donna tartt needs to release that new book soon i'm due for a new personality

@lilhedonistcannibal123

Жыл бұрын

no please wait I'm yet to read her

@cs0p

Жыл бұрын

😩😩 pleeease

@pazidawson2178

Жыл бұрын

What book ??? :0000

@Pureblood29

11 ай бұрын

😂 you are so real for this 😂

@dolliedolln

2 ай бұрын

frfr

I would sell my left kidney to feel what I felt while reading the secret history again

@cs0p

Жыл бұрын

ME TOO MEEEEE TOO

@InshaalAbid

Жыл бұрын

@@cs0p I’m so very glad you agree :)

@Rubyisgrowing

9 күн бұрын

I didn’t know WHAT I was feeling.

As a literature grad who similarly replays the small handful of Donna Tartt interviews on KZread-especially the one held at the John Adams Institute in 1993 (so good! I have it on repeat constantly) which sent me into rabbit holes of research on Euripides’ tragedies, Bennington College, T.S. Eliot, among other things-it’s no surprise KZread recommended your channel. It’s nice to know there’s someone else out there who is “nothing in their soul if not obsessive” -at least when it comes to our lord and literary savior, Donna Tartt.

@cs0p

Жыл бұрын

I love your comment hahah--amen to obsession. I'll have to give the john adams one another listen, I usually watch the others because i like to see donna🫣 --my favorite is the 1992 interview

You're like the male version of Uncarley (my other fav booktuber) in the best possible way. Your humor is just very similar and you're both smarter than me which I am OK with

@illchangemyusernamewhenith9130

Жыл бұрын

Oh also my favorites are East of Eden, Migrations by Charlotte McConaughy, Tender is the Flesh by Bazterrica, and Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Steig Larsson

@cs0p

Жыл бұрын

get out....I'm making male uncarley merch. Thank you ;) I looove east of eden (did I read it bc of her? no comment, nosy pervert)

The Brothers Karamazov is definitely my #1 favorite book of all time. This book has stuck with me ever since I’ve read it.

@cs0p

Жыл бұрын

I want to read it so so bad

@sarah-cristinagiardina991

10 ай бұрын

I read it but Shame on me i liked the Sekret book much more😅

Your analysis was so intelligent and thought provoking while still being funny af, lovedddddd it omg

@cs0p

Жыл бұрын

Thank you ;)

Another stellar video!!! ✨ I, too, enjoyed Brideshead Revisited, as well as The Talented Mr. Ripley, immensely!!! Your critiques on each of the novels are insightful, and make me want to check out more novels like these. Also... Holy Heck, has your subscribers flourished, with over 3.2k- well deserved!!! Those Agatha Christie covers are fabulous, and lastly...your red Grinch decor makes me smile!! 😀 Have a super week and until next time, terrific Mr. Charles!!!!! 🎉

@cs0p

Жыл бұрын

I LOVE THE GRINCH hahaha--I was obsessed with him growing up. Thank you!! I can't believe how the channel is growing 🫣

This is the first video I've watched of yours, immediately subscribed. Don't mind me while I binge your whole channel.

would definitely love the philosophy breakdown and a video on classics or an immensely long character/plot/theme analysis on the secret history lmao cuz ur videos and donna tartt r so good

@cs0p

4 ай бұрын

noted....

I have been binging your videos like crazy. Your personality is everything!!

@cs0p

Жыл бұрын

thank you 🥺🥺

Perfect timing , I started reading the secret history yesterday after avoiding it for so long

@cs0p

Жыл бұрын

woah--come back and tell me what you think 👀👀

Hi, I haven't finished your video but I adore how your praise of Brideshead has taken up half of the video so far (including intro). Brideshead Revisited deserves all that. After I read it, the influence in TSH became very apparent. They are two gorgeous books that I need to read again as soon as possible.

@cs0p

11 ай бұрын

YOUR USERNAME AHAHA soooo good. both books are so so good. I'm already ready to reread brideshead. I've been thinking of maybe doing a different waugh first tho. have you read any of his other books...

@bridesheaddeserted

10 ай бұрын

@@cs0p no, but I have Vile Bodies on my shelf. Waiting until after my exams so that I can read properly... Edit: It's A Handful of Dust. Don't know why I got the title wrong earlier.

I discovered your videos these days and I'm so obsessed with them ❤

@cs0p

7 ай бұрын

aw thank you!! 🥺

I liked your take on Brideshead Revisited!! I only just read it half a year ago but you made me want to go back and reread it already! it instantly became a favorite for me, those characters were just so compelling. you really get deeply invested in them. also thanks for recommending Howards End, because I've been wanting to get into Forster for a while now!

@cs0p

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I already want to reread it 😩😩 Forster is the best. If you want a shorter one first, Where angels fear to tread is just as good and might consider more similar themes (oops I forgot about the book when filming), but howards end is still def similar and it's great

@uchuflowerzone

Жыл бұрын

@@cs0p turns out one of my local libraries has both so hopefully soon I can give them a read!

