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Thanks; yeah, I got informed by family of my slip of tongue after they watched the video. The funny thing is that I actually prefer Laurel and Hardy to Abbot and Costello. Not quite sure why my tongue slipped there. Good catch! My Dad was wondering if anyone would pick up on the fact that I misnamed Stan and Ollie!

@@tahlia__nerds_out I often make similar slips in my own videos....

thanks; I love exploring so many different areas of art history!

Sometimes, arguing with the author in the notes can be part of the fun! 😁 I don't know if it is different for each state, but, in my state, an active RN license costs $140 every two years to renew, or an inactive license (which I switched over to last renewal) costs $70 to renew every two years. I stopped working as a nurse in early 2000 (before about a month or so before lockdown), so I've been out of the field for 4 years. There's a point where it's just throwing money away because I know that I can't go back, and eventually I will have been out of the field so long that I won't be up-to-date. $70 is an expensive price to pay just so that I can say I have a nursing license still. There's a point where I'm going to have to face reality and hang up the stethoscope. MS is rough. I hope that this year hasn't been too rough on your husband. It can be difficult to watch a family member suffer when you know that this is now their way of life; it's an adjustment for everybody, and it's never going to be an easy thing to deal with, even once everyone gets used to the new normal. Thanks; my Mom made the afghan; we have a bunch of them strewn all over the house, since everyone but Dad knits or crochets. We are never lacking for some sort of blanket to cuddle up in. I've slowed down a bit on "The Great Bridge" because I have a couple of books that I want to finish by the end of the month. But, like you said, we have two months to read "The Great Bridge", so I'm not too worried about it. David McCullough is an easy read. I look forward to seeing your answers to this tag whenever you can get to it. God Bless...

@@tahlia__nerds_out It has been my experience that nurses are better than the doctors. I've only once had a nurse who I didn't care for. I was too sick to complain and I just cried. God bless the lady in the bed next to me. She called a nurse for me. Thankfully it was a different nurse that responded. The cost isn't as high as I thought it would be, but it is money that can be utilized for something else. It hasn't been too much of an adjustment for my husband. both his parents had MS. He knew what to expect. He gets a lot of help in public when he's out by himeself. I have to slow myself down around him, but other than that he's treated like he was before MS. OH! Sugar affects him badly. He occasionaly has an iced coffee and he crashes bad. He always warns me that he might become a jerk. LOL We've been marred 27 years if he's being a jerk I'll tell him. 🤣 I think question 3 for this tag will be the hardest to answer. I'll write the propts down and talk to Prometheus about them. I like these more challenging tags. Thank you for tagging us. editing, I was looking at the wrong prompts. Prometheus and I have actually done the Smart tag.

Do you find that you annotate more when you read fiction or nonfiction?

And I liked that quote about waiting for a doctor, too!

I love this mindset. Thanks.❤️

I've actually never have seen the Anne of Green Gables series. When my Mom complained about them combining the characters of Mrs. Barry and Rachel Lynde, I was never tempted to watch the show. I've heard that the main actress was a good Anne, though. I'm happy that I've given "Anne of Avonlea" another chance. Once Mom finishes "Northanger Abbey", I'm going to start "Anne of the Island" and she's going to start "Sense and Sensibility". The only Austen book I won't be able to talk her into is "Emma", because Emma frustrated her so much the one time she tried to read that book (which is why she's been so dead set against reading Austen for so many years). I'm delighted to report that she is very much enjoying "Northanger Abbey". I look forward to hearing your answers to this book tag, whenever that video happens to come. I had to think about this one a bit myself. I think I owe you responses on other videos, so I'll check in on those later. I want to get some reading done in the meantime. I've watching some booktube and responding to comments on my videos, so now I need to pick up "The Great Bridge"... even if you *did* give spoilers in your intro video on it. 😝

@@tahlia__nerds_out LOL Sorry about the spoiler. I wanted to entice people to pick up the book. Most people don't want to read a book about a bridge. I really hope your mom gets a lot of joy from Northanger Abbey. I'm not familiar enough with Anne of Green Gables to recognize the series merged two characters. Have you read Marilla of Green Gables by Sarah McCoy? I thought it was well done. What did your mom not like about Emma?

