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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.aspx Buy 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=TheBookchemist Buy 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/TheBookchemist One-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/Bookchemist Follow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_Ravasi Follow me on Twitter!twitter.com/The_Bookchemist
Hell of a Book by Jason Mott REVIEW
TheBookchemist 2024-10-12 | When I talk about "the author" in the course of the video I am, generally speaking, referring to the unnamed narrator & protagonist (not to Jason Mott, who plays very wittily with his narrator's words). Tricky!Buy the book on Blackwell's - my favorite online store, with great prices and free UK delivery!blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Hell-of-a-Book-by-Jason-Mott/9781398704664/?a_aid=TheBookchemistBuy it on Amazon:amzn.to/4cgrUQt(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_BookchemistDrop me a line at ravasimattia@yahoo.it
The Anomaly by Hervé Le Tellier REVIEW
TheBookchemist 2024-09-28 | Buy The Anomaly on Blackwell's - my favorite online store, with great prices and free UK delivery!blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/The-Anomaly-by-Herv-Le-Tellier-author-Adriana-Hunter-translator/9781405950800/?a_aid=TheBookchemist Buy it on Amazon:amzn.to/4c0NisW (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/TheBookchemist One-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/Bookchemist Follow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_Ravasi Follow me on Twitter!twitter.com/The_Bookchemist Drop me a line at ravasimattia@yahoo.it
The Cursed Friend by Beatrice Salvioni REVIEW
TheBookchemist 2024-09-14 | ...
10:04 by Ben Lerner REVIEW
TheBookchemist 2024-08-31 | This one really grew on me!Buy the book 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 it on Amazon:amzn.to/3umJ4Ji(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_BookchemistDrop me a line at ravasimattia@yahoo.it
Americanitis by Miles Beard REVIEW
TheBookchemist 2024-08-17 | An intriguing and scathingly honest book about lust, love, and regret, and intellectual catnip for all the book nerds out there!Buy the book on Blackwell's - my favorite online store, with great prices and free UK delivery!blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Americanitis-by-Miles-Beard/9781804471043/?a_aid=TheBookchemist(The link above is an affiliate link - if you use it to buy your books, you'll help 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_BookchemistDrop me a line at ravasimattia@yahoo.it
Help Wanted by Adelle Waldman REVIEW
TheBookchemist 2024-08-03 | A very intelligent novel about corporate American life. Buy the book on Blackwell's - my favorite online store, with great prices and free UK delivery!blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Help-Wanted-by-Adelle-Waldman/9781805221654/?a_aid=TheBookchemist Buy it on Amazon:amzn.to/3LFBzp0 (The links above are affiliate links - if you use them to buy your books, you'll help support my channel!) If you enjoy my reviews, please consider supporting the channel on Patreon:patreon.com/TheBookchemist One-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/Bookchemist Follow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_Ravasi Follow me on Twitter!twitter.com/The_Bookchemist Drop me a line at ravasimattia@yahoo.it
Baumgartner by Paul Auster REVIEW
TheBookchemist 2024-07-20 | My recent tribute to Paul Auster:youtube.com/watch?v=_rZMfkRaGAg Buy the book on Blackwell's - my favorite online store, with great prices and free UK delivery!blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Baumgartner-by-Paul-Auster/9780571384952/?a_aid=TheBookchemist Buy it on Amazon:amzn.to/3RnYybf (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/TheBookchemist One-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/Bookchemist Follow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_Ravasi Follow me on Twitter!twitter.com/The_Bookchemist Drop me a line at ravasimattia@yahoo.it
The Unfolding by AM Homes REVIEW
TheBookchemist 2024-07-06 | A truly masterful novel of personal crisis, political conspiracy, and privilege running amok. Buy the book on Blackwell's - my favorite online store, with great prices and free UK delivery!blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/The-Unfolding-by-A-M-Homes/9781783785353/?a_aid=TheBookchemist Buy it on Amazon:amzn.to/4aY24Qs (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/TheBookchemist One-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/Bookchemist Follow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_Ravasi Follow me on Twitter!twitter.com/The_Bookchemist Drop me a line at ravasimattia@yahoo.it
Private Rites by Julia Armfield REVIEW
