Love that The Secret History made an appearance-such a classic! I didn’t read it until after The Goldfinch, and I couldn’t believe it had been out there so long, waiting to be discovered.
I'm so envious of your hardcover of The Secret History! I think second printing before publication means it is the second printing of the first edition!
Our book club read East of Eden many years ago 👍and followed it up with The Bad Seed by William March. I’m sure you can make the connection between the two. 😂
So glad Apartment made someone’s list! I haven’t seen it talked about and it’s a favourite of mine. Oh nice I have I Hold A Wife but haven’t gotten to it yet. Exciting. Ooo lots of great picks. Love it.
You mention MFA reads and after finding you on goodreads I couldn't help but notice how many Iowa writers workshop reads you'd read. We love to see it! 💛
That was great. I read A Swim in the Pond on your recommendation and was not disappointed! It’s caused me to think about all writing in a new way, including my own. I think much of what he said applies equally to novels. I’m constantly on the lookout for escalation now. And putting things in my “basket“ that I expect the writer to resolve lol. Also, love love to hear a shout out to Secret History. I always identify that as my favorite book though I doubt that’s really true anymore. Maybe time for a re-read to see.
omg apartment by teddy wayne!! a friend and i buddy read it together last year and it ended up on both our favourites lists + was one of my favourite reading experiences !! so excited to see it on your list :D
I've never heard of The Apartment but that cover is !!!!!! I think I'm going to make East of Eden a goal for next year. I'm already attempting A Suitable Boy and Middlemarch this year, so not sure I could handle another chunk classic but have been wanting to read it for ages!
I still haven't read the Secret History, and it has been on my shelves for years. I think the main reason is it was randomly given to me and not a book I picked out. Need to get it on a TBR soon. Just found your channel and look forward to more videos.
I'm late to the party with this channel, only just subscribed. I've been developing my summer reading list with the help of your recent blogs, and I share some all time favourites here. Thank you!
Yeah I decided to pick up Fake Accounts because you spoke so highly about it, but the book was really disappointing to me. It's an Essay style book and I thought that the different subjects she touched upon lead nowhere. And sometimes I thought "Why I are you even bringing this up? What does this have to do with the story??" I also didn't like the protagonist. It's very obvious that Oyler is the main character herself and made me not like her. She seems like a very annoying millennial.
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Love that The Secret History made an appearance-such a classic! I didn’t read it until after The Goldfinch, and I couldn’t believe it had been out there so long, waiting to be discovered.
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Fascinating list. I recognise so few of these books. Its interesting to see something different on Booktube.
Glad I found your channel. We have very similar tastes!!
The only requirement for The Secret History buddy read is full commitment to wearing a sweater vest anytime we talk about it
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Fantastic video and book recommendations. We have the same taste. Thank you!
I'm so envious of your hardcover of The Secret History! I think second printing before publication means it is the second printing of the first edition!
Makes sense!!! Thanks!
This was gorgeous! 30 mins of Jay ❤️
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Our book club read East of Eden many years ago 👍and followed it up with The Bad Seed by William March. I’m sure you can make the connection between the two. 😂
So glad Apartment made someone’s list! I haven’t seen it talked about and it’s a favourite of mine.
Oh nice I have I Hold A Wife but haven’t gotten to it yet. Exciting.
Ooo lots of great picks. Love it.
this is such a treat. thanks for doing this!
Of course!! Thank you so much!
So many bangers 🤩😤
East of Eden is one of my favorites! Love that novel, and love John Steinbeck...I am also looking forward to reading The Secret History!!!
You mention MFA reads and after finding you on goodreads I couldn't help but notice how many Iowa writers workshop reads you'd read. We love to see it! 💛
i remember reading dangerous girls way back in the day 😂😂 and i'm also hoping to re-read ms moshfegh's oeuvre in anticipation of lapvona
this is my sign to read sheila heti :o her books have been in my list for so long
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I’m so jealous of your Ottessa Moshfegh collection ❤
I love your list ! Apartment and The Life of Mind grabbed my attention. Hope to find them soon and read them
That was great. I read A Swim in the Pond on your recommendation and was not disappointed! It’s caused me to think about all writing in a new way, including my own. I think much of what he said applies equally to novels. I’m constantly on the lookout for escalation now. And putting things in my “basket“ that I expect the writer to resolve lol.
Also, love love to hear a shout out to Secret History. I always identify that as my favorite book though I doubt that’s really true anymore. Maybe time for a re-read to see.
omg apartment by teddy wayne!! a friend and i buddy read it together last year and it ended up on both our favourites lists + was one of my favourite reading experiences !! so excited to see it on your list :D
Yes!!!! That’d be a great buddy read - I need more people to read it!
I've never heard of The Apartment but that cover is !!!!!! I think I'm going to make East of Eden a goal for next year. I'm already attempting A Suitable Boy and Middlemarch this year, so not sure I could handle another chunk classic but have been wanting to read it for ages!
I still haven't read the Secret History, and it has been on my shelves for years. I think the main reason is it was randomly given to me and not a book I picked out. Need to get it on a TBR soon. Just found your channel and look forward to more videos.
Queen Moshfegh.
It’s true! ❤
I'm late to the party with this channel, only just subscribed. I've been developing my summer reading list with the help of your recent blogs, and I share some all time favourites here. Thank you!
Well you have me excited to finally pick up east of Eden and invisible man off of my shelves!
I think you will adore both!
I also had a profound experience with invisible man senior year of hs, my teacher had to beg me to cut my presentation short bc I just kept going
Absolutely loved this recent post! Thank you!
Also, I Hold a Wolf is 🤌
Yeah I decided to pick up Fake Accounts because you spoke so highly about it, but the book was really disappointing to me. It's an Essay style book and I thought that the different subjects she touched upon lead nowhere. And sometimes I thought "Why I are you even bringing this up? What does this have to do with the story??" I also didn't like the protagonist. It's very obvious that Oyler is the main character herself and made me not like her. She seems like a very annoying millennial.