La invención de Morel was the book I bought my father days before he died. I don’t know if he read it or not, so I bought another copy and read it on his behalf. And loved it. Miss you, dad.
I love this book. I first heard about it in a Werner Herzog interview where he said that if someone wants to be a documentary filmmaker, that's the book to read.
Ahh! I am so happy both of you collaborated. I have been following Cliff for a but now, and just recently discovered your channel. It made me happy to see this was made. Thank you.
@Homesteader Workouts Can you elaborate? I would also argue no educational or philosophical endeavor is a waste of time if it’s enjoyed and reasonably drawn from.
@Homesteader Workouts Cioran suffered from chronic insomnia. That would be enough to make anyone go mental. My 16 yo edgy, undiagnosed depressed self c’ve written stuff like his’ as well.
Things you said about the Portrait of an Artist as a Young Man resonates same emotions and memories for me. I borrowed it from a library in my High-School and as we had 1 hour breaks in afternoon as I was in school for more that 9 hours, I read it like crazy... it cured my loneliness and gave me answers for questions in my head. I will never forget the impression that book left on me.
Unreal collaboration I love it! I’ve been subscribed to Cliff’s channel for a long time. I would even go as far to say that he’s the founding father of booktube
i miss reading in public places. trains, around campus, coffee shops. thank you for sharing your passion for these texts! one of my own recommendations would be to read frankenstein. if you think youre familiar with the myth without having read shelleys novel, i would ask you to reconsider. i read it at least once a year... 💌
Robin, I am aware you are a francophile, so I can only assume you have encountered Maupassant by now. I would love to hear your thoughts on Maupassant in a video or newsletter. If you haven't encountered him, I highly recommend. A true master of the short story.
East of Eden - John Steinbeck Grapes of Wrath - Steinbeck The Angels Game - Zafon Scanner Darkly - Philip K Dick A Moveable Feast - Hemingway Rum Diary - Thompson Cafe of Lost Youth - Patrick Modiano Stoner/Butchers Crossing - John Williams Down and Out in Paris and London - Orwell Slaughterhouse Five - Vonnegut Normal People - Rooney Call Me By My Name - Aciman Notes From the Underground - Dostoyevsky I have Cliff to thank for introducing me to Stoner and Cafe of Lost Youth
Here are some books that rocked my (tiny) world-hopefully they may interest others in no particular order: Stoic Warriors-Nancy Sherman Dragon mother-Michael T'sarion (kindle) Deciphering Sun Tzu- Derek M C Yeun Meditations-Marcus Aurelius The Prince- Niccolo Machiavelli Not many I know but still worth a look.
i liked those books you recommended. here is a list of 10 more books, in no particular order and off the top of my head, that you will also adore: -Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert Pirsig -Master and Margarita by Bulgakov -Catch-22 by Joseph Heller -Brothers Karamazov by Dostoevsky -Crime and Punishment by Dostoevsky -Catcher in the Rye by Salinger -Moon is a Harsh Mistress by Robert Heinlein -Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert Heinlein -Tropic of Cancer by Henry Miller -The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Murakami
I'm sorry but who tf reads catch 22. Please explain how you could get through and possibly even enjoy that book? (I don't mean it to be aggressive, I just really can't understand lol I tried and couldn't get through the first chapter lol)
The Magus by John Fowles One Hundred Years Of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez Cities Of The Red Night by William Burroughs The Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann Heart Of Darkness by Joseph Conrad Cider With Rosie by Laurie Lee How We Were Made (Book Of Revelations) by William Neil Visitors by John Cranna A Glastonbury Romance by John Cowper Powys Edit: Oh and how could I forget......Day of The Jackal by Frederick Forsyth.
I could not finish Wind up Bird Chronicle... I love kafka on the shore and norwegian wood, but damn I felt like Murakami was so aimless in wind up bird chronicle!
