@@freeble_ check out “the weird and the eerie” by mark fisher. he actually defines the difference between the 2 words which i feel like gives a lot of depth to the horror genre.
I had to watch this video solely because I saw This Thing Between Us in your thumbnail! This book is seriously a top favorite of mine too, and I constantly am telling people about it too. The grief aspect hit me so hard. It was perfect!
I don’t recognize any of these books but between the intro, how you articulate yourself, and the comfy vibe that feels like FaceTiming a friend, I feel like all these books r gonna be fantastic. I wish you showed up on my recommended sooner!
I read “this thing between us” because of this video and loved it!!! It was such a wild ride that kept me so captivated the entire time. Thank youuuuu for sharing your recs!
I just added a bunch of these to my library holds! I read Ghost Wall a few months ago and didn't really enjoy it (I think I just wasn't in the right headspace for that kind of slow building dread) but hearing you talk about it honestly made me want to give it another go.
I do think you should broaden your reading list, because you seem you do like more different literary approach and have completely different interests than vlogger. I always recommend person should stick to books and subjects that he/she generally loves, it is what matters, however weird it may seem or difficult at the times. Or, you may find a great recommendation elsewhere for something new and probably interesting at the moment.
I watched the movie ‘I’m thinking of ending things’ and loved it so much. Then I read the book, which was beautiful in the way books are. But the movie did such a good job and getting the atmosphere and tone of the book perfectly right and in some ways out does the book in certain visual twists and subtleties that are too explicit and overt in the book
@@Crystal-nw3mv I guess it wasn’t for you, but I absolutely loved it. beautiful strange acting and atmosphere and sound design. The way they visualised stream of consciousness, inner monologues, dreams, was very entrancing. I think critics loved it but yea it’s not popular among general audiences.. too bad It’s also an adaptation, it’s not suppsed to be a replica. It’s an interpretation of the ending, it’s more fitting I think, I wouldn’t have liked a Fight Club type reveal at the end at all
@@Crystal-nw3mv it was surreal to me. And the janitor subplot was linked in a way that didn’t explain everything but it all made sense and fell into place. Especially on a rewatch, I couldn’t wait for the musical climax. That’s how film achieves the transcendental feeling of great books imo. Musicality and motion
this is my first ever video of yours and i loved your passion when talking about the books...youve convinced me to go get this thing between us...i will update you once im done! ;P
OMG. literally finished it while at the laundromat and couldn't help but react out loud. ahhhhh. this is one of my new favorites. holy shiiiiit. i am so glad i took your word and picked it up!! SO beautifully dark and twisty. i marked sooo many pages for having amazing lines written. 5/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I’m also obsessed with This Thing Between Us and no one is talking about it! I wish the summary left out the possessed Alexa bc that’s such a small part of the plot. 🙈
FULL AGREE on I’m Thinking of Ending Things and This Thing Between Us. Your descriptions are so vivid and convincing!! I can’t waitttt to get to The Need and Natural Beauty
Not only are you recommendations so good, your descriptions are well thought out without spoiling the story and your voice is pure ASMR. 10/10 Subscribed.
In a way, I love feeling of dread, so thanks for this. I still don’t know why exactly that is, but whenever I find something that makes me feel it, I keep chasing after it. I think the book that gave that feeling to me the most was «I have no mouth and I just scream“, but I haven’t been able to find something like that ever since
oh my gosh where do i START with this video!!! first of all, god it is sooo refreshing to find someone whose presence on here isn't just reading cringe books and calling them cringe. like fork found in kitchen ! being recommended books you LOVE with this passion and articulation- ugh, i'm hooked! i immediately checked all of them out on libby! EXCEPT the first one bc i've already read it and i actually wasn't sure i liked it much! and i actually preferred the movie adaptation bc i'm a sicko pervert. BUT your review honestly made me wanna go back and reread it and give it another chance :D i also loved the premise of this review video being "books that freaked me out" because i love to see what freaks people out! horror is so subjective, i've read thrillers that gave me nightmares! your picks are ones i've mostly never seen mentioned before and i am like SALIVATING to dig into them. also i love how concise and to the point this video is. no meandering, just enough genuine passion and excitement to get your point across. okay sorry to be insane in ur comments i'm just happy tee hee OK BYE ❤ SUBSCRIBEDDDDD
I JUST FINISHED THIS THING BETWEEN US BECAUSE OF YOUR VIDEO AND OMG FRANKIE THANK YOU. The book will haunt me for a while and it will TOTALLY leave me hangover for quite some time! ❤
Ive only seen the movie adaptation of Im Thinking of Ending Things so far, and believe me when I say I will never forget Toni Collette as the mom…..and the scene where she’s switching ages (?) and suddenly becomes an energetic housewife version of herself. Amazing
This Thing Between Us has been buried on my TBR for months, I had forgotten why I even put it on there to begin with. Your review just bumped it to the top of the list!
