As my singular goal in life is to appeal to the tastes of D’Angelo Wallace, my next book is going to include a murder! I’m joking, of course, but it wouldn’t be the first time I included a random joke in a book just for my own amusement. When my readers are wondering why there’s some random scene where a character reads about a murder in the newspaper or sees a report on the news because I actually write romance, I will be cackling hysterically to myself about why that is. 😝🤣
watching d'angello slowly starting to questionning his taste in books and coming to the realisation that he may have an obsession with women murdering people is so random but I love it
The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida! I’m a sucker for Sri Lankan literature and this is my favorite book of all time. Literary fiction + magical realism + flawed protagonist + underdiscussed but very important historical events + very engaging writing
i absolutely loved that one too! its so well written and as someone who has no idea of history in general with the mythology/magic? yea, that is actually such a good book and it kept me sooo engaged
Piranesi is one of the best books I've read this year. It's atmospheric, mysterious and just beautiful. I would definitely recommend that you go into that book without knowing anything about it because it's an experience.
piranesi i credit with getting me back into reading after the post-college break from reading - the perfect atmospheric tension gripped me for the whole book and kept me locked in the more i learned about ~whats really going on~
We discovered the Book Banisher's secret identity!!!!!! I always had my suspicions, I mean, have you ever seen D'Angelo and Book Banisher in the same room?
Honestly d’angelo i’ve had such a shitty year and your daily videos have become such a highlight over the last couple months. So nice just watching you talk about whatever lol
1:18 Murder Your Employer by Rupert Holmes 2:23 How I Won a Nobel Prize by Julius Taranto 3:19 1984 by George Orwell 3:39 James by Percival Everett 4:53 Scammer by Caroline Calloway and Adult Drama by Natalie Beach 5:34 The Seep + The Thick and the Lean by Chana Porter 7:01 You'd Look Better as a Ghost by Joanna Wallace 8:27 Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune 10:00 Think Twice + Six Years by Harlan Coben 11:07 Butter by Asako Yuzuki 12:51 Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao 13:41 The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K LeGuin 14:18 Huge by Brent Butt 15:43 Rules of Civility by Amor Towles 16:56 The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro 17:45 Manhunt by Gretchen Felker-Martin 19:00 888: Love and the Divine Burden of Numbers by Abraham Chang 19:54 Slewfoot by Brom 20:25 Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan 21:08 The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese 22:33 Between Two Fires by Christopher Buehlman
The god of small things - again, Indian literature that's so beautiful it's like ur there. it follows twins who become separated after a family tragedy when they were children, it's so beautiful and got me really interested in Indian culture. Also the brothers Karamazov is a classic but a must read! very veryyyy long so u def had to be in the right mindset for it lol but it's genuinely worth the absurd length, plus you can feel accomplished when ur finished lol. I recommend the audio book honestly, the one on audible is actually rlly funny.
Agreed re: Brothers Karamazov, it's so good! So very long lol but once you sort of get in the rhythm of it, it goes by pretty quickly. Favorite book of last year. Crime and Punishment is also great, and I'm reading The Idiot right now and so far I like it a lot :) yay Dostoevsky
I've read all the books in this thread, I'd recommend Virgin Soil by Ivan Turgenev and The Resurrection by Tolstoy (nit about Jesus, I promise). The Cossacks is another book I love. Russian literature has very beautiful prose.
The adventures of Amina al Sarifi was among my favourite books of the year!! Great story about a legendary female pirate in her 40s going on adventure with her best friends after having retired from pirating for 10 years to safe her family ❤ Nice diverse characters, set along the coast of south Asia and Africa, based on real legends ✨️
Maybe you just like that thought of being a bookworm? I was like that when I was a teen to my early 20s. Then I decided to stop bothering myself and I only like reading "pop" books at the time(hp series, hunger games, ya novels, you'll never catch me with obscure books lol). Now my hobbies are now things that i dont actively avoid (like gaming and cycling).
One of my favourite is 'The Travelling Cat Chronicles' by Hiro Arikawa. A beautiful story set in Japan in the perspective of the cat with his human finding a new home. It's profoundly bittersweet and reads like a collection of short stories. Worst is November 9 by Colleen Hover, you know why.
D'Angelo please read Piranesi! It's the best book I've read in 2024. It's short, atmospheric, beautifully written, and takes you on such a mind blowing journey. I also recommend that you try to avoid researching into the book to much because the less you know going into it the better of am experience it is. I seriously wish I could experience this book for the first time again, it will forever be one of my favs!
I love Sunday D'Angelo. It's just so chill hearing you talk about books and taking buzzfeed quizzes and it feels kinda like we're all just hanging out. It's very chill and I like that especially since my Sundays always get so hectic because my ADHD manifests in 'not doing anything while stressing out about not doing anything up until the last day in which everything must suddenly be done and I'm running on adrenaline and anxiety' lmao. It's a really nice break and I like listening to your videos in the bg whenever I'm doing work where I don't need to focus 100%. I'm also really glad to see you're back! I'm pretty late to say this but I was a fan of yours before the trilogy you released on James Charles, Tati Westbrook, and Jeffrey Star so it's really cool that you're this big now and that you seem to still enjoy what you're doing. I'm happy for you :) Hope you and the others in this comment section have a great week and a great Halloween (if you celebrate it)!
I didn’t even realise how much I love the Sunday vibe until Sunday D’Angelo appeared on my screen like a cozy mystery I can read snuggled up under a blanket with a hot cup of tea and a cat purring on my lap. Disclaimer: I neither read cozy mysteries nor own a cat. I stand by this sentiment nonetheless.
All Systems Red by Martha Wells- a sentient security bot just wants to watch its shows in peace but someone is trying to kill the humans it has been hired to guard (what a drag). The whole series is 5 stars for me
Before this summer, I hadn’t read in the longest time. I thought I didn’t have enough space in my day to fit it in, but I finally started reading the Wheel of Time books a little every night before bed. I completed the first and am reading the second and am just as engrossed as I remember being when I used to read all the time. It’s also helped me as I write my own debut novel. If you enjoy reading, please don’t give it up. I’m glad to see RUclipsrs like D’angelo talk about this.
I discovered that Kindle has a text to speech function this year. Since then I let my Kindle read my book backlog to me. Sure, it's clearly a robot voice and some of the pronunciations are a bit iffy, but boy did I get through a lot of books!
