That is a big TBR for the shortest month. Good luck! Looking forward to a vlog on some of Nightmares and Dreamscapes short stories. Have a nice week! ☀️
Oh yes, I was very over-ambitious with my list and there's no way I will get to all of these! I'm glad to hear you'd be interested in the Nightmares and Dreamscapes vlog so thank you for that feedback. :D Hope you have a wonderful weekend! :)
Count me in as a Peter Brady fan! I loved the Brady Bunch growing up and, a few years ago, my kids "discovered" it, so I got to watch it all over again!
"The Bluest Eye" is just incredible! Powerful was actually the word that kept coming up for me - I see you already used it! Good luck with your pile of possibilities - may they soon become a Flock of Fine Finishes for February!
Very powerful! I really enjoyed your review of it on your channel. We were basically buddy reading it and didn’t even know it! lol, I hope some of them make it into the Flock of Fine Finishes, too! 😄
Love “Pile of Possibilities” rather than TBR 😊 I’m terrible at sticking to planned TBR lists and pile of possibilities just seems a lot less stressful! I’m so impressed by how many reading challenges you follow! I know they’re more just to get some inspiration on what to read but you always inspire me to discover books I may not always think of. Some amazing reads in your picks, I’m excited to hear your thoughts! ❤
Thanks Allie! Haha Pile of Possibilities is definitely more realistic for me too. I’m so easily influenced by BookTube that it’s really easy to steer off the book path. The distraction is real! Yes, the challenges make it so fun and helps me choose what to read that I already have on my shelf, which is great as some of them might just sit there otherwise. 😂. Hope you have a great reading month with whatever you decide to read! 📚✨
Rebecca is one of my favorite books of all times! I haven’t really heard anyone talk about Clarissa before. That sounds good. So many interesting nonfiction picks from the black history to the ancient!
Thanks, Kelli! I had never heard of Clarissa before I looked on that list of the Greatest Books of All Time! It’s really good, but a slow burn, for sure. Glad to hear you like Rebecca, I think I’m going to start it tomorrow! :)
I'm glad to hear Rebecca is a good one, I'm going to start the audio today. I love the narrator's voice/accent so far. I'm sure I will like it. :). I'm hearing mixed reviews about Fledgling since posting this video, so we'll see how it goes. The premise definitely sounds cool, though!
You have some great books on your pile. I loved The Bluest Eye and Rebecca. I am impressed that you are rereading Stamped. I have the book and haven't read it yet, but I am determined to read it this year. I bet I would like the cat book because I also adore cats. Best of luck on getting as many of these read this month as possible.
Hi Laurie! I’m glad you liked both The Bluest Eye and Rebecca. I just finished THe Bluest Eye today and was blown away. Yes, Stamped was a great audiobook, but I know I missed so much info so that’s why I’ve been re-reading it a little each year so I can truly absorb the words. I hope you enjoy it if you read yours! Haha, I’m excited to start the cat book, too! 😸
That’s great to hear! I was planning to listen to it as audio so I’m glad you mentioned that it worked well in that format. :) I’m excited to start it soon. I just finished a heavy emotional book today, so I might listen my romance pick as a palate cleanser before I dive in 😎. Thanks for watching!
Best of luck on your February reads!! I look forward to hearing your thoughts on Nightmares and Dreamscapes. King is a fantastic writer, and I am glad you are giving him a try. :)
Thanks, Matthew! I'm so happy to FINALLY be taking the SK plunge. I've been talking the talk for so long, it's time to walk the walk, haha. I read one of the short stories so far and thought it was creepy, disturbing, but fun. I love knowing that there is so much that he's already written and there's a lot to look forward to. :)
Thanks Ven! I got so inspired by so many books, I knew it could be never be a TBR. Pile of Possibilities is definitely more realistic for my reading speed 😜. Hope you’re reading is going well this week! :)
I've not read any of the books you've mentioned, but Eve sounds really interesting. Great video Farrah - looking forward to hearing which books you read from the pile of possibilities :)
Thanks Fred! Eve has been so interesting so far. It’s the first time I’ve read a book about evolution (for fun haha) and I’m really enjoying it! I put it aside for now so I can focus on Cleopatra, but am looking forward to picking it back up again. Hope you have a great rest of your reading month! 📚✨
So interesting!! I grew up with a lot of fighting and conflict in the house but I don't like expressing anger. Actually, I take that partially back. I don't like expressing anger in my day to day, but if I get mad at my family, I have no issues expressing that. LOL
Haha! Thanks for sharing your experience! My cousins’ parents fought and yelled a lot and one of them is very comfortable with being mad and letting everyone know, while the other avoids conflict and seems chill as can be. In my opinion, anger is better than sadness and depression and it’s healthy to let it out in healthy ways! I’m trying to embrace that 😎
Looks like some great choices. I understand what you say about anger. I also grew up in a family that didn’t like to argue. My parents never raised their voices. Thank for mentioning my channel and participating in my reading event.
