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Remind me where in the book the father is quoted saying he just wants to be right? Which chapter?

Excellent review! I’m following along with my book because I read it straight without highlighting and now I’m trying to go back.

One of the the real BIG lessons that I personally learned from his writings is the power of association . Creating a system of true humanitarian values within a system that becomes gradually obsolete. Letting us, people with bright, curious minds led by the compass of inner intuition connected and involved in acts of benevolence, giving the future generations the gift of time to learn to connect with nature, grow food and build houses 🙏

If you try and get it, you won't.

Hardcover only everyman is good

I buy these types knowing i necessarily wont read these versions. Its more decorative for me. I buy hard copies of favorite books but i only read them mainly on digital or audio.

I agree with you the beginning of the novel is dull and full of details that are supplementary tot he core of the plot, til chapter 4 of Part I that the real traits of the plot begin to unfold to me.

I can relate. I had the Dorian Gray and the white design on the black cover rubbed off bit by bit. It wasn't the thickest book but it was hard to keep open and felt cumbersome. And the somewhat stiff paper and Times New Roman-like font didn't invite reading, personally -- looks too much like the papers and essays we had to write in school... not the texture and look that I prefer in a book. They look great lined up on the shelf at the bookstore but their appeal is more decorative than functional, for me. (And to go off on a tangent, I feel like most shoes are the same -- made to look cool or elegant, but not for wearing! They hurt just trying them on at the store and walking for two seconds, haha.)

I think collectors editions are more for people who loved the book already. I read Frankenstein and loved it so I went to get a collector’s edition because I just loved the book so much. I do know Barns and noble flexibound editions are pretty good for reading and look nice, the pages are really thick but they lay down all the way.

Thanks for the tag! I think I gained 3 subscribers today because of it. I did this tag two years ago, but I did mention and tag you in one I did today.

Great listening to you!! Your first choice was really interesting. 1. 'Hamnet' by Maggie O'Farrell - certainly a magical atmosphere of the story 2. 'The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrun' by Tolkien - exposure to Norse mythology, excellent poetry 3. Douay-Rhimes Bible - I don't think I would trust any other book / author to change me 4. If I am browsing my shelves, I have Zafon there :D

So many interesting books. I cannot fathom being locked up for my race. What a challenging position to be in. There were reasons, obviously. And being at war with the mother country must have been a hard decision, but still. I understand both sides, but then, I also don't like the potus that made those decision, so there's that as well. I'm glad the author was able to write his story. My son and I were tagged for this. I wanted to "browse" the library for this tag and haven't had time to do that.

I was actually thinking about Citizenship recently too. How there is a direct attack on our country, on the citizens born here or who immigrated lawfully, and those entering in who are not citizens legally. They are changing the definition of what it means to be a citizen since our founding as a nation. Citizens adhere to the laws they are governed by, they are given certain rights and privileges as citizens which they are protected by, and they united by the republic under one will. The citizens are the body, governed by the sovereign the Head. Our founders understood the Head to be the Almighty God. Philippians 3:17-21, as Christians we are not citizens of earth, but of Gods kingdom, a perfect law, a perfect Head, a perfect ruler of his people/perfect King, and a perfect kingdom. Given certain rights and privileges under heaven, an inheritance, abiding by divine laws, and a chosen people who belong in a different kingdom.

Here for the devotional Kierkegaard.

OH! I can do this tag. I have answers for all of these. I am on travel now, but I can do this when I return home to my bookshelf. NONO Boy looks fascinating - I have a similar experience with finding stories from the Philippine American War - I can find very few. I have had Søren Kierkegaard buzzing in my bonnet for years - I need to get around to reading him. I would love to know how Works of Love changed your life - maybe it will change mine ! Thank you for the video.

I love those penguin clothbound edition but I know they're just for the display 😅 but still I covet it!! 😍😍

Great video, thank you. I've just done a video on Seamus Heaney's alliterative verse translation of Beowulf, but I touch on the Tolkien translation as well, I find the whole thing quite magnetic. I haven't read enough Graham Greene, love your edition. I am very curious about your Henri Bosco, must search this author out, I am very keen on a poetics of place.

Very enjoyable video, I'm about to launch into Susanna Clarke, so found this video very interesting.

Seems like this would be my jam. Added it to my list. Thank you for such a thoughtful review!

This was fantastic, thank you. I have a daughter now and need to learn about princesses

I am the traslator of Kierkegaard's Works of Love into Korean. I am glad that reading WL makes your relationship changed. WOW!

What a depressing book this was. Still, I loved it.

Ah, this book has been on my tbr for some time now!

