1. Tag folks. 2. How do you know you’ve just finished a good book? Is it a thinking or a feeling response? 3. When you begin to form your review/rating - what is the first question you ask yourself? 4. Do you do star ratings? Why? Why not? a. If YES i. Explain your star rating system – what does a good book get in your rating system? ii. Is your star rating consistent? ie. are all your 5 star books better than all your 4 star books? b. If NO i. What language do you use to convey the quality of a book in your reviews? ii. Does this form an informal rating or ranking? 5. Do you believe every book has its perfect reader? Does this contradict the idea that a book can be “bad”? 6. What book that you hated have you recommended? 7. What makes a book good, bad or great by your evaluation? 8. When evaluating the quality of a book do you have specific criteria or aspects of the book, such as character development, that you consider? Does this change if you are writing an in-depth review vs. just thinking about the book for enjoyment? 9. Do you consider star ratings or ave. ratings when choosing books to read/add to your TBR? 10. Who on BookTube; does reliable and interesting reviews of books that you know you can use to decide if a book is for you or not. What makes their reviews so good? 11. Does that/those booktuber(s) use different language than you to evaluate and review the overall quality of a book?
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1. Tag folks. 2. How do you know you’ve just finished a good book? Is it a thinking or a feeling response? 3. When you begin to form your review/rating - what is the first question you ask yourself? 4. Do you do star ratings? Why? Why not? a. If YES i. Explain your star rating system – what does a good book get in your rating system? ii. Is your star rating consistent? ie. are all your 5 star books better than all your 4 star books? b. If NO i. What language do you use to convey the quality of a book in your reviews? ii. Does this form an informal rating or ranking? 5. Do you believe every book has its perfect reader? Does this contradict the idea that a book can be “bad”? 6. What book that you hated have you recommended? 7. What makes a book good, bad or great by your evaluation? 8. When evaluating the quality of a book do you have specific criteria or aspects of the book, such as character development, that you consider? Does this change if you are writing an in-depth review vs. just thinking about the book for enjoyment? 9. Do you consider star ratings or ave. ratings when choosing books to read/add to your TBR? 10. Who on BookTube; does reliable and interesting reviews of books that you know you can use to decide if a book is for you or not. What makes their reviews so good? 11. Does that/those booktuber(s) use different language than you to evaluate and review the overall quality of a book?
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#TagTuesday #booktubeADHD Myths & Late Diagnosis | Why ADHD may be trending but isnt a trendBeating around the Books2022-10-26 | In which I talk about getting diagnosed with ADHD at 34, common ADHD misconceptions, misdiagnosis in women and, as usual, go off on tangents...
*Time Stamps* 0:09 Intro 03:19 Why did seek an ADHD diagnosis? 05:00 Barriers to diagnosis 08:48 Perfectionism & Fear of Failure 09:49 Neurotypical advice for neurodivergent people: a recipe for failure 10:43 Harmful Messages 1 11:20 Harmful Messages 2 (Rant begins) 11:55 Uni Counsellor not up to the task 13:48 Big life changes exacerbate ADHD symptoms 14:29 Harmful messages 3 15:33 ADHD is not a trend 17:19 Reasons for rising numbers of ADHD diagnoses 18:34 Executive Dysfunction isn't limited to ADHD 19:50 Misdiagnosis & Medical Bias 21:09 Medication Stigma 22:15 Untreated ADHD: Higher Risk of Addiction 23:14 (End of rant) Seeing an ADHD specialist, finally! 26:25 Help me: Your Questions & Recommendations Wanted 27:30 Outro
#ADHDAwarenessMonth #adhd #MentalHealth #neurodivergent #adhdawarenessNon-Fiction November TBR 2022Beating around the Books2022-10-21 | In which I talk about my TBR or Pile of Possibilities for #NonfictionNovember and get interrupted by my rambunctious cat...
Small Bodies of Water by Nina Mingya Powles Two Trees Make a Forest by Jessica J. Lee Luftkrieg und Literatur by W.G. Sebald (English title: On the Natural History of Destruction) On Photography by Susan Sonntag Data Power: Radical Geographies of Control and Resistance by Jim E. Thatcher and Craig M. Dalton Cultish by Amanda Montell Das geheime Leben der Bäume by Peter Wohlleben (English title: The Hidden Life of Trees) The Seven Ages of Death by Richard Shepherd Tell Me How it Ends by Valeria Luiselli
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#nonfictionnovemberSeptember Reading Wrap-up | a 2022 reading highlight and a DNFBeating around the Books2022-10-08 | ...in which I wrap up my September 2022 reading, most of which was part of #ShortySeptember.
