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Recent Reads 241014: Ali Smith, John Knowles, Vanessa Chan Sluggish Reader 2024-10-14 | 0:00 Hello... Plus a trip to the book store - @booksnbobs 1:51 Artful11:44 A Separate Peace20:46 The Storm We Made33:06 What am I reading now??== Books mentioned ==Artful - Ali Smithgoodreads.com/book/show/15811569-artfulHotel World - Ali Smithgoodreads.com/book/show/123036.Hotel_WorldHow to be both - Ali Smithgoodreads.com/book/show/20439328-how-to-be-bothA Separate Peace - John Knowlesgoodreads.com/book/show/5152.A_Separate_PeaceThe Storm We Made - Vanessa Changoodreads.com/book/show/60211228-the-storm-we-madeThe New Wilderness - Diane Cookgoodreads.com/book/show/48836769-the-new-wildernessThe Leopard - Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa (transl. Archibald Colquhoun)goodreads.com/book/show/1320341.The_LeopardThe Year of the Hare - Arto Paasilinna (transl. Herbert Lomas)goodreads.com/book/show/8856774-the-year-of-the-hareFramed! in September hosts:@bouquinsbooks @lindysmagpiereads @anotherbibliophilereads @HannahsBooks @heathergregg9975 Find me here🩻 Instagram: instagram.com/freddie.reads.slowly🩻 Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/67568538-freddie🩻 Voxer: freddiereads
Random rambling about some current reads (Friday, 27th September 2024) Sluggish Reader 2024-09-29 | == Books mentioned ==The Leopard - Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa (transl. Archibald Colquhoun)goodreads.com/book/show/1320341.The_LeopardThe Storm We Made - Vanessa Changoodreads.com/book/show/60211228The Year of the Hare - Arto Paasilinna (transl. Herbert Lomas)goodreads.com/book/show/8856774Find me here🧂 Instagram: instagram.com/freddie.reads.slowly🧂 Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/67568538-freddie🧂 Voxer: freddiereads
Recent Reads 240927: Eve Babitz, Calixthe Beyala, Dewi Anggraeni Sluggish Reader 2024-09-27 | 0:00 Hi!0:39 L.A. Woman11:31 Your Name Shall Be Tanga19:13 Journeys Through Shadows30:55 What I'm currently reading now== Books mentioned ==L.A. Woman - Eve Babitzgoodreads.com/book/show/25987030-l-a-womanYour Name Shall Be Tanga - Calixthe Beyala (transl. Marjolijn de Jager)goodreads.com/book/show/443718.Your_Name_Shall_Be_TangaJourneys Through Shadows - Dewi Anggraenigoodreads.com/book/show/1474899.Journeys_Through_ShadowsThe New Wilderness - Diane Cookgoodreads.com/book/show/48836769-the-new-wildernessThe Storm We Made - Vanessa Changoodreads.com/book/show/60211228-the-storm-we-madeThe Leopard - Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa (transl. Archibald Colquhoun)goodreads.com/book/show/1320341.The_LeopardArtful - Ali Smithgoodreads.com/book/show/15811569-artfulReading for Framed! in September (and also because it's Ali Smith, duh)Framed! in September hosts:@bouquinsbooks @lindysmagpiereads @anotherbibliophilereads @HannahsBooks @heathergregg9975 #shortyseptember hosts: (I did not do any of the prompts lolz)@pastorytime2683 @TooManyHeathers Find me here🛝 Instagram: instagram.com/freddie.reads.slowly🛝 Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/67568538-freddie🛝 Voxer: freddiereads
Booktube About Me Tag! Sluggish Reader 2024-09-26 | #tagtuesday Tag created by @HarrietRosie13 I was tagged by @JessBookgirlTV Prompts:1. What do you study/what is your job?2. What is your favorite social media?3. If you had another channel what would it be about?4. Do you play an instrument?5. What hobbies do you have other than reading?6. Favorite TV shows7. What got you into reading?8. What are your favorite and least favorite genres?9. What books define your childhood?10. Tell us an interesting fact about you?I'm tagging everyone!!Find me here❤️🔥 Instagram: instagram.com/freddie.reads.slowly❤️🔥 Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/67568538-freddie❤️🔥 Voxer: freddiereads
A book haul video with ULTERIOR MOTIVE!! 😱😈🙊🫢 | (spoiler: its a call for BUDDY READS!! 😮🥰🫂) Sluggish Reader 2024-09-22 | I acquired some books recently and I just want to share my post-book buying joy with everyone.== Books mentioned ==Charlotte Temple - Susanna Rowson goodreads.com/book/show/597694.Charlotte_TempleFaggots - Larry Kramergoodreads.com/book/show/109395.FaggotsAurora Leigh - Elizabeth Barrett Browninggoodreads.com/book/show/817993.Aurora_LeighThe Pursuit of Love - Nancy Mitfordgoodreads.com/book/show/835458.The_Pursuit_of_LoveNews from the City of the Sun - Isabel Colegategoodreads.com/book/show/6743559-news-from-the-city-of-the-sunKiss of the Spider Woman - Manuel Puig (transl. Thomas Colchie)goodreads.com/book/show/588242.Kiss_of_the_Spider_WomanThe Invoice - Jonas Karlsson (transl. Neil Smith)goodreads.com/book/show/27245980-the-invoiceLolly Willowes - Sylvia Townsend Warner goodreads.com/book/show/937105.Lolly_WillowesTreacle Walker - Alan Garnergoodreads.com/book/show/58205835-treacle-walkerPalace of the Peacock - Wilson Harrisgoodreads.com/book/show/56227359-palace-of-the-peacockThe Five Wounds - Kirstin Valdez Quadegoodreads.com/book/show/58085285-the-five-woundsrecommended by @JyotsnaS Build Your House Around My Body - Violet Kupersmithgoodreads.com/book/show/55656269-build-your-house-around-my-bodyNine Continents: A Memoir In and Out of China (a.k.a Once Upon a Time in the East: A Story of Growing Up) - Xiaolu Guogoodreads.com/book/show/34496930-nine-continentsMy Battle of Hastings: Chronicle of a Year by the Sea - Xiaolu Guogoodreads.com/book/show/201608579-my-battle-of-hastingsOf Women and Salt - Gabriela Garciagoodreads.com/book/show/53138197-of-women-and-saltThe Impostor - Javier Cercas (transl. Frank Wynne)goodreads.com/book/show/37929874-the-impostorLeica Format - Daša Drndić (transl. Celia Hawkesworth)goodreads.com/book/show/58111468-leica-formatTrieste - Daša Drndić (transl. Ellen-Elias Bursać)goodreads.com/book/show/11812200-triesteGod Help the Child - Toni Morrisongoodreads.com/book/show/23602473-god-help-the-childFind me here🤽♂️ Instagram: instagram.com/freddie.reads.slowly🤽♂️ Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/67568538-freddie🤽♂️ Voxer: freddiereads
