6 Modern Classics: Books your English Teacher Recommends

[@lucasgdrezes]

I could listen to you talk all day. You look like one of those English teachers who change their students' lives. By the way, Life of Pi was one of the first English novels I read. It was pretty easy and I think I did after two years of learning English.

[@nickynick981]

Hi, I'm currently reading Murakami's "What I talk about when I talk about running" and I find it very enjoyable, mostly because of his descriptions of his running adventures which are occasionally enhanced with some marvellous observations of a general nature. Cheers from Poland!

[@jasp9661]

You have described and presented all of these books so well, I'm actually so excited to read these now. Usually book recommendation videos just fly over my head but the description and excerpts were done so well here.

[@bekesicsabakoppany93]

01:31 Life of Pi 04:35 The Secret History 06:01 Hand to Mouth 08:02 A Confederacy of Dunces 12:29 Our Man in Havana 14:41 Wild Swans

[@catfish4035]

Thank U

[@user-gr6ti7xw5h]

thank you!!!

[@Afroniponica]

Rewatching your videos as depression is getting the best of me. The thing I love is that I feel that I'm not wrong when I listen to you. I don't know if I'm in the process of burnout, but I feel like there's a chance for me in the end.

[@LetThemTalkTV]

Take care of yourself. Reach out to friends if you're feeling depressed.

[@alfred1920]

LetThemTalkTV please make more book recommendations videos!

[@mvsfunhouse]

I was never much of a book reader growing up but now have the opportunity to enjoy book reads with my daughters on KZbin and share it with the rest of our world! Thank you for your book recommendations!

[@jennifersantosuosso4479]

I have no idea how your video came into my KZbin feed but am so grateful. So nice to hear about books I haven't thought about reading.

[@juliaromero7512]

The Dark Academia society made me read The Secret History and I never regretted it. It was soooo good.

[@thomasthompson6378]

It is quite fine, but perhaps not quite up to The Goldfinch, by the same author.

[@juliaromero7512]

@@thomasthompson6378 How was it? I actually just purchased the book yesterday.

[@frenchie8651]

Hi, by any chance, do you have any recommendation of books with this "Dark academia aura" ? :)

[@juliaromero7512]

@@frenchie8651 The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wild If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt (this, too. I heard so) Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson The Secret Place by Tana French The Lake of Dead Languages by Carol Goodman is based on The Secret History. But i haven't read it so I don't know if I'd recommend it. The Dead Poets Society by N.H. Klienbaum is also a dark academia book to but its not a mystery or thriller, it's a nice book though. I'd also recommend Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë. Here are other books that has the vibe of Dark Academia but I haven't read: A Separate Peace by John Knowles The Likeness by Tana French Vicious by V.E. Schwab People Like Us by Dana Mele Black Chalk by Christopher Yates (this one has low ratings though) Enjoy reading :)

[@AtlanticGiantPumpkin]

@@juliaromero7512 I can 100% verify A Separate Peace is totally Dark Academia. Boarding school setting, kinda gay, great and twisted characters.

[@nic5958]

Hey man, I've read Secret History, Life of Pi and Confederacy of Dunces. Those are all among my favorite books! I'm adding the rest of your recommendations on my list for sure! Thanks :)

[@artsketchbook]

Please keep recommending books - I have audible on all the time listening to books while working from home, but sometimes it's hard to find a good next book!

[@LetThemTalkTV]

Thanks for your comment. I will indeed more book reviews coming soon.

[@yvonnetan3447]

I’m impressed by people who can listen to audiobooks while working! I can’t do audiobooks even while not doing anything.

[@benkylo8015]

Listening isn't reading.

[@benkylo8015]

@Mr. Sweet Sugar Please explain to me how listening to someone else reading equates to sitting down, focusing and interpenetrating text for yourself?

[@holkangel]

I have had a great time listening to the Martian :)

[@kimswhims8435]

The Life of Pi and Wild Swans are high on my list too. I've even recommended Wild Swans to my Chinese sister-in-law. She's in her early 40s, an only child (because of the one child policy) her father is a highschool headmaster in China, both he and her Mum meet while they were in the country during the cultural revolution. She found it such an eye-opener as did I. She's lived in Australia for about 15 years and her parents have visited often. You've reminded me that I've been meaning to read Paul Auster for years. Great list, thanks for sharing.

