I love historical fiction because of the world building and seeing humanity at a different time. Yes world building. Because basically our world is so different now compared to times past.
Diversifying reading is something I personally found so meaningful as of lately! Some authors I would recommend reading to also diverse your reading include Ocean Vuong, Ashley Woodfolk, Octavia E. Butler, Susan Abulhawa, Candice Carty Williams, Toni Morrison, etc❤️
I don't read as much historical fiction as I used to, and I think I like historical fiction better when it is in film/television honestly, but what I like about the historical fiction I do pick up nowadays is that it is telling stories from folks who haven't had a chance to before. I mostly read historical fiction written by BIPOC authors and so even if it is taking place at a time in history I'm familiar with, there's always a new perspective from a marginalized voice.
can you do book recommendations for some badass FMCs? could be stabby, forward, touch him and you're ded, doesn't take sht from anyone especially the MMC sort of vibe?
I’m reading through Stormlight for the first time and am loving it!! Sanderson definitely does great with world building (obviously), but what’s stuck out to me the most so far is the characters and how layered they are. Love it! Obsessed with Kaladin and Shallan in Words of Radiance too and also gave both books 1 and 2 five stars 😍
With what you said about All The Light We Cannot See I'm reminded of an interview Haneke gave in which he said that 'Schindler's List' is problematic to him since the idea that you create suspence in a story about a concentration camp where the question is whether a character is going to be killed in a gaschamber is disgusting. That's how I feel about most of WWII literature written in the modern time and I completely agree with what you said. Surely, reading books by WWII survivors/witnesses is just... not pleasant xD but the Polish education system is veeery holocaust heavy and we were made to read, like, traumatizing stuff at the age of 13. And I do believe that the problem with many modern WWII writers is that they didnt go through that xd like, I read Cormac McCarthy's Passenger recently and I was SHOCKED at how stupid things an 80 year old man could have written about the holocaust. Like the sheer lack of understanding of the event shows to me that he and maybe many of these writers would have benefitted from reading some Hanna Krall or Tadeusz Borowski because it was honestly embarrassing
Thank u so much for doing these videos, bse of, you i got some really good read last week. I read the love at first sight series in 6 days by the end of the week my brain could not take in any more . Looking forward to reaind more of faves. . Now i do not have to waste so much time finding a good book to read. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
I love historical fiction. Historical romance and lady detective novels are some of my favorite comfort reads. I also love reading about places and times that I'm less familiar with. My last 5 star historical read was The Beacon At Alexandria by Gillian Bradshaw, about a woman hiding her gender to become a doctor in the Roman empire. Hearing your thoughts made me realize that I unconsciously avoid WWII fiction written by modern authors. I prefer to read memoirs or fiction directly written by Holocaust survivors (e.g. the last example I read was A Scrap of Time and Other Short Stories by Ida Fink that just took my breath away.) There are just some stories that I don't think can be told without lived experience.
Ooh some fab books ! Really interested in Heartless Hunter, youve really sold it so might need to hunt out a copy. Im so happy you love Shallan, she's easily one of my fav characters, and I really dont get the hate.
I read 7 books this month which is a pretty good amount for me! My faves were: Ward D by Freida McFadden (fun popcorn thriller if you don't think about it too much) Not in Love by Ali Hazelwood (my first Hazelwood book) The Last Time I Lied by Riley Sager Least faves were: You Shouldn't Have Come Here by Jeneva Rose The Drowning Woman by Robyn Harding I definitely need to start the Windy City series, it sounds great!
I like historical fiction because it shows different perspectives of world events. It was actually my first favorite genre, thanks to the American Girl books, I read them all and then immediately started on a mission to read my entire library’s historical fiction section lol and considering it was a k-8 school I had a lot to pick from probably before I should have.
honestly, that makes sense. i loved the american girl books and historical fiction so much when i was little. i think that is probably what inspired me to get a history degree. but i think i might have burnt myself out on history and now im like.. please no lol
I enjoy some historical fiction, my favorites are The Personal Librarian and the Devil in the White City. These two taught me about things I didn’t have previous knowledge about (JP Morgan’s personal librarian and the Chicago World’s Fair).