Recent Reads 240912: Jason Mott, Jane Smiley Sluggish Reader 2024-09-13 | 0:00 Hello1:12 Hell of a Book13:19 Moo27:14 My book haul from Dokusho33:07 What I'm currently reading now== Books mentioned ==Hell of a Book - Jason Mott goodreads.com/book/show/56020518-hell-of-a-bookMoo - Jane Smileygoodreads.com/book/show/1141856.MooSome Luck - Jane Smileygoodreads.com/book/show/20587777-some-luckFatelessness - Imre Kertész (transl. Tim Wilkinson)goodreads.com/book/show/318335.FatelessnessNo-No Boy - John Okadagoodreads.com/book/show/129910.No_No_BoyThe Life of Hunger - Amélie Nothomb (transl. Adriana Hunter)goodreads.com/book/show/845711.The_Life_of_HungerThe Book of Proper Names - Amélie Nothomb (transl. Shaun Whiteside)goodreads.com/book/show/1003801.The_Book_of_Proper_NamesThe Leopard - Giuseppe Tomasi Di Lampedusa (transl. Archibald Colquhoun)goodreads.com/book/show/1320341.The_LeopardL.A. Woman - Eve Babitzgoodreads.com/book/show/25987030-l-a-womanYour Name Shall Be Tanga - Calixthe Beyala (transl. Marjolijn de Jager)goodreads.com/book/show/443718.Your_Name_Shall_Be_TangaFind me here🪑 Instagram: instagram.com/freddie.reads.slowly🪑 Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/67568538-freddie🪑 Voxer: freddiereads
Recent Reads 240909: Richard Yates, Jean-Dominique Bauby Sluggish Reader 2024-09-09 | 0:00 Non-bookish - small town excursion...4:51 Eleven Kinds of Loneliness13:04 The Diving Bell and the Butterfly19:32 What I'm currently reading...== Books mentioned ==Eleven Kinds of Loneliness - Richard Yatesgoodreads.com/book/show/3361110-eleven-kinds-of-lonelinessThe Diving Bell and the Butterfly - Jean-Dominique Bauby (transl. Jeremy Leggatt)goodreads.com/book/show/1878692.The_Diving_Bell_and_the_ButterflyL.A. Woman - Eve Babitzgoodreads.com/book/show/25987030-l-a-womanMoo - Jane Smileygoodreads.com/book/show/1141856.MooThe Leopard - Giuseppe Tomasi Di Lampedusa (transl. Archibald Colquhoun)goodreads.com/book/show/1320341.The_LeopardHell of a Book - Jason Mottgoodreads.com/book/show/56020518-hell-of-a-bookBraised Pork - An Yugoodreads.com/book/show/55836517-braised-porkFrankenstein in Baghdad - Ahmed Saadawi (transl. Jonathan Wright)goodreads.com/book/show/41434809-frankenstein-in-baghdadElle - Philippe Djian (transl. Michael Katims)goodreads.com/book/show/34723004-elleFind me here🈚️ Instagram: instagram.com/freddie.reads.slowly🈚️ Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/67568538-freddie🈚️ Voxer: freddiereads
Recent Reads 240905: Sofi Oksanen, Jean Cocteau, Xinran Sluggish Reader 2024-09-05 | #womenintranslation #wit 0:00 Intro~~0:49 Purge12:08 Les Enfants Terribles20:00 Miss Chopsticks33:13 What I'm currently reading...== Books mentioned ==Purge - Sofi Oksanen (transl. Lola Rogers)goodreads.com/book/show/40966544-purgeLes Enfants Terribles - Jean Cocteau (transl. Rosamond Lehmann)goodreads.com/book/show/11819160-les-enfants-terriblesMiss Chopsticks - Xinran (transl. Esther Tyldesley)goodreads.com/book/show/7095496-miss-chopsticksMoo - Jane Smileygoodreads.com/book/show/1141856.MooThe Leopard - Giuseppe Tomasi Di Lampedusa (transl. Archibald Colquhoun)goodreads.com/book/show/1320341.The_LeopardL.A. Woman - Eve Babitzgoodreads.com/book/show/25987030-l-a-womanEleven Kinds of Loneliness - Richard Yatesgoodreads.com/book/show/3361110-eleven-kinds-of-lonelinessHell of a Book - Jason Mottgoodreads.com/book/show/56020518-hell-of-a-bookFind me here🚰 Instagram: instagram.com/freddie.reads.slowly🚰 Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/67568538-freddie🚰 Voxer: freddiereads
Readers Profile Tag Sluggish Reader 2024-09-04 | Tag created by @HilaryBGreen I was tagged by @davidnovakreadspoetry youtube.com/watch?v=NsUPu_WTGkY#tagtuesday 1. What for you makes a good book?2. What are you currently reading?3. What's the last book you didn't finish and why?4. What obscure book do you wish other people would read?5. What's the longest book you've ever read?6. If you could have a dinner party with five fictional characters, who would they be?7. Five books you'd want if stranded on a desert island.8. One book you could not put down.9. Five books or authors you will never read.10. If you were to write a book, what would it be about?11. Tag some people.@PageTurnersWithKatja @heathereads @deadlizardreads1937 @sarah-roadworthy @JennieJohnston == Books mentioned ==Moo - Jane Smileygoodreads.com/book/show/1141856.MooL.A. Woman - Eve Babitzgoodreads.com/book/show/25987030-l-a-womanMiss Chopsticks - Xinran (transl. Esther Tyldesley)goodreads.com/book/show/7095496-miss-chopsticksThe Leopard - Giuseppe Tomasi Di Lampedusa (transl. Archibald Colquhoun)goodreads.com/book/show/1320341.The_LeopardEleven Kinds of Loneliness - Richard Yatesgoodreads.com/book/show/3361110-eleven-kinds-of-lonelinessBeloved - Toni Morrison goodreads.com/book/show/6149.BelovedMemoirs of Hadrian - Marguerite Yourcenar (transl. Grace Frick)goodreads.com/book/show/12172.Memoirs_of_HadrianThe Wandering - Intan Paramaditha (transl. Stephen J. Epstein)goodreads.com/book/show/46158533-the-wanderingMood Indigo - Boris Vian (transl. Stanley Chapman)goodreads.com/book/show/18332486-mood-indigoThe Last Quarter of the Moon - Chi Zijian (transl. Bruce Humes)goodreads.com/book/show/15798211-the-last-quarter-of-the-moon?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_23Anna Karenina - Leo Tolstoy (I forgot who translated the version I read lol)goodreads.com/book/show/15823480-anna-kareninaFar from the Madding Crowd - Thomas Hardygoodreads.com/book/show/31463.Far_From_the_Madding_CrowdThe Hearing Trumpet - Leonora Carringtongoodreads.com/book/show/46987.The_Hearing_TrumpetValley of the Dolls - Jacqueline Susanngoodreads.com/book/show/581811.Valley_of_the_DollsFind me here🈷️ Instagram: instagram.com/freddie.reads.slowly🈷️ Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/67568538-freddie🈷️ Voxer: freddiereads
