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Hello! I found your account after watching your Piranesi video. I've recently been enjoying a return to reading after a long slump for many years, and coincidentally we've had a lot of overlap! (Ice by Anna Kavan, the Bell Jar, We Have Always Lived in the Castle, also I was reading Misery right when your video on it came out!) I'm curious if you've read Watership Down? I'm almost at the very end of it, and it's far and away one of the best things I've ever read - next to Piranesi as an instant favourite for me. I think you'd really like it! Looking forward to more videos from you.

I have never read the His Dark Materials series but I really enjoyed the insight I got through this podcast :) A fantasy series that I that I would really recommend, is The Raven Cycle by Maggie Stiefvater. It's a YA urban fantasy, and I reread it this year after a loooong time and had quite a lot of fun. What you said about the age group intended audience here was something that was definitely relevant in that reading experience as well though - reminding myself that I wasn't really the main target audience anymore made me find some humor in some of the teenagerness of it all. But overall the series crafts a really cool magical world and introduces some great characters and moving friendships, so I'd probably still reread it at 50 :)

also, the book sounds great, and especially the way you described the audiobook has me curious! I've been looking for spooky but still kind of fun stories since the start of the cold season. In persuit of that I read wuthering heights, which did not fulfill that longing at all - and don't get me wrong here, I think it's a great book, but I went in thinking it's a sort of creepy but also romantic story about two lovers. But to me, it ended up being a grueling and depressing read about the horrors of intergenerational trauma lol. Then I read Carmilla by Sheridan Le Fanu, which I can definitely recommend on the spooky-but-in-a-fun-way front. Definitely adding the Woman in Black to my winter tbr :)

Loved the mantelpiece moment! I've seen Phantom of the Opera live in theatre twice - once about 10 years ago in Hamburg, Germany and once in London, maybe 7 years ago. It's truly such a great show with amazing effects, great music and such impressive perfomances. The story itself is honestly kind of silly but they brought it to life so well that both times I was left in tears at the end. I still listen to the soundtrack every once in a while, because lbr it absolutely slaps!

Nothing has been said in the first 2 1/2 minutes. I’m giving up.

Thank you for reading this trilogy!! Yeah, book 3 not my fav. (I've reread this the least) but still admire what it tries to do. I always felt this book is an extended essay masquerading as a novel! Have you read any Dostoyevsky?? 'Crime & Punishment' or 'The Idiot'? or maybe John Le Carre's Smiley Novels?

I really liked the wheel of time audiobook narrated by Kate Reading and Michael Kramer they did really well. I highly recommend it, especially to those who may feel intimidated or hesitant to start reading the series due to the series length.

“Lincoln in the Bardo” is a great book elevated by the excellent audiobook narrators.

Good Morning A Novel Review. Apologies, I have only just seen your tag on our channel. We certainly can tag. Will discuss with you later today, although we may be a bit late?

I feel you there pal

❤ Thank you!

A great list of books!

oh and i love the painting for this weeks episode, such a creative way of capturing the books' themes!

really interesting review! it sounds like a heavy read but the themes are definitely intriguing. Using science fiction this way is such an interesting choice on Butler's part! I also really appreciated the insight into the discussions of your writing group and the thoughts on dialogue! as someone who has spent a lot of time transcribing interviews and group discussions: you are so correct when you say that the way that we speak is often barely intelligible when written down. So I think writing dialogue that actually feels realistic is much harder than one might think - ofc it doesn't necessarily have to be realistic though, but I think it's an important thing to consider!

Are you on Goodreads, by any chance? :)

So glad "Kindred" provided you with so much food for thought. Thank you for the shout out. For now I do book reviews just on Instagram and Goodreads, but maybe one day I'll do BookToube.

Small Things like These ❤

Great list!

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The problem with this podcast is the fact that it makes me tbr-list grow really really fast but I am a super slow reader😭 Carrie is on of those books that I have seen referenced a million times in pop culture, so it feels super familiar but I've never actually read the book, or watched the movies or the musical. Watching this episode made me feel like it would probably interesting to read to book and see if it fits the image I have of it. For me the only Stephen King book I have read so far is "misery" (about 10 years ago though, so it's a bit fuzzy in my memory), so I'm definitely interested in hearing your thoughts about that in a future episode!

Could you give an overview of the mist by stephen king next please!

great picks. have you read "The Overstory" by Richard Powers?

man.... I love this.....

I love your reviews but haven’t read most of the book you speak about so I’m excited to watch this

such interesting recommendations, thank you! it was a joy to listen to you talk about these books because your admiration for both the books and the authors was so evident. I'll definitely have to add these book to my tbr :) I was also so excited to see that you took my recommendations with Effi Briest and Death in Venice!! I'm really curious to hear your opinions about them when you end up reading them - especially because the opinions of people I've talked to about these books vastly differ. One book that has really stayed with me for the last couple of years, even though I've read it only once is "Beyond the Pale" by Elana Dykewomon. It's a beautiful but at times also gut wrenching story about jewish women from Russia around 1900 who emigrate to the US in the face of rising antisemitism and pogroms in their home country. The story touches on so many (still relevant) societal and political topics and at the same time is an incredibly moving story about friendship and love between women. The author spent 10 years (if i remember correctly) researching so get all the historical aspects right - and when reading this book I really felt that it was a labor of love.

I don't normally read Wilbur Smith, but I loved River God so much that I signed up for a degree that included ancient Egyptian history. After four years, I had a BA degree in languages and literature... because of a book. I never read another Wilbur Smith book 😂😂 Love your video.

What about spot the dog

Which book is it you’re reading??

