Looked up "Roger Scarlett" and...WHAAAAT?! "Roger Scarlett was the pen name of Dorothy Blair (1903-1976) and Evelyn Page (1902-1977), who were life partners and in the early 1930s wrote five golden age mystery novels together. They are believed to be the 'first same-sex couple to write mysteries.'" Will be adding the Inspector Kane mysteries to my TBR.
My grandmothers life was The Grapes of Wrath. She crossed the country with eleven people in a Model T truck. One of the highlights of her diary was finding an extra pair of socks at a campsite that someone else left behind.
I enjoyed the Shetland series by Anne Cleeves a lot. But I do think it is stronger as a series than perhaps individual books as the community grows on us.
I used to like the Mary Russell books but I feel off like a decade ago. Also, it turns out my grandparents knew the author and finding out some stuff about her relationship with her husband explained so much about Mary & Holmes' relationship XD (Laurie R King was his student and it was apparently a minor scandal)
I also wanted to say that the aesthetic of this video is fantastic. I love the interstitial medieval jingles and the illustrations you paired with the animals are so fun. Medieval illustrators/artists really were a wacky bunch. 😆 Thrilled to hear there are more TBR vlogs coming 🎉
First-footing (being the first visitors after New Year) is a specifically Scottish tradition. I used to visit family in Scotland over Hogmanay when I was a kid, and remember when the first-footers would arrive. It's not observed in England at all. Also I'm so glad I'm not the only person to DNF Wolf Hall. I could NOT get into it at all.
I LOVED Bunny and my book club did read it! Only two of us liked and and we were both completely obsessed with it for a while. Most people hated it and almost no one was neutral.
Steinbeck is hard for me. His stuff is so Christian-based that non-Christians can miss A LOT of the thematic stuff and references. It goes beyond the general “salt of the earth” vibe you get in a lot of rustic Americana. I’d be interested in seeing your take on some of it….I’m still scarred by my 10th grade English teacher reprimanding his predominantly Jewish class for not knowing what was going on when a character with the initials JC said “You don’t know what you’re doing.” Because we simply didn’t know.
I think you would really enjoy continuing the Mary Russell series! It never really includes much of the "romance" between Mary and Sherlock. It always focuses on building the mystery or Mary's character development and her studies. Really recommend it! :) I've read the first 4 books and they all have their own charm that made them unputdownable lol
When required to read a Steinbeck in high school, I found Travels with Charley, an autobiographical diary about finding America with his dog. Worth a read. 😊
It's snowing out (NM) as I'm watching your video. Not sure if I'll read Bunny but will definitely pick up a copy of The Beekeepers Apprentice and Cat's Paw. Always enjoy your videos. I'm a knitter also! ❤
Playing on “spring has begun” what if there was a TBR of books that “sprung” an author or genre into popularity, or “new to you genre” or “rebirth of author or genre you have loved in the past”
I really hated Grapes of Wrath in high school, too. I am 70, and I still have a hard time with books that are depressing, especially war or Dystopian. I can handle mysteries. I read The Handmaid's Tale this year, and I had to read 5 lighter books to recover, before I could tackle serious books again. This makes it hard for me to get through the classics that I want to have read. I found your channel during the pandemic by searching " reading classics" on RUclips. I hope you will post about more classics. I am trying to read the 100 books on the PBS Great American Read project, and I am making very slow headway. For as old as I am, I don't have the literary background I wish I had.
Thanks for mentioning this list. I think I'll work into my 2024 TBR. I've only read 28/100 of those books! I agree, sometimes reading "heavy" books leaves me drained. I just finished a book about The Troubles in Ireland and I now need to find something light and fluffy to read.
Prediction who's gonna win: cat, bee, bunny edit after finishing the video: Yay I was right 🥳 For pride month you could do a vlog where you read the rainbow with covers colors (so one book with a red cover, one with an orange cover etc.)
I love the Shetland tv series based on Ann Cleeve' books. First Footing is a Scottish tradition that the first person to cross the threshold on New Years is a bringer of good luck for the new year.
