?
3 Translated Fiction to Kick Start the Year 🌱 The First Reading Vlog of 2024 [CC] The Bookish Land 2024-01-16 | [CC] Let's start the year by reading some interesting translated fiction 😆◉ BOOKS MENTIONED→ The Hour of the Star by Clarice Lispector translated by Benjamin Moser→ The Halfway House by Guillermo Rosales translated by Anna Kushner→ The Adventures of China Iron by Gabriela Cabezón Cámara translated by Fiona Mackintosh, Iona Macintyre→ [JP] 結婚するって、本当ですか by 若木民喜◉ LET’S BE FRIENDS → Website: thebookishland.com → Art Website: meoniarts.com→ Instagram: instagram.com/meonicorn→ Threads: threads.net/@meonicorn→ Goodreads: bit.ly/2XLpeJV ◉ TIMESTAMPS00:00 TBR and plans04:00 fish and museum04:20 tragic ending of day 106:55 museum recap08:14 update (the hour of the star)14:14 cook with me15:05 hike15:55 home project17:32 update (halfway house)21:35 arting22:35 last update
2024 Reading Goals & Plans (+2023 Recap) [CC] The Bookish Land 2024-01-12 | [CC] Hi friends, happy 2024. I hope we all have a wonderful, fulfilled, joyful and healthy 2024. Let's continue talking about books this year 🥰◉ Videos Mentioned:→ From and About Asia Reading Project: youtu.be/58XpZpBYkwo→ What is Golden Age of Mystery? youtu.be/JLCksZJ1DZY◉ LET’S BE FRIENDS → Website: thebookishland.com → Art Website: meoniarts.com→ Instagram: instagram.com/meonicorn→ Threads: threads.net/@meonicorn→ Goodreads: bit.ly/2XLpeJV◉ TIMESTAMPS00:00 Kick start 202400:38 2023 Recap02:15 What I learnt from no tbr03:25 Goal 104:15 Goal 205:40 Goal 306:40 Goal 407:40 Goal 508:10 Goal 5.509:30 Channel Goal
Most Disappointing Books of 2023 🥺 Aka Books I Wanted To Love The Bookish Land 2023-12-22 | Hi friends, this is an end of the year special 😊 Please note this visoe is only talking about my personal experience, and it doesn’t neccessary means these books are not good, just means they are not for me.Which book did you want to love but couldn’t in 2023?◉ LET’S BE FRIENDS → Website: thebookishland.com → Art Website: meoniarts.com→ Instagram: instagram.com/meonicorn→ Threads: threads.net/@meonicorn→ Goodreads: bit.ly/2XLpeJV
Books I Read in 2023 That Havent Been Translated (Yet) 🌏 Please Translate These! The Bookish Land 2023-12-19 | ◉ LET’S BE FRIENDS → Website: thebookishland.com → Art Website: meoniarts.com→ Instagram: instagram.com/meonicorn→ Threads: threads.net/@meonicorn→ Goodreads: bit.ly/2XLpeJV→ [[鱼猎]]by 史迈 (Shi Mai) Title translates to English: Fish Hunting Not available in other languages yet→ [[潮汐图]] by 林棹 (Lin Zhao) Titles translates to English: Tidal Charts Version I read: og Chinese version Not available in other languages yet → [[13階段]] by 高野和明 (Takano Kazuaki) Title translates to English: 13 Steps Version I read: 消失的13级台阶 translated by 赵建勋 Also available in German, Thai, French and Korean. Movie adaptation in 2003→ [[火の粉]] by 雫井脩介 (Shizukui Shusuke) Title translates to English: Flames Version I read: 邻居 by 王蘊潔 Also available in Vietnamese and Korean. TV adaptation in 2016→ [[六人の嘘つきな大学生]] by 浅倉秋成 （Asakura Aminari） Title translates to English: Six Lying College Students Version I read: 六個說謊的大學生 translated by 楊明綺 Also available in Korean Movie adaptation in 2024→ [[屍人荘の殺人]] by 今村昌弘 (Imamura Masahiro) Title translates to English: Death Among the Undead Version I read: 屍人莊殺人事件 translated by 詹慕如 Also available in Indonesian, Thai, Vietnamese and Korean Movie adaptation in 2019
Last Book Haul of 2023 🎭 Books All Over the Place The Bookish Land 2023-12-15 | Hi friends, we’re approaching the end of the year, and let’s take a look at what books I got for the last time of this year 😊 I’m currently out of town and didn’t have time to edit the close captions. My apologize! I’ll add them when I’m back home. Happy holidays!◉ LET’S BE FRIENDS → Website: thebookishland.com → Art Website: meoniarts.com→ Instagram: instagram.com/meonicorn→ Threads: threads.net/@meonicorn→ Goodreads: bit.ly/2XLpeJVBooks mentioned: [[THE HALFWAY HOUSE]] by Guillermo Rosales, translated by Anna Kushner.[[The Way We Live Now]] by Anthony Trollope[[Accidental Death of an Anarchist]] by Dario Fo[[The Mousetrap]] by Agatha Christie[[Frank and Percy]][[The Berlin Novels]] by Christopher Isherwood[[Time Is a Mother]] by Ocean Vuong[[The Left Hand of Darkness]] by Ursula K, Le Guin[[The Lying Life of Adults]] by Elena Ferrante, translated by Ann Goldstein[[Heaven]] by Kawakami Mieko, translated by Sam Bett and David Boyd[[Wide-Open Town]] A History of Queer San Francisco to 1965 by Nan Alamilla Boyd[[The Adventures of China Iron]] by Gabriela Cabezón Cámara, translated by Fiona Mackintosh and Iona Macintyre[[The Hour of the Star]] by Clarice Lispector, translated by Giovanni Pontiero[[The Opposite of Butterfly Hunting]] by Evanna Lynch
