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This is a fun video! Love the very quick descriptions. I love hearing what other people have read in a year! Thank you x

Great video! I love Circe so much! Will be checking out Prophet Song and 10 minutes 38 seconds😊

Just happened upon your channel and love your reviews! Some great titles, got yourself a new subscriber 💕

Great review! I love the book, full of insights

A tale of shattered knights and rising heroes. Every video is a treat! Your hard work and passion really show. Looking forward to more great content!

Thank you for the video! You are very good at describing what makes each book work for you in a way that makes me want to read them

Fantastic video! Thank you for the recommendations! "Convenience Store Woman" and "Prophet Song" have been in my to-check list for a long time, you have made me want to go for them next year. Also, regarding Sally Rooney, I have been avoiding her because of her sudden Popularity on Bookstagram (paired with many romantic smut novels) but after your video, doing my first research on her work, I have noticed I was very WRONG about the content of her books! Which one would you recommend to read first? Thank you so much for your high-quality videos and reviews. I wish you a wonderful Holiday Season!

Thanks for your thoughts on these books that you have chosen Rhianna. Some of them I have been keenly interested in reading, e.g. Prophet Song, 30 Minutes... and your synopsis really helps to narrow down choices. Also, something like Circes sounds intriguing and your comments bring it up as a good option. Have a good Christmas 😊🎄

I finished my re-read of Tender is the flesh (I had read the original work, in Spanish, some years ago and now I decided to read the Brazilian Portuguese translation) and I can't help to love that book. I know the topics are terrible but somehow I enjoyed so much. I agree with you, the animal cruelty/vegan propaganda isn't the theme but the deshumanization and how easy, in this society and capitalist economy, it is to ignore that we all are humans and should have the same right to live. The scariest thing about the book is that it feels like something that could happen. We have proof everyday that some people see others like an inferior being, and also that we adapt and ignore injustices.

Hello Rhianna, what a lovely Tbr list! I am no good in reading horror books myself, so I can relate to that ;) I do like mysteries, though. I really liked The Thursday Murder Club (I've read all 4 books so far) and can recommend the serie. For me personnally The wind in the willows feels like a book you should read in spring or summer. The story starts in spring and there are a lot of descriptions of nature. I absolutely love the book! I tried to read Autumn by Ali Smith last year, but I did not finish it... well, I just read a few chapters, to be honest. I felt confused and bored, so I stopped reading it. Enjoy your books!

I'd rather watch the final hours of a dying light bulb

it's very interesting as well if you consider the context where it was written: Argentina is one of the countries that consume the most kg of beef per person, meat/churrasco is part of their cultural idendity, not just food

You should read chainsaw man, it’s completely not a traditional book, but it’s also literally peak fiction, and I feel compelled to tell everyone who reads to read it, because it looks like a crappy gory mess for teenage boys but it’s genuinely one of the most heartfelt stories about poverty and love and just a guy trying to make his crappy hand in life work and it’s still being written published chapter by chapter it’s peak please

My friend read it and told me what is about, i inattentive guessed the ending lol

Don't think I could ever read that as a vegetarian cus all I thought was, just don't eat meat then?

As a vegan, every time I find a piece of fiction like this, or everytime I hear someone complain that they will *have* to eat insects in the future and it grosses them out, I’m like, come on 😅 B12 vitamins, rice and chickpeas are a simple solution to your problem 😂 But if eating animals is impossible in this world, I guess they *are* eating vegans…

Did fruits and vegetables also not exist in this future?

I heard "most disturbing book I've ever read" and I immediately thought "it's tender is the flesh, isn't it" 😅 Great book; it really makes you think.

I LOVE THIS BOOK SO MUCJ

You guys will do anything to not go vegan.

Time to visit the library

So the virus affects 100% of animals, including primates, but not humans?

