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reading aster
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Добавлен 19 авг 2009
i'm aster (he/they) and i like reading books
september wrap up
i read two new favorite books this month. i'll tell you now they were private rites by julia armfield and young mungo by douglas stuart, for the sake of hits but actually i mention pretty explicitly in the video that only one of them is a new favorite but that is too much to explain in the 25 words that count towards the youtube search algorithm. and let's be real that's all i'm writing descriptions for anyway.
unless you care enough about me to be here looking for my links and such. to that i say my user is readingaster on any relevant platform!
unless you care enough about me to be here looking for my links and such. to that i say my user is readingaster on any relevant platform!
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the books i read and got in august
Просмотров 1812 месяца назад
it was slow boy summer lowkey. i actually made use of my summer vacation and read a normal amount of books. it's over now tho. back on the grind.
i read 3 books in july
Просмотров 783 месяца назад
my long awaited comeback is finally here. who even needs reputation taylor's version. anyway you've read the title. there isn't much more to say. except for thank you robin wall kimmerer.
june wrap up and edinburgh book haul
Просмотров 1974 месяца назад
i truly didn't read much this month lol. but at least i acquired some books during my trip so i wasn't left with nothing to speak of this month. though that may have been for the best, considering my lack of brain power. oh well.
6 months on testosterone update (+some books i've been reading)
Просмотров 4045 месяцев назад
to celebrate 6 months on t i decided to finally address my transition on here lol. as i was reflecting on the past months i kind of felt the need to vent a little bit so here i am. trans, trans guy, transgender, ftm, ftx, afab, idk what else people search these things on lol. hormones. i probably left out a lot of info people might deem interesting so if you're nice about it you can ask questio...
here's what i read in april
Просмотров 4306 месяцев назад
i only read five books but they were ok. i lied bc my thoughts on unmasking autism are in the february wrap up. sorry. get stone butch blues from lesliefeinberg.net find me on insta and goodreads under the same name
march reading wrap up (i found a new favorite author)
Просмотров 4087 месяцев назад
i didn't even count the books i read. i'm sure it was a decent amount. i had fun anyway. the new favorite author part is not clickbait. it's true :) read stone butch blues. www.lesliefeinberg.net find me on other relevant platforms as readingaster
the scraps i read in february
Просмотров 2018 месяцев назад
i was busy this month. didn't read many books but i am 3 months on t and also have a lot of thoughts on unmasking autism. this video is unsafe for furries. if you are a furry please do not watch. instagram, goodreads and storygraph all under the same name x
january wrap up + book haul
Просмотров 2129 месяцев назад
here's everything i read during my 2nd month on t and also two movies i loved. i read some disappointing classics and some not so disappointing contemporary books. download stone butch blues from lesliefeinberg.net even though i didn't tell you to explicitly find me on instagram and goodreads under the same name
december (and first week of january) reading wrap up
Просмотров 16510 месяцев назад
15 books??? pretty crazy. mostly dutch tho i'm sorry. also it was my first month on t. hehe. find me on insta and goodreads also as readingaster. i believe storygraph too but i havent updated in a while oops
my top 13 books of 2023
Просмотров 34610 месяцев назад
why top 10 when you can add a couple more! i present to you the creme de la creme. also i started testosterone! what a year it's been am i right. download or buy stone butch blues on www.lesliefeinberg.net find me on instagram or goodreads, also as readingaster
november reading wrap up
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i read a lot of modernist classics if you're interested in that. hits and misses as always but we march on. books. literature. did you know the algorithm only cares about the first 25 words of the description? we have that in common. find me everywhere that's relevant on readingaster.
