A lovely catch up. A real mixture of books on the go. I’ve started to think about summer reads, I think I want a summer of escapism and favourite authors, that will be my ‘summer vibe’.
Thanks, Simon! What an absolute delight to read your comment. That’s a fantastic combo, isn’t it? Maybe something new to you in the escapism category and then a familiar author for a baseline. I really dislike choosing reads for travel and then being disappointed.
Oh, Arianne, you’ve now made my day! I’m enjoying How To Think Like a Woman MORE and more. I’ve just finished the chapter on Mary Wollstonecraft and it’s just as mind-blowing as I expected.
How to Think Like a Woman sounds good. I’m going to be reading Blue Ruin with one of my book clubs soon and I’m looking forward to that. The classic next up for me is a Canadian novel: The Diviners by Margaret Laurence.
Hi, Lindy! Margaret Laurence…I DO need to get to The Stone Angel! Oooh, I’m glad you’ll be reading Blue Ruin. I’m about 1/3 in and really enjoying the voice and the storytelling so far.
i didn't get along with Second Place but i've decided to be brave this summer and head back to Cuskland (probably with Outline) also new subscriber so sorry if you know and love it already but Edith Wharton's Summer is soooo good, especially this time of year!
Oooh, I do need to get to Summer. Thanks for the reminder. Yeah, I also tried Second Place and it didnt take with me. I think I like the memoir like feel of the Outline trilogy.
Renee here🤗 , so soothing to listen to you. I'm reading Memoir 'Correction in Inks' by Keri Blakinger. if anyone hit reading slump better to start with short-stories & memoirs. Happy reading!! keep inspiring🤗
Edith is back! Looking forward to hearing your thoughts on it. Interesting that it might be quite different to her earlier work? Also looking forward to your final thoughts on How to Think Like a Woman. I enjoyed the first half, especially learning about the philosophers. The later part that was more memoir I enjoyed less. The Awakening is a delight!
Karla, it’s an interesting one. Although I think it was written later than the other two I’ve read, it feels more formal? As the story goes on those wonderful very human elements are coming out. I’m really enjoying Think Like a Woman! I just finished the chapter on Mary Wollstonecraft. Omg!
I agree with your comments on 'The Awakening' - it was one of my 'big finds' of the last 10 years. As to your Thomas Hardy selection ... I think 'Far From The Madding Crowd' is definitely one of his great novels but 'Tess of the d'Urbervilles" is arguably his greatest and will haunt you (in the best sense of the way all great literature remains with you for ever). As we move into Summer, I'm tackling the fairly chunky 'Vanity Fair' by Thackeray - it's a heavy, but enjoyable, lift and I've been promising it to myself for a number of years now. Thanks for another interesting video - I watch them all (and always click that 'like' button!) even if I don't leave a comment for every single one. Kind regards, Brian.
Thanks for the Hardy feedback. I’m getting ever closer to trying Madding Crowd and Tess. I think I’ll try a little of both and see which I like better. I’ve been tempted by Vanity Fair…
I’m continuing to love it, Katie. Oooh an endorsement for Madding Crowd! I’m getting bogged down in the Wharton. So I’m going to dip into the Hardy for the h@ll of it. Why not!
Oh, I like the idea of 'How to think like a woman.' I strongly recommend Daisy Hay's 'Dinner with Joseph Johnson.' which is fascinating and immensely readable (Johnson was a publisher of various people including Mary Wollstonecraft, Wordsworth etc. It shows the changing views of his thinkers when the French Revolution started then of course less enthusiasm as it got going, the threat to him as a publisher. I've recently read 'Metaphysical Animals' by Clare Mac Cumhaill and Rachael Wiseman about: Iris Murdoch, Mary Midgley Elizabeth Anscombe and Phillippa Foot (Granddaughter of Grover Cleveland). Their moral philosophy required some concentration from me but super interesting.
Oh wow you really got me with that opening line of blue ruin! Need it now!! 🏃🏻♀️i need to read more edith wharton too-ive only read house of mirth and from what i recall, her voice is very neither here nor there like kinda standoffish but for the purpose of showing the reader the circumstances of mainly the female characters and their unfair struggles. I almost think of the great gatsby except fitzgerald’s voice as a man just feels louder. Im sure this could be a great comp lit essay lol. I love thinking about summer reading and compiling a list because summer means travel, fun, vacation! I typically like to read feminist nonfiction to offset the “bikini body ready” bombardment. The neapolitan novels also scream summer. Have a great summer, renee!
I’m continuing to read Blue Ruin and really liking the voice and the storytelling. Edith Wharton blew me away with both Age of Innocence and House of Mirth in a way that i can’t explain. The Reef has a slower start and a more formal writing style, but I like how it’s developing, so we’ll see. Oh, I couldnt agree more about Summer reading. I like it to be “salty”, maybe sexy but with a bite like The Shards. Or campy or satirical like Love Junkie - I’m reading it now. Or just mind blowing like The Awakening! I hope you have a good Summer too, Yena.
I still have yet to read Rachel Cusk, I’ve heard so much about her that I’m getting more and more interested in picking her up! What do you recommend I start with?
A lovely catch up. A real mixture of books on the go. I’ve started to think about summer reads, I think I want a summer of escapism and favourite authors, that will be my ‘summer vibe’.
Thanks, Simon! What an absolute delight to read your comment. That’s a fantastic combo, isn’t it? Maybe something new to you in the escapism category and then a familiar author for a baseline. I really dislike choosing reads for travel and then being disappointed.
It's always a good day when I wake up to see a video from you. I'm curious about How to Think Like a Woman.
