next video should be 24 hours of footage of pira

@ellias

Жыл бұрын

bet

The fact that reading poetry made you want to go and create something yourself🥺 it made me appreciate yet again how meaningful literature can be

@ellias

11 ай бұрын

just a few lines and its more beautiful than half the books ive read tbh

I read Human Acts after J-Hope kept mentioning the date of the uprising in his lyrics and I had no idea what I was getting myself into. The final point of view broke me for good. I have no words to describe Han Kang's writing style... I wish more people took the time to read this...

@ellias

Жыл бұрын

definitely emotionally heartbreaking :/

@earnestlanguage4242

6 күн бұрын

same. i will never forget it. really glad I read it, but definitely traumatic. it did encourage me to take action in kindness whenever I can and to speak up against cruelty when I see it.

when you held up swimming in the dark for something "lighter and happier" asdfghjk i was very much like good luck (LOVED that one though, so glad you're giving it more attention!)

@ellias

11 ай бұрын

LMAOOO YOU KNEWWWW

you should pick up some Billy-Ray Belcourt, his poetry/essay collection 'A History of My Brief Body' was beautiful - he actually mentions Ocean Voung and references his work multiple times in this book!

@wordstowordlessthings

Жыл бұрын

just finished his NDN coping mechanisms, and it was so good! a touch more academic/philosophical than expected but in a great way

You got me hyped to read Swimming in the Dark!

@ellias

Жыл бұрын

YOU WILL LOVE IT

If you loved ocean vyoung, then I highly highly recommend reading “the lost Arabs” by Omar sakb. His writing is similar to oceans, it’s queer too with family and religious trauma, friends and lovers, and Pretty abstract but direct and is very reminiscent of Arab culture in a way that’s accessible and beautiful. It’s a really touching book and you’ll probably feel kinda the same way you read it as you do with ocean vyuong bc that’s how I felt!

@ellias

11 ай бұрын

ohhh definitely, thanks!

Oh, I haven't read in so long.... The moment you said "The Cat Who Saved Books" was very Ghibli-esque got to me!! I'm definitely thinking of reading it this year!

@ellias

Жыл бұрын

YES IT'S ALSO VERY SHORT

Oooh yes! I LOVE short books! So satisfying

@ellias

11 ай бұрын

sweet spot is under 200 pages!!

and then there's me - a total of 12 books this /year/ also: my cat meowed back at Pira

@ellias

Жыл бұрын

hello kitty

I knew you'd adore Swimming in the Dark! It's my favorite as well.

@ellias

11 ай бұрын

LITERALLY ITS SUMMER GOLDEN LOVE FOR ME

all the food you made in this video UGH it all looked so delicious oml i wanna see more cooking from you it makes me actually wanna cook too!

@ellias

11 ай бұрын

hehe

I can relate so bad with the agressive kissing your cat 🤌🏻 Also YESSSSSS to Swimming in the dark!❤

@ellias

11 ай бұрын

he's so desensitized now hahaha

@ipshitajee

7 ай бұрын

True😂​@@ellias

Lie With Me is short but so gut-wrenching, one of my favs

@user-qu8zs7vs1x

Жыл бұрын

That final letter.. heartbreaking!

@ellias

11 ай бұрын

IM SO MIFFED ABOUT THE ENDING BUT I UNDERSTAND.

4:05 HOLD ON, THAT'S NOT PIRA!!! WHO IS THIS NEW CAT!!!

@ellias

Жыл бұрын

HAHA that is my friend's cat that i was babysitting for a bit!

A lot of my faves on this list! Swimming in the Dark and Lie with me (which is a fictionalized autobiography!) are absolutely fantastic. I also love Vuong's work, specifically On Earth We're briefly gorgeous but also his poetry books. What is it about short books that makes them so impactful?

@ellias

11 ай бұрын

i think the serotonin that we've accomplished something done and also bc it's so impactful due to its length just does it haha

Speaking of Studio Ghibli books “Emily Wild’s Encyclopedia Of Faeries” is very “Howls Moving Castle” and is my new favorite Faerie thing since Holly Black. Just a good old Calcifer chefs kiss 🔥✨

@ellias

11 ай бұрын

thats definitely on my radar!

