Listen, Frankenstein is basically about creating chaos and then regretting your life choices. It's giving major 'oops, I didn't think this through' vibes. Plus, the creature has more feels than half the internet. give it a shot you might actually end up rooting for the monster.
"i gotta film, i'm a superstar. i have fans to please, money to make, fame to achieve." -- my new morning mantra. and also ty king for gracing us with your panera bread coffee order and carrot juice ritual. you are INCREDIBlLE can't wait to hear your thoughts on Lolita! eep!
“Villette” is so underrated,, definitely on par with “Jane Eyre” and weirdly nostalgic, like everything feeling like the afternoon,,, what can I say, Charlotte is just the Brontë for me
Frankenstein is actually a very fun read. The monster has more depth than you'd expect him to, based on the Hollywood reinterpretations of the work. Victor Frankenstein is a neurotic box of nerves, who I imagine most people will find amusing. "What makes Frankenstein a classic are its explorations of the effects of loneliness on an individual, the intellect's inability to overcome loneliness, and the mistake of achievement for achievement's sake without any regard for the morality of one's actions. The campy "horror" bits that are in the story are more amusing than anything. Some reading's of Frankenstein assert that Victor might have created the monster due to a possible latent attraction to his own gender, which I think is a fun interpretation of the work that I suspect you'll see evidence for.
The narrator of Nabokov's Lolita has a much more entertaining, seductive voice than the narrator of Pnin does. If you do read Lolita, I caution you not to fall for the narrator's attempts to manipulate you into sympathizing with him. The narrator of Lolita will show you what a monster he is, if you pay attention. The narrator spends a lot of time trying to convince you that he knew what Dolores's true thoughts and feelings were, but I would urge any reader to be attentive to the small glimpses in "Lolita" where one can find Dolores's true voice. Nabokov himself described "Lolita" as a moral test. Don't fall for the narrator's deceptions or sophistry.
I read another Mary Shelley book called "The last man"; the concept was interesting to me. I love Charlotte Brontë and Shirley Jackson. Both are on my fall tbr!!🎉🎉🎉
That thin little vintage hardcover Walden! 😍 Confessions is the very first autobiography in history! Pessoa's is a book of aphorisms. They're both hard... Samuel Beckett also chose to write in a foreign language (French), in order to sound more neutral and thus avoid the "style" and "voice" he had acquired in his native English. I never understood why some authors do this, I struggle to find an authentic voice myself!
Frankenstein is one of my favorite books! I think you owe it to miss Shelley after giving your time to the disgrace that is Dracula. Gotta love reading about a man who plays god and faced the repercussions
I wasn't even subscribed, I just came across this person and channel from my recommendations lol. But I love literary fiction, classics, essays, and non-fiction so this seems right up my alley.
What a cool stack of Fall possibilities! I’m interested to see your take on Frankenstein. I did a stand alone video on it -which I don’t do - because it blew my mind. That Mary Shelley……
haven’t watched the video yet but i’m wondering if the misspelling in the title is ironic or something. if it’s not, it’s the most unintentionally faux intellectual thing ever and honestly makes it even better
READ FRANKENSTEIN NOW! First of all, it's short! Second of all, it's AMAZING AND BEAUTIFUL! Just so you know, i literally ordered foreign affairs by Alison Lurie because you mentioned how much you loved it, and I loved it as well! So the least you could do is crack open this lovely classic and enjoy!! and remember, it is like a flower: a story told within a story within a story. Also an 18 year old girl wrote it, and is now basically, the mother of all science fiction! Anyway. I love your channel. You're cheeky and funny and very intellectual without being a snob.
also, I just bought salem's lot at b&n on thursday!! so far the scariest thing about it was when the cashier rang it up and told me it was $45... *45* dollars... that girl was about to have to drag my corpse to the nearest pet cemetery because that almost took me out
Oh, I wasn’t expecting this! I am Portuguese and my favourite book is The book of disquiet by my favourite author Fernando Pessoa. I love his poetry too. It shaped my teenage brain in a good/fucked up way 🥹 I don’t have words to describe how painfully realistic almost nihilistic that book is. I relate to his thoughts a lot. He was definitely an outsider and loved to live inside his own mind. He gives a voice to things I’ve felt but couldn’t describe. I’m curious to know what you think!! 🤗
In your intro you spit straight facts lol. About the pumpkins and the curve curb. I’m excited for the books. I hold Frankenstein close to heart. Thanks for this video.
