October Reading Wrap Up: Classics, New Favourites, & Huge Misses

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Join me for my monthly reading wrap up as I share my stats and reviews for the 13 books I read in October! Watch at 1.25x or 1.5x speed for a quicker viewing experience :)
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0:00 Intro
0:25 Stats
4:30 October DNF
6:17 All's Well by Mona Awad
10:40 The Tenant by Katrine Engberg
12:20 I'm Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid
14:35 Twelve Nights at Rotter House by J.W. Ocker
18:50 Under The Whispering Door by TJ Klune
21:05 Smoke Gets in Your Eyes by Caitlin Doughty
25:40 The Yellow Wall-Paper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
28:00 We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
30:50 Falling by T.J. Newman
33:10 Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
34:55 We Are Okay by Nina LaCour
36:45 The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
40:30 Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
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@DoeEyedReader 2 года назад

I really appreciate how you insert the slide with the content warnings and star ratings etc. I wish more book-tubers did the same. Thanks!

@PlantBasedBride 2 года назад

I know I don’t every catch every possible content warning but it’s important to me to try ❤️

@erisedstraeh1 2 года назад

Remember kids: Knowledge is knowing that Frankenstein is not the monster. Wisdom is knowing that Frankenstein IS the monster.

@spikedeane9112 2 года назад

excellent riff

@TheStitchinWitch 2 года назад

So Smoke Gets in Your Eyes is Caitlin's first book, written early on in her career. Her RU-vid channel (Ask a Mortician) gets progressively better, and her later 2 books, especially From Here to Eternity, show her growth and maturation as a person. I watch ALL of her content, I'm a patron of hers, and I have read all of her books. I think giving her content a second chance is worth it.

@PlantBasedBride 2 года назад

That’s great to know! I’ve been recommended her channel so I’ll definitely watch a few videos to see what she’s about.

@lilifane 2 года назад

I watch almost every YT video at 1,5x or 2x speed, but never yours. I just love the calm way you talk, and I don't want to miss anything by rushing through your videos. I'm always looking forward to your wrap up videos, they are among my favs each month. We seem to have very similar opinions on the books we both read, so by now I trust your rating more than anyone else's. I wish I could take more advantage of this and find new books to read, but we also seem to have a similar taste in books and I either read them already or they are on my TBR for the near future. 😄

@PlantBasedBride 2 года назад

Aw thank you! I’m so glad you enjoy them 🥰 haha oh no, I’ll have to cast a wider net so I can give some new recs! 😅

@valarya 2 года назад

woah, i pretty much live on youtube and i've NEVER watched a video sped up. do I try it!???? I'm gonna try it.

@ilyanac.tertzanlis6545 2 года назад

I NEED a bookshelf tour!! Your shelf in the background already looks so pretty, I would love to see more of it

@PlantBasedBride 2 года назад

Aw Thank you! I could probably do that over on Instagram at some point ❤️

@missingyouale 2 года назад

the picture of dorian gray is probably my favourite book of all time! i love oscar wilde, i'm so glad you loved it as well

@PlantBasedBride 2 года назад

It’s definitely up there for me, as well! Oscar Wilde’s work is always so layered and witty ❤️

@shainalite 2 года назад

I love Under the Whispering Door, and I'm happy that my favorite youtuber enjoyed this book too 💖 I always enjoy your calming video, and I don't need to speed it up 💖

@PlantBasedBride 2 года назад

Aw thank you ❤️ it was such a special book!

@themostloved1 2 года назад

Yay!!! Super excited for this video. As a fellow stats lover I would love to see a video on how you gather all of your data for your stats and how you organize everything.

@PlantBasedBride 2 года назад

I mostly just track the data in a spreadsheet and then use canva to make the graphs/charts!

@itsa_peanut 2 года назад

I’m so incredibly excited to read Under the Whispering Door! All of TJ Klunes books are just so thoroughly enjoyable

@PlantBasedBride 2 года назад

It was so so good ❤️ such a special book!

