" You'd think that if a character is practically a black hole of a person, they'd have some gravity to them. But no. Unfortunately not." Why did I love that line so much?
I think one of the reasons why we feel the need to rate/review books instead of just having the experience is bc it feels good to have these congrete terms that we can identify ourselfs with. For example liking genre X with trope Y and setting Z. That + ratings are a way to build a congrete 'taste' and connect with others. I feel like goodreads fuels this as well.
I feel like we just have this innate tendency to attribute meaning to our experiences and to look for patterns(by looking into things in detail), and books are no different. For me, taking time after reading a book to reflect on it is a way to kind of gather my thoughts and really absorb how I feel/where the book brought me and what I took from that. It's kind of how you might take a few minutes to journal at the end of the day; it allows you to organize your thoughts about the events and emotions that stood out to you. It's so interesting that you brought up the social aspect of this as well, I wouldn't have thought of that, but it is such a great way to connect and convey internal experience!!
For me, it's definitely not so much about having concrete tastes or concrete labels or categories for anything, although I do have some definite personal tastes and being able to have more specific labels for certain things definitely does help narrow things down when you're looking to find or avoid particular things.... for me, it's much more about exploring the inconcrete of it all and the technical writing craft itself and questioning the subjectivity & what is or isn't ever truly or even remotely objective at all. I like to explore a lot of different stories, and characters, and concepts, and ideas, and themes, and everything; and I love surrounding myself in a community of differing perspectives and differing thoughts and feelings and opinions and all...either shared or contrasted by my own. 🙂 I have never loved any rating system more than I loved Netflix's old stars rating system...where each star meant something very specfic yet entirely personally-subjective, such as "liked it", "really liked it", "loved it", "didn't like it", & "hated it" - and no stars was kinda like just not really having or giving any particular or specific opinion or feeling about it at all; the Netflix algorithm has never been more on-point with recommendations for me than it was back then. (I think if I were to personally use a scoring system for books, that's basically the system I would use then too.^^) Lol
True. P.S. Leo, you read so many books just in one month! As for me (I know its very important for you to know what kind of books Im reading) I dont read much of fiction literature. I read more non-fiction books and articles, mostly history (Ancient and Medieval periods), philosophy (including moderm philosophers like John Searle, who writes about ai) and biology/paleoanthropology books and articles. As for fiction I read mostly Ancient/Medieval eposes, for example, this winter Ive read Homers "Iliad" and "Odyssey". Last fiction book and not epic poem Ive read was the surreal allegorical novel "The Yellow arrow" by Victor Pelevin. I read this book a year or two ago.
Just loved the chaotic vibe of this video, super relatably funny. The end felt like a post credit funny marvel scene lol. Let's all post a video of our "We love you Leonie don't delete your channel ever" interpretation dance guys
Being dark and broody as a darkness character ISNT A PERSONALITY TRAIT. But saying that I did love the book, but I do feel what you mean about Addie lacking depth and Henry being much more fleshed out.
i have been reading Addie Larue for months because i literally cannot get through it!! the writing style is beautiful but like you said, nothing is happening and Addie is a booorrrinnnggg lady lol i’m starting to think i’m going to have to just give it up and move onto something else! i’m glad you enjoyed it though!
V. E. Schwab is one of those authors that is so overhyped it took me reading 3 and half of her books to realize I like her ideas but not her storytelling. 😅
@@aisling8308 I'm not a huge TJR fan either. Maybe there is some correlation. 🙂 I didn't hate her books or anything but after reading 4 I probably won't be reaching out for more.
For me the Addie Larue book is like a dream or a “conte” ( which you could translate as a fairy tale but… that is not exactly it, if someone has an idea they can go ahead). I read it really fast during a night which probably contributes to that. I feel like the characters weren’t very deep because they exist outside of human kind and are more metaphors as human beings instead of a pure concepts. Anyway I don’t know if that was understandable (I’m French). Also please don’t stop rating books ! It’s nice to see a kindred spirit and hear your thoughts.
I think a deeper understanding of books is quite helpful. Of course sometimes you won't be able to analyze all your feelings concerning the plot and characters etc., but even a few realizations help you to understand yourself better. In my opinion reviews are good if you tell the people a bit more about the reasons why you like or dislike a book. For example: I'm really into loyal characters and deep strong relationships. If a plot has a lot of betrayal story lines, I won't like it so much. But for others this could be interesting. So even if I rate such a book with 2 or 3 stars, as long as a tell others the reason they will still be able to pick up the book and enjoy it. I hope this makes sense 🙈😁
I adore it when reviewers understand that, ultimately, what does and doesn't work from reader to reader is so often entirely subjective. ^-^ 💜 Everything you've said in this comment is true!🙂
You are actually the only booktuber I still watch. I just adore your content, the way you edit videos and the themes you talk about. Continue being awesome! Love you 💙
I’m grateful that I’m not the only one that didn’t enjoyed Addie LaRue as every one else did! hahah I agree with you! I also think that she had an amazing opportunity to show Addie’s influence through time, and her participation on several major events, and it was just wasted! All those flashbacks was just Addie being forgotten and crying about it!