Please give 'It lasts forever and then it's over' a go. It is also about grief, but queer grief, and it utilises the mechanic of a dystopian almost fever dream to unpack it. It was absolutely incredible, and really haunts me to this day, but in the best way!
I'm happy I was recommended this, been searching for more horror/ interesting book content. And also you have a voice that's actually nice to listen to, so I'll binge watch this and look at what you have on your channel while I play medieval dynasty lol
I want to read all of these now! You're really good at describing books without spoiling them. I feel like a book that could fit on this list (based on my impressions from your descriptions) is The Grip of It by Jac Jemc. It's a quick read, but it's also a pretty crazy ride dealing with houses and relationships.
Oh man, I had no idea I’m Thinking of Ending Things was originally a book, I’m one of the unfortunates who saw the movie with no context and I was so angry at it for building up all this tension and revealing all these puzzle pieces that I could tell were connected, I just wasn’t sure HOW exactly, and I was really looking forward to that mystery coming to fruition, only for the movie to basically flip the table over at the last second, scattering the puzzle pieces, and acting like doing so was somehow clever. No actually, you just threw an entire perfectly good story into the trash and then expected applause, fuck that and fuck you. (directed at the filmmakers I mean) I’d honestly love to know what the FUCK they were even remotely trying to go for with that, and see that creepy mystery PROPERLY unraveled, so I’ll have to give it a read! (Side note: it also drove me INSANE that like half the movie took place in a car ride and NEITHER OF THEM HAD SEATBELTS ON THE ENTIRE GODDAMN TIME)
this is my first video i've ever seen by you and i CAN'T STOP SMILING like YES this is everything i love about reading and now i have such amazing reccs ur an ANGEL
we definitely have the same taste. i had to add like nearly all of these to my "to read" list. also, i definitely relate to the way you teared up talking about your favorite book. the passion with which you spoke about "this thing between us" sold it to me tbh.
I absolutely adored I'm thinking of ending things. I watched the movie as soon as it released on Netflix and while it does a huge disservice to the book as a whole, it definitely introduced a lot of people to how insane the book was.
I watched the I’m Thinking of Ending Things movie before reading the book. Whole time I was very confused and I didn’t know what was happening but I sort of enjoyed it? Fast forward a few years later and I find a used copy on my local bookstore so I decided to pick it up since a friend of mine told me the book was not as confusing. Now, at this time I had forgotten a lot of things about the movie but I was still debating whether to read it or not since I hate watching movies first and I did it just because I saw it on Netflix and I didn’t know it was an adaptation. The book was a million times better, even having a vague idea of what was going to happen I was still SO tense throughout it, and frankly scared at points. I mean, I agree with you, it’s not an easy book to translate into a movie and that made me appreciate the movie more since it’s sort of a stream of consciousness book so they did what they could, but how I wish I would’ve read the book first because I think I would’ve loved it a lot more
they definitely did the best they could’ve done with the movie! the source material just seems so ill suited to film it is honestly kind of impressive they managed to do anything with it
As soon as you mentioned Fernanda I was like Hurricane season! HURRICANE SEASON!!! That's the book he should have read. So glad you are reading it now. It was mind-blowing for me. Could not stop thinking about it once I finished it. And as you said, sentences are looong, but once you get into the groove, you can not stop reading.