All Yours by Claudia Piñeiro, translated by Miranda France Bear by Marian Engel Call Me Zebra by Azareen Van der Vliet Oloomi Fictions by Jorge Luis Borges, translated by Andrew Hurley "Ich" by Wolfgang Hilbig, English title: 'I' translated by Isabel Fargo Cole The Shame by Makenna Goodman Travesty by John Hawkes We Are Made of Diamond Stuff by Isabel Waidner
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#ReadingWrapUp #BookReviewShort Story Classics Worth Your Time? Discussing Borges Fictions with Marc Nash | Part 1Beating around the Books2022-09-30 | ...in which @MarcNash and I discuss The Garden of Forking Paths by Jorge Luis Borges (the first collection in Fictions)
#bookrecommendations #bookreview #buddyreadRemember to leave room for that tome you wont read all summer: Travelling with Books TagBeating around the Books2022-09-27 | The original tag is by @GinaStanyerBooks youtu.be/7inexY0fWOU I was tagged by @bighardbooks770 youtu.be/BtNGWR2_dZo
I tag: @BobTheBookerer @AnnNovella @BookTimewithElvis
PROMPTS: 1- do you read when you travel? 2- do you travel with paper books? 3- do you travel with an e-reader? 4- how many books do you pack when you travel? 5- does where you go or how long your are traveling impact the amount/type of books you take? 6- do you buy books when traveling or visit bookshops/libraries? 7- tag some travelers!
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#TagTuesday #booktubeShorty September Reading Vlog | Pineiro, Engel, Borges...Beating around the Books2022-09-22 | ...in which I vlog about 4 of my #ShortySeptember reads, briefly take you to the library and share my holiday book packing deliberations.
All Yours by Claudia Piñeiro, translated by Miranda France Bear by Marian Engel Fictions by Jorge Luis Borges, translated by Andrew Hurley Travesty by John Hawkes "Ich" by Wolfgang Hilbig, English title: 'I' translated by Isabel Fargo Cole
Park by Marius Goldhorn In Transit: Poems of Travel, edt. by Sarah Jackson and Tim Youngs 28 Far Cries by Marc Nash We Are Made of Diamond Stuff by Isabel Waidner
Other BookTubers mentioned: @MarcNash
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#booktube #ShortySeptember22Reading Vlog | Getting out of a Reading SlumpBeating around the Books2022-08-05 | In which I try new things to get out of my reading slump: vlogging (not very successfully) and following the draw of shiny (short) new baubles.
~~~Books Mentioned~~~
Another Country by James Baldwin Seeing Red by Lina Meruane, transl. by Megan McDowell White Noise by Don DeLillo Noopiming by Leanne Betasamosake Simpson Adibas by Zaza Burchuladze, transl. by Guram Sanikidze The Rooftop by Fernanda Trias, transl. by Annie McDermott The Place of Scraps by Jordan Abel Time Shelter by Georgi Gospodinov, transl. by Angela Rodel
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The Painted Drum by Louise Erdrich Time After Time by Marc Nash
#WIT Titles
*Forgot to mention the buddyread choice for the WIT Readathon: Fieldwork in Ukrainian Sex by Oksana Zabuzhko, transl. by Halyna Hryn (the audio which conveniently is available on Scribd: scribd.com/audiobook/237870604/Fieldwork-in-Ukrainian-Sex )
Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk, transl. by Antonia Lloyd-Jones (audio also on Scribd: scribd.com/audiobook/556519274/Drive-Your-Plow-Over-the-Bones-of-the-Dead-Unabridged - Referral Link*: scribd.com/g/7mu2xu ) Das kunstseidene Mädchen by Irmgard Keun (English: The Artificial Silk Girl, transl. by Katharina von Ankum) All Yours by Claudia Piñeiro, transl. by Miranda France Elena Knows by Claudia Piñeiro, transl. by Frances Riddle Exteriors by Annie Ernaux, transl. by Tanya Leslie The Years by Annie Ernaux, transl. by Alison Strayer Agua Viva by Clarice Lispector, transl. by Stefan Tobler Minor Detail by Adania Shibli, transl. by Elisabeth Jaquette Theatre of War by Andrea Jeftanovic, transl. by Frances Riddle The Rooftop by Fernanda Trías, transl. by Annie McDermott Blues in Schwarz und Weiß by May Ayim (English: Blues in Black and White, transl. by Anne Adams)
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~~~Books Mentioned~~~ The Candy House by Jennifer Egan Heaven by Mieko Kawakami Khalil by Yasmina Khadra Lost Children Archive by Valeria Luiselli The Colony by Audrey Magee Elena Knows by Claudia Piñeiro, transl. by Frances Riddle
QUESTIONS: 1. How many books have you read so far this year? 2. What’s your favourite book so far this year? 3. What’s your most disappointing book so far this year? 4. What genre have you read most this year? 5. Name a favourite newly discovered author. 6. Name the most surprisingly good book you’ve read. 7. Name your favourite (and most anticipated) 2022 releases. 8. What’s your next big priority for your reading? 9. What’s been your bookish highlight? 10. Who do you tag?
