Thank you for the video on Issac singer.What a find.
@ukrandr14 күн бұрын
Consider doing a long, slow, and loving pan of your bookshelves. I'm always intrigued by the shelves of others.
@SCZEPANIK14 күн бұрын
💜
@leoden4918 күн бұрын
I just discovered your channel and liking and learning watching your videos. Very interesting structure and you get a lot info over in a very short time. Have a great day.
@THOMASDOBROV19 күн бұрын
I met Wallace Stegner and was his bank teller in Los Altos. He was a very gracious and warm man. Respect.
@bogman19220 күн бұрын
Thanks for making the video. :)
@mikereadstheworld21 күн бұрын
Wow, totally overlooked this author. Adding this one to my list for Poland, thanks.
@oldmanandtheread21 күн бұрын
That's hilarious, Mike. You come up with all these unknown obscure authors from around the world but didn't know about Singer. He's definitely a must read.
@mikereadstheworld21 күн бұрын
@@oldmanandtheread welll it was one of those where I already had a book ready to go and so for Poland I just didn't ever do much research. Better late than never
@oldmanandtheread21 күн бұрын
Poland has a lot of great writers to pick from so it would be easy to overlook some. Two of my all-time favorite poets are Polish, Czeslaw Milosz and Wislawa Symborska and one of my favorite sci-fi writers Stanislaw Lem.
@reaganwiles_art21 күн бұрын
My favorite writer
@TexasMan7728 күн бұрын
Reading them in order, read “Goodbye Columbus” and enjoyed it. Reading “letting go” now.
@mikereadstheworldАй бұрын
Another great theme. When a new video pops up now I never know if I'll be hearing about novelists, lemurs or theoretical physics, it's always a fun surprise.
@oldmanandthereadАй бұрын
Thanks Mike. I'm seventy-seven years old and have enjoyed reading and learning new things for most of it. So, my whole reason for this channel is to just try to share it with anyone who might be interested. By the way, I just finished reading An African in Greenland after watching your video. Great book.
@mikereadstheworldАй бұрын
@@oldmanandtheread Yes! Fantastic book I'm glad you enjoyed it!
@loaloitaАй бұрын
I’m loving your channel, so many good recommendations! Please read One hundred years of solitude 🤍
@joanna75Ай бұрын
those books are fascinating. Thank you for bringing them to YT.
@JPT-kg8fmАй бұрын
Very interesting
@steinwellsmitters9291Ай бұрын
Pierre Michon is one of my favorite authors, I’m very glad you enjoy him. I regularly reread his novels throughout every year. When I first read his novel, The Origin of The World, it completely changed the way I view writing and the novel.
@lanadeliriousАй бұрын
Love this, I need to read some Solzhenitsyn, it's been a few years since I picked any of his work up...
@magorzatachojnacka1759Ай бұрын
Solzenitsyn is a great writer. I am not very happy with your approach to his work. I presume you read his work. I don't quite understand what you are trying to do. Are you trying to acknowledge that he is a very good writer, or just list his work. He wrote about things he knew. He wrote beautfully, his prose flows. It is so easy to get lost in his stories. Maybe English translation is not very good. It is very difficult translateing from one language to another. Expressing ideas rooted in one society to another's one is so difficult. How about saying that Solzenitsyn is an exceptional writer and reading his workis a pleasure. Try to concentrate on the writing rather than politics. I am sure we can find problems with current political system. I would appreciate your answer.
@oldmanandthereadАй бұрын
I apologize for any offense you took from my video. I'm not sure what you are actually accusing me of, though. I thought I did acknowledge what a great writer he was and the exceptional beauty of his writing. I think you were accusing me of inserting politics into the discussion but that is the subject that most of Solzenitsyn's books are about. He was talking about the politics of his period and the cruelty of it. To try to pretend that it wasn't and ignore it would be an insult to his writing. It would be like, if you discussed the books by Toni Morrison, and I became upset because you mentioned the racism and slavery in America she talked about and I thought you should only focus on the beauty of her prose.
@AM-is1jhАй бұрын
you're awesome man i hope i can grow to be like you
@libertylady4041Ай бұрын
I really enjoy your author collections like these. It gives a swath of their work and gives me a better idea of what to choose to start with a new author to me
@adamhasideas6813Ай бұрын
I've only read American Pastoral so far, but it was very well written and would like to read some more Roth. Picked up The Ghost Writer recently, so I'll probably read that next!
