Hey Polina, just wanted to say thanks for all you’ve done, everything from your advice to your videos have all helped me achieve an A in my igcse literature exam.
@KyounzuКүн бұрын
I loved that book so much ♥
@jeanettecunningham8186Күн бұрын
Great review! I’m a huge fan of Ogawa and I will read this immediately.
@alexandersumarokov59013 күн бұрын
@veritasvincit22519 күн бұрын
I appreciate your ability to help us see elements of the play that we might have missed.. I also think your wallpaper rocks!
@PolinasPages8 күн бұрын
ahh thank you so much!!
@evawilson909 күн бұрын
Found this vidoe after stuggling to undestand Othello for A-level summer work, this is a life saver tysm!
@laramohamedfarouk146213 күн бұрын
I plan on taking English literature next year and everyone keeps talking about how difficult it can be since its not our first language but seriously this video comforted me so much and made me believe that I can do it. I deeply love English in general. so if you see this you can do it!! thank so much for your advice and ill be back for more this year 🩷🩷
@PolinasPages12 күн бұрын
I'm so glad I could help you feel more comfortable and confident!! Best of luck x
@Aunt-Rachel14 күн бұрын
I think your argument is a bit flawed, as you just assume that liberals are "better" than conservatives, that it's only conservatives who ban books, that liberals have more empathy than conservatives. I consider myself somewhere in the middle of the road politically, so I get especially frustrated with "us/them" talk, especially when it's under the guise of supposedly being open to other worldviews. If you can't empathize with a politically conservative person from your own country/culture, how do you expect to empathize with people from drastically different backgrounds whose political beliefs might be even more reprehensible to you? You also conflate book "bans" with other forms of censorship. A true book ban is when a person is not able to even purchase a book for themselves if they so choose. The most banned book ever is, in fact, the Bible. Requiring books in public schools to be generally appropriate for *all* the children there is not book banning. Parents can buy books for their kids that they want them to have, or they can get them from a public library. But having it in a public school, or specifically *teaching* material that is constantly being challenged by the parents of many kids is unnecessary and does more harm than good. I enjoyed watching your video just the same, and have subscribed! 😁
@PolinasPages12 күн бұрын
Thank you for your insightful comment. I think I could definitely benefit from a more nuanced exploration of liberals, as I did not mean to assume that they are necessarily better, but did end up centering more on criticising the 'more conservative' arguments used as justification in recent years for bans. Bans vs Censorship should also have been better explained, but I nonetheless do believe that literature should be less censored, and books that have appeared on the list invariably seem to follow a certain pattern, and similar justification. Thank you for your thoughts, and for subscribing!
@lyramidsummer550816 күн бұрын
Great review. I am just shy of half way into Enter Ghost. I am not really enjoying the novel but your views have spurred me on. I agree Sonia isn't the most interesting character. She is not from my world but I am suffiently interested in the politics of Israel/Palestine to continue reading and your questions certainly adds food for thought.
@PolinasPages12 күн бұрын
I am so interested to hear what you think when you finish the novel!
@mara-vn1wn17 күн бұрын
ohhh you have me sold!!! deffo reading this soon the way you described this novel is so captivating and i cant wait to get into it
@PolinasPages17 күн бұрын
ahhhh yay!! I so hope you enjoy it x
@sahidshaikh160118 күн бұрын
Book really shook me,many times while reading i just forgot that these are words not real people.
@senalsilva463821 күн бұрын
Is this a poem or a narrative?
@PolinasPages17 күн бұрын
poem:)
@chanson850821 күн бұрын
Thank you 😊
@shreeyakhanolkar957423 күн бұрын
It is quite funny, how the threats are made and she has been cursed, and then if you sleep with me, all this is for nothing. Everything is forgiven.
@shreeyakhanolkar957423 күн бұрын
He was obsessed with who ever she was .
@user-cz2lh7tv6q28 күн бұрын
so helpful, bless you thank you!!
@PolinasPages28 күн бұрын
I'm so glad you found this video helpful x
@ariyanshadlou962328 күн бұрын
love the dracula summary series and hamlet series. By any chance are you able to do Oedipus?
@PolinasPages28 күн бұрын
Thank you! I would love to do Oedipus at some point in the near future.
