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@@book-ramble You’ve already made number go up, for which you have my sincere thanks! I hope your month is Decembrilliant.

@@genteelblackhole 🤣

@@Raymond-d2l7n Thanks for commenting, I’m glad I didn’t miss much by DNFing Scoop. I haven’t read the Third Policeman yet, but it’s on my radar. I’ll bump it up my wishlist!

@@TheBookThing I have a soft spot for the Witches, but the City Watch books are probably the benchmark for Discworld, yeah! I’ve seen the film of Grapes of Wrath, that’s a heart-rending couple of hours - Henry Fonda was amazing as Tom Joad. It’s definitely on my list of Steinbeck books to try. When I feel sufficiently brave to read it! 😅

@ I love the film. Watched it many times before finally reading the book. The book is probably more of an emotional assault. If that’s even possible

@ MORE of an emotional assault? I’m impressed, and maybe a little terrified.

@ oh yeah! Reading Steinbeck is the emotional equivalent of going up to Conor McGregor in the pub and calling him a twat

@@AaronReadABook Same here - I’m excited to reread the Fifth Elephant when I get there, I loved that one a lot too.

@@TheBookThing I’ll keep my fingers crossed for you. Maybe the other books aren’t quite so… waughful. 🤞

@@genteelblackhole badum tss!

@@AaronReadABook Honestly, I saw your Goodreads review of it after I DNFed it, and wished I’d seen it sooner! 😅

@@genteelblackhole The lovely woman at the bookstore I used to go recommended it to me, probably because I used to buy Murial Spark and Nancy Mitford books. I think I would really like him generally so I am going to give Brideshead a go at some point.

I'm glad it gave you a laugh at least! Ooh no, I didn't know about Three Men on the Bummel. I must admit I've DNFed the first book twice already - not out of anything objectionable, just boredom. I start off loving it, but once he goes on tangents about the Magna Carta my interest wanes considerably!

@genteelblackhole there were definitely highs and lows in the first book.

@@ReadBecca “Uh-oh, he’s been thinking again!” 😅

@@AaronReadABook That’s a very good point about longer books. For me, a longer book has more opportunities to bore or frustrate me, but when I find a good one I really cherish it. And some genres (such as fantasy) do thrive on longer books. Yeah, I always used to avoid tie-in books too. I’ve read a bunch of Doctor Who ones now, and they’re lovely for giving you a Whovian fix when 40 series of telly isn’t enough for you! Absolutely, it’s good to step outside your established comfort genres once you’re an established reader. I’ve been attempting that more this year, with mostly positive results.

@@davidnovakreadspoetry I had no idea that show was based on books! You live and learn.

@@book-ramble Yep! Finding the reading habit that works for you, and finding the books that inspire you to keep reading them, that’s what it all boils down to.

That's gonna take some thinking, I tell you whut!

@@ReadBecca That’s a shame you don’t have access to a more favourable system. Little free libraries are lovely too though, at least you get to feel like someone will find and love those books. Thanks for watching! 😊

@@alohm Thanks so much for watching! I’m glad you enjoyed it.

@@booksimnotreading It’s a great shop, I’m very lucky to live so close to it! But yeah, the awkward access is frustrating sometimes. Thanks so much for making the tag, I was delighted to be tagged! 💜

@@nymeria941 Absolutely - I’m very thankful this bookshop is at least all on the ground floor. Oh no, I’m sorry to hear about the fire! I hope you find more great bookshops in your new city, and I look forward to hearing your answers to this tag too! Thanks so much for watching.

@@TheBookThing Sorry to hear your November is like that. (But yay for the Vonnegut reference! The song I used a snippet of for my theme tune is named after a line from Sirens of Titan.)

Greatest writer in the English language? Well *I* didn't think much of bleedin' Troilus and blinkin' Cressida! (Hamlet was none too shabby, mind you.)

The supplements were good in my copy of T&C. It was the RSC edition, with essays and notes by Jonathan Bate and Eric Rasmussen. There's details on the themes, source material (yep, definitely Chaucer! I can't recall now what other sources were cited), performance history, interviews with some directors. Plenty of good stuff, and useful footnotes. I really rate the RSC editions. Ahh sorry to hear you're slumping too. There's a lot of it going round! Thanks for the vote of confidence, re: lane jumping!

Ya know what they say about a man with big shoes! This is true, three books is nothing to be sneezed at. I do feel like such good books (especially Howards End) deserved a more receptive brain, but I'll definitely revisit that in the future.

@@booksimnotreading Beep beep, all aboard! 😅

@@ReadBecca Ahh that’s so true! I do love Discworld… and pizza! 😄 Connie Willis’s greatest hits are definitely still worth reading, especially the time travel ones. This is the first one of hers that I’ve ever DNFed! Thanks again for inspiring me to include other media in my wrap-up. I hope you’ll find some fun stuff to try out! 😊

That's good to know, thanks!