[@winterland122977]

A Confederacy Of Dunces is on the very short list of my favorite books. It has such a unique heart.

[@dudablack2426]

Hi Gideon! This is one of your best videos! Maybe because I’m a voracious reader LOL .. I didn’t know these titles, but will certainly get them, you’ve got my attention! On thing that I do to improve my English is not only reading in English but also listening to audio books... it’s fun, and helps to keep in contact with the language, vocabulary, etc... thanks again! My best wishes from North Carolina, USA 🌸

[@kaseywahl]

A Confederacy of Dunces is my absolute favorite book. Glad to see someone else spreading the word!

[@viveknukala962]

What a book man ! Recently i completed

[@Olivina330]

Yes! Such a pleasure to read 🥰

[@davidcopson5800]

Very true Kasey. By the way, you look a bit like its author.

[@JeffRebornNow]

It's my favorite, as well. And I usually get on extremely well with other fans of the book. It's as though we are on the same absurd wave-length.

[@steveneardley7541]

I enjoyed A Confederacy of Dunces so much that I read it again almost immediately upon finishing it. I like this kind of video, and will check out a few of these books from our library. I know it may be considered a bit obvious, but I loved Angela's Ashes.

[@sulmansohailfarooqui]

Thank you for the very entertaining introduction to the books. I used to be a voracious reader but have not read a book in more than a decade. But your description of the plot and story line and your very evident enjoyment of the books has piqued my interest. I may start reading, if I can find a balance between gardening and DIY and other hands on hobbies that I seem to have gravitated to for some mysterious reasons, abandoning my old friends, and my first love !!

[@LetThemTalkTV]

Brilliant comment. Move to a small apartment this will cut out the gardening and most of the DIY. I hope you manage to rekindle the love you left behind.

[@LindaC616]

I haven't done this as yet, but lots of people tell me that audio books are great for listening while you're doing gardening, etc. Of course, it depends on the book. It would have to be something that doesn't require a ridiculous amount of focus.

[@sulmansohailfarooqui]

Hi Linda, well that kind of excludes all the books in this list !! Maybe we need a list of books which require little attention, but then you might as well listen to music, or muzak !!

[@LindaC616]

@@sulmansohailfarooqui I have never listened to a book yet. It's mostly because I read the types of books that around this list and not popular fiction. I do think that Trevor Noah's autobiography would have been better as an audio book than reading it. I could hear his voice the entire time I was reading ot

[@deboracastenetto6547]

I am in lockdown too, in Italy, and in this period I'm studying English, I am completely overwhelmed of your lessons, I have finally found a very good web Teacher. My congratulation !

[@Ruylopez778]

I think I wouldn't use "overwhelmed" in this context. In learning or studying, overwhelmed has the feeling of being too much, in a negative way. I would also say 'overwhelmed by'. In the case of opera or ballet, something emotional; you could say, "I was overwhelmed [by the performance]" but more likely you would say, "I was moved [to tears]". For a lesson or presentation [something more educational or fact based], I would probably choose "impressed with" or "inspired by"

[@bebitter]

I love this video, amazing descriptions and I am glad you included some excerpts from the actual books. I wish everyone did book recommendations like this.

[@douglaso6428]

Well said! I completely agree! :-)

[@helveciobrenolinssobreira6410]

Man you are the best English teacher on KZbin.

[@preponement]

All excellent books. Can't go wrong reading any of these.

[@knitty781]

Thank you! Not a single book I expected. I've only read one of these books - The Life of Pi. As you said, the prose is wonderfully descriptive and easy to access.

[@dangaines405]

The Confederacy of Dunces made me laugh loud so hard that my wife and her uncle started reading it! This could easily be named among top 10 best comedic books!

[@tbone2885]

I just finished reading "Don't Say We Have Nothing" by Madeleine Thien, which also deals with the aspects of the Chinese Cultural Revolution. Beautifully written and I highly recommend it. I look forward to reading Wild Swans to make comparisons between similar themes. Thank you for this recommendation!