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Happy Stories, Mostly by Norman Erik's on Pasaribu (transl. by Tiffany Tsao) We Are Made of Diamond Stuff by Isabel Waidner Night As It Falls by Jakuta Alikavazovic (transl. by Jeffrey Zuckerman) The Membranes by Chi Ta-wei (transl. by Ari Larissa Heinrich) Musos by Charlene Elsby The Trumpets of Jericho by Unica Zürn (transl. by Christina Svendsen) I Am Sovereign by Nicola Barker The Cartographer Tries to Map a Way to Zion by Kei Miller
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The Bread the Devil Knead by Lisa Allen-Agostini Psychros by Charlene Elsby The Membranes by Chi Ta-wei (transl. by Ari Larissa Heinrich) The Public Burning by Robert Coover The Sentence by Louise Erdrich Lost Children Archive by Valeria Luiselli Mona by Pola Oloixarac (transl. by Adam Morris) The Trumpets of Jericho by Unica Zürn (transl. by Christina Svendsen)
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#RecentReadswent to London, met Marc Nash, bought books | the randomness of secondhand bookshopsBeating around the Books2022-05-31 | In which @MarcNash and I share our book haul
~~~Books Mentioned~~~
Portrait of an Unknown Lady by María Gainza (transl. by Thomas Bunstead) The Ingenious Gentleman and Poet Federico García Lorca Ascends to Hell by Carlos Rojas (transl. by Edith Grossmann) The Gap of Time by Jeannette Winterson The Death of the Author by Gilbert Adair Into the War by Italo Calvino (transl. by Martin L. McLaughlin) The Conquerors by André Malraux Mortal Coil: A Short History of Living Longer by David Boyd Haycock The System of Vienna: From Heaven Street to Earth Mound Square by Gert Jonke (transl. by Vincent Kling) How To Read Water: Clues & Patterns from Puddles to the Sea by Tristan Gooley Confabulations by John Berger
How to be both by Ali Smith Slapstick or Lonesome No More by Kurt Vonnegut Cosmopolis by Don DeLillo On Photography by Susan Sontag Attrib by Eley Williams The Council of Egypt by Leonardo Sciascia (transl. by Adrienne Foulke) Cain's Book by Alexander Trocchi Distant Light by Antonio Moresco (transl. by Richard Dixon) adibas by Zaza Burchuladze (transl. by Thomas Wiedling)
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#bookhaulAnnouncing FITZUARY: Fitzcarraldo Readalong | Minor Detail | Ill FeelingsBeating around the Books2022-01-26 | In which I announce #Fitzuary, the Fitzcarraldo Editions Readathon in February.
***I forgot to mention two other book readalongs that Kieran will be hosting: Box Hill by Adam Mars-Jones and Hurricane Season by Fernanda Melchor***
Minor Detail by Adania Shibli Ill Feelings by Alice Hattrick Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tocarczuk The Years by Annie Ernaux Septology by Jon Fosse
If you're taking part and making videos or other social media content, please use the hashtag #Fitzuary so we can compile a playlist.