Hi Leonie! I should probably be studying for my exams but im eating some ice cream sooooooooo im gonna watch and probably procrastinate a bit more after that. Love the outfit btw!
I really appreciate your vulnerability and towards the the end I just want to hug you 🤗 It's very true that words are often not the ideal way of expressing oneself.. Looking forward for the interpretation dances in your next wrap-up 😉
Hi! Regarding remains of the day, I just want to say I think the ending was the most heart-wrenching scene of the book. (spoiler to those who haven’t read) the butler is resting and suddenly realizes how much he wasted his life on the man he was serving, and for the first time he let his emotions take over and cried. i thought that part just gutted me. in the book, it ends on a happier note and he has a little hope to renew his life. in the movie (which i thought was great visual effect), it looked like he was looking out a window, and it gave an effect that he was trapped in his mistakes forever. just wanted to give that note on remains of the day, because personally the ending was what really made the book 😊
I enjoy a lot of fantasy books like everyone else, with the big plots, and flashy action, but I also really love the quieter books that are more realistic and lifelike, introspective. I try not to read just a lot of any one thing. And as far as being able to tell someone your experience of a book: “Every reader, as he reads, is actually the reader of himself. The writer's work is only a kind of optical instrument he provides the reader so he can discern what he might never have seen in himself without this book. The reader's recognition in himself of what the book says is the proof of the book's truth.” - Marcel Proust
I felt the same way about Addie LaRue, it was the first book I read after many years of reading slump, and I was so hyped about it and it left me disappointed. I liked it, especially the beginning and the parts in the past when she's in Paris, the relationships with the people she meets and when she sees them again when they're old. Her learning how to survive, the art... At points it felt repetitive, especially the modern day chapters. And also very predictable, it actually reminded me of a story I wrote in highschool, a retelling of Faust by Goethe (a girl makes a pact with the devil, she's in love with a human boy but in the end has to spend eternity with the devil), also the fact that the devil is super gorgeous and of course falls in love with her... Overall I did enjoy it, but I think I would've enjoyed it more as a teen, especially the "romance" Btw, I love your shirt 😍✨
I did not want to spoiler anything in the “main” comments so im just gonna drop it here. I also thought it was so convenient. The ONE person she meets in aaaaall those years OBVIOUSLY is a hot bookish guy with a cat who’s around the main characters age. I think it would’ve been so much better if it was just some old lady who didn’t even speak English (or any language addie spoke) who addie became best friends with or something. Friendship would’ve added more to the story than love did, in my opinion.
@@isisvda You're right, I didn't even think about that possibility but it definitely would've been more unexpected and interesting! I didn't think about spoilers in my original comment 😱
I agree about Addie Larue, living for hundreds of years you’d think you’d be somewhat interesting. But I didnt really like Henry at all, I loved Luc he was the only one making it somewhat bearable
People forgetting about her immediately after they met her-that would be intriguing if she was a pure evil sociopath and some detectives are struggling to remember the murderer they're trying to trace down... People might think they are crazy and delusional, which would make their lives even harder
Agree with you so much about Addie and Luc as characters. There was really nothing there and I felt distanced from both of them. That was the weakest aspect of the book for me. Thankfully the character of Henry and the beauty of the storytelling got me through.
Oh I have a fun story about mansplaining. My coworker tried to explain to me how the printer worked for over half an hour.. he was going crazy because the explaining turned quickly into him trying to figure it out himself bc he was having no clue how it worked. But nonetheless he had the urge to try to explain it to me nonetheless. Long story short, I knew how it worked because when the new printer got installed my ego wasn‘t too big to ask the man who installed it how it worked. So after a while I asked my coworker if I could help him with the printer and he looked at me like his world was crumbling that a girl explained to him how a printer worked. It was a bit evil of me, I know.. but it was fun lol
It wasn't evil...it was honest 😅💪🏻 we need to stop worrying that we're making men uncomfortable.. He's the one who needs to work through things internally😬
I like detailed review bc they spark discussion and thought like yea there's a default that we're usually better at explaining things we DIDNT enjoy rather than what we did enjoy bc 1) things we dislike/hate are more specific while what we like might just be a feeling and good vibe 2) often youre trying to not spoil it and the good stuff is often endings and stuff
This is why I hated reviewing books in school as we interpreted everything from the first word to a comma. Books and art in general are just not something that should be too much interpreted as it is more about the experience you have when reading a book and what each and every person is feeling as we can never disconnect our feelings to our experiences and we shouldn't! It's the coolest thing ever that everyone can take something out of a story in their own way. I don't know if this makes sense. All I wanted to say is that I agree and loved your thoughts in this wrap up ♡
I've read a few of Kazuo Ishiguro's books and I think the lack of proper ending is kind of his thing, his books usually just end, and then you think about them for a really long time 😅 Never Let Me Go is probably the one that has the most conventional story structure. But I adored every single book I've read by him, even though sometimes I really don't understand what the heck I just read at first, it just sticks with me for a long time. Some of Margaret Atwood's novels also had this effect on me.
