Thank you! If you haven't seen these male BookTubers, I would recommend them: Eric Karl Anderson, Brian (Bookish), Matthew Sciarappa, Shawn the Book Maniac, Simon Savidge, Bear Reads Books, and The Poptimist. There are a lot more, but that's a good start!
I really like Cliff at Better Than Food. His taste is the most similar to mine. I agree with you, it's so fun to have so many to choose from in 2020. :)
@@SupposedlyFun thanks! I’m so glad men are able to show books can be fun! I always try to get guys to read but they say it’s never entertaining enough haha! 😂
It's so cool how The Catcher in the Rye changed for you as you grew up and reread it. It just goes to show how books are as much about the books themselves as they are about WHEN you read them and who you are when you read them. I am loving your channel!
I nearly screamed when you mentioned edward tulane!!! I’m rarely taken seriously when I recommend it to my friends because like you said, it’s a children’s book, and yet it does things to my heart that many “adult” books haven’t. Love it. Excellent video.
This is the first video I’ve ever seen of yours, and I’m so glad I stumbled across it and your channel! I LOVE the way you talk about books. I can definitely feel your passion about books and what they mean for you and your life. I can’t wait to binge watch more of your videos!
Wow, you started to have Fun 4 years ago! And I only just discovered you yesterday, while looking for Booker clues (sadly, it seems the only valid clue is that this year's selection is a rather dull one). So now, instead of Booker, I'll focus on the recs from your channel, because 'I like the way you say things'
Happy New Year. I have read 2 and a half books so far. On New Years Day I did an audio/text combo of Of Time and Turtles. Thank you Greg and Joel. I am read one and a half books for a project that I have been working on for years. I picked up Mercury and The Secret History for BOTM. I didn't like The Goldfinch but I have been told that The Secret History is much better. I was gifted a sweatshirt for my birthday that says "we can ban books but not assault rifles. " Hope you have a great week
My very favourite books across all genres are Vonnegut's collections of speeches and essays that are found in "Wampeters, Foma and Granfalloons", "Palm Sunday", "Fates Worse Than Death", and "A Man Without a Country". They are basically blueprints on how to be a kind person in an insane world. Cheers from a new subscriber in Ontario, Canada!
"The Catcher in the Rye." I can't roll my eyes. I want to. But the truth is I haven't read it in twenty years. I may very well go back to it to see what's what. "Fun Home" is such a great story! It was assigned to us in a Lit course I took - that and "Maus." I had never read graphic novels before and I was profoundly moved by not only the story, but by the use of drawing to convey meaning and symbolism. Extremely well done. Good choices!
I think Maus was the first graphic novel I read as well, although I was well versed in comic books at that point. I want to reread The Catcher in the Rye soon.
Enjoyed hearing about all the personal connections to these books! You also reminded me that I really need to start reading more Forster--I remember being captivated by Passage to India as an undergrad, but for some reason never dug further into his back catalogue. Love your channel--keep up the great work!
aw I love the catcher in the rye - the ending when Holden sees Phoebe always tears me to pieces. Want to read EM Forster now, and never heard of Mother Night - so adding that to my list to read :D
The Master and Margarita is on my classics tbr for this year! it's great to see it on people's favorites list. Happy to see The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane in here :)
I did not know that Never Let Me Go was a book. That movie killed me! I lived with the residue of it for the longest time, and even now when I think of it, I cannot think of what it's about or what happened. I have to think of it in the vaguest terms, knowing that it is that movie. I love how you are connected to your favourite books. I have read many of the authors but not the specific books you have. And I am thinking about my own favourite list, and I realise I definitely have a type and it speaks to me of very definite things that I was grappling with as a teen and young adult. In my older days now, where there seems to be more stability and assurance about who I am and how I express myself to the world, it is interesting to note that some remain, but even more interesting are the ones that get dropped of and replaced.
Catcher in the Rye, Mother Night 🙌🙌Didn't care for Never Let Me Go (sorry😢) but loved the movie of Call Me By Your Name (so much so that now I'm afraid to read the book). And I'm adding Howard's End to my to-read list - thanks for the nudge I needed.
