November scrapbook & reads
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 29 ม.ค. 2025
- nonfiction, novels, short books, poetry, classic literature, leaving new york city for 2 days, shaving my head again, chemo, resting, feeling sorry for myself, feeling lucky
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0:15 scrapbook
books:
1:37 Go Tell It on the Mountain by James Baldwin (1953)
6:38 Hot Milk by Deborah Levy (2016)
12:30 On Being Ill by Virginia Woolf (1930)
16:26 The Last Samurai by Helen DeWitt (2000)
Lightning Rods by Helen DeWitt (2011)
19:21 The English Understand Wool by Helen DeWitt (2022)
21:25 Self-Help, Inc.: Makeover Culture in American Life by Micki McGee (2005)
26:56 Still Life with Oysters and Lemon: On Objects and Intimacy by Mark Doty (2001)
30:57 Uneasy Listening: Notes on Hearing and Being Heard by Anouchka Grose & Robert Brewer Young (2018)
34:05 Stay, Illusion: Poems by Lucie Brock-Broido (2013)
37:00 Personne n’a besoin de savoir by Olivier Adam (2023)
37:44 short stories & novellas
Le Docteur Heraclius Gloss by Guy de Maupassant (1875)
Mademoiselle Fifi et autres nouvelles by Guy de Maupassant (1880)
The Diary of a Madman, the Government Inspector, and Selected Stories by Nikolai Gogol (trans. Ronald Wilks) (1835)
38:37 The Cat and the Devil by James Joyce (1957)
39:56 december plans
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Your singing was such a delight! Loved all bits of this video. I get such an excitement when a book pops up that I have read. You articulate everything so beautifully, I just love following along. Take care! Xo
@@kahleymadison6391 thank you!! so, what books have you read? 👀
Hot Milk (of course lol) and I, like you, was also putting this one off. I think some of my admiration towards this book comes from the time of year (late summer) that I read it. The reading experience felt a bit lucid and dream-like. My daughter is also named Sophie, so I’m partial to the main character. ;) Take care. Xo
@@kahleymadison6391 oh yes, the late summer would be a perfect time to read hot milk! and as you can imagine, i too felt some naming affinity with the main character 😁
Such a lovely name. :)
The singing, the outfits, the poetry-everything about this video is perfection! 🥰✨ Truly a feast for the senses!
awww thank you!!
Somehow, some way, your thoughts are especially enlightening throughout this conversation. I find myself sticking to every word, and when you cover things I've read, that's a particular delight. Good to hear from you, Sophie.
i’m so happy to hear this! thank you!! 🥺
I adore Lucie Brock-Broido! I'm so glad that you've discovered her! Each of her books seems quite different to me, thematically and style-wise. You can really see her progression as an artist from her first book, A Hunger, which is more stream of conscious prose poetry, to her later works that feel more carefully crafted. Trouble in Mind is my favorite by her, I reread it at least once a year and remain equally moved each time.
i’m really keen to read other collections!
just stumbled upon this video at random and i am so struck by the simple, perfect beauty of your editing. ❤
also so true self help books are BANAL
thank you so much! and i’m glad you validate my opinion on self-help lol
sophie, i am always happy to find a new video from you in my subscriptions page. your videos are always so calming and provide a refuge from the dizzying contents online 🌸🌷
Also, i love your book recs and other channel recs 🤍🤍
thank you so much! i love to read this!
Hi Sophie! Thanks for your beautiful insight on your videos. Just wanted to say, I feel the same way about self help culture! Because I detest self help books, when they get recommended to me and I always say no, I’m automatically labelled as negative for some reason. It ties in to that whole toxic positivity thing which I also detest. Give me a Clarice Lispector book, her writing has “helped” me more than any self help book could in a million years.
ha yes, i try not to be too dramatically anti self-help bc 1) hey, intelligent people can get good things from all sorts of places, but also bc 2) some people get very judgmental of my “negative world view.” i do feel i help myself through literature, just not “self-help literature” - lispector, bell hooks, audre lorde, proust are the type of authors who help to center me, have me search within and outside of myself. and isn’t that self-help?
Ah it’s so nice to be reminded of Go Tell it on The Mtn. It was my first Baldwin…read decades ago. It’s now not my favorite, but oh my that first reading experience of Baldwin! How memorable. I too would like to try HotMilk. Man do I love her living biography series. ❤ You’ve given me a lot to think about in terms of not wanting to expose people to yourself when you’re sick, weak, less than…I don’t know. I’ve got my own thoughts about this, so this has been very stimulating. 🥰. What a lovely smart idea - the Little Penguin book advent. Yay! I can’t wait to see what little treasures are in those packages!
i suspect any first baldwin is a special experience - even when i don’t adore a specific work, i find him to be an incredible writer and thinker. i think you’ll like hot milk, especially if you already like levy’s writing! of course, i can’t compare, but i suspect it’s comparable - or at least complementary - to her other work in style and theme
what are your thoughts on isolation of/in illness? (if you’re willing to share) as my video attests, i’m not sure myself: certainly not for all people in general, but not even for my own situation
videos that have you singing in them are always like a special gift x
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What a lovely vlog! It was the perfect companion to my morning house chores . It’s always dangerous for me to watch your videos though because I come away with so many book recs and I don’t read fast enough!