@therelief91292 ай бұрын
My favourite part was watching you attempt to read the Japanese names
@oldmanandtheread2 ай бұрын
I'm surprised anyone would pick up on that, I thought it went very smoothly. Afterall, I take great pride in my ability to pronounce foreign names. Actually, I have to admit, I have a difficult time just trying to pronounce English properly so I don't know why I think I can try Japanese.
@therelief91292 ай бұрын
@@oldmanandtheread you did better than I would
@mikereadstheworld2 ай бұрын
Interesting stuff! I'm enjoying hearing more of your personal thoughts on some the books.
@oldmanandtheread2 ай бұрын
Thanks Mike. I think that's what I like so much about your videos, your ability to express your personal thoughts. Maybe your influence is rubbing off on me but I'm afraid I've got too far to go to get anywhere near your level. I appreciate your comment though.
@beback_2 ай бұрын
Such wholesome content
@mikereadstheworld2 ай бұрын
Fascinating. The majority of people are not really able to understand this stuff as it takes a lot of time and effort, but we can always learn more about what we do or don't know by hearing someone try to summarize it or grapple with it, so I appreciated that. What you described is often how I feel trying to discuss international literary works on my channel, the cringe is real. I can only have faith that I contribute as a net positive in the long run. Also, this video of yours was very timely as I'm finishing The Passenger/Stella Maris by Cormac Mccarthy.
@oldmanandtheread2 ай бұрын
Thank you for your kind words. Interesting that you mention how you feel when discussing literary works because I really admire your ability to express yourself and analyze the books you've read. It's a quality that I wish I had but, as I often tell my friends, I can't talk and think at the same time. It's funny, but also true, as I see every time I make a video because I never say what I intended and usually leave out most of the points I wanted to mention. Anyway, I look forward to seeing what you have to say about the McCarthy books.
@richarddelanet2 ай бұрын
The first part of _In A Free State_ is significant and perhaps to an extent the slave in _A Bend In The River_ but the entire published output that I have read (over half of it), of fiction I found to be some of the worst writing I have ever encountered. It is all almost literally a crisis in representation, apart from _The Loss of El Dorado_ but that is (remarkable?) historical fiction. If he was born to write he was born to write non-fiction. That's my pretty miserable view of V S Naipaul. I was eager for a Nobel prize winner and someone from the British Commonwealth, writing about the Commonwealth and whatever else. But the writing and then the content: 500 pages of Bizwas was more like 500 pages of TimeWas. The opening ten pages however was something else... how would you describe it? I don't suppose you will but I thought it was enjoyable quality writing. Presumably that was the point. But if he had anything to say about that point, the rest of Bizwas was pointless (intentional required humour imo). Literature is not my main focus in reading however so maybe I have it wrong or have missed things?? I mean no offense, just being straightforward.
@oldmanandtheread2 ай бұрын
No offense taken. I truly appreciate your comment and opinion. I have to admit I'm not an intellectual or academic and I'm, simply, an old man who has read a lot of books in my 77 years and felt the desire to talk about them on You Tube. I'm very much aware that I don't have the ability to analyze and dissect books like many of the other booktubers but I do the best I can. I should mention that I've seen some of your videos and admire your intellect so I fully concede that your opinion is more meaningful than mine.
@ReadingIDEAS.-uz9xk2 ай бұрын
Soon be at 600 subscribers. Best wishes with what you are reading. I'm currently on the Count of Monte Cristo. I might be some time!
@oldmanandtheread2 ай бұрын
Thanks. I've been at this for about a year now and I really didn't expect to get many subscribers so 600 seems like a lot to me. I just checked out your channel and it looks like you're gaining subscribers too. Enjoy Count of Monte Cristo, it's a book I read many years ago but then most of the books I talk about are ones I read many years ago.
@tamarajasinski8202 ай бұрын
Chekov is a genius. The duell is my favorite novel of him.
@ecoslit3rarios3 ай бұрын
House of sleeping beauties got my attention since the title 😮
@HideAndRead3 ай бұрын
I really enjoyed this video, but was disappointed you didnt share your personal experience/opinion with these books. Mostly "colorless" i read that a few years ago and enjoyed it but to be honest would have trouble explaining why. Looking forward to the next one. Happy reading!
