Mid Year Freak Out BookTube Tag 2024
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- Опубликовано: 16 окт 2024
- I'm a little late for this one, but here's my mid year check in! Luckily, I'm not really freaking out. ;)
The Mid-Year Freak-out was created by Chami, or @IsThatChami, a Booktuber who no longer has a channel.
The prompts are:
1) Best book you've read in 2024
2) Best sequel you've read this year
3) A new release you haven't read
4) Most anticipated for the the second half of 2024
5) Biggest disappointment of 2024
6) Biggest surprise of 2024
7) New favourite author this year
8) Newest fictional crush
9) New favourite character
10) A book that made you cry
11) A book that made you happy
12) Favourite book to movie adaptation (I skipped this by accident)
13) Favourite video this year
14) The most beautiful book you've read this year
15) What book do you need to read before the end of the year?
16) Tag others: if you are watching this video, and you have not yet done this tag, please consider yourself tagged!
Books Mentioned:
The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 911 by Garrett M. Graff
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
The Rising Storm by Cavan Scott
The Amber Spyglass by Phillip Pullman
What Feasts at Night by T. Kingfisher
What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher
Celestial Monsters by Aiden Thomas
The Sunbearer Trials by Aiden Thomas
A Week in Winter by Maeve Binchy
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
Clarissa: or the History of a Young Lady by Samuel Richardson
The Mountains Sing by Nyugen Phan Que Mai
Garlic and the Vampire by Bree Paulsen
The Forest: A Fable of America in the 1830s by Alexander Nemerov
The Great Gatsby and other works by F. Scott Fitzgerald
VIdeos Mentioned:
Spring Nature and Reading Vlog - Northern Lights, Deer and Turkey Ballet | May 2024: • Spring Nature and Read...
Challenges Mentioned: Read What You Own • Read What You Own Chal...
Hi everyone!
I am still working on reading more of my own books and trying hard not to purchase any more books until the challenge is over in Nov 2024.
Just wanted to share my thoughts as I've made it to the halfway point and I've learned a few things about myself as a reader (and book buyer) along the way!
I am very happy to be doing this challenge and finally making a true effort to focus on my own books, but I definitely miss a few things like more impulse reading from the library and perusing through thrift stores for bookish treasures.
I would love to know if any of you are still doing the RWYO challenge and how it's going for you! :)
Challenges:
Read What You Own hosted by @CriminOllyBlog and others
Read What You Own - My Plan: • Read What You Own Chal...
Read What You Own - 3 Month Check In: • Reading What You Own R...
I'm Farrah from bookstalgic and I have rediscovered my love of reading again in my 40s. :)
I try to find any time I can to squeeze in my love of reading into my busy life of work and family. :). I love talking lots of walks in nature to try to appreciate all that I can each day.
Favorite genres: it's mixed bag of Classics, Sci-Fi, Fiction, Fantasy, Mystery/Thriller, Classic Horror (not too scary lol), Nature/Environment, Non-fiction, Health, History and Speculative/Paranormal Romance
On my channel, you'll find cozy/chill reading vlogs that highlight some of the natural beauty I see outside on my daily walks around our farm.
I try to post 2 vlogs per month as well as a reading wrap up at the end of each month (I sometimes get behind, though!) :)
I am working on doing more individual books reviews and tags as well as participating in some reading events as well.
I hope you enjoy my channel and thank you so much for stopping by!
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I love this tag! Brings a lot of variety into looking back at the early year. Thanks for sharing!
@@StoryGirl1128 I’m glad you enjoyed it! It was nice to look back at what I’ve read so far. :) Do you have any favorites you’ve read this year?
Hey Farrah! Awesome video! Congrats on the Clarissa progress! Love the variety of books. Garlic and the Vampire is definitely not what I was expecting with that title, but it does sound kinda fun anyway! I’ll have to see if it’s on Libby with my library. Take care. Happy reading 😊
Thanks Kat! I’m getting there with Clarissa that’s for sure. It’s a little embarrassing how long if been reading it!!
Garlic and the Vampire is definitely a good one if you ever need a little dose of cuteness 🧄 🧛🏻♂️
Hope your garden is doing well and all fur babies are being good! 😊
Garlic and the Vampire is soooooooo adorable! I am so glad someone else read this recently :). Always love your videos!!
Thanks, Heather! I agree, so adorable! We have the next one, Garlic and the Witch, which I’m looking forward to!
I read The Bluest Eye this week because of your video. I had already read Beloved earlier this year and picked up a thrifted copy of The Bluest Eye immediately. Toni Morrison is becoming one of my favorite authors. I’m still stunned and a bit speechless.
I felt the same after reading The Bluest Eye as well and so glad you enjoyed it. Heartbreaking and tragic, but such a well written story. I can’t wait to read more from her.
Farrah! I have not seen any of your videos for a few weeks - not sure why. Anyway, it's nice to see you again. "Bluest Eye" would be one of my favorite reads of 2024 so far, as well. I read "Beloved" in June - it is a difficult read, but worth it. Take care!
Thank you, Reney! I remember you saying you really enjoyed The Bluest Eye too :). I’m glad you liked Beloved too. I have been so behind in watching Booktube, (and even worse now that the Olympics are on!), but I’ll catch up with your videos soon. Great to hear from you!!