First video i’m seeing and already subscribed. The ‘wat is er’ to your cat did caught me by suprise, cause of your great american accent. Cool to see you’re dutch as well and great reviews! :) ps please do continue making videos ;)
I'd love to see some interpretive dances too haha! I kinda totally agree with the whole reviewing issue. I think about this all the time. Like, how do you even convey what you thought of a book?? I can sit here and talk in points about characters, plot, prose etc but that's rarely a reflection of how I felt reading the book and how much I enjoyed it. So yeah, I wanna go back to just talking about how a book made me feel, instead of giving those more technical bullet points. Don't know if that makes it a proper review though cause feeling is so personal.. yeah I haven't figured this out either haha
i have never before enjoyed pure chaos this much. i adore how great a representation this was of my brain. keep it up, fuck structure, we are here for the mess
Ok, here's me dancing Klara and the Sun: Puppet rows onto stage in imaginary row boat. Scoot scoot. Puppet looks in wonder at the sky, the ocean. Attention caught by something under the floor. Is it a gentle giant whale? The puppet is enraptured. Then, because it is Kazuo Ishiguro a black curtain painted to look like a toothy maw sweeps up from the floor and devours the puppet. The Sun looks on remorselessly. Thank you! Thank you! 😆
I love that you started talking about whether our reviews of books say more about who we are or the book itself. I think in the book “The Life of Poetry” by Muriel Rukeyser, she talks about how there’s three aspects to art: the creator, the creation, and the viewer. The relationship between the three is always changing and is so unique to the person because the things in art that reach out to us and the reasons why we reach out to art are so different to begin with. That is to say, I don’t think it’s pointless to talk about books or art and our own subjective experiences of it bc every perspective has something to add to the overall experience of a piece of “art” and honestly I think that’s the whole point of books and art anyway. It’s not a one way relationship. Books change us, and through our reactions and non-reactions, we affect/change/bring out a really unique albeit subjective experience of the book itself. Your unique experience of books and your way of communicating it to us just happens to resonate with me and all these other viewers to keep us coming back to this little corner of the internet :)
I completely agree!! The Addie LaRue book was so overhyped. I don’t get the obsession. It was basically a character study. Third quarter was so hard to get through! Also… plot holes
Have not yet read Men Explain to Me but am nearly finished with Simone De Bovoir's Le Deuxieme Sexe (1949). Her approach is much more macro-feminism than individual gender conflict. On a personal note, having observed how students interact, girls learn how strike a dynamic balance with typical male aggression. Glad to hear from you, thx.
I can explain the urge to review every book someone reads. The authors wrote the books, it's a way to say to the readers: "hey fellas, this is what I want to tell you. Read it". The readers would naturally want to reply. However you can't just have the author's phone number. Therefore you expressed your thoughts on camera before they're forgotten in time and lost in space.
I am so happy when you Upload! i love everything about this Channel (but Not That you won‘t read the raven Boys i am just rereading it for the 8 time or so and its just my Favorite setting world and Most of all Charakters but i think i can get over That )
So the point of review (mainly talking about art and stories here) is to provide your thoughts and opinions for people that tend to enjoy/dislike things that you do. That why they can make an educated decision on how to spend their time and money. I follow you because I find value in hearing your opinions on things.
I've heard amazing things about Addie LaRue. I can't wait to get to it. I'm sorry you didn't love it as much as everyone else. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
If you’re interested about the concept of communication through art and how it’s something unattainable, for both the artist and the audience, I recommend reading Batailles’ Literature and evil. I did a presentation about it for one of my classes and it’s basically about what you’re describing.
I have another completely unrelated audiobooktip, because I've been thinking about it since your last(?) video and now I've started listening to Gideon the Ninth and it's good. Like, proper good. I was worried it might be hard to follow without a physical copy as backup, but it's very well done. I'm pretty sure it's going to feature an enemies to lovers romance, a real one, with actual 'I will make your life absolutely miserable enemies', so that might draw you in :D
@@TheBookLeo Heads up: this book freaking wrecked me.The last 50 pages were just a storm that took me by the back of my underpants and yoinked. I do reccomend getting a physical copie if you can; it got a bit hard to stay invested with just the audiobook.
There was a book "The Sudden Appearance of Hope" by Claire North with kinda the same premise as "The invisible life of Addie Larue" - once people look away from the main heroine, they no longer remember her; and I really liked it - it's a contemporary spy thriller of sorts. As the plot goes on, however, the two books seem to be completely different. Would love to read "The invisible life" now, hope to enjoy it as well!