@nikitanimesh51293 ай бұрын
Loved the video. Really appreciate your efforts :)) ❤️
@PatriciaCrabtree-wm8xd3 ай бұрын
Enjoyed your 'reading' your books to me that I don't have room for on my shelf. Some make me jealous that I can't have, like Checkov and Hurakami. Rushdie reminds there's something wrong with me that I can't read him. I'm reading Charlotte Bronte's The Professor and am perfectly happy but I might enjoy your 'reading' it to me in some future end of month roundup..
@oldmanandtheread3 ай бұрын
Rushdie is one of those writers that readers are either going to love or hate, His books are multilayered and complex and can become confusing. Then mix in magical realism and you've got to decide if he's worth the effort or not. I've read most of his books and have to admit there were a few that I struggled to finish.
@niranbrumskine7233 ай бұрын
Love the review.
@tracys.mitnaul-xv7te3 ай бұрын
Great reviews! Many I have not heard of. This is one of the reasons that I love your channel. Is there a reason why you don't state whether or not you enjoyed the books? (Langston Hughes and Percival Everett. .yay!) Thank you
@oldmanandtheread3 ай бұрын
Thanks for your comment. There really is no reason why I don't say how much I enjoyed the books. This whole thing about talking about the books I've read is new for me but I found that if I'm going to have a book tube channel I'm going to have to try to say something about them. I think I surprised my kids, they were expecting to see a bumbling old man just rambling. I agree with you about Hughes and Everett.
@tracys.mitnaul-xv7te3 ай бұрын
Keep doing what you're doing. ❤😊
@colegio22393 ай бұрын
Was just going to say that!!!
@bookrepablik_ph3 ай бұрын
wow! you've read a lot of booker prize winning books. i can see from your reaction that you like midnight's children by salman rushdie a lot. actually, it was recommended to me by my friend months ago and haven't had the time to read it. i'm very intrigued now. gotta add this on my tbr for next month. :) thanks!
@bookrepablik_ph3 ай бұрын
hopefully you'll get more subs going forward! i like your videos and some of the books you've read and mentioned on your videos are on my tbr. i was rooting for haruki murakami to be on your reading list/videos too! :)
@oldmanandtheread3 ай бұрын
Thank you for your comment. Haruki Murakami is a writer I plan to do a video on, it's just that I have so many other writers I want to talk about, also, but I do plan to do one on him soon.
@mikereadstheworld3 ай бұрын
Great theme! Reminds me of the 70's film Aguirre, Wrath of God. Pretty much all Spanish expeditions at that time were disastrous for someone though weren't they? I bought Moor's Account awhile back and am planning it as 1 of 2 books I want to read for Morocco, glad to hear it was an interesting read.
@oldmanandtheread3 ай бұрын
Your so right about the Spanish expeditions being disastrous. I've read several books about the Cortes and Pizarro decimation of the Aztec and Inca societies and in the De Soto book, a part I failed to mention in my discussion, was the savage conduct of the Spanish against the natives they encountered and their torturing and execution of innocent people.
@therelief91293 ай бұрын
You would like The Lost City or Z by David Grann
@oldmanandtheread3 ай бұрын
Thanks for your suggestion but I, actually, have already read it. In fact, it generated a big interest in me to read about the pre-history of South America and the Amazon in particular. I've managed to find a few books on the subject but there doesn't seem to be much available. However, what I've read has only increased my fascination. There seems to be a huge amount of evidence that indicates a far more advanced society in the Amazon than we are aware of. I read River of Darkness by Buddy Levy about a small number of Spanish from Pizarro's expedition that traveled down the Amazon and their story of the huge number of cities along the river. It appears that the European diseases introduced by the early explorers wiped out most of the native people long before Europeans began venturing into the Amazon.
@therelief91293 ай бұрын
@@oldmanandtheread I guess I’m not surprised you already read it
@PatriciaCrabtree-wm8xd3 ай бұрын
Can't stop imagining being enslaved by the 'Indians' for years and surviving. How they were worked, then escaped somehow, then met a ship to get home. The Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant mentions the dense forests that kept soldiers from getting to battles. Traveling down the Mississippi River was difficult because stopping at the shore was.met with more forest. Grant doesn't mention the wildlife in the forest but it must have been something. But first the Spaniards had fought off the mosquitoes and of course alligators in Florida, but there were also cities that i can't imagine. Must have been a tremendous read but kind of a horrible trip.