I’m currently reading The Secret History. So far so good. My favourite books of all time are The Bell Jar, The Catcher in the Rye, My Year of Rest and Relaxation, and My Dark Vanessa. Pretty much books with annoying whinny narrators that you just wanna smack in the head but also relate with 😅

@cs0p

Жыл бұрын

loooooove a whiny narrator--my year and bell jar are so so good

I’m annoyed you don’t have more subscribers, amazing book reviews

@cs0p

Жыл бұрын

🥺🥺thank you!!

While putting together a piece of furniture, I finished watching this video. I saw I hadn’t finished it. I love how you cap it off by giving your thoughts about how The Secret History compares to the books in this video. That summary was 🔥😊

@cs0p

9 ай бұрын

thanks ;) I hope your furniture didn't turn out a wobbly mess like all mine 💀

@thelefthandedreader6632

9 ай бұрын

Well......🤔

you’re adorable 😂 I’m here for the petty takes. glad I subscribed. I’m quarter of the way through my first read of the secret history ..!!

@cs0p

Жыл бұрын

thank you! lol the petty takes, I can't help it. Tell me if you love it!! Unsubscribe if you dont 😤

fav: I Look Divine by Christopher Coe need to say, you're incredibly intelligent and your breakdown of all the books were done deliciously with such precision. love your takes on the limited time we have and the long soul search of what books we should be reading in a single lifetime!

@cs0p

Жыл бұрын

Ordered. That looks so fucking good. It took me 5 minutes of battling the google autocorrect search engine to realize that it was divine not divie. Also is it out of print because I could only find like one copy available, and I snatched that shit. Nathan! Don't feed my ego! It's almost big enough to believe you ;)

@nathansnook

Жыл бұрын

@@cs0p omfg sorry not me going back to edit the title of one of my favs! it's a short slim one that can be devoured in an afternoon. hope you enjoy it! and if not, roast the hell outta me!!! LOL mama taught me honesty is the best policy! just spittin the truth bb!

This was a really well-done video!!!

@cs0p

11 ай бұрын

🫣🥺 I'm happy I could make you laugh and I'm glad a fellow DT fanatic enjoyed the video ;)

Hard to say my favorites of all time but my favorites from this year are Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro, Eileen by Otessa Moshfegh, and The Novelist by Jordan Castro Editing to say I love this channel and so glad I found you!! You remind me of Shawn McComb who’s one of my favs…

@cs0p

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! 🫶🫣😝 I'm glad you're enjoying the channel

haha found your channel and instantly subscribed bc the secret history is THAT book and you just reminded me I have to reread it soon, also it’s nice to find someone with similar taste in literature as me cuz it’s kinda hard on yt imo

@cs0p

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!! I'm glad we have similar tastes ;) I need to reread it too!

Loved your comparison analysis.

@cs0p

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!!

I'm so glad the algorithm brought me your channel!

@cs0p

Жыл бұрын

I'm glad you're here ;)

just discovered your channel and i’m eating up all this content omg

@cs0p

Жыл бұрын

munch munch ;) thank you

Favorite books are TSH (duh) and Lolita. Babel by RF Kuang and Beautiful Little Fools by Jillian Cantor were both in my top 5 of last year. Beautiful Little Fools is a Gatsby-adjacent story about his murder, and Babel is beautiful written and such a compelling story. Highly recommend!

@cs0p

Жыл бұрын

mmmmm I've heard sexy good things about babel--I need to give gatsby a reread! its been a minute🫣

hey ! i just came across your channel and i immediately fell in love with your energy and vibe so i wanted to tell you that BUT ALSO tell you about my favorite books because it would also help me narrow them down: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, Heartstopper, The House in the Cerulean Sea, Solitaire

@cs0p

Жыл бұрын

aww thank you!! I will add them to my tbr ;)

I'd absolutely love to see you tier-rank all of Edgar Allen Poe! I loved EAP in high school, but hadn't picked up anything by him again until this year when I re-read "The Fall of the House of Usher", in preparation for reading the re-telling "What Moves the Dead" by T. Kingfisher. Loved them both, and it reignited my love for Poe.

@cs0p

Жыл бұрын

His stories are still fresh and fun even now which is crazy to me. Usher is certainly a banger. Read more poe!! I'll brush the dust off my poe memories and add the video to the docket if I can figure out how to use the software 🙈

i love your vibde

@cs0p

Жыл бұрын

thank you ;)) I'm glad you're here

Hi Charles, it would be really interesting (for me at least) if you tier- ranked poe's short stories :) I don't watch booktube that much but I like your channel.

