24 books i read in 2024: the good, the bad, and the awful 😔

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  • @chantristrammell6088
    @chantristrammell6088 Місяць тому +1895

    D'Angelo: I didn't like this book. (No one was murdered.)
    Also D'Angelo: I loved this book! (People are murdered.)

    • @sahie
      @sahie Місяць тому +32

      As my singular goal in life is to appeal to the tastes of D’Angelo Wallace, my next book is going to include a murder!
      I’m joking, of course, but it wouldn’t be the first time I included a random joke in a book just for my own amusement. When my readers are wondering why there’s some random scene where a character reads about a murder in the newspaper or sees a report on the news because I actually write romance, I will be cackling hysterically to myself about why that is. 😝🤣

    • @felinetherapy4782
      @felinetherapy4782 Місяць тому +1

      Same

    • @lararys7765
      @lararys7765 Місяць тому +2

      hmmm 🤔

    • @TheVideoChatter
      @TheVideoChatter Місяць тому +2

      Honestly, it’s a vibe 😂

    • @outof8b
      @outof8b Місяць тому +4

      Dylan is in Trouble core

  • @megjournals
    @megjournals Місяць тому +2775

    d'angelo in his booktube era, okay!!

    • @lasrie9689
      @lasrie9689 Місяць тому +32

      we love to see ittt 👏👏

    • @bug688
      @bug688 Місяць тому +12

      We need dangelo acotar review

    • @samanthadiaz2318
      @samanthadiaz2318 Місяць тому +28

      ​@@bug688*violent flashbacks to Cindy's suffering*

    • @mynameisnotita
      @mynameisnotita Місяць тому +7

      was litereally about to comment this 💀

    • @GaiaCarney
      @GaiaCarney Місяць тому +4

      📚 I’m here for it! Always looking for a good read 🤗

  • @Yoongi10269
    @Yoongi10269 Місяць тому +984

    watching d'angello slowly starting to questionning his taste in books and coming to the realisation that he may have an obsession with women murdering people is so random but I love it

  • @jpsiphonophorae
    @jpsiphonophorae Місяць тому +156

    The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida! I’m a sucker for Sri Lankan literature and this is my favorite book of all time. Literary fiction + magical realism + flawed protagonist + underdiscussed but very important historical events + very engaging writing

    • @KaytoCouchPotato
      @KaytoCouchPotato Місяць тому +4

      Thank you for this suggestion. I've never read anything from Sri Lanka. I am intrigued! It's on my list now.

    • @SimsyHazel
      @SimsyHazel Місяць тому +1

      @@KaytoCouchPotato Me neither. Honestly it's shocking how little I know about there considering they're so close to us

    • @tidecaller584
      @tidecaller584 Місяць тому +1

      i absolutely loved that one too! its so well written and as someone who has no idea of history in general with the mythology/magic? yea, that is actually such a good book and it kept me sooo engaged

    • @georgiamcneill1798
      @georgiamcneill1798 Місяць тому +2

      I recommend Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens by Shankari Chandran and Shankari’s other work for Sri Lankan/ Tamil/ Aus literature!

  • @ananya6094
    @ananya6094 Місяць тому +193

    Piranesi is one of the best books I've read this year. It's atmospheric, mysterious and just beautiful. I would definitely recommend that you go into that book without knowing anything about it because it's an experience.

    • @andraste6746
      @andraste6746 Місяць тому +8

      I adore this book. Read it last year. I was completely transported.

    • @ananya6094
      @ananya6094 Місяць тому +4

      @@andraste6746 right it's so incredible

    • @letsgosand
      @letsgosand Місяць тому +7

      YES this book had me completely enthralled the entire time

    • @lboereads
      @lboereads Місяць тому +4

      piranesi i credit with getting me back into reading after the post-college break from reading - the perfect atmospheric tension gripped me for the whole book and kept me locked in the more i learned about ~whats really going on~

    • @vanilla7349
      @vanilla7349 Місяць тому +1

      Omg yes. My fav book ❤

  • @starhardan6944
    @starhardan6944 Місяць тому +358

    I absolutely ADORE Sunday d’Angelo

  • @karakreativevlog
    @karakreativevlog Місяць тому +681

    5:00 It is so fun to see the book become invisible except for the title and author's name!

    • @Jadewonderland
      @Jadewonderland Місяць тому +1

      Why is it invisible ??

    • @mercywaterfield3657
      @mercywaterfield3657 Місяць тому +50

      @@Jadewonderland It’s light green in front of a greenscreen

    • @mike90317
      @mike90317 Місяць тому +19

      That would be an awesome book cover

    • @frankensteinlives
      @frankensteinlives Місяць тому +7

      The opposite of this happens in my head, I'll remember a book's cover art long after the title fades from my mind.

    • @más72z
      @más72z Місяць тому +2

      We discovered the Book Banisher's secret identity!!!!!! I always had my suspicions, I mean, have you ever seen D'Angelo and Book Banisher in the same room?

  • @Kermitt_thee_frog23
    @Kermitt_thee_frog23 Місяць тому +352

    4:55 Not me thinking the book was actually transparent for a second 🤡🤡🤡.

    • @JackPinter
      @JackPinter Місяць тому +30

      Love the way it looks - like he has access to some *very* newfangled kinds of books I haven't heard about yet

    • @-.Echo.-
      @-.Echo.- Місяць тому +6

      NO FR ME TOO

    • @BewareTheLilyOfTheValley
      @BewareTheLilyOfTheValley Місяць тому +23

      I thought it was an acryllic clipboard with the title because he no longer had the book, perhaps 😅

    • @ethericcactus
      @ethericcactus Місяць тому +4

      LMAO SAME

  • @britneyanddiannebeals-gigu7225
    @britneyanddiannebeals-gigu7225 Місяць тому +44

    Honestly d’angelo i’ve had such a shitty year and your daily videos have become such a highlight over the last couple months. So nice just watching you talk about whatever lol

  • @NoirBlxss
    @NoirBlxss Місяць тому +46

    PLEASE never stop doing these videos theyre so entertaining and we love getting to know more of you!!

