I recommend these books to you.
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- Опубліковано 28 сер 2023
- My few-glasses-of-wine-in attempt at the book recommendations tag. I don't remember if anyone officially tagged me but here I am giving myself permission.
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Books mentioned:
Outline, Rachel Cusk
LESTE Erotic Magazine lestemag.bigcartel.com
In the Woods, Tana French
Conversations with Friends, Sally Rooney
My Brilliant Friend, Elena Ferrante
Things I Don't Want to Know, Deborah Levy
Cost of Living, Deborah Levy
The Stillest Day, Josephine Hart
The Summer Without Men, Siri Hustvedt
Eileen, Ottessa Moshfegh
Autobiography of Red, Anne Carson
Annihilation, Jeff VanderMeer
The Secret History, Donna Tartt
Slow Days, Fast Company, Eve Babitz
Welcome to America, Linda Bostrom Knausgard
Is Mother Dead, Vigdis Hjorth
Devotion, Patti Smith
South & West, Joan Didion
Slouching Towards Bethlehem,Joan Didion
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You're slowly becoming one of the most comforting booktubers to listen to!
By the way, I read Eileen for the first time this year as well:))
I definitely think My Brilliant Friend is a certain flavor of novel that won't work for everyone haha. I just read it and absolutely loved it. Already almost a quarter of the way through the second novel. If you want to read more sci-fi/speculative fiction, I highly recommend Octavia Butler!
agree with you about sally rooney but please give my brilliant friend another try!
I loved this! I just did a video for this tag too…comes out Sunday. I also chose the Secret History as a book that deserves the hype. I recently discovered Josephine Hart. Crazy. Eve Babitz Slow Days all the way. 😊 Is Mother Dead was so good and heart wrenching.
And I recommend these to you!!
- I Who Have Never Known Men, Harpman
- The Water Cure, Mackintosh
- Rebecca, du Maurier
- Paul, Lafarge
- Swimming Home, Levy
- Mona, Oloixarac
- My Devotion, Kerninon
- White on White, Savas
I never comment but have been watching and loving your videos for a couple of years now. I don’t think (?) I’ve seen you talk about these but I think you’d enjoy!
Added Swimming Home and White on White to my TBR! I Who Have Never Known Men was recently added too. Based off these I think you’d really love The Last of Her Kind by Sigrid Nunez.
@@theyingyang13 immediate add to my tbr!! I’ll be checking this out very soon.
Glad you mentioned Melissa Broder at the end! I recommend her essay collection So Sad Today. So raw, unapologetic, and real. It was a balm for my tired soul ❤ And I think you might devour her writing the same way you do with The Pisces too.
The vibe and energy in this video are superb, and I'm so glad you loved Annihilation!
My two faves of the year so far have been Boulder by Eva Baltasar and Just Kids by Patti Smith. Just ordered Outline by Cusk... Thanks for the recommendations!
omg the energy in this video is perfect.
i also cannot film if iain is around, i either take the opportunity when he is out or i pop noise cancelling headphones on him and send him to another room haha. i am so with you on the hustvedt!!! everyone needs to get more excited about her! if you haven't read mothers, fathers, & others by her, do it! it is an incredible essay collection x
I read The Stillest Day because of you and loved it so so much! Five stars, new favorite. I actually found an autographed copy of it, which was super exciting.
My other two 5 stars this year have been Foster by Claire Keegan and The English Understand Wool by Helen DeWitt, so if you haven't read them yet, I definitely recommend.
yessss tana french is so so good, have you ready any others sort of similar?
Hello I just discovered you here on UA-cam and you are a joy to watch. I love discovering new books and UA-camrs like you. PS your bone structure is perfect! A new subscriber from The Philippines!
I'm totally with you on Sally Rooney and the Neapolitan Quartet. Same for Siri Hustvedt. I would like to recommend 'The Shaking Woman or the History of my Nerves' by her.
And I would also like to recommend 'I Was Supposed to Protect You from All This' by Nadja Spiegelmann and 'Before You Sleep' by Linn Ullmann.
hope you're having a more joyous week after your reading of The Pisces! love the fish sex!
I read The Stillest Day based off your review of it - such a surprising book! I did have to order it off eBay and it has a terrible cover of a black and white photograph of the author, but it still sits proudly on my shelf because it's such a good book!
I am in complete agreement with you on guilty reads, never feel guilty of whatever people read. I also soooo agree on My Brilliant Friend, kinda boring. I still need to try me some Cusk. I am worried I don't have enough big brain energy, hahaha.
this vibe was too good hehehe also gonna copy this idea 🤪💛
Uhm how rude bc * i * tagged u ahem 😤 also ur “messy bg” is vm my normal 😅 oo u should talk more about your erotica and french crime reads!! I feel like is mother dead is flying under ppls’ radars/not getting enough praise 😭 cheers to you and melissa broder in the bath 🛁🥂
my recs...
stoner, john williams
white on white, aseygul savas
the life of the mind, christine smallwood
satantango, laszlo kraznahorkai
in the distance, hernan diaz
Stoner. Definitely Stoner. I read it 4 times? 5 times?
You really should read real estate now that you just moved, I think it would really resonate with you at this very moment ❤️
Love your videos! Here come my recommendations, all translated to English:
Erich Maria Remarque
Primo Levi
Robert Seethaler
Peter Bieri
Olga Tokarczuk
Dörte Hansen
I also cannot film in front of Rupert, I banish him to the office while I film or do it when he’s out 😂😂😂
Just finished the employees you will love. You convinced me on annihilation.
I love Ben with wine in hand 🍷