Hello! I just wanted to share a book recommendation: Papyrus: The invention of books in the Ancient World by Irene Vallejo. This is a book about the history of books. A journey through the life of that fascinating object that we invented so that words could travel in space and time.
Hello! I just wanted to insert something I learned about Sebastian’s character in Brideshead Revisited (as it’s one of my favourite novels and Sebastian is definitely the most interesting aspect of the novel). Actually, I learnt from studying the book that the reason he’s so broken is that he can’t live up to the expectations of his family. He’s described as a beautiful, charismatic man, and he has so much potential. He becomes afraid of his failure as a person, and so clings to his childhood. Charles, in some way, is his link away from reality, his “always summer.” That’s why he’s so distraught when he sees Charles being charmed by his family. Actually, there’s much more to why he doesn’t want Charles to be part of his family, but this comment is already too long. It’s just such a wonderful book and this video makes me want to reread it again.
Ive loved Susan Hill's October mysteries- they arrive here then-and her Inspector Serraillier detective series. She is one to curl up with. I'm glad you mentioned her!
Brideshead Revisited - two connections - first every week I go to Malvern and near there is the Madresfield Court where the Lygon family lived. Waugh based B R on the Lygon family. Secondly in the 1980's I wrote to Auberon Waugh the eldest son of Evelyn and asked him if I could do review. He said yes. I went down to London and picked out a book, unfortunately (perhaps fortunately) it was spiked. However, I always thought it was pretty neat to have such an experience.
Thanks for the video. Lots of lovely recommendations. I’m a huge fan of destination reading too. I love having fiction books as my tour guides to a place I am visiting - something always makes it onto my itinerary from the books I’m reading whilst there xx
Never realised that's what it's called, but if I'm visit somewhere I also try to read a fiction book, usually historical, about the place I'm going to. It makes it so much more interesting!
Added this one to my Saved Books file…so many good recommendations. I also love the comments section for even more recommendations, such as Papyrus by Irene Vallejo for my husband’s birthday. For me, so many of yours, especially Foster, A Horse at Night, Agnes Grey, and revisits of Brideshead Revisited (😊) and The Enchanted April…I know what you mean about the ending of that, as I remember from the movie.
You can't even imagine how much you matter to me Ruby. Whenever smthg happens to me, i come running to ur channel.. Like a typical teenage girl does with her elder sister 😅❤
A House at Night On Writing is an excellent book to read about how a author thinks during lockdown, what she quoted and why she likes them, how she persuades readers with questions about reading and writing.
Totally agree with you re. Irish writers- something so sweetly, sadly nostalgic about the way many of them write. I love Colm Toibin, John McGahern, William Trevor and Anne Enright for just the reasons you describe. Will certainly have to read Foster on your recommendation.
I always get good recommendations from your videos. The one about Lady MacBeth was immediately added to my list. PS I live in New England and the birds are definitely going crazy here as well 🎵🎶🎵🎶🎶
I just finished The Bahavaad Gita. Wonderfully spiritual. Now I’m waiting for ChaptersIndigo to deliver Upanishads. I’m on an eastern philosophy quest currently. Brideshead is one of those novels that still haunts me.
I saw that you were reading the Enchanted April in a previous video and was eager to hear your thoughts as I was reading it at around the same time (April, funnily enough!). I hugely agree with your disappointment at the end and I think a lot of it comes down to a difference in societal values. Namely, that the idea of a heteronormative marriage and life is no longer worshipped as the highest attainment that one can achieve in life. It makes me think back to the Little Women film that summonses the sentiment around female protagonists of the time rather nicely ‘if the main character is a girl, make sure she is married or dead by the end of it’ I personally would have loved for the themes of platonic and same-sex romantic love (you read the first few chapters, you know what I’m referring to!) to be more consistent themes because they were very evident in the beginning. Those first parts of the book felt so fresh and written with a great deal of thought and care! As such I am convinced that Von Arnim would have developed them further if not for the historical context surrounding her.
Please put chapters. Also please tell the titles of the books. I am blind and I wanna read the fragment a diary recommended but you didn’t give it a name. Ruby
The one you’re searching for I believe is A Horse at Night. On writing by Amina Cain. She did actually say the title and author at 10:02 but good point still. Have a great day
Hi, I always enjoy your videos. I am reading the enchanted April right now and I apologize for any grammatical or lack of capitalization in this. I broke my wrist today. But I thought it was humorous in the book that the characters are described as elderly and they’re like in their 20s and 30s. At least the first three characters I haven’t got to the fourth. 😅
Every Tuesday I'm in a senior care home as a volunteer, reading aloud stories which mirror the time when the pensioners were young. But some times I'd like to read some modern literature. Do yo have any recommendation, Ruby?