  • @Cassieeee-s4p
    @Cassieeee-s4p Місяць тому +560

    I never knew I needed a book review video by d‘angelo, but it makes so much sense

    • @ana-nim
      @ana-nim Місяць тому +7

      Exactly!

    • @justkiddin84
      @justkiddin84 Місяць тому +3

      Yes! I just immediately said, Yaaaaay!😊

    • @yanais88
      @yanais88 Місяць тому +2

      Amen sis

  • @moonsigil
    @moonsigil Місяць тому +808

    1:18 Murder Your Employer by Rupert Holmes
    2:23 How I Won a Nobel Prize by Julius Taranto
    3:19 1984 by George Orwell
    3:39 James by Percival Everett
    4:53 Scammer by Caroline Calloway and Adult Drama by Natalie Beach
    5:34 The Seep + The Thick and the Lean by Chana Porter
    7:01 You'd Look Better as a Ghost by Joanna Wallace
    8:27 Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune
    10:00 Think Twice + Six Years by Harlan Coben
    11:07 Butter by Asako Yuzuki
    12:51 Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao
    13:41 The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K LeGuin
    14:18 Huge by Brent Butt
    15:43 Rules of Civility by Amor Towles
    16:56 The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
    17:45 Manhunt by Gretchen Felker-Martin
    19:00 888: Love and the Divine Burden of Numbers by Abraham Chang
    19:54 Slewfoot by Brom
    20:25 Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan
    21:08 The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese
    22:33 Between Two Fires by Christopher Buehlman

  • @jingxuan_.
    @jingxuan_. Місяць тому +194

    i procrastinate reading books all the time despite the fact that i like reading

    • @latronqui
      @latronqui Місяць тому

      Same

    • @seraby7151
      @seraby7151 Місяць тому +1

      Maybe you just like that thought of being a bookworm? I was like that when I was a teen to my early 20s. Then I decided to stop bothering myself and I only like reading "pop" books at the time(hp series, hunger games, ya novels, you'll never catch me with obscure books lol). Now my hobbies are now things that i dont actively avoid (like gaming and cycling).

    • @jingxuan_.
      @jingxuan_. Місяць тому +26

      @@seraby7151 nope im just mentally ill and barely have the motivation to do anything

    • @nikkiallen3799
      @nikkiallen3799 Місяць тому +3

      Relatable lol

  • @francesca7260
    @francesca7260 Місяць тому +35

    The god of small things - again, Indian literature that's so beautiful it's like ur there. it follows twins who become separated after a family tragedy when they were children, it's so beautiful and got me really interested in Indian culture.
    Also the brothers Karamazov is a classic but a must read! very veryyyy long so u def had to be in the right mindset for it lol but it's genuinely worth the absurd length, plus you can feel accomplished when ur finished lol. I recommend the audio book honestly, the one on audible is actually rlly funny.

    • @yikey-bois
      @yikey-bois Місяць тому +4

      i read the god of small things for my uni course!! it was genuinely so good

    • @TaliHamilton
      @TaliHamilton Місяць тому +2

      Agreed re: Brothers Karamazov, it's so good! So very long lol but once you sort of get in the rhythm of it, it goes by pretty quickly. Favorite book of last year. Crime and Punishment is also great, and I'm reading The Idiot right now and so far I like it a lot :) yay Dostoevsky

    • @vkiran3576
      @vkiran3576 Місяць тому +2

      I've read all the books in this thread, I'd recommend Virgin Soil by Ivan Turgenev and The Resurrection by Tolstoy (nit about Jesus, I promise). The Cossacks is another book I love. Russian literature has very beautiful prose.

  • @pie8175
    @pie8175 Місяць тому +25

    One of my favourite is 'The Travelling Cat Chronicles' by Hiro Arikawa. A beautiful story set in Japan in the perspective of the cat with his human finding a new home. It's profoundly bittersweet and reads like a collection of short stories.
    Worst is November 9 by Colleen Hover, you know why.

  • @colleenorourke7199
    @colleenorourke7199 Місяць тому +583

    D'angelo: "Oh, no, i graduated college 6 years ago"
    Me staring down the barrel of my 20-year college reunion this year: 😐

    • @forkyfork
      @forkyfork Місяць тому +22

      Same. Surely there must be some mistake (but there was no mistake)

    • @ookamigrrl
      @ookamigrrl Місяць тому +13

      Any consolation, I graduated college in 2000

    • @elliewellie_YouTube
      @elliewellie_YouTube Місяць тому +10

      @@ookamigrrlthat’s when I was born!

    • @Soul_fully-wu9gy
      @Soul_fully-wu9gy Місяць тому

      Thats when i was -8 years old!​@@elliewellie_UA-cam

    • @shakesqueeeeeeer
      @shakesqueeeeeeer Місяць тому +3

      ​@@elliewellie_UA-camthat's 3 years BEFORE I was born 😄

  • @SparkAce1
    @SparkAce1 Місяць тому +150

    Really loving chill, Sunday D’Angelo.
    I could listen to him give book recommendations all day.

