On bleak books & post-Soviet fun | The Pear Field | REVIEW Jennifer Jelinkova 2024-10-19 | On bleak books & post-Soviet fun | The Pear Field | REVIEW
I wrote a thesis and now I can read again Jennifer Jelinkova 2024-05-27 | Books Mentioned:-One is None by Kätlin Kaldmaa (translated from Estonian by Miriam McIlfatrick-Ksenofontov)-The Cerulean Bird by Matilda Olkinaitė (translated from Lithuanian by Laima Vincë)-Everything Indicates by Petr Hruška (translated from Czech by Jonathan Bolton)-Dream of a Journey by Kateřina Rudčenková (translated from Czech by Alexandra Büchler)-Julia Hungry by Hannah Louise Poston (video here!: youtube.com/watch?v=t_34IS0pDtY)-Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman-Album for the Young (and Old) by Vera Pavlova (translated from Russian by Steven Seymour)-Everything I Don't Know by Jerzy Ficowski (translated from Polish by Jennifer Grotz and Piotr Sommer)-Eccentric Days of Hope and Sorrow by Natalka Bilotserkivets (translated from Ukrainian by Ali Kinsella and Dzvinia Orlowsky)-The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson-Stolen by Ann-Helén Laestadius (translated from Swedish by Rachel Willson-Broyles)-Possession by A. S. Byatt-At Swim Two Boys by Jamie O'Neill-The Way We Live Now by Anthony Trollope-Distant Fathers by Marina Jarre (translated from Italian by Ann Goldstein)-Return to Latvia by Marina Jarre (translated from Italian by Ann Goldstein)-The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton-Prairie, Dresses, Art, Other by Danielle Dutton-The Girls by John Bowen-Rattlebone by Maxine Clair-The Economy of Prestige: Prizes, Awards, and the Circulation of Cultural Value by James F. English-Remaining Relevant After Communism: The Role of the Writer in Eastern Europe by Andrew Baruch WachtelMatthew's Channel: youtube.com/@MatthewSciarappaYou can buy me a coffee here! (once or monthly): ko-fi.com/insertlitpunUkraine Links:-Victoria Amelina essay ("Nothing Bad Has Ever Happened"): arrowsmithpress.com/nothing-bad-Razom (emergency response): razomforukraine.org-The Kyiv Independent (news organization): gofundme.com/f/kyivindependent-launch-Help Ukrainian pets: ifaw.org/ca-en/news/emergency-aid-ukraineBookshop.org (US): bookshop.org/shop/insertlitpunBlackwell's (UK, free US shipping): https://www.blackwells.co.uk?a_aid=insertlitpun[Note: These are affiliate links. No pressure at all to buy from these sources (or to buy books in the first place), but if you do choose to buy through these links, I'll receive a small portion of the sale with no further cost to you.]Find me on Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/32647049-jennifer-insert-lit-punThis is not a sponsored video, and unless otherwise stated, I bought these books myself.00:00 A reading check-in04:18 All about my thesis17:18 The future is a gray cloud of nothingness
I Fixed My Book-Buying Problem | Life Check-In, My Studies, & Reading Changes Jennifer Jelinkova 2023-06-01 | Classes from my first semester (including my class with Gospodinov): youtube.com/watch?v=n-EdJ7bI1q4Books Mentioned:-In Memory of Memory by Maria Stepanova (translated from Russian by Sasha Dugdale)-Black Earth: The Holocaust as History and Warning by Timothy Snyder-Sweet Darusya: A Tale of Two Villages by Maria Matios (translated from Ukrainian by Michael M. Naydan and Olha Tytarenko)-Sovietistan: Travels in Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan by Erika Fatland (translated from Norwegian by Kari Dickson)-Time Shelter by Georgi Gospodinov (translated from Bulgarian by Angela Rodel)-Mondegreen: Songs About Death and Love by Volodymyr Rafeyenko (translated from Ukrainian by Mark Andryczyk)-War with the Newts by Karel Čapek (translated from Czech by M. and R. Weatherall)-The Cowards by Josef Škvorecký (translated from Czech by Jeanne Němcová)-I Served the King of England by Bohumil Hrabal (translated from Czech by Paul Wilson)-City of Torment by Daniela Hodrová (translated from Czech by Véronique Firkusny and Elena Sokol)-Dream of a Journey: Selected Poems by Kateřina Rudčenková (translated fromm Czech by Alexandra Büchler)-Everything I Don't Know: Selected Poems by Jerzy Ficowski (translated from Polish by Jennifer Grotz and Piotr Sommer)-The War Within: Diaries from the Siege of Leningrad by Alexis Peri-Yellow Star, Red Star: Holocaust Remembrance After Communism by Jelena Subotić-Jozef Pilsudki (Józef Piłsudski): Founding Father of Modern Poland by Joshua D. Zimmerman-Eccentric Days of Hope and Sorrow by Natalka Bilotserkivets (translated from Ukrainian by Ali Kinsella and Dzvinia Orlowsky)-Transatlantic Central Europe: Contesting Geography and Redefining Culture beyond the Nation by Jessie Labov-The Fawn by Magda Szabó (translated from Hungarian by Len Rix)You can buy me a coffee here! (once or monthly): ko-fi.com/insertlitpunUkraine Links:-Razom (emergency response): razomforukraine.org-The Kyiv Independent (news organization): gofundme.com/f/kyivindependent-launch-Help Ukrainian pets: ifaw.org/ca-en/news/emergency-aid-ukraineBookshop.org (US): bookshop.org/shop/insertlitpunBlackwell's (UK, free US shipping): https://www.blackwells.co.uk?a_aid=insertlitpun[Note: These are affiliate links. No pressure at all to buy from these sources (or to buy books in the first place), but if you do choose to buy through these links, I'll receive a small portion of the sale with no extra cost to you.]Find me on Twitter: twitter.com/InsertLitPunFind me on Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/32647049-jennifer-insert-lit-punThis is not a sponsored video, and unless otherwise stated, I bought these books myself.00:00 Introoo01:12 My grad school classes02:34 Summer plans03:44 Reading changes04:30 My book-buying evolution06:05 Books of 202006:26 Books of 202107:38 Books of 2022: Part 108:23 Books of 2022: Part 215:25 Books of 202317:12 Final tally
School started and I lost my mind Jennifer Jelinkova 2022-09-22 | But in a good way(Czech speaker corner: I misspoke and said prosím when I meant promiňte. Both preferable to przepraszam to be honest)Books not really mentioned: Ottessa's tomfoolery Do yourself a favor and follow Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya: twitter.com/TsihanouskayaMy new page! You can buy me a coffee (once or monthly): ko-fi.com/insertlitpunUkraine Links:-I recommend Anton's videos: youtube.com/watch?v=DqIF2U4g7H8-Razom (emergency response): razomforukraine.org-The Kyiv Independent (news organization): gofundme.com/f/kyivindependent-launch-Help Ukrainian pets: avmf.org/programs/disaster-relief-in-ukraine AND ifaw.org/ca-en/news/emergency-aid-ukraineBookshop.org (US): bookshop.org/shop/insertlitpunBlackwell's (UK, free US shipping): https://www.blackwells.co.uk?a_aid=insertlitpun[Note: These are affiliate links. No pressure at all to buy from these sources (or to buy books in the first place), but if you do choose to buy through these links, I'll receive a small portion of the sale with no extra cost to you.]Find me on Twitter: twitter.com/InsertLitPunFind me on Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/32647049-jennifer-insert-lit-punThis is not a sponsored video, and unless otherwise stated, I bought these books myself.