Lie with Me is a semi-autobiographical novel from the author himself. All the characters were real there except that the author gave them fictional names, but the story is a personal one. His writing in this book felt like a confession if you know what I mean.

@ellias

11 ай бұрын

THAT'S WHYYY! So beautifull

Love how the cat NEVER gets sick of it lmao

@ellias

11 ай бұрын

he literally is used to all of my shenanigan's now haha

time is a mother is PHENOMENAL!!! i'm not a big poetry person but ocean vuong is an author i will always drop everything to read

@ellias

11 ай бұрын

SAME

Loved this vlog Ellias. Especially the cooking bits. And Pira of course!

@ellias

11 ай бұрын

love the art over your couch!

@ellias

5 күн бұрын

thanks we painted it!!

@earnestlanguage4242

4 күн бұрын

@@elliaswhoa! gorgeous!

Kitty kisses! I think choosing short books is a brilliant way to do a readathon

I love Banana Yoshimoto, 'Goodbye Tsugumi' is my fave work ❤❤❤ happy to see this in a reading vlog 🎉

Should you be entering your poetry era now, I'll subtly put Danez Smith right here for your consideration 👀 Their work is... the stuff that shakes your world and puts it back together a little more brilliant than it was before - I truly, truly love their poetry

@cntygaming

Жыл бұрын

Don't Call Us Dead is really incredible

@oewins53666

Жыл бұрын

@@cntygaming exactly! That one is my favorite collection of theirs

@ellias

11 ай бұрын

ohhh you're the second person to recommend danez smith so ill def look into them

I highly recommend Devotions by Mary Oliver and Rapture by Carol Ann Duffy for poetry :)

@user-qu8zs7vs1x

Жыл бұрын

Devotions is SO good

lie with me reads like a memoir bc it IS a memoir😅 it's the first book in the author's autobiographical trilogy that just gets progressively better with each book. unfortunately the other two haven't been translated to english as far as i know

@ellias

11 ай бұрын

oohhhh dang please molly ringwald translate the other two books nowww!!

100% adding The Cat Who Saved Books to my tbr

@ellias

11 ай бұрын

PLEASE!! IT IS SOO GOOD!!

Ummmmmmm who is Pira's friend!?! I love that you posted a longer vlog! ❤❤

@ellias

Жыл бұрын

that is rumi!! his older brother and my friend's cat i was babysitting hehe

@calebthomas7227

Жыл бұрын

@@ellias so cute watching them play!

if you want a sayaka murata book where things turn dark and weird, you should read earthlings 😁

@ellias

11 ай бұрын

omg ive heard so many interesting things about that one lol

For poetry I recommend Crush by Richard Siken, Don't Call Us Dead by Danez Smith and Obit by Victoria Chang. All three of those collections are absolutely brilliant.

Now I HAVE to read The Cat Who Saved Books, this is the first time I’ve heard of it!! Thank youuuuu 😊

@ellias

11 ай бұрын

just doing my job ;)

When you started tender is the flesh and you said it was about a woman dealing with cannibalism I knew you had a big storm coming LMAOOO

@ellias

11 ай бұрын

lol i was in for a wild WILD time haha

Loved this vlog bestie!

@ellias

11 ай бұрын

ahh thanks bestie!! 💖

For poetry please try Jason Bayani, a Filipino American poet. His poems are so raw and emotional. I would love to see what you think! ❤❤❤

Great video! I love your humour! And it was so entertaining to watch you find out what Tender is the Flesh is actually about 😂 😂 The ending was so good and I never saw the twist coming. So clever.

