I looooove Dune! HOT TIP: At one point when it felt a bit slow, I went online and looked up “music to listen to while reading Dune” and it completely changed the game for me. The right music totally sucked me into that world and I breezed right through it. It’s amazing how powerful music can be. Some suggestions were.... -“Bladerunner 2049” original soundtrack -“Gone Girl” original soundtrack -“Koyaanisqatsi” original soundtrack -Anything by Andreas Vollenweider or Bonobo ☺️enjoy!!!
This is such an amazing suggestion, I feel like I hear this type of music in my head just looking at the cover, but would have never thought to read to it. Thank you! 💛
I have just come out of my second lockdown in Melbourne, Australia, and honestly, the second one is hard! Really good advice to not make plans, surviving it is the ultimate goal. We have had five days of zero new cases here now so good luck, hope this lockdown is actioned you guys need.
You need to read My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh!! It’s set in New York City in 2000 and 2001 and follows an unnamed protagonist as she gradually escalates her use of prescription medications in an attempt to sleep for an entire year. Such an easy and quick but absolutely wonderful read!
The only good thing about the second lockdown here in Germany is that I've got enough time to read and watch your videos ❤ I wanna thank you and in return I wanna share some really cool music with you: Amilea - The Rules This song is my favourite so I hope you'll enjoy it too ❤
Okay finished! I just read The Dutch House last week and loved it! If you like those inter-generational family epics, I would highly recommend The Most Fun We Ever Had by Clare Lombardo. It follows the lives of a Catholic family of four sisters and all the ups and downs they face, family secrets, love, loss, careers, etc etc. So far, its my favourite book I've read this year and is definitely one of my favourite books of all time. Along that same vein is Ask Again, Yes by Mary Beth Keane. I read that last year and I still think about it now and shout about it to anyone who will listen (and anyone who won't!). You mentioned you enjoy historical fiction so I think you'd really enjoy Sarah Waters' work. I've only read Affinity and Fingersmith but coming from someone who doesn't love that genre, I genuinely couldn't put them down (think theres an adaption of Fingersmith maybe on the BBC too). Would also highly recommend Fleishman Is In Trouble by Taffy Brodesser-Akner, The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett and The Confession by Jessie Burton as just great sink-your-teeth-into reads :)
Completely agree about the weird book reading year, I’ve had bouts of constant reading and then weeks of nothing. Love this video, ty for the brilliant content xxx
What a relaxing way to end my day! Your content is amazing and so is your consistency!! Highly appreciated ☺️ Really loved what you said about lockdown and the fact that having goals is not necessary. Surviving this crazy times is such an accomplishment on its own. Take care! Greetings from Spain 💖
I just had to pause the video to say that I am OBSESSED with your whole aesthetic here Alix! The paint on the walls, the prints, your outfit, your jewellery - all of it! I will no doubt comment again once I've actually watched the video, not just 45 seconds of it (bookseller been missing her craft since March) but anyway, obsessed
No matter what the topic is, I love listening to you. You’re always very thoughtful and considered. Looking forward to the increased frequency of videos 🙂
If you liked Circe (and like The Song of Achilles), I’d definitely recommend The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker. It’s about the Trojan war but told from the women’s perspectives!
The UK is not going into lockdown. England is, Wales is coming out of one and no region in Scotland is in lockdown (I live in the Central Belt). Just wanted to clarify after seeing / hearing so many of the people I follow online make the same comment :( Lovely video - enjoyed reminiscing about a fair few of the books.
I know you’ve just bought a whole load of books but I have read all your favourite books and think you should try these (if you haven’t already!) : The first 15 lives of Harry August by Claire North, like the time travellers wife it’s another take on “time travel” The island by Victoria Hislop A Town Like Alice by Neville Shute it’s historical, romantic and absolutely brilliant. One of my top 3 books. Enjoy!
I'm also a Harry Potter fan and am a proud Ravenclaw. I'm collecting the Ravenclaw editions and plan on re-reading them for the first time when I have them all :) You're right, especially now we need to do things that comfort us.
