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@ieNiss-or8xb 3 күн бұрын
I felt the same reading their books
@my0.25lifecrisis 4 күн бұрын
omg you really are gonna read Six of Crows and Tress! I'm so nervous b/c they've both been hyped for you thus far Stay chill! keep those expectations loooooow
@kellyseeksbooks 3 күн бұрын
😂
@my0.25lifecrisis 9 күн бұрын
"It did so many things to my heart, I need to talk to my doctor" xD. I love how we individually thought of Nimona as a fall-themed rec!
@JayBob-q9b Ай бұрын
Nice collection thanks for the share
@dannydreadnought-xk4qx Ай бұрын
I agree in sentiment but there's surely a better example? I scarcely know a commoner wish than the wish for bigger breasts.
@r2d2rxr Ай бұрын
E books kinda hurt my eyes for novels 😢
@kellyseeksbooks Ай бұрын
Sorry to hear that. Have you tried e-readers that have low light and try to be similar to looking at a paper page? Also, if you're reading on your phone you can put on night shift mode to make the screen red-tint (to lower the blue light that hurts our eyes).
@TheDarrenH30 Ай бұрын
Very interesting commentary. I think you nailed it. However, please take your glasses off or get a pair that fits. You’re constantly adjusting them and it’s very distracting.
@chaoticstargirlx Ай бұрын
ahhh ur nonfiction choices seem interesting, seems like ill add some to my tbrrr
@chiara.kikisbookishservice Ай бұрын
"It was almost saying something" is exactly how I felt about 'the dangers of smoking in bed' too haha. I felt I had to try really hard to enjoy it. 'Seek you' sounds really interesting!!
@kellyseeksbooks Ай бұрын
I'm glad I'm not the only one!!
@my0.25lifecrisis 2 ай бұрын
LOVE Wild by Cheryl Strayed! I wish I had stronger opinions about the books you read -- I was not reading this widely at any point during the 2000s
@my0.25lifecrisis 2 ай бұрын
P.S. Yessss to my self-care hero John Green! Also Being Mortal sounds so interesting (probably going to make me ugly cry -- but aging, life, and death are certainly things I've been thinking about recently).
@kellyseeksbooks Ай бұрын
@@my0.25lifecrisis Yeah, Being Mortal is such an important book because unfortunately when it comes to nursing homes, end-of-life care, etc. choices are made that make the living people feel better, not the person who is aging/dying.
@g1rretxe 2 ай бұрын
I do not really know a lot about the books you talk about. Just about Life of Pi and The Hunger Games because I watched the movies. Because I am mexican I just read mostly latinamerican authors. Pachinko has been on my list for quite a while but it has been quite difficult to get ahold of a copy. About the list is very obvious almost all recomendations are english written books, because they were selected by an english speaking jury. But, i would have loved to have more books from around the world. With that said I love the latinamerican representation with Fernanda Melchor and Roberto Bolaño. I would have also included Liliana's Invincible Summer by Cristina Rivera Garza and Our Share of Night by Mariana Enriquez.
@kellyseeksbooks Ай бұрын
That's a good point 1(I don't remember seeing many translated books on there either). Thanks for the recommendations!
@shaunholt 2 ай бұрын
If Colleen Hoover or Colson Whitehead is on this list, I riot.
@kellyseeksbooks 2 ай бұрын
I don't remember Colleen Hoover on it (and I feel like I would remember that out of sheer bafflement and terror) lol. What's your beef with Colson Whitehead? (I haven't read his work)
@shaunholt 2 ай бұрын
@@kellyseeksbooks I tried reading "The Underground Railroad" and the entire message of the book seemed to be: slavery bad. Like yeah we've known that for hundreds of years, that's why it was abolished.
@bumblebunny1120 2 ай бұрын
I just finished midnight sun! I’m having so much fun following along to your reading series. It’s like book club with a friend
@kellyseeksbooks 2 ай бұрын
ahhhh thanks!!
@LawyerPapa 2 ай бұрын
Best drunken book review! I liked the weird world of 1Q84. I did not like 1984 where your hopes and dreams d!e (which was the point). I put random books on the waiting list after seeing stuff on BookTok. By the time I get it from the library, I have no idea what I'm about to read. But after Aomame took the stairs, I thought, "is that going to be like Chihiro going through the door in Spirited Away?" Not knowing what it was about, and not expecting any explanation helped in my case. But repeats should've been edited out. I'm paraphrasing, but Murakami would write, "Tengo cooked while waiting for the phone call." Then he'd describe the cooking process, and then; "Tengo ate the food before the editor called." Yes, you already said Tengo was waiting. I feel some 300 pages could have been shaved off. Because of the length, I felt like Aomame at the end; "I can't go through 1157 pages again, so I'm just going to call this world home. Forget the mirrored tiger." Many books inevitably blur together. Not this one! This is a genre of its own. I might have to look for something similarly odd.