Oooooh... such beautiful 📚/titles to add to my TBR list!?!?! This video makes me smile from ear to ear 😁!!!!! I absolutely have to begin collecting Edward Gorey's books- any particular favorites of yours that you recommend I buy first?! Also, 'Salem's Lot is my favorite Stephen King book, as well as my favorite horror novel- I hope you enjoy it!!! The long awaited movie is finally coming in October, though I HIGHLY recommend you watch the 1979 miniseries directed by Tobe Hooper- creepy as all get out and a favorite of mine!!!! You be sure to have a grand Sat./Sun.: Be healthy, be well, laugh, smile, live it up and I'll see/hear from you next time, fantabulous Mr. Charles!!!!! 🎉🍂🎃
Would it not be better for the intellectuals to untie? Or should Santa be Satan (or vice versa)? Or should listen be silent? Sorry...very bored tonight so thinking stupid thoughts!!
Frankenstein is a great book, IMO, but it has its flaws. The are one or two instances where Frankenstein is unbelievably stupid for such a smart man. The question of how much responsibility a creator bears for his creations is an interesting subject, and the book handles that conflict brilliantly. I am not a fan of Nabokov's style either, although I recognize his brilliance, particularly writing in a second language. I find it showy and pretentious. That being said, it works in Lolita, because the main character is a pretentious narcissist. It's a unique treatment of a brilliant, educated but depraved mind as unreliable narrator.
The NYC bookstore that was a champion of Edward Gorey was Gotham Book Mart. As they were closings I grabbed a handful of their bookmarks designed by Gorey. Papers from the store are archived at Penn.
Walden and The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius are both on my top ten philosophical books of all time. Any serious reader should make them one of his own and reread them regularly.
yessss Lolita !! Such a well written book even though it can be.. hard.. to read at times - there's also a book called Being Lolita by Alisson Wood it's a memoir about her actual childhood experience with her predatory teacher I read it after Lolita and it really shows the complexities of being groomed and the perspective of being the child in an abusive relationship like that.
It definitely isn't necessary to read Red Dragon before The Silence of the Lambs, but in my opinion, it is the strongest of the Hannibal tetralogy. It gives you an appreciation for the sort of situation Clarice is walking into, as she is following in the steps of Will Graham, the protagonist of Red Dragon.
You popped up on my YT feed, so I had to take a look. The Pessoa is excellent, as is the NYRB Du Maurier ("The Birds" is quite a bit different from the Hitchcock film). Definitely read REBECCA, great film and underrated novel (her book on Cornwall is also very good). Looks like your Walden is abridged, as most editions are a lot thicker. Thoreau was a bit of a cheat; his cabin was just outside Concord, and he had dinner almost every evening at Emerson's house (I was on a protest march decades ago to Walden Pond, as developers wanted to put up condos and whatnot there). Most philosophy courses read at least a bit of Meditations, and our used book store regularly gets requests for copies, along with Seneca's works. We also recently received a large collection of Augustine's works and studies about his works; he's a seminal writer on Christianity. I've read everything by Roth, and he's a mixed bag - The Human Stain is arguably better than Operation Shylock. Frankenstein is interesting structurally, with stories within stories, and every family unit is broken (no mother, no father, etc.). Gaitskill, who knows - she sits on our shelves unloved, whereas we can't keep anything by Nabokov for more than a week. If you're interested in sci-fi/horror/fantasy, try John Wyndham (Day of the Triffids, The Trouble With Lichen, Chocky, The Midwitch Cuckoos, etc.).
i'm reading walden right now, and god does this man yap (i'm like a third way through the book). i did like his civil disobedience though, it's also shorter. meditations was quite chill. also, highly recommend reading lolita as a horror.
I don’t think you’ll hate Frankenstein, I think it’ll just leave you neutral. Nabokov: I also hated Pnin and till this day I think Lolita is the only good Nabokov book. You may actually like it.