12:27 you should read the anthropocene reviewd by John Green. It's literally the entire concept of the book but he just rates so many other things. It's beautiful and there's a podcast.
okay now all i want in life is a monthly wrap-up video of leonie doing an interprative dance for an uncomfortably long time, she doens't talk, just holds the book in the air and then the video ends
That’s why I like rambly wrap-ups and don’t think they necessarily need to include a rating and such! Like it’s so subjective and even if I usually find myself having very similar taste to someone else, there will always be some books we have different experiences with. There have been books I was very hesitant to read because I saw someone I trust give it 1 or 2 stars, but then ended up loving, and the other way around. I’d rather find out some of the tropes in the books, whether they’re fast or slow paced, character or plot driven etc. because that is a more reliable way of determining whether I’d like it or not! :)
You read so many books just in one month! As for me (I know its very important for you to know what kind of books Im reading) I dont read much of fiction literature. I read more non-fiction books and articles, mostly history (Ancient and Medieval periods), philosophy (including moderm philosophers like John Searle, who writes about ai) and biology/paleoanthropology books and articles. As for fiction I read mostly Ancient/Medieval eposes, for example, this winter Ive read Homers "Iliad" and "Odyssey". Last fiction book and not epic poem Ive read was the surreal allegorical novel "The Yellow arrow" by Victor Pelevin. I read this book a year or two ago.
Have you read The Buried Giant by Ishiguro? It is also "Art" speculative fiction. It's really really weird. I hated reading it and gave away my copy but man, it has stayed with me for a very very long time. I'm now sorry I gave away my copy because I want to go back and read it again. However, I think it makes more sense to read it like poetry in short snippets.
Oh definitely, The Buried Giant has stuck with me for so long. I really liked the speculative fantasy/literary fiction crossover genre and I thought it was a fascinating world (set in medieval Britain and based largely in Arthurian myth). It was both beautiful and emotionally unsettling. I still feel like I don’t fully understand it but I would recommend it!
" You'd think that if a character is practically a black hole of a person, they'd have some gravity to them. But no. Unfortunately not." Why did I love that line so much?
I came down to the comments just to comment about this line, so you are definitely not alone. That was a great line.
Same here! What i found ironic is that I think Addie described Luc as pulling her in like gravity at some point in the book. 😅
Haven’t even gotten to the review yet I knew exactly who this was referring to 😁
My theory is that VE Schwab purposefully made Addie highly forgettable because her curse is to be forgotten by everyone.
that's a good theory tho
I think one of the reasons why we feel the need to rate/review books instead of just having the experience is bc it feels good to have these congrete terms that we can identify ourselfs with. For example liking genre X with trope Y and setting Z. That + ratings are a way to build a congrete 'taste' and connect with others. I feel like goodreads fuels this as well.
I feel like we just have this innate tendency to attribute meaning to our experiences and to look for patterns(by looking into things in detail), and books are no different. For me, taking time after reading a book to reflect on it is a way to kind of gather my thoughts and really absorb how I feel/where the book brought me and what I took from that. It's kind of how you might take a few minutes to journal at the end of the day; it allows you to organize your thoughts about the events and emotions that stood out to you. It's so interesting that you brought up the social aspect of this as well, I wouldn't have thought of that, but it is such a great way to connect and convey internal experience!!
For me, it's definitely not so much about having concrete tastes or concrete labels or categories for anything, although I do have some definite personal tastes and being able to have more specific labels for certain things definitely does help narrow things down when you're looking to find or avoid particular things.... for me, it's much more about exploring the inconcrete of it all and the technical writing craft itself and questioning the subjectivity & what is or isn't ever truly or even remotely objective at all. I like to explore a lot of different stories, and characters, and concepts, and ideas, and themes, and everything; and I love surrounding myself in a community of differing perspectives and differing thoughts and feelings and opinions and all...either shared or contrasted by my own. 🙂
I have never loved any rating system more than I loved Netflix's old stars rating system...where each star meant something very specfic yet entirely personally-subjective, such as "liked it", "really liked it", "loved it", "didn't like it", & "hated it" - and no stars was kinda like just not really having or giving any particular or specific opinion or feeling about it at all; the Netflix algorithm has never been more on-point with recommendations for me than it was back then. (I think if I were to personally use a scoring system for books, that's basically the system I would use then too.^^) Lol
I'm literally only 10 seconds in and can I just say...the top you're wearing is GORGEOUS 😍
i just thrifted it a few days ago and it makes me so happy!
You look like a fairy! Also, we neeeeed an interior decor/makeup/jewellery tour
Not “literally.”🙄
When I first saw the thumbnail I thought it was a wedding dress oddly,but it looks very Victorian or Disney princess’y’. It fits your style so well!!
