very random video idea/something I would love to see from you in particular: there's a type of book video floating around where people pick a handful of books they enjoyed, and say "if you liked X book you should try Y and Z". the appeal in this kind of book recommendation (to me) is that I love a curated rec, esp based on books I loved or am interested in reading! and you are so good at explaining how books group together stylistically, thematically, or by genre.
ooh this came at a perf time. im trying to transition into my lit fic era from fantasy. yesss anything ocean vuong!! and i hve boy parts. had it for awhile but still haven't read yet...
Recommending Woolf to get into reading? Girl ain’t PLAYIN OKKK!!! The Great Gatsby is perhaps the only book I ever liked out of high school and I’ve been meaning to reread it!
oh i don’t mess 😤 also great gatsby is also one of the few that i enjoyed from hs, and i think it’s a fabulous reread (esp through a queer coded lens👁️👁️)
I have never read Woolf but looking at how I myself journal and how you described her writing I have to check her out now. I’m a messy writer I go in and just write down anything that’s on my mind and then read it back only to realize it makes no sense.
I loved The Waves by Virginia Woolf! It’s one of my favourite books. Yes, it’s a little bit harder read, but it captures every tiny little “wave” in her characters’s mind. I also think that it’s very similar of how our consciousness is working and somehow she managed to put it into words I liked it more than I liked Orlando because it is more close to my taste when the narrator is more blend in the story
🙋🏻♀️ i am def intimidated by virginia woolf but was so helpful to hear your thoughts on her and her books as well as the waves!! i’ll prob start with that one now
really fallen out of reading this year, been picking up books and putting them down again. a couple of these are on my reading list and i just recently bought the waves and i plan to read that later on in the year. really excited to experience woolf for the first time :) right now im reading a murakami book since he's a tried and tested author for me and i'm hoping it can re-establish a reading routine for me again. thank you for the video!
sry if this sounds crazy, but though i do love virginia woolf and would say orlando is also a good whimsical start to her genius, i'm going to say i looked at your channel and we own two of the same pairs of glasses (these and the rimless from firmoo), which you serve in, and it just feels like an odd destined reason to subscribe
I think Hemingway pisses a lot of people off, Moveable Feast is good but Mary Hemingway's autobiography is farrrrrr better (also has the origin story of Feast's manuscript which is pretty incredible, no spoilers)
very random video idea/something I would love to see from you in particular: there's a type of book video floating around where people pick a handful of books they enjoyed, and say "if you liked X book you should try Y and Z". the appeal in this kind of book recommendation (to me) is that I love a curated rec, esp based on books I loved or am interested in reading! and you are so good at explaining how books group together stylistically, thematically, or by genre.
ooh this came at a perf time. im trying to transition into my lit fic era from fantasy.
yesss anything ocean vuong!!
and i hve boy parts. had it for awhile but still haven't read yet...
BOY PARTS IS SOOO GOOD (imo). i swear you’ll eat it up
Recommending Woolf to get into reading? Girl ain’t PLAYIN OKKK!!!
The Great Gatsby is perhaps the only book I ever liked out of high school and I’ve been meaning to reread it!
oh i don’t mess 😤 also great gatsby is also one of the few that i enjoyed from hs, and i think it’s a fabulous reread (esp through a queer coded lens👁️👁️)
I've been in a reading rut for awhile and will def check these out!
I have never read Woolf but looking at how I myself journal and how you described her writing I have to check her out now. I’m a messy writer I go in and just write down anything that’s on my mind and then read it back only to realize it makes no sense.
screamed when i saw you posted
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I loved The Waves by Virginia Woolf! It’s one of my favourite books. Yes, it’s a little bit harder read, but it captures every tiny little “wave” in her characters’s mind. I also think that it’s very similar of how our consciousness is working and somehow she managed to put it into words
I liked it more than I liked Orlando because it is more close to my taste when the narrator is more blend in the story
🙋🏻♀️ i am def intimidated by virginia woolf but was so helpful to hear your thoughts on her and her books as well as the waves!! i’ll prob start with that one now
yayyyyy 🫶 i promise it’ll be worth
I really like Welcome to the Hyunamdong Bookshop by Hwang Bo reum. The book felt like a warm hug for me this year :)
Nice to see Bluets here!
i have a few woolfs under my belt but sounds like i need to prioritize the waves!! this is such a cool video idea and a great group of books!!
the waves is one of my favorites (behind orlando), imo it’s a pretty good fall/winter read!
really fallen out of reading this year, been picking up books and putting them down again. a couple of these are on my reading list and i just recently bought the waves and i plan to read that later on in the year. really excited to experience woolf for the first time :) right now im reading a murakami book since he's a tried and tested author for me and i'm hoping it can re-establish a reading routine for me again. thank you for the video!
honestly in the same boat atm! trying to find my routine again too, thank you for the comment!
If you’re looking for an easy read,
A little life is a sweet little story about some young little fellows
A very cozy read
I would recomend le moral by maupassant it is great short and accessible
oh this such a good list 🖤
🙇♀️ty🙇♀️
the longsleeve 🔥
Boy parts sounds like a heterosexual dennis cooper book lol. GOOD VIDEO!!
i’ve been really wanting to get into dennis cooper so that was the push i needed
sry if this sounds crazy, but though i do love virginia woolf and would say orlando is also a good whimsical start to her genius, i'm going to say i looked at your channel and we own two of the same pairs of glasses (these and the rimless from firmoo), which you serve in, and it just feels like an odd destined reason to subscribe
I think Hemingway pisses a lot of people off, Moveable Feast is good but Mary Hemingway's autobiography is farrrrrr better (also has the origin story of Feast's manuscript which is pretty incredible, no spoilers)
okay awesome to know actually.. i will absolutely be looking into that tysm
who is the person on your sweater? it is driving me nuts :)
jessica pratt!
Bonito video
6:12 I don't understand, who's afraid of Virginia Woolf??
i think many people find her intimidating because she is a classical author, and many people find classics hard to get into or inaccessible
heyy luv the video!! dyh storygraph or goodreads by any chance? no worries if u would like to keep those accounts private hehe thank you❤
ty :) yes, i have both, both @kailienm !
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@@kailienatsu do you perhaps have a "fable" account.
It would be great if you organised a book club over there. ❤
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yo same name..
Omg hi….
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