I really love your content - in depth, thoughtful and well spoken. It is a joy to watch and listen. Also, Where the Crawdads Sing broke my heart. I sped through it a bit for the plot when I read it for the first time, and I am a little apprehensive for the re-read.
Hallo Luise, I recommended Where the Crawdad sings, glad you enjoyed it. Yeah, there was a twist at the end, kinda melancholy ending in some ways. I guess she thought the abusive guy would end up like her Dad. I think you would be good at narration of books, you have great voice for that. I wanted to suggest one of my favorite books, A confederacy of Dunces by John Toole. Actually, I'm not sure you will like it, most either love or hate it. The main character is not all that likable, but even if you don't care for the story, I think you'll appreciate the writing, and the way it jumps back and forth to several different themes or stories. To me, it's very funny and well written. We've been commiserating about the heat this summer, I would like to spend next summer in Edinburgh. What do you call a snowman in July? ein Pfütze
Well hello again Luise! Audio books can never quite replace physical books, as your experience testifies without a doubt. Audio books enhance the journey by tuning up the auditory dimension via the imposition of a voice, but at the expense of putting distance between you and the text itself. They may indeed lessen the chore of having to peruse countless pages. But, delving into the motivations and psychology of characters, immersing oneself in the mood and atmosphere inked in description and literary devices are not immediately accessible by simply hearing the story told to you. Bernardine Evaristo co-won the Booker prize 🏅 for a reason for her short story collection! I'm glad you enjoyed it. I cannot say book series are my cup of 🍵I was introduced to Enid Blyton in my youth, so that's an outlier. Don Quixote, the book I am currently reading is written as a compilation of episodic stories that serve to propel the narrative to its conclusion. It is quite inventive, a sort of proto-sitcom 📺 invented in the early 17th century! The short chapters make the reading experience for me more bearable. I am enjoying every bit of it🙂👍
Very well said about Don Quixote and the sitcom feeling! I'm also currently reading it and it's like watching someone play an open-world videogame with quests that add to the main storyline))
@@joelharris4399 yes, well said with the audio books I agree! When I read Don Quixote it was years ago for uni and I did not like it but maybe I would now read it with a different perspective :) all the best!
@@luise_marianne Man, that's too bad Luise 😵. Don Quixote is meant to be read on your time, slowly. I am finding I get out much more from reading this way, combined with supplementary materials I gather for myself like audio visual presentations, blog entries, documentaries and scholarly assessments. I do hope you give it another read🙏
Thank you so much for this video. I'm definitely going to read your recommendations. But wow, you are a harsh critic. Makes me want to read what you find good even more though. I did read girl, woman, other years ago already and adored it. I do think it's worth to go back to it, in actual book form and read it, because the language is also so well chosen sometimes and that seems to get lost a little in audio books, in my opinion.
Hello Luis, I'm new to your channel and am enjoying it so far. I'd like to recommend "Three Kingdoms" by Luo Guanzhong. It is one of my absolute favorites. A historical novel based on real life characters, the book has deep and realistic insights into characters and the plot is fantastic. Originally written in Chinese, it is translated into other language including English. I would recommend that you read the comic version because the full translation is quite bland. And if you like this kind of genre, my second recommendation would be"Legend of the Condor Heroes" by Jin Yong. This is a fantastic swordfighting novel against political and power struggle background, something like the Lord of the Rings. Look forward to watching more of your videos.
Interesting book review, thanks! Since the beginning of the year, I have read 39 books, the last one I read, as you know from my reply to your previous video, is "The Relentless Ease of Being" by Milan Kundera. Most of the books I have read are books by European authors. But, this summer I read a book by the Japanese author Kotaro Isaka "Mantis" - it's a very clever story masquerading as a thriller. I advise And, despite the fact that I'm currently following Moliere, I already want to read Mario Vargas Llos's book "The Call of the Tribe" :)
I really love your content - in depth, thoughtful and well spoken. It is a joy to watch and listen. Also, Where the Crawdads Sing broke my heart. I sped through it a bit for the plot when I read it for the first time, and I am a little apprehensive for the re-read.