@sarahstig2182 2 года назад

I love that you read some classics! Frankenstein, The Picture of Dorian Gray, and The Yellow Wallpaper sparked my love for literature ❤️

@vataidalma6855 2 года назад

Oh yeah Mari's OCD & phobia of bed bugs is definitely a big part of the story in White Smoke so defo be aware of that before going in!

@PlantBasedBride 2 года назад

Yeah I was surprised by how anxious I was getting as she was talking about them! I may try again at some point but my brain was not having it this month ❤️

@MelanieTaal1977 2 года назад

Thank you for your very nice and calming way of leading us through your reading experience this month. I really enjoyed it although I only have read The Picture of Darian Gray. That was (30 years ago...) a book in the Netherland we had to read for our school exam. Thank you so much for al your nice video's. I watch them every time!

@PlantBasedBride 2 года назад

Aw thank you, I’m glad you enjoyed it!

@katrinaybanez6621 2 года назад

I love listening to your voice and the way you share your reading journey. For this month I read six books. The first six books of the James bond series by Ian Fleming which are Casino Royale, Live and Let Die, Moonranker, Diamonds are Forever, From Russia with Love, and Doctor No. I really loved the books and I am continuing to to read the rest of the books in the series.

@jessicapratt1400 2 года назад

I just read We Have Always Lived In the Castle, too! It was so spooky and thought provoking. I had a great time reading it

@jenbravo2790 2 года назад

📚Love your book reviews!

@PlantBasedBride 2 года назад

Thank you 🥰

@alisoncorbacio4926 2 года назад

The Yellow Wallpaper is one of the all time greats. We read that in high school and I re-read it last year after thinking about it over and over through the years. The imagery (“creeping and creeping”) was so vivid to me. Looking forward to the other suggestions you made!

@PlantBasedBride 2 года назад

Oo yes, such horrifyingly vivid imagery! I was entranced and read it all in a single sitting ❤️

@ravent3016 2 года назад

Re Frankenstein: I found the play starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller (rotating the two roles in an interesting way) super relatable and I liked the characters more than when I read the book. Still both flawed characters, but way more watchable than readable. Look around for that some time.

@PlantBasedBride 2 года назад

One of my patrons recommended this production as well! I definitely want to watch it.

@Borntofly34 2 года назад

It's one of my favorite adaptations. Danny Boyle did amazing work in that production and Miller and Cumberbatch's takes on both Victor and the Creature are wonderful as neither play them the same

@kallistoindrani5689 2 года назад

I saw that play online and truely loved it.

@thefairylibrarian3282 2 года назад

I absolutely loved The yellow wallpaper! 📚

@PlantBasedBride 2 года назад

It’s incredible!

@Monica.Bibliophilebynight 2 года назад

I read Under the Whispering Door as well in October and I absolutely LOVED it! It was one of my favourite reads that month. The other was Empire of the Vampire by Jay Kristoff. It was a chunky book but perfect for spooky season.

@PlantBasedBride 2 года назад

It was so good!! Oh, I’ve heard mixed things about that one. I’ve never read any Jay Kristoff!

@Alea_uncharted 2 года назад

I also read Under the Whispering Door in October and it was just so… nice, and lovely, and amazing. Like the House in the Cerulean Sea, it really does manage to be such a tender, comforting story while exploring things like grief and loss really well. I loved it so much and I’m glad you did too! 💜

@PlantBasedBride 2 года назад

So true ❤️ it felt like a hug for my heart haha

@adaruiz8434 2 года назад

The first time I read the picture of Dorian Gray I couldn’t finish it because it affected me a lot. Years later I tied again and I loved it. Finally, some years ago, I read it for the third time and I still love it.

@spikedeane9112 2 года назад

The Yellow Wallpaper is so atmospheric and enraging. I saw hints of the Yellow Wallpaper in Mexican Gothic. I'm so glad you enjoyed Piranesi (a contender for my best book 2021). Definitely worth reading (other than listening) as the use of capital letters (I think) adds to Piranesi's state of mind.

