Reading Vlog | Tiny Books, Maggie Nelson, Books About Writing, Poetry
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- Опубліковано 5 жов 2024
- A reading vlog where I embark on the tiny book challenge.
Books:
The Writing Life, Annie Dillard
Bless The Daughter Raised By A Voice In Her Head, Warsan Shire
Teaching My Mother To Give Birth, Warsan Shire
The Argonauts, Maggie Nelson
Bluets, Maggie Nelson
People:
Renee @r.enee.morris
Sophie @bibliosophie
Katie @jameskatie
Jessica / jessicas_bookstack
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I looooooved The Argonauts. It was the sort of book where I felt she took the top of my head off, filled my brain with thoughts, popped the top back on, shook it and said ‘go and have a think about all that’. Hope you’re better soon!
Omgggg that is such a perfect way to put it! Hahaha! Oh Maggie messing with our heads and changing our lives!
coming to Nelson or Dillard really makes me appreciate life a little more when it blurs by too quickly. can't wait to get to these in the very near future. and thank you for your readings! you put a lot of ease in my day!
ben! this was such a gorgeous vlog. your thoughts on the argonauts were beautifully put. i really want to read it but keep putting it off - because i know how deeply affecting it will be - but, you are making me desperate to pick it up! and i am so glad you got a lot out of the writing life, i loved it when i read it at the start of the year - LOTS of good sentences. hope you feel better soon my honey! x
I love the way you go and forth between your books and thoughts. Don’t change. You know I loved our read of Maggie. 💜
I also read the Argonauts earlier this year and it’s surprisingly emotional and sensual. A brainy and beautiful book❣️
loved hearing your reflections on the argonauts and autotheory. that santa ana winds sentence is really something special.. i’ve never read it although bluets was actually central to my BFA thesis!-i’ll have to finally pick it up and give myself some time with it ❤
also really resonating with the concept of the body as a home or as parts of the body as rooms. makes me think of the installation artist do ho suh’s sheer house sculptures
missed yr thoughts on bless the daughter at the book club, glad i got them here! & hope you recover soon :)
also speaking (watching?) of buddy reads, still want to read one with you - gilead, slow days fast company or a separate one that comes up. feel like time is going by so fast, if not this month then the next for sure, by this year at least 😭 lets try to make it happen
love your reading vlogs! so insightful:)
So glad you ended up enjoying the Dillard! Such a master of sentences. I definitely need to get to The Argonauts soon. Hope you're feeling better! ❤
Truly a master! Do you have a specific other favorite of hers? Thank you! 🤧
@@benjaminjournal I really loved Holy the Firm and its another tiny so it's easily digestible. And I've read The Maytrees, which is kind of a quiet novel but also beautifully written.
Yes I love the Warsan Shire collection I never hear anyone talking about it I read it earlier this year. Might have to go back and do it as an audio book though if it's that good as one.
Another dear vlog, loved hearing your thoughts on The Argonauts and I completely relate to how you feel about the density and almost otherworldly intelligence being at times hard to reach, but as you touched on it really means that re-reading this kind of work is so brilliant in being able to tease out more and more each time. Also, thank you for reading out passages from the books, it's so nice to get a sense of the writing and likewise to hear what you enjoyed! x
I read The Argonauts earlier this year and had some similar feelings as you about the theory and wanting to understand everything. Your description of what you liked about it made me appreciate it more. I remember having a hard time with it, but you’re right about how raw and honest it is. There is definitely something commendable about that.
I’m so excited to hear you talk about Warsan Shire, and your readings from The Argonauts was sublime and moving. I wish you a quick recovery! E
I loooooove Warsan Shire. I love finding a young poet who is already very nuanced. I am glad you enjoyed my readings of The Argonauts, I really enjoy to read things out loud. As you probably do with poetry sometimes. Big hugs!!!!!!
Been reading the argonauts for about 3 weeks now.. read it along side cleopatra and Frankenstein, I totally agree with the slow pacing as it is very dense.
That’s seems like a great paring to balance it out. How are you liking it? And with The Argonauts I think taking your time is very good. Hugs
I remember finding Harry Dodge's book "My Meteorite" in a shop shortly after reading "The Argonauts." A lovely coincidence. "The Red Parts" by MN is a fantastic blend of murder mystery and intellectualism if you're looking for a seasonal read 😉
Okay definitely The Red Parts is high on my list now! Thank you. Will be perfect for the coming season. I need to research more about Harry Dodge and his work! Hugs
Hope you feel better soon . Seems like there's a lot of stuff going round - weird bugs n stuff.Thank you for sharing your thoughts . I'm really into books about writing so will search out the Dillard. I've wanted to read Maggie Nelson for a long time but haven't been able to find one affordable. Now I am scared of all the big brain stuff too..
I also had a hard time finding a Nelson that was affordable!!!! Always they were so expensive in book shops. Finally I found something reasonable…. Definitely check out the Dillard!
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The writing life is so beautiful! I was just like “yes, I am a worm on a blade of grass. “ The only other Dillard I read was Holy the Firm. Most of it went over my head but I still enjoyed it! Here’s a quote: “ The universe is illusion merely, not one speck of it real, and we are not only its victims, falling always into or smashed by a planet slung by the sun - but also its captives, bound by the mineral - made ropes of our senses. But how do we know - how do we know - that the real is there?“