A Tribute to Cormac McCarthy TheBookchemist 2023-07-22 | How have Cormac McCarthy's books impacted your experience as a reader? Were you always a fan or did it take you a while to warm up to his austere style? I look forward to discussing his works with you all.If you enjoy my reviews, please consider supporting the channel on Patreon:patreon.com/TheBookchemistOne-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/BookchemistFollow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_RavasiFollow me on Twitter!twitter.com/The_Bookchemist
The Flamethrowers by Rachel Kushner REVIEW TheBookchemist 2023-07-01 | Buy the book on Blackwell's - my favorite online store, with great prices and free UK delivery!blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/The-Flamethrowers-by-Rachel-Kushner/9780099586982/?a_aid=TheBookchemistBuy it on Amazon:amzn.to/3JrrmeZ(The links above are affiliate links - if you use them to buy your books, you'll help to support my channel!)If you enjoy my reviews, please consider supporting the channel on Patreon:patreon.com/TheBookchemistOne-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/BookchemistFollow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_RavasiFollow me on Twitter!twitter.com/The_Bookchemist
Germinal by Emile Zola REVIEW TheBookchemist 2023-06-17 | The book that got me back on Duolingo!Buy Germinal on Blackwell's - my favorite online store, with great prices and free UK delivery!blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Germinal-by-mile-Zola-Roger-Pearson/9780140447422/?a_aid=TheBookchemistBuy it on Amazon:amzn.to/42UVgAc(The links above are affiliate links - if you use them to buy your books, you'll help to support my channel!)Full disclaimer - the links above lead to the Penguin Classics edition of the book. I have read Germinal in Italian, so I cannot really advise on the quality of that particular edition/translation. [Per gli interessati, la mia edizione Einaudi contiene saggi molto stimolanti, anche se un po' verbosi, di Francesco De Sanctis - certo che la copertina vagamente pixellata dall'Einaudi proprio non me l'aspettavo.]If you enjoy my reviews, please consider supporting the channel on Patreon:patreon.com/TheBookchemistOne-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/BookchemistFollow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_RavasiFollow me on Twitter!twitter.com/The_Bookchemist
Ten Planets by Yuri Herrera REVIEW TheBookchemist 2023-06-03 | My review at LARB:lareviewofbooks.org/article/everyone-is-going-away-on-yuri-herreras-ten-planets"House Taken Over" by Yuri Herrera on Words Without Borders:wordswithoutborders.org/read/article/2017-11/november-2017-new-us-writing-house-taken-over-yuri-herrera-lisa-dillmanBuy Ten Planets on Blackwell's - my favorite online store, with great prices and free UK delivery!blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Ten-Planets-by-Yuri-Herrera-author-Lisa-Dillman-translator/9781913505608/?a_aid=TheBookchemistBuy it on Amazon:amzn.to/3ohdE75(The links above are affiliate links - if you use them to buy your books, you'll help to support my channel!)If you enjoy my reviews, please consider supporting the channel on Patreon:patreon.com/TheBookchemistOne-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/BookchemistFollow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_RavasiFollow me on Twitter!twitter.com/The_Bookchemist
The Thing in the Snow by Sean Adams REVIEW TheBookchemist 2023-05-20 | Check out issue #33 of Mythaxis for a charming selection of fantasy and sci-fi stories and criticism!mythaxis.co.uk/issue-33My review of The Thing in the Snow in Mythaxis:mythaxis.co.uk/issue-33/the-thing-in-the-snow-sean-adams-review.htmlBuy the book on Blackwell's - my favorite online store, with great prices and free UK delivery!blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/The-Thing-in-the-Snow-by-Sean-Adams/9780063257757/?a_aid=TheBookchemistBuy it on Amazon:amzn.to/3GFJrEG(The links above are affiliate links - if you use them to buy your books, you'll help to support my channel!)If you enjoy my reviews, please consider supporting the channel on Patreon:patreon.com/TheBookchemistOne-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/BookchemistFollow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_RavasiFollow me on Twitter!twitter.com/The_Bookchemist
Booth by Karen Joy Fowler REVIEW TheBookchemist 2023-05-06 | (As a technical note, please let me know if the audio is hard to hear - it kept jumping in volume in my editing software, although I'm not sure where exactly the problem was!)Buy the book on Blackwell's - my favorite online store, with great prices and free UK delivery!blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/BOOTH-by-Karen-Joy-Fowler/9781788168649/?a_aid=TheBookchemistBuy it on Amazon:amzn.to/415PPNG(The links above are affiliate links - if you use them to buy your books, you'll help to support my channel!)If you enjoy my reviews, please consider supporting the channel on Patreon:patreon.com/TheBookchemistOne-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/BookchemistFollow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_RavasiFollow me on Twitter!twitter.com/The_Bookchemist
The Sunken Land Begins to Rise Again REVIEW TheBookchemist 2023-04-22 | "New weird fiction and the oneirologic of both-and" - the Textual Practice article I mention in the video:tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/0950236X.2022.2111701"The Shadow Over Innsmouth" is available to read for free on the HP Lovecraft archive:hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/soi.aspxBuy the book on Blackwell's - my favorite online store, with great prices and free UK delivery!blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/The-Sunken-Land-Begins-to-Rise-Again-by-M-John-Harrison/9780575096363/?a_aid=TheBookchemistBuy it on Amazon:amzn.to/3nLORrk(The links above are affiliate links - if you use them to buy your books, you'll help to support my channel!)If you enjoy my reviews, please consider supporting the channel on Patreon:patreon.com/TheBookchemistOne-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/BookchemistFollow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_RavasiFollow me on Twitter!twitter.com/The_Bookchemist
The Overstory by Richard Powers REVIEW TheBookchemist 2023-04-08 | US readers, buy the book on IndieBound and support independent bookshops!indiebound.org/book/9780312427733?aff=TheBookchemistUK & other European readers, buy it on Blackwell's - my favorite online store, with great prices and free UK delivery!blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/The-Overstory-by-Richard-Powers/9781784877910/?a_aid=TheBookchemistBuy it on Amazon:amzn.to/3ZucrWP(The links above are affiliate links - if you use them to buy your books, you'll help to support my channel!)If you enjoy my reviews, please consider supporting the channel on Patreon:patreon.com/TheBookchemistOne-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/BookchemistFollow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_RavasiFollow me on Twitter!twitter.com/The_Bookchemist