What about reading books that remind you of some of your favorite people? It could be books gifted to you, recommended to you, ones you know they hate it love, or just characters and energy that reminds you of then
I haven't read Wolf Hall but I thought the BBC miniseries was really good. All the casting was great, but I especially thought that the guy who plays Cromwell, Mark Rylance, did a really fantastic job with a character that is clearly strong and intelligent yet keeps a lot in, something that is obviously an advantage in Henry VIII's court, and thanks to the actor's performance you can just see it under the surface. I wanted to pick up Wolf Hall thinking it must be from the POV of this really fascinating character, and now I'm not so sure anymore, lol.
I’m not a huge fan of Of Mice and Men, I never believed George was Lennie’s friend, and I find the depiction of Lennie horrifying. The idea that a disabled man can murder someone because he doesn’t know his own strength is the kind of horrifying shit ableists say to keep disabled people institutionalised. I find the point of the story that disabled people aren’t human and ‘decent’ people will put us down like dogs. I had to read it at school, but I was ‘lucky’, none of my disabilities were diagnosed at school. There was a twitter discussion recently about reading it in school and several disabled people shared how they had to sit and listen to people debate if it’s okay to kill disabled people, and in most cases the teacher let it go, in some actually joined in.
What the hell? That is so fucked up... I thought the point of the story was that the system is rigged to keep the marginalized down, but probably I just completely missed the ableism element due to my own biases. I cannot believe teachers would focus on that as a legitimate discussion item
I loved the Beekeeper's Apprentice! I didn't know about their romance when I read it and I was obsessed. And then I read book 2 and was freaked out by the romance. Absolutely the fuck not. So disgusting. I wish I had stopped at book 1. I'll probably reread it at some point (I read it like 5 years ago) and am going to pretend it's a standalone.
I love the Mary Russell books (although am not caught up). If I remember correctly, there isn’t any reflection of any sexual aspect to their marriage, is there? I get your ick but I’m just trying to imagine alternatives to heteronormative marriage that we are led to believe is the only thing that ever existed. Maybe it’s a queer marriage of it’s day? Mutual intellectual attraction? Savior complex? It was written in the mid-90s. I remember really loving Justice Hall in particular and I admire your taste in books so maybe I’m just playing advocate so I’m not missing out on doing a re-read with you 😂 Ps: I really recommend the TV adaptation of Raven Black. I love the ITV series based on the Jimmy Perez books (almost as much as I love it’s sister series Vera). You might enjoy it much more. 😊
I also DNF’d Wolf Hall. Same comments on the narrative, writing style, and finding it boring based on knowing the history already. I just couldn’t get into it.
I feel so gratified that I guessed the winner of each match-up correctly. Though that's probably because I've read two of them. I read The Beekeeper's Apprentice in high school and really liked it. I probably would have continued if the sequels were at my library. Your love of it makes me think that I should give it a reread. I think Of Mice and Men was a book I read in college, and it gripped me, too. It's really raw in a way that I think resonates, even when the language is...of it's time.
Like the premise of this "read off" - Looking forward to the Beekeepers Apprentice. Truth be told I just could not get into Wolf Hall the book nor the PBS series. Cats Paw sounds like it has possibilities. Thank you for a fun reading approach.
Ah so random, I started Beekeepers Apprentice this week! I'm finding it a delight about halfway, but understand your critique completely too. King has a good amount of other stuff as far as I know, so at least highly competent author to explore more eh!
I loved the concept of the vlog, especially when it turned into a vs thing. What a fun way to pick books for a tbr! (Also, I still haven't read Bunny but everyday I get closer to doing so just...to have an opinion?)
Loved the head to head idea. Next TBR knockdown video idea: each book chosen is a different genre. Rank them based on your fav genres, and then after reading all of them see if that standing holds up. You could even do 3 sets. Example, you rank 3 sets of 3 books from 3 repeating genres (like mystery, horror, and fantasy in each set). I assume you’d rank mystery first, then read to see if mystery wins in each set.
Loved this video! Did you know that three British TV series have been based on book series by Anne Cleeves? The oldest is Vera, based on the Vera Stanhope books, then Shetland, based on the Jimmy Perez books, and one set in Devon, which only had one season/series. Episodes for Vera and Shetland continue to be produced. All three are available on BritBox.
