Lebanon had the first snow last week of november too 😮

excellent suggestions,new sub!

The road REALLY. What a grim depressing book

You are giving black power ranger

You are so right crime and punishment is soo well matched with winter. I feel like Russian literature in general just fits with the darker winter months. Something about Russians and the cold...

The onset of winter is certainly an ideal opportunity for reflection and undertaking a review of the past year. It’s a time for taking stock. Russian literature is made for winter! “Crime and Punishment” is one of my all time favourite books - it’s a compelling mix of plot and philosophy. By any chance, are you planing on reading “The Brothers Karamazov” soon? Great video! Thank you!

Yesss I'm reading crime and punishment write now just got it few days back 😭❤

read Small Things Like These last year and got Foster immediately but I’d been saving it for December. also, try Brothers Karamazov if you haven’t read it yet, it’s veryyy introspective 🫶🏽

Such a good list ❤ Eileen is next on my TBR to read in the run up to Christmas . Also can't wait to read Small things like these. I read Crime & Punishment in September after wanting to read it for years and it was so bleak so I feel like it might be even more depressing in winter !!!! 😅

I was just thinking Eileen oddly fits the season. I still need to check out the movie, and the Small Things Like These film as well. I haven't read Our Wives Under the Sea or All the Lovers in the Night yet. My big winter read this month is Winter's Tale by Mark Helprin.

Love this video!! You’re inspiring me to finally tackle Dostoyevsky hahaha, maybe this winter… Also gotta say The Road is probably my least favourite book of all time 😂 it’s always interesting to hear how it worked for other ppl

I love this list. Thank you! Love your vids. ❤

You are adorable ☺️. Mighty morphin black power ranger 🤭. Keep up the awesome work/vids 🙌🏽

me: (lives in a tropical country) also me: “i need this winter book recs”

The more you talk about "The road", the sooner I want to read it, but no I have to finish the book I'm currently in the middle of and save "The Road" until the end of the month/beginning of next year in exam season. The tension keeps on rising for reading this book. Now I only hope I would like it as much as you did. Will let you know about it!

Some of my favorite wintertime books are Lonesome Dove; Pillars of the Earth; Nos4a2 (great for christmas)

I live in arkansas, us so our weather is very screwed up. We usually get snow in February. December might be warm.lol😂

nails looking on point

Just added a couple to the Amazon wish list.

Brightly Shining by Ingvild Rishoi is a short 177 page read with the vibe and emotion of a Claire Keegan book.

Another wintery book is Ice by Anna Kavan. It's a surrealist novel written in the Sixties about a post-nuclear apocalypse world buried in an eternal winter, similar to McCarthy's book!

I appreciate that the thumbnails of all 4 seasonal reccs line up perfectly. Right left right left. The devil's (read:excellence) is in the details.

I do not like the cold. Thank you for your recommendations.

Geez, queen of darkness. I thought you'd mention at least one uplifting escapist read, like Bridget Jones' Diary. Very well then, The Distant Lover by Christoph Hein will freeze your heart some more.

A perfect book for winter would be : Miracle in the Andes (those who know ,know 😅)

I am getting back to using mobiles less and reading books more .

Only 2-3 months ago i was on a draught ,and couldnt find any good books to read. Now i have 6 whole big series : ( game of thrones , Storm light archive , malazan the rise of the fallen , shogun , dune and the girl with the dragon tattoo (and its sequels )). + A fair few number of other books.

I have yet to read Wicked. I heard that it can be convoluted. The only one I read here is The Hunger Games.

I’m reading Wicked now. I already knew it was completely different than the musical because my daughter has read it. So far I would also give it 3 stars. I tried watching the series Sharp Objects but gave up after a couple of episodes as it was dragging…my library has the book so I may try it after your review.

if you’re looking for another book relating to grief can i recommend “they’re going to love you” by meg howrey? i picked it up randomly this year and it’s unexpectedly become my favourite book like i am telling every single person i speak to to read it lol, it’s honestly amazing but i haven’t seen anyone talking about it! the way it explores grief and the feelings of regret when someone you have a strained relationship with becomes ill was just so emotionally devastating

"I don't know why I get so freaked outby the passage of time but here we are" SO REAL.

You should try reading the stormlight archive !!!!

This my thing with the thriller I always always know the twist but I don't think this effect, the surprise is important but I guess the suspense is more important, I would love to read novel where you told from the first page who is the Psychopath and then tell me what happened for him to reach this point

I'm so glad you are recovering after your surgery.

A half star - oof but sounds warranted

Tuesday witth Morie is one of my favorite books of all time , so I was really excited when I saw the cover pop up . I found your commentary to be interesting cause it got me to think about an ole fav in a new light

October and November was all Dresden Files for me as folks on discord influenced me to give it a go and I did, all the way through in a big fat old binge read. It's been awhile since I read Wicked, but I think I did not continue the series as I decided I did not need more of the same but with different characters.

I applaud your bravery for being honest & not ellitist

I really like your dress colour, it contrasts great against the backdrop

Totally agree with the year of magical thinking. Bragging so much, like wtf

I read the morrie book several years ago when I was in a healing place from basically a lot of crap and I had cognitive issues so reading complicated things didnt work. It came into my life when I was half giving up, half wanting to get my life back. The cooky wizard helped me back❤ I think u need to be in a certain headspace for that book. I'm not sure I'd be receptive for it now if I read it the first time now. It will always have a special place in my heart for that time in my life

Love when your vids pop up! I get so frustrated with uncreative men writing "comedy" books that turn out misogynistic. This year i have only read 12% male authors for that reason lol

Rereading some of your tried and true/favorite books can help you stay out of a reading slump❤❤❤

Half a star? What does it take for you to DNF a book?

I’m so glad you are safe and well after your surgery (:

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I was on the edge of my seat when u said tuesdays with morrie bc i feel i am the only one who hated it. Yes, yes yesss absolute cliché!! Just statements that are giving 13 year old facebook posts. I threw it across the room when i finished it lol. And you are right tho. it has nothing to do with you reading similar books.

Love your posts. I was in a massive slump last month. I read 2 books. The storm of the century by Stephen King. It's a tv miniseries. The book,at least the copy I have is in tv script format. The second was the new Ruth Ware. One Perfect Couple. I really liked it. I like all her books. Now here in December I've broke the slump, I hope. 😅 I'm reading Chasing the Boogeyman by Richard Chizmar. It is a fictional version of a true crime story. Really like it😊

The thing that happened to you with that comedian's book happened to me with Fran Lewobitz. She has a remakable brain and she's great at talking about whatever, but in book form the snappy sparkly wittiness is lost.

Firstly- and by far most importantly: I hope that you’ve fully recovered from your surgery. You’ve certainly had a morbid reading month! We all confront mortality at some point and using literature to explore death & grief can be very insightful and helpful. Joan Didion is such a name-dropper! I’m glad you mentioned it because I’ve always considered her propensity to brag quite tiresome. Honestly, I don’t particularly enjoy her work outside of ‘ The white album’. Gillian Flynn is eerily talented in highlighting the dark side of modern life. The miniseries of ‘ Sharp Objects’ is very good but it certainly doesn’t shy away from the scenes of self-harm and I’m always reluctant to recommend it for that reason - it’s a harrowing watch at times. Her masterpiece, for me, is “ Gone Girl”- the film is also outstanding and she won an Oscar for adapting the screenplay. Reading slumps during the dark, cold winter months are the worst! Maybe it’s time to break out an old favourite? Great video, as always. Thank you!