I remember my mother saying children should be seen but not heard 😤😳 something that was obviously said to her . List of suspicious things sounds really good 📚

@louisesavidgemuses4135

5 ай бұрын

Let me know what you think when you get to it 🙏🙏🙏📚📚📚💜💜💜

Ooh you’ve reminded me I need to read The List of Suspicious Things which I have to say does sound suspiciously like The Trouble With Goats and Sheep. Sunlight on a Broken Column sounds great! Need to read the Beard.

@louisesavidgemuses4135

5 ай бұрын

You do ❤️❤️❤️

I hadn't heard of Sunlight on a Broken Column before, but it's definitely going on my TBR now! In January I read, Celestial Bodies, Sister, Mother, Warrior, Violeta, and All Down Darkness Wide, all of which were great in their own way, I got to learn about Oman, the Haitian Revolution, read my first Allende, and a beautifully written memoir!

@louisesavidgemuses4135

5 ай бұрын

Sounds like a really varied and enjoyable reading month. Marvellous 🤩

All sound interesting. Hope somewhere along life, i get a chance to read them. Thanks

@louisesavidgemuses4135

4 ай бұрын

How so too. Maybe wait til the shortlist if you don’t have much time 🙏🙏🙏💜💜💜📚📚📚

😀💕xx thanks Louise. I collected thin air today from my library. Can’t wait to read it.

@louisesavidgemuses4135

5 ай бұрын

Hope you enjoy it! 🤩🙏🙏🙏💜💜💜📚📚📚

What a diverse set of books you read last month!! How wonderful! My January standouts included a proof copy of the new Carys Davies novel Clear, a Jane Gardam novel I had somehow missed (God on the Rocks), Alina Bronsky’s marvelous Barbara Isn’t Dying, Sue Hubbard’s stunning novel Flatlands, the incredibly thought-provoking I Who Have Never Known Men and Derek Miller’s unputdownable new novel The Curse of Pietro Houdini, which I just loved. It was a very strong start to the reading year!

@louisesavidgemuses4135

5 ай бұрын

Cindy, you have certainly started the year off with a bang of books! I’m saving Clear for a sweet layer of fiction while I read my way through the Women’s Prize long list 😊🙏🙏🙏📚📚📚💜💜💜

@cindyhaiken5644

5 ай бұрын

@@louisesavidgemuses4135 oh I hope you are right to assume it will be on it Louise!!!

My best books of January North Woods by Daniel Mason How To Build A Boat by Elaine Feeney Falling Animals by Sheila Armstrong Tom Lake by Ann Patchett Currently reading Time Shelter The Bandit Queens 🍀👋☘️☕️📖📚🇮🇪📕

@louisesavidgemuses4135

5 ай бұрын

I keep almost buying North Woods - think it needs to be my next investment 🙏🙏🙏📚📚📚💜💜💜

What a splendid pile of books. I loved Thin Air as you say the setting is wonderful. I admire that you persevere when you are not enjoying a book I just give up and go onto the next book in my pile. I can’t wait to read Sunlight on a broken column I love Indian novels and it sounds great Sending you a bag of sunshine from Cape Town

@louisesavidgemuses4135

5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! We could really do with some sun. It’s rained from dawn til dusk today and promises the same for tomorrow 😏🙏🙏🙏📚📚📚💜💜💜

Thanks, Louise!🌷Great reads!📚I’ve had Sunlight on a Broken Column on my wishlist for a while, but I didn’t know that Attia Hosain was related to Kamila Shamsie (Home Fire was one of my favourites of 2023). The way you described the novel made it jump among my priorities😊 My top read of January was The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride. The characters in this novel will stay with me for a very long time.

@louisesavidgemuses4135

5 ай бұрын

Love it when you miss characters after the novel is read 🙏🙏🙏📚📚📚💜💜💜

I had The List of Suspicious Things on my radar but now I really want to read it. I really want to read the novel set in India as well, that sounds great.