  • @janellemaynard9002
    @janellemaynard9002 Місяць тому +213

    I loved this, please share more content around your reading! It’s so nice

    • @D415h4n34
      @D415h4n34 Місяць тому +2

      Agreed! This video notification made my Sunday

  • @dreameratrecess5839
    @dreameratrecess5839 Місяць тому +19

    The adventures of Amina al Sarifi was among my favourite books of the year!!
    Great story about a legendary female pirate in her 40s going on adventure with her best friends after having retired from pirating for 10 years to safe her family ❤
    Nice diverse characters, set along the coast of south Asia and Africa, based on real legends ✨️

  • @Tarmachan
    @Tarmachan Місяць тому +15

    All Systems Red by Martha Wells- a sentient security bot just wants to watch its shows in peace but someone is trying to kill the humans it has been hired to guard (what a drag). The whole series is 5 stars for me

    • @SynergistN7
      @SynergistN7 Місяць тому +3

      +1 for the Murderbot Diaries

  • @gabycute2412
    @gabycute2412 Місяць тому +93

    I love Sunday D'Angelo. It's just so chill hearing you talk about books and taking buzzfeed quizzes and it feels kinda like we're all just hanging out. It's very chill and I like that especially since my Sundays always get so hectic because my ADHD manifests in 'not doing anything while stressing out about not doing anything up until the last day in which everything must suddenly be done and I'm running on adrenaline and anxiety' lmao. It's a really nice break and I like listening to your videos in the bg whenever I'm doing work where I don't need to focus 100%.
    I'm also really glad to see you're back! I'm pretty late to say this but I was a fan of yours before the trilogy you released on James Charles, Tati Westbrook, and Jeffrey Star so it's really cool that you're this big now and that you seem to still enjoy what you're doing. I'm happy for you :)
    Hope you and the others in this comment section have a great week and a great Halloween (if you celebrate it)!

  • @immaperson321
    @immaperson321 Місяць тому +148

    "This is for me-" *cue sassy hair flip* "‐and people who get the Sunday vibe."
    Here for it already, yesss.

    • @sahie
      @sahie Місяць тому +6

      I didn’t even realise how much I love the Sunday vibe until Sunday D’Angelo appeared on my screen like a cozy mystery I can read snuggled up under a blanket with a hot cup of tea and a cat purring on my lap.
      Disclaimer: I neither read cozy mysteries nor own a cat. I stand by this sentiment nonetheless.

  • @EnigmaticGentleman
    @EnigmaticGentleman Місяць тому +513

    Man, I really wish I had the "actually able to read books" ADHD instead of the "obsessively replaying old pokemon games" ADHD.

    • @RedSpade37
      @RedSpade37 Місяць тому +7

      Don't look into Gen 2 romhacks like Crystal Clear. And woe betide you if you find out about the good Emerald ones...

    • @MarlaSingersCancer
      @MarlaSingersCancer Місяць тому +38

      Train your brain. Force yourself to read 10 minutes every morning and 10 minutes at night with a timer. You find it gets easier.

    • @Lari-lc3zq
      @Lari-lc3zq Місяць тому +20

      @@EnigmaticGentleman The only way I do it is by having days where I actively do not allow any other form of entertainment. Gets me through a book a week!

    • @Lilbosleeps
      @Lilbosleeps Місяць тому +26

      Try manga or graphic novels. I think your issue is a lack of visual stimulation (same)

    • @Beyawnce
      @Beyawnce Місяць тому +32

      Unmedicated ADHD reader here - nothing holds my interest like a good epic fantasy or a mystery/thriller. Anything else and I’m just looking at words and nothing happens lol.

  • @WrenEliasson
    @WrenEliasson Місяць тому +11

    I LOVED this video! I am always trying to find new books to read, and this was so refreshing. Please consider making more videos about books! ❤❤❤

  • @katrinatia-jasmine7704
    @katrinatia-jasmine7704 Місяць тому +2

    D'Angelo please read Piranesi! It's the best book I've read in 2024. It's short, atmospheric, beautifully written, and takes you on such a mind blowing journey. I also recommend that you try to avoid researching into the book to much because the less you know going into it the better of am experience it is. I seriously wish I could experience this book for the first time again, it will forever be one of my favs!

  • @squintygirl
    @squintygirl Місяць тому +129

    When D’Angelo held up ‘Huge’, my husband and I both said, ‘Wait, is that OUR Brent Butt?’ and then he mentioned Corner Gas and my soul left my body for a minute. I love that show but, as a Canadian, it’s not surprising. I’d not realized that it penetrated in the US at all. Like, AT ALL.
    Also, fun fact, the Rupert Holmes that wrote ‘Murder Your Employer’ also wrote the ‘Piña Colada Song’. You’re welcome.

    • @purrrrrrrple
      @purrrrrrrple Місяць тому +5

      A fun fact that is actually fun yayyyy 😅♥️

    • @Tonithealtwing
      @Tonithealtwing Місяць тому +5

      I THOUGHT I RECOGNIZED THE NAME! I assumed I was just thinking of Rupert Grint!
      That artistic range is hilarious though 😂

    • @LePetitNuageGris
      @LePetitNuageGris Місяць тому +3

      Lol wow, so weird.
      And I know! I didn’t expect an American would know about Corner Gas. It seems super niche, even up here. Stoked that he likes it so much!😆

    • @hannahcalibaba4068
      @hannahcalibaba4068 Місяць тому +3

      Get out no way

    • @amethystscorner
      @amethystscorner Місяць тому +4

      1, my dad is Canadian and since we couldn't find the show in the states, we had the whole DVD set haha! Grew up on that weirdo show 🥰
      2. I knew I had heard that name before!! Haha thank you for sharing

  • @PosiWritesStories
    @PosiWritesStories Місяць тому +177

    Before this summer, I hadn’t read in the longest time. I thought I didn’t have enough space in my day to fit it in, but I finally started reading the Wheel of Time books a little every night before bed. I completed the first and am reading the second and am just as engrossed as I remember being when I used to read all the time. It’s also helped me as I write my own debut novel. If you enjoy reading, please don’t give it up. I’m glad to see UA-camrs like D’angelo talk about this.

    • @lady8jane
      @lady8jane Місяць тому +16

      I discovered that Kindle has a text to speech function this year. Since then I let my Kindle read my book backlog to me. Sure, it's clearly a robot voice and some of the pronunciations are a bit iffy, but boy did I get through a lot of books!