You’re welcome, Annie. I’m glad to participate in your event and I hope you’ve been reading some good books related to film this month so far. Interesting to hear your parents also never raised their voices either. I honestly don’t ever remember my parents being mean to each other or raising their voices. Now, that I’m older, I’m really thankful for that!
@@bookstalgic Yes I’m reading a lot of fun stuff. I just started reading Jazz Cleopatra about the first ever black superstar Josephine Baker. So I’m combining black history month with my own reading event as she did also a couple of films. Not many but she did them.
Oh, man. You have some great books in your TBR this month. "The Bluest Eye" is such a beautiful but tough read. I'm a big Octavia E. Butler stan, but I must admit that "Fledgling" is my least favorite of her books. (I think you'll quickly pick up on why that is.) Looks like you have a wonderful selection of books to choose from. Happy Reading! 😎📚👍
Thank you! I just finished The Bluest Eye today and ..wow. It’s stuck with me all afternoon. That final chapter. What a harrowing, but amazing book. That’s great that you’ve read Octavia Butler! I’ve only read Kindred and LOVED it, so I knew I wanted to try to read more of her backlist. Hopefully Fledgling won’t be “too bad”, haha. Do you have a favorite by her so far?
Wow there's so many interesting books in this list! I will definitely read Rebecca sooner or later because I've heard so many good things about it! And Fledgeling sounds 🔥🔥🔥 I'm a scary cat too and that's why I shy away from horror/dark fantasy/grimdark😅
Thanks! I hear you, Rebecca has been on my radar for so long, I’m glad to finally be giving it a try. Hoping to start the audiobook today 👍. I’m glad to know I’m not the only scaredy cat when it comes to horror! 🙌😄📚
I love Toni Morrison and Octavia Butler! That Stephen King book had not been on my radar - I can't wait to hear your thoughts. I've been making my way through Atlas of the Heart, very slowly. 🐌. The cat book sounds so good 😊. Happy reading!
I’m new to Stephen King, but I’m excited to give him a try since so many people enjoy his books. I also loved Octavia Butler’s writing so definitely wanted to try more of her books. Sadly, I ended up DNFing Atlas today. I just couldn’t get into it and since I had so many other books on the list, I decided to let that one go. I think it’s probably best read as a physical book, because both the audio or ebook just didn’t work for me. I hope you enjoy it, though! 😊
Sounds like a lot of great options! I love Clarissa and it ended up being the book that decided my college major (18th century british lit). It holds up well as a slow read since reading a few letters each day makes you feel more connected to her ongoing experience.
Oh wow, you are one of the few people that have let me know they’ve read Clarissa! I’m really enjoying it now that I’m reading a bit each day. It’s amazing how detailed these conversations are and how intricate Lovelace’s scheming is. I can imagine people eating this up back in the day. It’s one of those novels that seems like it would be fun to read along with the actual date each letter is written. :)
Fledgling sounds very unique and fun! Hope it lives up to the potential! Hope Cleopatra is easier and fun once you get back into it! She’s a very intriguing individual. Cat books tend to be very fun. Half of mine have been furry buttheads, but they’re are definitely unique and hilarious at times 😂 I never realized Stephen King did short stories! Have fun with them, I’m sure they will be very unique and creepy! hope you have a great day! Happy reading!