october wrap up
Просмотров 325Год назад
here's all the books i read in october, minus two i guess. no new favorites i fear. i forgot to cut the music off at the end, i didn't actually have that much to say lol. anyway, download stone butch blues at lesliefeinberg.net find me on insta and goodreads as readingaster
what i read in september + meeting my favorite author
Просмотров 154Год назад
i read some classics and some fun books but most importantly i met jeanette winterson and this video marks the start of me never shutting up about that ever again! huge life events that make a guy forget about also meeting legends like maggie nelson and ali smith. forgive me. i had a wild month and a half. download stone butch blues on lesliefeinberg.net find me on insta and goodreads as readin...
august wrap up + holiday book haul
Просмотров 224Год назад
i went to england and returned with 13 more. i also read 5,5 other books. it's been a fruitful month, in every sense. is holiday the appropriate term for a trip that i need a vacation from now that it's over? i'm not sure, but i think it's what the english say, so i'll run with it. forgot to tell y'all to read stone butch blues again. do it anyway, find the free pdf on lesiefeinberg.net on all ...
july wrap up (i found my favorite book of all time i think)
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july wrap up (i found my favorite book of all time i think)
i read BIG SWISS: and you should too (no spoilers!)
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i read BIG SWISS: and you should too (no spoilers!)
some recent reads + meeting my new favorite author
Просмотров 85Год назад
some recent reads meeting my new favorite author
⭐ some five star book recommendations ⭐
Просмотров 1232 года назад
⭐ some five star book recommendations ⭐
a book recommendation for every taylor swift album + midnights predictions
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a book recommendation for every taylor swift album midnights predictions
I came to this video because I miss Edinburgh after soending 2 weeks there through uni this august. Thus was honestly ideal for me, bcs both Armchairs and Lighthouse Books were my favourute bookshops in Edinburgh and just hearing sb talk about them was soothing for my soul. I hole you have a great day.
Nooooo, babes. Put that mic down 😆 I am not a fan of ASMR hahaha. But all jokes aside. I thought it was hilarious your lecturer chose Houellebecq 😆
The whispering made me regret persuading you to get a mic
Human Kind sounds interesting. I might pick it up. I hope you will like Pachinko. It's one of my favorite books =)
I looooved Between The Acts! It was really beautiful. How that book made me feel is still etched into my brain. Love your shirt too. 😄
I'm so glad the Australian book got a positive review. So now I may just pick it up😊 Loving the vids❤
Thank you for this! Just binged all four seasons of KE on Netflix in 2 days 😊 I had seen most of the show when it first aired but didn’t finish S3 and had not seen S4. I started Saving Eve right before the binge and am really loving it so far. These two characters give me life 🥰 They deserved so much better than the show and by the sounds it the books. Grateful for fan fic 😄 Fantastic video!
I am not a part of the LGBTQIA+ community myself, but i love reading about the LGBTQIA+ community. It's just something that I find interesting and I love reading and learning about it. Would love to read the books you are recommending! Sending love❤❤❤
@@PetiteDimanche very valid, we have some very interesting stories haha, love to hear it!
As an Australian, I'm glad someone's interested in the culture here. I swear I never see anything on Australia culture, so I'll love for you to leave a review on one one day. Love your videos❤
@@teo-ep9vg haha you should meet my mom, she's obsessed 🥸 the yield was a big hit, i'll have wonderful things to say in my next video
Damn, you had me there at the beginning. 😂 I thought you meant it took you ages to read The Living Mountain because you hated it. 😆 Glad that wasn't the case, haha! (I was the person who 'recommended' it.) Now I just need to read something by Jeanette. Which one would you recommend I start with?
@@babettedejong2975 haha it was YOU!! it was so beautiful i could never hate 🥺 hehe i recommend either oranges (the origin story) or the passion (stellar imagination on display) (one day i really will make a video on her lol)
@@readingaster yes, you must make a video on her 😄I'll check out Oranges!
