breaking my READING SLUMP

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allisonpaiges

allisonpaiges

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@isabellejoubert1075
@isabellejoubert1075 2 жыл бұрын
This video proved to me that I NEED to enter my Mary Oliver era.
@hellomynameiscarol1
@hellomynameiscarol1 2 жыл бұрын
Mary Oliver makes me cry every time, we love her ❤️‍🩹
@jolowry1047
@jolowry1047 2 жыл бұрын
I just read Braiding Sweetgrass, and as a biochemistry student, this book had me in tears about the world I care about. It gave me new motivation to see the world as something beautiful to cultivate and care for. It reached down through my little scientific mind and hugged my nature-loving heart.
@awpageofabook
@awpageofabook 2 жыл бұрын
Yes watching ally is revision procrastination, but it's good procrastination because I'm suddenly not as stressed!
@ayantikasen3490
@ayantikasen3490 2 жыл бұрын
One thing the God of Small Things shows is the utter chaos and while it does make it slightly confusing it is what our country is and that fills my heart with joy.
@theeldritchfox
@theeldritchfox 2 жыл бұрын
I'm absolutely living for these cozy Sunday vids now! What a vibe to start the day. I love Mary Oliver's work and can't think of any poets whose work I enjoy more on the whole. But I have enjoyed quite a bit from the Irish poet John O'Donohue and also Wendell Berry. His poem "The Peace of Wild Things" has been a go-to chill-out poem for me. If you love the nature-centered vibe of Mary Oliver, I would also highly recommend a pair of poetry anthologies titled "Life Prayers" and "Earth Prayers" edited by Elizabeth Roberts and Elias Amidon. They're basically collected poems/prayers/blessings/laments from around the world that honor all the wonderful and challenging things in life and inspire reverence for the earth. As for self-help stuff, I generally can't stand things that have vague new-age stuff in them. So I feel the complaint about the whole "you think yourself healthy/sick" thing 100%. Which makes it difficult to recommend self-help books, because it seems like a lot of them have that problem and the problem of ignoring the material conditions that make life difficult in the first place. That said, I have found a handful of things that have been really helpful for me in understanding my own psychology better and in developing better mental hygiene overall. I'm just gonna list them here in case you're interested in checking any of them out! On Becoming A Person by Carl Rogers Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before by Julie Smith The Happiness Hypothesis by Jonathan Haidt 101 Essays That Will Change the Way You Think by Brianna West Good Reasons for Bad Feelings by Randolph Nesse Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb Becoming Myself by Irvin Yalom Creatures of a Day by Irvin Yalom
@KateT847
@KateT847 2 жыл бұрын
The nature-ish album I listen to over and over is called Wake Up Calls by Cosmo Sheldrake. It’s all songs from modulated bird calls!
@sophiaa8454
@sophiaa8454 2 жыл бұрын
In January I read At Night All Blood is Black by David Diop which was such a strong start for my bookish 2023. A very intense, gruesome and beautifully written book. So good. And I read The Poppy War which is insanely good, still cannot process it. For Febrary I‘m already reading The Priory of the Orange Tree and I added the two graphic novels you recommended to my list. And thank you Ally for this wonderful bookish content, this is my safe space and always gives me a good feeling and mood. 💚🐉⭐️
@Tasmetu
@Tasmetu 2 жыл бұрын
Just hopping on here to let you know how much happiness your videos bring into my week. Thank you for that. 💜
@evieonthetv
@evieonthetv 2 жыл бұрын
Me too!
@theclairemalkie6496
@theclairemalkie6496 2 жыл бұрын
I’m also getting into my poetry era! Currently obsessed with Emily Dickinson. My favorite poems are “hope is the thing with feathers” and “because I could not stop for death”. I just put a hold on Devotions at the Library!