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Minor Detail by Adania Shibli, transl. by Elisabeth Jaquette Beloved by Toni Morrison Lost Children Archive by Valeria Luiselli The Woman Warrior by Maxine Hong Kingston Tower by Bae Myung-hoon, transl. by Sung Ryu The Keening by Margaret Pinard Hey Bert by Roberto Pastore A Portable Paradise by Roger Robinson is, thinks pearl by Julia Bird* In Transit: Poems of Travel by Sarah Jackson and Tim Youngs (eds.)* What the House Taught Us by Anne Bailey*
#BuddyReads #FitzcarraldoFebruaryNovember Reading Wrap-up | House of Leaves Readalong Discord | #NonfictionNovemberBeating around the Books2021-12-03 | House of Leaves Readalong: discord.gg/7gzeyCY8s4
***BookTubers mentioned*** Ros @ Scallydandling about the books
~~~Books Mentioned~~~ Gut by Giulia Enders My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russel Notes to Self by Emilie Pine Pandora's Jar by Natalie Haynes Going Postal by Terry Pratchett Hood Feminism by Mikki Kendall Gegenwartsbewältigung by Max Czollek Die letzten Tage des Patriarchats by Margarete Stokowski Barracoon by Zora Neale Hurston I'm Afraid of Men by Vivek ShrayaHow to read House of Leaves | What is ergodic literature? [CC]Beating around the Books2021-11-20 | In which I attempt to explain my thoughts on reading guides for House of Leaves, using a very surface level understanding of the term 'ergodic literature'.
The book I took the introduction from is Cybertext: Perspectives on Ergodic Literature by Espen Aarseth
It will be from Dec '21 to Jan '22 and we'll take it at a leisurely pace, so you'll hopefully be able to fit it into a busy reading schedule.
#HouseOfLeaves #readalong #groupread #buddyreadNon-Fiction Audiobook Recommendations | #NonFictionNovemberBeating around the Books2021-11-17 | In which I recommend 14 non-fiction audiobooks and one podcast for #NonFictionNovember.
In the video I forgot to match the books to this year's prompts, so let me try and do it here... Some of these worked for two prompts, a few are a bit of a stretch if not impossible to fit anywhere.
COLLECTION Constellations by Sinead Gleeson* youtu.be/LTtcknH-fRk Sitting Pretty by Rebekah Taussig* youtu.be/ab3PJVP0TCo What My Mother and I Don’t Talk About edited by Michele Filgate*
INDUSTRY Empire of Pain by Patrick Radden Keefe* youtu.be/mWK3b4Q6VDY youtu.be/mWK3b4Q6VDY The Butchering Art: Joseph Lister's Quest to Transform the Grisly World of Victorian Medicine by Lindsey Fitzharris^ youtu.be/M0cN7iUpFuY Consent by Vanessa Springora*
TREATMENT Consent by Vanessa Springora* youtu.be/ab3PJVP0TCo Constellations by Sinead Gleeson* youtu.be/LTtcknH-fRk Sitting Pretty by Rebekah Taussig* youtu.be/ab3PJVP0TCo A Still Life by Josie George youtu.be/7BLx9HiJLHs Pandora’s Jar by Natalie Haynes* 24 Hours in Ancient Rome by Philip Matyszak^ 24 Hours in Ancient Athens by Philip Matyszak^ The Butchering Art: Joseph Lister's Quest to Transform the Grisly World of Victorian Medicine by Lindsey Fitzharris^ youtu.be/M0cN7iUpFuY Gut: The Inside Story of our body’s most underrated organ by Giulia Enders^
#readalong #discworldOctober Wrap-up Part 2 | Austerlitz dreamlike prose, disaster women, 1st #NonFictionNovember readBeating around the Books2021-11-08 | In which I wrap up the second half of my October reading.
~~~Books Mentioned~~~
M Train by Patti Smith The Woman in the Purple Skirt by Natsuko Imamura (translated by Lucy North) Austerlitz by W. G. Sebald Hysteria by Jessica Gross My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh Milk Fed by Melissa Broder Luster by Raven Leilani The Dissent of Annie Lang by Ros Franey Empire of Pain by Patrick Radden Keefe Say Nothing by Patrick Radden Keefe Severance by Ling Ma
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Let's connect in other places... Instagram: instagram.com/beating_around_the_books Goodreads: goodreads.com/beatingaroundthebooksGoing Postal Readalong | #GoingPostalTP2021 | DiscworldBeating around the Books2021-11-05 | In which I announce the readalong of Terry Pratchett's 33rd Discworld novel Going Postal. Feel free to comment on this video or any others (incl. the live chats) by the hosts if you're taking part.
The Prompts 1. B is for Bildungsroman. Do you have a favourite bildungsroman (or coming of age story)? 2. B is for Beach (be careful how you pronounce it!). What would you recommend for a beach read? B is for Beagle, not a prompt but a chance to see our Beagle, Abby. 3. B is for Best. What is the best book you have read this year so far? 4. B is for Bookshop or Bookstore? Do you have a favourite Bookstore? 5. B is for Banned Books? Is there any book you think should be banned? 6. B is for Bible? What is your favourite book of the Bible and what trigger warnings do you think it should have? 7. B is for Bookshelf. Show me your bookshelf/bookshelves. 8. B is for Brazil. Paolo Coelho's The Alchemist has been translated into 70 languages, have you read any Paolo Coelho and if so what did you think of his book(s)?