Don’t think I’ve been to your channel this quick before, I look forward to seeing what books you’ve picked up and are reading ☺️ Edit: some really interesting choices, I may have to look into. 🙏🏻
If you like sci-fi fantasy and the idea of space opera appeals to you I highly recommend The Illuminae Files by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff. The books are not your typical words on a page, the story is told in the form of interviews, spaceship plans, and lots of visuals that flow so well to tell a really thrilling story. I loved HP growing up (still do) and I'll always cherish the story and what it meant to me for more than half my life but I no longer support said problematic author - I used to buy all the new editions but no more. Loving these videos!
Talking about problematic artists like authors etc. maybe a good solution would be to buy second hand. So you still can read the book(s) but your money won't go to the author directly. :)
The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry is a wonderful novel set in Victorian England. Also The Time Traveller's Wife is one of my favourite books of all time. It's gorgeous
2 questions... Do you ever read non-fiction books and can I send you some candles to try out? :) Love the video and you have inspired me to do my own book haul! Thank you.
Victorian fiction recommendations: The Crimson Petal and the White by Michel Faber, The Doll Factory by Elizabeth Macneal If you loved Circe and Song of Achilles, you should read The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker which is basically a feminist retelling of The Song of Achilles :) Pachinko was one of my favourite books this year, enjoy!!
I've had a really similar reaction to reading in lockdown, got through so many books at the beginning of the last one and haven't picked one up since! I'm trying to get back into it now though so definitely adding a couple of these to my wishlist :) Thanks!
read dune a month ago and i LOVED it, thought it would be quite difficult to read because its old but it was so intriguing, could not put it down x
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For book recommendations; I adore ‘The Great Gatsby’ even though I despise every character in it 😂 Another book I love which is one of my (if not the) favorites is ‘The Awakening’ by Kate Chopin. It’s set in New Orleans in the late 19th century/turn of the century and is about a woman who struggles with her place in society and its norms. It’s so rarely talked about but I loved it immensely and think about it so much over two years later. Highly highly recommend! 🧡 Hope you enjoy the books you’ve picked out! 😍
I love Pachinko but I have to say I love Min Jin Lee’s other book Free Food for Millionaires even more! Could be a good one to read first if you feel overwhelmed by the scale of Pachinko when you start it. Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides is another good multigenerational one and has a Greek focus :)
Oh thanks a lot for this video, much needed with this new lockdown (in France too...). Dune is amazing, and I loved achilles too. Quite different from Circe but veryvery beautiful too and so nicely written. Love your videos, glad to see you again 😁
Always love your book videos. I loved Pachinko when I read it a few years ago. If you are looking for an alternative to Amazon, bookshop.org also supports local bookshops when you purchase a book from them. It only just launched recently. :)
I would like to hear your thoughts on the new books, especially Dune! I am also a huge fan of Philip Pullman's books and I'm curious - have you read the new trilogy which is a sequel of Northern lights? I must say that I wasn't especially enamoured by the song of Achilles or Circe, but that is probably down to me being Greek and a bit more critical about how the stories are interpreted / written. If you like the setting of the Trojan war, I cannot recommend enough The silence of the girls by Pat Barker, which is absolutely excellent, if not very light reading, and if you want to read books set in modern Greece, maybe put Nikos Kazantzakis on the list. His most famous is Zorbas the Greek and I am sure many of his other books are translated in English. :)
Was REALLY enjoying this until 24:57 I have no idea why people think women's rights are 'transphobic'. When you ask people what JK Rowling said that was offensive they don't know, or they say she's making trans people unsafe. There are many transpeople on social media saying she hasn't offended them at all, it seems to be mostly misogynist men gunning for her cancellation. If you think someone saying trans people need support and pose zero threat, but we need to protect women's rights (as Rowling said) is a bigot, I think you probably hate women a bit? It doesn't make sense. A journalist summed it up brilliantly on Twitter by saying "I support trans rights, but if that involves pretending people like Rosie Duffield and JK Rowling are bigots then I'm not on board." Couldn't agree more. This year Rowling has donated millions to those hurt by Covid, including ALL the profits from her new children's book. Women's rights are not problematic, Alex, remember that Ruth Bader Ginsberg said women are oppressed on the basis of SEX and cannot identify out of that. Unsubscribing.
alix you should get a storygraph account we can follow! it's like goodreads but (in my opinion) better, gives great recommendations, and isn't owned by amazon! win win win
Classicist here! The Song of Achilles, in my humble opinion, is nothing but badly written Achilles-Patroclus fanfiction... 🙈 Rodham, however, went straight to my Wish list!
