White Ivy, The Great Gatsby & The American Dream | REVIEW @ClaireReadsBooks

Claire Reads Books My favorite book of 2020 (coming at you in May 2021!!)

*This review contains unmarked spoilers for The Great Gatsby*

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0:00 – Introduction
3:43 – Allegory, Symbolism & American Mythology
11:27 – The Romantic vs. The Pragmatic
19:18 – The Price of the American Dream (Spoilers)
24:14 – Parting Thoughts

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Books mentioned:

WHITE IVY by Susie Yang

THE GREAT GATSBY by F. Scott Fitzgerald

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White Ivy, The Great Gatsby & The American Dream | REVIEW

Claire Reads Books 2021-05-24 | My favorite book of 2020 (coming at you in May 2021!!)

*This review contains unmarked spoilers for The Great Gatsby*

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0:00 – Introduction
3:43 – Allegory, Symbolism & American Mythology
11:27 – The Romantic vs. The Pragmatic
19:18 – The Price of the American Dream (Spoilers)
24:14 – Parting Thoughts

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Books mentioned:

WHITE IVY by Susie Yang

THE GREAT GATSBY by F. Scott Fitzgerald

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Demon Copperhead | REVIEW

Claire Reads Books 2024-05-29 | A belated review of DEMON COPPERHEAD by Barbara Kingsolver (featuring some months-old fall foliage from a reading vlog that never was!)

Spoiler note: This review touches on some of the broad strokes of the plot of the novel, and the last two minutes touch vaguely on where Demon, the character, ends up. It's based on a Dickens novel, so I don't think this book can really be spoiled, but proceed accordingly!

Winter Reading Vlog | War & Peace, Lonesome Dove, and Good Material

Claire Reads Books 2024-03-12 | can you tell i forgot to take a thumbnail?

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Books mentioned:

WAR AND PEACE by Leo Tolstoy
Footnotes & Tangents Substack Read-along: footnotesandtangents.substack.com/p/war-and-peace

LONESOME DOVE by Larry McMurtry

GOOD MATERIAL by Dolly Alderton

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What Ive Been Reading | Hello, Again

Claire Reads Books 2023-09-26 | is this thing still on?

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0:00 - Intro
2:46 - STAY TRUE by Hua Hsu
5:08 - ROMANTIC COMEDY by Curtis Sittenfeld
9:57 - PREP by Curtis Sittenfeld
12:44 - TOM LAKE by Ann Patchett
15:47 - THE TENANT OF WILDFELL HALL Hall by Anne Brontë
18:29 - THE BROTHERS KARAMAZOV by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
21:52 - THE SARANTINE MOSAIC by Guy Gavriel Kay

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Either/Or by Elif Batuman | REVIEW

Claire Reads Books 2022-06-28 | Thoughts on Either/Or by Elif Batuman, her sequel to The Idiot~

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Books mentioned:

EITHER/OR by Elif Batuman

THE IDIOT by Elif Batuman
Full review: youtu.be/TOGNrejPIKc

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Spring Reading Vlog | Covid, Book Lovers by Emily Henry & Fan Fiction Rambling

Claire Reads Books 2022-05-31 | rona finally got me this spring, so here's a little spring covid quarantine vlog (get vaccinated & boosted!) ~

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Mentioned:

BOOK LOVERS by Emily Henry

HERE'S LOOKING AT YOU by Mhairi McFarlane
Ranking Mhairi McFarlane Books: youtu.be/zyOr_KJykDM

A NATURAL HISTORY OF THE ROMANCE NOVEL by Pamela Regis

"'Fifty Shades' and the Archive of Women's Culture" by Abigail De Kosnik

"a certain step" by wagamiller: archiveofourown.org/works/31863697/chapters/78892534

SAILING TO SARANTIUM by Guy Gavriel Kay

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Ranking My Favorite Rom-Com Writers Books | Mhairi McFarlane

Claire Reads Books 2022-05-14 | please enjoy this very niche content of me ranking elements of Mhairi McFarlane rom-coms for my own entertainment 🙃

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Time stamps:
0:00 – Intro
4:17 – Heroines
7:43 – Heroes
11:31 – Premise
14:33 – Friends
16:49 – Banter
18:01 – Trauma Plots
22:20 – Speech / Declaration
24:38 – Covers
27:12 – Outro

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Books mentioned:

YOU HAD ME AT HELLO by Mhairi McFarlane

HERE'S LOOKING AT YOU by Mhairi McFarlane

IT'S NOT ME, IT'S YOU by Mhairi McFarlane

WHO'S THAT GIRL by Mhairi McFarlane

DON'T YOU FORGET ABOUT ME by Mhairi McFarlane

IF I NEVER MET YOU by Mhairi McFarlane

JUST LAST NIGHT by Mhairi McFarlane

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Winter Reading Vlog | Inhaling Chick Lit to Fend Off Seasonal Depression

Claire Reads Books 2022-03-01 | feat. me mainlining chick lit until daylight savings time returns

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Videos / BookTubers mentioned:

In or Out Tag with @MatthewSciarappa and @InsertLiteraryPunHere: youtu.be/xD1u7vP09II

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Books mentioned:

COLD COMFORT FARM by Stella Gibbons

STARLIGHT by Richard Wagamese

WHO’S THAT GIRL by Mhairi McFarlane

IF I NEVER MET YOU by Mhairi McFarlane

IT’S NOT ME, IT’S YOU by Mhairi McFarlane

DON’T YOU FORGET ABOUT ME by Mhairi McFarlane

PRIORY OF THE ORANGE TREE by Samantha Shannon

BRIGET JONES’S DIARY by Helen Fielding

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My Reading Year Is Off to a Bangin Start | January Books Wrap Up

Claire Reads Books 2022-02-01 | My reading year is off to a great start! Some thoughts on the first few books of 2022, and a small haul and tentative TBR plans at the end.