They finally collaborated. I am pleased. Five books...that's quite a limit. Thank you guys. My five books: Thomas hardy, Jude the obscure; maugham's of human bondage; Steinbeck's east of eden; Woolf's Orlando; and, Graham Greene's The end of an affair
In no particular order: 1: Bleak House by Charles Dickens 2: The Trial by Franz Kafka 3: Hunger by Knut Hamsun 4: Confessions of an English Opium-Eater by Thomas De Quincey 5: The Quest for Corvo by A. J. A. Symons 6: Prater Violet by Christopher Isherwood 7: The Man Who Was Thursday by G. K. Chesterton 8: The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins 9: The Bride of Lammermoor by Walter Scott 10: The Master of Ballantrae by Robert Louis Stevenson
so many great recommendations, i’m sold on: Peregrine Falcon, Norwegian Wood, and A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man they sound so rewarding to read, thanks for your well versed descriptions
5 Recommendations: - The Illiad, Homer; translated by: Robert Fitzgerald. - The Goldfinch, Donna Tartt. - The Song of Achilles, Madeline Miller. - Circe, Madeline Miller. - Tess of the D’Urbervilles, Thomas Hardy.
Hahah Robin your description of the situation surrounding reading Proust (being at a resort w/ the rents) brought me back into my own memories (ahh whaddya know lol). Ive done the same thing at a resort, sitting in my room or the balcony and reading for hours on end. Good times
I enjoy both of these channels, so this video was a treat. What stands out the most in this video is the age difference. I know that's going to be visually obvious, but that's not how I mean it. You can see with the selections how with age your tastes expand, grow, explore outside of the traditional boundaries of what's dictated as good literature.
5 Books I recommend: - Loitering by Charles D'Ambrosio -Judas by Amos Oz -Woman in the Dunes by Kobo Abe -Episode in the Life of a Landscape Artist by Cesar Aira -Don Quixote by Miguel De Cervantes Honorable Mentions: -Confessions of a Mask by Yukio Mishima -Art Forum by Cesar Aira -Chronology of Water by Lydia Yuknavitch -The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien
I liked the format of this video, alternating between yourself and the other person to give succinct book recommendation summaries. I don't know who the other guy is but I already subscribed to his channel.
Loved the video and definitely adding some of these books to my list! Would love to see you foray a little more into female writers/narrators on this channel: I've found myself asking lately whether the gender of a narrative inexorably changes the way it is received? Curious to hear peoples thoughts on this :)
Could you do a video about the music that has moved you? I think it would be interesting to know what songs or piece of music has stuck with you through the years or has had an impact in your life. I've just found your channel and I really like how you express yourself and the topics you choose to talk about. Keep going! :)
I read swan's way in high school (I'm French just to precise), and I must say I'm really really curious at how it could have been translated given that his style is so particular... maybe I'll read it in English for comparison 🤔
On the Road just makes you want to live, makes you want to partake of that rugged and ecstatic joy of pure existence. It doesn't really communicate a message so much as a feeling that lingers long after you've read it and hopefully, eventually unconsciously, affects the way you approach the world
Oh I just read my first Murakami book Kafka on the shore and I was quite intrigued by his writing so I searched Norwegian Wood but I saw really bad reviews of it from some people so I paused for a bit but maybe I will read it after all. Plus I have watched the movie of perfume which was quite fascinating too but idk I think I couldn't understand the character really well through it so I was definitely gonna read the novel some day.
This was an excellent video. The ones I haven't read will be going on my TBR. I really enjoyed this collab, I hope you guys work together again in the future.
I've already read 3 on the list (On The Road, Portrait of the Artist, Perfume) with 2 others already in my to read list (Proust and Cioran, I have the copies ready to read). Books that I now want to read based on this talk, The Peregrine and Norwegian Wood though I have a spanish copy (my wife's) so it will be a valuable challenge. If you like On the Road then any early works by Stienbeck or Henry Miller and if you like Portrait of the Artist I'd recommend Flann O'Brien (Third Policeman) and I'd add Gogol's Dead Souls and the Master and Margerita by Bulgakov. A professor at art school suggested there was a strange crossover between Irish and Russian Literature.
Totally stumbled upon you two. One is certainly more academic in taste and the other seems like the "just for fun" whimsical / probably worked at a charming bookstore once vibe.
