I love the books you choose anytime you do a book haul. I love how you float from one range to the other. You have given me so many recommendations and I greatly appreciate it! Love your passion for books and the energy you show for books!
Oh my goodness thank you so much for this kind comment! Thank you for watching haha I am so glad I can help people find books haha Do you have a favorite book of all time? Or maybe your favorite book from last year?
@@mckenziekate I have so many favorite books that I have read over throughout my life that it is hard to name one favorite of all time. Still so many books to conquer. But I can safely say that I did have a favorite book from 2023 since I can't really narrow things down...but I finally read The Name of The Wind by Patrick Rothfuss and it blew my mind. The tale, the details in the world, the adventure...I put this book off for so long and I was pleasantly surprised.
@@salliesones9506 omg the name of the wind series stresses me out (although I haven’t read it) because it hasn’t been finished in years and years! Lol I know so many people LOVE it tho!
Passing and 100 Years of Solitude are on my TBR! Plan to read The Hour of the Star from Clarice Lispector this month. If I can suggest something that I think you'd enjoy, Villette by Charlotte Brontë! George Eliot and Virginia Woolf (who I remember you saying are some of your favorite writers) both said it's her masterpiece, and the book is about unrequited love, grief, what would now be called depression, and introspection -- all things that I think you'd enjoy reading about. :) Thank you for lifting my mood today with this video, Mckenzie!
Thank you so much for your kind comment! 💜 I hope you LOVE the hour of the star! It’s one of my all time favorite books. Thank you for the recommendation! I do have Villette on my shelves and had honestly forgotten about it until this comment. I hadn’t heard much about Villette if I am being honest, I just picked it up because I wanted to own all of the Brontes, so this is really the first “review” I am hearing of it, so thank you thank you!
That's my first shout out, lol! I hope you like Titus Groan. Just know that it's not a fast paced book, and it is heavy handed, but in a very good way. It has some of the best imagery I've ever read. The first two books are excellent, the third one is still good, but that's about the time Mervyn Peake was being affected by his horrible illness. He actually wanted to write more books, but couldn't; so it doesn't end on the most satisfactory note, but it's still worth reading. I tackled it at about 10 pages a day, which seems like I good pace given the density of it. You don't find many fantasy books with such dense writing. It's something that I appreciate. Enjoyed the video! (And I'm almost finished with Infinite Jest.)
@@mckenziekate I haven't started yet but I remember the movie from a long time ago so I have a general idea of the story. I'm looking forward to finally reading the original story!
The Drowned World is good, but it is a relatively early and more minor work of Ballard's. If you like that one, please check out High Rise or some of his other later novels.
Ok this is like a dream haul right here. LOVE Jean Rhys' Wide Sargasso Sea, and Titus Groan was a great weird time haha. Also, if you are looking for more slim French books, I have to say that there's an upcoming release of a beautiful new English translation of a French book coming out in a few weeks from Fern Books! (full disclosure, I am their intern, so there's the possibility of bias, but I do honestly think it's fire haha) Jakuta Alikavazovic's Like A Sky Inside, translated by the same person who did the 2023 International Booker longlisted book The Birthday Party
So for Jorge Amado, because Brazil speaks Portuguese, they pronounce the J so it’s like a soft j sound with the name George. Also I’m so excited that my spring break is here, I’m reading The Trial by Franz Kafka with a friend
Hi! I’m Brazilian and I loved to see Brazilians titles in your pile. I would like to recommend some of my favorites Brazilian classics books. Starting with the best, I would love to see you reading Machado de Assis, especially “Dom Casmurro” and “Memórias póstumas de Brás Cubas”. More of my favorites are: “Inocência - Visconde de Taunay”, “A moreninha - Joaquim Manuel de Macedo”, “Vidas secas - Graciliano Ramos”, “O cortiço - Aluísio de Azevedo”, can’t forget Clarisse Lispector, all of her work is espetacular, but to choose one, I would go with “ A hora da estrela”. And adding one that is not Brazilian, it’s Portuguese, but we read it a lot in Brazil, “O primo Basílio - Eça de Queiroz”. And yes Gabriela from Jorge Amado is an amazing choice, I hope you like it, about the Clarice’s title, since you already know her, you will probably love it . ❤
thanks for posting Mckenzie🌻. You got outstanding books in the haul and from it, I read The Color Purple last year which I absolutely adored.
Thank you for your kind comment 🌟 I’m so glad you loved the color purple and I can’t wait to read it myself!
Finally a booktuber that reads literary fictions!! Subscribed ❤
Haha thank you for subscribing! I like to read a large range on genres! Haha
What are your top favorite books?
I love the books you choose anytime you do a book haul. I love how you float from one range to the other. You have given me so many recommendations and I greatly appreciate it! Love your passion for books and the energy you show for books!
Oh my goodness thank you so much for this kind comment!
Thank you for watching haha I am so glad I can help people find books haha
Do you have a favorite book of all time? Or maybe your favorite book from last year?
@@mckenziekate I have so many favorite books that I have read over throughout my life that it is hard to name one favorite of all time. Still so many books to conquer. But I can safely say that I did have a favorite book from 2023 since I can't really narrow things down...but I finally read The Name of The Wind by Patrick Rothfuss and it blew my mind. The tale, the details in the world, the adventure...I put this book off for so long and I was pleasantly surprised.
@@salliesones9506 omg the name of the wind series stresses me out (although I haven’t read it) because it hasn’t been finished in years and years! Lol I know so many people LOVE it tho!
Passing and 100 Years of Solitude are on my TBR!
Plan to read The Hour of the Star from Clarice Lispector this month.