@whylal
@whylal 2 жыл бұрын
Wild Geese is one of my favourite poems! To be human is to sing your own song is another one of my favourites, and the inspiration for what I want to be my first tattoo. Wild Geese is also one of the only poems I have deliberately memorized. I didn't know that there was a collection of all her poems until I heard you mention it in your last video, so I might have to ask for that for my birthday... 👀
@uncarley
@uncarley 2 жыл бұрын
babe wake up new allisonpaiges video just dropped
@bethany-roseveerapen3730
@bethany-roseveerapen3730 2 жыл бұрын
i needed this so bad right now, best way to make this really crappy day feel a little less crap
@megdrummond-wilson824
@megdrummond-wilson824 2 жыл бұрын
same. I needed this video today and exactly today
@jalex251
@jalex251 2 жыл бұрын
19:41 i was SCREAMING when you mentioned “No Exit”! i completely forgot I read that book years ago and couldn’t put it down! you inspired me to revisit it
@alexandraramz
@alexandraramz 2 жыл бұрын
your videos are the only way i wanna spent my early sunday afternoons
@alexandraramz
@alexandraramz 2 жыл бұрын
in this house, we love stories about cute little bugs
@alexandraramz
@alexandraramz 2 жыл бұрын
the mary oliver poetry scroll, i love to see it
@tazaryeet
@tazaryeet 2 жыл бұрын
🥰theres always something to look forward every sunday thanks to you
@nummy_nummers
@nummy_nummers 2 жыл бұрын
I just bought Lonely Castle in the Mirror after seeing you talk about it, really looking forward to reading it this month!
@dlyn1124
@dlyn1124 2 жыл бұрын
Ally!! You look like royalty on that velvet throne! January was one of my best reading months in years, even with 2 DNFs. My 5-stars for the month were Amari and the Night Brothers (B. B. Alston) and Things Fall Apart (Chinua Achebe).
@clea8112
@clea8112 2 жыл бұрын
hi ! i was in Japan last summer and there're actually 4 books of the "before the coffee gets cold" serie out right now. i don't kown if they're gonna get translated but i wouldn't see why not. that's a little bit more of this cozy world for us to be immersed to. hope that's good news for you ! ps : thank you for your videos, they're always so comforting to watch and they just make me smile, lots of love !
@ellakae7
@ellakae7 2 жыл бұрын
I found the sound of a wild small eating second hand for 4 dollars yesterday when doing some opshopping here in Aus! Def put me in a good mood. I was feeling super anxious about starting my masters degree so I bought myself some poetry and embarked on some rereading of a favourite book. I will enjoy the small things year even if it kills me 😅 Thanks for your many recommendations, it makes finding books second hand that much more special
@unwrittenspine
@unwrittenspine 2 жыл бұрын
I'm already way to hyped to see where that chair is gonna be soon 👀👀♥️
@dianeyoung8130
@dianeyoung8130 2 жыл бұрын
Must add a HUGE trigger warning for Turtles All the Way Down. While it was the book that let me know I had ocd (something I didn't know went beyond repetitive actions like it is represented on movies and tv). It was extremely triggering to my ocd. So I am thankful for it because for the first time in my life I am on medication for it and thriving. At the same time I would never read it again and caution other people with ocd specifically with ocd that manifests as hypochondria and germophobia to read it.
@allisonpaiges
@allisonpaiges 2 жыл бұрын
absolutely that’s why i always start the video with those disclaimers 💛 i also found the book pretty heavy
@azu_rikka
@azu_rikka 2 жыл бұрын
The book 'the home child' by Liz Berry (coming out in March) was dearly recommended by Jen Campbell in her last video, especially for poetry beginners. I am also struggling with poetry, for decades already, but this book sounds up my alley!
@francescakyanda9182
@francescakyanda9182 2 жыл бұрын
you have such a chokehold on my Storygraph TBR and I don't hate it! also my peace lily bloomed this week ✨
@nic2312
@nic2312 2 жыл бұрын
Stop she's added at least 50 entries to an otherwise small list on mine! :D
@katekilroy7827
@katekilroy7827 2 жыл бұрын
In terms of self-help/spiritual stuff, I'm waiting for my library hold of How to Keep House While Drowning by KC Davis to come in. It was a Books with Cindy rec and I will report back when I have read it. I have read and recommend Here If You Need Me by Kate Braestrup. The audiobook is best as she reads it herself. It's a memoir about grief and nature and spirituality. It does follow a Christian framework because she becomes the pastor for the Maine Game Wardens, so just a heads up and something to know if that's not your vibe. Happy reading and I hope you see the sun soon!
@PressPlayChey
@PressPlayChey 2 жыл бұрын
I wanted to read If An Egyptian Cannot Speak English already but that line about the “punishing aesthetics of being poor..” WOW. I need. Now.
