Some AMAZING non-fiction and some AWFUL fiction. Also knitting!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 11 ก.ค. 2024
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00:00 Intro and Knitting
01:31 Redwall
05:01 The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox
08:08 Trail of the Lost
10:48 Into Siberia
14:38 Outro
Redwall
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The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox
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Trail of the Lost
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Into Siberia
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Excellent knitting! I made a HUGE blanket with oversize needles and 3 strands of chenille yarn for my mom and she got me to make one for her friend. They love them, but what a pain! I've heard Redwall is a really good audiobook, but I haven't read any of them. I think I have a copy of the first book, Not all that excited to read it now. 🤣
Honestly Redwall would probably work better as an audiobook! Half the time I was just so bothered by trying to get through the dialects 😅 I don't know how you made more than one blanket with that yarn! I am swearing off of it forever 😂
Ooh no. I just got Esme Lennox on my Libby app. I’d had it on hold from the same video. 😅 Glad that you enjoyed Trail of The Lost. It is a really interesting subject. The psychics and con-men were really interesting to me. It’s sad how they monopolize on people’s denial and grief. Into Siberia sounds fantastic. Adding it to the TBR.
You might like it! I can't wait to hear your thoughts on it 😊Thank you for your recommendation! I really liked Trail of the Lost. I agree that the psychics and con-men were interesting. I think my problem with it may have been with my expectations on where the focus was going to be. I think you would love Into Siberia!
Oh wow I had totally forgotten about Redwall; I definitely read that as a child! I agree that sometimes rereading books from my childhood nowadays makes me realize what kinds of biases they have that I never even considered as a kid.
I've read another Langford book in the past (about her time in NPS) that I didn't really love but I still want to try the Trail of the Lost since I'm such a big backpacking fan.
Yes! Re-visiting books that I read as a child is always such a gamble. They could be amazing, or they could be biased, or they could just be really poor writing that I didn't realize as a kid. Trail of the Lost is really interesting if you like backpacking. I have done some backpacking but my parents are really into it. The book made me nervous for their hikes!
Hi, this is my first time to see your channel. I tried to read Redwall once, but couldn't get into it. Thanks for the summary. Trail of the Lost is a book I'd like to read. I live near the PCT close to the CA/OR border. I'd also like to read Into Siberia.
You might have more of a connection to Trail of the Lost living so close! I would love to know what you think of it! Thank you for watching 😊
"Another fantastic video! I always learn something new from your channel."
Thank you!
I appreciate your incites into Redwall. I've never read it, but I've had people suggest I read it with my son. I had your same reaction when I reread The Secret Garden and Where the Red Fern Grows with my kids. What's your favorite Maggie O'Farrell? I really enjoyed listening to her memoir, but I've never read her fiction. Thanks for your nonfiction recs. I've placed a hold on both.
I think my favorite Maggi O'Farrell is probably her memoir! But I really enjoyed both Hamnet and The Marriage Portrait. I haven't reread The Secret Garden or Where the Red Fern Grows recently but I will be wary now! To be fair I don't think I ever really loved Where the Red Fern Grows 🤷♀I think as far as read aloud fantasy goes the Percy Jackson series was one of the most successful for my daughter. She loved it! I got kind of tired of reading it after a while but it was a pretty good time. Lord of the Rings was a lot of fun as well!
@@savagereads I read The Secret Garden so many times as a kid. I see now that so many things went over my head. I wasn't a huge fan of Where the Red Fern Grows, but I didn't find it as a kid. I hated it as an adult. Thanks for the recs.
I bought a Red Wall book recently 😂 I only bought it because I liked the cover and it's not the first one. I've only read Hamnet by O'Farrell and it was beautiful writing but it annoyed me quite a lot too. Into Siberia sounds right up my street.
😂I could see you really liking Into Siberia! I think I liked O'Farrell's memoir the best because it had a mix of great personal stories and her beautiful writing
This was great. I love well-pointed criticisms of books, but then ascending to _Into Siberia_ which sounds fabulously interesting. I’ve heard similar things said of _Lord of the Rings_ (which I’ve never read) - I’m sure _Redwall_ would’ve bugged me too.
I think you would love Into Siberia! I really disliked reading Redwall out loud but enjoyed reading Lord of the Rings which just shows how blatant the issues were with Redwall.
This was great, some new nonfiction books on my radar now. Well done finishing the chenille knitting! Did it shed everywhere as well?
Luckily it didn't shed too much! But I am so happy to not be working with it anymore 😅
First off, a totally superficial comment...that color shirt is perfect for you!
Are you going to have your daughter continue to read the Redwall series on her own? I totally get that it wasn't a fun book to read--I never read it to my kids, but I did try reading Junie B. Jones and that was absolute hell--but it sounds like there are other issues with it.
Just added Into Siberia and the PCT book to my TBR!
Thank you so much! The shirt is my favorite color. I have a problem where I fall in love with any clothing or home decor that is green 😅 We don't have any other Redwall books so unless she brings it up I am not going to offer to find any others 😬
My husband is obsessed with Redwall and just re-read the whole series. I tried the first book and went....REALLY?! Really?! I even tried to watch season 1 of the cartoon...still nothing.
I remember loving the books as a child but as an adult I just can't understand the appeal and the problematic aspects were really jarring🤷♀The cartoon! I used to watch that after school 😅