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Books mentioned:

ABIGAIL by MAGDA SZABÓ

PRAIRIE FIRES by Caroline Fraser

JUST LAST NIGHT by Mhairi McFarlane

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Channels mentioned:

Jennifer @ Insert Literary Pun Here: youtu.be/Lp9kC5vFrlw

Katie @ Books and Things: youtu.be/0JJEd5aF8-k

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2022 Reading Goals & BookTube Plans

Claire Reads Books 2022-01-12 | In my feelings about my 2022 reading goals, resolutions, and BookTube, generally. Hope you're all doing okay!

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0:00 – Introduction
2:51 – 2021 Reading Goals
5:27 – 2022 Reading Goals
10:22 – BookTube Plans

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Mentioned:

2021 Reading Goals: youtu.be/wMimS4xerrk

Best Books of 2021: youtu.be/ACOunt_AOlQ

Bookshelf Tour: youtu.be/NFvQenlIqZM

Jennifer @ Insert Literary Pun Here's channel: youtube.com/c/InsertLiteraryPunHere

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Best Books of 2021 with My Brother

Claire Reads Books 2022-01-05 | The best books we read in 2021, featuring my brother, Sam, with occasional appearances by his dog, Lila.

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Videos mentioned:

My Brother Reads My Book Recommendations: youtu.be/e2HIQF1VQAA

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Books mentioned:

Claire's Favorites:
FIREKEEPER'S DAUGHTER by Angeline Boulley
CATCH THE RABBIT by Lana Bastašić
SORROW AND BLISS by Meg Mason
EXHALATION by Ted Chiang
PLAYING INDIAN by Philip J. Deloria
MEDICINE WALK by Richard Wagamese
A BRIGHTNESS LONG AGO by Guy Gavriel Kay

Sam's Favorites:
"Exhalation" by Ted Chiang
THE SLEEPWALKERS by Arthur Koestler
RED SORGHUM by Mo Yan
PIRANESI by Susanna Clarke
THE OVERSTORY by Richard Powers
THE FOUR BOOKS by Yan Lianke

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Bookshelf Tour | How I Organize My Books | Favorites & Highlights

Claire Reads Books 2021-12-22 | My very first bookshelf tour! How I organize my books and some favorites and highlights from my personal library.

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Videos mentioned:

The Top 20 Books in My Library: youtu.be/jqOVuFTjYWo

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Best Books of Fall | Reading Wrap Up & Catch Up

Claire Reads Books 2021-12-15 | Is this thing still on?

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Books mentioned:

SORROW AND BLISS by Meg Mason

THE LIONS OF AL-RASSAN by Guy Gavriel Kay

TALES FROM THE HAUNTED SOUTH by Tiya Miles

MAYBE YOU SHOULD TALK TO SOMEONE by Lori Gottlieb

THE LOVE HYPOTHESIS by Ali Hazelwood

BEAUTIFUL WORLD, WHERE ARE YOU by Sally Rooney

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Best Books of Summer 2021 | Reading Wrap Up

Claire Reads Books 2021-08-24 | Sponsored by GlassesUSA.com. You can find my glasses online by signing up for 65% off your first pair: bit.ly/Claire_GlassesUSA

Ottoto Magnus: bit.ly/Claire_OttotoMagnus
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Ottoto Daniele: bit.ly/Claire_OttotoDaniele
Amelia E Alabama: bit.ly/Claire_AmeliaEAlabama

Blue Light Glasses: bit.ly/Claire_BlueLight

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0:00 – Introduction
0:55-3:05 – GlassesUSA.com Sponsor
3:06-17:56 – Best Books of Summer 2021
17:57-22:32 – Other Summer Reads

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Videos mentioned:
People We Meet on Vacation | Review: youtu.be/XRXiQ8L44No
Summer Reading Vlog: youtu.be/VoCBhQEc1go

Books mentioned:

PEOPLE WE MEET ON VACATION by Emily Henry

EARLY MORNING RISER by Katherine Heiny

CATCH THE RABBIT by Lana Bastašić

THE MINISTRY OF PAIN by Dubravka Ugresic, translated by Michael Henry Heim

MY HEART by Semezdin Mehmedinović, translated by Celia Hawkesworth

ONE LAST STOP by Casey McQuiston

ACT YOUR AGE, EVE BROWN by Talia Hibbert

YOU HAD ME AT HOLA by Alexis Daria

LOVE AT FIRST by Kate Clayborn

SIX OF CROWS by Leigh Bardugo

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Reading Vlog | Summer 2021 | One Last Stop, Talia Hibbert, Emily Henry & more

Claire Reads Books 2021-08-04 | The first 1,000 people to use this link will get a 1 month free trial of Skillshare: https://skl.sh/clairereadsbooks08211

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Some of the books and breezy beach reads I've been diving into this summer~

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Books mentioned:

ONE LAST STOP by Casey McQuiston

PEOPLE WE MEET ON VACATION by Emily Henry
Full review: youtu.be/XRXiQ8L44No

ACT YOUR AGE, EVE BROWN by Talia Hibbert

EARLY MORNING RISER by Katherine Heiny

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Friends to Lovers Excellence | People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry | REVIEW

Claire Reads Books 2021-07-29 | People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry is a perfect summer read and Friends to Lovers done right! Here are some thoughts on what it gets right about this particular romance novel trope.

