I couldn’t agree more with your opinion of Wolf Hall. It took me three attempts to get into it, but I’m so glad I persisted. It opened up a whole new world. The TV series with Mark Rylance and Damien Lewis is extraordinary.
Shout-outs to "Wolf Hall"!! It was on my contemporary English lit list at uni when I was doing my bachelor's and it was one of the best reads! This year I decided to pick up the 2nd and the 3d books and finished reading the whole series and it was perfect! And completely agree on Mantel's historical writing. P.S. Added "Pew" and "A Ghost in the Throat" to my reading list, thanks!
The only one I’ve even heard of is Wolf Hall which I intend to read soon. But I’m afraid it’s too late for something like a mere book to change anything here haha. Be well.⚛️❤
I have just bought Ghost in the Throat and is next for me to read. Also enjoyed Home Going. You may also enjoy Strange Lucidity. She is studying literature in Vienna and Sorbonne in Paris Not sure I could pick five favourite books but this year I have loved Lady Tan’s Circle of Women (Lisa See) - historical fiction Piranesi (Susannah Clarke) Devotion (Hannah Kent) - historical fiction People of the Book (Geraldine Brooks) - historical fiction Cloudstreet (Tim Winton)
That’s a great list and I’m chuffed to say I have read 3, still have Tomb of Sand on the shelf to read, and need to get Pew! The ones I have read were all excellent, especially Ghost and Wolf Hall - I agree with everything you said about them 😅. For me the magic of Ghost comes from its disarming candidness and honesty, and the way that the author pursues her intangible subject in the midst of the realities of her daily life.
@@cait_murphyhurrell One Hundred Years of Solitude (I backpacked round South America for two years inspired by it), Braiding Sweetgrass ( changed how I think about the world, and I’m an ecologist!), Riddley Walker (amazed me with what a book could do), Ducks, Newburyport (blew my mind and I still miss the narrator years later) and Austerlitz (Sebald’s company is so wonderful and his death was reported when I was half way through the book so it left a deep impression).
@@ianp9086 I'm ashamed to say that I haven't read any of the ones you've recommended but I definitely want to read them because I've heard such great things about them (I've been desperate to get my hands on Braiding Sweetgrass for ages)! Consider me adding all of the above to my tbr :)
Fair point, I suppose I got so wrapped up in talking about the books that my ‘life-changing points’ got lost in it. Essentially I think each book opened up my eyes to a different kind of reading of life 😊
The 5 (or so) books closest to my heart and soul: The Wolf and the Watchman, Niklas Natt och Dag (I read the Swedish original; it's a book not for the faint of heart); Life After Death, Damien Echols (literally changed my life), Wolf Hall obviously😊; Confessions, Rob Halford❤❤❤; The Prisoner of Azkaban, JK Rowling; and MORE!
Well I'm working to be ambidexterious. Intially, for about a month it was a little hard to mentally imagine something I'd feel dichotomous with since I also go to bible study. Now it's hardly a struggle at all because I just kept using my non-dominant hand. I also don't really have a lot of anxiety. So I don't think I have to read something like the book titled Pew. But other books I see. Lastly, I used to read quite a bit of old fashioned books since somebody did teach me. Oh and I'm a late millennial.
Thank you! Please give Romantic Outlaws by Charlotte Gordon a try. So beautifully written! Would love to know what you think about it. Also if i may suggest reading that first then Frankenstein…
I couldn’t agree more with your opinion of Wolf Hall. It took me three attempts to get into it, but I’m so glad I persisted. It opened up a whole new world. The TV series with Mark Rylance and Damien Lewis is extraordinary.
I haven’t watched the series but I’ve heard amazing things about it - probably need to give it a go 😁
Shout-outs to "Wolf Hall"!! It was on my contemporary English lit list at uni when I was doing my bachelor's and it was one of the best reads! This year I decided to pick up the 2nd and the 3d books and finished reading the whole series and it was perfect! And completely agree on Mantel's historical writing.
P.S. Added "Pew" and "A Ghost in the Throat" to my reading list, thanks!
Wolf Hall is truly brilliant! One of the most brilliant books I think I’ve ever read. The second and third were good too for sure 😊
The only one I’ve even heard of is Wolf Hall which I intend to read soon. But I’m afraid it’s too late for something like a mere book to change anything here haha. Be well.⚛️❤
Haha I get that 😊
I have just bought Ghost in the Throat and is next for me to read. Also enjoyed Home Going.
