I would like to try Shakespeare again. I took a Shakespeare course in college, but the professor was terrifying and extremely cruel to the females in class. He was also a Jesuit priest so there is a lot wrapped up in that experience. It was so bad that I could not read the plays, see a play or a movie because all it did was bring back that terrifying class experience. I would like to find a way to reclaim Shakespeare and remove those horrible memories. It's been over 30 years. I'm not sure how I'll go about that, but I'd like to try. Safe travels and enjoy your time in Ireland!
Oh no! What a horrible teacher he must have been! I’m so sorry that that happened to you. Maybe we could read a fun play together sometime? Something like A Midsummer Night’s Dream? Think about it….Not now, but down the road a bit….Im sorry you had that terrible experience. Time for you to reclaim Shakespeare from that monster…if you want to. Thanks for the good wishes re: the trip. I’m very excited. 😊☘️
Fabulous Pat as always. Your comments about ACOTAR were spot on. You have really smashed Shaketember this week. I’m really enjoying the culture this month after last month 😂. I’ve neither read nor seen King Lear. I think I shall read that this month. You make it sound brilliant. I’m sure we’ll speak before you leave but have a wonderful, wonderful trip my friend. I expect to hear all about it when you return 😊
@@RaynorReadsStuff thanks, Debs! Lear is a devastating play. But one of the greatest tragedies. Maybe the greatest. Twelfth Night has been a delightful relief! I will finish ACOTAR today. I’m not going to read the rest of the series, but I certainly don’t see what the big deal is. I am still so enraged about this state-wide ban in Utah. Thanks, as always, Debs, for your lovely comment.
Good day, Pat. My favorite King Lear adaptation is "Ran." I haven't read Lear in decades, but Hamlet is always on my mind. Favorite adaptation of it is Kenneth Branagh. Happy Saturday:)
Great week. I can't believe the extremism shown in Utah. Really scary. On a more positive note, if I don't "speak" to you via a video before you go; have a fantastic, safe and wonderful trip. It is pouring down with rain today but you may get some last gasp of summer weather, but I know you won't mind either way. I can't wait to hear all about your holiday.
I’m so glad you have been a part of The Banned ACOTAR group read. I’m getting fired up just listening about what is happening with books in Utah. Happy and safe travels, Pat! ☘️ Thanks for the t-shirt plug. To be clear, I don’t touch or have access to one single cent of the profits raised. The payment goes straight to the ALA. 😊 - MJ
Thanks, MJ. Oh I definitely said that the money is going to ALA. In my next video, I will state that even more emphatically. I, too, get really worked up when I read or talk about what is happening in Utah. It is even worse than we thought because they anticipate this list growing to be much larger. 😠
Shorty September sounds like a great follow up to Big Books Summer 😊. I’m having a lot of fun doing the reading group in Fable along with you, MJ, and so many wonderful booktube creators. It’s so nice to be able to talk about each chapter as we finish it! This whole idea of banning books is so unsettling to me and I hope that by being more active and reading more of these books and educating people in whatever way we are comfortable, it will truly make a difference down the line. The fact that some of these books are actually banned in public libraries is absolutely ludicrous! I feel spoiled by living In the Northeast because I feel like it doesn’t affect us as much as the more conservative states, but it is still something to be very aware of. I hope you have an amazing time in Ireland! I have never been, but it is definitely on my list of places to visit someday. I hope you enjoy the live music and beautiful scenery especially 🇮🇪🍀✨. :-)
Thank you for this lovely comment, Farrah! You are so right that this whole business of book banning is disturbing and frightening beyond belief. I am really enjoying your comments about ACOTAR too. I've actually just posted a video that will go up when I am away, but it talks about just that--the powerful experience of discussing books with groups here on BookTube. It's one of the things that really makes this whole enterprise really meaningful. We are fortunate to be in the northeast where we don't hear as much about these challenges, but even here, every now and then, I am absolutely appalled when I hear about a movement to rid a school of a particular title. It makes me feel sick every time I hear about one of these cases. Thank you for your good wishes about the trip. This has been in the planning for a LONG time. It's hard to believe that it is actually almost upon us! More to come soon! Take care, my friend.
