all the books i read this november

[@univershell]

do you ever want to take a bite of the pages and imagine every single book's page is a different flavour

[@salomekochalski1947]

Well I most certainly do now.

[@tkh22]

incredible

[@frankiesshelf]

of course.. but this begs the question is every side a different flavour ??

[@IdgieT]

huh

[@tkh22]

two videos in one week, we eating better than american thanksgiving 😮‍💨

[@alice-si5kp]

I love how honest you are in your reviews, simply not holding space for mediocre books 😂

[@judiosyncratic]

holding space for this video ❤

[@salomekochalski1947]

You are quite literally everything I could wish for in a booktuber. Also I too did really not like On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous and I am glad not to be alone with that.

[@HeIsFullyBooked]

Frankie, you've been spoiling us so much that any video under half an hour feels like a short coming from you 😂 that being said I'm still excited to watch another wrap up from my fave booktuber!!

[@frankiesshelf]

it was honestly so crazy that uploading this didn’t take 8 hours lmao

[@jasminmai3528]

The way I looked up from my crochet project and gasped when you said “Our Wives Under the Sea”. 😂 Think that book is my favourite of this year, I absolutely sobbbbbbbed at the ending. God I loved it.

[@chase6468]

i love the yellow wallpaper i reaed it 3 years ago and still think about it basically every month, it got under my skin

[@salammy8127]

You are the first person I've seen talking about Monstrilio! It was my #1 book of 2024, and I'm so excited to see what Gerardo writes next!

[@WillowyMilk]

I have only recently found your channel but you inspire me to read more. Im also trying to get a literature degree started so that i can effectively write my own novel. I'm 35 so dont feel too bad about being old in your classes lol. We're all on pur own path.

[@megan-mr9vk]

i had to read “out” for a class in college. i was so enthralled that i didn’t put it down until i was done. i had a “oh shit i forgot to eat” moment. it was very disheartening and sometimes hard to read because of the graphic nature and very real issues it presents, but i think that’s what makes it so good. it’s one of the few novels from college i’ve held onto.

[@natalieelizabeth9052]

I COMPLETELY agree about dual pov!! It is so popular now, but I always end up dreading half the chapters

[@yanitatronic]

your reads are always so interesting, love to get recomendations from you

[@tee-yah3700]

I haven’t finished a book in over half a decade I just love hearing u summarize 😭 ❤

[@gladiatorathena]

I read Our Wives Under the Sea earlier this year and I also really enjoyed it. Julia Armfield has incredible skill writing unsettling, looming horror without it ever being gruesome. And I still can’t believe it was her debut novel! My main complaint with many debut novelists is their metaphors are about as subtle as of a ton of bricks. Armfield’s were quite deft and effective, in my opinion. Spoilers ahead for anyone who cares: The unspoken terror and dread of the submarine scenes haunt me to this day. I remember feeling this prickling coldness during each of Leah’s chapters (then again I have an abiding fear of the ocean so maybe that’s why it scared me so much lol) I often gravitate to stories about grief, so the ambiguous ending was perfect to me. I don’t think there’s one correct answer but my personal interpretation is that Leah never actually came back. Her return and metamorphosis was a reflection of Miri’s mind processing the grief of losing her wife. In the end, when she takes Leah to the shore and she dissolves into salt water, it’s Miri reaching the final stage of grief. She finally accepts the Leah she knew and loved, as imperfect as their relationship was, is gone. She became a part of the sea. PS Julia Armfield’s second novel came out recently, titled Private Rites. It features many similar themes - Julia loves her water based metaphors - and I felt very connected to each of the characters, even if I didn’t agree with their actions all the time. imo the metaphorical interludes and the ending weren’t quite as sharp as our wives under the sea, but it was still an enjoyable read overall.

[@candyhyojung1860]

wowww ok lovee that interpretation thanks for sharing🥰

[@bilgankiris7069]

Totally agree with your thoughts on cursed bread, so much happened yet nothing happened lol

[@peytonc6368]

You’re incredible-never miss a video ❤️

[@Kelsk3825]

I love your channel bc you introduce me to such interesting books I don’t really see anywhere else!

[@mandamillions888]

"i'm not even smart enough to talk about it" relatable af

[@rrubyglo]

It’s so insanely satisfying hearing you hate Eric Larocca’s writing for the exact same reasons I did, like you conveyed it perfectly, bc i feel like wayyy too many people have hyped up their short stories and every time I’m like literally wtf is this.

[@DanielleKlier]

You are my comfort show. Please continue to make content and shine! RARARA🤩🤩🤩

[@christabrazell9556]

I would like the address of this magical library that has every book to ever exist please

[@tedsava1800]

there are so many books you love that I now really want to read!! do you think you’ll do an end of year video with your favorite books from the year?

[@frankiesshelf]

absolutely !! i read so many good books this year i’ve gotta get them all together in one video

[@tedsava1800]

@ yessss I’m so excited :D

[@3ki3ra3]

i would absolutely recommend reading the physical copy of heaven, especially with the epistolary elements within the book. maybe i’m just smitten with mieko as an author, but heaven really stuck with me.

[@nahhan90]

but Frankie, a secret history is so worthwhile

[@ihaverabies]

i love the secret history, it's my favorite book, but i honestly don't know if you would like it😭😭it's very tedious and the way donna tartt writes is very 'run on sentences'(which i love but it can lead to paragraphs or sections that could've been left out with little to no change to the story as a whole)

[@Ravi-xf8dw]

Frankie i really love your videos . Very honest and different.