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Books mentioned:

PEOPLE WE MEET ON VACATION by Emily Henry

BEACH READ by Emily Henry

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Links mentioned:

Fated Mates Podcast 'Friends to Lovers' Episode: fatedmates.net/episodes/2020/9/6/s0304-friends-to-lovers-interstitial-with-tracey-livesay

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2021 Reading So Far | Mid Year Book Freak Out Tag

Claire Reads Books 2021-07-03 | The first 1,000 people to use this link will get a 1 month free trial of Skillshare: https://skl.sh/clairereadsbooks07211

*This video is sponsored by Skillshare*

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Books mentioned:

PLAYING INDIAN by Philip J. Deloria

A BRIGHTNESS LONG AGO by Guy Gavriel Kay

CATCH THE RABBIT by Lana Bastašić

BEAUTIFUL WORLD, WHERE ARE YOU by Sally Rooney

THE POPPY WAR by R. F. Kuang

STORIES OF YOUR LIFE AND OTHERS by Ted Chiang

EXHALATION by Ted Chiang

FIREKEEPER'S DAUGHTER by Angeline Boulley

PEOPLE WE MEET ON VACATION by Emily Henry

LOVE MEDICINE by Louise Erdrich

EARLY MORNING RISER by Katherine Heiny

THE LIONS OF AL-RASSAN by Guy Gavriel Kay

THE COPENHAGEN TRILOGY by Tove Ditlevsen

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Reading Vlog | Spring 2021 | The Poppy War, Six of Crows & Guy Gavriel Kay

Claire Reads Books 2021-06-02 | The first 1000 people to use the link will get a free trial of Skillshare Premium Membership: https://skl.sh/clairereadsbooks06211

*This video was sponsored by Skillshare*

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A little spring reading vlog chronicling my recent foray into more fantasy, featuring one disappointing read, one 5-star read, and one very fun ride on the Grishaverse hype train.

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Channels mentioned:

Jennifer @ Insert Literary Pun Here: youtube.com/channel/UCm-7CYD6E97yulCpHJHCI6Q

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Books mentioned:

THE POPPY WAR by R. F. Kuang

A BRIGHTNESS LONG AGO by Guy Gavriel Kay

SIX OF CROWS by Leigh Bardugo

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April Reading Wrap Up | 2021

Claire Reads Books 2021-05-05 | The first 1000 people to use the link will get a free trial of Skillshare Premium Membership: https://skl.sh/clairereadsbooks05211

*This video was sponsored by Skillshare*

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Books mentioned:

EXHALATION by Ted Chiang

STORIES OF YOUR LIFE AND OTHERS by Ted Chiang

FIREKEEPER'S DAUGHTER by Angeline Boulley

PLAYING INDIAN by Philip J. Deloria

A ROGUE BY ANY OTHER NAME by Sarah MacLean

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Links for the Phil Deloria Stan Club:

"The Invention of Thanksgiving": newyorker.com/magazine/2019/11/25/the-invention-of-thanksgiving

"What Tecumseh Fought For": newyorker.com/magazine/2020/11/02/what-tecumseh-fought-for

"What the Redskins Name and Confederate Statues Have in Common": politico.com/news/magazine/2020/07/15/redskins-name-confederate-statues-honor-364424

"Who Writes History and Why Does It Matter?": youtube.com/watch?v=97bQPMgLoi0

"Lenape: Imagining Indigenous States of America": youtube.com/watch?v=AGhB5_oJA2s

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Other links mentioned:

Fated Mates Podcast: fatedmates.net

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The Top 20 Books in My Library

Claire Reads Books 2021-04-02 | My top 20 favorite physical books in my personal library.

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The first 1000 people to use the link will get a free trial of Skillshare Premium Membership: https://skl.sh/clairereadsbooks04211

*This video was sponsored by Skillshare*

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Books mentioned:

VILLETTE by Charlotte Brontë
Full review: youtu.be/5g0ri0bKCws

PAVANE FOR A DEAD PRINCESS by Park Min-gyu
Full review: youtu.be/I3j72SkZdHk

HALF A LIFELONG ROMANCE by Eileen Chang

MIDDLEMARCH by George Eliot
Full review: youtu.be/h-n9KKT5T2o

PILGRIM AT TINKER CREEK by Annie Dillard

WE WERE EIGHT YEARS IN POWER by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Full review: youtu.be/F173u3VWNdQ

SELECTED STORIES: 1968-1994 by Alice Munro

MY ÁNTONIA by Willa Cather

THE GREAT GATSBY by F. Scott Fitzgerald

BARRACOON by Zora Neale Hurston

A TRUE NOVEL by Minea Mizumura
Full review: youtu.be/tIbX04BE8ZY

MILKMAN by Anna Burns
Full review: youtu.be/Rm-8z-hAsMY

THE IDIOT by Elif Batuman
Full review: youtu.be/TOGNrejPIKc

THE SORROW OF WAR by Bao Ninh
Full review: youtu.be/vGwe92OGvqg

SLOUCHING TOWARDS BETHLEHEM by Joan Didion

THE YEAR OF MAGICAL THINKING by Joan Didion

THE NEAPOLITAN NOVELS by Elena Ferrante

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February Reading Wrap Up | 2021

Claire Reads Books 2021-03-17 | A belated February Reading Wrap Up!