@kellyseeksbooks 2 ай бұрын
😂
@HeidiScott-f3z 2 ай бұрын
Clean well ❤️🩹 loghted . Kindred.
@kellyseeksbooks 2 ай бұрын
our fav sparkly vampire boy is so delulu
@shaunholt 2 ай бұрын
💡 Have stay-at-home jobs. Be a painter. Be a writer. Work over the phone. Work on the computer. Have family members rotate who is seen in public, e.g. when shopping. Have it be Alice for 5-6 years. Shift to Edward for 5-6 years. Have the dad do it for 20 years but add in a touch of grey to his hair. I forget who else is in the family. Once each family member has had a turn ~50 years would've passed. Restart the rotations with Alice. Anyone who sees her would've seen her 50 years ago and might think it's a granddaughter or something if in the extremely unlikely change they recognize her.
@shaunholt 2 ай бұрын
I like watching these videos even though I have no interest in Twilight and quit at the scene of Edward sparkling. Videos demolishing books (except my own) > videos praising books.
@kellyseeksbooks 2 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoy them! I like to rant, but I also want to be in the publishing industry so I don't want to burn bridges so I have a limited selection of books I feel safe making fun of online lol
@Ms.SpookyNerd 2 ай бұрын
Great wrap up 📚🥤
@kellyseeksbooks 2 ай бұрын
thanks!
@cypressbutane4575 2 ай бұрын
I was thinking of revisiting Moby Dick, for at least one chapter where he describes a painting in a bar, of a whale (IIRC) and it launches him into a discussion of whaling. And I believe he kind of blends looking over the painting in an interesting way with the narration so it doesn't seem boring or just like he's giving exposition, but it's more interesting and engaging. Also, the chapter about the blacksmith and the anvil making his harpoon, probably about half-way through, is AH-MA-ZING.
@cypressbutane4575 2 ай бұрын
Also the chapter with the preacher at the pulpit that looks like part of a ship. That whole scene. Awesomeness.
@kellyseeksbooks 2 ай бұрын
Cool. Looking forward to those parts.
@kellyseeksbooks 2 ай бұрын
@@cypressbutane4575 and why am I not surprised you loved that scene LOL
@shaunholt 3 ай бұрын
Chapter 3 please. 😊
@kellyseeksbooks 3 ай бұрын
Chapter 3 is already out! Hoping to get Chapter 4 out this week!
@shaunholt 3 ай бұрын
@@kellyseeksbooks oh, and I already viewed it. I clicked on the wrong video, lol. Thought I clicked on the most recent one.
@cypressbutane4575 3 ай бұрын
Great recommendations! I like short stories for all the reasons you mentioned up front. A couple collections I like are 'Nine Stories' by J.D. Salinger and 'How We Are Hungry' by Dave Eggers 👍
@kellyseeksbooks 3 ай бұрын
Thanks! I really disliked Catcher in the Rye but I've been meaning to give Salinger another shot
@cypressbutane4575 3 ай бұрын
@@kellyseeksbooks Oh no! Well, I would try 'Franny and Zooey' in that case. I think you might like that one.
@kellyseeksbooks 3 ай бұрын
you guys!! I can't make this sh!t up 🤣
@hamilfan101 3 ай бұрын
Yessss I needed this
@robert0price 4 ай бұрын
Robert Hayden and Gwendolyn Brooks and Raymond Carver. Denise Levertov and May Swenson and Louise Bogan.
@IzzyKawaiichi 4 ай бұрын
12:45 Is it a genetic thing or was Bella expanding her "shield" unknowingly even before turning?
@kellyseeksbooks 4 ай бұрын
No, because he mentioned that he noticed this about her dad in the past before Bella was in Forks.
@shaunholt 4 ай бұрын
I like listening to this just to hear how bad it is. Out of curiosity, is there any story that shows Edward's origins? I think that'd be more interesting than simply having Twilight from his POV.
@kellyseeksbooks 4 ай бұрын
He shares a bit of his backstory with Bella in the original series, but as far as I know, there isn't a full story out there on it. He nearly died of Spanish Influenza in 1918, got turned into a vampire by Carlisle, and then killed murderers and rapists for their blood until he went "vegetarian."
@Ms.SpookyNerd 4 ай бұрын
Great haul. I love booksleeves, i have a big collection of them different sizes.📚🧋
@kellyseeksbooks 4 ай бұрын
Thanks! I've really been sleeping on booksleeves lol they are super helpful!
@steelgray789 4 ай бұрын
Col. 3
@IzzyKawaiichi 5 ай бұрын
Do you plan on reading the sequel?
@kellyseeksbooks 5 ай бұрын
Probably down the line
@my0.25lifecrisis 5 ай бұрын
Lol you finished that book so fast that I honestly might try to read it the next time I see it at an airport bookstore. Also your thoughts on the dialogue sound very similar to what Rosika has said about other Japanese translated fiction. Just an interesting pattern!
@kellyseeksbooks 5 ай бұрын
Well idk how fast I would've read it without my little challenge: it's not much of a page-turner, but I will say that it is an easy read.