The ending to Tender is the Flesh will live in my brain rent free as long as I live. It goes down as probably the most chilling scene I’ve ever read. That said, there were many details within the book hinting that author isn’t familiar with animal husbandry, or slaughter practices in general. There simply are no real-life equivalents for the more horrifying imagery. If people actually treated animals the way humans are treated in the book, the meat would be inedible. So if the goal was to point fingers at factory farming, it missed the mark. There’s plenty to criticize without making things up. The dehumanization, however, is where the book does an excellent job at showing the lengths that people will go to detach themselves from the suffering of others.

You really need to read Life Ceremony by Sayaka Murata. It has a similar, albeit more horrific premise. But i was really intrigued by the concept nonetheless

Am currently reading Blood Meridian and it's so good I'm already anxious for it's ending. Tender is the flesh seems to be a great follow up for the "disturbing sensation" I'm looking for. Thanks for the recommendation. Ps: don't mind my English, not a first language

I loved watching this because I’m living away from home atm and I’m homesick and miss Canterbury 😭 so this has helped thank you 🫶🏻

Hi Rhianna, Thank you for sharing your writing journey so far. I thought your comments in the outro reflect how you are dealing with your feelings on what you write as you mature. All of us enjoy validation in what we do, whatever that may be, however your thoughts on writing for your own enjoyment and fulfilment trumping that need is so refreshing. As a much older person, I can assure you that 27 years is not old and that your time and effort with your writing may achieve some validation in the future. You have lessened the personal pressure on yourself in how you are going forward and who knows what that may bring. My best wishes with your endeavours and enjoy each moment with pride.

That‘s such a lovely melody! 🥰 I would love that as a ambient music loop so i can listen to it while reading the book!

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I was weirdly so on board for Earthlings but felt extremely uncomfortable reading The Vegetarian. Loved your description of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland!!

The book reminded me of My year of rest and relaxation, how funny that you felt that too! I loved the book and your review is great!!

Very cozy! I love the music!

He can’t absorb Stormlight. Syl is the key. If you didn’t listen that connection is what makes him able. Speak the words!

How fortunate for me! I just started The Way of Kings (on Ch.14). I’ll watch this in sections as I read

I get super excited anytime I see someone experiencing Way of Kings for the first time. Life Before Death! You are in for an awesome ride with the rest of Stormlight

Get ready for an even more amazing book in Words of Radiance

I definitely dont read as much as I should, lol. Im a big fan of horror movies, but i usually find the books lacking. IT definitely stood out for me i that genre. Hope you continue the stormlight archives! If you enjoy it, you might want to try out a wheel of time.

Im so excited for you to jump into this series. One of my favorites. Doing a re listen right now and about 12 hours to go.

McGlue is one of my favourite books, it got me out of a massive reading slump. An amazing read! Great video :) Edit: McGlue like Lapvona is very different from her other works, male main character and it’s historical fiction. However is is significantly better than Lapvona which I agree is not excellent

I think I just found my new comfort RUclipsr :,) ❤

This is seriously so cool! I can only hope the og author can one day find this inspired tribute to their work. Thank you for sharing!

I visited Berlin and Saint George’s a year ago and spent an hour there buying books. As you mentioned the pricing is reasonable and I also loved the vibe there. My favorite bookstore in Berlin. Great video!

Oooh, for me the ultimate unhinged female protagonist book is I Love Dick by Chris Kraus. It's part-fiction-part-memoir about the author writing increasingly obsessive love letters addressed (but not sent) to her husband's colleague, Dick, who is more or less unaware of this increasingly invasive infatuation. It can be a very unpleasant read, it is a straight up invasion of privacy in the most uncomfortable way, but that also kinda makes it compelling.

This is such a lovely review. I’ve seen a lot of positive reviews of All Fours, but yours is the only one that’s made me want to go out and read it 🎉

thnaks for sharing

love this

Boy Parts was so disturbing, I loved it! Great video :)

I was there on N1 too. It was magical! 🌟 I was wondering where you bought your Cruel Summer t-shirt?

Love ur videos

Thanks for your thoughts on these books Rhianna. I have been exploring for books that my wife may enjoy, as her birthday is coming up. You have given me some ideas to check out.🙂