Love your idea for a book advent calendar. That sounds absolutely delightful!
😈 ha ha i’m glad to be a dangerous influence! the little book calendar has been a very nice source of brief excitement in the morning so far, i must say
You have the voice of an angel 🥹 wow!! 😭 also, a mini book advent calendar is such an inspired idea! Something nice to look forward to every day! 🥳
thank you!! 🤗 i’m happy to report that i’ve been waking up with a nice tiny jolt of excitement at the idea of opening my day’s package
might have to take some inspo from this scrapbook format, i absolutely love it and feel like it would align with how i like to make videos more than a straight up vlog. cracking up at you saying you’re suspicious of deborah levy 😭 so glad you enjoyed hot milk, one of my faves!! i’m really keen to try the english understand wool even though i didn’t get along with the last samurai. was so happy to see this pop up in my subscription box!! 💛
this format felt like a happy medium, and less stressful than a long sit and wrap up everything video (i used to do those monthly?!!?)
you might not get on with the english understand wool, but it’s so damn short you may as well try it! if you do like, i really want to hear why in comparison to last samurai. that’s my future video element request 😁
you absolutely pinned down how i feel about deborah levy!! the suspicion just lurks whenever her name/work comes up and i never love it/her as much as i feel i should?? however, some of her books are enjoyable for sure! x
specifically with levy it’s partly bc i first heard about at the same time as i heard about the racist short story (i don’t know the details) she wrote earlier in her career, so i’ve never quite shaken a certain distance/suspicion
@ yes, that’s exactly where it started for me too. it feels very glossed over and that kind of just hangs in the air? strange x
exactly! but also, hot milk was good!
My, my! Cassandra Nova hitting those high notes that can shatter glass and put Banshee to shame🥰❤ Happy to see you're continuing to do what you love Sophie: reading, book discussions, vlogs. Best wishes🌻
Happy Thanksgiving and season's greetings☃
thank you!
@bibliosophie You're most welcome🥰
Despite hot milk turning out wonderful, you remind me i should raise my suspicions of writers “i should like”. That’s what happened with so many books for me this yr that i went into with certain expectations only to feel perplexed. But my perpetual optimism tells me i’m just getting to know everyone good and bad, and myself in the process! Loved the mini vlog intro!
I’m also avoiding the last samurai for unknown reasons. I feel like it’s a book i’m just gonna have some mystical IT’S TIME moment where i’ll suddenly feel compelled to read it and it’ll somehow all click with whatever’s happening in my life. I hope i like it! I hope my cathartic expectations are met!!
@@yenasung it’s probably overall better to be optimistic than not. i hold onto my suspicions somewhat out of obstinacy, somewhat with “good” reasons, but perpetual optimism isn’t a bad way to swim
@@yenasung i’d be really fascinated by yr take on the last samurai - i really can’t decide if you’d like it or not… when that mystical call from the book comes, tell me!!
Eloquent, thoughtful and informative reviews, as usual:) Forgot I had those exact two Helen DeWitt books on my TBR list. Have put them back on my radar to read! Thank-you💜
@@thaliad6759 thank you!! 💖 would love to know if you get to them!
you could always talk about more than enough things because i am always SAT for a video from you
🥺 thank youuuu
i was sent bibliophobia last month, and i’m definitely meaning to get to it in december. when i saw it i thought, oh YES this is for me. and i saw that there’s a section on the last samurai, so that’s fabulous kismet
also, you should send me thoughts on last samurai when you get to it - i’m curious 😁
I wonder if some of Woolf's perspective in Being Ill comes from the times in which she lived. She'd been sent away for a "rest cure" once already. The treatments for many things tend to be isolating in some way especially for things that don't have a cure but are contagious. Perhaps this colors her argument.
@@NerdyNurseReads yes, i have to assume that rest cure culture has a big impact on her perspective. and definitely the necessary isolation of being contagious is such an important aspect - i think it colors how a lot of people view non-contagious illness as well. we often fear the contagion of suffering and death as much as the potential suffering and death of contagion
you look amazing, you sound amazing, and as always your variety of reading is a gift for us to learn and receive. Sending you December radiance from England x
@@zoobee thank you all around!! 🤗
Loved the clips of your trip! Thanks for sharing about your reading - I got some great ideas to explore. Keep taking care dear one
@@susangladstone357 thank you! i’m glad to hear that! would love to know which books struck your fancy :)
I loved the little November scrapbook
@@NerdyNurseReads thanks!! i think this may be a feature i keep if i do future wrap-ups
The ND shorties have served as an introduction to writers (except for the Lispector one.)