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#TagTuesdayHouse of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski | Readalong AnnouncementBeating around the Books2021-10-23 | In which I announce a readalong of Mark Z. Danielewski's House of Leaves.
#HouseOfLeaves #readalong #groupread #buddyreadNervous System by Lina Meruane | an attempted book reviewBeating around the Books2021-10-22 | In which I try to review Nervous System by Lina Meruane, translated by Megan McDowell, my favourite read of the year so far. Lots of quotes, not a lot of coherent thoughts.
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I got the pub date for Stanisic's Where You Come From wrong: UK pub date: 4th Nov US pub date: 7th Dec
Questions
Are there any books you started this year that you need to finish? Do you have an autumnal book to transition into the end of the year? Is there a new release you're still waiting for? What are three books you want to read before the end of the year? Is there a book you think could still shock you and become your favourite book of the year? Have you already started making reading plans for 2022?
~~~Books Mentioned~~~
Severance by Ling Ma M Train by Patti Smith Austerlitz by W.G. Sebald Mac & His Problem by Enrique Vila-Matas (transl. by Margaret Jull Costa & Sophie Hughes) Ali Smith's Seasonal Quartet Herkunft by Sasa Stanisic (English title: Where You Come From, translated by Damion Searls) The Posthumous Memoirs of Bras Cubas by Machado de Assis The Years by Annie Ernaux Little Scratch by Rebecca Watson
#TagTuesday #EndOfYearBookTagOctober Mid-Month Wrap-UpBeating around the Books2021-10-16 | In which I wrap up the books I read in the first half of the month. Given the length of this I'm seriously considering weekly videos after all.
I feel like I didn't do a very good job describing Parakeet, so please have a look at these two much more coherent reviews by...
Aller Tage Abend by Jenny Erpenbeck (English title: The End of Days) A Life's Work by Rachel Cusk Desintegriert euch by Max Czollek Passing by Nella Larson Just Kids by Patti Smith Parakeet by Marie-Helene Bertino
#wrapup #RecentReads #booktubeNon-Fiction November 2021 TBR | Pile of PossibilitiesBeating around the Books2021-10-12 | In which I share my choices for a #NonFictionNovember TBR or, a term this mood reader prefers, PoP - Pile of Possibilities
#TBR #booktubeSeptember Reading Wrap-Up | DNFs, motherhood, creativity & connection, dark obsessionsBeating around the Books2021-10-09 | In which I belatedly wrap up my September Reading.
Something New Under the Sun by Alexandra Kleeman Scabby Queen by Kirstin Innes Paul by Daisy Farage Everyone In This Room Will Someday Be Dead by Emily R. Austin On Connection by Kae Tempest Spilt Milk by Courtney Zoffness Address Unknown by Kathrine Kressmann Taylor (dt.: Adressat Unbekannt, transl. by Dorothee Böhm) How To Kill Your Family by Bella Mackie Tell them of Battles, Kings and Elephants by Mathias Énard (transl. by Charlotte Mandell) Three Dreams in the Key of G by Marc Nash The Aleph and Other Stories by Jorge Luis Borges (transl. by Andrew Hurley) Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner Dunkler Frühling by Unica Zürn (English title: Dark Spring, transl. by Caroline Rupprecht) Mac & His Problem by Enrique Vila-Matas (transl. by Margaret Jull Costa & Sophie Hughes) Austerlitz by W.G. Sebald Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead
*In the video I named someone else as the original creator, as I lazily took this info from Mark's video. However, that video is unavailable now, and it looks like the above linked one is the actual creator.
Question 1 Where is your favourite place to read? Question 2 Do you read every day? Question 3 Do you read out loud to any family members? Question 4 Your favourite career for a main character to have? (give an example of a book that has that job in it) Question 5 Do you read at work? (Audiobook or other) Question 6 Tell me what book you are going to read today. Also tag someone to do the tag.
#TagTuesday #booktubeThree Dreams in the Key of G by Marc Nash | Experimental Fiction | ft. Bob the BookererBeating around the Books2021-09-30 | In which the lovely Bob the Bookerer and I discuss our buddyread of Three Dreams in the Key of G by BookTube's very own Marc Nash.