@louisesavidgemuses4135

5 ай бұрын

Brilliant 🤩 Do let me know your thoughts on them 🙏🙏🙏📚📚📚💜💜💜

Thank you for another great video! The Attia Hosain sounds fascinating! I love the idea of reclusive/introverted women using illness as a way to be left alone and have a certain freedom. The Mary Beard is on my list, love the way she brings Rome to life.

@louisesavidgemuses4135

5 ай бұрын

Sure you’ll enjoy the Beard when you get to her 😊🙏🙏🙏📚📚📚💜💜💜

Yes, what I wonderful reading month you've had. One of the books that stood out for me in my January reads is Briefly, A Delicious Life by Nell Stevens. I liked seeing the world and life through a young woman who lived centuries ago and what life could have been like for George Sands and Frédéric Chopin. A great idea and great writing, those two don't always match, but they did in this novel.

@louisesavidgemuses4135

5 ай бұрын

That book has not been on my radar so thanks for the tip off 🙏🙏🙏📚📚📚💜💜💜

wow, the List of Suspicious Things sounds so intriguing!

@louisesavidgemuses4135

5 ай бұрын

Absolutely 👍 Still mulling it over 🙏🙏🙏📚📚📚💜💜💜

I always find your wrap up really interesting. I was doing my nurse training in Sheffield when the Yorkshire ripper was around and also I do understand what you meant byhow difficult issues weren't discussed in that time. I was given a book to learn about periods and if any spicy content came on the tv, it had to be turned off😂

@audreyh7892

5 ай бұрын

That would have been terrifying. Also, I received a book too.

@louisesavidgemuses4135

5 ай бұрын

Yes! It really does feel like a different age when I take time to ponder it 🙏🙏🙏📚📚📚💜💜💜

Sunlight on Broken Columns sounds very interesting. I’ll have to keep an eye out for it, once I read enough to make room for it on my shelves. As for what to talk about with kids…that’s a tough one. It seems like it’s important to acknowledge the bad stuff in their world, but not to the point that they become afraid, suspicious, and anxious about everything. A child needs to grow up with a sense of safety, if possible (sadly, too many children are directly exposed to domestic violence, wars, etc.) so they can grow up to be confident adults. Perhaps also acknowledging all the good in the world. I think in many ways this is the purpose of hero epics, to give a person a sense of their own heroic possibility. It certainly worked that way for me; I’m a huge fantasy/scifi reader because the good guys tend to win.

@louisesavidgemuses4135

5 ай бұрын

Love your point about sci-fi/fantasy. Frames of reference at one remove are vital. I also completely agree about preserving a positive balance - there is far more good in the world than evil! 🙏🙏🙏📚📚📚💜💜💜

What a month you had, and what a journey 🤗 Glad you’ve enjoyed so many of them! My favourite from January was Auē by Becky Manawatu (bc I’m deeply infatuated with NZ) and it was just ace. Hope this month will be just as wonderful 🥰

@louisesavidgemuses4135

5 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing!! I’m wanting to read more NZ lot this year 🙏🙏🙏📚📚📚💜💜💜

@cecilialau_

5 ай бұрын

Oh, I love the sound of that 🤩 Also wanted to mention another favourite from January which was an absolutely stunning piece of work and relevant at this time and soul-crushing to be fair: Against the Loveless World by Susan Abulhawa

Great video Louise. You always highlight books I have never heard or thought of reading. I have recently delved into The Cazalet Chronicles and am loving them. Read my first Rose Tremain, Absolutely & Forever and will definitely be reading more of her books. Just finished O Caledonia by Elspeth Barker - very dark and chilling. Finishing What We Do To Our Friends by Heather Darwent ( Savidge January prompts)

@louisesavidgemuses4135

5 ай бұрын

Delighted that you’re enjoying the Cazalets and Rose Tremain. @savidgereads has piqued my interest in Oh Caledonia. Happy reading 🙏🙏🙏📚📚📚💜💜💜

Mary Beard is fab at clear thought .xx🐝🐝

@louisesavidgemuses4135

5 ай бұрын

Absolutely 🙏🙏🙏📚📚📚💜💜💜

Interesting reads.😊

@louisesavidgemuses4135

5 ай бұрын

They are! 🙏🙏🙏📚📚📚💜💜💜

What a fab reading month, Louise! I’m hoping that “The List of Suspicious Things” will be published in North America. In January I enjoyed so many good books but one that stood out was “Cereus Blooms at Night” by Shani Mootoo which Simon raved about.