My Top 3 Books of the Year (so far!) Jennifer Jelinkova 2022-07-25 | My new page! You can buy me a coffee (once or monthly): ko-fi.com/insertlitpunUkraine Links:-I recommend Anton's videos: youtube.com/watch?v=DqIF2U4g7H8-Razom (emergency response): razomforukraine.org-The Kyiv Independent (news organization): gofundme.com/f/kyivindependent-launch-Help Ukrainian pets: avmf.org/programs/disaster-relief-in-ukraine AND ifaw.org/ca-en/news/emergency-aid-ukraineBookshop.org (US): bookshop.org/shop/insertlitpunBlackwell's (UK, free US shipping): https://www.blackwells.co.uk?a_aid=insertlitpun[Note: These are affiliate links. No pressure at all to buy from these sources (or to buy books in the first place), but if you do choose to buy through these links, I'll receive a small portion of the sale with no extra cost to you.]Books Mentioned:-Free: A Child and a Country at the End of History by Lea Ypi-Embers by Sándor Márai (translated from Hungarian by Carol Brown Janeway)-Fifty-Two Stories by Anton Chekhov (translated from Russian by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky)Find me on Twitter: twitter.com/InsertLitPunFind me on Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/32647049-jennifer-insert-lit-punThis is not a sponsored video, and unless otherwise stated, I bought these books myself.
Ukrainian History & the Holodomor Jennifer Jelinkova 2022-03-31 | An overview of Red Famine: Stalin's War on Ukraine by Anne ApplebaumDonation Links:-Razom (emergency response): razomforukraine.org-The Kyiv Independent (news organization): gofundme.com/f/kyivindependent-launch-Help Ukrainian pets: avmf.org/programs/disaster-relief-in-ukraine AND ifaw.org/ca-en/news/emergency-aid-ukraineFind it on Bookshop.org (US): bookshop.org/a/11533/9780804170888Find it on Blackwell's (UK, free US shipping): blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Red-Famine-by-Anne-Applebaum/9780141978284?a_aid=insertlitpun[Note: These are affiliate links. No pressure at all to buy from these sources (or to buy books in the first place), but if you do choose to buy through these links, I'll receive a small portion of the sale with no extra cost to you.]Timothy Snyder discusses Ukraine on Ezra Klein's podcast: podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/timothy-snyder-on-the-myths-that-blinded-the-west/id1548604447?i=1000554066715Find me on Twitter: twitter.com/InsertLitPunFind me on Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/32647049-jennifer-insert-lit-punThis is not a sponsored video, and unless otherwise stated, I bought these books myself.00:00 Introduction01:02 Why I read this book (on Bloodlands & centering Eastern Europe)03:00 Applebaum's thesis03:18 Background geography & history05:02 The Russian Revolution & Ukrainian uprisings08:30 The USSR & "Ukrainization"09:20 Diversity within Ukraine - urban vs. rural10:13 Stalin & colonizing the peasantry10:53 Collectivization (a disaster)12:31 "Kulaks'13:33 The purging of Ukrainian intellectuals14:31 The decisions leading to the crisis16:43 Starvation & cannibalism17:24 The reaction in the cities17:57 The international cover-up20:28 Oral tradition & "genocide"21:10 What is a nation?22:06 Closing
Big Wrap Up | Central & Eastern Europe 2021 Jennifer Jelinkova 2022-02-15 | Bookshop.org (US): bookshop.org/shop/insertlitpunBlackwell's (UK, free US shipping): https://www.blackwells.co.uk?a_aid=insertlitpun[Note: These are affiliate links. No pressure at all to buy from these sources (or to buy books in the first place), but if you do choose to buy through these links, I'll receive a small portion of the sale with no extra cost to you.]Books Mentioned:-Gerta by Kateřina Tučková (translated from Czech by Véronique Firkusny)-The Hot Summer of 1968 by Viliam Klimáček (translated from Slovak by Peter Petro) -Full written Open Letters review: openlettersreview.com/posts/the-hot-summer-of-1968-by-villiam-klimacek-Seeing People Off by Jana Beňová (translated from Slovak by Janet Livingstone) -Current reads discussion: youtu.be/llWM1IQFgd4?t=676-Abigail by Magda Szabó (translated from Hungarian by Len Rix)-The Fig Tree by Goran Vojnović (translated from Slovene by Olivia Hellewell) -Balkans Wrap Up discussion: youtu.be/KSTbU5MoDK8?t=844 -Favorites of 2021: youtu.be/Sq0bIIbbOL8?t=833-My Heart by Semezdin Mehmedinović (translated from Bosian by Celia Hawkesworth) -Balkans Wrap Up discussion: youtu.be/KSTbU5MoDK8?t=560 -To the Lake: A Balkan Journey of War and Peace by Kapka Kassabova -Balkans Wrap Up discussion: youtu.be/KSTbU5MoDK8?t=299 -Favorites of 2021: youtu.be/Sq0bIIbbOL8?t=911-The Doll by Ismail Kadare (translated from Albanian by John Hodgson) -Balkans Wrap Up discussion: youtu.be/KSTbU5MoDK8?t=56-Factory of Tears by Valzhyna Mort (translated from Belarusian by Elizabeth Oehlkers Wright and Franz Wright)-Music for the Dead and Resurrected by Valzhyna Mort -Favorites of 2021: youtu.be/Sq0bIIbbOL8?t=661-The Unwomanly Face of War: An Oral History of Women in World War II by Svetlana Alexievich (translated from Russian by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky) -Dressed for a Dance in the Snow: Women’s Voices from the Gulag by Monika Zgustová (translated from Spanish by Julie Jones) -Favorites of 2021: youtu.be/Sq0bIIbbOL8?t=107-The Future is History: How Totalitarianism Reclaimed Russia by Masha Gessen -Favorites of 2021: youtu.be/Sq0bIIbbOL8?t=559-The Romanov Sisters: The Lost Lives of the Daughters of Nicholas and Alexandra by Helen Rappaport -Chatty discussion: youtube.com/watch?v=0x_DzQ-jTZk-The Pear Field by Nana Ekvtimishvili (translated from Georgian by Elizabeth Heighway) -Full video review: youtube.com/watch?v=r2i44NjoJpA -Favorites of 2021: youtu.be/Sq0bIIbbOL8?t=423Find me on Twitter: twitter.com/InsertLitPunFind me on Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/32647049-jennifer-insert-lit-punThis is not a sponsored video, and unless otherwise stated, I bought these books myself.00:00 Hewo00:35 Czechia02:48 Slovakia06:00 Hungary07:00 Slovenia07:57 Bosnia09:02 Macedonia, Albania, & Greece10:05 Albania10:57 Belarus15:15 Russia18:34 Georgia19:09 Bai