That's a relief!

@@olgaotherstories8355 I’m glad it’s not just me!

@@JimLawrence-y1m You can’t go wrong with Penge & Prejudice.

Oof yeah I've heard Ethan Frome is pretty miserable! (Unfortunately I've also heard how it ends.) At least House of Mirth isn't the *most* miserable of her books then. I'm glad I'm not the only person disappointed by Never Let Me Go. That is high praise indeed for Life of Pi. Maybe I'll end up thanking my past self for the impulse purchase when I eventually get a round to it!

That really counterpoints the surrealism of the underlying metaphor!

@@TheBookThing I’m glad I’m not the only one!

Jane Eyre is still my favorite classic, warts and all. And Green Gables is such a treat. There’s a whole series if you’re ever interested in following those characters’ stories further.

@@nymeria941 Ahh the pesky algorithm! I hope you have fun catching up. Thanks for the tip - I've been recommended the Vanishing Half so it's on my wishlist already, I'll have to bump it up a few places. Ooh yes and I might look into the rest of the Green Gables books after re-reading the first one. Thanks so much for the lovely comments!

@@ReadBecca That’s so kind of you to say so, thank you! I will of course always advocate for reading more Pratchett, go for it! 😄

Good point! I never liked using highlighters, I always worried it was going to soak through the page. So finding someone else's highlights would annoy me too. Finding other ephemera is lovely though. I have some of my Mum's old books, and tucked into one poetry book I found a photo of my grandparents. That was a real treasure.

I do love Cadfael! I've slowed down on the series in the last few months, but I must be about due to read another one soon. I've never read the Lemony Snicket books but I've heard a lot of good things about them. (And I do have an album that Daniel Handler plays accordion on - 69 Love Songs, by Magnetic Fields.) And I still haven't started Gormenghast yet, but I have an ebook copy of the whole series now. Eventually!

@@TheBookThing Haha, I’m glad (and relieved) that gag gets your Mark of approval! The Michael Crawford gag is pretty oblique, I don’t blame you for not spotting it. (Terry Pratchett would’ve made a mean quiz question setter!) Anyway, I think your reviews are great so you really have nothing to fear. But I also don’t see plan on reviewing every book, I’m not great at keeping to schedules. 😅 Absolutely, we all have our own experience with a book, and a new experience each time. Like you say, Pratchett does make fun of all his characters’ appearances, so it’s not like he singled out Agnes. It felt to me like he went overboard this time, but I’m glad your experience was more positive. Whatever happens, it’s still a Pratchett book and that means I generally had a good time! Ooh I do look forward to your tag video! Thanks so much for the lovely comment. I really enjoy your videos so your compliments mean a lot!

@@genteelblackhole I think you mean my Thing of approval. Actually no, that sounds weird. Yeah, schedules are all well and good when you’re a dozen books ahead and filming them 4 at a time. But I’ve caught up now. …I feel like George R R Martin at the end of season 6 of Game of Thrones. And I really enjoy and look forward to your videos too dude and always appreciate your comments.

The Gap of Time. Definite, not indefinite. Pardon me.

@@mergyeugnau You are pardoned. (And the pardon won’t even take 16 years!) I haven’t read Winterson’s “cover version” of the Winter’s Tale (or indeed any Winterson at all, yet!) - that does sound intriguing. Thanks for the tip! 💜

You are in for such a treat when you finally get to her! She is one of my all time favorite authors. I’m happy to give recs if you ever want to dive in.

If that's the effect "of of" had, just imagine the effect "had had" had had. 😉 I hope you enjoy Forster when you get to him. I definitely know the feeling - no matter how much I read, the TBR never seems to get any shorter! It's lovely to get back to Pratchett after a couple of months off. Maskerade is a damn good one! Thanks for watching! 😊

@@genteelblackhole had had had had eh? Bravo

@@AaronReadABook I’ve seen a few Forster adaptations that were all very good, and based on what I’ve already read I’m very excited to try more. Ooh I’m not familiar with that Maugham book, I’ll keep that in mind once the memory of Ashenden has faded a bit. I hope you enjoy Enchanted April too! Yeah, I think I’ve started to find some of my go-to genres a bit too samey and predictable. While there’s comfort in that to some extent, my brain has been craving more sustenance. Classics seem to be the way to go right now.

@@davidnovakreadspoetry Thanks very much, I’m glad you enjoyed it! I plan to post more sonnets on subsequent Sundays.

I thank thee! 😄

@@Murdo2112 My ten year old self thanks you!