If I can suggest something that I think you'd enjoy, Villette by Charlotte Brontë! George Eliot and Virginia Woolf (who I remember you saying are some of your favorite writers) both said it's her masterpiece, and the book is about unrequited love, grief, what would now be called depression, and introspection -- all things that I think you'd enjoy reading about. :)
Thank you for lifting my mood today with this video, Mckenzie!
Thank you so much for your kind comment! 💜
I hope you LOVE the hour of the star! It’s one of my all time favorite books.
Thank you for the recommendation! I do have Villette on my shelves and had honestly forgotten about it until this comment. I hadn’t heard much about Villette if I am being honest, I just picked it up because I wanted to own all of the Brontes, so this is really the first “review” I am hearing of it, so thank you thank you!
Wow the life of the woman in the attic in Jane Eyre. Cool concept!
I literally want to go and get all of the books you showed us! The way you talk about book even the ones you haven’t read, is really contagious ❤️
Ahhhh!! Thank you! And yes yes! Please let me know if u end up picking any of these titles up🌟
The first book that I ever read in my life was The still storm by Francoise Sagan. I have never seen her books recommendation anywhere till now!
Oh wow that is so cool!
That's my first shout out, lol! I hope you like Titus Groan. Just know that it's not a fast paced book, and it is heavy handed, but in a very good way. It has some of the best imagery I've ever read. The first two books are excellent, the third one is still good, but that's about the time Mervyn Peake was being affected by his horrible illness. He actually wanted to write more books, but couldn't; so it doesn't end on the most satisfactory note, but it's still worth reading.
I tackled it at about 10 pages a day, which seems like I good pace given the density of it. You don't find many fantasy books with such dense writing. It's something that I appreciate.
Enjoyed the video! (And I'm almost finished with Infinite Jest.)
I discovered your channel today through this haul video. You picked up some fantastic books. Happy Reading! 😎📚👍
Glad you’re here! Have you read any of these books?
All I can say is that enjoy your reading and I am totally jealous of your amount of books ❤❤❤
Haha thank you, I hope you enjoy your reading as well 🌟
@@mckenziekate no problem 😉 thank you 🙏
The Housekeeper and the Professor is a favorite of mine and my father. It's a little dose of feels. I hope you enjoy!
And What We Talk About When We Talk About Love is one of all time favorite short story collections
I cannot wait to read both of them! Thank you for sharing your thoughts!
Have you collected any NYRB, New York Review Book Classics? They have some great titles. Last month, I read The Door by Magda Szabó and loved it.
Yes! I actually have a whole video about it! Haha my collection is small but mighty and yes! I did read and enjoy the door!
The Color Purple is an amazing work. I hope you enjoy it! Also, I literally just picked up (today!) Like Water For Chocolate.
Ahh!! How are you liking it so far!!!???
@@mckenziekate I haven't started yet but I remember the movie from a long time ago so I have a general idea of the story. I'm looking forward to finally reading the original story!
The Drowned World is good, but it is a relatively early and more minor work of Ballard's. If you like that one, please check out High Rise or some of his other later novels.
Ok this is like a dream haul right here. LOVE Jean Rhys' Wide Sargasso Sea, and Titus Groan was a great weird time haha.
Also, if you are looking for more slim French books, I have to say that there's an upcoming release of a beautiful new English translation of a French book coming out in a few weeks from Fern Books! (full disclosure, I am their intern, so there's the possibility of bias, but I do honestly think it's fire haha) Jakuta Alikavazovic's Like A Sky Inside, translated by the same person who did the 2023 International Booker longlisted book The Birthday Party
Omg I will definitely be looking that book up! Thanks for the heads up! 🌟
I love your book selection
Haha Thank you !
So for Jorge Amado, because Brazil speaks Portuguese, they pronounce the J so it’s like a soft j sound with the name George. Also I’m so excited that my spring break is here, I’m reading The Trial by Franz Kafka with a friend
Thank you so much for informing me on pronunciation!! And wow 🤩 please let me know how you get on with The Trial!
Hi! I’m Brazilian and I loved to see Brazilians titles in your pile. I would like to recommend some of my favorites Brazilian classics books. Starting with the best, I would love to see you reading Machado de Assis, especially “Dom Casmurro” and “Memórias póstumas de Brás Cubas”. More of my favorites are: “Inocência - Visconde de Taunay”, “A moreninha - Joaquim Manuel de Macedo”, “Vidas secas - Graciliano Ramos”, “O cortiço - Aluísio de Azevedo”, can’t forget Clarisse Lispector, all of her work is espetacular, but to choose one, I would go with “ A hora da estrela”. And adding one that is not Brazilian, it’s Portuguese, but we read it a lot in Brazil, “O primo Basílio - Eça de Queiroz”. And yes Gabriela from Jorge Amado is an amazing choice, I hope you like it, about the Clarice’s title, since you already know her, you will probably love it . ❤
O my good I wrote this before finishing the video and you already have Machado de Assis 🎉. I hope you love it !
@@taynnasoares1557 haha! Yes I can’t wait to read the posthumous memoirs!! And I LOVE Clarice! She is one of my favorite authors!
The Quiet American was published in 1955 and is Graham Greene's most controversial book. I loved it!
Ahhhh! I can’t wait to get to it!!
premium barnes and noble members unite!! i'm also hoping to read wide sargasso sea and seasons of the migration of the north this year
lol we love the premium Barnes and noble club haha
I adored One hundred years of solitude, what an epic journey! But I really didn't get the point of Pedro Paramo..
Haha good to know!! I’ve only heard good things about Pedro paramo thus far so this was interesting to hear!
Really enjoyed The Quiet American!
I loved Kafka on the Shore and honestly it is better that you go in blind.
modern day Paris Geller
Has anyone read Steven Demogorgon? It has spice, action, mystery, suspense.
I have not! But I will look it up