Recent Reads 240828: Ahmed Saadawi, Philippe Djian, Elif Batuman Sluggish Reader 2024-08-29 | 0:00 Hi!!0:41 Frankenstein in Baghdad7:08 Elle16:48 The Idiot31:38 Other books I'm currently reading...== Books mentioned ==Frankenstein in Baghdad - Ahmed Saadawi (transl. Jonathan Wright)goodreads.com/book/show/41434809-frankenstein-in-baghdadElle - Philippe Djian (transl. Michael Katims)goodreads.com/book/show/34723004-elleThe Idiot - Elif Batumangoodreads.com/book/show/30962053-the-idiotEither/Or - Elif Batumangoodreads.com/book/show/58890783-either-orPurge - Sofi Oksanen (transl. Lola Rogers)goodreads.com/book/show/40966544-purgeMoo - Jane Smileygoodreads.com/book/show/1141856.MooL.A. Woman - Eve Babitzgoodreads.com/book/show/25987030-l-a-womanMiss Chopsticks - Xinran (transl. Esther Tyldesley)goodreads.com/book/show/7095496-miss-chopsticksThe Leopard - Giuseppe Tomasi Di Lampedusa (transl. Archibald Colquhoun)goodreads.com/book/show/1320341.The_LeopardEleven Kinds of Loneliness - Richard Yatesgoodreads.com/book/show/3361110-eleven-kinds-of-lonelinessRevolutionary Road - Richard Yatesgoodreads.com/book/show/48328.Revolutionary_RoadFind me here🚇 Instagram: instagram.com/freddie.reads.slowly🚇 Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/67568538-freddie🚇 Voxer: freddiereads
Recent Reads 240816: Karina Robles Bahrin, An Yu, Jack Finney Sluggish Reader 2024-08-17 | 0:00 Hi!1:00 The Accidental Malay8:40 Braised Pork16:53 Invasion of the Body Snatchers29:29 Books I'm currently reading!== Books mentioned ==The Accidental Malay - Karina Robles Bahrin goodreads.com/book/show/60622285-the-accidental-malayBraised Pork - An Yugoodreads.com/book/show/55836517-braised-porkInvasion of the Body Snatchers - Jack Finneygoodreads.com/book/show/25110957-invasion-of-the-body-snatchersMoo - Jane Smileygoodreads.com/book/show/1141856.MooThe Idiot - Elif Batumangoodreads.com/book/show/30962053-the-idiotPurge - Sofi Oksanen (transl. Lola Rogers)goodreads.com/book/show/40966544-purgeElle - Philippe Djian (transl. Michael Katims)goodreads.com/book/show/34723004-elleFrankenstein in Baghdad - Ahmed Saadawi (transl. Jonathan Wright)goodreads.com/book/show/41434809-frankenstein-in-baghdadFind me here🦯 Instagram: instagram.com/freddie.reads.slowly🦯 Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/67568538-freddie🦯 Voxer: freddiereads
Recent Reads 240813: Ulrich Alexander Boschwitz, Emilia Pardo Bazán, Katie Kitamura Sluggish Reader 2024-08-13 | This time from my kitchen!0:00 Hi!1:05 The Passenger8:30 The House of Ulloa18:55 Intimacies31:11 what I'm currently reading...== Books mentioned ==The Passenger - Ulrich Alexander Boschwitz (transl. Philip Boehm)goodreads.com/book/show/58960396-the-passengerEllen Foster - Kaye Gibbonsgoodreads.com/book/show/277397.Ellen_FosterThe House of Ulloa - Emilia Pardo Bazán (transl. Paul O'Prey & Lucia Graves)goodreads.com/book/show/29777059-the-house-of-ulloaIntimacies - Katie Kitamuragoodreads.com/book/show/59539686-intimaciesMoo - Jane Smileygoodreads.com/book/show/1141856.MooThe Idiot - Elif Batumangoodreads.com/book/show/30962053-the-idiotInvasion of the Body Snatchers - Jack Finneygoodreads.com/book/show/25110957-invasion-of-the-body-snatchersFrankenstein in Baghdad - Ahmed Saadawi (transl. Jonathan Wright)goodreads.com/book/show/41434809-frankenstein-in-baghdadFind me here🎚 Instagram: instagram.com/freddie.reads.slowly🎚 Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/67568538-freddie🎚 Voxer: freddiereads
Recent Reads 240804: Sang Young Park, Rin Usami, Kaye Gibbons Sluggish Reader 2024-08-03 | 0:00 Hello!1:11 Love in the Big City10:01 Idol, Burning15:45 Ellen Foster== Books mentioned ==Love in the Big City - Sang Young Park (transl. Anton Hur)goodreads.com/book/show/61022863-love-in-the-big-cityIdol, Burning - Rin Usami (transl. Asa Yoneda; illus. Leslie Hung)goodreads.com/book/show/63326140-idol-burningEllen Foster - Kaye Gibbonsgoodreads.com/book/show/277397.Ellen_FosterFind me here⛺️ Instagram: instagram.com/freddie.reads.slowly⛺️ Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/67568538-freddie⛺️ Voxer: freddiereads
Recent Reads 240718: Tash Aw, Jokha Alharthi, Jacqueline Susann Sluggish Reader 2024-07-30 | *OK, so Valley of the Dolls was published in 1966 and the story is set in the 1940s - 1950s.0:00 Hello3:44 We the Survivors11:04 Celestial Bodies20:24 Valley of the Dolls== Books mentioned ==We the Survivors - Tash Awgoodreads.com/book/show/43239355-we-the-survivorsThe Harmony Silk Factory - Tash Awgoodreads.com/book/show/239897.The_Harmony_Silk_FactoryCelestial Bodies - Jokha Alharthi (transl. Marilyn Booth)goodreads.com/book/show/39653535-celestial-bodiesValley of the Dolls - Jacqueline Susanngoodreads.com/book/show/11194221-valley-of-the-dollsFind me here🧯 Instagram: instagram.com/freddie.reads.slowly🧯 Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/67568538-freddie🧯 Voxer: freddiereads
Recent Reads 240227: Sandro Veronesi, Fay Weldon, Albert Camus Sluggish Reader 2024-02-27 | Featuring a footage of chicken curry with vegetables.== Books mentioned ==The Hummingbird - Sandro Veronesi (transl. Elena Pala)goodreads.com/book/show/60616148-the-hummingbirdStoner - John Williamsgoodreads.com/book/show/166997.StonerThe Spa Decameron - Fay Weldongoodreads.com/book/show/2213029.The_Spa_DecameronThe Outsider - Albert Camus (transl. Joseph Laredo)goodreads.com/book/show/35654909-the-outsiderFind me here🪙 Instagram: instagram.com/freddie.reads.slowly🪙 Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/67568538-freddie🪙 Voxer: freddiereads
Recent Reads 240220: Rachel Donohue, Tove Ditlevsen, Meg Rosoff Sluggish Reader 2024-02-20 | I recorded this video on February 8th, 2024 lol== Books mentioned ==The Temple House Vanishing - Rachel Donohue goodreads.com/book/show/58945185-the-temple-house-vanishingThe Faces - Tove Ditlevsen (transl. Tiina Nunnally)goodreads.com/book/show/57845081-the-facesThe Great Godden - Meg Rosoffgoodreads.com/book/show/54826888-the-great-goddenFind me here🏢 Instagram: instagram.com/freddie.reads.slowly🏢 Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/67568538-freddie🏢 Voxer: freddiereads
Recent Reads 240115: Leonora Carrington, Amina Cain, Barbara Pym Sluggish Reader 2024-01-15 | == Books mentioned ==The Hearing Trumpet - Leonora Carringtongoodreads.com/book/show/680370.The_Hearing_TrumpetBuddy read with Shannon @ThatsSoPoe Indelicacy - Amina Caingoodreads.com/book/show/52960846-indelicacyBuddy read with @bilbobryan Excellent Women - Barbara Pymgoodreads.com/book/show/2696574-excellent-womenBuddy read with Marilyn @MarilynMayaMendoza Find me here🔖 Instagram: instagram.com/freddie.reads.slowly🔖 Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/67568538-freddie🔖 Voxer: freddiereads