I still haven't tackled it. I binge consume media so I have to start at a time where I'm prepared to not stop reading for a WHILE. I'm still upset that I started Stormlight Archives before I knew the series was like 20 years away from completion... 😢
I listened to the series on tape while I was delivering food late at night a while back. It is a WILD experience to find out how everything is spelled after just hearing all the names and stuff lmao. Obviously it left an impact on me, to the point that my legal name is Aven because that was what people shortened my handle to online, but it kinda sucks that so many fans of the series are extremely reluctant to engage with any criticism of it. There's a lot of nuance and ideas that deserve to be challenged in the series and it could be so cool to deconstruct as a fan, but alas.
When D’Angelo held up ‘Huge’, my husband and I both said, ‘Wait, is that OUR Brent Butt?’ and then he mentioned Corner Gas and my soul left my body for a minute. I love that show but, as a Canadian, it’s not surprising. I’d not realized that it penetrated in the US at all. Like, AT ALL. Also, fun fact, the Rupert Holmes that wrote ‘Murder Your Employer’ also wrote the ‘Piña Colada Song’. You’re welcome.
Lol wow, so weird. And I know! I didn’t expect an American would know about Corner Gas. It seems super niche, even up here. Stoked that he likes it so much!😆
1, my dad is Canadian and since we couldn't find the show in the states, we had the whole DVD set haha! Grew up on that weirdo show 🥰 2. I knew I had heard that name before!! Haha thank you for sharing
@@EnigmaticGentleman The only way I do it is by having days where I actively do not allow any other form of entertainment. Gets me through a book a week!
Unmedicated ADHD reader here - nothing holds my interest like a good epic fantasy or a mystery/thriller. Anything else and I’m just looking at words and nothing happens lol.
D’ANGELO OMG! please do more book reviews like this!! absolutely loved every minute and second, your reading taste is expansive and i love how you read a bit of everything!
Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata is one of my favorites. It’s about a woman who loves working at a convenience store and she’s very passionate about her job. It’s very simple and short and there’s no twists (well there’s kind of one). The Guest Cat by Takashi Hiraide is also very good. These are lighthearted stories that aren’t too emotionally taxing.
I looved the Convenience Store Woman but interestingly this was the first time I finished a book and had to sit down and reflect for a good while on whether I loved it or hated it.
Convenience Store Woman is a fantastic book! She also wrote Earthlings which is mental (and quite a bit heavier) but really good too. I also recommend her short story collection, Life Ceremony. Murata has such a brilliant imagination, I can't get enough of her!
Octavia is untouchable. I was blown away by the Xenogenesis aka Liliths Brood trilogy that I read this year. It somehow surpassed the parables as my favorites of hers. All of her books are my favorite but that trilogy in particular really did it for me.
I love this. I could listen to you talk about books all day every day. I am so jealous I didn't DNF How to Murder Your Employer, because it doesn't get any more interesting. It's such a good premise, but it doesn't feel very well developed. Couldn't agree more about James. Soooo good. I read similar book this year, Julia by Sandra Newman and it does for Julia in 1984 what James did with Huck Finn. It makes her character in 1984 make so much more sense and gives her an inner life I doubt Orwell considered much.
The way you described "The Covenant of Water" reminds me of "Centennial" by James Michener. That's the story of a particular plot of land in Colorado told over thousands of years. It's just shy of 1,000 pages but I reread it every couple of years because I love the way the stories build on each other over generations. I'm so glad you did this video! Several of these are on my TBR now.
If you like Covenant of Water, try reading Rohinton Mistry. Stories generations across, sweeping family sagas, beautiful descriptions, historical accuracy.
If you’re ever in the mood to read something with heavy topics again, I very much recommend *The Broken Earth* trilogy by NK Jemisin. Every single book from that trilogy won a Hugo Award (edit: corrected spelling)
This trilogy was so good and I still think about some of the things and some of the... Literary tools for lack of a better word and nonspoilery description. I've been telling everyone to read these.
‘Homegoing’ by Yaa Gyasi is absolutely amazing and explorative of slavery throughout the years and generational curses/trauma of black Americans. I read it for English class and it is AMAZING.
I loved this one!! It was such a heavy read, but it kept me DRAWN IN and I had to actually force myself to put it down (because I picked it up at like 8PM) and for the entire next work day, all I wanted was to go home and finish it. I straight up considered taking out a few hours to go home early. That's been a while for me.
D’Angelo! I had never _HEARD_ of the Percival Everett book ‘James!’ The last time I read ‘Huckleberry Finn’ I wept & wept for Jim 😭 ty for the recommendation 🙏🏾
if you haven't read it yet I'd recommend Kimmerer's Braiding Sweetgrass to literally everyone, it's so good :`) it both makes the world and our fellow beings seem beautiful and so full of potential and at the same time frustrates me by pointing out how chained we are by the capitalistic structures and ideologies we live in and all of that while being an absolute breeze and pleasure to read
@@harenhallharfoot im glad! I haven't read it cover to cover yet but the chapters stand well on their own, I'd especially recommend "A Gift of Strawberries"
OMG CORNER GAS MENTIONED BY AMERICAN! I loved that show growing up. I think my parents still watch reruns of it whenever it's on TV. I didn't even realize Brent wrote a book, but I like his comedy so I'll probably pick it up. Thanks D'Angelo!
Lol I know, I was honestly so surprised! When he said Brent Butt, I was like, “Wait… no… it can’t be… is it?” I immediately started thinking there’s no way D’Angelo knows who this is… but then he actually mentioned not only that he’s seen the show, but that he likes it! I was blown away! It seemed like super niche Canadian humour to me. Even a lot of people I know have no idea what it is. Lol Felt pretty cool to know that D’Angelo finds that show funny, too.🤭
@@hannahcalibaba4068 Haha, oh man, I forgot about that. I haven’t even seen it yet. Be epic if he has, but if he hasn’t, he should definitely know about it!
YESS I’ve just started to get back into reading as a former “kid who read books a lot” and then books became tied to my identity as a good student and then reading wasn’t fun anymore so I stopped for 6 years. But now I’m back and so excited to hear your list and opinions on books! PERFECT TIMING!!
kazuo ishiguru is one of my fav authors!! remains of the day is so so good. i would also recommend when we were orphans. i love his style of writing sm
Babel. Without a doubt. It’s super long but so incredible I forwent sleep as I couldn’t not finish it. Also between two fires is beyond and I’m so happy to see someone with a large audience talk about it
Thank you for this, I've been wanting to get into reading again bc I need a gd BREAK from the world, and so many of these are up my alley! I love this Sunday vibe, it made my busy day feel less overwhelming 🖤
Wow, i read the ursala le guin book in my uncles book collection when i was young and the back was torn so i didnt know the name of the book or the author. This was so helpful... Omg.
