Book Review - There is a Happy Land - Keith Waterhouse Will Chambers 2024-10-16 | Book Review and another installment from one of our Angry Young Men - There is a Happy Land.#booktube #bookanalysis #ayearofreadingonesown #books #readwhatyouown #angryyoungman #angryyoungmen
General Update - being read, to read, recent acquisition and rambling rant. Will Chambers 2024-09-22 | Just a summary.#booktube #reading #ayearofreadingonesown #books #readwhatyouownchallengeMentioned : @LifeLessonsFromBooks
A one book book haul. Will Chambers 2024-09-22 | Talking over my latest acquisition.#booktube #reading #ayearofreadingonesown #books #readwhatyouownchallenge #thefoliosociety #folio
Book Review - A Kind Of Loving - Stan Barstow Will Chambers 2024-09-16 | Book review of A Kind of Loving by Stan Barstow.#booktube #bookreview #tbrchallenge #bookanalysis #booksummary #ayearofreadingonesown #bookish
Book Review - Anita Brookner - A Start In Life Will Chambers 2024-08-30 | Brief review of A Start In Life by Anita Brookner.#booktube #bookreview #tbrchallenge #bookish #anitabrookner#womenauthors #womanauthor #reading #phenomenalwoman
Book Review - Sylvia Townsend Warner - Lolly Willowes or The Loving Huntsman - Content Spoilers Will Chambers 2024-08-16 | Book review of Lolly Willowes or The Loving Huntsman by Sylvia Townsend Warner.Read as a Buddy Read with Kelly from @booksimnotreading .#booktube #bookreview #bookish #LollyWillowes #witch #witchcraft
Poetry Thursday - My Telephone - Charles Bukowski Will Chambers 2024-08-01 | Read aloud and analysis of My Telephone by Charles Bukowski#booktube #books #reading #ayearofreadingonesown #readwhatyouownchallenge #poetrythursday #poetry #poem
Poetry Thursday - 823 - Not what We did, shall be the test - Emily Dickinson Will Chambers 2024-08-01 | Read aloud and analysis of 823 by Emily Dickinson.#booktube #books #reading #ayearofreadingonesown #readwhatyouownchallenge #poetrythursday #poem #poetry
Poetry Thursday - Self-Pity - D. H. Lawrence Will Chambers 2024-08-01 | Read aloud and analysis of Self-Pity by D. H. Lawrence.#booktube #books #reading #ayearofreadingonesown #readwhatyouownchallenge #poetrythursday #poem #poetry
Book Review - John Steinbeck - The Pearl Will Chambers 2024-08-01 | Short review of the novella The Pearl by John Steinbeck#booktube #books #reading #ayearofreadingonesown #readwhatyouownchallenge #johnsteinbeck #thepearl
The Readers Profile Tag Will Chambers 2024-08-01 | The Reader's Profile TagIn this video, I do THE READER'S PROFILE TAG. This tag was created by Hilary at Book Bustle @HilaryBGreen I was tagged by Pat @BookChatWithPat8668 The Prompts:1. What for you makes a good book? 2. What are you currently reading? 3. What's the last book you didn't finish and why? 4. What obscure book do you wish other people would read? 5. What's the longest book you've ever read? 6. If you could have a dinner party with five fictional characters, who would they be? 7. Five books you'd want if stranded on a desert island. 8. One book you could not put down. 9. Five books or authors you will never read. 10. If you were to write a book, what would it be about? 11. Tag some people. I tag:If you are watching this and would like to do this tag, please consider yourself tagged. #booktube #books #reading #tagtuesday
Book Review - Ulysses - James Joyce Will Chambers 2024-07-29 | Just some further musings on the reading of James Joyce's Ulysses.For further thoughts and like-minded opinions I suggest the Ulysses Six:First discussion - youtu.be/WO7foqyVCck?feature=sharedSecond discussion - youtu.be/mNoVyKj3wqU?feature=sharedThird discussion - youtu.be/m77YiGZDs3o?feature=sharedFourth discussion - youtu.be/eQQv-Rrdm3w?feature=shared
