Book List 0:44 Assassin's Quest - Robin Hobb 3:44 Dune - Frank Herbert 6:18 The Maid - Nita Prose 7:58 My Murder - Katie Williams 10:05 2001 A Space Odyssey - Arthur C. Clarke 12:04 The Secret History - Donna Tartt 16:11 Uprooted - Naomi Novik 17:12 Sounds Like Titanic: A Memoir - Jessica Chiccehitto Hindman 20:34 The Sinclair's Mysteries #1 & #2 22:28 The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie - Alan Bradley 23:18 Moonflower Murders - Anthony Horowitz 25:32 Hawthorne & Horowitz Series (#1-3) 27:50 The Bullet That Missed - Richard Osman 29:25 The Mountain In The Sea - Ray Nayler 31:31 The War of the Worlds - H.G. Wells 32:46 The Enigma of Room 622 - Joel Dicker 34:23 The Daughter of Time - Josephine Tey
I have to say, the new room setup makes the video really cozy 🙂↕️ I am binge watching your video's lately because they give me so much comfort and calmness, exactly what I need right now! I was so happy to see that you upload a new video, please never stop making them 🤗
That is an impressive stack of books! I like your book reviews, because you know how to give an impression of the book, *without* any spoilers! It's greatly appreciated! Thank you!
Really enjoyed your thoughts on these books. I've read a few of them and love hearing someone else's perspective about those stories. Thank you for sharing!
I always look forward to these videos. I am in the middle of reading Babel right now, with the Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie as my breather. I also picked up a copy of the Westing Game, since I haven't read it since I was in sixth grade. I never reread it afterward, and even though we were pretty thorough in our analysis of it, I want to go back now as an adult, still remembering the solution.
I loved your Video! Did you know...theres some Books i also want to read this year? I will start with the Richard Osman Series, also i will continue with M.C. Beaton. I have plans to read the "Secret History" by Donna Tartt and i will read "Dune" since many years... You always give me so much Inspirations...and its always such a joy to see whats your choosen Books of the year.
I'm at 24 books through today for 2024. I think you would like Malka Older's THE MIMICKING OF KNOWN SUCCESSES and THE IMPOSITION OF UNNECESSARY OBSTACLES. For my birthday, I was given Phong Nguyen's novel, ROUNDABOUT, and I'm very excited to be getting to it soon.
I love Dune. The wold building is so good! I feel like there is a learning curve to Dune. I read it on Kindle and bought a hard copy of it so that I could use the glossary along with it. I’m looking forward to reading the series.
Thank you for these book reviews. You must be a speedy reader, in order to read those mystery books in a day 😮 Do you have any interest in writing a book yourself ?
You’re welcome! Thank you for watching! Oh I think it’s hard not to romanticize writing a book. I’ve written a few beginnings and even finished a few short stories, but a complete book feels like a very far away adventure.
I just bought the Audible version. I don't have a lot of time to read so I listen to the Audio version. I loved Babble by the way. Thanks for these book videos.
I love watching your videos of books you've read. There are a couple I'll have to check out. The Mountain in the Sea sounds right up my alley. And I'm autistic, so I'm curious about "The Maid" and interested to read it. Have you read "The Cloisters" by Katy Hays? I've definitely read better books, but I've also read far worse and it was kind of cool because when I finished it I wasn't sure if I liked it or not for a while after reading it, which is rare for me. But the atmosphere in it is just lovely -- it has a very dark academia vibe to it.
I hope you do get a chance to read The Mountain in the Sea! I’d also be curious to hear about your thoughts on The Maid as well. I haven’t heard of The Cloisters, but will check it out! Sometimes it’s refreshing to finish a book that our feelings aren’t so obvious about, one that sits and requires further pondering.
Since you enjoy murder mysteries so much, you might enjoy Lilian Jackson Braun's "The Cat Who ...." series, beginning with "The Cat Who Could Read Backwards." There are 29 titles in all, and they will keep you busy for awhile if you decide to read them. Then, there are the John D McDonald "color" books, each featuring a different color in the title. I read them a long time ago, and I think all of them were murder mysteries.
