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Packing Books For Japan #1

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The House of the Sleeping Beauties - Yasunari Kawabata

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University Reading List - Last Semester!!!

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The Diviners, Margaret Laurence - Review

21:01

Unexpected Book Haul!

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Passing, Nella Larsen - Book Review

Thanks for watching. Please leave a comment if you've read 'Passing' or have some comments about some of the ideas I discussed from the novel.
A great book to read for Black History Month.
Recently I was interviewed about books and writing and my channel, you can see the interview here,
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Please consider supporting the channel on Patreon,
www.patreon.com/c/grantlovesbooks
0:00 - Intro
1:01 - plot synopsis
5:53 - questions in the novel
9:32 - meeting Clare's husband
12:40 - Nella Larsen bio
15:29 - personal stuff

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October Update!

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Sorry everyone for the lack of new videos lately. My life is a bit too high pressure right now to afford much time for TH-cam videos. Once I get through this difficult patch, I hope I will be able to come back with renewed enthusiasm and exciting book reviews for you. Thanks everyone for your continued support! Want to support Grantlovesbooks on Patreon? You beautiful devil, what fine tastes in...

19:21

Packing Books For Japan #1

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It is going to be a while before we leave Canada, but I need some more space on my bookshelves. I can put these in the basement of the apartment in the storage and they will be fine. Please consider supporting Grantlovesbooks on Patreon; www.patreon.com/grantlovesbooks 0:00 - Intro 1:02 - Hopscotch 3:50 - Loitering With Intent 6:55 - No Longer Human 7:40 - Birdsell 9:44 - The 42nd Parallel 11:5...

The House of the Sleeping Beauties - Yasunari Kawabata

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The House of the Sleeping Beauties - Yasunari Kawabata

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A very strange, short collection this week. Please like and subscribe! 0:00 - Intro 0:29 - plot synopsis 4:35 - my opinion 6:39 - Kawabata, Nobel Prize

University Reading List - Last Semester!!!

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University Reading List - Last Semester!!!

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Wouldn't you like to support a diligent university student who reads a lot of books? Please consider joining my Patreon community for early access to videos, my weekly blog, and sometimes more pictures of Matthew! www.patreon.com/grantlovesbooks 0:00 - Intro 1:30 - Creative Writing 1 3:35 - Creative Writing 2 5:44 - American Modernism 8:06 - Graphic Novels 15:45 - Gothic Victorian Lit. 19:05 - ...

The Diviners, Margaret Laurence - Review

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The Diviners, Margaret Laurence - Review

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Please support right here on Members! (There should be a click down below.) Or on Patreon, get early access to the videos, as well as Patreon only content, www.patreon.com/grantlovesbooks 0:00 - Intro & summary 5:41 - Margaret Laurence bio 8:32 - The Manawaka Series 13:30 - My opinion 18:20 Book/Mag raffle

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Unexpected Book Haul!

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Thank-you to The Paper Hound; paperhound.ca MacLeod's Books; macleodsbooks?hl=en Orange Crush Velvet; orangecrushvelvet.com 0:00 - Intro 1:04 - The Paper Hound 5:36 - MacLeod's Books 9:44 - The List update 15:43 - Orange Crush Velvet

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Germinal, Emil Zola - Book Review

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Please consider supporting Grantlovesbooks here on TH-cam by becoming a member, or on Patreon. Get included in the book/magazine raffle, and also get access to my weekly blog where I discuss upcoming videos and what I am currently reading. www.patreon.com/grantlovesbooks 0:00 - Intro 2:13 - Plot summary 3:45 - Going into the mine 6:38 - The horses 9:00 - The timbering 18:07 - Read Germinal! 19:...

The Big Sleep, Raymond Chandler - Book Review

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The Big Sleep, Raymond Chandler - Book Review

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Please like and subscribe! 0:00 - Intro 1:57 - plot summary 7:41 - $5000 in 1935 9:14 - I recommend! 11:14 - Matthew & air conditioner

This Way For the Gas, Ladies and Gentlemen - Tadeusz Borowski

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This Way For the Gas, Ladies and Gentlemen - Tadeusz Borowski

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Please like and subscribe for more videos! 0:00 - Intro 3:23 - Borowski at Auschwitz 6:24 - Kanada barracks 10:38 - Unloading the trains 18:04 - Should you read this book? 19:20 - The German burden 21:55 - Dusseldorf Killepitsch story 24:46 - Final comments

Silence - Tadeusz Borowski - Short Story

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Silence - Tadeusz Borowski - Short Story

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I wanted to read one of Borowski's short stories to give a feel for this collection. There is something quite excellent about his small details, brevity of story-telling and building of narrative. Please like and subscribe! Trying something a little different today. I have a feeling that it is not too easy to get a copy of this book, so I wanted to give a small taste, from one of the less graph...

The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Review

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The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Review

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#2 on the Modern Library's 100 Greatest English Written Novels of the 20th Century. Please like and subscribe! 0:00 - Intro 0:22 - Author bio 2:03 - have you read Gatsby? 4:04 - horrible characters 11:58 - Watching the movie 19:00 - Books vs Movies 21:12 - Last thoughts

Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont, Elizabeth Taylor - Review

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Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont, Elizabeth Taylor - Review

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The absolutely incredible and heartbreaking novel by Elizabeth Taylor (no, not that one), that was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 1971. I'm really happy to make this video. This book is exactly why I started making videos, to highlight one of the 'lost' books that really deserves to be read by a modern audience. If you would like to support the channel, you are probably very clever and sex...

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Shelf Tour #3

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Hello everyone! Be prepared for a long violent rant against university professors in this one. I had a conflict with one of my teachers last semester. I am sure you can imagine what the outcome was when a student argues with a teacher. Please consider supporting my channel by becoming a member! I will get a break between semesters in two weeks, so I will have time to put together several videos...

Slaughterhouse-Five, Kurt Vonnegut (public edit)

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Slaughterhouse-Five, Kurt Vonnegut (public edit)

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Please like and subscribe! You can support the channel here by becoming a member, or on Patreon where I write a weekly blog about upcoming books and videos and minor personal gripes; www.patreon.com/grantlovesbooks I had to cut out several minutes at the end of this video, I got rather candid about one of my classes at the university I am attending. Sometimes my self-preservation instincts don'...