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email: gemofbooks@outlook.comThe Evolution of a BookTuberGem of Books2024-10-10 | How have I evolved as a BookTuber in the last 3 and a bit years?? Today I am using the fantastic framework that Jack @spreadbookjoy put together to structure my answers to this question.
(1) EXTINCTION: Are there things you used to do on your channel that you no longer do? (2) ADAPTATION: What things have you done on your channel or as a result of being on booktube that you never thought you would do? (3) EVOLUTION: how has booktube changed you and what do you aspire to do on your channel in future? (4) BONUS PROMPT: Impart your words of wisdom to all of the fledgling booktubers out there! (5) TAG SOME PEOPLE! I tag YOU and EVERYONE featured in this video PLUS the lovely people below! _________________________________________________
00:00 Introduction 01:19 Extinction 08:10 Adaptation 13:48 Evolution 17:08 Bonus PromptYou Need To Check Out These Books! September Wrap UpGem of Books2024-10-08 | Lets wrap up all the books I read in September!
The Pleasure Marriage by Tahar Ben Jelloun (translated by Rita Nezami) Siddhartha by Herman Hesse So Late in the Day by Claire Keegan Women and Power by Mary Beard Babylon's Ashes by James SA Corey Tell No One by Harlen Coban The Crane Husband by Kelly Barnhill The Secret Lives of Church Ladies by Deesha Philyaw There There by Tommy Orange Saga Vol.11 by Brian K Vaughn (illustrated by Fiona Staples) Little Rot by Akwaeke Emezi And Every Morning the Walk Home gets Longer and Longer by Fredrik Backman (translated by Alice Menzies) The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie Women and Children by Tony Birch And So I Roar by aAbi Dare _______________________________________________________________________________________________
00:00 Intro 00:53 The Pleasure Marriage 02:03 Siddhartha 03:26 So Late in the Day 04:16 Women and Power 06:42 Babylon's Ashes 09:04 Tell No One 10:18 The Crane Husband 11:54 The Secret Lives of Church Ladies 13:16 There There 15:27 Saga V.11 17:04 Little Rot 19:02 And Every Morning the Walk Home gets Longer and Longer 20:11 The Murder of Roger Ackroyd 21:56 Women and Children 24.01 And So I Roar 26:37 Thanks!5 Alternative Ways to Enjoy Ulysses by James JoyceGem of Books2024-10-02 | Let me help you enjoy Ulysses...
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________TBR Jar Picks my October TBR 2024Gem of Books2024-09-29 | All the books I'm planning to read in October.
And So I Roar by Abi Dare The Blinding Knife by Brent Weeks Praiseworthy by Alexis Wright This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger Horrorstor by Grady Hendrix Boudica: Dreaming the Eagle by Manda Scott Starve Acre by Andrew Michael Hurley Elatsoe by Darcy Little Badger Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy The Thought Fox and Other Poems by Ted Hughes The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson Lirael by Garth Nix Horrorstor by Grady Hendrix Kaikeyi by Vaishnavi Patel Zorrie by Laird Hunt Nesting by Roisin O'Donnell _________________________________________________
00:00 Introduction 00:33 Last Months TBR 02:54 TBR Jar 09:19 Buddy Reads 10:08 Readathons 10:18 Bookclubs 12:39 Ben Reads Good Challenge 12:15 Buddy Reads 14:25 Thanks!A Booker Prize Heavy August Wrap UpGem of Books2024-09-27 | Lets wrap up all the books I read in August!
If you want to check out the solo rteviews for the books I read this month they are here:
Praiseworthy by Alexis Wright Same Bed Different Dreams by Ed Park Headshot by Rita Bullwinkle Nails and Eyes by Kaori Fujino (translated by Kendall Heitzman) Stone Yard Devotional by Charlotte Wood My Friends by Hisham Matar The Premonition by Banana Yoshimoto (translated by Asa Yoneda) Unsheltered by Barbara Kingsolver Wild Houses by Colin Barrett Love Marriage by Monica Ali What you are Looking for is in the Library by Michiko Aoyama (translated by Alison Watts) North Woods by Daniel Mason Deathnote Volume 1 by Takeshi Obata and Tsugumi Ohba (translated by Pookie Rolf) _______________________________________________________________________________________________
00:00 Intro 00:41 Praiseworthy 01:41 Same Bed Different Dreams 03:18 Headshot 04:02 Nails and Eyes 04:47 Stone Yard Devotional 05:36 My Friends 06:46 The Premonition 07:59 Unsheltered 10:21 Wild Houses 11:31 Love Marriage 12:40 What You Are Looking For Is In The Library 14:02 North Woods 15:40 Deathnote 17:18 The Safekeep 18:33 Thanks!VICTOBER BABY! Here’s what I’m reading…Gem of Books2024-09-24 | Victober 2024 is here!! And these are the books I'm planning to read!
