i think i need to do more vlogs discussing the books i'm reading real time because there was a lot of material to discuss w/ these books and i dont know if i did them justice!!
I adored Tropic of Cancer, despite its many flaws. I don't think a first page of any other book has gripped me in such a way. It's great how you mentioned his... unique descriptions of Paris. Some of that imagery in particular has stuck with me for the past 2 years since reading it.
For me, the shiniest pebble you’ve shown us on this particular stretch of beach would have to be Diana Tutton’s “Guard Your Daughters”. The English country setting, the detective novel writing father, the delicate mother, and the five daughters doing their best to cope with their eccentric parents, with some dark secret at the heart of their family life, all sounds very intriguing. Plus, Tutton’s novel has the attraction of being an older book, published in 1953, and was actually out of print for some time, which is perhaps why the copies I’ve found for sale online are a little pricey. Thanks for this recommendation! My old social worker’s muscle-memory felt a bit of a twinge when you mentioned feeling “forlorn” earlier this month. I hope all is reasonably well with you and that you’re now in better spirits, and know that you have a supportive and appreciative audience on the other side of the computer screen.
I think you would really like Guard Your Daughters!! It was very special, I'm glad I read it. I hope you are able to get your hands on a copy soon!! I am feeling in better spirits now, thank you so much Tom!!! Your thoughtful comments always brighten my day!
honestly couldn't have done Didion and Babitz without you lol i honestly think this is my fav wrap up of yours! a bunch of interesting reads! really need to get to the Plath biographies and i've always loved knowing where the birth of The Bell Jar came from, the world. and still need to get to the Connie Converse book!!!
The Diane Tutton book sounds so interesting. I do appreciate seeing an author, like Plath, set in different parts of their life. It really helps to make them fully formed people.
i think you would love the tutton novel!!! the penelope/persephone book you read recently there are no windows? is something i am very eager to get my hands on!!
i read the massive plath bio red commet, but i'm curious about the elizabeth winder portrait. i think i'm really drawn to that particular moment in new york/young [white] womanhood etc. i'm curious about tayeb salih -- this has been a book i feel i "should have read" this was a great video! it's so damn scary and oddly tiring to do wrap-ups, oyyyy. you're a damn champ 🏆
i still need to read red comet!! agreed, that time period is very interesting. i just started the barbizon on audiobook and its very interesting. THANK YOU!!!!! i dont know why these wrap ups are exhausting!!!
thank you leila!!! omg! you will eat this book up!!!! it's fascinating and the author also does a lot of analysis of her lyrics. i'm so glad i read the book
never read the bell jar but the thing that always sticks out to me about sylvia plath is after her death her husband partnered with another woman who also committed suicide and in exactly the same way. I've heard pretty good things about the last booker nominee you mentioned. This is the first I've heard of connie converse though her story sounds a little like the UK musician nick drake who only achieved recognition after his sad death. (did they ever find out what happened to connie?) Anyway I'm finally reading the liar's club a memoir by mary karr which even if u haven't read u probably have heard of. Really looking forward to reading creation lake by rachel kushner soon but don't know if it's on the booker list. And please don't be forlorn haha.⚛
i also haven't read the bell jar! the detail about her husband's next partner is very dire! i'll look into nick drake! no, they never found out what happened to connie but the author does contemplate what should may have done. creation lake is on the longlist!! lmk if you end up reading it
Enjoyed that. Shame about the Babitz/Didion book. I don't think I'll bother to read it now. I enjoyed Held quite a lot in the end, which surprised me a bit. Headshot was meh. I've added the Plath book to my TBR though that sounds interesting. However I've got Red Comet to read before that.
and before we can get to red comet! we need to read the lucien freud bio!! lol! i think maybe i could do a re-read of held... its a though! but there's too many other books demanding my attention
i think i need to do more vlogs discussing the books i'm reading real time because there was a lot of material to discuss w/ these books and i dont know if i did them justice!!
47 minutes of kiran is all i want for christmas
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I came from your recommendation 😅
Loved this!!! I need Guard Your Daughters and the Plath bio ❤❤❤❤ I can’t wait for your Booker reviews
you would LOVE guard your daughters!!
I adored Tropic of Cancer, despite its many flaws. I don't think a first page of any other book has gripped me in such a way. It's great how you mentioned his... unique descriptions of Paris. Some of that imagery in particular has stuck with me for the past 2 years since reading it.
right!! its very interesting!! did you continue with the Obelisk trilogy?
@@kiranreader I haven't, but for some reason I only own the last one!
