great video! I always wave back at my screen during your intros lol. you're the epitome of the kind of reader i strive to be. not only insightful and empathetic to different views, but a breathtaking button-down shirt game as well.
Thank you! I find that there are so many voice and stories to listen to and so much to learn from that chorus. I hope you're having a great weekend. Cheers, Jack
Wow, thanks! I'll have to see if I can make time for Broch this year. I had wanted to reread the Aeneid and then his Death of Virgil in succession at some point too. I hope that you're having a great weekend. Cheers, Jack
This video just renews my appreciation for how widely you read - and read critically too - which as an example sets a high bar to aspire to (though that may be a rôle you don’t care to assume 🤔). Thanks, Jack.
Hi! Great video. I always wanted to ask you: how big is your TBR pile usually? If you had to measure that as a percentage of all the books you own at a given time? Mine would be 30 unreads per 100 books usually
Thanks! I picked up most of them from the clearance rack at Old Navy at the end of different summers. A few have come from thrift stores, adn there is one that was a handmade shirt for my father around 1980 that I wear in 1-2 videos a year. I hope you are having a great weekend. Cheers, Jack
Great list of books! I’ll have to keep an eye out for Beyond the Horizon especially. Any opinions on a good choice for a second Pynchon? I just finished The Crying Lot. Interested in reading more but not quite ready to jump in wholeheartedly. Thanks.
@@MarinaK03 Beyond the Horizon was part of the Heinemann African Writers Series, so you may be able to find a used copy, but I’m not sure if it is in print now. In terms of Pynchon, Vineland maintains the California setting and gives a sort of post-hippie vibe while Inherent Vice is set in that late 1960s period. His more recent book Bleeding Edge is also pretty accessible. Against the Day is very long but is written in at least three different styles: 1900s adventure story, western, and Wells/Verne science fiction, so it is pretty fun. Gravity’s Rainbow and Mason & Dixon are dense and somewhat cryptic, but they are also hilarious and rewarding. I’d be curious to know what you think if you decide to read any. Best, Jack
I might be wrong but i think you said you were going to do a longer video on Paradise Lost after your shorts were done. Was that true or were the shorts that longer content
I was hoping to do 3-4 videos on Paradise Lost focusing on specific lines that show Milton's ellliptical arcs or the way he builds on the Bible, Shakespeare, and others, but the fall became incredibly busy for my family. I'd like to return to the poem and do that. The shorts will give me an outline to work from when I do. Have you read Milton, and if so, are you a fan? Cheers, Jack
@@ramblingraconteur1616 I've been taking Paradise Lost slow. I started reading not out of enjoyment as I'm not religious but was raised in a christian household. My reasoning why I'm writing an narrative poem or epic, and wanted to study the writing style. I'm on book three and I am enjoying it more than I thought but still quite difficult and I've been doing research into Milton and how he constructed his epic with his Latin and erudite background
great video! I always wave back at my screen during your intros lol. you're the epitome of the kind of reader i strive to be. not only insightful and empathetic to different views, but a breathtaking button-down shirt game as well.
Thank you! I find that there are so many voice and stories to listen to and so much to learn from that chorus. I hope you're having a great weekend.
Cheers, Jack
We are still waiting for the third part of "The Sleepwalkers" by Herman Broch !! I loved the first two videos about the trilogy
Wow, thanks! I'll have to see if I can make time for Broch this year. I had wanted to reread the Aeneid and then his Death of Virgil in succession at some point too. I hope that you're having a great weekend.
Cheers, Jack
I've been eagerly anticipating this video. Thank you!
Thank you! I hope that you're have a great weekend.
Cheers, Jack
This video just renews my appreciation for how widely you read - and read critically too - which as an example sets a high bar to aspire to (though that may be a rôle you don’t care to assume 🤔). Thanks, Jack.
Thank you, David. Your nonfiction reading and commitment are an equal inspiration on my end. I hope that you are having a nice weekend.
Cheers, Jack
Keep up the wonderful commentary!
Thanks for the kind words! I hope this year is getting off to a good start for you.
Cheers, Jack
Nice list.
Happy New Year!
Thank you, and a Happy New Year to you as well!
Hi! Great video. I always wanted to ask you: how big is your TBR pile usually? If you had to measure that as a percentage of all the books you own at a given time? Mine would be 30 unreads per 100 books usually
Great video! So many good recommendations to explore. Random question: where do you get your shirts? I love your style and don’t have any myself 😂
Thanks! I picked up most of them from the clearance rack at Old Navy at the end of different summers. A few have come from thrift stores, adn there is one that was a handmade shirt for my father around 1980 that I wear in 1-2 videos a year. I hope you are having a great weekend.
Cheers, Jack
Great list of books! I’ll have to keep an eye out for Beyond the Horizon especially.
Any opinions on a good choice for a second Pynchon? I just finished The Crying Lot. Interested in reading more but not quite ready to jump in wholeheartedly. Thanks.
@@MarinaK03 Beyond the Horizon was part of the Heinemann African Writers Series, so you may be able to find a used copy, but I’m not sure if it is in print now.
In terms of Pynchon, Vineland maintains the California setting and gives a sort of post-hippie vibe while Inherent Vice is set in that late 1960s period.
His more recent book Bleeding Edge is also pretty accessible. Against the Day is very long but is written in at least three different styles: 1900s adventure story, western, and Wells/Verne science fiction, so it is pretty fun.
Gravity’s Rainbow and Mason & Dixon are dense and somewhat cryptic, but they are also hilarious and rewarding.
I’d be curious to know what you think if you decide to read any.
Best, Jack
I might be wrong but i think you said you were going to do a longer video on Paradise Lost after your shorts were done. Was that true or were the shorts that longer content
I was hoping to do 3-4 videos on Paradise Lost focusing on specific lines that show Milton's ellliptical arcs or the way he builds on the Bible, Shakespeare, and others, but the fall became incredibly busy for my family. I'd like to return to the poem and do that. The shorts will give me an outline to work from when I do. Have you read Milton, and if so, are you a fan?
Cheers, Jack
@@ramblingraconteur1616 I've been taking Paradise Lost slow. I started reading not out of enjoyment as I'm not religious but was raised in a christian household. My reasoning why I'm writing an narrative poem or epic, and wanted to study the writing style. I'm on book three and I am enjoying it more than I thought but still quite difficult and I've been doing research into Milton and how he constructed his epic with his Latin and erudite background
Adding Rios and Laszlo to my TBR. [Typo in Amma Darko's name.]
Thanks for letting me know about that. I hope that you have a great weekend and enjoy those two.
Cheers, Jack
A very “Jack” list in its breadth
Thanks, Brian.