I was not sure how I felt about reading a book about a bridge initially either, so the "spoiler" makes sense. 😄 I have not read Marilla of Green Gables. I only recently have heard of it, and I tend to be very hesitant about other authors writing characters they did not originate. It's very easy for character voice to get lost in translation, and I am very picky about that. I read a book a year or so ago that used Mrs. Bates, Miss Bates, and Jane Fairfax's mother as the main characters, back before Emma's father was even married. I couldn't stand it. Among other issues I had with characterization, the character voice for characters already known just sounded off... the author created pale shadows of the characters from the original book, while simultaneously allowing for absolutely no character growth. They felt like they were basically the same, but supposedly younger, and were not nearly as well drawn. I know that I am a harsh critic when it comes to consistent and believable character voice, though, and so I rarely read books where an author is repurposing a pre-existing character. I can read fanfiction for free online. That being said, I have found the rare rewriting of pre-existing characters that I enjoy, although most of those books exist in sci-fi franchises like Star Wars and Star Trek. I am still pretty picky about character voice there as well, which is why I have some authors I definitely like better than others in those franchises. I enjoyed one author's handling of Darcy and Lizzie (she managed to emulate some of Austen's humor), but I stopped reading the series because I wasn't enjoying the mystical aspect the author pulled in. Which is a shame, because she was doing some interesting things with how she was connecting the books to each other. Speaking of Emma, I think Mom's biggest issue with Emma is that the titular character frustrates her so much. I'd like to think that she would come around to Emma by the time we reach that point in Austen's books, but I will still be very happy if she reads all of other Austen's works, even if she still refuses to give Emma another chance. She's stubborn (it's a family trait...) Now that I've completely rained on your parade (sorry), did you enjoy Marillla of Green Gables? I'm guessing it's about a young Marilla Cuthbert?

@@tahlia__nerds_out I have no skin in the game. I'm not a big fan of Anne of Green Gables. I liked it well enough, but because of the underage drinking and the sorcery of reading tea leaves it's not a keeper. I am also a harsh critic. I throw books. I've ripped a book on a video. I'd say that's pretty harsh. But I would say, I liked Marilla, (yes, Cuthbert), more than Anne of Green Gables. I felt the way the author was spot on and it shouldn't be exactly like Marilla of Anne, because she was younger. It's a sad story, but I really liked it. I didn't expect to, because like I said, I am not a big fan of Anne. (I did like the tv series though) and laughed everytime Gilbert said "sorry." Anyway, I don't like Austen's retellings, the modern author's never get it right and always add feminism into the story. I know what your mom means about Emma. I disliked Mr. Knightley more though. In modern times he comes off as extremely creepy. A word "gr" oooooo-mer, that gets flagged on this platform. The age difference didn't age well. At some point in the future I want to reread all of her books.

Thanks! Yeah, I was startled, but thought it was pretty cool to get an unexpected signed copy.

You're welcome! I'm so surprised that no one else has talked about Rose in Bloom on BookTube! It's a shame; it is such a good read. I (heretically) prefer it to Little Women, although, of course, Little Women is also very good.

Happy belated birthday and booktube anniversary! I look forward to watching your video with this tag... sounds like you have good taste in books! It's so interesting that you found an article that stated that reading Jane Austen helped with depression; I can see that... it is a way to escape into a different world for a while, with clever language and sly humor. I'm so glad that this tag has introduced me to your channel as well!

There are quite a few "Little Women" movie adaptations. I think that there have been at least two in recent memory: one set in more modern times, and then one after that which seems to be set in the same era as the book. I didn't know that there was a 1978 miniseries! I wonder if there have been any film adaptations of "Little Men"; I've personally never heard of any. I also personally haven't read it; it's on my tbr. Well, pass my thanks on to Prometheus for "An Artist in Treason"! It looks like an interesting read.

Little Women is a good book (although I like Louisa May Alcott's other series that has "Eight Cousins" and "Rose in Bloom" even more). I keep telling myself that I'll go on to read "Little Men", but it just hasn't happened yet. I definitely lucked out in finding such a good copy of the doctor's book! We'll see which of us will get to reading "Artist in Treason" first! 😁

You're welcome! That was my challenge with Anne of Avonlea every time I've tried to read it in the past. That is why it worked out to be such a great deal for me to read Anne of Avonlea while Mom reads Northanger Abbey. Neither of us have previously been inclined to read more of the author the other really enjoys, so we are both getting something we want... we get to each share a book we love with someone previously resistant to reading it. It's always a bit of an odd feeling when almost everyone you know who likes to read thoroughly enjoys a book or series that you just can't get into. Especially when, in the case of Anne of Green Gables, when the first book in the series is so good. I think part of the problem is that Anne has grown up, as have Diana and the rest of them, so we are now dealing with young adults instead of charming children and teens. I don't kow about you, but I don't think that I was completely ready to let Anne grow up. I'll let y'all know what I think when I dive into into reading Anne of Avonlea next month. I don't know why I feel differently about Anne than I did about watching the characters from Eight Cousins grown up (quite a few years!) in Rose in Bloom. Maybe it's because I read Rose in Bloom first... 🤷🏻‍♀️ Have you read either of those books?