Hi Charles! It looks like you’re reading all the books I was forced to read at my small Augustinian catholic college! I had to read the meditations and the confessions. Let’s just say that St. Augustine was destined for the streets…before he turned into a saint…
I'm looking for more monster horror for Fall. Thanks for these recs. I'm starting to enjoy reading Jane Eyre for the first time. Its aslow burn for sure but That first twist was so unexpected and I'm excited to see how it ends. I hope you enjoy Frankenstein (my favorite book of all time). I hope to read Rebecca next.
I am probably a faux intellectual haha Thanks for the recommendations. I've read a few of them already. I read the Haunting of Hill House earlier this year and have now also read most of her short stories.
i didn’t even get the notification i just spawned here
The crush I have on this man is beyond words.
a brunette man who can read is all I ask for. is that too much?
Wait…Mine isn’t even crush, it’s something very dangerous near obsession.
Listen, Frankenstein is basically about creating chaos and then regretting your life choices. It's giving major 'oops, I didn't think this through' vibes. Plus, the creature has more feels than half the internet. give it a shot you might actually end up rooting for the monster.
👏🏽Exactly! #teamfrankiesmonster
justice for frankie (2)
my favorite classic
sht ok ill read it
can we go to a pumpkin patch together and debate the nuance of faux versus foe?
ive been recently wandering if id like dark places now more. valley of the dolls is so good
A carrot juice a day keeps the monocle away
😁😁😆😆😅😅🤣🤣
I stopped by for the books and stayed for the quirky, randomness
"i gotta film, i'm a superstar. i have fans to please, money to make, fame to achieve." -- my new morning mantra.
and also ty king for gracing us with your panera bread coffee order and carrot juice ritual. you are INCREDIBlLE
can't wait to hear your thoughts on Lolita! eep!
nathan we are superstars.
i love whole foods pizza too. we need to hear what u do everyday before u film
Please never stop making content, much love from Serbia😊
"It was decently poorly written" is sooo funny hahahahaha
You’re the only UA-cam whose intros i don’t skip bc i never know what’s going to come out of your mouth
“Villette” is so underrated,, definitely on par with “Jane Eyre” and weirdly nostalgic, like everything feeling like the afternoon,,, what can I say, Charlotte is just the Brontë for me
Me too!!
Reading "Shirley" and planning a read-along video where I read a passage from it!
I loved Villette too!!❤
Agreed...
I am indeed a foe and also faux
Frankenstein is actually a very fun read. The monster has more depth than you'd expect him to, based on the Hollywood reinterpretations of the work. Victor Frankenstein is a neurotic box of nerves, who I imagine most people will find amusing. "What makes Frankenstein a classic are its explorations of the effects of loneliness on an individual, the intellect's inability to overcome loneliness, and the mistake of achievement for achievement's sake without any regard for the morality of one's actions. The campy "horror" bits that are in the story are more amusing than anything. Some reading's of Frankenstein assert that Victor might have created the monster due to a possible latent attraction to his own gender, which I think is a fun interpretation of the work that I suspect you'll see evidence for.
The narrator of Nabokov's Lolita has a much more entertaining, seductive voice than the narrator of Pnin does. If you do read Lolita, I caution you not to fall for the narrator's attempts to manipulate you into sympathizing with him. The narrator of Lolita will show you what a monster he is, if you pay attention. The narrator spends a lot of time trying to convince you that he knew what Dolores's true thoughts and feelings were, but I would urge any reader to be attentive to the small glimpses in "Lolita" where one can find Dolores's true voice. Nabokov himself described "Lolita" as a moral test. Don't fall for the narrator's deceptions or sophistry.
I’m convinced you’ll love Frankenstein
balls dont hype it up too much
I read another Mary Shelley book called "The last man"; the concept was interesting to me.
I love Charlotte Brontë and Shirley Jackson. Both are on my fall tbr!!🎉🎉🎉
i will look into that...
I can't wait for your review of Frankenstein, no matter if it will be positive or negative. It's one of my fav books ever!
ok it's en route
It’s about time you posted, I was going to cry
I M TRYIN DONT CRY
Excited to hear what you think of The Tennant of Wildfell Hall - it's my favourite Bronte book. 😊
👀it has priority
the eyerolls and books are everything
Who can resist baby pumpkins!? I’m obsessed with all things fall! Especially, pumpkins and Autumn-themed books!
i must by one each season as pumpkin of the year🫡
baby pumpkins are irresistible
That thin little vintage hardcover Walden! 😍
Confessions is the very first autobiography in history! Pessoa's is a book of aphorisms. They're both hard...
