Got this video randomly in my recommended and you seem like my type of booktuber. I really like your content already, subscribed!

There’s always room for another problematic booktuber. 😎📚👍

@fictionesque1992

12 күн бұрын

we're an endangered species tbh

Your channel is a blessing, truly a breath of fresh air! I actually found you through your Coleridge video (I 'm a fellow literary biography nerd, and I looved that video ahahah) Anyway, so excited for what's to come ( love the new hair btw) xx

@fictionesque1992

13 күн бұрын

thank you so much, this is such high praise! 🙂🙂🙂 had no idea anyone liked that video tbh

I'm so so glad i clicked on this video. I want to support more female youtubers, since the algorithm seems to be biased againat them, but most of them wear makeup😭 I'm 100% against the beauty industry (non makeup, non shaving kind of gal) so I love seeing someone here like me. Thank you and good luck with the channel ❤

@fictionesque1992

12 күн бұрын

yay i'm glad you're here :^) cheers to no makeup and shaving lol it fucking rules

Love the vibe and angry feminist booktubers that read weird books are very much my thing, not that I'd call my self an expert on feminism at this point. Also hooray for dinosaur encyclopedias!

You have such a chill, cool presence. I haven't seen your videos before but I'll definitely subscribe to see what else you do!

@fictionesque1992

12 күн бұрын

this is really kind :^)))) tysm

thanks for sharing! there’s a lot here that resonates with me. I discovered your channel earlier this year not long after trying to teach myself how to read again; I have late disseminated Lyme disease and my brain is pretty much crawling through molasses. it was encouraging to find your videos because it isn’t very often that I come across people online (let alone irl) whose values align with mine, and I’ve also been enjoying the interesting recommendations! (though admittedly I’m not capable of reading 90% of them at the moment- definitely not reading anything of the sublime right now either, lol. someday!) … now that I’ve probably shared entirely too much information about myself, I’d be really interested to know what languages you’ve learned and what methods you used to learn them (etc.) if you ever feel like talking about it or making a video on the subject :^)

@fictionesque1992

13 күн бұрын

oh my god I'm so sorry to hear that :( you're in my thoughts and i hope things get better for you! ooh i had no idea people were interested in that. i have english (native), spanish (4 yrs), ancient greek (1.5 yrs), and french (1 yr). french is strongest atm bc i'm actively working towards fluency.

@janedoe123mainstreet

12 күн бұрын

that’s very kind of you, thank you ! & that’s impressive, it must be gratifying to be able to read a text in its original language (among other things)

Hi, Fran! I'm looking forward to hearing about all bookish things you want to share with us. From an oldie content creator to a (sort of) newbie, welcome aboard. We're so glad to have you here!

@fictionesque1992

13 күн бұрын

ty!! that's kind of you to say!!

The zoo books are so real. Probably my favorite author (walter moers) writes fantasy books that are set on a continent without humans and he illustrates his books and draws pictures of all the fun fantasy creatures. The way i love some of these books is unreal and i love how they are real novels but also picture books

Random yt recommendation, interesting channel, i'll sub!

Hi! I’ve been a longtime lurker since I saw your Hanya Yanagihara video, and I love your channel! I was wondering if you would be interested in making a video about your all time favourite books? I could watch videos like that all day, and I bet you would have some cool ones ❤️

@fictionesque1992

8 күн бұрын

aw yay so glad to finally hear from you!! i can add it to the list but i'll have to work up to it because it'll require a ton of thought. also i have trouble conceptualizing what a list like that would look like because there are tons of books i Saw God In when i read them but that I don't feel the same about anymore since I've grown and changed...and what am i gonna do, just make a list of Donna Tartt novels? and then i'd probably break down sobbing trying to express why I love them so much and it'd be embarassing. every day i fear she'll never write something else. she's the greatest writer of our lifetimes and i don't know what to do with myself over it because she'll never know i existed. tldr we'll see. i'll need to take a long time to think about how i'd do a vid like that...I will say that I only review something positively for this channel if I feel that it's truly exceptional. if i'm mentioning it positively in a video there's a good chance it's very, very good. ty for the suggestion :^)))))

@peachesngravy

8 күн бұрын

@@fictionesque1992I read the secret history last year, it was truly life changing! I’m actually planning on finishing the book I’m reading right now, and then I’m probably gonna start reading the little friend, I’m super excited! As for the suggestion, honestly don’t worry about it haha, I know it would be quite the undertaking, as I would struggle to narrow down the books that I really truly love as well! Regardless, I look forward to whatever you put out next ❤

I love this video bc ur actually like a real person, glad the algorithm showed me this

@fictionesque1992

12 күн бұрын

rare algorithm w

Have you read "The Story of O" by Pauline Réage? It's old, obscure, and feckin insane!

@fictionesque1992

10 күн бұрын

bro ngl looking at the reviews on GR this looks like it would put me in the hospital it'd make me so mad 😐

Also, since I'm new here it's obligatory for me to ask you if you've read my favourite book. Have you read Piranesi by Susanna Clarke?

@fictionesque1992

12 күн бұрын

i have not but Victor just read it and hated it 😭😭😭 i'm skeptical because i see it EVERYWHERE...maybe you can sell me?

@janedoe123mainstreet

12 күн бұрын

pardon me for butting in lol, but I read it recently and thought it was great even if the ending was a bit sloppy. it has major The Magician’s Nephew vibes and since you mentioned reading The Chronicles of Narnia growing up you might enjoy that

@anthropomorphicpeanut6160

11 күн бұрын

@@fictionesque1992 oof I'm awful at convincing people lol let me try. Do you want to read something with an unique setting you'll never find again? Does the concept of an infinite House filled with statues, with occasional birds and tides, but some darker secrets, intrigue you? What if I tell you the House is akin to a caring god who watches after you? Then Piranesi is for you :D oh, the intrigue! Does the House ever end? Is someone else here? How did I get in? Can someone get out? I... I did my best

love u baddie

You are beautiful

if you were a snack i think you would be a cheezits puff! (i have never had one, but you embody them)

I thought that toad was a turd. Maybe film one with brighter colors xD. And I'm sure you've read more books than Jesus, so you've got that going for you. Did they make you read Faulkner already? I mean for your degree. And if they have, are you absolutely loving him?

@fictionesque1992

12 күн бұрын

don't be fucking rude to him!

I really love almost all of this - but I was a little saddened by the anti make up stance. As a very unapologetic feminist I am pro choice in everything, including expression through clothes and makeup, for all gender identities. Excited to see what you come out with though, I similarly have to read any problematic book that people hate 😂

@fictionesque1992

12 күн бұрын

"choice feminism" is just individualism, not feminism. it sounds like you're a radical individualist, not a feminist, which is totally okay!

@anthropomorphicpeanut6160

12 күн бұрын

While I agree on the premise of letting people make choices, it's good to be critical of why we are making those choices. Is 50% of the population shaving because they really want to, or because they have been conditioned to think they are undesirable or unhygienic if they don't? Is 50% of the population predisposed to liking makeup, or have they grown up seeing women being called ugly if they don't? Do they do it because they find it artistic, or because they have to perform and be perfect and they are scared of being seen bare faced?

The phrasing of the title is so millenial