TheBookchemist 2024-06-22 | Certainly one of the novels I'd been awaiting most eagerly in the last couple of years! My review of the Our Wives Under the Sea for the Italian magazine La Balana Bianca:labalenabianca.com/2024/04/12/le-nostre-mogli-negli-abissi-ritorno-del-sommerso-julia-armfield-mattia-ravasi Buy Private Rites on Blackwell's - my favorite online store, with great prices and free UK delivery!blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Private-Rites-by-Julia-Armfield/9780008608033/?a_aid=TheBookchemist Buy it on Amazon:amzn.to/3UyTHF2 (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/TheBookchemist One-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/Bookchemist Follow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_Ravasi Follow me on Twitter!twitter.com/The_Bookchemist Drop me a line at ravasimattia@yahoo.it
Sag Harbor by Colson Whitehead REVIEW
TheBookchemist 2024-06-08 | My own childhood Summers were much more solitary, city-bound, and lazy than Ben's - plus they took place in a different country and a couple of decades later - and yet I found their essence captured magnificently in this truly hilarious and impactful novel. Buy the book on Blackwell's - my favorite online store, with great prices and free UK delivery!blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Sag-Harbor-by-Colson-Whitehead/9780099531883/?a_aid=TheBookchemist Buy it on Amazon:amzn.to/4dwn3fE (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/TheBookchemist One-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/Bookchemist Follow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_Ravasi Follow me on Twitter!twitter.com/The_Bookchemist Drop me a line at ravasimattia@yahoo.it
TheBookchemist 2024-05-25 | If you are fans of Auster's fiction, too - why do you like his books? Which one is your favorite? And what did you think of 4 3 2 1? Follow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_Ravasi Follow me on Twitter!twitter.com/The_Bookchemist Drop me a line at ravasimattia@yahoo.it
A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James REVIEW
TheBookchemist 2024-05-11 | A truly epic saga of violence, corruption, and the possibility of peace. Buy the book on Blackwell's - my favorite online store, with great prices and free UK delivery!blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/A-Brief-History-of-Seven-Killings-by-Marlon-James/9780861545582/?a_aid=TheBookchemist Buy it on Amazon:amzn.to/3WxSPTO (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/TheBookchemist One-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/Bookchemist Follow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_Ravasi Follow me on Twitter!twitter.com/The_Bookchemist Drop me a line at ravasimattia@yahoo.it
The Art of Losing by Alice Zeniter REVIEW
TheBookchemist 2024-04-27 | Apologies for the crackling noise in the last few minutes of the video - good to see that my new microphone is worth the investment :@ :@ Buy The Art of Losing on Blackwell's - my favorite online store, with great prices and free UK delivery!blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/The-Art-of-Losing-by-Alice-Zeniter-author-Frank-Wynne-translator/9781509884131/?a_aid=TheBookchemist Buy it on Amazon:amzn.to/3TX0MPq (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/TheBookchemist One-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/Bookchemist Follow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_Ravasi Follow me on Twitter!twitter.com/The_Bookchemist Drop me a line at ravasimattia@yahoo.it
The Winged Histories by Sofia Samatar REVIEW
TheBookchemist 2024-04-13 | Buy The Winged Histories 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=TheBookchemist Buy it on Amazon:amzn.to/3umJ4Ji (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/TheBookchemist One-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/Bookchemist Follow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_Ravasi Follow me on Twitter!twitter.com/The_Bookchemist Drop me a line at ravasimattia@yahoo.it
The History of the Siege of Lisbon by Jose Saramago REVIEW
TheBookchemist 2024-03-30 | Buy the book on Blackwell's - my favorite online store, with great prices and free UK delivery!blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/The-History-of-the-Siege-of-Lisbon-by-Jos-Saramago/9781860467226/?a_aid=TheBookchemist Buy it on Amazon:amzn.to/3SUHF81 (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/TheBookchemist One-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/Bookchemist Follow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_Ravasi Follow me on Twitter!twitter.com/The_Bookchemist Drop me a line at ravasimattia@yahoo.it
Chilean Poet by Alejandro Zambra REVIEW
TheBookchemist 2024-03-16 | Apologies for thoroughly butchering the novel's title throughout the video! Do read it it's awesome! Buy Chilean Poet on Blackwell's - my favorite online store, with great prices and free UK delivery!blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Chilean-Poet-by-Alejandro-Zambra-author-Megan-McDowell-translator/9781783782901/?a_aid=TheBookchemist Buy it on Amazon:amzn.to/3SwIvYw Also buy Invasion of the Spirit People on Blackwell's:blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Invasion-of-the-Spirit-People-by-Juan-Pablo-Villalobos-author-Rosalind-Harvey-translator/9781913505363/?a_aid=TheBookchemist Buy it on Amazon:amzn.to/3SwIAvi (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/TheBookchemist One-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/Bookchemist Follow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_Ravasi Follow me on Twitter!twitter.com/The_Bookchemist Drop me a line at ravasimattia@yahoo.it