@caburg93 2 года назад

I am sorry you didn't like the book about cremation. She has a YT channel, Ask a Mortician, which I follow. I recently watched a discussion on another channel with a Forensic Anthropologist, a professor at the University of Tennessee Medical School. He talked a lot about their "body farm", which is another "green" burial option. My parents paid for pre-planning funeral costs for my husband and me when they were making their own arrangements, now I am wondering if I can get a refund if I make a choice that doesn't include a casket! Those things are so dang expensive! And ridiculous for the purpose! I think it is good to think about these thing well before they are needed (hopefully).

@PlantBasedBride 2 года назад

I’ve heard of those as well! I’m leaning towards cremation or donating to science.

@isabellecouture3811 2 года назад

Great video! If you're looking to read more French Canadian content, I highly recommend Fannie Demeule. Roux Clair Naturel particularly is *chef's kiss*. I won't say anything more about it so not to ruin the plot.

@moniquejohnson3855 2 года назад

I agree with the ending to All’s Well too I was like that’s it lmbo and the chanting had me laughing bc the reader’s voice had me intrigued and I didn’t care for most of the characters but I weirdly enjoyed listening to it.

@PlantBasedBride 2 года назад

Haha yeah I was so conflicted about it!

@rosarodriguez8984 2 года назад

Another great bookish video! 😍😍😍😍 Lots of new additions to my TBR list👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 I am currently reading The Memory Police because of you, and so far so good!🤞🏻 Also I am reading Men who hate Women and well…taking it slow because it pisses me off so much because of its topic that I cannot read much more than a couple of pages every time😳🥺…anyway, thanks again for a great video! 🤗🙏🏻📚📚

@PlantBasedBride 2 года назад

Oh I’m excited for you reading the memory police! It’s such a great book ❤️

@deathsheadhawkmoths 2 года назад

I haven’t finished Frankenstein yet but i am LOVING it so far

@Z656. 2 года назад

I actually re-read Harry Potter....... I know, I know...... By now I should've already read them twice as they're legendary and what not.... But idk why, I always associate October with the month of magic, wizards, dark mysteries (Harry Potter vibes). Probably due to Halloween. Anyways, regardlessly I still enjoyed it. Also I read Malibu rising which was great as well. And thanks a bunch to you for some more awesome book recommendations. You actually inspired me to take out more time and invest it in reading books as am in 10th grade now and finding time is tough. Loved it as always. Hugs from India 🤗. (Yeah, love from India has become boring now so hugs it is 😅)

@PlantBasedBride 2 года назад

I’m so glad I’ve been able to encourage you to read more! It’s a habit that will serve you well throughout your life ❤️

@Eparham413 2 года назад

As a woman that suffered through post part depression the yellow wall paper spoke to me so much. Also thankful to live in society that values mental health and that its ok to not be ok.

@PlantBasedBride 2 года назад

So am I ❤️❤️

@teacupthestoryteller 2 года назад

I am always looking forward to your bookish videos sooo much, thank you 😊 I felt pretty much same about 'The Smoke gets into your eyes' and didn't even finish it. Picture of Dorian Gray has been on my list for ages so I really want to tackle it soon. Have a lovely day 😊

@PlantBasedBride 2 года назад

Oh wow, I’m glad I wasn’t alone! Most people seemed to love it/have no problem with it. I hope you love The Picture of Dorian Gray when you finally get around to it! ❤️

@teacupthestoryteller 2 года назад

@@PlantBasedBride Thank you 🥰 Yes, also many people are reading it for non-fiction november this month so I am interested to hear all those opinions then :)

@luiiiandmovieee 2 года назад

Yay, I was waiting for this video! I listened to the audio book The Girl And The Ghost by Hanna Alkaf last month and I can highly recommend it! It's a wonderful story about friendship and letting go, including magic and Malaysian mythology. The writing style was so beautiful. Although the characters are 12 I'd not recommend it to kids. I'm 20 and I loved the book :)

@PlantBasedBride 2 года назад

That sounds so interesting! I’ll have to see if I can get it from my library ❤️

@luiiiandmovieee 2 года назад

@@PlantBasedBride I wish you good luck ❤

@Nena-mr4km 2 года назад

I know I'm late but I still want to say this: you and I had opposite experiences reading I'm Thinking of Ending Things. I didn't like the beginning, I thought it was boring and not spooky at all, but the ending totally made up for it imo. I didn't see it coming and I thought it was a really cool twist. I guess you're smarter than me 😉

