The Guest by Emma Cline, a disliked book with a dislikable main character and no plot. I'm intrigued. Seriously, I'm adding it to my wish list With respect for your Phoebe Bridgers t-shirt, I'll have to check out Japanese Breakfast . I'm glad Steve Donighue mentioned your channel. Thanks for sharing, Zeke.
@pickyourpopculturepoison5 күн бұрын
I only read Piranesi but the rest are on my TBR! I adored Piranesi!!
@ameliac33375 күн бұрын
YUP
@jimsbooksreadingandstuff5 күн бұрын
Below 3.8? Moby Dick has just 3.55 and Nobel Laureate Han Kang's Vegetarian has just 3.58. My average rating 3.86.
@aMatoslegustaleer20 күн бұрын
Re reading it's a fantastic experience , you always find something new, because you're not the same. I read Remmant Population last year, and I really enjoyed it
@blackraven051320 күн бұрын
You're an amazing human being. Thank you for always sharing great book suggestions.
@blackraven051327 күн бұрын
You're amazing, Zeke. Thank you for the recommendations.
@ReadingIDEAS.-uz9xkАй бұрын
Food for thought. So many books and so little time. The ever expanding tbr! Happy reading to you!
@JKC1138Ай бұрын
I really love the clarity with which you talk about books. Your passion is infectious. I definitely want to check out some of these titles.
@user_ulyyyАй бұрын
read a webnovel called reverend insanity
@yesyes9698Ай бұрын
People will do anything but go to therapy. 😂😂 just kidding. I only read 4
@blackraven0513Ай бұрын
I really enjoy your videos, Zeke. I am so glad you enjoyed Cloud Atlas. It's one of my favourite books. Watch the film adaptation of Cloud Atlas if you get a chance. It changed my life.
@dexz8721Ай бұрын
Slay 💅
@ninja_boyАй бұрын
I love The Magic Mountain; it's one of my favorite novels of all time. Intrigued by a satire of it.
@KDbooksАй бұрын
Empusium HYPE club Lads lads lads
@saintdonoghueАй бұрын
This is fascinating: so until just a couple of years ago, you basically only read fantasy, and now you read so much contemporary literary fiction? What changed? What’s started importing contemporary fiction into your reading?
@BookishBaddieАй бұрын
I’ve realised I’m kind of like that too. For the past 3 years I was reading fantasy. Then I started shifting to cozy fantasy. Now Im obsessed with literary/historical fiction. Personally it’s just phases that I have. Back then (in college) I wanted exciting and action paced stories not set in this world. But these days I want thought-provoking and meaningful stories that help me feel deeply after a long day of work. Hope that gives you some insight! 😁
@yesphrog8446Ай бұрын
This channel was recommended to me because I was searching about Octavia Butler but besides her books all the other books reviewed here also match my taste and I'm really grateful that I found it.
@saintdonoghue2 ай бұрын
An entire vlog on the NYT list - wonderful!
@hellaSwankkyToo2 ай бұрын
thanks for the recs! 🖤🤘🏾
@travisjohnson182 ай бұрын
Based on this video you NEED to read The Shards by Bret Easton Ellis. It’s pure like summer horror/psychological thriller/ autofiction set in 1980s LA. Ellis himself is also a massive Didion and Babitz fan and it shows.
@ninja_boy2 ай бұрын
Agreed! I highly recommend The Shards. I read it in just a few days last summer, could not put it down.
@judy98972 ай бұрын
so happy that i came across ur channel :) love these recommendations!
@blackraven05132 ай бұрын
You have some excellent books on your reading list for August. Prophet Song is absolutely phenomenal. Cloud Atlas is brilliant. It's one of my all-time favourite books! I own three copies of it.
@ninja_boy2 ай бұрын
We don't deserve all this Zeke content! Prophet Song is also on my August TBR. Hope I like it.
@Tristan-L-Space-Books2 ай бұрын
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell is wild and absolutely amazing. I hope you can get to it!
@kimswhims84352 ай бұрын
Cloud Atlas is a favourite of mine, enjoy!
