@@christy-anne-jones 💜❤️. Thanks 👍🏻. I'm looking for specific tropes or just certain types of crime mysteries at the moment. I'm not having very good luck on finding a very specific thing I want to read next
when I watch one of your writing videos it really makes me feel like writing, and when I watch one of your reading videos it really makes me want to read ❤ thank you!
I absolutely adored 'What you are looking for is in the Library.' It's easily a 4.5 star book for me. I loved how cosy, thoughtful, interesting, warm, and gentle it was. I love how authentic the story felt and how unique the premise of the book was. I loved how I was able to relate to different characters for different reasons. It genuinely felt like leisurely sipping soup while wrapped in a warm blanket as it rains outside.
I read Piranesi 2 years ago. And guess what? You recommended this book and I loved loved this book!!! This is my number one favorite book of all time. Thank you for recommending such a beautiful book.💗😍
I've read Interview with a Vampire for the same reason as you and let me warn you - it is a very good book, but it certainly comes with a heavy unsettling vibe, even beyond the classic horror elements. It was a difficult read also because of how the book is formatted - every copy I managed to check (and there were a few) consisted of wall of pages, not a paragraph in sight! And just a few chapter breaks. As someone who really dislikes pausing reading at a random moments, it was a real pain. On a side note, I absolutely ADORE your lamp, it's gorgeous!
She also has a short illustrated story coming out in October called The Wood At Midwinter, there will also be new editions of Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell for the 20th anniversary ❤
Oh my goodness, you just perfectly articulated all the issues I had with This Is How You Lose The Time War! I finished it last week and felt so underwhelmed :( I also gave it a 3 star rating, only because I enjoyed reading the letters between Blue and Red, the rest of the book felt so pretentious to me :( I really did want to love it, though
I just reread Howl's Moving Castle (again) and could not agree more. The book is exactly wonderful. (Also LOVE that you mentioned Jon Klassen- recommend to anyone who needs a chuckle!)
I also rated Parable of the Sower 4 stars, had some minor complaints but really liked the story. Thanks to your review, now I'm adding Parable of the Talents, I was hesitant because the only thing I knew is that Octavia Butler planned a third book before she died, and I was afraid I would not enjoy the second one as much because of that. Great video 😁
I'm Turkish and your original pronunciation of Selin was a lot more correct I think. I'm not good at writing down how to pronounce things in English but, since you also know Japanese (which is a lot closer to Turkish than English), her name would be read as セリン but "li" instead of "ri".
for anyone who enjoyed before the coffee gets cold, i recommend reading the lantern of lost memories, being published soon :) i'm reading a proof copy right now and loving it!
I've been watching your book videos since 2021and have read many of the books you have suggested. I just read a book duology I heard about on Katie Lumsden's site and when I finished I thought you in particular might like it. Yes I think that is strange too, but maybe when you look at it, you would agree. It is well-known so maybe you have already heard of it/read it. The Watchmaker of Filigree Street and The Lost Future of Pepperharrow by Natasha Pulley. Her short story The Eel Singers about them too (I read this first). The Bedlam Stacks is in the series but maybe not necessary- I haven't read it. I thought of you not just because it is about a Japanese person and the second book is set in Japan, but the emotional strength of their relationship and the quality of the writing. It reminded me of your suggestions- The traveling cat, cerulean sea, sweet bean paste. Thanks for all of your suggestions!
Oh man! I loved "This is How You Lose the Time War". Haha. After I read it, I spent an entire year proselytizing to anyone who would listen. Haha. Love hearing different opinions about books.
Thank you for another great video! Great recommendations, I'm definitely putting Octavia E. Butler on my TBR list 💛 Lots of love from The Netherlands!🌷
You've summed up perfectly how I feel about This Is How You Lose the Time War, definitely a three star read for me. I have both Norwegian Wood and The Parable of the Sower on my physical TBR, which I'm excited to get into at some point soon!