Thanks for creating a fun tag! I'm happy to find another channel too.

Agatha Christie is *the* author to read, if you want to read WW-I/WW-2 era murder mysteries (the Golden Age of such fiction in Britain). There is actually a really interesting nonfiction book called "The Golden Age of Murder" that talks about the Golden Age authors within the context of their times and how they influenced each other. I wish that the CheckerBee Check Lists were still printed; I think that the internet and websites where you can just find lists of books in chronological order eventually killed that series of books. Several big name authors had CherckerBee Checklists, but I can't remember any of the others off the top of my head. I was devastated when I had to quit nursing. I spent three years fighting the inevitable as I steadily became more disabled. I loved being a nurse; I saw it as an apostolate. I don't miss the daily physical and emotional struggle that overshadowed my last three years of nursing; the last year, in particular, was a very dark period in my life, although it was simultaneously the most spiritually rewarding period. I miss how I was able to help and care for people when they were at their most vulnerable, and I enjoy "talking shop" at my doctors appointments - it's like talking to old coworkers - although I know that soon I will have to accept the inevitable and let my nursing license lapse. I wasn't ready before, but I have finally reached that point of acceptance. Progress. Your aunt sounds like she's lived an interesting life! She probably saved herself from the burnout that unfortunately pops up in nursing by keeping things fresh with new career paths. I think that some of the most interesting people are the ones who have veered off the obvious path and tried something new. It takes a certain level of daring to reinvent yourself once, let alone multiple times! My family has a ton of interests, so it keeps things fresh and exciting for us. Between the four of us, at least one (if not more) of us have art (drawing, painting, sculpture, journaling, calligraphy), fiber arts, music, writing, and beadwork covered. So on top of reading, we will never get bored. We like it that way. The only problem is not having enough hours in the day! I'm glad you enjoyed the tour of my Mom's shelves! I considered showing my Dad's shelves as well (his shelves have his comic books - including some of my old ones - and his art books and art history books), but his art room is a lot tighter of a space; I would risk knocking over a painting in progress or one of the other finished paintings waiting to be mounted. You should record/browse your town library! That would be so much fun! God Bless...

You're welcome! Which books caught your eye?

There is something peaceful about the night when everyone else is asleep, at least. It's great for getting things like reading done. Did you enjoy working 3rd shift? This wouldn't be the first time people have thought that I am younger than I am (although I am a bit flattered that you thought I am over 10 years younger than I am); I used to initially get mistaken for a nursing student by my patients when I was actually the nurse precepting a nursing student. My Mom has quite often been mistaken for being significantly younger than she is (and for being my sister), so it's her fault. 🙃 I hope that I'll age as well as she has, in spite of my health issues and the wear and tear that comes from years of working nightshift.🤞🏻

@@tahlia__nerds_out I hated every second of third shift. I felt bad had a 12 year headache had migraines and was nauseated a lot. As doss I didn’t have to rely on a babysitter, my daughters overnight be by herself I left third shift. Actually I thought you were around 18 till you said you were a nurse for 10 years and I knew you had your go through nursing school so I said early twenties.

@@GenreBooks23 my family was stationed at Lakenheath RAF base. For part of that time, we lived off-base in Thetford. I was 5 when we arrived and we left when I was 9, almost 10. I have very fond memories of our time in England; we used to love walking in Thetford Forest and Sherwood Forest, and visiting all the small shops (like the Weigh and Save) in town. I wish we could have stayed longer before Dad was assigned back to a base in the States. England, as I remember it, is so beautiful.

@@tahlia__nerds_out it’s a nice area- we’ve been on holiday in Thetford Forest, and I went to university down the road in Norwich!

@@tahlia__nerds_out I’ve been on holiday there, and went to University up the road in Norwich!

We use Kaytee All American Blend. It has a mix of black oil sunflower seeds, cracked corn, millet, and milo. Our birds also toss the seeds they don’t want, but some of the ground-feeders (like cowbirds and mourning doves) usually partake of the food that the other birds turn their beaks up at. The squirrels also enjoy the birds’ leftovers. The sunflower seeds are probably the favorite seed for all of our backyard birds.

