some are really good some are very bad 

I think I have found my new favorite BookTube channel. You could teach a Masterclass in how to discuss a book. I really enjoy how you cover theme, tone and subject matter while extracting an occasional scene to illustrate why you like or dislike a book. You don't offer beat by beat description of the story that many others do which leads to spoilers. I am looking forward to going through your previous videos. Thank you for sharing these! I've already started a list of books to check out based on your recommendations.

I love how you clearly give your thoughts on why you don't like a book AND provide good movie and book recommendations in its place.

will be adding "refreshingly bad" in my dictionary thank you

This was an excellent collection of reviews. I love Jeremy Irons' performance of Lolita, he's so seductive and charismatic, it's so creepy and so vomit inducing. Middlemarch is one of my favourite all time books, I like the money talk in it. Pity it didn't work for you. You have very much sold me on reading Recollections of My Nonexistence; sounds very interesting.

lolll i’m glad Man Manson is making another appearance in this video 🎉

I love your perspective on these books. And I'm so glad, George was ok ❤

Wait how does Meryl Streep say HVAC?? I tried reading The Lying Life of Adults and had trouble getting into it. I thought it was because my friend was reading it too and hated the juvenile voice, but I'm wondering if it was because of Marissa Tomei?! Tina Belcher-style 🤣 you've sold me!

I also listened to Tom Lake on audiobook read by Meryl Streep this month! I really enjoyed it. It is a beautiful book, simple personal story, wonderfully written (and read of course! :D). It was my first Ann Pechett. There are a lot of book from this video on my TBR, among them Rebecca Solnit. Also I would love to hear your thoughts on Bitting the Hand by Julia Lee, if you've read it. (I'm new on your chanel and I like it here 😊)

I enjoyed Is Mother Dead so so much. Hjorth has become a favorite of mine now.

I can forgive the pyrex tea pot, I draw the line at making tea in the microwave though 😅

Hi! I gave up half way through Middlemarch… It was really too slow for me. 😅

Thanks, Ajumma,,,I thought I was the only one who wanted to slap characters in a book!😜

Her voice is so calming 💚

I’m sorry so random but you look so so pretty in this video ❤

really like yr thoughts on lolita (as they are my own 💀). i’m so chuffed my assigned reading served you well! and as i’ve said of yr videos before, i just generally love yr thoughtful summaries of these books!!

Okay im usually not one to dabble in books that center dudes, but why is hearing your disappointment of that book making me want to pick it up 😂 what is the science???? why am i currently requesting raymond carver????

I thought Aesthetica was okay. I found the power dynamics between the main character and her manager was propulsive, but I was so confused why the book was called Aesthetica b/c I didn't feel like the actual aethetica surgeries were explored or focused on. I definitely liked If I Had Your Face more! I've got to get to Ferrante soon!!

thank you for sharing and experiencing The Boy and the Dog with me!!! man's best friend really does have all the love

ahhh beautiful reminder that i need to read "If I Had Your Face" !!! but heck yeah to calling out bad books that represent LA poorly. like why do some books just paint the town in inauthentic ways? 😭

I love Rebecca Solnit! She's not talked about enough! So glad you loved her as well! And Is Mother Dead was a fave for me last year.

Love Rebecca Solnit!!! This video makes me want to read more Ann Patchett and The Boy and the Dog! That sounds so sweet and tender :) Happy your dog’s health turned out to be fine and that your reading month ended on a good note ❤

I see Grizzly Bear Veckatimest in the back!! ❤ liked and subscribed just for that 😎 keep it up girl .