Hi, Kiran! That Caroline Blackwood is so on my radar. Yes!! I read Middlemarch last Summer. It is a really good Summer book, in my mind. Have a fun Summer!
i need to pick up martyr and brat!! i keep meaning to put them on hold from the library and keep forgetting lmao. 59 is a great number to be at!! i’m always so impressed by your dedication to reading the booker list hehe
You definitely aren't wrong about the intermezzo thing. I'm getting it from the library ( I still get the satisfaction of reading the book but i'm not losing anything if i didn't like the book!) Tiktok has influenced my reading but I have found my niche on tiktok (weird, strange literary fiction and essay collections)
i'm glad you've found an interesting side of tiktok!! sometimes i think my fyp is broken bc i get so many things i'm not interested in! i'm also happy to hear that i'm not alone in my annoyance! i also will be going to the library for that one!
I'm like you, the more people promote something, the less interested I tend to be. Might be overexposure being actually exhausting in many cases, might be just being petty lol. But I am definitely irked by the Rooney situation because my interest in her newest book has definitely been impacted by the way influencers are reading it months before the release date. I'm just like, by the time it releases, I'm gonna know so much about the plot it'll feel like I read it myself and so I won't pick it up.
i feel you!! it's that special combo of exposure and pettiness 😂 we have such a long ways to go until the book comes out in sept. i might completely lose interest in it by then!! lol
Hard agree on the flooding of a product in the market making it less appealing. The thing I don’t get with the Rooney is apparently no one is allowed to review it until it’s released, my local indie bookstore told me this. The hype for it seems way more tame compared to the last one so maybe that was the goal this time round.
love the time stamp for the random cough OH NOOOO i was sooo excited for the CBK book !!! need the interesting notes NOW! you're so right about Intermezzo. honestly, it's gonna be either a library hold or a buy-used book for me lol i will not feed into the cycle of capitalism! but yeah, when something is marketed to a mf T, i want it sooo much less. i guess i kind of like things in aspects of The Row where during their show from last season (?) they said no phones, so not being able to see the product in its "actuality" makes it elusive, makes it wanted, more.
in the last two years, i've really fallen in love with biographies! i occasionally read a memoir (i read one just last month! and kelly bishop's the third gilmore memoir has also intrigued me!!) but i def prefer biographies. do you have any good bio/memoir recs??
I read “Martyr” a few months ago and enjoyed it, but I didn’t think it lived up to the critical acclaim it’s received. Kaveh Akbar writes well and his central character, Cyrus Shams, is a very engaging and appealing young man, but I didn’t think the novel had anything particularly new or insightful to say about how we should live our lives. In particular, I thought Cyrus was simply wrongheaded in his search for a good death. I left a lengthy two-part review of “Martyr” at Naomi and Alyssa’s TBR Lowdown Live Podcast S3E123 from about three months ago, from which I’ll quote one paragraph: "Cyrus tells Orkideh that he doesn’t want to waste his 'one good death.' This, I thought, is an entirely backwards way of looking at things. What Cyrus should really be worried about is not wasting his one good life. Death is unpredictable, no matter how hard you may try to stage-manage it to make it meaningful. We have examples in the novel of how death can come for people suddenly, leaving them no time to prepare for it. Your life, on the other hand, can last for close to a century, a length of time more than sufficient to find ways to give your life meaning for yourself and others, and thus make it a life worth remembering."
honestly, i STILL haven't made any progress in Martyr - Even though I haven't finished, I think I agree with you. I don't think one should be searching for a good death, a meaningful death... Esp as death will come for us all
It's always confused me how TikTok influences peoples' reading. I need more context on a book than 30 seconds! You mentioned purchasing 6 books - what did you just purchase? Never sad to see a little book haul content!
Hi, Kiran! That Caroline Blackwood is so on my radar. Yes!! I read Middlemarch last Summer. It is a really good Summer book, in my mind. Have a fun Summer!
i can't wait for us to get our hands on the new blackwood!! ☀️ thank you!! you too!!
I’m excited for your woman’s biography video!
omg!! ty!! vid should be out before the end of the week 😊😊
i need to pick up martyr and brat!! i keep meaning to put them on hold from the library and keep forgetting lmao. 59 is a great number to be at!! i’m always so impressed by your dedication to reading the booker list hehe
yes! would love to hear your thoughts on both brat and martyr! there's something so random and fun about the number 59 😂
I know what you mean about PR / arcs. Generally, I try to get TikTok / social media hyped books on Libby and then purchase if it’s a favorite :)
i think thats a really smart way to handle hyped books!!
