Definitely agree about The Colony and Great Circle, they both stayed with me so much and made my best books of 2022. I didn't click with Young Mungo probably because it soaks in the misery a bit too much, but I agree in terms of the way he weaved in growing up working class and gay in Glasgow back in the day. The storyline at the lake broke me.

The way these books have written themselves into your heart ❤️ Thank you for discussing them so passionately. You’re so right about how The Colony has such depth beneath the surface. I feel like Young Mungo and Snuggie Bain are only superficially similar from their location and time period but their characters make very different choices. Guapa is so good! Glad to hear you connected with it. “You don’t have a true self” Yes! Happy New Year!

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Thanks so much! I can't wait to read Shuggie Bain, I feel like I'd like it even more. Happy new year! 🥳

OMG such a breath of fresh air! I'm glad to have stumbled onto your channel after seeing your livestream with Ashley from BookishRealm. I really enjoy seeing different books being talked about for once, I feel like booktube is so saturated with the same content, it's really refreshing to see new books, authors, stories, being brought up. I'm hoping to find some great reads from your channel.:)

I'm glad you found a lot of good books this year.

Thank you for coming back and doing a video! I hope your thesis is coming along well!❤

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Thank you

They all sound very interesting and very deep, edited my tbr and I'll be reading them as soon as possible! :)

Putting all of these on my TBR ❤

I read Mornings in Jenin 10 years ago and it still sticks with me today. I can vividly remember the lovers in the bathtub and just the beauty and grief and love in the whole book! So glad to see that you’re back :) I always love your recommendations! I’m working on a masters as well so I don’t have as much time to read as I’d like 😭 One of my favorite books of the year reminded me a little bit of Mornings in Jenin. It was “The Man Who Sold Air in the Holy Land” by Omar Friedlander. It’s a collection of short stories about life in modern day Israel. They are darkly funny, poignant and shows the complex humanity of all people who live in such a contested place. The language was also gorgeous and it’s lyricalness was what reminded me of Mornings in Jenin. Good luck on your thesis!!!

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Sounds like a good read! Thank you so much or your recommendation! And yes, I certainly feel lie MIJ will stick with me for with along time.

Guapa sounds really interesting. Gonna check it out. ❤

❤ your recommendations.

So nice to see you posting!! I love your videos!

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Thank you so much!!

You're back!

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Briefly 😂

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One of the few book review videos that I paid attention to the end. Very insightful and heartfelt. Thank you.

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Thank you ❤❤

Add them all to the top of my tbr 💚

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Mornings in Jenin has been on my TBR for such a long time and I need to finally read it. I just finished reading Babel by R.F. Kuang and The Colony sounds like a perfect book to read next. Also yes to that beanie!!! Glad to see another video from you!

loved mornings in jenin, i don’t think i could pick 5 top books for myself but these all sound amazing

Have been meaning to read Young Mungo for so long 😍 Great video. Thank you for sharing 🌸

havn't read any of them but mornings in jenin has been on my wishlist for a while. i think its time to get it

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I agree!

Always enjoy your recommendations because we often enjoy similair books 🤗 great video and i hope you have a good start to the new year!

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Thank you! Happy new year!

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Love your passion for these books 🥰

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😊 thank you

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You've always given me great book recs with your videos. Thank you and happy New year!

Really enjoyed hearing your thoughts on your favorite. Going to def read Guapa. Just finished one of my favorite reads today, What My Bones Know by Stephanie Foo, an emotional memoir. There's been a lot of good ones this year.

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I'm gonna have to look into that, thanks!

Honestly yes give me your top five! Then I know they really moved you and stuck with you 🤗 I love hearing people talk about books they adored. Then, I have less books to add to the tbr as well 😂

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Yes I figured this one would be easier on folks' tbr!

Really tempted by Guapa so thanks for highlighting it . I'm with you on The Colony , such a brilliant book about a small island with big big themes . It starts with anger and has a haunting sense of danger and menace right through . I also loved Foster by Claire Keegan and reread Cal by Bernard MacLaverty which perfectly captures the stifling restrictions of sectarianism with controlled and explosive prose .

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I loved Small Things Like These so I'll defs have to check out Foster! Cal sounds fascinating too!

Excellent top five. The Colony is high on my TBR. I’ve read two off your list. I enjoyed Shuggie Bain even more than Young Mungo. Must look into Guapa and Mornings in Jenin. 😊💙

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I think you'd really like those two! I'm excited for Shuggie Bain when I tte around to it.

Good evening ❤❤

"If you have not read this, please fix your life" is my new favorite line, so thank you, lol. I think in 2020 I did a "top 5 books" post because that happened to be the number of books I gave 5 stars. In 2021 I did a top 10. This year I gave 6 books 5 stars, and I'm too lazy to do a top 10 so I think I'm just going to be weird and do a top 6 this year. No rules!

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I'm all for breaking the rules!