What a lovely video Farrah. Nice to hear you mention Clarissa. Of all Toni Morrison's fabulous books I come back to "Jazz" the most. It is exquisitely written and utterly transporting immersing us in the wonders and struggles of the Harlem Renaissance. The first Edition of The Great Gatsby has such a fascinating and often reproduced cover I thought nothing could beat it but your edition of Fitzgerald is just gorgeous and I think takes the prize for stylish. Nicely done and congratulations on your channel's much deserve milestone.
Thank you so much! I have about 300 pages of Clarissa left and really enjoying it. Glad you enjoyed Jazz and thank you for your thoughts on that one! I remember reading The Great Gatsby in high school long ago, so I am definitely due for a reread of that one soon. Thank you again for your lovely comment! :)
Hello Farrah. Some interesting books mentioned. Food for thought.
Thank you :)
Hi Farrah, i loved Beloved...i also loved Sula. I added the YA fantasy to my TBR 👍🏽👍🏽
Hi! I’m glad you liked those other two books of hers, I’m guessing I will like them too. Hope you enjoy The Sunbearer Trial if you read it!
❤📚📚❤️ I'm glad you did the tag, thanks!
Thank you for watching! ❤📚✨
That's a beautiful edition of 'The Great Gatsby'.
Thanks, Clare, I couldn’t resist it!
Hi Farrah! Great video! I also love Toni Morrison. I think BELOVED might be one of my favorite novels of all time. T. Kingfisher was my new discovery this year, recommended to me by MJ, and I have absolutely loved everything I've read by her. I also really love Maya Angelou, and I had a similar reaction to Caged Bird. I'm sorry that Maeve Binchy was a disappointment. I have a couple of her books that I was hoping to read this summer before my trip to Ireland in September. So great to see you!
Thanks Pat! I remember you saying Toni Morrison was one of your favorite authors and I’m glad I have more of her books to look for to! I think A Week in Winter by Maeve Binchy might have been a fluke because others have said it’s not her best book. I would definitely give her another try in the future. I hope you enjoy the ones you get to before your trip! ☘️
You have quite the mix of books! I’ve read both the 911 book and the garlic graphic novel that was so cute! For Toni Morrison, I’d recommend Beloved.
You’re one of the few people that have commented that they’ve read the 911 book! Glad you enjoyed Garlic too. I have the second one in thr series so hoping it’s good as well. Thank you for recommending Beloved; it’s definitely one I would like to get to!
His Dark Materials is one of my all-time favorite series 😍 And I also want to read more T Kingfisher 😊
I really liked His Dark Materials and I’m glad you said that!! I will definitely reeead it someday and I want to watch the HBO max series. I definitely need to read more T Kingfisher too :)
I am so excited for Celestial Monsters as well, I believe they have finished their first draft for Cemetery Boys 2 as well so very excited. I really do need to find Garlic and the Vampire, it has been on my list for ages. Loved hearing your answers for this
Oh that’s great. I still need to read Cemetery Boys. I think you would like Garlic. It’s simple, but so sweet and thought it was great anxiety rep for kids 😊. I have the second one, Garlic and the Witch, which I hope to read as well!
@@bookstalgic well I am off into town so if I am lucky I will see it before I go to the cinema!
I still haven't worked up the courage to listen to The Only Plane in the Sky. Maybe I'll get there at some point, but it just sounds like it would hit too hard for me!
@@awebofstories I hear you, it’s not a book for everyone as it can bring up a lot of memories and emotion of that day. The audio brings it to another level, but I think reading it physically would be less intense.
Loved your face when the rocket drove by
I'm sooo on the hunt for Garlic, next time I see it, mine!
Sounds like you have a great first half of 24
And, you may be the only one reading a book bigger than I am, hahahaha, I hope yours is more interesting
Haha, I don’t know if I would be able to tackle A Suitable Boy anytime soon!
By the way, I got your package yesterday when I got am back from vacation and thank you so much!
Hello, Farrah 🤘🏻😃
There's a Toni Morrison novel called Song of Solomon. I have no idea what it's about, but it was LeVar Burton's last Fable club pick. I would've read it, but the club was well underway when I joined.
Hey Albert! Thanks for the Toni Morrison recommendation; I hadn’t heard of that one. I need to get on that Fable app! 📚 🌈 🦋 Hope you had a great reading month!
Enjoyed the video! I'm at that point again where literature seems so childish to me, haha. Of course I'll keep reading and writing - but I dunno, most of these books I find (even classics) don't get to the heart of real experience. It's just psychedelics and cushions to soften our fall. Forgive me for always being a debby-downer, haha, I really can't help it.
You be you, it’s all good although I do wonder why you bother watching my channel if you don’t care much for most of the books I read! 😆 I guess it’s all about the type of experience we each want to have. I have enough stress with reading about people being sick or dying in the hospital every day through my job, so I need the literature psyhadelics and cushion to break up the day 😂. Have you read anything you really liked lately?
@@bookstalgic Even though I'm not a big fan of the books I still enjoy watching you and other people talk about them, lol. For me booktube is more about the people I get to talk to rather than the actual books. It's the community aspect that I really like.
And no, no books that I really enjoyed. That's either because I've just been reading too much for too long, or I'm just not the sort to really experience that much pleasure in things (I kinda feel it's both). Lol.
The Forest looks really nice. Is it nonfiction or fiction? Great vid Farrah
@@TriumphalReads thanks Justin! I think The Forest is a mix of both fiction and nonfiction. I think it’s more of a creative reimagining of that time period mixed with real events, rather than all true stories or straight up nature essays.
@@bookstalgic ok cool . Sounds pretty unique then