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I feel the same way about All this could be different ! I honestly didnt finish it and was surprised that it annoyed me so much because it seemed to have everything I would enjoy. Nice video and happy new year !

what a fab reading year for you!!! v intrigued by In Memory of Memory and keen to hear your thoughts on it when you finish. wishing you a wonderful reading year in 2025!!! much luv to ya <333

happy new year ceren!! i recently got Lucy by Jamaica Kincaid out of the library and hearing you talk about it so highly has bumped it up to the top of the tbr :)

I read Ivan as possibly being neurodivergent to some degree. In my mind this explained his difficulty connecting to others and lack of empathy. I enjoyed all of these characters. Intermezzo was one of my top reads this year ❤. Enjoyed hearing your thoughts and thanks for the video 😊

the hair and the sweater are gorggg!! so glad you loved intermezzo, it was one of my faves this year

that orange is so dreamy!! you’re making me want to cast on a new project!!

spoilers for those in the comments! but i also much preferred peter's chapters, i loved the exploration of theory and praxis. i feel like intermezzo is rooney's heaviest hand with her commentary on politics and especially academic politics/theory which i think i like more than the subtle class commentaries her other books had. i think peter's perspective was so realistic in the ways we think never match the ways we act and we all have the capability to be a bad person. hurting someone is bad systemically, but also bad interpersonally and i loved that peter experienced shame lol. maybe it's just me but i feel like people are sooo afraid of feeling shame (and it sucks so i get it) but i feel like it's stopping a lot of growth from happening. and i think the lack of shame leads to someone like ivan! someone so stuck in the way they think and knowing they are right 100% of the time and having zero nuance in the relationships they have with others. and it excuses him when he treats other people like crap. also he was just fully an incel and i like ???? when people said they liked ivan more i was like did we read the same thing 😭 i also have to say soo much of their dynamic feels very classic older brother younger brother relationships too!

Love the hair and knit. A new rule for myself is waiting till a book is in paperback - that way I don't just read bc of the hype, but bc it's naturally time.

That’s an amazing sweater! 👏👏👏🔥. I know, making your own clothes is insane, right? I’m really interested in Intermezzo now!

love the knitted top! such a beautiful orange 🧡

this was, as promised, a good balm for my current winter blues. knit looks beautiful!

i watched this video while knitting a scarf and now im about to read intermezzo!

wait I’m also watching the extended LOTR’s for the first time this weekend!!!

i love this video format!! also obsessed with the new haircut, suits you so well!!

Loooove The Rachel Incident!! Your knits are soooo gorgeous ahh! I’ve been meaning to switch from crochet to knitting but I’m nervous ahah

loved yr thoughts on the ferrante - I’ve never thought about the ebb and flow of intense episodes represented in the story in that way, and you’re def right. on the topic of books from the 60s [partially] set in berkeley and following a [sometimes] unlikable protagonist, I can’t remember if you’ve ever read Cassandra at the Wedding? would recommend if you haven’t the knits look so good!

The Rachel Incident sounds so interesting!! maybe i will find it on audiobook to listen to as i knit :) i also read The Lost Child this year and was definitely thinking a lot about autofiction in relation to ferrante, and elena's kinda vindictive writing of lila's life. have you read In The Margins? if not i would recommend - she talks about the metanarrative aspect of her novels and it was so fascinating library cookbooks 4ever!! i haven't cooked from that book from carla but i enjoyed some of her recipes from That Sounds So Good! loveee the stickers - i think i had a version of the butterfly sticker book 🦋 the prima pullover looks so good!! and the green yarn!! so gorgeous and festive for winter🐸

thank you so much for the kind words about my pattern 🥹🖤 it is such a great winter sweater for showing a lil shoulder but still being cozy!!

If you liked Crossing, you might like And then we danced from the same director! It's one of my fave movies, so beautiful

can't wait for the Intermezzo vlog!!! and looove that you pull cook books from the library honestly that is so smart why haven't i thought of that

yayyy welcome back!! always love your videos hehe

welcome back ^__^ fruit n water paying off glowwwww i love the unedited candid stuff

i am here for the new Ceren! but of course have always loved the old you which is to say i love you and would love to see more of you! so so happy the Heti made an impression on you! it's so whimsical and wonderful. and the Pratt x ASAP Rocky song is sooo good took my by surprise as well !

omg i was admiring your top the entire video and then when you said you made it!! did you use a pattern? love how the fabric drapes! also so feeling the peach + tomato mood this summer - i made a really delicious salad with that and hot honey balsamic vinaigrette 🥰 so happy to see you back on booktube!

