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We are plural (we have DID, formerly known as multiple personality disorder). The book, for us, was an expression of multiplicity. It was refreshing to see a lived experience that we can so much identify with, one that was not describing things through the lens of Western psychiatry, but in a whole different and quite spiritual way.

added some of these books to my goodreads, they sound interesting! i'd love to know what you think about "a little life" since I see it cropping up in your library

Penance is fantastic. I really enjoyed Boy Parts too. Eliza Clark is so talented.

I liked it and it made me emotional a few times. Going through that at 15 is sad. I do wish there was more intimate moments between the 2(which is why im excited for the Tv adaptation as we might get extra content of their romantic relationship) I really enjoyed their scenes from sharing the bed and the bath and just talking with each other. James calmed mungo down a lot and he needed that as he has nobody in his life like james. I found it sweet. I wish mungo did tell them what happened in the end, especially as all 3 of his family were the reason he went on the trip. Would be nice to see their reaction to mungo telling what actually happened. I dont want his family getting off lightly for what they did. I believe mungo crossed the road in the end towards james and they left together. Nothing left for mungo. With hamish distracting the police he had the opportunity to leave “Mungo knew what he was going to do , where he was going to go. The only place he would ever want to be” these lines confirmed it for me

Penance is on my list mainly because I enjoyed Boy Parts so much. Clarke’s exploration of the dark and destructive side of human nature is fascinating. So, although it’s deeply disturbing and stays with you for a long time, it’s definitely one to read. It sounds like Penance is the same - currently moving it right up the tbr Thanks Chris.

If you thought Penance was dark then Boy Parts will show you what dark is. My reading of Penance was very different to yours, but I suspect that was because I have read (I hope) everything she has written. For viewers I would recommend reading Boy Parts before reading Penance. PS Love the cat

"I know I'm late. Leave me alone" 😂 Loved this LATE list.

The books are fascinating me ... and the cat is JUDGING me ...

Love to see your cat make an apperance

I am trying to finish the book in Italian. The author writes a lor about bad smell 🤧🤧 i don't find anyone saying that. And I am still waiting for the love story, I'm on 246 page.

Best wishes with what you choose to read. I hope you get some great stories.

Thank you for this.

love that you're always curious about the form of the novel! i like the note you made about Ernaux's book and how she went about the narrative. i need to get to more of her work! as always, a wonderful assortment of books!

lovely assortment of books, confessions of the fox sound really interesting! i'm reading the high-rise diver, by Julia von Lucadou (not enjoying it though)

I'm fascinated by the idea of a novel that mixes the 18th century with the modern day, especially one that mentions real scholars. I sometimes wish I could be a scholar so that I could write something like that. Except, I really want to write a time travel story.

I absolutely adore Patiricia Highsmith's writing. She's my favourite author. What other books of hers have you read?

I really, really need to read Adam. Sounds incredible. I love me some Highsmith but have yet to read any of her Ripley books. I have Hester’s book on the shelves will be interesting to see how I read it as a ‘trade’ audience. I love that term, hahaha.

love you. Nice voice and appearance. Smart and well spoken. Fresh air.

Just come across your channel and love the way you speak about books 🤩 I'm working my way through Cusk's earlier works so interesting to hear how different her newer work sounds! Loved hearing your critique 😊

I’m quite keen for Scaffolding but I think it’s one of those books that I’ll wait for the paperback of… they better keep that cover as I love it.

I don’t know how I missed this but seeing your new video pop up made me realise I’d missed this and I love an order. Ha. Thought Local Fires was brilliant. I can’t wait to see what he does next. Finally I have found someone who feels the same about In Memoriam as I do!

oh hey there

great content and i like your shirt haha!

Hi, two of these books got my attention. I got "In the Dream House" yesterday! Always good to have someone vouching for the book. I haven't heard of Miranda July (thanks). Have you read I Will Crash by Rebeca Watson? I think you'll enjoy it and she will be giving a talk at Blackwell's (Manchester). Cheers 😊

Getting close to 800 subscribers! Best wishes with what you choose to read and to your channel.

so happy to have stumbled upon your channel! loved how tense and uncomfortable the Sudjic is. the END!!! loving your Percival Everett journey! i need to get to him. what do you recommend as a good first start to his bibliography?

I discovered your channel through this video. Happy Reading! 😎📚👍

Jack Underwood's poetry has so much warmth to it. I love his stuff. Finished A Year in the New Life just the other day, which was good, but personally I prefer Happiness. That poem 'I promise when I lift your egg' is my fave one. The book set in Llanelli sounds excellent and I will have to get a copy of the Percival Everett as it sounds amazing. I've avoided In Memoriam. It sounded too commercial and pandering.