Thanks for putting the new Leona Carrington biography on my radar. 😘
of course!! happy to have done so! lmk if u read it :)
You definitely aren't wrong about the intermezzo thing. I'm getting it from the library ( I still get the satisfaction of reading the book but i'm not losing anything if i didn't like the book!)
Tiktok has influenced my reading but I have found my niche on tiktok (weird, strange literary fiction and essay collections)
i'm glad you've found an interesting side of tiktok!! sometimes i think my fyp is broken bc i get so many things i'm not interested in! i'm also happy to hear that i'm not alone in my annoyance! i also will be going to the library for that one!
Hehe lovely vid! I love the questions im deffo picking up some of ur favs
thank you!! would love to hear your thoughts if you read any of the books i liked :)
I'm like you, the more people promote something, the less interested I tend to be. Might be overexposure being actually exhausting in many cases, might be just being petty lol. But I am definitely irked by the Rooney situation because my interest in her newest book has definitely been impacted by the way influencers are reading it months before the release date. I'm just like, by the time it releases, I'm gonna know so much about the plot it'll feel like I read it myself and so I won't pick it up.
i feel you!! it's that special combo of exposure and pettiness 😂 we have such a long ways to go until the book comes out in sept. i might completely lose interest in it by then!! lol
McCullers and Carrington!?!? Thank you for bringing these to my attention.
Hard agree on the flooding of a product in the market making it less appealing.
The thing I don’t get with the Rooney is apparently no one is allowed to review it until it’s released, my local indie bookstore told me this. The hype for it seems way more tame compared to the last one so maybe that was the goal this time round.
right!! so major!! im eager to read them
oh wow that is some interesting intel!!
love the time stamp for the random cough
OH NOOOO i was sooo excited for the CBK book !!! need the interesting notes NOW!
you're so right about Intermezzo. honestly, it's gonna be either a library hold or a buy-used book for me lol i will not feed into the cycle of capitalism! but yeah, when something is marketed to a mf T, i want it sooo much less. i guess i kind of like things in aspects of The Row where during their show from last season (?) they said no phones, so not being able to see the product in its "actuality" makes it elusive, makes it wanted, more.
right!! i think there's something desirable about not shoving a product/book/whatever down someone's face and allowing for mystery
Do you usually read a lot of bios? Because I am all about memoirs and bios.
in the last two years, i've really fallen in love with biographies! i occasionally read a memoir (i read one just last month! and kelly bishop's the third gilmore memoir has also intrigued me!!) but i def prefer biographies. do you have any good bio/memoir recs??
I read “Martyr” a few months ago and enjoyed it, but I didn’t think it lived up to the critical acclaim it’s received. Kaveh Akbar writes well and his central character, Cyrus Shams, is a very engaging and appealing young man, but I didn’t think the novel had anything particularly new or insightful to say about how we should live our lives. In particular, I thought Cyrus was simply wrongheaded in his search for a good death. I left a lengthy two-part review of “Martyr” at Naomi and Alyssa’s TBR Lowdown Live Podcast S3E123 from about three months ago, from which I’ll quote one paragraph:
"Cyrus tells Orkideh that he doesn’t want to waste his 'one good death.' This, I thought, is an entirely backwards way of looking at things. What Cyrus should really be worried about is not wasting his one good life. Death is unpredictable, no matter how hard you may try to stage-manage it to make it meaningful. We have examples in the novel of how death can come for people suddenly, leaving them no time to prepare for it. Your life, on the other hand, can last for close to a century, a length of time more than sufficient to find ways to give your life meaning for yourself and others, and thus make it a life worth remembering."
honestly, i STILL haven't made any progress in Martyr - Even though I haven't finished, I think I agree with you. I don't think one should be searching for a good death, a meaningful death... Esp as death will come for us all
Con tanto conocimiento en los libros ¿por que no hay un mundo mejor?
Because people don't read enough.
@@TomBrzezicki Tambien puede ser que se necesite algo mas ¿no cree?
we need people to read and think critically!!
@@kiranreader Eso esta bien , pero no creer que necesitamos un mundo mejor?
It's always confused me how TikTok influences peoples' reading. I need more context on a book than 30 seconds! You mentioned purchasing 6 books - what did you just purchase? Never sad to see a little book haul content!
haul is in my next vlog in 3! 2! 1! (i.e. later tonight lol)
June first?
I believe you'll hit 120
clearly this morning was the high point of q3 for me, its all been downhill from them since i'm still thinking of june lol!
On the other hand, finishing Martyr! 😬