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Other celebrity memoirs you could read: Viola Davis's memoir is supposed to be really great, also Matthew Perry's has mixed reviews but is very honest and about addiction, and Born a Crime by Trevor Noah
March will be my month of poetry. I normaly read mostly sci-fi, but I sworn to myself to expand my mind a little and as far as i can see, W.B. Yeats could be a great fit for a start in poetry. Just found three gorgeous books, printed by "Blackletter Press", yellow linen cover and golden embosting. So, in march I will be reading: "Spiritus Mundi", "On Magic and the Occult" and "A Vision". Wich me luck everyone, i fear my brain will melt, english is not my native language :D
You have to read /listen to Mariah Carey's memoir! She narrated the audiobook and she even sings from here and there. It was cool! But also, the book talked about racism, family love, marriage, manipulation, glitz and glamour, of course, but it talks more about how to reach your full potential and dreams. It's amazing!
The library system where I work has 16 physical copies of SPARE and the wait list is over 200 patrons. 😂 Side note: I'd be interested in hearing your thoughts on Yolk when you finish. I read it recently and it was very different from what I was expecting.
I highly recommend Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata for your trip to Japan, Jack! It’s a campy novella that examines work culture and adhering to societal expectation and convention in a deeply thoughtful way.
Oooh, Yolk has been on my tbr for ages. This feels like a sign to read it. And that little ending made me so happy because there is some news that I'm expecting this month and I'm really hoping it's good. I hope you have a good month too!
As someone living abroad in Korea I am so excited to see what you get up to! Assuming you will be in Seoul you should try and hit up the book museum if you have time, it is small but really cool to see and has some excellent little spaces the public can use for reading :)
March is going to be kind of an unusual month for me when it comes to reading. While I'm usually reading classics the next books on my tbr are all more contemporary 😅! I'm currently reading "Não se pode morar nos olhos de um gato" by Ana Margarida de Carvalho (as far as I know it doesn't have an english translation, in english the title would be something like You Can't Live on the Eyes of a Cat) Up next there's: - Freedom is a Constant Struggle by Angela Davies; - The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas; - The complete sonets of Antero de Quental (portuguese poet); - Ragnarok by A. S. Byatt (ik controversial 😬, but i think i still might enjoy it); - White Tiger by Aravind Adiga. Excited for future videos and to know what Jack's novel is about. Love from Portugal
Memoirs have been some of my favorite books and Greenlights is the first one I recommend. It's an easy one for people who don't like memoirs or biographies to enjoy.
I finished Young Mungo in February! It was absolutely beautiful, written in a Glaswegian dialect! It's pretty graphic in some places and very emotionally intense but absolutely gorgeous.
I actually work for the book production and design firm that helped out with creating The Novelist! Very cool to see work bookish life collide with leisurely bookish life lol
Omg I cannot wait to see you in my country of Taiwan! It’s a beautiful country ~ I would love for you to visit Eslite Xinyi bookstore which is located next to the Taipei 101 building. It’s an absolute massive bookstore with plenty of english books ❤❤❤ I also believe it to be the biggest bookstore in Taiwan! 🇹🇼
Brandi Carlile's memoir is great, she talks about being queer, growing up in a religious town, meeting her wife, touring, writing her songs, other artists that influenced her... and then she sings and plays acoustic versions at the end of each chapter
March will be a year that I devote more time to reading classical books(I doubt the grammatical accuracy of this sentence. I am Turkish so English is not my native language, sorry). I plan to read the books of authors such as Jane Austen, Victor Hugo, Jose Saramago. But these books are dense and thick as it is known and I am preparing for university :/ I hope I can succeed. Btw you're amaaazzing
your english is very good :) my advice for the classics is to take your time with them. don’t feel pressured to finish quickly. the fact that you’re reading them at all is impressive, and you’ll benefit most from understanding them fully and deeply, which takes time. good luck! :)
@@alieneleni Thank youu. It's good that you said this, because when reading a thick book, there is always a desire to finish it as soon as possible and move on to the next one. So thank you I will keep this in mind:)
@@spocktiberiusmccoy9463 Definitely I agree with you. I've read a lot of classic books before, so as you said, I know what kind of books I like and draw a path for myself accordingly. This year I wanted to focus specifically on the classics because sometimes I don't really feel like I belong in this century. Also, thanks for your les miserable advice, I've read the shortened version before, but I can't say I remember much right now, so I'll add it to my list. I wish you a good reading too!!