@hidekiryuga3906Ай бұрын
brilliant work! I have read some continental philosophy mostly around epistemology and ethics such as Kant, Hegel, and Nietzsche. I never got an opportunity to read the french philosphers especially Simone de Beauvoir. I encountered Philosophers of Science citing Beauvoir's Second Sex and I always wanted to read the whole book. Watching your video has just made me wanna buy the book as soon as I can :)). I am especially interested in the women empowerment movement happening in the Soviet Union, and Beauvoir's critic on it. I think this will be a great read indeed. As a feminist I believe this book is of a paramount importance for us.
@PolinasPages28 күн бұрын
Thank you so much for your detailed comment, it is always fascinating for me to read comments such as these and hear thoughts on works of such paramount importance. I absolutely agree that this is a feminist must read, as this is a key foundational text. Which texts would you recommend from continental philosophy? I am actually the opposite, I mostly read French philosophers but no one else unfortunately haha. It always makes me really happy to hear that people buy a book because of me, and curious to hear their thoughts. Please do update me on what you think of Beauvoir's Second Sex.
@hidekiryuga390628 күн бұрын
@@PolinasPages ahh I think usually it's a good idea to start with Kantian Critiques (3 books, but you can just get most of it from first few chapters), and especially critique of Judgement! Followed by a lil bit of Hegel (which is a annoyingly hard read😂) and then read Nietzsche's "On truth and lies in an extra-moral sense". But I'm a bit biased towards Nietzsche😅 I absolutely love his work!
@kellytaylarkarim1608Ай бұрын
What an excellent, comprehensive review!
@PolinasPages28 күн бұрын
I am so happy that you enjoyed it, I did my best to do justice to this incredible work! Thank you for your comment
@emilio3495Ай бұрын
Almost all of the information is absolutely wasted because of the verbal galloping. Next time you make a video, please make sure you have enough time, so you can speak SLOWLY.
@PolinasPages28 күн бұрын
Thank you for your feedback. Everyone has different speeds at which they speak and comprehend verbal content, so it is always hard to accomodate for everyone. Please do make use of the settings >playback speed function where you can slow down my speech, and I also have cc available for this reason too. Enjoy your day.
@shreeyakhanolkar9574Ай бұрын
Just got a book of poem from John Donne and this is the first poem I read. Thanks I understand it a bit better bc of your analysis!
@PolinasPages28 күн бұрын
Wonderful! I am so glad! I hope you enjoy the collection
@user-lv2nu3bc2xАй бұрын
Please make a precise video. Even though it is a lot informative, it's too long.
@PolinasPages28 күн бұрын
Hi! I always choose to make more detailed videos to help those who need that extra bit of information. If you are looking for a more concise summary, please read the syllabus as it has all of what I said outlined as well. Thanks:)
@fadma5221Ай бұрын
Dracula has massacred Muslims and empalled them brutally and cruelly
@PolinasPages28 күн бұрын
Sorry, do you mean Vlad the Impaler? Because Count Dracula is a fictional character, and in the book it is not mentioned that he has done so.
@fadma522128 күн бұрын
@@PolinasPages yes exactly you're right
@timelordvictoriousАй бұрын
Been to witby several times and last time I was there was because of a tour organised by my university lecturer on the novel.never new you could stay in the Dracula guest house bram stocker
@PolinasPages28 күн бұрын
Whitby is such a lovely place, I would definitely love to return. How did you find your tour? And yes omg would love to stay at number 6 Crescent !
@ilhaamesat2691Ай бұрын
Hi. I just wanted to say thank you for your help last year. I was failing literature and your videos helped so much. I got an A star and 93 percent!!!. Thank you. Hope you having a good life and everything is ok. Thanks
@PolinasPages28 күн бұрын
Hi! Congrats on your amazing result!! I am so so proud of you, and your hard work paid off. Thank you for your sweet comment
@joneskiller8Ай бұрын
I listened to this review at least a few times while working on my screen. You covered it so well! I would have never considered reading this book if it were not for your persuasive eloquence with your articulation. You have a way of manifesting the emotions and bringing them to the surface, contained within their context. There is no way to escape them except to surreally experience them. How you introduced what the author means by "Enter Ghost" hit me. And mind you, so aptly timed. Thanks, Polina! Don't stop.
@PolinasPages28 күн бұрын
Thank you so so much for your lovely comment!! This really made my evening to read such kind words, I'm so glad I managed to persuade you to give this book a try. Please let me know what you think about the book!
@Abdullah-eb9xtАй бұрын
"Ay shan't be the first nor last, but at last a beauty with brains at my sight". 😊.
