I kinda just forgot too because there was so much to explore. I've just started reading Endurance by Scott Kelly after seeing it on your channel! Interesting so far.
Glad you liked Scoob! I have several Sarah Waters, but I've only read the night watch which I loved. I used to listen to a podcast called books on the nightstand and the host's favorite book was The Sparrow, she used to rave about it all the time 😊
On Dashiel Hammet, he also wrote The Maltese Falcon, which of course was one of the famous films noir. The Big Sleep is by Raymond Chandler. Humphrey Bogart happened to appear in both films, which could lead to your confusion:) The Thin Man was made into several movies, after the success of the first movie with William Powell and Myrna Loy playing Nick and Nora Charles. They had great chemistry together and a similar sense of humor. People began to believe that they were married in real life. I've read all of Josephine Tey's books but my favorites were the standalones Brat Farrar and Miss Pym Disposes and one of the Grant series, The Franchise Affair. I think that one is a classic. The author Nicola Upson has written a series of mysteries with Josephine Tey as the main character. I've just picked up one that deals with Alfred Hitchcock and Josephine meeting to hammer out a deal for making one of her books into a film; and of course, a murder occurs. I couldn't resist this one, as Hitchcock is one of my favorite directors.
@@KatJack-vl8xj I realised after I hadn't read Hammet before, but I love The Maltese Falcon film, and The Big Sleep, I definitely get all those authors mixed up. I've not seen any films of The Thin Man so that sounds interesting. Glad people seem to love Brat Farrar!
Hi Aaron! What a fantastic book haul! I remember reading Rosamunde Pilcher long ago. I might like to revisit her. I do love the Library of America editions. I just picked up a two-volume set of Ursula K. LeGuin in the Library of America series, and I got them for a great price. Real treasures! I love that you have Katie's book, which looks wonderful. I'm ordering it here in the US but it's going to take some time to get here as it's not been published here. Great collection of books! Enjoy!
Aaron I love your tastes in books. Excellent haul! And I always attempt to read the spines of books on your shelves behind you. We’ve read so many of the same titles!😊
I’m too scared to video in public too. I always think I want to vlog but I’m just too self conscious to do it. I’m waiting for my copy of Katie’s book to arrive. I can’t wait!
Oooh Josephine Tey, Solzhenitsyn and Dashiell Hammett - all of those are on my tbr for this year. Just read the first Inspector Grant book The Man in the Queue. Loved it. I’ve read Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter years ago and really enjoyed reading The House of Seven Gables in April. Fabulous haul. Very varied 😊
I have that copy of The Thin Man too! (And I have the film version on blu-ray, with the magnificent Myrna Loy and William Powell - which turns it into more of an overt comedy. Good stuff.)
@@AaronReadABook It’s a fun film - and I referenced a few lines from it in my song about Myrna Loy! (It’s been too long since I read the book, I couldn’t say now whether those lines are also in the book, but I’m guessing not.)
I've read Brat Farrar and The Sparrow and thought they were both excellent. I didn't expect to like Brat Farrar much as it's horsey and that's not my thing, but it was very good. The Sparrow is not your traditional sci-fi, very thought-provoking. There's a sequel too, Children of God, which I didn't think was quite as good. They're not overtly religious by the way. The one Rosamund Pilcher I've read was Winter Solstice and I really liked it. I must get to The Shell Seekers. Nice haul, Aaron!
@@cathrussell2426 yeah I thought I had heard good things about both, The Sparrow sounds very interesting. I quite like horse stuff in books but I don't like riding them in real life. Winter solstice seems very popular in my comments!
Just found your channel - hi from Australia. Few videos to catch up have liked the ones I have seen so far got some recommendations- I like your taste 📚
The Sparrow is amazing! (And simultaneously so hard to read!). The year I read it I recommended it to everyone! I was initially attracted to it because of the Jesuit protagonist. (I'm a long time Jesuit fan😆). And it made sense to me that yes, if there was a first contact event in real life and a religious order got involved, it would for sure be the Jesuits. After I read it I discovered there's another book about Jesuits in space, which I haven't read but want to. Werehunter sounds so fun! I added it to my want to read list. (Mercedes Lackey is an author I'd like to read, but I'd only heard about her fantasy series).
Another eclectic one Aaron! I haven’t read any of these though I have Solzhenitsyn’s Cancer Ward which feels like you might have to be in a particularly good mood to read 😬
I can’t imagine why Werehunter was the cheapest book! 😂I read The Sparrow. Jason and I now refer to it as Jesuits in Space. If you want to read The House of Seven Gables together … let me know. I love Sarah Waters. She has other better books though! 💛
@@booksimnotreading yeah I went and checked some videos I'd seen and I now know it was people's least favourite 😂 Jesuits In Space is a better name haha. I think I'll start with The Scarlet Letter and I'll let you know if I want to go on, is that one horror?