Kindred by Octavia Butler REVIEW TheBookchemist 2023-03-25 | As simple in its premise as it is powerful and hard-hitting.US readers, buy the book on IndieBound and support independent bookshops!indiebound.org/book/9780807083697?aff=TheBookchemistUK & other European readers, buy it on Blackwell's - my favorite online store, with great prices and free UK delivery!blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Kindred-by-Octavia-E-Butler/9781472258229/?a_aid=TheBookchemistBuy it on Amazon:amzn.to/3KK7Sns(The links above are affiliate links - if you use them to buy your books, you'll help to support my channel!)If you enjoy my reviews, please consider supporting the channel on Patreon:patreon.com/TheBookchemistOne-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/BookchemistFollow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_RavasiFollow me on Twitter!twitter.com/The_Bookchemist
In Custody by Anita Desai REVIEW TheBookchemist 2023-03-11 | UK & other European readers, buy it on Blackwell's - my favorite online store, with great prices and free UK delivery!blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/In-Custody-by-Anita-Desai/9780099428497/?a_aid=TheBookchemistBuy it on Amazon:amzn.to/3HRXyHW(The links above are affiliate links - if you use them to buy your books, you'll help to support my channel!)If you enjoy my reviews, please consider supporting the channel on Patreon:patreon.com/TheBookchemistOne-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/BookchemistFollow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_RavasiFollow me on Twitter!twitter.com/The_Bookchemist
Disobedience by Naomi Alderman REVIEW TheBookchemist 2023-02-25 | US readers, buy the book on IndieBound and support independent bookshops!indiebound.org/book/9780743291576?aff=TheBookchemistUK & other European readers, buy it on Blackwell's - my favorite online store, with great prices and free UK delivery!blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Disobedience-by-Naomi-Alderman/9780141025957/?a_aid=TheBookchemistBuy it on Amazon:amzn.to/3DDQsEG(The links above are affiliate links - if you use them to buy your books, you'll help to support my channel!)If you enjoy my reviews, please consider supporting the channel on Patreon:patreon.com/TheBookchemistOne-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/BookchemistFollow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_RavasiFollow me on Twitter!twitter.com/The_Bookchemist
Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert REVIEW TheBookchemist 2023-02-11 | [Apparently I forgot to edit out a few bits from the final video before uploading it - it's all fixed now though! Thanks Paolo for flagging this and apologies to anyone who had to watch me cough like an old man and stare at my notes in confusion :P]The Italian book I mention in the video is I Malavoglia (The House by the Medlar Tree) by Giovanni Verga. It's the best!I read Madame Bovary in Italian, on the assumption that it would be closer to the original French - so I cannot really advise on what English translation you should choose. The following affiliate links will lead to Penguin Classics editions, just because I've rarely been disappointed with those.US readers, buy the book on IndieBound and support independent bookshops!indiebound.org/book/9780141394671?aff=TheBookchemistUK & other European readers, buy it on Blackwell's - my favorite online store, with great prices and free UK delivery!blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Madame-Bovary-by-Gustave-Flaubert-Geoffrey-Wall/9780140449129/?a_aid=TheBookchemistBuy it on Amazon:amzn.to/3RaFvzV(The links above are affiliate links - if you use them to buy your books, you'll help to support my channel!)If you enjoy my reviews, please consider supporting the channel on Patreon:patreon.com/TheBookchemistOne-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/BookchemistFollow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_RavasiFollow me on Twitter!twitter.com/The_Bookchemist
The Dispossessed by Ursula K Le Guin REVIEW TheBookchemist 2023-01-28 | I purchased my copy in News from Nowhere, a beautiful left-wing bookshop in Liverpool with a curated selection of fiction, history, essays, and much more. Well worth the trip if you're ever in the English North West!US readers, buy the book on IndieBound and support independent bookshops!indiebound.org/book/9780061054884?aff=TheBookchemistUK & other European readers, buy it on Blackwell's - my favorite online store, with great prices and free UK delivery!blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/The-Dispossessed-by-Ursula-K-Le-Guin/9781857988826/?a_aid=TheBookchemistBuy it on Amazon:amzn.to/3JbUwiM(The links above are affiliate links - if you use them to buy your books, you'll help to support my channel!)If you enjoy my reviews, please consider supporting the channel on Patreon:patreon.com/TheBookchemistOne-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/BookchemistFollow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_RavasiFollow me on Twitter!twitter.com/The_Bookchemist
Top 20 Books I Read in 2022 TheBookchemist 2023-01-13 | Thank you all so much for your time, comments, and support throughout 2022!The books I can't wave around in the video were all library copies :)The full ranking of all the fiction books I've read in 2002:patreon.com/posts/77148940The twenty books mentioned in this video, in alphabetical order, with links to my review (if I've filmed one):Armfield - Our Wives Under the Sea - youtube.com/watch?v=XjhIF8Hct_oCarter - The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor HoffmanChopin - The AwakeningCoe - What a Carve Up! - youtube.com/watch?v=fpHUJ_MSA0oDe Roberto - L'illusioneDe Roberto - The ViceroysEco - The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana - youtube.com/watch?v=RdRKbRufuvwEgan - The Candy House - youtube.com/watch?v=08Kfw9zOeDkHustvedt - The Blazing World - youtube.com/watch?v=pXjOXzajpBQJemisin - The Fifth Season - youtube.com/watch?v=BcZz3GDKsrIJemisin - The Stone SkyLahiri - The Lowland - youtube.com/watch?v=Rs02lcPpSxQLe Guin - The Left Hand of Darkness - youtube.com/watch?v=sp8SxtRQN0YMandel - Station Eleven - youtube.com/watch?v=MkOCSZ3OAhs&tMantel - Wolf Hall - youtube.com/watch?v=XMR7ibuJfkcMiéville - The City & the City - youtube.com/watch?v=iKzimnvGRqA&tSmith - How to Be Both - youtube.com/watch?v=_zoLm0EEyhcTartt - The Goldfinch - youtube.com/watch?v=HxX2QbeG3WY&tTartt - The Secret History - youtube.com/watch?v=UvQNnnFotm4Whitehead - Harlem ShuffleIf you enjoy my reviews, please consider supporting the channel on Patreon:patreon.com/TheBookchemistOne-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/BookchemistFollow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_RavasiFollow me on Twitter!twitter.com/The_Bookchemist