What is Golden Age of Mystery? 🔎 Rules, Writers, Books Deep Dive 2023 [CC] The Bookish Land 2023-12-12 | [CC] Let's dive into Golden Age of Mysteries together!◉ LET’S BE FRIENDS → Website: thebookishland.com → Art Website: meoniarts.com→ Instagram: instagram.com/meonicorn→ Threads: threads.net/@meonicorn→ Goodreads: bit.ly/2XLpeJV◉ TIMESTAMPS00:00 What is?2:40 10 rules07:40 Dorothy L Sayers9:33 Margery Allingham11:33 Ngaio Marsh13:10 Josephine Tey15:15 Ellery Queen
All the Books YOU Recommended Me in Comments This Year! 😆 a Future Priority List or Such 2023 [CC] The Bookish Land 2023-12-08 | [CC] Let's chat about book recommendations in the other direction!◉ LET’S BE FRIENDS → Website: thebookishland.com → Art Website: meoniarts.com→ Instagram: instagram.com/meonicorn→ Threads: threads.net/@meonicorn→ Goodreads: bit.ly/2XLpeJV◉ Check out these people who have awesome recommendations!→@AlexBlackReads → @shawnbreathesbooks → @ThatsSoPoe →@SluggishReader → @AlwaysDoing→ labiblidelilly.wordpress.com◉ BOOKS[[The Hour of the Star]] by Clarice Lispector, and translated by Giovanni Pontiero[[Written on the Body]] by Jeanette Winterson[[In the Penal Colony]] by Franz kafka[[A Month in the Country]] by J.L. Carr[[Kristin Lavransdatter]] trilogy by Sigrid Undest, and translated by Tiina Nunnally[[The Thorn puller]] by Ito Hiromi, translated by Jeffrey Angles[[Heaven]] by Kawakami Mieko[[The Lost Daughter]] by Elena Ferrante, translated by Ann Goldstein[[The Sum of Our Follies]] by Shih-Li Kow[[Ripples and other stories]] by Shih-Li Kow[[The Garden of Evening Mist]] by Tan Twan Eng[[Milkman]] by Anna Burns[[Cal]] by Bernard MacLaverty[[The Lost Garden]] by Helen Humphreys[[The Yellow Wallpaper]] by Charlotte Perkins Gilman[[The Adventures of China Iron]] by Gabriela Cabez and translated by Fiona Mackintosh and Iona Macintyre(*China. Pronounced ‘cheena’: designation for female, from the Quechua. Iron: The English word for Fierro, reference to the gaucho Martín Fierro, from José Hernández’s epic poem.)[[Kindred]] by Octavia E Butler [[The Bees]] by Laline Paull[[After the Fall, Before the Fall, During the Fall]] by Nancy Kress[[Babel]] by R.F.Kuang[[Real Queer America]] by Samantha Allen[[The Opposite of Butterfly Hunting]] by Evanna Lynch[[Everything is OK]] by Debbie Tung[[Free]]: Coming of Age at the End of History by Lea Ypi[[Rogues]] by Patrick Radden Keef[[Say Nothing]] by Patrick Radden Keef[[There Are No Accidents]] by Jessie Singer[[My Fourth Time, We Drowned]] by Sally Hayden[[On Tyranny]] 20 lessons from the 20th century by Timothy Snyder [[浮出历史地表]] by 戴锦华◉ TIMESTAMPS00:00 Intro1:30 classic/ modern classic4:09 literary fiction6:37 historical fiction9:40 SFF12:08 memoir13:40 nonfiction
November Reading Wrap Up 🍁 5 Books Read + 2 DNFs 2023 [CC] The Bookish Land 2023-12-05 | [CC] Hi friends, let's talk about the November books 📚◉ LET’S BE FRIENDS → Website: thebookishland.com → Art Website: meoniarts.com→ Instagram: instagram.com/meonicorn→ Threads: threads.net/@meonicorn→ Goodreads: bit.ly/2XLpeJV◉ BOOKSMENTIONED→ HIDDEN VALLEY ROAD Inside the Mind of an American Family by Robert Kolker→ OPINIONS A Decade of Arguments, Criticism, and Minding Other People's Business by Roxane Gay→ HOW FASCISM WORKS The Politics of Us and Them by Jason F Stanley→ A SCATTER OF LIGHT by Malinda Lo→ THEY DO IT WITH MIRRORS by Agatha Christie→ VERA WONG'S UNSOLICITED ADVICE FOR MURDERS by Jess Q. Sutanto→ SEVERANCE by Ling Ma◉ TIMESTAMPS00:00 November overview00:28 Nonfiction07:14 Fiction12:10 DNFs
Book Cover Comparisons! English, Chinese & Other Languages, What Do They Tell Us? 🔍 2023 [CC] The Bookish Land 2023-12-01 | [CC] Hi friends, I hope you enjoy this discussion about book covers! What is your favorite book covers? Do you read in different languages? Do you see differences in covers that are published by different publishers? Let's chat 😆◉ @katiejlumsden 's video on Book covers:youtu.be/OJgD8O-mh2E?si=sFEUZ_Ucodkme_3l◉ My video on Chinese fantasy (Wuxia): youtu.be/ANJn0AU7JDs?si=ygg0a-twnaozfGj2◉ LET’S BE FRIENDS → Website: thebookishland.com → Art Website: meoniarts.com→ Instagram: instagram.com/meonicorn→ Threads: threads.net/@meonicorn→ Goodreads: bit.ly/2XLpeJV◉ TIMESTAMPS00:00 Let's chat abt covers!02:05 CN into EN10:18 EN into CN, different19:11 En into CN, similar
