The treatment of time in Woolf's novel is amazing, the interwoven thread between physical and phycological time is one of the highlight of her books. The undulating flow of her prose is like, The Wave (wink wink), almost like listening to a piece of classical music, either you are in tune with it and enjoy very notes, or it just bores you to death. I think that's one of the biggest barrier to read her books.
I just love your perspective and your commentary on books. I always find new diamonds through your videos. And they are soo relaxing omfg. Thanks you are amazing.
Loved this video😍 There is a collection of loveletters between Virginia Woolf and Vita Sackville West I found so beautiful, especially to read alongside Orlando!
virginia woolf is definitely up there in my favourite authors and my favourite book from her is the waves by far but i'd say orlando is second from the ones i've read! i really highly recommend the waves though!
Please make a video on sade in the future maybe? I read 120 days of sodom and I was like yoo this man just be listing his own kinks at this point( towards the end of the book especially)
Would you recommend Simone de Beauvoir or Judith Butler as a feminist primer? I know both are densely written and hard to understand, but what do you (or anyone else!) prefer?
If you’re getting into feminist theory, I would read Simone de Beauvoir as well as Christine Delphy. Judith Butler is extremely problematic in the women’s liberation movement and her stuff just... isn’t good... at all. Reading theory can be super educational and moving, but you def have to do your research on who you read and why. Good luck xx
I'm sure it's not intentional but in the description, you included the full names of every author except Chinua Achebe. He's brilliant and his whole name should be known. 😘 Arrow of God was a bit slower, but No Longer at Ease is similarly brilliant and the trilogy as a whole is fantastic in terms of the playing with language, weaving literary references throughout.
I feel like you personally have it out for my bank balance...adding to my TBR yet again 😅 Edit: got to the part where you said you sacked off Butler. What a mood. Her work is needlessly impenetrable and inaccessible (imo) 🙄
@@samgreen5196 one of the criticism of the book that it disregard the politics of the colonisation and only talked about it from a humanistic side (the friendship)... for me it is the better this way
Its a patriarchal notion that equates sex w penis and vagina penetration and ignores all other ways to have sex, specially the ways that aren’t penetrative (v basic way of putting it but theres always more on google) 😊
I like watching "booktubers" but they always talk about the same books and authors, your recommendations are always refreshing 🍃💕
🥺🥺 (my degree really do be put to work)
The treatment of time in Woolf's novel is amazing, the interwoven thread between physical and phycological time is one of the highlight of her books. The undulating flow of her prose is like, The Wave (wink wink), almost like listening to a piece of classical music, either you are in tune with it and enjoy very notes, or it just bores you to death. I think that's one of the biggest barrier to read her books.
I just love your perspective and your commentary on books. I always find new diamonds through your videos. And they are soo relaxing omfg. Thanks you are amazing.
Orlando is my favorite book ever. I never would have started reading literature in English (it's not my first language) if it weren't for that book.
such a good gateway drug
If you’re looking for some more Virginia Woolf recs my faves are The Waves and Mrs Dalloway
To The Lighthouse was my first Woolf read, easily one of fav books. Just got The Waves, was craving the Woolf's stream of consciousness vibe.
I love the distance of the moon!!
Loved this video😍
There is a collection of loveletters between Virginia Woolf and Vita Sackville West I found so beautiful, especially to read alongside Orlando!
aaaand that's gone straight to the top of my to buy hehehehe thank you!!!!!
THANK YOU, someone finally not completely overrating Taylor Jenkins Reid!
Because I had this open basically as a podcast, the ironing board collapsing scared the absolute shit out of me!!
I’m sorry!!! Also I totally forgot about it too so it scared the shite of out me when editing lmao
@@sarcastic_fish 😂😂😂😂
I had to read things fall apart for my high school sophomore class and it was such a good book and so fun to read with an entire class
I've had a mostly shitty af summer so this was NEEDED 😍🐟😭
aw hunny you doing alright?
I graduated in may and I finally have time to read as much as I want 😝 definitely want to read Virginia Woolf, after I saw The hours film
It really do be so silly right??
@@sarcastic_fish after your thoughts on Orlando, definitely gonna also give it a try haha I also struggled with the idea of VW
I really liked the Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo and I really didn't care about the stuff with Monique either.
i love how you talk about the books you read! :)
virginia woolf is definitely up there in my favourite authors and my favourite book from her is the waves by far but i'd say orlando is second from the ones i've read! i really highly recommend the waves though!
I feel like you'd enjoy "Luster" by Raven Leilani, I thought it was so well written and it explores sex and relationships in a modern setting
What a phenomenal book channel. Really good!
Yaaaas Orlando is about le bisexuel and woolf writing is fun and the art of war is common sene :DDDDD I've totally read these books
Please make a video on sade in the future maybe? I read 120 days of sodom and I was like yoo this man just be listing his own kinks at this point( towards the end of the book especially)
hahahaha how do we do this without my entire channel getting demonetised and black listed
@@sarcastic_fish it’s for ✨philosophy ✨ purposes RUclips 😭
Thank u for brightening my days emma .. u influenced me alot
For this Autumn, I recomend You;
The eight light
The angel of Grozni, Åsne Seirestad
Vita, Mazzuco
Yassss book content
Would you ever consider doing a feminism beginners guide to literature?
Ok this is not a book channel 😁and I love it😉
Would you recommend Simone de Beauvoir or Judith Butler as a feminist primer? I know both are densely written and hard to understand, but what do you (or anyone else!) prefer?
@Linley Sherin thanks! 😊
If you’re getting into feminist theory, I would read Simone de Beauvoir as well as Christine Delphy. Judith Butler is extremely problematic in the women’s liberation movement and her stuff just... isn’t good... at all. Reading theory can be super educational and moving, but you def have to do your research on who you read and why. Good luck xx
Maybe try some Dread Lit? Shirley Jackson or Caitlin Kiernan?
have you read Evelina? interesting in terms of the 18th c discourse
Okay, please fancast your dream adaptation of The Seven Husbands...
I'm sure it's not intentional but in the description, you included the full names of every author except Chinua Achebe. He's brilliant and his whole name should be known. 😘
Arrow of God was a bit slower, but No Longer at Ease is similarly brilliant and the trilogy as a whole is fantastic in terms of the playing with language, weaving literary references throughout.
oops that's just my bad, I've fixed it ty!! eeee i'm honestly looking forwards to read them so much
I feel like you personally have it out for my bank balance...adding to my TBR yet again 😅
Edit: got to the part where you said you sacked off Butler. What a mood. Her work is needlessly impenetrable and inaccessible (imo) 🙄
Have you watched The Room?
I actually haven’t!! I really wanna watch it in the cinema for the first time, been told it’s an ~experience~
@@sarcastic_fish oh it absolutely is. I think you’ll enjoy it even more given your background.
😍😍
A book recommendation:-
- a passage to india (it is not political)
Yes Forster! Why do you think it’s not political?
@@samgreen5196 one of the criticism of the book that it disregard the politics of the colonisation and only talked about it from a humanistic side (the friendship)... for me it is the better this way
@@samgreen5196 do u think it is political?
I don’t think it’s completely apolitical but I do think what’s best about Forster is his focus on human connection and relationships in the novel
@@samgreen5196 100%%%%%%%%
how is virginity a myth? i dont understand
because virginity can mean so many things that it ends up meaning nothing
Its a patriarchal notion that equates sex w penis and vagina penetration and ignores all other ways to have sex, specially the ways that aren’t penetrative (v basic way of putting it but theres always more on google) 😊
Oh its also biological bullshit, the hymen is not what virginity culture paints it out to be
pls be my gf