It's a pretty common choice of books, but my favorite is Catcher in the Rye. It's the book that made me fall in love with reading and it showed me how much a book can really make me think about my own life and how "foolish" I am.
+Patrick Jahnke I love this book--but it's interesting sometimes to hear from the haters of this book, too! I've had more than a few good conversations about whether or not Catcher is actually anything special. I remain convinced that it is.
Slow to get going for sure, but my recollection is that the view on the way to the summit was so much fun that the "plot" that had been woven slowly was more like a rollercoaster.
I love the book "into the wild" by John Krakuaker. It reminds me of being young and foolish due to the fact of how it focuses on a young man named Christopher Johnson McCandles who donates 25,000$ to charity, burns the rest of his money, leaves his truck and began hitchhiking to Alaska. He's a young man, running from his past. Whether the main character is foolish is debatable but it's a very memorable story. Also I think you said foolish 12 times
+Paul Atchison It's an excellent book, and you're exactly right--I've had a few debates with friends about whether Mr. Supertramp is foolish, or whether his lifestyle is realistic or good. Nice choice :)
+ForTheLoveOfRyan hahah thank you, In my opinion he was a bit of a mix of both but with smart intentions all around. He was definitely a smart kid. Have you seen the film? It's actually good in my opinion hahah
Paul Atchison I have seen the movie! It's maybe the best adaptation of a book I've seen, if only because it avoid messing anything up spectacularly :) I agree though--he was smart and determined to think deeply about his place in the world and that makes for a great reading experience, since Krakauer seems to get it all down on the page right :)
Ah, that's a nice one: a book about being young and foolish; I can think of no better than J. D Salinger's "A CATCHER IN THE RYE" and "HUCKLEBERRY FINN" by Mark Twain. Over all I Loved this petit review of Zadie Smith's WHITE TEETH "Ouch!"😖
It is disappointing when a book engages you with such a momentum that the first pages go by quick , because how the pace and content is just damn good, but man...after page 50 or so this novel just flattens, it goes limp and weak; it eventually gets lost in mini-short-stories- kinda-feel, that somehow Zadie's magic makes possible to glue them together and turn it into a novel, but ultimately, the characters get blurry. It has its good moments and good scenes but I thing all that fuzz around this book is just overrated.
The book that reminds me of youth is Fight Club, by Chuck Palahniuk. By that, I mean that it seems so "cool" when you're sixteen, but becomes scarier and prophetic as you age, and the fate of the narrator comes closer to becoming your fate. Oh, and you said "foolish" twelve times.
+Chris Alderson It really is amazing how many young people, men in particular, fall in love with this book. As recently as two years ago I adored it for one reason, and then over my second read-through I realized how scary it was that I had once loved it in a certain way! In that way it's totally totally foolish.
+TheDarkonaut That's a heck of a good choice :) I've read that book a few times now and every time it makes me miss high school! Did you like the movie?
Great review, I find all your videos to be insightful and entertaining. Once I've finished hearing your thoughts regarding a book I feel compelled to read it myself. I think it would be interesting for you to review a book you did not like. My favorite book regarding foolish youth is "This Side of Paradise" by Fitzgerald.
+Christian Chapman Thanks for the comment :) I've thought a lot about reviewing books I don't like and, for various reasons, I don't think I will for some time to come. First, I think one of my main objectives as a RUclipsr is to promote good art. Second, I know it can be easy to talk about things that piss you off or make you mad, but I'm not sure that's a helpful dialogue. I don't know--I guess, for now, I'm just more interested in sharing the things I feel are so important that I wish everyone and their mother had read them. If that makes sense :)
That's a great response and I totally respect your mindset regarding your RUclips channel and the content you share. Thanks for taking the time to respond. Intermingling Twitter and RUclips, I asked you if you had read any Karl Ove Knausgaard. Well, to perpetuate the intermingling motif, Zadie Smith has a featured blurb on the back cover of his novels in the "My Struggle" series stating that she loves his writing and "needs the next volume like crack."
My favorite book about being young and foolish would be a novel by Jack Kerouac titled, "The Dharma Bums". I do not know how many times you said foolish. I enjoyed your book review of the novel "White Teeth" by Zadie Smith. I have this novel by Smith but have not read it. Keep writing-peace
+Jonny Keen Thank you for the comment! If you end up reading White Teeth let me know :) I'd love to hear what you think of it. Have you read any other Zadie Smith?
I have not read any of Zadie Smith's novels-so much to read and so little time-I am reading a ton of books right now and there is no room for White Teeth-peace my LibraryThing site www.librarything.com/profile/bookmountain
+ForTheLoveOfRyan I still haven't read The Goldfinch. It's on my shelf though, waiting for me to pick it up once I'm done with Roberto Bolano's 2666, Garth Risk Hallberg's City on Fire, and all of the other books I keep buying on a whim, even though I'm a broke college student. You should definitely read The Secret History, though. It's a knockout. What did you think about The Goldfinch?