I'm so excited about when I can start John Adams; I've heard it recommended so much! I was pleasantly surprised by how much I like The Johnstown Flood; I can see why you like it so much. I'm definitely looking forward to reading more of David McCullough's books.

That's great; I hope that you enjoy it as much as I did!

I'm so glad that you and @Eldertalk started this readalong! I'm champing at the bit to start "The Great Bridge". I even have my highlighter picked out for it and am starting to think about what tabs I might want to use.

@@tahlia__nerds_out That is so good to hear. Thank you for sharing. I'm going to record choosing my tbr today for September and the Great Bridge will make a visit, but it's scheduled for Oct. My son and I were discussing how to record it to make the editing as easy as possible. Some of my reads have been pushed aside to accommodate the books that we recommend for the breaking news videos. Do you change up your annotation style with each book?

Are you scheduling starting “The Great Bridge” in October, or just in posting a video on it? I’m in awe of how you manage to read and post videos with the frequency you do, while also actively interacting with other booktubers’ videos (admittedly, I don’t always use my time in the most efficient manner). I’m still figuring out the annotation method that works best for me, since I’ve only recently started getting serious about annotating while reading. I find that I use more transparent sticky notes and comment on writing style when I’m reading fiction. Nonfiction has a lot more of “ooh, isn’t that cool”, although sometimes I’ll have more insightful notes to add. But I’m sure that my annotation style will develop more with time. How do you annotate? Have you ever made a video on that topic?

@@tahlia__nerds_out I'ma dork. The book is scheduled for both months: Sept/Oct. I'm so sorry for giving you the wrong info. 🤦‍♀ I will now be reading it in Sept. About books and videos. I bite off more than I can chew. I have started to write notes for how I annotate so that I can record a video. It's pretty much the same for fiction and nonfiction, but I annotate a lot less in fiction, because I want the story to talk to me instead of analyzing it. But I will plan on recording the annotation video before the end of the year. =)

I have Robert K Massie's book on Catherine the Great, but haven't finished it. I'll probably restart it when I decide to pick it up again, because it's been a while. How are you enjoying his book on Peter the Great? Hopefully, you will eventually be able to find a copy of "The Johnstown Flood". I'm looking forward to starting "The Great Bridge" next month, but am using the time remaining in this month to get other reading done. Are you enjoying "The Great Bridge" so far?

@@tahlia__nerds_out I think we are going to read Catherine the great in a read along. You should join us. I just barely started the bridge so haven’t gotten very far.

When will you be doing the Catherine the Great readalong? It might be the kick in the pants I need to start that book again. I’m so excited about starting “The Great Bridge”, but am using the time left in the month to try and get other reading done before September has me starting “Anne of Avonlea” and “The Great Bridge”.

@@tahlia__nerds_out John David is hosting the read along and I think bill ruttenberg is too. He hasn’t decided yet since Peter the great is such a chunker. We are on voxer.

Is that the app that is Voxer Walkie Talkie or is it Voxer Global? Or something else altogether? And how would I join the Voxer group?

And the dual was for such a petty, stupid reason (even more than was usual for duels); so very sad. Dr. Rush was a product of his time, to a certain extent, when it came to bleeding patients, and there was also a certain desperation when patients kept dying of yellow fever and nothing seemed to work. Science just hadn't reached the point of understanding germ theory yet. I can only imagine how helplessness many doctors felt as they fought diseases they were ill-equipped to combat. Rush could definitely be hard-headed, especially if he felt like he was receiving unfair backlash, but to be completely just to him, none of his cohorts had really come up with anything that was that much more effective. It would be approximately 50 to 100 years before big names like Louis Pasteur and Joseph Lister started making their mark on medical science and changing the way diseases were thought of and treated. With his boundless curiosity, I think that Rush would have loved to see such innovation in its infancy. It's a shame that he died relatively young, especially when one considers that his dear friend John Adams - in spite of being 10 years older - lived 15 years longer. Rush put his life and health in risk so many times for the sake of his patients; I guess that contributed to his relatively early demise. I don't know if this is the comment you thought was shadowbanned, or if you reposted a response to this video. Thanks for taking the time to respond in spite of UA-cam not cooperating.