My favourite book of the year so far is Cloud Cuckoo Land (Anthony Doerr). I absolutely adored that book. It was the kind of book where I felt like I just wanted to cancel all my other engagements so I could stay home/awake to read that book. I think you'd really love it Christy; there are so many cool elements in it and the writing is fantastic. 💚💚Though Anthony Doerr won the pulitzer prize for All the Light we Cannot See, that's actually my least favourite of his 3 novels. Don't get me wrong, I loved ATLWCS. But Cloud Cuckoo Land is definitely my favourite novel of his, followed by About Grace, and then ATLWCS. I've read his 2 short story collections and I still have his memoir to go.
@@greywaren621 Don't be intimidated by the size or the premise. It's so approachable, so readable. Doerr has a cracking vocabulary but also the language just really flows. I didn't want to put it down. It's so good!
Loved this list as always! We have similar taste and I always get great recs from your videos~ My favorite book so far this year is probably The Tainted Cup! The world was so lush and I loved the mix of genres.
Hey Christy! Writer to writer, how do you find a balance between writing and reading? I find that when I am creating, it is difficult to make time for reading, and I end up missing it. Thanks for sharing your reviews! I learn so much about writing just by listening to your thoughts on worldbuilding, pacing, and characterization. Sending all the best vibes ✨️
PLEASE read Interview with the Vampire! I highly recommend the whole Vampire Chronicles series. Some of the books in the series are not great, but so many are. It is my all time favorite book series. Best vampire lore of all time, imo. ❤
hard agree on time war and the idiot! i wanted more from them considering the hype. did not know about the miyazaki memoirs! thanks for the recommendations!
been meaning to read an octavia e butler, think i'm gonna start from the parable duology! thank you tons for the video, you're my new favourite youtuber :)
Your commentary on "Story Genius" is my biggest pet peeve in non-fiction right now. I feel like most of the books that I've tried reading fall into that same category - books that should have been blog posts. Genuinely very, very frustrating.
omg omg omg 1Q84 as a whole trilogy is my most beloved series of all time. Especially the third book just gives me chills. It's so awesome that you're reading it! :D Wonder what will your opinion be for the next volumes hehe
Just finished the 1st book of 1Q84 as well, ive moved into the 2nd. Im surprisingly enjoying it! I get what your saying about certain content and I pin it on being a masculine writer haha 😄 there was one scene with Aomame that made me laugh and roll my eyes with her best friend...i was like, of course this is how a man would describe this even lol! I have Norwegian Wood on my read list. I also just bought Rebecca so glad you enjoyed it. Also bought Jamaica Inn.
Lol yes @ Aomame. I was like: '...really? REALLY? DID WE NEED TO?' Expect some more of that in Noreweigian Wood, but so much worse 💀 I stand by my love of his writing, but also really don't love the overwrought heterosexual male gaze-yness of it all
I don't think it's because he's a man per se, he's just very notorious for writing women/ girls terribly (and creepily!) but his writing other than that is just so enigmatic so it can be worth overlooking. I loved him at first but can no longer read his work after seeing that it was a pattern, especially with the sexualization of young girls in many stories :,( it's really too bad
@abookwormcalledisa thanks for the insight. Of course I was sending out more of a misogynist stereotype when I said that. 😅 I have heard that about his writing about women.
Hi, Chrisy :) A few months ago I was in London and in an independent library in Bloomsbury Street called Bookmarks I found a book I'm really enjoying. The book is A Short History of Queer Women by Kirsty Loehr. I hope you like it :) btw I love your content :)
A nice variety of books. My favorite reads this year so far are Duma Key by Stephen King and Family Lore by Elizabeth Acevedo. I'll have to add Strange Beasts to my TBR. Keep up the good work. Keep calm and read on!