I live in Sweden so I don't actually have a lockdown, but our restrictions basically say stay home and do not meet other people so 🤷, i wish more than anything I could spend my days reading but my two year old says different. At least she's awesome and I can sneak a read when she sleeps 😴
This type pf video is dangerous for me 😂. I really love it though. Loads of good reccomendations. I loved pachinko. And the time travellers wife argh...amazing. Also love you are pushing local book shops. I have bought solely from my local shop this year despite my normal amazon habit. My local shop is amazing
I need something to keep my mind off all the craziness here in the US. Thanks, Alix. ❤️ I keep begging for this, but let’s see an ACNH island update! Did you enjoy the Halloween event? ❤️ can you share your dream address so we can take a tour?
I see you are into sci-fi at the moment so let me recommend you The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers. It's a charming, cozy sci-fi (yes, trust me!) book and I loooooove it. And I never read sci-fi!
Dune is one of those books you simply aren't allowed to dislike somehow, so I will sound like a heretic but I found it incredibly boring and overrated. The ideas are good, but the execution is truly lacking. I am looking forward to Villeneuve's adaptation though and I hope you enjoy reading it!
I liked Jonathan strange and Mr norrell a lot. The writer of that book also brought out a new book that people are positive about but haven't read it yet. I really want to read the book 'the song of achilles'. An illustrator I follow was recommending it, so once I'm trough my current pile of books I would love to read that one. I was not a fan of 'the time travellers wife'. I expected something different from it I guess.
Finished Piranesi (Susanna Clarke’s new book) a while back and it’s very very different to JSAMR, there’s a lot of similar themes, birds, paths etc but it was such a good book. Love the character of piranesi
@@ForbiddenSnowflake sort of, I think there’s so much mystery in piranesi, but it’s shorter book at 250ish pages, so much more build up and more detail in jsamn, piranesi made you question so much and such a big twist at the end it was a different kind of enjoyment I guess
This is my favourite type of video - thank you! Not usually a commenter but thought I would make an exception to say that every Wednesday, the Big Green Bookshop on Twitter (@Biggreenbooks) organises a #BuyAStrangerABookDay. If you can afford to gift someone a book of their choice (or a specific book), it's a great way to do so, and if you can't afford to buy a book you really want, you might be lucky enough to snap one up! Hope that's helpful :) x P.S Alix, check out A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes if you haven't already - it sounds like it would be up your street :)
I think the book that has effected me the most this year has been 'tender is the flesh' it is absolutley horrific and heartbreaking and thought provoking but it is worth it. I would recommend with caution. It is about a world where we can no longer consume animal meat and so humans we are breeding humans for that purpose. Its very jarring and there is a lot of discussion on race, class and our place in the world as humans.
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I looooove Dune! HOT TIP: At one point when it felt a bit slow, I went online and looked up “music to listen to while reading Dune” and it completely changed the game for me. The right music totally sucked me into that world and I breezed right through it. It’s amazing how powerful music can be. Some suggestions were....
-“Bladerunner 2049” original soundtrack
-“Gone Girl” original soundtrack
-“Koyaanisqatsi” original soundtrack
-Anything by Andreas Vollenweider or Bonobo
☺️enjoy!!!
This is such an amazing suggestion, I feel like I hear this type of music in my head just looking at the cover, but would have never thought to read to it. Thank you! 💛
A trick : watch series at flixzone. I've been using them for watching lots of of movies these days.