I love hearing you talk about books on a Sunday. Delicious! I recommend the Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman. Yes, there is murder. I just love this series, and maybe because I am a person of a certain age (50s), the idea of old-age pensioners (it's set in England) solving murders is fun and gives me hope for my retirement ;) .
while i'm not the biggest reader ever, and i wouldnt be surprised if youve already read this book (its pretty popular i think?), i HIGHLY recommend Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi. i will admit, it can be an extremely extremely heavy book (i cant do justice to the plot synopsis), and i do think there are some moments where you can get a little lost, but i think it makes up for it in the amazing characters, beautiful writing and the overall story it tells. i read it for my AP Literature class in high school and it's the book that has stuck with me the most 5 years later haha.
From the description from you, "James" sounds like a re-telling that fits into the concept of "writing back". Like Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys iirc. Sounds really interesting!!
butter seems like an elevated cozy. a lot of people don't know a lot about the cozy genre but it's fun and doesn't take itself seriously at all. a fatal twist of lemon is one of my faves. but the excessive description of food tipped me off, seems like a cozy that's more intense and dramatic
Please hear me out: -Unmasking Autism by Devon Price -Lark Ascending by Salas House I am not joking about the first one, its legitimately fascinating. The second one is a bit of a bummer but It's worth it to read till the end. They both have parts that I think you might enjoy dissecting✨️
I bought Unmasking Autism for myself and still haven't finished it, it hit me like a trainwreck. I was diagnosed at 27. But also, Devon Price has two other books (Unlearning Shame, Laziness does not exist) and they're also amazing imo.
Corner Gas was my literal childhood I'm so glad you like also it!!!! Used to watch it with my family almost every night, I was so surprised you know it as well! Didn't realize people outside of Canada also watched it hehehe
Please please read Gideon the Ninth! It's my favorite series and lives rent free in my head constantly. The books after the first can be confusing to read but are worth every moment. Other than that, I would recommend Six Crimson Cranes if you liked Daughter of the Moon Goddess.
YES YES GIDEON! It's sci fantasy and hilarious and devastating. Re-reading reveals new layers and mysteries you weren't aware of the first time. It's literary shitposting that has made me cry more times than I can count.
+1000 for The Locked Tomb. It has everything you love: women, women murdering, murder, murder mystery, horrible women, horrible men, great writing, humor and necromancy.
The Covenant of Water : I am slowly getting through this book. I'm listening to it on Audible (20hrs) with the author narrating it. I have about 6 more hours to go. This book is an emotional roller coaster so I go weeks without listening to it. I agree that it is beautifully written. I don't want to speed it up too much because of the lovely prose. But I will prevail.
my favorite book of all time is On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong. its semi autobiographical and about an unnamed main character, the child of an immigrant, writing a letter to his illiterate mother. there is a chance you'll hate it bc not much happens, he's really just telling stories but it is so emotionally gutwrenching (especially for me bc I too am the child of an immigrant) that the lack of plot does not even slightly matter. Highly highly recommend. Although please go read the trigger warnings. (also its a little gay if that helps)
4:02 bro. Read Tiger Lily by Jodi Lynn Anderson! About Peter Pan’s Tiger Lily. Haven’t read it in a decade, but you just reminded me of that book. It’s beautiful, heartbreaking and touches on colonialism, the archetypes and comparisons between the “savage woman” vs the “English flower”, the effect of colonialism and Christianism on two-spirit and non cishet peoples, different types of love and what they mean, a very low-key magic system, the poisonous and powerful potential of feminine rage.
The Covenant of Water was so good. I had some misgivings about some of the themes in the books because I had been wondering if the author was uncritical of certain power structures or even endorsing them. By the end of the book he does take a stance on them. It was really powerful.
I just realized if/when you take a big break i’m really going to miss your videos💗 i get excited any time i see you’ve uploaded. Hope you continue until my crochet project is done lol
D'Angelo, have you ever read "100 Years of Solitude"? It's sort of a classic and it reminded me of the India book you mentioned. I read it back in high school and really loved it. I kept it so I could read it again when I was older because I felt like I would be able to understand certain things that might have gone over my head at 17/18. I still haven't read it again yet 😅 But it follows a family curse over 100 years. Some parts are a bit uncomfortable or were so complicated that it wasn't easy to absorb, but it's actually super good! If you ever have a chance, I would recommend it just for an interesting read. Another one that I would recommend is "The Diving Board" by a Japanese author I can't remember the name of. It follows some of the weird or dark sides of human psychology and the stories are kind of weird in an uncanny way. It's pretty short but very interesting!
2:19 Me too and for the same reasons! It's an exhausting writing style that I haven't enjoyed since college, maybe because I had more time to be indulgent back then.
Totally agree with the watching videos of books to read instead of reading for myself. I finally got back into reading with the book called You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb. Finally found a book that made me want to go past 10% hopefully im able to find more books in the future.
Hi idk if you'll see this but Master Of Djinn by P. Djeli Clark. (which is one of my favs of all time) And if you like the aftermath of a society that's recovering from a supernatural apocalypse with a character that tries to do good things because it's his fault so many are suffering. I would BEG i do beg you to read The Last Smile In Sunder City by Luke Arnold PLEEEEEASE it's such an amazing series and if you like murder it's got a lot of it
Master of Djinn is so good! I've been trying to recommend it to anyone willing to listen (and some who weren't ..) I hope there'll be more full length novels set in that universe
You should read Tender Is The Flesh! I absolutely hated it(because it’s SO BORING TO ME), but for other people it’s one of the best horror books out there. I’d like to see where you land on that. :D
The Dallergut Dream Department Store by Lee Miye is about a store people visit while asleep to purchase their dreams. We don't remember the store except for in our sleeping state. It reimagines the meanings of dreams and the use of nightmares, premonition dreams and meeting passed loved ones in dreams.
I loved it, too! Funnily, I was reading this (I work overnights, and audiobooks are my lifesaver) when new bosses took over the small business I work at. Luckily, they thought it was hilarious!
Yeah, I keep hearing people be really mixed on it, some calling it boring or a slog, but I had a ton of fun with it! Sometimes that’s just how things are, you know, what really clicks for some of us doesn’t for others.