Recent Reads 231224: Laurie Halse Anderson, Jeffrey Eugenides Sluggish Reader 2023-12-25 | == Books mentioned ==Speak - Laurie Halse Andersongoodreads.com/book/show/39280538-speakThe Virgin Suicides - Jeffrey Eugenidesgoodreads.com/book/show/10956.The_Virgin_SuicidesMiddlesex - Jeffrey Eugenidesgoodreads.com/book/show/2187.Middlesex== CW ==Speak: sexual violence, bullying, depressionThe Virgin Suicides: suicide / self-harm, domestic abuse, drug abuse, mental illnessFind me here🈺 Instagram: instagram.com/freddie.reads.slowly🈺 Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/67568538-freddie🈺 Voxer: freddiereads
Quickie Chat: a Barbara Pym-heavy book haul Sluggish Reader 2023-12-18 | I saw a massive influx of Barbara Pym books into my book shelf.== Booktubers mentioned ==Sarah @sarah-roadworthy Kim @MIDDLEoftheBookMARCH Shawn @shawnbreathesbooks I forgot to mention it in the video, but Marilyn of @MarilynMayaMendoza has also mentioned Barbara Pym recently. == Books mentioned ==Some Tame Gazelle - Barbara Pymgoodreads.com/book/show/178572.Some_Tame_GazelleA Glass of Blessings - Barbara Pymgoodreads.com/book/show/226971.A_Glass_of_BlessingsNo Fond Return of Love - Barbara Pymgoodreads.com/book/show/178567.No_Fond_Return_of_LoveExcellent Women - Barbara Pymgoodreads.com/book/show/178565.Excellent_WomenMy Ántonia - Willa Cathergoodreads.com/book/show/17150.My_ntoniaThe Go-Between - L.P. Hartleygoodreads.com/book/show/258079.The_Go_BetweenFind me here🔖 Instagram: instagram.com/freddie.reads.slowly🔖 Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/67568538-freddie🔖 Voxer: freddiereads
Quickie Chat: a tragic bookish event, Aiskrim Malaysia Sluggish Reader 2023-12-16 | A sad (bookish) thing happened on Friday and I was still recovering. Fortunately I had some ice pops to allay my grief.== Books mentioned ==The Virgin Suicides - Jeffrey Eugenidesgoodreads.com/book/show/10956.The_Virgin_SuicidesThe Golden Thread: How Fabric Changed History - Kassia St. Clairgoodreads.com/book/show/43862307-the-golden-threadThe Hearing Trumpet - Leonora Carringtongoodreads.com/book/show/46987.The_Hearing_TrumpetUnknown Soldiers - Väinö Linna (transl. Liesl Yamaguchi)goodreads.com/book/show/26192817-unknown-soldiersFind me here🏘 Instagram: instagram.com/freddie.reads.slowly🏘 Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/67568538-freddie🏘 Voxer: freddiereads
2023 End of Year Reading Plans Sluggish Reader 2023-12-08 | 2023 is coming to an end and I'm anxious about my reading~~ 😝😝What are *YOUR* plans?Also include possible #RememberDecember TBRsan event hosted by@AnnNovella @bouquinsbooks @scallydandlingaboutthebook2711 @aaronfacer @CriminOllyBlog @MsReadsAlot @Shellyish == Books mentioned ==Valley of the Dolls - Jacqueline Susanngoodreads.com/book/show/581811.Valley_of_the_DollsThe Spa Decameron - Fay Weldongoodreads.com/book/show/1089464.The_Spa_DecameronThe Decameron - Giovanni Boccacciogoodreads.com/book/show/51799.The_DecameronBeloved - Toni Morrisongoodreads.com/book/show/6149.BelovedThe Bluest Eye - Toni Morrisongoodreads.com/book/show/11337.The_Bluest_EyeThe Wandering - Intan Paramaditha (transl. Stephen J. Epstein)goodreads.com/book/show/46158533-the-wanderingApple & Knife - Intan Paramaditha (transl. Stephen J. Epstein)goodreads.com/book/show/37804129-apple-and-knifeMy video: youtu.be/rZBiSRf2u3YMemoirs of Hadrian - Marguerite Yourcenar (transl. Grace Frick)goodreads.com/book/show/12172.Memoirs_of_HadrianFear of Flying - Erica Jonggoodreads.com/book/show/9654.Fear_of_FlyingThe Hearing Trumpet - Leonora Carringtongoodreads.com/book/show/46987.The_Hearing_TrumpetFind me here⛺️ Instagram: instagram.com/freddie.reads.slowly⛺️ Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/67568538-freddie⛺️ Voxer: freddiereads
Recent Reads 231202: Edwidge Danticat, Pajtim Statovci, Mikhail Bulgakov Sluggish Reader 2023-12-03 | == Books mentioned ==Claire of the Sea Light - Edwidge Danticatgoodreads.com/book/show/16280051-claire-of-the-sea-lightMy Cat Yugoslavia - Pajtim Statovci (transl. David Hackston)goodreads.com/book/show/34875448-my-cat-yugoslaviaRecommended by Meredith of @binchickenbookz !!Bolla - Pajtim Statovci (transl. David Hackston)goodreads.com/book/show/55842786-bollaThe Heart of the Dog - Mikhail Bulgakov (transl. Michael Glenny)goodreads.com/book/show/6535413-the-heart-of-a-dogThe Master and Margarita - Mikhail Bulgakovgoodreads.com/book/show/117833.The_Master_and_Margarita== CW ==Claire of the Sea Light: murder, death, sexism, domestic abuseMy Cat Yugoslavia: homophobia, displacement, racism, sexism, animal cruelty, violence, war, death, domestic abuseThe Heart of the Dog: animal crueltyFind me here🪮 Instagram: instagram.com/freddie.reads.slowly🪮 Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/67568538-freddie🪮 Voxer: freddiereads
Recent Reads 231127: Elspeth Barker, Shih-Li Kow Sluggish Reader 2023-11-27 | Timestamps0:00 Hello!1:51 O Caledonia13:32 Bone Weight and Other Stories== Books mentioned ==O Caledonia - Elspeth Barkergoodreads.com/book/show/60321053-o-caledoniaBuddy read with Kim @MIDDLEoftheBookMARCH Bone Weight and Other Stories - Shih-Li Kowgoodreads.com/book/show/199289096-bone-weight-and-other-storiesThe Sum of Our Follies - Shih-Li Kowgoodreads.com/book/show/24335129-the-sum-of-our-folliesMy video: youtu.be/CWiSvg0NRogRipples and Other Stories - Shih-Li Kowgoodreads.com/book/show/8050871-ripples-and-other-storiesMy video (together with Shannon @ThatsSoPoe ): youtu.be/KvfxRdqlFEE== TW ==O Caledonia: murder, family neglect, abuse, bullying, animal crueltyBone Weight and Other Stories: homelessness, sexual violence, mental illness, homophobia, disability, ableism, death of loved ones, domestic abuse, sexism, misogyny, racismFind me here🪝 Instagram: instagram.com/freddie.reads.slowly🪝 Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/67568538-freddie🪝 Voxer: freddiereads
Recent Reads 231113: Shamim Sarif, Chloe Gong, Joyce Carol Oates Sluggish Reader 2023-11-15 | 0:00 Hi!1:36 Despite the Falling Snow11:08 These Violent Delights21:22 Evil Eye== Books mentioned ==Despite the Falling Snow - Shamim Sarifgoodreads.com/book/show/2093070.DESPITE_THE_FALLING_SNOW_These Violent Delights - Chloe Gonggoodreads.com/book/show/50892212-these-violent-delightsEvil Eye: Four Novellas of Love Gone Wrong - Joyce Carol Oatesgoodreads.com/book/show/14928740-evil-eye== CW ==Despite the Falling Snow: murder, torture, alcoholism, terminal illnessThese Violent Delights: murder, body horror, transphobia, sexism, racismEvil Eye: murder, self-harm, mental illness, stalking, sexual violence / abuse, graphic violence, mental abuseFind me here🚇 Instagram: instagram.com/freddie.reads.slowly🚇 Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/67568538-freddie🚇 Voxer: freddiereads