Balancing Heavy Books in a Reading Week 🍁 Nonfiction November Reading Vlog 2023 [CC] The Bookish Land 2023-11-28 | [CC] Hi friends, spend a week with me when I'm reading heavy books XD ◉ LET’S BE FRIENDS → Website: thebookishland.com → Art Website: meoniarts.com→ Instagram: instagram.com/meonicorn→ Threads: threads.net/@meonicorn→ Goodreads: bit.ly/2XLpeJV◉ BOOKS MENTIONED→ HOW FASCISM WORKS by Jason F. Stanley→ OPINION by Roxane Gay→ WIDE OPEN TOWN by Nan Alamilla Boyd→ A SCATTER OF LIGHT by Malinda Lo→ REFUSING COMPULSORY SEXUALITY by Sherronda J. Brown→ THEY DO IT WITH MIRRORS by Agatha Christie◉ TIMESTAMPS00:00 Day 105:30 Day 210:40 Day 317:00 Day 420:50 Day 5
10 Memoirs That Expand Horizons - Book Recommendations 🍀 Nonfiction November 2023 [CC] The Bookish Land 2023-11-25 | [CC] Hi friends, as promised, here are 10 memoirs I read and loved, and of course, highly recommend :D Nonfiction November is almost over, but I hope we continue enjoying amazing nonfiction books, as they are a great way to expand our horizons and help us understand the world. → Check out 10 more Brilliant Memoirs by Women: youtu.be/15zg4p860PU→ @lillymcnocann8064 's blog: labiblidelilly.wordpress.com→ @AlexBlackReads → Akwaeke Emezi's music: youtube.com/@akwaeke◉ LET’S BE FRIENDS → Website: thebookishland.com → Art Website: meoniarts.com→ Instagram: instagram.com/meonicorn→ Threads: threads.net/@meonicorn→ Goodreads: bit.ly/2XLpeJV◉ BOOKS MENTIONED→ THE OPPOSITE OF BUTTERFLY HUNTING The Tragedy and The Glory of Growing Up by Evanna Lynch→ I WANT TO DIE BUT I WANT TO EAT TTEOKBOKKI by Beak Sehee translated by Anton Hur→ FIRST THEY ERASED OUR NAME A Rohingya Speaks by Habiburahman and Sophie Ansel→ I AM NUJOOD, AGE 10 AND DIVORCED by Nujood Ali and Delphine Minoui translated by Linda Coverdale→ REAL QUEER AMERICA LGBT Stories from Red States by Samatha Allen.→ DEAR SENTHURAN A Black Spirit Memoir by Akwaeke Emezi→ PAGEBOY by Elliot Page→ THE YEAR OF MAGICAL THINKING by Joan Didion→ WAVE by Sonali Deraniyagala→ BLACKBOX by Ito Shiori translated by Markin Powell◉ TIMESTAMPS00:00 on mental health04:18 on survive07:05 on identity12:30 on grief14:53 on being women
10 Thought Provoking Nonfiction Recommendations 📝 Nonfiction November 2023 [CC] The Bookish Land 2023-11-22 | [CC] Hi friends, happy Nonfiction November! I finally got my voice back, so to celebrate, let's talk about some nonfictions books that I learnt a lot from. What are your favorite nonfictions?◉ LET’S BE FRIENDS → Website: thebookishland.com → Art Website: meoniarts.com→ Instagram: instagram.com/meonicorn→ Threads: threads.net/@meonicorn→ Goodreads: bit.ly/2XLpeJV◉ BOOKS MENTIONED→ OUR BODIES, THEIR BATTLEFIELDS War Through the Lives of Women by Christina Lamb→ STRANGERS TO OURSELVES Unsettled Minds and the Stories that Make Us by Rachel Aviv→ HIDDEN VALLEY ROAD Inside the Mind of an American Family by Robert Kolker→ EMPIRE OF PAIN The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty by Patrick Radden Keefe→ THE RADIUM GIRLS The Dark Story of America's Shining Women by Kate Moore→ HOW THE WORD IS PASSED A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America by Clint Smith→ THE ADDRESS BOOK What Street Addresses Reveal About Identity, Race, Wealth, and Power by Deirdre Mask→ ACE What Asexuality Reveals About Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex by Angela Chen→ HOW TO LOSE A COUNTRY The 7 Steps from Democracy to Dictatorship by Ece Temelkuran→ POLITICS IS FOR POWER How to Move Beyond Political Hobbyism, Take Action, and Make Real Change by Eitan D. Hersh◉ TIMESTAMPS00:00 Most recommend! 02:27 On Mental Health05:25 On Medical Industry06:46 On History10:00 On Interesting things11:04 On Identity12:30 On politics
Come With Me to Bookshops in BEIJING 🔖 Bookshop Adventures Vlog 2023 [CC] The Bookish Land 2023-10-31 | [CC] Hi friends, come spend a day with me in Beijing's variety of bookshops! Some of them are modern, some of them are historical, but they are all cozy and I had such a fun time exploring with my mom. Hope you enjoy this video :) ◉ Bookshops and City playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2tzFCjs38cROM4214iATmHof3AOSLNLq◉ Three more bookshops in Beijing: youtu.be/abFCR2_dkGQ?si=xIy0eSNfpIpRilxZ◉ LET’S BE FRIENDS → Website: thebookishland.com → Art Website: meoniarts.com→ Instagram: instagram.com/meonicorn→ Threads: threads.net/@meonicorn→ Goodreads: bit.ly/2XLpeJV
Whats on My Bookshelves Growing Up? Bookshelf (in China) Tour 2023 [CC] The Bookish Land 2023-10-21 | [CC] Hi friends! I am currently visiting my parents for the first time in three and half years! And today I thought it'd be interesting to introduce my shelf of growing up to you, hope you like it! ◉ LET’S BE FRIENDS → Website: thebookishland.com → Art Website: meoniarts.com→ Instagram: instagram.com/meonicorn→ Threads: threads.net/@meonicorn→ Goodreads: bit.ly/2XLpeJV