@@AaronReadABook Horror? I don’t think I’d call The Scarlet Letter horror. Most people in America read it in high school and hate it, but I had a really fantastic English teacher that year and I ended up reading twice then. I look forward to what you think. 💛
@PoiemaLee 0 seconds ago Nice haul! I also have Pilchur’s September waiting in the wings. Really enjoyed _Winter Solstice _, so I anticipate good things for it. Have only read one of Tey’s novels, _Daughter of Time_. I liked it well enough to download a collection by the author, but in typical fashion I have failed to return to it. Let us know how you like Brat Farrar.
@@PoiemaLee yes I read Daughter of Time and The Man In The Queue both were good, and Daughter of Time very unique. I'm hearing lots of good things about winter solstice so that's good!
oooh skoob books is a fun book shop - and also completely understand the fear for public filming!
I kinda just forgot too because there was so much to explore. I've just started reading Endurance by Scott Kelly after seeing it on your channel! Interesting so far.
Great haul! Nice find with the Hawthorn collection.
@@revenantreads Glad people like him, I thought he might be one that everyone read at school and now hates 😁
Great selection Aaron. Can’t beat a good browse is a second hand book shop
@@BookishAdventuresInWellbeing it's the best!
I highly recommend Twain's travel memoirs. They are fantastically funny
I have Huck Fin and the King Arthur one, I do hear good things about his non fiction though so I will keep an eye out!
Glad you liked Scoob! I have several Sarah Waters, but I've only read the night watch which I loved.
I used to listen to a podcast called books on the nightstand and the host's favorite book was The Sparrow, she used to rave about it all the time 😊
Was the host a Jesuit? I've completely stopped listening to podcasts since I discovered audiobooks, I need to dip back in.
@@AaronReadABook not as far as I know. Yeh same, I love listening to them when I listen, but it's sparse due to audiobooks!
On Dashiel Hammet, he also wrote The Maltese Falcon, which of course was one of the famous films noir. The Big Sleep is by Raymond Chandler. Humphrey Bogart happened to appear in both films, which could lead to your confusion:) The Thin Man was made into several movies, after the success of the first movie with William Powell and Myrna Loy playing Nick and Nora Charles. They had great chemistry together and a similar sense of humor. People began to believe that they were married in real life.
I've read all of Josephine Tey's books but my favorites were the standalones Brat Farrar and Miss Pym Disposes and one of the Grant series, The Franchise Affair. I think that one is a classic. The author Nicola Upson has written a series of mysteries with Josephine Tey as the main character. I've just picked up one that deals with Alfred Hitchcock and Josephine meeting to hammer out a deal for making one of her books into a film; and of course, a murder occurs. I couldn't resist this one, as Hitchcock is one of my favorite directors.
@@KatJack-vl8xj I realised after I hadn't read Hammet before, but I love The Maltese Falcon film, and The Big Sleep, I definitely get all those authors mixed up. I've not seen any films of The Thin Man so that sounds interesting. Glad people seem to love Brat Farrar!
Hi Aaron. I like your freestyle pyramid....I hope you have started a trend! Great mix of books.
I don't think it's going to catch on 😂
Hi Aaron! What a fantastic book haul! I remember reading Rosamunde Pilcher long ago. I might like to revisit her. I do love the Library of America editions. I just picked up a two-volume set of Ursula K. LeGuin in the Library of America series, and I got them for a great price. Real treasures! I love that you have Katie's book, which looks wonderful. I'm ordering it here in the US but it's going to take some time to get here as it's not been published here. Great collection of books! Enjoy!
I'm jealous, I would love to find those LeGuin ones here! I might buy them new one day.
@@AaronReadABook the LeGuin books are beautiful. I bought them new but still at a great price. I was just lucky that day!
Aaron I love your tastes in books. Excellent haul! And I always attempt to read the spines of books on your shelves behind you. We’ve read so many of the same titles!😊
We do! I need to re-arrange the shelves soon so there will be new things to spy 😆
I’m too scared to video in public too. I always think I want to vlog but I’m just too self conscious to do it.
I’m waiting for my copy of Katie’s book to arrive. I can’t wait!