Chatting about life & current reads (with an actual reread if you can believe it) Jennifer Jelinkova 2022-01-21 | Bookshop.org (US): bookshop.org/shop/insertlitpunBlackwell's (UK, free US shipping): https://www.blackwells.co.uk?a_aid=insertlitpun[Note: These are affiliate links. No pressure at all to buy from these sources (or to buy books in the first place), but if you do choose to buy through these links, I'll receive a small portion of the sale with no extra cost to you.]Books Mentioned:-Assassin's Fate by Robin Hobb-A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki-The Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth OzekiFind me on Twitter: twitter.com/InsertLitPunFind me on Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/32647049-jennifer-insert-lit-punThis is not a sponsored video, and unless otherwise stated, I bought these books myself.00:00 When life is frantic01:20 When life is theoretically less frantic02:27 Assassin's Fate (aka I can't finish a book)03:36 An actual reread (A Tale for the Time Being)10:03 No buy & library potential11:14 I used to read more ya know11:50 A reading habit I want to break13:41 Bai
My Favorite Books of 2021 Jennifer Jelinkova 2022-01-09 | 2021 overall reading year reflections: youtube.com/watch?v=xoCi-LtobaQBookshop.org (US): bookshop.org/shop/insertlitpunBlackwell's (UK, free US shipping): https://www.blackwells.co.uk?a_aid=insertlitpun[Note: These are affiliate links. No pressure at all to buy from these sources (or to buy books in the first place), but if you do choose to buy through these links, I'll receive a small portion of the sale with no extra cost to you.]Books Mentioned:(note: if I've discussed these at length in previous videos, those links are included below)-Chouette by Claire Oshetsky-Dressed for a Dance in the Snow: Women’s Voices from the Gulag by Monika Zgustová (translated from Spanish by Julie Jones)-The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton-Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times by Katherine May-Not Here by Hieu Minh Nguyen-The Pear Field by Nana Ekvtimishvili (translated from Georgian by Elizabeth Heighway): youtube.com/watch?v=r2i44NjoJpA-Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons-The Future is History: How Totalitarianism Reclaimed Russia by Masha Gessen-Music for the Dead and Resurrected by Valzhyna MortSample Poem ("To Antigone, a Dispatch"): griffinpoetryprize.com/to-antigone-a-dispatch-Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead: youtube.com/watch?v=LFl_NAoKWKI-The Fig Tree by Goran Vojnović (translated from Slovene by Olivia Hellewell): youtube.com/watch?v=KSTbU5MoDK8-To the Lake: A Balkan Journey of War and Peace by Kapka Kassabova: youtube.com/watch?v=KSTbU5MoDK8Find me on Twitter: twitter.com/InsertLitPunFind me on Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/32647049-jennifer-insert-lit-punThis is not a sponsored video, and unless otherwise stated, I bought these books myself.
2021 was not a great reading year Jennifer Jelinkova 2021-12-31 | Bookshop.org (US): bookshop.org/shop/insertlitpunBlackwell's (UK, free US shipping): https://www.blackwells.co.uk?a_aid=insertlitpun[Note: These are affiliate links. No pressure at all to buy from these sources (or to buy books in the first place), but if you do choose to buy through these links, I'll receive a small portion of the sale with no extra cost to you.]Original Postcript Book Tag from mementomori: youtube.com/watch?v=yydtcQRDtMU&t=0sVideos Mentioned:-Little Women & March: youtube.com/watch?v=In2qc1OH3rk-Robert Alter's Hebrew Bible: youtube.com/watch?v=1uZPSQeZqiE-Review on No One is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood: youtube.com/watch?v=eBYzXhNriEETag Questions:1. The longest book you read this year and the book that took you the longest to finish2. A book you read this year that was outside of your comfort zone3. How many books did you re-read?4. Favorite re-read of this year5. A book you read for the first time that you look forward to re-reading in the future6. Favorite single short story or novella that you read this year7. Mass Appeal: A book you liked and would recommend to a wide variety of readers8. Specialized Appeal: A book you liked but would be hesitant to recommend to just anyone9. Reflect on your year as a bookish content creator (goals met, good/bad memories, favorite videos you made, etc)Books Mentioned: -Believing the Lie by Elizabeth George-Just One Evil Act by Elizabeth George-Son of the Shadows by Juliet Marillier -The Poppy War by R. F. Kuang-The Lions of al-Rassan by Guy Gavriel Kay-Fool's Quest by Robin Hobb-Assassin's Fate by Robin Hobb-The Small House at Allington by Anthony Trollope-The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration by Isabel Wilkerson-The Future is History: How Totalitarianism Reclaimed Russia by Masha Gessen-Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead-The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton-The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming by David Wallace-Wells-The Unwomanly Face of War: An Oral History of Women in World War II by Svetlana Alexievich-The Postman Always Rings Twice by James Cain-Thérèse Raquin by Émile Zola-Illness as Metaphor by Susan Sontag-The Pear Field by Nana Ekvtimishvili (translated from Georgian by Elizabeth Heighway): youtube.com/watch?v=r2i44NjoJpA-Music for the Dead and Resurrected by Valzhyna Mort-Abigail by Magda Szabó (translated from Hungarian by Len Rix)-My Heart by Semezdin Mehmedinović (translated from Bosnan by Celia Hawkesworth): youtube.com/watch?v=KSTbU5MoDK8-How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy by Jenny OdellFind me on Twitter: twitter.com/InsertLitPunFind me on Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/32647049-jennifer-insert-lit-punThis is not a sponsored video, and unless otherwise stated, I bought these books myself.00:00 Why hewo00:29 The longest book I read this year02:09 The book that took me the longest to finish02:45 A book I read this year that was outside of my comfort zone03:44 How many books did I reread?04:11 Favorite reread of this year04:49 A book I read for the first time that I look forward to rereading in the future05:58 Favorite single short story or novella that I read this year06:45 A book I liked and would recommend to a wide variety of readers07:38 A book I liked but would be hesitant to recommend to just anyone09:10 My year as a bookish content creator11:39 Reflections on the trashfire14:24 The most random interlude ever17:13 So looong fareweeell good riddaaance to 2021