True. P.S. Leo, you read so many books just in one month! As for me (I know its very important for you to know what kind of books Im reading) I dont read much of fiction literature. I read more non-fiction books and articles, mostly history (Ancient and Medieval periods), philosophy (including moderm philosophers like John Searle, who writes about ai) and biology/paleoanthropology books and articles. As for fiction I read mostly Ancient/Medieval eposes, for example, this winter Ive read Homers "Iliad" and "Odyssey". Last fiction book and not epic poem Ive read was the surreal allegorical novel "The Yellow arrow" by Victor Pelevin. I read this book a year or two ago.
I love how this video just kind of changed into Leonie having an existential crisis about reviewing books
I don’t remember subscribing for a documentary but I am loving this footage of a human slowly descending into the abyss of existential crisis
Just loved the chaotic vibe of this video, super relatably funny. The end felt like a post credit funny marvel scene lol. Let's all post a video of our "We love you Leonie don't delete your channel ever" interpretation dance guys
Being dark and broody as a darkness character ISNT A PERSONALITY TRAIT. But saying that I did love the book, but I do feel what you mean about Addie lacking depth and Henry being much more fleshed out.
i have been reading Addie Larue for months because i literally cannot get through it!! the writing style is beautiful but like you said, nothing is happening and Addie is a booorrrinnnggg lady lol i’m starting to think i’m going to have to just give it up and move onto something else! i’m glad you enjoyed it though!
V. E. Schwab is one of those authors that is so overhyped it took me reading 3 and half of her books to realize I like her ideas but not her storytelling. 😅
same here.
I agree! I really didn’t like addie larue
That's how I felt about Taylor Jenkins Reid! Haven't read anything by V.E. Schwab yet and probably won't ever
@@aisling8308 I'm not a huge TJR fan either. Maybe there is some correlation. 🙂 I didn't hate her books or anything but after reading 4 I probably won't be reaching out for more.
Yeeeessss! Exactly! Great ideas, but i feel that often times she only scratches the surface and doesn't really explore her own ideas :/
For me the Addie Larue book is like a dream or a “conte” ( which you could translate as a fairy tale but… that is not exactly it, if someone has an idea they can go ahead). I read it really fast during a night which probably contributes to that. I feel like the characters weren’t very deep because they exist outside of human kind and are more metaphors as human beings instead of a pure concepts. Anyway I don’t know if that was understandable (I’m French). Also please don’t stop rating books ! It’s nice to see a kindred spirit and hear your thoughts.
Very understandable your English is good 😊
Henry's thing was way more interesting than Addie's like the moral dilemma alone tbh but the insta love between them was not it
I think a deeper understanding of books is quite helpful. Of course sometimes you won't be able to analyze all your feelings concerning the plot and characters etc., but even a few realizations help you to understand yourself better. In my opinion reviews are good if you tell the people a bit more about the reasons why you like or dislike a book. For example: I'm really into loyal characters and deep strong relationships. If a plot has a lot of betrayal story lines, I won't like it so much. But for others this could be interesting. So even if I rate such a book with 2 or 3 stars, as long as a tell others the reason they will still be able to pick up the book and enjoy it. I hope this makes sense 🙈😁
I adore it when reviewers understand that, ultimately, what does and doesn't work from reader to reader is so often entirely subjective. ^-^ 💜
Everything you've said in this comment is true!🙂
@@jaginaiaelectrizs6341 thanks 😊
@@angelazeiler6838 💜 🙂
Came for the books. Stayed for the top. Girl you look FABULOUS
thank you! this is my best thrift find ever
@@TheBookLeoand those earrings!
I literally just started the video and I have to say, your top and eyeliner are gorgeous. They are so beautiful.
You look stunning, that top is gorgeous!! I love the cozy library vibes in this video
You are actually the only booktuber I still watch. I just adore your content, the way you edit videos and the themes you talk about. Continue being awesome! Love you 💙
just reflecting about everything, and wow. great video! love it
I’m grateful that I’m not the only one that didn’t enjoyed Addie LaRue as every one else did! hahah I agree with you! I also think that she had an amazing opportunity to show Addie’s influence through time, and her participation on several major events, and it was just wasted! All those flashbacks was just Addie being forgotten and crying about it!
Hi Leonie! I should probably be studying for my exams but im eating some ice cream sooooooooo im gonna watch and probably procrastinate a bit more after that. Love the outfit btw!
thank you and good luck with your exams!
This really did turn into an existential crisis about why we review and how you review books. I am here for it. Loved this video.
