Thomas Pynchons Gravitys Rainbow TheBookWorm 2020-03-28 | 0:00 - Intro1:18 - Plot2:57 - Quick Reflection7:15 - Relevance (Why do people read this book?)9:02 - Analysis and Quote review17:25 - How to Read - Travel GuideRead Gravity's Rainbow with someone - The Bookchemist is a great place to startyoutube.com/watch?v=exi6tuuUZ54An invaluable summary, more or lesshttp://people.math.harvard.edu/~ctm/links/culture/rainbow.bell.html
Top 10 Books of 2022 TheBookWorm 2022-12-13 | Top 12 (whoops) listed by author name:Sabrina by Nick DrnasoHologram for the King by Dave EggersMy Favorite Thing is Monsters by Emil FerrisAll About Love by bell hooksStay True by Hua HsuNo One is Talking About This by Patricia LockwoodSocialist Realism by Trisha LowTropic of Capricorn by Henry MillerMemory Police by Yōko OgawaBook of Form and Emptiness by Ruth OzekiMidnight's Children by Salman RushdieAdults in the Room by Yannis VaroufakisHonorable Mentions:Star Dust by Frank BidartBeverly by Nick DrnasoActing Class by Nick DrnasoMy Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottesa MoshfeghI'm Thinking of Ending Things by Iain ReidAnimal Liberation by Peter SingerProject Hail Mary by Andy WeirDishonorable MentionCrash by jg ballard
No One is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood _ Review & Analysis TheBookWorm 2022-10-04 | This is your brain Online
In Search of Lost Time: Guide/Analysis TheBookWorm 2022-09-14 | A spoiler-free in-depth look at Proust's masterpiece In Search of Lost Time0:00 - Intro and Intent1:46 - Importance of booktube2:29 - Personal Impact & Outline for Video4:46 - Context and Synopsis6:05 - Travel Guide - How to Read Proust15:15 - Ranking the Volumes19:20 - Guides and Supplemental Reading List23:05 - Proust Fatigue25:09 - Memory (Theme #1)27:22 - Love (Theme #2)31:07 - Emotions and the Limits of Language (Theme#2.5)32:53 - Friendship (Theme #3)39:33 - Identity (Theme #4)42:46 - Habit the Great Enemy (Theme #5)45:20 - Art the Greatest Weapon (Theme #6)47:00 - Small Themes - Suffering - Travel - Time 50:00 - A Note on Translations52:00 - Closing Questions
Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa TheBookWorm 2022-08-17 | I loved this dystopic novel gifted to me by a student. At the end of the video, I rank my favorite dystopia novels. How would you rank them?0:00 - Intro1:20 - Author Background1:38 - Short Synopsis 3:10 - Influences 5:06 - Why this book is important6:57 - Comparison to 198411:47 - Cultural Numbing16:07 - The Corruption of Memory23:00 - Ranking of Dystopic Fiction
Top 10 Books I read in 2021 TheBookWorm 2021-12-20 | The best books I read, plus some dishonorable mentions.Book reviews I mentioned in this video:-Inherent Vice by Thomas Pynchon-youtu.be/mLjyDUGcL_4-Homeland Elegies by Ayad Akhtar-youtu.be/DeSVOSD7hDI-How To Do Nothing by Jenny Odell-youtu.be/zvrWrrLjiM0--Books mentioned in Alphabetical Order. You'll have to watch to find out the order:Homeland Elegies by Ayad AkhtarSabrina by Nick DrnasoDune by Frank HerbertCall of the Wild by Jack LondonAll the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthyFrom Hell by Alan Moore and Eddie CambellBluets by Maggie NelsonHow to Do Nothing by Jenny OdellIn Search of Lost Time (or Remembrance of Things Past) by Marcel ProustInherent Vice by Thomas PynchonThe Braindead Megaphone by George SaundersTrick Mirror by Jia TolentinoCrying in H-Mart by Michelle Zauner (Japanese Breakfast)
Inherent Vice by Thomas Pynchon TheBookWorm 2021-08-11 | Why is this book called "Pynchon-lite"What is Pynchon's take on capitalism?Sorry for the audio drop in the second half of the video. Link to Pynchon's Watt's protest article:archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/books/97/05/18/reviews/pynchon-watts.html?_r=2