Mind-twisting Books for Spooky Season 🙀 Book Recommendations 2023 [CC] The Bookish Land 2023-10-13 | [CC] Hi friends! Are you ready for some spookiness for the season 🧙♀️? And I found it's very interesting that this video is uploaded on Friday 13th, how fitting 😈 ◉ VIDEO MENTIONED→ youtu.be/YiaIoD2vFTY→ youtu.be/xWxHvNY3FWo?si=PIfXFTkBUsMmlYuN◉ BOOKS MENTIONED→ THE ILIAC CREST by Cristina Rivera Garza translated by Sarah Booker→ CURSED BUNNY by Bora Chung translated by Anton Hur→ THE HUMAN CHAIR by Edogawa Ranpo.→ JAPANESE TALES OF MYSTERY & IMAGINATION by Edogawa Ranpo. translated by James B→ I WHO HAVE NEVER KNOWN MEN by Jacqueline Harpmen, translated by Ros Schwartz→ JOKES FOR THE GUNMEN by Mazen Maarouf translated by Jonathan Wright.→ MRS. CALIBAN by Rachel Ingalls→ THE FACTORY by Oyamada Hiroko translated from Japanese by David Boyd→ DIARY OF A VOID by Emi Yagi translated from Japanese by David Boyd and Lucy North◉ LET’S BE FRIENDS → Website: thebookishland.com → Art Website: meoniarts.com→ Instagram: instagram.com/meonicorn→ Threads: threads.net/@meonicorn→ Goodreads: bit.ly/2XLpeJV
Where is My Reading Asia Project? 🌏 Whats Next? An Update 2023 [CC] The Bookish Land 2023-10-10 | [CC] Hi friends! From And About Asia has started for two and a half years, but now it is on hiatus because keep up with researching and reading one country per month is hard 😅 So I want to resume it in a new format. And that' what this video is about :DPlease feel free to join me if you like 🥰◉ FROM AND ABOUT ASIA READING PROJECT→ Webpage (ALL THE INFO) : bit.ly/3rAQSF1→ Discord server: discord.gg/vAebuNqGPm→ Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2tzFCjs38cS8qzRnH_rS-yjlpwZw_u5z◉ LET’S BE FRIENDS → Website: thebookishland.com → Art Website: meoniarts.com→ Instagram: instagram.com/meonicorn→ Threads: threads.net/@meonicorn→ Goodreads: bit.ly/2XLpeJV
I Can’t Stop Thinking About These Translated Novels 🔖 Book Recommendations 2023 [cc] The Bookish Land 2023-10-06 | [CC] Hi friends, hope you'll doing well! Do you have books that you think about all the time?◉ LET’S BE FRIENDS → Website: thebookishland.com → Art Website: meoniarts.com→ Instagram: instagram.com/meonicorn→ Threads: threads.net/@meonicorn→ Goodreads: bit.ly/2XLpeJV◉ BOOKS MENTIONED→ THERE’S NO SUCH THING AS AN EASY JOB by Tsumura Kikuko translated from Japanese by Polly Barton→ THE FACTORY by Oyamada Hiroko translated from Japanese by David Boyd→ DOPPLER by Erlend Loe translated from Norwegian by Don Bartleet, Don Shaw→ DIARY OF A VOID by Emi Yagi translated from Japanese by David Boyd and Lucy North→ HOTEL SILENCE by Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir translated from Icelandic by Brian FitzGibbon→ THE APPOINTMENT by Herta Müller translated from German by Michael Hulse and Philip Boehm→ THE FASTER I WALK THE SMALLER I AM by Kjersti Annesdatter Skomsvold translated from Norwegian by Kerri A Pierce→ ELENA KNOWS by Claudia Piñeiro translated from Spanish by Frances Riddle◉ TIMESTAMPS00:00 intro00:50 3 Japanese books06:10 book that bugs me09:19 book I want to go back11:15 book about war13:25 2 books with elderly MC
AUGUST READING WRAP UP 2023 [CC] The Bookish Land 2023-09-22 | [CC] Let's talk about the four and half books I read in August 🥰◉ LET’S BE FRIENDS → Website: thebookishland.com → Art Website: meoniarts.com→ Instagram: instagram.com/meonicorn→ Threads: threads.net/@meonicorn→ Goodreads: bit.ly/2XLpeJV◉ BOOKS MENTIONED→ The opposite of Butterfly Hunting by Evanna Lynch→ Yellowface by R.F. Kuang→ Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe→ Elena Knows by Claudia Piñeiro translated by Frances Riddle→ Little Fire Everywhere by Celeste Ng◉ TIME STAMPS00:00 intro00:40 5★ memoir04:53 3★ novel 07:30 4★ graphic memoir 09:08 4★ novel10:40 DNF
BOOK UNHAUL ⚔️ Aftermath of My Bookshelf Revenge 2023 [CC] The Bookish Land 2023-09-05 | [CC] my shelves are still packed after this 🙈◉ Bookshelf revenge video: youtu.be/Ng9iTLd7Tx8◉ LET’S BE FRIENDS → Website: thebookishland.com → Art Website: meoniarts.com→ Instagram: instagram.com/meonicorn→ Threads: threads.net/@meonicorn→ Goodreads: bit.ly/2XLpeJV
BOOKSHELVES REVENGE, Aka Going Through My Shelves and See What I Can Get Rid of ⚔️ 2023 [CC] The Bookish Land 2023-08-25 | [CC] hi friends, let's do a bit of summer/fall cleaning for my bookshelves together 📚◉ LET’S BE FRIENDS → Website: thebookishland.com → Art Website: meoniarts.com→ Instagram: instagram.com/meonicorn→ Threads: threads.net/@meonicorn→ Goodreads: bit.ly/2XLpeJV
Readings to Pick Me Out of Rut and Manage My Depression | Reading Vlog 2023 [CC] The Bookish Land 2023-08-15 | [CC] Hi friends, let's spend the weekend reading together! ◉ LET’S BE FRIENDS → Website: thebookishland.com → Art Website: meoniarts.com→ Instagram: instagram.com/meonicorn→ Threads: threads.net/@meonicorn→ Goodreads: bit.ly/2XLpeJV