Which are the authors I have read all of or think I should - A Response Will Chambers 2024-07-25 | just a video to join the conversation started by Ros @scallydandlingaboutthebook2711 Ros's video - youtu.be/N-wyHqE49Sw?feature=shared
The Honest Booktuber Tag Will Chambers 2024-07-23 | THE HONEST BOOKTUBER TAGI was tagged by Pat from @BookChatWithPat8668 who in turn was tagged by Jessica at @JessBookgirlTV Jessica says:"I saw 'The Honest Booktuber Tag,' on someone else's channel. I decided to do it. It's a fun one to do and I am hoping it gets revived. 'The Honest Booktuber Tag' was created by @HarrietRosie13 Prompts: 1. Have you ever lied about reading a book? 2. Have you ever avoided a book because of controversy around the content/author/ 3. Have you ever been sent a book for free and not disclosed it? 4. Have you ever bought a book with no intention of reading it? 5. Have you ever got caught up in Booktube drama? 6. Have you ever had a hate comment and did you respond? 7. Have you ever made a video just because you knew it would get views? 8. If you could go back to the beginning of your channel, would you do anything differently? 9. Are there any channels you wish you could be more like? 10. What's something you love about your channel? 11. Tag some people.I tag anyone who is watching who would like to do this tag and all of the following people:@scallydandlingaboutthebook2711 @OldBluesChapterandVerse @AaronReadABook @booksimnotreading @EmmaBennetAuthor @StrippedCoverLitMedia @poetrycrone6061 @saintdonoghue @ShawnDStandfast @davidnovakreadspoetry @GuiltyFeat @heathereads @ReadingIDEAS.-uz9xk @MichaelRomeoTalksBooks @richardsonreads573 #booktube #books #reading #ulysses2024 #ayearofreadingonesown #readwhatyouownchallenge Picture - honest Abe with some drama added in.
The Tag De France Will Chambers 2024-07-19 | The Tour de France inspired tag.This tag was created by Gavin @GenreBooks23 I saw this initially on @booksimnotreading channel however I know lots of people did it and I'm just getting round to it.Prompts:1. "Le Grand Depart" - A memorable preface, introduction or opening line.2. "Maillot Vert" - A book under 150 pages.3. "King of the Mountains" - A book that you persevered with, and are glad that you did.4. "Maillot Jaune" - A book where "yellow" is prominent.5. "Lantern Rouge" - A book you were late to.6. "Hors catégorie" - What's the hardest book that you've read (or failed to read).7. Endurance - Your favourite series.8. "Champs-Élysées" - Your favourite "Paris" novel.9. Lance Armstrong- Have you ever cheated to get to the finish quicker?10. “L’equipe” - Tag some others of the BookTube teamTagging: Everyone and Anyone
The Your Answer Cant be Books Tag Will Chambers 2024-07-19 | DescriptionThe Your Answer Can't Be Books tagTag originally created by Joe and Mary @BookBuds a while ago.I was tagged by Debs @RaynorReadsStuffher video of the tag - youtu.be/8kGs6FC3a2g?feature=sharedThe prompts are:1. What is something that you own way too many of, other than books? 2. What is something that you do for fun that’s not reading a book? 3. What is something special or important on your nightstand, that’s not a book? 4. What’s something that you buy at a bookstore other than books? 5. What’s a fun gift that you’ve received that wasn’t a book or a gift card for books? 6. What’s a YouTube channel that you watch, that’s not related to books? 7. Tag five BookTubers that you want to learn more about. Those people are: Anyone and Everyone!