I really appreciate your vulnerability and towards the the end I just want to hug you 🤗 It's very true that words are often not the ideal way of expressing oneself.. Looking forward for the interpretation dances in your next wrap-up 😉
Hi! Regarding remains of the day, I just want to say I think the ending was the most heart-wrenching scene of the book. (spoiler to those who haven’t read) the butler is resting and suddenly realizes how much he wasted his life on the man he was serving, and for the first time he let his emotions take over and cried. i thought that part just gutted me. in the book, it ends on a happier note and he has a little hope to renew his life. in the movie (which i thought was great visual effect), it looked like he was looking out a window, and it gave an effect that he was trapped in his mistakes forever. just wanted to give that note on remains of the day, because personally the ending was what really made the book 😊
I've been checking RUclips for a whole week waiting for your Wrap up 😌
The cat interrumption was brilliant ❤️ asides from that, honestly your videos are pure comfort for me ❤️
I enjoy a lot of fantasy books like everyone else, with the big plots, and flashy action, but I also really love the quieter books that are more realistic and lifelike, introspective. I try not to read just a lot of any one thing.
And as far as being able to tell someone your experience of a book:
“Every reader, as he reads, is actually the reader of himself. The writer's work is only a kind of optical instrument he provides the reader so he can discern what he might never have seen in himself without this book. The reader's recognition in himself of what the book says is the proof of the book's truth.” - Marcel Proust
I haven't even watched the video yet bUT YOUR BLOUSE IS THE BEST PART OF IT
I love the editing in this video!
Your top is so pretty! Also, always love how you explain and review books. 💗
thank you alex
I felt the same way about Addie LaRue, it was the first book I read after many years of reading slump, and I was so hyped about it and it left me disappointed. I liked it, especially the beginning and the parts in the past when she's in Paris, the relationships with the people she meets and when she sees them again when they're old. Her learning how to survive, the art...
At points it felt repetitive, especially the modern day chapters. And also very predictable, it actually reminded me of a story I wrote in highschool, a retelling of Faust by Goethe (a girl makes a pact with the devil, she's in love with a human boy but in the end has to spend eternity with the devil), also the fact that the devil is super gorgeous and of course falls in love with her... Overall I did enjoy it, but I think I would've enjoyed it more as a teen, especially the "romance"
Btw, I love your shirt 😍✨
I did not want to spoiler anything in the “main” comments so im just gonna drop it here. I also thought it was so convenient. The ONE person she meets in aaaaall those years OBVIOUSLY is a hot bookish guy with a cat who’s around the main characters age. I think it would’ve been so much better if it was just some old lady who didn’t even speak English (or any language addie spoke) who addie became best friends with or something. Friendship would’ve added more to the story than love did, in my opinion.
Like the ending could’ve gone so many ways but it just felt like Schwab took the easy way out
@@isisvda You're right, I didn't even think about that possibility but it definitely would've been more unexpected and interesting!
I didn't think about spoilers in my original comment 😱
your little smile after you said 'I ended up giving it three stars' made me laugh out loud bless
*insert interpretative dance video of me about my last read book here*
i loved this video leonie!!
your mug is so pretty!!
I agree about Addie Larue, living for hundreds of years you’d think you’d be somewhat interesting. But I didnt really like Henry at all, I loved Luc he was the only one making it somewhat bearable
People forgetting about her immediately after they met her-that would be intriguing if she was a pure evil sociopath and some detectives are struggling to remember the murderer they're trying to trace down... People might think they are crazy and delusional, which would make their lives even harder
That would be so intriguing omg!!
"I guess I'm gonna delete my chanel. ..."
Wait, I subscribe only a week ago and really enjoying your videos! )
Lol, when she said at the beginning "I'm going to put a photo of them over here" I genuinely thought she was referring to a picture of her parents 😂😂😂
Agree with you so much about Addie and Luc as characters. There was really nothing there and I felt distanced from both of them. That was the weakest aspect of the book for me. Thankfully the character of Henry and the beauty of the storytelling got me through.
love this energy🤩
Oh I have a fun story about mansplaining. My coworker tried to explain to me how the printer worked for over half an hour.. he was going crazy because the explaining turned quickly into him trying to figure it out himself bc he was having no clue how it worked. But nonetheless he had the urge to try to explain it to me nonetheless. Long story short, I knew how it worked because when the new printer got installed my ego wasn‘t too big to ask the man who installed it how it worked. So after a while I asked my coworker if I could help him with the printer and he looked at me like his world was crumbling that a girl explained to him how a printer worked. It was a bit evil of me, I know.. but it was fun lol
This is great and I’m sorry, but I giggled at the end
It wasn't evil...it was honest 😅💪🏻 we need to stop worrying that we're making men uncomfortable.. He's the one who needs to work through things internally😬
haha love this story
A victim of archaic gender-roles. Hoping he learned from the experience :).
I just clicked it when I saw the puffy sleeves! Looks good on you Leonie
I like detailed review bc they spark discussion and thought like yea there's a default that we're usually better at explaining things we DIDNT enjoy rather than what we did enjoy bc 1) things we dislike/hate are more specific while what we like might just be a feeling and good vibe 2) often youre trying to not spoil it and the good stuff is often endings and stuff
I can not wait for the Interpretive Dance Reviews . They are already my favorite 🥰
I think it's really good for one's mental well-being to express one's experiences and thoughts.