@cs0p

Жыл бұрын

ok ok good. Noted. I need to figure out the software! Thank you for watching! :)

Hi there. Really love your channel. I've read 'Brideshead' three times and looove that book! Lord Marchmain is a hoot. Michael Gambon (of Dumbledore fame) gave a great performance of him in the 2008 film version (even though that movie took liberties and isn't nearly as good as the 1980s British TV miniseries). Your other videos are creating more piles of books in my home btw.

@cs0p

8 ай бұрын

thank you!! i dont know how i always forget there are usually movie adaptations of popular older books. i have added the film to my letterbox...

i just found your channel by now, and i immediately subscribed :)

@cs0p

Жыл бұрын

thank you 🥺🫶

I’m glad I found your channel. I love your humor! Edit: and I also hate The Kite Runner.

@cs0p

Жыл бұрын

thank god you found the channel-I’ve never met anyone else who hates it 💀

my favorite books are the secret history (obvi), interview with the vampire by anne rice, the twilight books (i think you can tell i love vampire novels) and the diary of anne frank is another favorite. have a great day charles !♡

@cs0p

Жыл бұрын

aw thank you! Have a good day to you too ;) I will add the anne rice book to my tbr, I think I've seen clips of the movie

Well We have always lived in the castle is one of my favs but I’m guessing you’ll already be reading it in this vid (hope you liked it btw), soo I’ll say a few other favs: The Little Prince, Dune, My Brilliant Friend, The Book of Longings

@cs0p

Жыл бұрын

I looove My brilliant friend. I need to pick up the second one. I loved aspects of Castle and am pumped to pick up more Jackson

I finished The Secret History yesterday, glad to celebrate with this video!

@cs0p

4 ай бұрын

glad youre here

@dianaisme

4 ай бұрын

@@cs0p Omg! This makes me so happy! ♡

Say less, my fave books are 'Annihilation' by Jeff Vandermeer, 'Dune' by Frank Herbert, 'The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo' by Taylor Jenkins Reid, 'The Knife of Never Letting Go' by Patrick Ness, 'Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close' by J. S. Foer and 2 other romanian books you've probably never heard about: 'Baltagul' (The Hatchet) by Mihail Sadoveanu and Otilia's Enigma by George Călinescu xx

@cs0p

Жыл бұрын

mmmmmm I need to read more sci fi and dune sounds like a fun place 🫣

@nathansnook

Жыл бұрын

also stan Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close!!! an incredible reading experience that breaks conventions!

@miru6005

Жыл бұрын

@@nathansnook truly, it's one of the few books I got chills on the most while reading

I'm on a binge of your channel, I'm obsessed, and I'm not sorry. Since you've already read (and loved) TSH and The Little Friend (some of my favourites), these are some of my favourites that I think you might like: - A Dark-Adapted Eye by Barbara Vine - Cat On A Hot Tin Roof by Tennessee Williams (so underrated) - Summerwater by Sarah Moss - Rivals by Jilly Cooper

@cs0p

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!! I will check out the recs ;)

@cs0p

Жыл бұрын

a dark adapted eye looks good asf...

@nandinikhanna4624

Жыл бұрын

​@@cs0p it's a masterpiece.

fav books: stoner by john williams, transendant kingdom by yaa gyasi, schoolgirl by osamu dazai, and twisted lies by ana huang (you should definitely read this!!!!)

@cs0p

Жыл бұрын

mmmmmmm these books all sound good. I almost bought stoner at Barnes yesterday 👀🫣

"What better reason to believe something than because it's a lovely idea" "Stories are deception. They're not real but we allow ourselves to be decieved to fall into the stories, because they're lovely ideas" 👌👌👌👌

Taken at the Flood and There is a Tide are the same Agatha Christie novel - the first is the UK edition, the second is the American edition. American publishers often changed her titles. Funerals are Fatal (US edition) is in fact After the Funeral (UK edition).

@cs0p

Жыл бұрын

interesting interesting that does make sense

Pleading + begging + praying for a The Master & Margarita mention of any kind. So basic but an all time fav

@cs0p

Жыл бұрын

I BOUGHT THIS JUST A SEC AGO 👀👀

You speaking of 1984 and Animal Farm made me think of PKD's The Man in the High Castle.. I haven't read it yet but I did watch the mini series many years ago. Gave me the same kind of creepy feeling as V for Vendetta.. so of course, can't wait to read it.