I have read a handful of the “Cat” books you’ve mention and also had a big moment with the Rita Mae Brown (Sneaky Pie Brown series). I’ve not read John D McDonald though.
Thanks! I have been taking a sabbatical from THE SECRET HISTORY. Were you also introduced to this book through Hemingway Jones? Bogged down, actually. In fact, I’m playing hooky from getting back into it to watch your delightful book accounting. You may enjoy the books by Tony Hillerman. They are technically murder mysteries but set on the Navajo reservation and solved by the Navajo Tribal Police officers. Wonderful insights into the Navajo and other southwest Indian tribes, and delightful landscape descriptions. His daughter has written several books carrying on with the same characters. Also enjoyable. Thanks again. I always enjoy your videos.
Hello! My in town friend actually recommended The Secret History to me. She just read it this year as well. I can see why you’d need to take a sabbatical from it. I have read Tony Hillerman as well as his daughter’s books! I have enjoyed them, especially being a reader from the southwest.
I enjoyed reading all of the Thursday Murder Club series. Will be interesting to watch the upcoming movie. I've preordered his new book, and I hope that I enjoy reading his new series as much as the TMC series. I had The Secret History in my pile of next books to be read for quite a while, and eventually got around to reading it last year. Whilst I enjoyed the read, for me it was a long drawn out slow read, and I only gave the book a 3* read out of 5. After all the reviews I'd read, I was expecting so much more, so was slightly disappointed.
I’ve been a long time 40 year fantasy fan, If you like fantasy books you must try Terry Brooks (start with Sword of Shanarra), Raymond Feist (start with Magician: Apprentice) and David Eddings (start with Pawn of Prophecy). All phenomenal fantasy series.
I always enjoy your book videos - always looking for new books to read. I think Dune is the only one Ive read that you mention. I both liked and didn't like the evolution of Paul Atreides.
I’ve read two books by Arthur C. Clarke, but in both Childhood’s End and Rendezvous with Rama, eerie situations build and build up to what you EXPECT will result in both a philosophically and dramatically resounding climax…but you are left at the end, not with a bang, but a whimper (to quote T.S. Eliot). In the right hands, somebody could write satisfying endings to these strongly-premised stories. Just my opinion, though.
I’m a teacher, so I’m on summer break. 11 of those books I read in June, haha. Otherwise, I read whenever I have down time. Replace any time I could be on my phone, with reading instead. I never leave home with a book either, that way if I’m stuck waiting somewhere I can read! And, I like reading before bed and when I wake up with my coffee.
When you're describing a book that you're not enjoying, you talk like the characters are real. That shows you are a very committed reader and suspend your disbelief well, but for myself, I would just think, "Why is the author writing the character in this annoying way?" I would get annoyed at the author, and probably quit the book. As soon as I detect a writing flaw, my disbelief returns and the spell is broken. That can only happen a few times for me.
Oh that would definitely be challenging to get through! My partner is a bit more like that and will often point things out like that in a tv show or movie as well. I definitely am more easily persuaded, gullible one might say, haha.
those old sci-fi books are so poorly written. the ideas are so big and grand and the authors often don't have the chops to pull them off. it's so disappointing to go back and read them.
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Book List
0:44 Assassin's Quest - Robin Hobb
3:44 Dune - Frank Herbert
6:18 The Maid - Nita Prose
7:58 My Murder - Katie Williams
10:05 2001 A Space Odyssey - Arthur C. Clarke
12:04 The Secret History - Donna Tartt
16:11 Uprooted - Naomi Novik
17:12 Sounds Like Titanic: A Memoir - Jessica Chiccehitto Hindman
20:34 The Sinclair's Mysteries #1 & #2
22:28 The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie - Alan Bradley
23:18 Moonflower Murders - Anthony Horowitz
25:32 Hawthorne & Horowitz Series (#1-3)
27:50 The Bullet That Missed - Richard Osman
29:25 The Mountain In The Sea - Ray Nayler
31:31 The War of the Worlds - H.G. Wells
32:46 The Enigma of Room 622 - Joel Dicker
34:23 The Daughter of Time - Josephine Tey
Thank you for doing that!