I loved Story Genius! Easier to read than apply, for me. But it made me think harder about why my characters are doing what they are doing and what is the internal story. . I feel she's right about a lot of books being like " A bunch of big exciting things happening to people who don't matter" I ended up overwhelmed by the time I got to the scene cards ( to apply it) and acknowledged that the author of Ruby's story never finished that story...making me wonder if overplanning and overthinking backstory can suck your passion out and make the muse run away. But I found the habits of thinking more deeply about my characters very helpful I give it 4 or 5 stars.
It's funny that I totally agree with your critics of This Is How You Lose a Time War but I loved it nevertheless :D also I'm now very interested in reading Strange Beasts of China, thank you for recommending it!❤
I had the exact same experience with reading The Remains Of The Day and When We Were Orphans after Never Let Me Go. I barely made it through the first one, and the name of the second one I've just struggled to remember, although they were both beautifully written and conveyed important messages. I suppose the closest Ishiguro's work to Never Let Me Go is Klara And The Sun. Don't expect to throw the book in astonishment in the end, but when we read it with my friends, the question 'What has just happened?' hung in the air
if you'd like a book about writing I loved artful by ali smith! such a clever premise executed so well - a woman's partner has died while in the middle of writing a series of lectures about writing. the woman begins to be haunted by her dead partner while flicking through her lectures which she left on her desk, so each chapter is part story, part lecture on writing, and each part of the story mirrors the element of writing discussed in the lecture! just so cool
I´ve been reading "Interview with a vampire" this year for the first time and I adored it. It really enjoyed the gothic athmosphere, the story as it unfold and also the characters. Even though I must say, that I had to get throuh it a little, before I really could appreciate the characters and learn to like/love them by the end of it. They also made me very frustrated at some points throughout the story ^^. I`m curious as in how you´ll like the book!
I'm so glad I'm not the only one who didn't absolutely love This is How You Lose the Time War. From the way other people recommended it to me, I expected my world to be totally shattered, and I struggled to get through it.
I have similar views about Ishiguro, but really recommend A Pale View of Hills and The Artist of the Floating World. They are very different to Never Let Me Go but I found them very moving. I also didn't like what I sometimes term his English novels, as I found them a bit staid and hard to engage with. I will revisit though but if you haven't read those two, I'd strongly suggest it. Love your channel, btw.
Klassen's "Hat" trilogy are my favourite pictures books to read to my toddler. I would also make an argument that This Is Not My Hat is one of the greatest books ever written. Maybe one day I'll even do a video essay.
Hi Christy, thanks for the video! Have you ever read the other books in DWJ's castle series; Castle in the air and House of many ways? Those are great too! But then again I love Diana Wynne Jones. Also highly(!) recommend Deep secret, The Merlin conspiracy and Hexwood, amongst others. 😊
Rebecca is my favorite novel of all time, despite my edition’s cover calling it romantic suspense instead of just suspense (if it’s a woman writing about marriage, it must be a romance🙄). I also love Rebecca’s characterization, especially on reread, when it’s clear how untrustworthy your initial picture of her is due to the narrator’s unreliable description of her. And don’t get me started on Maxim and Mrs. Danvers on reread. As soon as it becomes clear that the narrator cannot remotely be trusted (and has some profound internalized misogyny), everything else shifts. Such a brilliant novel.
What you said with This Is How You Lose the Time War is how I felt about Carrie Soto Is Bad. 🥺🥴 I love Taylor’s writing but that book was a miss for me. 😭
Can I recommend an unconventional but great Indian Author - Ismat Chughtai. Her short stories are fabulous! You will really appreciate them :) Thank you for reviewing these books.
Have you listened to the podcast Anthropocene Reviewed? It is the same idea as the book. Also John Green reading essays about the world, but new topics from the book (some repeats)
My friend recommended This is How You Lose the Time War but I couldn't get into it. I probably only read one chapter and I did not like it at all. A friend literally just sent me a photo of What You Are Looking For in the Library, so I've just downloaded the Kindle version so I can start it tonight.