Victober is hosted by these lovely ladies (check out their linked announcemnet videos for fab recommendations):
Kate’s challenge: Read a Victorian book where religion is a component of the story Katie’s challenge: Read a Victorian book that plays with form in some way Marissa’s challenge: Read a Victorian work that was originally serialised Ros’s challenge: Experience Victorian drama: read, watch or listen to a Victorian play Group challenge: Read a Victorian work by Wilkie Collins and/or by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
This final challenge is in honour of Jennifer Brooks and Alice and the Giant Bookshelf
The Doctor's Wife by Mary Elizabeth Braddon The Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist by Arthur Conan Doyle A Study in Scarlett by Arthur Conan Doyle The Time Machine by HG Wells Agnes Grey by Anne Bronte The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy _______________________________________________________________________________________________
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Gem xx
00:00 Intro 01:39 Group Read 03:12 Group Challenge 06:36 Katie's Challenge 08:13 Kate's Challenge 08:59 Ros's Challenge 10:31 Marissa's Challenge 12:00 ThanksHot 🔥or Not 🧊? Little Rot by Akwaeke EmeziGem of Books2024-09-21 | Is Little Rot by Akwaeke Emezi 'hot or 'not'?
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________BRAND NEW FOMO PICKS for 2024/5 #fomobookclubGem of Books2024-09-14 | Hi everyone, today I have some FOMO Bookclub related announcements.
FOMO Bookclub is the bookclub I run with my fabulous friend. We aim to read books we fear we have missed out on!
We are reaching the end of our second year of reading, having loved all the books we've tried so far! Thank you so much if you've joined us in reading any of our titles so far: I Capture The Castle, Jamaica Inn, Goodnight Mister Tom and The Dance Tree, The Song of Achilles, The Thirteenth Tale, We Have Always Lived in the Castle, Tipping the Velvet, Bridge to Terabithia Unsheltered and our current pick Horrorstor!
Today we announce a third year of FOMO Bookclub and six new choices! We would love you to join us in reading these books.
Please do leave me a comment, have you read any of these or would you like to? We hope you've enjoyed the book club so far. Do check out Jack announcements too. Thanks for watching.
00:00 The History of FOMO 03:59 Nov/Dec Pick 05:12 Jan/Feb Pick 06:17 Mar/Apr 07:31 May/Jun Pick 18:18 Jul/Aug Pick 09:16 Sep/Oct Pick 09:56 Thanks!Booker Plods!Gem of Books2024-09-11 | ...Recent Reads Part 3 - AKA July Wrap UpGem of Books2024-09-06 | Lets wrap up all the books I read in July!
The Fraud by Zadie Smith A Council of Dolls by Mona Susan Power Bright Fear by Mary Jean Chan Broken Threads: My Family from Empire to Independance by Misdhal Husain Silver on the Tree by Susan Cooper Clementine V2 by Tillie Walden The Mountain in the Sea by Ray Nayler Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree A Trace of Sun by Pam Williams Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz Wifedom: Mrs Orwell's Invisible Life by Anna Funder Ti Amo by Hanne Orstavik (translated by Martin Aitkin)
00:00 Intro 00:38 The Fraud 02:43 A Council of Dolls 04:30 Bright Fear 05:38 Broken Threads 07:24 Silver on the Tree 08:51 Clementine V2 09:47 The Mountain in the Sea 11:12 Legends and Lattes 12:10 A Trace of Sun 14:17 Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 16:00 Wifedom 17:48 Ti Amo 19:29 Thanks!Recent Reads Part 2 - AKA June Wrap Up 2024Gem of Books2024-09-05 | Lets wrap up all the books I read in June!
Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton Doppleganger by Naomi Klein Clear by Carys Davies Burial Rites by Hannah Kent The Sister Who Ate Her Brothers and Other Gruesome Tales by Jen Campbell Monstress Vol.1 by Marjorie Liu The House with the Golden Door by Elodie Harper Nemesis Games by James SA Corey Code Dependant: Living in the Shadow of AI by Madhumita Murgia Born a Crime by Trevor Noah Blessings by Chukwuebuka Ibeh _______________________________________________________________________________________________
00:00 Intro 01:03 Some Desperate Glory 02:39 Ethan Frome 03:58 Doppleganger 05:56 Clear 07:04 Burial Rites 08:15 The Sister Who Ate Her Brothers 08:54 Monstress 10:28 The House with the Golden Door 12:25 Nemsesis Games 14:33 Code Dependant 16:14 Born a Crime 18:05 Blessings 19:52 Thanks!Recent Reads Part 1 - AKA May Wrap Up 2024Gem of Books2024-09-04 | Lets wrap up all the books I read in May!
If you'd like to check out my solo reviews, here they are:
We by Yevgeny Zamyatin (translated by Clarence Brown) Self Portrrait as Othello by Jason Allen-Paisant Thunderclap: A Memoir of Art, Life and Sudden Death by Laura Cumming Cecilia by K-Ming Chang Wow No Thank You by Samantha Irby Exciting Times by Naoise Dolan Ulysses by James Joyce The Trumpeter of Krakow by Eric P Kelly The Wren The Wren by Anne Enright One Piece by Eichiro Oda The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley Hamlet by William Shakespeare The Deep by Rivers Solomon Enter Ghost by Isabella Hammad Atana and the Firebird by Vivian Zhou Welcome to Trashland by Steve Cole Saga Vol. 10 by Brian K Vaughn (illustrated by Fiona Staples) I Remember Abbu by Humayun Azad (translated by Arunava Sinha) Sabriel by Garth Nix Bodies of Light by Jennifer Down Red Country by Joe Abercrombie _______________________________________________________________________________________________
00:00 Intro 01:37 We 03:18 Self Portrait as Othello 03:53 Thunderclap 05:17 Cecilia 06:10 Wow No Thank You 07:15 Exciting Times 08:29 Ulysess 09:59 The Trumpeter of Krakow 10:43 The Wren The Wren 12:43 One Piece 12:33 The Ministry of Time 13:33 Hamlet 15:05 The Deep 16:42 Enter Ghost 17:43 Atana and the Firebird 18:39 Welcome to Trashland 20:05 Saga V.10 21:10 I Remember Abbu 21:50 Sabriel 23:02 Bodies of Light 24:48 Red Country 26:19 Thanks!FOMO Bookclub: Unsheltered by Barbara Kingsolver Discussion + Revealing the NEW Bookclub PicksGem of Books2024-09-02 | ...What I’m Reading In September - TBRGem of Books2024-08-29 | All the books I'm planning to read in September.
