5 Tiny Books That Pack a HUGE punch!

[@danielaweberdani]

I'll get punched by cannibals (twin peaks reference sold it!) and of course selva almada's (with "waiting for godot" you made it sound unmissable) I feel religion remains the main weapon patriarchy uses against glbt and women's lib: thank you for another great video. 🌹

[@badger-1984]

I knew Minor Detail wasn't going to be easy when I started it but I really wasn't prepared for how hard it was going to be. It's an incredible book

[@GreenSpiritt]

Your voice sounds amazing, I love hearing you talk

[@wifeunderthesea]

perfect timing for this video. my ADHD is in nightmare mode and i haven't been able to finish a book since APRIL. pathetic. 🥺 willow really gives off "protective and loving big sister" energy. i say this as someone who has 3 sisters. i can't explain it, but her videos are just so......cozy(?) and it just feels like home. i know that sounds corny af but it's true.

[@WillowTalksBooks]

Omg that is SO sweet of you to say! Thank you 🥹 And I’m sorry your ADHD has been so bad; I super duper relate!

[@blubeagle55]

I love how the author lays out the beginning of The Wind Lays Waste. I just began and am looking forward to seeing how it plays out.

[@SM-vr8dz]

I love lists like this! I prefer shorter books and actually tend to read short stories even more. Thanks for the recommendations!

[@Dashen666]

Minor Detail broke me but like you said, it is so important to read it.

[@dracaryslace]

I'm in the mood for shorter books so this is perfect, thank you!! 💖

[@YRMW1983]

Minor Detail is exceptional. Thanks for the recommendations!

[@Kimberly-oneminut]

Very excited to add these books to my list! So grateful that the algorithm brought me to your channel ❤

[@banrions]

Just ordered Boulder! I’m excited to read it! Maybe I’ll grab the new one too if I end up liking the first.

[@javawatson]

Thank you for this You described each book enticingly and I feel I have no choice but to indulge lol

[@RogieVixen]

I'm going to get Minor Detail asap. Thank you!!

[@asliyase]

Oooh, I really enjoyed hearing about every book in this video, thank you

[@SatiaRenee]

Just added all but one to my TBR because my library only had one. And I just borrowed the ebook. “Lucky” for me, I am stuck in bed sick. I’m 3rd in the queue. Hope it comes in soon.

[@badfaith4u]

Glad short books are getting their due.

[@Livinglikejulie]

I love these recommendations, thank you

[@rachel1021]

Strega is such a great book. I'm gonna reread it soon. Right now I'm almost done with a book called The Crane Husband by Kelly Barnhill. It's a retelling of The Crane Wife (I've never heard of that story before) and it's really, really heartbreaking.

[@susanalfieri4487]

I read Kelly Barnhill's WHEN WOMEN WERE DRAGONS. I liked it up to a point, then didn't really. It had an interesting premise that really didn't deliver in the end. I won't spoil it, but I hope THE CRANE HUSBAND is better. I think she has a lot of potential as a storyteller. There's just one choice in the dragons book (and it's a big choice having to do with the characteristics/abilities of the dragons) that totally ruins it for me. Otherwise, I might've really like it.

[@christine7956]

I absolutely loved Strega!

[@putriprihatini8450]

I have followed you for a couple of months and just want to say I really enjoy the way you narrate about each book and the recommendations you offer! The booktubers that I follow have various talking styles and you're my favorite because of the neat, thorough narration. I also love the way you talk about the books you don't enjoy because you explain each point carefully so we can make informed decisions. Thank you for always highlighting important books, especially queer, Palestinian, and other POC authors including translated ones! And thank you for this video, especially adding Minor Detail. It is indeed difficult (for the heart) to read, but it's important. Love that Selva Almada made into the list too!

[@PsychOnlineAldrian]

Thank you for the recommendations!

[@PetiteCauchemar]

I wish I'd seen this before going to my bookstore yesterday! (I did have Minor Detail in mind already but they didn't have it)

[@PetiteCauchemar]

Thanks!

[@WillowTalksBooks]

Thank you right back!

[@Elnora-i6e]

Thank you. You knocked it out of the box!❤

[@flufftronable]

Willow, The Member of the Wedding or anything by Carson McCullers is really worth the read.

[@WillowTalksBooks]

Thanks :)

[@zachreads]

I'll add a few -Address Unknown by Catherine Kressman Taylor -The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman -Born Twice by Giuseppi Pontiggia -The Wehrwolf by Alma Katsu -Zombie by Joyce Carol Oates I read Pew by Catherine Lacey a couple months ago, I can't call it hard hitting but it was interesting and good. Just finished Managing and other Lies! I really liked it and was pleasantly surprised by the variety. Did you know A...n is hiding it in search results? When I went to review it I could only get to it from my order history, the title or your name didn't bring it up.

[@WillowTalksBooks]

Oh yes, I’m very familiar with this weird issue. I spent the first week of publication sending people links because they couldn’t find it. The trick is to filter by “books” and “all”. I do wonder if it’s me not being very savvy with the categories I picked

[@zachreads]

@@WillowTalksBooks Another workaround I found was Google will bring up the A...n link.

[@susanalfieri4487]

I love THE YELLOW WALLPAPER. It's a feminist classic. Both of Claire Keegan's books (FOSTER and SMALL THINGS LIKE THESE) are short and supposedly really excellent. I just read THE MOST (the Jessica Anthony novella) and liked it a lot.

[@zachreads]

@@susanalfieri4487 I've read The Yellow Wallpaper 7 times, the first three times were back to back! I have read Foster, it was very good too. One I should have added to my list is Ghost Wall by Sarah Moss, I really loved that one!

[@AbsurdExistentialist]

I haven't read Boulder nor Mammoth, but I just got Permafrost! Hope to start on it soon!

[@kiczcock]

Strega is amazing! It feels very Twin Peaksian

[@tovezuiderveen4234]

Well now I need to find a copy of Strega

[@andrewmolloy8848]

Another excellent video 😊

[@camiloflores1592]

you need to read Permafrost to close Baltasar trilogy!!!! It's my favourite

[@WillowTalksBooks]

Okay :)

[@adiduck1457]

Not sure if you've heard of this book, it's from a mid size press in Montreal, but it's amazing: little blue encyclopedia! Amazing trans grieving/love story, also a fully realised fictional tv series

[@WillowTalksBooks]

That sounds amazing!!

[@adiduck1457]

@@WillowTalksBooks Metonymy Press is an institution here for publishing top notch trans books, their entire catalogue can't be missed :))

[@haphazardtube8027]

What is the title/ author of the last book on your list? I’m having the hardest time finding it and I’m wondering if I’m typing it wrong.

[@WillowTalksBooks]

Strega by Johanne Lykke Holm

[@haphazardtube8027]

@@WillowTalksBooks thank you! For some reason, the “r” wasn’t registering in my brain. I think that’s why I was having trouble lol

[@radikl_ed]

Have you changed something about how you process the audio on your videos? I’ve noticed a difference in the last couple uploads.

[@WillowTalksBooks]

I’m getting voice feminisation lessons :)

[@radikl_ed]

@@WillowTalksBooks congrats! There’s a marked change!

[@WillowTalksBooks]

Thanks!