@@adventuredenali Thanks for producing great content.
I have to say, the new room setup makes the video really cozy 🙂↕️ I am binge watching your video's lately because they give me so much comfort and calmness, exactly what I need right now! I was so happy to see that you upload a new video, please never stop making them 🤗
That is an impressive stack of books!
I like your book reviews, because you know how to give an impression of the book, *without* any spoilers!
It's greatly appreciated! Thank you!
Adding some of these to my TBR. Thank you for sharing.
Really enjoyed your thoughts on these books. I've read a few of them and love hearing someone else's perspective about those stories. Thank you for sharing!
I always look forward to these videos. I am in the middle of reading Babel right now, with the Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie as my breather. I also picked up a copy of the Westing Game, since I haven't read it since I was in sixth grade. I never reread it afterward, and even though we were pretty thorough in our analysis of it, I want to go back now as an adult, still remembering the solution.
Fun video! Very entertaining. Thanks for the recap (and for the book ideas).
You're a natural at talking about books. I hope you do more bookish videos. ❤
Secret History is on my TBR for a long time now, I'm curious how I'll like it... 🙃 Thank you for another cozy bookish video!
I loved your Video! Did you know...theres some Books i also want to read this year? I will start with the Richard Osman Series, also i will continue with M.C. Beaton. I have plans to read the "Secret History" by Donna Tartt and i will read "Dune" since many years... You always give me so much Inspirations...and its always such a joy to see whats your choosen Books of the year.
You are a treasure!
I'm at 24 books through today for 2024. I think you would like Malka Older's THE MIMICKING OF KNOWN SUCCESSES and THE IMPOSITION OF UNNECESSARY OBSTACLES. For my birthday, I was given Phong Nguyen's novel, ROUNDABOUT, and I'm very excited to be getting to it soon.
I love Dune. The wold building is so good! I feel like there is a learning curve to Dune. I read it on Kindle and bought a hard copy of it so that I could use the glossary along with it. I’m looking forward to reading the series.
The world building is really stellar.
Thank you for these book reviews. You must be a speedy reader, in order to read those mystery books in a day 😮
Do you have any interest in writing a book yourself ?
You’re welcome! Thank you for watching!
Oh I think it’s hard not to romanticize writing a book. I’ve written a few beginnings and even finished a few short stories, but a complete book feels like a very far away adventure.
I'm a teacher in the UK. I tend to use non neurotypical or neurodivergent rather that not normal. You've read a great variety of books.😊
I just bought the Audible version. I don't have a lot of time to read so I listen to the Audio version. I loved Babble by the way. Thanks for these book videos.
What book did you get on Audible? And you’re welcome. :)
I love watching your videos of books you've read. There are a couple I'll have to check out. The Mountain in the Sea sounds right up my alley. And I'm autistic, so I'm curious about "The Maid" and interested to read it. Have you read "The Cloisters" by Katy Hays? I've definitely read better books, but I've also read far worse and it was kind of cool because when I finished it I wasn't sure if I liked it or not for a while after reading it, which is rare for me. But the atmosphere in it is just lovely -- it has a very dark academia vibe to it.
I hope you do get a chance to read The Mountain in the Sea! I’d also be curious to hear about your thoughts on The Maid as well. I haven’t heard of The Cloisters, but will check it out! Sometimes it’s refreshing to finish a book that our feelings aren’t so obvious about, one that sits and requires further pondering.
Since you enjoy murder mysteries so much, you might enjoy Lilian Jackson Braun's "The Cat Who ...." series, beginning with "The Cat Who Could Read Backwards." There are 29 titles in all, and they will keep you busy for awhile if you decide to read them. Then, there are the John D McDonald "color" books, each featuring a different color in the title. I read them a long time ago, and I think all of them were murder mysteries.
I have read a handful of the “Cat” books you’ve mention and also had a big moment with the Rita Mae Brown (Sneaky Pie Brown series). I’ve not read John D McDonald though.