About Proust: when I was a grad literary theory student I learned the opposite, you should not pay too much attention, but let it flow and glimpse something. But my professor was a crazy deleuzian, so whatever
Perfume was brilliant, On The Road I found underwhelming (perhaps I'm not bright enough to appreciate it) Fahrenheit 451 I can't really remember, so long ago! The Peregrine sounds really good, I haven't read a book in 10 years (too much YT!) perhaps I'll buy that & see where I'm at. Great content, subscribed! (To both..)
@4recar1 Great reply, makes a lot of sense, thank you! I'm 65, so no angsty teenager here! Because it was a famous book, perhaps I expected it to be more than it was. Or maybe personal taste. Some books, films, songs resonate with us & others don't! I think I read it about the same time as One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest & Catch 22, which were also "famous", must read books of that era, which did live up to the hype & my expectations! :)
' to live, to err, to make lives out of lives', thanks for recommending my favorite! PS: I really like your tones, it's a pleasure to watch your videos.
I already knew Cliff and you appeared on my feed and I just was intrigued by your channel (we have similar reading tastes). Glad I found you! This collab made me so excited! Perfume is also one of my favourite books (the book that obsessed me enough to read it 3 times haha - and I'm sure I'll read it again many times in the future). Cliff stayed kinda PG and didn't talk about Story of The Eye! xD I'll put these books on my TBR, I can't wait to finally read Proust (French is my native language) and I can't believe I haven't read Fahrenheit 451 yet.
im from argentina , im surprised you recommended The Invention of Morel, one of my favourites books ever, it's a weird book. didnt know could be famous outside here ( is not even famous here tho jaja )
I’m relatively new to this channel (been a fan of Cliff for a number of years) but after seeing this video I’m definitely subscribing and looking forward to seeing your channel grow. Here’s a few books that has recently impacted me in one way or another: Eichmann in Jerusalem, Hannah Arendt The Noise of Time, Julian Barnes Civilization and its Discontents, Freud The Antichrist, Nietzsche The Impact of Science on Society, Bertrand Russell
I suppose everyone has their own list of books that have had a strong impact on their lives. For me these would include The Brothers Karamazov, Ulysses, Herzog, Adventures of Augie March, Sabbath’s Theater and White Noise
Love the inclusion of Herzog there, Chris; Walking In Ice makes for great reading. I only found out about The Peregrine through him. Yeah, where's Ulysses on their lists? 👍
In the German translation I own, Cioran's book is called 'Of the Disadvantage of Being Born'. It fits his philosophy much better than the word 'problem'. Anyway, for starters I'd recommend Cioran's 'On the Heights of Despair'.
Thanks for having me on man, it was a pleasure.
I love you
Ur amaizing and wholesome
you look like Arthur Shelby
Please do tell where you got that leather jacket from??
Great crossover here
"If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need." - Marcus Tullius Cicero
Indeed !!
and slaves to toil for you in the garden
. . . and a job. Having a job is what allows me to have the other two.
@@phaedrussmith1949 Just have rich parents, dude.
Arthur Shelby now talks about books?
Hahaha, well. He did worked as a... booky.
By order of the Peaky Blinders...
God dammit have a like. I really should watch the rest of the series...
I laughed so hard
Literally what I thought
La invención de Morel was the book I bought my father days before he died. I don’t know if he read it or not, so I bought another copy and read it on his behalf. And loved it. Miss you, dad.
The first time someone actually recommended a Romanian author in an international video and I'm feeling proud!!!
Pretty sure UA-cam is filled with recommendations for Elie Wiesel. That said, I dont think he wrote in Romanian.
The Peregrine was one of the biggest surprises I've ever had while reading. Just fantastic.
My favorite book. And I thought Sebald was impossible to match.
Yeah same. It's ostensibly about birdwatching but the writing is up there with Conrad
I love this book. I first heard about it in a Werner Herzog interview where he said that if someone wants to be a documentary filmmaker, that's the book to read.
Ahh! I am so happy both of you collaborated. I have been following Cliff for a but now, and just recently discovered your channel. It made me happy to see this was made. Thank you.
I’m thrilled with a Cioran selection. So under appreciated.
It's pessimistic though.
@@kuldeepjoshi8010 "Though"?
@Homesteader Workouts Can you elaborate? I would also argue no educational or philosophical endeavor is a waste of time if it’s enjoyed and reasonably drawn from.