Thanks, Kat! Yeah, when I saw Fledgling had to do with vampires, I was sold! :D. I started Cleo back up as a physical book and it's so much easier to read and very interesting so far! And yes, looking forward to the cat book 100%, lol. "Furry buttheads" haha. I started the Stephen King book and finished one of the stories so far. I can tell he's an author that "goes for it" in terms of not shying away from disturbing situations, lol. It was disturbing, but a page turning, that's for sure! :) Hope you have a great weekend and happy reading to you too! :)
@@bookstalgic hey! Glad cleopatra is going better this time around! Stephen King has definitely been intense the few times I’ve read him. But if there’s a dog in the story, I’m skipping it! Koontz is nice to the doggies, King can’t be trusted. Hope it continues going well for you!
@@bookstalgic it’s all good! I do that all the time! I get a notification at work and tell myself I’ll check it out when I get home, then forget or think I already did cause it’s buried under new ones by then. 😅 hopefully none of the short stories have animals in em! 🤞
😂 I guess it’s more of a book chat rather than a realistic TBR. As I was editing this, I was like OMG stop talking how can you still have more books on the list! Nightmares and Dreamscapes is fun so far. Going to try to read the second story now 👍.
7:48 impromptu swoon 😂 I accidentally watched the movie of ‘Rebecca’ not realising it was based on this book 🙈. Now I must wait until I forget the plot points.
I like the cover of Fledgling, but was disappointed with the book. I am torn between 1619 Project and Stamped. Leaning toward Stamped, but I'd rather buy (normally I get books from library) so I can highlight and annotate. Anger is a great outet, but definitely does have to be tampered. It's Florence.
I haven’t started Fledgling yet, but you’re the 2nd person who said it wasn’t their favorite from her. I guess I’ll give it a try, but go in knowing that some of her other books might be better. I really enjoyed Stamped. I agree, I had to get the book too so I could tab and underline. I have learned so much and really enjoyed his writing. I would like to check out more of his books in the future. Hope you have a great rest of your reading month!
i cannot stand cotton mather or his dad increase, i read witches and one or the other mather is on every page with their 'views' oooo, fledgling, loved this, soooo badly want a sequel, great world building loved rebecca, beautiful story i love your channel so much its a great place for positivity and finding out reading events you are a very calming presence, a fantastic trait for a RN good luck on your potentials! id be into the king vlog, you can do it
Oh yeah, Cotton Mather and his dad certainly had some interesting views. I don’t know much about the Salem Wotch trials, but I remember him being pretty heavily involved. I’d be interested in learning more about that time period, but yeah, it would probably not be easy to read! I’ve heard some mixed reviews about Fledgling so glad you enjoyed it! Also happy to hear Rebecca is a good one too. I think I’m going to start that audiobook today 👍. Thank you for your amazingly nice compliment, I really appreciate that! ✨. I’m glad you would be interested in the King vlog. I read through the first story so far and it was disturbing, but good 😆. Hope you and the fam have a great reading month! 📚✨
It's good that you're wanting to be inclusive in your reading, at least on a surface level. But don't mistake ideology with being human; and don't mistake anger with justice. There will always be deeper issues beneath this societal bandage we call inclusiveness and equality. The problems are more fundamental; and a person is much more complex than his limitations by supposed oppression. Tread carefully. We're perhaps approaching a cultural curve, and if we deem ourselves as uncompromising progressives, we will destroy all original values - and what then comes from there? Anarchism, relativism, subjectivism, and a coldness that pretends to be warm and inviting, but is really angry and miserable. Hatred grows in our dismissal of things just as it does in our adoption of dogmas.
Interesting points. I’m assuming you’re referring to the Eloquent Rage book? I try to go into these books as objectively as possible and I do try to use the widest perspective I have access to, but I tend to always lean towards compassion. I’m looking forward to seeing what the book is about. Anger, in general is an interesting emotion that I’ve always felt uneasy with and I do feel society doesn’t accept women’s anger as much as men’s. It should be an interesting read from a Black and feminist perspective 👍.
@@bookstalgic You actually remind me of a friend of mine when you speak about compassion. She's about your age as well and is also a nurse. I'm still learning to navigate my communication skills with others. I'm a very stand-offish kinda person; and I've had some disagreements with her. But she always reminds me to approach things compassionately and to walk humbly. She's by far more human than I am. Lol. I'm just a mass of negative temporal space. Haha.