Chatting about Recent Book Hauls Sluggish Reader 2023-10-26 | I bought some books (and borrowed one)...== Books mentioned ==At the Edge of Light - Maria Peura (transl. David Hackston)goodreads.com/book/show/2079060.At_the_Edge_of_LightValley of the Dolls - Jacqueline Susanngoodreads.com/book/show/581811.Valley_of_the_DollsFlowers in the Attic - V.C. Andrewsgoodreads.com/book/show/43448.Flowers_in_the_AtticGood Citizens Need Not Fear - Maria Revagoodreads.com/book/show/45754745-good-citizens-need-not-fearOlive Kitteridge - Elizabeth Stroutgoodreads.com/book/show/1736739.Olive_KitteridgeDespite the Falling Snow - Shamim Sarifgoodreads.com/book/show/2093070.DESPITE_THE_FALLING_SNOW_High Tide - Inga Ābele (transl. Kaija Straumanis)goodreads.com/book/show/17332712-high-tideThe Aleph - Jorge Luis Borges (transl. Andrew Hurley)goodreads.com/book/show/58757176-the-aleph-and-other-storiesFicciones - Jorge Luis Borges (transl. Anthony Kerrigan & Anthony Bonner)goodreads.com/book/show/426504.FiccionesThe Answers - Catherine Laceygoodreads.com/book/show/29939084-the-answersPew - Catherine Laceygoodreads.com/book/show/51542370-pewThese Violent Delights - Chloe Gonggoodreads.com/book/show/50892212-these-violent-delightsFind me here⛺️ Instagram: instagram.com/freddie.reads.slowly⛺️ Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/67568538-freddie⛺️ Voxer: freddiereads
Recent Reads 231021: Rita Dove, Carolina de Robertis, Miriam Toews Sluggish Reader 2023-10-21 | 0:00 Hello (and introducing... my fan)2:16 The Darker Face of the Earth16:04 Cantoras25:57 Fight Night== Books mentioned ==The Darker Face of the Earth - Rita Dovegoodreads.com/book/show/150318.The_Darker_Face_of_the_EarthCantoras - Carolina de Robertisgoodreads.com/book/show/43289181-cantorasRecommended by Shannon @ThatsSoPoe Fight Night - Miriam Toewsgoodreads.com/book/show/56978048-fight-night== CW ==The Darker Face of the Earth: slavery, racism, sexism, death, murder, torture, suicideCantoras: homophobia, torture, forced conversion, incarceration, police abuse, murder, suicide, sexual violenceFight Night: death of loved ones, absent parent, mental illness, religious abuseFind me here🌭 Instagram: instagram.com/freddie.reads.slowly🌭 Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/67568538-freddie🌭 Voxer: freddiereads
Recent Reads 231011: Pilar Quintana, Anita Brookner, Yevgeny Zamyatin Sluggish Reader 2023-10-11 | == Timestamps ==0:00 Hi!!0:17 The Bitch7:57 Look at Me16:42 We== Books mentioned ==The Bitch - Pilar Quintana (transl. Lisa Dillman)goodreads.com/book/show/49221592-the-bitchLook at Me - Anita Brooknergoodreads.com/book/show/51916533-look-at-meHotel du Lac - Anita Brooknergoodreads.com/book/show/251665.Hotel_du_LacWe - Yevgeny Zamyatin (transl. Natasha Randall)goodreads.com/book/show/30110528-weAlso check out the channel @deadlizardreads1937 youtu.be/NQRZ0vXX0uY?si=1RMy1QjXyc1fiYwBThe Aerodrome - Rex Warnergoodreads.com/book/show/582178.The_Aerodrome1984 - George Orwellgoodreads.com/book/show/61439040-1984== CW ==The Bitch: sexism, death, animal cruelty, racism / colorism, poverty, suicideLook at Me: mental illness (depression), manipulative relationshipsWe: physical violence, torture, execution, lobotomyFind me here🛟 Instagram: instagram.com/freddie.reads.slowly🛟 Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/67568538-freddie🛟 Voxer: freddiereads
Recent Reads 231009: Douglas Stuart, Louise Kennedy, Hernan Diaz Sluggish Reader 2023-10-10 | #booktubeprize 2023 Final round Fiction edition! + my rankingI focus on books that I have not read prior to this round.I talked about Demon Copperhead, How High We Go in the Dark, and Foster in this semifinals video: youtu.be/9VvaDy2HOEU== Books mentioned ==Trespasses - Louise Kennedygoodreads.com/book/show/60867683-trespassesYoung Mungo - Douglas Stuartgoodreads.com/book/show/58891551-young-mungoTrust - Hernan Diazgoodreads.com/book/show/58210933-trustDemon Copperhead - Barbara Kingsolvergoodreads.com/book/show/60384451-demon-copperheadHow High We Go in the Dark - Sequoia Nagamatsugoodreads.com/book/show/57850265-how-high-we-go-in-the-darkFoster - Claire Keegangoodreads.com/book/show/61022861-foster== Content warnings ==Trespasses: death of loved ones, graphic violence, murderYoung Mungo: sexual assault, alcoholism, murder, graphic physical violence, animal cruelty, parental abandonment, homophobiaTrust: terminal illness, mental illness, sexismDemon Copperhead: domestic abuse, death, suicide, drug abuse, murder, bullying, homophobia, sexism, racismHow High We Go in the Dark: death of loved ones, terminal diseases, mercy killingFoster: poverty, child neglectFind me here🛟 Instagram: instagram.com/freddie.reads.slowly🛟 Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/67568538-freddie🛟 Voxer: freddiereads
Recent Reads 230917: Anne Cathrine Bomann, Cyprian Ekwensi, Rumer Godden Sluggish Reader 2023-09-17 | Shorty September Special!== Timestamps ==0:00 Hello!0:48 Agatha10:35 Jagua Nana15:32 The Dark Horse== Books mentioned ==Agatha - Anne Cathrine Bomann (transl. Caroline Waight)goodreads.com/book/show/54899497-agathaJagua Nana - Cyprian Ekwensigoodreads.com/book/show/36531613-jagua-nanaMy video: youtu.be/8gaE8oRnqc8The Dark Horse - Rumer Goddengoodreads.com/book/show/22642855-the-dark-horse== Content warnings ==Agatha: mental illness, terminal illness, sexual abuseJagua Nana: sexism, graphic physical violence, murder, suicide, sexual violence, domestic abuse, kidnapping, terminal illnessThe Dark Horse: racism, colonialism, poverty, homelessness, animal abuseFind me here🧲 Instagram: instagram.com/freddie.reads.slowly🧲 Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/67568538-freddie🧲 Voxer: freddiereads
