A Chaotic Black History Month Video | Taking a look at whats on my shelves @schoolofholly5317

School of Holly Reading books from black authors is something we should be doing all year round and not just in October (or February in the US) but I wanted to take this opportunity to take stock of the books that I've read and those that I have on my TBR and to make sure that my channel reflects the importance that I place on diversity and equality in all areas.

My channel is absolutely not large enough to be detracting from other creators but needless to say that if you are looking for book recommendations in this area then you should be checking out black creators rather than another white reader. I have a fair few black creators on my subscription list but bizarrely only one British one making BHM content this month so please do check out @heroinescorner and her fantastic readathon this month:
- youtube.com/watch?v=yE0bak7Cn-A

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updated 2 years ago

A Chaotic Black History Month Video | Taking a look at whats on my shelves

School of Holly 2022-10-21 | Reading books from black authors is something we should be doing all year round and not just in October (or February in the US) but I wanted to take this opportunity to take stock of the books that I've read and those that I have on my TBR and to make sure that my channel reflects the importance that I place on diversity and equality in all areas.

My channel is absolutely not large enough to be detracting from other creators but needless to say that if you are looking for book recommendations in this area then you should be checking out black creators rather than another white reader. I have a fair few black creators on my subscription list but bizarrely only one British one making BHM content this month so please do check out @heroinescorner and her fantastic readathon this month:
- youtube.com/watch?v=yE0bak7Cn-A

If you'd like to support the channel you can purchase any books that I recommend through my bookshop.org affiliate link: uk.bookshop.org/shop/schoolofholly

You can also purchase my darkroom prints and mystery book boxes: www.analogueholly.com

You can also find me on Instagram: instagram.com/school.ofholly
And on my Photography/Darkroom YouTube channel: youtube.com/c/AnalogueHolly

Q2 Reading Wrap Up | Stats, Goal Check-In, Favourites, Future Reads

School of Holly 2023-07-29 | My Quarter 2 reading wrap - talking about the books I read and DNFed in April, May and June 2023.

I include my stats, whether I'm meeting my goals, my favourite reads and then look at my priority reads for the next 3 months.

If you'd like to support the channel you can purchase any books that I recommend through my bookshop.org affiliate link: uk.bookshop.org/shop/schoolofholly

You can also purchase my darkroom prints and mystery book boxes: www.analogueholly.com
The discount code for 10% off the entire store is WOOHOO10 and will be available until 31 July 2023.

You can also find me on my art and photography YouTube channel: youtube.com/c/AnalogueHolly

TBR Spin July | And review of These Dividing Walls and The First Time Lauren Pailing Died

School of Holly 2023-07-24 | Choosing my July read with the TBR Spin prompt "book published in the decade your crush was born" which saw me swapping Luster by Raven Leilani for The Name of The Rose by Umberto Eco.

I also give my thoughts on The First Time Lauren Pailing Died by Alyson Rudd and These Dividing Walls by Fran Cooper

I love joining in with these little games around my reading. This is a TBR game being run by @TheBookBully and @FreshlyReadBooks

If you'd like to support the channel you can purchase any books that I recommend through my bookshop.org affiliate link: uk.bookshop.org/shop/schoolofholly

You can also purchase my art prints and mystery book boxes: www.analogueholly.com

You can also find me on my Art/Photography/Darkroom YouTube channel: @AnalogueHolly

Romance Genre Exploration | 7 Book Reviews

School of Holly 2023-07-04 | I've been exploring fantasy books for a few episodes now, today I'm announcing my intention to explore other genres and categories of books in order to understand my own preferences and also to take a closer look at my book biases!

Today I am reading and reviewing:
- Seven Days In June by Tia Williams
- Honey and Spice by Bolu Babalola
- The Roommate by Rosie Dana
- Hold Me by Courtney Milan
- Nanny For The Neighbours by Lily Gold
- Faking with Benefits by Lily Gold
- You Made a Fool of Death With Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi

I like to learn about my reading tastes both from books I like and books that I don't, so even though we have a couple of duds, I've still learnt more about my preferences.

Other videos mentioned:
- TBR Spin June: youtube.com/watch?v=HttYuZK2xLI
- Fantasy Exploration: youtube.com/watch?v=3po7jzBZlqg

If you are interested, I also have an art and photography channel @AnalogueHolly :)

You can purchase art prints from my shop: www.analogueholly.com

TBR Spin June | And review of You Made a Fool of Death With Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi

School of Holly 2023-06-12 | Choosing my June read with the TBR Spin prompts "swap your oldest book for the newest book on your shelf" which saw me swapping These Dividing Walls by Fran Cooper for The Voids by Ryan O'Connell. The second prompt was to "pick a book with 5 or more words in the title" which brought me to The First Time Lauren Pailing Died by Alyson Rudd.