@jennyslife8840
@jennyslife8840 2 жыл бұрын
Because you liked Mary Oliver you might like Ada Limón. She also writes some nature poetry and she about her connection to her ancestors
@scubacat22
@scubacat22 2 жыл бұрын
Check out The Book of Delights: Essays by Ross Gay. I just finished it and I think you will love it. It's a year-long series of small essays on finding delight in all things. He's a poet, and although this isn't a book of poems, he obviously has a lyrical and precise way with words. I found it delightful! lol
@deedsreadswithtea
@deedsreadswithtea 2 жыл бұрын
I read Prayer for the Crown-Shy this month and holy moly it rocked my soul 🥹 I already loved Becky Chambers, but the Monk and Robot duology wasn’t high up on my list until you raved about it last year. Psalm was really good, but Prayer was an *experience* I just really needed this book at this exact moment of my life…parts of it felt written just for me, the best reader feeling, and it feels even sweeter because I only made it a priority after hearing you talk about it. Thank you for celebrating such light-filled books ❤
@deedsreadswithtea
@deedsreadswithtea 2 жыл бұрын
@allisonpaiges Just wanted to make sure you see this reply to my comment, about messaging you on Telegram. Is it legit? If not, I can report it!
@djenscozycorner
@djenscozycorner Жыл бұрын
Here’s a recommendation on the ‘changing-perspective’ category: (in Dutch) De meeste mensen deugen (or in English) Humankind: A Hopeful History by Rutger Bregman This book changed my perspective on humans, humankind and this society so much! It explores why we as a society always think that people are ‘just born’ evil, when in reality there a so much cases in which humans are loving and caring and acting from their best intentions. And: it’s originally written in Dutch! One of my absolute favorite non-fiction books! Just thought i would share ☺️
@charu2774
@charu2774 2 жыл бұрын
I love your graphic novel recommendations, have added most of them to my tbr list. Also I too have been reading Devotions for quite some time now and am still nowhere near the end because I only read it when I wanna take things slow. Really loving it so far
@HereThereInbetween
@HereThereInbetween 2 жыл бұрын
I love your analysis of books. You’re extremely insightful. For self help, I’d recommend anything by Thich Nhat Hanh but especially “Being Peace” I find he is much more practical while still being poetic than Tolle.
@robyn3943
@robyn3943 2 жыл бұрын
Not to be dramatic but Mary Oliver makes me want to keep living again and again, I adore the line "you just have to let the sweet animal of your body love what it loves", and I will be getting it tattooed at some point
@rachelberan8741
@rachelberan8741 2 жыл бұрын
January was also a reading slump for me, I finally DNF'd Margaret Atwood's "The Edible Woman" yesterday. Poetry-wise, I really love the collection "Set Me on Fire: A Poem for Every Feeling" by Ella Risbridger, which is organized not by date but by theme, and the footnotes are delightful. The poems are varied: short, long, geographically varied, traditional, modern. I ordered the book for myself as a graduation present last year after hearing Leena Norms recommend it in a video.
@xangel6721
@xangel6721 2 жыл бұрын
Didn't think I was a poetry girl but damn, the ones you read brought a tear to my eye! Ordering Mary Oliver right now.
@giuliamarangon353
@giuliamarangon353 2 жыл бұрын
I've been watching your videos non-stop for the last few days (re-watching favourites and going back to those you posted last year) and they have been such a comfort to me, so thank you, as always ❤ Also, you are the reason I've started reading graphic novels, so continue doing what you're doing girl, we love it 💘
@jeannareadsbooks8475
@jeannareadsbooks8475 2 жыл бұрын
I've been going through a bit of a rough patch recently, the anxiety is at an all time high, but whenever I'm having a rough moment and I can't concentrate on anything, I always put your videos on, your virtual presence in my room is very soothing
@cutie11711
@cutie11711 2 жыл бұрын
I’m absolutely geeking out getting to see you enjoy mary oliver so much!! mary oliver is the author that first got me into poetry. seeing you get all excited feels like discovering her all over again!! ahhh i’m so happy you liked it!!!