@louisesavidgemuses4135

5 ай бұрын

Yes, I intend to get to it soon 🙏🙏🙏📚📚📚💜💜💜

Hi Louise! I always sit down with pad and paper to scribble down your offerings, as I know there will be at least one for me!!! I loved The Trouble with Sheep and Goats, and I do have The List of Suspicious Things on my tbr and I did write down Thin Air as well! I read The Thirteenth Tale by Dianne Setterfield this month and I’ve just started The Woman in the White Kimono by Ana Johns. Have a great evening!

@louisesavidgemuses4135

5 ай бұрын

Thanks Alison. I was a bit disappointed when I read The 13th Tale. 🙏🙏🙏📚📚📚💜💜💜

@allisonryder4781

5 ай бұрын

@@louisesavidgemuses4135. I didn’t mind it. A bit predictable maybe but I did keep turning the pages.

Love all your videos but this one really peaked my interest. Desperately want Emperor of Rome now and I’ve no classics background. Unless, I can include book retellings and the odd movie/tv series! Currently reading the beast of a book that is Babel! Retirement suits you, wishing you lots of great adventures. 🙏🏻

@louisesavidgemuses4135

5 ай бұрын

Thank you. 🙏🙏🙏📚📚📚💜💜💜

I hated my high school. We immigrated to Canada when I was 12. The first two years were hard, but okay. High school though was horrible; bullying, malicious girls, abusive teachers, rude teachers, ignorant teachers... I hated my parents for years for taking me out of my beautiful school in Poland. In fact, IDK if I ever forgave them for putting me in such a hellhole. I think I'd enjoy the first book a lot.

@louisesavidgemuses4135

4 ай бұрын

That sounds horrendous! It must have affected you very deeply. 💜💜💜😂📚😂🙏🙏🙏

@martasoltys9091

4 ай бұрын

@@louisesavidgemuses4135 Ruined my life. I was good at math until I had a teacher who kept calling me idiot. I simply didn't have Enough English to understand the questions. He did not put it together. I went into the Arts and became a Montessori teacher. While that might seem like a victory, I hated the work( not the kids!). It was very hard work for very little money. Only 2 years ago, after 30 years, I got a job at a bank and I'm finally getting my financial advisor courses under my belt. I did write a Novel about immigration. I will try to publish it one day. I wish I emancipated myself from my family. Drew Barrymore did that. I did not realize that such a thing was possible legally. I couldn't leave my family because they always found me and terrorized me whenever I got close to marrying. Only now as a woman in my 40's do I realize how much some parents think they OWN their kids. And ironically Montessori teaches that kids are their own selves. I might pick up that memoir.

I recently read Thee High Mountains of Portugal by Yann Martel. OMG what an interesting story. I’d really love to hear other folx insights. I loved it with its three quirky interrelated stories.

@louisesavidgemuses4135

5 ай бұрын

Ooo. Not read it I’m afraid. You’ve piqued my interest though 🙏🙏🙏📚📚📚💜💜💜

I’ve started The Count of Monte Cristo for the first time, and I’m enjoying it. Good writing. I think it will take several months until i finish it, but that’s okay. It’s so long and heavy that I must read it in daylight hours while sitting upright!

@julieaulava9567

5 ай бұрын

I have the audio version and totally loved it. I was surprised by how much. I listened every Friday while driving a couple of hours. It took me a while to finish, but I enjoyed letting it unfold in small chunks. I couldn't wait until Friday. I hope you enjoy it as well.