@@scoutdarpy4465 Thanks! Well, this comment shows you’re doing a good job! We all have a totally unique experience of life and it really shapes how we think and the perspectives we gravitate towards. I can be a bit too positive sometimes, which I know can irritate others, but it’s good to also be realistic and listen to the opinions of others, even if we don’t always agree!
@@bookstalgic Better to be too positive than aggressively negative. But, of course, these things are incidental by nature; shaped, like you said, by our experiences and such. Books help shed a light on everything; and writing solidifies it. I'm actually working on a writing project: a commentary of Plato's Symposium through a transcendentalist perspective. I'm at 30k words and aiming for 100k. I actually have a three year plan of doing three works: the other two are Aristotle's Metaphysics, and Spinoza's Ethics. I'd really recommend you Ralph Waldo Emerson - if you get anything out of this conversation, lol.
Sorry, this comment was held for review for some reason so just seeing it now. Wow, a very ambitious plan! Best of luck on your writing project. I've always wanted to try out Emerson so thank you for the recommendation 👍. @@scoutdarpy4465
That is a big TBR for the shortest month. Good luck! Looking forward to a vlog on some of Nightmares and Dreamscapes short stories. Have a nice week! ☀️
Oh yes, I was very over-ambitious with my list and there's no way I will get to all of these! I'm glad to hear you'd be interested in the Nightmares and Dreamscapes vlog so thank you for that feedback. :D Hope you have a wonderful weekend! :)
Great TBR - hope the Cleo book is good - Eve looks amazing
Thanks Roy! I’ve been trying to read this Cleo book since Cleovember 😆. I need to focus! ✨
Count me in as a Peter Brady fan! I loved the Brady Bunch growing up and, a few years ago, my kids "discovered" it, so I got to watch it all over again!
Haha that's amazing! I tried to get my kids into it, but no luck, lol. Peter was always the cutest - Greg was just too much for me :D
"The Bluest Eye" is just incredible! Powerful was actually the word that kept coming up for me - I see you already used it! Good luck with your pile of possibilities - may they soon become a Flock of Fine Finishes for February!
Very powerful! I really enjoyed your review of it on your channel. We were basically buddy reading it and didn’t even know it! lol, I hope some of them make it into the Flock of Fine Finishes, too! 😄
Love “Pile of Possibilities” rather than TBR 😊 I’m terrible at sticking to planned TBR lists and pile of possibilities just seems a lot less stressful! I’m so impressed by how many reading challenges you follow! I know they’re more just to get some inspiration on what to read but you always inspire me to discover books I may not always think of. Some amazing reads in your picks, I’m excited to hear your thoughts! ❤
Thanks Allie! Haha Pile of Possibilities is definitely more realistic for me too. I’m so easily influenced by BookTube that it’s really easy to steer off the book path. The distraction is real!
Yes, the challenges make it so fun and helps me choose what to read that I already have on my shelf, which is great as some of them might just sit there otherwise. 😂. Hope you have a great reading month with whatever you decide to read! 📚✨
Rebecca is one of my favorite books of all times! I haven’t really heard anyone talk about Clarissa before. That sounds good. So many interesting nonfiction picks from the black history to the ancient!
Thanks, Kelli! I had never heard of Clarissa before I looked on that list of the Greatest Books of All Time! It’s really good, but a slow burn, for sure. Glad to hear you like Rebecca, I think I’m going to start it tomorrow! :)
Rebecca is a brilliant book, my Mum's favourite ever novel in fact. The Butler novel sounds super interesting.
I'm glad to hear Rebecca is a good one, I'm going to start the audio today. I love the narrator's voice/accent so far. I'm sure I will like it. :). I'm hearing mixed reviews about Fledgling since posting this video, so we'll see how it goes. The premise definitely sounds cool, though!
You have some great books on your pile. I loved The Bluest Eye and Rebecca. I am impressed that you are rereading Stamped. I have the book and haven't read it yet, but I am determined to read it this year. I bet I would like the cat book because I also adore cats. Best of luck on getting as many of these read this month as possible.
Hi Laurie! I’m glad you liked both The Bluest Eye and Rebecca. I just finished THe Bluest Eye today and was blown away. Yes, Stamped was a great audiobook, but I know I missed so much info so that’s why I’ve been re-reading it a little each year so I can truly absorb the words. I hope you enjoy it if you read yours!