    • @LunarEleven
      @LunarEleven Місяць тому +2

      I still haven't tackled it. I binge consume media so I have to start at a time where I'm prepared to not stop reading for a WHILE. I'm still upset that I started Stormlight Archives before I knew the series was like 20 years away from completion... 😢

    • @sillygirlkc
      @sillygirlkc Місяць тому

      A really chill service person gifted me book 1 to start. I have to read thru it. I have heard good things.

    • @Avendesora
      @Avendesora Місяць тому

      I listened to the series on tape while I was delivering food late at night a while back. It is a WILD experience to find out how everything is spelled after just hearing all the names and stuff lmao. Obviously it left an impact on me, to the point that my legal name is Aven because that was what people shortened my handle to online, but it kinda sucks that so many fans of the series are extremely reluctant to engage with any criticism of it. There's a lot of nuance and ideas that deserve to be challenged in the series and it could be so cool to deconstruct as a fan, but alas.

    • @PosiWritesStories
      @PosiWritesStories Місяць тому

      @@Avendesora I agree. What I have read isn't perfect - just deeply investing, which is what I want from books more than anything.

  • @brittanytyler2620
    @brittanytyler2620 Місяць тому +74

    "I don't know what that says about me, but I'm not going to do the work to find out" had me rollingggg loool

  • @coreenamartinez6114
    @coreenamartinez6114 Місяць тому +10

    I love this. I could listen to you talk about books all day every day. I am so jealous I didn't DNF How to Murder Your Employer, because it doesn't get any more interesting. It's such a good premise, but it doesn't feel very well developed. Couldn't agree more about James. Soooo good. I read similar book this year, Julia by Sandra Newman and it does for Julia in 1984 what James did with Huck Finn. It makes her character in 1984 make so much more sense and gives her an inner life I doubt Orwell considered much.

  • @smiswatching
    @smiswatching Місяць тому +2

    D’ANGELO OMG! please do more book reviews like this!! absolutely loved every minute and second, your reading taste is expansive and i love how you read a bit of everything!

  • @rg40008
    @rg40008 Місяць тому +125

    Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata is one of my favorites. It’s about a woman who loves working at a convenience store and she’s very passionate about her job. It’s very simple and short and there’s no twists (well there’s kind of one).
    The Guest Cat by Takashi Hiraide is also very good.
    These are lighthearted stories that aren’t too emotionally taxing.

    • @annaleeknies
      @annaleeknies Місяць тому +1

      why did the guest cat make me cry though 😭

    • @sams1982
      @sams1982 Місяць тому +5

      Second Convenience Store Woman! A little weird but a great read

    • @PhilipEos
      @PhilipEos Місяць тому +4

      I looved the Convenience Store Woman but interestingly this was the first time I finished a book and had to sit down and reflect for a good while on whether I loved it or hated it.

    • @aoiconoclast
      @aoiconoclast Місяць тому +2

      Convenience Store Woman is a fantastic book! She also wrote Earthlings which is mental (and quite a bit heavier) but really good too. I also recommend her short story collection, Life Ceremony. Murata has such a brilliant imagination, I can't get enough of her!

    • @JJ-jw9ec
      @JJ-jw9ec Місяць тому +1

      I loved convenience store woman! One of my fave books I read this year and also ever tbh

  • @michaelrios8369
    @michaelrios8369 Місяць тому +41

    As a fan, it's always fun to watch someone be devastated by a Kazuo Ishiguro book and loving it

    • @Claudia-jv3be
      @Claudia-jv3be Місяць тому +3

      I enjoyed reading Ishiguro’s Klara and the Sun. I’m going to put more of his books on my tbr

    • @michaelrios8369
      @michaelrios8369 Місяць тому +1

      @Claudia-jv3be I read Klara and the Sun this year too! I thought it was lovely and haunting amongst so many other things

  • @natalieconfer1375
    @natalieconfer1375 Місяць тому +59

    Parable of The Sower is my book of the year. I am so grateful for Octavia Butler

    • @winterseagull
      @winterseagull Місяць тому +1

      Octavia is untouchable. I was blown away by the Xenogenesis aka Liliths Brood trilogy that I read this year. It somehow surpassed the parables as my favorites of hers. All of her books are my favorite but that trilogy in particular really did it for me.

    • @camdonia4996
      @camdonia4996 Місяць тому

      I read this in 48 hours!! Can’t agree more

    • @sams1982
      @sams1982 Місяць тому

      I read it during the pandemic. Great book! Tough read at times, but beautiful as well

  • @GaiaCarney
    @GaiaCarney Місяць тому +21

    D’Angelo! I had never _HEARD_ of the Percival Everett book ‘James!’ The last time I read ‘Huckleberry Finn’ I wept & wept for Jim 😭 ty for the recommendation 🙏🏾

  • @Cigani-jm3oz
    @Cigani-jm3oz Місяць тому +287

    Just read "Manifestation Path" by Lucas Hayse and I can’t believe it’s so underrated. Methods in this book are next level, it needs more attention!

  • @ashcraft555
    @ashcraft555 Місяць тому +27

    The way you described "The Covenant of Water" reminds me of "Centennial" by James Michener. That's the story of a particular plot of land in Colorado told over thousands of years. It's just shy of 1,000 pages but I reread it every couple of years because I love the way the stories build on each other over generations.
    I'm so glad you did this video! Several of these are on my TBR now.

    • @LunarEleven
      @LunarEleven Місяць тому +2

      Ooh. Maybe would interest me as a Colorado native who feels like they've been here for thousands of years.

    • @sapodilla25
      @sapodilla25 Місяць тому

      If you like Covenant of Water, try reading Rohinton Mistry. Stories generations across, sweeping family sagas, beautiful descriptions, historical accuracy.

  • @MaeveASMR
    @MaeveASMR Місяць тому +45

    it's very simple... d'angelo posts, i click😌

  • @aesthera.
    @aesthera. Місяць тому +53

    If you’re ever in the mood to read something with heavy topics again, I very much recommend *The Broken Earth* trilogy by NK Jemisin. Every single book from that trilogy won a Hugo Award (edit: corrected spelling)

    • @sillygirlkc
      @sillygirlkc Місяць тому +3

      This trilogy was so good and I still think about some of the things and some of the... Literary tools for lack of a better word and nonspoilery description. I've been telling everyone to read these.