My Favorite Books of the Last 5 Years Jennifer Jelinkova 2021-12-26 | Every title I mention can be found in the description boxes of the following videos :)-2020 Favorites: youtube.com/watch?v=EpsLcBtgMPE-2019 Favorites: youtube.com/watch?v=NqD8eVPJB_c-2018 Favorites: youtube.com/watch?v=RWWvZosHGlY-2017 Favorites: youtube.com/watch?v=ECjLgxdWYyk-2016 Favorites: youtube.com/watch?v=c98oZEEriigBookshop.org (US): bookshop.org/shop/insertlitpunBlackwell's (UK, free US shipping): https://www.blackwells.co.uk?a_aid=insertlitpun[Note: These are affiliate links. No pressure at all to buy from these sources (or to buy books in the first place), but if you do choose to buy through these links, I'll receive a small portion of the sale with no extra cost to you.]Find me on Twitter: twitter.com/InsertLitPunFind me on Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/32647049-jennifer-insert-lit-punThis is not a sponsored video, and unless otherwise stated, I bought these books myself.00:00 Hello there00:24 2016 Favorites03:59 2017 Favorites07:58 2018 Favorites11:12 2019 Favorites15:49 2020 Favorites19:41 My Most Absolute Favorites aka my literary children read them love yourself31:50 Bai
Giant 2021 Haul & Wrap Up | (all the books Ive bought + what have I actually read?) Jennifer Jelinkova 2021-11-22 | Bookshop.org (US): bookshop.org/shop/insertlitpunBlackwell's (UK, free US shipping): https://www.blackwells.co.uk?a_aid=insertlitpun[Note: These are affiliate links. No pressure at all to buy from these sources (or to buy books in the first place), but if you do choose to buy through these links, I'll receive a small portion of the sale with no extra cost to you.]Videos Mentioned:-2020 series on the books I bought: -Part 1: youtube.com/watch?v=q0Ky0KbevWc -Part 2: youtube.com/watch?v=-isOviTs2yE -Part 3: youtube.com/watch?v=FtT2FqaQq1s-Chat with Kendra & Matthew on Minor Detail: youtube.com/watch?v=Qxqd8_e9HKM-Romanovs rundown: youtube.com/watch?v=0x_DzQ-jTZk-Steve's video on Cold Comfort Farm: youtube.com/watch?v=Q7rP0oQk5o8Books Mentioned:-Summer by Ali Smith-Afropean: Notes from Black Europe by Johny Pitts -All We Can Save: Truth, Courage, and Solutions for the Climate Crisis (edited by Ayana Elizabeth Johnson and Katharine Wilkinson)-Notes from a Dead House by Fyodor Dostoevsky (translated from Russian by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky)-Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times by Katherine May-The Future is History: How Totalitarianism Reclaimed Russia by Masha Gessen-The Poppy War by R. F. Kuang-Obit by Victoria Chang-Believing the Lie by Elizabeth George-Minor Detail by Adania Shibli (translated from Arabic by Elisabeth Jaquette)-Dressed for a Dance in the Snow by Monika Zgustová (translated from Spanish by Julie Jones)-The Unwomanly Face of War by Svetlana Alexievich (translated from Russian by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky)-Abigail by Magda Szabó (translated from Hungarian by Len Rix)-Seeing People Off by Jana Beňová (translated from Slovak by Janet Livingstone)-The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming by David Wallace-Wells-The Romanov Sisters: The Lost Lives of the Daughters of Nicholas and Alexandra by Helen Rappaport -Piranesi by Susanna Clarke -Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons-Just One Evil Act by Elizabeth George-Assassin’s Fate by Robin Hobb-In Memory of Memory by Maria Stepanova (translated from Russian by Sasha Dugdale)-Trieste by Daša Drndić (translated from Croatian by Ellen Elias-Bursać)-Selected Poems of Anna Akhmatova (translated from Russian by D. M. Thomas)-Red Famine: Stalin's War on Ukraine by Anne ApplebaumBlack Earth: The Holocaust as History and Warning by Timothy SnyderFind me on Twitter: twitter.com/InsertLitPunFind me on Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/32647049-jennifer-insert-lit-punThis is not a sponsored video, and unless otherwise stated, I bought these books myself.00:00 Hewo00:46 Unread books from 202002:51 Books I've read from 2021!16:54 Books I have NOT read from 202123:33 Some stats & observations24:49 Bai
Wow or meh? No One Is Talking About This | REVIEW Jennifer Jelinkova 2021-09-23 | MY CAT DESTABILIZED THE CAMERA, SORRY TO THOSE OF YOU WHO GET SEASICK, SHE **PROMISES TO DO BETTER NEXT TIME **(she promises no such thing and in fact thinks you should do better whoever you may be)Kyle Chayka on "The Rise of the Very Online Novel:" newrepublic.com/article/162641/rise-online-novel-patricia-lockwood-novel-reviewBookshop.org: bookshop.org/shop/insertlitpunBlackwell's: https://www.blackwells.co.uk?a_aid=insertlitpunBook Mentioned: No One Is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood -US: bookshop.org/a/11533/9780593189580 -UK: blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/No-One-Is-Talking-About-This-by-Patricia-Lockwood/9781526629760?a_aid=insertlitpun[Note: These are affiliate links. No pressure at all to buy from these sources (or to buy books in the first place), but if you do choose to buy from these links, I'll receive a small portion of the sale with no extra cost to you.]Find me on Twitter: twitter.com/InsertLitPunFind me on Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/32647049-jennifer-insert-lit-punThis is not a sponsored video, and unless otherwise stated, I bought these books myself.00:00 Intro info01:05 The First Half (aka how online are you)09:37 The Second Half (aka weep o mine eyes)13:30 Final Thoughts18:17 Bai
Little Women & March Jennifer Jelinkova 2021-01-23 | The third in a series on classic and contemporary pairs Note: for those who care, there are no spoilers for either of these titlesKaitlyn Greenidge on The Bearable Whiteness of Little Women: nytimes.com/2020/01/13/opinion/sunday/little-women-movie-race.htmlPotential pairings video: youtube.com/watch?v=yYY2XHbXVTcThoughts on The Orestaia + House of Names: youtube.com/watch?v=d-boctXTUYUThoughts on Howards End + On Beauty: youtube.com/watch?v=0F-3wb7fohkBooks Mentioned:-Little Women by Louisa May Alcott US: bookshop.org/a/11533/9780147514011 UK: blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Little-Women-by-Louisa-May-Alcott-Elaine-Showalter/9780140390698?a_aid=insertlitpun-March by Geraldine Brooks US: bookshop.org/a/11533/9780143036661 UK: blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/March-by-Geraldine-Brooks/9780007165872?a_aid=insertlitpun[Note: These are affiliate links. No pressure at all to buy from these sources (or to buy books in the first place), but if you do choose to buy from these links, I'll receive a small portion of the sale with no extra cost to you.]Find me on Twitter: twitter.com/InsertLitPunFind me on Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/32647049-jennifer-insert-lit-punThis is not a sponsored video, and unless otherwise stated, I bought these books myself.
