So excited to hear your review of Oh Sister. I have been wanting to read it since it came out. I’m a former Jehovah’s Witness (left the organization when I was 21) and lost everyone from my past and have always been kind of bummed that our experiences have been so little reflected in literature where I think there’s more room to explore the impacts of groups like the witnesses. If you want a really good book on Witnesses highly recommend the memoir The Last Days by Ali Millar. Got to interview Ali when the book came out and she’s fascinating. Loved hearing your thoughts on all these books 😀😀
Wow Chris I’m so glad you made it out. I absolutely loved Ali’s book and also interviewed her for work last summer. I am so looking forward to her debut fiction too. I agree, it feels like an underrepresented group when we think about high demand religious experiences that cause trauma. I hope Ali and Jodie’s book will open the floodgates for plenty more to be written. ❤️
Even though you said it was not really your favourite but from the way that you described it i NEED to read Mrs. S. as soon as i get my hands on a copy. It seems like it would satisfy a craving i have inside me. And do you think id enjoy the book Berlin as someone living there?
I think Mrs S will work for a lot of people, I hope you enjoy! Re Berlin I think so, I think you’d find the mocking of stereotypes funny and perhaps enjoy recognising the geographical references x
In June I picked up all the beauty in the world and I loved it!! Art history is such an interesting genre And 13 ways of looking at a fat girl by Mona award was great as well
Berlin has been on my radar for a while, so I was glad to hear your thoughts. I do love that ‘Moshfegian’ seems to be a legit adjective these days 😂
Hahah me too actually, maybe we need to create a formal definition
So excited to hear your review of Oh Sister. I have been wanting to read it since it came out. I’m a former Jehovah’s Witness (left the organization when I was 21) and lost everyone from my past and have always been kind of bummed that our experiences have been so little reflected in literature where I think there’s more room to explore the impacts of groups like the witnesses. If you want a really good book on Witnesses highly recommend the memoir The Last Days by Ali Millar. Got to interview Ali when the book came out and she’s fascinating. Loved hearing your thoughts on all these books 😀😀
Wow Chris I’m so glad you made it out. I absolutely loved Ali’s book and also interviewed her for work last summer. I am so looking forward to her debut fiction too. I agree, it feels like an underrepresented group when we think about high demand religious experiences that cause trauma. I hope Ali and Jodie’s book will open the floodgates for plenty more to be written. ❤️
Even though you said it was not really your favourite but from the way that you described it i NEED to read Mrs. S. as soon as i get my hands on a copy. It seems like it would satisfy a craving i have inside me. And do you think id enjoy the book Berlin as someone living there?
I think Mrs S will work for a lot of people, I hope you enjoy! Re Berlin I think so, I think you’d find the mocking of stereotypes funny and perhaps enjoy recognising the geographical references x
I also loved The Lost Daughter. I loved the part where she refused to move from the sunbed and when she would get nasty haha.
Hahah yes I loved that too
In June I picked up all the beauty in the world and I loved it!! Art history is such an interesting genre And 13 ways of looking at a fat girl by Mona award was great as well
Ohhh cool that sounds really good. I have just dnfed alls well by Awad but maybe I need to try another 🤔
Stray sounds interesting, think i'll check it out
It was on scribd if you want a low stakes test out aha
@@hannahmay11 thanks, I will try that
Do you have a goodreads?
No, I use StoryGraph /my name there is hannahdotmay
Great video as always ❤
Thank you 🤗
❤️❤️❤️ love it
I love your sweatshirt!! Where did you get it? :))
Its a vintage one I got on a trip to Margate 😃
I havent read Yellowface but i had the exact same complaint about Babel, just found it frustratingly unsubtle
You’re not the first person to say that which is definitely interesting
Do you have Goodreads? I’d love to follow you!
I don't I’m on StoryGraph instead, my username is hannahdotmay
Men Explain The Wire to Me 😅
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