Haha, I’m excited to start the cat book, too! 😸
Rebecca is my all time favourite book. I listened to it last year after not having read it for quite a few years. It was a great audio book!
That’s great to hear! I was planning to listen to it as audio so I’m glad you mentioned that it worked well in that format. :) I’m excited to start it soon. I just finished a heavy emotional book today, so I might listen my romance pick as a palate cleanser before I dive in 😎. Thanks for watching!
Best of luck on your February reads!!
I look forward to hearing your thoughts on Nightmares and Dreamscapes. King is a fantastic writer, and I am glad you are giving him a try. :)
Thanks, Matthew! I'm so happy to FINALLY be taking the SK plunge. I've been talking the talk for so long, it's time to walk the walk, haha. I read one of the short stories so far and thought it was creepy, disturbing, but fun. I love knowing that there is so much that he's already written and there's a lot to look forward to. :)
@@bookstalgic Might I recommend 'Different Seasons?' One of his novella collections and probably my all-time favorite book by him. :)
Nightmares & Dreamscapes is a CHUNKY book for your first King 🤣🤣🤣 But so awesome that you're diving into the deep end 🤗
Lol! Yeah, it's a big boy for sure! It's a pretty random one to start with, but it's pretty good so far! :)
I love the term 'Pile of Possibilities' so much better than tbr. Such a good list to pick from 🙂
Thanks Ven! I got so inspired by so many books, I knew it could be never be a TBR. Pile of Possibilities is definitely more realistic for my reading speed 😜. Hope you’re reading is going well this week! :)
I've not read any of the books you've mentioned, but Eve sounds really interesting. Great video Farrah - looking forward to hearing which books you read from the pile of possibilities :)
Thanks Fred! Eve has been so interesting so far. It’s the first time I’ve read a book about evolution (for fun haha) and I’m really enjoying it! I put it aside for now so I can focus on Cleopatra, but am looking forward to picking it back up again. Hope you have a great rest of your reading month! 📚✨
So interesting!! I grew up with a lot of fighting and conflict in the house but I don't like expressing anger. Actually, I take that partially back. I don't like expressing anger in my day to day, but if I get mad at my family, I have no issues expressing that. LOL
Haha! Thanks for sharing your experience! My cousins’ parents fought and yelled a lot and one of them is very comfortable with being mad and letting everyone know, while the other avoids conflict and seems chill as can be. In my opinion, anger is better than sadness and depression and it’s healthy to let it out in healthy ways! I’m trying to embrace that 😎
I love that! It's so interesting how our upbringing impacts our adulthood so significantly.@@bookstalgic
Looks like some great choices. I understand what you say about anger. I also grew up in a family that didn’t like to argue. My parents never raised their voices.
Thank for mentioning my channel and participating in my reading event.
You’re welcome, Annie. I’m glad to participate in your event and I hope you’ve been reading some good books related to film this month so far. Interesting to hear your parents also never raised their voices either. I honestly don’t ever remember my parents being mean to each other or raising their voices. Now, that I’m older, I’m really thankful for that!
@@bookstalgic Yes I’m reading a lot of fun stuff. I just started reading Jazz Cleopatra about the first ever black superstar Josephine Baker. So I’m combining black history month with my own reading event as she did also a couple of films. Not many but she did them.
Jazz Cleopatra sounds really interesting!
@@bookstalgic It is. I'm one chapter in and I'm loving it so far.
Oh, man. You have some great books in your TBR this month. "The Bluest Eye" is such a beautiful but tough read. I'm a big Octavia E. Butler stan, but I must admit that "Fledgling" is my least favorite of her books. (I think you'll quickly pick up on why that is.) Looks like you have a wonderful selection of books to choose from. Happy Reading! 😎📚👍
Thank you! I just finished The Bluest Eye today and ..wow. It’s stuck with me all afternoon. That final chapter. What a harrowing, but amazing book. That’s great that you’ve read Octavia Butler! I’ve only read Kindred and LOVED it, so I knew I wanted to try to read more of her backlist. Hopefully Fledgling won’t be “too bad”, haha. Do you have a favorite by her so far?
@@bookstalgic “Kindred” is my favorite Octavia E. Butler book, followed by her “Parable” duology.