Thank you for voicing the same opinion I had in re Beekeepers apprentice. I too couldnt get over the 15 yr old eventually marrying a much older man. I thought he was actually 77 which would have made it weirder so I hope I'm wrong about that. Loved Bunny
Love the Mary Russell series! Wolf Hall was a no go for me. I read just a few pages before stopping. And it's the first of a trilogy! 😳 I love Steinbeck! But I loved Grapes of Wrath as well as Of Mice and Men. Fun video!!
The Mary Russell books are favorites of mine and I would read the second, A Monstrous Regiment of Women, for it's discussions of feminism and faith. I get the age gap issue, but it is handled well - Mary is fully adult before any change in the relationship happens and she has a great deal of agency throughout the series. in fact, one of the things I like about this series is how independent they both are.
I read another of Laurie King's books. I don't remember the title but it was a stand alone about a woman who infiltrates cults. But it had a huge ick factor for me with the woman --- middle-aged--- and she was attracted to a teenage boy. Nothing happened but it turned me off completely to her.
i appreciated the effort of wolf hall but it wasn't a book for me. yes meticulously researched but it lacked some kind of heart and soul that i was longing for! so excited to watch this vlog
Wolf Hall is my favourite book 😅 Though I can understand why people don't like it (even though I secretly think they're wrong 😂). This was such a fun vlog idea!
I think you’ve done the work in the fat positive body neutrality movement to really enjoy Mona Awad’s book 13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl. It is not a book I recommend lightly because I think she’s doing something very clever here in turning the diet industry on its head and holding a mirror up to the nasty things people say about fat folks. As a Fat person before I did the work on my own self loathing I couldn’t have read this and gotten what I did out of it. But I do recommend it.
This was fun and you definitely have inspired me to pick up my copy of Bunny soon for a weird time 🐰 An idea for another round could be reading books that are set in places where you would be interested to visit or vacation there 🏝️ Maybe it’s just my early spring mood but I am dreaming about some summer adventures haha
I find it so interesting and baffling that so many people melt over having a map in a book. If I open a book and there's a map inside, I'm putting it back on the shelf and never reading it. Maps indicate to me that the book is going to be convoluted and long and that I'm not going to be able to follow it unless I have a visual depiction which I see as a failure in a book
Cat’s Paw sounds like a fun classic. I did really like Of Mice and Men when I read it a couple years ago. Also, your maroon shirt with the matching lipstick looks really nice. That color looks great on you!
This is so funny to me because my AP english class in my junior year of high school had to read it and we were so upset with the teacher after finishing it. She literally had to go get another teacher from next door to calm us down because the class in general was yelling at her "how dare you not warn us" and "why did you make us read this" and people were crying because they were so upset with the ending of the book and how certain characters were treated.
Speaking of books you were forced to read in HS or College that one hated.... Mary Shelley's Frankensten - somehow I was forced to read it THREE times and hated it more each time. And I completely understand the ick on an age gap romance where the first encounter is as a child - especially if there is interaction until the younger becomes an adult gets to borderline grooming territory. We are currently in our blizzard.... 6 more inches expected... finally SNOW!
This was a really fun video! I love the pair up images and music. Very nice touch. Of Mice and Men is my favorite Steinbeck so far. I’ve got a couple more from him on my TBR, but I could barely get through The Grapes of Wrath movie so I don’t think the book will be for me 😅. Thanks for sharing!
I loved Bunny (and I’ve read it twice), but I hated All’s Well and thought Rouge was a mess. I know I’ll have to read more from this author, but there’s no guarantee that I’ll enjoy it 😅
Scariest to this is fine Wolf Bee Raven Mose Car Bunny Lol. And I got to give Bunny another read I think about that book randomly all the time and I read it 4 years ago
I HATED Bunny. I think I didn’t understand it. Appreciate your correct take you will love it or hate it. I read on the recommendation of another YT channel that loved it. I think this book is an acquired taste. I almost think Bunny would be a better cable series than book.
Buying books because you believe you will like them and then actually liking them when you finally get to them: a shocking revelation! Lol I'm actually going to be reading Of Mice and Men this month too! I don't know anything about it so we'll see how that goes.