Hello! Was about to pick another pride month read and In Memorian got almost picked but The new life won. I had a feeling In Memorian might be like you said. Will still check though. Thanks for the insight :D

Sooooo pleased that UA-cam suggested this video. Am looking forward to having a binge. Totally agree with you about A Flat Place, I don’t know how she did it. It’s exceptional. Really need to read some Annie. Also need to read more Everett. Very excited for the new Garth Greenwell.

you really do love your memoirs, don't you?

Such great recommendations. You are so good at selling these books.

This reminded me a lot of "The House on Mango Street", I suppose that Cisneros was strongly influenced by Brooks.

yayyy a new booktuber to watch :)) I need to read Ernaux she sounds right up my street-all the other books you listed seem interesting too. Taste! I just finished my notes write up of Braiding Sweetgrass. Wholeheartedly recommend especially if your view of nature writing is tainted a bit by bland middle class white cishetero male perspectives. Robin Wall Kimmerer really makes the world feel like somewhere that loves us back as she herself beautifully puts it, which is certainly a think a necessary POV in the old Anthropocene.

It's highly dubious that the unfortunate-looking and unpleasant Sara Ahmed was sexually harrassed.

New subscribers here, nice one!

Loved this book

Question. When do you find your time to read? I’ve only read one this year, after starting a new job, and I have 4 that I’d like to finish in the next couple months.

Just finished it, will hurt, stay with me for a long time, I love how she incorporates ' African Spirituality" into the story, t/y for reviewing...☮💜📚🐝

Your February video prompted me to read “Change” by Edouard Louis again and I was again impressed by it. He leaves you thinking. Edouard shows a combination of calculated actions motivated by strong emotions. I was more aware in this book of his sadness at the loss of some aspects of his life in his native town, of the traces of affection for his father and of the very deliberate and rehearsed process of change he planned for himself. It raised question about the different indicators of class in France and UK, though I wasn’t too sure that the translation got it quite right in the examples of tea drinking or invitation to a meal but recognise that such social subtleties do not translate well from one nation and one language to another. (And also wondered why there are 4 different translators of the 5 books). I’m thinking that maybe I should see all 5 of his novels as forming a multi-volumed novel or book that provides different perspectives of the change from Eddie Belleguele to Edouard Louis. I looked forward to the publishing of this book and was not disappointed. I was delighted and caught up by it.

10:08 calling me out (I will give it back, promise 😂)

I feel like it’s such a fine line between “telling me too much”, where the magic/mystery of the words is taken away, and “just giving me enough to take my breath away.”

loved this wrap up! very interesting insights, thank you so much for sharing ☺

January was a weird month for me, I read Palo Alto by Malcolm Harris, which probably would be good if it was about 5 books, but was desperately in need of an editor as a single one. I continued my personal goal of reading Foucault, and managed his second volume on Sexuality, again not sure I can say it was enjoyable exactly. In terms of books I enjoyed, I loved Against White Feminism by Rafai Zakaria, also really enjoyed Forbidden Notebook by Alba de Cespedes. And I reread one of my best books of all time, All About Love by bell hooks; which apart from the last two chapters is probably the one book that has impacted me the most over the last few years, its funny to reread and realise how much you have grown and how different things grab you. I will read Jessica Au's Fitzcarraldo book, honestly I will read anything they publish.

So many interesting insights here Chris, love to hear all your thoughts on your recent reads!!

How do you find the time for all this reading? X

Been reading a lot of different History and Political and Philosophy books this, year still have loads to get through next year, but also been reading some Biographies - read a great book about historical debt jubilees " Forgive Them Their Debts" by the great Economist Michael Hudson, and The Greek Way by Edith Hamilton and The Song of Achilles was a great book.

Once again seems we are pretty aligned in our tastes, I loved the feminist Killjoy, as well as Ordinary Notes and Diego Garcia, I was busy working my way through some back catalogues this year so didn't read too many other new releases, also I am firmly still in a non-fiction phase... have you read Cruel Optimism by Lauren Berlant, or Olivia Laing's Everybody? Those were 5 stars for me, and again Terrance Hayes continues to dazzle me. Not a big tv watcher, more a youtube video essay enthusiast tbh. I read non-fiction by Julie Myerson on your recommend maybe early in the year and loved it. Also love if books could kill, truly hilarious.

I will read anything published by Fitzcarraldo at this point. They never miss. They’re so good at picking up interesting narratives told in surprising ways. And often by writers who just aren’t in the limelight (for better or worse).

Chris, mate, you should try to do more. I really appreciate your videos but lately, not enough 😀 All the very best for 2024.