@kallistoindrani5689 2 года назад

The Katrine Engberg one sounds very good! And that's what I like about thrillers that are not American. The pace of the story is usually a bit slower and deeper. Not that I don't like American thrillers because I have read a lot of them over the years but there is something different about Nordic thrillers that I really like. The book written by TJ Klune also sounds wonderful but I have yet to read his first one, which I only saw very good reviews of. The 'books I want to read' list just keeps growing and growing. 🤣

@marta.melnyk 2 года назад

for me Frankenstein is a 5 star book! I could not get back to life after this.

@zofiabochenska1240 2 года назад

Highly reccomend reading Romantic Outlaws, a double biography on Mary Shelley and her mother. Who was one of the most extraordinary women I ever read about.

@candiceluth6244 2 года назад

I haven’t read Frankenstein since high school and now I definitely want to reread!! 📚

@PlantBasedBride 2 года назад

I’d love to hear how your feelings about it changed after some time!

@candiceluth6244 2 года назад

@@PlantBasedBride totally!! I’ll update you when I’ve finished! I know in high school I was just pretty much fangirling over any classic Gothic novel while also reading it for class, so I’m excited to see what my adult feelings are! I do seem to remember a lot of whining. 🤣

@ravent3016 2 года назад

Thanks for the heads-up on Rotter House; I plan to remove it from my TBR.

@PlantBasedBride 2 года назад

Yeah, it’s really too bad. It had so much potential but that ending…

@veroniquehogan 2 года назад

L’accoucheuse de Scots Bay par Ami McKay. C’est la version traduite de Son livre « the Birth House » c’est super bon! :)

@AyjayPerson14 2 года назад

I can't wait to read the new TJ Klune book and am so glad it sounds so good! I've actually gone back to school this year for a secondary degree in Thanatology (the study of death, dying, grief, loss, and bereavement), and fiction books that cover these aspects of humanity really well have always been some of my most favourite books to read. With Caitlin Doughty's book, I found your review so interesting! I've read all of her books and have watched her RU-vid channel for years, so perhaps having gotten to know her RU-vid persona and her "Good Death" movement grow over the years was a large influence on how I felt about her books because I had those pre-existing assumptions about the way she looks at death and the dead. That said, my enjoyment of her work also likely stems from my background in Biological and Forensic Anthropology. I essentially have a degree based on studying physical human remains and have taken anatomy classes, etc. As you say, everyone has different comfort levels/approaches to death and dying, and I definitely can see how this book does not show Doughty's respect for the dead as much as her online persona does. We have been assigned this book to review for one of my current Thanatology classes and I thought that I knew how I would write my responses in the assignment since I had read it before, but on this second read I have already noted some of the aspects that you discuss. Your review of it has made me think even more about how Doughty writes about death work. Thanks for the perspective shift!

@PlantBasedBride 2 года назад

I think you’ll love TJ Klune’s latest book! Yeah, it appears a lot of people have a particular view of the author based on her online presence, of which I am completely ignorant. I’m curious to watch a few videos to see what I think, but I also think a book should stand on its own without extensive outside research on an author to understand their point of view, you know? I wonder if the fact that I had no connection to the author and didn’t enjoy her sense of humour pulled back the curtain to reveal the stark reality of the way she spoke about people, alive and dead. Her argument that we should allow elderly people to die, her flippant attitude towards dead infants (except for one moment), her judgement of a man’s method of suicide, her condescension towards grieving families and their choices surrounding a dead loved one, left a unpleasant taste in my mouth. I can imagine if I related more to the author/found her funny I may not have noticed these aspects nearly so much. I’m still interested in learning more about death and have heard good things about Stiff by Mary Roach, so that will likely be my next foray into this area!