@@tahlia__nerds_out Your responses are coming through just fine. It's when I go to respond that they disappear, unless I strike the line through them. And I forget to copy it before the comment disappears and I have to start all over and usually can't. I don't have the time to deal with the censorship of utoob. Love your comments on Dr. Rush. Yes! agree with all you said. 👍👍

How do you strike a line through your comment? You are not the first person I’ve seen do so, and I have no idea how it is done. I hate when comments disappear after I’ve put time and thought into crafting them. I post *very* long comments, and have lost comments frequently enough that I’ve gotten into the habit of copying what I’m typing up before I post it. I’m trying to remember to save a document of responses I’ve put a lot of effort into in case they disappear. The shadowbanning on this platform is weird and annoying. Conversations like this are why I started booktube (the one about Rush, not the one about shadowbanning). Most people in my life start glazing over when I start “filibustering”, so here I get to go on and on to my heart’s content.

@@tahlia__nerds_out Put a dash -and then the comment and end with a dash- I enjoy having conversations with viewers in the comment section too. And from people around the world which is so wonderful.

Historathon is just nonfiction. I think that Eamon Duffy does a very good job with covering the topic manner in an interesting way. I’ll have to check out your video; thanks for letting me know about it!

You're welcome! It's so fun and interesting to learn about historical figures that somehow get overlooked, in spite of the contributions they made. Or who are covered only briefly in school because there is so much to cover in history class that the focus has to be put on the biggest names. Rush is one of those figures who deserve to be better known. And thankfully, Stephen Fried writes a very easy-to-read biography, that goes quickly in spite of how thick the book is.

Honestly, it’s whichever quarter we’re currently in! There’s something I love about each era and there’s always something else I can learn and fall in love with! You prefer Quarter 4, am I correct? God Bless, Tahlia

@@tahlia__nerds_out I prefer quarters 3&4 and dislike the first quarter the most since most everything is written from a secular/evolution viewpoint. I'm not sure I'll participate the next year, or maybe only partially. I'm bored with the schedule. 🤷‍♀

I tend to focus on cultures like Rome and Greece during the first quarter, as well as early Christian history. For example of the latter: I have a book on how the ancients viewed crucifixion and how that colored their view of the burgeoning Christian religion (which they at first saw as a sect of Judaism). I also have a book I want to read on the Crucifixion that is written by a forensic doctor that looks like it gives a full idea of how brutal crucifixion was. I have the histories written by Josephus, as well. So I pretty much tend to avoid the evolution aspect that other readers might focus on during quarter 1, and I partially end up using it as a way to add more depth to my understanding of the times in which Christ and the Apostles lived. That being said, I can understand how not every quarter is everybody’s cup of tea. I can think of a couple of people who prefer 1st quarter and quite a bit more who prefer one or two of the other quarters. If you are finding the way historathon is set up to be constrictive, you should read the books you want to read when you want to read. Time is too short to waste on books we aren’t interested in.

@@tahlia__nerds_out I completely agree and that is the way I'm leaning for next year. Your books sound good. I've heard of the forensic doctor's book, but haven't read it.

Hi, Vinod! Is that the same fantasy series you were reading the last time we talked?

@@tahlia__nerds_out I think probably yes, coz I am on book 6 and I started reading this series atleast 8 months back.

I must say book 4 was highly enjoyable one of the best I have read. But the series is pretty dark in my opinion

too dark for your taste do you think, or just a bit darker than you normally read?

@@tahlia__nerds_out too dark than i usually read but highly enjoyable for the writing and fantasy elements 👌👌 He's an author of a very very high caliber which puts me in awe while reading

I'm in VA as well, and developed an interest first in the Civil War because there were some Civil War battles that took place near us. In fact, the first history book I remember picking up for my own enjoyment as a kid was one on Robert E. Lee (even though I prefer reading about the Revolutionary War now). I saw on your channel that you are reading the Navarre Bible Epistles of St. Paul. I have them, but haven't gone through the way I'd like to in the future (yet). Have you read "The King and the Catholics" by Antonia Fraser? I haven't read it yet, but it's about the fight for religious freedom in Georgian England. It sounds right up your alley. You might also enjoy "The Scarlet and the Black: The True Story of Monsignor Hugh O'Flaherty, Hero of the Vatican Underground" by J.P. Galllagher. Thanks for the shout-out on your channel!

I want to read about all of the founding fathers too; it's been a fun journey so far. I need to get a book on Madison; looks like Libby has the one that you got, so I might have to check that one out as well at some point. I do respect the fact that Hamilton worked his way up from nothing. I haven't liked him much, but I think that it might be because he was such a (at times ruthless) political animal. It is the same reason that I'm not that fond of Thomas Jefferson. I haven't yet read the Ron Chernow book on Hamilton, but I fully intend to. I trust Chernow to give me a nuanced view, much as he did for Washington. I came out of his book respecting Washington, but not necessarily liking him as a person in the way I like Rush. Don't get me wrong... these men were all great men: go-getters and visionaries, but they were very human, and didn't even all like each other, even if they had respect for each other. I know that I am a bit biased, as already I like Rush and Adams, and I have seen the other founding fathers through their eyes, but I want to give each of them their due by reading about them. The hard part is figuring out which book to read next! I also want to read Chernow's book on Grant. Have you read any of the Chernow's books yet?