[@Misseggy24]

My absolute favourite modern classic is Cloudstreet by Tim Winton. It’s a very well-known and celebrated story in Australia, but I don’t think it’s very popular elsewhere. I must admit, if you’re not Australian, it might be quite difficult to relate to and understand - it grapples a great deal with the convoluted nature “Australian” identity - but if you ARE Australian and haven’t read it yet, or you’re not, and just want a challenge, I would highly recommend it.

[@johnbrown3560]

Hi, i'm from poland. i study english, so i watch your films becouse thanks to them, I get to know new words and learn pronunciation. I love your channel, and i think that these books are very interesting. I have hope that when i improve my english, i will can read these books in original language.

[@dannaab8459]

I completely trust you. Confederacy of Dunces is incredible, and one of my all time favorites.

[@jstanders6973]

Hi Gideon, I love your channel. How sad the Indian actor Irrfan Khan has died. He played a beautiful part in the Life of Pi movie. The book itself I found magical and I loved the philosophy and depth of it. Beautifully written and I found myself in tears. Thank you from the UK. best wishes..

[@Alberto-dc4dh]

Thanks for the recommendations! I knew of a couple of authors of the list, and I own the Secret History, but haven't checked them for real. The way you talked about them and the fragments read made want to dive right in.

[@jendam1]

My tips for you: Quichotte - Salman Rushdie The Remains of the Day - Kazuo Ishiguro Sing, unburied, sing - Jesmyn Ward Tightrope - Simon Mawer Nine stories - J. D. Salinger

[@LetThemTalkTV]

Thanks for your recommendations. I've only read. Salinger

[@aatmaa85]

Thank you, Gideon, great recommendations. Graham Green has been one of my favourite authors since my teenage years.

[@LetThemTalkTV]

Glad to hear it. thanks

[@BaronKatoski]

I am also an English teacher. My recommendations: 1. In the Night of Time by Antonio Muñoz Molina. 2. Stoner by John Williams. 3. Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy. 4. Plainsong by Kent Haruf. 5. Oscar & Lucinda by Peter Carey. 6. Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adechi.

[@carloscuellar9733]

Thank you so much Sir Joseph , i am reading a book called " a tree grows in brooklyn" do you know it ?

[@askarusin8408]

This was a beautiful presentation. Thank you so much. Scooped a lot as an aspiring author.

[@ramyarao4499]

Some of my favorites: Stoner by John Williams Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates In Cold Blood by Truman Capote

[@oliviakirby1409]

Try Proust's, In Search of Lost Time - I recently completed the whole thing. Not because I wanted to, but I was going to be fucked backwards before letting a dead French bastard get the better of me.

[@ingridbjrnstad4763]

@@oliviakirby1409 try Camus anything, its awesome! and no exit by Sartre is both pretty interesting and pretty biphobic. if youve watched the good place youll find some similarities

[@ingridbjrnstad4763]

@@oliviakirby1409 and the human condition by Andre Malraux

[@oliviakirby1409]

@@ingridbjrnstad4763 Yeah, I've read Camus and No Exit, both. In Search of Lost Time was one of those white whales, which you know is out there swimming in the ocean and sooner or later you feel compelled to harpoon the bastard. Am I glad I read it? Yes. Did I enjoy it? In parts. Do I feel I'm a better or more well rounded person for it? Hmmm, the jury's out on that one. Dostoyevsky though, does it for me everytime.

[@duncantrout]

I don't know Stoner, but those other two are amazing. Yates short stories are fun

[@lauratorchio1541]

I just finished Pachinko by Min Jin Lee: wonderful!! It is a novel set in Korea and Japan from 1910 to 1989 and tells the story of 4 generations of a family. Very moving.

[@M-T-123]

Alexander McCall Smith 44 Scotland Street has been my lifesaver during the Pandemic, funny and extremely witty

[@julioumbertopinto1567]

He's such a bright, charming and handsome fellow ~ it's utterly delightful to watch this videos, especially because of his great humor! Thumbs up.

