books ii | ebook libraries, the horror of whiteness, unreliable narrations
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 ต.ค. 2024
- welcome to this instalment of "books"! in this episode, I forget that I was once a child, plus rumination on the haunting horror of whiteness in fiction and some chat about e-library books.
00:45 - jan potocki, the manuscript found in saragossa
03:59 - brandon taylor, real life
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07:39 - daisy johnson, sisters
08:07 - spoilers for sisters
11:52 - end of spoilers for sisters
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12:05 - don delillo, underworld
12:44 - libby & e-book loans
13:13 - bella mackie, how to kill your family
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as always, you can find me at the links below:
/ essayism
/ galina
galina.uk
and buy the #books through my bookshop page:
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thanks for watching : - )
I added all of the books you mentioned to my tbr.
Currently, I'm reading Atonement by Ian McEwan. How wonderfully it's written! Each and every emotion of every character in the book is so intricately expressed.
that's so sweet of you! I haven't read anything by ian mcewan although I hear nothing but good things. I will have to keep an eye out at the library next time :)
So excited about discovering your channel!
ah thank you that’s very kind 😇
Reading my last book by Kazuo Ishiguro, 'The Unconsoled.' It's his biggest one (500+ pages) and while it's supposed to be a psychological thriller, it's filled with his style: lots of dialogue, lots of words. Definitely a book I'll be taking my time with!
sounds like a dream!
listening to you is healing >
that is incredibly kind, thank you
I read "fen" by daisy johnson recently and absolutely loved it and ordered "everything under" immediately. hope to get to "sisters" soon as well. also your background is STUNNING, I kept looking at the books behind you hahah. looking forward to seeing what you come up with in the future of this channel
I had actually totally forgotten about fen - an excellent collection, although I feel in 'sisters' her writing (particularly horror) has come a long way; a lot more consistent and not as self conscious, maybe.
thank you so much, it's funny that. we love the book stacks too, even though the proper thing to do would be to buy more shelves, we like it like this. I will have to try and keep changing it up so you have something to look at though 🤠
I love this!! I love when Don D said Klara's voice had a slight rasp and a kind of wobble, the loose liquid texture of something sliding side to side. I was like omg.
that's what I love about dd - one liners that make you stop reading just to process them, so good
Loving the content! Currently, I am immersed in Morrison's The Bluest Eye (liking it even more than Beloved), and enjoying the last few chapters of Kwame Anthony Appiah's The Lies That Bind. After your review, I am sure Real Life will follow.
thank you so much sabine. I LOVE everything I have every read from morrison. she really is that unbelievably good! I think you will really get a lot from 'real life' :)
i watched the spoiler part of Sisters and the way you described the book make me really want to read (even now that i know some parts haha)!
also love the contrast of white with the books, hair, shirt and mug :)🤍
haha I didn't spoil the central moment of the text so hopefully you will still get a lot from it - it really is good, I hope you give it a go. it was a very creamy-dream setup this time wasn't it aha
Loved watching this, added all of these to my TBR x
so glad to hear it! hope you enjoy some of them 😇
The Manuscript Found in s
Saragossa sounds really good.. I just added that my TBR list. Thanks 😊 I'm currently reading The Remains of the Day..
it is a great romp! I have to get into some ishiguro...
I really want to read 'real life' and I haven't heard of 'sisters' but that sounds amazing! great video.
thank you for watching, I hope you let me know what you think of them if you read them yourself :)
can i just say, your speaking in front of the camera has gotten miles better in comparison with your first video, whether it is due to editing or not: good work! it's such a difficult thing to do so i commend you for it!
i'm currently reading neon yang's Tensorate series, which is very interesting since it's written in gender-neutral language. I picked it up in its spanish translation because gender-neutral language is not natural to us and we have had to make up an artificial formula that takes a bit of practice to include into one's speaking patterns, so i thought reading the series would be a great way of incorporating its usage into my thoughts so i can use spanish gender-neutral pronouns the right way if I'm ever asked to do so.
the world yang presents is so interesting and rich, i hadn't read any asian fantasy/sci-fiction and i'm very glad this was my introduction to it, i'm now looking forward to find out more!
that is so nice of you, thank you - I am working really hard to make the videos as good as I can 🥰 hopefully the next one will be even better!
I like the sound of a gender-neutral novel, I think that would work really well in english because objects are already neutral... I wonder if anyone has translated tensorate 🤔 keep me posted on how it goes with yang's work!
@@galinaessayism It's actually originally written in english and the 4 novellas are out!
oh no haha I am so stupid 🤦🏼♀️ I assumed it was in malay or mandarin which was silly. it’s definitely going on my list now 🥰
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thanks for watching дмитрий )