@Homesteader Workouts Cioran suffered from chronic insomnia. That would be enough to make anyone go mental. My 16 yo edgy, undiagnosed depressed self c’ve written stuff like his’ as well.
Yeah… but I guess you didn’t.
The portrait of artist as a young man is my all time favourite books and one of the master piece of James Joyce ❤️. Master class language!!
It is fantastic and endlessly re-readable.
Watching this video is like having best menu for breakfast. Thank you Robin and Cliff Sargent. Perfect collaboration here we all enjoy.
How did UA-cam know I was starting a new reading habit
Things you said about the Portrait of an Artist as a Young Man resonates same emotions and memories for me. I borrowed it from a library in my High-School and as we had 1 hour breaks in afternoon as I was in school for more that 9 hours, I read it like crazy... it cured my loneliness and gave me answers for questions in my head. I will never forget the impression that book left on me.
Unreal collaboration I love it! I’ve been subscribed to Cliff’s channel for a long time. I would even go as far to say that he’s the founding father of booktube
The crossover I needed but didn't deserve
i miss reading in public places. trains, around campus, coffee shops. thank you for sharing your passion for these texts! one of my own recommendations would be to read frankenstein. if you think youre familiar with the myth without having read shelleys novel, i would ask you to reconsider. i read it at least once a year... 💌
I just started it. I’m excited.
Robin, I am aware you are a francophile, so I can only assume you have encountered Maupassant by now. I would love to hear your thoughts on Maupassant in a video or newsletter. If you haven't encountered him, I highly recommend. A true master of the short story.
Noted. :) Thank you so much.
Hell yeah! My two favorite book nerds, the crossover I was waiting for
East of Eden - John Steinbeck
Grapes of Wrath - Steinbeck
The Angels Game - Zafon
Scanner Darkly - Philip K Dick
A Moveable Feast - Hemingway
Rum Diary - Thompson
Cafe of Lost Youth - Patrick Modiano
Stoner/Butchers Crossing - John Williams
Down and Out in Paris and London - Orwell
Slaughterhouse Five - Vonnegut
Normal People - Rooney
Call Me By My Name - Aciman
Notes From the Underground - Dostoyevsky
I have Cliff to thank for introducing me to Stoner and Cafe of Lost Youth
Cliff Sargent should be sponsored by men's hair cream and Harley Davidson
Suavecito
Here are some books that rocked my (tiny) world-hopefully they may interest others in no particular order:
Stoic Warriors-Nancy Sherman
Dragon mother-Michael T'sarion (kindle)
Deciphering Sun Tzu- Derek M C Yeun
Meditations-Marcus Aurelius
The Prince- Niccolo Machiavelli
Not many I know but still worth a look.
There is much that I could say, but I think it is all best articulated in the form of a request... ENCORE!
i liked those books you recommended. here is a list of 10 more books, in no particular order and off the top of my head, that you will also adore:
-Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert Pirsig
-Master and Margarita by Bulgakov
-Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
-Brothers Karamazov by Dostoevsky
-Crime and Punishment by Dostoevsky
-Catcher in the Rye by Salinger
-Moon is a Harsh Mistress by Robert Heinlein
-Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert Heinlein
-Tropic of Cancer by Henry Miller
-The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Murakami
@Niconoclastic Neoc now go read the other 3
I'm sorry but who tf reads catch 22. Please explain how you could get through and possibly even enjoy that book?
(I don't mean it to be aggressive, I just really can't understand lol I tried and couldn't get through the first chapter lol)
The Magus by John Fowles
One Hundred Years Of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Cities Of The Red Night by William Burroughs
The Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann
Heart Of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
Cider With Rosie by Laurie Lee
How We Were Made (Book Of Revelations) by William Neil
Visitors by John Cranna
A Glastonbury Romance by John Cowper Powys
Edit: Oh and how could I forget......Day of The Jackal by Frederick Forsyth.
@@ruth078 Catch 22 is hilarious! its such a funny book with a beautifully intense ending. I thought it was awesome lol
I could not finish Wind up Bird Chronicle... I love kafka on the shore and norwegian wood, but damn I felt like Murakami was so aimless in wind up bird chronicle!
