the 9 books i read in july | classics, romance, new favorite book | monthly reading wrap up
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ก.ค. 2024
- Thank you so much for your support on my first video! More annotation videos are in the works, as well as videos about expanding your vocabulary, and getting into classic literature. I'm going to try my best to present tips and information that you haven't already heard!! Today we are discussing the 9 books I read in July 2022. I think this is the best reading month I've ever had!! i'm hoping to have more like it but school starts in less a month and I'm moving countries... let me know what you all read last month and what's on your tbr! As always, leave a like if you enjoyed, consider subscribing, and comment any videos you'd like to see!
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Timestamps:
0:00 - intro
0:43 - thank you for the support + upcoming annotation videos
1:44 - One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez
14:29 - Letters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke
20:10 - Maus by Art Spiegelman
23:43 - The Stranger by Albert Camus
30:54 - A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan
34:00 - Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
36:13 - Book Lovers by Emily Henry
38:54 - It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover
42:36 - The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
46:03 - outro, what did you read in July?
I somehow still haven't read one hundred years of solitude. It has been on my tbr for a while thanks to Emma but now thanks to you at the top of the list, but what I wanted to say is I highly highly recommend the novella a chronicle of a death foretold also by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. I already had the book not knowing it's the same author and read it without knowing anything about it and I was blown away by the writing, by the story telling, everything. And I am awfully disappointed that is a bit underrated, I mean I haven't heard anyone talk about it, but it's amazing. I can't compare it ofc to one hundred years of solitude but now I would like to read every work by him just because of this novella. It is a bit graphic so maybe check the trigger warnings if needed. But also it has some hilarious moments that have made me laugh out loud
thank you for the GGM recommendation! he does have a lot of work that gets overshadowed by his main two novels… perhaps i’ll start reading him in chronological order! thanks for watching
Wow, such a glowing review of 100 Years of Solitude. I feel like I have let the book and myself down by not finishing it. I did struggle with all the character names… but now there’s a great “how to annotate “ video I’ve seen that I’ll use to attempt reading this book again. Great reviews and a really great video! Keep up all the interesting content
if you want to keep track of the character names and nothing else, you can write on the family tree! also, the video i have coming out on thursday (annotating the master and margarita) might be of some use since i’m trying to keep track of the russian names !! thank you so much for your support
a romance book I really enjoyed was 'seven days in june'. I struggle with a lot of romance as I find the writing really poor and cringy moments, but this book pleasantly suprised me. The writer had some beautiful writing but also didn't try to be about younger people, she kept it within her own generation meaning the moments aren't really cringy at all.
wow this sounds perfect for me! thanks for the recommendation Mila!
@@lislibrary I also second seven days in June!!
I listened to it as an audiobook recently and I really enjoyed it! It felt more serious than other romances I've read (without sacrificing what makes romance fun) and I agree that it was smart to not try to write "younger"! Thanks a million!!
Your voice is so nice to listen to. And also, now I need to read 100 Years of Solitude, your review made me so desperate to. Gonna look in every second hand shop I live near x
thank you Terry! i hope you love it
Your thoughts and excitement with the books you have read was so fun to watch!!
Thank you Ben!!
I just discovered your channel and I am SO happy. You describe things in such a glorious and captivating way. It's so hard to find booktube accounts with the same literary taste as me! Wish you the best
wow thanks Angie! that means a lot. what’s your best read of the year so far?
@@lislibrary Tough Question!!! Maybe Play it as it Lays by Joan Didion
Hey, sadly I did not have such a good reading month but I have read
I kissed Shara Wheeler by Casey McQuiston
People we Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry
Twisted Love by Ana Huang
An my current reads are:
Maus by art Spiegelman
One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez
Anne Frank the Diary of a young Girl
thanks for watching
I also read It Ends With Us this month- I liked it well enough, but apparently the sequel comes out in October of this year! It’s called It Starts With Us. I’m looking forward to seeing Ryle and Lily’s coparenting and (hopefully) seeing Lily in a healthy relationship
i’m looking forward to the sequel too!
❤❤❤Your channel is literally my comfort place. 🐈You make me so happy. 😁❤😽
thank you so much Sakura!! that's so nice
I just discovered your channel and I'm in loooove. Love the way u explain
It is enthralling how we all have our number one novels for all sorts of personal reasons. Mine is Ernest Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises, not least because of his vigorous writing style, partly because of its funny little baguette scented town amorously settled along the river.
so true! that’s the beauty of an online book community
So glad I found your channel
Hi Li!! I love watching monthly wrap ups, monthly reading TBRs, annotation methods, and any in depth review of a book/series that you really enjoy. However, I feel that the last one won't get much attention from the general public and its a lotttt of work(?) But as a booktube watcher, they're very much appreciated.
Also, other things such as reading challenges, trope recommendations, things about books you love/hate, reading skills, unpopular opinions... and many more; a great variety of content would be great :D
For July, I read Lapvona by Ottessa Moshfegh!
Hi! Thank you so much for this! It’s so helpful. Would you recommend Lapvona? I’ve been seeing so much about it. I’m planning a lot of videos, hopefully they’re a good mix between popular and niche things :)
@@lislibrary for enjoyment, i don't recommend it because the content is very disturbing and you should definitely check out the trigger warnings. if you're fine with all that though, don't stop yourself from trying out a new book.
@@rendeukie9212 thanks!!
This month I listened to the audiobook of Perfume: The story of a murderer by Patrick Suskind and was absolutely blown away by it. Please give it a try. The story is great and so is the narration!
ooh it looks mysterious!! and i need a new audiobook! thanks :)
as a big Camus fan i would say that the stranger is not so much a great intro to classics as it is a great intro to philosophical fiction as is Metamorphosis by Kafka. They are short and quite easy to digest books that pose philosophical questions in a non didactic way.
you make a good point! although from what i remember i think the metamorphosis was more approachable...that first line would hook anybody