As a wise person once said: “Buying books and reading books are two separate activities.”

@studysage6228

2 жыл бұрын

Was this Jack Edwards? :)

@PokhrajRoy.

2 жыл бұрын

@@studysage6228 Among several others, but yes, he was one of them.

@ilariandre_

2 жыл бұрын

Yes... that's why I read a lot without buying any book 😂 I love libraries!! And knowing that I have to return the books it gives me the motivation to read more

@desonywater737

2 жыл бұрын

They are two separate hobbies, two separate sports, two separate interest, two separate lives.

I loved Piranesi. I really liked the main figure who in this book explores his universe and gradually unravels what happened to him. What is different and fun is that you learn about all of this by reading the main character's journal entries. It gave me a lot of food for thought. For me, it was a good book.

No such thing as buying too many books! Especially since my goal is to have an actual library in my house lol awesome haul btw!

'this is how you lose the time war' was written by two people. mohtar wrote the character Blue and gladstone wrote Red. it's pretty cool ^^ i hope you enjoy!

I wasted a few years of my life drinking and now I focus on family, friends and reading. Finally I'm happy. My 4 favorite books: - Icon by Frank Frazetta - Bridgerton by Julia Quinn - The Joy of Art by Carolyn Schram - Great Fighter Jets of the Galaxy 1 by Tim Gibson

oh hahaha I'm so surprised someone would voluntarily read faust, I'm German and I had to read it for school and hated it so much hahaha, there is a lot wrong with it in my opinion (not to ruin your excitement and interest but wanted to mention it because I'm not particularly proud of it being known as traditionally german literature) 😅

Please don’t miss the fact that This Is How You Lose The Time War has TWO authors. Amal El-Mohtar deserves to be mentioned as well as Max Gladstone.

@alittlelife8650

2 жыл бұрын

yes IKR thanks for pointing this out!!!

As a Native Oklahoman, Cherokee is actually pronounced "Chair-ah-Key" And just generally Nguyen is pronounced Win 😁😊

@thisstoryaintover the caption 😂😂😂😂😂the title of this video is literally me I have absolutely no self control also love your videos can’t wait for the next one🥰🥰☺️☺️

This Is How You Lose the Time War and Piranesi were a couple of my favorites I read last year! They're both beautifully written, I hope you enjoy them!

Omg those atlas six sprayed edges 👀👀👀

If you like Faust you should also read Doctor Faustus by Thomas Mann. Which is a riff off the origional. It a young German musicaian at the beginning of 20th century who is incredibly tallented and wants to get even better, but in his quest he sews the seeds of his own demise. It is an allegory for the German empire before and during the world wars. Thomas Mann is also a cool cat who became an expatriot of Germany when things started to go tits up and worked with the Allies to air anti-Nazi radio messages in German for his other countrymen to hear

I raced through Piranessi when I got it last year, I absolutely loved it. I loved that it was told through journal entries (at least at the start) which makes it easy to read short bits at a time. It starts off a “no plot, just vibes” but the plot does sneak in and then moves pretty rapidly. Thanks for another great video!

@thisstoryaintover

2 жыл бұрын

Oooo that has me excited! I don't mind if the plot sneaks in later on! Thanks for sharing your thoughts 💗

omg you reading goethe is so cool!! he was born in my hometown (frankfurt, germany) and my university is actually called goethe university. i haven't read faust in english yet, but i'm so curious how the translation feels because the one i read in german is obviously in old german and not the easiest read phrasing-wise. it's still my most favorite classic and honestly a lot of fun to read!

Read 'A Passage North' ASAP coz it's beautiful and heartwarming as well as heartbreaking story!

We all buy so many books cause Jananie "the story ain't over yet!!"😊 Atlas six in that edition looks amazing!! Happy reading 📚

Was not expecting an AOT reference! Really enjoying your channel but definitely watch AOT (big fan here) the author is insane, the show is one of my favorites!

It been over two years since I bought books till yesterday at BJ’S 😂😂 I spent $34 on 5 books 📚…I stop watching anything about books on KZread and been reading a lot but still have a missive to go through.

the plot twist in sympathiser will blow your mind

I really need some good short books...My book shelves is colonised by massive chunky intimidating books

I loved Weather Girl!! It totally has Set It Up vibes but doesn’t feel derivative. I liked it a lot more than The Ex Talk

I’m a first year german student so don’t quote me on this, but because the authors name is spelled “Goethe’s”, usually if an a, o, or u is followed by an “e” you add a umlaut. So it would be Göthe’s works, and pronounced “goo-tays”

@helenschu

2 жыл бұрын

That is true for a lot of German words with a,o,u + e. But his name is actually Goethe :)

I love that Atlas Six waterstones edition…. But it would be $27 for me with shipping to the US and I don’t know if I’d love it yet! I’ll need to revisit this one for sure!