@@GinaStanyerBooks tourists vlog through London constantly, sometimes with big selfie sticks so I don't know why I can't do it 😁
Oooh Josephine Tey, Solzhenitsyn and Dashiell Hammett - all of those are on my tbr for this year. Just read the first Inspector Grant book The Man in the Queue. Loved it. I’ve read Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter years ago and really enjoyed reading The House of Seven Gables in April. Fabulous haul. Very varied 😊
@@RaynorReadsStuff I really liked The Man In The Queue too, a clever premise and I like the way she writes. Glad I grabbed the Hawthorne then!
Hope you enjoy your purchases Aaron. Happy reading.
I have that copy of The Thin Man too! (And I have the film version on blu-ray, with the magnificent Myrna Loy and William Powell - which turns it into more of an overt comedy. Good stuff.)
Never seen the film, it's one for me to check out for sure.
@@AaronReadABook It’s a fun film - and I referenced a few lines from it in my song about Myrna Loy! (It’s been too long since I read the book, I couldn’t say now whether those lines are also in the book, but I’m guessing not.)
I've read Brat Farrar and The Sparrow and thought they were both excellent. I didn't expect to like Brat Farrar much as it's horsey and that's not my thing, but it was very good. The Sparrow is not your traditional sci-fi, very thought-provoking. There's a sequel too, Children of God, which I didn't think was quite as good. They're not overtly religious by the way. The one Rosamund Pilcher I've read was Winter Solstice and I really liked it. I must get to The Shell Seekers. Nice haul, Aaron!
@@cathrussell2426 yeah I thought I had heard good things about both, The Sparrow sounds very interesting. I quite like horse stuff in books but I don't like riding them in real life. Winter solstice seems very popular in my comments!
Just found your channel - hi from Australia. Few videos to catch up have liked the ones I have seen so far got some recommendations- I like your taste 📚
Hello! Always glad to hear that 😁
great book haul, im gonna keep my eye out for werehunter
The Sparrow is amazing! (And simultaneously so hard to read!). The year I read it I recommended it to everyone! I was initially attracted to it because of the Jesuit protagonist. (I'm a long time Jesuit fan😆). And it made sense to me that yes, if there was a first contact event in real life and a religious order got involved, it would for sure be the Jesuits. After I read it I discovered there's another book about Jesuits in space, which I haven't read but want to.
Werehunter sounds so fun! I added it to my want to read list. (Mercedes Lackey is an author I'd like to read, but I'd only heard about her fantasy series).
I can't believe there are two jesuits in space books haha. I'm glad you enjoyed The Sparrow, it does sound fascinating.
Another eclectic one Aaron! I haven’t read any of these though I have Solzhenitsyn’s Cancer Ward which feels like you might have to be in a particularly good mood to read 😬
Yeah he doesn't seem like a fun dinner party guest.
Hello Aaron, those paperback Gulag Archipelagos were issued in 3 volumes. Best, Kevin
Thanks! I'll have to keep an eye out for the other two now 😄
Interesting mix! Have you read the Paying Guests by Sarah Waters? I picked that up second hand a while ago, but I find it a bit intimidating.
@@ellenmadebookclub no I've only read The Night Watch, which was good and set in WWII but I think a lot of them are Victorian
I can’t imagine why Werehunter was the cheapest book! 😂I read The Sparrow. Jason and I now refer to it as Jesuits in Space. If you want to read The House of Seven Gables together … let me know. I love Sarah Waters. She has other better books though! 💛
@@booksimnotreading yeah I went and checked some videos I'd seen and I now know it was people's least favourite 😂 Jesuits In Space is a better name haha. I think I'll start with The Scarlet Letter and I'll let you know if I want to go on, is that one horror?
@@AaronReadABook Horror? I don’t think I’d call The Scarlet Letter horror. Most people in America read it in high school and hate it, but I had a really fantastic English teacher that year and I ended up reading twice then. I look forward to what you think. 💛
@@booksimnotreading I mean the seven gables one, i thought that was a horror
@@AaronReadABook I’m not sure. I am planning to read it blind! 😃
The couple on the cover of Something in Disguise were a couple in real life.
@@abiwk04 I just looked them up and I recognise them vaguely now. So many books had miniseries in the 80s and 90s
Filming in public 🤢
It feels wrong haha
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Nice haul! I also have Pilchur’s September waiting in the wings. Really enjoyed _Winter Solstice _, so I anticipate good things for it.
Have only read one of Tey’s novels, _Daughter of Time_. I liked it well enough to download a collection by the author, but in typical fashion I have failed to return to it. Let us know how you like Brat Farrar.
@@PoiemaLee yes I read Daughter of Time and The Man In The Queue both were good, and Daughter of Time very unique. I'm hearing lots of good things about winter solstice so that's good!