I might pick up Hot Milk after this ( I am a big fan of Levy's non-fiction so... we will see).
and I kind of liked The English Understand Wool and i kind of want to pick up The Last Samurai. (I'm not avoiding it per se but once again there's a hold list with an extremely long wait time. I think it's ten weeks at my library. This kind of forces me to stay interested in the books that I want to read)
@@wisker12 as i said, i feel like the last samurai operates in a similar reality as the english understand wool - although i wonder if my perception is mostly due to my having read them in quick succession. and i can’t compare hot milk to lev’s nonfiction, but i assume you’ll like the former if you like the latter
@@wisker12 re long library waits: i’ve definitely requested books and then gotten my hold weeks later thinking, “oh wait, why did i want this?”
I've been wanting to dive into Helen Dewitt!
@@mattkean1128 do it! i assume she’s not for everyone, but she’s definitely interesting
Hard agree with everything you said about self-help! Great video overall. I really loved Hot Milk, but have yet to read anything else by Levy. Would love to hear your opinion on some of her other work, if you get to reading it!
thank you thank you! i suspect i’ll at least start the cost of living series at some point - that’s been on my radar for a while, too. and i suspect i’ll talk about it when i do :)
You and Rene colluded to make my Sunday extra jolly, I know it.
@@Slothreadersclub we did; there was an extensive meeting 😁
@@bibliosophie 😂 I wish I could've attended that. 😶🌫
@@Slothreadersclub it was honestly a huge oversight not to have invited you
@@bibliosophie Just make sure it doesn't happen again. 😜
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Oh I am so utterly delighted to hear your thoughts on LBB!! I will admit that I immediately skipped to that part and will now watch the video from the beginning. I thought you might love her world, and also that you would be able to describe her perfectly ... as you did. In fact, I wrote down your description of her writing in my notebook as it was so apt. I will also admit that your reading of a few quotes from her made me a tad emotional (code for I teared up). Warm regards to you, E x
@@theonlyrealproperty2567 eee! well i’m in turn utterly delighted that you had such a reaction to my talking about brock-broido 😁
Wonderful as always Sophie ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐🥰
@@jennymcevoy8961 thank you!!
Like the scrapbook style a lot! And I'm all here of being suspicious of certain things.
@@ameliareads589 thank you! i think i’ll keep it in some future videos. and thank you for validating my sometimes suspicious nature 😁
Your voice is ever so soothing and calming and your reads are always so interesting!! Watched a video where you talked about Clarice Lispector and now I’ve ordered two of her books (Near to the wild heart and the passion according to G. H.)
@@farahhesham7130 houra! i’m so happy to hear that, and thank you! 💖
I’ve been a serial self help book reader so am definitely looking out for self help inc.
@@BookishAdventuresInWellbeing ooh! coming to it as an insider! do you still read a lot of self-help? based on “i’ve been” i assume not?
I would recommend Levy's cost of living series - I like books around transitions and the trilogy deals with the protagonist (a semi-stand-in for Levy) rebuilding her life and reestablishing her identity after divorce
@@CeeWilson-vf9kj yes, this is another thing that’s been on my radar as a “should read bc this should be for me” - and also another thing i’ve been avoiding lol
@@bibliosophie I get that. One thing to bear in mind about Levy is that she was primarily a playwright for a number of years. I'm no expert on the theatre but I get the sense the her novels that are purely fictional are informed by theatrical narrative telling, such as the recurring motifs (the medusa in hot milk). It's been a while since I've read the cost of living series but these are of a slightly different style to her fiction and I would speculate, less informed by theatrical narrative. Perhaps if you feel the repeated imagery is overwrought, you may prefer C-O-L series. Then again, perhaps not, as they are definitely still "thinky white woman" books! I enjoyed them despite of this (and despite myself!)
@@CeeWilson-vf9kj i didn’t know about her theatrical background! i generally liked the writing and themes of hot milk, and hear good things about the cost of living, so there’s a good chance i’ll get to the first one of them, at least
Wonderful video ❤
@@Scr3675 thank you!
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@@pastorytime2683 🤗
"It's erudite stuff and it deserves to be on BookTube!" - me about every children's book I love 😅
@@WildHorseFeathers37 hey, it’s all about how you talk about it, right?
Sophie would love a video on the title” books that altered by brain chemistry”
@@blueriver6751 i can make this at some point! i’d say my favorite novels of all time video is basically that, so there’d be a lot of overlap, but there are definitely other things to add :)
you are so cool 🤘
@@mypersonalpainpoint 🥺🤗
man how do you make friends who like intelligent conversation? i am new to the country and not sure
i recommend meeting people in activities/around interests that make you want to have intelligent conversations, but i know it’s hard. i’m lucky that i meet a lot of people regularly by virtue of school and artistic projects, and on the internet talking about books :)
Would you call yourself a...... suspicious person ? 🤔🤭
@@emte8763 i… normally wouldn’t i think? but obviously i can exhibit suspicion!