Love Marriage by Monica Ali Death Note by Tsugumi Ohba (art by Takeshi Obata) Same Bed Different Dreams by Ed Park Restless Dolly Maunder by Kate Grenville Glorious Exploits by Ferdia Lennon And So I Roar by Abi Dare Little Rot by Akwaeke Emezi The Blinding Knife by Brent Weeks Praiseworthy by Alexis Wright This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger Horrorstor by Grady Hendrix The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie The Secret Lives of Church Ladies by Deesha Philyaw Babylon's Ashes by James SA Corey _________________________________________________
00:00 Introduction 00:15 Last Months TBR 02:43 TBR Jar 07:31 Bookclubs 08:38 Readathons 10:33 Hot or Not 11:07 Ben Reads Good Challenge 12:15 Buddy Reads 13:18 Thanks!I Bought More Books…Gem of Books2024-08-25 | I bought more books... because I have no control
Ada's Realm by Sharon Dodua Otoo Saga V11 by Brian K Vaughn (illustrated by Fiona Staples) Dallergut Dream Department Store by Lee Mi-ye (translated by Sandy Joosun Lee) Pleasantview by Celeste Mohammed Cells by Gavin McCrea Ink Blood Sister Scribe by Emma Torzs Ember Spark and the Thunder Dragons by Abi Elphinstone The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle Salt Houses by Hala Alyan Glorious Exploits by Ferdia Lennon Remote Sympathy by Catherine Chidgey Private Rites by Julia Armfield The Land of Milk and Honey by C Pam Zhang The Girl and the Goddess by Nikita Gill The Far Field by Madhuri Vijay Briefly a Delicious Life by Nell Stephens Corey Fah Does Social Nobility by Isabel Waidner Butter by Asako Yuzuki (translated by Polly Barton) The Warm Hands of Ghosts by Katherine Arden Lightfall: The Dark Times by Tim Probert My Work by Olga Ravn (translated by Sophia Hersi Smith) The Kraken Wakes by John Wyndham Everything the Darkness Eats by Eric Larocca Nesting by Roisin O'Donnell Sweat by Emma Healey _________________________________________________
00:00 Intro 00:38 The Books 19:55 Thanks!The Safe Keep by Yael Van Der Wouden - This One Took Me By Surprise | Spoiler Free ReviewGem of Books2024-08-21 | Spoiler free review of The Safe Keep by Yael Van Der Wouden - A Booker Prize 2024 Longlisted book.
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Gem xx
email: gemofbooks@outlook.comShorty September TBR 2024Gem of Books2024-08-17 | Shorty September is back - and here are the books im planning on reading!
The Pleasure Marriage by Tahar Ben Jelloun (translated by Rita Nezami) Idol, Burning by Rin Usami (translated by Asa Yoneda) And Every Morning the Way Home gets Longer and Longer by Fredrik Backman (translated by Alice Menzies) Siddhartha by Herman Hesse (translated by Hilda Rosher and Zignantas Ardickas) Pet by Akwaeke Emezi Ring Shout by P Djeli Clark So Late in the Day by Claire Keegan The Crane Husband by Kelly Barnhill The Moon is Down by John Steinbeck Ice by Anna Kavern Saga V 11 by Brian K Vaughn (illustrated by Fiona Staples) Women and Power by Mary Beard _________________________________________________
00:00 Introduction 01:37 The TBR 12:07 Thanks!Hot or Not - The Ministry of Time by Kaliane BradleyGem of Books2024-08-14 | Is The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley 'hot or 'not'?
00:00 Intro 01:24 Summary 03:33 Review 07:35 Hot or Not?Booker Prize Reading Plods & ChatGem of Books2024-08-12 | ...Mid Year Book Freak Out Tag 2024Gem of Books2024-08-09 | A very belated look back at my reading year to date in the form of the #midyearbookfreakouttag
The Questions:
1. Best book of the year so far? 2. Most read genre of the year? 3. Worst book of the year so far? 4. Best sequel of the year so far? 5. Books released in 2024 that you want to read but haven't gotten to yet? 6. Favourite book introduced by a prize? 7. A book that I am anticipateing for the second half of the year? 8. Most disappointing book of the year? 9. Most surprising book of the year? 10. Best character of the year? 11. Which books do you need to read before the end of the year? 12. Booktubers I have been loving this year?
I have some solo reviews for books I discussed today. You can check those out here:
Soldier Sailor by Claire Kilroy Shogun by James Clavell Ulysses by James Joyce Saga by Brian K Vaughn (illustrated by Fiona Staples) Private Rites by Julia Armfield Praiseworthy by Alexis Wright Little Rot by Akwaekw Emezi In Defence of the Act by Effie Black And So I Roar by Abi Dare The Fertile Earth by Ruthvika Rao One Piece by Eichiro Oda Crooked Plow by Itamar Viera Junior (translated by Johnny Lorenz) Blessings by Chukwuebuka Ibeh The Expanse Series by James SA Corey A Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth _______________________________________________________________________________________________
00:00 Intro 02:14 Best Book 05:07 Most Read Genre 06:08 Worst Book 06:55 Best Sequel 08:19 New Releases To Read 09:58 Favourite Prize Book 11:15 Anticipated Releases 13:06 Disappointment 14:15 Surprises 17:04 Best Character 17:54 Book still to Read 18:42 Booktubers I am Loving 21:47 Thanks!Bouncy Vizsla #dogshorts #vizslaGem of Books2024-08-08 | ...Wild Houses by Colin Barrett - The Unexpected Booker NominationGem of Books2024-08-05 | Spoiler free review of Wild Houses by Colin Barrett - A Booker Prize 2024 Longlisted book.