July 2023 Reading Wrap Up - 10 books! 😆 [CC] The Bookish Land 2023-08-01 | [CC] Hi friends, let's wrap up some books!◉ LET’S BE FRIENDS → Website: thebookishland.com → Art Website: meoniarts.com→ Instagram: instagram.com/meonicorn→ Threads: threads.net/@meonicorn→ Goodreads: bit.ly/2XLpeJV◉ CHANNEL MENTIONED→ @AlexBlackReads → @ThatsSoPoe ◉ BOOKS MENTIONED→ Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen→ Les Mis by Victor Hugo translated by Charles E. Wilbour→ Lesson in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus→ Secret Adversary by Agatha Christie→ Peril at End House by Agatha Christie→ Whose Body? by Dorothy L. Sayers→ 本阵杀人事件/ The Honjin Murders by 横溝正史 (Yokomizo Seishi) translated by 于壮→ Real Queer America by Samantha Allen→ Politics is for Power by Eitan D. Hers→ How to Be Ace: A Memoir of Growing Up Asexual by Rebecca Burgess◉ TIMESTAMPS00:00 July overview00:28 Classics05:25 Historical fiction07:17 Mysteries13:33 Nonfictions
24 Hours, 3 Agatha Christie Stories 🔎 Reading Vlog 2023 [CC] The Bookish Land 2023-07-25 | [CC] Hi friends, let's spend 24 hours with Agatha Christie together!◉ LET’S BE FRIENDS → Website: thebookishland.com → Art Website: meoniarts.com→ Instagram: instagram.com/meonicorn→ Threads: threads.net/@meonicorn→ Goodreads: bit.ly/2XLpeJV
Gigantic Summer Book Haul 2023 📚 Six Month Worth of Books [CC] The Bookish Land 2023-07-21 | [CC] Hi friends! Let's talk about the books I got this year and ignore the fact that I already have so many physical TBRs on my shelves LOL◉ LET’S BE FRIENDS → Website: thebookishland.com → Art Website: meoniarts.com→ Instagram: instagram.com/meonicorn→ Threads: threads.net/@meonicorn→ Goodreads: bit.ly/2XLpeJV◉ BOOKS → I Who have never known men by Jacqueline Harpman→ No Longer Human by Dazai Osamu→ The Wall** by Marlon Haushofer→ The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O’Farell→ Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Marina Lo→ One hundred years of solitude by Gabriel García Márquez→ The Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens→ The Hunchback of Notre-Dame by Victor Hugo→ The Complete Sherlock Holmes by Conan Doyle→ 狱门岛 Death on Gokumon Island by Yokomizo Seishi→ 本阵殺人事件The Honjin Murders by Yokomizo Seishi→ 犬神家族 The Inugami Curse by Yokomizo Seishi→ 恶魔的彩球歌 by Yokomizo Seishi→ 八墓村 The Village of Eight Graves by Yokomizo Seishi→ 恶魔吹着笛子来 The Devil’s Flute Murders by Yokomizo Seishi→ 化装舞会 by Yokomizo Seishi→ 三首塔 by Yokomizo Seishi→ 女王蜂 by Yokomizo Seishi→ 夜行 by Yokomizo Seishi→ The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion→ Why be Happy When You Could be Normal by Jeanette Winterson→ Pageboy by Elliot Page→ Refusing Compulsory Sexuality by Sherronda J Brown→ Claiming the B in LGBT edited by Kate Harrad→ Invisible Women by Caroline Criado Perez→ Entitled: How Male Privilege Hurts Women by Kate Manne→ Women, Race and Class by Angela Y. Davis→ Selected Letters by Jane Austen→ Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents by Lindsay C Gibson→ Codependent No More by Melody Beattie→ Gaslight by Patrick Hamilton◉ TIME STAMPS00:00 fiction09:52 nonfiction15:20 play
Why I Dont Like The Three-Body Problem 🪐 Unpopular Opinion 2023 [CC] The Bookish Land 2023-07-18 | [CC] Yes, I don't like it. This is almost the only book that I dislike with a passion. But please note that this is only my personal opinion, peace 🥹◉ LET’S BE FRIENDS → Website: thebookishland.com → Art Website: meoniarts.com→ Instagram: instagram.com/meonicorn→ Threads: threads.net/@meonicorn→ Goodreads: bit.ly/2XLpeJV
The Best Books of 2023 So Far, Favorites and Recommendations 2023 [CC] The Bookish Land 2023-07-14 | [CC] Hi friends, let's talk about some of the best books I've read this year so far. What are some books that you loved dearly?◉ Mid Year Freak Out Tag: youtu.be/9kAg5AiUFPo◉ LET’S BE FRIENDS → Website: thebookishland.com → Art Website: meoniarts.com→ Instagram: instagram.com/meonicorn→ Threads: threads.net/@meonicorn→ Goodreads: bit.ly/2XLpeJV◉ BOOKS MENTIONED→ The Mercies by Kiran Millwood Hargrave→ Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo→ Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel→ The story of the lost child by Elena Ferrante, translated by Ann Goldstein→ Eleanor Oliphant is completely fine by Gail Honeyman→ Les Misérables by Victor Hugo→ Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty by Patrick Radden Keefe→ The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion
LES MISÉRABLES, 1432 pages - I did it! And I was not okey 🥲 (Non-Spoiler) Reading Vlog 2023 [CC] The Bookish Land 2023-07-11 | [CC] I DID IT 🎉◉ LET’S BE FRIENDS → Website: thebookishland.com → Art Website: meoniarts.com→ Instagram: instagram.com/meonicorn→ Threads: threads.net/@meonicorn→ Goodreads: bit.ly/2XLpeJV◉ TIMESTAMPS00:00 reading plan05:50 Book I10:18 Reading tips14:00 Book II18:32 Book III23:35 Stationary haul24:45 Book IV30:40 Book V
How’s Reading? Mid Year Book (Not So) Freak Out Tag 2023 [CC] The Bookish Land 2023-07-07 | [CC] Happy the second half of the year! We made it 🎉◉ LET’S BE FRIENDS → Website: thebookishland.com → Art Website: meoniarts.com→ Instagram: instagram.com/meonicorn→ Threads: threads.net/@meonicorn→ Goodreads: bit.ly/2XLpeJV◉ QUESTIONS→ How is your reading going?→ Best book you’ve read so far in 2022→ Best sequel you’ve read so far → New release you haven’t read yet, but want to→ Biggest disappointment→ Biggest surprise→ Favorite new author (debut or new to you)→ Newest fictional crush→ Newest favorite character→ Book that made you cry→ Book that made you happy→ Most beautiful book you’ve bought so far this year (or received)→ What books do you need to read by the end of the year?◉ TIMESTAMPS00:00 Tag overview01:25 How's reading?03:30 Best book04:13 Best sequel05:40 where I forgot to breathe06:08 Disappointment07:15 Surprise 08:20 New to me authors09:03 crush10:05 fave character11:48 cry12:15 happy13:55 beautiful cover
Reading Northanger Abbey for Jane Austen July 🔖 Reading Vlog 2023 [CC] The Bookish Land 2023-07-04 | [CC] Hi friends, let's read Northanger Abbey together for Jane Austen July 🥰◉ LET’S BE FRIENDS → Website: thebookishland.com → Art Website: meoniarts.com→ Instagram: instagram.com/meonicorn→ Threads: threads.net/@meonicorn→ Goodreads: bit.ly/2XLpeJV◉ HOSTS OF JANE AUSTEN JULY→ @katiejlumsden → @BlatantlyBookish → @SpinstersLibrary◉ THINGS MENTIONED:→ Mushroom pasta: pickuplimes.com/recipe/one-pot-creamy-mushroom-pasta-98TIMESTAMPS:00:00 Reading Plan03:55 Update 109:18 Library trip09:36 Update 2 & 310:47 Update 413:39 Update 516:30 Let's make pasta17:33 Update 6
June Reading Wrap Up 🌱 9 Books Read & 7 Reviews | 2023 [CC] The Bookish Land 2023-06-30 | [CC] Hi friends, Let's talk about the books I read in June! ◉ VIDEOS MENTIONED:→ Reading Pageboy: youtu.be/qBxLOpMvlp0→ Women's Prize shortlist wrap up: youtu.be/aHxdbpNTMGg→ @WillowTalksBooks Pageboy review: youtu.be/4GQhziPXm1Q→ Akwaeke Emezi's music: youtube.com/@akwaeke ◉ LET’S BE FRIENDS → Website: thebookishland.com → Art Website: meoniarts.com→ Instagram: instagram.com/meonicorn→ Goodreads: bit.ly/2XLpeJV◉ BOOKS MENTIONED→ Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver → Pod by Laline Paull→ A Murder is Announced by Agatha Christie.→ The Guest List by Lucy Foley.→ Pageboy by Elliot Page→ Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo→ Strangers to Ourselves by Rachel Aviv review: https://shorturl.at/mEOV7→ 殺人犯はそこにいる// 足利女童连续失踪事件 (the Serial Missing Cases of Schoolgirls in Ashikaga) by 清水潔 translated into Chinese by 曾玉婷→ Dear Senthuran by Akwaeke Emezi◉ TIME STAMPS00:00 June reading summary00:52 A Murder is Announced02:33 The Guest List05:10 Pageboy07:38 Last Night at the Telegraph Club11:28 Strangers to Ourselves13:50 殺人犯はそこにいる17:10 Dear Senthuran
Pride Weekend Reading Vlog 🌈 3 Books, SF Pride, Bahamian Recipe | The Bookish Land 2023 [CC] The Bookish Land 2023-06-27 | [CC] Hi friends, come along with me to this super weekend! I read 2 and a half books, went to watch the SF Pride Parade, and tried a Bahamian recipe for Invisible Cities reading project! The weather was gorgeous too! Hope you enjoy 🦄◉ LET’S BE FRIENDS → Website: thebookishland.com → Art Website: meoniarts.com→ Instagram: instagram.com/meonicorn→ Goodreads: bit.ly/2XLpeJV◉ THINGS MENTIONED:→ Recipe for Bahamian soup from @nicoleisheretolearn youtu.be/e-cg0Lk9oiE→ Trevor Noah interviews Awaeke Emezi: youtu.be/KDncoRgU648◉ BOOKS MENTIOEND→ Dear Senthuran by Awaeke Emezi→ 殺人犯はそこにいる//足利女童连续失踪事件// Serial Missing Cases of Schoolgirls in Ashikaga by 清水潔 (Shimizu Kiyoshi) → Lusca and Other Fantastic Tales by Patricia Glinton-Meicholas◉ TIMESTAMPS00:00 Weekend Plan and TBR04:23 Into the Woods04:40 Reading Update 107:00 Tidy with me07:34 Reading Update 209:55 Reading Update 312:58 Pride Parade14:06 Reading Update 417:48 Pride Parade Recap23:17 Reading Update 4.524:15 Making Bahamian food!28:13 Final Update