Stoked I found your channel! Thank you for sharing your favorites and thoughts, good to hear and looking forward to looking up. "Fun Home" looks great, thanks.
Being straight, I don't have a strong personal connection to gay themes in literature. Once I tried to read "Orlando" by Virginia Woolf but couldn't get into it. But then I got interested in Andre Gide, and I've read three of his novels mainly because they are so insightful and well-written. So now I have a favorite gay writer! (By the way..."Catcher in the Rye" was also one of my favs as a teen.)
@@SupposedlyFun "The Immoralist" is a good place to start reading Gide. It's about a man who marries a highly-sympathetic young lady who spends their honeymoon nursing him through a severe illness. Then he completely neglects her as he pursues a gay lifestyle. It's autobiographical and better than it sounds.
Did you ever get to see the musical of Fun Home? It’s amazing and I highly recommend it, even the soundtrack would probably work well since you know the basis of the story. At the very least checkout the Tony Award’s performance of “Ring of Keys,” Sydney Lucas will go down as one of the best child Broadway performers in history.
Maurice is such a great book and so underrated! I love Never Let Me Go too, it's set only a few miles from where I live so I felt very connected to it. Didn't love Catcher in the Rye but I think I had unfair expectations. Amazing list :)
I'm glad that I watched this because we have very similar tastes in books. I grew up reading Kurt Vonnegut when I was a teenager in the 70's and for awhile he was my favorite author, although now I would say Willa Cather is my favorite. I agree with you about The Master and the Margarita. I always say it's a book about Satan and all these wacky things he does but at the center of it is a retelling of the Pontus Pilot story.
I've been thinking about rereading Vonnegut at this current political moment but I'm afraid it would just make me despair. I've only read one book by Cather (My Antonia) but I loved it.
A really lovely list, quite a bit of crossover with me. You're very passionate about your faves, so you have inspired me to add a few to my tbr list. We share Maurice - I too read it as a young gay boy looking for the door to the closet. Luckily my hometown library was excellently stocked with books suited to a young queer reader's needs, and in retrospect I have to thank Mrs Poniatowski our librarian for not prematurely outing me to my parents! I'd agree with you now Howard's End is the better EM Forster book. There is a contemporary gay post-modern take on it (a play) opening in NYC next month: 'The Inheritance' by Matthew Lopez. We saw it in London last year. It's absolutely incredible. The script is published by Faber & Faber if you are interested in checking it out.
That sounds like an interesting show--I will definitely peek around for the script. So good to know someone else turned to literature and found Maurice! :-)
Hi Greg, I'm new to your channel today. I'm loving it so far. I love Roald Dahl, and really enjoy Matilda (although I think The BFG is my favourite), have you seen the Matilda stage show? It's absolutely fantastic.
How have I not found you before now?? I have very similar reactions and experiences with Holden Caufield and I’m due for a reread. The last time I read it, I was in my 30’s and realized he had mental illness which upset and saddened me. A stark different reaction from the first time I read it when I was about 14 and thought he was hilarious.
I read "Catcher in the Rye" when I was in a Romish Catholic novitiate, when at 24 or 25 years old I had made a choice to go into the priesthood of a religious order. I was discovering that the post-Vatican II piesthood was corrupting and disillusioning and not at all anymore what I had thought that it was. I was discovering that I simply was not suited to oecumenism and the life of a priest. I was sexually frustrated, which, being strongly multi-orgasmic, was a real torment that I just could not endure, contrary to what I had thought. I disliked the other novices, for the most part, who were snivelling modernists willing to compromise the faith merely in order to be "with it" trendoids. In the midst of all of that, Holden's rebelliousness to his surroundings, as a teenager, really resonated with me. I could hardly tear myself away from the novel even to eat, so enthralled I was with that character! A wonderful book at a miserable and very alienated time of my life!