We actually have to read a lot of Goethes works including Faust in school over here in Germany. We don’t particularly enjoy it but there is worse. Also it’s pronounced like Göthe , I can’t really write down How you would say it though :) I’m quite happy that someone non German is actually interested in classical work because it’s so rare , even over here ! Also there are no too many books ✋✋👆👆👆💪

Absolutely loved reading The Sympathizer in college! The sequel is actually coming out this year, so if you like it you can grab that too

The Vanishing Half is inspired by Passing by Nella Larsen. I listened to the audiobook for Passing recently and was disgusted by some of the racial discrimination and slurs, but the story itself was one I was label a modern classic in its own right. It was thought provoking and a great conversation starter for even those who don't talk about societal issues when it comes to being Black and Woman in those times.

I’m so excited to read Malibu Rising. Considering it’s connected to Evelyn Hugo and Daisy Jones as well. Can not wait! Her next book is connected to Malibu Rising too so Taylor Jenkins Reid is going to have me hooked for awhile.

Your makeup looks really nice. The purple really suits you

Love watching your videos 💕

love the matched make up and outfit!!

I was super excited about Malibu Rising and the Vanishing Half and was kind of disappointed. They're not bad by any means I just feel like the descriptions are misleading. I went into Malibu Rising thinking it was going to be a light fun summer read and it is not! It's actually pretty sad and has some heavy topics in it. It's still an amazing story but I would have enjoyed it much more had I known what I was getting into. The Vanishing Half I would argue the book isn't even about the twins like you're expecting it to be but more so their children. It also felt anticlimatic at the end like "that's it?!" so if you don't like those kind of endings I wouldn't reccomend. Both books were beautifully written and I do not regret reading them they were just not what I was expecting and so I wanted to share in case anyone else was thinking of reading them.

I love your makeup!

I have some fantasy books. I'm not a fantasy person though. Some fantasy books I've read I didn't like but others did. My favorite book genres are sci Fi, suspense/ mystery thriller, Contemporary (YA and adult), memoirs. I like romance. I am reading an urban fiction which is different. I like classics too.

I’m so excited to see you read ‘A Passage North’.

As I was watching this, I actually discovered some other books I wanted to read on GoodReads. You see, this editor Rhonda Parrish has this series of anthologies with titles such as Scarecrow, Sirens and Fae. I personally get a lot out of them, and so far my favourite out of that collection is Fae. I discovered that she had another series of collections called her Elemental series. And they are Fire: Demons, Dragons and Djinns; Earth: Giants, Golems and Gargoyles; Air: Sylphs, Spirits and Swan Maidens; Water: Selkies, Sirens and Sea Monsters. And oh...I am very tempted

loved this - felt like sitting with a friend :-)

Hi Jananie. For me Malibu Rising wasn't the best. I read it because it was so popular. The Vanishing Half was much nicer. Can't wait to read All my Rage and the Paris Apartment. The Guest List was really good.

Ahhh have to go buy more books rn bc of this

The Goethe’s Works book is beautiful! Can you share which book store you bought this from? Great haul. 😊

I tried reading Piranesi a while back and was so confused in the beginning 😭😂 so I put it down but I am willing to go back to it again

i recently got Piranesi too and i’m very interested to see how i like it

Great haul

Omg this the novel for Attack on Titan...I need

Have you ever read the Ms Marvel comics? Super random, but if you haven't read comics before I'd recommend it! It's what I’m re-reading at the moment. The first one is 'No Normal' which is volume 1 of the amazing original 10 volume run.

The Sympathizer is on my radar. 📙

This Is How You Win the Time War was recommended to me by a friend - I am interested to see what you think of it

I can't wait to read all my rage

I've been seeing The Paris Apartment all over Bookstagram the past few days, and I felt left out, so I started it yesterday. XD

@theinstabookworm6428

2 жыл бұрын

I just did a buddy read for The Ex Talk after reading Weather Girl and WG was by far superior!

Do you have a Kindle? I finally bought my first one but my physical books will always be what I love first.

All I can say is that my wallet says thank you 😊 and it’s crying 😭 lol 😂

Go to the library, cheaper!!

💜

Hyacinth is the absolute best Bridgerton! I'm obsessed with her in her book! So many laugh out loud moments from her personality!

I loved the Bridgerton series of books i hate the shows tho

First 😁

Just a gentle tip that you are mispronouncing Cherokee. The Cherokee Nation has a really informative KZread channel actually if you are interested in learning more. 🙂

@thisstoryaintover

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for letting me! Definitely noted for next time!

Sigh. Takes out a pen and paper to buy more books