@AyjayPerson14 2 года назад

@@PlantBasedBride I definitely agree that her book should have been able to stand alone without her online persona! I've also read Mary Roach's Stiff and I enjoyed it too. It's more from a journalism perspective but she talks about other ways society deals with death and the dead that Caitlin didn't cover in her book. Another one I enjoyed was Past Mortems by Carla Valentine. But I also have met Carla Valentine and visited where she works at an anatomy museum, so now I am second-guessing if my previous relationship impacted how I viewed that book too or not 😅

@maximecoster7555 2 года назад

Because you mentioned wanting to read more french books, I recommend "La rivière a l'envers" by Jean-Claude Mourlevat. It is a children's book technically, but to this day still one the most beautiful books I've ever read. I've thought of translating it myself several times, because it saddens me so much that I can't share this story with my friends who don't read french. It's a fairytale like story filled with characters that have known a lot of loss but are somehow still so filled with love and hope. It's just so beautiful and heart-warming, I can't recommend it enough.

@PlantBasedBride 2 года назад

Oh, thank you for this recommendation! I’ll have to see if I can get a copy ❤️

@redodson5 2 года назад

📖- Thank you!

@booksandlifewithlaura2143 2 года назад

I need to read Under the whispering door and The picture of Dorian Gray.

@RaptorsCantSwim 2 года назад

May I recommend The Monsters We Deserve by Marcus Sedgewick. I think you will love it. It's one of my favorite books by one of my favorite authors. After everything you said about Frankenstein I truly think you will adore it.

@PlantBasedBride 2 года назад

Oh interesting! I’ve never heard of that one. Thank you for the recommendation!

@ravent3016 2 года назад

I started rereads of two series I like: October Daye by Seanan McGuire (urban fantasy with fae), and Joanna Brady by J.A. Jance (a mystery series series in the SW). Both have one book I haven't read, but I felt like reread of both series leading into the new book, because it's been a while since I read the early books.

@PlantBasedBride 2 года назад

I’ve been really lagging behind on series these days. I feel like my attention span is better suited to standalones right now!

@ravent3016 2 года назад

@@PlantBasedBride I'm notorious for not finishing series, but there are a few that I like and want to finish. A new book is a prod to do that.

@bonnierosendale 2 года назад

Loved your review of Oscar Wilde and Mary Shelley. I just finished "The Locked Door" by Freida McFadden. I think it is one you would definitely enjoy! 📚

@brookehendersonpersonal4741 2 года назад

📚 I’m currently working my way through Catherine House, by Elisabeth Thomas (which I believe you recommended at some point over the last couple years) - I’m quite enjoying it! I had no idea that ‘I’m thinking of ending things’ was a thriller…while I will take a pass on the book based on this recommendation I might end up watching the Netflix movie this weekend now that I know that!

@PlantBasedBride 2 года назад

Oo yes I did! I loved Catherine House and I hope you enjoy it, too 🤎

@MayQuilez 2 года назад

I loved I'm Thinking of Ending Things because for me the form and the creepiness of it were enough. I saw the plot twist coming too, but I also saw from the beginning that the ending was probably going to be a bummer hahaha, so I decided to enjoy the ride and it's one of my favorite books of this year. But I totally get why someone can feel let down by the ending. And the same thing happened to me with Piranesi, I really, really loved it, although the ending for me was meh, but I still think it's extremely worth it.

@PlantBasedBride 2 года назад

I guess I was sad the early creepiness was kind of erased since those things didn’t actually happen? I see what you mean about Piranesi, though at least the whole beginning was real… I guess I’m learning that distinction is important to me as a reader 😅

@moniquejohnson3855 2 года назад

I read All’s Well well audio version of it and I was able to get through it. I liked it but the characters were ridiculous I agree lol.

@PlantBasedBride 2 года назад

I listened to the audio, as well! I liked the narrator.

@bibliobrandie2674 2 года назад

My favorite read this month was Frankie & Bug, an amazing middle grade novel. My least favorite was One of us is lying because I guessed the twist in the first few chapters so it felt like a waste of time.

@thelittlefriend 2 года назад

We have such similar taste, so happy I found your channel! I loooved We Have Always Lived in the Castle and was very disappointed in Smoke Gets in Your Eyes. It’s always so refreshing to find someone who also didn’t enjoy popular books, makes me feel like there’s nothing wrong with my taste after all 😅

@nicolem2680 2 года назад

Nina LaCour is such a wonderful author. I suggest her book, Watch Over Me!