Oh, Arianne, you’ve now made my day! I’m enjoying How To Think Like a Woman MORE and more. I’ve just finished the chapter on Mary Wollstonecraft and it’s just as mind-blowing as I expected.
How to Think Like a Woman sounds good. I’m going to be reading Blue Ruin with one of my book clubs soon and I’m looking forward to that. The classic next up for me is a Canadian novel: The Diviners by Margaret Laurence.
Hi, Lindy! Margaret Laurence…I DO need to get to The Stone Angel! Oooh, I’m glad you’ll be reading Blue Ruin. I’m about 1/3 in and really enjoying the voice and the storytelling so far.
@@thelefthandedreader6632 Glad to hear your positive report on Blue Ruin 👍
glad you had such a good experience with parade!! loved the snippets of your conversation that nathan included in his vlog
Cass, it was such a fun experience reading this with someone. How is your experience going with it?
i didn't get along with Second Place but i've decided to be brave this summer and head back to Cuskland (probably with Outline)
also new subscriber so sorry if you know and love it already but Edith Wharton's Summer is soooo good, especially this time of year!
Oooh, I do need to get to Summer. Thanks for the reminder. Yeah, I also tried Second Place and it didnt take with me. I think I like the memoir like feel of the Outline trilogy.
Renee here🤗 , so soothing to listen to you. I'm reading Memoir 'Correction in Inks' by Keri Blakinger. if anyone hit reading slump better to start with short-stories & memoirs. Happy reading!! keep inspiring🤗
Thank you! Oh, I agree. Memoirs have been really doing it for me during slumps this year!
Edith is back! Looking forward to hearing your thoughts on it. Interesting that it might be quite different to her earlier work? Also looking forward to your final thoughts on How to Think Like a Woman. I enjoyed the first half, especially learning about the philosophers. The later part that was more memoir I enjoyed less. The Awakening is a delight!
Karla, it’s an interesting one. Although I think it was written later than the other two I’ve read, it feels more formal? As the story goes on those wonderful very human elements are coming out. I’m really enjoying Think Like a Woman! I just finished the chapter on Mary Wollstonecraft. Omg!
I agree with your comments on 'The Awakening' - it was one of my 'big finds' of the last 10 years. As to your Thomas Hardy selection ... I think 'Far From The Madding Crowd' is definitely one of his great novels but 'Tess of the d'Urbervilles" is arguably his greatest and will haunt you (in the best sense of the way all great literature remains with you for ever). As we move into Summer, I'm tackling the fairly chunky 'Vanity Fair' by Thackeray - it's a heavy, but enjoyable, lift and I've been promising it to myself for a number of years now. Thanks for another interesting video - I watch them all (and always click that 'like' button!) even if I don't leave a comment for every single one. Kind regards, Brian.
Thanks for the Hardy feedback. I’m getting ever closer to trying Madding Crowd and Tess. I think I’ll try a little of both and see which I like better. I’ve been tempted by Vanity Fair…
Thanks so much for your support, Brian. 🥰
far from the madding crowd is a gorgeous book!! how to think like a woman is also on my mind to get started on soon.
I’m continuing to love it, Katie. Oooh an endorsement for Madding Crowd! I’m getting bogged down in the Wharton. So I’m going to dip into the Hardy for the h@ll of it. Why not!
Oh, I like the idea of 'How to think like a woman.' I strongly recommend Daisy Hay's
'Dinner with Joseph Johnson.' which is fascinating and immensely readable (Johnson was a publisher of various people including Mary Wollstonecraft, Wordsworth etc. It shows the changing views of his thinkers when the French Revolution started then of course less enthusiasm as it got going, the threat to him as a publisher. I've recently read 'Metaphysical Animals' by Clare Mac Cumhaill and Rachael Wiseman about: Iris Murdoch, Mary Midgley Elizabeth Anscombe and Phillippa Foot (Granddaughter of Grover Cleveland). Their moral philosophy required some concentration from me but super interesting.
Thanks for the recommendation. it sounds fascinating!
Loved Far From the Madding Crowd!
Oh I do need to dip in and try it!
Oh wow you really got me with that opening line of blue ruin! Need it now!! 🏃🏻♀️i need to read more edith wharton too-ive only read house of mirth and from what i recall, her voice is very neither here nor there like kinda standoffish but for the purpose of showing the reader the circumstances of mainly the female characters and their unfair struggles. I almost think of the great gatsby except fitzgerald’s voice as a man just feels louder. Im sure this could be a great comp lit essay lol. I love thinking about summer reading and compiling a list because summer means travel, fun, vacation! I typically like to read feminist nonfiction to offset the “bikini body ready” bombardment. The neapolitan novels also scream summer. Have a great summer, renee!
I’m continuing to read Blue Ruin and really liking the voice and the storytelling. Edith Wharton blew me away with both Age of Innocence and House of Mirth in a way that i can’t explain. The Reef has a slower start and a more formal writing style, but I like how it’s developing, so we’ll see. Oh, I couldnt agree more about Summer reading. I like it to be “salty”, maybe sexy but with a bite like The Shards. Or campy or satirical like Love Junkie - I’m reading it now. Or just mind blowing like The Awakening!
I hope you have a good Summer too, Yena.
I loved The Reef. There's an opera in the works based on the book. See NYT article dated 04/16/24. I'm listening to Ducks, Newburyport this summer.
Oooh, listening to Ducks. How’s it going? I’m continuing on with The Reef…I can see how it’s developing and am intrigued.
I still have yet to read Rachel Cusk, I’ve heard so much about her that I’m getting more and more interested in picking her up! What do you recommend I start with?
I’m partial to the Outline trilogy I think because it feels like auto-fiction or memoir. That’s what I would recommend!