@kimswhims84352 ай бұрын
That's interesting to hear your thoughts. I'm an older reader and this century is really yours and your contemporaries. I've read most of your selection and pretty much in agreement with you. I'm from Australia and if I can encourage you to pick up a book from Australia I'd like to. Praiseworthy by Alexis Wright just won our two most prestigious awards and it's a madcap book with lots of interesting content, it's a long book and a bit of a commitment but worth a try. Happy Reading
@matthewrueda99632 ай бұрын
How many books do you own?
@gracecunningham55412 ай бұрын
what toni morrison book(s) should i start with?
@kate317972 ай бұрын
T&t&t didn’t work for me either. The only brilliant thing about that book was the manufacturing game she built in the beginning. It’s hard for that “tragic plot twist” to hit me since I personally find that character kind of narcissistic and passively manipulative lol. I get that she wants to write unlikable complex characters, but without giving those characters an arc triggers some empathy, it’s hard to feel bad for them.
@matthewrueda99632 ай бұрын
Do you have a Bookstagram?
@matthewrueda99632 ай бұрын
I need to read more Joan Didion. Which one of her books is your favorite?
@zeketreads2 ай бұрын
Personal favorite is Play it as it Lays, but it’s a novel and she’s known for her essay work! Would still recommend that, or Slouching Towards Bethlehem, which is a great place to start with her essays.
@matthewrueda99632 ай бұрын
@@zeketreads Thanks! I will deff check them out!
@seolylee2 ай бұрын
This was fun! I remember loving the gold finch the first time I read it but when I tried to listen to it as an audio book years later I couldn’t get through it. I also didn’t love tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow. I think I had heard too much hype before getting to it. 😢 happy reading!
@MissAllWednesday2 ай бұрын
I really enjoyed this video! Butler is one of my favorite authors as well. Shes so unique and I really believe that most can't come close to her ideas and writing. I read some of her short stories in University and am currently reading Parable of the Sower. It is written with such finesse, and I'm excited to read th sequel.
@williansmendeseassuncao3 ай бұрын
new follower
@samriddhiupadhyay07243 ай бұрын
Great work~
@patricia_ps3 ай бұрын
I've seen Boulder everywhere, but this is the first time I really feel like reading it 🙌
@patricia_ps3 ай бұрын
I've read two Joan Didion's books (The Year of Magical Thinking and Blue Nights). I've just got Play It as It Lays. Hope I like it as much as you did :)
@jejfng3 ай бұрын
Your videos are amazinggg!! You deserve so many more views
@patricia_ps3 ай бұрын
great books! Really enjoyed your video!
@oNee-t8i3 ай бұрын
Love ur videos❤
@sophief.74753 ай бұрын
i really loved into the dream house too but i had to put it down a couple of times because it's really a lot to take in. She wrote it in an interesting way and it's such an important topic to talk about. And as she says, there's a big gap of information to be filled and the book does a good job in showing how an abusive relationship develops and what it feels like to be in one.
@ninja_boy3 ай бұрын
I know Joan Didion isn't really known for her fiction, but I enjoyed Play It as It Lays. So I'll add Democracy to my TBR as well.
@frankneumann92863 ай бұрын
I always look forward to your videos. I come away with some good picks for my future reading. Please keep up the good work providing a format I cannot find elsewhere.
@haleylikestoread3 ай бұрын
great vid!
@mildrumpus3 ай бұрын
Looking at the books on your shelves, I can tell you that we have identical taste in books. 😎📚👍
@mildrumpus3 ай бұрын
I discovered your channel through this video. Happy Reading! 😎📚👍
@janierisonsantos3 ай бұрын
I thought about purchasing the 'the name of the wind' series, but I decided against it. I'm running away from the series 😄
@janierisonsantos3 ай бұрын
good video. I liked the recommendations. I want to read Dune.
@arpa65964 ай бұрын
The Octavia Butler stuff sounded pretty interesting and they look great on the shelf! Any chance for a video on them for more info?
@ferachol3 ай бұрын
Check out the video he did on them from last year I think. He went through all of them.
@Зульфия-ф9р4 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing your list. I added a lot to my vishlist