1. Murder Your Employer 2. How I Won A Noble Prize 3. 1984 4. James 5. Scammer 6. Adult Drama 7. The Thick and The Lean 8. The Seep 9. You Look Better As A Ghost 10. Under The Whispering Door 11. Think Twice 12. Six Years 13. Butter 14. Iron Widow 15. The Lathe of Heaven 16. Huge 17. Rules of Civility 18. The Remains of the Day 19. Manhunt 20. 888 Love and the Divine Numbers 21. Slewfoot 22. Daughter of the Moon Goddess 23. Covenant of Water 24. Between Two Fires
You should DEFINATELY read Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro. He's a very versatile, fluid author though, so don't expect the same kind of style or story as The Remains Of The Day
I like how many books you’ve talked about in this video that I haven’t seen watching BookTube. 😊 My Favorite Book Suggestions: The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa The Dutch House by Ann Patchett Passing by Nella Larson Last Summer on State Street by Toya Wolfe (this is very heavy though) The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman Books I Feel Like Could Especially Be Up Your Alley: Station Eleven by Emily St John Mandel Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates Books I Heavily Dislike: The Spectacular by Fiona Davis All the Lonely People by Mike Gayle Strange Weather in Tokyo by Hiromi Kawakami
Ok so, this will probably be a long comment, but I really enjoy your content. When covering deep, you make it entertaining, informative, and provide jokes that don't take away from it. When I disagree with you (like the lavender marriage), I wholeheartedly enjoy the vid. I don't know how you do this (you=D'Angelo)
The Remains of the Day! I had to read it for an English Literature class during Erasmus (they actually cared about the content of the syllabus, and I was THRIVING). I had to stop another one because it was just poorly very late 1800s and early 1900s smut... I just could not. Slewfoot is in my TBR because of Leonie (book youtuber). The illustrations sealed the deal for me.
idk if D'Angelo will see this but if someone wants book recs, i'll recommend my four favorite books because i can. first, One Hundred Years of Solitued by Gabriel García Márquez IT IS SO GOOD, magical realism at its peak. Kafka on the Shore, Murakami is weird and i've tried being a fan without success but this book changed smth in me. about changing me, The Secret History RUINED ME it's amazing i stared at the wall for like 5 minutes when i finished it, it's wonderful. last but not least Pirannesi by Susanna Clarke, if you can get through the first half that's just descriptions of The House (not a literal house, it's the world of this book), which i think are magical and atmospheric but i can get that it is boring, it is TOTALLY worth it. all of these books are beautifully written and they changed the way i interact with books
I had to read 1984 and Animal Farm in high school, as well as Lord of the Flies - I absolutely hated all of them… Lord of the Flies was the one I enjoyed the most, until my favorite character had passed away. Anyway, love Sunday D’Angelo.
d'angelo in his booktube era, okay!!
we love to see ittt 👏👏
We need dangelo acotar review
@@bug688*violent flashbacks to Cindy's suffering*
was litereally about to comment this 💀
📚 I’m here for it! Always looking for a good read 🤗
D'Angelo: I didn't like this book. (No one was murdered.)
Also D'Angelo: I loved this book! (People are murdered.)
As my singular goal in life is to appeal to the tastes of D’Angelo Wallace, my next book is going to include a murder!
I’m joking, of course, but it wouldn’t be the first time I included a random joke in a book just for my own amusement. When my readers are wondering why there’s some random scene where a character reads about a murder in the newspaper or sees a report on the news because I actually write romance, I will be cackling hysterically to myself about why that is. 😝🤣
Same
hmmm 🤔
Honestly, it’s a vibe 😂
Dylan is in Trouble core
watching d'angello slowly starting to questionning his taste in books and coming to the realisation that he may have an obsession with women murdering people is so random but I love it
I wonder if he watched Bozes.
@@embracethebright1587 oh my god, yes me too
The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida! I’m a sucker for Sri Lankan literature and this is my favorite book of all time. Literary fiction + magical realism + flawed protagonist + underdiscussed but very important historical events + very engaging writing
Thank you for this suggestion. I've never read anything from Sri Lanka. I am intrigued! It's on my list now.
@@KaytoCouchPotato Me neither. Honestly it's shocking how little I know about there considering they're so close to us
i absolutely loved that one too! its so well written and as someone who has no idea of history in general with the mythology/magic? yea, that is actually such a good book and it kept me sooo engaged
I recommend Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens by Shankari Chandran and Shankari’s other work for Sri Lankan/ Tamil/ Aus literature!
Piranesi is one of the best books I've read this year. It's atmospheric, mysterious and just beautiful. I would definitely recommend that you go into that book without knowing anything about it because it's an experience.
I adore this book. Read it last year. I was completely transported.
@@andraste6746 right it's so incredible
YES this book had me completely enthralled the entire time
piranesi i credit with getting me back into reading after the post-college break from reading - the perfect atmospheric tension gripped me for the whole book and kept me locked in the more i learned about ~whats really going on~
Omg yes. My fav book ❤
I never knew I needed a book review video by d‘angelo, but it makes so much sense
Exactly!
Yes! I just immediately said, Yaaaaay!😊
Amen sis
I absolutely ADORE Sunday d’Angelo
sund'Angelo
@@starhardan6944 the vibes are ✨️immaculate✨️
5:00 It is so fun to see the book become invisible except for the title and author's name!
Why is it invisible ??
@@Jadewonderland It’s light green in front of a greenscreen
That would be an awesome book cover
The opposite of this happens in my head, I'll remember a book's cover art long after the title fades from my mind.
We discovered the Book Banisher's secret identity!!!!!! I always had my suspicions, I mean, have you ever seen D'Angelo and Book Banisher in the same room?
Honestly d’angelo i’ve had such a shitty year and your daily videos have become such a highlight over the last couple months. So nice just watching you talk about whatever lol
PLEASE never stop doing these videos theyre so entertaining and we love getting to know more of you!!
4:55 Not me thinking the book was actually transparent for a second 🤡🤡🤡.
Love the way it looks - like he has access to some *very* newfangled kinds of books I haven't heard about yet
NO FR ME TOO
I thought it was an acryllic clipboard with the title because he no longer had the book, perhaps 😅
LMAO SAME
1:18 Murder Your Employer by Rupert Holmes
2:23 How I Won a Nobel Prize by Julius Taranto
3:19 1984 by George Orwell
3:39 James by Percival Everett
4:53 Scammer by Caroline Calloway and Adult Drama by Natalie Beach
5:34 The Seep + The Thick and the Lean by Chana Porter
7:01 You'd Look Better as a Ghost by Joanna Wallace
8:27 Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune
10:00 Think Twice + Six Years by Harlan Coben
11:07 Butter by Asako Yuzuki
12:51 Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao
13:41 The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K LeGuin
14:18 Huge by Brent Butt
15:43 Rules of Civility by Amor Towles
16:56 The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
17:45 Manhunt by Gretchen Felker-Martin
19:00 888: Love and the Divine Burden of Numbers by Abraham Chang
19:54 Slewfoot by Brom
20:25 Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan
21:08 The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese
22:33 Between Two Fires by Christopher Buehlman
Thank you!!!!😊
Thank. you.
@@Carmen_Tatis yw 🤗
Thank you! I’m looking up each of these books.
Thank you!
Really loving chill, Sunday D’Angelo.