@PlantBasedBride 2 года назад

I read that book a few months ago! It was fantastic ❤️

@mavrickglo 2 года назад

This year has been a hard one for, well anything I generally do to recharge. Homeschooling 2 with an infant is really time consuming-who would have thought. I’ve started several books but never finished. I finished reading one book in October A River to the Sky by Elizabeth Peters. It is the final book in the Amelia Peabody series which I have been working my way through for about 10 ish years. I highly recommend this series. Our protagonist is a female Indian Jones at the height of the Egyptology craze. I will tell you that the main character Amelia is a stereo typical English Christian of the era, and the books only give a positive view of the Islam practiced by the multiple Egyptian Characters. All while keeping a believable historic world of the late 1800- early 1900.

@sandersen7333 2 года назад

I read The Midnight Library and Anxious People. They were both great but dealt with on some level with suicide.

@marquisdehoto1638 2 года назад

If you are looking for fantasy novels I can really recommend "The Alchemaster's Apprentice" and "The 13½ Lives of Captain Bluebear" by Walter Moers. It's different to most fantasy novels I've read and very well written. But I can't say how it's translated bc I read it in German. I thought I recommend it, bc you said it isn't easy to find non US-authors. Have a nice day :)

@RoselinBooksOfficial 2 года назад

I was surprised at your response to Caitlin Doughty's book, until I saw that it was her first publication. I think she was probably trying to approach the subject with a bit too much humor to try to win people over; now that she generally has an audience, I think she's leveled out a bit to being frank and honest about it, while also remembering to continue respecting and humanizing the dead. I need to read more of her work to say for sure, though; most of my exposure to her content has come from her RU-vid channel and browsing her books in the store.

@hipstamom 2 года назад

I read 16 books in October. Fav book: Get a life, Chloe Brown. Least fav: Rakes and Roses. I also gave Frankenstein 4 stars because the characters were so whiny.

@PlantBasedBride 2 года назад

I loved Get a Life, Chloe Brown. Are you going to read the rest of the trilogy? ❤️

@hipstamom 2 года назад

@@PlantBasedBride yes I read the trilogy. Finished Act your age Eve Brown last week. It was so good!

@BamMelissa22 2 года назад

A recommendation for you! I think you'd enjoy The Once and Future Witches by Alix Harrow; it has some of those themes about feminism & witchcraft that you enjoyed this month :)

@PlantBasedBride 2 года назад

I have it from the library right now! I hope I can get to it before it’s returned ❤️

@lucilasandoval3084 2 года назад

Had you seen Caitlin Douglas videos before going into the book? I'm interested because I'm a huge fan of her content on her channel but I'm wondering if its very different from the book itself.

@PlantBasedBride 2 года назад

I haven’t! I didn’t know she had a RU-vid channel until another commenter mentioned it. I might have to watch a video or two out of curiosity 🤔

@lucilasandoval3084 2 года назад

@@PlantBasedBride Her series morbid minute and Famous Corpses are a really good introduction to her tone, also her last video about the project of composting remains it's really interesting and maybe gives an idea of her character around death

@MariesArtEST 2 года назад

I finished “becoming the big me” and a miss was “snow white and the huntsman”

@robyn8221 2 года назад

My favorite read in October was The Thursday Murder Club. I immediately added The Yellow Wallpaper and The Tenant. I read Smoke Gets In Your Eyes a while ago and I did not have any issues with it. Being an ICU nurse, I see a lot of death and, at times, I do believe I am jaded towards it. This is an unfortunate side effect of the work I do.

@PlantBasedBride 2 года назад

I started that one but it got returned to the library before I could finish. I was enjoying it, though! Oh, I hope you enjoy them as much as I did. I can understand that. I think what got to me most was her opinion of the families who were grieving, honestly. It felt like she had a lot of judgement towards them and that’s rough considering their going through a very difficult time. I also really disliked the way she spoke about the man who completed suic*de. But obviously it didn’t bother a lot of people so I acknowledge it’s likely my own sensitivity/perspective that doesn’t align with hers!