My best books of the month were Nemesis Games (Expanse series #5) and Funny Story. I am struggling to get into Not In Love, and I really enjoyed The Right Move, so perhaps I should pick Play Along up instead.
ngl stormlight book 3 is a bit slower for most readers, but it rly expands the world and gives more insight into the overarching plotlines and lore/history. but omggg the character work and emotional payoff in particular, like whew it's a doozy (in a good way)
@@chandlerainsley omg so excited for you! i'm now like 3/4 of the way through book four, and i have to say they rly just keep getting better and better, at least in terms of continually amping up stakes and the looming final showdown
I loved Oathbringer just for the way he expanded the lore. I also really enjoyed getting Dalinar’s backstory. I’m always fascinated by sibling rivalries. I didn’t find this book slow on my initial read. Starting a reread in August. I get new insights with each reread of this series!
I love love love the video but would it be possible if you could add the books in your description box? :) lol wanted to add it all on goodreads i just keep skipping over some books 😅😅
I read the Au Pair Affair this month too and I have to say, I'll probably skip Tessa Bailey's books in the future. I loved it Happened One Summer and some of her earlier books, but at this point she's not doing anything new or exciting with her stories anymore
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Your makeup looks STUNNING. Whatever that lip and blush you’re using is WORKING for you. And the color of your top!! You look gorgeous!
ah thanks so much!
Chandler! Purple is YOUR color 😍
THE LIP AND THE TOP AND THE NAILS, ICONIC
I love Shellan!! She's a fantastic character!!!
I love historical fiction because of the world building and seeing humanity at a different time. Yes world building. Because basically our world is so different now compared to times past.
Diversifying reading is something I personally found so meaningful as of lately! Some authors I would recommend reading to also diverse your reading include Ocean Vuong, Ashley Woodfolk, Octavia E. Butler, Susan Abulhawa, Candice Carty Williams, Toni Morrison, etc❤️
read some ocean vuong last month, good stuff
Play Along truly was a stunner of a book, I also really loooved the third book of the Windy City series, you should definitely pick it up!!
I don't read as much historical fiction as I used to, and I think I like historical fiction better when it is in film/television honestly, but what I like about the historical fiction I do pick up nowadays is that it is telling stories from folks who haven't had a chance to before. I mostly read historical fiction written by BIPOC authors and so even if it is taking place at a time in history I'm familiar with, there's always a new perspective from a marginalized voice.
can you do book recommendations for some badass FMCs? could be stabby, forward, touch him and you're ded, doesn't take sht from anyone especially the MMC sort of vibe?
I’m reading through Stormlight for the first time and am loving it!! Sanderson definitely does great with world building (obviously), but what’s stuck out to me the most so far is the characters and how layered they are. Love it! Obsessed with Kaladin and Shallan in Words of Radiance too and also gave both books 1 and 2 five stars 😍
Play along was just *chefs kiss*!!!! Loved everything about it!!!
Charlie (Business Casual) was my favorite hero in a long time!!
I LOVED HIM INSTANTLY
With what you said about All The Light We Cannot See I'm reminded of an interview Haneke gave in which he said that 'Schindler's List' is problematic to him since the idea that you create suspence in a story about a concentration camp where the question is whether a character is going to be killed in a gaschamber is disgusting. That's how I feel about most of WWII literature written in the modern time and I completely agree with what you said.