@TangibleReads 5 ай бұрын
Put coffee on a warmer and it gives u more time
@kellyseeksbooks 5 ай бұрын
haha sure, but I considered that to be cheating for this little challenge since the characters can't do that in the book (but it would be a great hack if they could!)
@kellyseeksbooks 5 ай бұрын
Reading Midnight Sun has been WILD. I'm reading it chapter by chapter --> take a look at my longer videos for more of the insanity 🤣😝
@kaitlynstephens4326 5 ай бұрын
Loved this video! I’m reading twilight currently and there has not been a mention of any broken bricks!! That must’ve been something she just wanted to add in without considering continuity lol! Looking forward to the next video!
@kellyseeksbooks 5 ай бұрын
Oooohhh good to know - thanks!! Is this your first time reading it or are you rereading it?
@kaitlynstephens4326 5 ай бұрын
@@kellyseeksbooks it’s my first time reading it, of course I’ve seen all the movies but I’m on a mission to read all the books now (which I guess I’m sort of spoiling midnight sun but it’s basically the same as twilight and I’m totally enjoying this series so oh well !)
@joshuaskurtu4954 5 ай бұрын
Love this new series. More plz. 😊
@kellyseeksbooks 5 ай бұрын
Thanks! I’m planning on it haha
@LieingCostsYourSoulTellElders 5 ай бұрын
Your not into sexuality are you to bad . She can't understand nakedness future. Make sure to remember any lies you ever told and to share food with with poor and reverse all lies ever lies very important for you beautiful u r
@shaunholt 5 ай бұрын
8:38 I wanna put that in one of my books now, have a character actually react that way.
@kellyseeksbooks 5 ай бұрын
Haha do it!!!!
@Ms.SpookyNerd 5 ай бұрын
Great vlog. I'm a huge twilight fan after reading the first book when I was 23 in 2008. Right when the first movie came out. 🎥📚🦇☕
@kellyseeksbooks 5 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@themidnightreader 5 ай бұрын
I think the phrase "well... I guess if you were really hangry...." to justify that maybe eating people is fine sometimes, sums up perfectly why I love and adore you 🤣Also yes if you heard peoples thoughts I think you would just chortle and snort constantly and be fucking delighted. Which is the difference between Edward and you, since he's an annoying angst machine about what clearly is comedy gold🤣"This is not the series for role model relationships" I'm crying ahahaha Applause Kelly! Standing ovation!
@kellyseeksbooks 5 ай бұрын
Haha thank you, thank you! I hope it will continue to be this funny to read! (and about being angry...I mean people do it with meat at the time...)
@my0.25lifecrisis 5 ай бұрын
As I never read Twilight as a teen, I also got stuck on "They're venomous too????"
@kellyseeksbooks 5 ай бұрын
Omg, really? I'm glad I explained that then haha!
@my0.25lifecrisis 5 ай бұрын
I love how you went into the impracticalities 😂
@kellyseeksbooks 5 ай бұрын
@@my0.25lifecrisis my brain can't help it! lol
@kaitlynstephens4326 5 ай бұрын
Love love love your commentary!! I watched this and was totally absorbed into the video :) you are funny and genuinely adorable and I totally wanna be your friend lol! I hope you really blow up, this content is wonderful! Keep going! So glad I got this in my recommended!
@kellyseeksbooks 5 ай бұрын
Ahhhhhh omg thank you SO much! I'm glad you enjoyed the video and I definitely plan on making more on this series and other videos as well :)
@ReadingIDEAS.-uz9xk 6 ай бұрын
Best wishes with what you choose to read. I hope you get some great stories. I'm currently reading the Count of Monte Cristo. Very good but I might be some time! Happy reading.
@kellyseeksbooks 6 ай бұрын
Thanks!! You too!
@juststoppingby390 6 ай бұрын
Theres one called in the middle of hickory lane its so pretty
@sunny_bunches_of_oats8526 6 ай бұрын
The amount of books I have only because they're pretty 😅
@kellyseeksbooks 6 ай бұрын
Well looking at covers is a lot faster with immediate gratification versus reading a whole book lol
@kellyseeksbooks 6 ай бұрын
And I wish that the books I liked were real pretty. The universe hates me haha
@my0.25lifecrisis 7 ай бұрын
lol just from this intro, I love Sohnny! They need to become regulars on the channel!
@Ms.SpookyNerd 7 ай бұрын
Great video 📚☕💯
@kellyseeksbooks 7 ай бұрын
thanks!
@sunkissed.custom.creations 7 ай бұрын
This was so much fun! Thank you for including me :)
@BrewsandReviews 7 ай бұрын
Definitely going to be picking up In the Miso Soup - thanks for the recs!
@fredericoevanchyk7252 7 ай бұрын
✨ promo sm
@my0.25lifecrisis 8 ай бұрын
My votes are… Before the Coffee Gets Cold and Cards on the Table! I love a tear jerking romance and a mystery!