I could listen to him give book recommendations all day.
The god of small things - again, Indian literature that's so beautiful it's like ur there. it follows twins who become separated after a family tragedy when they were children, it's so beautiful and got me really interested in Indian culture.
Also the brothers Karamazov is a classic but a must read! very veryyyy long so u def had to be in the right mindset for it lol but it's genuinely worth the absurd length, plus you can feel accomplished when ur finished lol. I recommend the audio book honestly, the one on audible is actually rlly funny.
i read the god of small things for my uni course!! it was genuinely so good
Agreed re: Brothers Karamazov, it's so good! So very long lol but once you sort of get in the rhythm of it, it goes by pretty quickly. Favorite book of last year. Crime and Punishment is also great, and I'm reading The Idiot right now and so far I like it a lot :) yay Dostoevsky
I've read all the books in this thread, I'd recommend Virgin Soil by Ivan Turgenev and The Resurrection by Tolstoy (nit about Jesus, I promise). The Cossacks is another book I love. Russian literature has very beautiful prose.
The adventures of Amina al Sarifi was among my favourite books of the year!!
Great story about a legendary female pirate in her 40s going on adventure with her best friends after having retired from pirating for 10 years to safe her family ❤
Nice diverse characters, set along the coast of south Asia and Africa, based on real legends ✨️
i procrastinate reading books all the time despite the fact that i like reading
Same
Maybe you just like that thought of being a bookworm? I was like that when I was a teen to my early 20s. Then I decided to stop bothering myself and I only like reading "pop" books at the time(hp series, hunger games, ya novels, you'll never catch me with obscure books lol). Now my hobbies are now things that i dont actively avoid (like gaming and cycling).
@@seraby7151 nope im just mentally ill and barely have the motivation to do anything
Relatable lol
D'angelo: "Oh, no, i graduated college 6 years ago"
Me staring down the barrel of my 20-year college reunion this year: 😐
Same. Surely there must be some mistake (but there was no mistake)
Any consolation, I graduated college in 2000
@@ookamigrrlthat’s when I was born!
Thats when i was -8 years old!@@elliewellie_RUclips
@@elliewellie_RUclipsthat's 3 years BEFORE I was born 😄
I loved this, please share more content around your reading! It’s so nice
Agreed! This video notification made my Sunday
One of my favourite is 'The Travelling Cat Chronicles' by Hiro Arikawa. A beautiful story set in Japan in the perspective of the cat with his human finding a new home. It's profoundly bittersweet and reads like a collection of short stories.
Worst is November 9 by Colleen Hover, you know why.
D'Angelo please read Piranesi! It's the best book I've read in 2024. It's short, atmospheric, beautifully written, and takes you on such a mind blowing journey. I also recommend that you try to avoid researching into the book to much because the less you know going into it the better of am experience it is. I seriously wish I could experience this book for the first time again, it will forever be one of my favs!
I love Sunday D'Angelo. It's just so chill hearing you talk about books and taking buzzfeed quizzes and it feels kinda like we're all just hanging out. It's very chill and I like that especially since my Sundays always get so hectic because my ADHD manifests in 'not doing anything while stressing out about not doing anything up until the last day in which everything must suddenly be done and I'm running on adrenaline and anxiety' lmao. It's a really nice break and I like listening to your videos in the bg whenever I'm doing work where I don't need to focus 100%.
I'm also really glad to see you're back! I'm pretty late to say this but I was a fan of yours before the trilogy you released on James Charles, Tati Westbrook, and Jeffrey Star so it's really cool that you're this big now and that you seem to still enjoy what you're doing. I'm happy for you :)
Hope you and the others in this comment section have a great week and a great Halloween (if you celebrate it)!
"This is for me-" *cue sassy hair flip* "‐and people who get the Sunday vibe."
Here for it already, yesss.
I didn’t even realise how much I love the Sunday vibe until Sunday D’Angelo appeared on my screen like a cozy mystery I can read snuggled up under a blanket with a hot cup of tea and a cat purring on my lap.
Disclaimer: I neither read cozy mysteries nor own a cat. I stand by this sentiment nonetheless.
"I don't know what that says about me, but I'm not going to do the work to find out" had me rollingggg loool
I LOVED this video! I am always trying to find new books to read, and this was so refreshing. Please consider making more videos about books! ❤❤❤
All Systems Red by Martha Wells- a sentient security bot just wants to watch its shows in peace but someone is trying to kill the humans it has been hired to guard (what a drag). The whole series is 5 stars for me
+1 for the Murderbot Diaries
Before this summer, I hadn’t read in the longest time. I thought I didn’t have enough space in my day to fit it in, but I finally started reading the Wheel of Time books a little every night before bed. I completed the first and am reading the second and am just as engrossed as I remember being when I used to read all the time. It’s also helped me as I write my own debut novel. If you enjoy reading, please don’t give it up. I’m glad to see RUclipsrs like D’angelo talk about this.
I discovered that Kindle has a text to speech function this year. Since then I let my Kindle read my book backlog to me. Sure, it's clearly a robot voice and some of the pronunciations are a bit iffy, but boy did I get through a lot of books!
I still haven't tackled it. I binge consume media so I have to start at a time where I'm prepared to not stop reading for a WHILE. I'm still upset that I started Stormlight Archives before I knew the series was like 20 years away from completion... 😢
A really chill service person gifted me book 1 to start. I have to read thru it. I have heard good things.
I listened to the series on tape while I was delivering food late at night a while back. It is a WILD experience to find out how everything is spelled after just hearing all the names and stuff lmao. Obviously it left an impact on me, to the point that my legal name is Aven because that was what people shortened my handle to online, but it kinda sucks that so many fans of the series are extremely reluctant to engage with any criticism of it. There's a lot of nuance and ideas that deserve to be challenged in the series and it could be so cool to deconstruct as a fan, but alas.
@@Avendesora I agree. What I have read isn't perfect - just deeply investing, which is what I want from books more than anything.
When D’Angelo held up ‘Huge’, my husband and I both said, ‘Wait, is that OUR Brent Butt?’ and then he mentioned Corner Gas and my soul left my body for a minute. I love that show but, as a Canadian, it’s not surprising. I’d not realized that it penetrated in the US at all. Like, AT ALL.
Also, fun fact, the Rupert Holmes that wrote ‘Murder Your Employer’ also wrote the ‘Piña Colada Song’. You’re welcome.
A fun fact that is actually fun yayyyy 😅♥️
I THOUGHT I RECOGNIZED THE NAME! I assumed I was just thinking of Rupert Grint!
That artistic range is hilarious though 😂
Lol wow, so weird.