Just reread "Maurice" after some years. Honestly wasn't expecting to still like it: and in fact, like it more! Something I feel that can get passed over a bit is...To me, what is really radical about the ending is not really the homosexuality element. It's the class element. How radical that was at the time: and honestly, that may have been, if possible, even more offensive to people's sensibilities, that Maurice would be willing to throw away his entitlement, basically. Because his final choice really is about denying everything false about living. And so the whole class thing is the real symbol of this...and, it is almost (for me anyway!) more empowering than just the idea that he runs away "for love." It's that he wants to liberate his life! ....gah, "The Master & Margarita" is absolutely in my top 10! & so rich upon multiple reads!
Only regret i stumbled upon your channel now.. on second thought glad i did!!😊 love your passion n some of the books in your recommendations are actually some of my personal favorites and those that i wasnt aware off is now on my tbbr.. thank you for sharing.😊
It’s interesting you rate books by how well they relate to yourself. I read for the opposite reason: to enter worlds which l would otherwise are inaccessible. That doesn’t mean everything fantasy, sci fi etc. I think my all time fave is probably Les Miserables
Because your list is fluid, I invite you to do my Booktube Top Tens Tag. People only have until the end of June to do it if their results are to be included in the database. It needn’t be these 10 books; it should be whatever your 10 are on the given day, and they need to be ranked. Watch my original video to see how it works. Have you seen the film Maurice? DiCamillo’s book was one of my five favorite reads from last year. How is it that you have Bring Up the Bodies on your shelf but not Wolf Hall?
Hello :D I read Remains of the day this month and absolutely loved it! I think I can already say it had become one of my favourite books, it was just brilliant. I hope to read something else by Ishiguro this year, perhaps I could try Never let me go! I'd also like to read something by Forster this year. Have you read A room with a view? That was the one whose synopsis really caught my interest :)
A Room With a View is a marvelous book--it's a very narrow third place for me and I almost put it on this list but didn't want it to be a lot of E.M. Forster. My sister loves A Room With a View the most of all his books. It also has a lot of the themes that carry through his books, so it would be a great intro to his work if that's the one that caught your eye--and if you like it, you can explore further. :-) I've always meant to read more Ishiguro books but have never gotten around to it. I do recommend Never Let Me Go. I know some people who complain that it's slow, but I just adored the way it built as it progressed.
Ok so I know this kind of an older video and all so most likely no one is going to see this comment but, (spoiler)? As you listed “The Catcher in the Rye” I literally rolled my eyes and you instantly followed it up with “I know your rolling or eyes” or smth like that which was WILD.
Never Let Me Go. I love that book. I hate that book. I work in a bookshop and people look at me funny when I recommend "Never Let Me Go" and tell them I have a love hate relationship with this book. Have you read "Ladder to the Sky"?
Hi, Greg, Allen here . . . Welcome aboard! We have similar tastes in lit. I re-read books quite often (and, yes, _Cather_ is one if those--cant hardly wait for the promised posthumously published stuff ... #Dubliners2019
Hard to get off the same author. We do that right now with Michael Chritian books. Especially loved Sphere. But the movie is horrid and turned the genuine hero into yet one more jerk. ...books for younger people go. I found 6 book set of Anne of Greene Gables. Like finding gold.
Please stop using "queer" for the gay community. Although some people like to use it to reclaim its hateful use (as some in the black community do with the N word). Regardless, the use of queer smacks of self-loathing. On the other hand, "gay" is a word that gay men and lesbians can identify with. It is not pejorative. Also, let's stop using LGBTQ immediately. No other community is subjected to an alphabet soup instead of a word. Surely, Latinos, blacks, Muslims and Jews could all be referred to by similar alphabet soup jumbles reflecting the diversity of their communities, but they're not. Just call us the gay community and nothing that would used as an insult or an acronym that makes us seem like a freak show. Thank you, Brian Burke
I use the term queer because it is inclusive of the entire community. And I use LGBTQ+ (and will continue to use it) because I stand with all aspects of that community. As long as there are threats to part of that community, we need to stand together. I will not separate out gay men and lesbians, I won’t care how this compares to other communities, and I certainly won’t bow to the sensibilities of anyone who might think any part of my community is a freak show. Seeing self-loathing in the word queer reflects an outdated view of the word. It’s about pride and inclusiveness.