The channel that got me into reading collaborating with the channel that reinvigorated my motivation to write. All is good. Lovely video!
They finally collaborated. I am pleased. Five books...that's quite a limit. Thank you guys. My five books: Thomas hardy, Jude the obscure; maugham's of human bondage; Steinbeck's east of eden; Woolf's Orlando; and, Graham Greene's The end of an affair
I am glad to live in a universe where this crossover is possible.
You two are like my favourite waifus
😂ok
Ohh i just made it 69 likes
𝙸 𝚖𝚊𝚍𝚎 𝚒𝚝 𝟸𝟶𝟶 𝚕𝚒𝚔𝚎𝚜 𝙱) 𝚊𝚕𝚜𝚘 “𝚠𝚊𝚒𝚏𝚞𝚜“?! 𝚃𝚏 𝚕𝚖𝚊𝚘𝚘𝚘
huh?
Cliffard Sergeant's channel has UA-cam's best book reviews in my opinion. Glad too see this collab!
In no particular order:
1: Bleak House by Charles Dickens
2: The Trial by Franz Kafka
3: Hunger by Knut Hamsun
4: Confessions of an English Opium-Eater by Thomas De Quincey
5: The Quest for Corvo by A. J. A. Symons
6: Prater Violet by Christopher Isherwood
7: The Man Who Was Thursday by G. K. Chesterton
8: The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins
9: The Bride of Lammermoor by Walter Scott
10: The Master of Ballantrae by Robert Louis Stevenson
so many great recommendations, i’m sold on: Peregrine Falcon, Norwegian Wood, and A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man they sound so rewarding to read, thanks for your well versed descriptions
What did you think of Peregrine?
5 Recommendations:
- The Illiad, Homer; translated by: Robert Fitzgerald.
- The Goldfinch, Donna Tartt.
- The Song of Achilles, Madeline Miller.
- Circe, Madeline Miller.
- Tess of the D’Urbervilles, Thomas Hardy.
I read the third one and it was one of the most beautifully written books I've ever read
@@user-te7ti3wv8u I never felt depressed after reading a book in a long time. Maybe I should give it another go 👌🏽
Max havelaar, multatuli
I LOVED the Song Of Achilles ❤️ great selection man!
“Envious Death would drink his blood, and grow young again.”... the song of Achilles is a beautiful book.
5:18 "my parents were doing stuff downstairs"
-R.C.W
@tanglegiraffe 🤣🤣
I clicked so fast when I saw Waldun post. Absolutely love your videos. Most sophisticated guy on UA-cam.
The most beautiful descriptions of books I have listened to in such a long time. Thanks to both of you
I was so confused when I started this video expecting a Better Than Food video because of the title and tumbnail and being subscribed to both :')
Perfume has all the qualities of a classic, loved that book!
I LOVE the Invention of morel. I didnt expect to see it mention here. Its such a fun short story
This collab is legendary. Two UA-cam forces to be reckoned with coming together. They’ll write books about this (ironically)
Also, I've read "The Invention of Morel" and agree that it's really compelling. It might be a forgotten masterpiece.
Hahah Robin your description of the situation surrounding reading Proust (being at a resort w/ the rents) brought me back into my own memories (ahh whaddya know lol). Ive done the same thing at a resort, sitting in my room or the balcony and reading for hours on end. Good times
I enjoy both of these channels, so this video was a treat. What stands out the most in this video is the age difference. I know that's going to be visually obvious, but that's not how I mean it. You can see with the selections how with age your tastes expand, grow, explore outside of the traditional boundaries of what's dictated as good literature.
9:56 "last book on my shelf is a bit of a lighter read"
-Pulls out Norwegian Wood
it's light though
Light ≠ Short
Oh my god perfume is one of my favorite book ever it’s a whole experience unique and beautifully written
5 Books I recommend:
- Loitering by Charles D'Ambrosio
-Judas by Amos Oz
-Woman in the Dunes by Kobo Abe
-Episode in the Life of a Landscape Artist by Cesar Aira
-Don Quixote by Miguel De Cervantes
Honorable Mentions:
-Confessions of a Mask by Yukio Mishima
-Art Forum by Cesar Aira
-Chronology of Water by Lydia Yuknavitch
-The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien
The Things They Carried is brilliant
Woman in the Dunes... yes, yes! I forgot about it. Read it in my undergraduate literature class in the last 1970s. I kept it for a good 20 years....