#buddyread #booktubeHoliday Reading Wrap Up | beautiful prose, books about ideas, wonderful wordplay | read with me?Beating around the Books2021-09-27 | In which I wrap up my recent holiday reads, ask a few questions regarding filming schedules and contemplate a buddy/group reading project for next year (including Toni Morrison's Beloved).
Discussion with Bob the Bookerer on Three Dreams in the Key of G: youtu.be/POD9FiJye7Q
~~~Books Mentioned~~~
How to Kill Your Family by Bella Mackie Tell Them of Battles, Kings, and Elephants by Mathias Enard (transl. by Charlotte Mandell) Three Dreams in the Key of G by Marc Nash The Aleph and Other Stories by Jorge Luis Borges (transl. by Andrew Hurley) Mac & His Problem by Enrique Vila-Matas (transl. by Margaret Jull Costa & Sophie Hughes) Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner Dunkler Frühling by Unica Zürn (English translation: Dark Spring) Beloved by Toni Morrison
#buddyreads #shortySeptember #wrapup #booktubeAugust Reading Wrap-up | a highlight of the year, a brilliant debut and some mediocre non-fictionBeating around the Books2021-09-12 | In which I belatedly wrap up my month of reading in August and recommend a film adaptation of a German classic.
North Korea Confidential by Daniel Tudor and James Pearson Pizza Girl by Jean Kyoung Frazier Nervous System by Lina Meruane (translated by Megan McDowell) We Need To Talk About Money by Otegha Uwagba One Of Them by Musa Okwonga Almond by Won-pyung Sohn (translated by Joosun Lee) Brilliant, Brilliant, Brilliant, Brilliant, Brilliant by Joel Golby Assembly by Natasha Brown Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason Fabian/Der Gang vor die Hunde (Fabian/Going to the dogs) by Erich Kästner
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Let's connect in other places... Instagram: instagram.com/beating_around_the_books Goodreads: goodreads.com/beatingaroundthebooksThe Mookse and Gripes Bucket List Book TagBeating around the Books2021-09-05 | In which I do Shawn's delightful new tag. It was so difficult to make a selection. This is likely subject to change, after filming this I already remembered a few other ones that could just as easily have been added.
IMPORTANT NOTE FROM SHAWN THE BOOK MANIAC FOR ANYONE WHO WANTS TO DO THIS TAG: please use the full tag name for your version. If it feels authentic for you to shout out the podcast in your video, that would be great. However, if you’re not into book podcasts, you don’t have to pretend. But at minimum do keep the title intact, and copy and paste both the information below about the podcast AND this paragraph in your show notes. Thank you!
Co-host Trevor on Twitter: @mookse Co-host Paul on Twitter: @bibliopaul
This is a very simple tag: simply tell us about 10 books on your bucket list, books you want to read sometime before you shuffle off this mortal coil, in the fullness of time but not necessarily anytime soon. Optional plot twist: have your subscribers vote, either in the comments section or in some kind of a Google docs poll or whatever, on which two books from your bucket list you have to read by a certain date (I’m going with “by the end of 2022.”)
~~~Books Mentioned~~~
1) The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri 2) The Iliad by Homer 3) Metamorphosis by Ovid 4) Don Quixote by Migel de Cervantes 5) The Aleph OR The Labyrinth by Jorge Luis Borges 6) The Castle OR The Trial by Franz Kafka 7) Moby Dick by Herman Melville 8) Beloved by Toni Morrison 9) The Woman Warrior by Maxine Hong Kingston 10) recommend me a German woman writer, please!