@cs0p

Жыл бұрын

oooo I will have to check the book out--I had a blast with orwell

@the_eerie_faerie_tales

Жыл бұрын

@@cs0p it's an alternate history where the US did not win WWII.. so not great situation lol

@cs0p

Жыл бұрын

@@the_eerie_faerie_tales 💀💀 that sounds intense but like it could be very good

4 of my favorites: 1. Red Rising Trilogy by Pierce Browm It was the first time I read a book that felt like I was actually in the world I was reading. Great world building, amazing characters, and it had me gripped me to my seat every time I picked it up. 2. Frankenstein by Mary Shelley This book impressed me so much because it’s so different than it’s modern adaptions/ references, it’s so much more thoughtful and emotional. The contrasts that Frankenstein kept making to himself and Paradise Lost really gave this book so much to analyze and admire. 3. Honor in the Dust by Gregg Jones I had to read this for high school a couple years ago and it made enough of an impact that I read it again in college. The author does such a great job depicting battles and views that America’s influential held at the time. Reading this was so emotional for me because I’m part Filipino and so many parts of the book had me seething with rage at the brutality that America was so comfortable inflicting because they believed the countries they were invading were inferior, savage, feral. Overall just acknowledging that this is a part of American history and it’s how America still operates today. 4. The Race Beat by Gene Roberts and Hank Klibanoff I also read this is high school and it’s about the Civil Rights movement through the eyes of the press. It was difficult at times to read because of the various editors and journalists that the book talks about but it was one of the first times that I felt that I finally grasped American History. So much of that has happened is still relevant today and I wish that everyone would read this. Sorry for the lengthy comment, just walking away from these books felt like I understood the world a little bit more :)

@cs0p

Жыл бұрын

I love a lengthy comment! thank you for the recs, I really need to get to franky!!

Fav Books: abela by Berie Doherty, the gritterman by Orlando Weeks, A Thousand Mornings by Mary Oliver, the little friend, the salt path by Raynor Winn and Call the Midwife by by Jennifer Worth

@cs0p

Жыл бұрын

noted noted thank yoo

i put your videos on tv while i was doing chores and u made me laugh so many times, thank you! i do love magical realism and quirky shit, but it's interesting to hear your criticism also u remind me so much of my brother that i live far away from, bless you 😭

@cs0p

Жыл бұрын

aww thank you!! This is very sweet, I am happy to hear :)

@tessH

8 ай бұрын

Magical realism and quirky shit sound grand what do you recommend? I tried 100 Years of Solitude and got confused.

you’re making me want to pick up anna karenina this instant, even tho i’ve planned to read it this summer 😭😭😭

@cs0p

Жыл бұрын

DO IT DO IT DO IT it's so sexy...

Some of my fav books that aren't by donna tartt are wolf hall, phantom of the opera, the bluest eye, and a pale view of hills. Also did you know that donna tartt is a lana del rey fan?? Thats kinda iconic

@cs0p

Жыл бұрын

no way that is icon shit. I got my dad wolf hall for his birthday! I want to read bluest eye so bad--it's been on the up next TBR list forever and my friends loooove it

My faves are: My Heavenly Favorite by Marieke Lucas Rijneveld (you could call it a Dutch take on Lolita), The First Bad Man by Miranda July and Life or Theatre by Charlotte Salomon

@cs0p

Жыл бұрын

mmmm m mm m I need to read lolita!! these books sound hot

Some of my favorite books (excluding The Secret History and also Gone Girl and Sharp Objects which I think you mentioned in another video): The House in the Cerulean Sea by T. J. Klune, The Book Thief by Markus Zusak, The Shining by Stephen King, A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara, and If We Were Villains by M. L. Rio (similar to The Secret History in many ways, although TSH is still better). I'm also in the process of reading Babel by R. F. Kuang, which seems awesome so far.

@cs0p

Жыл бұрын

mmmm these seem like a blast, I've been meaning to get to little life and villains forever!

We Have Always Lived in the Castle, one of my all time favorites, and I knew it would be from just the first page!

@cs0p

Жыл бұрын

it is very very good--The first page is amazing, and the rest hahaha but Jackson started with a bang

“I think it kinda looks like me I think it’s hot” 😭😭😭

my faves as of right now are The Great Gatsby, Lord of the Flies and The Picture of Dorian Gray :) also you're probably the only person that talks about The Secret History in a way that makes me want to read it lol (** stop this burp erasure, in fact make a compilation)

@cs0p

Жыл бұрын

the BURPS AHHAHA secret history is so worthy of the hype I can't even pretend I like other niche books more--dorian is definitely due for a reread

Reporting for my subscriberly duty here: my favorite books at the moment are The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt, Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut and Coraline by Neil Gaiman. I have a few on my TBR (Secret history included) that I think may be overtaking them soon though.

@Maria-vt1yf

Жыл бұрын

Yes fellow The Goldfinch fan, so underrated

@cs0p

Жыл бұрын

you listing goldfinch and coraline with S5 make me want to give S5 a read...it's been on the tbr forever but I always here mixed reviews. I wan't to read coraline a bunch too

@jonahinthewild

Жыл бұрын

@@cs0p S5 was my favorite book for nearly the opposite reason I enjoyed The Goldfinch. My love for the Goldfinch came from a love for Donna's storytelling and character building. On the other hand, my love for S5 comes from a love for how its told. The story itself was mostly "uninteresting" to me, for lack of a better word, but was incredibly well-told, and surprisingly humorous. I highly recommend it.