I also give my thoughts on You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi..

I love joining in with these little games around my reading. This is a TBR game being run by @TheBookBully and @FreshlyReadBooks

If you'd like to support the channel you can purchase any books that I recommend through my bookshop.org affiliate link: uk.bookshop.org/shop/schoolofholly

You can also purchase my art prints and mystery book boxes: www.analogueholly.com

You can also find me on my Art/Photography/Darkroom YouTube channel: @AnalogueHolly

Exploring The Fantasy and Sci-Fi Genres | Episode 4

School of Holly 2023-06-05 | I've been exploring fantasy books for a few episodes now, today I'm adding in sci-fi as well because these are both genres I've not read a lot of and it feels fitting to build my awareness of them together.

Today I am talking about the last 4 books I've read in these genres:
- The Lord of Steriel by AJ Lancaster
- Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky
- The Magpie Lord by KJ Charles
- The Bridge Kingdom by Danielle L Jensen

I like to learn about my reading tastes both from books I like and books that I don't, so even though we have a couple of duds, I've still learnt more about my preferences.

If you are interested, I also have an art and photography channel @AnalogueHolly :)

TBR Spin May | And review of Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut

School of Holly 2023-05-26 | Choosing my May read with the TBR Spin prompt "even number of pages" which brought me to You Made A Fool Of Death With Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi.

I also give my thoughts on Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut.

I love joining in with these little games around my reading. This is my TBR Spin 2023 stack. This is a TBR game being run by @TheBookBully and @FreshlyReadBooks

If you'd like to support the channel you can purchase any books that I recommend through my bookshop.org affiliate link: uk.bookshop.org/shop/schoolofholly

You can also purchase my art prints and mystery book boxes: www.analogueholly.com

You can also find me on Instagram: instagram.com/school.ofholly
And on my Photography/Darkroom YouTube channel: youtube.com/c/AnalogueHolly

TBR Spin April | And review of The Tenth Muse by Catherine Chung

School of Holly 2023-04-24 | Choosing my April read with the TBR Spin prompt "author you've read before" and a second option with @KDbooks prompt. I've got two options:
- Strangers on a train by Patricia Highsmith
- Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut

I also give my thoughts on The Tenth Muse by Catherine Chung.

I love joining in with these little games around my reading. This is my TBR Spin 2023 stack. This is a TBR game being run by @TheBookBully and @FreshlyReadBooks

If you'd like to support the channel you can purchase any books that I recommend through my bookshop.org affiliate link: uk.bookshop.org/shop/schoolofholly

You can also purchase my darkroom prints and mystery book boxes: www.analogueholly.com

You can also find me on Instagram: instagram.com/school.ofholly
And on my Photography/Darkroom YouTube channel: youtube.com/c/AnalogueHolly

Q1 Reading Wrap Up | Stats, Goal Check-In, Favourites, Future Reads

School of Holly 2023-04-17 | My Quarter 1 reading wrap - talking about the books I read and DNFed in January, February and March 2023.

I include my stats, whether I'm meeting my goals, my favourite reads and then look at my priority reads for the next 3 months.

If you'd like to support the channel you can purchase any books that I recommend through my bookshop.org affiliate link: uk.bookshop.org/shop/schoolofholly

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You can also find me on Instagram: instagram.com/school.ofholly
And on my Photography/Darkroom YouTube channel: youtube.com/c/AnalogueHolly

part 8 of this little series of quick reviews of the books Ive read. P.S Im on holiday ATM 😎😊

School of Holly 2023-04-06 | ...

I capture the castle by Dodie Smith | My First Close Reading

School of Holly 2023-03-29 | This has been a labour of love - slowing myself right down to read the book slowly and then having to spend forever editing all the footage hahaha.

I hope you like it and thanks for watching!

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part 7 of the last 5 books I read 😊

School of Holly 2023-03-25 | ...

last 5 books I read 🤩

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Unhauling a Book for Every One I Haul!

School of Holly 2023-03-20 | Attempting to keep my shelves in check by unhauling a book for every book I haul.

I've still ended up with a larger TBR than I started with but this still feels good!