Yay, quality over quantity! ❤Hope August treats you at least as good. I plan on reading Praiseworthy by Alexis Wright soon as my introduction to Australian literature. We'll see if that's actually a smart move. 😆
@@babettedejong2975 ooh i saw that in one of the edinburgh bookshops 👀 i was very intrigued but the size intimidated me lol, heard great things about the author tho
New subscriber here. I hope you're doing well. Thanks for the recs, I'm adding The Adventures of China Iron and H is for Hawk to my tbr list PS: keep up the good work
@@theonyxblack welcome!
honestly I loved the killing eve series, I just absolutely hated the last 2 minutes I think it should’ve ended when they hugged. Laura Neal kinda butchered the show
Shout out to my striaght niggas that be watching this too
You're so hot❤
Hey love im starting E soon which is definitely different but I'm super excited but scared at the same time i love hearing your story i have to clock in to my work but i will finish your vid when im on brake 🫶
love that for you!! i hope it makes you feel as chill and human as t has made me lol
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Re. the production interest, let's give a hat tip to Sally Wainwright, and the lead writers of Killing Eve.
ohh she said gay rights fr
I am getting ready to make my queer summer reading list and I just remembered I saved this video last year after it was recommended to me but I didn't have time to watch it. One of my goals this year is to read more classics and I'm always looking for queer stuff so this is perfect. I've added everything to my list except for one because I just read it two years ago.
The third book is written in the first person by Eve. She's thinking back on the shit show they had just lived through. Luke Jennings didn't want to make a continuing series out of these two women and their cat and mouse antics so he chose to close it out as a memory of Eve's. Well, he couldn't have made a series anyway. The first two books were putting these two women on a crash course and there was a definite ending coming. The third was clunky. Yes, Oksana was mean to Eve but that is because she was in a vulnerable place within herself that she didn't understand. The controller wasn't in control of herself when it came to Eve. The happy ending may have been too milk toast for many or most but not for me. I am so tired of same sex stories always having a tragic ending I was relieved and exhaled when they actually got to live together and be a couple and have love. I didn't really think they would. I thought Oksana was killed and had to force myself to keep listening. Thank God I did. And that's another thing. I listened to the books. Books 2 and 3 are read by Lucy Patterson and i love how she reads. She has perfect inflection and does great with the accents.I think it enabled me to have a different experience with the books. So, it was a weird book but I loved the happy ending. It's not the happy ending I would have pictured for the two but at least they didn't break up and they both lived!. Yea!
just watched four daughters from your rec!! wow what an experience. going to take me a while to process everything i felt
intense wasnt it!!
The way you pronounce the books names😅 I could never say the second books name you mentioned the same way you do.
well it helps that i speak dutch
You have a nice voice.
Just "bruh" seems like such an apt review of that book 😆
my annotations are often exactly this astute
so happy I found your channel. hell yes. sandra oh and jodie comer are amazinnngggg.
Villanelle is actually bisexual. For me as a guy the love story has to land somewhere so why not with Eve? The whole gay aspect of the story is part of the whole integrity the show overall has. It all just worked so well. Love and infatuation are things that everyone can relate to. I wish we could see V&E move to Alaska! It would be amazing! It's truly a shame that the show had to end the way it did. I truly wish it would come back! I mainly watched this show for the merciless bloodshed though. I compare Villanelle to Hannibal Lector, Freddie Krueger, Jason and in some ways Michael Corleone. The show has its resemblance of the Godfather series. Jodi Comer does a spectacular job playing the psychopath skilled assassin. I miss this show specifically for that dynamic. hat and the showcasing of different parts of the world and different culture and Food! Let's not forget about Villanelle's appetite and making you hungry watching her eat! The direction of S1 was superb. Phoebe Waller Bridge is just awesome! The change of directors I think is what led to the downward spiral of the show being a failure at the end. S4 was a complete failure, and I don't even acknowledge it.
Omg thank you for this list! I would also include Zami by Audre Lorde
Going to check out the saving eve fanfic based on your suggestion. The series finale was so dissapointing that I've been looking for alternate endings (first place i looked was the books which is why I clicked on this vid).
hehe enjoy! it's finished by now so you won't have to wait ✨ if i had the time i would also be reading or die trying by godstar. also this fandom has some stellar aus to check out haha
I would love to see Vanya! Sounds amazing.