My Favorite Books of 2020 Jennifer Jelinkova 2021-01-14 | Special Links:-Bookshop.org (US) full favorites page: bookshop.org/lists/favorite-books-of-2020-04510d7b-2cae-47ec-9dd7-2eced9fae56b-Thoughts on earlier Realm of the Elderings Books: youtube.com/watch?v=pI2ws3oZYCc-Longer discussions of Border and Bloodlands: youtube.com/watch?v=ESfSvw2YhRk-Excerpt from Blue Nights: youtube.com/watch?v=SALISp7a7ZQ-Full written review of The Masochist: openlettersreview.com/posts/the-masochist-by-katia-perat?rq=the%20masochistBooks Mentioned:-Pericles by William Shakespeare US: bookshop.org/a/11533/9780743273299 UK: blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Pericles-by-William-Shakespeare-Roger-Warren/9780199536832?a_aid=insertlitpun-Wasted Morning by Gabriela Adameșteanu (translated from Romanian by Patrick Camiller) US: bookshop.org/a/11533/9780810126374-When He Was Wicked by Julia Quinn US: bookshop.org/a/11533/9780062353788 UK: blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/When-He-Was-Wicked-by-Julia-Quinn-author/9780349429472?a_aid=insertlitpun-What Are You Going Through by Sigrid Nunez US: bookshop.org/a/11533/9780593191415 UK: blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/What-Are-You-Going-Through-by-Sigrid-Nunez-author/9780349013664?a_aid=insertlitpun-How I Came to Know Fish by Ota Pavel (translated from Czech by Jindriska Badal and Robert McDowell) UK: blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/How-I-Came-to-Know-Fish-by-Ota-Pavel/9780141192833?a_aid=insertlitpun-Fool's Assassin by Robin Hobb US: bookshop.org/a/11533/9780553392913 UK: blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Fools-Assassin-by-Robin-Hobb-author/9780007444205?a_aid=insertlitpun-Passing by Nella Larsen US: bookshop.org/a/11533/9780142437278 UK: blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Passing-by-Nella-Larsen-author/9780241472712?a_aid=insertlitpun-Border: A Journey to the Edge of Europe by Kapka Kassabova US: bookshop.org/a/11533/9781555977863 UK: blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Border-by-Kapka-Kassabova-author/9781783783205?a_aid=insertlitpun-Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin by Timothy Snyder US: bookshop.org/a/11533/9780465031474 UK: blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Bloodlands-by-Timothy-Snyder/9780099551799?a_aid=insertlitpun-The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James US: bookshop.org/a/11533/9780141441269 UK: blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/The-Portrait-of-a-Lady-by-Henry-James/9780141199122?a_aid=insertlitpun-Blue Nights by Joan Didion US: bookshop.org/a/11533/9780307387387 UK: blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Blue-Nights-by-Joan-Didion/9780007432905?a_aid=insertlitpun-The Masochist by Katja Perat (translated from Slovenian by Michael Biggins) US: bookshop.org/a/11533/9781912545179 UK: blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/The-Masochist-by-Katja-Perat-Michael-Biggins-translator/9781912545179?a_aid=insertlitpun-The Iliad by Homer (translated from Ancient Greek by Robert Fagles) US: bookshop.org/a/11533/9780140275360 UK: blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/The-Iliad-by-Homer-Robert-Fagles-Bernard-Knox/9780140445923?a_aid=insertlitpun-The Door by Magda Szabó (translated from Hungarian by Len Rix) US: bookshop.org/a/11533/9781590177716 UK: blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/The-Door-by-Magda-Szab-Len-Rix-translator/9781784872403?a_aid=insertlitpun-Lila by Marilynne Robinson US: bookshop.org/a/11533/9781250784032 UK: blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Lila-by-Marilynne-Robinson-author/9781844088829?a_aid=insertlitpun[Note: These are affiliate links. No pressure at all to buy from these sources (or to buy books in the first place), but if you do choose to buy from these links, I'll receive a small portion of the sale with no extra cost to you.]Find me on Twitter: twitter.com/InsertLitPunFind me on Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/32647049-jennifer-insert-lit-punThis is not a sponsored video, and unless otherwise stated, I bought these books myself.
Currently Reading | Robert Alters Hebrew Bible Jennifer Jelinkova 2021-01-01 | Happy 2021, everyone! Starting the year by discussing Robert Alter's landmark 2019 full translation of the Hebrew Bible into English :) You can find this full edition of the Hebrew Bible here: US: bookshop.org/a/11533/9780393292497 UK: blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/The-Hebrew-Bible-by-Robert-C-Alter-translator/9780393292497?a_aid=insertlitpunThe Art of Biblical Narrative: US: bookshop.org/a/11533/9780465022557 UK: blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/The-Art-of-Biblical-Narrative-by-Robert-Alter/9780465022557?a_aid=insertlitpunWisdom Books: US: bookshop.org/a/11533/9780393340532 UK: blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/The-Wisdom-Books-by-Robert-Alter/9780393340532?a_aid=insertlitpunThe Five Books of Moses: US: bookshop.org/a/11533/9780393333930 UK: blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/The-Wisdom-Books-by-Robert-Alter/9780393340532?a_aid=insertlitpun[Note: These are affiliate links. No pressure at all to buy from these sources (or to buy books in the first place), but if you do choose to buy from these links, I'll receive a small portion of the sale with no extra cost to you.]Find me on Twitter: twitter.com/InsertLitPunFind me on Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/32647049-jennifer-insert-lit-punThis is not a sponsored video, and unless otherwise stated, I bought these books myself.
Haul of Shame Jennifer Jelinkova 2020-12-23 | Books Mentioned:-Burnt Sugar by Avni Doshi-Proud to be a Mammal by Czesław Miłosz (translated from Polish by Catherine Leach, Bogdana Carpenter, and Madeline G. Levine)-A Mind Spread Out on the Ground by Alicia Elliott-Sing To It by Amy Hempel-The Small House at Allington by Anthony Trollope-Brute by Emily Skaja-Factory of Tears by Valzhyna Mort (translated from Belarussian by Elizabeth Oehlkers Wright and Franz Wright)-Afropean: Notes from Black Europe by Johny Pitts-Fool's Quest by Robin Hobb -All We Can Save: Truth, Courage, and Solutions for the Climate Crisis edited by Ayana Elizabeth Johnson and Katharine K. Wilkinson-Notes from a Dead House by Fyodor Dostoevsky (translated from Russian by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky)Find me on Twitter: twitter.com/InsertLitPunFind me on Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/32647049-jennifer-insert-lit-punThis is not a sponsored video, and unless otherwise stated, I bought these books myself.