I was thinking about seeing if Bloom wrote about The Tempest because that's the play I want to read this year. I've never read it. I am infuriated about the banned books and just destroying them. It makes me want to figure out a way to buy those books again and get them to the readers who want them.
Yes, Bloom has a chapter on THE TEMPEST. In this giant tome, I think he has every play covered. Very ambitious undertaking. Oh, this book banning situation is absolutely maddening. It's terrible wherever it is happening, but this Utah situation is a whole new level of awful. I did a deep dive today to find out what is happening to the books that they are removing as we were discussing this mess in a Voxer group, and I found at least one article that talked about the books being "shredded and recycled." We were also talking about how in Florida, where many of Stephen King's novels are being banned (by one article, 72 of them have been banned; by another article, the number is now in the 90's), several of the big publishing houses are filing a law suit against the state of FLA over these bans.
Thank you Ms. Pat for sharing with us about Utah banning books. That is just awful. I appreciate your contribution to the Book community. Thank you -James & Bella!
@@Littlebiglibrary thank you, James and Bella! 😊Yes, the Utah state-wide banning is pretty awful. We’re reading A Court of Thorns and Roses specifically with the banning in mind. No one has found anything yet that warrants this kind of state-wide ban against Sarah J. Maas’ books.
Following up on your helpful suggestion, my Shakespeare journey begins soon. A Midsummer Night’s Dream should arrive any day now (completely by coincidence, King Lear and Twelfth Night are coming in the same package!). Don’t worry, I’ll pace myself. 😊
@@BookChatWithPat8668Thanks to a little help from the randomness of BookOutlet's ever-changing inventory. They didn't have Hamlet or Macbeth when I ordered. 😄
I'm looking forward to returning to Twelfth Night after I read my way out of the reading maze of extra books and stories I created! I'm so glad you enjoyed some of the short stories. Have a wonderful, magical trip!
@@readandre-read thanks, Angelia! Oh, I also read Sherwood Anderson after I made the video. WOW! That one blew me away! I needed to read Twelfth Night for some relief after King Lear, which always almost does me in.
We are reading the same book for Framed in September. I'm looking forward to it. I will also be reading Percival Everett's So Much Blue. Wishing you a safe and wonderful journey. Leave room in your luggage for books!
These days we are living in are so very worrisome to me. Banning books is just so shocking alone; but destroying them as well just goes way beyond the beyond! Have a beautiful trip.
'Reading Rebels' - love it! Christian Nationalism is such horror. Really sorry you have to go through this time in history - sorry. But, I really respect & honour your resistance, hope you stay strong & healthy!
@@apoetreadstowrite Fortunately, I do not live in a state where books are frequently challenged and/or banned, but the movement around the country in some places is really quite alarming.
@@BookChatWithPat8668: It must be quite horrific though, such despairing times, I am sorry that the US is going through such a shocking period. I can't imagine what I would feel if this were happening in Australia. I really feel for you all.
I just ordered that shirt yesterday! I read a news article saying that something like 75% of all book banning in the country comes from 11 people...how is this okay????
@@awebofstories isn’t that insane? I read an article about this one regional district in FL that has some insane number of challenges-in the hundreds-and they are all from one guy who readily admits he hasn’t read the books he is challenging.
As bad as it is banning fiction books, the fact that there are those who want to ban science books is even more scary. I hope you have a wonderful vacation in Ireland
Wow! What a huge amount of reading and thought you get through each week - and thank you for sharing with us. I've just looked up the Judi Dench audiobook and it says (unfortunately) it was narrated by Brendan O'Hea, Barbara Flynn (although she's another great UK actress). However, there is a bonus "warm and witty conversation" with Judi as part of writing the book. And listening to the sample, the whole project has an interesting beginning - originally planned as recordings for The Globe archive.