Would recommend watching death in Venice opera by Benjamin Britten, very disturbing but very interesting especially if you know any of the controversies surrounding Britten
Hey Ruby! I really like your videos, you are a heartwarming inspiration. Have you already been to Wigtown in Scotland? I just learned that it is somehow the 'book capital' of the UK and I instantly had to think of you, that you probably would really enjoy going there 🙂
Have you read all the books on your book shelf? If not do you add in one or two books off the shelf that you have to read within the month. That way you are working through them?
I only read books my Daphne Du Maurier In April (Author Appreciation April with my brother who read only Steinbeck) and listen to the audiobook of Don’t Look Now. That ending had me shook 😂
I've always loved Enchanted April and find the ending sweet and magical. Perhaps you need to be a little more mature to understand how complicated relationships are, as I don't believe you have even dated yet, let alone married or widowed!
Maybe - and that is a very valid point - I just felt like the complex problems in their relationships which we see at the start of the book were too neatly resolved. It felt a bit rushed to me x
@@RubyGranger8 Interesting. Kind of like A Little Princess. He happens to move right next door, happens to decide to help her and no other person in all of London, happens to be who he is looking for and voila, she does have diamond mines and he adopts her and life is happy ever after in a blink of an eye!
Haha I adore the fact that ALP isn’t realistic - again you’re right :) it’s not to say I only like realistic endings, just that it depends on the book. All I’m saying is that I didn’t personally like the ending of the enchanted April. What did you specifically like about the ending? X
@@RubyGranger8 I like that the book finished itself in the timeline it set about to. It is not titled "The Adventurous Summer". It has a timeframe, April, one month, in order for the place to work its magic, its "enchantment". Four women, complete strangers, converge on a vacation, so different from each other and yet all suffering from loneliness, in one form or another. All are valid. They don't expect to enjoy each other's company, but in the end they become fast friends. They understand each other and that happens when you are with someone for even a small period of time, especially when you have that one thread in common; loneliness. Wives realize they love their husbands in spite of their failings, husbands realized they love their wives and took them for granted, someone who didn't like to grab and be pushed into relationships suddenly realizes that is what she craved the most, to grab at the chance to love and be loved, to find someone on her own and love again. Love and loneliness are at the core of the novel, and like the explosion of white flowers adorning the grounds of the villa/castle at the end, they leave with hope in their hearts. We don't know what happens to any of them, once they leave the area. Does the enchantment stick or do they go back to drab lives. I think the author led us to believe things ended well, or as Lottie would say "She sees it"!
This is so interesting - I never thought about it through the lens of Magic, but you’re so right that enchantment is at the very heart of the narrative. I didn’t personally enjoy the ending when reading it but can better appreciate what von Armin is doing and understand it’s value having read your comment… thanks for taking the time to write it! I especially like the idea that we don’t know what will happen next. It’s a bit like in A Christmas Carol, which some critics say most likely would end with Scrooge going back to his old ways after a short time. But that’s not what we want to hear. We want there to be redemption and change. I guess it’s just speaking to a different type of truth maybe? And approaching the book through the lens of magic helps one see that x
Hello! I just wanted to share a book recommendation: Papyrus: The invention of books in the Ancient World by Irene Vallejo. This is a book about the history of books. A journey through the life of that fascinating object that we invented so that words could travel in space and time.
Oh, thank you! Perhaps you will like “Testaments of time” by Leo Deuel if you like ancient scripts and a bit of real detectives)
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@@tardigrada7093Thanks! It sounds very interesting ☺️
Quite agree. ‘Papyrus’ is a wonderfully interesting book.
Hello! I just wanted to insert something I learned about Sebastian’s character in Brideshead Revisited (as it’s one of my favourite novels and Sebastian is definitely the most interesting aspect of the novel). Actually, I learnt from studying the book that the reason he’s so broken is that he can’t live up to the expectations of his family. He’s described as a beautiful, charismatic man, and he has so much potential. He becomes afraid of his failure as a person, and so clings to his childhood. Charles, in some way, is his link away from reality, his “always summer.” That’s why he’s so distraught when he sees Charles being charmed by his family. Actually, there’s much more to why he doesn’t want Charles to be part of his family, but this comment is already too long. It’s just such a wonderful book and this video makes me want to reread it again.
Wow!
Hi Ruby,I like your monthly book reviews so much more than your yearly book reviews.Eagerly waiting for your June book reviews.
i literally adore your videos (book reviews especially) like they genuinely make my day
Ive loved Susan Hill's October mysteries- they arrive here then-and her Inspector Serraillier detective series. She is one to curl up with. I'm glad you mentioned her!
Brideshead Revisited is my favorite book! ^-^ You know I'm always happy to see another book video from you.
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I live in iran.
I always watch your vidios.
I read alot of books.
