Look who just popped up on my feed! I recently got Cusk's latest essay collection 'Coventry', I've only read the first essay: 'Driving as a metaphor' and I was really impressed by her.
Such interesting thoughts here - really insightful. On the mandatory rereading, I’m of the opposite (perhaps more stubborn) camp; I don’t approach a book wanting to get everything the author gave. Rather I expect it to give me enough, at a base level for thorough enjoyment, and the other things I get from it coming from my already acquired knowledge and experience. And for the latter, as I go through life and learn effortlessly through reading, I can get more and more naturally. All this to say - I’m lazy haha I’m reading for leisure and entertainment. I don’t like to work hard to be entertained, I guess! Great review - I’ll be reading it next!
Thank you so much for commenting here. I actually regret being so didactic in this video. When I rewatched it recently I realised (to my surprise) how obsessed I had become with understanding everything, to the detriment of my reading experience. Do you follow Bibliosophie's channel? She and I have had some discussions about this in my comment boxes, and I admire her so much for her ability to accept (and even enjoy) not understanding everything. I'm trying to train myself to be more like that, which probably makes you laugh because just having written that shows how difficult it is for me to chill hehe. Which is all to say that your comment means a lot to me, thank you.
i'm glad i finally got around to watching this! it's been in my "watch later" for a while now. i wish this was the kind of video someone had made before jumping into the Cusk! there was a lot i didn't know, but part of the fun is not knowing to, as you said, make it a treasure hunt of sorts. you made an interesting note about women not helping women which i think is also a direct reference to how she felt as a writer when Aftermath was first published. it was not received so well by other women. loved hearing you sort through your thoughts with such a difficult text! it's one i still think about from time to time!
Nathan! I'm so utterly delighted to see you here. I've been enjoying your channel for some time now, and it was actually your honesty in describing your reading experience with this book that motivated me to make this video. Such a good point about Aftermath. Yes! Thanks for taking the time to comment here (made my day!). E x
Eleanor, I LOVE that you have done a deep dive into this novel. Bourgeois was the only artist I recognized of the four Gs and while I didn’t feel the need to look up the others, I am pleased to know them through your research. When you talked about all the different stuntman roles, you said they couldn’t all be true. Why not? It’s a multifaceted metaphor. I think they can all be true at the same time. Or perhaps I misunderstood your point?
Thank you so much for visiting and commenting! I've been listening to other booktubers' reactions to Parade, and it does seem that most of them didn't feel as frustrated as I did. This fascinates and excites me. It also challenges me to relax a bit more with my reading hehe. I am always worried that I'll look like a fool if I don't research everything thoroughly. Regarding what you wrote about the stuntman metaphor - how utterly wonderful!! You didn't misunderstand, I truly was terribly annoyed at the way the stuntman kept shapeshifting. Of course you are quite right that it's a multifaceted metaphor. I'm now wondering if I would have accepted this more had I come across it in a poem (as compared to prose). Many thanks and warm regards, Eleanor x
@@theonlyrealproperty2567 How interesting to reflect on receiving the stuntman metaphor differently if it had been presented in a poem. I think it’s true that our expectations affect our reading experience. As to missing cultural references when I read, my attitude is pretty relaxed. I accept that I don’t know everything and will always have blind spots and so I just enjoy the allusions or references that I DO recognize (like Louise Bourgeois in Parade).
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Thank you.
Look who just popped up on my feed! I recently got Cusk's latest essay collection 'Coventry', I've only read the first essay: 'Driving as a metaphor' and I was really impressed by her.
LOL this made me smile x (Haven't read her essays, and now they'll be on my tbr ).
Thank you - such a great video!! I love this sort of analysis - particularly around a book and a writer that many seem to struggle with
I'm so pleased to hear this! Thank you so much for taking the time to let me know, it means the world to me!
Such interesting thoughts here - really insightful. On the mandatory rereading, I’m of the opposite (perhaps more stubborn) camp; I don’t approach a book wanting to get everything the author gave. Rather I expect it to give me enough, at a base level for thorough enjoyment, and the other things I get from it coming from my already acquired knowledge and experience. And for the latter, as I go through life and learn effortlessly through reading, I can get more and more naturally. All this to say - I’m lazy haha I’m reading for leisure and entertainment. I don’t like to work hard to be entertained, I guess!
Great review - I’ll be reading it next!
Thank you so much for commenting here. I actually regret being so didactic in this video. When I rewatched it recently I realised (to my surprise) how obsessed I had become with understanding everything, to the detriment of my reading experience. Do you follow Bibliosophie's channel? She and I have had some discussions about this in my comment boxes, and I admire her so much for her ability to accept (and even enjoy) not understanding everything. I'm trying to train myself to be more like that, which probably makes you laugh because just having written that shows how difficult it is for me to chill hehe. Which is all to say that your comment means a lot to me, thank you.
glad to see you on here again! will make my way thru the resources you’ve collected for us!
Oh wow, so lovely of you to drop by and comment!! Makes me so happy xx
i'm glad i finally got around to watching this! it's been in my "watch later" for a while now.
i wish this was the kind of video someone had made before jumping into the Cusk! there was a lot i didn't know, but part of the fun is not knowing to, as you said, make it a treasure hunt of sorts.
you made an interesting note about women not helping women which i think is also a direct reference to how she felt as a writer when Aftermath was first published. it was not received so well by other women.
loved hearing you sort through your thoughts with such a difficult text! it's one i still think about from time to time!
Nathan! I'm so utterly delighted to see you here. I've been enjoying your channel for some time now, and it was actually your honesty in describing your reading experience with this book that motivated me to make this video.
Such a good point about Aftermath. Yes!
Thanks for taking the time to comment here (made my day!). E x
Eleanor, I LOVE that you have done a deep dive into this novel. Bourgeois was the only artist I recognized of the four Gs and while I didn’t feel the need to look up the others, I am pleased to know them through your research.
When you talked about all the different stuntman roles, you said they couldn’t all be true. Why not? It’s a multifaceted metaphor. I think they can all be true at the same time. Or perhaps I misunderstood your point?
Thank you so much for visiting and commenting! I've been listening to other booktubers' reactions to Parade, and it does seem that most of them didn't feel as frustrated as I did. This fascinates and excites me. It also challenges me to relax a bit more with my reading hehe. I am always worried that I'll look like a fool if I don't research everything thoroughly.
Regarding what you wrote about the stuntman metaphor - how utterly wonderful!! You didn't misunderstand, I truly was terribly annoyed at the way the stuntman kept shapeshifting. Of course you are quite right that it's a multifaceted metaphor. I'm now wondering if I would have accepted this more had I come across it in a poem (as compared to prose).
Many thanks and warm regards, Eleanor x
@@theonlyrealproperty2567 How interesting to reflect on receiving the stuntman metaphor differently if it had been presented in a poem. I think it’s true that our expectations affect our reading experience.
As to missing cultural references when I read, my attitude is pretty relaxed. I accept that I don’t know everything and will always have blind spots and so I just enjoy the allusions or references that I DO recognize (like Louise Bourgeois in Parade).
No way!!!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉
Aaawww thank you, my dear! This made my day xx