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Let's connect in other places... Instagram: instagram.com/beating_around_the_books Goodreads: goodreads.com/beatingaroundthebooksShould they stay or should they go? Unhaul & Giveaway | currently readingBeating around the Books2021-08-11 | In which I try to #unhaul some books, but also ask you for reasons not to get rid of them, because that's the book hoarder I am. If you'd like me to send you any of these books, please leave me a comment and some way of contacting you via Voxer, Instagram or email. Also a little catch-up about my #RecentReads
~~~Books Mentioned~~~
To unhaul:
Die Go-Spielerin by Shan Sa Tausend strahlende Sonnen by Khaled Hosseini Inneres Land by Maria Barbal Das Spiel des Engels by Carlos Ruiz Zafón Bella Germania by Daniel Speck Ghost Wall by Sarah Moss Piranesi by Susanna Clarke Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier The Doll Factory by Elizabeth Macneal The Familiars by Stacey Halls The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood Telegraph Avenue by Michael Chabon The Past by Neil Jordan Holes by Louis Sachar The Marble Collector by Cecelia Ahern
Recent Reads:
Nervous System by Lina Meruane Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace Three Dreams in the Key of G by Marc Nash
Tell Me How It Ends by Valeria Luiselli Trick Mirror by Jia Tolentino My Broken Language by Quiara Alegría Hudes Constellations by Sinéad Gleeson Brown Baby by Nikesh Shukla Siphonophore by Jaimie Batchan dayliGht by Roya Marsh Stories We Tell Our Children by Marc Nash Mostly Hero by Anna Burns We Are Never Meeting in Real Life by Samantha Irby Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu The Rise of the Iron Men by Misha Glenny (podcast)
#booktube #reading #wrapupSiphonophore by Jaimie Batchan Book ReviewBeating around the Books2021-07-29 | In which I attempt my very first single book review. Forgot to mention: The author is also the co-host of a really interesting podcast where they interview different authors about their novels and writing process - linked below.
1 On a scale of 1 to 10, 1 being a normal person and 10 being the late Harold Bloom, how much are books and reading a part of your life?
2 Where does your personal library stand right now in relation to the rest of your life? Do you have more books now than you ever had? Fewer? How has your library changed?
3 Take a mental step back and ask yourself: what is the most likely first bookish impression a newcomer would have in your home?
4 How often (if ever, gulp) do you clean or re-organize your books?
5 On average, how many books do you acquire in a given week?
6 What song is your current ear-worm?
7 What percentage of your self-control do you retain in a well-stocked bookshop?
8 Do you ever feel the need to take a break from books? If so, what form does it take?
9 When you meet a new person, how long does it take you to bring up books?
10 Have you given any thought/made any provisions for your personal library after you croak?
11 Are you known among your friends & loved ones for your weird and probably unhealthy relationship with books?
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#booktube #tagMy Favourite Novels & What They Say About Me as a ReaderBeating around the Books2021-07-12 | Inspired by Brian @ Bookish I talk about some of my favourite novels and try to categorise them according to what stood out to me the most.
Categories: - Unconventional - Ideas - Character - Plot - Language
~~~Books Mentioned~~~
A Visit From the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan Die Verwandlung (engl. Metamorphosis) by Franz Kafka Das Glasperlenspiel (engl. The Glass Bead Game) by Hermann Hesse Milkman by Anna Burns Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell The Unfortunates by B.S. Johnson House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
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How to Do Nothing by Jenny Odell Fugitive Telemitry by Martha Wells The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter by Theodora Goss European Travel for the Monstrous Gentlewoman by Theodora Goss A Still Life by Josie George Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters
#booktube #wrapup #readingwrapupMidyear Freakout TagBeating around the Books2021-07-02 | Tag Questions: 1. Best book you’ve read so far in 2021? 2. Best sequel you've read so far in 2021? 3. New release you haven't read yet, but want to? 4. Most anticipated release for the second half of the year? 5. Biggest disappointment? 6. Biggest surprise? 7. Favourite new author? 8. Newest fictional crush? 9. Newest favourite character? 10. Book that made you cry? 11. Book that made you happy? 12. Most beautiful book you've bought so far this year (or received)? 13. What books do you need to read by the end of the year?
Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell A Still Life by Josie George Fugitive Telemetry by Martha Wells Little Scratch by Rebecca Watson Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead Small Bodies of Water by Nina Mingya Powles Stories We Tell Our Children by Marc Nash Important Artifacts and Personal Property from the Collection of Lenore Doolan and Harold Morris, Including Books, Street Fashion and Jewelry by Leanne Shapton Raven Leilani Exciting Times by Naoise Dolan Roya Marsh Eileen by Ottessa Moshfegh What My Mother and I Don't Talk About by Michele Filgate Big Girl, Small Town by Michelle Gallen Honford Star Press Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi Fifty Sounds by Polly Barton Nervous System by Lina Meruane, transl. by Megan McDowell M Train by Patti Smith Austerlitz by W.G. Sebald The Aleph by Jorge Luis Borges Three Dreams in the Key of G by Marc Nash Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu White Noise by Don DeLillo Two Trees Make a Forest by Jessica J. Lee
#booktube #wrapup #beatingaroundthebooksBookTube Prize 2021 Quarterfinals Ranking | Fiction Group BBeating around the Books2021-06-03 | In which I talk about my ranking of #BookTubePrize Fiction Group B in the Quarterfinals (Round 2).