@AdrianasWonderland
@AdrianasWonderland 2 жыл бұрын
For me what works the most when it comes to reading slumps are definitely graphic novels❤ I haven’t read any of the one you talked about so thank you❤
@Fiona_Co
@Fiona_Co 2 жыл бұрын
I can’t thank you enough for the Bug Boys recommendation, I picked it up last month and read it 3 times! 😂 It’s the perfect antidote to a bad day! 🥰
@whatsrendoing
@whatsrendoing 2 жыл бұрын
came from my recommendations and staying for the great vibes!!! (and the ANIMAL CROSSING MUSIC are you joking?? my ideal video background music from now on)
@krissyliang4942
@krissyliang4942 11 ай бұрын
The animal crossing music in the background is the perfect cherry on top
@laindarko3591
@laindarko3591 2 жыл бұрын
Honestly as far as spiritual self help goes, you cannot go wrong with the Tao Te Ching. If you've ever heard the quote "nature does not hurry and yet everything is accomplished," that's from the Tao Te Ching and the whole book is a series of really beautiful philosophical poems all about harmony, timing with the universe, etc. I don't think I'd be who I am today without it.
@allisonpaiges
@allisonpaiges 2 жыл бұрын
omg you may love "365 tao" then! i love randomly opening mine and seeing what it's got for me that day
@fionawilkes5866
@fionawilkes5866 2 жыл бұрын
i haven't read a lot of smut in the style of the ones you mentioned HOWEVER i did pick up ACOTAR - i was very sceptical bc on paper it is far from my "thing". i rarely read fantasy, i'm not overly big on romance (esp. straight romance, as a queer woman) and adventure. but i have to say i am now on the third book and i have been swallowed up into this universe, i cannot put it down ! i definitely understand the critiques but, in the same way as i enjoyed twilight so much when i was younger, it is just plain fun to read and so good for getting someone out of a reading slump - would recommend if you want a big of YA style (tho the smut is not YA lmao) squee-worthy reading fun (check the trigger warnings of course but i haven't come across any SA etc that i can recall tho i read the first one quite a while ago) xxx
@Elizabeth-mt1si
@Elizabeth-mt1si 2 жыл бұрын
oooh I'm LOVING cicada waves! if you're looking for a similar ambiance, try the album somewhere in the distance, somewhere toward the mountains by flatsound. that's my go-to for when I need something neutral while reading, though I expect I'll have a new favorite now with cicada waves.
@evieonthetv
@evieonthetv 2 жыл бұрын
I always watch your videos with my library’s search page in hand because I know I’m going to want to read at least a few books you mention. Thanks for making sure my tbr stays ridiculously long 🫶🏽
@aloveoflibraries
@aloveoflibraries 2 жыл бұрын
The too little too late reference...I feel seen. I had two S-tier reads in January, and shockingly both were nonfiction?? The invisible kingdom by megan o-rourke is about chronic illness (informational & rigorously researched but also part memoir about the author's own experience with autoimmune conditions) & between the world and me by ta-nehisi coates which I have been recommending to literally everyone I know since I read it! Incredible audiobook as well.
@elentari_
@elentari_ 2 жыл бұрын
ooooh you're moving???? how exciting!!!! i'm currently in somewhat of a slump, I only read one actual book in january but loads of manga, now I haven't picked up anything even tho I really want to read, so I really know the feeling of "wanting to read but not getting there" I do want to read so so bad but I just can't get myself to pick anything up. I do recommend audio books when it happens because you can listen while you walk, while you clean or when you're gonna snooze a bit, hopefully we can all get out of these dumb slumps, as long as we're reading!!! thank you as always for a new video, you're such a joy!
@bimbim4054
@bimbim4054 2 жыл бұрын
Actually there will be a fourth book of Before the Coffee Gets Cold and it's called Last Chance to Say Goodbye. It' will be released this November (hopefully). Can't wait to get my hands on it 😍
@allisonpaiges
@allisonpaiges 2 жыл бұрын
oh. my. goodness!! this is wonderful news :')
@rowan.27
@rowan.27 2 жыл бұрын
I have also been in a slump 😞 getting through it by reading graphic novels and occupying my time with other things like board games and TV (I'm now obsessed with Lockwood & Co which is based on a book series so it's getting me excited to read again!)