You are actually the FIRST male book UA-camr I’ve seen online and I support you! This is so fun!
Thank you! If you haven't seen these male BookTubers, I would recommend them: Eric Karl Anderson, Brian (Bookish), Matthew Sciarappa, Shawn the Book Maniac, Simon Savidge, Bear Reads Books, and The Poptimist. There are a lot more, but that's a good start!
I really like Cliff at Better Than Food. His taste is the most similar to mine. I agree with you, it's so fun to have so many to choose from in 2020. :)
@@SupposedlyFun thanks! I’m so glad men are able to show books can be fun! I always try to get guys to read but they say it’s never entertaining enough haha! 😂
@@ciganyweaverandherperiwink6293 yess I totally agree!!
Jack Edwards also! I've been delving into male Booktube land and they're as passionate allies about diversity and inclusion so heartwarming to see!
It's so cool how The Catcher in the Rye changed for you as you grew up and reread it. It just goes to show how books are as much about the books themselves as they are about WHEN you read them and who you are when you read them. I am loving your channel!
Thank you! I agree with you that when you read something matters as much as the quality of the book itself.
I nearly screamed when you mentioned edward tulane!!! I’m rarely taken seriously when I recommend it to my friends because like you said, it’s a children’s book, and yet it does things to my heart that many “adult” books haven’t. Love it. Excellent video.
Thank you! It's such a great book.
It touched my heart ❤ 💙 💜
This is the first video I’ve ever seen of yours, and I’m so glad I stumbled across it and your channel! I LOVE the way you talk about books. I can definitely feel your passion about books and what they mean for you and your life. I can’t wait to binge watch more of your videos!
Thank you! That means a lot. :-)
Wow, you started to have Fun 4 years ago! And I only just discovered you yesterday, while looking for Booker clues (sadly, it seems the only valid clue is that this year's selection is a rather dull one). So now, instead of Booker, I'll focus on the recs from your channel, because 'I like the way you say things'
Thank you so much!
Master's shifts in tone are staggering. An astonishing work .
The Catcher in the rye is my favorite novel because I am a depressed teen named Holden! I love that book so much!!!
So glad you like it!
So glad you included children’s literature, one from childhood and one picked up as an adult.
I've been a lifelong reader so that part was easy--thank you!
Your channel is unbelievably fun man, all the best. I subbed.
Thank you! That means a lot!
Happy New Year.
I have read 2 and a half books so far. On New Years Day I did an audio/text combo of Of Time and Turtles. Thank you Greg and Joel. I am read one and a half books for a project that I have been working on for years. I picked up Mercury and The Secret History for BOTM. I didn't like The Goldfinch but I have been told that The Secret History is much better.
I was gifted a sweatshirt for my birthday that says "we can ban books but not assault rifles. "
Hope you have a great week
I’m so glad you liked Of Time and Turtles! That shirt sounds great. Enjoy your week as well!
New subscriber-I loved your list and the fact that it is so fluid, including some childhood favorites.
My very favourite books across all genres are Vonnegut's collections of speeches and essays that are found in "Wampeters, Foma and Granfalloons", "Palm Sunday", "Fates Worse Than Death", and "A Man Without a Country". They are basically blueprints on how to be a kind person in an insane world. Cheers from a new subscriber in Ontario, Canada!
Cheers from Missoula! I love Vonnegut.
The Master and Margarita made me laugh out loud.
Such a good book!
Really enjoyed this! Maurice is always on my ever-evolving list of favorites.
It's such a good book.
"The Catcher in the Rye." I can't roll my eyes. I want to. But the truth is I haven't read it in twenty years. I may very well go back to it to see what's what. "Fun Home" is such a great story! It was assigned to us in a Lit course I took - that and "Maus." I had never read graphic novels before and I was profoundly moved by not only the story, but by the use of drawing to convey meaning and symbolism. Extremely well done. Good choices!
I think Maus was the first graphic novel I read as well, although I was well versed in comic books at that point. I want to reread The Catcher in the Rye soon.
Enjoyed hearing about all the personal connections to these books! You also reminded me that I really need to start reading more Forster--I remember being captivated by Passage to India as an undergrad, but for some reason never dug further into his back catalogue.