Thanks! I have been taking a sabbatical from THE SECRET HISTORY. Were you also introduced to this book through Hemingway Jones? Bogged down, actually. In fact, I’m playing hooky from getting back into it to watch your delightful book accounting.
You may enjoy the books by Tony Hillerman. They are technically murder mysteries but set on the Navajo reservation and solved by the Navajo Tribal Police officers. Wonderful insights into the Navajo and other southwest Indian tribes, and delightful landscape descriptions. His daughter has written several books carrying on with the same characters. Also enjoyable.
Thanks again. I always enjoy your videos.
Hello! My in town friend actually recommended The Secret History to me. She just read it this year as well. I can see why you’d need to take a sabbatical from it.
I have read Tony Hillerman as well as his daughter’s books! I have enjoyed them, especially being a reader from the southwest.
@@adventuredenali I’m so glad you know them! Have you read the new one, LOST BIRDS, yet? I’m about to order it to have some good summer reading.
I enjoyed reading all of the Thursday Murder Club series. Will be interesting to watch the upcoming movie. I've preordered his new book, and I hope that I enjoy reading his new series as much as the TMC series. I had The Secret History in my pile of next books to be read for quite a while, and eventually got around to reading it last year. Whilst I enjoyed the read, for me it was a long drawn out slow read, and I only gave the book a 3* read out of 5. After all the reviews I'd read, I was expecting so much more, so was slightly disappointed.
I’ve been a long time 40 year fantasy fan, If you like fantasy books you must try Terry Brooks (start with Sword of Shanarra), Raymond Feist (start with Magician: Apprentice) and David Eddings (start with Pawn of Prophecy). All phenomenal fantasy series.
Thank you for the suggestions!
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Thank you ☺️
Check out 'The Posthumous Memoirs of Bras Cubas' by Machado de Assis.
Thank you for the suggestion!
I always enjoy your book videos - always looking for new books to read. I think Dune is the only one Ive read that you mention. I both liked and didn't like the evolution of Paul Atreides.
Paul’s evolution is complicated for sure.
And thank you!
I’ve read two books by Arthur C. Clarke, but in both Childhood’s End and Rendezvous with Rama, eerie situations build and build up to what you EXPECT will result in both a philosophically and dramatically resounding climax…but you are left at the end, not with a bang, but a whimper (to quote T.S. Eliot). In the right hands, somebody could write satisfying endings to these strongly-premised stories.
Just my opinion, though.
That’s a really great quote.
2001, written sort of at the same time as the screenplay. I like the film much more (although the last sequence could have been much shorter).
How do you find time to read all those books?
I’m a teacher, so I’m on summer break. 11 of those books I read in June, haha. Otherwise, I read whenever I have down time. Replace any time I could be on my phone, with reading instead. I never leave home with a book either, that way if I’m stuck waiting somewhere I can read! And, I like reading before bed and when I wake up with my coffee.
Are you still in to fountain pens?
I still use them, but I haven’t been writing much these days, or collecting.
How do you make time to read so much? Haha 😅
I’m on summer break (I work as a teacher) and it’s been one of the main things filling my days!
I hardly have time to read. We have an infant and there hardly seems to be time to even concentrate on a tv series
I say octopodes; it's one way my contrarianism manifests
That’s a good one :)
When you're describing a book that you're not enjoying, you talk like the characters are real. That shows you are a very committed reader and suspend your disbelief well, but for myself, I would just think, "Why is the author writing the character in this annoying way?" I would get annoyed at the author, and probably quit the book. As soon as I detect a writing flaw, my disbelief returns and the spell is broken. That can only happen a few times for me.
Oh that would definitely be challenging to get through! My partner is a bit more like that and will often point things out like that in a tv show or movie as well. I definitely am more easily persuaded, gullible one might say, haha.
those old sci-fi books are so poorly written. the ideas are so big and grand and the authors often don't have the chops to pull them off. it's so disappointing to go back and read them.
I am relieved to hear you say that. 2001 has such a legacy, but perhaps that’s really just reserved for the movie.
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