@Trey Evan yea, have been watching on flixzone for months myself =)
I have just come out of my second lockdown in Melbourne, Australia, and honestly, the second one is hard! Really good advice to not make plans, surviving it is the ultimate goal. We have had five days of zero new cases here now so good luck, hope this lockdown is actioned you guys need.
Fantastic news, so happy you guys made it through over there 💛
love your intro about not feeling obligated to “do more” while in quarantine. much love! 💕
Pachinko is one of those stories that stick with you long after you've read it. I hope you enjoy it!
I loved it!
As a visual person myself, I’ve found books with illustrated content alongside the story very satisfying and immersive ☺️
You need to read My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh!! It’s set in New York City in 2000 and 2001 and follows an unnamed protagonist as she gradually escalates her use of prescription medications in an attempt to sleep for an entire year.
Such an easy and quick but absolutely wonderful read!
The only good thing about the second lockdown here in Germany is that I've got enough time to read and watch your videos ❤
I wanna thank you and in return I wanna share some really cool music with you: Amilea - The Rules
This song is my favourite so I hope you'll enjoy it too ❤
It's just me or the audio of the latest video is rally low?
Okay finished! I just read The Dutch House last week and loved it! If you like those inter-generational family epics, I would highly recommend The Most Fun We Ever Had by Clare Lombardo. It follows the lives of a Catholic family of four sisters and all the ups and downs they face, family secrets, love, loss, careers, etc etc. So far, its my favourite book I've read this year and is definitely one of my favourite books of all time. Along that same vein is Ask Again, Yes by Mary Beth Keane. I read that last year and I still think about it now and shout about it to anyone who will listen (and anyone who won't!). You mentioned you enjoy historical fiction so I think you'd really enjoy Sarah Waters' work. I've only read Affinity and Fingersmith but coming from someone who doesn't love that genre, I genuinely couldn't put them down (think theres an adaption of Fingersmith maybe on the BBC too). Would also highly recommend Fleishman Is In Trouble by Taffy Brodesser-Akner, The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett and The Confession by Jessie Burton as just great sink-your-teeth-into reads :)
Completely agree about the weird book reading year, I’ve had bouts of constant reading and then weeks of nothing. Love this video, ty for the brilliant content xxx
Waking up every morning wondering if today will be the day.. 😂💛
“Getting through it is enough” wise words, thank you for the reminder ☺️ love your book videos, thank you for making this content for us
Your background + voice is so soothing it makes the experience of watching your content even more amazing! 🌸
What a relaxing way to end my day! Your content is amazing and so is your consistency!! Highly appreciated ☺️ Really loved what you said about lockdown and the fact that having goals is not necessary. Surviving this crazy times is such an accomplishment on its own. Take care! Greetings from Spain 💖
Love to Spain! 💛
Watching your videos fill me with comfort and joy! ❤️
I just had to pause the video to say that I am OBSESSED with your whole aesthetic here Alix! The paint on the walls, the prints, your outfit, your jewellery - all of it! I will no doubt comment again once I've actually watched the video, not just 45 seconds of it (bookseller been missing her craft since March) but anyway, obsessed
No matter what the topic is, I love listening to you. You’re always very thoughtful and considered. Looking forward to the increased frequency of videos 🙂
I adore Dune!! The world building was stunning.
I really do go back and re-read books again and again - like visiting an old friend! 📚 📚 📚
I liked Circe but I LOVED Song Of Achilles it's just 😍😭❤️
These book videos make my week thank you so much for this!! Would love some more of these in the next month! ❤️
Absolutely loved The Dutch House and The Time Traveler’s Wife!
If you liked Circe (and like The Song of Achilles), I’d definitely recommend The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker. It’s about the Trojan war but told from the women’s perspectives!
So many great titles. I hope you get to them soon and enjoy them. Happy Reading!!!
The UK is not going into lockdown. England is, Wales is coming out of one and no region in Scotland is in lockdown (I live in the Central Belt). Just wanted to clarify after seeing / hearing so many of the people I follow online make the same comment :( Lovely video - enjoyed reminiscing about a fair few of the books.