Da'Shawn Mosley ^the stack of books never seems to get any smaller, does it? I'm also a broke college student and somehow the books keep piling up hahaha. I loved the Goldfinch--I felt, for two hours a day, like I was actually gone out of this world and into the world of the Goldfinch. And it was good writing the whole way through.
You said foolish 12 times, my favorite book about being young and foolish is actually a poem by Fernando Pessoa - Todas As Cartas De Amor São Ridículas( All Love Letters Are Ridiculous - My free translation) because it reminds me how young and foolish we have to be, so we can be that in love. Best Wishes from your Brazilian fan
+James medina oooooh, great book for the young! Did you have to read it in high school or middle school? I did and I'm not sure I've ever read a book so fast!
+ForTheLoveOfRyan We had to read That Was Then, This Is Now by SE Hinton in middle school and my mom mentioned how much she loved the outsiders so I bought it and now I read it a couple times a year. Even after I graduated high school. It's foolish how much I love that book. :)
who is watching this bc they hava final on this book tmr and they didnt read any part of the book?
zadie smith spoke at my college graduation! i'm a bit ashamed i haven't read this book yet, gonna do it now
It's a pretty common choice of books, but my favorite is Catcher in the Rye. It's the book that made me fall in love with reading and it showed me how much a book can really make me think about my own life and how "foolish" I am.
+Patrick Jahnke I love this book--but it's interesting sometimes to hear from the haters of this book, too! I've had more than a few good conversations about whether or not Catcher is actually anything special. I remain convinced that it is.
Slow to get going for sure, but my recollection is that the view on the way to the summit was so much fun that the "plot" that had been woven slowly was more like a rollercoaster.
I love the book "into the wild" by John Krakuaker. It reminds me of being young and foolish due to the fact of how it focuses on a young man named Christopher Johnson McCandles who donates 25,000$ to charity, burns the rest of his money, leaves his truck and began hitchhiking to Alaska. He's a young man, running from his past. Whether the main character is foolish is debatable but it's a very memorable story. Also I think you said foolish 12 times
+Paul Atchison It's an excellent book, and you're exactly right--I've had a few debates with friends about whether Mr. Supertramp is foolish, or whether his lifestyle is realistic or good. Nice choice :)
+ForTheLoveOfRyan hahah thank you,
In my opinion he was a bit of a mix of both but with smart intentions all around. He was definitely a smart kid. Have you seen the film? It's actually good in my opinion hahah
Paul Atchison I have seen the movie! It's maybe the best adaptation of a book I've seen, if only because it avoid messing anything up spectacularly :) I agree though--he was smart and determined to think deeply about his place in the world and that makes for a great reading experience, since Krakauer seems to get it all down on the page right :)
Love Zadie Smith, love this video, you're great. I've read NW and On Beauty is screaming at me from my shelf
+Virginia Woof On Beauty tends to do that. It's hard to even walk through a bookstore these days, it's always hounding me. (thank you)
Ah, that's a nice one: a book about being young and foolish; I can think of no better than J. D Salinger's
"A CATCHER IN THE RYE" and "HUCKLEBERRY FINN"
by Mark Twain. Over all I Loved this petit review of Zadie Smith's WHITE TEETH "Ouch!"😖
'Vernon God Little' is probably the most accurate depiction of a teenager I've read. I haven't read 'White Teeth', I'll get that one pronto.
+SAM if you do read White Teeth, let me know what you think :)
It is disappointing when a book engages you with such a momentum that the first pages go by quick , because how the pace and content is just damn good, but man...after page 50 or so this novel just flattens, it goes limp and weak; it eventually gets lost in mini-short-stories- kinda-feel, that somehow Zadie's magic makes possible to glue them together and turn it into a novel, but ultimately, the characters get blurry. It has its good moments and good scenes but I thing all that fuzz around this book is just overrated.
Middlemarch by (my queen) George Eliot!!!
+Sonya V **hangs head in shame and goes to the corner to read it**
ForTheLoveOfRyan same here
The book that reminds me of youth is Fight Club, by Chuck Palahniuk. By that, I mean that it seems so "cool" when you're sixteen, but becomes scarier and prophetic as you age, and the fate of the narrator comes closer to becoming your fate.
Oh, and you said "foolish" twelve times.
+Chris Alderson It really is amazing how many young people, men in particular, fall in love with this book. As recently as two years ago I adored it for one reason, and then over my second read-through I realized how scary it was that I had once loved it in a certain way! In that way it's totally totally foolish.
A book that makes me think of youth and foolishness is The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky.