This is why I hated reviewing books in school as we interpreted everything from the first word to a comma. Books and art in general are just not something that should be too much interpreted as it is more about the experience you have when reading a book and what each and every person is feeling as we can never disconnect our feelings to our experiences and we shouldn't! It's the coolest thing ever that everyone can take something out of a story in their own way. I don't know if this makes sense. All I wanted to say is that I agree and loved your thoughts in this wrap up ♡
I like looking into books and I found this channel a while ago...
Immediately subbed and loved the content
Thank you for sharing
Plot-based readers: not much happened
Character-based readers: Addie is boring
Soooo the hype is just hype and was it even good?
Leonie: eh
The storytelling was wonderful! So I personally think the plot is very good even though technically not much happens
You are good! I like watching ur videos. You always have great thoughts and a special way of conveying them. ❤️
I've read a few of Kazuo Ishiguro's books and I think the lack of proper ending is kind of his thing, his books usually just end, and then you think about them for a really long time 😅 Never Let Me Go is probably the one that has the most conventional story structure. But I adored every single book I've read by him, even though sometimes I really don't understand what the heck I just read at first, it just sticks with me for a long time. Some of Margaret Atwood's novels also had this effect on me.
Love your channel! You are very well
Spoken.
I was just binge watching your videos and this popped up.. i am so happy 😅😅😅
Loved Klara and the Sun so much, one of the best books I read all year.
How fun would that be having interpretative dances instead of reviews, I’m into it👀📚
You doing an interpretive dance of how you experienced the story 😂😂 yes that would be funny. This is one of my favorite videos you’ve made haha
First video i’m seeing and already subscribed. The ‘wat is er’ to your cat did caught me by suprise, cause of your great american accent. Cool to see you’re dutch as well and great reviews! :) ps please do continue making videos ;)
I'd love to see some interpretive dances too haha! I kinda totally agree with the whole reviewing issue. I think about this all the time. Like, how do you even convey what you thought of a book?? I can sit here and talk in points about characters, plot, prose etc but that's rarely a reflection of how I felt reading the book and how much I enjoyed it. So yeah, I wanna go back to just talking about how a book made me feel, instead of giving those more technical bullet points. Don't know if that makes it a proper review though cause feeling is so personal.. yeah I haven't figured this out either haha
Well pondered! This was, indeed, entertainment.
at the very least, reviewing allows us to share our passion with other readers and that's a good enough reason for me
i have never before enjoyed pure chaos this much. i adore how great a representation this was of my brain. keep it up, fuck structure, we are here for the mess
Ok, here's me dancing Klara and the Sun: Puppet rows onto stage in imaginary row boat. Scoot scoot. Puppet looks in wonder at the sky, the ocean. Attention caught by something under the floor. Is it a gentle giant whale? The puppet is enraptured. Then, because it is Kazuo Ishiguro a black curtain painted to look like a toothy maw sweeps up from the floor and devours the puppet. The Sun looks on remorselessly. Thank you! Thank you! 😆
Please don't delete your channel.😭
I like watching your channel a lot ❤️
I love that you started talking about whether our reviews of books say more about who we are or the book itself. I think in the book “The Life of Poetry” by Muriel Rukeyser, she talks about how there’s three aspects to art: the creator, the creation, and the viewer. The relationship between the three is always changing and is so unique to the person because the things in art that reach out to us and the reasons why we reach out to art are so different to begin with. That is to say, I don’t think it’s pointless to talk about books or art and our own subjective experiences of it bc every perspective has something to add to the overall experience of a piece of “art” and honestly I think that’s the whole point of books and art anyway. It’s not a one way relationship. Books change us, and through our reactions and non-reactions, we affect/change/bring out a really unique albeit subjective experience of the book itself. Your unique experience of books and your way of communicating it to us just happens to resonate with me and all these other viewers to keep us coming back to this little corner of the internet :)
Oh God please don't delete your channel. It is the only thing that's getting me through the pandemic 🥺❤
This video was so so entertaining to watch, like it actually made me laugh so much!! thank you
I'm planning on getting The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue so I can buddy read it with some friends. I hope it lives up to the hype for me.
omg i’ve never been so early!
My dose of happiness ♥️
I just finished reading Klara and the Sun! 🖤
Totally understand your feelings about Klara and The Sun. Felt the same way. Missed potential.
I'm quite interested in that interpretive dance
I completely agree!! The Addie LaRue book was so overhyped. I don’t get the obsession. It was basically a character study. Third quarter was so hard to get through! Also… plot holes
Wow 13 seconds early! Lol, excited to watch
nice!
My theory is that the curse not only made her untethered to others, but it is also slowly taking away who Addie is herself
the fancy top is working
Have not yet read Men Explain to Me but am nearly finished with Simone De Bovoir's Le Deuxieme Sexe (1949). Her approach is much more macro-feminism than individual gender conflict. On a personal note, having observed how students interact, girls learn how strike a dynamic balance with typical male aggression. Glad to hear from you, thx.