Hi Heather. Oh I’m really sorry to hear that the audio book isn’t narrated by Judi Dench. The text is actually set up in interview style as a question and answer dialogue. Fine for O’Hea to be on the audio asking the questions, but I think most of us would like to hear Judi Dench herself respond. I wonder what the story behind that is? Thanks so much for watching and for commenting. I’m trying to make a big dent in my September choices because I don’t know how much I’m going to be able to read while I’m traveling. I hope you’re doing well, Heather. 😊
@@BookChatWithPat8668 The audio description says "Read by Barbara Flynn and Brendan O'Hea the co-author.... bonus feature Judi Dench conversation with O'Hea." UA-cam has a lovely video of O'Hea and Judi chatting about the book here ua-cam.com/video/3sVMWXLIquA/v-deo.html
@@BookChatWithPat8668 I feel like the book is an unhealthy model for relationships. I don't think book banners care about the best interest of teens, but I wouldn't blame a parent for being concerned about their child reading ACOTAR. I suppose I shouldn't sympathize with anyone who has hesitations about their children reading things.
@@TimeTravelReads well, that’s just the issue: parents absolutely have the right to determine what they want their children to read. But for a state to completely ban the works of an author-that seems way out of line. The state suddenly has the right to determine what everyone can and cannot read? Do we want to live in that kind of country? The book is pretty bad as literature, but it certainly is not dangerous or obscene. It’s a modernization of a very old fairy tale. I guarantee you that most people who advocate book banning have not read most of the books they think no one should have the right to read.
@@BookChatWithPat8668 Absolutely. The book banners are fascists. They're not thinking about the children. I'm also concerned about what they'll try next if they keep getting away with banning books from schools and public libraries. I can imagine them banning adult books from publication as well.
@@BookChatWithPat8668 You know, I wonder if we should do a group read of When Books Went to War by Molly Guptill Manning. It's about book burning in Nazi Germany vs encouraging reading freedom in the US.
Enjoy your vacation ! Safe travels
@@vintage_not_classic_Jen Thank you, Jen!
Safe travels!!
Thank you!
Safe and happy travels Pat.
Thank you, Kevin! ☘️
Have a fun vacation!
@@JessBookgirlTV thank you, Jess! ☘️
I would like to try Shakespeare again. I took a Shakespeare course in college, but the professor was terrifying and extremely cruel to the females in class. He was also a Jesuit priest so there is a lot wrapped up in that experience. It was so bad that I could not read the plays, see a play or a movie because all it did was bring back that terrifying class experience. I would like to find a way to reclaim Shakespeare and remove those horrible memories. It's been over 30 years. I'm not sure how I'll go about that, but I'd like to try. Safe travels and enjoy your time in Ireland!
Oh no! What a horrible teacher he must have been! I’m so sorry that that happened to you. Maybe we could read a fun play together sometime? Something like A Midsummer Night’s Dream? Think about it….Not now, but down the road a bit….Im sorry you had that terrible experience. Time for you to reclaim Shakespeare from that monster…if you want to. Thanks for the good wishes re: the trip. I’m very excited. 😊☘️
Have a wonderful time in Ireland, Pat!
@@troytradup thank you, Troy!
Bravo Pat. Honoured to have joined you in the protest ✊
@@TheBookThing Absolutely, Mark. I feel the same way. It was even kind of fun! 😊
@@BookChatWithPat8668 it really was. Not sure I could’ve gotten through it without all of the rest of you 😂
@TheBookThing I know what you mean. This wasn’t my thing either, but reading with a group really can be so helpful. 😊
Fabulous Pat as always. Your comments about ACOTAR were spot on. You have really smashed Shaketember this week. I’m really enjoying the culture this month after last month 😂. I’ve neither read nor seen King Lear. I think I shall read that this month. You make it sound brilliant. I’m sure we’ll speak before you leave but have a wonderful, wonderful trip my friend. I expect to hear all about it when you return 😊
@@RaynorReadsStuff thanks, Debs! Lear is a devastating play. But one of the greatest tragedies. Maybe the greatest. Twelfth Night has been a delightful relief! I will finish ACOTAR today. I’m not going to read the rest of the series, but I certainly don’t see what the big deal is. I am still so enraged about this state-wide ban in Utah. Thanks, as always, Debs, for your lovely comment.