@oldmanandtheread3 ай бұрын
I know it's not a trip I would want to go on. The four men who managed to return to New Spain had become known among the 'Indians' as shamans or healers over the years because of a miraculous recovery of a chief who had been dying. So, they had started to be better treated and eventually were able to travel back, by foot, to New Spain and were actually accompanied by several of the natives on their trek.
@PatriciaCrabtree-wm8xd3 ай бұрын
@@oldmanandthereadHeard the English first called the people naturals. Too bad it didn't stick.
@PatriciaCrabtree-wm8xd3 ай бұрын
Columbus on the Queen or born in a lifeboat: which will give me nightmares tonight?
@oldmanandtheread3 ай бұрын
Patricia, I'm reading this the morning after you posted it. So, which was it?
@PatriciaCrabtree-wm8xd3 ай бұрын
@@oldmanandtheread Columbus on the queen in a lifeboat. Ew!
@PatriciaCrabtree-wm8xd3 ай бұрын
@@oldmanandtheread Ew, said the queen; then my mother told Columbus to get off of her because she was having a baby here; then I cried and wet myself a little; then woke up when I realized I wet myself a little.
@oldmanandtheread3 ай бұрын
Sheesh! Now I'm going to have nightmares!
@PatriciaCrabtree-wm8xd3 ай бұрын
@@oldmanandtheread Sorry I shared, but what's next?
@PatriciaCrabtree-wm8xd3 ай бұрын
Read and enjoyed three of his books but am most proud when I can remember and pronounce the author's name.
@oldmanandtheread3 ай бұрын
I couldn't agree with you more. I appreciate your tactful and subtle, but very accurate, comment about my pronunciation. I'm afraid that speaking is not one of my strong suits and is the reason I was hesitant about doing a book tube channel in the first place. But I've read a lot of books in my 77 years and wanted to say something about them. Believe me, if I could have thought of some way to have someone do the talking for me, I would have but, unfortunately I'm stuck with me.
@PatriciaCrabtree-wm8xd3 ай бұрын
@@oldmanandtheread Your pronunciation is fine with me. Keep going.
@PatriciaCrabtree-wm8xd3 ай бұрын
The Voyage Out gave Mrs. Dalloway a small part. It reminds me we all play small parts in other folks' stories.
@buckfozos55543 ай бұрын
After seeing The Sweet Hereafter film by Atom Egoyan I sought out all his movies, similar to your following of Russell Banks. It was a great marriage of writer and director for the film so I'm interested in finding a Banks novel or two. Thanks for sharing your thoughts on these.
@londoncalling35513 ай бұрын
This gentleman deserves more subs. Excellent.
@therelief91293 ай бұрын
The cover of that Willa Cather novel makes her look black? Was Willa Cather black?
@therelief91293 ай бұрын
Jerry, do you know of any other BookTubers, like yourself, who cover Literary Fiction and books similar to the ones you cover? I find most BookTubers talk about Sci-Fi and adventure, which I’m not a huge fan of.
@oldmanandtheread3 ай бұрын
A couple of Book Tubers that talk about the type of books I enjoy reading are Mike Reads the World and Noteworthy Fiction. Their presentations are very different than mine but they are also much better at expressing themselves as well as much younger and more charismatic.
@therelief91293 ай бұрын
@@oldmanandtheread haha. I don’t care about “younger”. Thanks for responding
@TruthHurtsHonestyMatters3 ай бұрын
She is my aunt my mom is joyce she is one of anne twinsisters joyce an janet
@libertylady40414 ай бұрын
Just found your videos I’m enjoying your picks It’s not what everyone else is reading on booktube
@emanuelepiazza41144 ай бұрын
Very interesting, didn't know her
@AmalijaKomar4 ай бұрын
Nabokov is a very interesting writer . Nice of you to make this video. Only I don't think that Invitation to Beheading is a comedy. It was truly scary for me.
@libertylady40414 ай бұрын
Erskine Caldwell was the first adult author I read as a kid wonderful books
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Thank you for the video on Issac singer.What a find.
Consider doing a long, slow, and loving pan of your bookshelves. I'm always intrigued by the shelves of others.
💜
I just discovered your channel and liking and learning watching your videos. Very interesting structure and you get a lot info over in a very short time. Have a great day.
I met Wallace Stegner and was his bank teller in Los Altos. He was a very gracious and warm man. Respect.