Olga dies dreaming and Young Mungo have been on my TBR for months and I've just never picked them up, but I'm gonna read them now because I do not wanna be behind when you start talking about them.
For your Japan trip I’d suggest No Longer Human, however, you really need to be in the right mindset for it because it’s very heavy. But it is by far one of the most famous books from Japan
Loveeed Greenlights, so insightful to Matt McConaughey's upbringing. Also very interested to see what you think of Young Mungo - I read it quite soon after Shuggie Bain and thought the two were very similar, but intrigued to hear your opinion!
I read Yolk and no it wasn't confusing. But I absolutely loved the exploration of the sisterly dynamic when you don't get along. I hope you enjoy it too
if you want to read more nonfiction about New York, I read "goodbye to all that: writers on loving and leaving New York" which I thought had some really interesting perspectives!
I love Mary HK Choi, and ‘Yolk’ is a terrific book. I think she does something so special with this book. 🍳 ‘Mouth to Mouth’ was so unputdownable for me- I mean I just really, really enjoyed the time I spent reading it. ✈️ Looking forward to your thoughts on all of these books!
my tbr for march: - normal people - crime and punishment (reread) - the diary of a young girl anne frank - my dark vanessa - such a fun age - the tatooist of auschwitz - conversations with friends
I’m think I’m the only Texan who read Greenlights and didn’t love it. I’m curious to see what you think. Also, I’m impatiently awaiting your Anne of Green Gables review. 😂
I loved Yolk! Another Booktuber "Cari Can Read" calls it a love story to New York. There are some editions where the sisters hands are drawn out on the page side of the book.
I enjoyed the audio of Greenlights so much, it was an experience listening to McConaghey narrate it ! Though the physical book is beautiful too, filled with photographs and little notes.
I think a great idea would be reading books recommended in season 2 of Ginny & Georgia. Ginny is listing books about black culture to suggest for English class🙌
That NYC background noise makes me so nostalgic (I'm from Queens)! The reason why I can't sleep in silence here in NH...LOL My school from here visited us at one point. None of them could sleep except me. I had slept so well. I have a sound machine on my phone now. Haha
the best part of libby is when you can't finish a book, there's like one or two folks waiting, and you know they probably don't have time for it either, then you get it back again immediately 😂i've had the RWRB audiobook for like two months that way.
Actually I'm currently reading White Chrysanthemum, by Korean-American writer Mary Lynn Bracht. Maybe it could go to your TBR while you'll be in Korea :)!
If it helps... My name is Jayne, but pronounced jay-knee! Like when people use the name Jayme or Jayce where the e is long instead of silent. May help break up the two similar names in Yolk
Talking sof celebrity memoirs (and jumping off your recent videos about Irish writing): you should read Bono’s memoir “40 songs one story”! It’s the best audiobook I’ve listened to (I’ve listened to a bunch, and generally like to read fiction but this was exceptional!!)
I'd actually be really interested to hear your thoughts on Spare! I read it, and have my own opinions, of course, but I'm curious to know what you, as a young British man, thinks of it. 🙂
I actually DNF'd Young Mungo in January. It was too similar to Shuggie Bain for me (which I did really enjoy). Maybe I'll go back to it sometime, when in a better frame of mind 🤔
That's why I don't think I'll be reading YM anytime soon. Shuggie Bain is one of the best books I've ever read for me, so I don't want to taint it or read a recreation!
Wishing you all the best in your writing journey. I'm a young writer too who tries to find his voice through his creations. I feel like I exist for literature and for writing. It's my meaning.
while technically a mix of both autobiography and literary fiction, i think you should check out “i know why the caged bird signs” by Maya Angelou. I am sure you’ll love it if you haven’t read it yet.
At the Moment on my TBR is the whole First Law Series from Joe Abercrombie and if i get there also the 3 Books of the Iron Elves Series from Chris Evans 💓😊
Hope you consider at least a brief review of Spare. Most of the reviews I've read seem influenced byeither the reviewers' bias about the Royals, the Sussexes or other reviewers. I feel you are an independent thinker who will disclose any bias you may start a work with.
