Book Haul Revisit for June 2024
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- Опубліковано 10 чер 2024
- How have I done reading the books I hauled over the last five Junes? Let’s find out! What have I read, what have I unhauled, and what do I still want to get to? Expand for more information. 👇
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My Favorite Reads of 2023 (Featuring Love Songs of W.E.B. du Bois): • The Best Books of 2023
PLEASE NOTE: For the sake of timing, I have removed Sue Grafton titles, any books purchased for my Pulitzer Project, books that were gifted to me, library builders (cases where I purchased a book to complete an author collection, etc.), and books I had already read and purchased to have a copy in my library. I am only including books that I purchased for myself with the intention (or hope) of reading it sometime soon.
June 2023: • Book Haul for June 2023
This Other Eden, Paul Harding
Greenland, David Santos Donaldson
Saratoga Trunk, Edna Ferber
June 2022: • A Big Book Haul for Ju...
The House on Mango Street, Sandra Cisneros
Fruit of the Drunken Tree, Ingrid Rojas Contreras
Out of Darkness, Ashley Hope Pèrez
Blackout, Various Authors
Aquarium, Yaara Shehori
The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois, Honorée Fannone Jeffers
Notes of a Crocodile, Qiu Miaojin (translated by
Woman of Light, Kali Fajardo-Anstine
Love & Other Disasters, Anita Kelly
June 2021: • A Big Birthday Book Ha...
Honeybee, Craig Silvey
Stone Butch Blues, Leslie Feinberg
Flames, Robbie Arnott
Bloom, Kevin Panetta and Savanna Ganucheau
Terms of Endearment, Larry McMurtry
June 2020: • Book Haul for June 2020
The Lauras, Sara Taylor
The Fire Next Time, James Baldwin
Go Tell it On the Mountain, James Baldwin
Forced Out: A Detective's Story of Prejudice and Resilience, Kevin Maxwell
The Vanishing Half, Britt Bennett
A Burning, Megha Majumdar
June 2019: • June 2019 Book Haul
The Stonewall Reader
You Will Be Safe Here, Damian Barr
On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous, Ocean Vuong
Ask Again, Yes, Mary Beth Keane
Circe, Madeline Miller
Dark Places, Gillian Flynn
A Complicated Kindness, Miriam Toews
A Gentleman in Moscow, Amor Towles
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A Gentleman in Moscow and Circe are keepers on my shelves, loved them.
I've read both Honeybee and Flames, both are good and are worth reading but not my favourites of those authors works, I might reread Flames one day but I'm not sure I would reread Honeybee. Honeybee has stuck with me and I can remember the plot really clearly, and it's been years since I read it.
Love a revisit, I probably need to go through my shelves like this. I've been revisiting a big haul and putting the books into goodreads, as an online catalogue of my home library and I'm feeling more inspired to read them again too. It's a great exercise. Happy Reading.
I have The Love Song of W.E.B Du Bois on my TBR cart. I read Ask Again Yes, by Mary Beth Keane, I thought it was okay, nothing to brag about. I read A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles, and love it. The main character showed what a man can accomplish when he has to. He has made great friends, has outsmarted his enemies, and lived a grand life. Some people hated it, said it was boring, said it dragged. I didn't find that true.
I've got to agree with the chorus -- don't ditch The Gentleman. My god, I want him to be my father, my grandfather, my spirit angel/whatever. Please, please read it!
Terms of Endearment is not a western at all. Take away all the baubles and shiney things, and he's still got it. It shows the amazing way McMurtry creates his characters.
I adored Song of Achilles, and I really liked Circe -- they are both worth reading.
I thought Bloom was so spot-on with the teenagers frantically making out while Rome burns, lol. I'm also waiting the sequel.
I've read Mango twice and both times were just 'meh' for me.
Oh, please try again with Gorgeous -- the beginning confused me, but then I began to get it, and then I noticed that some of the sentences are composed of angel's breath (or... something) and they are stunning, and definitely, definitely gorgeous.
Oh yes! I loved “The Last Picture Show” Amazing and haunting.it’s been years since I read it and it’s stayed with me😌
I saw the movie a looooong time ago and it had a similar effect on me. I've always meant to read the book.
I really liked Fruit of the Drunken Tree. Funny that you unhauled it twice!