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TBR Spin March | And review of Ex-Libris by Ross King

School of Holly 2023-03-13 | Choosing my March read with the TBR Spin prompt "favourite book cover" and winding up with The Tenth Muse by Catherine Chung.

I also give my thoughts on Ex-Libris by Ross King.

I love joining in with these little games around my reading. This is my TBR Spin 2023 stack. This is a TBR game being run by @TheBookBully and @FreshlyReadBooks

If you'd like to support the channel you can purchase any books that I recommend through my bookshop.org affiliate link: uk.bookshop.org/shop/schoolofholly

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You can also find me on Instagram: instagram.com/school.ofholly
And on my Photography/Darkroom YouTube channel: youtube.com/c/AnalogueHolly

Reading all 3 Naomi Booth Novels | Reading Vlog

School of Holly 2023-03-06 | Naomi Booth is my new favourite author - her writing is incredible!

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Project TBR Zero Update | Chatting about DNFing, goals, and owning unread books 📚

School of Holly 2023-02-27 | 6 months in, how am I getting on with my project TBR zero challenge? Not well actually hahaha.

I have had some philosophical musings about where I actually want to end up, how comfortable I am with DNFing and culling unread books and so here I am chatting about those things.

In this video I mention Jim from @TheBookBully and specifically this video - youtube.com/watch?v=e8Xk-NZmnpc&t=2s
And of course Mercedes from @MercysBookishMusings who has inspired so many of us to whittle down our TBRs 😂

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what Ive read lately 📚😁👍

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All Dogs Are Blue by Rodrigo De Souza Lead | Book Review

School of Holly 2023-02-20 | Is this my first ever stand alone book review? It's on All Dogs Are Blue by Rodrigo De Souza Leao. Published by the Indie Publishers, And Other Stories and translated by Zoe Perry and Stefan Tobler.

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last 5 books I finished 📚 and yes I will be doing this all year haha

School of Holly 2023-02-16 | ...

Reading More Black Literature | Black History Month Update

School of Holly 2023-02-13 | Since Black History Month in the UK I have been consciously ensuring that I am reading diversely. My goal is to include at least 1 black author/POC author each month.

As it is now BHM in the US I thought I would check in on how I am doing with the books I've read so far. Plus I have a little book haul at the end with a couple of new additions to my shelves.

Books read and talked about:
- Passing by Nella Larson
- Bessie Smith by Jackie Kay
- Nightcrawling by Leila Mottley
- The Dancing Face by Mike Philips

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last 5 books I finished. 👍

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TBR Spin Feb Pick | Review of How To Be Both by Ali Smith plus second book

School of Holly 2023-02-06 | Choosing my February read with the TBR Spin prompt "lowest rated on story graph or Goodreads" and winding up with Ex-Libris by Ross King.

I also give my thoughts on How To Be Both by Ali Smith and You Have To Make Your Own Fun Around Here by Frances Macken.

I love joining in with these little games around my reading. This is my TBR Spin 2023 stack. This is a TBR game being run by @TheBookBully and @FreshlyReadBooks

If you'd like to support the channel you can purchase any books that I recommend through my bookshop.org affiliate link: uk.bookshop.org/shop/schoolofholly

You can also purchase my darkroom prints and mystery book boxes: www.analogueholly.com

You can also find me on Instagram: instagram.com/school.ofholly
And on my Photography/Darkroom YouTube channel: youtube.com/c/AnalogueHolly

Last five books I read

School of Holly 2023-01-31 | ...

What did I just read ?! | Learning About Reading Tastes From Popular Fantasy Romance

School of Holly 2023-01-30 | Going very in depth in my review and exploration of two fantasy romance books. Specifically books containing a plot line centering an "avenge your sister" theme. They also both follow somewhat of an enemies to lovers trope.

The books being discussed are:
- A Court of thorns and roses by Sarah J Maas
- A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J Maas
- A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J Maas
- Kingdom of the Wicked by Kerri Manniscalco
- Kingdom of the Cursed by Kerri Manniscalco
- Kingdom of the Feared by Kerri Manniscalco
- A touch of darkness by Scarlett St Clair
- A Touch of Ruin by Scarlett St Clair
- A Touch of Malice by Scarlett St Clair
- A Game of Fate by Scarlett St Clair
- A Game of Retribution by Scarlett St Clair
- A Touch of Iron and Gold by

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uk.bookshop.org/lists/favourite-reads-of-2022-131f3ce1-66d3-4d76-bc2c-fed944a408a3