Top 5 Writers, Genres I Dislike, & More (Ask Me Anything!) TheBookchemist 2022-12-17 | Thank you so much to all of you who watched my videos and engaged with me through the comments throughout 2022 :)A link to the playlist with all the videos from my Gravity's Rainbow Reading Project:youtube.com/watch?v=exi6tuuUZ54&list=PL1imCIzhbzfNDyixDgZT7D4HEWt8cXF1HThe Island of Doctor Moreau by HG Wells on Gutenberg:gutenberg.org/files/159/159-h/159-h.htm"Earthy Anecdote" by Wallace Stevens:poets.org/poem/earthy-anecdotesIf you enjoy my reviews, please consider supporting the channel on Patreon:patreon.com/TheBookchemistOne-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/BookchemistFollow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_RavasiFollow me on Twitter!twitter.com/The_Bookchemist
The Candy House by Jennifer Egan REVIEW TheBookchemist 2022-11-19 | The comparison with The Circle is not intended to take anything away from Eggers' excellent dystopia, which is a great book and an often prophetic warning!US readers, buy The Candy House on IndieBound and support independent bookshops!indiebound.org/book/9781476716763?aff=TheBookchemistUK & other European readers, buy it on Blackwell's - my favorite online store, with great prices and free UK delivery!blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/The-Candy-House-by-Jennifer-Egan/9781472150912/?a_aid=TheBookchemistBuy it on Amazon:amzn.to/3EAWHdk(The links above are affiliate links - if you use them to buy your books, you'll help to support my channel!)If you enjoy my reviews, please consider supporting the channel on Patreon:patreon.com/TheBookchemistOne-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/BookchemistFollow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_RavasiFollow me on Twitter!twitter.com/The_Bookchemist
The Blazing World by Siri Hustvedt REVIEW TheBookchemist 2022-10-02 | US readers, buy the book on IndieBound and support independent bookshops!indiebound.org/book/9781476747248?aff=TheBookchemistUK & other European readers, buy it on Blackwell's - my favorite online store, with great prices and free UK delivery!blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/The-Blazing-World-by-Siri-Hustvedt/9781444779660/?a_aid=TheBookchemistBuy it on Amazon:amzn.to/3SNaXnw(The links above are affiliate links - if you use them to buy your books, you'll help to support my channel!)If you enjoy my reviews, please consider supporting the channel on Patreon:patreon.com/TheBookchemistOne-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/BookchemistFollow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_RavasiFollow me on Twitter!twitter.com/The_Bookchemist
The City & the City by China Miéville REVIEW TheBookchemist 2022-09-17 | A unique setting (much more intriguing than my description could possibly suggest!) and an engaging story - thought-provoking, puzzling, riveting.US readers, buy the book on IndieBound and support independent bookshops!indiebound.org/book/9780345497529?aff=TheBookchemistUK & other European readers, buy it on Blackwell's - my favorite online store, with great prices and free UK delivery!blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/The-City--The-City-by-China-Miville/9781509870585/?a_aid=TheBookchemistBuy it on Amazon:amzn.to/3eN2yl6(The links above are affiliate links - if you use them to buy your books, you'll help to support my channel!)If you enjoy my reviews, please consider supporting the channel on Patreon:patreon.com/TheBookchemistOne-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/BookchemistFollow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_RavasiFollow me on Twitter!twitter.com/The_Bookchemist
Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield REVIEW TheBookchemist 2022-09-03 | And I haven't even mentioned how it takes the whole Sea Husband trope (The Pisces, of course Shape of Water) and plays around with it! Such a novel; I'm astounded.US readers, buy the book on IndieBound and support independent bookshops!indiebound.org/book/9781250229892?aff=TheBookchemistUK & other European readers, buy it on Blackwell's - my favorite online store, with great prices and free UK delivery!blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Our-Wives-Under-the-Sea-by-Julia-Armfield/9781529017236/?a_aid=TheBookchemistBuy it on Amazon:amzn.to/3TAbzho(The links above are affiliate links - if you use them to buy your books, you'll help to support my channel!)If you enjoy my reviews, please consider supporting the channel on Patreon:patreon.com/TheBookchemistOne-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/BookchemistFollow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_RavasiFollow me on Twitter!twitter.com/The_Bookchemist
The Fifth Season by NK Jemisin REVIEW TheBookchemist 2022-08-20 | It rocks!US readers, buy the book on IndieBound and support independent bookshops!indiebound.org/book/9780316229296?aff=TheBookchemistUK & other European readers, buy it on Blackwell's - my favorite online store, with great prices and free UK delivery!blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/HUGO-AWARDS-2016-BEST-NOVEL-The-Fifth-Season-by-N-K-Jemisin/9780356508191/?a_aid=TheBookchemistBuy it on Amazon:amzn.to/3PhVYQ4(The links above are affiliate links - if you use them to buy your books, you'll help to support my channel!)If you enjoy my reviews, please consider supporting the channel on Patreon:patreon.com/TheBookchemistOne-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/BookchemistFollow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_RavasiFollow me on Twitter!twitter.com/The_Bookchemist
How to Be Both by Ali Smith REVIEW TheBookchemist 2022-08-06 | US readers, buy the book on IndieBound and support independent bookshops!indiebound.org/book/9780307275257?aff=TheBookchemistUK & other European readers, buy it on Blackwell's - my favorite online store, with great prices and free UK delivery!blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/How-to-Be-Both-by-Ali-Smith/9780141025209/?a_aid=TheBookchemistBuy it on Amazon:amzn.to/3v89L4t(The links above are affiliate links - if you use them to buy your books, you'll help to support my channel!)If you enjoy my reviews, please consider supporting the channel on Patreon:patreon.com/TheBookchemistOne-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/BookchemistFollow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_RavasiFollow me on Twitter!twitter.com/The_Bookchemist
Things I Wish Id Known Before Starting My PhD TheBookchemist 2022-07-23 | A CLARIFICATION, since I realize that, at different points in the video, it sounds as if I'm giving contradictory advice ("only do a PhD if you are certain it's your dream" VS "it's OK to be undecided and hesitant"). What I meant to say is,- It's OK to THINK that academia (or anything, really) is your dream, without being 100% certain about it. (As with anything in life, uncertainty is a sign of awareness - it's blind conviction that you should fear);- Definitely do not embark on a PhD if you see academia as your Plan B, fallback plan, or side hustle. It's not going to work out.If you enjoy my reviews, please consider supporting the channel on Patreon:patreon.com/TheBookchemistOne-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/BookchemistFollow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_RavasiFollow me on Twitter!twitter.com/The_Bookchemist