How to Do Nothing by Jenny Odell TheBookWorm 2021-04-23 | A hopeful guide on how to survive the attention economy. Equal parts John Berger's Ways of Seeing and Neil Postman's Amusing Ourselves to Death.Meaning = Context + Time
Homeland Elegies by Ayad Akhtar TheBookWorm 2021-03-02 | What does it mean to be American in a Post-Trump world?How does one make America better?This novel - disguised as a memoir - grapples with these questions and more.Politics and Prose Interview of the Author:youtube.com/watch?v=GDjxQYcoXWg&ab_channel=PoliticsandProse
Booktube Newbie Tag TheBookWorm 2021-02-10 | New Booktuber Tag Questions:1. Why did you start this channel?2. What are some fun and unique things you can bring to Booktube?3. What are you most excited about this new channel?4. Why do you love reading?5. What book or series got you into reading?6. What questions would you ask your favorite booktubers?7. What challenges do you think starting a booktube channel will be the hardest to overcome?8. When did you start reading?9. Where do you read?10. What kind of books do you like to read?My favorite booktubers:The Bookchemist:youtube.com/user/KrokgardBetter Than Food:youtube.com/user/booksbetterthanfoodLevity Books:youtube.com/channel/UCv2IdkkY9p7ne6ExWKuB1Zw
The Best 10 Books I read in 2020 TheBookWorm 2021-01-30 | I'm unsure what to read next, any book recommendations are welcomed!If you want to see all 52 books I read last year, check out my Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/year_in_books/2020/59521823Note: I forgot to add Born a Crime by Trevor Noah in my Honorable Mentions section. -----An alphabetical list, by author, of my favorite books, including the honorable mentions. Watch the video to find out what order I chose. Let Us Now Praise Famous Men by James Agee and Walker EvansThe Best We Could Do by Thi BuiThe Autobiography of Malcolm X as told to Alex HaleySapiens by Yuval Noah HarariMr. Miracle by Tom KingMarch by John Lewis & Andrew Aydin & Nate PowellTropic of Cancer by Henry MillerThe Argonauts by Maggie NelsonBorn a Crime by Trevor NoahI like to Watch by Emily NussbaumSwann's Way by Marcel ProustGravity's Rainbow by Thomas PynchonPedagogy of the Oppressed by Paolo Friere Nine Stories by J.D. SalingerPersepolis by Marjane SatrapiWhite Teeth by Zadie Smith
Tropic of Cancer by Henry Miller TheBookWorm 2020-12-20 | What does it mean to consume art by terrible men? Disclaimer: I believe that Miller teaches us to be unrepentantly ourselves and free from the opinion of others. In no way do I believe that his art should be banned. My video looks at how a piece of art can be complex and hold properties that many consider irreconcilable. Art can be both dangerous and important to study.Have you ever read a book that you enjoyed even if you disagreed with its philosophy?I couldn't find a link to the essay "Confessions of a Human Shield" by Emily Nussbaum. However, here is a link to her book, where you can find this essay. goodreads.com/book/show/42815538-i-like-to-watch
Every book I read in 2019 TheBookWorm 2020-09-26 | A quick spitfire review of all 54 books I read in 2019.Here is a link to my 2019 goodreads where you can see all the books I mentioned in this video.goodreads.com/user_challenges/15967522
White Teeth by Zadie Smith TheBookWorm 2020-08-27 | Identity, history, and how to escape your shadow.
Why you should read Jeffrey Eugenides TheBookWorm 2020-08-04 | Why should you read Eugenides?Author of: : The Virgin Suicides, Middlesex, & The Marriage PlotReflections on an underappreciated author.
The Argonauts by Maggie Nelson TheBookWorm 2020-05-10 | Maggie Nelson's memoir (or auto-theory, as she calls it) is preoccupied with the power of words to create and destroy, often at the same time. This, and other things, are discussed in this video.