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami REVIEW
TheBookchemist 2024-03-02 | Buy the book on Blackwell's - my favorite online store, with great prices and free UK delivery!blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/The-Wind-Up-Bird-Chronicle-by-Haruki-Murakami-author-Jay-Rubin-translator/9780099448792/?a_aid=TheBookchemist Buy it on Amazon:amzn.to/3wCpPiw (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/TheBookchemist One-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/Bookchemist Follow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_Ravasi Follow me on Twitter!twitter.com/The_Bookchemist Drop me a line at ravasimattia@yahoo.it
The Golden House by Salman Rushdie REVIEW
TheBookchemist 2024-02-24 | Ilenia Zodiaco's video where she mentions The Golden House - highly recommended if you speak Italian, the video is actually packed with tons of other recommendations!youtube.com/watch?v=7hcbqWS-Kh8&t Buy the book on Blackwell's - my favorite online store, with great prices and free UK delivery!blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/The-Golden-House-by-Salman-Rushdie/9781784707095/?a_aid=TheBookchemist Buy it on Amazon:amzn.to/3UnXiHp (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/TheBookchemist One-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/Bookchemist Follow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_Ravasi Follow me on Twitter!twitter.com/The_Bookchemist Drop me a line at ravasimattia@yahoo.it
The Door by Magda Szabó REVIEW
TheBookchemist 2024-02-10 | The case I mention at the end of the video is the case of Ilaria Salis, a teacher from Monza who was arrested in Hungary for opposing a nazi ceremony. Her case is summarized in this recent Guardian article:theguardian.com/world/2024/feb/01/italian-antifascist-ilaria-salis-cell-hungary-crawling-mice-bugs This petition on change.org is trying to raise awareness of her situation and to ask for her return to Italy. If you are moved by her story, I highly encourage you to sign the petition; it is a microscopic gesture that might, just might, keep the story in people's consciousness and put pressure on the authorities responsible for arguing Ilaria's case:change.org/p/riportiamo-ilaria-salis-in-italia-f5de5240-58ba-4a4d-a2f2-86459aa15310?source_location=psf_petitions ___________________________________________________________ Buy The Door on Blackwell's - my favorite online store, with great prices and free UK delivery!blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/The-Door-by-Magda-Szab-author-L-B-Rix-translator/9781784876401/?a_aid=TheBookchemist Buy it on Amazon:amzn.to/49phj4y (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/TheBookchemist One-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/Bookchemist Follow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_Ravasi Follow me on Twitter!twitter.com/The_Bookchemist Drop me a line at ravasimattia@yahoo.it
Prophet Song by Paul Lynch REVIEW
TheBookchemist 2024-01-27 | La Balena Bianca - an awesome literary magazine, highly recommended to all Italian readers:labalenabianca.com Buy the book on Blackwell's - my favorite online store, with great prices and free UK delivery!blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Prophet-Song-by-Paul-Lynch/9780861546459/?a_aid=TheBookchemist Buy it on Amazon:amzn.to/4b6Kf34 (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/TheBookchemist One-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/Bookchemist Follow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_Ravasi Follow me on Twitter!twitter.com/The_Bookchemist Drop me a line at ravasimattia@yahoo.it
Top 20 Books I Read in 2023
TheBookchemist 2024-01-06 | THANK YOU so much for watching my videos in 2023! The full ranking for the year is available on my Patreon page: patreon.com/TheBookchemist The books I couldn't wave enthusiastically in the video were all books I read from the library. Support your library! The alphabetical list by author surname of the books I mention in this video, with links to my reviews (if I filmed one): Butler - Kindred - youtube.com/watch?v=zucuCn5JT64 Chisholm - A Waiter in Paris Clark - Revolutionary Spring De Maria - The Twenty Days of Turin - youtube.com/watch?v=5DoD3VWlR1Q De Roberto - L'Imperio Ernaux - The Years Fowler - Booth - youtube.com/watch?v=G7d3_eW8GN8&t Harrison - The Sunken Land Begins to Rise Again - youtube.com/watch?v=xF3A9IZBYzw Ingalls - Mrs Caliban - youtube.com/watch?v=z3YHmBVCtkQ Jacobson - The Mighty Walzer Kushner - The Flamethrowers - youtube.com/watch?v=fK7xe19XuJ0 La Farge - The Night Ocean Le Guin - The Dispossessed - youtube.com/watch?v=CKJAhgsAuTY Lethem - Brooklyn Crime Novel - youtube.com/watch?v=SuIpDmpasN8 Nguyen - The Sympathizer - youtube.com/watch?v=rANnyP3hM8g Powers - The Overstory - youtube.com/watch?v=DrXVwaWa5S8 Sarr - The Most Secret Memory of Men - youtube.com/watch?v=0i2gvSGl0rg Sciascia - The Mystery of Majorana Taranto - How I Won the Nobel Prize - youtube.com/watch?v=U8k8YwpklCM Whitehead - Crook Manifesto - youtube.com/watch?v=CJ9_o0G5vqk Zola - Germinal - youtube.com/watch?v=ULDO295xS8Y If you enjoy my reviews, please consider supporting the channel on Patreon:patreon.com/TheBookchemist One-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/Bookchemist Follow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_Ravasi Follow me on Twitter!twitter.com/The_Bookchemist
