I just found your channel and subscribed straight away. As a minority and someone from a different background, it's so nice to have someone talking about different books, especially classics. Also, the way you speak about books is so clear and eloquent.
I’m so happy that you recommended Jorge Amado, I love “capitães de areia “. It’s so good to see international youTubers recommending a Brazilian classic that not many people know about!!
What an interesting sounding group of books! Thank you so much for this. Your description of My Life in the Bush of Ghost has me really curious - looking forward to more of your thoughts about it. I've been eager to read Carlos Bulosan's novel since reading the novel called America is Not the Heart by Elaine Castillo whose title is obviously a play on Bulosan's title.
I love Jorge Amado! So nice that you know his work, my favorite of him is "Capitães da Areia" (in english is like Captains of Sand, I don't know if there's a translation, but it's a amazing book). Loving your indications!
I randomly clicked on this video and subscribed as soon as finished watching. Btw i'm brazilian and i'm so excited to see someone reading our classics. Oh and your pronunciation isn't perfect but it's very good!! I appreciate the effort, seriously. Really excited to see your recommendations on japanese classics, those sound really interesting to me. Anyways, have a good day and keep on with your amazing work.
I just ordered Kokoro and am excited to read it! Falling down a rabbit hole of Japanese literature, I came across A Riot of Goldfish by Kanoko Okamoto and fell in love with the premise.
have just discovered your channel and I cant stop watching your videos, I enjoy them a lot, especially the ones showing diversity. cheers from argentina xx
If you like Japanese classics and haven't checked him out yet, I'd highly recommend Yasunari Kawabata. I read and loved The Sound of the Mountain by him.
I'm argentinian and was made to read the aleph in high school, and I absolutely loved it. I'm adding your other recommendations to my tbr. I found your channel yesterday and I've been binge watching your videos, love them!
Looking forward to your thoughts on My Life in the Bush of Ghosts. I've read that and The Palm Wine Drinkard, and Tutuola's writing style is definitely not for everyone
Nice to know you read Carlos Bulusan's work. He's popular writer here in the Philippines. You could also read a book ' America is not the Heart' which is also a good read for its colorful themes.
I know this is my first comment but I'm really not that person that corrects people, I'm just shy and new to the channel and only comment when I have something interesting to say or to answer. Plus, it is really nice to see some Brazilian authors in English booktube! you're like the only one from the ones I follow ksksksks anyway, the pronunciation of Jorge you did is a Spanish one which I totally get bc we are a Portuguese dot in a sea of Spanish out here ksksksk it's actually very similar to George but without the first "e" and the o is different too but like I'm pretty sure its a sound that doesn't exist in standard English so I don't know how to explain it ksksk But now so that this comment isn't just grammar, let me talk about my experience with Jorge Amado, like, I only actually read Captains of the Sands and it was amazing, I probably should reread now bc as a tennager a lot of the commentary about homeless kids must have gone all over my head and I will probably get so much more out of it now. Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands I only watched the movie adaptation that was delightful and so much fun as a commentary about a woman owning up her sexual desires and needs. Gabriela, Clove and Cinnamon I also watched the most recent soap opera adaptation (which is from 2012!!! gosh, I'm old ksksks not really, but a little bit really?) and like it was such a big thing (even tough it was the second time they adaptated and all) that when there was a black out in part of the country they repetead the lost episode the next day (internet just wasn't as wide spread as it is now) so we could see it. Besides the whitewashing of Gabriela in both soap operas (although at the time I didn't know this), I remember really liking it and that Gabriela just couldn't and wouldn't be "civilized" (which is a complicated concept in this case of course) and be the perfect wife Nazir wanted, what at the time of the novel was really inovative and interesting (it still kind is sometimes, sadly, specially here in the North and Northeast, actually). So this was very long, I'm so sorry for that.
Heya! Thanks so much for your comment, I really appreciate it! I looked up the Portuguese pronunciation, so I think I've got it (sorta) down now :D I recently got Captains of the Sands and am really excited about that one, though the blurb said the Brazilian Lord of the Flies, which just made my eyes roll back into my head. I get that they have the same elements, but like COTS was written 17 years prior to LOTF, at the very least it should be the other way around hahah. I checked out Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands and that one sounds really good - again thanks so much!! :D
@@TheArtisanGeek oh I'm glad I helped! and oh my, I laughed out loud when I read about this blurb thing sksksksk it definitely does not surprise me but it is really funny and I always did wonder about it to be honest kskks
@@TheArtisanGeek it's great if you're interested in some film history! The alternate versions of the story and slightly ambiguous ending were really impactful at the time. I had a professor who once got to be in the same room as the director and she said it was the greatest moment of her life hahaha
My Life in the Bush of Ghosts sounds very odd but I'm intrigued! Always loving your unique story picks! I'll be adding this one to my tbr hehe did you manage to finish it? Was it worth sticking it through till the end?