I feel you on the thumbnail thing. I hate selfies, the idea of posing for a thumbnail photo it freaks me out. So I just never take selfies. River Phoenix in one interview talks about how he hates being captured so much on camera, and how he started having superstitions after he learned about how Native Americans believe that cameras take away people's souls in small pieces with each photograph. Video seems a bit different even though it's technically thousands of stills, it's this still aspect of photographs that seem uncanny to me. Great channel 👍
I’m obsessed with This Thing Between Us and nobody understand omfg thank you!!! The Mexican folklore nods, the Latino media realism representation, the fucking wall… chefs kiss. I’m a kindle girlie but I had to get the physical copy because I just keep reading it over and over and over again
this thing between us mention 🗣️ god i love that book so much, would also highly recommend people listen to the audiobook bc it elevates the reading experience SO much
New to your channel, but, wow, I really dig the way you talk about books. The way you word yourself makes these books actually enticing to me. Thank you for these awesome recommendations! Definitely going to check out The Need and This Thing Between Us. ;)
I stumbled across this video and it’s the first of yours I’ve ever watched, but I immediately had to subscribe! The way you speak about books is so lovely, and I added every single one of these to my TBR list. 🖤
Hi i read This Thing Between Us last night (in a span of maybe 3 hours) on your recommendation and i was HOLLERING while reading it and when it was over I had to reread the ending like 3 times and then stare into space for a minute. Everyone should read this book
So appreciated this video and how well you articulated the vibes of each book - I really felt like I could tell if I would or wouldn't like the book based on what you had to say 😊
I think you should read We Spread (it's by the same author of I'm thinking of ending things, and it's very, VERY weird). I'm definitely going to check out The need, you made it sound so interesting!
1. New subscriber 2. I screamed when you mentioned the last book. I LOVED this book. Honestly, I'm going to have to reread for spooky season. Soooooo good.
Got me from the beginning.✨I will read ANYTHING Iain Reid writes and it’s always atmospheric and unsettling. I love it! This Thing Between Us is sitting on my shelf but definitely need to get to it!
Ngl I saw “I’m Thinking of Ending Things” before I read the book and LOVED IT! It definitely doesn’t hurt that it was adapted and directed by Charlie Kaufman, combined with the out of this world cast with the likes of Jessie Buckley, Jessie Plemons, Toni Collette, and David Thewlis. It’s so deeply unsettling and really captures the tone of the novel but you are most certainly correct, they do stray away a bit from the original text but for me personally it worked :)
I just picked up Ghost Wall and was looking for reviews. Good to see we have similar taste in books! This Thing Between Us gave me A24/Hereditary vibes I love it so muchhhhh
a24 vibes is the perfect description god it was so good let me know your thoughts on ghost wall!! it’s a little bit slower paced than this thing between us but because it’s super short i found it hard to put down
"It was you, man." Yeah, that sent chills down my spine all over again. But also: "What did you ask the guard?" "I asked him if he could see you." FUCK
Read The Need due to this video. Really enjoyed it, but I also could not tell you what happened at the end. It sort of seemed like maybe she wasnt sure how to end it, but that's okay, the rest was good enough. Also read Ghost Wall, and loved it!
Just finished reading Paradais. I have the feeling it will stick with me for a while. It was completely obscene, disgusting and uncomfortable but it was a needed peice of writing. The writing was great, so great infact I felt disgusted with myself at what I had just read. Great recomendation
You know, I've read a lot of conflicting reviews about TTBU ... but after watching this vid and seeing how moved you are by it, I'm in! Have it on my Audible TBR
Honestly the movie version of I’m Thinking of Ending Things is very good, even if its connection or similarity to the (also very good) book is tenuous. It’s something to keep in mind as you watch or read them.
Just finished This Thing Between Us (finished in 2 days, also could not put it down) fully because of you/this video! And goddamn, it was so wildly good. Would absolutely LOVE a video of you info-dumping all your thoughts about it
Desperately want to read this thing between us but unfortunately it hasn't been translated and published on Brazil yet and the American copies are super expansive
I put The Thing Between Us on my wishlist -- this is absolutely my kind of book. I also loved The Need and I'm Thinking of Ending Things. It's not totally the same, but another book I loved about grief is called Grief is the Thing with Feathers by Max Porter. There is a giant crow that is the manifestation of the father's grief when his wife dies. So freaking creepy, so freaking awesome! 💚
This popped up in my suggestions and I’m so glad:) Gus Moreno’s book was spooky and beautiful but I always think about one part with the belly button and it repulses me so badly, so effective haha. Thanks for the other suggestions~
i need to tell you that This Thing Between Us changed my life and im not sure ill read anything as good ever again and therefore you changed my life so thank you
I have to say that nothing freaked me out in the world than reading The Vegetarian by Han Kang, that I would love to see turned into a movie, but a Korean production nonetheless, speaking of movies not being the same as the book, I'm currently in the middle of finishing Yoder's Nightbitch and the trailer dropped, amd ofc it's got dumbed down from the text, but I'm still holding hope
saw that you posted yesterday evening and refrained from watching it immediately so i would have it as my breakfast watch, so thats exactly what i did just now, love your videos!