It's so weird, isn't it? I hated Tomorrowx3, but loved Time Wars!! Part of it, I think, could be figured out by unpacking "logic." For me, I strongly prefer characters who are more than 50% intentional about their life. That's a pretty random preference. But I just figured it out by thinking about these 2 books. In Tomorrow, people seemed to completely let go and get blown about by the wind. In Time Wars, you have genius aliens being intentional in 6 dimensions! Suspending disbelief doesn't come into it....
Super random question: Is it a regional thing to say "Translated from *the* [language]" instead of "Translated from [language]"? I'm based in the US and I've always heard/said the latter, but I might just haven't been exposed to people who say the former. Obviously I don't mind if people say things differently from me lol, but I'm just curious to learn!
How do you find the concentration and time for all that?? Mind-boggling to me only eight months into the year. Its weird that you rank Fourth Wing so low when it is also so popular. I quite liked the first half's world building and the character relationships, even with the drama. The second half was cringy through and through... for obvious reasons.
Hello Christy, I'm a beginner writer I'd like to ask how you get feedback on your novels such as Project Teacup. How do you test out your ideas or find out if readers are understanding you the way you mean them to. Do you join a writing group? I have been writing short stories and my short workshop is coming to an end and after that, I will not be able to get feedback anymore. If possible, can you please make a video about how to get feedback on writing? Thanks.
I have a friend who is learning Japanese and I wonder which book I could buy her which is in Japanese, but not to difficult to read. Can someone recommend some books? ☺️
Its always refreshing to see how different booktubers have different book tastes. Some will love a book others will hate it
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@@christy-anne-jones 💜❤️. Thanks 👍🏻. I'm looking for specific tropes or just certain types of crime mysteries at the moment. I'm not having very good luck on finding a very specific thing I want to read next
when I watch one of your writing videos it really makes me feel like writing, and when I watch one of your reading videos it really makes me want to read ❤ thank you!
OMG SAME. her videos are insaneeee love them
I feel same❤️.
It's lovely to see more book reviews and bookish content from this channel. I have been missing such videos.
This! I can't really get into those writing videos, but love the book reviews and other bookish content.
I absolutely adored 'What you are looking for is in the Library.' It's easily a 4.5 star book for me. I loved how cosy, thoughtful, interesting, warm, and gentle it was. I love how authentic the story felt and how unique the premise of the book was. I loved how I was able to relate to different characters for different reasons. It genuinely felt like leisurely sipping soup while wrapped in a warm blanket as it rains outside.
I read Piranesi 2 years ago. And guess what? You recommended this book and I loved loved this book!!! This is my number one favorite book of all time. Thank you for recommending such a beautiful book.💗😍
I've read Interview with a Vampire for the same reason as you and let me warn you - it is a very good book, but it certainly comes with a heavy unsettling vibe, even beyond the classic horror elements.
It was a difficult read also because of how the book is formatted - every copy I managed to check (and there were a few) consisted of wall of pages, not a paragraph in sight! And just a few chapter breaks. As someone who really dislikes pausing reading at a random moments, it was a real pain.
On a side note, I absolutely ADORE your lamp, it's gorgeous!
I just wanted to say I love your channel. You literally are one of my comfort youtube channels :)
I didnt know Susanna clarke wrote more than the two. Immediatly running to a bookstore.❤
She also has a short illustrated story coming out in October called The Wood At Midwinter, there will also be new editions of Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell for the 20th anniversary ❤
@@bmoforever5562 came, saw, want it
Seeing that you have uploaded honestly makes my day! ❤️
Oh my goodness, you just perfectly articulated all the issues I had with This Is How You Lose The Time War! I finished it last week and felt so underwhelmed :( I also gave it a 3 star rating, only because I enjoyed reading the letters between Blue and Red, the rest of the book felt so pretentious to me :( I really did want to love it, though
I love these recommendations, the best book of the year for me has been Rick Rubin's the creative act- so much wisdom distilled down into one book
YOU LOOK SO PRETTY OH MY GOD !!!!