I really love the way you guys talk about these books, it's clear you've digested them.
The only book that i've read from this video is Norwegian wood and i love it! I really enjoy your videos! Saludos desde México!!
The Collab we didn't know we needed ❤
I liked the format of this video, alternating between yourself and the other person to give succinct book recommendation summaries. I don't know who the other guy is but I already subscribed to his channel.
Oh man, what a treat
Two of the best channels about books on YT
This video just expanded my never-ending TBR list a little bit more. Great collab.
I suggest Junky by Burroughs, Hunger by Knut Hamsun, and Factotum by Bukowski.
Loved the video and definitely adding some of these books to my list! Would love to see you foray a little more into female writers/narrators on this channel: I've found myself asking lately whether the gender of a narrative inexorably changes the way it is received? Curious to hear peoples thoughts on this :)
The female gaze whether it be in film or in literature is different, often it is about the interplay of relationships.
Could you do a video about the music that has moved you? I think it would be interesting to know what songs or piece of music has stuck with you through the years or has had an impact in your life.
I've just found your channel and I really like how you express yourself and the topics you choose to talk about. Keep going! :)
Cliff is into (scandinavian/norwegian) metal and stuff. As an adolescent he was the host of a night radio show. It was in his interview video or so.
I thought I've read some crazy stuff but y'all are on another level. Great inspiration for sure! Great video!
I'm thankful that there were no spoilers in this video
I would add W.G. Sebald to this list. Austerlitz, The Emigrants, Rings of Saturn. Cliff has reviewed the former
He reviewed Sebald? Was it Patron only?
@@marcelhidalgo1076 no it's a listed video
@@user-qb3jg8ep9t REally? Why can't I find it when I search "Better Than Food WG Sebald"?
I read swan's way in high school (I'm French just to precise), and I must say I'm really really curious at how it could have been translated given that his style is so particular... maybe I'll read it in English for comparison 🤔
The recommendations that I will read without thinking a bit
On the Road just makes you want to live, makes you want to partake of that rugged and ecstatic joy of pure existence. It doesn't really communicate a message so much as a feeling that lingers long after you've read it and hopefully, eventually unconsciously, affects the way you approach the world
Currently I'm reading The trouble with being born and it's really amazing!!
Oh I just read my first Murakami book Kafka on the shore and I was quite intrigued by his writing so I searched Norwegian Wood but I saw really bad reviews of it from some people so I paused for a bit but maybe I will read it after all.
Plus I have watched the movie of perfume which was quite fascinating too but idk I think I couldn't understand the character really well through it so I was definitely gonna read the novel some day.
This was an excellent video. The ones I haven't read will be going on my TBR. I really enjoyed this collab, I hope you guys work together again in the future.
Best collab we didn't know we actually needed. Holy cow this video is so good
I've already read 3 on the list (On The Road, Portrait of the Artist, Perfume) with 2 others already in my to read list (Proust and Cioran, I have the copies ready to read). Books that I now want to read based on this talk, The Peregrine and Norwegian Wood though I have a spanish copy (my wife's) so it will be a valuable challenge.
If you like On the Road then any early works by Stienbeck or Henry Miller and if you like Portrait of the Artist I'd recommend Flann O'Brien (Third Policeman) and I'd add Gogol's Dead Souls and the Master and Margerita by Bulgakov. A professor at art school suggested there was a strange crossover between Irish and Russian Literature.
The collaboration we need! Thanks for making it happen!
“Règle d’or: laisser une image incomplète de soi”, Cioran in De l’inconvénient d’être né. Legit one my favorite books
So cool to see a latinamerican author on this list! The Invention of Morel it's indeed a misteryous book.
Greetings from Mexico
Thanks for the Cioran plug. Read two of his, but another would be welcome.
ah yes, the collab i've been waiting for ✨
I highly recommend "the blind owl" by
sadegh hedayat I'm 100 % sure your gonna read it at least twice. it's a masterpiece by a masterful writer.
