I loveeee Cosmicomics but it is definitely kind of a weird book. I think quirky/nerdy is a good way to describe it. Women in the Dunes was strange but good! Great haul!!
So glad I stumbled across your channel! Really enjoying your videos and happy to find new-to-me books and hear your thoughts on others I don't see talked about much. I'm intrigued by so many of these, but especially the Danielle Dutton collection, Cosmicomics, and Praiseworthy. I know you mentioned in your booktube newbie tag that you're a fan of sunbeamsjess...I am in her book club and it is such a wonderful community. We read Signs Preceding the End of the World together a little while ago and Borges' The Aleph and Other Stories is one of the picks for this month. I promise I'm not a salesperson for the bookclub lol, but just wanted to mention that I think your tastes overlap a lot with many of us in there! Looking forward to more videos! :)
@melissaisreading thank you so much! I'm really excited for Praiseworthy too- heard great things. I was actually thinking about joining her bookclub but I'm not amazing at reading things to a schedule, so wasn't sure if I'd be able to keep up 😅 She reads such a variety of books that sound great!
@@Sarahsreadingjournal I get that! If you're really interested, don't let that discourage you too much as many people don't necessarily stick to the schedule. She also posts the recordings of any meetings so you can go back and hear everyone's thoughts even if you're on a different timeline. There is a lot going on in the bookclub and, between the monthly and quarterly picks and many buddy reads, no one really keeps up with everything...it is very much a choose how much you want to participate situation
Happy Birthday, from Texas:) Nice selection, good to see Borges, Calvino, Carter, and Carson. I recently gave a guy I know a copy of Calvino's Mr. Palomar. He told once that he worked at shop where he was reading Mr. Palomar called him that. It was years ago. I had an extra copy and gave it to him. Invisible Cities is my favorite book by him. Enchanting cities pregnant with desire. Borges is always excellent. When I recommend his books I don't begin with Ficciones or The Aleph, but with the stories he wrote when he was already blind. His essays and lectures I also recommend. Better than any lecture by a a literature professor and more insightful. Have you read Angela's Carter's short stories? Her re-telling of fairy tales are fantastic.
@LibroParadiso-ep4zt thank you! Oh, that's interesting. I'll have a look into some other of Borges's work. I've never read anything by Angela Carter, so wasn't sure where to start! I will check out her short stories too 😊
I'd be interested to know how you like the Borges book...I have meant to read him but don't know where to start. The Yuri Herrera book is really really good. I need to read more from him. Great haul overall!
@marleneartigues I'm not sure if Ficciones is the best place to start but I'll be sure to post my thoughts 😊 I'm hoping to get to the Herera soon as it's nice and short- great to hear more good things!!
Flexibility supplements!!! I'm dying.
Happy birthday for whenever it was, and for all your birthdays to come.
@@MrRosebeing thank you 😊
love a birthday book haul!!! happy belated bday!!
Thanks! 🤩
I loveeee Cosmicomics but it is definitely kind of a weird book. I think quirky/nerdy is a good way to describe it. Women in the Dunes was strange but good! Great haul!!
@audreyapproved ooh, great! I'm really excited to try out some more weird books this year so that's good news! 😊
This is a very lovely list!
Happy (upcoming) birthday, hope you have the best day🎉❤
@@rorororos thank you very much! It was lovely 😊
Omg flexibility supplements had me dying
@JennyFernBooks they've still not arrived ha ha. Don't think they're coming somehow!
So glad I stumbled across your channel! Really enjoying your videos and happy to find new-to-me books and hear your thoughts on others I don't see talked about much. I'm intrigued by so many of these, but especially the Danielle Dutton collection, Cosmicomics, and Praiseworthy. I know you mentioned in your booktube newbie tag that you're a fan of sunbeamsjess...I am in her book club and it is such a wonderful community. We read Signs Preceding the End of the World together a little while ago and Borges' The Aleph and Other Stories is one of the picks for this month. I promise I'm not a salesperson for the bookclub lol, but just wanted to mention that I think your tastes overlap a lot with many of us in there! Looking forward to more videos! :)
@melissaisreading thank you so much! I'm really excited for Praiseworthy too- heard great things. I was actually thinking about joining her bookclub but I'm not amazing at reading things to a schedule, so wasn't sure if I'd be able to keep up 😅 She reads such a variety of books that sound great!
@@Sarahsreadingjournal I get that! If you're really interested, don't let that discourage you too much as many people don't necessarily stick to the schedule. She also posts the recordings of any meetings so you can go back and hear everyone's thoughts even if you're on a different timeline. There is a lot going on in the bookclub and, between the monthly and quarterly picks and many buddy reads, no one really keeps up with everything...it is very much a choose how much you want to participate situation
@@melissaisreading oh that's good to know! I'll definitely have a look into it 😁 I've been following Jess for years and really love her reading taste
Happy Birthday, from Texas:)
Nice selection, good to see Borges, Calvino, Carter, and Carson. I recently gave a guy I know a copy of Calvino's Mr. Palomar. He told once that he worked at shop where he was reading Mr. Palomar called him that. It was years ago. I had an extra copy and gave it to him. Invisible Cities is my favorite book by him. Enchanting cities pregnant with desire. Borges is always excellent. When I recommend his books I don't begin with Ficciones or The Aleph, but with the stories he wrote when he was already blind. His essays and lectures I also recommend. Better than any lecture by a a literature professor and more insightful. Have you read Angela's Carter's short stories? Her re-telling of fairy tales are fantastic.
@LibroParadiso-ep4zt thank you! Oh, that's interesting. I'll have a look into some other of Borges's work. I've never read anything by Angela Carter, so wasn't sure where to start! I will check out her short stories too 😊
I'd be interested to know how you like the Borges book...I have meant to read him but don't know where to start. The Yuri Herrera book is really really good. I need to read more from him. Great haul overall!
@marleneartigues I'm not sure if Ficciones is the best place to start but I'll be sure to post my thoughts 😊 I'm hoping to get to the Herera soon as it's nice and short- great to hear more good things!!