I am on a TBR read down this year too. Also, this is the first time in about 15 years that I haven't set a reading goal for myself. I think that is why I was going into reading slumps in some of my previous reading years. I am also focused on reading more classical literature this year-I finished East of Eden by Steinbeck at the end of February and it was great! It made me pick up Cannery Row from him (another shorter novel about regular impoverished people) working at the local cannery. It might be another good Steinbeck read for you if you are looking for another one of his shorter ones.
Loved this vlog, great idea for reading books you already own! I have been going back and forth on reading Bunny, I really think it's not for me. I may try Beekeeper and Cats Paw though! Hated Grapes of Wrath in high school but have wondered if I need to reread as an adult, I picked up a copy with a cool cover last year.
I have planned to make August my month to read books about animals so you have given me some ideas. But I am hoping to mainly read books l already own. April will be autobiographies (plus biographies) because l do own a lot of those.
I didn’t get past the first scene of Wolf Hall. I won’t read books with violence towards children. I always wondered if I was missing out on a great story, so I feel better about my decision to dnf after a few pages.
The point is he gets away from his violent father and makes a point of never behaving like that to his own children, or the other children in his care. It’s one of the greatest novels of the past fifty years. It is absolutely a modern classic.
Loved this vlog! Wolf Hall has been on my shelf for years, but after this and Liene’s review I’m reconsidering. Have you read any of the Lady Sherlock series by Sherry Thomas? I’ve only read the first two but thought they were fun.
I also started the Mary Russell series this year (also 4.5⭐) and I just started the second in the series. The age difference doesnt bother me -- by the end of the first book, Mary is what? 20? She was in college, living on her own -- and not the least bit child-like. I could see it bothering me in another book though, so I get it.
Yeah, if only he hadn't met her when she was 15! By the end of the book it completely makes sense why they might get together, but it just nags at me that he could have been seen as grooming her by their dynamic at the beginning :/
Looked up "Roger Scarlett" and...WHAAAAT?! "Roger Scarlett was the pen name of Dorothy Blair (1903-1976) and Evelyn Page (1902-1977), who were life partners and in the early 1930s wrote five golden age mystery novels together. They are believed to be the 'first same-sex couple to write mysteries.'" Will be adding the Inspector Kane mysteries to my TBR.
Yassssssss!!
My grandmothers life was The Grapes of Wrath. She crossed the country with eleven people in a Model T truck. One of the highlights of her diary was finding an extra pair of socks at a campsite that someone else left behind.
I had a great aunt whose life was more box car children :)
What a treasure to have her diary!
I enjoyed the Shetland series by Anne Cleeves a lot. But I do think it is stronger as a series than perhaps individual books as the community grows on us.
I used to like the Mary Russell books but I feel off like a decade ago. Also, it turns out my grandparents knew the author and finding out some stuff about her relationship with her husband explained so much about Mary & Holmes' relationship XD (Laurie R King was his student and it was apparently a minor scandal)
Ooooohhhhhh... well. That is something :/
I also wanted to say that the aesthetic of this video is fantastic. I love the interstitial medieval jingles and the illustrations you paired with the animals are so fun. Medieval illustrators/artists really were a wacky bunch. 😆 Thrilled to hear there are more TBR vlogs coming 🎉
Haha, yes, I love the way they illustrate animals in particular so I jumped at the chance to include them
First-footing (being the first visitors after New Year) is a specifically Scottish tradition. I used to visit family in Scotland over Hogmanay when I was a kid, and remember when the first-footers would arrive. It's not observed in England at all.
Also I'm so glad I'm not the only person to DNF Wolf Hall. I could NOT get into it at all.
Oh that's such a lovely tradition!
I LOVED Bunny and my book club did read it! Only two of us liked and and we were both completely obsessed with it for a while. Most people hated it and almost no one was neutral.
LOL that completely checks out!
Steinbeck is hard for me. His stuff is so Christian-based that non-Christians can miss A LOT of the thematic stuff and references. It goes beyond the general “salt of the earth” vibe you get in a lot of rustic Americana. I’d be interested in seeing your take on some of it….I’m still scarred by my 10th grade English teacher reprimanding his predominantly Jewish class for not knowing what was going on when a character with the initials JC said “You don’t know what you’re doing.” Because we simply didn’t know.