@ellias

11 ай бұрын

EXACTLY THAT ENDING WTFFF SICKENING

@LilTheLah

11 ай бұрын

@@ellias 😂 😂

Oh no, I would have cried if I cleared the countdown 😂

@ellias

11 ай бұрын

it happens to me all the time sighh

Your cat is adorable btw! ❤❤

@ellias

Жыл бұрын

Pira says thank youu

If you thought that Tender is the flesh is one of the most disturbing books you've ever read I highly advise you to NEVER read the other Sayaka Murata book called Earthlings. That book gave twisted and disgusting a whole new meaning 😅😂

@heatherbocks

Жыл бұрын

Oh no Earthlings is high on my TBR 😅😅

@rissasaki

Жыл бұрын

@@heatherbocks there's a lot of cannibalism and there's even child assault/abuse. If you can handle those kind of things go ahead, but I wanted to puke most of the time 😅

@heatherbocks

Жыл бұрын

@@rissasakiyiiiiikes. Good to know!

@ellias

11 ай бұрын

ADDS TO MY TBR BC WHAT! IT HAS A CUTE HEDGEHOG ON IT HAHA

read in memoriam by alice winn !! I think u would love it

@user-qu8zs7vs1x

Жыл бұрын

Does it have similar vibes to Swimming in the dark or On Earth We're briefly gorgeous?

@ellias

11 ай бұрын

thanks for rec!

i read np by banana yoshimoto and felt exactly the same way about the writing style,, i also thought it might be because of the translation but it seems it's just her way of writing

@ellias

11 ай бұрын

you know what i dig it bc its def unique!

I keep picking up and putting down the cat who saved books at my bookstore after hearing this i will now be picking it up for sure

I’m sending you love ❤

the fact that ellias reacted that way to Tender is the flesh is proof he did not hear cindy bitch about it and basically tell us the entire story in short on her video

@ellias

11 ай бұрын

literally i was just there for the plot hahaha

I also really enjoyed the cat who saved books! it was just so good

@ellias

Жыл бұрын

pure wholesome best 10/10 5 stars kinetic divine

Also, Minor Chours discusses the intersectionality of being gay and ingenious. It is poetry and short essays.

what breed is the cat?❤

@ellias

Жыл бұрын

doll faced persian!!

absolutely LOVE han kang

@ellias

11 ай бұрын

i do too now

Ellias ..I know u r talking but pira has all of my attention 🥺❤️

@ellias

11 ай бұрын

its okay. its why he's there haha

the way all of these are in my tbr.. makes me want to do this challenge with the same books haha

@ellias

11 ай бұрын

DO ITTTT!!

Poetry Recs- Crush by Richard Siken, The Hurting Kind & The Carrying by Ada Limon. You liked Ocean Vuong, so I think you'd like these too.

When you literally just did this challenge as well...

I put "The cat who saved books" in my want to read list on goodreads. I'm trusting you. 😊

@ellias

Жыл бұрын

EXACTLY

@Ariana.333

Жыл бұрын

​@ellias I got the 🐈 book! I'm reading it and I'm loving it. I also picked up Piranesi because you recommended it. That's my next read. 😊

I had really expected to LOVE Lie with Me and it was really just okay. Amazed by Molly's translation though!

@ellias

Жыл бұрын

likewise!! although i think i loved it a bit more haha

I will read your favourite books asap ❤

motivating me to read lmao

@ellias

11 ай бұрын

YES EXACTLY

i dont believe you 😄

@ellias

Жыл бұрын

🧍🏻🥲

I thought Tender is the Flesh was about some edgy, feminist book like Woman Eating when I first started reading it 😭😭😭

@ellias

11 ай бұрын

lol the way we went into this masterpiece without knowing it!!!

First

@ellias

Жыл бұрын

⭐

I listened to Tender is the Flesh on audio and my jaw was on my keyboard for practically the entire book. A good review by @maybeillreadtoday explained the critique on capitalism in South America and that the main export is cattle…. digging into that really made me think this book was a bit genius although it won’t be palatable for everyone!

@ellias

11 ай бұрын

omg literally!!!!

i love hearing u talk about books u love 🥹 i also loved piranesi (read it in january) and it’s so close to my heart so i will for sureee read the cat who saved books

@ellias

11 ай бұрын

YES ABSOLUTELY PLEASE DO