@@tahlia__nerds_out I have read part of grant and part of Hamilton. I am really bad at starting a book and then putting it down and starting another. I have not read anything on rush. I will look into some books about him. I didn’t like Jefferson too much either the more I read about him.

It sounds like a case of “ooh, shiny new book”! Happens to me all the time. It’s part of why I not only have way too many books that I’m currently reading, but also books in my shelves that are not finished that I’ll eventually return to. Chernow is also a big read for even monogamous, laser-focused readers to take on, imho; the man definitely does everything in his power to give his subject the fullest and most accurate representation. I don’t remember how long his book on Hamilton is, but his one on Grant is - as I recall - around 100 pages longer than the one on Washington. So no light summer read!

I have recently figured out that some of the sources that I believed to be overseas actually have a warehouse here in the States, but, which might explain the low prices. I find it puzzling why they still take forever to get my book to me, but maybe they are getting the book from overseas themselves before they get it to me. 🤷🏻‍♀️ So it looks like I might have taken the name of the seller WorldBooks too literally. Oops.🤦🏻‍♀️ My sister reads, but it's not a priority for her. I'm not sure if it is because of the trouble she has focusing due to her ADHD, or if it is just a preference for her, as drawing is her favorite way to spend her time. Our Dad is really good about encouraging her to read, and Mom and I pick up books that are at her developmental level (Trixie Belden, for example) since she is about 10 developmentally, though she actually a couple years older than I am. I don't know if she would read much on her own, although we were always encouraged to read growing up. I wish I had a room just for my books! I have in my bedroom a tall bookshelf that my Dad made me when I was in high school, and several smaller ones littered throughout the room. Then I have several boxes of books on a storage shelf that is mine in our basement. I've been plotting to make room for more shelves in my room, but just need to find time when my energy level is high enough while my family is still up... I'm a night owl, and they don't like me going in the basement to my storage space when they are asleep, since I can get lightheaded and wiped out without warning. For some reason, they don't find it comforting when I say that I can crawl upstairs if I need to! (It hasn't been that bad since my first spinal surgery) 😆 They can be a bit overprotective. I like your thought process about empty shelf space equaling a need to buy more books! It looks like you have several rooms dedicated to your bookshelves... and did you say that you have an actual library set up in your house?! 🤩With an art room for my Dad's painting and my Mom's writing room (previously our classroom), there's not a lot of space for a room to be dedicated to books. Have you done/intend to do a video tour of your home library before? A home library seems so cozy to me. 😍 Budgeting is definitely a skill! I applaud you on it, especially since I think it is a hard one to maintain for a lot of people. Thankfully, it is one that it is never too late to learn. I'm hoping that when my last few books come in, that I won't have a book haul for a while. I need to practice some self-control. 🫠 Sorry for the long answer! God Bless, Tahlia

@@tahlia__nerds_out LOL This is your channel, you don't need to apologize. (by the way, you don't have to apologize if you left long comments on my channel either). 🤗 I really like that your parents encourage your sister to read. Does she ever listen to audio books while doing art? Oh wow, your dad made you a bookcase?! That's fantastic. Maybe he could make corner cubbies too? You know that awkward corner behind a door that would be great for extra books? 😁 The house we own now was built by the people we bought it from and the man was a doctor, so he had a den. The den has a wall of shelves, with drawers and cabinets underneath. We used it for the school room and now we call it the library. I have two billy bookcases that I was using for quilt fabrics and since we were preparing to move, we disassembled one and put it in the basement and my son took the other one. The bookcase he had was more of a trophy shelf or something. A neighbor from another neighborhood gave it to us, but it doesn't work for him anymore. And the two bookcases I have in my room have space. I'm happy to hear you don't have dizzy spells anymore. That is very good news, but I understand your family's concern. Better the love than being ignored. What does your mom write? hmm, I think I've talked about the library and have shown a full picture of the wall of bookshelves, but I don't remember which video it is. Maybe from June when I was posting a video a day. I've not heard of WorldBooks but the information about them does say UK, so you're probably right, the books might come from anywhere. It's not uncommon for books to get stalled here in the U.S. though. We hate ordering from thriftbooks, because a lot of there stuff ships through Smyrna, TN and we have lost so many books from them. I filed a report, because honestly I think someone is walking away with a lot of books. It just happens way too often. I hope you're having a wonderful weekend.