Loved the book recs and thanks for introducing me to Cliff!🤩🥰
This is beautiful. Thank you from Addis Ababa.
I am mad that this collab had not yet crossed my mind
You guys beat me to it, I'm glad. Thank you :)
thank you for recommending the peregrine. it’s a fantastic read that brings me closer to my being
I'm so excited about finding a piece of Argentinian literature in this video. Greetings from Buenos Aires
Totally stumbled upon you two. One is certainly more academic in taste and the other seems like the "just for fun" whimsical / probably worked at a charming bookstore once vibe.
The crossover we needed🥺💕
About Proust: when I was a grad literary theory student I learned the opposite, you should not pay too much attention, but let it flow and glimpse something. But my professor was a crazy deleuzian, so whatever
OMG I KNEW THIS WOULD HAPPEN EVENTUALLY I LOVE BOTH CHANNELS
Perfume was brilliant, On The Road I found underwhelming (perhaps I'm not bright enough to appreciate it) Fahrenheit 451 I can't really remember, so long ago! The Peregrine sounds really good, I haven't read a book in 10 years (too much YT!) perhaps I'll buy that & see where I'm at. Great content, subscribed! (To both..)
@4recar1 Great reply, makes a lot of sense, thank you! I'm 65, so no angsty teenager here! Because it was a famous book, perhaps I expected it to be more than it was. Or maybe personal taste. Some books, films, songs resonate with us & others don't! I think I read it about the same time as One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest & Catch 22, which were also "famous", must read books of that era, which did live up to the hype & my expectations! :)
' to live, to err, to make lives out of lives', thanks for recommending my favorite! PS: I really like your tones, it's a pleasure to watch your videos.
This is the colab that I needed.
Awesome crossover; one reads canonical, the other reads esoteric, both are great literary recommendations
I already knew Cliff and you appeared on my feed and I just was intrigued by your channel (we have similar reading tastes). Glad I found you! This collab made me so excited! Perfume is also one of my favourite books (the book that obsessed me enough to read it 3 times haha - and I'm sure I'll read it again many times in the future). Cliff stayed kinda PG and didn't talk about Story of The Eye! xD I'll put these books on my TBR, I can't wait to finally read Proust (French is my native language) and I can't believe I haven't read Fahrenheit 451 yet.
im from argentina , im surprised you recommended The Invention of Morel, one of my favourites books ever, it's a weird book. didnt know could be famous outside here ( is not even famous here tho jaja )
The Baron in the Trees. Exactly this.
These 2 guys together! Ufff! Saludos desde Colombia.
the greatest crossover of all times
I’m relatively new to this channel (been a fan of Cliff for a number of years) but after seeing this video I’m definitely subscribing and looking forward to seeing your channel grow.
Here’s a few books that has recently impacted me in one way or another:
Eichmann in Jerusalem, Hannah Arendt
The Noise of Time, Julian Barnes
Civilization and its Discontents, Freud
The Antichrist, Nietzsche
The Impact of Science on Society, Bertrand Russell
I suppose everyone has their own list of books that have had a strong impact on their lives. For me these would include The Brothers Karamazov, Ulysses, Herzog, Adventures of Augie March, Sabbath’s Theater and White Noise
Love the inclusion of Herzog there, Chris; Walking In Ice makes for great reading. I only found out about The Peregrine through him. Yeah, where's Ulysses on their lists? 👍
In the German translation I own, Cioran's book is called 'Of the Disadvantage of Being Born'. It fits his philosophy much better than the word 'problem'. Anyway, for starters I'd recommend Cioran's 'On the Heights of Despair'.
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Great stuff, man! I love Joyce. He and Proust have had the biggest influence on my approach to writing. Have you read Ulysses? Dubliners?
Fahrenheit 451 is one of the best books I've ever read. Highly recommend to anyone who's considering reading it.
Amazing duo, guys! I found you guys just looking more book recommendations, and I'm glad I stuck around! More please? :)
I like this video very much, you guys have super nice voices to listen to ❤️
My God, Both of you made my Saturday .
Ohh I love the book by James Joes Portray of a young artist
This is wonderful, just wonderful.
This video was very beneficial it gave me ideas on books to read and review, thanks!
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