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I read it some time ago...its a great book. my take from it was, judes story is the story of our lives, its about me, you and everyone else. how aspirations, dreams, inspiration etc, get twisted and terrorised from actual life, and how circumstances bring us down to earth with a bump, and how we eventually settle, pretty far off the mark. its about REAL LIFE

I was surprised how much I liked Catcher in the Rye.

It has been a long time since reading The Catcher in The Rye, I may have to revisit the novel. I am convinced to see if my library has a copy of Austerlitz available. No doubt so many good things to read so little time!!!

I have The Border on my shelf too. Really want to get to it next year. One of the most impressive travelling I've ever done was through Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia.

I always like the idea of having big anthologies and short story collections to dip into but sometimes find I forget about them. I’ve been supposedly reading The Penguin Book of Japanese Short Stories for over a year but keep forgetting to pick it up 🤦‍♀️ I’m sure you’ll have more luck Aaron!

big Big BIG Salinger fan, me 😅 I like the Glass family (especially Buddy Glass in _Franny & Zoey)._ I also have _Austerlitz,_ waiting to be read; _The Rings of Saturn,_ as well. 📚 Ive been wanting to read Borges _Collected Stories,_ for a long, _long_ time ... 😅 P.S: Dan Simmons is The Shite.😮

I’m hoping to read a volume of Chekhov short stories next month, but I’ve long wanted to spend time with Tolstoy’s also. (Who knows when.) It’ll be interesting to hear what you say.

Hi Aaron. I loved hearing about your plans for the rest of the year and early next year. Hyperion is on my radar too, though II'm not sure why as I know little about it. But you are the third or fourth person who has mentioned it recently. I'm glad that Salinger is still in your plans for December. Catcher is a very quick read. If you do like Salinger, you might want to add his collection, Nine Stories. Have you heard anything about the Chekhov reading event in November--Chekhovember? It will include plays and short stories. You might enjoy that. Hope you're doing well, Aaron!

I'm working my way through Nabokov's short stories at the moment. Very good indeed I think and available in a one volume collection.

_Stories of Books & Libraries_ looks very interesting. Would like to ask if the authors are well known?

Thanks for revisiting those with us.

Love reverdy, have you read the john Ashbery translation of a long prose poem, can't remember the name off the top of my head but its brilliant

That was lovely, thank you. I needed to be reminded of Dickinson's quiet strength. I also agree about the joy of knowing you can return to a mysterious poem and discover more every time. About the cricket poem, I read it as pointing to the chirping as a type of "clock" that foretells the start of summer, and then crickets die in autumn when it starts to get cold. Also crickets only chirp at night (I think) which might (perhaps?) remind the speaker in the poem of having to run back home as a child because it was getting dark. But she's pointing to something more mysterious about time ... that's just the vehicle, I suppose. Thank you so much for highlighting this poem -- I love it! And now I feel a bit guilty about my last video in which I was a bit snarky about ED. I do love her poems lol.

That was lovely. I worry, as a new reader of poetry, that I don’t understand what the writer is saying. Thanks for telling me that is ok. I put my first Rilke collection yesterday in honour of you and your channel 😊

Very interesting conversation about poem 1276. The idea of there being two different kinds of time, one involved with the seasons, and another one that is esoteric, is all very intriguing. Thank you for this thoughtful poetry Thursday video.

I appreciate hearing you say you’re not entirely sure about the meaning of a poem and that one of the reasons you mark certain ones is to come back and reconsider them. I’m still finding my way as a reader of poetry; it’s a good reminder to take a relaxed approach, not cling too tightly to the need to get it all on the first go-round. Thanks Aaron.

Wonderful poems! 1276 I didn’t remember at all. Something to ponder on!

The Border sounds very interesting. You always introduce me to books I rarely hear about which is quite enjoyable to mix things up a bit!

Super intrigued about the Diary of a Nobody now

Diary of a Nobody is so Faulty Towers isn't it, I didn't think of it satirising other diaries, that's interesting. Border sounds really interesting, I've mentioned this before but you should definitely get Kapka Kassabova's book Border about the Turkey/Bulgaria/Greece border, it's fascinating and she is a poet so wonderfully written.

That first book is beautiful. I love Moomins and am a huge fan of Tove Jansson. Her adult books are beautiful. I enjoyed Diary of a Nobody. I was quite surprised by it. I really like the sound of The Border. Have you read any Colin Thubron? I have a feeling you may enjoy his travel writing. I went to see a Mongolian throat singer once. It was fascinating and I have no idea how he did it. I love your reading wrap-ups. You never know what you are going to find 😊

Congrats on the Dickinson! Perhaps some reading of asterisked poems? I’d love to hear you talk about them. Bazán doesn’t sound for me. I’ve been thinking a lot about “The Waste Land.” It’s not my favorite of Eliot (that would be _Quartets)._ But the upheaval it represented in poetry was felt personally too by me when I was young.

A Suitable Boy is a mammoth but so readable, I loved it!

That’s a great haul. I especially like the looks of Seth’s, a book I have never attempted.

Great haul! I've been really enjoying Montaigne's essays in the same edition you have. He is so fascinating.

Fabulous haul. I have recently picked up Natasha’s Dance and am hoping to get round to it this year. It was my birthday this week so I, too, have some book purchases to make 😊. I need to get better at unhauling though!