Good day, Pat. My favorite King Lear adaptation is "Ran." I haven't read Lear in decades, but Hamlet is always on my mind. Favorite adaptation of it is Kenneth Branagh. Happy Saturday:)
p.s.'Gore Vidal" is my comic book channel, which is also subscribed to your channel. Again, Happy Saturday!
I think the Branagh version is my favorite Hamlet too. Hamlet is my favorite of Shakespeare's plays also. Thanks for commenting.
@@LibroParadiso-ep4zt that makes sense. He sounded like you! 😉
Great week. I can't believe the extremism shown in Utah. Really scary. On a more positive note, if I don't "speak" to you via a video before you go; have a fantastic, safe and wonderful trip. It is pouring down with rain today but you may get some last gasp of summer weather, but I know you won't mind either way. I can't wait to hear all about your holiday.
@@helenclare3250 thank you, Helen! It’s really becoming real now! 🥰
I’m so glad you have been a part of The Banned ACOTAR group read. I’m getting fired up just listening about what is happening with books in Utah. Happy and safe travels, Pat! ☘️ Thanks for the t-shirt plug. To be clear, I don’t touch or have access to one single cent of the profits raised. The payment goes straight to the ALA. 😊 - MJ
Thanks, MJ. Oh I definitely said that the money is going to ALA. In my next video, I will state that even more emphatically. I, too, get really worked up when I read or talk about what is happening in Utah. It is even worse than we thought because they anticipate this list growing to be much larger. 😠
Great week! I really should read something of Bloom at some point.
Hi Justin. Bloom has been a difficult personality for me for most of my adult life, but he knew his Shakespeare. Hope you're doing well.
Shorty September sounds like a great follow up to Big Books Summer 😊. I’m having a lot of fun doing the reading group in Fable along with you, MJ, and so many wonderful booktube creators. It’s so nice to be able to talk about each chapter as we finish it! This whole idea of banning books is so unsettling to me and I hope that by being more active and reading more of these books and educating people in whatever way we are comfortable, it will truly make a difference down the line. The fact that some of these books are actually banned in public libraries is absolutely ludicrous! I feel spoiled by living In the Northeast because I feel like it doesn’t affect us as much as the more conservative states, but it is still something to be very aware of.
I hope you have an amazing time in Ireland! I have never been, but it is definitely on my list of places to visit someday. I hope you enjoy the live music and beautiful scenery especially 🇮🇪🍀✨. :-)
Thank you for this lovely comment, Farrah! You are so right that this whole business of book banning is disturbing and frightening beyond belief. I am really enjoying your comments about ACOTAR too. I've actually just posted a video that will go up when I am away, but it talks about just that--the powerful experience of discussing books with groups here on BookTube. It's one of the things that really makes this whole enterprise really meaningful.
We are fortunate to be in the northeast where we don't hear as much about these challenges, but even here, every now and then, I am absolutely appalled when I hear about a movement to rid a school of a particular title. It makes me feel sick every time I hear about one of these cases.
Thank you for your good wishes about the trip. This has been in the planning for a LONG time. It's hard to believe that it is actually almost upon us! More to come soon! Take care, my friend.
A great video Thank you . Safe travels and have a lot of fun.
@@reneewisch6798 thank you so much! I’m very excited! 🥰
Hi Pat! Happy reading and exciting travels ahead! Enjoy! 🤩☘️
@@books_and_bocadillos thank you! 🥰
I was thinking about seeing if Bloom wrote about The Tempest because that's the play I want to read this year. I've never read it.
I am infuriated about the banned books and just destroying them. It makes me want to figure out a way to buy those books again and get them to the readers who want them.