I love Howl's Moving Castle! Now I wanna go read it again!
SO excited to read project teacup
I just reread Howl's Moving Castle (again) and could not agree more. The book is exactly wonderful. (Also LOVE that you mentioned Jon Klassen- recommend to anyone who needs a chuckle!)
Christy...love that our taste in books are soooo similar...Have been watching you for a while...❤
I also rated Parable of the Sower 4 stars, had some minor complaints but really liked the story. Thanks to your review, now I'm adding Parable of the Talents, I was hesitant because the only thing I knew is that Octavia Butler planned a third book before she died, and I was afraid I would not enjoy the second one as much because of that. Great video 😁
Interview with a Vampire is a 5 star book! I ended up reading the whole series but this one is my favorite!
Lets go!!! New book recs from Christy Anne!!!!
I'm Turkish and your original pronunciation of Selin was a lot more correct I think. I'm not good at writing down how to pronounce things in English but, since you also know Japanese (which is a lot closer to Turkish than English), her name would be read as セリン but "li" instead of "ri".
I had to read Never Let Me Go for uni a couple months ago, and it destroyed me 😭 Nothing will ever compare
Ooh adding Strange Beasts to my list!! Sounds right up my alley 👀
Love the books you read Christy ! God bless and keep your brain healthy and strong 💪! Reading is the best tool for it
for anyone who enjoyed before the coffee gets cold, i recommend reading the lantern of lost memories, being published soon :) i'm reading a proof copy right now and loving it!
Rebecca is such a good book!!! Im enjoying it so much so far
I've been watching your book videos since 2021and have read many of the books you have suggested. I just read a book duology I heard about on Katie Lumsden's site and when I finished I thought you in particular might like it. Yes I think that is strange too, but maybe when you look at it, you would agree. It is well-known so maybe you have already heard of it/read it. The Watchmaker of Filigree Street and The Lost Future of Pepperharrow by Natasha Pulley. Her short story The Eel Singers about them too (I read this first). The Bedlam Stacks is in the series but maybe not necessary- I haven't read it. I thought of you not just because it is about a Japanese person and the second book is set in Japan, but the emotional strength of their relationship and the quality of the writing. It reminded me of your suggestions- The traveling cat, cerulean sea, sweet bean paste. Thanks for all of your suggestions!
Oh man!
I loved "This is How You Lose the Time War". Haha. After I read it, I spent an entire year proselytizing to anyone who would listen. Haha. Love hearing different opinions about books.
I'm glad you enjoyed it! I wish I had more 💛
Thank you for another great video! Great recommendations, I'm definitely putting Octavia E. Butler on my TBR list 💛
Lots of love from The Netherlands!🌷
You've summed up perfectly how I feel about This Is How You Lose the Time War, definitely a three star read for me. I have both Norwegian Wood and The Parable of the Sower on my physical TBR, which I'm excited to get into at some point soon!
My favourite book of the year so far is Cloud Cuckoo Land (Anthony Doerr). I absolutely adored that book. It was the kind of book where I felt like I just wanted to cancel all my other engagements so I could stay home/awake to read that book. I think you'd really love it Christy; there are so many cool elements in it and the writing is fantastic. 💚💚Though Anthony Doerr won the pulitzer prize for All the Light we Cannot See, that's actually my least favourite of his 3 novels. Don't get me wrong, I loved ATLWCS. But Cloud Cuckoo Land is definitely my favourite novel of his, followed by About Grace, and then ATLWCS. I've read his 2 short story collections and I still have his memoir to go.
Ooh, same!! Cloud Cuckoo Land was easily the best book I read last year, and it's become one of my all-time favorites.
this was my fave read of 2022! (:
That's on my TBR! I'm a little intimidated, tbh.
@@greywaren621 Don't be intimidated by the size or the premise. It's so approachable, so readable. Doerr has a cracking vocabulary but also the language just really flows. I didn't want to put it down. It's so good!
Adored Cloud Cuckoo Land!