    • @rosandebie1420
      @rosandebie1420 Місяць тому +5

      O wow i am currently re-reading the city we became by nk jemisin (also commented to recommend that one) so i will def check out the trilogy!!

    • @gnocchidokey
      @gnocchidokey Місяць тому +3

      I've quoted that book during discussions about racism and somehow it is also an absolutely epic fantasy novel. How does one do that??

    • @dcmkflylo1603
      @dcmkflylo1603 Місяць тому +2

      OH I LOOOVVVEE THE BROKEN EARTH TRILOGY ❤❤❤ IT FUCKING TRAUMATIZED ME ✨✨✨

  • @gray9606
    @gray9606 Місяць тому +9

    ‘Homegoing’ by Yaa Gyasi is absolutely amazing and explorative of slavery throughout the years and generational curses/trauma of black Americans. I read it for English class and it is AMAZING.

    • @definitelynotashark1799
      @definitelynotashark1799 Місяць тому

      I loved this one!! It was such a heavy read, but it kept me DRAWN IN and I had to actually force myself to put it down (because I picked it up at like 8PM) and for the entire next work day, all I wanted was to go home and finish it. I straight up considered taking out a few hours to go home early. That's been a while for me.

  • @annaleeknies
    @annaleeknies Місяць тому +5

    kazuo ishiguru is one of my fav authors!! remains of the day is so so good. i would also recommend when we were orphans. i love his style of writing sm

    • @lfior
      @lfior Місяць тому

      *Ishiguro

  • @rat-of-pain
    @rat-of-pain Місяць тому +33

    if you haven't read it yet I'd recommend Kimmerer's Braiding Sweetgrass to literally everyone, it's so good :`) it both makes the world and our fellow beings seem beautiful and so full of potential and at the same time frustrates me by pointing out how chained we are by the capitalistic structures and ideologies we live in
    and all of that while being an absolute breeze and pleasure to read

    • @harenhallharfoot
      @harenhallharfoot Місяць тому +4

      Received it as a gift this year and you've inspired me to pick it up! Thank you!

    • @rat-of-pain
      @rat-of-pain Місяць тому +4

      @@harenhallharfoot im glad! I haven't read it cover to cover yet but the chapters stand well on their own, I'd especially recommend "A Gift of Strawberries"

    • @purrrrrrrple
      @purrrrrrrple Місяць тому +3

      "Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants" I'M SOOOO IN

    • @danielleoliver1734
      @danielleoliver1734 Місяць тому +2

      If you like audiobooks the author reads it and she’s a poet so it’s so soothing and relaxing while still teaching you things. Highly recommend

  • @lucymaybe
    @lucymaybe Місяць тому +24

    epic crossover between my two youtube passions: book reviews and d'angelo vids

  • @TheStoryMakerLyzaL
    @TheStoryMakerLyzaL Місяць тому +37

    *Pulls out my already overly extensive “books to read” list: “Let’s do this, D’Angelo! Tell me all!”

    • @Mr.Seek420
      @Mr.Seek420 Місяць тому

      SAME

    • @definitelynotashark1799
      @definitelynotashark1799 Місяць тому +2

      Not me adding several books from his recs and the comment recs to my 300+ book wishlist 🤡

  • @rayniebee
    @rayniebee Місяць тому +5

    Feeling blessed with this bookish content from D'Angelo. Long may it continue.

  • @ashleyh.6342
    @ashleyh.6342 Місяць тому +2

    YESS I’ve just started to get back into reading as a former “kid who read books a lot” and then books became tied to my identity as a good student and then reading wasn’t fun anymore so I stopped for 6 years. But now I’m back and so excited to hear your list and opinions on books! PERFECT TIMING!!

  • @sana0111
    @sana0111 Місяць тому +9

    the villains series by VE Schwab is a great read. A thrilling plot line and action based but also introspective which makes you want to keep reading.

  • @shyly_bubbly
    @shyly_bubbly Місяць тому +21

    From the description from you, "James" sounds like a re-telling that fits into the concept of "writing back". Like Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys iirc. Sounds really interesting!!

  • @maraque16
    @maraque16 Місяць тому +92

    OMG CORNER GAS MENTIONED BY AMERICAN! I loved that show growing up. I think my parents still watch reruns of it whenever it's on TV.
    I didn't even realize Brent wrote a book, but I like his comedy so I'll probably pick it up.
    Thanks D'Angelo!

    • @melissastory1993
      @melissastory1993 Місяць тому +9

      Right!? I thought Degrassi and Letterkenny were the only ones that made it south 😂

    • @LePetitNuageGris
      @LePetitNuageGris Місяць тому +4

      Lol I know, I was honestly so surprised! When he said Brent Butt, I was like, “Wait… no… it can’t be… is it?” I immediately started thinking there’s no way D’Angelo knows who this is… but then he actually mentioned not only that he’s seen the show, but that he likes it! I was blown away! It seemed like super niche Canadian humour to me. Even a lot of people I know have no idea what it is. Lol
      Felt pretty cool to know that D’Angelo finds that show funny, too.🤭

    • @hannahcalibaba4068
      @hannahcalibaba4068 Місяць тому +1

      Twinnem

    • @hannahcalibaba4068
      @hannahcalibaba4068 Місяць тому

      @@LePetitNuageGrisI wonder if he’s seen the movie…

    • @LePetitNuageGris
      @LePetitNuageGris Місяць тому

      @@hannahcalibaba4068 Haha, oh man, I forgot about that. I haven’t even seen it yet. Be epic if he has, but if he hasn’t, he should definitely know about it!