& Northern Ireland is 2/4 weeks into lockdown :-)
yes, ive noticed a lot of people saying this online. england =/= the UK. im in the central belt too 😊
It was the irony of being annoyed people consider England the UK, and then leaving out a country part of the UK. 🤣
@@saracas93 a totally fair point and accepted, apologies
I know you’ve just bought a whole load of books but I have read all your favourite books and think you should try these (if you haven’t already!) :
The first 15 lives of Harry August by Claire North, like the time travellers wife it’s another take on “time travel”
The island by Victoria Hislop
A Town Like Alice by Neville Shute it’s historical, romantic and absolutely brilliant. One of my top 3 books.
Enjoy!
Your such a lovely, thoughtful person. Love all your recommendations 🤓looking forward to reading The Dutch House
I love so much that you uploaded a book haul ! Thank you thank you ! 💛🙏🏽
I'm also a Harry Potter fan and am a proud Ravenclaw. I'm collecting the Ravenclaw editions and plan on re-reading them for the first time when I have them all :) You're right, especially now we need to do things that comfort us.
Don’t think I’ve been to your channel this quick before, I look forward to seeing what books you’ve picked up and are reading ☺️
Edit: some really interesting choices, I may have to look into. 🙏🏻
If you like sci-fi fantasy and the idea of space opera appeals to you I highly recommend The Illuminae Files by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff. The books are not your typical words on a page, the story is told in the form of interviews, spaceship plans, and lots of visuals that flow so well to tell a really thrilling story.
I loved HP growing up (still do) and I'll always cherish the story and what it meant to me for more than half my life but I no longer support said problematic author - I used to buy all the new editions but no more.
Loving these videos!
you look better than ever; you're glowing!
Alix + books = happiness! ❤❤❤
Missed your clever insights and incredible elegance !
Talking about problematic artists like authors etc. maybe a good solution would be to buy second hand. So you still can read the book(s) but your money won't go to the author directly. :)
A great solution! 💛
Love your book videos! 💖📚 Hope disappearing into some books brings joy!
The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry is a wonderful novel set in Victorian England. Also The Time Traveller's Wife is one of my favourite books of all time. It's gorgeous
Absolutely loved The Binding. It's so beautifully written!
2 questions... Do you ever read non-fiction books and can I send you some candles to try out? :)
Love the video and you have inspired me to do my own book haul! Thank you.
Victorian fiction recommendations: The Crimson Petal and the White by Michel Faber, The Doll Factory by Elizabeth Macneal
If you loved Circe and Song of Achilles, you should read The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker which is basically a feminist retelling of The Song of Achilles :)
Pachinko was one of my favourite books this year, enjoy!!
I would love to see a bookself tour if you think it's a good idea!
The Binding is a beautiful love story - hope you enjoy it ☺️
I loved The Dutch House so much! But I didn’t like Pachinko sadly. Oooooo and The Golden Compass is beautiful!
I've had a really similar reaction to reading in lockdown, got through so many books at the beginning of the last one and haven't picked one up since! I'm trying to get back into it now though so definitely adding a couple of these to my wishlist :) Thanks!
I loved this, thank you so much. Had my Goodreads app open & added books as you discussed them.
i run a little bookclub and we're currently reading pachinko, it's a really easy read!
also i haven't read boy parts but from what i hear it's full of body horror so prepare yourself
When I hear you talk about these books, it makes me want to buy them all!!!
read dune a month ago and i LOVED it, thought it would be quite difficult to read because its old but it was so intriguing, could not put it down x
For book recommendations; I adore ‘The Great Gatsby’ even though I despise every character in it 😂 Another book I love which is one of my (if not the) favorites is ‘The Awakening’ by Kate Chopin. It’s set in New Orleans in the late 19th century/turn of the century and is about a woman who struggles with her place in society and its norms. It’s so rarely talked about but I loved it immensely and think about it so much over two years later. Highly highly recommend! 🧡
Hope you enjoy the books you’ve picked out! 😍
Have you read 'Educated' by Tara Westover? Lifechanging!!