I haven't read any work by Melchor, but you got me thinking about sentences length, because Spanish is a "longer" language than English, we normally need more words to say the same thing, so now I'm truly curious, I going to have to pick one up.
Okay so... I read this thing between us... I feel empty now and I need a review with spoilers from you so that I can make peace with what happened and why Thank you, love your work ♥️
I'm wondering if you have read Hum by Helen Phillips and what you thought? I felt similarly at the end of it as you described how you felt at the end of The Need, like something went over my head
this is my first video of yours. i just hopped on my libby app and borrowed all of these that were available from my library (anr requested the two that arent!)
“Coke bottle with the wrong font” is the EXACT horror I love, adding these to my TBR list
just a little bit wrong is soooo creepy
Agreed
@@freeble_ check out “the weird and the eerie” by mark fisher. he actually defines the difference between the 2 words which i feel like gives a lot of depth to the horror genre.
the way you talk about books makes me want to read absolutely everything you recommend
FINALLY SOMEONE TALKING ABOUT THIS THING BETWEEN US. it affected me for sooo long after. i even gave a copy to my friend as a bday gift.
I loved this book too.
This Thing Between Us is one of my favorite books ever. It’s so sad and beautiful.
I had to watch this video solely because I saw This Thing Between Us in your thumbnail! This book is seriously a top favorite of mine too, and I constantly am telling people about it too. The grief aspect hit me so hard. It was perfect!
had me crine in the clurb fr
I love eerie/tense books that feel like you're in the back rooms. THANK YOU for this video. I needed recs to kick off spooky season
The way you talk and explain things is so satisfying it makes me wanna watch every single video of yours and read all those books😭
I don’t recognize any of these books but between the intro, how you articulate yourself, and the comfy vibe that feels like FaceTiming a friend, I feel like all these books r gonna be fantastic. I wish you showed up on my recommended sooner!
I read “this thing between us” because of this video and loved it!!! It was such a wild ride that kept me so captivated the entire time. Thank youuuuu for sharing your recs!
I just added a bunch of these to my library holds! I read Ghost Wall a few months ago and didn't really enjoy it (I think I just wasn't in the right headspace for that kind of slow building dread) but hearing you talk about it honestly made me want to give it another go.
I do think you should broaden your reading list, because you seem you do like more different literary approach and have completely different interests than vlogger.
I always recommend person should stick to books and subjects that he/she generally loves, it is what matters, however weird it may seem or difficult at the times. Or, you may find a great recommendation elsewhere for something new and probably interesting at the moment.
I watched the movie ‘I’m thinking of ending things’ and loved it so much. Then I read the book, which was beautiful in the way books are. But the movie did such a good job and getting the atmosphere and tone of the book perfectly right and in some ways out does the book in certain visual twists and subtleties that are too explicit and overt in the book
The movie was absolutely horrible and changed the entire ending what are you talking about
@@Crystal-nw3mv I guess it wasn’t for you, but I absolutely loved it. beautiful strange acting and atmosphere and sound design. The way they visualised stream of consciousness, inner monologues, dreams, was very entrancing. I think critics loved it but yea it’s not popular among general audiences.. too bad
It’s also an adaptation, it’s not suppsed to be a replica. It’s an interpretation of the ending, it’s more fitting I think, I wouldn’t have liked a Fight Club type reveal at the end at all
@@giuocoI don’t know man that whole musical thing at the end ugh
@@Crystal-nw3mv it was surreal to me. And the janitor subplot was linked in a way that didn’t explain everything but it all made sense and fell into place. Especially on a rewatch, I couldn’t wait for the musical climax. That’s how film achieves the transcendental feeling of great books imo. Musicality and motion
I loved the movie too!