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Gem xx
email: gemofbooks@outlook.comA Bit of a Flop? My Friends by Hisham Matar [Spoiler Free Review]Gem of Books2024-08-04 | Spoiler free review of My Friends by Hisham Matar - A Booker Prize 2024 Longlisted book.
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Lots of Love,
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email: gemofbooks@outlook.comYou Are Missing Out If You Don’t Read This Book!Gem of Books2024-08-01 | Spoiler free review of Ti Amo by Hanne Orstavik (translated by Martin Aitkin)
email: gemofbooks@outlook.comMessy Booker 2024 Longlist ReactionGem of Books2024-07-30 | ...August TBR including Women in TranslationGem of Books2024-07-27 | All the books I'm planning to read in August.
Woman at Point Zero by Nawal El Saadawi (translated by Sherif Hatata) Wow No Thank You by Samantha Irby Matrix by Lauren Groff One Piece by Eiichiro Oda (translated by Stephen Paul) Strangers on a Train by Patricia Highsmith Love Marriage by Monica Ali Death Note by Tsugumi Ohba (art by Takeshi Obata) Same Bed Different Dreams by Ed Park Restless Dolly Maunder by Kate Grenville What You Are Looking for is in the Library by Michiko Aoyama (translated by Alison Watts) The Premonition by Banana Yoshimoto (translated by Asa Yoneda) Le Bal by Irene Nemirovsky (translted by Sandra Smith) Cassandra by Christa Wolf (translated by Jan Van Heurck) Honeybees and Distant Thunder by Riku Onda (translated by Phillip Gabriel) Nails and Eyes by Kaori Fujino (translated by Kendall Heitzmann) Unsheltered by Barbara Kingsolver _________________________________________________
00:00 Introduction 01:43 Last Months TBR 03:09 TBR Jar 08:23 Women In Translation 14:12 FOMO 16:40 Thanks!The NYT Best Books of the 21st Century Missed These Corkers!Gem of Books2024-07-21 | The New York Times made some questionable choices in their 'Best Books of the 21st Century' list. I would recommend that you check out the reaction videos here:
Chain Gang All Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah Naughts and Crosses by Malorie Blackman Saga by Brian K Vaughn (illustrated by Fiona Staples) Solidier Sailor by Claire Kilroy The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield The White Girl by Tony Birch Tender is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica (translated by Sarah Mosses) The Mountains Sing by Nguyen Phan Que Mai I'm a Fan by Sheena Patel Know My Name by Chanel Miller Cain by Jose Saramago (translated by Margaret Jull Costa) Melissa by Alex Gino ______________________________________________________________
00:00 Introduction 03:06 Missed Books 20:07 Thanks!Booker Prize Predictions 2024Gem of Books2024-07-16 | The @TheBookerPrizes is just around the corner and I am going to try to predict which 13 books get long listed...
Julia by Sandra Newman James by Percival Everett Blessings by Chukwueuka Ibeh Orbital by Samantha Harbey Clear by Carys Davies Cheri by Jo Ann Beard Praiseworthy by Alexis Wright My Friends by Hisham Matar Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar North Woods by Daniel Mason Ours by Phillip B Williams The Fertile Earth by Ruthvika Rao Rosarita by Anita Desai ______________________________________________________________
00:00 Introduction 01:31 Prediction 1 02:23 Prediction 2 04:10 Prediction 3 05:34 Prediction 4 06:18 Prediction 5 07:15 Prediction 6 08:00 Prediction 7 09:21 Prediction 8 10:06 Prediction 9 10:45 Prediction 10 11:25 Prediction 11 12:27 Prediction 12 13:19 Prediction 13 14:18 Thanks!Alice and Me in 10 BooksGem of Books2024-07-13 | In memory of my awesome friend Alice - here are 10 books that will always make me think of her.