Woof, sounds like a big fail for that teacher :(
Even though you did not like the book, I highly recommend the PBS series of Wolf Hall. It sums up the first two books with all the best parts.
I was also so so on Bunny but Mona’s book All’s Well is top tier. It has all the great creepiness without the pacing issues.
East of Eden is a force of a book and well worth the read. One of the true great classics. (Coming from someone who also hated Grapes of Wrath.)
I think you would really enjoy continuing the Mary Russell series! It never really includes much of the "romance" between Mary and Sherlock. It always focuses on building the mystery or Mary's character development and her studies. Really recommend it! :) I've read the first 4 books and they all have their own charm that made them unputdownable lol
When required to read a Steinbeck in high school, I found Travels with Charley, an autobiographical diary about finding America with his dog. Worth a read. 😊
It's snowing out (NM) as I'm watching your video. Not sure if I'll read Bunny but will definitely pick up a copy of The Beekeepers Apprentice and Cat's Paw. Always enjoy your videos. I'm a knitter also! ❤
The project part makes me invested in books I otherwise wouldn’t care about. 😂
hahah EXACTLY
Raven Black is the first in the Shetland series, that’s in Scotland not England.
The Islands of Scotland have thoughts over whether they are Scottish or not (orkney considers themselves orcadian)
Is the BBC series Shetland based off this author's books?
@@dangerkayutak2032 Yes. They just started filming series 9
Playing on “spring has begun” what if there was a TBR of books that “sprung” an author or genre into popularity, or “new to you genre” or “rebirth of author or genre you have loved in the past”
good idea for next spring!
I really hated Grapes of Wrath in high school, too. I am 70, and I still have a hard time with books that are depressing, especially war or Dystopian. I can handle mysteries. I read The Handmaid's Tale this year, and I had to read 5 lighter books to recover, before I could tackle serious books again. This makes it hard for me to get through the classics that I want to have read. I found your channel during the pandemic by searching " reading classics" on RUclips. I hope you will post about more classics. I am trying to read the 100 books on the PBS Great American Read project, and I am making very slow headway. For as old as I am, I don't have the literary background I wish I had.
Thanks for mentioning this list. I think I'll work into my 2024 TBR. I've only read 28/100 of those books! I agree, sometimes reading "heavy" books leaves me drained. I just finished a book about The Troubles in Ireland and I now need to find something light and fluffy to read.
Prediction who's gonna win: cat, bee, bunny
edit after finishing the video: Yay I was right 🥳
For pride month you could do a vlog where you read the rainbow with covers colors (so one book with a red cover, one with an orange cover etc.)
Ssshhhh that may or may not already be a plan ;)
I love the Mary Russell series! The one set in Japan is so good on Audio!
I love the Shetland tv series based on Ann Cleeve' books.
First Footing is a Scottish tradition that the first person to cross the threshold on New Years is a bringer of good luck for the new year.
What a lovely tradition!
What about reading books that remind you of some of your favorite people? It could be books gifted to you, recommended to you, ones you know they hate it love, or just characters and energy that reminds you of then
Aw that sounds like fun!
I haven't read Wolf Hall but I thought the BBC miniseries was really good. All the casting was great, but I especially thought that the guy who plays Cromwell, Mark Rylance, did a really fantastic job with a character that is clearly strong and intelligent yet keeps a lot in, something that is obviously an advantage in Henry VIII's court, and thanks to the actor's performance you can just see it under the surface. I wanted to pick up Wolf Hall thinking it must be from the POV of this really fascinating character, and now I'm not so sure anymore, lol.
I’m not a huge fan of Of Mice and Men, I never believed George was Lennie’s friend, and I find the depiction of Lennie horrifying. The idea that a disabled man can murder someone because he doesn’t know his own strength is the kind of horrifying shit ableists say to keep disabled people institutionalised.
I find the point of the story that disabled people aren’t human and ‘decent’ people will put us down like dogs.
I had to read it at school, but I was ‘lucky’, none of my disabilities were diagnosed at school. There was a twitter discussion recently about reading it in school and several disabled people shared how they had to sit and listen to people debate if it’s okay to kill disabled people, and in most cases the teacher let it go, in some actually joined in.