  • @feyacre
    @feyacre Місяць тому +2

    I'm so here for the bookish content!!! Slewfoot was my fav book I read last year because it spoke to my ex catholic girl soul. Love to see it!

  • @Snaggle-ToothedDog
    @Snaggle-ToothedDog Місяць тому +58

    0:14 Don’t call me out like that

    • @miche007
      @miche007 Місяць тому +1

      same💀

    • @tikaputri1874
      @tikaputri1874 Місяць тому +1

      No for real. I watch booktubers talking about their beloved series that I DNFed or have no interest in reading.

  • @lisam.3916
    @lisam.3916 Місяць тому +12

    I loved this, I love talking about books and hearing other people talk about books. more of thissss

  • @cgill6180
    @cgill6180 Місяць тому +64

    Babel. Without a doubt. It’s super long but so incredible I forwent sleep as I couldn’t not finish it. Also between two fires is beyond and I’m so happy to see someone with a large audience talk about it

    • @madsiewadsie.
      @madsiewadsie. Місяць тому +3

      Babel was an amazing read !! It felt a bit long at some points, but it was so worth it.

    • @sana0111
      @sana0111 Місяць тому +3

      Oh it was! I read it before the poppy war which is also highly reviewed but loved babel a lot more.

    • @kiwimint
      @kiwimint Місяць тому +2

      Oh he has to read Babel!!!

    • @jkwesio
      @jkwesio Місяць тому +2

      Babel was fantastic! Long but engaging

    • @nothanks6738
      @nothanks6738 Місяць тому

      babel is pure perfection i would love to see d’angelo’s thoughts in it

  • @timeittells
    @timeittells Місяць тому +5

    butter seems like an elevated cozy. a lot of people don't know a lot about the cozy genre but it's fun and doesn't take itself seriously at all. a fatal twist of lemon is one of my faves. but the excessive description of food tipped me off, seems like a cozy that's more intense and dramatic

    • @justkiddin84
      @justkiddin84 Місяць тому +3

      Yes, a cozy is a wonderful thing. Sometimes you just want everything to turn out well.😊✌️

  • @snehapradhan5591
    @snehapradhan5591 Місяць тому +6

    2 of my favorite things together, d'angelo and books!! ❤

  • @dilfpickler
    @dilfpickler Місяць тому +5

    Thank you for this, I've been wanting to get into reading again bc I need a gd BREAK from the world, and so many of these are up my alley! I love this Sunday vibe, it made my busy day feel less overwhelming 🖤

  • @isidora0702
    @isidora0702 Місяць тому +17

    single handedly motivated me to take reading more seriously

  • @DMasterChifu
    @DMasterChifu Місяць тому +22

    Wow, i read the ursala le guin book in my uncles book collection when i was young and the back was torn so i didnt know the name of the book or the author. This was so helpful... Omg.

  • @pastriepuff4879
    @pastriepuff4879 Місяць тому +2

    i am so thankful for this video thank you D’Angelo

  • @chatbox360
    @chatbox360 Місяць тому +9

    The green screen enveloping the books is lowkey funny

  • @littlebitorange
    @littlebitorange Місяць тому +16

    Corner Gas was my literal childhood I'm so glad you like also it!!!! Used to watch it with my family almost every night, I was so surprised you know it as well! Didn't realize people outside of Canada also watched it hehehe

  • @KI-fm6uk
    @KI-fm6uk Місяць тому +6

    Canadian millennial here, I definitely watched Corner Gas. I love the Sunday vibes D’Angelo!

  • @ekkosketch
    @ekkosketch Місяць тому +30

    d'angelo's book tube era honestly makes a lot of sense

  • @elliegracehuston4144
    @elliegracehuston4144 Місяць тому +6

    while i'm not the biggest reader ever, and i wouldnt be surprised if youve already read this book (its pretty popular i think?), i HIGHLY recommend Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi. i will admit, it can be an extremely extremely heavy book (i cant do justice to the plot synopsis), and i do think there are some moments where you can get a little lost, but i think it makes up for it in the amazing characters, beautiful writing and the overall story it tells. i read it for my AP Literature class in high school and it's the book that has stuck with me the most 5 years later haha.

  • @gogocarachan
    @gogocarachan Місяць тому +1

    I love hearing people talk about books I haven't read and probably won't read and I love hearing your opinions- so yay!

  • @looseleaflyra
    @looseleaflyra Місяць тому +14

    my favorite book of all time is On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong. its semi autobiographical and about an unnamed main character, the child of an immigrant, writing a letter to his illiterate mother. there is a chance you'll hate it bc not much happens, he's really just telling stories but it is so emotionally gutwrenching (especially for me bc I too am the child of an immigrant) that the lack of plot does not even slightly matter. Highly highly recommend. Although please go read the trigger warnings. (also its a little gay if that helps)

    • @IamBrixTM
      @IamBrixTM Місяць тому

      How you do the search blue link :o

    • @looseleaflyra
      @looseleaflyra Місяць тому

      @@IamBrixTM the commenter doesn’t make it themself. youtube decides if a comment says something that can be searched and puts the blue link.

    • @IamBrixTM
      @IamBrixTM Місяць тому

      @@looseleaflyra oh okay neat. Its helpful

  • @coryquette
    @coryquette Місяць тому +14

    off topic but i love your hair flips 😌 and i love sunday d'angelo!

  • @nekomatagirl
    @nekomatagirl Місяць тому +10

    Please please read Gideon the Ninth! It's my favorite series and lives rent free in my head constantly. The books after the first can be confusing to read but are worth every moment. Other than that, I would recommend Six Crimson Cranes if you liked Daughter of the Moon Goddess.

    • @excruciatingsleep
      @excruciatingsleep Місяць тому

      YES YES GIDEON! It's sci fantasy and hilarious and devastating. Re-reading reveals new layers and mysteries you weren't aware of the first time. It's literary shitposting that has made me cry more times than I can count.