Yes, Bloom has a chapter on THE TEMPEST. In this giant tome, I think he has every play covered. Very ambitious undertaking. Oh, this book banning situation is absolutely maddening. It's terrible wherever it is happening, but this Utah situation is a whole new level of awful. I did a deep dive today to find out what is happening to the books that they are removing as we were discussing this mess in a Voxer group, and I found at least one article that talked about the books being "shredded and recycled." We were also talking about how in Florida, where many of Stephen King's novels are being banned (by one article, 72 of them have been banned; by another article, the number is now in the 90's), several of the big publishing houses are filing a law suit against the state of FLA over these bans.
Hope you have a fun, safe trip!
@@bjminton2698 thank you! 😊
I saw this on a t-shirt: King divides kingdom snubs daughter goes mad there’s a storm and everyone dies 😅
Safe travels!
Oh that’s great, Lindy! Thanks for your good wishes. 🥰
Thank you Ms. Pat for sharing with us about Utah banning books. That is just awful. I appreciate your contribution to the Book community. Thank you -James & Bella!
@@Littlebiglibrary thank you, James and Bella! 😊Yes, the Utah state-wide banning is pretty awful. We’re reading A Court of Thorns and Roses specifically with the banning in mind. No one has found anything yet that warrants this kind of state-wide ban against Sarah J. Maas’ books.
You had another amazing week with another great video. Enjoy your trip to Ireland! ☘️
@@heathersmusic8833 thank you, Heather!
I gave up on King Lear so it was very interesting to hear your summary of it. You made it a lot more interesting!
Thanks, Heidi. Lear is a very dark play. It destroys me…
💜😊
@@ellenmadebookclub hi Ellen!
Following up on your helpful suggestion, my Shakespeare journey begins soon. A Midsummer Night’s Dream should arrive any day now (completely by coincidence, King Lear and Twelfth Night are coming in the same package!). Don’t worry, I’ll pace myself. 😊
@@patriciah8579 Completely by coincidence!! 😉 You’re amazing!
@@BookChatWithPat8668Thanks to a little help from the randomness of BookOutlet's ever-changing inventory. They didn't have Hamlet or Macbeth when I ordered. 😄
@@patriciah8579 ah, I see. 😊Well, you can’t really go wrong.
I'm looking forward to returning to Twelfth Night after I read my way out of the reading maze of extra books and stories I created! I'm so glad you enjoyed some of the short stories. Have a wonderful, magical trip!
@@readandre-read thanks, Angelia! Oh, I also read Sherwood Anderson after I made the video. WOW! That one blew me away! I needed to read Twelfth Night for some relief after King Lear, which always almost does me in.
@@BookChatWithPat8668 I had to read Hands AGAIN yesterday because I started thinking about it again.
@@readandre-read a pretty overwhelming story. I didn’t see where that was going to go.
We are reading the same book for Framed in September. I'm looking forward to it. I will also be reading Percival Everett's So Much Blue.
Wishing you a safe and wonderful journey. Leave room in your luggage for books!
@@Nina_DP thanks, Nina! I’m very excited! I just started All the Beauty…last night. Ah Percival Everett! ❤️
Have a wonderful trip Pat!
@@Ali-AvidReader thank you! 🥰
Thank you, Pat! 😊
Enjoy your trip! 🍀
Make some lovely memories! 🩵
@@LauraRodriguez-Peace thank you, Laura! 😊
I’m looking forward to reading the Judi Dench book at some point.
It is a delight. She is a national treasure!
These days we are living in are so very worrisome to me. Banning books is just so shocking alone; but destroying them as well just goes way beyond the beyond!
Have a beautiful trip.
@@vickicoleman2474 I know! I was really sick about that. They cannot be sold or re-distributed, but they must be gotten rid of. 😳
'Reading Rebels' - love it! Christian Nationalism is such horror. Really sorry you have to go through this time in history - sorry. But, I really respect & honour your resistance, hope you stay strong & healthy!
Thank you, Phillip. These book banners do not even know what is in the books they find so objectionable.
@@BookChatWithPat8668: I’m very sorry you have to live through such terrible times. Stay strong and well.
@@apoetreadstowrite Fortunately, I do not live in a state where books are frequently challenged and/or banned, but the movement around the country in some places is really quite alarming.
