the books that meant the world to me in my early twenties
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- Опубликовано: 7 сен 2024
- here I am going through lists and bookshelves, locating the novels and biographies and story collections that i loved most in my early twenties. The books that made me who i am...
“ How many a man has dated a new era in his life from the reading of a book! “ - Henry David Thoreau
The algorithm suddenly offered you up to me.
I love your idea of a chronological library especially referring to key times and moments in your life.
If I may offer a suggestion, sincerely as someone who thinks of different ways to organize books but does not have three houses with which to fill and organize those books:
A book catalog / organizing program.
NO! I'm not a salesman!
I have one that coordinates between my primary computer & an app on my phone. It also allows me web access to my inventory. I keep the interface primarily graphic so I feel as though I'm looking at faced out bookshelves. Any list you use to suborganize all your books can be in whatever order and whatever headings you like or broken down into individual bookshelves / cases of any size or nomenclature.
It can be very satisfying and useful to be able to virtually peruse your bookshelves.
Collectorz books has been really great and I recommend it over any of the other services that you will find that are similar like library thing and others. And no one ever goes into your account and removes books because they decide they're not books (like Goodreads.)
Anyhow, think on it brave bibliophilic adventurer!
That sounds perfect for book-buying adventures!
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Just discovered your channel. I had a hearty laugh over your book club remarks. I joined the Book of the Month Club back in the sixties. I could never get that card mailed in fast enough before another book is holding the doorstep down. Those were the days.
This video could almost be me talking! Same age as you and I also keep track of everything I have read. Not sure when I started keeping track but not until the late 90's I think before I thought of keeping a log. The Accidental Tourist movie is what got me into Anne Tyler , The World According to Garp and The Hotel New Hampshire movies got me into John Irving and David Bowie got me into Christopher Isherwood. Also The Prince of Tides movie got me into Pat Conroy. Salinger's Franny and Zooey is still on my list as one of my all time favorite books. I worked at Tower Records for almost 8 years in the late 80's and early 90's and I and a couple of my roommates, who also worked there, would always hit the used book stores on payday. And when we could afford it, to a special book store, that I cannot recall the name of, where one of my co-workers and I would buy Charles Bukowski signed Black Sparrow Press editions. Prior to Bukowski's death. And I have the entire catalogs of Jeanette Winterson, Sarah Waters and Angela Carter. Haven't read all of them yet but I've made a good dent.
Anne Tyler is in my top ten favorite contemporary authors. Always a comfort read on rainy afternoons and Sundays.
Thanks for the tour of your early twenties.
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Oooh I love the idea of a chronological bibliography in physical shelf personal library form. Those covers of Tales of the City and Isherwood etc are wonderful. There's just something about 90's covers isn't there? For example a lot of Vintage and Virago press covers are just extra special and so fitting. I wish we could go back to that. I'm disappointed by a lot of cover design these days. I've only read one Anne Tyler - Vinegar Girl, which was a modern adaptation retelling/cover-version of The Taming of the Shrew as part of the Hogarth Shakespeare Series. Not my favourite of the series, but to be fair, it's one of my least favourite shakespeare plays, a bit less "clay" to work with there if you will... Unless Margaret Atwood's Hag-Seed (she covered The Tempest) which was SO good. I have that same edition of The Passion (Jeanette Winterson). Like you said, why mess with those covers?
Can’t get enough of your channel, Paul! Another delightful ramble. I recently read the Hamilton Salinger biography and enjoyed it a lot more than some of the other stuff about him.
I’m also a keeper of reading lists. Only for the last ten years but not planning to stop the cataloguing of my ‘symbolic autobiography’ any time soon!
I love to see how much fun you have looking back.
@@brenboothjones thank you! Mutual admiration from here!
I happened to pop in a local charity shop this afternoon and they had the very same edition of Saint Maybe on sale. I started reading the first chapter standing in the shop and I was sucked in and just had to buy it, even though I have no room for any more books. I just can’t help myself. I then walked to the charity shop a few doors down and they had a copy of The Amateur Marriage and the first of the Little House books, but I managed to resist as they were dog eared and very grubby.
We must be the same age...I was 20 in 1990 😊 I wish I'd kept track of what I read. I loved the movie, The Accidental Tourist. So many of the books you mentioned, I'd like to read.
Well, this makes me want to rummage through all my books and pull out some I haven't read in ages! It is so much fun to see the amazing eclectic reading you have done and what won your heart! I wish I still had my original paperbacks from uni and before, with my footnotes and scribbles, but they were replaced by hardcovers and fresh copies as the decades flew by. Shame on me! Nothing is quite as cozy as snuggling up with a well worn beloved paperback with a brightly illustrated cover! Enjoying your videos and shelves immensely!
What a good idea for organizing a bookshelf . Now I have a project for next weekend. I love your videos.
I rearranged my books a few weeks ago as a non organised person not done this for years. Getting them out looking at the covers putting them in some sort of order got me excited for books I had totally forgot I owned and wanted to read or books I thought I'd lost like my battered copy of Dracula. One book i found had a great cover and was definitely one of the reasons I bought it many moons ago ( possibly in the last weeks of Borders where i spent way too much time mooching) the name looked familiar...it took me a while to realise why. The book is Never the Bride and have put it on my to read after summer as seems like an October book..
It’s pure joy looking forward to your videos….they really make my day. Started reading ‘Strange Boy’ today. Did you say you were 31 when you wrote this book? You’ve got me hooked already! Anxious to read Angela Carter and Anne Tyler. Your massive collection is amazing as well as your genius mind. Take care❤
Sara Maitland’s Three Times Table was my introduction to magical realism.
Am gonna get me some Geoff Ryman ; love Max Ernst and Derek Jarman both genius dudes .I have quite a few Max Ernst and also Derek Jarman. Sounds good to me . The Hamilton book too . In fact it all sounds good. Also very tempted by the Italo Calvino . (SOLD), Goes without saying on the Borges . The Kate Rigby also not enough Punk around for my liking . Thankyou for the guidance on Angela Carter ; my husband was a devoted reader of Isherwood and I am trying to resurrect his kindle for that sole purpose . He also rated Andrew Marr as a novelist . Reading is slow at the moment though ; made some short films yesterday and a concerted effort today to layout at least 20 pages of stuff on my husband's life as a professional blues musician , I am knackered .
I might be on my own but I very much disliked Catcher in the Rye. I just wanted him to shut up! Not for me.
@@ReadingIDEAS.-uz9xk to each their own!