The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein Ulysses by James Joyce The First Law Trilogy by Joe Abercrombie Flowers in the Attic by Virginia Andrews The Obelisk Gate by NK Jemison Careless by Kirsty Capes Pod by Laline Paull Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky The Dark is Rising by Susan Cooper
Thanks for watching! New content every Tuesday and Saturday (and the odd Thursday)!
Lots of Love,
Gem xx
email: gemofbooks@outlook.comToilet Roll Hunting #doglife #dogshorts #vizslaGem of Books2024-05-25 | ...Let Me Explode Your TBR - April Reading Wrap Up 2024Gem of Books2024-05-20 | Lets wrap up all the books I read in April!
If you'd like to check out my solo reviews, here they are:
The Maiden by Kate Foster The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain We Are Not Frogs by Michael Morpurgo Wolf Winter by Cecilia Ekback Please Do Not Touch This Exhibit by Jen Campbell Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Patterson Boulder by Eva Baltasar (translated by Julia Sanches) Cibola Burn by James SA Corey In Defence of the Act by Effie Black 8 Lives of a Century Old Trickster by Mirinae Lee Intervals by Marianne Brooker James by Percival Everett Saga Volume 9 by Brian K Vaughn & Fiona Staples Brotherless Night by VV Ganeshananthan _______________________________________________________________________________________________
00:00 Intro 00:46 The Maiden 01:59 The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 03:15 We Are Not Frogs 04:29 Wolf Winter 06:36 Please Do Not Touch This Exhibit 07:41 Bridge to Terabithia 08:39 Boulder 09:56 Cibola Burn 11:31 In Defence of the Act 13:44 8 Lives of a Century Old Trickster 14:58 Intervals 17:17 James 18:34 Saga V9 20:20 Brotherless Night 21:32 Thanks!The Arthur C Clarke Award Shortlist 2024 Has Landed!Gem of Books2024-05-14 | ...A Must Read From This Years @WomensPrizeforFiction - Brotherless Night by VV GaneshananthanGem of Books2024-05-12 | Spoiler free review of Brothertless Night by VV Geneshananthan - a 2024 @WomensPrizeforFiction and Carol Sheilds Prize shotlisted novel.
email: gemofbooks@outlook.comShould This Have Been Longlisted? The Maidens by Kate Foster | Spoiler Free Book ReviewGem of Books2024-05-09 | Spoiler free review of The Maiden by Kate Foster - a 2024 @WomensPrizeforFiction longlisted novel.
Boulder by Eva Baltasar (translated by Julia Sanches) The Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Patterson The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie Hamlet by William Shakespeare So Long a Letter by Marianne Ba (translated by Modupe Bode-Thomas) Fugitive Pieces by Anne Michaels How to Say Babylon by Safiya Sinclair Burglar Bill by Janet and Allan Ahlberg Lie With me by Phillip Besson (translated by Molly Ringwold) Intervals by Marianne Brooker Woman at Point Zero by Nawal El Saadawi (translated by Sherif Hatata) Wow No Thank You by Samantha Irby Matrix by Lauren Groff One Piece by Eiichiro Oda (translated by Stephen Paul) The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende (translated by Magda Bogin) Sabriel by Garth Nix We by Yevgeny Zamyatin (translated by Alexander Glinka) The Sister Who Ate Her Brothers and Other Grusome Tales by Jen Campbell When Things Are Alive They Hum by Hannah Bent The Secret at Haven Point by Lisette Auton And Then She Fell by Alicia Elliott The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley The Deep by Rivers Solomon Strangers on a Train by Patricia Highsmith _________________________________________________
00:00 Introduction 00:38 Last Months TBR 03:55 TBR Jar 07:11 Extras 08:08 Buddy Reads 09:38 Readathons 13:19 Hot or Not 14:07 Bookclubs 16:40 Thanks!What I’m Reading For Misery May 2024! 😢📚Gem of Books2024-04-28 | Misery May is back! The readathon that I host with Scott @GunpowderFictionPlot where we erad utterly miserable books throughopuit the month of May! Here are the books on my TBR...