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My Learning log: www.schoolofholly.wordpress.com

first five reads of 2023

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@KDbooks 😂

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TBR Spin 2023 | All the books and January Pick

School of Holly 2023-01-23 | I love joining in with these little games around my reading. This is my TBR Spin 2023 stack. This is a TBR game being run by @TheBookBully and @FreshlyReadBooks

Videos mentioned:
- TBR Spin Intro: youtube.com/watch?v=REUEC3hdTaM&t=1s

If you'd like to support the channel you can purchase any books that I recommend through my bookshop.org affiliate link: uk.bookshop.org/shop/schoolofholly

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You can also find me on Instagram: instagram.com/school.ofholly
And on my Photography/Darkroom YouTube channel: youtube.com/c/AnalogueHolly

@KDbooks has no qualms about chucking books about... I hope he tidies up after himself

School of Holly 2023-01-20 | ...

inspired by @KDbooks and his editing process short....

School of Holly 2023-01-17 | inspired by ‎@KDbooks and his editing process short. I literally, LITERALLY, cried when I saw my dear in headlights reaction to my husband entering the room 😂

going to be joining in with #tbrspin2023 and here is the book thats come out for Jan 🙂

School of Holly 2023-01-17 | thanks @TheBookBully and @FreshlyReadBooks for organising 😁

23 books for 2023 | TBR

School of Holly 2023-01-16 | I love joining in with these little games around my reading. Let's see if I read these by the end of the year :)

Videos mentioned:
- Book Haul - youtube.com/watch?v=6LcHaeCYwKM&t=185s
- Favourite books of 2022 - youtube.com/watch?v=yEM2J45mJdc
- Favourite books of 2021 - youtube.com/watch?v=ntXfl21AMUo
- Reading Goals for 2023 - youtube.com/watch?v=YFJtcmdH6N4

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And on my Photography/Darkroom YouTube channel: youtube.com/c/AnalogueHolly

1969 Booker Prize Reading Vlog

School of Holly 2023-01-13 | Going right back to the beginning of the Booker Prize and picking out 2 of the shortlisted books that appeal to me:
- The Public Image by Muriel Spark
- The Nice and the good by Iris Murdoch

It may be a quick video but I have really learnt something about each of these authors :)

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Reading goals for 2023 | Project TBR Zero Update

School of Holly 2023-01-09 | My 5 reading goals for 2023 and an update on my project TBR zero project (inspired by @MercysBookishMusings )

Poetry, Short Stories, Translated Fiction and starting to reread :)

I hope you enjoy!

Videos mentioned:
- Christmas Book Haul - youtube.com/watch?v=6LcHaeCYwKM&t=185s
- Best Books of 2022 - youtube.com/watch?v=yEM2J45mJdc
- Project TBR Zero - youtube.com/watch?v=u1NXFT0o4aM
- Black History Month TBR - youtube.com/watch?v=xckExjZtH28
- Library Haul - youtube.com/watch?v=CtmP0mkbPBI

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Atonement Reading Vlog | My First Buddy Read

School of Holly 2023-01-06 | I've been reading Atonement by Ian McEwan with Carina from A Story of Sorts. You can find her podcast wherever you stream podcasts and her instagram below:
instagram.com/astoryofsorts/?next=%2F

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Favourite books of 2022 | Including Non-fiction, Short Stories, Classics and Translated

School of Holly 2023-01-01 | A bumper video of my favourites books of 2022. I read about 165 books this year (too many) so it took a lot to whittle it down to the roughly 35 books mentioned here but I've split it out into different categories.

In this video I mention a short story collection by Jen Campbell who also has a YouTube Channel - @jenvcampbell

I hope you enjoy!

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December Book Haul | And being very chatty about it!

School of Holly 2022-12-30 | All the books I've received over the past couple of month including:
- Some very special gifts
- Charity shop purchases
- The PLEC secret Santa (@KDbooks )
- Christmas gifts

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Non-Fiction November TBR

School of Holly 2022-11-18 | Taking part in Non-Fiction November for 2022!

Thank you to @abookolive for setting this up and thank you to @TheBookBully for inspiring me to get involved!

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October reading wrap up | Uni Reading, Library Reading and TBR Zero Challenge

School of Holly 2022-11-11 | An October reading wrap up.

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CRAZY LIBRARY UPDATE - How Im doing with that 19 book library haul...

School of Holly 2022-11-04 | I've read some, I've DNFed some, I've had to return one unread AND MORE BOOKS HAVE COME IN!