@robyn8221 2 года назад

@@PlantBasedBride I get that. If I am with a family of a dying patient, I cry with them, even if I’m trying not to.

@kallistoindrani5689 2 года назад

The Thursday Murder Club was brilliant! 😍

@Trish0978 2 года назад

I actually really liked reading Frankenstein. I think it was one of the few books in school (post-8th grade) where I legitimately read it instead of bsing my way through the associated assignments. But I also feel like you're not really supposed to like either of the main characters. They both kind of suck as "people" lol

@yesimthatlisa 2 года назад

📚 I really like the portrayal of Victor Frankenstein and his Monster (along with Dorian Gray) in the series Penny Dreadful with Josh Hartnett. Penny Dreadful is just a really interesting alternative perspective of these and other characters.

@PlantBasedBride 2 года назад

Is that a TV show? I’ve never heard of it! Sounds interesting.

@yesimthatlisa 2 года назад

@@PlantBasedBride originally it was on Showtime (might still be?) and then it was on Netflix till they dropped it Sept 2021, and looks like it’s on Hulu now.

@incendiadesigns782 2 года назад

I haven't read The Yellow Wallpaper in more years than I care to count (at least two decades, not going to think about the detailed number, haha!), but I still vividly remember the story. I wasn't aware that it was based on the author's actual experience, and I think that makes it even more horrifying and deeply disturbing. I hope that she eventually found peace, but I know that is unlikely, given the era in which she lived. Poor lady- and the fact that she was able to write about it, and get it published, is a testament to her immense personal strength.

@PlantBasedBride 2 года назад

I agree wholeheartedly. I looked up the author upon finishing and the horror of the story hit so much harder knowing this was her own story. I hate to think about how many women throughout the centuries were mistreated and institutionalized due to the misunderstanding of mental illness.

@BooksInkandPaper 2 года назад

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@zegwater 2 года назад

I was so scared you wouldn't like Frankenstein but im so happy you did! It's one of my faves :) I read it for the first time a couple years ago so I don't remember every detail but I do not remember feeling as disgusted by Viktor as you clearly were 😂 I remember feeling perhaps a little sympathy for him at times or completely indiferent, it didn't bother me as much as I was focused on his relationship with the creature. I found his obsession and scientific investment to be fascinating even though it's a dangerous and wrong thing to pursue and what not. As for the "monster" , his behaviour was in my perspetive a consequence of him being created without a "soul" or a conscience, without a true understanding of human relationships and most of all love. If one knowns nothing about these things and all one sees is cruelty and fear, especially towards oneself, I can see why he would resort to hate and violence. Obviously never knowing love is no excuse for acts of violence and being treated with aversion doesn't necessarily mean you're destined to repeat the cycle. However it's one of many possible outcomes so it felt logical in a way or "natural" if you will. Anyway, theres a movie about Mary Shelley, a biography, that I recomend. Her life is...turbulent to say the least. She goes throught a lot of hardships and pain and does something beautiful with it. You can also gain a bit more insight on her relationship with her husband Percy Shelley as well as her social, literary and scientific content (which play a big part in the process of writing Frankenstein and in the story itself)! The movie is actually called Mary Shelley 😂 it's still fiction so it may be romanticized or changed slightly but worth the watch I believe!

@PlantBasedBride 2 года назад

Oh cool, thank you for the recommendation! I definitely want to watch that film. Oh yes, I felt sympathy for the creature at first - they certainly didn’t deserve to be created then abandoned and treated with disgust and fear by everyone they met, but once they made the choice to start killing people and condemning people to death that evaporated. The way they pinned Justine for their first murder just because they had a feeling Justine would be afraid of them felt very gross - she doesn’t owe the creature her love and attention, and she doesn’t deserve to die because she would likely not want to spend time with them, y’a know? And the creature didn’t even *know* Justine would react in that way, they sealed her fate based on an assumption!