Library Tour - Cube 5 - Penguins of many many colours. Will Chambers 2024-07-18 | Walk and talk through cube 5 in my home library Tour!#books #librarytour #shelfie #homelibrary #booktube #ulysses2024 #readwhatyouownchallenge #ayearofreadingonesown
#WinningTitleTag Will Chambers 2024-07-15 | #WinningTitleTag where you get to talk about books where the title made you buy them. You can either get together a stack of books and talk through them or answer the questions below, whichever works for you.Tag created by @heathereads youtu.be/29zhwO1-4NM?feature=sharedVideo mentioned as a response is still due @saintdonoghue - #HasSteveReadItSeason3youtu.be/Fj2C0GuokFE?feature=sharedHave You Ever Bought a Book Because it Had .... A Funny Title?A Shocking Title?A Title that sounded like a line of poetry?A Title Which Made Me ask Question?A Heartwarming or Homely Title?A Title with an Unusual Combination of Words?A Fantasitic or Magical Title?A Title Which is a Contradiction or describes the Impossible?Tagging:@scallydandlingaboutthebook2711 @anotherbibliophilereads @OldBluesChapterandVerse @aaronfacer @royreadsanything @AaronReadABook @HannahsBooks @booksimnotreading @BookChatWithPat8668 @EmmaBennetAuthor @bighardbooks770 @saintdonoghue @ShawnDStandfast @RaynorReadsStuff @MichaelRomeoTalksBooks @bighardbooks770
#Ulysses2024 - So far does it work as a novel? Discussion & WARNING - SPOILERS!!! Will Chambers 2024-07-08 | just some thoughts and ramblings following Saturday's discussion.Videos referenced:Salman Rushdieyoutu.be/5r3fRKXfPeY?feature=sharedStephen Fryyoutu.be/wL_rXp-T4tc?feature=sharedGreg's video @anotherbibliophilereads youtu.be/m77YiGZDs3o?feature=sharedThe Ulysses Six@royreadsanything @RaynorReadsStuff @BookChatWithPat8668 @anotherbibliophilereads @bighardbooks770 & me.#ulysses2024
Library Tour - Cube 4 - A highbrow façade & what lurks behind the Eloi. Will Chambers 2024-06-25 | #booktube #books #reading
#ulysses2024 - Reading Update Will Chambers 2024-06-24 | Update of the 2024 read-along of Ulysses by Joyce.Videos mentioned re @anotherbibliophilereads videohttps://m.youtube.com/watch?v=60pNC45Hbdo@saintdonoghue videohttps://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7HnX4zdLm6U@saintdonoghue - Name ideas:Getting the Moust out of ProustSpruce your ProustVrai Graveleux - A Proust-er Cogburn taleMa Sells Marcels on the Seashore#ulysses2024 Gang@anotherbibliophilereads @bighardbooks770 @BookChatWithPat8668 @royreadsanything @RaynorReadsStuff#booktube #books #reading #ulysses2024 #ulysses
The Read Smart Tag Will Chambers 2024-06-19 | Tag created by Emmelie @ProseAndPetticoats and Ruben @ToReadersItMayConcern  • How to get the most ou...  • So You Want to Be a Se... I was tagged by Greg @anotherbibliophilereads The Read Smart Tag questions: 1. What is your strategy to stay focused and engaged while reading? 2. How does your environment influence your focus and what can you do to optimize it? 3. What methods do you use to retain and recall information from what you've read? 4. How do you approach difficult or challenging material? 5. What role do note-taking and annotation play in your reading process? 6. How do you balance reading for pleasure with reading for personal or professional development? 7. What is the importance of setting reading goals? 8. What are some strategies for overcoming reading slumps or lack of motivation?
The Booktuber Name Tag - explicit language Will Chambers 2024-06-17 | Aaron's original video - youtube.com/watch?v=u4wARWUiOb4Kelly's video - youtube.com/watch?v=XZ_5uoChPZIHere are the prompts:Prompts for the Booktuber Name Tag:1. Books I'm Not Reading - A book that's been on your TBR forever2. Novel iDeea - A book with an interesting premise or plot device3. Revenant Reads - A book where someone has returned from the dead4. CriminOlly - A book where a crime takes place5. Book Time With Elvis - A book about time, time travel, or someone named Elvis6. MIDDLE of the Book MARCH - Your favourite book that you read in March7. Book Buds - A book with a great friendship 8. Obscure Book Adventures - A book that you love that never gets talked about9. Savage Reads - A book with a monster, or beast, or human acting monstrous or beastly10. A book that fits your own channel name or the name of a channel that you love - for this I choose www.youtube.com/@bighardbooks770I would like to tag:@scallydandlingaboutthebook2711 @anotherbibliophilereads @OldBluesChapterandVerse@HannahsBooks @EmmaBennetAuthor @BookChatWithPat8668 @bighardbooks770 @ShawnDStandfast @davidnovakreadspoetry @GuiltyFeat @heathereads