Prompts: 1. What had been stopping or is stopping you from leaving comments or starting a booktube channel? 2. You've already left a bunch (or a million) of comments under booktubers' videos. Do you remember the very first comments you've left? Did you get any reply? 3. Pick a book which you've read because of the booktuber's review. It has to stand out (be the one you either loved or hated with passion). 4. Tell us a bit about the book you’re currently reading. Is it any good? Could you read a passage from it which you loved (or found ridiculous)? 5. Do you keep a reading journal?
#booktube #tagBookTube made me buy it: Book Mail Haul UK editionBeating around the Books2021-05-18 | In which I do my first proper book haul, UK edition.
~~Books Mentioned~~
The Years by Annie Ernaux Fifty Sounds by Polly Barton Tell them of Battles, Kings, and Elephants by Mathias Énard The Other Name by Jon Fosse Tower by Bae Myung-hoon Hunter School by Sakinu Ahronglong Scales of Injustice by Lōa Hô Disability Visibility by Alice Wong (ed.) Little Scratch by Rebecca Watson Siphonophore by Jaimie Batchan You Know You Want This by Kristen Roupenian Salt Slow by Julia Armfield
Tag Questions 1. Do you mostly read books illustrating pain or books illustrating joy? Why? 2. Do you see books about pain as more intellectually valuable? Why or why not? 3. Why do you think major book prizes like the Booker and the Pulitzer mainly award books about pain? 4. Do you use and agree with the phrase “guilty pleasure”? Why or why not? 5. Do you think books centering joy are guilty pleasures? 6. Do you read in secret? Are there books you read but never talk about because of embarrassment, shame, or guilty about liking them? 7. Who do you tag?
#booktube #tag #beatingaroundthebooks200 subs Q&A | job, music taste, rescue cats background | If dogs could read...Beating around the Books2021-05-12 | In which I finally do the 200 sub Q&A, show you a lovely dog we've been missing and think about what a dog may like to read.
~~~Books mentioned~~~
Milkman by Anna Burns Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell Sitting Pretty by Rebekah Taussig Vox by Christina Dalcher Important Artifacts and Personal Property From the Collection of Lenore Doolan and Harold Morris, Including Books, Street Fashion and Jewelry by Leanne Shapton The Unfortunates by B. S. Johnson The Discworld Series by Terry Pratchett Timbuktu by Paul Auster
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#booktubeA belated April Wrap-Up | #DisabilityReadathon | I think I love memoirs now | Experimental FictionBeating around the Books2021-05-10 | In which I belatedly wrap up my April reading.
~~Books Mentioned~~
From Here to Eternity by Caitlin Doughty The Pull of the Stars by Emma Donoghue The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel Writers & Lovers by Lily King Untenrum Frei by Margarete Stokowski Odd Girl Out by Laura James Sitting Pretty by Rebekah Taussig Consent by Vanessa Springora Important Artifacts and Personal Property from the Collection of Lenore Doolan and Harold Morris, Including Books, Street Fashion and Jewelry by Leanne Shapton
The giveaway is limited to Europe and the UK and ends on 12th May, as that's when the fundraiser ends.
If you have a bigger channel or other social media, I'd really appreciate it if you shared this (or the Insta post) wherever you see fit - your community tab, your next video, twitter etc.The Moody Book Tag & a Mini Indie Book HaulBeating around the Books2021-04-27 | In which I do The Moody Book Tag and show you an anxiously awaited mail haul of translated Asian fiction.
***Questions*** 1. Do you consider yourself a mood reader? 2. Do you set TBR lists and do you stick to them? 3. Do books affect you emotionally? Does the mood of a book rub off on you? 4. When you’re feeling sad, what do you read? (Or do you not read when sad?) 5. Most often, do you use reading to escape, to learn, or to critically reflect? 6. What is a book that made you laugh out loud? 7. What is a book that has made you cry? Or, if you don’t cry, one that really moved you? 8. What is a book that you didn’t even know how you felt about? 9. Are you more likely to read on a sunny day or a cloudy day? 10. Do you usually “set the mood” when you read? Music, lights, smells, etc? 11. Can you leap from book to book or do you need buffer time between them?
~~~Books Mentioned~~~ Exciting Times by Naoise Dolan Untenrum frei by Margarete Stokowski Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka To the Warm Horizon by Choi Jin-Young (transl. by Soje) Cursed Bunny by Bora Chung (transl. by Anton Hur) Severance by Ling Ma
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