You HAVE to read The Meaning of Night! I can't believe you even mentioned it. One of the BEST little known novels ever. I've read it 3 times!
I love Pachinko but I have to say I love Min Jin Lee’s other book Free Food for Millionaires even more! Could be a good one to read first if you feel overwhelmed by the scale of Pachinko when you start it. Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides is another good multigenerational one and has a Greek focus :)
You should totally get the app goodreads to put all your reviews on the books you’ve read in the past
I picked up The Binding last week and I'd never heard of it. I loved it!
Oh thanks a lot for this video, much needed with this new lockdown (in France too...). Dune is amazing, and I loved achilles too. Quite different from Circe but veryvery beautiful too and so nicely written.
Love your videos, glad to see you again 😁
Always love your book videos. I loved Pachinko when I read it a few years ago. If you are looking for an alternative to Amazon, bookshop.org also supports local bookshops when you purchase a book from them. It only just launched recently. :)
I would like to hear your thoughts on the new books, especially Dune! I am also a huge fan of Philip Pullman's books and I'm curious - have you read the new trilogy which is a sequel of Northern lights? I must say that I wasn't especially enamoured by the song of Achilles or Circe, but that is probably down to me being Greek and a bit more critical about how the stories are interpreted / written. If you like the setting of the Trojan war, I cannot recommend enough The silence of the girls by Pat Barker, which is absolutely excellent, if not very light reading, and if you want to read books set in modern Greece, maybe put Nikos Kazantzakis on the list. His most famous is Zorbas the Greek and I am sure many of his other books are translated in English. :)
Great video, thank you! Lots of interesting books to put on my TBR list!
I battle to hear your videos and I put the sound on high. Is it just me?
Hey Alix! Love your channel. I had a little request. Could you do a video on your favorite books you’ve hauled over the years? I
Was REALLY enjoying this until 24:57 I have no idea why people think women's rights are 'transphobic'. When you ask people what JK Rowling said that was offensive they don't know, or they say she's making trans people unsafe. There are many transpeople on social media saying she hasn't offended them at all, it seems to be mostly misogynist men gunning for her cancellation. If you think someone saying trans people need support and pose zero threat, but we need to protect women's rights (as Rowling said) is a bigot, I think you probably hate women a bit? It doesn't make sense. A journalist summed it up brilliantly on Twitter by saying "I support trans rights, but if that involves pretending people like Rosie Duffield and JK Rowling are bigots then I'm not on board." Couldn't agree more. This year Rowling has donated millions to those hurt by Covid, including ALL the profits from her new children's book. Women's rights are not problematic, Alex, remember that Ruth Bader Ginsberg said women are oppressed on the basis of SEX and cannot identify out of that. Unsubscribing.
Jonathan Strange. & Mr Norrell - sooooo good. Read it twice.
I loved Circe and Achilles Song!! Any other recommendations along the same lines?
The past two videos the sounds were so low, is it just me?!
greek mythology, you need to read pandoras jar by natalie haynes, its about 10 different women in greek myths and soooo good!
I spied this after being drawn in by it’s beautiful cover! Added to the list 💛
The audiobook is read by the author and a lovely way to enjoy this book 📚
So many great picks!
Machines Like Me is the Ian McEwan book. I've read it and it was good but not his best work!
alix you should get a storygraph account we can follow! it's like goodreads but (in my opinion) better, gives great recommendations, and isn't owned by amazon! win win win
omg your reading list is actually bomb
Such a nice, relaxing and inspiring video!
Pachinko is one of the best books I read last year. I love an epic multi generational novel!
SONG OF ACHILEEEEEEESSSS!!!
I'm reading pachinko!!! It's difficult to read for an hour for example, because it has a lot of description!
Classicist here! The Song of Achilles, in my humble opinion, is nothing but badly written Achilles-Patroclus fanfiction... 🙈 Rodham, however, went straight to my Wish list!