Samuel Beckett also chose to write in a foreign language (French), in order to sound more neutral and thus avoid the "style" and "voice" he had acquired in his native English. I never understood why some authors do this, I struggle to find an authentic voice myself!
hahah i didnt know about confessions being the first 👁️
5 mins in: “this is a tbr video” the way i laughed. you are an absolute delight charles. hope you’re well!
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Tenant of Wildfell Hall is in my opinion the best of the Bronte sisters work and Anne is criminally overlooked, great choice for fall :))
i feel like i might agree with you once i read it
can i FALL into you 😔😔🥺🥺😍😍
looking forward to ur thoughts on lolita tho
I just want to say I'm only two minutes in and your joy is RADIATING. It makes me so happy; you are lighthearted these days. 💛
👽🫶
You and Shawn Mccomob are such a vibe
Frankenstein is one of my favorite books! I think you owe it to miss Shelley after giving your time to the disgrace that is Dracula. Gotta love reading about a man who plays god and faced the repercussions
oo o o ok this fall it shall be read
Frankenstein is SOO much better than I thought, its incredibly surprising.
this video randomly was on my home page and thank goodness for the YT algorithm bc ur so funny!
welcome in...
HE'S BACKKKKKKKK! Never gets old.
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'Faux intellectuals'
I wasn't even subscribed, I just came across this person and channel from my recommendations lol. But I love literary fiction, classics, essays, and non-fiction so this seems right up my alley.
you are in the right place.
i love your videos but do you mean faux-intellectuals?
Cheeky wordplay, I think
the tenant of wildfell hall is amaziiing!!!
What a cool stack of Fall possibilities! I’m interested to see your take on Frankenstein. I did a stand alone video on it -which I don’t do - because it blew my mind. That Mary Shelley……
dam ok i need to read it and watch your vid
haven’t watched the video yet but i’m wondering if the misspelling in the title is ironic or something. if it’s not, it’s the most unintentionally faux intellectual thing ever and honestly makes it even better
I am a RAT for fall
youre just a rat be fr
celery addicts please rise.
READ FRANKENSTEIN NOW! First of all, it's short! Second of all, it's AMAZING AND BEAUTIFUL! Just so you know, i literally ordered foreign affairs by Alison Lurie because you mentioned how much you loved it, and I loved it as well! So the least you could do is crack open this lovely classic and enjoy!! and remember, it is like a flower: a story told within a story within a story. Also an 18 year old girl wrote it, and is now basically, the mother of all science fiction! Anyway. I love your channel. You're cheeky and funny and very intellectual without being a snob.
ok ok ill read frankie.. happy to hear you liked foreign affairs
Thank you for these titles
It's better to have low expectations when opening a book. That way you're neve disappointed and sometimes you're surprised!
so true
Highly recommend you read Don’t Look Now this fall. It’s my favorite short story collection and I think about it all the time
wow ok ok ok i wasnt too pumped for it but im getting there now
Frankenstein rips for a classic. You should read it
i promise i will
Ok so before I listen to what you have to say I just want to say- you are so mesmerizingly beautiful
your eye roll smooch is everything to me
also, I just bought salem's lot at b&n on thursday!! so far the scariest thing about it was when the cashier rang it up and told me it was $45... *45* dollars... that girl was about to have to drag my corpse to the nearest pet cemetery because that almost took me out
$45....😀 i woulda told her put that sht back
M.R. James and Algernon Blackwood are actually some of the best horror writers, you got some great picks there
Always a good day when I see notification from csop
looking good bestie! love the cozy vibes of this video. felt like being genuine was the vibe today so here we are… ❤
☮️🤝🤞
Food for thought. Best wishes with what you choose to read. Happy reading.
trying to decode this is frying my brain
charles… i just know you had an arm workout with that thumbnail just like from one of your previous videos loll
anyways love the vid, happy autumn
MY ARMS DID HURT HAHAH happy fall
and we dont even have to request this time in the season of the secret history rereads
Oh, I wasn’t expecting this! I am Portuguese and my favourite book is The book of disquiet by my favourite author Fernando Pessoa. I love his poetry too. It shaped my teenage brain in a good/fucked up way 🥹 I don’t have words to describe how painfully realistic almost nihilistic that book is. I relate to his thoughts a lot. He was definitely an outsider and loved to live inside his own mind. He gives a voice to things I’ve felt but couldn’t describe. I’m curious to know what you think!! 🤗
Ur personality is addicting
THE KING IS BACK.
