I read only women's literature for a month

[@noraa1991]

if you plan on checking out more female authors I'll recommend Ursula K. Le Guin, she wrote "The Left Hand of Darkness" which is only 300 pages and a spectacular read imo, she also wrote "A Wizard of Earthsea" and that series, thought you might enjoy a dip into fantasy or sci-fi

[@colorlesswonderland]

I actually own that book back at my home in Massachusetts! I can have it sent out to me! Thanks for the rec!

[@noraa1991]

@@colorlesswonderland probably my favorite find ever when forced to do a book report on something, anything lol in the back tucked away, a hiden gem

[@alicerivierre]

Awesome choice, dude!

[@marocat4749]

Yep she is really, good. And octavia butler is too very good.

[@marocat4749]

The handmaids tale is from a woman

[@averyferguson4188]

Ah yes. I love women's lit fic so much. If you are wanting more may I suggest - Elena Ferrante - Carmen Maria Machado - Janet Fitch - Gabrielle Zevin - Maggie Nelson

[@belair90210]

Great video I’ve read a lot of Joan Didion’s books and she barely passed in December 2021 same as Eve Babitz. Still blows my mind that they passed literally days from each other. Truly the end of an era.

[@mandiconnell3311]

I absolutely love Virginia Woolf, I highly recommend A Room of One’s Own

[@sloopgamer1730]

I must say I don’t read literature myself. The only genre I’m reading is thriller/crime storys. Otherwise I’m only for the manga content here but I really enjoy to hear things from you that’s why I give you the watchtime! :D But this video is about female writers, so here is a list of interesting manga written by female mangaka! Fullmetal Alchemist written by Hiromu Arakawa Pandora Hearts written by Jun Mochizuki Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic written by Shinobu Ootaka Demon Slayer written by Koyoharu Gotouge Reborn! written by Amano Akira Nana written by Ai Yazawa D.Gray-man written by Katsura Hoshino Promised Neverland drawn by Posuka Demizu (Duo) Hikaru no Go drawn by Yumi Hotta (Duo) Mushi-shi written by Yuki Urushibara March comes in like a Lion written by Umino, Chika I could go on and on with this list but I will leave it here. Some clarifications most of the manga are drawn and written by only one person but sometimes there are duo’s where one draws the manga and another one writes the story. Both Promised Neverland and Hikaru no Go are written by males but I hope it’s not a problem cause both manga are really good. Another really interesting thing for you is Umino Chika the mangaka of March comes in like a Lion was a good friend of Kentaro Miura. There exist some crossover arts between those two mangas which is really cool. Both of them are released in the same magazine that’s why they were so close. If you want to read summaries for manga or anime I suggest you to go to myanimelist or anilist!

[@colorlesswonderland]

Holy moly thank you for the recommendations! I actually read all of Demon Slayer because I saw that it was from a female author but ended up not really liking it that much. Actually, I should say that i didn't really have much to say about it so that's why it's not here! I've heard amazing things about Nana though

[@sloopgamer1730]

@@colorlesswonderland I don't like Demon Slayer either. It's just the most famous and successful manga of the current millenium that's why I did put in here. The anime on the other side is from Ufotable and it looks insane to say the least. Most of the times adaptations cannot hold up to the original counterparts but with Demon Slayer I would say......the anime is the way to go!! Cool that nana did catch your eye. I didn't really read it myself yet but I know how good it is, that's why I did put it on the list. The only sad thing is, it's on hiatus......since 10 years. Though a couple of days ago the mangaka did say in an interview that she will try to draw again in a way that is possible for her cause she has some health issues.

[@marocat4749]

Magi is prettygood too and fullmetsl alchemist just a clsssic. Have you tried terry pratchet who kinda does write, ok different genre but crime is a big influence. Going postal or guards guards as start.

[@marocat4749]

Oh no i forgot beastars , its very good too and from a female mangaka. Clamp is good too especislly x thst sadly never was finished sadly.