It’s true what they say – the best stories are the ones you like, and Everand is the best place to find them. You can try it free for 30 days with my link: scribd.com/gi/9zlbeh
Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes I Remember Abbu by Humayun Azad (translated by Arunava Sihna) When Things Are Alive They Hum by Hannah Bent Woman at Point Zero by Nawal El Saadawi (translated by Sherif Hatata) In Memoriam by Alice Winn A Trace of Sun by Pam Williams Stay With Me by Ayobami Adebayo The Pearl by John Steinbeck Bodies of Light by Jennifer Down _______________________________________________________________________________________________
00:00 Intro 00:51 Animals 01:16 Host Pick 02:09 Illness 02:52 Translated 03:34 In Memoriam 04:07 Immigrants 04:57 Feminist 05:38 Classic 05:57 Group Read 06:44 Thanks!Hot or Not - James by Percival EverettGem of Books2024-04-25 | Is The James by Percival Everett hot or not?
I would also recommend checking out the reviews below:
00:00 Intro 01:17 Huckleberry Finn 03:30 Language 05:08 Character 06:12 Violence 07:05 James & Huck 08:35 Hot or Not?Reacting To The Women’s Prize For Fiction Shortlist 2024Gem of Books2024-04-25 | Reacting to the 2024 @WomensPrizeforFiction with the plodalong crew - @AliceandtheGiantBookshelf and @CharlieBrookReadsPredicting the @WomensPrizeforFiction Shortlist 2024Gem of Books2024-04-21 | The @WomensPrizeforFiction shortlist is just around the corner and I am going to try to predict which 6 books get short listed...
00:00 Introduction 01:20 Reading so far 09:30 PredictionsA Prize Heavy Reading Month | March Reading Wrap Up 2024Gem of Books2024-04-19 | Lets wrap up all the books I read in March!
The Blue Beautiful World by Karen Lord Yumi and the Nightmare Painter by Brandon Sanderson Work-Life Balance by Benjamin Chee and Wayne Ree River East River West by Aube Rey Lescure Western Lane by Chetna Maroo A Flat Place by Noreen Masud The Women by Kristin Hannah Some People Need Killing by Patricia Evangelista Saga by Brian K Vaughn Ordinary Human Failings by Megan Nolan Crooked Plow by Itamar Viera Junior (translated by Johnny Lorenz) Matrescence by Lucy Jones Soldier Sailor by Claire Kilroy _______________________________________________________________________________________________
00:00 Intro 00:51 The Blue Beautiful World 02:16 Yumi and the Nightmare Painter 03:55 Work-Life Balance 05:22 River East River West 07:10 Western Lane 08:15 A Flat Place 09:22 The Women 10:44 Some People Need Killing 11:47 Saga V7 12:39 Ordinary Human Failings 13:33 Saga V8 13:49 Crooked Plow 15:11 Matrescence 18:18 Soldier Sailor 19:32 Thanks!Ordinary Human Failings by Megan Nolan | Spoiler Free ReviewGem of Books2024-04-15 | Spoiler free review of Ordinary Human Failings by Megan Nolan - a 2024 @WomensPrizeforFiction longlisted novel.
It’s true what they say – the best stories are the ones you like, and @everand_us is the best place to find them. You can try it free for 30 days with my link: scribd.com/gi/9zlbeh
Thanks for watching! New content every Tuesday and Saturday (and the odd Thursday)!
Lots of Love,
Gem xx
email: gemofbooks@outlook.comMost Shocking Book of the Year? 8 Lives of a Century Old Trickster - Spoiler Free ReviewGem of Books2024-04-11 | Spoiler free review of 8 Lives of a Century Old Trickster by Mirinae Lee - a 2024 @WomensPrizeforFiction longlisted novel.
It’s true what they say – the best stories are the ones you like, and @everand_us is the best place to find them. You can try it free for 30 days with my link: scribd.com/gi/9zlbeh
The Women's Prize Plodalong is run by muself, @CharlieBrookReads and @AliceandtheGiantBookshelf
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Lots of Love,
Gem xx
email: gemofbooks@outlook.comCan These Books Make Scott @GunpowderFictionPlot Cry Like A Baby??Gem of Books2024-04-09 | Can I emotionally destroy Scott @GunpowderFictionPlot this #miserymay ??