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel REVIEW TheBookchemist 2022-07-02 | Surprised and proud that I managed to avoid calling her Hillary St. John Mantel by mistake throughout the entire video!US readers, buy the book on IndieBound and support independent bookshops!indiebound.org/book/9780804172448?aff=TheBookchemistUK & other European readers, buy it on Blackwell's - my favorite online store, with great prices and free UK delivery!blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Station-Eleven-by-Emily-St-John-Mandel/9781447268970/?a_aid=TheBookchemistBuy it on Amazon:amzn.to/3QCC3xb(The links above are affiliate links - if you use them to buy your books, you'll help to support my channel!)If you enjoy my reviews, please consider supporting the channel on Patreon:patreon.com/TheBookchemistOne-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/BookchemistFollow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_RavasiFollow me on Twitter!twitter.com/The_Bookchemist
Ghosts, Liars, and Conquistadors: Six Short Reviews TheBookchemist 2022-06-18 | Here are the six books covered in this video, with links to purchase them from IndieBound, Blackwell's, and Amazon:Ward - Sing, Unburied, SingIB: indiebound.org/book/9781501126079?aff=TheBookchemistBW: blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Sing-Unburied-Sing-by-Jesmyn-Ward/9781408890967/?a_aid=TheBookchemistA: amzn.to/39fp1oHLigotti - Teatro GrottescoIB: indiebound.org/book/9780753513743?aff=TheBookchemistBW: blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Teatro-Grottesco-by-Thomas-Ligotti/9780753513743/?a_aid=TheBookchemistA: amzn.to/3tx4u5JCoe - What a Carve Up!IB: indiebound.org/book/9780679754053?aff=TheBookchemistBW: blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/What-a-Carve-Up-by-Jonathan-Coe/9780241967799/?a_aid=TheBookchemistA: amzn.to/39tiNkWBuchanan - InsatiableBW: blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Insatiable-by-Daisy-Buchanan/9780751580198/?a_aid=TheBookchemistA: amzn.to/3He5th0Binet - CivilisationsIB: indiebound.org/book/9780374600815?aff=TheBookchemistBW: blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Civilisations-by-Laurent-Binet-author-Sam-Taylor-translator/9781529112818/?a_aid=TheBookchemistA: amzn.to/3tvXhTuMantel - Bring Up the BodiesIB: indiebound.org/book/9781250024176?aff=TheBookchemistBW: blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Bring-Up-the-Bodies-by-Hilary-Mantel/9780007315109/?a_aid=TheBookchemistA: amzn.to/39pUggD(The links above are affiliate links - if you use them to buy your books, you'll help to support my channel!)If you enjoy my reviews, please consider supporting the channel on Patreon:patreon.com/TheBookchemistOne-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/BookchemistFollow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_RavasiFollow me on Twitter!twitter.com/The_Bookchemist
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt REVIEW TheBookchemist 2022-05-21 | US readers, buy the book on IndieBound and support independent bookshops!indiebound.org/book/9780316055444?aff=TheBookchemistUK & other European readers, buy it on Blackwell's - my favorite online store, with great prices and free UK delivery!blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/The-Goldfinch-by-Donna-Tartt/9780349139630/?a_aid=TheBookchemistBuy it on Amazon:amzn.to/3McUdTz(The links above are affiliate links - if you use them to buy your books, you'll help to support my channel!)If you enjoy my reviews, please consider supporting the channel on Patreon:patreon.com/TheBookchemistOne-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/BookchemistFollow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_RavasiFollow me on Twitter!twitter.com/The_Bookchemist
Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides & The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K Le Guin REVIEW TheBookchemist 2022-04-23 | The first 1,000 people to use the link or my code thebookchemist will get a 1 month free trial of Skillshare: https://skl.sh/thebookchemist04221 I wasn't planning to review these two together - but the echoes and parallels (distant yet distinct) were impossible to ignore!US readers, buy Middlesex on IndieBound and support independent bookshops!indiebound.org/book/9780312427733?aff=TheBookchemistUK & other European readers, buy Middlesex on Blackwell's - my favorite online store, with great prices and free UK delivery!blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Middlesex-by-Jeffrey-Eugenides/9780007528646/?a_aid=TheBookchemistBuy Middlesex on Amazon:amzn.to/3umJ4JiUS readers, buy The Left Hand of Darkness on IndieBound and support independent bookshops!indiebound.org/book/9780441478125?aff=TheBookchemistUK & other European readers, buy The Left Hand of Darkness on Blackwell's - my favorite online store, with great prices and free UK delivery!blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/The-Left-Hand-of-Darkness-by-Ursula-K-Le-Guin/9781473221628/?a_aid=TheBookchemistBuy The Left Hand of Darkness on Amazon:amzn.to/3Jpq4ya(The links above are affiliate links - if you use them to buy your books, you'll help to support my channel!)If you enjoy my reviews, please consider supporting the channel on Patreon:patreon.com/TheBookchemistOne-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/BookchemistFollow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_RavasiFollow me on Twitter!twitter.com/The_BookchemistThis video is sponsored by Skillshare
Persuasion by Jane Austen REVIEW TheBookchemist 2022-04-09 | A rather soupy video (I was knackered when I filmed it!) - but hopefully it will still convey how much I enjoyed Persuasion! How does it compare to Austen's other novels? Did you find it intriguing and surprising, or obvious and telegraphed?Let me know in the comments!Countless editions of Persuasion exist out there - and the book is available for free on the Internet, for instance on Project Guthenberg here:gutenberg.org/ebooks/105The links below are to the Penguin Clothbound Classics edition, which I read, and can recommend. Cheaper paperback editions are, of course, also available!US readers, buy the book on IndieBound and support independent bookshops!indiebound.org/book/9780141197692?aff=TheBookchemistUK & other European readers, buy it on Blackwell's - my favorite online store, with great prices and free UK delivery!blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Persuasion-by-Jane-Austen-Gillian-Beer/9780141197692/?a_aid=TheBookchemistBuy it on Amazon:amzn.to/3LMUmfZ(The links above are affiliate links - if you use them to buy your books, you'll help to support my channel!)If you enjoy my reviews, please consider supporting the channel on Patreon:patreon.com/TheBookchemistOne-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/BookchemistFollow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_RavasiFollow me on Twitter!twitter.com/The_Bookchemist