this is my first ever video of yours and i loved your passion when talking about the books...youve convinced me to go get this thing between us...i will update you once im done! ;P
yes!! i wanna hear all your thoughts
OMG. literally finished it while at the laundromat and couldn't help but react out loud. ahhhhh. this is one of my new favorites. holy shiiiiit. i am so glad i took your word and picked it up!! SO beautifully dark and twisty. i marked sooo many pages for having amazing lines written. 5/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I’m also obsessed with This Thing Between Us and no one is talking about it! I wish the summary left out the possessed Alexa bc that’s such a small part of the plot. 🙈
its such a small thing but it definitely hooked me in
FULL AGREE on I’m Thinking of Ending Things and This Thing Between Us. Your descriptions are so vivid and convincing!! I can’t waitttt to get to The Need and Natural Beauty
Not only are you recommendations so good, your descriptions are well thought out without spoiling the story and your voice is pure ASMR. 10/10 Subscribed.
Your voice and the way you explain things scratches my brain in just the right way, it’s sooo satisfying😭
“I’m thinking of ending things” did this thing where it was unsettling at times and couldn’t put my finger on why
In a way, I love feeling of dread, so thanks for this. I still don’t know why exactly that is, but whenever I find something that makes me feel it, I keep chasing after it. I think the book that gave that feeling to me the most was «I have no mouth and I just scream“, but I haven’t been able to find something like that ever since
The candid thumbnail style looks great actually
First video of yours I’ve seen, and now I want to read all of these. Great picks well presented!!!
oh my gosh where do i START with this video!!!
first of all, god it is sooo refreshing to find someone whose presence on here isn't just reading cringe books and calling them cringe. like fork found in kitchen ! being recommended books you LOVE with this passion and articulation- ugh, i'm hooked! i immediately checked all of them out on libby! EXCEPT the first one bc i've already read it and i actually wasn't sure i liked it much! and i actually preferred the movie adaptation bc i'm a sicko pervert. BUT your review honestly made me wanna go back and reread it and give it another chance :D
i also loved the premise of this review video being "books that freaked me out" because i love to see what freaks people out! horror is so subjective, i've read thrillers that gave me nightmares! your picks are ones i've mostly never seen mentioned before and i am like SALIVATING to dig into them.
also i love how concise and to the point this video is. no meandering, just enough genuine passion and excitement to get your point across.
okay sorry to be insane in ur comments i'm just happy tee hee OK BYE ❤ SUBSCRIBEDDDDD
1:01 read this 2 years ago and still think about it sometimes, it was so fuvking tenseee 😭😭😭
I JUST FINISHED THIS THING BETWEEN US BECAUSE OF YOUR VIDEO AND OMG FRANKIE THANK YOU. The book will haunt me for a while and it will TOTALLY leave me hangover for quite some time! ❤
Ive only seen the movie adaptation of Im Thinking of Ending Things so far, and believe me when I say I will never forget Toni Collette as the mom…..and the scene where she’s switching ages (?) and suddenly becomes an energetic housewife version of herself. Amazing
god it has such a fabulous cast and every single one of them gives their ALL
This Thing Between Us has been buried on my TBR for months, I had forgotten why I even put it on there to begin with. Your review just bumped it to the top of the list!
if you read it let me know what you think!!
Please give 'It lasts forever and then it's over' a go. It is also about grief, but queer grief, and it utilises the mechanic of a dystopian almost fever dream to unpack it. It was absolutely incredible, and really haunts me to this day, but in the best way!
I really adored the way you introduced these novels, just added all of them to my reading list. thank you so much for these recommendations!
I'm happy I was recommended this, been searching for more horror/ interesting book content. And also you have a voice that's actually nice to listen to, so I'll binge watch this and look at what you have on your channel while I play medieval dynasty lol
I want to read all of these now! You're really good at describing books without spoiling them. I feel like a book that could fit on this list (based on my impressions from your descriptions) is The Grip of It by Jac Jemc. It's a quick read, but it's also a pretty crazy ride dealing with houses and relationships.
i'm a little late to the party, but i JUST finished this thing between us. my brain hurts, my eyes hurt. what a beautiful book.