The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen REVIEW
TheBookchemist 2023-12-23 | Outrageous, heartbreaking, and very brave. Buy the book on Blackwell's - my favorite online store, with great prices and free UK delivery!blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/The-Sympathizer-by-Viet-Thanh-Nguyen/9781472151360/?a_aid=TheBookchemist Buy it on Amazon:amzn.to/3MVO8xt (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/TheBookchemist One-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/Bookchemist Follow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_Ravasi Follow me on Twitter!twitter.com/The_Bookchemist
How I Won the Nobel Prize by Julius Taranto & Monsters by Claire Dederer REVIEW
TheBookchemist 2023-12-09 | A fantastic novel, provocative and daring. Buy How I Won the Nobel Prize on Blackwell's - my favorite online store, with great prices and free UK delivery!blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/How-I-Won-a-Nobel-Prize-by-Julius-Taranto/9781035006830/?a_aid=TheBookchemist Buy it on Amazon:amzn.to/49sUE8j Buy Monsters on Blackwell's - my favorite online store, with great prices and free UK delivery!blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Monsters-by-Claire-Dederer/9781399715034/9781035006830/?a_aid=TheBookchemist Buy it on Amazon:amzn.to/49n9xJr (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/TheBookchemist One-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/Bookchemist Follow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_Ravasi Follow me on Twitter!twitter.com/The_Bookchemist
TheBookchemist 2023-12-02 | An intriguing and controversial fantasy novel! Buy the book on Blackwell's - my favorite online store, with great prices and free UK delivery!blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Babel-or-The-Necessity-of-Violence-by-R-F-Kuang/9780008501853/?a_aid=TheBookchemist Buy it on Amazon:amzn.to/3GgkaAe (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/TheBookchemist One-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/Bookchemist Follow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_Ravasi Follow me on Twitter!twitter.com/The_Bookchemist
Brooklyn Crime Novel by Jonathan Lethem REVIEW
TheBookchemist 2023-11-25 | This one is for the fans! I apologize for the rather patronizing reference to the "common reader" in the video - all I meant by that was "a reader who is not familiar with the book's background, and with Lethem's reasons for writing it." Lethem's New Yorker article about Boerum Hill:newyorker.com/magazine/2023/08/28/boerum-hill-brooklyn-gentrification-jonathan-lethem Buy the book on Blackwell's - my favorite online store, with great prices and free UK delivery!blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Brooklyn-Crime-Novel-by-Jonathan-Lethem/9781805460404/?a_aid=TheBookchemist Buy it on Amazon:amzn.to/45hNSiD (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/TheBookchemist One-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/Bookchemist Follow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_Ravasi Follow me on Twitter!twitter.com/The_Bookchemist
The Shards by Bret Easton Ellis REVIEW
TheBookchemist 2023-11-18 | Not much beneath the surface (and even the surface isn't that sleek). La Balena Bianca, an awesome Italian literary/cultural magazine:labalenabianca.com Ilenia Zodiaco's YouTube channel:youtube.com/@IleniaZodiaco I don't recommend you buy this book. 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
Mrs Caliban by Rachel Ingalls REVIEW
TheBookchemist 2023-11-11 | A magnificent novel, fascinating and insightful. Buy the book on Blackwell's - my favorite online store, with great prices and free UK delivery!blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Mrs-Caliban-by-Rachel-Ingalls/9780571367986/?a_aid=TheBookchemist Buy it on Amazon:amzn.to/3ZVamFb (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/TheBookchemist One-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/Bookchemist Follow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_Ravasi Follow me on Twitter!twitter.com/The_Bookchemist
The Passenger and Stella Maris by Cormac McCarthy REVIEW
TheBookchemist 2023-10-28 | Late masterpiece, or the Great Boomer Novel? Buy The Passenger on Blackwell's - my favorite online store, with great prices and free UK delivery!blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/The-Passenger-by-Cormac-McCarthy/9780330457439/?a_aid=TheBookchemist Buy it on Amazon:amzn.to/3MetBDR Buy Stella Maris on Blackwell's:blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Stella-Maris-by-Cormac-McCarthy/9780330457453/?a_aid=TheBookchemist Buy it on Amazon:amzn.to/3s3eRkf (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/TheBookchemist One-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/Bookchemist Follow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_Ravasi Follow me on Twitter!twitter.com/The_Bookchemist
Ghost Music by An Yu REVIEW