Wow there's so many interesting books in this list! I will definitely read Rebecca sooner or later because I've heard so many good things about it! And Fledgeling sounds 🔥🔥🔥
I'm a scary cat too and that's why I shy away from horror/dark fantasy/grimdark😅
Thanks! I hear you, Rebecca has been on my radar for so long, I’m glad to finally be giving it a try. Hoping to start the audiobook today 👍.
I’m glad to know I’m not the only scaredy cat when it comes to horror! 🙌😄📚
I love Toni Morrison and Octavia Butler! That Stephen King book had not been on my radar - I can't wait to hear your thoughts. I've been making my way through Atlas of the Heart, very slowly. 🐌. The cat book sounds so good 😊. Happy reading!
I’m new to Stephen King, but I’m excited to give him a try since so many people enjoy his books. I also loved Octavia Butler’s writing so definitely wanted to try more of her books.
Sadly, I ended up DNFing Atlas today. I just couldn’t get into it and since I had so many other books on the list, I decided to let that one go. I think it’s probably best read as a physical book, because both the audio or ebook just didn’t work for me. I hope you enjoy it, though! 😊
Sounds like a lot of great options! I love Clarissa and it ended up being the book that decided my college major (18th century british lit). It holds up well as a slow read since reading a few letters each day makes you feel more connected to her ongoing experience.
Oh wow, you are one of the few people that have let me know they’ve read Clarissa! I’m really enjoying it now that I’m reading a bit each day. It’s amazing how detailed these conversations are and how intricate Lovelace’s scheming is. I can imagine people eating this up back in the day. It’s one of those novels that seems like it would be fun to read along with the actual date each letter is written. :)
@@bookstalgic I've thought about doing that for my reread! We'll see.
Fledgling sounds very unique and fun! Hope it lives up to the potential! Hope Cleopatra is easier and fun once you get back into it! She’s a very intriguing individual. Cat books tend to be very fun. Half of mine have been furry buttheads, but they’re are definitely unique and hilarious at times 😂 I never realized Stephen King did short stories! Have fun with them, I’m sure they will be very unique and creepy! hope you have a great day! Happy reading!
Thanks, Kat! Yeah, when I saw Fledgling had to do with vampires, I was sold! :D.
I started Cleo back up as a physical book and it's so much easier to read and very interesting so far!
And yes, looking forward to the cat book 100%, lol. "Furry buttheads" haha.
I started the Stephen King book and finished one of the stories so far. I can tell he's an author that "goes for it" in terms of not shying away from disturbing situations, lol. It was disturbing, but a page turning, that's for sure! :) Hope you have a great weekend and happy reading to you too! :)
@@bookstalgic hey! Glad cleopatra is going better this time around! Stephen King has definitely been intense the few times I’ve read him. But if there’s a dog in the story, I’m skipping it! Koontz is nice to the doggies, King can’t be trusted. Hope it continues going well for you!
Sorry, I must've missed this one! Oh boy, that makes me nervous about the dogs!! @@gingerbibliophile
@@bookstalgic it’s all good! I do that all the time! I get a notification at work and tell myself I’ll check it out when I get home, then forget or think I already did cause it’s buried under new ones by then. 😅 hopefully none of the short stories have animals in em! 🤞
❤📚❤️ I just started Fairy Tale by Stephen King.
...and yes to Captain von Trapp 😁😉
Oooh nice! I definitely want to try Fairy Tale, too. I hope you enjoy it! Heehee, Captain Von Trapp was such a dreamboat! 🤩
Is your February longer than mine? Lol, thats an ambitious list. I look forward to Nightmares and Dreamscapes.
😂 I guess it’s more of a book chat rather than a realistic TBR. As I was editing this, I was like OMG stop talking how can you still have more books on the list! Nightmares and Dreamscapes is fun so far. Going to try to read the second story now 👍.
7:48 impromptu swoon 😂
I accidentally watched the movie of ‘Rebecca’ not realising it was based on this book 🙈. Now I must wait until I forget the plot points.
Haha, the swoon snuck out, I couldn’t help it 🤪. Ooh I didn’t even realize Rebecca was a movie! Was it good? 🍿 😂
@@bookstalgic it was a very good movie which makes me think the book will be amazing
I like the cover of Fledgling, but was disappointed with the book. I am torn between 1619 Project and Stamped. Leaning toward Stamped, but I'd rather buy (normally I get books from library) so I can highlight and annotate. Anger is a great outet, but definitely does have to be tampered. It's Florence.