[@stefaniechong9640]

In fact, three weeks of lockdown or movement control order whatever we are kind of on the verge of stir-crazy. Having said that, when life gives you lemons, make lemonade. You're absolutely right Gideon. Reading books is one of the best ways to endure this difficult moment. In fact I hadn't read the book Life of PI but I watched the movie sometime in 2012 or 2013. This movie was directed by Ang Lee, a Taiwanese director who had won best director category in Academy Award and Oscar. The protagonist Pi Patel finds a way to survive in a lifeboat that is adrift in the middle if nowhere. I learned so much in this movie his fight against the odds. He surmounted the impossible and gave himself a new lease of life. 👍🏻

[@anabananana2326]

One of my favorites is God of small things by Arundhati Roy, it definitely deserves to be a modern classic.

[@LetThemTalkTV]

That's on my reading list. thanks for the tip.

[@cynthiaszirmai1900]

“Unto the Sons” written by Gay Talese which I kept in my bookshelf, untouched, for two decades because it was quite thick. The author wrote about the migration of his southern Italian family to the U.S. in the early 1900 and the hardships and challenges they faced a soon as they set foot in the country. I picked up this book in mid March just as Dr. Fauci and N.Y. Gov. Cuomo were thrust into the limelight, thanks to the coronavirus, and these two icons made me tackle the book with so much pleasure. I finally found the right time and atmosphere to appreciate the book and its author.

[@amypoulin3121]

thank you for mentioning Wild swans! not an easy read, yet so important

[@englishathand1927]

How can this channel only have 300k subscribes? This is one of the most wonderful channels I've ever visited, this channel should have at least three millions subscribers, but anyway, thank you so much mister for all your videos they are absolutely great! I am a new subscriber by the way!

[@LetThemTalkTV]

Thank you for your perspicacious comments. You are obviously a brilliant person destined to go far and achieve great things. Best wishes.

[@englishathand1927]

@@LetThemTalkTV Thank you for your words sir, I really appreciate it. Kind regards

[@sandeepjoshi8280]

Thanks a lot for the Literature recommendations. Wonderful introduction and discussion on books. I haven't read any of those but have made it a point to read them. Also, I would like to add to the list some of my own recommendations : 1) The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy; 2) The White Tiger by Arvind Adiga; 3) Disgrace by J.M. Coetzee; 4) Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky; 5) Midnight Children by Salmaan Rushdie; 6) The Stranger by Albere Camus

[@LorriSanga]

I have been read A Confederacy of Dunces for the last 2 days. Thoroughly enjoying it. Thank you.

[@carolineharnish5633]

I recommend, "The Hacienda" by Lisa St. Aubin de Teran,& The Glass Castle, by Jeannette Walls

[@ylayla6009]

I wanted to read something from modern literature. It’s a namely that advice what I was looking for! Thanks a lot. It was the great luck to have come across your channel.Спасибо!

[@willk7184]

I really enjoyed your descriptions of these books without giving too much away. Thanks for your recommendations, I'll definitely check them out.

[@zdoriksandorik]

I am every time so genuinely excited to see someone recommend The secret history, because somehow it has this indie/niche reputation despite being a massive commercial hit

[@susansmiles2630]

Thank you for sharing your experiences of these books! Can't wait to read them! Stay healthy!

[@fancynancy2870]

Please do more recommendations! Loved this video :)

[@davidinman2788]

I think it is important to mention John Toole was a genius who started teaching at Browne when he was 24 i believe. The book was in the process of being published but his publisher kept making edit after edit that lead to his depression. He lived with his mother (the book is very autobiographical) who suffered from her own mental health issues which made his day to day life miserable (which makes the whole story of her getting it published that much more fascinating). It is a tragic story of a great genius lost because of an editor stifling brilliance.

[@LetThemTalkTV]

Interesting I didn't know most of that.

[@salvatoregisonna8953]

Paul Auster is one of my favorite writers but I never read From Hand to Mouth, finally I found a copy and I'm waiting for it ; in the meantime I read " A Confederacy of Dunces " and wow was it good ! Thank you , I hope you'll recommend other books soon. I'm looking for the others too

[@saswatidash2000]

I have no idea, how I ended up here. I have been learning English since I was 3(and that was a long time ago), and I consider my English skills good enough. But the reading list was surprisingly so eclectic, they all ended up in my 'wishlist'. Now as I sharpen my skills in my official language #5, I guess I would get this reading list in my target language. It would be something to re-read 'Life of Pi' as 'Schiffbruch mit Tiger'. Keep up the great work, my best wishes!