Genuinely was looking forward to this video and you delivered. 💅 Some favorite books: Bridge of Clay by Markus Zusak, The Book Thief by the same dude, The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness, and The Name of the Wind by Patrick Ness. All of these are pretty chunky, but The Knife of Never Letting go is a fairly quick read given the writing style and fast pace. 😎

@cs0p

Жыл бұрын

good good good I'm glad I delivered ;) I don't mind a fast paced chunky baby! I've been meaning to read the book thief since middle school 💀

Жыл бұрын

@@cs0p just realized that all the books I recommend follow children, which you mentioned you don't like. 👀 my baaad. Soo some other recommendations that don't follow children: Death with Interruptions by Jose Saramago, Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin, and Vicious by VE Schwab (warning, there is A child in that one). What i will say is that the books i recommended before are still excellent (in my humble correct opinion).

@cs0p

Жыл бұрын

@ lol I don't minnnnd the occasional one hahaha and I'm always open! "warning" HAHA --I have been meaning to read Giovannis tho. I'm sure the child books are great too hahaha I still want to pick up the book thief some time 😛

Жыл бұрын

@@cs0p you could do a video titled "Can the children redeem themselves? Reading books about kids for a week" hahaha. Giovannis Room is a special book, and since you enjoyed Brideshead, I think you'll enjoy it. Not that it's similar in plot, but there was something intangible about it - maybe the atmosphere - that reminded me of Brideshead. The book thief is fantastic - and event though it's set during WWII, it doesn't actually follow any soldiers so I wouldn't necessarily consider it a war novel. It used to be my favorite book of all time, but when Zusak came out with Bridge of Clay, that one took top spot.

@cs0p

Жыл бұрын

@ mmmmm! That would be a fun video--I'll add it to the docket. I need to read zusak if you love him this much!! haha

I just love your channel! ❤ Mostly because I never hear you say that a book gives you “summer vibes.” Also, read Straight Man by Richard Russo. It’s hilarious and about academia.

@cs0p

Жыл бұрын

HAHAHA SUMMER VIBES GOODBYE I've been meaning to read empire falls for 2 years now 🫣

@iheartpinkmochi

Жыл бұрын

@@cs0p Straight Man is funnier than Empire Falls. But he’s a great writer. 💪🏼

My favourite books are Animal Farm, And Then There Were None, Ethan Frome, Wuthering Heights, and The Sicilian (by Mario Puzo). Charles, where is your video of Anna K? Because I couldn’t find it on your channel 🙁 I’m planning for it to be my next big read and I’m certain I’m going to love it! (So I sure hope it doesn’t disappoint 😅) I wanted to hear your take on it. Also, I haven’t read the book, but the film version of The Talented Mr Ripley is great and I recommend! ❤️

@cs0p

7 ай бұрын

i put the video back up because you asked! i hope you enjoy it... a great list of favorites. im only now realizing how similar ethan frome and WH are in mood/atmosphere. ive never hear of the sicilian, i will do some digging. i hear gwenyth is in the film...i need ot watch it i love her

@BookLover19

7 ай бұрын

@@cs0p Omg. How kind you are 🥺 I didn’t expect you to put it back on the channel just because I asked 🥺 Thank you sooo much 🥺❤️❤️❤️ Anna K will definitely be my first read of the New Year ❤️ Yes, I love the dark, melancholy vibes of WH and EF; it’s so me, lol. The Sicilian is stunning. I’m always sad that everyone knows The Godfather but not The Sicilian, when it is the far superior novel imo. It started my love affair with that beautiful island, Sicily 😌 And it’s a book I have never forgotten; I re-read it every few years. Yes, the lovely Gwyneth is in TTMR. You must watch it because as well as being beautifully acted and atmospheric, it’s such a gorgeous visual treat! Again, thank you for the Anna K vid and Happy New Year! ❤️

@cs0p

7 ай бұрын

@@BookLover19 i hope you enjoy it ;) happy new year!!

I AUDIBLY GASPED I WAITED ALL MY LIFE FOR THIS VIDEO

@cs0p

Жыл бұрын

lol me too

Yes I do Google Donna obsessively too. My favourite books are TSH, The Night Circus, Less, Sonny's Blues, The Lies of Locke Lamora, Charming As A Verb

@cs0p

Жыл бұрын

Googling donna is my third favorite past time

My favorite books are actually The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt( I think I commented this on another vid of yours but I preferred it to TSH a lot) imo it’s the way better novel of hers compared to TSH, that didn’t quite make it to my favorites list -also “A Thousand Splendid Suns” by Khaled Hosseini (better than the kite runner though I still enjoyed that so idk if you’d like it) -my year of rest and relaxation by otessa moshfegh -the perks of being a wallflower obvi -the astonishing color of after by Emily x r pan - the razors edge by somerset maughan