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Books mentioned:

LOVE MEDICINE by Louise Erdrich

GIRL, WOMAN, OTHER by Bernardine Evaristo

THE VISCOUNT WHO LOVED ME (Bridgerton #2) by Julia Quinn

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Links mentioned:

Dani @ Thunderbird Woman Reads (Love Medicine Series video): youtu.be/4qJzdCkegSs

Erdrich Medicine Readalong on Instagram:

Dani's (@thunderbirdwomanreads) Love Medicine Review: instagram.com/p/B8kD89oAvHH

Erin's (@erins_library) Love Medicine Review: instagram.com/p/B8kD0QugXN2

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Winter Book Haul

Claire Reads Books 2021-03-03 | The first 1000 people to use the link will get a free trial of Skillshare Premium Membership: https://skl.sh/clairereadsbooks03211

*This video was sponsored by Skillshare*

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Books mentioned:

GIRL, WOMAN, OTHER by Bernardine Evaristo

WHITE IVY by Susie Yang

THE EX TALK by Rachel Lynn Solomon

GOLDEN GATES by Conor Dougherty

THE LEFT HAND OF DARKNESS by Ursula K. Le Guin

SHAME by Salman Rushdie

TRANSIT OF VENUS by Shirley Hazzard

EXHALATION by Ted Chiang

PLAYING INDIAN by Philip J. Deloria

A FEELING FOR BOOKS by Janice A. Radway

AN I-NOVEL by Minae Mizumura, translated by Juliet Winters Carpenter

KLARA AND THE SUN by Kazuo Ishiguro

CRYING IN H MART by Michelle Zauner

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January Reading Wrap Up | Part 2 | Romances, Shoutouts, TBR Plans

Claire Reads Books 2021-02-03 | The first 1000 people to use the link will get a free trial of Skillshare Premium Membership: https://skl.sh/clairereadsbooks02211

*This video was sponsored by Skillshare*

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January Reading Wrap Up | Part 1: youtu.be/9YhCM-_MwK8

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Shout-outs:

CJ @ CJ Reads: youtube.com/channel/UCRhFlyn6UUR-GSr1BQRhvLw

Nicole @ Nicole Is Here to Learn: youtube.com/channel/UCTEqXrBMY9n6v9JbsaINcng

Erin @ Erin's Library: youtube.com/channel/UCIg85xcWEPm-JpaixOD-YGQ

Deboki @ okidokiboki: youtube.com/channel/UCwbLj_96SB25O7wwFq4fkqw

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Videos mentioned:

Black Lit Challenge: youtu.be/7ihDYWUMyN4

Ferrante February Readalong: youtu.be/tr4K0JwNqNg

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Books mentioned:

BEACH READ by Emily Henry

THE HATING GAME by Sally Thorne

ROMANCING MISTER BRIDGERTON by Julia Quinn

HEATED RIVALRY by Rachel Reid

THE FIFTH SEASON by N. K. Jemisin

GIRL, WOMAN, OTHER by Bernardine Evaristo

INCIDENTAL INVENTIONS by Elena Ferrante

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January Reading Wrap Up | Part 1 | 2021

Claire Reads Books 2021-02-02 | The first half of my January Reading Wrap Up~

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Books mentioned:

A LOVER'S DISCOURSE by Xiaolu Guo

INTERIOR CHINATOWN by Charles Yu

LET ME TELL YOU WHAT I MEAN by Joan Didion

WHEREAS by Layli Long Soldier

THE EAGLES OF HEART MOUNTAIN by Bradford Pearson

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2021 Reading Goals

Claire Reads Books 2021-01-11 | The first 1000 people to use the link will get a free trial of Skillshare Premium Membership: https://skl.sh/clairereadsbooks01211

*This video is sponsored by Skillshare*

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2020 Reading Goals: youtu.be/BZxGLgdBKfU

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2020 SUPERLATIVES | My Reading Year in Review

Claire Reads Books 2021-01-08 | All the books I read in 2020!

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Best Books of 2020: youtu.be/q6rWf3EGCO4

My Reading Year in Review | 2018: youtu.be/LPOdxvdtVJ8

My Reading Year in Review | 2017: youtu.be/BV5HCBaOoB0

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My Favorite Books of 2020

Claire Reads Books 2021-01-05 | My favorite reads of 2020!

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Books mentioned:

GOLDEN GATES by Conor Dougherty

EXCITING TIMES by Naoise Dolan
Full review: youtu.be/C6h0jCgFi9U

NOTHING EVER DIES by Viet Thanh Nguyen

THE ODYSSEY by Homer, translated by Emily Wilson
Full review: youtu.be/V3eXut1f5HI

A RAISIN IN THE SUN by Lorraine Hansberry

READING THE ROMANCE by Janice A. Radway

SAVAGE CONVERSATIONS by Leanne Howe

THE EX TALK by Rachel Lynn Solomon

LOT by Bryan Washington
Full review: youtu.be/C6h0jCgFi9U

SANSEI AND SENSIBILITY by Karen Tei Yamashita

THE WARMTH OF OTHER SUNS by Isabel Wilkerson

WHITE IVY by Susie Yang

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Bookish Holiday Gifts | 2020

Claire Reads Books 2020-12-10 | Get 10% off (save up to $47!) your own authentic Japanese snack box from Bokksu using my link: bit.ly/2VPAZuV and code CLAIREREADS10

*This video is sponsored by Bokksu*

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All the books I'm giving as gifts to friends and family this Christmas / holiday season!