@wordstowordlessthings
@wordstowordlessthings 2 жыл бұрын
lately have been getting out of reading slumps with your lying to myself trick - tell myself i'm picking up a book and only reading a few pages. that's usually all it takes because like... i acquired these books. i knew i'd like them, probably. lol
@VoidedLux
@VoidedLux 2 жыл бұрын
so happy to buddy read a gasp worthy, cheap thriller w u!! 💕
@oliviadrury4851
@oliviadrury4851 2 жыл бұрын
Getting to watch Allie’s videos on a Monday morning as my week begins is one of the things that keep me going 😂
@madelineeilert3879
@madelineeilert3879 2 жыл бұрын
I don't know why, but starting a video by saying "what's up punks?" feels like the best and only way to start a video now. It just feels right in all the best ways.
@_feral_streep_
@_feral_streep_ 2 жыл бұрын
Deffffffinitely need to read If An Egeyptian!!! Also can’t wait to learn more about the chairs finals home 👀👀👀
@bex262
@bex262 Жыл бұрын
love your mug!!!
@maybeillreadtoday
@maybeillreadtoday 2 жыл бұрын
love how many beanie baby worms u got!! that rainbow worm is an icon! legend!
@sereneadair4941
@sereneadair4941 2 жыл бұрын
The Miracle morning is a great read. So is Atomic Habits and I love me more.
@amberelgee1139
@amberelgee1139 2 жыл бұрын
I can't wait to have a go at that Mamo book. I always considered graphic novels not my thing because I thought it was all superhero stuff. After reading tily waldens 'on a sunbeam' I fell in love with them. Defintly keep recommending them. They help me with my reading slomps too !❤
@Steph-qs4yq
@Steph-qs4yq 2 жыл бұрын
The manifestation side of 'self help' is horrendous. I'm sorry, you think people live in poverty/are hungry because they don't speak out loud and truly believe that they could be rich? You think they can will into existence free health care and housing? It's that insidious 'pull yourself up by your bootstraps' mentality. Ick ick ick. You're right, the community aspect/looking out for each other is often missing. Very much appreciated the tips out of a reading slump. Needed!
@1_piece_of_dirt
@1_piece_of_dirt 2 жыл бұрын
your videos r always such a comfort💕 i’m reading the raven cycle rn and enjoying it! and i really wanna get my hands on devotions🌿✨
@graceannsvlog
@graceannsvlog 2 жыл бұрын
The Wives was such a flop for me too. Mental illness is not a plot twist. Can we PLEASE stop making it a plot twist
@juliaamiri7689
@juliaamiri7689 2 жыл бұрын
i read homegoing last month after both you and a friend recommended it, and wow i was just so stunned by the depths of the history, social commentary, family line, and individual characters all in 300 pages. i also read pride and prejudice which i was not expecting to love as much as i did and listened to braiding sweetgrass; safe to say, amazing reading month!
@nisei.reader
@nisei.reader 2 жыл бұрын
I completely agree with your review for turtles all the way down! Like pls John we are not here for the main plot line!
@Lady95Jane
@Lady95Jane 2 жыл бұрын
In January I read 18 books - The Many Deaths of Laila Starr by Ram V - Queen Elizabeth II: Her Life in Our Times by Sarah Bradford - Everyone in This Room Will Someday be Dead by Emily Austin - Year of the Tiger: An Activist's Life by Alice Wong - Bloom: navigating life and style by Estée Lalonde - A Zero Waste Life by Anita Vandyke - The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab - Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert - In Real Life: My Journey to a Pixelated World by Joey Graceffa - The Rise of Skywalker: Expanded Edition by Rae Carson - The Trip of a Lifetime by Monica McInerney - Journeys Into The Past: Life With The Pioneers by Richard L. Tames - Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge: A Crash of Fate by Zoraida Córdova - The Battle of Jedha by George Mann - Spinning by Tillie Walden - The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller - Over the Top: A Raw Journey to Self-Love by Jonathan Van Ness - Star Wars: The Secret Life of Droids by Jason Fry
@ashmosphere
@ashmosphere 2 жыл бұрын
picking up deaf republic because of this. for feb i'll be reading any romance until valentine's day to help me get out of a mini slump!!