@cs0p

Жыл бұрын

I looooove my year of rest--so so funny. I've been meaning to read razors edge. I can't imagine actually reading the goldfinch, but I am forever looking forward to it

“Write more and say the hell less” LOL

My favourite book’s probably Hamnet, by Maggie O’Farrell

@cs0p

Жыл бұрын

mmmmm mm m m m m mm

Shadow Of The Wind, All My Puny Sorrows, and East of Eden. I also love, Writers and Lovers. 😊 oh and I am also a huge William Somerset Maugham fan. ❤

@cs0p

Жыл бұрын

suuuuch good taste. Eden and Writers are two of my favorites. I have razors edge I need to pick it up!!

fav books rn: crying in h-mart, darkness visible by william styron, the little prince, in the dream house, and the once upon a broken heart series

@cs0p

Жыл бұрын

I love the cover of crying in h mart 👀👀

Favorites of mine are, despite the secret history of course, in cold blood, east of eden, white nights, kafkas letters to milena, perfume by Süskind and first love by Turgenev.

@cs0p

Жыл бұрын

get tf out that's a damn lineup. I love eden and cold blood. Turgenev is on the hit list for my russian lit foray 😏 perfume sounds like it could be incredible

@Sophia-dz3ji

Жыл бұрын

@@cs0p But I should warn you about parfum. It's quite gruesome and the ending is really something

Mr. and Mrs. Bunny, Detectives extraordinaire by Polly Horvath is my entire childhood and I revisit it every year. It is incredibly clever

@cs0p

Жыл бұрын

i will add to the tbr. I've been meaning to read more "childrens" books like alice and coraline

the book thief, anything by celeste ng, and also the night circus are some of my faves (edited: haven’t read celeste ng’s newest book though but really want to!)

@cs0p

Жыл бұрын

I need to get to the book thief!

Charles, you should do a video about the secret history, even if it will be 4 hours I will watch it

@cs0p

Жыл бұрын

shut up maybe I will ;) jk jk but thank you....but.... maybe I'll reread it sometime and actually do it 😏

A book that reminds me of the Secret History is The Wishing Game by Patrick Redmond. Not quite the same, more thriller/horror themed but still a dark academia vibe. Kind of an obscure and forgotten book but worth a read!

@cs0p

8 ай бұрын

added to tbr that looks fun thank you....

I'm norwegian and so are many of my favrite books, so you probably never heard of them. But I also love Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine, The shaddow of the wind, Lolita, Who killed my father by Édouard Louis, and ofc all of the Harry Potter books :)))

@Kimberly5453

Жыл бұрын

Shadow of the wind is SO good!! All time favorite of mine also. 😊

@cs0p

Жыл бұрын

Hi norway! I need to get to lolita ASAP! I can't believe I haven't read it yet. I've also heard great great things about shadow of the wind

ah, Le Grand Meaulnes 🖤 a couple recos for dark relational vibes sometimes w/ some academia in the mix: The Days of Abandonment / The Lost Daughter / Neapolitan novels (Elena Ferrante), The Latinist (Mark Prins), Real Life / Filthy Animals (Brandon Taylor), Sula (Toni Morrison), The Door (Magda Szabó), The Coming Bad Days (Sarah Bernstein). re Russian lit, have you gotten into Nabokov?

@cs0p

Жыл бұрын

SOPHIE I thought of you when I was trying to pronounce Le grand 🙈 I'm reading days of abandonment soon!! I haven't done nabokov yet, I was gonna go vaguely chronologically and I'm still on dosty, but I might switch it up and skip to lolita. Have you? Do you like him?

@bibliosophie

Жыл бұрын

@@cs0p ha ha I’m glad (?) I’ve become a sort of looming French spectre in a niche subsection of KZread. definitely have enjoyed a goodly number of Nabokovs - his rep as a master of English craftsmanship is earned, w a Russian cultural bent. Lolita’s sort of a weird one to start with of course bc it carries so much baggage

@cs0p

Жыл бұрын

​@@bibliosophie wait! I also have pnin! (and his autobiography) Maybe I'll do a switch up and read pnin first instead? Have you read it? I need to do further stalking of your channel to see what books you've read. The looming french spectre of booktube

you should release the unedited footage just for funsies

@cs0p

Жыл бұрын

Just go to the zoo and check out the chimp exhibit. And then play a burp track. That's pretty much the magic behind my mediocrity

read written on the body by Jeanette Winterson! only 190 pages but the best writing ever. very poetic.