@@anjabondke8601 thank you for you lovely words ✨ it absolutely is a book that you can read again, I agree
Hallo Luise, I recommended Where the Crawdad sings, glad you enjoyed it. Yeah, there was a twist at the end, kinda melancholy ending in some ways. I guess she thought the abusive guy would end up like her Dad. I think you would be good at narration of books, you have great voice for that. I wanted to suggest one of my favorite books, A confederacy of Dunces by John Toole. Actually, I'm not sure you will like it, most either love or hate it. The main character is not all that likable, but even if you don't care for the story, I think you'll appreciate the writing, and the way it jumps back and forth to several different themes or stories. To me, it's very funny and well written. We've been commiserating about the heat this summer, I would like to spend next summer in Edinburgh. What do you call a snowman in July? ein Pfütze
@@tony77723 Another recommendation I will check out! Thank you 🥳 Eine Pütze, that‘s a great one 😂
Well hello again Luise!
Audio books can never quite replace physical books, as your experience testifies without a doubt. Audio books enhance the journey by tuning up the auditory dimension via the imposition of a voice, but at the expense of putting distance between you and the text itself. They may indeed lessen the chore of having to peruse countless pages. But, delving into the motivations and psychology of characters, immersing oneself in the mood and atmosphere inked in description and literary devices are not immediately accessible by simply hearing the story told to you.
Bernardine Evaristo co-won the Booker prize 🏅 for a reason for her short story collection! I'm glad you enjoyed it. I cannot say book series are my cup of 🍵I was introduced to Enid Blyton in my youth, so that's an outlier. Don Quixote, the book I am currently reading is written as a compilation of episodic stories that serve to propel the narrative to its conclusion. It is quite inventive, a sort of proto-sitcom 📺 invented in the early 17th century! The short chapters make the reading experience for me more bearable. I am enjoying every bit of it🙂👍
Very well said about Don Quixote and the sitcom feeling! I'm also currently reading it and it's like watching someone play an open-world videogame with quests that add to the main storyline))
@@joelharris4399 yes, well said with the audio books I agree! When I read Don Quixote it was years ago for uni and I did not like it but maybe I would now read it with a different perspective :) all the best!
@@luise_marianne Man, that's too bad Luise 😵. Don Quixote is meant to be read on your time, slowly. I am finding I get out much more from reading this way, combined with supplementary materials I gather for myself like audio visual presentations, blog entries, documentaries and scholarly assessments. I do hope you give it another read🙏
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Thank you so much for this video. I'm definitely going to read your recommendations. But wow, you are a harsh critic. Makes me want to read what you find good even more though. I did read girl, woman, other years ago already and adored it. I do think it's worth to go back to it, in actual book form and read it, because the language is also so well chosen sometimes and that seems to get lost a little in audio books, in my opinion.
Hello Luis, I'm new to your channel and am enjoying it so far. I'd like to recommend "Three Kingdoms" by Luo Guanzhong. It is one of my absolute favorites. A historical novel based on real life characters, the book has deep and realistic insights into characters and the plot is fantastic. Originally written in Chinese, it is translated into other language including English. I would recommend that you read the comic version because the full translation is quite bland. And if you like this kind of genre, my second recommendation would be"Legend of the Condor Heroes" by Jin Yong. This is a fantastic swordfighting novel against political and power struggle background, something like the Lord of the Rings. Look forward to watching more of your videos.
@@wailingyeoh6882 thank you for your recommendations! It sounds like my kind of thing :D
Interesting book review, thanks!
Since the beginning of the year, I have read 39 books, the last one I read, as you know from my reply to your previous video, is "The Relentless Ease of Being" by Milan Kundera.
Most of the books I have read are books by European authors.
But, this summer I read a book by the Japanese author Kotaro Isaka "Mantis" - it's a very clever story masquerading as a thriller. I advise
And, despite the fact that I'm currently following Moliere, I already want to read Mario Vargas Llos's book "The Call of the Tribe" :)