I love the secret garden book💓⚘🌱🍃
Brideshead Revisited - two connections - first every week I go to Malvern and near there is the Madresfield Court where the Lygon family lived. Waugh based B R on the Lygon family. Secondly in the 1980's I wrote to Auberon Waugh the eldest son of Evelyn and asked him if I could do review. He said yes. I went down to London and picked out a book, unfortunately (perhaps fortunately) it was spiked. However, I always thought it was pretty neat to have such an experience.
Just wanted to say.. how relaxing your videos are and have just subscribed.
Always some inspiration and learning.
I love your monthly recommendations❤
I'm so pleased to hear that :)
I love these type of videos! I find it so relaxing sitting down with a mug of tea and watching your videos
Thanks for the video. Lots of lovely recommendations. I’m a huge fan of destination reading too. I love having fiction books as my tour guides to a place I am visiting - something always makes it onto my itinerary from the books I’m reading whilst there xx
Never realised that's what it's called, but if I'm visit somewhere I also try to read a fiction book, usually historical, about the place I'm going to. It makes it so much more interesting!
Added this one to my Saved Books file…so many good recommendations. I also love the comments section for even more recommendations, such as Papyrus by Irene Vallejo for my husband’s birthday. For me, so many of yours, especially Foster, A Horse at Night, Agnes Grey, and revisits of Brideshead Revisited (😊) and The Enchanted April…I know what you mean about the ending of that, as I remember from the movie.
You can't even imagine how much you matter to me Ruby. Whenever smthg happens to me, i come running to ur channel.. Like a typical teenage girl does with her elder sister 😅❤
Ruby you're such a kindred spirit :D Thank you for all the book recommendations!
Love your book recs. You are such an inspiration.
A House at Night On Writing is an excellent book to read about how a author thinks during lockdown, what she quoted and why she likes them, how she persuades readers with questions about reading and writing.
Totally agree with you re. Irish writers- something so sweetly, sadly nostalgic about the way many of them write. I love Colm Toibin, John McGahern, William Trevor and Anne Enright for just the reasons you describe. Will certainly have to read Foster on your recommendation.
I always get good recommendations from your videos. The one about Lady MacBeth was immediately added to my list. PS I live in New England and the birds are definitely going crazy here as well 🎵🎶🎵🎶🎶
I have a beautiful copy of Agnes Grey, and it's high on my reading list. I'm glad you like it :) ❤
I just finished The Bahavaad Gita. Wonderfully spiritual. Now I’m waiting for ChaptersIndigo to deliver Upanishads. I’m on an eastern philosophy quest currently.
Brideshead is one of those novels that still haunts me.
I saw that you were reading the Enchanted April in a previous video and was eager to hear your thoughts as I was reading it at around the same time (April, funnily enough!). I hugely agree with your disappointment at the end and I think a lot of it comes down to a difference in societal values. Namely, that the idea of a heteronormative marriage and life is no longer worshipped as the highest attainment that one can achieve in life. It makes me think back to the Little Women film that summonses the sentiment around female protagonists of the time rather nicely ‘if the main character is a girl, make sure she is married or dead by the end of it’
I personally would have loved for the themes of platonic and same-sex romantic love (you read the first few chapters, you know what I’m referring to!) to be more consistent themes because they were very evident in the beginning. Those first parts of the book felt so fresh and written with a great deal of thought and care! As such I am convinced that Von Arnim would have developed them further if not for the historical context surrounding her.
Foster has been on my tbr for ages! I’m really looking forward to reading it
Please put chapters. Also please tell the titles of the books. I am blind and I wanna read the fragment a diary recommended but you didn’t give it a name. Ruby
The one you’re searching for I believe is A Horse at Night. On writing by Amina Cain. She did actually say the title and author at 10:02 but good point still. Have a great day
@@Blue-sj8tk thank you so much I appreciate that. I hope you have a great day as well
Brideshead Revisited is a great book! I remember reading it for a uni class) thank your for a video!
Never visited Venice, but Florence was monumental and much less hectic than Rome also worth a visit but beware of pickpocketers.
Nice reading vlog and read ten books in April as well.
Love your book videos, Ruby. I'm 85% through "Babel" and what a wild academia ride!
Hi, I always enjoy your videos. I am reading the enchanted April right now and I apologize for any grammatical or lack of capitalization in this. I broke my wrist today. But I thought it was humorous in the book that the characters are described as elderly and they’re like in their 20s and 30s. At least the first three characters I haven’t got to the fourth. 😅
You are living my dream life😌
Every Tuesday I'm in a senior care home as a volunteer, reading aloud stories which mirror the time when the pensioners were young. But some times I'd like to read some modern literature.
Do yo have any recommendation, Ruby?
Yayyy another book video 🎉❤
I hope you like it!
@@RubyGranger8 loved it ! ❤️ And i am excited for Oxford vlogs
You should read German Garden by Elizabeth Von Arnim I liked that more 😊
Hi, Ruby! Have you read any other of Susan Hill’s books? My favorites are The Mist in the Mirror and The Small Hand.
