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I'm very interested in everything you bring up about the unique form and structure in this book. Everyone reads Gatsby, so Gatsby has obviously been influential on other writers - but I wonder if giving This Side of Paradise more attention could lead to more contemporary authors experimenting with the novel form. Great video!

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I'm glad you liked it, can't wait to read it!

I like you talked about those characters so vividly! People have been talking about how little plots in this novel as if there isn’t anything concrete in this! But there are many other things in a book that grip readers😊

For whatever reason I'm avoiding reading Ninth House, but I read King of Scars and Rule of Wolves this year and I really enjoyed them (and fell in love with Zoyalai)

Barnes and Noble putting stickers on book covers is the worst! I'd definitely sign that petition. Favorite book of 2023: The Man in the High Castle Least favorite: can't think of one, sorry.

I recently finished The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie, which was lots of fun. I'm currently reading The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldrich by Phillip K. Dick (zany!), Wuthering Heights (very good so far, but I'm taking forever) and another GRRM recommendation: The Dragonbone Chair - which isn't knocking my socks off so far, but irs still a lot of fun. My TBR list is very long, but I want to read some spooky Halloween stories before the end of the month. As for recommendations - If you like Rebecca, I think you might enjoy an Agatha Christie Poirot mystery! Thanks for a wonderful video!

The Sword Catcher looks interesting! I hear GRRM has given it his stamp of approval.

Wuthering Heights (1939) is actually better for creepy, if you want my opinion. Yet the topics are so tough in the book neither movie really covers all the books deeper evil sides. The 1943 "Jane Eyre" is the best movie version of this story. Charlotte Brontë is my 7th favorite author and my favorite female author. She is only woman to write a book in my top ten books of all time. 7) "Vilette" by Charlotte Brontë 68) "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë 139) "The Professor” by Charlotte Brontë 163) "Shirley" by Charlotte Brontë 20) "The Tenant of Wildfell Hall" by Anne Brontë 97) "Agnes Grey" by Anne Brontë 173) "Wuthering Heights" by Emily Brontë That Wuthering Heights made my top 200 books means it is amazing. I have read 52 books already this year and I am 50 years old and I always was reading a lot. FAVORITE AUTHORS must have two books in the top 100 books of all time. 1) Leo Tolstoy (Resurrection) 2) Ivan Turgenev (Fathers and Sons) 3) James A. Michener (Chesapeake) 4) Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn (A Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich) 5) Fyodor Dostoevsky (The Idiot) 6) C. S. Lewis (The Magician's Nephew) 7) Charlotte Brontë (Vilette) 8) J. R. R. Tolkien (The Hobbit) 9) Isaac Asimov (Foundation and Empire) 10) Jane Austen (Pride and Prejudice) 11) Mark Twain (The Adventures of Tom Sawyer) 12 Anne Brontë (The Tenant of Wildfell Hall) 13) George Eliot (Silas Marner) 14) Anthony Trollope (He Knew He Was Right) 15) Dr. Burrhus Frederic (B. F.) Skinner (Verbal Behavior) 16) Charles Dickens (Hard Times) 17) Thomas Hardy (Jude the Obscure)

I enjoyed your review. Your enthusiasm for the books really shows! I have only read one Jane Austen book so far and that was Northanger Abbey. I had the book for about 10 years before I read it, and then I watched a review like this on RUclips. And when I finally did read it, I loved it. I even joked to the reviewer that I would start an Isabella Thorpe Appreciation Society because the character was misunderstood 😂. But anyway, these 2 books sound interesting and must be well written because they clearly seem to have won your heart. Thank You for sharing.

This sounds interesting! I might just have to read it!

I just came across these books on Instagram yesterday but I was a little hesitant to add it to my tbr. After watching this, I think I might pick it up after I'll finally read Persuasion (I've been putting it off for about a year now but I've read P&P, Emma, and S&S). Glad to hear that you liked it :)

Her books are perfect

I completely agree about The Secret Keeper. As soon as I finished it I went back to page one and reread it knowing the ending! I love Kate Morton.

Congrats on the baby! I really liked your reviews, especially on Happy Place because I haven't heard people critisize the friend group up until now, so it was interesting to hear about that :) I only read two Emily Henry books; Beach Read (didn't really like) and People We Meet on Vacation (was very cute), so I'm really debating what else to read from her.

Your excitement for this book really shows in this review. You've made me bump Wuthering Heights to the top of my reading list!

Congratulations on the baby and the move! ❤ I'm sorry you didn't like the characters. I loved them personally. But I didn't like the main couple as much. The side characters were fun though. The reason they broke up was really stupid though. And I didn't like the end. Lol Book Lovers wasn't my fav but I still liked it alot. :)

Great reviews for both books! I like those bookshelves.

loved the review! and unrelated: your hair is so beautiful and your smile is adorable!! <3

Thanks for sharing your awards! So many good books to add to my own list (and I'll be sure to steer clear of No Name). I thought I'd share my own list of awards according to your categories: Best (nontraditional) Love Story - The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin. (Honorable mention: Tehanu, by the same author.) Scariest - Solaris by Stanislaw Lem. Best Non-Fiction (also a graphic novel) - Joseph Smith and the Mormons, by Noah Van Sciver. Funniest - How to Read Nancy, by Newgarden and Karasik. Saddest - Omeros, by Derek Walcott Best Children's book - (also) The Wind in the Willows, by Kenneth Grahame. Best Cover (and overall book design) - A History of the World in Dingbats, by David Byrne. Best Drama - The Waves, by Virginia Woolf. Most Disappointing - Gilead, by Marilynne Robinson. And Best Overall - The Catcher in the Rye, by J. D. Salinger. 2022 was a great year for reading!