My Favorite Books of 2019 Jennifer Jelinkova 2020-01-07 | Favorites Videos:-2018: youtube.com/watch?v=RWWvZosHGlY&t=-2017: youtube.com/watch?v=ECjLgxdWYyk&t=-2016: youtube.com/watch?v=c98oZEEriig&t=Books Mentioned (with any other places I've previously discussed them):15. The Evolution of Beauty by Richard O. Prum14. Good Talk by Mira Jacob13. Lovely War by Julie Berry12. Secondhand Time by Svetlana Alexievich: youtube.com/watch?v=lGTnjriZZT8&t=650s11. Maggie Brown & Others by Peter Orner: youtube.com/watch?v=Mzj8igekk10&t=279s10. Know My Name by Chanel Miller: openlettersreview.com/posts/know-my-name-by-chanel-miller?rq=know%20my%20name9. Milkman by Anna Burns: youtube.com/watch?v=Mzj8igekk10&t=358s8. Giving Up the Ghost by Hilary Mantel7. A Brightness Long Ago by Guy Gavriel Kay6. Cleopatra: A Life by Stacy Schiff: youtube.com/watch?v=5GbP4a8AkmA&t=420s5. Old Baggage by Lissa Evans: youtube.com/watch?v=Mzj8igekk10&t=81s4. Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf3. Barchester Towers by Anthony Trollope: youtube.com/watch?v=5GbP4a8AkmA&t=614s2. In America by Susan Sontag1. Amy and Isabelle by Elizabeth Strout: youtube.com/watch?v=suJGwX_yVQUFind me on Twitter: twitter.com/InsertLitPunFind me on Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/32647049-jenniferThis is not a sponsored video, and unless otherwise stated, I bought these books myself.
The Oresteia & House of Names Jennifer Jelinkova 2019-06-30 | The first in what I hope to be a series of classic and contemporary pairs - let me know what you think! Note: "spoilers" for The Oresteia (you can't spoil Greek tragedies, friends), but no spoilers for House of NamesPotential pairings video: youtube.com/watch?v=yYY2XHbXVTcMore thoughts on The Odyssey & Circe: youtube.com/watch?v=qU8abKoqsPsBooks/Articles Mentioned:-The Oresteia (Agamemnon, The Libation Bearers, and The Eumenides) by Aeschylus (translated by Robert Fagles)-House of Names by Colm Tóibín-The Odyssey by Homer (translated by Robert Fagles)-Circe by Madeline Miller-The Heavens by Sandra Newman-"The Death of Tragedy" by Susan SontagFind me on Twitter: twitter.com/InsertLitPunFind me on Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/32647049-jenniferThis is not a sponsored video, and unless otherwise stated, I bought these books myself.
Command & Finesse: Things I care about as a reader Jennifer Jelinkova 2019-02-19 | Featuring a rambling extended metaphorBooks Mentioned (with reviews, if available):-Amy and Isabelle by Elizabeth StroutThe Gustav Sonata by Rose Tremain: youtube.com/watch?v=_jjASSUEnoA-Gilead by Marilynne Robinson: youtube.com/watch?v=93CO-bKeHqM-Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders: youtube.com/watch?v=njCCPwJda9M-The Green Road by Anne Enright-Margaret the First by Danielle Dutton: youtube.com/watch?v=ECjLgxdWYyk-The Cost of Living by Deborah Levy: youtube.com/watch?v=RWWvZosHGlY-Do Not Say We Have Nothing by Madeleine Thien: youtube.com/watch?v=MzYzBjbWU-8-The Trick to Time by Kit de Waal: youtube.com/watch?v=xgZmiOxeWDwFind me on Twitter: twitter.com/InsertLitPunFind me on Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/32647049-jenniferThis is not a sponsored video, and unless otherwise stated, I bought these books myself.
My Favorite Books of 2018 Jennifer Jelinkova 2018-12-30 | The books that will stay with me from my year of reading(if I've discussed/reviewed them before on this channel, the respective videos are linked below)Realm of the Elderlings (Non-Spoilery) Video: youtube.com/watch?v=pI2ws3oZYCc&t=780sBooks Mentioned:10. After You'd Gone by Maggie O'Farrell: youtube.com/watch?v=fp7VQAfE_8w9. Educated by Tara Westover: youtube.com/watch?v=-apMMcYodhU&t=385s8. When I Hit You by Meena Kandasamy: youtube.com/watch?v=t2KI7qbmnQA&t=17s 7. David Copperfield by Charles Dickens6. The Golden Fool by Robin Hobb: youtube.com/watch?v=pI2ws3oZYCc&t=780s5. Signs for Lost Children by Sarah Moss4. Regarding the Pain of Others by Susan Sontag: youtube.com/watch?v=Yofql4SfX_w3. Fire Sermon by Jamie Quatro: youtube.com/watch?v=fLRzpqNJWAo2. The Cost of Living: A Working Autobiography by Deborah Levy1. Prairie Fires: The American Dreams of Laura Ingalls Wilder by Caroline FraserFind me on Twitter: twitter.com/InsertLitPunFind me on Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/32647049-jenniferThis is not a sponsored video, and unless otherwise stated, I bought these books myself.
I Dont Like How We Talk About the Brontës Jennifer Jelinkova 2018-10-21 | Over the moaning of my radiator, I moan myself about how the Brontës are discussed on BookTube and in popular culture, including:-Overlooking Anne (Ellis and I are not fans of this);-Constructing these authors in our own images of perfection;-Pitting the sisters against each other;-Lazily distinguishing them;-Treating their novels like autobiography;-Dismissing their work;-And treating Brontë romances like models for real relationships (love yourselves, people)Books Mentioned:-Take Courage: Anne Brontë and the Art of Life by Samantha Ellis-The Brontës: Wild Genius on the Moors: The Story of a Literary Family by Juliet Barker-Agnes Grey by Anne Brontë-The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë-Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë-Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë-Villette by Charlotte BrontëFind me on Twitter: twitter.com/InsertLitPunFind me on Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/32647049-jenniferThis is not a sponsored video, and unless otherwise stated, I bought these books myself.