Recent Reads 230914: Mary Roach, Elena Ferrante, Xiaolu Guo Sluggish Reader 2023-09-14 | == Timestamps ==0:00 Hi!0:14 Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife8:45 The Lying Life of Adults16:46 A Lover's Discourse== Books mentioned ==Spook / Six Feet Over: Science Tackles the Afterlife - Mary Roachgoodreads.com/book/show/7350460-six-feet-overThe Lying Life of Adults - Elena Ferrante (transl. Ann Goldstein)goodreads.com/book/show/58514302-the-lying-life-of-adultsThe Neapolitan Novels - Elena Ferrante (transl. Ann Goldstein)goodreads.com/book/show/26828169-the-neapolitan-novelsA Lover's Discourse - Xiaolu Guogoodreads.com/book/show/52625831-a-lover-s-discourse== Content warnings ==Spook: death, death practices, bodily fluidsThe Lying Life of Adults: body shaming, divorce, family dysfunction, death of loved onesA Lover's Discourse: racism, poverty, abortionFind me here🚵♂️ Instagram: instagram.com/freddie.reads.slowly🚵♂️ Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/67568538-freddie🚵♂️ Voxer: freddiereads
Jagua Nana - Cyprian Ekwensi (no spoilers!) Sluggish Reader 2023-09-13 | I discovered this lovely Nigerian novel and it brought me out of a reading slump. Jagua Nana - Cyprian Ekwensigoodreads.com/book/show/36531613-jagua-nanaTW: sexism, graphic physical violence, murder, suicide, sexual violence, domestic abuse, kidnapping, terminal illnessFind me here🕹 Instagram: instagram.com/freddie.reads.slowly🕹 Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/67568538-freddie🕹 Voxer: freddiereads
Recent Reads 230827: Mingmei Yip, Souvankham Thammavongsa, Penelope S. Delta Sluggish Reader 2023-08-28 | 0:00 Hello!0:34 Song of the Silk Road6:10 How to Pronounce Knife10:41 A Tale Without a Name== Books mentioned ==Song of the Silk Road - Mingmei Yipgoodreads.com/book/show/8567279-song-of-the-silk-roadHow to Pronounce Knife - Souvankham Thammavongsagoodreads.com/book/show/58538249-how-to-pronounce-knifeA Tale Without a Name - Penelope S. Delta (transl. & illus. Mika Provata-Carlone)goodreads.com/book/show/17415195-a-tale-without-a-name== Content warnings ==Song of the Silk Road: death of loved one, terminal illness, infidelity, incarceration, murder, suicide, parental abandonment, toxic relationshipHow to Pronounce Knife: racism, body shaming, displacement, death, grief, infidelity, sexismA Tale Without a Name: death, murder, war, suicide, graphic violenceFind me here💺 Instagram: instagram.com/freddie.reads.slowly💺 Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/67568538-freddie💺 Voxer: freddiereads
Recent Reads 230809: Samira Sedira, Preeta Samarasan, Karolina Pavlova Sluggish Reader 2023-08-09 | Celebrate #womenintranslation 2023!0:00 Hi!2:09 People Like Them11:52 Tale of the Dreamer's Son22:59 A Double Life== Books mentioned ==People Like Them - Samira Sedira (transl. Lara Vergnaud)goodreads.com/book/show/58048549-people-like-themTale of the Dreamer's Son - Preeta Samarasangoodreads.com/book/show/61078192-tale-of-the-dreamer-s-sonEvening Is the Whole Day - Preeta Samarasangoodreads.com/book/show/2154433.Evening_Is_the_Whole_DayA Double Life - Karolina Pavlova (transl. Barbara Heldt)goodreads.com/book/show/40244413-a-double-life== Content warnings ==People Like Them: murder, racism, bodily injuryTale of the Dreamer's Son: racism, sexism, religious persecution, bullying, torture, imprisonment, suicide, homophobia, parental neglect, terrorism, murder, child abandonmentA Double Life: sexismFind me here💱 Instagram: instagram.com/freddie.reads.slowly💱 Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/67568538-freddie💱 Voxer: freddiereads
BookTube Prize 2023 - Fiction Category - Semifinals Group A - my ranking Sluggish Reader 2023-08-02 | My ranking of semifinals group A fiction for @BookTubePrize #booktubeprize #booktubeprize20230:00 Hello1:11 Book #6 8:25 Book #5 11:31 Book #4 18:20 Book #3 24:20 Book #2 29:38 Book #1 Books in this group are:Demon Copperhead - Barbara Kingsolvergoodreads.com/book/show/60384451-demon-copperheadHow High We Go in the Dark - Sequoia Nagamatsugoodreads.com/book/show/57850265-how-high-we-go-in-the-darkNightcrawling - Leila Mottleygoodreads.com/book/show/58537371-nightcrawlingOur Wives Under the Sea - Julia Armfieldgoodreads.com/book/show/58659343-our-wives-under-the-seaCarrie Soto Is Back - Taylor Jenkins Reidgoodreads.com/book/show/60435878-carrie-soto-is-backFoster - Claire Keegangoodreads.com/book/show/61022861-foster== Content warnings ==Demon Copperhead: domestic abuse, death, suicide, drug abuse, murder, bullying, homophobia, sexism, racismHow High We Go in the Dark: death of loved ones, terminal diseases, mercy killingNightcrawling: racism, sexism, sexual violence, drug abuse, police brutality, child abandonment, bullying, physical violence, deathOur Wives Under the Sea: body horror, death of loved onesCarrie Soto Is Back: terminal illness, death of loved onesFoster: poverty, child neglectFind me here㊙️ Instagram: instagram.com/freddie.reads.slowly㊙️ Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/67568538-freddie㊙️ Voxer: freddiereads
Recent Reads 230801: Ali Smith, V, César Aira Sluggish Reader 2023-08-01 | Short books galore!!== Timestamps ==0:00 Hello...0:47 Girls Meets Boy6:20 The Apology9:43 The Divorce== Books mentioned ==Girl Meets Boy - Ali Smithgoodreads.com/book/show/3698676-girl-meets-boyThe Apology - Vgoodreads.com/book/show/43198851-the-apologyThe Divorce - César Aira (transl. Chris Andrews)goodreads.com/book/show/55688769-the-divorce== Content warnings ==Girl Meets Boy: homophobia, sexismThe Apology: domestic violence, abuse, sexual violence, drug abuseThe Divorce: murder, abuseFind me here🎥 Instagram: instagram.com/freddie.reads.slowly🎥 Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/67568538-freddie🎥 Voxer: freddiereads
Recent Reads 230724: Qiu Miaojin, Laura Sintija Černiauskaitė, Eka Kurniawan Sluggish Reader 2023-07-24 | 0:00 Hello!2:07 Notes of a Crocodile6:52 Breathing into Marble14:50 Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash== Books mentioned ==Notes of a Crocodile - Qiu Miaojin (transl. Bonnie Huie)goodreads.com/book/show/31395589-notes-of-a-crocodileMy book talk video: youtu.be/x4naLgDLlrYBreathing into Marble - Laura Sintija Černiauskaitė (transl. Marija Marcinkute)goodreads.com/book/show/33297800-breathing-into-marbleVengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash - Eka Kurniawan (transl. Annie Tucker)goodreads.com/book/show/32491803-vengeance-is-mine-all-others-pay-cashMy book talk video: youtu.be/TZ7Ob6UyFjo== Content warnings ==Notes of a Crocodile: homophobia, mental illness (suicide, self-harm, depression), toxic relationships, physical abuse, violence, substance abuseBreathing into Marble: sexual violence, murder, mental illness, death of loved onesVengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash: graphic violence, sexual violence, bodily fluid / excrement, death, murder, bodily mutilation, sexism, incarceration, police brutalityFind me here🪘 Instagram: instagram.com/freddie.reads.slowly🪘 Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/67568538-freddie🪘 Voxer: freddiereads
Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash by Eka Kurniawan Sluggish Reader 2023-07-22 | == Books mentioned ==Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash - Eka Kurniawan (transl. Annie Tucker)goodreads.com/book/show/35658247-vengeance-is-mine-all-others-pay-cashBeauty Is A Wound - Eka Kurniawan (transl. Annie Tucker)goodreads.com/book/show/24826361-beauty-is-a-woundMan Tiger - Eka Kurniawan (transl. Labodalih Sembiring)goodreads.com/book/show/23012658-man-tigerContent warnings: graphic violence, sexual violence, bodily fluid / excrement, death, murder, bodily mutilation, sexism, incarceration, police brutality, Find me here🚏 Instagram: instagram.com/freddie.reads.slowly🚏 Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/67568538-freddie🚏 Voxer: freddiereads
Notes of a Crocodile by Qiu Miaojin (no spoilers) Sluggish Reader 2023-07-14 | Notes of a Crocodile is a 1994 novel by Taiwanese author Qiu Miaojin, translated by Bonnie Huie from Chinese to English.goodreads.com/en/book/show/31395589Content warnings: homophobia, mental illness (suicide, self-harm, depression), toxic relationships, physical abuse, violence, substance abuseFind me here🪘 Instagram: instagram.com/freddie.reads.slowly🪘 Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/67568538-freddie🪘 Voxer: freddiereads
Recent Reads 230630: Yu Hua, Jamaica Kincaid Sluggish Reader 2023-07-01 | Timestamps0:00 Hello1:57 To Live13:20 A Small Place== Books mentioned ==To Live - Yu Hua (transl. Michael Berry)goodreads.com/book/show/334971.To_LiveThe Seventh Day - Yu Hua (transl. Allan H. Barr)goodreads.com/book/show/22107229-the-seventh-dayA Small Place - Jamaica Kincaidgoodreads.com/book/show/924889.A_Small_PlaceMentioned Berna @BernasBookishAdventures for recommending and endorsing To LiveMisery May was a readathon in May that I didn't get to participate in on time (not even a Thomas Hardy book)!@GemofBooks @GunpowderFictionPlot == CW ==To Live: death, terminal illness, poverty, war, domestic violence, graphic violence, murder, suicideA Small Place: racism, slavery, systemic oppressionFind me here🎢 Instagram: instagram.com/freddie.reads.slowly🎢 Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/67568538-freddie🎢 Voxer: freddiereads
Recent Reads 230621: Rosamunde Pilcher, Mariama Bâ, Shena Mackay Sluggish Reader 2023-06-21 | 0:00 Intro2:09 The End of Summer7:40 So Long a Letter14:10 The Orchard on Fire== Books mentioned ==The End of Summer - Rosamunde Pilchergoodreads.com/book/show/856856.The_End_of_SummerThe Shell Seekers - Rosamunde Pilchergoodreads.com/book/show/37095.The_Shell_SeekersSo Long a Letter - Mariama Bâ (transl. Modupé Bodé-Thomas)goodreads.com/book/show/151374.So_Long_a_LetterThe Orchard on Fire - Shena Mackaygoodreads.com/book/show/970684.TheOrchard_on_Fire== Content warnings ==The End of Summer: death of loved onesSo Long a Letter: sexism, domestic abuse, racismThe Orchard on Fire: racism, domestic abuse, sexual abuse / harassment, animal crueltyFind me here🧮 Instagram: instagram.com/freddie.reads.slowly🧮 Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/67568538-freddie🧮 Voxer: freddiereads
Recent Reads 230605: Pat Barker, Amélie Nothomb, Ursula K. Le Guin Sluggish Reader 2023-06-06 | I finished another book for Mental Health May Readathon (organized by@MIDDLEoftheBookMARCH and @MarilynMayaMendoza )0:00 Hi0:43 Regeneration7:10 The Book of Proper Names14:28 The Word for World Is Forest== Books mentioned ==Regeneration - Pat Barkergoodreads.com/book/show/3942075-regenerationThe Book of Proper Names - Amélie Nothomb (transl. Shaun Whiteside)goodreads.com/book/show/71455.The_Book_of_Proper_NamesFear and Trembling - Amélie Nothomb (transl. Adriana Hunter)goodreads.com/book/show/71453.Fear_and_TremblingThe Word for World Is Forest - Ursula K. Le Guingoodreads.com/book/show/24933757-the-word-for-world-is-forestThe Left Hand of Darkness - Ursula K. Le Guingoodreads.com/book/show/18423.The_Left_Hand_of_Darkness== Content warnings ==Regeneration: war, death, PTSD, suicide, domestic violence, sexism, bodily mutilationThe Book of Proper Names: murder, suicide, eating disorder, bullyingThe Word for World Is Forest: war, graphic violence, murder, sexual assault, displacement, colonization, genocideFind me here🪆 Instagram: instagram.com/freddie.reads.slowly🪆 Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/67568538-freddie🪆 Voxer: freddiereads
Recent Reads 230523: Rex Warner, Elizabeth Strout, Alex Storm Sluggish Reader 2023-05-24 | 0:00 Hello!1:11 The Aerodrome11:07 Olive, Again15:45 Kill the Dog== Books mentioned ==The Aerodrome - Rex Warnergoodreads.com/book/show/31422690-the-aerodromeRead for #MayoftheModerns , organized by @MargaretPinard Olive, Again - Elizabeth Stroutgoodreads.com/book/show/52240866-olive-againMy first finished TBR for the #mentalhealthmay readathon! - organized by @MIDDLEoftheBookMARCH and @MarilynMayaMendoza Olive Kitteridge - Elizabeth Stroutgoodreads.com/book/show/1736739.Olive_KitteridgeKill the Dog - Alex Stormgoodreads.com/book/show/72015359-kill-the-dog== Content warnings ==The Aerodrome: murder, sexism, cults, death of loved onesOlive, Again: mental illness, suicide, domestic violence, alcoholism, death of loved ones, terminal illness, drug use, sexual assault / exploitation, racism, homophobiaKill the Dog: absent parent, worker exploitation, drug useFind me here🥄 Instagram: instagram.com/freddie.reads.slowly🥄 Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/67568538-freddie🥄 Voxer: freddiereads