Never heard of it. Sounds really interesting, right up my street 🙂👍 thanks

Your thoughts on Ice are very similar to mine; it's a very disturbing book, yet beautifully written, and I haven't been able to forget about it ever since I read it. I'm glad you liked(?) it! To answer your question regarding the narrative perspective, here's what I think (though it's been a little while since I read it so I may have some details wrong): I believe Kavan wanted to explore how misogyny shapes the way men see themselves, through the (quite unreliable) narrator. The narrator, for the most part, sees himself as the woman's "saviour", her white knight, who must rescue her from her captor, the Warden. And if you asked the narrator, he'd probably say that that's what happened - in the end, he got the girl and thus defeated the Warden. It's a type of story that has been told many times throughout history (often by men). But we very often see that, in reality, the narrator and the Warden are more or less the same; possessive, violent, and abusive. In my opinion, what the narrator actually wants is to become the Warden, by taking away that which belongs to him. I think it would have been difficult to convey this through the perspective of the woman. Additionally, as you alluded to, seeing such a twisted man in the role of the "white knight" character helps to challenge the reader. (I could probably write a whole essay on what Ice has to say about men and gender, but I think that's enough, haha)

Pumpkin bread!!!

Thanks for not doing AI generated Garbage 🙏🏾. I just found your channel!

This is a brilliantly crafted novel that entails the shattering of illusions and redemption that Kitty and Walter experience. Charlie Townsend is Charlie Townsend, a consummate Player who knows one way of being. I’ve read the book and have the DVD which is beautifully filmed with a musical score than further enhances the beauty of the story and film. I generally always prefer the book vs film, but in this case, I prefer the film’s ending that entails personal growth, evolution, forgiveness and redemption. Much more satisfying than the book’s ending that deprives us of Kitty’s growth and evolution.

As beautiful as most hardcovers look on a shelf, I always boot to get paper back. Most hardcovers for me are uncomfortable anyway. I like be able to one hand a book. But some series I love to much I have to get the hardcover. Also great video btw!! ❤

I'm an hour in and I can't stand it! Hoping the style changes. Here to find out.

These publishes are printing new editions to get more out of free to read books, by republishing them in a different format. It is about money.

Thank you book mommy for this, had almost bought this for myself...

Thank you for this reading and these images-lovely, lovely, lovely

Weeeeeeird cover of Frankstein.

Fine, I'll read the women of world war 2 book :)

I can't tell you how many times Bleak House has found itself in my collection and then out again, and I've still yet to read it!

It feels so good to unhaul books, which I always do for dnfs or books I'm not going to reread. FWIW, Middlemarch does start to get more interesting right about the point you're at. 😅

I stopped seeing updates from your channel…. TH-cam is screwing up!

Have you ever attempted Marcel Proust's 7 volumes of Remembrance of Things Past? I told myself that I would push through at some point, but it has been hard to make myself.

Some great books in excellent shape. I hope they find some good homes. I need to unhaul a bunch of books; wish my philosophy was as equally sanguine. Also, I'm pretty sure we have the same carpet. :)

Glad to see Bleak House go! I do like Middlemarch, however. It is the sort of novel I reach back for at times.

Glad to hear the endorsement of libraries! If you don't need to write in a book, it is a wonderful way to read more broadly, while acquiring only those books you wish to refer to for a time, or lifetime.

Hooray for unhauls! I'm surprised to see Middlemarch, but not disappointed. I've only tried reading it once and soft dnf'd it. I couldn't stand the main character. Does she change at all? Or does she remain a complainer throughout? I haven't read the Professor, but read somewhere that it's based on an actual professor and personal events? I have no idea where I read this information. I have read Agnes Gray and loved that she was able to right the psychopathic family so well. YIKES! I was wondering how she was going to escape that crazy family. LOL I dnf'd Frankenstein. The writing felt very juvenile. Maybe it was my edition? LOL I like that you hang onto them for a little while just in case you change your mind. I do that as well. 👍👍

I haven't read Frankenstein yet. Ooh, I can understand your reasoning for Bleak House. I do think you would enjoy it, but can understand not thinking you'll get to it soon.

I do still plan to finish Cancer Ward. I was liking it, but it's also a tough read.

The Svetlana Alexievich book sounds interesting. I started her Secondhand Time and really want to finish that one.

Don’t feel bad about Middlemarch. I read the entire thing, and it was a painful read haha. I am glad I finished it, but I disliked every second of it. 😂 I will never reread it.

Interesting to see you *bandying* around accusations that that poet is a fraud

Automatic like for visiting the library more often. As a librarian I am not biased at all. :)