The birds sound so nice 🥺 I’m going to have to find a copy of the sei shonagon book you mentioned! Oooh I’m excited to hear your thoughts on the autism book you are liking more than unmasking autism!
it's in dutch and sadly i dont think it's been translated... but just in case it's called autisme en het voorspellende brein haha
I love Edouard Louis, so glad you are mentioning his work. If you (or anyone) is interested in reading more dealing with french society, the working class, rural settings and queer identity, etc. from an even more sociology angle, I can also recommend the works of Didier Eribon, they also work together occassionaly (they are definitely friends). If I am not mistaken both also refer to Annie Erneaux's work as a huge influence on them. And just in general: I love your content and your recommendations and always look forward to your reviews and thoughts!
i've been looking forward to reading annie ernaux as well! thanks for the recs and the nice comment 🥺
oh, to be young and read your first lispector!!!! the first one i've ever read was near the wild heart (also for school), and it was such an experience! it's her first book and you kinda go through her finding her own voice as a writer. it starts very modernist text book, you know? but the book changes completely and it just Becomes a clarice lispector. it's such a ride. i think you'll really enjoy it. it's a story about a young women coming of age, but like written by clarice, so... my favourite one though is the passion according to gh. insane. immaculate. life changing. humanity on a shell. purely divine. how you find out that you, too, would eat a cockroach if the existencial crisis was intense enough.
omg... i can't wait for either of these
"Four months on T and I'm sneezing like my dad" iconic
My first Lispector will be coming in the mail soon and I'm so excited 🥹
which one 👀
@@readingaster The apple in the dark. I was planning for ages to start with her non-fiction and buy Too much of life, but in the final moment I decided on a whim to go with a novel instead. 😆
Need to read some Lispector omg
yes you do, we all do ✨
The only down I've had getting diagnosed is being told I'm borderline autistic and no one knew how to deal with that when I was younger and messed my life up slightly 😂
What is it about February? 😆 Also read a lot of books but didn't finish any. 🙃
hmmm maybe it's the post january dip, i always read too much in jan lol
🤣 that whole piece of you hate ranting about that book is just hilarious 😆
That moment of silence after you said "Dr. Devon Price is a furry." 🤣
like what is there to say 😖
ur also gonna have to read the roman shakespeare plays now i don't make the rules (i do, and i also enforce them)
ok i guess
ancient greece era commence
u slayed
guy with deep voice says what
hi
No sex in a Dutch classic?! Can we even classify it as a Dutch classic then? 🤔😂
fr i was shocked
I've read White Fang and it's basically about a wolf who gets used by multiple people and placed into Dog fights. Not sure if you'd enjoy that😅 but I will say I loved the story. Lov ur vid❤
ah yeah, that checks out 🙂 thanks for the summary lol
20000 species of bees is high on my list! I’ve never cried so much as in All of Us Strangers!!! Andrew Scott should have been nominated for an Oscar!
fr perhaps the biggest snub of all time...
We don't have the same taste in books but I love finding smaller trans readers on this wild web! I really loved "Fever Dream" though, and also tend to like argentinian literature funnily enough :D
nice hehe, do you have any argentinian recs 👀
i am very sure how i feel about ur beard…..
stfu its gone now ✨
SHAKESPEARE FIVE EVAAAAAAAAAAAA i’ll explain his plays to u anytime and i’ll be thrilled ab it
u didn’t mention that slaughterhouse five is one of my faves of all time and i pressured u to buy it even tho that isn’t the best cover
YOU DIDNT PRESSURE YOU WERE PLAYING COOL ACTING LIKE YOU DIDNT CARE IF I BOUGHT IT OR NOT but i did buy it for that reason yes
books upstairs 5ever