@cs0p

Жыл бұрын

mmm I will add to my sexy tbr

Fav books: well we already know you’ve read Secret History 😂 other favs: The Heart’s Invisible Furies, The Princess Bride, Pride & Prejudice, and Hyperion! Ps excellent videooooo I had a similar idea but hadn’t executed yet and you’re way funnier than me 😂

@cs0p

Жыл бұрын

thank you!! I've been meaning to make this video since the article was published 😩--also I bet the princess bride book is so good

while i do feel like we have somewhat similar tastes regarding books (in the sense of, some similar favorites of all time), i don’t know how you’d feel about the books i love, seeing as how you frequently mention hating writing that feels antiquated commonly found within classic literature. whereas, i love a very “baroque” writing style (as in flowery, ornate, highly descriptive, that is perhaps the slightest bit pretentious). but if you are interested, my two favorite classic novels of all time are a tale of two cities by dickens and lolita by nabokov.

@cs0p

8 ай бұрын

hmmmm i don't mind ornate writing if i would like the book otherwise (e.g. howards end). Usually when flowery writing pisses me off, I wouldnt like the book anyway. I need to get to 2 cities and lolita!!

the handmaids tale!!!!! & the testaments by Margaret Atwood, bunny by mona awad, our wives under the sea by Julia armfield, and the secret history by queen donna are my faves

@cs0p

Жыл бұрын

I looooove bunny!! And the handmaids tale was fun too. You have sexy taste ;)

My favourite books: Les Miserables by Victor Hugo, The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde, And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie, Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll.

@cs0p

Жыл бұрын

icon books damn--I love oscar and agatha--I've been meaning to read the last two...👀

@NatalyaVins-blueflower775

Жыл бұрын

@@cs0p Agatha Christie is the reason I found your channel. I was looking for reviews of Endless Night.

Le Grand Meaulnes YES!! It's that good it made me want to read a 145 pages essay about it and another of my favourite books (The Counterfeiters by Gide).

@cs0p

Жыл бұрын

damn. I believe it, le grand is a force of a book

i really liked if we were villains and it’s often compared to secret history since it’s also dark academia

@cs0p

Жыл бұрын

I want to read it!! I've been waiting to get it at a thrift store because it's so popular someone should donate it eventually 🫣

Some of my fav books gotta be Turtles all the way down, the book thief, the count of monte cristo, frankenstein, thr great gatsby, crime and punishment, the silent patient,,

@cs0p

Жыл бұрын

I need to finish crime and p!! Frankenstein is also on the hit list. I can't imagine ever finishing count becuase of how long it is 🫣

oooh i love that copy of death in the clouds !!!! i think they used it in an episode of doctor who aha

@cs0p

Жыл бұрын

mmm it is hot--I haven't seen doctor who 🫣

favorite books include letters to a young poet by rilke, the razor’s edge by maugham and the perks of being a wallflower by chbosky ‼️

@cs0p

Жыл бұрын

mmmm i have razors edge!

I who have never known men is my favourite book of all time. One thing I'd say is that if you are going to read it, is to not look up any synopsis cause one I read spoiled a big part of the book

@cs0p

Жыл бұрын

ok ok ok I will go in blind. I hate when a synopsis spoils the book-- they always give too damn much away. I tend to bulk buy books and forget the synopsis and trust I liked it when I pick it up to read from my shelf

Your thoughts hit right to the point.But,I have a question:Have you ever read ukrainian books or heard about some?

@victoriavaypan

Жыл бұрын

According to your taste I can recommend some,expecially "Misto"of Valerian Pidmohilniy

@cs0p

Жыл бұрын

I'm not familiar with ukranian books, but I will have to check out misto--thank you!

Some of my fav books! Jade City by Fonda Lee The Secret History by Donna Tartt🤭 Howl‘s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones Where you come from by Saša Stanišić

@cs0p

Жыл бұрын

Howls movie is the best, I will have to check out the other books ;)

favorite books: this is how you lose the time war, paul takes the form of a mortal girl, bonjour tristesse and these violent delights (micah nemerever)

@cs0p

Жыл бұрын

mmmmm these sound hot hot hot

What would you recommend to someone who haven't read any Edgar Allan Poe?

@cs0p

4 ай бұрын

hmmmm cask of amontillado is classic poe for good reason ;)

@dianaisme

4 ай бұрын

@@cs0p I'll check it out thank you! :)

Omg favourite books...this is hard. I'm sure you have already read a few of them but here i go: middlesex, the little prince, stoner, beloved, the fire next time, breasts and eggs, anne of green gables, just kafka and atonement!! These are all absolutely amazing

@cs0p

Жыл бұрын

you're right ;) I love love love middlesex--I've been flirting with reading atonement!

i still haven't read the secret history 🙈

@cs0p

Жыл бұрын

kiran!! Donna is so good 😭

It’d also be so interesting to hear your opinions on White Oleander or The Poppy war!!

@cs0p

Жыл бұрын

I think about the poppy war sometimes...