@zegwater 2 года назад

@@PlantBasedBride Right yeah I didn't remember that but it's so true!! Like I said its been a few years since i read it. Thats why its also so interesting and thought provoking, I find I do more reflecting when things are upsetting and revolting...don't know if thats a good thing but it is what it is. Must have been a really good discussion on your bookclub 🤩

@liessatop6349 2 года назад

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@pjayerippley986 2 года назад

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@maddielouwho 2 года назад

I read some reviews about twelve nights at rotter house because just by your reaction I wanted to know what happened….and oh my. 10/10 do not recommend just from reading a detailed summary of the whole book

@alicia2000alicia 2 года назад

I read Billy Summers by Stephen King this month and I loved it! He should write more non-horror books, because I really like his writing style, but not horror :)

@PlantBasedBride 2 года назад

I didn’t know he wrote any non-horror! I’ve never read Stephen King at all since I typically shy away from more graphic horror.

@TheEricaWarren 2 года назад

@@PlantBasedBride he writes quite a bit of non-horror! I love The Eyes of the Dragon. It’s the first novel I read of his and it’s so good!

@kallistoindrani5689 2 года назад

I just finished it this week and loved it so much!! He is just such a master at his craft. And I agree, he should do more non horror books :D

@kallistoindrani5689 2 года назад

@@PlantBasedBride My all time favourite of his ( and the first one I read by him) was 11/22/63. It's about time travel and love and it was just such a wonderful story and I remember that it ended and I felt sad because I wanted to stay in that world a little longer.

@barbierader677 2 года назад

Take a listen to his memoir--On Writing: Memoir Of The Craft. He narrates the Audible version himself. It's extremely good. And I don't care for his horror at all. Just not my thing. I'll have to check out his non-horror offerings!

@tiannajamison4245 2 года назад

I read The picture of Dorian Gray for the first time in October also. I was discussing it with my mom who had seen the movie several times. I asked her if the characters were gay in the movie? She thought I was crazy. I told her they are clearly gay in the book. She was shocked by this. I then started researching and went down a rabbit hole of Oscar Wilde’s life. I felt so incredibly sad for him. Had he been born a hundred years later he may have been able to live as his truest self. 💔 Such a gifted way with words. I’m searching for the next thing to read from him now.

@PlantBasedBride 2 года назад

Yes, so true. If you haven’t read his play The Importance of Being Ernest I would highly recommend it! It’s my favourite work of his ❤️

@AdorableAcushla 2 года назад

I am completely confused by the description of Caitlin's Book because Caitlin is all about letting you decide for yourself. She teaches the facts and let's you to decide anything else for yourself.

@PlantBasedBride 2 года назад

My concern was with the way she discussed the dead and their families, not the ability to choose our treatment after death.

@TheEricaWarren 2 года назад

I completely disagree with your opinion of Smoke Gets in Your Eyes, especially the part about the disrespect of grieving families. I adored this book, and it truly helped me to contemplate about some issues surrounding death. I read The Yellow Wallpaper years ago, over a decade, and I can still feel the raw emotion from reading it, a true masterpiece, as is We Have Always Lived in the Castle. Brilliant writing in both of them.

@PlantBasedBride 2 года назад

I’m glad you liked it! I’m clearly in the minority of those who didn’t enjoy it. To each their own, right?

@TheEricaWarren 2 года назад

@@PlantBasedBride absolutely! 😊 I did enjoy hearing your take on it.

@PaolitaTheGreat 2 года назад

If those I have only read Frankenstein, only in a Spanish translation, and I agree with you, the characters are insufferable, I wanted to hit Victor and the Creature almost every time they spoke

@PlantBasedBride 2 года назад

Haha yup, same 😂 glad I’m not alone!

@serenity8910 2 года назад

I'm gonna be in the minority here but Under The Whispering Door was a big no-no to me. I absolutely LOVED The House in the Cerulean Sea. But Under The Whispering Door felt incomplete to me. The major problem to me was that I think I was supposed to feel so much for Wallace and Hugo. The thing is... I didn't think Wallace's attachment to the other characters was convincing. His relationship to the other characters didn't feel wholesome or realistic. I felt like Wallace had zero connection to the rest of them. Also, the majority of this book was about two characters talking. It was a lot of telling but not a lot of showing. Other than that, not much happened. I gave it 2 stars. One star for the magical elements of this book which the author does well and one star for Nelson because I adore him. The rest was a let down.