Was feeling stressed today, but I listened to this while I watered my plants and it was v grounding 🥰

@MauveASMR

6 ай бұрын

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I've been really interested in reading Monsters for a while because, like you said, I'm not really aware of another book that deals with the subject. I've gone through some mental work to determine how I feel about certain celebrities and their work, but I'm just curious if the book can change or affirm my thoughts. I've been reading several books at the same time for the last few weeks. As a mood reader, it helps that I've got a fairly rigid rotation that keeps me from feeling the "next book FOMO" as I like to call it. I'm generally reading all of the books I want to be reading right now until I finish one or more of them and have to replace them in the rotation. Right now, I'm reading: Oathbringer by Brandon Sanderson (long, drawn-out fantasy slot) The Mist by Stephen King (book I'm not as excited about reading, but still interested enough to try) Jade City by Fonda Lee (book club read) The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang (fast-paced fiction slot) Slaying the Dragon: A Secret History of Dungeons & Dragons by Ben Riggs (nonfictions slot, usually history or biography) I'll be wrapping up Poppy War, Slaying the Dragon, and The Mist pretty soon, so I'll need to fill those slots up in the next week or so.

@MauveASMR

6 ай бұрын

That sounds like a great system! Love the term "mood reader" -- I have a friend who's exactly like that 💜

Yaaaaaay, it's Mauve Monday! Thank you again for the video! As always, love hearing you talk about books.

Thank Jod for another book video. These and your old school “chart” videos are my favorites ❤

The Details sounds incredible!! Just put it on hold at my library 🤗

Hernan Diaz is a master. In The Distance was my absolute standout favourite book of last year.

You're just getting to the best part of Trust! That was my favorite new book from 2022; I'm so happy to see it getting all the love and positive press. I was a fan of Hernan Diaz from In the Distance, which I think you'd enjoy too. An iconic writer of our time 🤩

@MauveASMR

6 ай бұрын

I just finished! Really good, definitely glad I read it

@justrichelle

6 ай бұрын

@@MauveASMR Nice! I'm interested to hear your take on The Details. I study Swedish but hadn't heard of this one, so I will definitely be checking it out! Btw, what's your review of Y/N? I remember you bringing it up on the channel. I went in thinking I'd love it and... somehow it didn't do it for me. Curious if you feel the same or otherwise! Just finished that one and starting When Women Kill, which so far is excellent and I think would be up your alley. The Spanish title is Las Homicidas.

@MauveASMR

6 ай бұрын

3/4 done with The Details and I'm really really really loving it. Would definitely pick it up, if you're into Cusk or The Copenhagen Trilogy, or anything like that. As for Y/N, like you, I was disappointed. I felt like it lost momentum / fell apart at the end; it continued to get weirder (a plus) but imo the weirdness was not meaningful or meaning-making, if that makes sense. Instead of growing more expansive / complex / thoughtful, it got bigger (but not more expansive) and totally flattened out. So yeah I didn't think it was god awful but I definitely wouldn't recommend @@justrichelle

My third time trying to watch this- excited to hear about your books but can’t stop falling asleep 😅

Monsters was the book I gave to my friends for the holidays. So happy to see it being discussed here!

These all sound like interesting reads! I also like to have multiple books going at once. But typically I have a physical book and an audiobook going at the same time! Right now I’m reading “Wild and Distant Seas” by Tara Kate Roberts (it’s a multigenerational tale set in the Moby Dick universe haha!) And listening to the Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (again❤)

these look great, especially interested to check out tarot for change! i've been reading martyr! by kaveh akbar and it is so incredible so far, his writing is so evocative and beautiful -- wld definitely recommend!!

I thought Monsters was…. Okay? Makes some good points and breaks down some ideas in a personal way like you said but Dederer just bothers me as a person expressed through her writing lol. Heavy on the rich white liberal woman vibes. I want to check out The Details! Placing a hold on Tarot for Change as well. I love slim novels and novellas as well 🫶🫶

@MauveASMR

5 ай бұрын

Yes, I think that's right! As for The Details -- if you like slim novels and novellas you should definitely check it out! I'm 3/4 done and I love it

I'm subscribed to Quiet Ky for a couple of years now! I love her! 🥰🤗💖

So relaxing 😍💤

I’ve also been meaning to read The Details! Also i thought of you because I’ve been reading Outline by Rachel Cusk

@MauveASMR

6 ай бұрын

Only just started but so far, I'm like -- !!! If you're into Outline I would definitely definitely pick it up

I love tarot for change!! The audio is good too and I’ve wanted to read monsters as well, my tbr is ridiculous 😂

@MauveASMR

6 ай бұрын

Ahhh I would love to hear what other tarot books you've enjoyed, if any. I'm thinking I need to look into getting one or two more!

Monsters seems sooo interesting, i m really curiosité about it, i 'll buy it, thanks for the review ! ❤️

@MauveASMR

6 ай бұрын

You're welcome! Lmk what you think!

I LOVE The Details!

@MauveASMR

6 ай бұрын

I just started it and I am L O V I N Gggggg it

happy Valentine’s Day mauve! Admire you very much.

@MauveASMR

6 ай бұрын

Thank you! Happy Valentine's Day to you too!! ❤️

I know this is a VERY controversial topic in the book world but does anyone else break the spine of their books? I feel like I physically cannot read until I break the spine😂

@MauveASMR

5 ай бұрын

Hahahah I do not, you are WILD 😂😂

@juicedgoose

5 ай бұрын

If it's a paperback, yes. Got to crack the glue or it will be like those unread second hand books that fall apart when you open them

Hiiii ❤❤❤ its😂good to see you 😊

@MauveASMR

6 ай бұрын

Hi hi hi!

Hi ❤❤❤

@MauveASMR

6 ай бұрын

Hey Zacky!

You have the most perfect lips 😍

@MauveASMR

6 ай бұрын

Thanks!

Thank you for the recommendations! Great as always. My next read is a re-read of a Muriel Spark novel, 'The Driver's Seat'. I really recommend Spark if you've not tried her books yet: Driver's Seat and the Prime of Miss Jean Brodie are my faves! :)

@MauveASMR

5 ай бұрын

I'll have to check it out! I read Prime (and I remember really liking it) but not anything else 💜