[@alisonarmstrong8421]

This session is especially terrific, thanks for emphasis on how to cope with lockdown with reading books!

[@sagenerd419]

I'm so happy to see a confederacy of dunces mentioned here, It's such a criminally under rated book

[@M_SC]

I read all those books in my 20s except life of Pi, and I agree they are all great!

[@Dangerous0Fairy]

I read wild swans and loved it , thank you for the recommendation !

[@douglaso6428]

Thank you so much! This was compelling. I love the way you talk about life and that includes your description of the books and how you experience them. Some of the books that I have loved are “Dreams of my Russian summers” by Andre Makin; “To kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee; “Great Expectations“ by Charles Dickens; and a book that might surprise people because it’s known as a children’s classic, “Anne of Green Gables” by L. M. Montgomery. It is a brilliant, funny, touching and insightful book.

[@studentfilmed]

1:30 Life of Pi - 460 pages 5:59 Hand to Mouth - 170 pages 8:00 A Confederacy of Dances - 394 pages 12:29 Our Man in Havana - 220 pages 14:40 - Wild Swans - 562 Pages

[@captainch371]

Thank you!

[@studentfilmed]

Captainch You are very welcome!

[@zaebruni]

With my library card I borrowed the Ebook and the Audiobook of "The secret history".I started it today!! I am so excited!!

[@AyngeMackay]

Who is the reader?

[@zaebruni]

@@AyngeMackay Hi!, the reader is the author.

[@vidasabia6572]

I would definitely recommend to you the Dave Lodge`s Trilogy (Changing Places, Small World, Nice Work) !

[@williamstewart6454]

I have both Our Man in Havana and Wild Swanas and have read neither I will definitely try both in the next week

[@LinhNguyen-ry6jc]

Hi Gideon, Thank you so much for your recommendation! Many of them are not books that I would normally pick up at the store. Also, I would love hearing you talk and share more about books, please!

[@merularubia5476]

Loved your recommendations, espeacially the snippets to get to know the books. You couldn't do another video concerning books, could you?

[@garethmorris299]

Guys exactly right about Secret History;perfect explanation of this brilliant book

[@johnj6087]

I think the reading motivation for language learners increases tremendously when there is a a cultural catch they can grab onto. It doesn't have to be their culture per se. My Turkish students loved reading short stories by O. Henry and also some edited versions of Lost World by Doyle or classics of H.G. Wells. Every countries' people can understand the wonder of the changing modern world, so these well-known pieces worked well even with pre-intermediate level learners

[@timestamp_livewebservices6503]

I love this dude, idk why.. something about him is very entertaining. respect, sir.

[@smailwaltit38]

have learnt much from you due to your awsome and your brilliant way of teaching.... in between I like your sence of humour :)

[@skybright9447]

Animal farm. This book was written over 70 years ago yet the premise is still relevant today. Highly recommend but I suggest you read this yourself and delve in the meaning as I read this again in school and it took the love out of it.

[@jooheepaik811]

Wow~! I'm getting so interested in those books you recommended. Your description of each book sounded exciting and enjoyable! I already put The Secret History and Hand to Mouth in my cart of an internet book store. Thanks a lot! You're WONDERFUL!!❤😊

[@LetThemTalkTV]

You are wonderful

[@ashleyng323]

Paul Auster is one of my favourite authors. I’ve read almost all his books.

[@bryshares]

Hey, Gideon! I've struggled to muster up the motivation and focus to read books for the past couple of years. I can listen to new music albums (some pretty long ones, too) all day but I can NOT get through a single page of a book without getting distracted or lost. I read some poems here and there but nothing else usually. This summer I started reading The Catcher in the Rye. I haven't finished it yet but it's amazing. Thank you for showing us these interesting books. I now have something to read once I'm done with The Catcher in the Rye! Much love.

[@LetThemTalkTV]

It's interesting what you say. The Catcher in the Rye blew my mind when I read it when I was 16 before that I didn't read much. It started a lifelong love of books. Thanks for your comment.