Thanks for making the video. :)
Wow, totally overlooked this author. Adding this one to my list for Poland, thanks.
That's hilarious, Mike. You come up with all these unknown obscure authors from around the world but didn't know about Singer. He's definitely a must read.
@@oldmanandtheread welll it was one of those where I already had a book ready to go and so for Poland I just didn't ever do much research. Better late than never
Poland has a lot of great writers to pick from so it would be easy to overlook some. Two of my all-time favorite poets are Polish, Czeslaw Milosz and Wislawa Symborska and one of my favorite sci-fi writers Stanislaw Lem.
My favorite writer
Reading them in order, read “Goodbye Columbus” and enjoyed it. Reading “letting go” now.
Another great theme. When a new video pops up now I never know if I'll be hearing about novelists, lemurs or theoretical physics, it's always a fun surprise.
Thanks Mike. I'm seventy-seven years old and have enjoyed reading and learning new things for most of it. So, my whole reason for this channel is to just try to share it with anyone who might be interested. By the way, I just finished reading An African in Greenland after watching your video. Great book.
@@oldmanandtheread Yes! Fantastic book I'm glad you enjoyed it!
I’m loving your channel, so many good recommendations! Please read One hundred years of solitude 🤍
those books are fascinating. Thank you for bringing them to YT.
Very interesting
Pierre Michon is one of my favorite authors, I’m very glad you enjoy him. I regularly reread his novels throughout every year. When I first read his novel, The Origin of The World, it completely changed the way I view writing and the novel.
Love this, I need to read some Solzhenitsyn, it's been a few years since I picked any of his work up...
Solzenitsyn is a great writer. I am not very happy with your approach to his work. I presume you read his work. I don't quite understand what you are trying to do. Are you trying to acknowledge that he is a very good writer, or just list his work. He wrote about things he knew. He wrote beautfully, his prose flows. It is so easy to get lost in his stories. Maybe English translation is not very good. It is very difficult translateing from one language to another. Expressing ideas rooted in one society to another's one is so difficult. How about saying that Solzenitsyn is an exceptional writer and reading his workis a pleasure. Try to concentrate on the writing rather than politics. I am sure we can find problems with current political system. I would appreciate your answer.
I apologize for any offense you took from my video. I'm not sure what you are actually accusing me of, though. I thought I did acknowledge what a great writer he was and the exceptional beauty of his writing. I think you were accusing me of inserting politics into the discussion but that is the subject that most of Solzenitsyn's books are about. He was talking about the politics of his period and the cruelty of it. To try to pretend that it wasn't and ignore it would be an insult to his writing. It would be like, if you discussed the books by Toni Morrison, and I became upset because you mentioned the racism and slavery in America she talked about and I thought you should only focus on the beauty of her prose.
you're awesome man i hope i can grow to be like you
I really enjoy your author collections like these. It gives a swath of their work and gives me a better idea of what to choose to start with a new author to me
I've only read American Pastoral so far, but it was very well written and would like to read some more Roth. Picked up The Ghost Writer recently, so I'll probably read that next!
My favourite part was watching you attempt to read the Japanese names
I'm surprised anyone would pick up on that, I thought it went very smoothly. Afterall, I take great pride in my ability to pronounce foreign names. Actually, I have to admit, I have a difficult time just trying to pronounce English properly so I don't know why I think I can try Japanese.
@@oldmanandtheread you did better than I would
Interesting stuff! I'm enjoying hearing more of your personal thoughts on some the books.
Thanks Mike. I think that's what I like so much about your videos, your ability to express your personal thoughts. Maybe your influence is rubbing off on me but I'm afraid I've got too far to go to get anywhere near your level. I appreciate your comment though.
Such wholesome content
Fascinating. The majority of people are not really able to understand this stuff as it takes a lot of time and effort, but we can always learn more about what we do or don't know by hearing someone try to summarize it or grapple with it, so I appreciated that. What you described is often how I feel trying to discuss international literary works on my channel, the cringe is real. I can only have faith that I contribute as a net positive in the long run. Also, this video of yours was very timely as I'm finishing The Passenger/Stella Maris by Cormac Mccarthy.