    • @SynergistN7
      @SynergistN7 Місяць тому +2

      +1000 for The Locked Tomb. It has everything you love: women, women murdering, murder, murder mystery, horrible women, horrible men, great writing, humor and necromancy.

  • @sharkgummy
    @sharkgummy Місяць тому

    LOVE THE SUNDAY VIBE! I love the usual aesthetic of your other videos, but it is so fun to watch you talk about personal interests.
    As someone who has been in a bit of a burnout over reading this year (as my uni courses require a ton of reading of academic articles, books for class and then books for my literature classes), watching you talk about books you've read really inspired me to maybe revisit my pile at home lol.

  • @darnit6363
    @darnit6363 Місяць тому +4

    Please hear me out:
    -Unmasking Autism by Devon Price
    -Lark Ascending by Salas House
    I am not joking about the first one, its legitimately fascinating. The second one is a bit of a bummer but It's worth it to read till the end. They both have parts that I think you might enjoy dissecting✨️

    • @definitelynotashark1799
      @definitelynotashark1799 Місяць тому +1

      I bought Unmasking Autism for myself and still haven't finished it, it hit me like a trainwreck. I was diagnosed at 27.
      But also, Devon Price has two other books (Unlearning Shame, Laziness does not exist) and they're also amazing imo.

  • @17blackroses82
    @17blackroses82 Місяць тому +19

    D'Angelo, have you ever read "100 Years of Solitude"? It's sort of a classic and it reminded me of the India book you mentioned. I read it back in high school and really loved it. I kept it so I could read it again when I was older because I felt like I would be able to understand certain things that might have gone over my head at 17/18. I still haven't read it again yet 😅 But it follows a family curse over 100 years. Some parts are a bit uncomfortable or were so complicated that it wasn't easy to absorb, but it's actually super good! If you ever have a chance, I would recommend it just for an interesting read.
    Another one that I would recommend is "The Diving Board" by a Japanese author I can't remember the name of. It follows some of the weird or dark sides of human psychology and the stories are kind of weird in an uncanny way. It's pretty short but very interesting!

    • @laurenm3148
      @laurenm3148 Місяць тому +1

      Yes! One of my favorite books and show-stoppingly gorgeous.

  • @Haley-uj8gy
    @Haley-uj8gy Місяць тому +14

    So excited for this one! 🩷

    • @sahaibparvez
      @sahaibparvez Місяць тому +2

      I watched it was ok

    • @Cassieeee-s4p
      @Cassieeee-s4p Місяць тому +5

      ⁠@@sahaibparvezbro he posted 2 mins ago

  • @yk-db4ot
    @yk-db4ot Місяць тому +4

    I just realized if/when you take a big break i’m really going to miss your videos💗 i get excited any time i see you’ve uploaded. Hope you continue until my crochet project is done lol

  • @nicosbinnacle
    @nicosbinnacle Місяць тому +4

    idk if D'Angelo will see this but if someone wants book recs, i'll recommend my four favorite books because i can. first, One Hundred Years of Solitued by Gabriel García Márquez IT IS SO GOOD, magical realism at its peak. Kafka on the Shore, Murakami is weird and i've tried being a fan without success but this book changed smth in me. about changing me, The Secret History RUINED ME it's amazing i stared at the wall for like 5 minutes when i finished it, it's wonderful. last but not least Pirannesi by Susanna Clarke, if you can get through the first half that's just descriptions of The House (not a literal house, it's the world of this book), which i think are magical and atmospheric but i can get that it is boring, it is TOTALLY worth it. all of these books are beautifully written and they changed the way i interact with books

  • @jexx30
    @jexx30 Місяць тому +3

    I love hearing you talk about books on a Sunday. Delicious!
    I recommend the Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman. Yes, there is murder. I just love this series, and maybe because I am a person of a certain age (50s), the idea of old-age pensioners (it's set in England) solving murders is fun and gives me hope for my retirement ;) .

  • @catjanet6121
    @catjanet6121 Місяць тому +11

    As an English teacher, I am personally EXCITED for this video 🎉🎉🎉 !!!!

  • @Aconfettidream
    @Aconfettidream Місяць тому +27

    1:11 “How To Murder Your Employer” was so good… It came together VERY well at the end!!!

    • @Lari-lc3zq
      @Lari-lc3zq Місяць тому

      I loved it!

    • @georginakennedynz
      @georginakennedynz Місяць тому +3

      Good to know, I've got that on my reading list (which is getting very long 😂)

    • @CelticLibra
      @CelticLibra Місяць тому +1

      I loved it, too!
      Funnily, I was reading this (I work overnights, and audiobooks are my lifesaver) when new bosses took over the small business I work at. Luckily, they thought it was hilarious!

    • @ShiftingFixations
      @ShiftingFixations Місяць тому +1

      Yeah, I keep hearing people be really mixed on it, some calling it boring or a slog, but I had a ton of fun with it! Sometimes that’s just how things are, you know, what really clicks for some of us doesn’t for others.

  • @refillpan
    @refillpan Місяць тому +10

    we need a d’angelo and cindy pham collab

    • @tedddybear
      @tedddybear Місяць тому

      Omg I would die!!! This is my ultimate crossover

  • @CeruleanCzarina
    @CeruleanCzarina Місяць тому +1

    2:19 Me too and for the same reasons! It's an exhausting writing style that I haven't enjoyed since college, maybe because I had more time to be indulgent back then.

  • @ectoskeletal
    @ectoskeletal Місяць тому

    thank you so much for this video i love hearing you talk about books. i hope you don't feel too too much pressure or responsibility to produce a singular type of content. i'm a painter who came for the art content but am always so impressed with what you come out with, no matter what it is

  • @Mae-hx2ml
    @Mae-hx2ml Місяць тому +7

    The Dallergut Dream Department Store by Lee Miye is about a store people visit while asleep to purchase their dreams. We don't remember the store except for in our sleeping state. It reimagines the meanings of dreams and the use of nightmares, premonition dreams and meeting passed loved ones in dreams.