#Ulysses2024 - update Will Chambers 2024-06-04 | General update on the progress of reading Ulysses.@anotherbibliophilereads @bighardbooks770 #Ulysses2024
Poem - Easter 1916 - W. B. Yeats Will Chambers 2024-05-22 | Read aloud of the poem by W B Yeats.#poetry #readaloud #poem
Poem - Queen Annes Lace - William Carlos Williams Will Chambers 2024-05-21 | Read aloud and discussion of the poem by William Carlos Williams#poetryreading #readaloud #poetry #poem
Library Tour - Cube 3 - the rambling continues Will Chambers 2024-05-21 | inspecting the third shelf of my bookcase.#booktube #books #librarytour #shelfie
Book Review - Happy as Larry - Thomas Hinde Will Chambers 2024-05-21 | Book review of Happy as Larry.Some other resources available on the book:nytimes.com/1958/04/20/archives/an-enemy-within-happy-as-larry-by-thomas-hinde-294-pp-new-york.htmlAnd I realise I chided Thomas Hinde based on what I thought was his class due to being a Baronet, however, his life based on the description on Wikipedia disproves my claim - I am left then to say this is not of the same working class vibe but shall we call it lower middle class? Working class adjacent, perhaps?en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Hinde_(novelist)Thomas Hinde's mostly forgotten Bibliography:Mr. Nicholas (1953)Happy as Larry (1958)For the Good of the Company (1961)A Place Like Home (1962)The Cage (1962)Ninety Double Martinis (1963)The Day the Call Came (1964)Games of Chance: The Interviewer, The Investigator (1965)The Village (1966)High (1968)Bird (1970)Generally a Virgin (1972)Agent (1974)Our Father (1975)Daymare (1980)#booktube #bookreview #books #angryyoungmen
Poetry Thursday - My Old Cat - Hal Summers Will Chambers 2024-05-17 | Read aloud and discussion of the poem by Hal Summers.https://forms.gle/tKgnuWTcCfQvYeJL9as supplied by Poetry Crone.#booktube #poetry #readaloud #poetrythursday #poem
Poetry Thursday - Another Mid-Life Crisis - Roger McGough Will Chambers 2024-05-17 | read aloud and discussion of the poem by Roger McGoughhttps://forms.gle/tKgnuWTcCfQvYeJL9as supplied by Poetry Crone.#booktube #poetry #poetrythursday #readaloud #poem
Poetry Thursday - May - Hilaire Belloc Will Chambers 2024-05-17 | Read aloud and discussion of the poem by Hilaire Belloc.https://forms.gle/tKgnuWTcCfQvYeJL9as supplied by Poetry Crone.#booktube #poetry #readaloud #poetrythursday #poem
The Definitive Edition of Rudyard Kiplings Verse - inst. 12 - The Man Who Could Write Will Chambers 2024-05-09 | Read aloud and discussion of The Man Who Could Write by Rudyard Kipling#booktube #poetry #readaloud #poetrythursday #rudyardkipling
Poetry Thursday - The Owl - Edward Thomas Will Chambers 2024-05-09 | Read aloud and discussion of the poem.#booktube #poetry #readaloud #poetrythursday #poem
Poetry Thursday - The Dance - William Carlos Williams Will Chambers 2024-05-09 | Read aloud and discussion of the poem by William Carlos Williams.#booktube #poetry #readaloud #poetrythursday #poem
Book Review - Alice Oswalds - The Thing in the Gap-Stone Stile Will Chambers 2024-05-08 | Book review/poetry summary of Alice Oswald's The Thing in the Gap-Stone Stile.#booktube #poetry #poem #bookreview
What format is best for a book? How well does a book age? Who makes the best books??? Will Chambers 2024-05-07 | The bookish ramblings of an amateur book collector.#booktube #bookshelftour #librarytour #hardbackbooks #paperbackbooks
Library Tour - Cube 2 - can you square a cube? Will Chambers 2024-05-07 | second installment in the updated library tour!#booktube #librarytour #shelfie
Philobiblon - Richard De Bury - Read Aloud Part 15 Will Chambers 2024-05-07 | Part 15 in our read aloud series of The Philobiblon by Richard De Bury.#booktube #readaloud #thephilobiblon
Poetry Thursday - On Anothers Sorrow - William Blake Will Chambers 2024-05-02 | Read aloud and brief discussion of this poem from Songs of Innocence.#booktube #poetry #readaloud #poetrythursday #poem #poems