🫡
found your channel two days ago, love the vibe. lovely coincidence to see this just as i was scrolling the channel for my nightly video :)
glad youre havin fun ;)
me thinking i've got an intellectual reading taste vs me realising i've not read any of these
HAHA
In your intro you spit straight facts lol. About the pumpkins and the curve curb. I’m excited for the books. I hold Frankenstein close to heart. Thanks for this video.
🤝
babe wake up, new csop lexicon just dropped (ahead of the curb)
Great video! Merry Christmas!!
and a happy new year
Oooooh... such beautiful 📚/titles to add to my TBR list!?!?! This video makes me smile from ear to ear 😁!!!!! I absolutely have to begin collecting Edward Gorey's books- any particular favorites of yours that you recommend I buy first?! Also, 'Salem's Lot is my favorite Stephen King book, as well as my favorite horror novel- I hope you enjoy it!!! The long awaited movie is finally coming in October, though I HIGHLY recommend you watch the 1979 miniseries directed by Tobe Hooper- creepy as all get out and a favorite of mine!!!! You be sure to have a grand Sat./Sun.: Be healthy, be well, laugh, smile, live it up and I'll see/hear from you next time, fantabulous Mr. Charles!!!!! 🎉🍂🎃
the gashlycrumb tinies is always a good starting point for gorey. im excited for salems lot!!
TIME FOR THE INTELLECTUALS TO UNITE
Faux
@@richardsbooks true i forgot the most imp word
Would it not be better for the intellectuals to untie? Or should Santa be Satan (or vice versa)? Or should listen be silent? Sorry...very bored tonight so thinking stupid thoughts!!
another banger video, excited to see what you think about frankenstein!!
*faux, not foe
This was interesting - flippant yet compelling at the same time. Faux. Curve. Eyeroll. Woody Allen.
I’m jealous.. I wish someone would tell me I look like an Egon Schiele painting 😔
i could watch you talk for 7 days straight omg hand in marriage
Frankenstein is a great book, IMO, but it has its flaws. The are one or two instances where Frankenstein is unbelievably stupid for such a smart man. The question of how much responsibility a creator bears for his creations is an interesting subject, and the book handles that conflict brilliantly.
I am not a fan of Nabokov's style either, although I recognize his brilliance, particularly writing in a second language. I find it showy and pretentious. That being said, it works in Lolita, because the main character is a pretentious narcissist. It's a unique treatment of a brilliant, educated but depraved mind as unreliable narrator.
The NYC bookstore that was a champion of Edward Gorey was Gotham Book Mart. As they were closings I grabbed a handful of their bookmarks designed by Gorey. Papers from the store are archived at Penn.
i bet the bookmarks are beautiful. i wish it was still open 😪
@@cs0p You can Google them, there is someone even selling them for about $15 a piece, they have a very jaunty cat on them and are blue.
Walden and The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius are both on my top ten philosophical books of all time. Any serious reader should make them one of his own and reread them regularly.
damn ok looking forward to em
yessss Lolita !! Such a well written book even though it can be.. hard.. to read at times - there's also a book called Being Lolita by Alisson Wood it's a memoir about her actual childhood experience with her predatory teacher I read it after Lolita and it really shows the complexities of being groomed and the perspective of being the child in an abusive relationship like that.
i neeeed to get to lolita asap
Indignation is very good and I would also recommend the film adaptation (unlike the other Roth film adaptations which don't really work).
mmm ive never seen a roth film, ill look for it after i read it
Vilette is one of my top favorite books
looking extremely lush and nubile
HAHAH
Sounds like we got ourselves a Trader Joe's sort of book haul here, buffet style. Pick to your heart's desire🤭
Do they publish under their own name?
@@jcthieman 😅
I was surprised to see 'Confessions', Saint Augustine in here. It's like seeing a New York steak in the vegan shopping cart.