Thank you for such a wonderful review, and congratulations on finishing your resolution! Not a lot of people can say that they've read War and Peace. It's interesting to think about what Tolstoy would have done with a good editor. The Pierre/Natasha plotline has so many gems in it, but there's a lot of ranting in between. I love your thoughts on Moscow and Petersburg as the mother and father of Russia. So much of the novel is about Russia as a whole, and Tolstoy kind of turns their victory over Napoleon into a populist founding myth, because he makes it clear that the tsar had nothing to do with it. He really had is finger on the pulse of the Russian spirit with this book. I also really love the moment where Pierre laughs at his captivity-probably my favorite moment from the book. Looking forward to your next review!

I like that you sat on the floor so we could see your witch hat! I'll have to check out those spooky books. Turn of the Screw seems really interesting.... Wonderful video!

I also could never separate individual books on a series, but I have been known to remove dust jackets for purely aesthetic reasons. Great video and some interesting books!

I loved your review, and I'm looking forward to hearing your thoughts on the second half of War and Peace. Comparing this novel to Anna Karenina made me wonder if a lot of the problems with War and Peace stem from the fact that Tolstoy hasn't matured as a writer yet - when he's writing War and Peace he seems to be very good at identifying flaws. Characters are flawed, battle plans are flawed, etc. But aside from fanfiction elements, there isn't a lot of positive work being done in terms of characters and outlook. By the time he writes Anna Karenina, I feel like Tolstoy has developed a kind of writerly empathy. Flawed characters in Anna Karenina feel more interesting rather than irritating. And as a whole, Anna Karenina is oriented more toward a positive development of life and a hopeful outlook toward the future - rather than the negative indictment of the past that we read in War and Peace. Just some thoughts. Another great video!

As a big fan of the movie, I would love to sit down with this book and give it the time and attention it deserves. I read the first part and read/skimmed the rest for an English class, and I remember Forster's dialogue (like you said) really stood out. I love George Emerson-and I also really love his father. Thanks for another great review as always!

Your hot take is on point. Gabriel Oak is definitely the best and people don't talk about it enough.

Glad you pointed out the different chronology of Jo and Baer in the book as opposed to the movies. It's so much better this way! I'm a huge fan of Professor Baer, and I think his character isn't as developed in the most recent movie (not to mention they made him French 🤧). I'm also glad you talked about Amy and Laurie, because I personally really like them together. Laurie wants someone like Amy to tell him what to do. Such a beautiful novel! And with so many wonderful lessons.

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Such a wonderful video about what might be my very favorite book. Tolstoy's masterpiece is so great because everyone can take something different from it, and your insight is profound. I love your discussion of Dolly. I hadn't thought about her character as such an important part of the novel's message, but it makes sense when you put it that way. The "bloodless revolution" and mending the machine really interest me. Tolstoy is really tapping into some fascinating forces at play in his contemporary Russia. One can only wonder what would happen if we had had a Levin instead of a Lenin... Much to think about. Great video as always. I hope to see you tackle Little Women sometime!

great review!

I can't help but notice Anna Karenina on the shelf behind you. Future video?

Thomas Hardy fan here: I love that you talk about the Shakespearean influence - I think Hardy is working with some really fun and important elements of Shakespeare that other authors tend to forget. I also love how you emphasize how the book shows everything in its season. Holden Caulfield is also a fan of Hardy. Maybe sometime you could revirw The Catcher in the Rye on your channel. Cheers!

Like your review. And thanks for showing the stepback of the book, because I was so confused were to get the editon with the old school cover 🙄 Do you know if it's a special edition or normally in the regular paperback version? If possible, would you be so good and give me the ISBN to be sure to buy the right one.

I also enjoy a good amount of angst in a story!

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Great video! I'll have to read more Austen, but I've read enough to know that she really does a great job with her lush, realistic, and sometimes annoying characters.

Swiftie here - I guess I need to read these books!

Hello Princess Leia

Great review! Interesting to hear you talk about this as a new take on the wicked stepmother cliche.

Tommorow im gonna go and buy this books!!!!! My mom told me that last month I bought too much book but i need to have THESE books

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You do a wonderful job of explaining what makes a good book good. I'm interested in the generational aspects of this novel.

I love your categorization of cupcake books! Great review 🙂👍

Loved your review, Maya! The medicine woman definitely seems interesting. I'll have to check out this book!

Cool video

Intelligent and beautiful

Great review! I like how you touched on the family dynamics and how they play into the story. You made me want to read more Virginia Woolf!