Poetry Thursday - I died for beauty - Emily Dickinson Will Chambers 2024-05-02 | Read aloud and brief discussion on this poem from The Complete Poems.Fellow poetry lovers mentioned:@poetrycrone6061 @StrippedCoverLitMedia #booktube #poetry #readaloud #poetrythursday #poem #poems
Poetry Thursday - The Children of Aberfan - Spike Milligan Will Chambers 2024-05-02 | Read aloud and brief discussion on this poem from Small Dreams of a Scorpion.#booktube #poetry #poetrythursday #readaloud #poem #poems
You Cant Handle The Truth Tag (Original) Will Chambers 2024-05-01 | Inspirations:@davidnovakreadspoetry youtu.be/du7XLAuRRa4?feature=shared@KDbooksyoutu.be/j50DSpOlf-Q?feature=sharedQuestions I've asked myself and want to hear your takes on them....What do I want from Booktube?What concessions have I made to cater to an audience?Do I want followers or friends? and what is that tipping point?(sub question - how many people will I follow?)Am I realistic in what I'm talking about with my reading?Am I a competitor or a collaborator?Appreciate if this gains no traction as it is a mood killer from the mostly happy go lucky vibe of Booktube.#concessionsforthemasses #digitisedconsumerism
Library Tour - Cube 1 - Second Attempt. Will Chambers 2024-04-30 | After a reshuffle of the book case and some reorganisation the library Tour has shall begin again?#booktube #bookshelf #bookshelftour #ayearofreadingonesown #readwhatyouownchallenge
Poem: Pruning in Frost by Alice Oswald Will Chambers 2024-04-24 | Read aloud and poetry discussion of Pruning in Frost by Alice Oswald.#booktube #poetry #readaloud #poetrythursday #poem
PoetryTube Newbie Tag Will Chambers 2024-04-23 | very late to the game on this one but let's get the conversation going!original video - youtu.be/l5uvO0QDsGQ?feature=sharedyoutube.com/@StrippedCoverLitMediaSteve's version -youtu.be/VLOrpbrgWmg?feature=sharedyoutube.com/@saintdonoghueQUESTIONS 1. Do you read and write poetry, or do you just read it? 2. Who is your favorite poet? 3. What is one question you would ask your favorite poet? 4. Favorite poem? 5. What is your favorite poem to read aloud?6. Who is on your Mount Rushmore of poetry? 7. What is your favorite poetry collection?8. Rhyming. Talk about it. Yes? No? Not anymore? 9. Barring free verse, what is your favorite poetic form? 10. Humor in poetry, or....no?11. What elements do you think contribute to the best poetry?#poetry #booktube #booktubetag #tagtuesday #poetrynewbie@scallydandlingaboutthebook2711 @anotherbibliophilereads @OldBluesChapterandVerse@aaronfacer@AaronReadABook@HannahsBooks@Amysdustybookshelf@booksimnotreading @MichaelRomeoTalksBooks @saintdonoghue @StrippedCoverLitMedia @ShawnDStandfast @BookTimewithElvis @thebooktraveller1901 @richardsonreads573 @ReadingIDEAS.-uz9xk @polyglotreading @poetrycrone6061 @GuiltyFeat
The Chess Book Tag Will Chambers 2024-04-19 | Based on the great game of chess! Don't worry, you don't need to actually know anything about chess!The Prompts:Pawn - A book about a lowly character that rises through the ranksRook - A book that features a castle, a tower, or a chariotKnight - A book about an animal or animals, bonus points if it is a horse Bishop - A book that features religious characters or members of a church, bonus points for a bishopQueen - A book with a strong female characterKing - A book about a monarch or rulerEn Passant - Tag some peopleI tag:@scallydandlingaboutthebook2711 @anotherbibliophilereads @OldBluesChapterandVerse @aaronfacer @HannahsBooks @Amysdustybookshelf @booksimnotreading @BookTimewithElvis @thebooktraveller1901 @MichaelRomeoTalksBooks @StrippedCoverLitMedia @poetrycrone6061 @saintdonoghue @ShawnDStandfast @GuiltyFeat @HannahsBooks @heathereads @polyglotreading #booktube #booktag #booktags #originaltag
Poetry Thursday - Students in Bertorellis - Rosemary Tonks Will Chambers 2024-04-18 | Read aloud and poetry discussion of Students at Bertorelli's by Rosemary Tonks.#booktube #poetry #readaloud #poetrythursday #poem #poems #rosemarytonks
Poetry Thursday - Paris - Hope Mirrlees - Part 2 Will Chambers 2024-04-18 | A poetry discussion in which I fail to understand a single bloody thing.#booktube #poetry #readaloud #poetrythursday #poem #poems
Poem: Paris by Hope Mirrlees - Part 1 - initial reaction and minor rambling. Will Chambers 2024-04-17 | Thought on Paris by Hope Mirrlees.#booktube #poetry #poetrythursday #hopemirrlees #poem #poems