Chinese Book Haul Nonfiction Edition 📚 | the Bookish Land 2023 [CC] The Bookish Land 2023-06-23 | [CC] Today I want to share with you the 6 nonfiction books I got from my first Chinese parcel of 10 years. Hope you enjoy this book haul :D◉ LET’S BE FRIENDS → Website: thebookishland.com → Art Website: meoniarts.com→ Instagram: instagram.com/meonicorn→ Goodreads: bit.ly/2XLpeJV◉ BOOKS MENTIONED→ 浮出历史地表 // Emerging from the Historical Surface by 孟悦 (Meng Yue) and 戴锦华 (Dai Jinhua)→ 漫长的余生 // The Everlasting Rest of the Life by 罗新 (Luo Xin)→ 父权制于资本主义 // Patriarchy and Capitalism by 上野千鶴子 (Ueno Chizuko) translated by 邹韵 (Zou Yun) and 薛梅 (Xue Mei)→ 始于极限 // Starting from the Limits by 上野千鶴子 (Ueno Chizuko) and 鈴木涼美 (Suzuki Suzumi) translated by 曹逸冰 → 闭经记 // Menopause Chronicle by 伊藤比呂美 (Itou Hiromi) translated by 蕾克 (Lei Ke)→ 足利女童连续失踪事件 by 清水潔 (Shimitzu Kiyoshi) translated by 曾玉婷 (Zeng Yuting)
Finding Favorite Book in Yosemite 🏞️ Weekend Reading Vlog | the Bookish Land 2023 [CC] The Bookish Land 2023-06-20 | [CC] Hi friends! Today I want to take you guys along with me to Yosemite National Park 🏞️ and let's read a new to me historical fiction on the way! I really enjoyed the scenery and the book, hope you guys enjoy this reading vlog! 🥰◉ LET’S BE FRIENDS → Website: thebookishland.com → Art Website: meoniarts.com→ Instagram: instagram.com/meonicorn→ Goodreads: bit.ly/2XLpeJV◉ BOOKS MENTIONED→ Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo→ Strangers to Ourselves: Unsettled Minds and the Stories That Make Us by Rachel Aviv→ No Longer Human by Osamu Dazai◉ TIMS STAMPS00:00 TBRs and plans04:45 Yosemite06:10 Update 113:05 Update 216:53 Watching booktube16:59 Let's make sushi bowl together18:20 Update 321:05 Cat forgot her tongue lol21:22 Update 4
🦄 Pride Month Book Recommendations 🏳️🌈 | the Bookish Land 2023 [CC] The Bookish Land 2023-06-16 | [CC] Hi friends, we are half way into Pride Month now, hope you guys are all enjoying the lovely June weather, and let's celebrate Pride Month by reading some books!◉ VIDEOS MENTIONED→ Elliot Page's book tour: youtu.be/qBxLOpMvlp0→ Review of Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit: youtu.be/FPTN_KBcESA→ Trevor Noah Akwaeke Emezi: interviews youtu.be/KDncoRgU648◉ LET’S BE FRIENDS → Website: thebookishland.com → Art Website: meoniarts.com→ Instagram: instagram.com/meonicorn→ Goodreads: bit.ly/2XLpeJV◉ BOOKS MENTIONED→ PAGEBOY by Elliot Page→ ORANGE IS NOT THE ONLY FRUIT by Jeanette Winterson→ FUNNY BOY by Shyam Selvadurai→ THE PRETTIEST STAR by Carter Sickels→ THE DEATH OF VIVIK OJI by Akwaeke Emezi→ THE MEMBRANES by Chi Ta-wei, translated by Ari Larissa Heinrich review: thebookishland.com/blog/2022/3/10/the-membranes-by-chi-ta-wei→ THE ILIAC CREST by Cristina Rivera Garza, translated by Sarah Booker→ THE MERCIES by Kiran Millwood Hargrave→ ACE by Angela Chen◉ TIMS STAMPS00:00 Happy Pride Month!00:28 book I just finished02:45 on self discovery05:17 on family relationships09:13 on gender fluidity12:35 no queer romance14:05 on asexuality
Reading My Most Anticipated Release of the Year 🦄 Reading Vlog | the Bookish Land 2023 [CC] The Bookish Land 2023-06-13 | [CC] Hi friends! Thanks for watching a vlog where I was reading my most anticipated new releases of the year, whilst going to museums, the book tour, etc!◉ LET’S BE FRIENDS → Website: thebookishland.com → Art Website: meoniarts.com→ Instagram: instagram.com/meonicorn→ Goodreads: bit.ly/2XLpeJV
Ranking & Review Shortlist Of Womens Prize For Fiction ✨ 2023 | The Bookish Land [CC] The Bookish Land 2023-06-09 | [CC] Hi friends! This is one of my favorite moments of the year - when I review and rank the Women's Prize shortlist! Have you read any of these books? Please let me know your thoughts down below! 🥰◉ Women's Prize for Fiction→ womensprizeforfiction.co.uk/2023-prize◉ BOOKS→ Black Butterflies by Priscilla Morris→ Pod by Laline Paull→ Fire Rush by Jacqueline Crooks→ Trespasses by Louise Kennedy→ The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O’farrell→ Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver◉ LET’S BE FRIENDS → Website: thebookishland.com → Art Website: meoniarts.com→ Instagram: instagram.com/meonicorn→ Goodreads: bit.ly/2XLpeJV◉ TIMESTAMPS00:00 My thoughts on the shortlist01:03 No.5 04:34 No.407:22 No.309:50 No.213:51 No.116:50 WInner prediction
Revisit Agatha Christie & a Historical Fiction 🎐 Weekend Reading Vlog | the Bookish Land 2023 [CC] The Bookish Land 2023-06-06 | [CC] Hi friends! Hope you guys are having a great week. In the past weekend, I continued working my way through the shortlist of the Women's Prize for Fiction and also read an Agatha Christie book 🔖 It's been so long since I read Agatha Christies and I missed her cozy writing so much, so had a blast of time with Miss Marple 💕 Hope you guys enjoy this vlog!◉ LET’S BE FRIENDS → Website: thebookishland.com → Art Website: meoniarts.com→ Instagram: instagram.com/meonicorn→ Goodreads: bit.ly/2XLpeJV◉ @lillymcnocann8064 Lilly's book blog: labiblidelilly.wordpress.com◉ BOOKS MENTIONED→ TRESPASSES (not recommend) by Louise Kennedy→ DEMON COPPERHEAD by Barbara Kingsolver→ A MURDER IS ANNOUNCED by Agatha Christie→ PAGEBOY by Elliot Page