@rowan.27
@rowan.27 2 жыл бұрын
Also I'm sure I've recommended him to you before but in case I haven't: if you're looking for more poets that celebrate mundanity and the natural world, Ross Gay is your guy! Highly recommend Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude as well as his essay collections
@hslotfan
@hslotfan 2 жыл бұрын
i could listen to you talk about anything ! i hope you’re having a good sunday ally ☺️
@alyssacascos8665
@alyssacascos8665 2 жыл бұрын
No Exit is soooo good! Such an amazing thriller! ❤️📚
@lonemonkey12
@lonemonkey12 2 жыл бұрын
for a self-help book, you might enjoy martha beck! she doesn’t view science and spirituality as mutually exclusive, she has a disabled son whom she loves wholly for who he is, and she’s gay so she’s very aware of societal inequities. even though i don’t 100% agree with everything she writes, her personality really shines through her works which makes them more enjoyable to read
@allisonpaiges
@allisonpaiges 2 жыл бұрын
i love when science and spirituality join forces!
@fabiamorger3828
@fabiamorger3828 2 жыл бұрын
Swedish TV is currently airing a crime series called "Händelser vid vatten" (English title is Blackwater), which made me discover that I have the book in my shelf because someone gifted it to me. So I put all my other TBR aside to finish it alongside the series! 😅
@acupoftia11
@acupoftia11 2 жыл бұрын
the best part of my sunday💗💗
@rainuhface09
@rainuhface09 2 жыл бұрын
I’m reading Upstream by Oliver now (selected essays) and it’s been taking me forever because I’m just annoyed by her writing lol, I wish I started off with her poetry. But this encouraged me to not be dismayed by her essays and give her poetry a chance
@justvynexa
@justvynexa 2 жыл бұрын
I need to stop consuming your content because I immediately want to pick up every single thing you’ve read and enjoyed slash loved. a dilemma (🎶OH!) (also can’t wait to see the new place 🤞🏽)
@lookatmybooks1214
@lookatmybooks1214 2 жыл бұрын
Before the coffee gets cold 2 was the first book I finished this year and I bought book 3 just yesterday and I don't want it to end 🙈 like you the thought of don't having a new book in this series to read is kinda unimaginable. I love this cozy world and hope that there will be more books in this series. But having to wait for them 🙈
@allisonpaiges
@allisonpaiges 2 жыл бұрын
i got a comment today that a fourth one is coming out in november? 👀
@lookatmybooks1214
@lookatmybooks1214 2 жыл бұрын
@@allisonpaiges 😍😍😍 omg that would be like a dream. So it could be either a birthday or a Christmas present depending on when in November it would come out.
@Books_on_the_Brain
@Books_on_the_Brain 2 жыл бұрын
I just adore you lol! I get the biggest smile on my face watching your videos; your energy is everything!!
@itsmewario8052
@itsmewario8052 2 жыл бұрын
ultimative comfort channel!☕🦋🍄🌼🌻🌞🌠🔮📚!!!
@fraffee
@fraffee 2 жыл бұрын
Mary Oliver is a treasure 💖 I read Devotions and Upstream and I just fell in love even more 🥺😭😍
@thea8387
@thea8387 2 жыл бұрын
I love you so much you make my days so much brighter. I was having a rough couple of days and I have been rewatching your videos over and over waiting for the new upload. Thank you for being such a light
@cora8298
@cora8298 2 жыл бұрын
Since you liked Devotions so much, I would definitely recommend picking up Dearly by Margaret Atwood!
@meekelareads
@meekelareads 2 жыл бұрын
eeeeee i spy a mushroom 👀 oh my gosh i am so glad you still enjoyed the sequel to before the coffee gets cold! i am immediately buying bug boys thank youuuuuuuuuuu i need some sweet bugs in my life also no exit - i have not read a thriller i have liked yet, now is the time aaaaand devotions as well
@allisonpaiges
@allisonpaiges 2 жыл бұрын
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@poppyev8188
@poppyev8188 2 жыл бұрын
Wanting to read but being unable to get yourself to is the worst! Short story collections really help me personally 😁
@ssymck
@ssymck 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks again for an awesome video =) can't wait for the next one.
@gnarchar
@gnarchar 2 жыл бұрын
The Power of Now and a New Earth really are as good as everyone says! Of all the spiritual self help books I’ve read, I pick them up consistently still! Power of Now is a much more digestible read, I’d love to see how you like it!
@tazisbooked
@tazisbooked 2 жыл бұрын
I first came across Arudhati Roy’s work in college and it’s criminal that I haven’t picked up one of her books since (I read capital: a ghost story). Adding The God of Small Things to my TBR!!