Great video, love how passionately you talked about every rec! Also totally love the pattern on your collared shirt, super cute!!
i couldn't agree more with what you said about "I'm thinking of ending things". What a great f^cking experience
Oh man, I had no idea I’m Thinking of Ending Things was originally a book, I’m one of the unfortunates who saw the movie with no context and I was so angry at it for building up all this tension and revealing all these puzzle pieces that I could tell were connected, I just wasn’t sure HOW exactly, and I was really looking forward to that mystery coming to fruition, only for the movie to basically flip the table over at the last second, scattering the puzzle pieces, and acting like doing so was somehow clever. No actually, you just threw an entire perfectly good story into the trash and then expected applause, fuck that and fuck you. (directed at the filmmakers I mean)
I’d honestly love to know what the FUCK they were even remotely trying to go for with that, and see that creepy mystery PROPERLY unraveled, so I’ll have to give it a read!
(Side note: it also drove me INSANE that like half the movie took place in a car ride and NEITHER OF THEM HAD SEATBELTS ON THE ENTIRE GODDAMN TIME)
Ooooo thank you for reminding me of I’m Thinking Of Ending Things I read it a few years ago I LOVED the twists. Gonna re read come this spooky season!
this is my first video i've ever seen by you and i CAN'T STOP SMILING like YES this is everything i love about reading and now i have such amazing reccs ur an ANGEL
we definitely have the same taste. i had to add like nearly all of these to my "to read" list. also, i definitely relate to the way you teared up talking about your favorite book. the passion with which you spoke about "this thing between us" sold it to me tbh.
first time seeing your video and you’re already my favorite. the entire video and your way of sharing information are perfect. thank you!
I absolutely adored I'm thinking of ending things. I watched the movie as soon as it released on Netflix and while it does a huge disservice to the book as a whole, it definitely introduced a lot of people to how insane the book was.
I listened to the audiobook for I’m Thinking of Ending Things and I had to pause it SO MUCH cause it was so tense 😭
I watched the I’m Thinking of Ending Things movie before reading the book. Whole time I was very confused and I didn’t know what was happening but I sort of enjoyed it? Fast forward a few years later and I find a used copy on my local bookstore so I decided to pick it up since a friend of mine told me the book was not as confusing. Now, at this time I had forgotten a lot of things about the movie but I was still debating whether to read it or not since I hate watching movies first and I did it just because I saw it on Netflix and I didn’t know it was an adaptation. The book was a million times better, even having a vague idea of what was going to happen I was still SO tense throughout it, and frankly scared at points. I mean, I agree with you, it’s not an easy book to translate into a movie and that made me appreciate the movie more since it’s sort of a stream of consciousness book so they did what they could, but how I wish I would’ve read the book first because I think I would’ve loved it a lot more
they definitely did the best they could’ve done with the movie! the source material just seems so ill suited to film it is honestly kind of impressive they managed to do anything with it
Detest the movie
I’m so glad I’ve found your channel! You explain things really well, makes me want to read it all !
thank you !! ❤️
As soon as you mentioned Fernanda I was like Hurricane season! HURRICANE SEASON!!! That's the book he should have read. So glad you are reading it now. It was mind-blowing for me. Could not stop thinking about it once I finished it. And as you said, sentences are looong, but once you get into the groove, you can not stop reading.
it was so good and i totally agree SO unforgettable!