[@MrSabur]

It's not only your books you recommend but your speaking way is awesome!

[@irsonandersen]

It is such a pleasure to listen to you - I truly enjoy the way you speak English, it motivates me to work harder on my English 😊 Thank you for great book recommedations!

[@LetThemTalkTV]

Thank you for your kind words

[@unmaskingu]

I would recommend Cloud Atlas, I consider it an advanced book as it is hard to follow sometimes and it's language can be challenging. Though it is worth every effort!

[@prasoonpandey7658]

In this tough situation tons of respect and Love from india 🙏

[@LetThemTalkTV]

Take care

[@kemouse]

I've only read Confederacy which was very enjoyable but I look forward to checking the rest of these out. Thank you.

[@alisafeist5791]

I would also recommend Iris Murdoch "The Black Prince". it is a very easy book to read.

[@herrklamm1454]

Graham Greene and Paul Auster are two of my favourite writers. Our Man in a Havana is a funny little book but I might prefer Brighton Rock and The Power and the Glory. Amazing.

[@kathrynmcnerney6490]

I have read the secret history a few times..its brilliant!

[@MoodyBillie]

Appreciation the recommendation. Just borrowed hand-to-mouth from the library.

[@srpskihayk]

I have been a fan of The Master and the Margarita and The Bridge on the Drina since I was in my early teens. I re-read them at least once a year.

[@markdonovan1540]

Great idea, the books reviews, sample readings and the level references are very helpful. Thank you for sharing this. Stay safe.

[@cristinaomarrementeria6105]

HI, I have just discover you now ,you are very very funny and your english is clear and easy to follow, I am Cris from Spain, my english is not good but I get by, Why the hell you live in Paris? , thank you for your classes,..Right? ,,TA RA.

[@Llamaeye1]

Thanks Gideon ! Hands to mouth resonates with me somehow.Make part 2 sometimes later.Its deeply intriguing ....

[@LetThemTalkTV]

I will ...somewhere down the line..

[@cirimpufka]

As soon as I heard "...one Canadian..." I thought - it must be Life of Pi. By the way, I bought the book somewhere in 2003 or 2004 and it was the strangeness of the plot in the book's blurb that made me buy it. I have read some books since, but nothing quite as good. (I'm upper-intermediate onward? Wow. Glad to know!) I believe you now, sir. I'm looking forward to other titles as well.

[@laincertidumbreenamorada1899]

One of my favourite English books is "Cider with Rosie", by Laurie Lee, so a charming account of a rural and bygone England that the author lived as a child... It gives you the insight of another more innocent amazing world, and make you doubt a little about our modern one...

[@Morfeusm]

My top 6: 6. Anna Karenina by Tolstoy 5. Perdido Street Station by Mieville 4. Catch 22 by Heller 3. Name of the Rose by Eco 2. The little Prince by Exupery 1. Lord of the Rings by Tolkien Honorable mention: Crime & Punishment by Dostoyevsky

[@TatianaBelyaeva]

Thank you so much for your fascinating work as well as the brilliant recommendations!

[@LetThemTalkTV]

My pleasure

[@TatianaBelyaeva]

@@LetThemTalkTV www.broadwayworld.com/shows/A-Confederacy-of-Dunces-332118.html. It was not entirely cursed.)I started reading it. Thank you!)

[@hayyanalali1394]

You are lucky because our teacher answers your questions Is your beauty the main reason behind this 🤔😐

[@melleno]

@@LetThemTalkTV great! You're alive and well!

[@nouraaljourny1949]

We missed you 😍 welcome back Thank you for your recommendations..we really appreciated ❤ 2 days ago I finished a great book (long way to freedom) Nelson Mandela.. Was translated to Arabic, so it became : ( طريق طويل للحرية ) I read it in Arabic 🙄 I highly recommend you to read it ... it had profound effect on me... ❤😘 Stay healthy and take care of yourself ❤❤

[@LetThemTalkTV]

Sound like an inspiring story. Thanks for the recommendation

[@stradavisinului]

Thank you for the tips.I hope to read at least one of them I saw the Life of Pi movie - brilliant.