Love your channel--keep up the great work!
I love Forster and I hope you do, too!
aw I love the catcher in the rye - the ending when Holden sees Phoebe always tears me to pieces. Want to read EM Forster now, and never heard of Mother Night - so adding that to my list to read :D
I absolutely love the relationship between Holden and Phoebe. She is one of my favorite literary characters.
The Master and Margarita is on my classics tbr for this year! it's great to see it on people's favorites list. Happy to see The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane in here :)
Both are such good books.
I adore the Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 😍 ❤
I did not know that Never Let Me Go was a book. That movie killed me! I lived with the residue of it for the longest time, and even now when I think of it, I cannot think of what it's about or what happened. I have to think of it in the vaguest terms, knowing that it is that movie.
I love how you are connected to your favourite books. I have read many of the authors but not the specific books you have. And I am thinking about my own favourite list, and I realise I definitely have a type and it speaks to me of very definite things that I was grappling with as a teen and young adult. In my older days now, where there seems to be more stability and assurance about who I am and how I express myself to the world, it is interesting to note that some remain, but even more interesting are the ones that get dropped of and replaced.
Matilda is also the book that made me a reader and still one of my favorite ones!!! Great channel, cheers!
Catcher in the Rye, Mother Night 🙌🙌Didn't care for Never Let Me Go (sorry😢) but loved the movie of Call Me By Your Name (so much so that now I'm afraid to read the book). And I'm adding Howard's End to my to-read list - thanks for the nudge I needed.
Never Let Me Go is a love-it-or-hate-it book, I just happen to love it. I hope you like Howards End!
Stoked I found your channel! Thank you for sharing your favorites and thoughts, good to hear and looking forward to looking up. "Fun Home" looks great, thanks.
So many of the books on this list I know, have read and loved!
I'm glad you also loved them!
Being straight, I don't have a strong personal connection to gay themes in literature. Once I tried to read "Orlando" by Virginia Woolf but couldn't get into it. But then I got interested in Andre Gide, and I've read three of his novels mainly because they are so insightful and well-written. So now I have a favorite gay writer! (By the way..."Catcher in the Rye" was also one of my favs as a teen.)
I've never read Gide but have heard many good things.
@@SupposedlyFun "The Immoralist" is a good place to start reading Gide. It's about a man who marries a highly-sympathetic young lady who spends their honeymoon nursing him through a severe illness. Then he completely neglects her as he pursues a gay lifestyle. It's autobiographical and better than it sounds.
@@RaysDad Thank you!
Did you ever get to see the musical of Fun Home? It’s amazing and I highly recommend it, even the soundtrack would probably work well since you know the basis of the story. At the very least checkout the Tony Award’s performance of “Ring of Keys,” Sydney Lucas will go down as one of the best child Broadway performers in history.
I saw the Fun Home musical when it was touring and I absolutely loved it. I was very worried about it but it was an excellent adaptation.
Maurice is such a great book and so underrated! I love Never Let Me Go too, it's set only a few miles from where I live so I felt very connected to it. Didn't love Catcher in the Rye but I think I had unfair expectations. Amazing list :)
I read Catcher in the Rye at the exact perfect moment in my life. That is such a rare thing. Glad you loved Maurice as well!
I need to improve my english so i going to star to watch your channel, I liked it, greetings from Argentina 🇦🇷
I'm glad that I watched this because we have very similar tastes in books. I grew up reading Kurt Vonnegut when I was a teenager in the 70's and for awhile he was my favorite author, although now I would say Willa Cather is my favorite. I agree with you about The Master and the Margarita. I always say it's a book about Satan and all these wacky things he does but at the center of it is a retelling of the Pontus Pilot story.
I've been thinking about rereading Vonnegut at this current political moment but I'm afraid it would just make me despair. I've only read one book by Cather (My Antonia) but I loved it.
