If you had unlimited time and resources, you'd read and read and read, so entertained that you would forget the time of day, you would forget to eat, you would forget to sleep, you would not even leave your chair to go to the bathroom. At the end of one book, you would simply pick the next one on the pile next to you until, finally, your whole body would give up and you'd die in the horrifying bliss of your uninterrupted passion for literature...
I'm brazilian, watching you from Portugal! It's nice to hear you talking about books from Argentina, Brazil, Uruguai, Portugal, etc. As a brazilian reader, I recommend you Machado de Assis, Guimarães Rosa, Érico Veríssimo, Milton Hatoum, Lúcio Cardoso. Thank you for your channel!!!
Am Argentinian. I think both work, but as a standard rule I use this: “Argentine” is an adjective that describes things related to Argentina, whereas “Argentinian” is a noun used to refer to the people of Argentina
Hey Chris! Love watching your videos. You should really do another AMA! that is how i found your channel and it was the first video i watched of yours! Also seeing that you have so many books, hardbacks, paperbacks and what not Could you leave a few tips on caring for books 1. Closed book shelf or a open one like yours 2. how often do you dust them 3. do you use slipcases to protect them 4. how to prevent yellowing too fast 5. storing horizontally/vertically/ slanted does it make a difference 6. what is your book care routine! 7. how to prevent booklice/mold etc You could compare the oldest books you own and show how they have aged, if you got any suggestions on which editions to buy if one is collecting for the long haul Just a suggestion of something i would loveeee to hear from you, i read a lot, it is now that i am thinking of collecting and preserving for years down the line and it pains me to even think of any damage to my proust and tolstoy!
LOL just the other day I looked up the Argentine and Argentinian question for the same reason - wasn't sure how to refer to an author. I am also curious what your other brilliant and worldly viewers have to say about it!! I had trouble finding a definitive answer, and overall saw that you can pretty much use either and be understood just fine. Some places I saw said Argentine is the adjective and Argentinian is a noun. Some other websites said the reverse. You can definitely go down a Google rabbit hole. Anyway, thanks so much for the great review!
I sometimes kiss books, especially when re-reading favorites. I kissed Bolano, Eco, Joyce, Dante, I definitely kissed Pynchon and Danielewski, but allways only the front cover. I also hugged some books if they are big enough.
Bartleby and Company by Enrique Vila-Matas is the best novel by a bookworm written for bookworms.I will have to look for the House of Paper! Sounds great.
I'm an Argentine (or Argentinian) from Buenos Aires and I believe both ways are correct. We're Argentinos/as so I guess Argentine is the closest. Being a native doesn't make me an authority but I believe there's nothing wrong with using either or. Argentines from Buenos Aires are called Porteños.