Three Trilogies | Robin Hobb (No Spoilers) Jennifer Jelinkova 2018-06-15 | General thoughts on three giant (and excellent) fantasy trilogies - Farseer, Liveship Traders, and Tawny ManTimestamps:-How I spaced them out: 0:40-Farseer Trilogy: 2:30-Liveship Traders Trilogy: 7:16-Tawny Man Trilogy: 11:47-Reading order: 17:21Find me on Twitter: twitter.com/InsertLitPunFind me on Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/32647049-jenniferThis is not a sponsored video, and unless otherwise stated, I bought these books myself.
Three Things About Elsie | Womens Prize 2018 Review | Semi-Rant Jennifer Jelinkova 2018-06-02 | My thoughts on the cozy novel Three Things About Elsie by Joanna Cannon (longlisted for this year's Women's Prize for Fiction)Find me on Twitter: twitter.com/InsertLitPunFind me on Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/32647049-jenniferThis is not a sponsored video, and unless otherwise stated, I bought these books myself.
The Ministry of Utmost Happiness | Womens Prize 2018 Review Jennifer Jelinkova 2018-05-23 | My thoughts on the sprawling novel The Ministry of Utmost Happiness by Arundhati Roy (longlisted for this year's Women's Prize for Fiction)Other Works Mentioned:-Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie -One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez-"Poem Without a Hero" by Anna Akhmatova -Regarding the Pain of Others by Susan SontagFind me on Twitter: twitter.com/InsertLitPunFind me on Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/32647049-jenniferThis is not a sponsored video, and unless otherwise stated, I bought these books myself.
The Idiot | Womens Prize 2018 Review Jennifer Jelinkova 2018-05-16 | My thoughts on the debut deadpan novel The Idiot by Elif Batuman (shortlisted for this year's Women's Prize for Fiction)Find me on Twitter: twitter.com/InsertLitPunFind me on Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/32647049-jenniferThis is not a sponsored video, and unless otherwise stated, I bought these books myself.
Classic & Contemporary Pairs | Original Tag Jennifer Jelinkova 2018-04-25 | My first original tag - pairing related classic and contemporary titles!Pairs/Groups Mentioned:-Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie & The Oedipus Cycle by Sophocles-Winter by Ali Smith & A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens-Margaret the First by Danielle Dutton & The Blazing World and Other Writings by Margaret Cavendish-The Beginning of the World in the Middle of the Night by Jen Campbell & Frankenstein by Mary Shelley-Long Day's Journey Into Night by Eugene O'Neill & All We Shall Know by Donal Ryan-Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë, The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë, Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë, & The Madwoman Upstairs by Catherine Lowell-The Blacker the Berry by Wallace Thurman, The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison, Don't Play in the Sun: One Woman's Journey Through the Color Complex by Marita Golden, & Passing by Nella Larsen-The Tempest by William Shakespeare & Hag-Seed by Margaret Atwood-Howards End by E.M. Forster & On Beauty by Zadie Smith-The Odyssey by Homer, Circe by Madeline Miller, The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood, Hood by Emma Donoghue, & Inside the Wave by Helen Dunmore-Florence and Giles by John Harding & The Turn of the Screw by Henry James-Grimms' Fairy Tales (edited and translated by Jack Zipes) & The Wild Girl by Kate Forsyth -The Little Mermaid by Hans Christian Andersen & The Surface Breaks by Louise O'Neill-Among Others by Jo Walton & books by Ursula LeGuin-Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen, Rush Oh! by Shirley Barrett, & Moby Dick by Herman Melville-Orlando by Virginia Woolf, To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf, & Vanessa and Her Sister by Priya Parmar -Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf, The Hours by Michael Cunningham, & Johannesburg by Fiona Melrose-Middlemarch by George Eliot & My Life in Middlemarch by Rebecca MeadI Tag:-Steve Donoghue: youtube.com/channel/UC1B9FfvVLRt8s6scUa79oag-Britta Bohler: youtube.com/channel/UCpQsLKy0bh9hRZ3AWQzG-7g -Adam @ mementomori: youtube.com/channel/UC6oWvnoj1O9kq0Mz_DFeIew-Olive @ abookolive: youtube.com/channel/UC6wKgH6YIKKfNX9-EN0dxIA-Mercedes @ MercysBookishMusings: youtube.com/channel/UCVptFL0H04tNBdJ6wW7vdYQ-Lia @ Hyde and Seek: youtube.com/channel/UC7VLgxcHt8zbi11W1UXqt4A-Jen Campbell: youtube.com/channel/UCwME97IPvhAXAV_bbgAvOtw-Laura Frey: youtube.com/channel/UCFuViUPHXpzj4D8jlsvmO5w-Kamil @ WhatKamilReads: youtube.com/channel/UC5EqdhJ8XWcgIeaD9IkjBAQ-Harriet Rosie: youtube.com/channel/UC1D5YoaGpSKgfxCpTFBZ6mg-Victoria @ Eve’s Alexandria: youtube.com/channel/UCi542B3twFEbcDZ8z2VgJXg-Eric Karl Anderson: youtube.com/channel/UCYOfhQvPzZ7ALqeXa8NleHQ-Kate Armstrong: youtube.com/channel/UCBBf6Nsb7fAQwd7rExydkYA-Simon @ SavidgeReads: youtube.com/channel/UCBWnfrLiYSQtfgRVhWxCQ8A-Mel @ Mel’s Bookland Adventures: youtube.com/channel/UCpyooWkAk5PyjfY-ksJtv5g-Claire @ Claire Reads Books: youtube.com/channel/UCE1986mkMBPwxm-BCHDJCiQ-Kendra Winchester: youtube.com/channel/UCeOsY9TGb2UitTOr-Qn5wJg-Rincey @ rincey reads: youtube.com/channel/UCovQFgis-zwBWnO5axLzlmg-Shawn the Book Maniac: youtube.com/channel/UCXFFuV_loS97oL-UTCazcXA-Katie @ Books and Things: youtube.com/channel/UCNBgyHiLdu0lVN9Hr-xTLLw-Maria @ Read Create Repeat Homeschool: youtube.com/channel/UCYl71FgLz7H7tFxnViHd3gw-Vanessa @ chboskyy: youtube.com/channel/UCHIjJA0gIF5RUhoyjHVUNKA -Katie @ Life Between Words: youtube.com/channel/UCR5rcjWGGH-BnjE-zA1dGHgFind me on Twitter: twitter.com/InsertLitPunFind me on Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/32647049-jenniferThis is not a sponsored video, and unless otherwise stated, I bought these books myself.
Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine | Womens Prize 2018 Review Jennifer Jelinkova 2018-04-03 | My thoughts on the debut comic novel Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman (longlisted for this year's Women's Prize for Fiction)Find me on Twitter: twitter.com/InsertLitPunFind me on Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/32647049-jenniferThis is not a sponsored video, and unless otherwise stated, I bought these books myself.