My sister has a mental disability and reading this in high school made me so uncomfortable and angry. I absolutely hated it.
@@netogrof I’ve always wanted to write a sequel where George is charged with killing Lennie. But Of Mice and Men isn’t public domain yet.
What the hell? That is so fucked up... I thought the point of the story was that the system is rigged to keep the marginalized down, but probably I just completely missed the ableism element due to my own biases. I cannot believe teachers would focus on that as a legitimate discussion item
I loved the Beekeeper's Apprentice! I didn't know about their romance when I read it and I was obsessed. And then I read book 2 and was freaked out by the romance. Absolutely the fuck not. So disgusting. I wish I had stopped at book 1. I'll probably reread it at some point (I read it like 5 years ago) and am going to pretend it's a standalone.
I love the Mary Russell books (although am not caught up). If I remember correctly, there isn’t any reflection of any sexual aspect to their marriage, is there? I get your ick but I’m just trying to imagine alternatives to heteronormative marriage that we are led to believe is the only thing that ever existed. Maybe it’s a queer marriage of it’s day? Mutual intellectual attraction? Savior complex? It was written in the mid-90s.
I remember really loving Justice Hall in particular and I admire your taste in books so maybe I’m just playing advocate so I’m not missing out on doing a re-read with you 😂
Ps: I really recommend the TV adaptation of Raven Black. I love the ITV series based on the Jimmy Perez books (almost as much as I love it’s sister series Vera). You might enjoy it much more. 😊
I also DNF’d Wolf Hall. Same comments on the narrative, writing style, and finding it boring based on knowing the history already. I just couldn’t get into it.
I feel so gratified that I guessed the winner of each match-up correctly. Though that's probably because I've read two of them. I read The Beekeeper's Apprentice in high school and really liked it. I probably would have continued if the sequels were at my library. Your love of it makes me think that I should give it a reread. I think Of Mice and Men was a book I read in college, and it gripped me, too. It's really raw in a way that I think resonates, even when the language is...of it's time.
Like the premise of this "read off" - Looking forward to the Beekeepers Apprentice. Truth be told I just could not get into Wolf Hall the book nor the PBS series. Cats Paw sounds like it has possibilities. Thank you for a fun reading approach.
Ah so random, I started Beekeepers Apprentice this week! I'm finding it a delight about halfway, but understand your critique completely too. King has a good amount of other stuff as far as I know, so at least highly competent author to explore more eh!
I loved the concept of the vlog, especially when it turned into a vs thing. What a fun way to pick books for a tbr! (Also, I still haven't read Bunny but everyday I get closer to doing so just...to have an opinion?)
Loved the head to head idea.
Next TBR knockdown video idea: each book chosen is a different genre. Rank them based on your fav genres, and then after reading all of them see if that standing holds up. You could even do 3 sets. Example, you rank 3 sets of 3 books from 3 repeating genres (like mystery, horror, and fantasy in each set). I assume you’d rank mystery first, then read to see if mystery wins in each set.
Loved this video! Did you know that three British TV series have been based on book series by Anne Cleeves? The oldest is Vera, based on the Vera Stanhope books, then Shetland, based on the Jimmy Perez books, and one set in Devon, which only had one season/series. Episodes for Vera and Shetland continue to be produced. All three are available on BritBox.
Thank you for voicing the same opinion I had in re Beekeepers apprentice. I too couldnt get over the 15 yr old eventually marrying a much older man. I thought he was actually 77 which would have made it weirder so I hope I'm wrong about that. Loved Bunny
Love the Mary Russell series! Wolf Hall was a no go for me. I read just a few pages before stopping. And it's the first of a trilogy! 😳 I love Steinbeck! But I loved Grapes of Wrath as well as Of Mice and Men. Fun video!!
I hate Mary Russell novels. The age gap itself, the fact that Holmes would never, the way the author portraits Watson... Ew
The Mary Russell books are favorites of mine and I would read the second, A Monstrous Regiment of Women, for it's discussions of feminism and faith. I get the age gap issue, but it is handled well - Mary is fully adult before any change in the relationship happens and she has a great deal of agency throughout the series. in fact, one of the things I like about this series is how independent they both are.