@louisesavidgemuses4135

5 ай бұрын

😂😂 I know that feeling. The Count is one of those books that I wish I hadn’t yet read so that I could enjoy the process of experiencing it from scratch all over again 🙏🙏🙏📚📚📚💜💜💜

@jorjastonej

5 ай бұрын

Thank you@@julieaulava9567 !!! What a great way to listen to the audiobook!

@janedolman6691

5 ай бұрын

I don’t think it will take you as long as you think once you get into it and tuned into the writing. One of my favourites

The list of suspicious is pre- ordred month ago, and it` s everywhere, so I can`t wait to read it myself

@louisesavidgemuses4135

5 ай бұрын

Please do let me know what you thought of it 🙏🙏🙏📚📚📚💜💜💜

I'm currently discovering Salinger so I have just finished Franny and Zooey and i am nearing the end of Nine Stories. Maybe I will get to his most famous one last haha. Makes perfect sense :)

@louisesavidgemuses4135

5 ай бұрын

I’m afraid I didn’t enjoy his famous one - although read it many years ago. 🙏🙏🙏📚📚📚💜💜💜

What a month! Brava. I have two reading highlights to tell you about. Felix Holt: The Radical by George Eliot. I love Eliot's descriptions and worlds. Such a wordsmith. However, this one is set during the Reform Movement which made large sections far too specific and put distance between the story and the modern reader. Still, its a wonderful book, a beautiful love story for February. But more recently I picked up the non-fiction book by poet Mark Doty, What is Grass: Walt Whitman in my Life. I've recently become interested in the life and profound influence of Walt Whitman. In addition to Mark Doty, Billy Collins, Allen Ginsberg and Harold Bloom have all extolled his remarkable vision. Bram Stoker and Oscar Wilde both were fascinated by Whitman during his lifetime. This book delves more deeply into Whitman than I done previously. letting me learn more about him. Also Doty's prose is gorgeous and so when he describes NY, either in Whitman's day or during any decade of his own life there, one sees the flashing lights, hears the clatter, smells the City. Also this book is a memoir about how Doty went from married midwest teacher to New York gay poet and how he sees Whitman in every step of that journey. It has become one of my all time favorite reads. Hail, Walt Whitman!

@louisesavidgemuses4135

5 ай бұрын

I’m ashamed to admit that I haven’t read any Whitman - your enthusiasm is highly persuasive! Do love George Elliot. Middlemarch is one of my favourite novels. 🙏🙏🙏📚📚📚💜💜💜

@marjoriedybec3450

5 ай бұрын

@@louisesavidgemuses4135 I too LOVE Middlemarch but I have to say, Mill on the Floss is incredible too (and much less of a page commitment.)

@marjoriedybec3450

5 ай бұрын

@@louisesavidgemuses4135 As for Whitman, I would not just jump into his poetry before learning a tiny bit about the man. I watched two or three KZread biographies. There is a PBS one that, if you can access it in GB, is super. This book by Mark Doty has enough examples from "Leaves of Grass" (Whitman's main masterwork) that you will have a very keen idea of the power of his words in their time in history. Also the Doty memoir makes poetry written 150 years ago seem keenly relevant (and it is.) Also the book addresses queer history in a straight-forward, narrative way. Its not a book specifically for queers, or poetry-nuts, or even Doty fans. It's a book for everyone, the very same universe Whitman addressed. I really can't recommend What is Grass: My Life with Walt Whitman strongly enough. I hope you can get to it.

You might enjoy An Imaginary Life by David Malouf (1978). It is about the Roman poet, Ovid, and his exile from "civilised" society.

@louisesavidgemuses4135

5 ай бұрын

Malouf’s Ransom is one of my favourite novels. I must read more if his work. Thanks so much for the nudge 🙏🙏🙏📚📚📚💜💜💜

I'm always sorry when your discussions end.

@louisesavidgemuses4135

5 ай бұрын

Thank you. 🙏🙏🙏📚📚📚💜💜💜

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