Umberto Ecos Novels, Ranked TheBookchemist 2022-03-26 | The first 1,000 people to use this link will get a 1 month free trial of Skillshare: https://skl.sh/thebookchemist03221Umberto Eco's essay "Ur-Fascism:"pegc.us/archive/Articles/eco_ur-fascism.pdf[* THE IMPORTANT FOOTNOTEI describe certain features of Eco's fiction (slow beginnings, rambling endings) as "flaws," but it's important to acknowledge that these things are only flaws according to a very specific and fairly narrow view of what constitutes "good narrative," one that’s steeped in American writing rules born in a commercial and even screenwriterly environment, where every page must create more action and every word must serve a purpose. I don’t want to dismiss these claims altogether (I like my books fast and to-the-point, too), but there is also nothing intrisically wrong with a boring or sprawling ending. Sometimes I might even crave one!]Eco's seven novels, here listed in chronological order, with a link to my individual review (if I filmed one), and links to buy them on Blackwell's or IndieBound, awesome independent booksellers. (I am an affiliate of both websites):The Name of the RoseReview: youtube.com/watch?v=9JHbd34D3zM&tBW: blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/The-Name-of-the-Rose-by-Umberto-Eco/9780099466031/?a_aid=TheBookchemistIB: indiebound.org/book/9780544176560?aff=TheBookchemistFoucault's PendulumReview: youtube.com/watch?v=LhFP9_B0ptkBW: blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Foucaults-Pendulum-by-Umberto-Eco/9780099287155/?a_aid=TheBookchemistIB: indiebound.org/book/9780156032971?aff=TheBookchemistThe Island of the Day BeforeReview: youtube.com/watch?v=7gY6x9aZPNgBW: blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/The-Island-of-the-Day-Before-by-Eco-Umberto/9781559273602/?a_aid=TheBookchemistIB: indiebound.org/book/9780156030373?aff=TheBookchemistBaudolinoReview: youtube.com/watch?v=7gY6x9aZPNgBW: blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Baudolino-by-Umberto-Eco/9780099422396/?a_aid=TheBookchemistIB: indiebound.org/book/9780156029063?aff=TheBookchemistThe Mysterious Flame of Queen LoanaBW: blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/The-Mysterious-Flame-of-Queen-Loana-by-Umberto-Eco/9780099481379/?a_aid=TheBookchemistIB: indiebound.org/book/9780156030434?aff=TheBookchemistThe Prague CemeteryReview: youtube.com/watch?v=yMZcLVxgPaQ&t [I reviewed this book on Deutsche Welle Books' YouTube channel. The video seems to be private now - in fact I'm not sure I can find the channel at all - but my hope is that they're simply moving their content, and that the video will be back at one point!]BW: blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/The-Prague-Cemetery-by-Umberto-Eco/9780099555971/?a_aid=TheBookchemistIB: indiebound.org/book/9780547844206?aff=TheBookchemistNumero ZeroReview: youtube.com/watch?v=PkUwwPUyQjg&t (ancient review alert!)BW: blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Numero-Zero-by-Umberto-Eco-author-Richard-Dixon-translator/9781784701826/?a_aid=TheBookchemistIB: indiebound.org/book/9780544811836?aff=TheBookchemistIf you enjoy my reviews, please consider supporting the channel on Patreon:patreon.com/TheBookchemistOne-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/BookchemistFollow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_RavasiFollow me on Twitter!twitter.com/The_BookchemistThis video is sponsored by Skillshare!
Bleeding Edge by Thomas Pynchon REVIEW TheBookchemist 2022-03-12 | Michael Chabon's review of the novel, "The Crying of 11 September:"nybooks.com/articles/2013/11/07/thomas-pynchon-crying-september-11US readers, buy the book on IndieBound (yep I'm an affiliate):indiebound.org/book/9780143125754?aff=TheBookchemistUK & other European readers, buy it on Blackwell's (also an affiliate):blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Bleeding-Edge-by-Thomas-Pynchon/9780099590361/?a_aid=TheBookchemistIf you enjoy my reviews, please consider supporting the channel on Patreon:patreon.com/TheBookchemistOne-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/BookchemistFollow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_RavasiFollow me on Twitter!twitter.com/The_Bookchemist
The Lowland by Jhumpa Lahiri REVIEW TheBookchemist 2022-02-26 | The first 1,000 people to use this link will get a 1 month free trial of Skillshare: https://skl.sh/thebookchemist02221US readers, buy the book on IndieBound (yep I'm an affiliate):indiebound.org/book/9780307278265?aff=TheBookchemistUK & other European readers, buy it on Blackwell's (also an affiliate):blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/The-Lowland-by-Jhumpa-Lahiri/9781408843543/?a_aid=TheBookchemistIf you enjoy my reviews, please consider supporting the channel on Patreon:patreon.com/TheBookchemistOne-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/BookchemistFollow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_RavasiFollow me on Twitter!twitter.com/The_Bookchemist
Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel REVIEW TheBookchemist 2022-02-12 | US readers, buy the book on IndieBound (yep I'm an affiliate):indiebound.org/book/9780312429980?aff=TheBookchemistUK & other European readers, buy it on Blackwell's (also an affiliate):blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Wolf-Hall-by-Hilary-Mantel/9780007230204/?a_aid=TheBookchemistIf you enjoy my reviews, please consider supporting the channel on Patreon:patreon.com/TheBookchemistOne-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/BookchemistFollow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_RavasiFollow me on Twitter!twitter.com/The_Bookchemist
The Secret History by Donna Tartt REVIEW TheBookchemist 2022-01-29 | Those kids carpe diem'd a little bit too hard.US readers, buy the book on IndieBound (yep I'm an affiliate):indiebound.org/book/9781400031702?aff=TheBookchemistUK & other European readers, buy it on Blackwell's (also an affiliate):blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/The-Secret-History-by-Donna-Tartt/9780140167771/?a_aid=TheBookchemistIf you enjoy my reviews, please consider supporting the channel on Patreon:patreon.com/TheBookchemistOne-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/BookchemistFollow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_RavasiFollow me on Twitter!twitter.com/The_Bookchemist