❤📚❤️ I've added Strange Beasts of China to my list! Loved hearing your thoughts on these books.
I really want your review on Yasunari Kawabata. I loved his books. So beautiful books, left me with so much anticipations.
I am currently rereading one of the sequels to Howls Moving Castle (House of Many Ways) 😊
Interesting how your opinions are so different than others I’ve watched …appreciate your honesty
Loved this list as always! We have similar taste and I always get great recs from your videos~
My favorite book so far this year is probably The Tainted Cup! The world was so lush and I loved the mix of genres.
Hey Christy! Writer to writer, how do you find a balance between writing and reading? I find that when I am creating, it is difficult to make time for reading, and I end up missing it. Thanks for sharing your reviews! I learn so much about writing just by listening to your thoughts on worldbuilding, pacing, and characterization. Sending all the best vibes ✨️
My favorite book of the year so far was "The Cherry Robbers", would def recommend!!
PLEASE read Interview with the Vampire! I highly recommend the whole Vampire Chronicles series. Some of the books in the series are not great, but so many are. It is my all time favorite book series. Best vampire lore of all time, imo. ❤
I adored the short story collection by Susanna Clarke, her writing is sublime 👌🏻
This video was interesting to watch😍. Thank you for the video, Christy❤️.
hard agree on time war and the idiot! i wanted more from them considering the hype. did not know about the miyazaki memoirs! thanks for the recommendations!
been meaning to read an octavia e butler, think i'm gonna start from the parable duology!
thank you tons for the video, you're my new favourite youtuber :)
Your commentary on "Story Genius" is my biggest pet peeve in non-fiction right now. I feel like most of the books that I've tried reading fall into that same category - books that should have been blog posts. Genuinely very, very frustrating.
Cristastic !! As usual !!
omg omg omg 1Q84 as a whole trilogy is my most beloved series of all time. Especially the third book just gives me chills. It's so awesome that you're reading it! :D Wonder what will your opinion be for the next volumes hehe
Just finished the 1st book of 1Q84 as well, ive moved into the 2nd. Im surprisingly enjoying it! I get what your saying about certain content and I pin it on being a masculine writer haha 😄 there was one scene with Aomame that made me laugh and roll my eyes with her best friend...i was like, of course this is how a man would describe this even lol!
I have Norwegian Wood on my read list.
I also just bought Rebecca so glad you enjoyed it. Also bought Jamaica Inn.
Lol yes @ Aomame. I was like: '...really? REALLY? DID WE NEED TO?' Expect some more of that in Noreweigian Wood, but so much worse 💀 I stand by my love of his writing, but also really don't love the overwrought heterosexual male gaze-yness of it all
@christy-anne-jones haha 😄 thanks for the warning ⚠️ 😅
I don't think it's because he's a man per se, he's just very notorious for writing women/ girls terribly (and creepily!) but his writing other than that is just so enigmatic so it can be worth overlooking. I loved him at first but can no longer read his work after seeing that it was a pattern, especially with the sexualization of young girls in many stories :,( it's really too bad
@abookwormcalledisa thanks for the insight. Of course I was sending out more of a misogynist stereotype when I said that. 😅 I have heard that about his writing about women.
Hi, Chrisy :) A few months ago I was in London and in an independent library in Bloomsbury Street called Bookmarks I found a book I'm really enjoying. The book is A Short History of Queer Women by Kirsty Loehr. I hope you like it :) btw I love your content :)
Oh I've been interested in reading Octavia Butler's works! I appreciate your insight.
A nice variety of books. My favorite reads this year so far are Duma Key by Stephen King and Family Lore by Elizabeth Acevedo. I'll have to add Strange Beasts to my TBR. Keep up the good work. Keep calm and read on!
I loved Story Genius!
Easier to read than apply, for me. But it made me think harder about why my characters are doing what they are doing and what is the internal story.