Loved this video, Leonie. Felt like having a chat with a friend.
I can explain the urge to review every book someone reads.
The authors wrote the books, it's a way to say to the readers: "hey fellas, this is what I want to tell you. Read it".
The readers would naturally want to reply. However you can't just have the author's phone number. Therefore you expressed your thoughts on camera before they're forgotten in time and lost in space.
I am so happy when you Upload! i love everything about this Channel (but Not That you won‘t read the raven Boys i am just rereading it for the 8 time or so and its just my Favorite setting world and Most of all Charakters but i think i can get over That )
So the point of review (mainly talking about art and stories here) is to provide your thoughts and opinions for people that tend to enjoy/dislike things that you do. That why they can make an educated decision on how to spend their time and money. I follow you because I find value in hearing your opinions on things.
I've heard amazing things about Addie LaRue. I can't wait to get to it. I'm sorry you didn't love it as much as everyone else. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
I just finished it and I absolutely loved it! It is now one of my all time favorites
@@dora876 that's great
If you’re interested about the concept of communication through art and how it’s something unattainable, for both the artist and the audience, I recommend reading Batailles’ Literature and evil. I did a presentation about it for one of my classes and it’s basically about what you’re describing.
I have another completely unrelated audiobooktip, because I've been thinking about it since your last(?) video and now I've started listening to Gideon the Ninth and it's good. Like, proper good. I was worried it might be hard to follow without a physical copy as backup, but it's very well done. I'm pretty sure it's going to feature an enemies to lovers romance, a real one, with actual 'I will make your life absolutely miserable enemies', so that might draw you in :D
ohhh thanks, i've heard great things about that book!
@@TheBookLeo Heads up: this book freaking wrecked me.The last 50 pages were just a storm that took me by the back of my underpants and yoinked. I do reccomend getting a physical copie if you can; it got a bit hard to stay invested with just the audiobook.
No,please dont delete your channel!🙏❤️
There was a book "The Sudden Appearance of Hope" by Claire North with kinda the same premise as "The invisible life of Addie Larue" - once people look away from the main heroine, they no longer remember her; and I really liked it - it's a contemporary spy thriller of sorts. As the plot goes on, however, the two books seem to be completely different. Would love to read "The invisible life" now, hope to enjoy it as well!
i'm really interested in kasuo shiguro's books!
I love the fancy top, but I am not fooled by it! 😆😘
12:27 you should read the anthropocene reviewd by John Green. It's literally the entire concept of the book but he just rates so many other things. It's beautiful and there's a podcast.
Taylor Jenkins Reid is my fav author, her new book Malibu Rising came out, I'd recommend!
U are amazing, go on ❤
okay now all i want in life is a monthly wrap-up video of leonie doing an interprative dance for an uncomfortably long time, she doens't talk, just holds the book in the air and then the video ends
That’s why I like rambly wrap-ups and don’t think they necessarily need to include a rating and such! Like it’s so subjective and even if I usually find myself having very similar taste to someone else, there will always be some books we have different experiences with. There have been books I was very hesitant to read because I saw someone I trust give it 1 or 2 stars, but then ended up loving, and the other way around. I’d rather find out some of the tropes in the books, whether they’re fast or slow paced, character or plot driven etc. because that is a more reliable way of determining whether I’d like it or not! :)
You are the best ❤❤❤
i also love henry
The interpretative dance is not a bad idea...😂
I think 'Have an existential crisis with me' should become a new genre on RUclips. I was clearly missing this from my life :)
You read so many books just in one month! As for me (I know its very important for you to know what kind of books Im reading) I dont read much of fiction literature. I read more non-fiction books and articles, mostly history (Ancient and Medieval periods), philosophy (including moderm philosophers like John Searle, who writes about ai) and biology/paleoanthropology books and articles. As for fiction I read mostly Ancient/Medieval eposes, for example, this winter Ive read Homers "Iliad" and "Odyssey". Last fiction book and not epic poem Ive read was the surreal allegorical novel "The Yellow arrow" by Victor Pelevin. I read this book a year or two ago.
Have you read The Buried Giant by Ishiguro? It is also "Art" speculative fiction. It's really really weird. I hated reading it and gave away my copy but man, it has stayed with me for a very very long time. I'm now sorry I gave away my copy because I want to go back and read it again. However, I think it makes more sense to read it like poetry in short snippets.
Oh definitely, The Buried Giant has stuck with me for so long. I really liked the speculative fantasy/literary fiction crossover genre and I thought it was a fascinating world (set in medieval Britain and based largely in Arthurian myth). It was both beautiful and emotionally unsettling. I still feel like I don’t fully understand it but I would recommend it!
Thumbs up for gravity pun.
You should try A Pale View of Hilla by Ishigura because that one is one of my fav of all time