Top 20 Books I Read in 2021 TheBookchemist 2022-01-15 | Thank you all SO much for watching my videos throughout 2021!The books I mention in the video, in alphabetical order by author, with links to my reviews (if I've filmed one):Atwood - The Testaments: youtube.com/watch?v=5oL6KS9WrooAusten - Emma: youtube.com/watch?v=gV-DR8qihyAByatt - Possession: youtube.com/watch?v=nOj82GoCPYEClarke - Piranesi: youtube.com/watch?v=l5gIh8gCS_s&tDelany - Nova: youtube.com/watch?v=wTJG8VbZLcwDitlevsen - The Copenhagen Trilogy: youtube.com/watch?v=oCJUPzo5iIgEco - Baudolino: youtube.com/watch?v=7gY6x9aZPNgFoster - Howards EndGarcia Marquez - The Autumn of the Patriarch: youtube.com/watch?v=w3ACyVg-VFEJackson - We Have Always Lived in the Castle: youtube.com/watch?v=9zcgHjWTni4Kureishi - The Buddha of SuburbiaKushner - The Mars Room: youtube.com/watch?v=syWOy7gHmdEMorante - La storia [History]: youtube.com/watch?v=abWZUHCSJE4Moravia - Gli indifferentiMurakami - Norwegian Wood: youtube.com/watch?v=IN5TSRz88tc&tMurdoch - The Sea, the Sea: youtube.com/watch?v=s3UOXnv2YsUShannon - The Priory of the Orange TreeSmith - On BeautySteinbeck - East of Eden: youtube.com/watch?v=LIPKFnj-7igTolstoy - War & Peace: youtube.com/watch?v=NeOViN1KTQ4Here is a link to the full ranking of the fiction books I read in 2021, available on my Patreon page: patreon.com/posts/61065972When I buy books online, I always use Blackwell's, an independent bookseller offering free UK delivery. Here is an affiliate link to their home page:blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/home?a_aid=TheBookchemistUS readers should check out IndieBound, and support independent bookshops - here is an affiliate link to their home page:indiebound.org/?aff=TheBookchemistIf you enjoy my reviews, please consider supporting the channel on Patreon:patreon.com/TheBookchemistOne-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/BookchemistFollow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_RavasiFollow me on Twitter!twitter.com/The_Bookchemist
The Sea, the Sea by Iris Murdoch REVIEW TheBookchemist 2022-01-01 | I wish ALL my novels featured a sea monster popping up on page 10. It doesn't even have to play a big part in the book - just put it there and roll on with the plot!A note on Charles Arrowby - I describe him as "a director from London," but of course I mean that as the place of his latest residence before moving to Shruff End, and as the one he sees as his natural milieu. Originally, he is from Lincolnshire.The books I mention as my favorite include The Keep by Jennifer Egan, Bleeding Edge by Thomas Pynchon, Moonglow by Michael Chabon, number9dream by David Mitchell, and Foucault's Pendulum by Umberto Eco. (An obvious omission would be Jonathan Lethem's Chronic City!)US readers, buy The Sea, the Sea on IndieBound (yep I'm an affiliate):indiebound.org/book/9780141186160?aff=TheBookchemistUK & other European readers, buy it on Blackwell's (also an affiliate):blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/The-Sea-the-Sea-by-Iris-Murdoch/9781784875190/?a_aid=TheBookchemistIf you enjoy my reviews, please consider supporting the channel on Patreon:patreon.com/TheBookchemistOne-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/BookchemistFollow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_RavasiFollow me on Twitter!twitter.com/The_Bookchemist
A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan REVIEW TheBookchemist 2021-12-11 | The first 1,000 people to use this link will get a 1 month free trial of Skillshare: https://skl.sh/thebookchemist12211As promised, a link to Climate Town's video on how the gas industry pays influencers to sneakily promote their agenda:youtube.com/watch?v=hX2aZUav-54&tUS readers, buy the book on IndieBound (yep I'm an affiliate):indiebound.org/book/9780307477477?aff=TheBookchemistUK & other European readers, buy it on Blackwell's (also an affiliate):blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/A-Visit-from-the-Goon-Squad-by-Jennifer-Egan/9781780330969/?a_aid=TheBookchemistIf you enjoy my reviews, please consider supporting the channel on Patreon:patreon.com/TheBookchemistOne-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/BookchemistFollow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_RavasiFollow me on Twitter!twitter.com/The_BookchemistThis video is sponsored by Skillshare.
Two Poems by Aaron Poochigian TheBookchemist 2021-11-27 | All the poems in the video, and those linked below, are included in Aaron Poochigian's latest collection, American Divine, available from Amazon US and Amazon UK. Links to purchase the book are available below.THE SATANISTSThough vague as vandalsin studded hoodiesand camouflage pants,we were congregants,one girl, one boy,hunkered, with candlesand all the goodiesdemons enjoy,in the hopefully hexedand totally scarydead lot nextto the cemetery.We dug a holelike a mixing bowland dumped in honey,milk and wine —then, for the money,blood of swine.Ad me veni.You out there?I threw in a pennyto cover the fare.Teenage heathen,we panted to breathe ina whiff of a worldaverse to the creedsthe phonies espoused.Abandon swirledthrough the waist-high weeds.We felt we were near it.We were aroused.And, though no spiritpricked up my hairor waggled your tongue,we will always sharewhat was desperately something(if not quite love)and the glory ofthis crazy dumb thingwe did when young.FOR ALL OF DEATHForty approached me like a last exam.I passed and, whoa now, what was in the distanceis dim and clinical and where I am.The coughing in the offinghas found my insides out,and ragged is the shoutI launch into the far side of existence:For all of Death, for all his kidskin gloveis reaching toward me from the big Above,I do resolve, like this is Near Year’s Eve,to start afresh. From now on I believein second chances, an uplifting grave.To catch the difference of this, conceive:among the trees where blackbirds live to grievelike failures over disappointed love,there is a fluttering and, whoosh, a doveexcitementrising. Hope is of the brave.Thank you for listening. That’s all I have.Two more poems from the collection, both published in the Paris Review:The Center for the Performing Arts: theparisreview.org/poetry/7483/the-center-for-the-performing-arts-aaron-poochigianThe Feast of the Epiphany: theparisreview.org/poetry/7484/the-feast-of-the-epiphany-aaron-poochigian(These two require subscriber access - if you don't subscribe to the Paris Review, you'll have to take my word for it - they're awesome - and purchase the collection to see for yourself ;) )American Divine on Amazon US:amazon.com/American-Divine-Aaron-Poochigian/dp/0930982797/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=american+divine&qid=1637938660&qsid=134-7138180-5027939&sr=8-1&sres=0930982797%2CB08FRMBKKL%2C0553447289%2C1496728874%2CB089XXP6Q2%2CB06XRCTZ1J%2C0345434862%2CB08GQ5V9DZ%2CB08FRM3LG3%2CB01HMWWLCI%2C0393044726%2CB08ZMSM8BZ%2CB00LCKVDZI%2C1982102543%2CB08RYTXRL5%2CB00HZ67OOWAnd Amazon UK:amazon.co.uk/American-Divine-Aaron-Poochigian/dp/0930982797/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=American+Divine&qid=1637938739&sr=8-4
The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck REVIEW TheBookchemist 2021-11-13 | The first 1,000 people to use this link will get a 1 month free trial of Skillshare: https://skl.sh/thebookchemist11211Check out SP Books, an independent publisher specializing in luxury editions of classic novels' manuscripts:spbooks.comUS readers, buy the book on IndieBound (yep I'm an affiliate):indiebound.org/book/9780143039433?aff=TheBookchemistUK & other European readers, buy it on Blackwell's (also an affiliate):blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/The-Grapes-of-Wrath-by-John-Steinbeck/9780241980347/?a_aid=TheBookchemistIf you enjoy my reviews, please consider supporting the channel on Patreon:patreon.com/TheBookchemistOne-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/BookchemistFollow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_RavasiFollow me on Twitter!twitter.com/The_BookchemistThis video is sponsored by Skillshare!