@@BookChatWithPat8668: It must be quite horrific though, such despairing times, I am sorry that the US is going through such a shocking period. I can't imagine what I would feel if this were happening in Australia. I really feel for you all.
@@apoetreadstowrite well, I’m trying to remain hopeful about the future.
I just ordered that shirt yesterday! I read a news article saying that something like 75% of all book banning in the country comes from 11 people...how is this okay????
@@awebofstories isn’t that insane? I read an article about this one regional district in FL that has some insane number of challenges-in the hundreds-and they are all from one guy who readily admits he hasn’t read the books he is challenging.
Have a great trip!!
@@heidiblauvelt2846 Heidi!!! Thank you! 🥰❤️
As bad as it is banning fiction books, the fact that there are those who want to ban science books is even more scary.
I hope you have a wonderful vacation in Ireland
@@stuartgriffin1001 thanks, Stuart!
Excellent as ever. I shall have to bend your ear one day and tell you about the superlative “Lear” I saw years back!
Oh I’d love to hear about it!
Wow! What a huge amount of reading and thought you get through each week - and thank you for sharing with us. I've just looked up the Judi Dench audiobook and it says (unfortunately) it was narrated by Brendan O'Hea, Barbara Flynn (although she's another great UK actress). However, there is a bonus "warm and witty conversation" with Judi as part of writing the book. And listening to the sample, the whole project has an interesting beginning - originally planned as recordings for The Globe archive.
Hi Heather. Oh I’m really sorry to hear that the audio book isn’t narrated by Judi Dench. The text is actually set up in interview style as a question and answer dialogue. Fine for O’Hea to be on the audio asking the questions, but I think most of us would like to hear Judi Dench herself respond. I wonder what the story behind that is? Thanks so much for watching and for commenting. I’m trying to make a big dent in my September choices because I don’t know how much I’m going to be able to read while I’m traveling. I hope you’re doing well, Heather. 😊
@@BookChatWithPat8668 The audio description says "Read by Barbara Flynn and Brendan O'Hea the co-author.... bonus feature Judi Dench conversation with O'Hea." UA-cam has a lovely video of O'Hea and Judi chatting about the book here ua-cam.com/video/3sVMWXLIquA/v-deo.html
@@heathergregg9975 Thank you! This will be delightful, I'm sure. I will definitely watch. I just find her to be so delightful.
Bon Voyage!
Thank you! 😊
I'm unsurprised by the extremism in Utah. I grew up going to homeschool conferences in Utah. I heard plenty of extremism there.
It has been pretty extreme. I hope you haven’t felt that you had to be on the defensive in our book group. Hope you’re doing well.
@@BookChatWithPat8668 I feel like the book is an unhealthy model for relationships. I don't think book banners care about the best interest of teens, but I wouldn't blame a parent for being concerned about their child reading ACOTAR. I suppose I shouldn't sympathize with anyone who has hesitations about their children reading things.
@@TimeTravelReads well, that’s just the issue: parents absolutely have the right to determine what they want their children to read. But for a state to completely ban the works of an author-that seems way out of line. The state suddenly has the right to determine what everyone can and cannot read? Do we want to live in that kind of country? The book is pretty bad as literature, but it certainly is not dangerous or obscene. It’s a modernization of a very old fairy tale. I guarantee you that most people who advocate book banning have not read most of the books they think no one should have the right to read.
@@BookChatWithPat8668 Absolutely. The book banners are fascists. They're not thinking about the children. I'm also concerned about what they'll try next if they keep getting away with banning books from schools and public libraries. I can imagine them banning adult books from publication as well.
@@BookChatWithPat8668 You know, I wonder if we should do a group read of When Books Went to War by Molly Guptill Manning. It's about book burning in Nazi Germany vs encouraging reading freedom in the US.
Are the Maas books banned bc they're just not good literature?
@@nikkivenable73 no, of course not. That’s funny, though. From what I’ve read, they’ve been deemed “harmful to young women.” Give me a break!