00:00 Introduction 01:04 Book 1 02:18 Book 2 03:47 Book 3 04:58 Book 4 05:58 Book 5 06:58 Book 6 08:01 Book 7 09:09 Book 8 10:29 Book 9 12:00 Book 10 13:01 Thanks!Crooked Plow by Itamar Vieira Junior - Spoiler Free ReviewGem of Books2024-04-07 | Spoiler free review of Crooked Plow by Itamar Vieira Junior (translated by Johnny Lorenz) - a 2024 International Booker Prize longlisted novel.
It’s true what they say – the best stories are the ones you like, and @everand_us is the best place to find them. You can try it free for 30 days with my link: scribd.com/gi/9zlbeh
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________A Flat Place by Noreen Masud - Spoiler Free ReviewGem of Books2024-04-04 | A Flat Place by Noreen Masud - spoiler free review & an unpopular opinion
It’s true what they say – the best stories are the ones you like, and @everand_us is the best place to find them. You can try it free for 30 days with my link: scribd.com/gi/9zlbeh
00:00 Intro 00:58 Summary 01:24 The Good Bits 02:24 Critisisms 05:32 Overall ThoughtsWomen’s Prize Plodalong ft.SavidgeReads and LouiseSavidgeMusesGem of Books2024-04-03 | Myself @AliceandtheGiantBookshelf and @CharlieBrookReads are delighted to be discussing all things @WomensPrizeforFiction and @Womens_Prize with the fabulous @SavidgeReads and @louisesavidgemuses4135BookTube’s Most Miserable Readathon Is Back - Misery May 2024Gem of Books2024-04-02 | Misery May is back for 2024! The readathon that I run with the fabulous Scott @GunpowderFictionPlot
________________________________________________________________________________________________April TBR 2024Gem of Books2024-03-31 | All the books I'm planning to read in March.
TBR Spin is hosted by @FreshlyReadBooks and @TheBookBully
The Read Good Challenge is hosted by @benreadsgood
People April is hosted by @scallydandlingaboutthebook2711 and @bouquinsbooks
Picture This is hosted by @Shellyish and @spreadbookjoy
Boulder by Eva Baltasar (translated by Julia Sanches) The Sleeping Car Porter by Suzette Mayr Babel by RF Kuang A Flat Place by Noreen Masud The Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Patterson Pyre by Perumal Murugan (translated by Aniruddhan Vasudevan) The English Patient by Michael Ondaathe Young Queens by Leah Redmond Chang Matrescence by Lucy Jones The Trumpeter of Krakow by Eric P Kelly The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain Dear Mrs Bird by AJ Pearce The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie Hamlet by William Shakespeare So Long a Letter by Marianne Ba (translated by Modupe Bode-Thomas) James by Percival Everett Fugitive Pieces by Anne Michaels Cibola Burn by James SA Corey Red Country by Joe Abercrombie How to Say Babylon by Safiya Sinclair Dragon Noodle Party - A Story of Chinese Zodiac Animals by Ying Chang Compestine & Paula Pang Mole in a Black and White Hole by Teresa Sadeeva Suddenly! by Colin McNaughton Burglar Bill by Janet and Allan Ahlberg Bears Don't Eat Egg Sandwiches by Julie Fulton Beeguu by Alexis Deacon Exciting Times by Naoise Dolan ______________________________________________________________
00:00 Introduction 00:19 Last Months TBR 04:19 TBR Jar 08:16 Hot or Not 09:17 Extras 10:29 Buddy Reads 11:54 Readathons 16:11 Bookclubs 17:11 Thanks!The Best Picture Books of the Year 2024 - Ranking the Waterstones Childrens Book Prize 2024Gem of Books2024-03-29 | Today I am going to be discussing and ranking the @WaterstonesTV childrens book prize shortlist in the illustrated category.
The fabulous Picture This readathon is hosted by @spreadbookjoy and @Shellyish
The Search for the Giant Arctic Jellyfish by Chloe Savage Incredible Jobs You've (probably) Never Heard Of by Natalie Labarre The Secret Elephant by Ellan Rankin The Queen Next Door by Marcela Ferreira and Sally Agar Wolf and Bear by Kate Rolfe Whose Dog Is This? by Andrew Sanders and Aysha Awwad _______________________________________________________________________________________________