TheBookchemist 2023-10-14 | Mushrooms, music, and BMWs: three inherently creepy things that all play a crucial role in An Yu's mesmerizing novel. The latest issue of Mythaxis is available here:mythaxis.co.uk Here is my review of Ghost Music:mythaxis.co.uk/issue-35/ghost-music-an-yu-review.html Buy the book on Blackwell's - my favorite online store, with great prices and free UK delivery!blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Ghost-Music-by-An-Yu/9781787301887/?a_aid=TheBookchemist Buy it on Amazon:amzn.to/48DTFSh (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/TheBookchemist One-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/Bookchemist Follow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_Ravasi Follow me on Twitter!twitter.com/The_Bookchemist
Death Valley by Melissa Broder REVIEW
TheBookchemist 2023-09-30 | Buy the book on Blackwell's - my favorite online store, with great prices and free UK delivery!blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Death-Valley-by-Melissa-Broder/9781668035665/?a_aid=TheBookchemist Buy it on Amazon:amzn.to/3OE0sm0 (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/TheBookchemist One-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/Bookchemist Follow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_Ravasi Follow me on Twitter!twitter.com/The_Bookchemist
The Most Secret Memory of Men by Mohamed Mbougar Sarr REVIEW
TheBookchemist 2023-09-16 | Vincenzo Politi's article (in Italian) about 2666:neutopiablog.org/2021/07/23/un-numero-una-data-il-mondo-noi-stessi-indagine-selvaggia-sul-significato-di-2666 Public Books article on the real-life literary scandle that's echoed in Memory's plot:publicbooks.org/mohamed-mbougar-sarr-yambo-ouologuem-prix-goncourt/#fnref-48139-3 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/The-Most-Secret-Memory-of-Men-by-Mohamed-Mbougar-Sarr/9781787303713/?a_aid=TheBookchemist Buy it on Amazon:amzn.to/3NXmWOr (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/TheBookchemist One-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/Bookchemist Follow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_Ravasi Follow me on Twitter!twitter.com/The_Bookchemist
The Twenty Days of Turin by Giorgio De Maria REVIEW
TheBookchemist 2023-09-02 | Buy the book on Blackwell's - my favorite online store, with great prices and free UK delivery!blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/The-Twenty-Days-of-Turin-by-Giorgio-De-Maria-author-Ramon-Glazov-translator/9781631492297/?a_aid=TheBookchemist Buy it on Amazon:amzn.to/45nn1lq (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/TheBookchemist One-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/Bookchemist Follow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_Ravasi Follow me on Twitter!twitter.com/The_Bookchemist
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro REVIEW
TheBookchemist 2023-08-19 | If ever there was a book you MUST read before watching the movie! Buy the book on Blackwell's - my favorite online store, with great prices and free UK delivery!blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Never-Let-Me-Go-by-Kazuo-Ishiguro/9780571258093/?a_aid=TheBookchemist Buy it on Amazon:amzn.to/43JkD7t (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/TheBookchemist One-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/Bookchemist Follow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_Ravasi Follow me on Twitter!twitter.com/The_Bookchemist
Crook Manifesto by Colson Whitehead REVIEW
TheBookchemist 2023-08-05 | Every bit as thrilling and thought-provoking as Harlem Shuffle! Buy Crook Manifesto on Blackwell's - my favorite online store, with great prices and free UK delivery!blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Crook-Manifesto-by-Colson-Whitehead/9780349727646/?a_aid=TheBookchemist Buy it on Amazon:amzn.to/45npNaH (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/TheBookchemist One-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/Bookchemist Follow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_Ravasi Follow me on Twitter!twitter.com/The_Bookchemist
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/TheBookchemist One-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/Bookchemist Follow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_Ravasi Follow 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=TheBookchemist Buy 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/TheBookchemist One-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/Bookchemist Follow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_Ravasi Follow 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=TheBookchemist Buy 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/TheBookchemist One-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/Bookchemist Follow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_Ravasi Follow 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-dillman Buy 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=TheBookchemist Buy 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/TheBookchemist One-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/Bookchemist Follow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_Ravasi Follow 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-33 