a flare in October | kntting, reading and a rant about wheelchair access | vlog

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Reading vlog, Literary fiction, Book recommendations, Booktube, Endometriosis, Chronic illness, Slow living, Self-care, Mental health, Book lovers, lit fic, Chronic illness awareness, Bookish community Cozy reading, Life with chronic illness, Reading, self-care, Book discussion, Reading challenge, Reading goals

[@kalasimsy2966]

love your knitwear creations! the hat with the blue stripe is phenomenal, such a simple idea, but gives so much character

[@hannahmay11]

Thank you !! It’s such a wonderful hobby 🤗

[@mouserat]

That little jumper is so sweet. The green is gorgeous.

[@hannahmay11]

I love it! i need one in my size now

[@kyliemaslen5969]

dying over the jumper again. i adored THE SENTENCE by louise erdrich and recently picked up one of her back catalogue secondhand

[@hannahmay11]

🤝🤝🤝 I’ll try and read it after him !

[@katielouise210]

so sorry to hear you've been struggling a lot recently hannah. completely understand just going through the motions mentally - i've been the same recently. sending you all the love 💛

[@hannahmay11]

Sending you love too Katie ❤️❤️

[@Gagging4Lit]

A Complicated Kindness sounds so good. Also have the Painted Drum by Louise Erdrich to read at some point...

[@hannahmay11]

There’s no bad Toews in my humble opinion

[@ellenforster6822]

Foster is SO good, and the perfect read for when you're feeling fed up. Hope you're feeling better!

[@hannahmay11]

ah i will pick it up soon !

[@alem7224]

Thank you so much for this vlog! These are my favorite videos from you ❤️

[@hannahmay11]

I’m so glad, I like filming them too… editing them not so much haha x

[@Michelelynnreads]

I have Complicated Kindness on my TBR. I found it at a library sale and remembered you mentioning the author as a favorite. That jumper/sweater is SO cute. Hopefully she can get some good wear out of it. I’ve been in a pain and fatigue flare after losing my beagle (stress of his illness + grief), and my reading has not being comforting/holding my attention. Resting lots here. I inherited my mom’s card collection when she died. Haha! Mom always had a card! Hope you are having some low symptom days! 🌸

[@hannahmay11]

So sorry to hear about your loss 🥺❤️ those things can really knock us physically aswell as emotionally. Wishing you a restful weekend. X

[@exlibrisa]

Loved your book pick-ups! The Round House was honestly gut-wrenching, my introduction to Erdrich actually! And by the family saga set in India, were you talking about The Covenant of Water? I was in the middle of that a few months ago but I set it down cause it wasn't the right time for me, but definitely want to get back into it. :) Hope you feel better, also recently had a chronic illness flare up and it was really not fun. Those changes in seasons truly hit hard and then add stress on top of it, recipe of disaster.

[@hannahmay11]

Yes covenant of water was Excatly what I was thinking of, I could picture the cover but not the title hah! I could see myself smashing it out on an upcoming long flight maybe? But I am equally as scared of long audio books as I am long physical books lol

[@sarahkerr6618]

I just read all three of the Triptic trilogy by Eva baltasar back to back on my kindle. I think she’s an amazing writer. Thanks for the recommendation 👍. Hope you feel better soon.

[@hannahmay11]

oh an amazing idea, i might re read at some point closer together!

[@azu_rikka]

A Complicated Kindness is my favourite coming of age story, it's the only Toews book that I've reread multiple times. Have you read Swing Low? I love it and found it very disturbing and it made me love Toews even more😊! The baby pullover you knitted is super cute!

[@hannahmay11]

Oh Im so glad you loved it too. No I haven’t, it’s very hard to find a copy of it in Amsterdam for some reason? I just have that and a boy of good breeding + flying troutmans to go 😦🤝

[@azu_rikka]

@hannahmay11 My remaining books by her are also A boy of good breeding😊. Then Summer of my amazing luck (would you recommend it?) and Fight Night, which I will hopefully get as an interlibrary loan next month. My favourites so far are A Complicated Kindness, AMPS and Swing Low.

[@hannahmay11]

@@azu_rikka summer of my amazing luck i did like but wouldn’t be top 3 for me. It’s sweet and community focused which I liked and interesting to learn more about social housing setups in Canada. It’s funny (as always). Fight night is EXCELLENT !! I hope your loan comes in soon

[@hollyexley]

I was wanting to pick up a Complicated Kindness but animal agriculture / abuse is a no-no for me- is there much description of the chicken farm in the book?

[@hannahmay11]

no it is more like glib jokes about the chicken factory, i think there is one description of what the conveyor belt process is like but it doesnt feature often at all

[@laju14]

hi hannah!! can you link the youtuber you've mentioned in the beginning? Thank you!!!

[@hannahmay11]

Their username is Jaz Beth and have linked in description now🙌🏻

[@laju14]

@@hannahmay11 thank you so much!!!!

[@AthynVixen]

One question I have about Miriam Towes is does she write about anything else other than Mennonites? I've read Women Talking and Fight Night but i do find that an offputting theme in her work.. I didnt mind in Women Talking as it was a plot but I personally find it a bit boring and so can't motivate myself to pick up anything else by her. PS i think that long book you were thinking of may have been Shantaram..havent read it but i hear its long af

[@hannahmay11]

No I would say it’s a main thematic pattern in her work based on her life experiences

[@gagglesas]

Not sure if it’s rude to ask, but what is your wheelchair for?

[@hannahmay11]

It is considered rude to ask strangers about their mobility aids yes but as I make content talking about chronic illness you can assume I use one for my multiple illnesses which cause chronic pain, joint and mobility issues