I Somehow Read 9 Books in May 😆 May 2023 Reading Wrap Up | the Bookish Land [CC] The Bookish Land 2023-06-02 | [CC] Hi friends! After two months of not really reading anything, I somehow managed to read 9 books in May and I'm loving them! Today I am talking about the books that are not part of the Women's Prize for Fiction since I will do a wrap-up of them together in a later video. Hope you enjoy this video, please let me know your thoughts and what did you read in May 🥰◉ VIDEOS MENTIONED→ 10 Books for Mental Health Awareness Month: youtu.be/el0MGj4yv2U→ Vlog where I read 2 Chinese books in one day: youtu.be/Z9wKihPs0AQ◉ LET’S BE FRIENDS → Website: thebookishland.com → Art Website: meoniarts.com→ Instagram: instagram.com/meonicorn→ Goodreads: bit.ly/2XLpeJV◉ BOOKS MENTIONED→ FIRE RUSH by Jacqueline Crooks→ THE MARRIAGE PORTRAIT by Maggie O'Farrell→ DIARY OF A VOID by Emi Yagi translated by David Boyd and Lucy North→ BROKEN by Jenny Lawson→ THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS AN EASY JOB by Kikuko Tsumura translated by Polly Barton→ ELEANOR OLIPHANT IS COMPLETELY FINE by Gail Honeyman→ THE YEAR OF MAGICAL THINKING by Joan Didion→ 鱼猎 //FISH HUNTING by 史迈 (Shi Mai)→ 潮汐图 // TIDAL CHARTS by 林棹 (Lin Zhao)◉ TIME STAMPS00:00 May Summary00:59 Diary of a Void04:00 Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine06:08 There's No Such Thing as an Easy Job08:55 Broken10:28 the Year of Magical Thinking12:45 鱼猎 //fish Hunting14:23 潮汐图 // Tidal Charts
Second Chance and Other Delightful Reads 📚 Reading Vlog | The Bookish Land 2023 [CC] The Bookish Land 2023-05-30 | [CC] Hi friends! Hope you are having a great week. In today's video, I read Maggie O'Farrell's new historical fiction as a second chance to try her books, and I'm glad I did! I also read a memoir and a contemporary Japanese book which is ever so peculiar. ◉ LET’S BE FRIENDS → Website: thebookishland.com → Art Website: meoniarts.com→ Instagram: instagram.com/meonicorn→ Goodreads: bit.ly/2XLpeJV◉ BOOKS MENTIONED→ The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell→ Diary of a Void: A Novel by Emi Yagi translated by David Boyd→ Broken: in the Best Possible Way by Jenny Lawson◉TIME STAMPS00:00 TBRs03:00 Monday04:01 Granola Making04:40 Tuesday Morning07:25 Tuesday Evening09:25 Wednesday Morning12:09 Into the Woods12:48 Wednesday Evening15:44 Thursday 18:18 Cats18:40 Friday
10 Books for Mental Health Awareness Month 🌱 Book Recommendations | The Bookish Land 2023 [CC] The Bookish Land 2023-05-26 | [CC] Hi friends, I hope this video finds you guys well :D May is Mental Health Awareness Month, so I want to share with you ten amazing books that revolve around the topic of mental health. Hope you find something that interests you. Happy reading, and please take good care of yourselves, xx◉ LET’S BE FRIENDS → Website: thebookishland.com → Art Website: meoniarts.com→ Instagram: instagram.com/meonicorn→ Goodreads: bit.ly/2XLpeJV◉ BOOKS MENTIONED→ I WANT TO DIE BUT I WANT TO EAT TTEOKBOKKI by Baek Se-hee, translated by Anton Hur→I'M GLAD MY MOM DIED by Jennette McCurdy→ FURIOUSLY HAPPY by Jenny Lawson→ HUNGER by Roxane Gay→ MAYBE YOU NEED TO TALK TO SOMEONE by Lori Gottlieb→ SORROW AND BLISS by Meg Mason→ WHAT ARE YOU GOING THROUGH? by Sigrid Nunez→ MY YEAR OF REST AND RELAXATION by Ottessa Moshfegh→ FRESHWATER by Akwaeke Emezi→ IMAGINE ME GONE by Adam Haslett◉ TIME STAMPS00:00 mental health awareness month01:30 memoirs08:30 novels
The First Chinese Book Parcel in 10 Years! - Fiction Book Haul 📚 | the Bookish Land 2023 [cc] The Bookish Land 2023-05-19 | [cc] Hi friends! I'm thrilled to share part one of my latest book haul featuring 7 captivating Chinese fictional books. After a decade, I finally fingered out a way to purchase affordable Chinese books online 😅 Join me as I delve into the world of these amazing findings! Most of these books don't have English translations, but I hope you still enjoy hearing me talking about them if you don't speak Chinese. Let's all hope they'll get translated one day ☀️◉ LET’S BE FRIENDS → Website: thebookishland.com → Art Website: meoniarts.com→ Instagram: instagram.com/meonicorn→ Goodreads: bit.ly/2XLpeJV◉ BOOKS MENTIONED→ 今夜通宵杀敌 // Kill the Enemy All Night by 郑在欢 (Zheng Zaihuan)→ 暴雨下在病房里 //Rainstorm in the hospital ward by 苏方 (Su Fang)→ 如雪如山 //Like Snow, Like Mountains by 张天翼 (Zhang Tianyi)→ 潮汐图 //Tidal Charts by 林棹 (Lin Zhao)→ 斑马 //Zebras by 傅真 (Fu Zhen)→ 鱼猎 //Fish Hunting by 史迈 (Shi Mai)→ 生死疲劳 //Fatigue of Life and Death by 莫言 (Mo Yan)
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