I live in Sweden so I don't actually have a lockdown, but our restrictions basically say stay home and do not meet other people so 🤷, i wish more than anything I could spend my days reading but my two year old says different. At least she's awesome and I can sneak a read when she sleeps 😴
I love your book videos!!!! If you love books set in Victorian England I can’t recommend Sarah Waters enough.
Thank you! 💛
Personally, Song of Achilles was my favorite book of the year. I loved Circe, but I think Song of Achilles is even better.
I loved Pachinko. I am super picky with books, but this one got me. I hope you enjoy Pachinko (and your other books too)!
So looking forward to it! 💛
This type pf video is dangerous for me 😂. I really love it though. Loads of good reccomendations. I loved pachinko. And the time travellers wife argh...amazing. Also love you are pushing local book shops. I have bought solely from my local shop this year despite my normal amazon habit. My local shop is amazing
Mrs Dalloway is a must read
Alix please get some sort of microphone, the sound in your latest videos is soooo low. It kinda spoils the experience
Great choices
I need something to keep my mind off all the craziness here in the US. Thanks, Alix. ❤️ I keep begging for this, but let’s see an ACNH island update! Did you enjoy the Halloween event? ❤️ can you share your dream address so we can take a tour?
I see you are into sci-fi at the moment so let me recommend you The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers. It's a charming, cozy sci-fi (yes, trust me!) book and I loooooove it. And I never read sci-fi!
Cozy sci-fi? Sign me up! 💛
A lot of these books sound great! Can you do a video after you’ve read a couple with your ratings? 😊
I’m going to round everything I’ve read up at the end of the year this way seeing as we’re so close now anyway - anything else I’ll mention on IG 💛
I loved Circe! lowkey want to name my daughter after her haha
Dune is one of those books you simply aren't allowed to dislike somehow, so I will sound like a heretic but I found it incredibly boring and overrated. The ideas are good, but the execution is truly lacking. I am looking forward to Villeneuve's adaptation though and I hope you enjoy reading it!
Pachinko is an amazing book! Easily top 5 for me.
Great video! Thank you.
Love your makeup in this video!!
Great choices. Please do a book declutter or book collection please please...
I liked Jonathan strange and Mr norrell a lot. The writer of that book also brought out a new book that people are positive about but haven't read it yet.
I really want to read the book 'the song of achilles'. An illustrator I follow was recommending it, so once I'm trough my current pile of books I would love to read that one.
I was not a fan of 'the time travellers wife'. I expected something different from it I guess.
Finished Piranesi (Susanna Clarke’s new book) a while back and it’s very very different to JSAMR, there’s a lot of similar themes, birds, paths etc but it was such a good book. Love the character of piranesi
@@PerfumedByTheSea did you like it better than Jonathan strange and Mr norrell? :) I've def put it on my to read list on Goodreads.
@@ForbiddenSnowflake sort of, I think there’s so much mystery in piranesi, but it’s shorter book at 250ish pages, so much more build up and more detail in jsamn, piranesi made you question so much and such a big twist at the end it was a different kind of enjoyment I guess
This is my favourite type of video - thank you!
Not usually a commenter but thought I would make an exception to say that every Wednesday, the Big Green Bookshop on Twitter (@Biggreenbooks) organises a #BuyAStrangerABookDay. If you can afford to gift someone a book of their choice (or a specific book), it's a great way to do so, and if you can't afford to buy a book you really want, you might be lucky enough to snap one up! Hope that's helpful :) x
P.S Alix, check out A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes if you haven't already - it sounds like it would be up your street :)
I think the book that has effected me the most this year has been 'tender is the flesh' it is absolutley horrific and heartbreaking and thought provoking but it is worth it. I would recommend with caution. It is about a world where we can no longer consume animal meat and so humans we are breeding humans for that purpose. Its very jarring and there is a lot of discussion on race, class and our place in the world as humans.
PACHINKO is amazing
I'm reading the dutch house now!!!
I Loved on chesil beach... beautiful ☺️
Timothy Chamalet did I hear you say? Close enough haha
Wow, my pronunciation went there 🙈
Hi Ally x
Breasts and Eggs was maybe my favorite book of 2020! Can’t wait to hear what you think of it.
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