Mental Health May 2023 TBR!!! Sluggish Reader 2023-05-11 | Mental Health May info:Kim @MIDDLEoftheBookMARCH Marilyn @MarilynMayaMendoza Find me here💽 Instagram: instagram.com/freddie.reads.slowly💽 Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/67568538-freddie💽 Voxer: freddiereads
Recent Reads 230509: Alexandre Vidal Porto, Ayu Utami, Camila Sosa Villada Sluggish Reader 2023-05-09 | 0:00 Hello!0:20 Sergio Y.7:19 Saman12:01 Bad Girls#transgirlapril organized by@CestKevvie @WillowTalksBooks == Books mentioned ==Sergio Y. - Alexandre Vidal Porto (transl. Alex Ladd)goodreads.com/book/show/52873710-sergio-ySaman - Ayu Utami (transl. Pamela Allen)goodreads.com/book/show/1337759.SamanMy book talk video: youtu.be/TAJABCHuqx4Bad Girls / The Queens of Sarmiento Park - Camila Sosa Villada (transl. Kit Maude)goodreads.com/book/show/59237338-bad-girlsMy book talk video: youtu.be/EY7iKjFE5N0Other booktuber mentioned:@MIDDLEoftheBookMARCH == Trigger warnings ==Sergio Y.: transphobia, murder, loss of loved onesSaman: Sexism, racism, child abuse, murder, sexual assault, torture, confinement, graphic violence, bodily mutilation, blood, miscarriage, povertyBad Girls: child abandonment, child abuse, domestic violence, transphobia, homophobia, sexism, graphic violence, murder, death, AIDS, suicide, mental illness, sexual violence, persecution against sex workers, poverty, bodily fluids, drug abuse, alcoholism, police brutality, extreme bullying and harassmentFind me here🛴 Instagram: instagram.com/freddie.reads.slowly🛴 Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/67568538-freddie🛴 Voxer: freddiereads
Bad Girls / The Queens of Sarmiento Park by Camilla Sosa Villada 🇦🇷 (no spoilers) Sluggish Reader 2023-05-04 | Bad Girls, also published as The Queens of Sarmiento Park is a 2019 semi-autobiographical novel by Argentine writer Camila Sosa Villada. The novel was translated by Kit Maude from Spanish to English.goodreads.com/book/show/59237338-bad-girlsI read this in April as part of #transgirlapril organized by @CestKevvie and @WillowTalksBooks Trigger warnings:child abandonment, child abuse, domestic violence, transphobia, homophobia, sexism, graphic violence, murder, death, AIDS, suicide, mental illness, sexual violence, persecution against sex workers, poverty, bodily fluids, drug abuse, alcoholism, police brutality, extreme bullying and harassmentFind me here🚥 Instagram: instagram.com/freddie.reads.slowly🚥 Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/67568538-freddie🚥 Voxer: freddiereads
Saman by Ayu Utami 🇮🇩 [No spoilers!] Sluggish Reader 2023-05-03 | Saman is a 1998 novel by Indonesian author Ayu Utami, translated from Indonesian to English by Pamela Allen.goodreads.com/book/show/1337759.Saman== Trigger warnings ==Sexism, racism, child abuse, murder, sexual assault, torture, confinement, graphic violence, bodily mutilation, blood, miscarriage, povertyFind me here🫕 Instagram: instagram.com/freddie.reads.slowly🫕 Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/67568538-freddie🫕 Voxer: freddiereads
Recent Reads 230429: Zakiya Dalila Harris, Su Tong, Yasutaka Tsutsui Sluggish Reader 2023-04-29 | 0:00 Hello!0:44 The Other Black Girl8:54 Rice18:01 The Girl Who Leapt Through Time== Books Mentioned ==The Other Black Girl - Zakiya Dalila Harrisgoodreads.com/book/show/58427704-the-other-black-girlRice - Su Tong (transl. Howard Goldblatt)goodreads.com/book/show/2677481-riceThe Girl Who Leapt Through Time - Yasutaka Tsutsui (trans. David Karashima)goodreads.com/book/show/9663940-the-girl-who-leapt-through-time== Trigger Warnings ==The Other Black Girl: racism, cultismRice: famine, poverty, displacement, murder, death, sexual assault, torture, graphic violence, severe diseases, bodily fluid, body mutilation, animal cruelty, sexism, ableism, suicide, war, alcoholism, domestic violence, abuseThe Girl Who Leapt Through Time: death, disturbing imagery, bodily mutilationFind me here🧼 Instagram: instagram.com/freddie.reads.slowly🧼 Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/67568538-freddie🧼 Voxer: freddiereads
Recent Reads 230424: Wang Zhousheng, M. Mukundan, V.C. Andrews Sluggish Reader 2023-04-24 | == Timestamps ==0:00 Hello0:53 Memory and Oblivion6:45 On the Banks of the Mayyazhi12:52 Flowers in the Attic== Books mentioned ==Memory and Oblivion - Wang Zhousheng (transl. Tony Blishen)goodreads.com/book/show/21869869-memory-and-oblivionOn the Banks of the Mayyazhi - M. Mukundan (transl. Gita Krishnankutty)goodreads.com/book/show/1324400.On_The_Banks_Of_The_MayyazhiRead in honor of #LitwithIndianLit organized by @SantReads Flowers in the Attic - V.C. Andrewsgoodreads.com/book/show/10001098-flowers-in-the-attic== Trigger warnings ==Memory and Oblivion: death, terminal illness, mental illness (self-harm, suicide), graphic physical violenceOn the Banks of the Mayyazhi: death, war, racism, sexism, suicide, murder, graphic physical violence, sexual assaultFlowers in the Attic: domestic abuse, graphic violence, animal cruelty, sexual assault, incest, murder, suicideFind me here🥗 Instagram: instagram.com/freddie.reads.slowly🥗 Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/67568538-freddie🥗 Voxer: freddiereads
Recent Reads 230413: Xiaolu Guo, Elechi Amadi, Kim Thúy Sluggish Reader 2023-04-13 | 0:00 Hi!0:11 Village of Stone5:30 The Concubine11:11 Mãn15:50 Random unrelated stuff== Books mentioned ==Village of Stone - Xiaolu Guo (transl. Cindy Carter)goodreads.com/book/show/894055.Village_of_StoneThe Concubine - Elechi Amadi goodreads.com/book/show/1199163.The_ConcubineMãn - Kim Thúy (transl. Sheila Fischman)goodreads.com/book/show/23163769-m-n== Trigger warnings ==Village of Stone: sexual abuse, abortion, suicide, deaths, kidnapping, illnessThe Concubine: death, illness, mental illness, violence, sexismMãn: war, death, domestic abuse, violenceFind me here🧃 Instagram: instagram.com/freddie.reads.slowly🧃 Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/67568538-freddie🧃 Voxer: freddiereads
Living Vicariously Through Far from the Madding Crowd (No spoilers) Sluggish Reader 2023-04-11 | == Book mentioned ==Far from the Madding Crowd - Thomas Hardygoodreads.com/book/show/31463.Far_From_the_Madding_Crowd== TW ==Far from the Madding Crowd: death, sexism, murderFind me here🪗 Instagram: instagram.com/freddie.reads.slowly🪗 Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/67568538-freddie🪗 Voxer: freddiereads
