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Are you INFP type in the mbti?

I love Catcher in the Rye. I find Holden to be relatable. I think he gets a bad rep because he complains about people a lot in the book, but that's not really what defined him for me. He tries to help and connect with people multiple times. That includes the nuns, the mother of his classmate, and his sibling. While reading the book it felt like the author was telling me that Holden isn't really a bad guy fundamentally, but he's just angsty and depressed.

Really enjoyed The Secret Lives of Church Ladies too ❤

The News from Spain by Joan Wickersham. Arranged Marriages by Chita Banerjee Divakaruni

Another vote for salt slow by Julia Armfield!

Salt Slow by Julia Armfield 💚

I loved The Secret Lives of Church Ladies. I enjoy short stories. Sometimes, you just don't have the mental capacity for a novel. I've added the others to my list. Sandra Cisneros "The House on Mango Street" & Kirsty Logan's "The Rental Heart".

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Fortune Smiles by Adam Johnson is the best I've read and The Tsar of Love and Techno by Anthony Marra is the best interlinked SS collection I've read.

ooh thank you for letting me know about the danez smith collection! i have trouble knowing when poetry is coming out.

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oooh excited that you've joined instagram!

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Oh Thunder City by Philip Reeve, that's going on my Christmas list!😍

Hi Jasmine, I wish you a lovely autumn, thank you! It will soon be time for Christmas reads (I've just recently read "A Christmas Guest" by Selma Lagerlöf) Xxx

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Ahhh excited to follow you on ig!!

Been waiting for your September wrap up and im excited to try out ypur 5 star reads❤️

You were completely correct with Orbital, it is overwritten and repetitive

Hi, everyone! If you fancy, please join me over on my new Instagram 📸 I'll be posting pretty proof pictures and keeping you all more up to date with my reading in real time. Looking forward to chatting to some of you over there 😊 👉 instagram.com/jas.dove

I once used a spatula as a bookmark in an abortive attempt to inflate my opinion of my own culinary ability

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Oooh i didn’t know danez smith had a new book out!!! I’m so excited for lots of these, especially sarah moss and eliza clark ❤

So fab to see My Favourite coming up! What an amazing selection of books...

Unrelated but please share which paint you used for your walls - love the colour ❤

Food for thought. So many books and so little time. The ever expanding tbr! Happy reading to you.

This ranking is spot on!

Been waiting for your video,your videos make happy and I love all of your recommendation videos❤

I haven't heard of any other books on your list . I'm assuming that's because I'm in the United States of America.

Jackal I've been on the face can't make up my mind whether I want to read it or not.

Fire Exit is sitting on my desk.I haven't read it yet.

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Ordered "An Equal Music" instantly! A Suitable Boy has always intimidated me, but these feels like a slightly less daunting intro to Seth :) This was the perfect video to watch right after just watching another video entitled "why does every book feel the same now?" Thanks so much, Jasmine!

So many books and so little time. The ever growing tbr. Best wishes with what you choose to read.

Oh dear , I have to add them all to my tbr. but I'll start with Gilead. I have that top by the way , but it looks better on you 😀

I love backlisted videos! I have not read Gilead yet, but I did read Housekeeping this month by the same author. It was wonderful.

Great video,I'm looking forward to reading som of tgese❤

I still need to read Gilead!

Great video. Thank you for the recommendations. Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom, a favorite of mine from the nineties. ❤📚❤️

What's your favourite read NOT from the past 10 years? Please give me your recs so I can add them to my list 🙌🏻

Missing your videos❤

In relation to When Our Worlds Collided what do you mean by “a little bit on the nose with the points the author wanted to make”? Are you referring to the racism shown? Or something else?

I’ve been looking at Frank and Red but wasn’t sure but I might try the audio instead of the physical now actually! Thanks ☺️

The lead characters name in If My Words Had Wings is Tyrell not Tyrese 🫣 this book is the best book I’ve read this year also!! It should be on the high school curriculum imo! Danielle’s writing is absolute perfection

Very interested to hear about Donal Ryan's new novel - I loved The Spinning Heart so I will have to read it again and then read Heart Be At Peace!

Hi Jasmine, just wanted to say that I read Lily by Rose Tremain that you recommended a while back. I really enjoyed the sense of Victorian London, the sadness of Lily's experience in the foundling hospital and her nostalgia for her childhood home on the farm. Her low self-worth and loneliness were also well explored so overall it was a great read. Thanks for the recommendation!

Hi Jasmine, Thanks for sharing, I've written down Sarah Moss's title (I've never read anything by her). If you're interested in the topics of mental health and food, I cannot recommend enough Evanna Lynch's extraordinary memoir "The Opposite of Butterfly Hunting", which is one of my all-time favourites. I've recommended it to Meonicorn (The Bookish Land) and she absolutely loved it too! It is mainly about anorexia nervosa, and Lynch broaches this subject with brio, showing how complex it all is... (I've written about it on my blog if you want to read more about it :)) Xxx

I am currently reading Kairos. While I am really enjoying it, I think it's more of a winter book than a summer one! The prose is beautiful and slow - which doesn't work as well when it's so hot out! It's made me realize seasonal reading is important to me! than I thought! So my next book is definitely going to be something much lighter - maybe an Emily Henry will do the trick.