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Books mentioned:

THE YEAR OF MAGICAL THINKING by Joan Didion

LOVE MEDICINE by Louise Erdrich

BEOWULF: A NEW TRANSLATION by Maria Dahvana Headley

LYING by Sam Harris

GLITTERLAND by Alexis Hall

COMMONWEALTH by Ann Patchett

WHITE IVY by Susie Yang

LOVE IN A FALLEN CITY by Eileen Chang

ZAMI: A NEW SPELLING OF MY NAME by Audre Lorde

PAVANE FOR A DEAD PRINCESS by Park Min-gyu

THE EX TALK by Rachel Lynn Solomon

IF I HAD YOUR FACE by Frances Cha

JUBILEE: RECIPES FROM TWO CENTURIES OF AFRICAN AMERICAN COOKING by Toni Tipton-Martin

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Reading Vlog | Staycation 2020

Claire Reads Books 2020-12-05 | a little staycation reading vlog, featuring candles, baking, fall leaves, scripting videos, and pandemic sadness! ~please pray for my white ivy review~

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Books mentioned:

NOTHING EVER DIES by Viet Thanh Nguyen

WHITE IVY by Susie Yang

VISIBLE MAN by Jeffrey B. Leak

KNEES OF A NATURAL MAN by Henry Dumas

40-LOVE by Olivia Dade

A LOVER'S DISCOURSE by Xiaolu Guo

A LOVER'S DISCOURSE by Roland Barthes

WHEN DIMPLE MET RISHI by Sandhya Menon

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November Reading Wrap Up | 2020

Claire Reads Books 2020-12-01 | The first 1000 people to use the link will get a free trial of Skillshare Premium Membership: https://skl.sh/clairereadsbooks12201

*This video is sponsored by Skillshare*

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Nonfiction November TBR: youtu.be/F84_zHhYle8

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Books mentioned:

MEMORIAL by Bryan Washington

THE EX TALK by Rachel Lynn Solomon

NOTHING EVER DIES by Viet Thanh Nguyen

THE HEARTBEAT OF WOUNDED KNEE by David Treuer

FREDERICK DOUGLASS: PROPHET OF FREEDOM by David W. Blight

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October Reading Wrap Up | 2020

Claire Reads Books 2020-11-02 | The first 1000 people to use the link will get a free trial of Skillshare Premium Membership: https://skl.sh/clairereadsbooks11201

*This video is sponsored by Skillshare*

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Nonfiction November TBR: youtu.be/F84_zHhYle8

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Books mentioned:

THE WARMTH OF OTHER SUNS by Isabel Wilkerson

DISPLACEMENT by Kiku Hughes

SANSEI AND SENSIBILITY by Karen Tei Yamashita

THE LYING LIFE OF ADULTS by Elena Ferrante, translated by Ann Goldstein

LITTLE WEIRDS by Jenny Slate

REAL LIFE by Brandon Taylor

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Nonfiction November TBR | 2020

Claire Reads Books 2020-10-27 | All the books I"m planning to read for Nonfiction November.

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Olive's Nonfiction November Announcement: youtu.be/4Qxuy43X5yg

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Nonfiction November TBR:

NOTHING EVER DIES by Viet Thanh Nguyen

VISIBLE MAN: THE LIFE OF HENRY DUMAS by Jeffrey B. Leak

TO BE YOUNG, GIFTED AND BLACK by Lorraine Hansberry

BROOKLYN: THE ONCE AND FUTURE CITY by Thomas J. Campanella

FREDERICK DOUGLASS: PROPHET OF FREEDOM by David W. Blight

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Other books mentioned:

THE FUTURE OF NOSTALGIA by Svetlana Boym

KNEES OF A NATURAL MAN by Henry Dumas
Pre-order: spdbooks.org/Products/9781733273435/knees-of-a-natural-man-the-selected-poetry-of-henry-dumas.aspx

ECHO TREE by Henry Dumas
Pre-order: coffeehousepress.org/products/echo-tree-1?_pos=1&_sid=d013a1364&_ss=r

LOOKING FOR LORRAINE by Imani Perry

THE WARMTH OF OTHER SUNS by Isabel Wilkerson

BRAIDING SWEETGRASS by Robin Wall Kimmerer

LANDMARKS by Robert Macfarlane

UNDERLAND by Robert Macfarlane

ANNALS OF THE FORMER WORLD by John McPhee

OUR BELOVED KIN by Lisa Brooks

THE NAME OF THE WAR by Jill Lepore

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Summer Reading Wrap Up | Pt 2

Claire Reads Books 2020-10-06 | The first 1000 people to use the link will get a free trial of Skillshare Premium Membership: https://skl.sh/clairereadsbooks10201

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Summer Reading Wrap Up | Pt 1: youtu.be/eDTzfRJfn2o

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Books mentioned:

THE VANISHING HALF by Brit Bennett

TOKYO UENO STATION by Yu Miri, translated by Morgan Giles

BIG FRIENDSHIP by Ann Friedman and Aminatou Sou

HOW TO BE AN ANTIRACIST by Ibram X. Kendi

READING THE ROMANCE by Janice A. Radway

BOYFRIEND MATERIAL by Alexis Hall

AN EXTRAORDINARY UNION by Alyssa Cole

THE KISS QUOTIENT by Helen Hoang

THE WALL OF WINNIPEG AND ME by Mariana Zapata

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My Brother Reads My Book Recommendations

Claire Reads Books 2020-09-29 | A rambly book discussion with my brother, Sam, from back in December – in which my definition of "snob" would appear to = "having a different opinion than Claire" 😅

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Books mentioned:

A TRUE NOVEL by Minae Mizumura
Full review: youtu.be/tIbX04BE8ZY

VILLETTE by Charlotte Brontë
Full review: youtu.be/5g0ri0bKCws

THE IDIOT by Elif Batuman
Full review: youtu.be/TOGNrejPIKc

THE NEAPOLITAN NOVELS by Elena Ferrante
THE DAYS OF ABANDONMENT by Elena Ferrante
The New Yorker on "The Days of Abandonment" and "Ties": tinyurl.com/y4l2kevc

SLOUCHING TOWARDS BETHLEHEM by Joan Didion
THE YEAR OF MAGICAL THINKING by Joan Didion
Author spotlight: youtu.be/RyA_vLblUH8