I think that adjusting the tag for your reading style would still be a fun way to handle this tag... there are so many interesting book titles out there! I'm enjoying doing these book tag videos; they are making me look more closely at my bookshelves so that I can see what I own and actually read those books.

I'm getting close to finishing my reread of Anne of Green Gables so that I'll be ready for Anne of Avonlea next month! I think that Mom must be a little excited about our little arrangement, because she's brought up the fact that she will be reading Northanger Abbey next month without me broaching the topic. People who work on Angels Flight are true heroes! Emergency care is not for everyone, especially not emergency care that requires flighting someone to a facility. They are truly doing God's Work. I hope to record and post my review on "Rush" soon. It was just the palate cleanser I needed after some of my heavier reads. I'll have to look for your video on this tag; I'm so behind on watching peoples' videos. I'm catching them here and there as I can. I'll have to check out those books. I know that Libby at least has Valiant Ambition. I look forward to seeing your book list! God Bless, Tahlia

@@tahlia__nerds_out No worries on the tag video. I still need to edit it. I'm out of hard drive space so it's getting tricky. (and I have everything on an external drive, but I don't trust it. I've lost so many records/pictures/etc in the past due to tech). Anyway, I look forward to your review on Rush whenever you get to it. My son and I watched The Professor and the Madman and we were surprised that Dr. Rush was mentioned. We had to pause the movie and talk about it quickly. An hour movie takes us about 3 to watch because of that. LOL Hooray that you got your mom excited about Jane Austen. I hope she laughs as much as I did when I read Northanger Abbey. 🤗

Emma isn't my favorite, but it has grown on me. I can appreciate how the character of Emma is drawn, even though she can be very frustrating! I wanted a long Austen book for my desert island, and Emma narrowly won over Mansfield Park for me... mostly because I prefer Mr. Knightley to Edmund Bertram. The Crawford siblings made that choice a very hard one, though, because they are interesting to read. Persuasion and Sense & Sensibility are great favorites of mine too (Anne and Elinor are my favorites among Austen's heroines), though Marianne frustrates me even more than Emma. I have to admit that whichever Austen I happen to be reading tends to rise up in the ranking at least by 1 book as I enjoy the stories more thoroughly each time I read them.

You have good taste! 😊

It was a good read; I look forward to hearing what you think if/when you get to read it. I've not watched Lady Susan, but if you have not read the novella, I highly recommend it. The epistolary style is well-used and very suited to the story told, aspects of which I imagine could get a bit lost in an on-screen production. Now when you say that Northanger Abbey is the least creepy, what do you mean by that? With Northanger Abby being Austen's "Gothic" novel, it's just an interesting take that I did not expect. I am personally of the opinion that Austen's characters were not representative of any specific people. In my personal experience with writing, characters tend to pull aspects of people around you and from yourself. Once you get attuned to your characters, it's like they "tell" you how they will react to this or that situation. Yes, there are plot points that you might want to hit, but a good part of character writing is by feel. In Austen's letters, you can tell that the characters she reads and those she writes are very real to her. She knows that they are fictional, of course, but she absorbs herself into that world so completely that Mrs. Bennet (for example) is not so-and-so from Austen's real life, but her own character. "What Jane Austen's Characters Read (And Why)" goes into this nicely. It was actually quite fun for me, because it reminds me of how my Mom and I talk about our characters' thoughts about things. I'd be very much surprised if Austen's characters were directly based on anyone in her life; they live and breathe as their own complete beings on the page. I'm sure that sounds very odd, but the Bronte siblings were also very connected to their fictional world (although for them, it was almost to the point that it was more real than thier real lives). I think that people around an author tend to think that they are "put in" a book more often than they actually are. They most likely are recognizing aspects of themselves that the author may not have even associated with the other person while writing. It would actually be limiting and a bit stifiling to base a character on a person, imho.

@@tahlia__nerds_out Thank you Tahlia, I'll make it a point to read Lady Susan next July. (If I don't get to it sooner). By less creepy, I mean the age gap between the male romantic interest to the main female character. Based on your explanation of writing, and I have heard writers mention this, I wonder if Jane Austen was that good of a writer. And it also solidifies my opinion of Virginia Woolf not being a good writer, because all of her stories were about people in her life. I did enjoy the biography of her by Hermione Lee, however. One mother threatened to sue Woolf for writing about her daughter. If a "character" is that much like your lover, then it's not a secret the author is writing about the real life person. Similar with Nancy Mitford. She wrote about people in her life for her characters. I have heard the opposite about the Bronte characters and that many of them were actually people they knew. Maybe that's the real reason they chose to publish under nom de plumes and not the excuse of being female? 🤷‍♀ I still want to read What Jane Austen's Characters Read (And Why) though. It sounds so interesting.