Thank you for your kind words. Interesting that you mention how you feel when discussing literary works because I really admire your ability to express yourself and analyze the books you've read. It's a quality that I wish I had but, as I often tell my friends, I can't talk and think at the same time. It's funny, but also true, as I see every time I make a video because I never say what I intended and usually leave out most of the points I wanted to mention. Anyway, I look forward to seeing what you have to say about the McCarthy books.
The first part of _In A Free State_ is significant and perhaps to an extent the slave in _A Bend In The River_ but the entire published output that I have read (over half of it), of fiction I found to be some of the worst writing I have ever encountered. It is all almost literally a crisis in representation, apart from _The Loss of El Dorado_ but that is (remarkable?) historical fiction. If he was born to write he was born to write non-fiction. That's my pretty miserable view of V S Naipaul. I was eager for a Nobel prize winner and someone from the British Commonwealth, writing about the Commonwealth and whatever else. But the writing and then the content: 500 pages of Bizwas was more like 500 pages of TimeWas. The opening ten pages however was something else... how would you describe it? I don't suppose you will but I thought it was enjoyable quality writing. Presumably that was the point. But if he had anything to say about that point, the rest of Bizwas was pointless (intentional required humour imo). Literature is not my main focus in reading however so maybe I have it wrong or have missed things?? I mean no offense, just being straightforward.
No offense taken. I truly appreciate your comment and opinion. I have to admit I'm not an intellectual or academic and I'm, simply, an old man who has read a lot of books in my 77 years and felt the desire to talk about them on You Tube. I'm very much aware that I don't have the ability to analyze and dissect books like many of the other booktubers but I do the best I can. I should mention that I've seen some of your videos and admire your intellect so I fully concede that your opinion is more meaningful than mine.
Soon be at 600 subscribers. Best wishes with what you are reading. I'm currently on the Count of Monte Cristo. I might be some time!
Thanks. I've been at this for about a year now and I really didn't expect to get many subscribers so 600 seems like a lot to me. I just checked out your channel and it looks like you're gaining subscribers too. Enjoy Count of Monte Cristo, it's a book I read many years ago but then most of the books I talk about are ones I read many years ago.
Chekov is a genius. The duell is my favorite novel of him.
House of sleeping beauties got my attention since the title 😮
I really enjoyed this video, but was disappointed you didnt share your personal experience/opinion with these books. Mostly "colorless" i read that a few years ago and enjoyed it but to be honest would have trouble explaining why. Looking forward to the next one. Happy reading!
Loved the video. Really appreciate your efforts :)) ❤️
Enjoyed your 'reading' your books to me that I don't have room for on my shelf. Some make me jealous that I can't have, like Checkov and Hurakami. Rushdie reminds there's something wrong with me that I can't read him. I'm reading Charlotte Bronte's The Professor and am perfectly happy but I might enjoy your 'reading' it to me in some future end of month roundup..
Rushdie is one of those writers that readers are either going to love or hate, His books are multilayered and complex and can become confusing. Then mix in magical realism and you've got to decide if he's worth the effort or not. I've read most of his books and have to admit there were a few that I struggled to finish.
Love the review.
Great reviews! Many I have not heard of. This is one of the reasons that I love your channel. Is there a reason why you don't state whether or not you enjoyed the books? (Langston Hughes and Percival Everett. .yay!) Thank you
Thanks for your comment. There really is no reason why I don't say how much I enjoyed the books. This whole thing about talking about the books I've read is new for me but I found that if I'm going to have a book tube channel I'm going to have to try to say something about them. I think I surprised my kids, they were expecting to see a bumbling old man just rambling. I agree with you about Hughes and Everett.
Keep doing what you're doing. ❤😊
Was just going to say that!!!
wow! you've read a lot of booker prize winning books. i can see from your reaction that you like midnight's children by salman rushdie a lot. actually, it was recommended to me by my friend months ago and haven't had the time to read it. i'm very intrigued now. gotta add this on my tbr for next month. :) thanks!
hopefully you'll get more subs going forward! i like your videos and some of the books you've read and mentioned on your videos are on my tbr. i was rooting for haruki murakami to be on your reading list/videos too! :)
Thank you for your comment. Haruki Murakami is a writer I plan to do a video on, it's just that I have so many other writers I want to talk about, also, but I do plan to do one on him soon.
Great theme! Reminds me of the 70's film Aguirre, Wrath of God. Pretty much all Spanish expeditions at that time were disastrous for someone though weren't they? I bought Moor's Account awhile back and am planning it as 1 of 2 books I want to read for Morocco, glad to hear it was an interesting read.