I read another of Laurie King's books. I don't remember the title but it was a stand alone about a woman who infiltrates cults. But it had a huge ick factor for me with the woman --- middle-aged--- and she was attracted to a teenage boy. Nothing happened but it turned me off completely to her.
Wolf Hall was dry and dull. Only reason I finished it was because it was an audiobook with Dan Stevens and I like his voice.
15 and 54?? That's very gross. 😬😬😬
i appreciated the effort of wolf hall but it wasn't a book for me. yes meticulously researched but it lacked some kind of heart and soul that i was longing for! so excited to watch this vlog
Wolf Hall is one of my all time favourites! Gutted you didn't love it too but I really enjoyed this vlog, such a fun way to read down your tbr 😁
I knew you were gonna like Of Mice and Men!! All the others I added to my TBR on Goodreads - yes even Wolf Hall, will give it a go, we shall see…..
"The Grapes of Wrath" had the weirdest ending ever and I didn't feel hopeful for the characters' future.
I tried and tried to read Wolf Hall, too many characters with the same name! And I love the Tudor period too.
I think it’s going to be bunny, bee, and mouse on top. Of Mice and Men so sad and good. That ending!
Wolf Hall is my favourite book 😅 Though I can understand why people don't like it (even though I secretly think they're wrong 😂). This was such a fun vlog idea!
haha I also secretly think people are wrong when they don't like my favs :D
I think you’ve done the work in the fat positive body neutrality movement to really enjoy Mona Awad’s book 13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl. It is not a book I recommend lightly because I think she’s doing something very clever here in turning the diet industry on its head and holding a mirror up to the nasty things people say about fat folks. As a Fat person before I did the work on my own self loathing I couldn’t have read this and gotten what I did out of it. But I do recommend it.
Noted!
Must say I did not like Wolf hall at all and I gave it a good try...and I like historical fiction
This was such a great idea! I might try this to pick books this season!❤
I’ve read all the Mary Russell books and have enjoyed them all.
This was fun and you definitely have inspired me to pick up my copy of Bunny soon for a weird time 🐰 An idea for another round could be reading books that are set in places where you would be interested to visit or vacation there 🏝️ Maybe it’s just my early spring mood but I am dreaming about some summer adventures haha
ooo I like that idea!!
I love this idea to make progress on your TBR!!❤
I also DNFd Wolf Hall. It’s terrible.
Loved everything about this :)
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Glad you enjoyed it!
I find it so interesting and baffling that so many people melt over having a map in a book. If I open a book and there's a map inside, I'm putting it back on the shelf and never reading it. Maps indicate to me that the book is going to be convoluted and long and that I'm not going to be able to follow it unless I have a visual depiction which I see as a failure in a book
haha see I just love maps in general so I'm happy to have a new one to look at
Loved the medieval theme of the editing and thumbnail! 😍
Thank you! 😁
Cat’s Paw sounds like a fun classic. I did really like Of Mice and Men when I read it a couple years ago.
Also, your maroon shirt with the matching lipstick looks really nice. That color looks great on you!
Of Mice and Men is one of a handful of high school required reading that i actually really enjoyed.
This is so funny to me because my AP english class in my junior year of high school had to read it and we were so upset with the teacher after finishing it. She literally had to go get another teacher from next door to calm us down because the class in general was yelling at her "how dare you not warn us" and "why did you make us read this" and people were crying because they were so upset with the ending of the book and how certain characters were treated.
Speaking of books you were forced to read in HS or College that one hated.... Mary Shelley's Frankensten - somehow I was forced to read it THREE times and hated it more each time. And I completely understand the ick on an age gap romance where the first encounter is as a child - especially if there is interaction until the younger becomes an adult gets to borderline grooming territory. We are currently in our blizzard.... 6 more inches expected... finally SNOW!
This was a really fun video! I love the pair up images and music. Very nice touch. Of Mice and Men is my favorite Steinbeck so far. I’ve got a couple more from him on my TBR, but I could barely get through The Grapes of Wrath movie so I don’t think the book will be for me 😅. Thanks for sharing!