I haven’t started Fledgling yet, but you’re the 2nd person who said it wasn’t their favorite from her. I guess I’ll give it a try, but go in knowing that some of her other books might be better. I really enjoyed Stamped. I agree, I had to get the book too so I could tab and underline. I have learned so much and really enjoyed his writing. I would like to check out more of his books in the future. Hope you have a great rest of your reading month!
Fun list! Have you started N&D yet? I haven't read that one. It of his collections, I've only read Night Shift. 🤗
Hi Koda! Yes, I read the first story last night and it stuck with me as I was falling asleep 😬😆. Not scary, but disturbing! How was Night Shift?
@@bookstalgic is been a while, but I remember liking most of the stories. 🤗
i cannot stand cotton mather or his dad increase, i read witches and one or the other mather is on every page with their 'views'
oooo, fledgling, loved this, soooo badly want a sequel, great world building
loved rebecca, beautiful story
i love your channel so much
its a great place for positivity and finding out reading events
you are a very calming presence, a fantastic trait for a RN
good luck on your potentials!
id be into the king vlog, you can do it
Oh yeah, Cotton Mather and his dad certainly had some interesting views. I don’t know much about the Salem Wotch trials, but I remember him being pretty heavily involved. I’d be interested in learning more about that time period, but yeah, it would probably not be easy to read!
I’ve heard some mixed reviews about Fledgling so glad you enjoyed it! Also happy to hear Rebecca is a good one too. I think I’m going to start that audiobook today 👍.
Thank you for your amazingly nice compliment, I really appreciate that! ✨.
I’m glad you would be interested in the King vlog. I read through the first story so far and it was disturbing, but good 😆.
Hope you and the fam have a great reading month! 📚✨
It's good that you're wanting to be inclusive in your reading, at least on a surface level. But don't mistake ideology with being human; and don't mistake anger with justice. There will always be deeper issues beneath this societal bandage we call inclusiveness and equality. The problems are more fundamental; and a person is much more complex than his limitations by supposed oppression. Tread carefully. We're perhaps approaching a cultural curve, and if we deem ourselves as uncompromising progressives, we will destroy all original values - and what then comes from there? Anarchism, relativism, subjectivism, and a coldness that pretends to be warm and inviting, but is really angry and miserable. Hatred grows in our dismissal of things just as it does in our adoption of dogmas.
Interesting points. I’m assuming you’re referring to the Eloquent Rage book? I try to go into these books as objectively as possible and I do try to use the widest perspective I have access to, but I tend to always lean towards compassion. I’m looking forward to seeing what the book is about. Anger, in general is an interesting emotion that I’ve always felt uneasy with and I do feel society doesn’t accept women’s anger as much as men’s. It should be an interesting read from a Black and feminist perspective 👍.
@@bookstalgic You actually remind me of a friend of mine when you speak about compassion. She's about your age as well and is also a nurse. I'm still learning to navigate my communication skills with others. I'm a very stand-offish kinda person; and I've had some disagreements with her. But she always reminds me to approach things compassionately and to walk humbly. She's by far more human than I am. Lol. I'm just a mass of negative temporal space. Haha.
@@scoutdarpy4465 Thanks! Well, this comment shows you’re doing a good job! We all have a totally unique experience of life and it really shapes how we think and the perspectives we gravitate towards. I can be a bit too positive sometimes, which I know can irritate others, but it’s good to also be realistic and listen to the opinions of others, even if we don’t always agree!
@@bookstalgic Better to be too positive than aggressively negative. But, of course, these things are incidental by nature; shaped, like you said, by our experiences and such. Books help shed a light on everything; and writing solidifies it. I'm actually working on a writing project: a commentary of Plato's Symposium through a transcendentalist perspective. I'm at 30k words and aiming for 100k. I actually have a three year plan of doing three works: the other two are Aristotle's Metaphysics, and Spinoza's Ethics. I'd really recommend you Ralph Waldo Emerson - if you get anything out of this conversation, lol.
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Wow, a very ambitious plan! Best of luck on your writing project. I've always wanted to try out Emerson so thank you for the recommendation 👍. @@scoutdarpy4465