Other videos mentioned:
- The Original Library haul video: youtube.com/watch?v=CtmP0mkbPBI
- Booker 2018 Video: youtube.com/watch?v=-c6jj3wW7P0
- Case Study Reading Vlog: youtube.com/watch?v=8cu9iLOQuzQ
- Frankissstein Reading Vlog: youtube.com/watch?v=zAJfIMh3U04
- Video with Tokyo Ueno Station and Portrait of an Unknown Lady: youtube.com/watch?v=xhbN4IIOrco
- Black History Month with Cherish Farrah: youtube.com/watch?v=xckExjZtH28
- Womens Prize 2019: youtube.com/watch?v=VPMCoGD81Cw

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Booker 2018

School of Holly 2022-10-28 | A Booker 2018 reading vlog. This is part of a series of vlogs where I've read books from the Women's Prize 2019 and the Booker prize 2018. Previous videos can be found here:
- youtube.com/watch?v=jjhf8vLmJVc
- youtube.com/watch?v=VPMCoGD81Cw

At the end I rank all the books I've read from the 2 prizes.

Reading:
- Sabrina by Nick Drnaso
- The Water Cure by Sophie Mackintosh
- Everything Under by Daisy Johnson
- The Mars Room by Rachel Kushner

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Notes on the Broadcasting of the Queens Funeral | A thoroughly interesting lecture 🤓

School of Holly 2022-10-17 | Having just started Uni I found one of my first lectures so interesting that I just had to do a little more digging and create a video out of it.

Thank you to Tom Philips at UEA for creating the lecture and also for the permission to post this video.

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September reading wrap up | Uni Reading, Library Reading and TBR Zero Challenge

School of Holly 2022-10-09 | A September reading wrap up.

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Starting Uni

School of Holly 2022-10-02 | I'm heading to UEA as a Mature Student.

I'm honestly in shock that this is happening, I've wanted to go to university for such a long time and can't believe that it's becoming a reality.

I've decided to take a Foundation Year first which is a general Humanities year which leads into the literature degree that I've applied for.

In this video I talk about the modules I'm taking, how I got here and some of the books that I've decided to buy from our reading list.

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Weekend Reading Vlog

School of Holly 2022-09-22 | A weekend away and 3 books read.
- Portrait of an unknown lady by Maria Gainza
- Sealed by Naomi Booth
- Tokyo Ueno Station by Yu Miri

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Frankissstein Reading Vlog | I Am In Awe Of Jeanette Winterson

School of Holly 2022-09-16 | I've read 2 Jeanette Winterson books and I'm absolutely fascinated by her work. Will Frankissstein live up to the other two? Yes, yes it will!

This is also another Booker backlist book ticked off!

I mention an article by Kit Schuster which looks into the transgender discussions, if you are interested it is linked here: alluvium-journal.org/2021/12/13/i-live-with-doubleness-non-binary-gender-identity-and-othering-in-jeanette-wintersons-frankissstein-a-love-story

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Womens Prize 2019 Reading Vlog: Part 2 - Normal People and Ordinary People

School of Holly 2022-09-09 | Part 2 of my Women's Prize 2019 reading vlog, part 1 is here: youtube.com/watch?v=jjhf8vLmJVc

Reading:
- Normal People by Sally Rooney
- Ordinary People by Diana Evans

and mentioning quite regularly Fault Lines by Emily Itami.

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August Wrap Up and September Reading Plans - Plus a Mini Book Haul

School of Holly 2022-09-05 | An august reading wrap up and looking at some of my plans for September and the following months.

Videos and channels mentioned:
- Library book haul - youtube.com/watch?v=CtmP0mkbPBI
- @KDbooks
- Case Study - youtube.com/watch?v=8cu9iLOQuzQ
- Silence of the Girls - youtube.com/watch?v=jjhf8vLmJVc

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Unhaul Challenge | TBR Zero Project| Try a Chapter | Mini Bookshelf Tour

School of Holly 2022-09-02 | Can I be ruthless and cull some of my TBR?

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Case Study Reading Vlog | Booker Prize 2022

School of Holly 2022-08-30 | Sharing my reading experience of Case Study by Graeme McRae Burnet, some book recommendations for those who have liked this and my thoughts one whether it will be shortlisted or not.

The article mentioned: theguardian.com/books/2021/oct/14/case-study-by-graeme-macrae-burnet-review-unstable-identities

Books recommended during this vlog:
- Deep Water by Patricia Highsmith
- On Chesil Beach by Ian McEwan
- Frankissstein by Jeanette Winterson

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