[@erineko1847]

@@colorlesswonderland I just discovered your channel because of your Berserk video, and I read kind of everything, I have read Joan Didion’s The year of magical thinking two years ago during quarantine together with essays on illness by Susan Sontag. Very impactful. But I am commenting because of manga recommendations. Most of the things you’ve been encouraged to read are intended primarily for a male audience (of boys or young men) regardless of the fact that the author is a man or a woman (majority of titles in your comment section). I noticed a lack of discussion and general knowledge and also a lack of translations in the English market and variety when it comes to manga written by women for primarily a female audience. It’s a pity because those authors had to struggle to find a place in their own country in the first place but they contributed a lot more than what our foreigners are aware of. Luckily in my country (not an English speaking country) these manga by women to girls and women have been translated in larger numbers. I love Berserk because the author took a lot of inspiration from manga for girls. So I don’t know what it is available to you but I think you’re going to find very interesting stories if you check out that side of manga. Authors under the Year 24 Group’s umbrella are a must read and in particular Moto Hagio, Keiko Takemiya and Ryoko Hikeda. It will give you also a new understanding of what made Berserk’s world and characterization so unique and good in the general landscape of manga for boys and young men. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Year_24_Group and also see kzbin.info/www/bejne/m5aVp4xnmdh4ock

[@meera2654]

Thank you so much for celebrating women's literature I think you might like Kim Jiyoung, born 1983.

[@bignatesbookreviews]

Life changes in the ordinary instant.. Didion is a great writer, down to the mechanics of her sentences. She’s got a rhythm

[@meglifecrisis]

I was sat in a train station next to my fiance when I started reading The Year of Magical Thinking. Absolutely the wrong place to do that, I was a wreck before the train arrived!

[@michellehui5441]

You might like Notes of a Crocodile by Qiu Maojin! It's also a NYRB book. It's a coming-of-age story in 1980s Taiwan with a gay protagonist. The writing is great as well!

[@KuehneZoneify]

I’ve been wanting to read this but it’s not available in our country

[@colorlesswonderland]

I actually just bought this book haha

[@michellehui5441]

@@KuehneZoneify I got my copy off book depository, you could check their website and see if they deliver to your country!

[@daviddawson1289]

I would highly recommend To The Lighthouse or Orlando by Virginia Woolf!

[@mariamocha2991]

Lead me where the light is ours****** I NEED YOur Thoughts!! #Femaleauthors

[@colorlesswonderland]

I haven't heard of that but I will happily check it out!

[@MonaToma]

A new viewer here, this video was really well done and got me so excited about reading again after a long hiatus! I'll definitely be checking out every book you talked about. For recommendations - you mentioned wanting to read Virginia Woolf, you really should get to it asap! She's my favourite writer, tho i know she's not for everyone. My favourite book of her so far is Orlando, it's such an underrated novel and a delight to read. It's so fun and interesting, i laughed a lot while reading it, at points it felt almost camp-y, yet at the same time it's really warm, hopeful and compelling and idk, Woolf's books have the best vibes. No one does it like her.

[@colorlesswonderland]

Thank you for the recommendation!! I actually own Orlando which is great so that means I can check that out ASAP. I read Mrs. Dalloway in college and adored it! I hope your reading goes well after your hiatus

[@vorgebrauchschutteln3859]

@@colorlesswonderland I recently read a room of one's own and it was great!

[@daviddawson1289]

I recently read Orlando and loved it! Definitely felt more hopeful and lighthearted than the other stuff I’ve read of hers

[@mrlately]

I'd love to see a video with a list of books about death 👀

[@colorlesswonderland]

Shhhhhh stop spoiling my next long term project 👀

[@blue---monday]

Huh. Does that 2nd book have anything to do with Noam Chomsky or Socialism for that matter? What an odd book title. Although I'm clearly intrigued

[@mac8697]

Since the protagonist taking a literature/writing course, I wonder if it's a tongue-in-cheek comment about the academic environment she's in. Haven't read the book tho.

[@apurplepaintingunicorn3363]

I'm not familiar with Didion's work, but the way you describe Run River kind of reminds me of Revolutionary Road. It's been 7 or 8 years since I've read it but I've been thinking about it a lot lately. I'm sure if I read it again it would hit different in 2022. I believe it was Vonnegut who said it's The Great Gatsby of his generation. With it being a mid-century tragedy centering around a relationship, that's such a perfect comparison.