My Favorite Books of 2017 Jennifer Jelinkova 2017-12-26 | The 12 best books I read this year - books that make me feel lucky to be a reader!Year-End Videos:-My Favorite Booktube Videos of 2017: youtube.com/watch?v=roksq4oZnrI&t=255s -The 5 Most Disappointing Books of 2017: youtube.com/watch?v=QA4XOWagG5Y&t=1s-6 Striking Books of 2017: youtube.com/watch?v=FN5BxBfctQgBooks Mentioned:-No Exit by Jean-Paul Sartre (translated by S. Gilbert)-The Lowland by Jhumpa Lahiri-When My Brother Was an Aztec by Natalie DiazSample poem - "No More Cake Here": poetryfoundation.org/poems/56356/no-more-cake-here-The Lesser Bohemians by Eimear McBride: youtube.com/watch?v=ceIMDnlKscQ-The Lie Tree by Frances Hardinge (at 5:01): youtube.com/watch?v=6LLs00gOuq4-The Red Parts: Autobiography of a Trial by Maggie Nelson-Winter by Ali Smith: youtube.com/watch?v=JEPIKe3xYYQ&t=1s-Ship of Destiny by Robin Hobb-Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders: youtube.com/watch?v=njCCPwJda9M-A Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf (at 7:22): youtube.com/watch?v=Usw1HFlwgiw-Middlemarch by George Eliot (readalong playlist): youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmSK9lZbDG1S8ewvhsEdu7oQxNkGmi8i8 -Margaret the First by Danielle DuttonFind me on Twitter: twitter.com/InsertLitPunFind me on Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/32647049-jenniferThis is not a sponsored video, and unless otherwise stated, I bought all these books myself.
A Very Good Book Jennifer Jelinkova 2017-12-11 | Scattered thoughts on Winter, the second novel in Ali Smith's seasonal quartetSorry about the sound - the wind was howling outside!Autumn Review (RIP my tan): youtube.com/watch?v=_P7iJjxeQlU&t=1sFind me on Twitter: twitter.com/InsertLitPunFind me on Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/32647049-jenniferThis is not a sponsored video, and unless otherwise stated, I bought all these books myself.
Lincoln in the Bardo | Booker 2017 Review Jennifer Jelinkova 2017-08-27 | Thoughts on the unconventional novel "Lincoln in the Bardo" by George Saunders (shortlisted for this year's Man Booker prize)Find me on Twitter: twitter.com/InsertLitPunFind me on Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/32647049-jenniferThis is not a sponsored video, and unless otherwise stated, I bought all these books myself.
The Classics Book Tag Jennifer Jelinkova 2017-08-17 | All things classics :)Original Tag: http://itsabooksworld.booklikes.com/post/1104267/the-classics-booktag-originalVideos Mentioned:-My Favorite Books Ever (Playlist): youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmSK9lZbDG1SkXSipU0CCIv1bJznDz5XV-July Book Haul: youtube.com/watch?v=EOliu90OcuIBooks Mentioned:-The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald-To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee-The Iliad by Homer-I, Claudius by Robert Graves-The Essential Writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson-The Sufferings of Prince Sternenhoch by Ladislav Klíma-Dream Story by Arthur Schnitlzer-The Oedipus Cycle by Sophocles-Mansfield Park by Jane Austen-Fräulein Else by Arthur Schnitzler-La Regenta by Leopoldo Alas-Don Quijote by Miguel de CervantesEditions Mentioned:-Penguin Deluxe Classics-Modern Library ClassicsQuestions/Prompts:1. An overhyped classic you really didn't like2. Favorite time period to read about3. Favorite fairy-tale4. What is the classic you're most embarrassed about having not read5. Top 5 classics you would like to read (soon)6. Favorite modern book/series based on a classic7. Favorite movie version/TV series based on a classic8. Worst classic to movie adaptation9. Favorite edition(s) you'd like to collect more classics from10. An underhyped classic you'd recommend to everyoneFind me on Twitter: twitter.com/InsertLitPunFind me on Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/32647049-jenniferThis is not a sponsored video, and unless otherwise stated, I bought all these books myself.
Barkskins | Baileys 2017 Review Jennifer Jelinkova 2017-05-25 | Thoughts on the historical epic "Barkskins" by Annie Proulx (longlisted for this year's Baileys Women's Prize)Find me on Twitter: twitter.com/InsertLitPunFind me on Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/32647049-jenniferThis is not a sponsored video, and unless otherwise stated, I bought all these books myself.
My Favorite Books Ever (#1-3) Jennifer Jelinkova 2017-01-10 | Kangaroo pouch statusPart I (favorites #7-10): youtube.com/watch?v=mZ53cxARnPUPart II (favorites #4-6): youtube.com/watch?v=Bc1eu4iUbYwBooks Mentioned:3. "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë2. "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine1. "The Mill on the Floss" by George EliotThis is not a sponsored video, and unless otherwise stated, I bought all these books myself.
My Favorite Books Ever (#4-6) Jennifer Jelinkova 2017-01-09 | The love-fest continuesPart I (favorites #7-10): youtube.com/watch?v=mZ53cxARnPU-Armistead talks about his friendship with Hancock: youtube.com/watch?v=mGFkW39Ljho-Armistead falls: youtube.com/watch?v=Bm6kHM2TPuEBooks Mentioned:6. "The Killer Angels" by Michael Shaara5. "Fräulein Else" by Arthur Schnitzler4. "The Cranes Dance" by Meg HowreyThis is not a sponsored video, and unless otherwise stated, I bought all these books myself.
My Favorite Books Ever (#7-10) Jennifer Jelinkova 2017-01-08 | Memorializing this list before other books steal my heartBooks Mentioned:10. "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath9. "Wives and Daughters" by Elizabeth Gaskell8. "Persuasion" by Jane Austen7. "Anna Karenina" by Leo TolstoyThis is not a sponsored video, and unless otherwise stated, I bought all these books myself.
My Favorite Books of 2016 Jennifer Jelinkova 2016-12-30 | Terrible lighting. True love.Books Mentioned:9. "Villette" by Charlotte Brontë8. "Bodies of Light" by Sarah Moss7. "Do Not Say We Have Nothing" by Madeleine Thien6. "One" by Sarah Crossan5. "The Laramie Project" by Moisés Kauffman and the Tectonic Theater Project4. "The Accidental" by Ali Smith3. "One Child: The Story of China's Most Radical Experiment" by Mei Fong2. "My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry" by Fredrik Backman1. "The Portable Veblen" by Elizabeth McKenzieThis is not a sponsored video, and unless otherwise stated, I bought all these books myself.
Hot Milk (Man Booker 2016 Review) Jennifer Jelinkova 2016-10-02 | In which I ramble about Kafka and obsess over the present perfect tenseThis is not a sponsored video, and unless otherwise stated, I bought all these books myself.