You may also enjoy Strange Lucidity. She is studying literature in Vienna and Sorbonne in Paris
Not sure I could pick five favourite books but this year I have loved
Lady Tan’s Circle of Women (Lisa See) - historical fiction
Piranesi (Susannah Clarke)
Devotion (Hannah Kent) - historical fiction
People of the Book (Geraldine Brooks) - historical fiction
Cloudstreet (Tim Winton)
I love her channel! She’s amazing ♥️ I love your 5 books too 😁
I’m really intrigued by Pew, I’m definitely adding it to my TBR!
You would absolutely love it!
Yes. On a personal level I am grappling with some of these issues and I think the exploration in this novel could be cathartic.
Oh!!! I think I will have a look at these! Thank you! Need to start reading other books rather than Uni work!
It’s sometimes hard to justify reading something other than university reads but it’s also important to disconnect a little 😊
Some interesting choices. Food for thought. Best wishes.
Thank you!
That’s a great list and I’m chuffed to say I have read 3, still have Tomb of Sand on the shelf to read, and need to get Pew! The ones I have read were all excellent, especially Ghost and Wolf Hall - I agree with everything you said about them 😅. For me the magic of Ghost comes from its disarming candidness and honesty, and the way that the author pursues her intangible subject in the midst of the realities of her daily life.
Totally agree with the magic of Ghost in the Throat! I’d love to hear what your list would be
@@cait_murphyhurrell One Hundred Years of Solitude (I backpacked round South America for two years inspired by it), Braiding Sweetgrass ( changed how I think about the world, and I’m an ecologist!), Riddley Walker (amazed me with what a book could do), Ducks, Newburyport (blew my mind and I still miss the narrator years later) and Austerlitz (Sebald’s company is so wonderful and his death was reported when I was half way through the book so it left a deep impression).
@@ianp9086 I'm ashamed to say that I haven't read any of the ones you've recommended but I definitely want to read them because I've heard such great things about them (I've been desperate to get my hands on Braiding Sweetgrass for ages)! Consider me adding all of the above to my tbr :)
Thanks for the tag! I’ll have to have a think of my 5.
A great list, the TBR pile grows 😂
Great video and totally agree with you on these books. The only one I have not read is Pew. I will add it to my TBR.
It’s fantastic!
It’s fantastic!
Added to my TBR list. We have such similar reading styles.
Amazing! Interested to hear what your 5 books would be?
Great video. Lots of cool books. Thanks.
Glad you like them 😁
An interesting list and I can't say I've read any of them but I am left wondering in what way they changed your life?
Fair point, I suppose I got so wrapped up in talking about the books that my ‘life-changing points’ got lost in it. Essentially I think each book opened up my eyes to a different kind of reading of life 😊
The 5 (or so) books closest to my heart and soul: The Wolf and the Watchman, Niklas Natt och Dag (I read the Swedish original; it's a book not for the faint of heart); Life After Death, Damien Echols (literally changed my life), Wolf Hall obviously😊; Confessions, Rob Halford❤❤❤; The Prisoner of Azkaban, JK Rowling; and MORE!
Such interesting titles and many I haven’t even heard of! Thank you for sharing 😁
Well I'm working to be ambidexterious. Intially, for about a month it was a little hard to mentally imagine something I'd feel dichotomous with since I also go to bible study. Now it's hardly a struggle at all because I just kept using my non-dominant hand. I also don't really have a lot of anxiety. So I don't think I have to read something like the book titled Pew. But other books I see. Lastly, I used to read quite a bit of old fashioned books since somebody did teach me. Oh and I'm a late millennial.
Happy to hear 😊 you definitely don’t have to read anything I suggest but I’m glad you like the other suggestions
Thank you! Please give Romantic Outlaws by Charlotte Gordon a try. So beautifully written! Would love to know what you think about it. Also if i may suggest reading that first then Frankenstein…
Oh this sounds brilliant! Thank you for the recommendation 😁 added it to the tbr!
Hi I love your book content, it is very aligned with my tastes. Can you please recommend some of your favorite book content creators?
Aww thank you! I’ve tagged a lot of them in this video 😁
Thanks for the list of books.
You’re welcome! ☺️
Love your recommendation
Thank you so much ☺️
A fantastical selection of books. ❤
Thank you ♥️ I think so too 😁
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Really nice vlog, and you are really looking so beautiful.
Thank you
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Can’t believe we agreed! lol 😂
another limey
?? What’s a limey?
Haha - not quite. A saffa
Can we stop with these hyperbolic titles already?
It’s her channel. She could do whatever she wants🙄
It’s the misinformation money making formula
Haha fair
All female writers writing about the lives of women. Well at least she’s consistent.
That really doesn’t work. Books that make a huge impact on one person’s mind are not the books that speak to another person.
That’s true, this is just my opinion