And I know! I didn’t expect an American would know about Corner Gas. It seems super niche, even up here. Stoked that he likes it so much!😆
Get out no way
1, my dad is Canadian and since we couldn't find the show in the states, we had the whole DVD set haha! Grew up on that weirdo show 🥰
2. I knew I had heard that name before!! Haha thank you for sharing
Man, I really wish I had the "actually able to read books" ADHD instead of the "obsessively replaying old pokemon games" ADHD.
Don't look into Gen 2 romhacks like Crystal Clear. And woe betide you if you find out about the good Emerald ones...
Train your brain. Force yourself to read 10 minutes every morning and 10 minutes at night with a timer. You find it gets easier.
@@EnigmaticGentleman The only way I do it is by having days where I actively do not allow any other form of entertainment. Gets me through a book a week!
Try manga or graphic novels. I think your issue is a lack of visual stimulation (same)
Unmedicated ADHD reader here - nothing holds my interest like a good epic fantasy or a mystery/thriller. Anything else and I’m just looking at words and nothing happens lol.
D’ANGELO OMG! please do more book reviews like this!! absolutely loved every minute and second, your reading taste is expansive and i love how you read a bit of everything!
Just read "Manifestation Path" by Lucas Hayse and I can’t believe it’s so underrated. Methods in this book are next level, it needs more attention!
As a fan, it's always fun to watch someone be devastated by a Kazuo Ishiguro book and loving it
I enjoyed reading Ishiguro’s Klara and the Sun. I’m going to put more of his books on my tbr
@Claudia-jv3be I read Klara and the Sun this year too! I thought it was lovely and haunting amongst so many other things
Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata is one of my favorites. It’s about a woman who loves working at a convenience store and she’s very passionate about her job. It’s very simple and short and there’s no twists (well there’s kind of one).
The Guest Cat by Takashi Hiraide is also very good.
These are lighthearted stories that aren’t too emotionally taxing.
why did the guest cat make me cry though 😭
Second Convenience Store Woman! A little weird but a great read
I looved the Convenience Store Woman but interestingly this was the first time I finished a book and had to sit down and reflect for a good while on whether I loved it or hated it.
Convenience Store Woman is a fantastic book! She also wrote Earthlings which is mental (and quite a bit heavier) but really good too. I also recommend her short story collection, Life Ceremony. Murata has such a brilliant imagination, I can't get enough of her!
I loved convenience store woman! One of my fave books I read this year and also ever tbh
Parable of The Sower is my book of the year. I am so grateful for Octavia Butler
Octavia is untouchable. I was blown away by the Xenogenesis aka Liliths Brood trilogy that I read this year. It somehow surpassed the parables as my favorites of hers. All of her books are my favorite but that trilogy in particular really did it for me.
I read this in 48 hours!! Can’t agree more
I read it during the pandemic. Great book! Tough read at times, but beautiful as well
Feeling blessed with this bookish content from D'Angelo. Long may it continue.
I love this. I could listen to you talk about books all day every day. I am so jealous I didn't DNF How to Murder Your Employer, because it doesn't get any more interesting. It's such a good premise, but it doesn't feel very well developed. Couldn't agree more about James. Soooo good. I read similar book this year, Julia by Sandra Newman and it does for Julia in 1984 what James did with Huck Finn. It makes her character in 1984 make so much more sense and gives her an inner life I doubt Orwell considered much.
it's very simple... d'angelo posts, i click😌
The way you described "The Covenant of Water" reminds me of "Centennial" by James Michener. That's the story of a particular plot of land in Colorado told over thousands of years. It's just shy of 1,000 pages but I reread it every couple of years because I love the way the stories build on each other over generations.
I'm so glad you did this video! Several of these are on my TBR now.
Ooh. Maybe would interest me as a Colorado native who feels like they've been here for thousands of years.
If you like Covenant of Water, try reading Rohinton Mistry. Stories generations across, sweeping family sagas, beautiful descriptions, historical accuracy.
If you’re ever in the mood to read something with heavy topics again, I very much recommend *The Broken Earth* trilogy by NK Jemisin. Every single book from that trilogy won a Hugo Award (edit: corrected spelling)
This trilogy was so good and I still think about some of the things and some of the... Literary tools for lack of a better word and nonspoilery description. I've been telling everyone to read these.
O wow i am currently re-reading the city we became by nk jemisin (also commented to recommend that one) so i will def check out the trilogy!!
I've quoted that book during discussions about racism and somehow it is also an absolutely epic fantasy novel. How does one do that??
OH I LOOOVVVEE THE BROKEN EARTH TRILOGY ❤❤❤ IT FUCKING TRAUMATIZED ME ✨✨✨
‘Homegoing’ by Yaa Gyasi is absolutely amazing and explorative of slavery throughout the years and generational curses/trauma of black Americans. I read it for English class and it is AMAZING.
I loved this one!! It was such a heavy read, but it kept me DRAWN IN and I had to actually force myself to put it down (because I picked it up at like 8PM) and for the entire next work day, all I wanted was to go home and finish it. I straight up considered taking out a few hours to go home early. That's been a while for me.
D’Angelo! I had never _HEARD_ of the Percival Everett book ‘James!’ The last time I read ‘Huckleberry Finn’ I wept & wept for Jim 😭 ty for the recommendation 🙏🏾
epic crossover between my two youtube passions: book reviews and d'angelo vids
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if you haven't read it yet I'd recommend Kimmerer's Braiding Sweetgrass to literally everyone, it's so good :`) it both makes the world and our fellow beings seem beautiful and so full of potential and at the same time frustrates me by pointing out how chained we are by the capitalistic structures and ideologies we live in
and all of that while being an absolute breeze and pleasure to read
Received it as a gift this year and you've inspired me to pick it up! Thank you!
@@harenhallharfoot im glad! I haven't read it cover to cover yet but the chapters stand well on their own, I'd especially recommend "A Gift of Strawberries"
"Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants" I'M SOOOO IN
If you like audiobooks the author reads it and she’s a poet so it’s so soothing and relaxing while still teaching you things. Highly recommend
OMG CORNER GAS MENTIONED BY AMERICAN! I loved that show growing up. I think my parents still watch reruns of it whenever it's on TV.
I didn't even realize Brent wrote a book, but I like his comedy so I'll probably pick it up.
Thanks D'Angelo!
Right!? I thought Degrassi and Letterkenny were the only ones that made it south 😂
Lol I know, I was honestly so surprised! When he said Brent Butt, I was like, “Wait… no… it can’t be… is it?” I immediately started thinking there’s no way D’Angelo knows who this is… but then he actually mentioned not only that he’s seen the show, but that he likes it! I was blown away! It seemed like super niche Canadian humour to me. Even a lot of people I know have no idea what it is. Lol
Felt pretty cool to know that D’Angelo finds that show funny, too.🤭
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@@LePetitNuageGrisI wonder if he’s seen the movie…
@@hannahcalibaba4068 Haha, oh man, I forgot about that. I haven’t even seen it yet. Be epic if he has, but if he hasn’t, he should definitely know about it!