It was very funny when I opened the box and saw it there!
You Will Be Safe Here is brilliant. Very highly recommended! 💜
That's good to know--thanks!
Nooo, don't get rid of A Gentleman in Moscow. One of my favorite books ever. Lincoln Highway and A Table for Two were both good, but this is by far my favorite.
I've read So Big three or four times. You'll love Selina.
That's good to know!
I loved the way Gentleman in Moscow through its words fueled my imagination of what the scene looked like. It fed my visual imagination.
That sounds great!
Hey! That’s me! 🥰 Loved the Ocean Vuong. Did not love the crocodile one.
Oof, I think that settles it: the crocodile one is going away.
These book haul revisits are some of my favorite video's. I am so impressed that you have kept track of when you bring them into your library and then with these revisits allow yourself time to ponder whether or not to hold onto them or not. I feel inspired to check out my shelves and purge the books I do not think I will read 😵💫or have lost interest in!! Hope all is well in your world 🌎🌻🥰
Speaking of Robbie Arnott, I absolutely loved his latest novel, Limberlost. It’s a bit more grounded than his previous novels (i.e., no supernatural elements), but I think it’s his best work.
That's good to know--thanks!
I think A Burning is well worth the time a pretty good read.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts!
Terms of Endearment was amazing! Although I have loved every Larry McMurtry that I've read.
I've still only done Lonesome Dove, but I thought it was spectacularly crafted.
@@SupposedlyFun I have read Lonesome Dove multiple times and loved it more each time
@@jennrecord2784 I've thought about going back many times. I think when I do, I'll try the audio to further enjoy the sense of sitting back and letting a master storyteller carry you away.
Have you watched the miniseries? It's totally worth the watch. The book is better of course but it's still a fantastic watch.
I would recommend not doing Gentleman in Moscow on audio if (like me) you do audio in long chunks. This is a book that benefits from a slow read. You’ll want to put it down and let it sit for awhile between readings. There’s a lot there to let simmer. I did several hours of the audio and hated it because I didn’t have that pondering time so I switched to print and ended up loving it.
I liked "A Burning" quite a bit. It is very well-written, and has some wonderful characters. It is not easy, as it explores how harsh right-wing ascension has affected India, as well as so many other places in the world. It is rough. I love "Circe", but I also love "Song of Achilles", but keep in mind I am a Greek mythology nut.
I feel like Circe and Song of Achilles must be catnip for your soul, then! Thanks for the feedback on them and A Burning. I'm not sure I could handle a book about right-wing ascension in an election year, so maybe 2025!
Yes, please read THE BURNING.
Good video. I really like this revisit concept. A Burning is actually pretty good. I just read it last because like you, I’d had it on my shelf for a fair bit. I finally gave it a shot and was pleasantly surprised. Circe is much better than Song of Achilles imo. It’s a much richer, more layered book.
Oh , and I’ve read Flames. Love Robbie Arnott
I look forward to trying another book of his!
I’m struggling with a gentleman in Moscow right now. And I really liked his Lincoln Highway. And I tend to love the books rated high on goodreads. 🤷♀️🤔
That's surprising! But everyone seems to have a different favorite when it comes to Amor Towles, so maybe it's not uncommon?
A Gentleman in Moscow was really good! If you’re going to keep anything, keep that one. I’m not sure how great it would be as an audiobook. It takes a few chapters to get going and there’s a lot of info in the beginning. I think once the book gets going audio would be fine, but for me personally, the first chapters were better absorbed in print.
I’ve read 7 from the lists
A Gentleman in Moscow
The Vanishing Half
On Earth We Are Briefly Gorgeous
Fruit of the Drunken Tree
Ask Again ,Yes
Circe
You Will Be Safe Here
🍀👋☘️☕️📖📚📕
You did almost as well as I did with these books. 😂
Flames by Robbie Arnott I can understand if read to close to rain heron you may be lukewarm to it, but if you go into it wanting to just enjoy the beautiful descriptive language and stories based on unique myths from Tazmania I think you would really like it. I think about it a lot.
That's interesting perspective--thanks.
Believe it or not, I have yet to begin Sue Grafton’s alphabet series even though I know I’ll like it.
I have so many books that I could say the same thing about, so I get it!