The Copenhagen Trilogy by Tove Ditlevsen REVIEW TheBookchemist 2021-10-30 | Childhood: man, this is depressing.Youth: still very sad, but things may be looking up for Tove?Dependency: OH NO TOVE NO THE HORRORUS readers, buy the book on IndieBound (yep I'm an affiliate):indiebound.org/book/9781250829788?aff=TheBookchemistUK & other European readers, buy it on Blackwell's (also an affiliate):blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Childhood-Youth-Dependency-by-Tove-Irma-Margit-Ditlevsen-Tove-Irma-Margit-Ditlevsen/9780241457573/?a_aid=TheBookchemistIf you enjoy my reviews, please consider supporting the channel on Patreon:patreon.com/TheBookchemistOne-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/BookchemistFollow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_RavasiFollow me on Twitter!twitter.com/The_Bookchemist
Nova by Samuel Delany REVIEW TheBookchemist 2021-10-16 | More like Novel!US readers, buy the book on IndieBound (yep I'm an affiliate):indiebound.org/book/9780375706707?aff=TheBookchemistUK and European readers - surprisingly, the novel doesn't seem to be available on Blackwell's, my usual go-to bookstore and website! But it is widely available across second hand bookstores (if you want to go down the online route, World of Books and Awesomebooks are my personal favorites), and your local bookseller might well have a copy.If you enjoy my reviews, please consider supporting the channel on Patreon:patreon.com/TheBookchemistOne-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/BookchemistFollow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_RavasiFollow me on Twitter!twitter.com/The_Bookchemist
The Testaments by Margaret Atwood REVIEW TheBookchemist 2021-10-02 | The first 1,000 people to use this link will get a 1 month free trial of Skillshare: https://skl.sh/thebookchemist10211 A very interesting article on Penguin's website where Margaret Atwood describes the real-life events and developments that inspired her Gilead novels:penguin.co.uk/articles/2019/sep/margaret-atwood-handmaids-tale-testaments-real-life-inspiration.htmlUS readers, buy the book on IndieBound (yep I'm an affiliate):indiebound.org/book/9780525562627?aff=TheBookchemistUK & other European readers, buy it on Blackwell's (also an affiliate):blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/The-Testaments-by-Margaret-Atwood/9781784708214/?a_aid=TheBookchemistIf you enjoy my reviews, please consider supporting the channel on Patreon:patreon.com/TheBookchemistOne-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/BookchemistFollow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_RavasiFollow me on Twitter!twitter.com/The_BookchemistThis video is sponsored by Skillshare!
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke REVIEW TheBookchemist 2021-09-18 | An utterly spoiler-free endorsment of one of the most mesmerizing novels I've read in recent years.The other books I mention in this video include Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrel by Susanna Clarke, We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson, and Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer.US readers, buy the book on IndieBound (yep I'm an affiliate):indiebound.org/book/9781635577808?aff=TheBookchemistUK & other European readers, buy it on Blackwell's (also an affiliate):blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Piranesi-by-Susanna-Clarke-author/9781526622433/?a_aid=TheBookchemistIf you enjoy my reviews, please consider supporting the channel on Patreon:patreon.com/TheBookchemistOne-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/BookchemistFollow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_RavasiFollow me on Twitter!twitter.com/The_Bookchemist
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy REVIEW TheBookchemist 2021-09-04 | The first 1,000 people to use this link will get a 1 month free trial of Skillshare: https://skl.sh/thebookchemist09211War and Peace is, of course, available in a variety of editions, but I do highly recommend the Penguin Classics translation by Anthony Briggs. The links below are for the paperback edition, although the Clothbound Classics edition I wave around in the video, with cover design by Coralie Bickford-Smith, is obviously quite stunning.US readers, buy the book on IndieBound (yep I'm an affiliate):indiebound.org/book/9780140447934?aff=TheBookchemistUK & other European readers, buy it on Blackwell's (also an affiliate):blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/War-and-Peace-by-Leo-Tolstoy-Anthony-Briggs/9780140447934/?a_aid=TheBookchemistApologies to my patrons for the super-speedy thank you at the end of the video - I didn't time that final section very well - but you are all superstars, and you know it!!If you enjoy my reviews, please consider supporting the channel on Patreon:patreon.com/TheBookchemistOne-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/BookchemistFollow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_RavasiFollow me on Twitter!twitter.com/The_BookchemistThis video is sponsored by Skillshare.
Dominicana by Angie Cruz REVIEW TheBookchemist 2021-08-21 | His heart is certainly not the only thing about Cesar that's huge, if you know what I'm saying*US readers, buy the book on IndieBound (yep I'm an affiliate):indiebound.org/book/9781250205940?aff=TheBookchemistUK & other European readers, buy it on Blackwell's (also an affiliate):blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Dominicana-by-Angie-Cruz/9781529304886/?a_aid=TheBookchemistThe River Cottage book on bread (River Cottage Handbook number 3) is also highly recommended!If you enjoy my reviews, please consider supporting the channel on Patreon:patreon.com/TheBookchemistOne-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/BookchemistFollow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_RavasiFollow me on Twitter!twitter.com/The_Bookchemist*Edited out of the review because it was too crass - couldn't resist leaving it for the brave ones who read the description box.