Hi Aaron, Always fun to see the books someone brings into their personal library. I have a copy of A Suitable Boy but all in one HUGE book. I bought it after listening to the audible version of The Reading List by Sara Nisha Adams. It was an engaging story about how two people who developed a relationship by reading a list of books found by one of the characters. This is the list I put an asterisk by the ones I have read thus far which was the goal after listening to the story! *To Kill a Mockingbird; Rebecca; The Kite Runner; The Life of Pi; (saw and loved the movie) Little Women; *Pride & Prejudice; *Beloved; A Suitable Boy - Trying to make some hard decisions about getting rid of books I do not think I will read. It is definitely hard to let go and to feel the indecision. It is nice to know I am not the only one! I am not a rereader typically but have a tough time letting go of books I have loved reading. My daughter promises not to put them in a dumpster when I die. Let's hope she means it!!!!

The Endnotes of this video might include: Montaigne's beard is not a status symbol of the period, ruffs were. Further reading: Gulliver's Travels for reference to the suited zebra. More seriously I plan to read _The Aeneid_ by Virgil for #historathon2024 Q1. And interesting stuff at the end about criteria. One of my criteria is to upgrade to a better edition and also for condition.

Oooo - I didn't know Howl's was a trilogy either! I need to look into that! The wishing game was good, not one I'll ever reread. Sort of built on the premise of living out your dream of taking part in books from your childhood mixed with more modern day situations of family and connection and integrity. I regularly cull my shelves.Small home, small amount of shelf space means asking the tough questions. Is this something I want to reread? Do I need it on my shelf until I'm read it again? Is it a version I want to keep? etc... The perfect fit of the paper bag was, indeed, very satisfying! Happy reading

You are as slow as Proust's writing..

I always feel like I’m reading prose poetry when I read a book by Ms. Morrison. She is extraordinary. Thanks again for a great conversation.

Thank you! I’d love to hear more prose poetry - it always fascinates me. Glad I found your channel.

Hi Aaron, I just wanna say I love your outputs. I am just wondering if you can make a video showcasing classic lit studied in high school/middle school. I am an upcoming English major, and your opinion is something I truly valued in the online book community.

Such a coincidence that I discussed prose poetry and that anthology in my video last week! I would be very interested in your thoughts. And now I am off to read Christensen….

You've reminded me that I have two of Patrick Leigh Fermor's books sitting on my shelves unread, and how much I want to read Sylvia Plath's poetry. Thanks for tagging me!

I have come to anticipate the sound of your voice, like a favorite flavor or a sentimental view.

After a day filled with anxiety, I was sitting with my eyes closed, listening to you recite this prose feeling a sense of calm come over me. Your voice with its meditative quality was calming and you recited this lovely poem perfectly. Thank you.

I'm not doing videos myself, but had a similar journey and I found booktube about eleven years ago. It's a great community and I found some fantastic people, which I'm really thankful for. Although I had a hard time at the beginning to find the right channels for me, it became better and better with time. Unfortunately the algorithm is very biased and even most shout outs in this literary corner of booktube are still predominantly for other white booktubers, which is very disappointing to say the least. It's quite hard to change your feed to being more inclusive and diverse, but I'm trying. I was also trying to remember how I found your channel, but I can't figure it out anymore.

That was lovely. I haven’t read that poet, nor seen that anthology, so thanks for the introduction!

What a wonderful tag. Thanks for tagging me, I will enjoy this one very much. There may be some overlaps here. Seems like we could be distantly related 😂

Love your version of this tag, pretty sure I might be related to Plath too lol.

Wonderful list Aaron, I really should read Austerlitz and Beloved very soon.

💯 % Tolkien ❣️ I’m not sure what the distinctions of the family titles mean in the tag. I get the parents (being the ones you grew up with or that “raised you” ) but what is the reasoning of the grandparents? Are they just related/ tied to the parents somehow and the same with the Aunts/Uncles? Love Borges, & Fermor also❤ Oh! Thanks for the Tag ‼️

I’ll be back to listen soon ❣️

Great stuff Aaron, I never thought of the connection of LOTR to travel writing, I will bear that in mind when I plan to reread later this year.

Such an enjoyable video "traveling" back through your literary connections. I initially tried to read Beloved by Toni Morrison and did not connect. I decided to listen to the audio version which was narrated by the author and all I can say is wow. just wow. I was immediately drawn in by her voice. At times her voice was very soft which forces the listener to really listen to her words. What an experience. I just picked up Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann at a used bookstore. Thanks for the literary journey and connections with books that are of significance to you.

This was delightful, Aaron. I loved hearing each of your choices and was especially intrigued by your connection to Sylvia Plath. I need to do this tag too...

I enjoyed hearing about your ‘family’. I liked David’s original tag too, but I have a hard time thinking about authors in that way. I didn’t know you had such a close relationship with Tolkien.

I think The Yellow Wallpaper could also be read as a portrait of a woman suffering from a postpartum depression. It's a great story. I'm probably going to cheat for Victober too, because I would like to read The Awakening by Kate Chopin. But maybe I will also reread some Sherlock Holmes to balance that out.

I am really enjoying people’s thoughts on this! Being yourself and reading the books you enjoy seems like such simple advice but people often get caught up in the idea that they should be doing certain types of videos or reading certain books often without really noticing it happening to them! Thank you for doing the tag! ❤