@@mattsbookshelf4084 oh thats very funny!!! lol
Beautiful video. Your choices are always so unique and I love them. Wishing you happy days ahead.
tysm prateek!! i appreciate it!!!
need to check out the plath biography!! she’s so intriguing to me but i haven’t read any nonfic about her
i have only ever heard good things about red comet! it is so comprehensive!! i started it but had to put it down, need to get back to it!!
youve really tickled me with tropic of cancer and im itching to read it now
please do! it's a wild ride
you would EAT it up!!! its so silly lol
For me, the shiniest pebble you’ve shown us on this particular stretch of beach would have to be Diana Tutton’s “Guard Your Daughters”. The English country setting, the detective novel writing father, the delicate mother, and the five daughters doing their best to cope with their eccentric parents, with some dark secret at the heart of their family life, all sounds very intriguing. Plus, Tutton’s novel has the attraction of being an older book, published in 1953, and was actually out of print for some time, which is perhaps why the copies I’ve found for sale online are a little pricey. Thanks for this recommendation!
My old social worker’s muscle-memory felt a bit of a twinge when you mentioned feeling “forlorn” earlier this month. I hope all is reasonably well with you and that you’re now in better spirits, and know that you have a supportive and appreciative audience on the other side of the computer screen.
I think you would really like Guard Your Daughters!! It was very special, I'm glad I read it. I hope you are able to get your hands on a copy soon!!
I am feeling in better spirits now, thank you so much Tom!!! Your thoughtful comments always brighten my day!
@@kiranreader Thanks, Kiran, I really appreciate you saying that! It brightens my day, too!
honestly couldn't have done Didion and Babitz without you lol
i honestly think this is my fav wrap up of yours! a bunch of interesting reads! really need to get to the Plath biographies and i've always loved knowing where the birth of The Bell Jar came from, the world.
and still need to get to the Connie Converse book!!!
we may have trauma bonded over didion & babitz 😂😂
The Diane Tutton book sounds so interesting. I do appreciate seeing an author, like Plath, set in different parts of their life. It really helps to make them fully formed people.
i think you would love the tutton novel!!! the penelope/persephone book you read recently there are no windows? is something i am very eager to get my hands on!!
Definitely want to check out B as in Beirut now, thank you! I don't think I've read any fiction pieces about the Lebanese civil war.
would love to hear your thoughts if you read it!! it's a really interesting novel!
I really liked that Plath book too and the Marilyn one the author wrote. Siân
ohh!! i didn't know the author had written a book on Marilyn, I'll need to check it out!!
Thank you for this, now I'm definitely going to read the summer of 1953.
yay!! i hope you like it :)
i read the massive plath bio red commet, but i'm curious about the elizabeth winder portrait. i think i'm really drawn to that particular moment in new york/young [white] womanhood etc. i'm curious about tayeb salih -- this has been a book i feel i "should have read"
this was a great video! it's so damn scary and oddly tiring to do wrap-ups, oyyyy. you're a damn champ 🏆
i still need to read red comet!! agreed, that time period is very interesting. i just started the barbizon on audiobook and its very interesting.
THANK YOU!!!!! i dont know why these wrap ups are exhausting!!!
Such a great vid,ty 🫶
tysm!! i'm so glad you liked it!!
glad to see you back
thank you leila!!! omg! you will eat this book up!!!! it's fascinating and the author also does a lot of analysis of her lyrics. i'm so glad i read the book
never read the bell jar but the thing that always sticks out to me about sylvia plath is after her death her husband partnered with another woman who also committed suicide and in exactly the same way. I've heard pretty good things about the last booker nominee you mentioned. This is the first I've heard of connie converse though her story sounds a little like the UK musician nick drake who only achieved recognition after his sad death. (did they ever find out what happened to connie?) Anyway I'm finally reading the liar's club a memoir by mary karr which even if u haven't read u probably have heard of. Really looking forward to reading creation lake by rachel kushner soon but don't know if it's on the booker list. And please don't be forlorn haha.⚛
i also haven't read the bell jar! the detail about her husband's next partner is very dire! i'll look into nick drake! no, they never found out what happened to connie but the author does contemplate what should may have done. creation lake is on the longlist!! lmk if you end up reading it
Enjoyed that. Shame about the Babitz/Didion book. I don't think I'll bother to read it now. I enjoyed Held quite a lot in the end, which surprised me a bit. Headshot was meh. I've added the Plath book to my TBR though that sounds interesting. However I've got Red Comet to read before that.
and before we can get to red comet! we need to read the lucien freud bio!! lol! i think maybe i could do a re-read of held... its a though! but there's too many other books demanding my attention
Love your make-up!! 💄
thank you!