@wordstowordlessthings
@wordstowordlessthings 2 жыл бұрын
just wanted to say, i follow you on storygraph and i love that you don't rate the books! i love seeing what you've been reading and then wondering what the eventual video's gonna say.
@DillyBlue
@DillyBlue 2 жыл бұрын
My favourite read of January was When the Whales Leave by Yuri Rytkheu. It's a short book that takes you on a long journey across generations. It starts out as a beautiful dream, but gradually turns into a violent nightmare. It connects ancient indigenous myth to contemporary ecological issues. Highly recommend, just pay attention to the content warnings.
@papaya388
@papaya388 2 жыл бұрын
If you want a nice life-advice book, I can really recommend "Tiny Beautiful Things" by Cheryl Strayed! It a collection of life advice from when she was an anonymous agony aunt, she gives some beautiful life advice that really resonated with me!
@allisonpaiges
@allisonpaiges 2 жыл бұрын
this is on my online TBR so i may just have to prioritise this one!
@papaya388
@papaya388 2 жыл бұрын
Also the same name of a great album by May Erlewine ☺️ I hope you enjoy the book if you en up reading it!
@aydaybaynay
@aydaybaynay 2 жыл бұрын
I read a book recently that would be right up your alley in terms of cozy fantasy that had such great quotes...but it's published through Harper 😥
@allisonpaiges
@allisonpaiges 2 жыл бұрын
that's okay! there's a site to order books that support the union and also they aren't calling for a boycott :-)
@aydaybaynay
@aydaybaynay 2 жыл бұрын
@@allisonpaiges It's called The Cat Who Saved Books and it's is sooooooo freaking good 💛
@nightshadow9
@nightshadow9 2 жыл бұрын
i can't recommend enough "the lost man" by jane harper!! 😭
@charlottegrieve4743
@charlottegrieve4743 2 жыл бұрын
I really appreciate your videos. They always brighten my day!!! ❤️
@allisonpaiges
@allisonpaiges 2 жыл бұрын
that makes me so happy to hear (or read) :-)
@lizetzuniga2145
@lizetzuniga2145 2 жыл бұрын
So glad you threw some thrillers in there. Like most reading fanatics I have waaaaay too many books to read, BUT I had to purchase "No Exit" during your video. Sue me!!
@lindsey6230
@lindsey6230 2 жыл бұрын
for an incredible non-fiction/spiritual look, read this here flesh by cole arthur riley! i am not religious at all but the way cole approaches life in this book is so beautiful and almost makes me want to believe in god
@LibrarianWithACause
@LibrarianWithACause 2 жыл бұрын
I'm the person who recommended Bug Boys on your graphic novel video! I'm so glad you love them, I had a feeling you would!! 🪲🌈✨🍄
@agothbee
@agothbee 2 жыл бұрын
i made an art project for my research class based on wild geese cause it's so moving, mary oliver is the best wintery lesbian poet out there
@litwithkat
@litwithkat 2 жыл бұрын
got damn 'if an egyptian cannot speak english' sounds so freaking good
@litwithkat
@litwithkat 2 жыл бұрын
omg the mary oliver poems you read 🥺
@nic2312
@nic2312 2 жыл бұрын
I know I'm a decade behind the curve on the one, but I got a 5 star read this January. The Big Short by Michael Lewis was in-cray-a-bleu
@nanimaonovi2528
@nanimaonovi2528 2 жыл бұрын
You would like Xavier Rudd's music too. I'm reading for Black History Month. The Skin We're In by Desmond Cole, Changing My Mind by Zadie Smith and Weightless by Evette Dionne. Trying to get my hands on a copy of 'When Is Black Future Month?' Love Afrofuturism!
@ginafercho4581
@ginafercho4581 2 жыл бұрын
Instead of The Four Agreements, i recommend The Holy Man Trilogy by Susan Trott. Happy reading ❤
@daphnesandi2457
@daphnesandi2457 2 жыл бұрын
I recently read a 5 ✨ forever favorite of mine. Alone With You In The Ether by Olivie Blake. I would be super interested to see what you’d think of it Ally! I felt seen in both the main characters, and while it is a love story, it is NOT a romance. I’m not sure if that makes much sense but it’s a book that left my brain and heart buzzing for days after I finished it.
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