Descending Into Fear: The Rats in the Walls TheBookchemist 2021-08-07 | The first 1,000 people to use this link will get a 1 month free trial of Skillshare: https://skl.sh/thebookchemist08211The full text of "The Rats in the Walls" on the HP Lovecraft archive:hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/rw.aspxOther HP Lovecraft stories mentioned in the video (all available, of course, on the HP Loveacraft archive) include "Dagon," "The Shunned House," "The Tomb," The Case of Charles Dexter Ward, "The Colour Out of Space," and "The Thing on the Doorstep."(If you'd prefer a paper copy, you may wish to watch my video about the (dismal!) state of Lovecraft anthologies, which includes recommendations): youtube.com/watch?v=w7KaVnYJdS8&tOther books mentioned in this video includeJoyce Carol Oates - Night-Gaunts and Other Tales of SuspenseMark Danielewski - House of LeavesEdgar Allan Poe - "The Fall of the House of Usher" (short story)HG Wells - The Island of Doctor MoreauThis video owes a lot to the critical work of ST Joshi, and in particular to his monumental biography of HP Lovecraft, I Am Providence. His annotated editions of Lovecraft have also informed my readings of the author, as have other critical works by Leslie Klinger, Joyce Carol Oates, Jeffrey L Meikle, and others.My mention of my correspondence with ST Joshi in the video is by no means intended to suggest that he necessarily and presently endorses my zany theory that Alchester is, in fact, the source of Lovecraft's Anchester.If you enjoy my reviews, please consider supporting the channel on Patreon:patreon.com/TheBookchemistOne-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/BookchemistFollow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_RavasiFollow me on Twitter!twitter.com/The_BookchemistThis video is sponsored by Skillshare!
The Tartar Steppe by Dino Buzzati REVIEW TheBookchemist 2021-07-10 | The first 1,000 people to use this link will get a 1 month free trial of Skillshare: https://skl.sh/thebookchemist07211US readers, buy the book on IndieBound (yep I'm an affiliate):indiebound.org/book/9781841959283?aff=TheBookchemistUK & other European readers, buy it on Blackwell's (also an affiliate):blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/The-Tartar-Steppe-by-Dino-Buzzati-Stuart-Hood-translator/9781786891648/?a_aid=TheBookchemistIf you enjoy my reviews, please consider supporting the channel on Patreon:patreon.com/TheBookchemistOne-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/BookchemistFollow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_RavasiFollow me on Twitter!twitter.com/The_BookchemistThis video is sponsored by Skillshare!
The Mars Room by Rachel Kushner REVIEW TheBookchemist 2021-06-26 | A ruthless exposé of the systematic injustice at the heart of the prison system, and a testament to fiction's powers to investigate the darkness, paradoxes, and contradictions of the human heart.US readers, buy the book on IndieBound (yep I'm an affiliate):indiebound.org/book/9781476756585?aff=TheBookchemistUK & other European readers, buy it on Blackwell's (also an affiliate):blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/The-Mars-Room-by-Rachel-Kushner-author/9780099589969/?a_aid=TheBookchemistIf you enjoy my reviews, please consider supporting the channel on Patreon:patreon.com/TheBookchemistOne-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/BookchemistFollow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_RavasiFollow me on Twitter!twitter.com/The_Bookchemist
East of Eden by John Steinbeck REVIEW TheBookchemist 2021-06-12 | The first 1000 people to use the link will get a free trial of Skillshare Premium Membership: https://skl.sh/thebookchemist06211What do Steinbeck's most ambitious book and a classic historical novel from the Italian 19th century have in common? Quite a bit actually.US readers, buy East of Eden on IndieBound (yep I'm an affiliate):indiebound.org/book/9780140186390?aff=TheBookchemistUK & other European readers, buy it on Blackwell's (also an affiliate):blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/East-of-Eden-by-John-Steinbeck-author/9780141394893/?a_aid=TheBookchemistIf you enjoy my reviews, please consider supporting the channel on Patreon:patreon.com/TheBookchemistOne-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/BookchemistFollow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_RavasiFollow me on Twitter!twitter.com/The_BookchemistThis video is sponsored by Skillshare!
The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux REVIEW TheBookchemist 2021-06-05 | Should this novel deserve to be read as widely as other pop culture classics such as Dracula, Frankenstein, and Sherlock Holmes? Or should the phantom be put to sleep forever?The novel is available to read on Project Gutenberg - here it is in English:gutenberg.org/ebooks/175And here in the original French:gutenberg.org/ebooks/62215US readers, buy the book on IndieBound (yep I'm an affiliate):indiebound.org/book/9780141191508?aff=TheBookchemistUK & other European readers, buy it on Blackwell's (also an affiliate):blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/The-Phantom-of-the-Opera-by-Gaston-Leroux-Mireille-Ribire/9780141191508/?a_aid=TheBookchemistThese affiliate links are for the Penguin Classics edition of the book, but there are, of course, countless more editions to choose from.If you enjoy my reviews, please consider supporting the channel on Patreon:patreon.com/TheBookchemistOne-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/BookchemistFollow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_RavasiFollow me on Twitter!twitter.com/The_Bookchemist
History by Elsa Morante REVIEW TheBookchemist 2021-05-22 | The article I mention early into the video, offering an overview of the reception of La storia among the Italian cultural establishment. (The article is in Italian, and it's actually an overview of a research project by Angela Borghesi, who collected reviews and opinion pieces on Morante's novel):https://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/2019/01/22/sei-patetica-cosi-scoppio-il-caso-morante26.htmlI only realized after filming the video how difficult to locate the novel is in the English speaking world. Those among you who'd like to experience this masterpiece for themselves might need to do some digging:IndieBound seems to have no copy, though your favorite bookseller might be able to find one (affiliate link ahead): indiebound.org/book/9781586420048?aff=TheBookchemistHive.co.uk has eBook copies available, though no paper copies (affiliate link ahead again): tinyurl.com/yhf4dflnIf you enjoy my reviews, please consider supporting the channel on Patreon:patreon.com/TheBookchemistOne-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/BookchemistFollow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_RavasiFollow me on Twitter!twitter.com/The_Bookchemist
Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami REVIEW TheBookchemist 2021-05-08 | The first 1000 people to use the link will get a free trial of Skillshare Premium Membership: https://skl.sh/thebookchemist05211Murakami's Art of Fiction interview with the Paris Review (most of the interview is behind a paywall, but the questions about NW that I mention in the video come at the very beginning, and are visible to all):theparisreview.org/interviews/2/the-art-of-fiction-no-182-haruki-murakamiUS readers, buy the book on IndieBound (yep I'm an affiliate):indiebound.org/book/9780375704024?aff=TheBookchemistUK & other European readers, buy it on Blackwell's (also an affiliate):blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Norwegian-Wood-by-Haruki-Murakami/9780099448822/?a_aid=TheBookchemistUK readers, buy it on Hive and support your favorite independent bookstore (also an affiliate):tinyurl.com/yjb3mapzIf you enjoy my reviews, please consider supporting the channel on Patreon:patreon.com/TheBookchemistOne-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/BookchemistFollow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_RavasiFollow me on Twitter!twitter.com/The_BookchemistThis video was sponsored by Skillshare