@@brianbirish Absolutely. Church of Rome has her claws everywhere😆
I know this guy’s brilliant because he spent several minutes on irrelevant bullshit before talking books. Hell yeah, man, that’s the shit I do like
It definitely isn't necessary to read Red Dragon before The Silence of the Lambs, but in my opinion, it is the strongest of the Hannibal tetralogy. It gives you an appreciation for the sort of situation Clarice is walking into, as she is following in the steps of Will Graham, the protagonist of Red Dragon.
no youre right. i only found out it's a series after i bought silence smh
In Other Words sounds so interesting. It's going on my fall tbr.
tell me if its trash
I put two slices in the the box and pay for one at self checkout. This is my wholefoods hack
i like that. sometimes ill put a chicken finger in my pizza box just to sample it
Oh the end of the video was almost nice and kind ..
Awesome books, my friend!
You popped up on my YT feed, so I had to take a look. The Pessoa is excellent, as is the NYRB Du Maurier ("The Birds" is quite a bit different from the Hitchcock film). Definitely read REBECCA, great film and underrated novel (her book on Cornwall is also very good). Looks like your Walden is abridged, as most editions are a lot thicker. Thoreau was a bit of a cheat; his cabin was just outside Concord, and he had dinner almost every evening at Emerson's house (I was on a protest march decades ago to Walden Pond, as developers wanted to put up condos and whatnot there). Most philosophy courses read at least a bit of Meditations, and our used book store regularly gets requests for copies, along with Seneca's works. We also recently received a large collection of Augustine's works and studies about his works; he's a seminal writer on Christianity. I've read everything by Roth, and he's a mixed bag - The Human Stain is arguably better than Operation Shylock. Frankenstein is interesting structurally, with stories within stories, and every family unit is broken (no mother, no father, etc.). Gaitskill, who knows - she sits on our shelves unloved, whereas we can't keep anything by Nabokov for more than a week.
If you're interested in sci-fi/horror/fantasy, try John Wyndham (Day of the Triffids, The Trouble With Lichen, Chocky, The Midwitch Cuckoos, etc.).
i read rebecca it's great. you need to read gaitskill!!!
i'm reading walden right now, and god does this man yap (i'm like a third way through the book). i did like his civil disobedience though, it's also shorter. meditations was quite chill. also, highly recommend reading lolita as a horror.
it's a good thing my walden is abridged i think
also im assuming we are now at odds based on the title of this video.....
you fancy yo self a real intellectual?
@@cs0p intellectual not exactly but we ARE foes
I have a feeling you’ll like Frankenstein, at least a little more that you expect 😅
dam ok i will 👀
you are the embodiment of fall
How convenient, I’m making pumpkin chocolate chip cookies right now. 😊
mmmm lemme have a bite
you're gonna enjoy lolita
I had to watch 3 ads to watch this video, I'm just glad it was worth it.
good. i need to earn that coin.
I don’t think you’ll hate Frankenstein, I think it’ll just leave you neutral. Nabokov: I also hated Pnin and till this day I think Lolita is the only good Nabokov book. You may actually like it.
that is reassuring ive been dreading lolita
Hi Charles! It looks like you’re reading all the books I was forced to read at my small Augustinian catholic college! I had to read the meditations and the confessions. Let’s just say that St. Augustine was destined for the streets…before he turned into a saint…
that is ominous...
I just finished a test (it went great!) and treating myself with your video😌😌
good to hear you beat up your test
I miss your old hair.
i think that you should make a video repeating just one thing for 15 minutes and i would still watch it
ok added to docket
During the intro I like to prented that we are on a date in some nice restaurant somewhere, i hope you dont mind!
Gotta recommend Walden and Jane Eyre. Great writing, both great for Fall.
I'm looking for more monster horror for Fall. Thanks for these recs. I'm starting to enjoy reading Jane Eyre for the first time. Its aslow burn for sure but That first twist was so unexpected and I'm excited to see how it ends. I hope you enjoy Frankenstein (my favorite book of all time). I hope to read Rebecca next.
i hope you like R as much as i did!
I am probably a faux intellectual haha Thanks for the recommendations. I've read a few of them already. I read the Haunting of Hill House earlier this year and have now also read most of her short stories.
i hope you enjoy one of the books..