Hey dude, enjoyed this, randomly showed up on my feed. My tastes are all over, and I'd recommend: Autobiography of Red Beebo Brinker Apocalypse Parenting Tomebound (only found on Royal Road)

Book of the new sun by gene wolfe

Thank you for all the recommendations! Fun fact, in an interview Sussana Clarke mentioned "The Library of Babel" and "The House of Asterion" as inspiration for "Piranesi". Both short stories are part of Jorge Luis Borges' collection "Labyrinths".

Bro I like this , I hope that u talk about Arabic novels and writers , and also give us the way u analyse books and techniques, Thank u so much for such content like this ❤️ .

Good stuff

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what a lovely and enjoyable episode! the book sounds really great, I definitely want to read it now and I'm also keeping it in the back of my mind as a gift idea :) and personally I'd be really interested to see you review "Death in Venice" by Thomas Mann and "Effi Briest" by Theodor Fontane. They're both German classics that I recently read for the first time and really enjoyed. I have no idea if the English translations do them justice, though.

Frodo, an orphan? He's a grown man.

Reading "Northen Lights" as an adult was an intresting experience, but I did not felt the need to continue the series. Can't explain why. Just did not griped me as I expected it. I would love if you would consider reading "Kindred" by Octavia E. Butler in the future. She is one my favorite authors.

OMG You've read it!!! :D

one thing i definitely disagree with you on is that you said the series could start with book 4! it might be partly because book 3 is my favorite one, but I also think books one and two are important. I guess if you fokuson the Voldemort’s rise and fall, books 1-3 aren’t THAT relevant, however I personally see the series primarily as a coming of age story and the whole magical war as more of a backdrop. To me it’s about a boy who gew up in an abusive family learning about growing into his own person and learning about genuine human connection, that has been lacking from his life. The friendships and the positive relationships to adults he experiences allow him to feel loved and to grow confident in his own abilities. I particularly love Harry’s relationship to Lupin in the third book - I think partially because it reminds me of trauma therapy with a good therapist: Harry learns to confront his worst experiences in a safe environment while building up skills and ressources to deal with the emotions and sensations that accompany his traumatic childhood, especially the loss of his parents. Him being able to produce his own patronus when he thinks about his happiest moments with his closest friends and mentors is so beautiful and meaningful. However, that brings me to something that I absolutely agree with: Lupin’s death! I was GUTTED when I realized he was killed off screen - i knew he was gonna die beforehand but I thought the would get a great death scene like Sirius or Dumbledore. In my opinion Lupin is such and important and wonderful character, I really think he deserved better than that!

i find it interesting that you mentioned the role of crying in the books because it’s something that has stood out to me as well. I don’t mind Hermione crying a lot and the boys not crying - it’s quite stereotypical of course but probably also quite realistic considering societal expectations. Especially for Harry it was probably not acceptable at all growing up in an abusive home, so it might be something he learned to supress. And I think the books make it quite clear that Hermione’s way of dealing with intense emotions, crying, is a lot healthier than the way Ron and Harry deal with their emotions, so it’s not something that’s framed as weak. What did bother me though was the role crying played in Harry’s romantic relationships: Cho cried a lot, which was super overwhelming for Harry - he couldn’t deal with it at all. That in itself makes sense in my opinion, give that he probably never learned any emotional regulation. However I find it annoying that the books make the point repeatedly that Ginny never cries (at least not in front of Harry) and how great that is for Harry. I wish he would have learned to deal with other people’s emotionas better insteaad of just dating someone who just doesn’t cry and is always 100% understanding of Harry’s (sometimes questionable and annoying) behavior.

I read the series for the first time last year at 26 - I didn’t really expect to like it that much but I ended up loving it! I do have a lot of thoughts about this book in particular, so there might be a stirng of comments :D I definitely agree with what you said about Ron and Hermione - it made so much sense for them to end up together! I think I’ve read somewhere that some people believe that they actually got together before the kiss in the last book, but that they just kind of kept it from Harry before that, which I think is kind of a funny idea. Generally people are a bit insane when it comes to shipping in this series though. Personally I find it a bit much that both main couples are married with children in the epilogue. As if most people stay with the person they fall in love with as teenagers. Generally I would have preferred the epilogue not to be that far into the future - maybe a year from when the last chapter ended, after the trio finishes their last year at Hogwarts. (Even though JKR says that only Hermione returns to Hogwarts, imo it would make more sense for Harry and Ron to go as well - Harry loved his time there, it was the first place he ever felt at home at and after a year of hunting Horcruxes and fighting his nemesis getting to be a teenager at school again would be the best thing!)

really interesting review - I've been planning to read Giovanni's Room for a while, might have to bump it up on my to read list now :)

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this was such a beautiful soothing thing to come across on the internet. Really happy to have found you. I love James Baldwin, but his misogyny is a really interesting dimension to his work, and his life, so it was nice to hear you bring it up. He was criticised at the time by black women writers for his attitudes, and for not being receptive to them, the way he criticised people for not being receptive to him as a black queer man. I don't think he hated women, or didn't care about them, but I don't think he could conceive of their complex inner lives the way he did with men. A little like Murakami in modern day, it's not malicious, but it can be uncomfortable, and it's so interesting how people can think so deeply about the human experience and still have blind spots about other groups.

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I can see that scene with Voldemort being impactful. I think that we do get more of these scenes throughout this book especially since he uses occlumens against Harry and the only times we get glimpses of his emotions is when it breaks through Harry's mind, perhaps initially it was the accumulation of all the scenes which made this particular place more memorable to you.

Ron and Hermione were made for each other and it was obvious.

My favorite book too but parts of the movie make me want to pull my hair out.

8:51 this one never rly stood out to me (order of the phoenix apologist and proud!!!) but you talking abt the mundanity of it all is making me want to reread it 🥺 so comforting