I had to rewatch the video to remember what I discussed! 😄 Glad that you enjoyed it; thanks!

Sorry for taking so long to respond; I sometimes struggle to keep up online, although I do love having people comment. ❤️ I was also trying to finish "Rush", which I did on Saturday night. It didn't quite register for me that it was a new book, tbh. I tend to have a bit niche tastes in reading, and I enjoy literary commentary. It enhances the reading experience for me. I'm glad that you enjoyed my thoughts on Northanger Abbey. It was really fun reading it this time around with more of an eye toward examining Austen's writing on top of enjoying her storytelling. "What Jane Austen's Characters Read (And Why)" is one of those book that you definitely want to take your time reading and to absorb. I can see myself reading it again in the future, to see if, on a second read, I pick up other things that I didn't on the first time around. I think it's smart that you are taking your time with it. I have learned to knit from stash unless I absolutely need to do otherwise for a specific project; there is simply not enough space for all the yarn and all the books!

@@tahlia__nerds_out Don't worry about it, I'm really the worst at responding to comments and often don't until I post my next video, which could be months! I agree that the commentary (particularly when well-written and well-evidenced) enhances the reading experience. This one is really making me want to reread all the books anc read the various other works mentioned - never thought I would be tempted by Fordyce's Sermons! Oh absolutely. I've been doing only stash yarn for a few months now. Frustratingly I am 80% through a baby sleeping bag but the yarn of that type that I had is running out and no longer available! Really thought it just might stretch.

Thankfully, I'm feeling better now; that was a particularly rough day during a rough flare-up. How are you enjoying "The Great Bridge" so far? I'm glad that we are being given more time + a rest month for the longer books.

You're welcome! I'm finding him to be an easy read so far... which is good, since Johnstown Flood was probably the one I was least interested in reading. Usually the books of his that I hear recommended are "John Adams" or "Truman".

Do it, do it, do it. LOL You can't go wrong with a McCullough book.

I do feel better; thanks. That was probably my roughest day last week. I'm about 40% through "Johnstown Flood" right now. I'm finding McCullough's style to be a very breezy read after all of the very scholarly books that I've been reading. It makes me look forward to reading the rest of his books. I think I might tackle William L Shirer after I finish reading all of McCullough's works; my Dad has highly recommended his work and says that he's an easy read too. I like the idea of sprinkling my more scholarly history books with reputable history books that are easier reads. I answer your question about the hood in the next video, but I will do so here as well. It is a free knit pattern called "Thorin's Hooded Cowl", from a site that collects free Tolkien-themed patterns. I searched for free crochet patterns that are similar, and I found this absolutely gorgeous one from Yarnspirations: www.yarnspirations.com/products/red-heart-cabled-hooded-cowl#q=crochet+hooded+cowl&includeContent=true&start=1 I might need to workshop a knit version, because *wow.!* 😍 The Spice Hooded Cowl by Highland Hickory Designs appears to be a free pattern that more closely resembles the Thorin's Hooded Cowl that I am wearing. www.highlandhickorydesigns.com/spice-hooded-cowl/ If you don't mind buying a $6 pattern, "The Archers Hooded Cowl" by Miramar Woods is available on Etsy. Which I am now going to have to send my Mom's way, since she vastly prefers to crochet than to knit, and this is right up her alley. Hope all those suggestions yield something that fits what you might be interested in making! God Bless...

@@tahlia__nerds_out Oh my goodness Tahlia, thank you. You didn't need to go to all that trouble of looking up patterns. I really appreciate it. I asked because I thought if it were knitted, maybe you'd tell me the name of a website to look for crochet patterns myself. LOL it was so sweet of you to find and post links for me. I truly appreciate it. I'm definitely going to check out the cable pattern. It's been ages since I've chrocheted a cable stitch/pattern. That is one of the things I enjoy about McCullough. His writing style is very easy and comfortable and not at all pretentious. He wants us all to know the history and enjoy it as much as he did. My son has a Shirer book and everytime I pull it off the shelf to read it gets set back on the shelf for 10 other books. Thank you again, and may God bless you as well.

Gangsters vs. Nazis is admittedly a pretty wild title... 😄