+TheDarkonaut That's a heck of a good choice :) I've read that book a few times now and every time it makes me miss high school! Did you like the movie?
+ForTheLoveOfRyan I did enjoy the movie. I felt that since the whole film was under creative control of the author that it turned out great!
***** I felt the same way, exactly :)
Actually they are 3 families
I read the first 30 pages three times and then gave up. I’m very surprised that this was supposed to be funny.
I believe you said foolish 12 times (though I might be mistaken)
Great review, I find all your videos to be insightful and entertaining. Once I've finished hearing your thoughts regarding a book I feel compelled to read it myself. I think it would be interesting for you to review a book you did not like.
My favorite book regarding foolish youth is "This Side of Paradise" by Fitzgerald.
+Christian Chapman Thanks for the comment :) I've thought a lot about reviewing books I don't like and, for various reasons, I don't think I will for some time to come. First, I think one of my main objectives as a RUclipsr is to promote good art. Second, I know it can be easy to talk about things that piss you off or make you mad, but I'm not sure that's a helpful dialogue. I don't know--I guess, for now, I'm just more interested in sharing the things I feel are so important that I wish everyone and their mother had read them. If that makes sense :)
That's a great response and I totally respect your mindset regarding your RUclips channel and the content you share. Thanks for taking the time to respond.
Intermingling Twitter and RUclips, I asked you if you had read any Karl Ove Knausgaard. Well, to perpetuate the intermingling motif, Zadie Smith has a featured blurb on the back cover of his novels in the "My Struggle" series stating that she loves his writing and "needs the next volume like crack."
cringing but still love your channel :)
The wild things by Dave Eggers
+Andrew Lee ooooh, I haven't read this!!
I am from Ireland why can u not post to me :) and Catcher in the Rye wud fit into ur young n foolish genre but I luv it :).
+Esther McCorkell shipping is too much :) sorry! But I do love Catcher in the Rye. Oh man, it's like the ultimate book on youthfulness!
+ForTheLoveOfRyan how long did it take u to read White Teeth? I have just got it from the library :).
Esther McCorkell it took me a month but i was reading other things too :)good luck and please please please let me know what you think of it!
My favorite book about being young and foolish would be a novel by Jack Kerouac titled, "The Dharma Bums". I do not know how many times you said foolish. I enjoyed your book review of the novel "White Teeth" by Zadie Smith. I have this novel by Smith but have not read it. Keep writing-peace
+Jonny Keen Thank you for the comment! If you end up reading White Teeth let me know :) I'd love to hear what you think of it. Have you read any other Zadie Smith?
I have not read any of Zadie Smith's novels-so much to read and so little time-I am reading a ton of books right now and there is no room for White Teeth-peace
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You said "foolish" 12 times. My favorite book about being young and foolish is "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt.
+Da'Shawn Mosley I'm ashamed to say the Goldfinch is still the only Tartt book I've read. I think I need to get my butt in gear
+ForTheLoveOfRyan I still haven't read The Goldfinch. It's on my shelf though, waiting for me to pick it up once I'm done with Roberto Bolano's 2666, Garth Risk Hallberg's City on Fire, and all of the other books I keep buying on a whim, even though I'm a broke college student. You should definitely read The Secret History, though. It's a knockout. What did you think about The Goldfinch?
Da'Shawn Mosley ^the stack of books never seems to get any smaller, does it? I'm also a broke college student and somehow the books keep piling up hahaha. I loved the Goldfinch--I felt, for two hours a day, like I was actually gone out of this world and into the world of the Goldfinch. And it was good writing the whole way through.
love you're videos!!!!😊
+Jezebel411 aww :) (thank you)
You said foolish 12 times, my favorite book about being young and foolish is actually a poem by Fernando Pessoa - Todas As Cartas De Amor São Ridículas( All Love Letters Are Ridiculous - My free translation) because it reminds me how young and foolish we have to be, so we can be that in love.
Best Wishes from your Brazilian fan
+Matheus Magrini Brazilian, eh?? Wow!!! Best wishes :)
That's right you made all the way to South America my friend. Thanks to RUclips haha!
You said foolish 12 times, my favorite book about the young and foolish is the outsiders by SE Hinton(if that counts) Go Hoosiers!
+James medina oooooh, great book for the young! Did you have to read it in high school or middle school? I did and I'm not sure I've ever read a book so fast!
+ForTheLoveOfRyan We had to read That Was Then, This Is Now by SE Hinton in middle school and my mom mentioned how much she loved the outsiders so I bought it and now I read it a couple times a year. Even after I graduated high school. It's foolish how much I love that book. :)
James medina That's how I am with Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card :) twice a year every year since 8th grade!
You said foolish 11 times!
I cringed a lot readig this book