PACHINKO by Min Jin Lee

HALF A LIFELONG ROMANCE by Eileen Chang
LOVE IN A FALLEN CITY by Eileen Chang

HUMAN ACTS by Han Kang
THE VEGETARIAN by Han Kang
Full review: youtu.be/PCSFoeky_OI
THE WHITE BOOK by Han Kang
Full review: youtu.be/voJBslhVu5k

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Books Ive Bought During Quarantine

Claire Reads Books 2020-09-15 | For a limited time, use the link in my description to get a free trial of Skillshare Premium Membership: https://skl.sh/clairereadsbooks09201

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Bookstores mentioned:

A Room of One's Own (Madison, WI): roomofonesown.com
Arcadia Books (Spring Green, WI): readinutopia.com
The Lit. Bar (The Bronx, NY): http://www.thelitbar.com
Birchbark Books (Minneapolis, MN): birchbarkbooks.com
Books & Company (Oconomowoc, WI): booksco.com

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Videos mentioned:

The Sorrow of War | REVIEW: youtu.be/vGwe92OGvqg
The Odyssey | REVIEW: youtu.be/V3eXut1f5HI
Citizen | REVIEW: youtu.be/y3OKLNdRynM
Luster, Exciting Times & Lot | REVIEWS: youtu.be/C6h0jCgFi9U

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BookTubers mentioned:

Alex @ bigalbooks: youtu.be/SATMiwgI278
Deboki @okidokiboki: youtu.be/9peyPPEQSkc

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Books mentioned:

YOU NEVER FORGET YOUR FIRST by Alexis Coe
THE SORROW OF WAR by Bao Ninh
NOTHING EVER DIES by Viet Thanh Nguyen
MISSING PAGES edited by Wallace Terry
ANNALS OF THE FORMER WORLD by John McPhee
THE PATH TO POWER by Robert A. Caro
UNDERLAND by Robert Macfarlane
THE ODYSSEY by Homer, translated by Emily Wilson
THE ILIAD by Homer, translated by Robert Fagles
THE AENEID by Virgil, translated by Robert Fagles
THE SONG OF ACHILLES by Madeline Miller
FIFTY DAYS AT ILIAM by Cy Twombly
CITIZEN by Claudia Rankine
A RAISIN IN THE SUN by Lorraine Hansberry
TO BE YOUNG, GIFTED, AND BLACK by Lorraine Hansberry
LOOKING FOR LORRAINE by Imani Perry
STAMPED FROM THE BEGINNING by Ibram X. Kendi
VISIBLE MAN by Jeffrey B. Leak
LOT by Bryan Washington
SAVAGE CONVERSATIONS by Leanne Howe
SANSEI AND SENSIBILITY by Karen Tei Yamashita
SHELL SHAKER by Leanne Howe
BRAIDING SWEETGRASS by Robin Wall Kimmerer
PASSING by Nella Larsen
INVISIBLE MAN by Ralph Ellison
READING THE ROMANCE by Janice A. Radway
THE WALL OF WINNIPEG AND ME by Mariana Zapata
RED, WHITE & ROYAL BLUE by Casey McQuiston
LUSTER by Raven Leilani
EXCITING TIMES by Naoise Dolan
TOKYO UENO STATION by Yu Miri
THE PENGUIN BOOK OF JAPANESE SHORT STORIES
THE LYING LIFE OF ADULTS by Elena Ferrante

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Summer Reading Wrap Up | Part 1

Claire Reads Books 2020-08-18 | The first 1000 people who click the link will get 2 free months of Skillshare Premium: https://skl.sh/clairereadsbooks0820

*This video was sponsored by Skillshare*

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Videos mentioned:

Luster, Exciting Times, & Lot | What Is Millennial Fiction? | Part 2: youtu.be/C6h0jCgFi9U

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Books mentioned:

LUSTER by Raven Leilani

EXCITING TIMES by Naoise Dolan

LOT by Bryan Washington

LINCOLN IN THE BARDO by George Saunders

A RAISIN IN THE SUN by Lorraine Hansberry

SULA by Toni Morrison

ONE TO WATCH by Kate Stayman-London

ALL-AMERICAN GIRL by Meg Cabot

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Luster, Exciting Times, & Lot | What Is Millennial Fiction? | Part 2

Claire Reads Books 2020-08-11 | In which I talk about ~millennial fiction~ for approximately 27 years and then vow to never speak of it again!

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Videos mentioned:

What Is Millennial Fiction? | Part 1: youtu.be/D1uh3PRC3vo

Normal People by Sally Rooney | REVIEW: youtu.be/vstfmkhnplQ

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Books mentioned:

LUSTER by Raven Leilani

EXCITING TIMES by Naoise Dolan

LOT by Bryan Washington

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The Mid-Year Freak Out Tag

Claire Reads Books 2020-07-21 | The first 1,000 people who click the link will get 2 free months of Skillshare Premium: https://skl.sh/clairereadsbooks6

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The Mid-Year Check-In / Mid-Year Freak Out Tag~

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Books mentioned:

A RAISIN IN THE SUN by Lorraine Hansberry

SAVAGE CONVERSATIONS by Leanne Howe

THE ODYSSEY by Homer, translated by Emily Wilson

A BURNING by Megha Majumdar

HOW TO PRONOUNCE KNIFE by Souvankham Thammavongsa

THE LYING LIFE OF ADULTS by Elena Ferrante

EARTHLINGS by Sayaka Murata

MEMORIAL by Bryan Washington

TOPICS OF CONVERSATION by Miranda Popkey

ONE TO WATCH by Kate Stayman-London

OPEN BOOK by Jessica Simpson

RODHAM by Curtis Sittenfeld

ECHO TREE by Henry Dumas

VISIBLE MAN by Jeffrey B. Leak

EXCITING TIMES by Naoise Dolan

SULA by Toni Morrison

LUSTER by Raven Leilani

THE WALL OF WINNIPEG AND ME by Mariana Zapata

LINCOLN IN THE BARDO by George Saunders

WOW, NO THANK YOU. by Samantha Irby

CY TWOMBLY: FIFTY DAYS AT ILIAM, edited by Carlos Basualdo

THE ILIAD by Homer, translated by Robert Fagles

THE HEARTBEAT OF WOUNDED KNEE by David Treuer

INVISIBLE MAN by Ralph Ellison

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Spring Reading Wrap Up | Pt 2