@MawaOmar-fl5mkАй бұрын
this is exactly what i needed wtf
@krisxxxxwАй бұрын
Great review ❤
@erwin5731Ай бұрын
Good revision for my mocks, thanks
@user-vl6hq3mj8iАй бұрын
good video
@Chloe-ok4zrАй бұрын
thank you so much Polina!! Please could you make some videos comparing Dracula and Beloved? thank you for everything, you are a big reason why i am predicted an A*!!! <3
@PolinasPagesАй бұрын
I will try my best! thanks for being a follower x
@SabinaBelmonte-b5xАй бұрын
u ate with this queen x
@PolinasPagesАй бұрын
ahhhh ty xx
@SabinaBelmonte-b5xАй бұрын
@@PolinasPages you are my QUEEN idk how your channel isn't bigger. would u ever consider doing videos on a picture of dorian gray?
@xTHE_ST4RАй бұрын
Your videos REALLY Helped me with revision for my final poetry exam! THANKS SO MUCH!!!! ☆
@PolinasPagesАй бұрын
I'm so glad! x
@emitoaster981Ай бұрын
You've once again saved my A levels. Thanks again for making such great and informative content!!! :)
@PolinasPagesАй бұрын
Happy to help! thanks for your comment
@husseinhakim4569Ай бұрын
Thanks❤❤❤
@buntlyАй бұрын
thanks this is great
@milliemiles56722 ай бұрын
you've saved me and my friends' lives for these last exams, thank you so much !!!
@venemai31312 ай бұрын
i always have spells where i read multiple books a day and then nothing fpr months, but theres a few that no matter what swing im in are still great for falling back into
@malachiadams7242 ай бұрын
Got poetry tomorrow these videos are giving me so many more ideas to talk about ty :)
@nicholasteo34032 ай бұрын
lol me too in a few hours time, good luck to us lol
@Fleetstreetbestone2 ай бұрын
fantastic work thank you , this poem made me shed a few tears
@Fleetstreetbestone2 ай бұрын
wow thanks
@Sarah-in5kl2 ай бұрын
THANK U SO MUCH I couldn’t understand this poem for the life of me u saved me :)
@jaystev2 ай бұрын
are you sitting the exam tomorrow lol
@sarahibrahim32812 ай бұрын
@@jaystev I had it today acc it went fine they didn’t bring up out of the bag (it would’ve been pretty mean if they did cuz they were literally our mocks)
@jaystev2 ай бұрын
@@sarahibrahim3281 wait omg? was this AS level?
@i2mediaresearch4432 ай бұрын
really confusing analysis here - i feel as though you're extrapolating a lot from the poem i.e the wife seems to have been dead the whole time, i don't get why you're so convinced the hireling might've had an affair with her. just giving a bit of advice as some a level students watching may be getting the wrong idea about the poem from you
@PolinasPages2 ай бұрын
Poems have many different interpretations ☺️ thanks for providing an alternative viewpoint. I’d also like to add that my professor actually agreed with my analysis as well, so I think it may just be differing opinions. Enjoy your day!
@Fleetstreetbestone2 ай бұрын
this was great someones projecting their lack of worth
@sophiaakentt2 ай бұрын
yeah agreed!! i thought the wife was dead the whole time, hence why we can infer the farmer was tempted and attracted to the hireling but i guess everyone can interpret differently!
@PolinasPages2 ай бұрын
@@Fleetstreetbestone aww thanks for the support, I am as always just trying to provide my interpretation rather than preaching a one way explanation☺️
@user-ln1yl3gn5y2 ай бұрын
Поздравляю с преодолением отметки 6тыс.❤
@milliemiles56722 ай бұрын
you're a lifesaver
@KateFarrimond2 ай бұрын
A really impressive review which expressed many of my feelings related to the book
@saiowninekamal2 ай бұрын
Can students who are not from england or gcse based(igcse based)can also follow you?
@PolinasPages2 ай бұрын
of course! would be happy to have you
@saiowninekamal2 ай бұрын
@@PolinasPages No I mean will the curriculum still stay the same?IAL/AL
@PolinasPages2 ай бұрын
@@saiowninekamal you would need to check, as it varies year to year, there is some overlap, but the set texts may be different
@calebrulez2 ай бұрын
thank you soooooooo much :)
@user-gp4fs9qo3h2 ай бұрын
you are saving my grade
@D_Teacha_Panda172 ай бұрын
What Book About Romance Would You Recommend To Read?
@PolinasPages2 ай бұрын
If you're looking for something light and fun then Emily Henry's Beach Read. If you're looking for something with a bit more substance then anything by Sally Rooney.