YESS I’ve just started to get back into reading as a former “kid who read books a lot” and then books became tied to my identity as a good student and then reading wasn’t fun anymore so I stopped for 6 years. But now I’m back and so excited to hear your list and opinions on books! PERFECT TIMING!!
kazuo ishiguru is one of my fav authors!! remains of the day is so so good. i would also recommend when we were orphans. i love his style of writing sm
*Ishiguro
Babel. Without a doubt. It’s super long but so incredible I forwent sleep as I couldn’t not finish it. Also between two fires is beyond and I’m so happy to see someone with a large audience talk about it
Babel was an amazing read !! It felt a bit long at some points, but it was so worth it.
Oh it was! I read it before the poppy war which is also highly reviewed but loved babel a lot more.
Oh he has to read Babel!!!
Babel was fantastic! Long but engaging
babel is pure perfection i would love to see d’angelo’s thoughts in it
*Pulls out my already overly extensive “books to read” list: “Let’s do this, D’Angelo! Tell me all!”
SAME
Not me adding several books from his recs and the comment recs to my 300+ book wishlist 🤡
I loved this, I love talking about books and hearing other people talk about books. more of thissss
i am so thankful for this video thank you D’Angelo
I'm so here for the bookish content!!! Slewfoot was my fav book I read last year because it spoke to my ex catholic girl soul. Love to see it!
the villains series by VE Schwab is a great read. A thrilling plot line and action based but also introspective which makes you want to keep reading.
single handedly motivated me to take reading more seriously
Thank you for this, I've been wanting to get into reading again bc I need a gd BREAK from the world, and so many of these are up my alley! I love this Sunday vibe, it made my busy day feel less overwhelming 🖤
The green screen enveloping the books is lowkey funny
2 of my favorite things together, d'angelo and books!! ❤
Wow, i read the ursala le guin book in my uncles book collection when i was young and the back was torn so i didnt know the name of the book or the author. This was so helpful... Omg.
0:14 Don’t call me out like that
same💀
No for real. I watch booktubers talking about their beloved series that I DNFed or have no interest in reading.
Canadian millennial here, I definitely watched Corner Gas. I love the Sunday vibes D’Angelo!
I love hearing you talk about books on a Sunday. Delicious!
I recommend the Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman. Yes, there is murder. I just love this series, and maybe because I am a person of a certain age (50s), the idea of old-age pensioners (it's set in England) solving murders is fun and gives me hope for my retirement ;) .
while i'm not the biggest reader ever, and i wouldnt be surprised if youve already read this book (its pretty popular i think?), i HIGHLY recommend Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi. i will admit, it can be an extremely extremely heavy book (i cant do justice to the plot synopsis), and i do think there are some moments where you can get a little lost, but i think it makes up for it in the amazing characters, beautiful writing and the overall story it tells. i read it for my AP Literature class in high school and it's the book that has stuck with me the most 5 years later haha.
From the description from you, "James" sounds like a re-telling that fits into the concept of "writing back". Like Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys iirc. Sounds really interesting!!
d'angelo's book tube era honestly makes a lot of sense
off topic but i love your hair flips 😌 and i love sunday d'angelo!
butter seems like an elevated cozy. a lot of people don't know a lot about the cozy genre but it's fun and doesn't take itself seriously at all. a fatal twist of lemon is one of my faves. but the excessive description of food tipped me off, seems like a cozy that's more intense and dramatic
Yes, a cozy is a wonderful thing. Sometimes you just want everything to turn out well.😊✌️
Please hear me out:
-Unmasking Autism by Devon Price
-Lark Ascending by Salas House
I am not joking about the first one, its legitimately fascinating. The second one is a bit of a bummer but It's worth it to read till the end. They both have parts that I think you might enjoy dissecting✨️
I bought Unmasking Autism for myself and still haven't finished it, it hit me like a trainwreck. I was diagnosed at 27.
But also, Devon Price has two other books (Unlearning Shame, Laziness does not exist) and they're also amazing imo.
Corner Gas was my literal childhood I'm so glad you like also it!!!! Used to watch it with my family almost every night, I was so surprised you know it as well! Didn't realize people outside of Canada also watched it hehehe
Ditto
Please please read Gideon the Ninth! It's my favorite series and lives rent free in my head constantly. The books after the first can be confusing to read but are worth every moment. Other than that, I would recommend Six Crimson Cranes if you liked Daughter of the Moon Goddess.
YES YES GIDEON! It's sci fantasy and hilarious and devastating. Re-reading reveals new layers and mysteries you weren't aware of the first time. It's literary shitposting that has made me cry more times than I can count.
+1000 for The Locked Tomb. It has everything you love: women, women murdering, murder, murder mystery, horrible women, horrible men, great writing, humor and necromancy.
As an English teacher, I am personally EXCITED for this video 🎉🎉🎉 !!!!
Frankenstein in Baghdad was on of the first books I read this year and one of the best I’ve read. 5 stars!
The Covenant of Water : I am slowly getting through this book. I'm listening to it on Audible (20hrs) with the author narrating it. I have about 6 more hours to go. This book is an emotional roller coaster so I go weeks without listening to it. I agree that it is beautifully written. I don't want to speed it up too much because of the lovely prose. But I will prevail.
my favorite book of all time is On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong. its semi autobiographical and about an unnamed main character, the child of an immigrant, writing a letter to his illiterate mother. there is a chance you'll hate it bc not much happens, he's really just telling stories but it is so emotionally gutwrenching (especially for me bc I too am the child of an immigrant) that the lack of plot does not even slightly matter. Highly highly recommend. Although please go read the trigger warnings. (also its a little gay if that helps)
How you do the search blue link :o
@@IamBrixTM the commenter doesn’t make it themself. youtube decides if a comment says something that can be searched and puts the blue link.
@@looseleaflyra oh okay neat. Its helpful
So excited for this one! 🩷
I watched it was ok
@@sahaibparvezbro he posted 2 mins ago
we need a d’angelo and cindy pham collab
Omg I would die!!! This is my ultimate crossover
4:02 bro. Read Tiger Lily by Jodi Lynn Anderson! About Peter Pan’s Tiger Lily. Haven’t read it in a decade, but you just reminded me of that book. It’s beautiful, heartbreaking and touches on colonialism, the archetypes and comparisons between the “savage woman” vs the “English flower”, the effect of colonialism and Christianism on two-spirit and non cishet peoples, different types of love and what they mean, a very low-key magic system, the poisonous and powerful potential of feminine rage.