[@isabelafreitas347]

message from Brasil! perfect timing to post the video-i was on YT looking for something to procrastinate finishing my lit article and SURPRISE!!! Frankie, i love your content!! i love your analyses, your recommendations, everything! you’ve redefined my procrastination; now it’s just a Frankie break💚 ps: sorry for any grammar mistakes, im not used to writing in english 🤐

[@MatthueLoose]

Through your recs I've gotten quite close to splatterpunk books and I'm redisturbed again! Oh boy! Thanks! Excited to read Monstrolio & Our Wives Under the Sea~! Unsure but intrigued by Tell Me I'm Worthless and A Touch of Jen...! Will I really read Tender is the Flesh...? Hmm... Shoutout to Tampa bringing me to your channel, it's been lovely! I truly share your desperation to "read" plays, I struggle so hard without despite loving the performances themselves... One day, Tom Stoppard! One day...

[@gloriathompson423]

love your channel

[@hestervanleusen3778]

thank you for making these videos! theyre great wfh-companionship and your selections are v refreshing! i thought you might be interested in reading a bit more about charlotte perkins gilman for context (esp the article 'the trouble with charlotte perkins gilman' by halle butler in the paris review) - i think a lot of folks dont know about the other things shes written and i def understand ppls feelings about/interpretations of the yellow wallpaper, but her political views are worth knowing about imo! its actually interesting how absent those views are from the yellow wallpaper specifically lol looking forward to more of your vids 🫡

[@blues_to_me]

ouch i felt like i had been stabbed when you said you didn't enjoy ocean vuong and mieko kawakami. in all honesty though, i love your honestly and how you describe in detail what you like and don't like about a book.

[@interste11a]

I am so curious how you would feel about Catherynne M. Valente's work. Her writing is flowery, and definitely poetic, but ultimately charming as it serves her post-modern, fairytale-esque stories. I started with Palimpsest, a book I loved, but I would recommend Comfort Me With Apples, one of her novellas, as a starting point. There was a reason I meant to recommend it via comment ages ago, but cannot remember why I hadn't. Either way, I think you might be interested!

[@interste11a]

edit: By ages, I mean months; and I originally thought to recommend when you mentioned having read The Stepford Wives and liking it!

[@sophiaiscoolXD]

i very much agree about heaven, but breasts and eggs did genuinely change my life and the way i think about motherhood. very addictive read

[@bilbobiller]

as someone who's read 'heaven', 'breasts and eggs' and 'all the lovers in the night' by mieko kawakami i personally enjoyed 'heaven' the least so i think giving her another shot with 'breasts and eggs' is totally worth a try!

[@ChanelChapters]

I somehow got unsubscribed?? and now I’m a few videos behind Goddamn KZbin

[@luckyluna62]

Breasts and eggs is more reflective and dare I say boring? It’s still perfect but I thought heaven was more touching and if you’ve gone through bullying very intense and more active

[@cloudtinnn]

Heaven did have more of a plot than her other novels imo, it was my first Kawakami novel and it touched me in such an indescribable way. It's a quiet and subtle book but something that stays with u. Can't decide which of her books is my fav tho (its so hard to choose).

[@maybeinanotherlife888]

Frankie 4 prez. Also day 7 of asking for a video on winter recs pls pls pls love you.

[@angelagonzalez3888]

I was so disappointed by things have gotten worse

[@justinmoconnor]

Hit subscribe seeing your reaction to things have gotten worse since we last spoke and then you hit me with killing it. Great content really enjoy the channel. Reading this thing between us based on seeing your clip now. Keep doing what you’re doing I’ll be along for the ride.

[@cassiepierce7954]

(I couldn’t even finish the secret history I was so bored)

[@RachaelsLibrary]

Ah, finallly I found my Bunny bestie. I dnf-ed Bunny because I couldn't get into it and I didn't like it. All's Well is worth trying. I liked Out. It's a sad book actually.

[@mattsfatashell]

I hated THGWSYL finally someone to validate my opinion hahahaha.

[@Emily.m147]

Can you drop your Storygraph user? I don’t use Goodreads that much but have loved watching your book reviews and have added some of your reads to my TBR list as well!

[@lanadelrussy531]

Completely agree about the experience reading Heaven by Mieko Kawakami. But I'll still give Breasts and Eggs a shot.

[@eimajtl]

Can I recommend two short story collections? Jagganath by Karin Tidbeck and Tongue Party by Sarah Rose Etter may be something you'd enjoy.

[@renelaliquesoapdispeser]

I think you’d really like Eva Baltasar’s work! Loveeeeee your videos ✨💕

[@frankiesshelf]

i think you’re right!! i have boulder on hold at the library right now and i’m so excited to dig in

[@lucyscreamsintothevoid]

I love how much of a hater you are. Never stop

[@kiczcock]

Finally somebody on booktube who hates that LaRocca book! It was so bad 💀

[@macgregorlinsley8317]

I thought Monstrilio was meh. I get it was talking about how differently people handle grief, but it seemed like everyone was just so sex obsessed. It just felt like they all became worse people

[@delibellus]

you look like that guy from Blur

[@tirarosaurioreads]

Oooh noooo but I just adored "What I'd Rather Not Think About".

[@frankiesshelf]

WAIT LMAO it’s EXACTLY like a sad radiohead song what a perfect description. honestly framing it like that now i like it better

[@tirarosaurioreads]

@@frankiesshelf Right? That's exactly the mood

[@picketfenced5771]

I read the secret history and I did not like it, so i got your back

[@NoNina960]

I agree, overhyped books don’t live up to our expectations