[@3088sd]

Would recommend 'The Glass Palace' by Amitav Ghosh. It was actually gifted to me by my English teacher! I like the simple narrative style covering the colonial period in India - Myanmar and following the journey of the last queen of Burma - in a fictional capacity of course. If you like the historical fiction genre - would definitely recommend the author's other books - The Hungry Tide, and the 'Ibis trilogy' about the opium trade in the 1800s.

[@enriquemoranmartinez6706]

Míster You are amazing. These books are on my list now. Thanks so much. Hope lockdown is going well.

[@MothsAreTheBest]

Delightful. I really like this format of video

[@naailahashiq2828]

Going to look at all of your shared book titles. As you had me at Life of Pi. That’s one of the 6 I read and enjoyed. So just been onto iBooks to locate the titles and will sample them this week. Curfew is getting repetitive without a decent book to read.

[@jackieedwards-henry8315]

Here’s another: The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson. True story about the Chicago World’s Fair, and it reads like a novel; grabbed me from the first paragraph.

[@aaron___6014]

Get your own channel!

[@annasoloweszyk5224]

Jackie Edwards-Henry I love all his works. Chicago seen through the eyes of an architect and a monstrous serial killer. Both involved with architecture for very different reasons. I plan to read his new one soon.

[@wakkjobbwizard]

Jackie Edwards-Henry I actually had to read that over the summer for my English high school class just last year. Great book and intriguing mystery.

[@OldSchool1947]

One of the most disturbing books EVER!

[@bhodges00]

That was a great book. In the Garden of Beasts was another great book by the same author.

[@anvilch4799]

너무나 감사합니다...최고의 영어선생님입니다...(thank you for your channel..you are the best English teacher..from South Korea)

[@LetThemTalkTV]

감사합니다

[@natalietomatur3358]

Our man in Havana! I am currently reading another novel by Graham Greene because I was bored with all the books I have but G.Greene's writing is never dissapointing. When I opened the video I thought: nah, I don't think I'll see G.Greene's books in recommendations but here we are! guys, the book is highly recommended!!

[@aliamhal9861]

Life of Pi has been invaded by dust on my shelf since ages. It's high time I started reading it. Thank you.

[@LetThemTalkTV]

You won't regret it.

[@redrumax]

It is really very good. Had it for a few years when I read it but was fascinating.

[@LindaC616]

@@LetThemTalkTV gave you read the story that was published before, Scliar's "Max e os felinos" (must be available in English)? Finally I recommend one of my favorites and it's very short. It's Luis Sepulveda's "The Old Man Who Read Love Stories".

[@rogerpayne709]

Pleasantly surprised to see your inclusion of "Confederacy of Dunces." I could not agree more. I always wondered why there wasn't a movie made, thank you for clearing the mystery up. And thank you for your interesting videos.

[@JeffRebornNow]

Roger, I, too, was pleased to see him recommend "A Confederacy of Dunces." I've read it several times over the years, though none of the re-readings ever induced in me the convulsions of laughter the first reading did. I fully believe I can tell the quality of a person's mind by the way he or he reacts to this book. A dullard will have little to moderate reaction, while a sharp-witted person will be consumed by laughter and wonderment at the accurate depiction of the absurdity of post-war American life.

[@Amalthea11]

Gosh your way of describing the books is so engaging that I might actually get back to reading after 10 years or so 🤗😍

[@LetThemTalkTV]

Thanks. for your comment. Happy reading

[@feeberizer]

I'm so glad I grew up in a family of readers! We have some wonderful new & used bookstores in my town of 101k people. But I've got oodles at home I haven't read yet, so the lockdown isn't too bad for me. I'm currently rereading book 1 of Tad Williams' Otherworld series. It's a not too distant future world where the buses still run late. 😉

[@danacampbell8331]

Confederacy of Dunces! My favorite book! Toole did write another book when he was a teenager. It's called The Neon Cross and, if you read it, you will find out why his mother, who was so persistent trying to get Confederacy published, wasn't so keen on that one seeing the light of day.

[@JeffRebornNow]

I love "Dunces." I've bought a dozen copies of it over the years and I always give them away to people I meet who have yet to read it.