. I feel she's right about a lot of books being like " A bunch of big exciting things happening to people who don't matter"
I ended up overwhelmed by the time I got to the scene cards ( to apply it) and acknowledged that the author of Ruby's story never finished that story...making me wonder if overplanning and overthinking backstory can suck your passion out and make the muse run away.
But I found the habits of thinking more deeply about my characters very helpful
I give it 4 or 5 stars.
Christie’s opinions are the best
It's funny that I totally agree with your critics of This Is How You Lose a Time War but I loved it nevertheless :D also I'm now very interested in reading Strange Beasts of China, thank you for recommending it!❤
I had the exact same experience with reading The Remains Of The Day and When We Were Orphans after Never Let Me Go. I barely made it through the first one, and the name of the second one I've just struggled to remember, although they were both beautifully written and conveyed important messages. I suppose the closest Ishiguro's work to Never Let Me Go is Klara And The Sun. Don't expect to throw the book in astonishment in the end, but when we read it with my friends, the question 'What has just happened?' hung in the air
if you'd like a book about writing I loved artful by ali smith! such a clever premise executed so well - a woman's partner has died while in the middle of writing a series of lectures about writing. the woman begins to be haunted by her dead partner while flicking through her lectures which she left on her desk, so each chapter is part story, part lecture on writing, and each part of the story mirrors the element of writing discussed in the lecture! just so cool
I´ve been reading "Interview with a vampire" this year for the first time and I adored it. It really enjoyed the gothic athmosphere, the story as it unfold and also the characters. Even though I must say, that I had to get throuh it a little, before I really could appreciate the characters and learn to like/love them by the end of it. They also made me very frustrated at some points throughout the story ^^. I`m curious as in how you´ll like the book!
I'm so glad I'm not the only one who didn't absolutely love This is How You Lose the Time War. From the way other people recommended it to me, I expected my world to be totally shattered, and I struggled to get through it.
I have similar views about Ishiguro, but really recommend A Pale View of Hills and The Artist of the Floating World. They are very different to Never Let Me Go but I found them very moving. I also didn't like what I sometimes term his English novels, as I found them a bit staid and hard to engage with. I will revisit though but if you haven't read those two, I'd strongly suggest it. Love your channel, btw.
Mine so far has “I who have never known men” by Jacqueline Harpman, a haunting dystopia which makes you question what it is to be human.
How *dare* The Wishing Game have such a pretty cover?! 🤣🤣
I want to recommend song of the crimson flower, I think it’s a very Christy book and beloved by me.
The lamp you have in the background looks similar to a lamp I have! 😮
How interesting that the very first book talked about is the one I'm currently trying to finish 😬
I love Rebecca!!
Klassen's "Hat" trilogy are my favourite pictures books to read to my toddler. I would also make an argument that This Is Not My Hat is one of the greatest books ever written. Maybe one day I'll even do a video essay.
Hi Christy, thanks for the video! Have you ever read the other books in DWJ's castle series; Castle in the air and House of many ways? Those are great too! But then again I love Diana Wynne Jones. Also highly(!) recommend Deep secret, The Merlin conspiracy and Hexwood, amongst others. 😊
I hope you will get to read Han Kang's books as well! She was nominated for nobel prize in literature❤
I recommend The Beach by Alex Garland. You don't see the ending coming but it's perfect.
Rebecca is my favorite novel of all time, despite my edition’s cover calling it romantic suspense instead of just suspense (if it’s a woman writing about marriage, it must be a romance🙄). I also love Rebecca’s characterization, especially on reread, when it’s clear how untrustworthy your initial picture of her is due to the narrator’s unreliable description of her. And don’t get me started on Maxim and Mrs. Danvers on reread. As soon as it becomes clear that the narrator cannot remotely be trusted (and has some profound internalized misogyny), everything else shifts. Such a brilliant novel.
yay! i need some books to add to my bday wishlist……!!!!!!!!!
