AMAZING books you (probably) haven't heard of

[@brabel0401]

I bought By The Sea a couple of months ago. It stood out to me because it is by a Zanzibari author and I was lucky to visit the island on 2 separate occasions as a teenager and absolutely loved it. I had never heard of this book before seeing it at the bookshop so it’s good to see you recommending it. 😊

[@literally_elly]

Thank you! It was such an impactful book ☺️

[@elisanorth7150]

Great video, I only knew Toibin and my 2024 tbr has just grown by a few books. 😊

[@HannahGreendale]

The synopsis of Boy Swallows Universe brings to mind Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver (recently longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction). Highly recommend listening to the audiobook!

[@literally_elly]

Ooh I really want to read Demon Copperhead! It was also recently an Oprah Book Club selection so I definitely hope to get to it soon!

[@jackiesliterarycorner]

I just read The High Rise by: J.G. Ballard, which is about a man who moves into this newly built High Rise and its designed so you never want to leave. The build starts to malfunction and the residents start to get more primitive. Its really good.

[@literally_elly]

Ooh I’ve never heard of that book or author. Definitely checking them out right now! Thank you! ☺️✨

[@jackiesliterarycorner]

@@literally_elly hope you like it.

[@lightscamerasashley.]

thanks for the recommendations 💖

[@BookBlather]

I read Toibin’s House of Names and The Testament of Mary, and I really enjoyed the them both. Don’t know why I haven’t read more of his books yet. The Book of Aron definitely sounds worth a read 😊

[@literally_elly]

He seems to be a very versatile writer. I just looked into the two you mentioned and they sound very different to what I've read from him so far. Very intriguing! I might have to give them a try

[@piccadillypie]

Some great finds here! I added a bunch of them to my TBR and a couple to my TBR-next. Thanks! Also - re: the person who said there was interference in your video - there was no interference. Video quality was great.

[@literally_elly]

Thank you so much! Hope you enjoy them! ☺️✨ (Thanks for letting me know about the video quality!)

[@lindylouwho550]

What a fantastic list of books. I have read 2 - Jasper Jones and Outrun, both brilliant. I have just bought 3 on your recommendation - Boy Swallows Universe, Past the Shallows and To Siberia. Many thanks from Edinburgh 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@literally_elly]

Oh wow thank you so much! I really hope you like them! 🥰✨

[@mariag8879]

I love Colm Tóibín, but I hadn't come across that one before, thanks for mentioning it! (trots off to add to TBR pile). With regard to how his name is pronounced... ahh, welcome to the joys of the Irish language, otherwise known as "how the f*ck am I supposed to pronounce that?" 😆 The little accent on some of the vowels is known as a "fada", and it emphasises the vowel sound. In this case, Tóibín is pronounced "tow-been". Hope this helps! 😁 You were really pretty close, I've heard some spectacular hatchet jobs over the years, so I wouldn't feel too bad if I were you... 👍

[@literally_elly]

Omg thank you! 🥰✨ Some Irish names are spelt very interestingly I will say! “Tow-been” will sound much better than my “toy-bin” that’s for sure! 😂

[@mariag8879]

@@literally_elly “Interesting” is a really lovely way of putting it! 🤣👍 Most of us here don’t really encounter Irish til we start school… it can be quite the curveball… 😬

[@elaineray245]

Not sure if it’s my end or yours but the video has a lot of interference

[@literally_elly]

Oh no! I watched it all the way through on a second channel I use to check my videos and it all seemed okay 🤔 It’s not the background music you’re hearing? I can never tell if background music is annoying or too loud ahaha

[@elaineray245]

@@literally_elly must be my end playing up the sweet. No not the music the picture was glitching x

[@literally_elly]

@@elaineray245 hmm okay. Let me know if you manage to get it working. Thanks for letting me know though! x

[@elaineray245]

@@literally_elly will do sweet, love your videos too x

[@literally_elly]

@@elaineray245 Thank you so much 🥰✨

[@hannahkathleenx]

Hey gf! I don’t know how I fell upon your channel but I’m loving these recommendations!!! Do you have an insta? I’m terrible on KZbin but all these recommendations are amazing!!!

[@factcheckingyourmum]

Girl, your favourite genre is depression 😂

[@literally_elly]

Hahahahaha the way I spat my drink when I saw this comment notification 😂😂 that’s too funny (and accurate)