Surely, reading books by WWII survivors/witnesses is just... not pleasant xD but the Polish education system is veeery holocaust heavy and we were made to read, like, traumatizing stuff at the age of 13. And I do believe that the problem with many modern WWII writers is that they didnt go through that xd like, I read Cormac McCarthy's Passenger recently and I was SHOCKED at how stupid things an 80 year old man could have written about the holocaust. Like the sheer lack of understanding of the event shows to me that he and maybe many of these writers would have benefitted from reading some Hanna Krall or Tadeusz Borowski because it was honestly embarrassing
And McCarthy's book wasn't ABOUT the holocaust, he just wrote a character with some of the dumbest takes on the subject for no reason whatsoever
i read 21 books this month -- my best so far this year! my favorites were the will of the many, not in love, and play along
ayyy way to go! that's so many
Thank u so much for doing these videos, bse of, you i got some really good read last week. I read the love at first sight series in 6 days by the end of the week my brain could not take in any more . Looking forward to reaind more of faves. . Now i do not have to waste so much time finding a good book to read. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
I get so angry when people bad talk Shallan 😅 and thats what i noticed most with this series, Sanderson's character work is exceptional
I love historical fiction. Historical romance and lady detective novels are some of my favorite comfort reads. I also love reading about places and times that I'm less familiar with. My last 5 star historical read was The Beacon At Alexandria by Gillian Bradshaw, about a woman hiding her gender to become a doctor in the Roman empire. Hearing your thoughts made me realize that I unconsciously avoid WWII fiction written by modern authors. I prefer to read memoirs or fiction directly written by Holocaust survivors (e.g. the last example I read was A Scrap of Time and Other Short Stories by Ida Fink that just took my breath away.) There are just some stories that I don't think can be told without lived experience.
I’ve been excited for Heartless Hunter. Reylo? SAY NO MORE!!!
Ooh some fab books ! Really interested in Heartless Hunter, youve really sold it so might need to hunt out a copy. Im so happy you love Shallan, she's easily one of my fav characters, and I really dont get the hate.
I read 7 books this month which is a pretty good amount for me!
My faves were:
Ward D by Freida McFadden (fun popcorn thriller if you don't think about it too much)
Not in Love by Ali Hazelwood (my first Hazelwood book)
The Last Time I Lied by Riley Sager
Least faves were:
You Shouldn't Have Come Here by Jeneva Rose
The Drowning Woman by Robyn Harding
I definitely need to start the Windy City series, it sounds great!
girl you look STUNNING 😍😍
I like historical fiction because it shows different perspectives of world events. It was actually my first favorite genre, thanks to the American Girl books, I read them all and then immediately started on a mission to read my entire library’s historical fiction section lol and considering it was a k-8 school I had a lot to pick from probably before I should have.
honestly, that makes sense. i loved the american girl books and historical fiction so much when i was little. i think that is probably what inspired me to get a history degree. but i think i might have burnt myself out on history and now im like.. please no lol
Would love to see some BIPOC authors next wrap up. ❤
My favorite book of July was Not in Love by Ali Hazelwood. I also loved Crossroads by Devney Perry.
I enjoy some historical fiction, my favorites are The Personal Librarian and the Devil in the White City. These two taught me about things I didn’t have previous knowledge about (JP Morgan’s personal librarian and the Chicago World’s Fair).
Wooping for the algorithm!
My best books of the month were Nemesis Games (Expanse series #5) and Funny Story. I am struggling to get into Not In Love, and I really enjoyed The Right Move, so perhaps I should pick Play Along up instead.
I want to read Heartless Hunter so bad 😩
ngl stormlight book 3 is a bit slower for most readers, but it rly expands the world and gives more insight into the overarching plotlines and lore/history. but omggg the character work and emotional payoff in particular, like whew it's a doozy (in a good way)
i'm excited for it! i'm unexpectedly going to be reading it in august!
I really liked Oatbringer. Dalinar is one of my favourite characters and getting to explore him more was awesome.
@@chandlerainsley omg so excited for you! i'm now like 3/4 of the way through book four, and i have to say they rly just keep getting better and better, at least in terms of continually amping up stakes and the looming final showdown
I loved Oathbringer just for the way he expanded the lore. I also really enjoyed getting Dalinar’s backstory. I’m always fascinated by sibling rivalries. I didn’t find this book slow on my initial read. Starting a reread in August. I get new insights with each reread of this series!
I love love love the video but would it be possible if you could add the books in your description box? :) lol wanted to add it all on goodreads i just keep skipping over some books 😅😅
I read the Au Pair Affair this month too and I have to say, I'll probably skip Tessa Bailey's books in the future. I loved it Happened One Summer and some of her earlier books, but at this point she's not doing anything new or exciting with her stories anymore