Your so right about the Spanish expeditions being disastrous. I've read several books about the Cortes and Pizarro decimation of the Aztec and Inca societies and in the De Soto book, a part I failed to mention in my discussion, was the savage conduct of the Spanish against the natives they encountered and their torturing and execution of innocent people.
You would like The Lost City or Z by David Grann
Thanks for your suggestion but I, actually, have already read it. In fact, it generated a big interest in me to read about the pre-history of South America and the Amazon in particular. I've managed to find a few books on the subject but there doesn't seem to be much available. However, what I've read has only increased my fascination. There seems to be a huge amount of evidence that indicates a far more advanced society in the Amazon than we are aware of. I read River of Darkness by Buddy Levy about a small number of Spanish from Pizarro's expedition that traveled down the Amazon and their story of the huge number of cities along the river. It appears that the European diseases introduced by the early explorers wiped out most of the native people long before Europeans began venturing into the Amazon.
@@oldmanandtheread I guess I’m not surprised you already read it
Can't stop imagining being enslaved by the 'Indians' for years and surviving. How they were worked, then escaped somehow, then met a ship to get home. The Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant mentions the dense forests that kept soldiers from getting to battles. Traveling down the Mississippi River was difficult because stopping at the shore was.met with more forest. Grant doesn't mention the wildlife in the forest but it must have been something. But first the Spaniards had fought off the mosquitoes and of course alligators in Florida, but there were also cities that i can't imagine. Must have been a tremendous read but kind of a horrible trip.
I know it's not a trip I would want to go on. The four men who managed to return to New Spain had become known among the 'Indians' as shamans or healers over the years because of a miraculous recovery of a chief who had been dying. So, they had started to be better treated and eventually were able to travel back, by foot, to New Spain and were actually accompanied by several of the natives on their trek.
@@oldmanandthereadHeard the English first called the people naturals. Too bad it didn't stick.
Columbus on the Queen or born in a lifeboat: which will give me nightmares tonight?
Patricia, I'm reading this the morning after you posted it. So, which was it?
@@oldmanandtheread Columbus on the queen in a lifeboat. Ew!
@@oldmanandtheread Ew, said the queen; then my mother told Columbus to get off of her because she was having a baby here; then I cried and wet myself a little; then woke up when I realized I wet myself a little.
Sheesh! Now I'm going to have nightmares!
@@oldmanandtheread Sorry I shared, but what's next?
Read and enjoyed three of his books but am most proud when I can remember and pronounce the author's name.
I couldn't agree with you more. I appreciate your tactful and subtle, but very accurate, comment about my pronunciation. I'm afraid that speaking is not one of my strong suits and is the reason I was hesitant about doing a book tube channel in the first place. But I've read a lot of books in my 77 years and wanted to say something about them. Believe me, if I could have thought of some way to have someone do the talking for me, I would have but, unfortunately I'm stuck with me.
@@oldmanandtheread Your pronunciation is fine with me. Keep going.
The Voyage Out gave Mrs. Dalloway a small part. It reminds me we all play small parts in other folks' stories.
After seeing The Sweet Hereafter film by Atom Egoyan I sought out all his movies, similar to your following of Russell Banks. It was a great marriage of writer and director for the film so I'm interested in finding a Banks novel or two. Thanks for sharing your thoughts on these.
This gentleman deserves more subs. Excellent.
The cover of that Willa Cather novel makes her look black? Was Willa Cather black?
Jerry, do you know of any other BookTubers, like yourself, who cover Literary Fiction and books similar to the ones you cover? I find most BookTubers talk about Sci-Fi and adventure, which I’m not a huge fan of.
A couple of Book Tubers that talk about the type of books I enjoy reading are Mike Reads the World and Noteworthy Fiction. Their presentations are very different than mine but they are also much better at expressing themselves as well as much younger and more charismatic.
@@oldmanandtheread haha. I don’t care about “younger”. Thanks for responding
She is my aunt my mom is joyce she is one of anne twinsisters joyce an janet
Just found your videos I’m enjoying your picks It’s not what everyone else is reading on booktube
Very interesting, didn't know her
Nabokov is a very interesting writer . Nice of you to make this video. Only I don't think that Invitation to Beheading is a comedy. It was truly scary for me.
Erskine Caldwell was the first adult author I read as a kid wonderful books