Would recommend watching death in Venice opera by Benjamin Britten, very disturbing but very interesting especially if you know any of the controversies surrounding Britten
OMG I LOVE THAT YOU'VE SEEN THE QUIET GIRL (AN CAILÍN CIÚIN)!
my sister and i both love your books ruby
the bird song in the background ❤
i went to the bronte parsonage two days ago and it was mesmerizing
❤❤ I finished Jeannette Walls, Hang The Moon. American author. Published 2023.
Lovely as always! I hope you can make a summer reading vlog :)
Thanks boss
Have a productive day 🏹🌺🧚♀️💄🌠⚘💘
Bird sounds are not their songs, when they are hungry, they were seeking for help by making this sound
Hey Ruby! I really like your videos, you are a heartwarming inspiration. Have you already been to Wigtown in Scotland? I just learned that it is somehow the 'book capital' of the UK and I instantly had to think of you, that you probably would really enjoy going there 🙂
Ruby is just so erudite and thoughtful in these reviews, and her demeanor is so sweet. Thanks for posting Ruby.
I love ittt, another wonderful book talk🤩👌👌
thank you so much!
Love this!❤ ABSOULTE
I would like to know how much you spend in books for a year. Even if you go to used bookstores it can add up.
Do you use Kindle Unlimited? And if you do, is it worth it? 😊
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hey, can u do more stationary vids?
Omg perfect video for meeee
I hope you can get some recommendations :)x
Yesss:)
Love your book content videos so much ❤
Have you read all the books on your book shelf? If not do you add in one or two books off the shelf that you have to read within the month. That way you are working through them?
Nice dress Ruby. I'm thinking of flying into London, visiting Harrods and fixing myself up with a great suit and flying back the same day.
I read Agnes Grey this month too just by chance and I really liked it. You’ve reminded me that I want to read Tenant of Wildfell Hall next :)
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Where do we find the fable link to join the book club ?
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I only read books my Daphne Du Maurier In April (Author Appreciation April with my brother who read only Steinbeck) and listen to the audiobook of Don’t Look Now. That ending had me shook 😂
This sounds like an amazing idea! Have you done it before and do you have recommendations which author to pick?
I've always loved Enchanted April and find the ending sweet and magical. Perhaps you need to be a little more mature to understand how complicated relationships are, as I don't believe you have even dated yet, let alone married or widowed!
Maybe - and that is a very valid point - I just felt like the complex problems in their relationships which we see at the start of the book were too neatly resolved. It felt a bit rushed to me x
@@RubyGranger8 Interesting. Kind of like A Little Princess. He happens to move right next door, happens to decide to help her and no other person in all of London, happens to be who he is looking for and voila, she does have diamond mines and he adopts her and life is happy ever after in a blink of an eye!
Haha I adore the fact that ALP isn’t realistic - again you’re right :) it’s not to say I only like realistic endings, just that it depends on the book. All I’m saying is that I didn’t personally like the ending of the enchanted April. What did you specifically like about the ending? X
@@RubyGranger8 I like that the book finished itself in the timeline it set about to. It is not titled "The Adventurous Summer". It has a timeframe, April, one month, in order for the place to work its magic, its "enchantment". Four women, complete strangers, converge on a vacation, so different from each other and yet all suffering from loneliness, in one form or another. All are valid. They don't expect to enjoy each other's company, but in the end they become fast friends. They understand each other and that happens when you are with someone for even a small period of time, especially when you have that one thread in common; loneliness. Wives realize they love their husbands in spite of their failings, husbands realized they love their wives and took them for granted, someone who didn't like to grab and be pushed into relationships suddenly realizes that is what she craved the most, to grab at the chance to love and be loved, to find someone on her own and love again. Love and loneliness are at the core of the novel, and like the explosion of white flowers adorning the grounds of the villa/castle at the end, they leave with hope in their hearts. We don't know what happens to any of them, once they leave the area. Does the enchantment stick or do they go back to drab lives. I think the author led us to believe things ended well, or as Lottie would say "She sees it"!
This is so interesting - I never thought about it through the lens of Magic, but you’re so right that enchantment is at the very heart of the narrative. I didn’t personally enjoy the ending when reading it but can better appreciate what von Armin is doing and understand it’s value having read your comment… thanks for taking the time to write it! I especially like the idea that we don’t know what will happen next. It’s a bit like in A Christmas Carol, which some critics say most likely would end with Scrooge going back to his old ways after a short time. But that’s not what we want to hear. We want there to be redemption and change.
I guess it’s just speaking to a different type of truth maybe? And approaching the book through the lens of magic helps one see that x
Is there a movie out on this book.
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Reading fiction is boring. It does not have that much telling value. Better books are factual books. Fiction is good as an audio book, I think :)