A really lovely list, quite a bit of crossover with me. You're very passionate about your faves, so you have inspired me to add a few to my tbr list. We share Maurice - I too read it as a young gay boy looking for the door to the closet. Luckily my hometown library was excellently stocked with books suited to a young queer reader's needs, and in retrospect I have to thank Mrs Poniatowski our librarian for not prematurely outing me to my parents! I'd agree with you now Howard's End is the better EM Forster book. There is a contemporary gay post-modern take on it (a play) opening in NYC next month: 'The Inheritance' by Matthew Lopez. We saw it in London last year. It's absolutely incredible. The script is published by Faber & Faber if you are interested in checking it out.
That sounds like an interesting show--I will definitely peek around for the script. So good to know someone else turned to literature and found Maurice! :-)
I came through here high as fuck, I’ve watched 3 of your videos already and had to search this up to see what are good books to read hahaha
I’m so happy that I finally found a good male book tuber ❤️
Oh wow, thank you! I hope you find more-there are good ones out there!
Hi Greg, I'm new to your channel today. I'm loving it so far. I love Roald Dahl, and really enjoy Matilda (although I think The BFG is my favourite), have you seen the Matilda stage show? It's absolutely fantastic.
I have not, but I would love to if a touring production ever comes near me. I adore Matilda.
I would personally choose Remains of the Day over Never Let Me Go... but to be honest, anything from Kazuo Ishiguro is worth it !
ROTD is a perfect book.
How have I not found you before now?? I have very similar reactions and experiences with Holden Caufield and I’m due for a reread. The last time I read it, I was in my 30’s and realized he had mental illness which upset and saddened me. A stark different reaction from the first time I read it when I was about 14 and thought he was hilarious.
I read "Catcher in the Rye" when I was in a Romish Catholic novitiate, when at 24 or 25 years old I had made a choice to go into the priesthood of a religious order. I was discovering that the post-Vatican II piesthood was corrupting and disillusioning and not at all anymore what I had thought that it was. I was discovering that I simply was not suited to oecumenism and the life of a priest. I was sexually frustrated, which, being strongly multi-orgasmic, was a real torment that I just could not endure, contrary to what I had thought. I disliked the other novices, for the most part, who were snivelling modernists willing to compromise the faith merely in order to be "with it" trendoids. In the midst of all of that, Holden's rebelliousness to his surroundings, as a teenager, really resonated with me. I could hardly tear myself away from the novel even to eat, so enthralled I was with that character! A wonderful book at a miserable and very alienated time of my life!
Just reread "Maurice" after some years. Honestly wasn't expecting to still like it: and in fact, like it more! Something I feel that can get passed over a bit is...To me, what is really radical about the ending is not really the homosexuality element. It's the class element. How radical that was at the time: and honestly, that may have been, if possible, even more offensive to people's sensibilities, that Maurice would be willing to throw away his entitlement, basically. Because his final choice really is about denying everything false about living. And so the whole class thing is the real symbol of this...and, it is almost (for me anyway!) more empowering than just the idea that he runs away "for love." It's that he wants to liberate his life!
....gah, "The Master & Margarita" is absolutely in my top 10! & so rich upon multiple reads!
Only regret i stumbled upon your channel now.. on second thought glad i did!!😊 love your passion n some of the books in your recommendations are actually some of my personal favorites and those that i wasnt aware off is now on my tbbr.. thank you for sharing.😊
Thank you so much! That really means a lot. I'm glad we share some favorites. :-)
Fun Home is so good! Although I do think I love it as much as I do because all of the references to James Joyce and other literary greats lol
I love EM Forster too!
He’s so good!
It’s interesting you rate books by how well they relate to yourself. I read for the opposite reason: to enter worlds which l would otherwise are inaccessible. That doesn’t mean everything fantasy, sci fi etc. I think my all time fave is probably Les Miserables
Because your list is fluid, I invite you to do my Booktube Top Tens Tag. People only have until the end of June to do it if their results are to be included in the database. It needn’t be these 10 books; it should be whatever your 10 are on the given day, and they need to be ranked. Watch my original video to see how it works.
Have you seen the film Maurice?
DiCamillo’s book was one of my five favorite reads from last year.
How is it that you have Bring Up the Bodies on your shelf but not Wolf Hall?