i’ve also read her nonfiction collection which i liked but not nearly as much as her fiction
I feel you on the thumbnail thing. I hate selfies, the idea of posing for a thumbnail photo it freaks me out. So I just never take selfies. River Phoenix in one interview talks about how he hates being captured so much on camera, and how he started having superstitions after he learned about how Native Americans believe that cameras take away people's souls in small pieces with each photograph. Video seems a bit different even though it's technically thousands of stills, it's this still aspect of photographs that seem uncanny to me. Great channel 👍
I’m obsessed with This Thing Between Us and nobody understand omfg thank you!!! The Mexican folklore nods, the Latino media realism representation, the fucking wall… chefs kiss. I’m a kindle girlie but I had to get the physical copy because I just keep reading it over and over and over again
this thing between us mention 🗣️ god i love that book so much, would also highly recommend people listen to the audiobook bc it elevates the reading experience SO much
I IMMEDIATELY added the ones I haven’t read yet to my library holds. Easy subscribe to your channel!!! I’m binging the rest of your videos rn :)
New to your channel, but, wow, I really dig the way you talk about books. The way you word yourself makes these books actually enticing to me. Thank you for these awesome recommendations! Definitely going to check out The Need and This Thing Between Us. ;)
I stumbled across this video and it’s the first of yours I’ve ever watched, but I immediately had to subscribe! The way you speak about books is so lovely, and I added every single one of these to my TBR list. 🖤
this thing between us has been on my TBR for MONTHSSSS, this is my sign to read it rn
GAH this thing between us is so good, I’m glad you mentioned it! I could talk about it for hours
Hi i read This Thing Between Us last night (in a span of maybe 3 hours) on your recommendation and i was HOLLERING while reading it and when it was over I had to reread the ending like 3 times and then stare into space for a minute. Everyone should read this book
discovered your channel today and I love the way you talk about these books!! makes me want to read every single one
i don’t even know if you know about life is strange, but you’re really giving victoria chase right now with that outfit. i love it lol
So appreciated this video and how well you articulated the vibes of each book - I really felt like I could tell if I would or wouldn't like the book based on what you had to say 😊
I think you should read We Spread (it's by the same author of I'm thinking of ending things, and it's very, VERY weird). I'm definitely going to check out The need, you made it sound so interesting!
1. New subscriber 2. I screamed when you mentioned the last book. I LOVED this book. Honestly, I'm going to have to reread for spooky season. Soooooo good.
I loved This Thing Between Us so so much. I wrote an analysis paper on it in college just so I could talk more about it haha
Got me from the beginning.✨I will read ANYTHING Iain Reid writes and it’s always atmospheric and unsettling. I love it! This Thing Between Us is sitting on my shelf but definitely need to get to it!
Ngl I saw “I’m Thinking of Ending Things” before I read the book and LOVED IT! It definitely doesn’t hurt that it was adapted and directed by Charlie Kaufman, combined with the out of this world cast with the likes of Jessie Buckley, Jessie Plemons, Toni Collette, and David Thewlis. It’s so deeply unsettling and really captures the tone of the novel but you are most certainly correct, they do stray away a bit from the original text but for me personally it worked :)
i forgot how crazy the cast is and kaufman is definitely the only one out there who could do it any justice
im literally waiting for my brain to erase any info i have left of im thinking of ending things movie’s so I can read the book
Death Is a Lonely Business is a perfect spooky/rainy day book!
immediate sub i love booktubers who can easily convince me to read their recs hehe❤
I just picked up Ghost Wall and was looking for reviews. Good to see we have similar taste in books! This Thing Between Us gave me A24/Hereditary vibes I love it so muchhhhh
a24 vibes is the perfect description god it was so good
let me know your thoughts on ghost wall!! it’s a little bit slower paced than this thing between us but because it’s super short i found it hard to put down
"It was you, man."
Yeah, that sent chills down my spine all over again. But also:
"What did you ask the guard?"
"I asked him if he could see you." FUCK
What a lovely video, you speak with an infectious enthusiasm, I’ll be checking these books out!
Read The Need due to this video. Really enjoyed it, but I also could not tell you what happened at the end. It sort of seemed like maybe she wasnt sure how to end it, but that's okay, the rest was good enough. Also read Ghost Wall, and loved it!
Oh my gosh, your way of talking about books is marvelous. Now I want to read them all, and I'm not even fan of thrillers.
Just finished reading Paradais. I have the feeling it will stick with me for a while. It was completely obscene, disgusting and uncomfortable but it was a needed peice of writing. The writing was great, so great infact I felt disgusted with myself at what I had just read. Great recomendation
The Thing Between Us is sooo cosmic horror!! “It was you, man” I know exactly what you were saying!!!
Never watched any of your videos but I’m 30 seconds in and I’m absolutely locked in.
I'm so glad you also read "This Thing Between Us" that book destroyed me
You know, I've read a lot of conflicting reviews about TTBU ... but after watching this vid and seeing how moved you are by it, I'm in! Have it on my Audible TBR
Honestly the movie version of I’m Thinking of Ending Things is very good, even if its connection or similarity to the (also very good) book is tenuous. It’s something to keep in mind as you watch or read them.
