I thought salt slow was a five star book but I know what you mean about trying to rate short story collections - nowadays I try to rate each story and if more than half are five stars then the book gets five stars. Anyhow, I loved Julia Armfield’s writing and imagery and went on to read Our Wives under the Sea which I loved. I must get to her new novel soon.
So excited to see that you've read The Invisible Life! It's honestly one of my top reads this year, an absolute 5 stars but i absolutely agree that it could have been somewhat shorter & I thought the ending was perfect as well! I also love your channel and your selection of books that I don't usually gravitate towards but am definitely intrigued by ❤
I start reading the yellow wallpaper and I didn't read it actually as a read , I read it as book to expand my vocabulary as non- native and then I feel no this soo good I want to read it as a read so I put it down and I'm planning to read it this fall
Another book recommendation that covers post-partum depression and a beautiful description of the complex internal mechanisms of women is Black Milk by Elif Shafak 🖤. Highly recommend.
I would be very glad if someone helped me. I want to read a novel or story that has suspense, romance, and mystery. The female lead is very insecure but loves the main lead and vice versa. The second lead also loves her so much selflessly and secretly but she never notices his love.
10/10 spot on recs. I was shuffling my feet on The Secret History and Piranesi but your video has me excited and I’m determined to read them this month.
Ok this settles it, the next time I visit a bookstore I'm picking up Piranesi. A few of my friends have been recommending it non stop and like every booktube video I watched in the last few weeks talks about it too. I think it is a sign ><
@@daisyd3w3491 hahaha that’s definitely a sign! the good thing about it is that it’s a relatively short book so hopefully you can get through it quite quick 🤗
I love your list, Katerina. I live in Australia, so I am digging into the spring reads at the moment(so I will check out your video on that). But I love your autumnal list of books and the way you describe them is chef's kiss! It is so cool that you know a little Arabic and Spanish! But ahh, piranesi, book thief, the hobbit and little women are all so special.
@@joychalaby ahhh that’s so cool you’re in australia !! it must be strange for all my season book vids to come out in the wrong order for you haha! and thank you sm !! glad you’re enjoying the book recs 💗
completely agree on the Haruki Murakami comment. Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki is another of his books I think has similar vibes as Norwegian Wood, but much less, "oh my god you're the most irresistible man, take me right now" in his few women characters in there. Side note, LOVE your book recs, content and voice so much!!
It amazes me how some authors can write a short book and yet pack so much in & can in equal parts devastate & inspire the reader. Great selection, thank you for sharing 😊
Havent read any of these but they all sound amazing. I read The Six Deaths of the Saint by Alix E. Harrow earlier this year and it blew me away. I've been meaning to read more short books since then so this is a great list!
ooo that series looks interesting - are all 7 books in this series connected to each other? and thank you so much, hope you find some recs here that you enjoy!
I only have read "the yellow wallpaper" which i liked as well. Me trying to get over my fear of big books will likely not be over soon with these amazing recommendations!
Oh yes, "Foster" is a beauty of a novel. "White Nights" has been on my wishlist for years! I should get around to get me a copy - so thank you for the reminder.
I'm excited to finally read Giovanni's Room! I've been meaning to forever. I noticed you seem to read a lot of classics, as do I, so I was curious what your favorites have been. Mine are: East of Eden, The Count of Monte Cristo, Tess of the D'Ubervilles (i just read this one and loved it!), The Picture of Dorian Gray, North & South, and Little Women. I also absolutely LOVED Address Unknown which is a quick read.
it's so good - excited for you to read !! and yep i do love the classics, you seem to have some excellent faves! mine are probs the picture of dorian gray, the great gatsby, to kill a mockingbird, crime and punishment, pride and prejudice - which are just to name a few!
@@katerinareem Not sure if you like retellings of classics, especially queer retellings, but there are Most Ardently by Susan Mesler-Evans (obviously P&P) and Self-Made Boys by Anna-Marie McLemore (Great Gatsby) that you may be interested in.