Thank you very much! Christy Anne Jones
Is the tiffany lamp new? It's pretty! 🙂
nothing soothes the soul quite like a twilight re-read
Me pausing on the video every time Christy is flinging her books around so I can add the title to my story graph lol
Next you have to read the Shapes trilogy by Jon Klassen!!
What you said with This Is How You Lose the Time War is how I felt about Carrie Soto Is Bad. 🥺🥴 I love Taylor’s writing but that book was a miss for me. 😭
The wishing game was on a maybe list to read for me. Ill check it out. Just in case
Can I recommend an unconventional but great Indian Author - Ismat Chughtai. Her short stories are fabulous! You will really appreciate them :) Thank you for reviewing these books.
I too don´t like "this is how you lose the time war". I think I have the same problems with it
My colleague is forcing herself to get through Iron Flame but keeps saying how awful it is every time she mentions it.
I have mixed feelings on short stories. Sometimes im in thr mood to read them. Others not so much
Have you listened to the podcast Anthropocene Reviewed? It is the same idea as the book. Also John Green reading essays about the world, but new topics from the book (some repeats)
My friend recommended This is How You Lose the Time War but I couldn't get into it. I probably only read one chapter and I did not like it at all. A friend literally just sent me a photo of What You Are Looking For in the Library, so I've just downloaded the Kindle version so I can start it tonight.
I have only read a short story by octavia e butler (bloodchild) but it was sooooo good need to read all her books
I'm looking for a new way to rate books, similar to what you do by givng them a .4 or .9. What criteria do you use to decide on your ratings?
This makes me feel better about putting off finishing Story Genius. I found it a little obnoxious honestly.
It's so weird, isn't it? I hated Tomorrowx3, but loved Time Wars!! Part of it, I think, could be figured out by unpacking "logic." For me, I strongly prefer characters who are more than 50% intentional about their life. That's a pretty random preference. But I just figured it out by thinking about these 2 books. In Tomorrow, people seemed to completely let go and get blown about by the wind. In Time Wars, you have genius aliens being intentional in 6 dimensions! Suspending disbelief doesn't come into it....
love hypothesis was a reylo fanfic?? that makes some kind of sense but is so random
Super random question: Is it a regional thing to say "Translated from *the* [language]" instead of "Translated from [language]"? I'm based in the US and I've always heard/said the latter, but I might just haven't been exposed to people who say the former. Obviously I don't mind if people say things differently from me lol, but I'm just curious to learn!
It's crazy how nobody is talking about the banned ebook Magnetic Aura from Borlest
I agree re Iron Flame. It was predictable, repetitive, and boring. I DNFed it 2/3 of the way in.
Have you read Howl's Moving Castle, the original book? It's wonderful.
ok, the next clip you say you did. Haha. I just recently read it and loved it. So then, have you read Gormenghast by Mervyn Peake?
Christy, read a book by Machado de Assis, please!
There's a banned ebook called Magnetic Aura, and it talks from body language to mind tricks to increase attraction, it's the real deal
How do you find the concentration and time for all that?? Mind-boggling to me only eight months into the year.
Its weird that you rank Fourth Wing so low when it is also so popular. I quite liked the first half's world building and the character relationships, even with the drama. The second half was cringy through and through... for obvious reasons.
Hello Christy, I'm a beginner writer I'd like to ask how you get feedback on your novels such as Project Teacup. How do you test out your ideas or find out if readers are understanding you the way you mean them to. Do you join a writing group? I have been writing short stories and my short workshop is coming to an end and after that, I will not be able to get feedback anymore. If possible, can you please make a video about how to get feedback on writing? Thanks.
I feel like my sweet spot is actually your 4 star reads. The 5s are too intense for me.
能否推荐一些适合英文基础的哲学书籍呢🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤
I have a friend who is learning Japanese and I wonder which book I could buy her which is in Japanese, but not to difficult to read. Can someone recommend some books? ☺️
The Timekeeper's Secret by iLana Markarov was by FAR the Best book I have read all year!!!! Have you read it?❤