Claire Reads Books 2020-06-15 | Sponsored by Skillshare. The first 1000 people who click the link in the description will get 2 free months of Skillshare Premium: https://skl.sh/clairereadsbooks5

Equal Justice Initiative: eji.org

*Thanks for bearing with my slap-dash editing, I encountered some technical difficulties with this video lol*

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Black Lives Matter:

Updated resources (donation links, petitions, etc.): blacklivesmatters.carrd.co

THE ENDING OF POLICING (free e-book download): https://www.versobooks.com/books/2426...

STAMPED FROM THE BEGINNING (free audiobook): open.spotify.com/album/6PzcVM8Z1GMqeGlMBQ6ikX?si=k7ZvzAzsQZeVkxqioYxfvg

THE NEW JIM CROW: newjimcrow.com

“No More Money for the Police” (The New York Times): tinyurl.com/yc4qyy7d

“The answer to police violence is not ‘reform.’ It’s defunding.” (The Guardian): tinyurl.com/yamt3fa7

The Okra Project (support for Black Trans community): theokraproject.com

Black-owned bookstores: lithub.com/you-can-order-today-from-these-black-owned-independent-bookstores

Register to vote: vote.gov

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Spring Reading Wrap Up | Part 1: youtu.be/uQIYfsnNVcs

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Books mentioned:

CITIZEN by Claudia Rankine
Full review: youtu.be/y3OKLNdRynM

THE ODYSSEY by Homer, translated by Emily Wilson
Full review: youtu.be/V3eXut1f5HI

THE ILIAD by Homer, translated by Robert Fagles

THE SONG OF ACHILLES by Madeline Miller

MEMORIAL by Alice Oswald

CY TWOMBLY: FIFTY DAYS AT ILIAM, edited by Carlos Basualdo

RODHAM by Curtis Sittenfeld

WOW, NO THANK YOU. by Samantha Irby

THOUSAND CRANES by Yasunari Kawabata

OPEN BOOK by Jessica Simpson

IN THE WOODS by Tana French

MOBY DICK by Herman Melville

BLINDNESS by José Saramago

SULA by Toni Morrison

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Citizen by Claudia Rankine | REVIEW

Claire Reads Books 2020-06-14 | Thoughts on CITIZEN: An American Lyric by Claudia Rankine.

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Black Lives Matter:

Updated resources (donation links, petitions, etc.): blacklivesmatters.carrd.co

THE ENDING OF POLICING (free e-book download): versobooks.com/books/2426-the-end-of-policing

STAMPED FROM THE BEGINNING (free audiobook): open.spotify.com/album/6PzcVM8Z1GMqeGlMBQ6ikX

THE NEW JIM CROW: newjimcrow.com

“No More Money for the Police” (The New York Times): tinyurl.com/yc4qyy7d

“The answer to police violence is not ‘reform.’ It’s defunding.” (The Guardian): tinyurl.com/yamt3fa7

The Okra Project (support for Black Trans community): theokraproject.com

Black-owned bookstores: lithub.com/you-can-order-today-from-these-black-owned-independent-bookstores

Register to vote: vote.gov

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Other books, links, and videos mentioned:

Bree Hill: youtube.com/watch?v=wSvNpXWTRQM&

The Artisan Geek: youtube.com/watch?v=pEIETa-IjeY

The Ideal Bookshelf’s Anti-Racist Reading List: instagram.com/p/CAgh_0XgUrX

“What Is an Anti-Racist Reading List For?” by Lauren Michele Jackson: vulture.com/2020/06/anti-racist-reading-lists-what-are-they-for.html

HOW TO BE AN ANTIRACIST by Ibram X. Kendi

THE NEW JIM CROW by Michelle Alexander

THE BLUEST EYE by Toni Morrison

Interview with Claudia Rankine: kcet.org/shows/artbound/writer-claudia-rankine-on-white-blindness-the-black-body-and-the-freedom-to-live

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The Odyssey by Homer | REVIEW

Claire Reads Books 2020-05-28 | All the things I forgot about The Odyssey, featuring a lot of Sparknotes summarizing and badly recited iambic pentameter.

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THE ODYSSEY by Homer, translated by Emily Wilson

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Spring Reading Wrap Up | Part 1

Claire Reads Books 2020-04-20 | Sponsored by Skillshare. The first 1000 people who click the link in the description will get 2 free months of Skillshare Premium: https://skl.sh/clairereadsbooks4

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Books mentioned:

YOU NEVER FORGET YOUR FIRST: A Biography of George Washington by Alexis Coe

GOLDEN GATES: Fighting for Housing in America by Conor Dougherty

SAVAGE CONVERSATIONS by Leanne Howe

INTIMATE APPAREL by Lynn Nottage

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Winter Reading Wrap Up | 2020

Claire Reads Books 2020-03-02 | Sponsored by Skillshare. The first 500 people who click this link will get 2 free months of Skillshare Premium: https://skl.sh/clairereadsbooks3

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Books mentioned:

TOPICS OF CONVERSATION by Miranda Popkey

KNOW MY NAME by Chanel Miller

IF I HAD YOUR FACE by Frances Cha

KIM JI-YOUNG, BORN 1982 by Cho Nam-ju

SHIP OF DESTINY by Robin Hobb

LIFE AFTER LIFE by Kate Atkinson

SUCH A FUN AGE by Kiley Reid

MOBY DICK by Herman Melville

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Reading Goals for 2020

Claire Reads Books 2020-01-20 | Sponsored by Skillshare. Click here to explore your creativity and get 2 free months of Premium Membership: https://skl.sh/clairereadsbooks

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Books and authors mentioned:

Thomas Cromwell Trilogy by Hilary Mantel

The Farseer Trilogy by Robin Hobb

The Three-Body Problem by Liu Cixin

Exhalation: Stories by Ted Chiang

Tana French

The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee by David Treuer

Savage Conversations by Leanne Howe

Richard Wagamese

Where the Bluebird Sings to the Lemonade Springs by Wallace Stegner

American Babylon by Robert O. Self

John Muir

Cadillac Desert by Marc Reisner

East of Eden by John Steinbeck

The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison

Sula by Toni Morrison

Sarajevo Blues by Semezdin Mehmedinovic

The Bridge on the Drina by Ivo Andric

The Makioka Sisters by Junichiro Tanizaki

Kokoro by Natsume Soseki

Yasunari Kawabata

In Search of Lost Time by Marcel Proust

The Possessed by Elif Batuman

Leo Tolstoy

Fyodor Dostoevsky

Moby Dick by Herman Melville

The Neapolitan Novels by Elena Ferrante

The Ferrante Letters

The Lying Life of Adults by Elena Ferrante

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My Favorite Books of 2019

Claire Reads Books 2020-01-19 | Better late than never! My favorite reads of 2019~

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IF YOU LIVED HERE YOU'D BE HOME BY NOW by Christopher Ingraham

THESE TRUTHS by Jill Lepore

RED, WHITE & ROYAL BLUE by Casey McQuiston

INTO THIN AIR by Jon Krakauer

UNCANNY VALLEY by Anna Wiener

TRICK MIRROR by Jia Tolentino

THE LIVESHIP TRADERS TRILOGY by Robin Hobb

MILKMAN by Anna Burns
Full review: youtu.be/Rm-8z-hAsMY

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Fall Reading Wrap Up & Life Update | 2019

Claire Reads Books 2019-11-25 | Some books I've been reading this fall, plus a quick life update.

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Books mentioned:

THE TESTAMENTS by Margaret Atwood

PARABLE OF THE SOWER by Octavia E. Butler

BELONGING / HEIMAT by Nora Krug

IF YOU LIVED HERE, YOU'D BE HOME BY NOW by Christopher Ingraham

RED, WHITE & ROYAL BLUE by Casey McQuiston

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Reading Wrap Up | Summer 2019

Claire Reads Books 2019-09-18 | A kind of grumpy summer reading wrap up.

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Books mentioned:

THREE WOMEN by Lisa Taddeo

FLEISHMAN IS IN TROUBLE by Taffy Brodesser-Akner

PLAY IT AS IT LAYS by Joan Didion

SAY NOTHING by Patrick Radden Keefe

SHIP OF MAGIC (Liveship Traders #1) by Robin Hobb

THE MAD SHIP (Liveship Traders #2) by Robin Hobb

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Booktubers mentioned:

Matthew Sciarappa: youtube.com/channel/UCb7srjyBRVjcGpf2LJS7pQQ

Mercedes @ MercysBookishMusings: youtube.com/watch?v=qXeDSyizXdc

Jennifer @ Insert Literary Pun Here: youtube.com/watch?v=pI2ws3oZYCc&

Chris @ Chris Bookish Cauldron: youtube.com/watch?v=pN-bu9PB_v0

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Milkman by Anna Burns | REVIEW

Claire Reads Books 2019-08-15 | A long-winded review of Milkman by Anna Burns, my favorite read of 2019 so far.

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The Literary Fiction Book Tag

Claire Reads Books 2019-07-23 | Original Tag (Jasmine's Reads): youtube.com/watch?v=OBKP79sgt2Y&

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Books mentioned:

VILLETTE by Charlotte Brontë
Full review: youtube.com/watch?v=5g0ri0bKCws&

THE IDIOT by Elif Batuman
Full review: youtube.com/watch?v=TOGNrejPIKc&

MILKMAN by Anna Burns

ASYMMETRY by Lisa Halliday
Full review: youtube.com/watch?v=sTI6yrX4NmQ&

THE VEGETARIAN by Han Kang
Full review: youtube.com/watch?v=PCSFoeky_OI&

HUMAN ACTS by Han Kang
Full review: youtube.com/watch?v=PCSFoeky_OI&

SELECTED STORIES: 1968-1994 by Alice Munro

NORMAL PEOPLE by Sally Rooney
Full review: youtube.com/watch?v=vstfmkhnplQ&

KINDRED by Octavia E. Butler

INDIAN HORSE by Richard Wagamese

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Tagged:

Kazen @ Always Doing: youtube.com/channel/UCvjHvaXh3_4G_47FTWk_5Rg

Kelly @ Books I’m Not Reading: youtube.com/channel/UCVKWtZJ7Rl6WitFb2jcnlnQ

Sarah @ Hardcover Hearts: youtube.com/channel/UCGNpG_pEmpa3rmQ4obUhh4Q

Natalie @ Curious Reader: youtube.com/user/WordslikeMagic

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Where Reasons End by Yiyun Li | Books About Grief

Claire Reads Books 2019-07-03 | Some books about writers who write about grief~

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Books mentioned:

WHERE REASONS END by Yiyun Li

BLUE NIGHTS by Joan Didion

THE SORROW OF WAR by Bao Ninh

MEN WE REAPED by Jesmyn Ward

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