  • @darleneguti
    @darleneguti Місяць тому +4

    Totally agree with the watching videos of books to read instead of reading for myself. I finally got back into reading with the book called You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb. Finally found a book that made me want to go past 10% hopefully im able to find more books in the future.

  • @lonniejohnston1459
    @lonniejohnston1459 Місяць тому +15

    Hi idk if you'll see this but Master Of Djinn by P. Djeli Clark. (which is one of my favs of all time) And if you like the aftermath of a society that's recovering from a supernatural apocalypse with a character that tries to do good things because it's his fault so many are suffering. I would BEG i do beg you to read The Last Smile In Sunder City by Luke Arnold PLEEEEEASE it's such an amazing series and if you like murder it's got a lot of it

    • @BeesAndButtercups
      @BeesAndButtercups Місяць тому

      Master of Djinn is so good! I've been trying to recommend it to anyone willing to listen (and some who weren't ..) I hope there'll be more full length novels set in that universe

  • @e.meakin102
    @e.meakin102 Місяць тому +1

    Sunday D’Angelo is such a vibe! Time to for me focus on finishing all the books I started this year lol

  • @sierramontgomery8492
    @sierramontgomery8492 Місяць тому +3

    D’angelo being in denial that he has a problem with women who are murders is so him❤

  • @earacloud1878
    @earacloud1878 Місяць тому +7

    Ok so, this will probably be a long comment, but I really enjoy your content. When covering deep, you make it entertaining, informative, and provide jokes that don't take away from it. When I disagree with you (like the lavender marriage), I wholeheartedly enjoy the vid. I don't know how you do this (you=D'Angelo)

  • @KahokoHinoEEVEE
    @KahokoHinoEEVEE Місяць тому +5

    You should read Tender Is The Flesh! I absolutely hated it(because it’s SO BORING TO ME), but for other people it’s one of the best horror books out there. I’d like to see where you land on that. :D

  • @Remidii
    @Remidii Місяць тому +8

    When you showed “Adult Drama”, my Brain forgot about green screens and I was just like??? A transparent glass book? Thats interesting.

  • @BestAsparagus
    @BestAsparagus Місяць тому

    thank you for sunday D'angelo, great video!

  • @sofiaisindie
    @sofiaisindie Місяць тому

    Great video! Gotta love sunday D'Angelo!

  • @DannitheGayby
    @DannitheGayby Місяць тому +2

    Sunday D'Angelo is the perfect amount of unhinged and I'm here for it.
    It's exactly the vibe 'they' mean when 'they' say "it's a vibe".

  • @Wonderlandish
    @Wonderlandish Місяць тому +3

    4:02 bro. Read Tiger Lily by Jodi Lynn Anderson! About Peter Pan’s Tiger Lily. Haven’t read it in a decade, but you just reminded me of that book. It’s beautiful, heartbreaking and touches on colonialism, the archetypes and comparisons between the “savage woman” vs the “English flower”, the effect of colonialism and Christianism on two-spirit and non cishet peoples, different types of love and what they mean, a very low-key magic system, the poisonous and powerful potential of feminine rage.

  • @saltysandia
    @saltysandia Місяць тому +3

    The Covenant of Water : I am slowly getting through this book. I'm listening to it on Audible (20hrs) with the author narrating it. I have about 6 more hours to go. This book is an emotional roller coaster so I go weeks without listening to it. I agree that it is beautifully written. I don't want to speed it up too much because of the lovely prose. But I will prevail.

  • @hannahcalibaba4068
    @hannahcalibaba4068 Місяць тому +1

    D’angelo, I am a Canadian from Saskatchewan, and I am thrilled to hear that we are not the only ones who know corner gas. I grew up on that show. I’m just a short drive away from Dog River. The set is still there, so if you ever get the chance to come and check it out please do! Otherwise our city is small and kind of boring so I totally get it. But I feel heard and seen so thank you ♡

  • @elizabethelkington5274
    @elizabethelkington5274 Місяць тому

    This was sooo good. Love this content. Please do more of this, D’Angelo! 🫶🫶

  • @sagebrielle5385
    @sagebrielle5385 Місяць тому +7

    house in the cerulean sea is a better tj klune book if you wanna try another one n_n the concept of whispering door was so fun but i felt kinda the same about it >< i’d love to recommend the library at mount char by scott hawkins and emily wilde’s encyclopaedia of faeries by heather fawcett if you’re looking for new books to read!

  • @meghanm05
    @meghanm05 Місяць тому +4

    14:49 SCREAMING AT THE CORNER GAS REFERENCE OMGGGGGGG

  • @herbybib
    @herbybib Місяць тому +3

    Oh D'Angelo, we are SO interested in your Kindle reads!

  • @esme_melody
    @esme_melody Місяць тому

    i really enjoyed this!! added a few to my to-read list, thank you :)
    (butter, james, the remains of the day, & daughter of the moon goddess)

  • @blacknails512
    @blacknails512 Місяць тому

    this was a lovely video! i always enjoy hearing peoples thoughts on stories theyve engaged with throughout the year. would love to hear you talk about some of the films/shows you've watched this year as well! in a similarly non-linear, non-ranked way lol

  • @tedddybear
    @tedddybear Місяць тому +5

    I’ve DNFed the past 5 books I’ve picked up so I feel like this video was made for me!! I’m ready to be excited abt books again
    Edit to say: a really good book I have finished this year was The Darkness Outside us by Eliot Schrefer (the sequel was a total let down so don’t read that and keep your experience pure by just reading this first book). I usually hate space/sci-fi but this was just incredible and the twistttt!!!!! It is technically YA, but I just read it with the characters as older and there’s no typical YA tropes so it’s pretty easy to do if you are adverse to YA.

    • @elliottsalibi
      @elliottsalibi Місяць тому

      i’ve been in a book slump for months because i dnfed the alchemist.