Need to get a gift for a friend, who's a student of Linguistics, and The Idiot by Batuman (which I read and adored) came to mind as an obvious choice, but this video might broaden my choices! Thank you for this!!

love this

This vlog is perfect! I loved every second of it.

loved this vlog!! that potato salad looked so delicious 🥰

love ur vlogs<3

First, thanks for reminding me about that book! I’ve just begun knitting. Someday, I’ll be able to knit the Monday sweater! I’m knitting my first project…the “wheat” scarf from Tin Can Knits. What yarn are you using? I love the color! Also, ok one more knitting comment…you’ve got wooden needles. I think I prefer wood too. I just bought my first set. 😊

First and foremost- you’re reminding me I need to plan a trip up to the Russian River! Loved seeing these little moments from your life and hearing your updates!

my debut... im winning the acting challenge. also this format is gorgeous & i wish more wrap-ups interspersed daily living w/ reading thoughts

i'm also a fiend for food writing/restaurant worlds! i loved kitchen confidential and would recommend heat by bill buford - it is an older publication but it has a similar atmosphere. also blood, bones and butter by gabrielle hamilton, it's not a fave but it's kind of hardcore. and the cook by maylis de kerangal (more of a poetic essay). :-)

your birthday weekend looked so dreamy!! i’d really like to do a reread of checkout 19 soon, i loved hearing you talk about it!! i think i read it too early on in my reading journey to fully appreciate it. i think you’d really enjoy pond!!

loved hearing your musings on Y/N! i wished the ending had made its mark, but i loved the overall themes and thoughts on obsession, especially coming from fangirl/fanfic culture. i was that tumblr girlie!!! and OOP! i also did not like All of Us Strangers. the ending really put a bad taste in my mouth. but wowwee love her in her letterboxd era! more films in 2024!!!

Missed you! I DNF'd Y/N last year, I agree that I can see some readers either loving or hating this.

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you have the prettiest house omg

ahhh i wanna read in my mother languages too but i always go for french translation or sum :( it’s so hard to stay motivated and finishing it. also ur so right abt getting tired of “isolated depressed women fic”same thing happened to me with “la women being weird and unhinged” kind of genre lmao even tho im still reading it i don’t have that much of fun as i used to (loooved ur channel btw <33)

i rewatch this often, videos like these are like catnip for me and this one is especially relaxing and inspiring. u inspired me to order a cousin (i'm easily influenced),, i've always been a notebook/journal girl but i've never successfully used a planner. i'm trying to use it low stakes like u do. i hope it fixes my life lol

Most of the footnotes in If An Egyptian Cannot Speak English explain nothing, they're purposefully wrong because the narrator is unreliable.

the mary jo bang :')

This was very interesting to see how you use your various notebooks! I’m using the hobonichi techo this year and loving it so far! Also love Midori notebooks for every day notes and commonplace books!

ahh!! ty for sharing!!! i want to go through my hobonichi and show u how i'm using it too!! i want to start common placing. i used to collage so much maybe i need to return return to it. also your Y/N drawing!!!!!!!!!! so good!

how the hell did i miss this on my subbies page?!!! this is my roman empire, im buckled alllllll the way in

this was so relaxing to watch!! i can never keep up with journaling/physical planners but i absolutely love watching videos related to it

I loved this so much! Been thinking of getting a Cousin for a while but every video i've seen of people using it made it seem almost daunting but this is so accessible! also love the drawings you did <3

i loveee this video so much! i have very much been doing the same this year with the knitting patterns & recipes & reflections on media!! the collages are such a lovely way to keep memories 🥰👼🏽

I use a soft back red Moleskine for the journaling you do in your black one. And I’m exactly the same way…I write my thoughts down when I need to think some things out, etc etc. and I don’t look back. I do date my entries. I loved this video!

loved this!! the notebook with the thin pages is so beautiful wow