My review of The Thing in the Snow in Mythaxis:mythaxis.co.uk/issue-33/the-thing-in-the-snow-sean-adams-review.html Buy 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=TheBookchemist Buy 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/TheBookchemist One-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/Bookchemist Follow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_Ravasi Follow 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=TheBookchemist Buy 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/TheBookchemist One-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/Bookchemist Follow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_Ravasi Follow 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=TheBookchemist 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/The-Overstory-by-Richard-Powers/9781784877910/?a_aid=TheBookchemist Buy 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/TheBookchemist One-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/Bookchemist Follow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_Ravasi Follow 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=TheBookchemist 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/Kindred-by-Octavia-E-Butler/9781472258229/?a_aid=TheBookchemist Buy 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/TheBookchemist One-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/Bookchemist Follow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_Ravasi Follow 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=TheBookchemist Buy 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/TheBookchemist One-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/Bookchemist Follow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_Ravasi Follow 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=TheBookchemist 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/Disobedience-by-Naomi-Alderman/9780141025957/?a_aid=TheBookchemist Buy 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/TheBookchemist One-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/Bookchemist Follow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_Ravasi Follow 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=TheBookchemist 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/Madame-Bovary-by-Gustave-Flaubert-Geoffrey-Wall/9780140449129/?a_aid=TheBookchemist Buy 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/TheBookchemist One-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/Bookchemist Follow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_Ravasi Follow 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=TheBookchemist 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/The-Dispossessed-by-Ursula-K-Le-Guin/9781857988826/?a_aid=TheBookchemist Buy 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/TheBookchemist One-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/Bookchemist Follow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_Ravasi Follow 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/77148940 The 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_o Carter - The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman Chopin - The Awakening Coe - What a Carve Up! - youtube.com/watch?v=fpHUJ_MSA0o De Roberto - L'illusione De Roberto - The Viceroys Eco - The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana - youtube.com/watch?v=RdRKbRufuvw Egan - The Candy House - youtube.com/watch?v=08Kfw9zOeDk Hustvedt - The Blazing World - youtube.com/watch?v=pXjOXzajpBQ Jemisin - The Fifth Season - youtube.com/watch?v=BcZz3GDKsrI Jemisin - The Stone Sky Lahiri - The Lowland - youtube.com/watch?v=Rs02lcPpSxQ Le Guin - The Left Hand of Darkness - youtube.com/watch?v=sp8SxtRQN0Y Mandel - Station Eleven - youtube.com/watch?v=MkOCSZ3OAhs&t Mantel - Wolf Hall - youtube.com/watch?v=XMR7ibuJfkc Miéville - The City & the City - youtube.com/watch?v=iKzimnvGRqA&t Smith - How to Be Both - youtube.com/watch?v=_zoLm0EEyhc Tartt - The Goldfinch - youtube.com/watch?v=HxX2QbeG3WY&t Tartt - The Secret History - youtube.com/watch?v=UvQNnnFotm4 Whitehead - Harlem Shuffle If you enjoy my reviews, please consider supporting the channel on Patreon:patreon.com/TheBookchemist One-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/Bookchemist Follow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_Ravasi Follow 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=PL1imCIzhbzfNDyixDgZT7D4HEWt8cXF1H The 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-anecdotes If you enjoy my reviews, please consider supporting the channel on Patreon:patreon.com/TheBookchemist One-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/Bookchemist Follow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_Ravasi Follow 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=TheBookchemist 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/The-Candy-House-by-Jennifer-Egan/9781472150912/?a_aid=TheBookchemist Buy 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/TheBookchemist One-off donations are also always welcome:paypal.me/Bookchemist Follow me on GoodReads!goodreads.com/author/show/15078502.Mattia_Ravasi Follow me on Twitter!twitter.com/The_Bookchemist