I loved Bunny (and I’ve read it twice), but I hated All’s Well and thought Rouge was a mess. I know I’ll have to read more from this author, but there’s no guarantee that I’ll enjoy it 😅
Scariest to this is fine
Wolf
Bee
Raven
Mose
Car
Bunny
Lol. And I got to give Bunny another read I think about that book randomly all the time and I read it 4 years ago
I HATED Bunny. I think I didn’t understand it. Appreciate your correct take you will love it or hate it. I read on the recommendation of another YT channel that loved it. I think this book is an acquired taste. I almost think Bunny would be a better cable series than book.
I'm so glad you liked The Beekeepers Apprentice. I first read it in 1997 and loved it.
I loved the early Mary Russell books, but I fell off around "The Pirate King". I need to get back into that series.
As for TBR what about books by color/rainbow of books?
May already be in the works... ;)
I think you might be pleasantly surprised by the Laurie R King and how the age is handled, so give another one a try and see what you think.
I don’t do well with critters but maybe this could be exposure therapy.
I got through Wolf Hall and really enjoyed book 2 but gave up on book 3. Just way too long.
LOVE this theme for a vlog! So cute 🐈⬛🐀🐇
You need to read East of Eden by Steinbeck….amazing!
I would pick up All’s Well for your next Mona Awad!
Buying books because you believe you will like them and then actually liking them when you finally get to them: a shocking revelation! Lol
I'm actually going to be reading Of Mice and Men this month too! I don't know anything about it so we'll see how that goes.
lol revolutionary, right?
I love wolf gone wild. Will be curious to see what you think of that one when you get to it.
I am on a TBR read down this year too. Also, this is the first time in about 15 years that I haven't set a reading goal for myself. I think that is why I was going into reading slumps in some of my previous reading years. I am also focused on reading more classical literature this year-I finished East of Eden by Steinbeck at the end of February and it was great! It made me pick up Cannery Row from him (another shorter novel about regular impoverished people) working at the local cannery. It might be another good Steinbeck read for you if you are looking for another one of his shorter ones.
I've heard great things about East of Eden, so I may be tempted into picking it up eventually
Loved this vlog, great idea for reading books you already own! I have been going back and forth on reading Bunny, I really think it's not for me. I may try Beekeeper and Cats Paw though! Hated Grapes of Wrath in high school but have wondered if I need to reread as an adult, I picked up a copy with a cool cover last year.
I mean a cool cover is a pretty good inducement for me to try it... :D
This was such a fun video! I loved it!! ❤
I have planned to make August my month to read books about animals so you have given me some ideas. But I am hoping to mainly read books l already own. April will be autobiographies (plus biographies) because l do own a lot of those.
Oooo Autobiography April - love it!
I didn’t get past the first scene of Wolf Hall. I won’t read books with violence towards children. I always wondered if I was missing out on a great story, so I feel better about my decision to dnf after a few pages.
The point is he gets away from his violent father and makes a point of never behaving like that to his own children, or the other children in his care. It’s one of the greatest novels of the past fifty years. It is absolutely a modern classic.
Loved this! I wish it felt like spring here, we are in last winter currently
Honestly jealous I love winter :D
Bunny-hated this. dnf'd twice.
Loved this vlog! Wolf Hall has been on my shelf for years, but after this and Liene’s review I’m reconsidering.
Have you read any of the Lady Sherlock series by Sherry Thomas? I’ve only read the first two but thought they were fun.
I adore Wolf Hall, but I love big chunky books.
Lady Sherlock is one I always meant to try, thanks for the reminder!
I also started the Mary Russell series this year (also 4.5⭐) and I just started the second in the series. The age difference doesnt bother me -- by the end of the first book, Mary is what? 20? She was in college, living on her own -- and not the least bit child-like. I could see it bothering me in another book though, so I get it.
Yeah, if only he hadn't met her when she was 15! By the end of the book it completely makes sense why they might get together, but it just nags at me that he could have been seen as grooming her by their dynamic at the beginning :/
Yeah, I do get it, Mara .. it just didnt bother me this time. I saw it more as mentor-student relationship that evolved.
Fun spring theme!
Totally don’t get Bunny. Wanted to stop reading it but kept waiting for it to come together. Never did for me.
Me too. I kept wondering when it would get better. I found the main character Insufferable.