The Covenant of Water was so good. I had some misgivings about some of the themes in the books because I had been wondering if the author was uncritical of certain power structures or even endorsing them. By the end of the book he does take a stance on them. It was really powerful.
I just realized if/when you take a big break i’m really going to miss your videos💗 i get excited any time i see you’ve uploaded. Hope you continue until my crochet project is done lol
D'Angelo, have you ever read "100 Years of Solitude"? It's sort of a classic and it reminded me of the India book you mentioned. I read it back in high school and really loved it. I kept it so I could read it again when I was older because I felt like I would be able to understand certain things that might have gone over my head at 17/18. I still haven't read it again yet 😅 But it follows a family curse over 100 years. Some parts are a bit uncomfortable or were so complicated that it wasn't easy to absorb, but it's actually super good! If you ever have a chance, I would recommend it just for an interesting read.
Another one that I would recommend is "The Diving Board" by a Japanese author I can't remember the name of. It follows some of the weird or dark sides of human psychology and the stories are kind of weird in an uncanny way. It's pretty short but very interesting!
Yes! One of my favorite books and show-stoppingly gorgeous.
When you showed “Adult Drama”, my Brain forgot about green screens and I was just like??? A transparent glass book? Thats interesting.
2:19 Me too and for the same reasons! It's an exhausting writing style that I haven't enjoyed since college, maybe because I had more time to be indulgent back then.
Oh D'Angelo, we are SO interested in your Kindle reads!
Totally agree with the watching videos of books to read instead of reading for myself. I finally got back into reading with the book called You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb. Finally found a book that made me want to go past 10% hopefully im able to find more books in the future.
Hi idk if you'll see this but Master Of Djinn by P. Djeli Clark. (which is one of my favs of all time) And if you like the aftermath of a society that's recovering from a supernatural apocalypse with a character that tries to do good things because it's his fault so many are suffering. I would BEG i do beg you to read The Last Smile In Sunder City by Luke Arnold PLEEEEEASE it's such an amazing series and if you like murder it's got a lot of it
Master of Djinn is so good! I've been trying to recommend it to anyone willing to listen (and some who weren't ..) I hope there'll be more full length novels set in that universe
You should read Tender Is The Flesh! I absolutely hated it(because it’s SO BORING TO ME), but for other people it’s one of the best horror books out there. I’d like to see where you land on that. :D
D’angelo being in denial that he has a problem with women who are murders is so him❤
I love the vibe of this video. But also how dare you add to my ever-growing list of books to read 😂
The Dallergut Dream Department Store by Lee Miye is about a store people visit while asleep to purchase their dreams. We don't remember the store except for in our sleeping state. It reimagines the meanings of dreams and the use of nightmares, premonition dreams and meeting passed loved ones in dreams.
1:11 “How To Murder Your Employer” was so good… It came together VERY well at the end!!!
I loved it!
Good to know, I've got that on my reading list (which is getting very long 😂)
I loved it, too!
Funnily, I was reading this (I work overnights, and audiobooks are my lifesaver) when new bosses took over the small business I work at. Luckily, they thought it was hilarious!
Yeah, I keep hearing people be really mixed on it, some calling it boring or a slog, but I had a ton of fun with it! Sometimes that’s just how things are, you know, what really clicks for some of us doesn’t for others.
1. Murder Your Employer
2. How I Won A Noble Prize
3. 1984
4. James
5. Scammer
6. Adult Drama
7. The Thick and The Lean
8. The Seep
9. You Look Better As A Ghost
10. Under The Whispering Door
11. Think Twice
12. Six Years
13. Butter
14. Iron Widow
15. The Lathe of Heaven
16. Huge
17. Rules of Civility
18. The Remains of the Day
19. Manhunt
20. 888 Love and the Divine Numbers
21. Slewfoot
22. Daughter of the Moon Goddess
23. Covenant of Water
24. Between Two Fires
Thank you
I love hearing people talk about books I haven't read and probably won't read and I love hearing your opinions- so yay!
You should DEFINATELY read Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro. He's a very versatile, fluid author though, so don't expect the same kind of style or story as The Remains Of The Day
I like how many books you’ve talked about in this video that I haven’t seen watching BookTube. 😊
My Favorite Book Suggestions:
The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa
The Dutch House by Ann Patchett
Passing by Nella Larson
Last Summer on State Street by Toya Wolfe (this is very heavy though)
The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Books I Feel Like Could Especially Be Up Your Alley:
Station Eleven by Emily St John Mandel
Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng
The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Books I Heavily Dislike:
The Spectacular by Fiona Davis
All the Lonely People by Mike Gayle
Strange Weather in Tokyo by Hiromi Kawakami
Ok so, this will probably be a long comment, but I really enjoy your content. When covering deep, you make it entertaining, informative, and provide jokes that don't take away from it. When I disagree with you (like the lavender marriage), I wholeheartedly enjoy the vid. I don't know how you do this (you=D'Angelo)
You're my favorite industry plant RUclipsr
loving the booktube era actually!
recommendations: the song of achilles by madeline miller, and a little life by hanya yanagihara
The Remains of the Day! I had to read it for an English Literature class during Erasmus (they actually cared about the content of the syllabus, and I was THRIVING). I had to stop another one because it was just poorly very late 1800s and early 1900s smut... I just could not.
Slewfoot is in my TBR because of Leonie (book youtuber). The illustrations sealed the deal for me.
14:49 SCREAMING AT THE CORNER GAS REFERENCE OMGGGGGGG
idk if D'Angelo will see this but if someone wants book recs, i'll recommend my four favorite books because i can. first, One Hundred Years of Solitued by Gabriel García Márquez IT IS SO GOOD, magical realism at its peak. Kafka on the Shore, Murakami is weird and i've tried being a fan without success but this book changed smth in me. about changing me, The Secret History RUINED ME it's amazing i stared at the wall for like 5 minutes when i finished it, it's wonderful. last but not least Pirannesi by Susanna Clarke, if you can get through the first half that's just descriptions of The House (not a literal house, it's the world of this book), which i think are magical and atmospheric but i can get that it is boring, it is TOTALLY worth it. all of these books are beautifully written and they changed the way i interact with books
Sunday D’Angelo is adorable 🥰
This Is How You Lose the Time War is amazing. Very unique and a great concept!
I had to read 1984 and Animal Farm in high school, as well as Lord of the Flies - I absolutely hated all of them… Lord of the Flies was the one I enjoyed the most, until my favorite character had passed away.
Anyway, love Sunday D’Angelo.