Some of my favorite books are Maurice by E.M Forster, the haunting of hill house by Shirley Jackson, chess by Stefan Zweig, on earth we’re briefly gorgeous, Giovanni’s Room, the stranger by Camus, the death of Ivan Ilych by Tolstoy, and beneath the wheel by Hesse!! (I’d also say Frankenstein and the picture of dorian gray but I assume you’ve read these already.)

@cs0p

Жыл бұрын

Your favorite assortment is literally peak taste. I want to read those books so bad😩 also I haven't read franky 💀💀🫣--I was gonna read it last fall, but I finished dracula and hated it so much that I deleted frank from the up next tbr--probably this fall though, it seems like people like it much more

@malik-kg7kq

Жыл бұрын

@@cs0p i also hated dracula LMAO frankenstein was so much better, wouldn’t compare these at all

@cs0p

Жыл бұрын

@@malik-kg7kq ok good good good I figured, I was just too pissed to pick up another monster classic at the time. I'm looking forward to frank!!

I’m here to say that my absolute favorite books are A Strangeness In My Mind by Orhan Pamuk and Middlesex

@cs0p

Жыл бұрын

I LOVED MIDDLESEX!!!

Probably a little late but one of my favs is bodies of water by rosanne cash

@cs0p

Жыл бұрын

I will add to tbr ;)

This green gold book is just beautifull 😮😍

@cs0p

10 ай бұрын

one of my most gorgeous books 🤤

Donna tartt has untitled book on goodreads omgg and release date is june 2023. How do u feeel??? I screamed so loud i hope its true

@cs0p

Жыл бұрын

OH MY FUCKING GOD OH MY GOD OH MY GOD OH MY GOD I JUST HEARD THIS FIRST FROM YOU

@cs0p

Жыл бұрын

fucK FUCK FUCK

@cs0p

Жыл бұрын

no fuuuuucking way

@cs0p

Жыл бұрын

if she's pranking I'd jump off a bridge

@cs0p

Жыл бұрын

I think I'm being a bit dramatic, but it was truly a shock to hear there are stirrings. If it actually comes out tomorrow...

Great video. Love the eyerolls every time 😂You asked about our favorite books. Mine is "General of the Dead Army" by Ismail Kadare. He is an Albanian author. If you haven't yet, I suggest to check him out :) he wrote during communism, yet was able to be as modern as his western colleagues who lived in free countries. Has won a Booker Prize, too. Amazing

@cs0p

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!! Authors under authoritarian governments seem to write some of the best, most intense, moving novels, so I will definitely check him out!

@gentahodo2690

Жыл бұрын

@@cs0p thanx for the response! This was the first video I saw of yours and liked it a lot! You seem to have a very unique view on literary works. Keep up with the great work! (I hope you will make a video on your favorite authors who wrote under an authoritarian regime in the future :))

well I'll second the a little life. That's a favorite of all time. And something very short and little I think you might like is Things: A Story of the Sixties by Georges Perec who's not a very discussed author in the US but he's amazing. Also loved how you talk about sacrificing story for political appeal and I very much second that. Somehow everyone wants to do that this days.

@cs0p

Жыл бұрын

I know!! I neeeed to read a little life! I'm trying to plan a video around it hahaha Thank you for the rec 😛

hi i’ve been obsessed with your channel hello. ANYWAYS MY FAV BOOKS !!!! : 1.picture of dorian gray 2.the metamorphosis 3.confessions of the mask the other ones aren’t in order☺️ paradise rot by jenny hval things have gotten worse since we last spoke the priory of the orange tree ( the only fantasy book ever created tbh ) nausea the stranger humiliated and insulted the trial on earth we’re briefly gorgeous the red dragon

@eli-pi5mz

Жыл бұрын

the red dragon could possibly be my fav cuz of will graham and the fact that im obsessed with the show hannibal, BUT ITS STILL AMAZING

@eli-pi5mz

Жыл бұрын

i need to read donna tartt’s books REALLY BAD but im waiting for fall , for my reading experience to be more atmospheric 😇

@cs0p

Жыл бұрын

I want to read red dragon so bad 👀👀--the atmosphere for TSH will be amazing in the fall!! Thank you for your obsession ;)

the secret history is my bible 💖 will definitely be adding these texts to my religious curriculum 🙂

@cs0p

Жыл бұрын

amen 🙏-tell me what you think of the others when you read them😏

0:11 that is so true. I was reading the article thrice i think just now.

@cs0p

8 ай бұрын

we're clinging to scraps out here

@thereviewer5562

8 ай бұрын

@@cs0p and her book got cancelled that was coming in june i think. so yeah we are

@thereviewer5562

8 ай бұрын

she does not even have a interview in the last five years i think@@cs0p

@cs0p

8 ай бұрын

maybe her next book will be something stupid like 2000 pages 🤭🤞@@thereviewer5562

@thereviewer5562

8 ай бұрын

hopefully@@cs0p