I’ve been reading some of your recs and really enjoying them!
Just finished This Thing Between Us (finished in 2 days, also could not put it down) fully because of you/this video! And goddamn, it was so wildly good. Would absolutely LOVE a video of you info-dumping all your thoughts about it
Desperately want to read this thing between us but unfortunately it hasn't been translated and published on Brazil yet and the American copies are super expansive
i have been waiting to find ur channel my entire life i fear. amazing content
I put The Thing Between Us on my wishlist -- this is absolutely my kind of book. I also loved The Need and I'm Thinking of Ending Things. It's not totally the same, but another book I loved about grief is called Grief is the Thing with Feathers by Max Porter. There is a giant crow that is the manifestation of the father's grief when his wife dies. So freaking creepy, so freaking awesome! 💚
oh that sounds so good !! i have a different book from max porter checked out right now i’ll have to check that one out
@@frankiesshelf I love his writing!
This popped up in my suggestions and I’m so glad:) Gus Moreno’s book was spooky and beautiful but I always think about one part with the belly button and it repulses me so badly, so effective haha. Thanks for the other suggestions~
the whole book is soo visceral, i’m so excited to see more from him
your voice is sooooooo nice! also love some good book recs! thanks love! I just subbed!
Fernanda Melchor mentioned YAY!! you should definitely read ''Temporada de huracanes'', her best work honestly
Just discovered your channel. Love hearing your thoughts!
Gonna dive into paradais and the thing between us!
Thanks for the recs!
theres so many personal reasons that i need to read Ghost Wall RIGHT NOW
let me know what you think of it!!
@@frankiesshelf i already ordered it from my library, as soon as it comes in, i sure will! ☺️☺️
i need to tell you that This Thing Between Us changed my life and im not sure ill read anything as good ever again and therefore you changed my life so thank you
Definitely subscribed! Finally found some different books to read
I'm so excited to read all of these!!❤
I watch horror, love true crime, read stuff like bridgerton, and outlander….. I’ve been craving horror lately, thank you
I have to say that nothing freaked me out in the world than reading The Vegetarian by Han Kang, that I would love to see turned into a movie, but a Korean production nonetheless, speaking of movies not being the same as the book, I'm currently in the middle of finishing Yoder's Nightbitch and the trailer dropped, amd ofc it's got dumbed down from the text, but I'm still holding hope
I’m Thinking of Ending Things terrified me!!! The basement scene with the creepy paintings made me sleep with a nightlight for weeks 😂😅
it’s SUCH a creepy book !! it goes so seamlessly from scaring the reader to putting them in like a dark place lol
saw that you posted yesterday evening and refrained from watching it immediately so i would have it as my breakfast watch, so thats exactly what i did just now, love your videos!
this is genuinely the highest honour of youtube.. to be saved to watch with a meal
I haven't read any work by Melchor, but you got me thinking about sentences length, because Spanish is a "longer" language than English, we normally need more words to say the same thing, so now I'm truly curious, I going to have to pick one up.
I READ THIS THING BETWEEN US BC OF YOUR VIDEO AND IT LITERALLYYYYY CHANGED ME IT WAS SO GOOD
the best book i’ve ever read
YESSS IM SO HAPPY TO HEAR THIS
Okay so... I read this thing between us... I feel empty now and I need a review with spoilers from you so that I can make peace with what happened and why
Thank you, love your work ♥️
i thought natural beauty was a lit fic book and then i got jumpscared by the body horror and i have not been able to stop thinking about it since 😔😔
I'm wondering if you have read Hum by Helen Phillips and what you thought? I felt similarly at the end of it as you described how you felt at the end of The Need, like something went over my head
this is my first video of yours. i just hopped on my libby app and borrowed all of these that were available from my library (anr requested the two that arent!)
I listened to the audiobook of I’m thinking of ending things at night..in the dark. it was so disturbing
At your insistence, I've read Gus Moreno's THIS THING BETWEEN US.
You were not wrong‼
Going to the bookstore today and buying This Thing Between Us now
I'm starting This thing between us immediately after watching this. Thank for the recommendations :D