Hello :D
I read Remains of the day this month and absolutely loved it! I think I can already say it had become one of my favourite books, it was just brilliant. I hope to read something else by Ishiguro this year, perhaps I could try Never let me go!
I'd also like to read something by Forster this year. Have you read A room with a view? That was the one whose synopsis really caught my interest :)
A Room With a View is a marvelous book--it's a very narrow third place for me and I almost put it on this list but didn't want it to be a lot of E.M. Forster. My sister loves A Room With a View the most of all his books. It also has a lot of the themes that carry through his books, so it would be a great intro to his work if that's the one that caught your eye--and if you like it, you can explore further. :-)
I've always meant to read more Ishiguro books but have never gotten around to it. I do recommend Never Let Me Go. I know some people who complain that it's slow, but I just adored the way it built as it progressed.
Great picks!
Thank you!
I would add “swimming in the volcano” by bob shacochis...Lots there including our relationship with the developing world
Ok so I know this kind of an older video and all so most likely no one is going to see this comment but, (spoiler)? As you listed “The Catcher in the Rye” I literally rolled my eyes and you instantly followed it up with “I know your rolling or eyes” or smth like that which was WILD.
Never Let Me Go. I love that book. I hate that book. I work in a bookshop and people look at me funny when I recommend "Never Let Me Go" and tell them I have a love hate relationship with this book.
Have you read "Ladder to the Sky"?
kate dicamello ... the miraculous journey of edward tulane
Mother Night is so good! Overlaps in my top 10
Hi 👋 Greg , you should do the top ten tag for Jason at old blues chapter and verse stats.
Oof, I have such a hard time assigning numbers to my favorite books! I'll ponder it to see if I can find a way to do it without making it painful.
Hi, Greg, Allen here . . . Welcome aboard! We have similar tastes in lit. I re-read books quite often (and, yes, _Cather_ is one if those--cant hardly wait for the promised posthumously published stuff ... #Dubliners2019
Fun Home! Yes, yes, yes.
I haven't read Maurice the book, but the movie I thought was fantastic.
Both are wonderful!
I love male booktubers 🥰🤩
mother night kurt vonnegut
Hard to get off the same author. We do that right now with Michael Chritian books. Especially loved Sphere. But the movie is horrid and turned the genuine hero into yet one more jerk. ...books for younger people go. I found 6 book set of Anne of Greene Gables. Like finding gold.
My sister used to love Anne of Green Gables. I've never read them. I loved Crichton when I was younger but haven't read any of his books in ages.
kazuo ishiguro nevr let go
maurice em forster
If you're into crime novels look up Archer mayor he's a good author
how could you just spoil the the first book lol
Just subbed
Thanks--hope you enjoy the rest of the videos!
howards end em forster
roald dahl matilda
Hey bud, Roberto Bolaño 2666...check it.
I have it on my shelves but haven’t gotten around to it!
call me by your name andre aciman
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jd salinger
Please stop using "queer" for the gay community. Although some people like to use it to reclaim its hateful use (as some in the black community do with the N word). Regardless, the use of queer smacks of self-loathing. On the other hand, "gay" is a word that gay men and lesbians can identify with. It is not pejorative. Also, let's stop using LGBTQ immediately. No other community is subjected to an alphabet soup instead of a word. Surely, Latinos, blacks, Muslims and Jews could all be referred to by similar alphabet soup jumbles reflecting the diversity of their communities, but they're not. Just call us the gay community and nothing that would used as an insult or an acronym that makes us seem like a freak show. Thank you, Brian Burke
I use the term queer because it is inclusive of the entire community. And I use LGBTQ+ (and will continue to use it) because I stand with all aspects of that community. As long as there are threats to part of that community, we need to stand together. I will not separate out gay men and lesbians, I won’t care how this compares to other communities, and I certainly won’t bow to the sensibilities of anyone who might think any part of my community is a freak show. Seeing self-loathing in the word queer reflects an outdated view of the word. It’s about pride and inclusiveness.
alison bechdel
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Greg behind ur head at 3:43 Wtheck!?
Haha dust is a terrible thing. I remember it was really bad in that room at that time for some reason.
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