[@aaron_osborne]

I recommend Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward if you explore more female authors. A memoir but with fictional characters I imagine it as about Hurricane Katrina. Jesmyn is so intricate in her writing I can’t help but visualize myself in the time period regardless of an outsider perspective. One section has children buy dog food which is simple but valuable because she focuses on the little things such as preconceived judgment. Okay thanks for reading.

[@proinsi]

yes joan didion is such an amazong author. i also cried while reading myomt!

[@colorlesswonderland]

It's truly one of the most beautiful books I've ever read I'm glad I'm not alone in this

[@aninharosamoonlight]

If you have an interest in into outsider authors, I'd recommend Clarice Lispector but she's a Brazilian author. Books like "The hour of the star" and "The passion according H. G." are really interesting with stream of consciousness, the latter more than the former. Other Brazilian author I'd recommend is Machado de Assis if you want huge amounts of subtle irony in a period that slavery still existed but he masterfully mocked all of this in his book "The Posthumous Memoirs of Bras Cubas". Amazing video, keep on! Love from Brazil ❤️

[@lightscamerasashley.]

I've heard so many great things about joan didion, but have not heard many people talk about run river. slouching through bethlehem & play it as it lays have been on my tbr for so long. great video, really enjoyed your reviews!

[@colorlesswonderland]

Thank you so much for the kind words!

[@corbinfreeman6607]

You should really check out Vasily Grossman’s Life and Fate. It’s currently being published by NYRB Classics. I would really like to hear you talk about it in a dedicated video, as it’s almost 900 pages.

[@colorlesswonderland]

My friend Mark actually owns a copy of that so maybe I'll have to steal it from him 👀

[@Skimaskkass]

@@colorlesswonderland I think that's the second book in its series, Stalingrad is the first.

[@hillarysantiago8563]

i just know this channel is going to blow up soon! you're so chill, yet your thoughts and opinions are super thought-provoking Edit: some recs from me would 'play it as it lays' by joan didion, 'my brilliant friend' by elena ferrante (this is the first book in the series! since you mentioned you enjoy a full life story arc) honorable mention: 'slow days, fast company' by eve babitz. some of the quotes in that book captured my heart!

[@emmanuelsandoval1870]

If you want to read more about Maoist China then I would recommend two books by the Chinese-British writer Jung Chang. Her book "Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China" is an autobiography which recounts her family history spanning a century. Her other book "Mao: The Unknown Story" is a biography of the Chinese Communist leader Mao Zedong.

[@dhianouioui]

Never clicked so fast

[@bailagringacovers]

Sameeee im so excited to watch

[@ava-ii8pl]

thank you for sharing your personal connection with "the year of magical thinking"! if you loved it i think you might like "in the dream house" by carmen maria machado. it's very recently published, but i think machado processes grief and trauma by researching in the same way didion does. it was definitely the most impactful book i've read this year!

[@hamzah5408]

if a mortal person who was like a god intended me to read eve babitz then it was u, in my realization it was first time a man/male made me actually get into women's literature, babitz's work added to my book-reading itinerary this year, thank you! 🇵🇭

[@jojodogface898]

The Year of Magical Thinking is one of the most phenomenal things I've ever read, and the only book that has ever made me cry, as well

[@victoriacollis1934]

this video is so good!! I just found your channel a few days ago, and it’s fantastic. You remind me so much of my cousin who passed away 2 years ago in a car accident, so your channel has been really comforting.

[@colorlesswonderland]

I am so sorry for your loss! I know times like that can be so tough it feels impossible to escape them so I am glad you are finding comfort :)

[@Alexandra-bk5pi]

If you don’t read Isabel Allende that’s okay 😃…mmm I’ll still be watching your videos, okay? It’s not like I’m getting all crazy 🫣 just waiting for someone to call out my Latina home girl ( 🌅🙏ISABEL ALLENDE🙏🌅) you don’t have to talk about her you know 😜 but if you do don’t be surprised to be moved cause…THE WOMAN KNOWS HOW TO TYPE THAT STUFF👏👏 !!!

[@ghostinthearchives]

tbf i mainly read women apart from when i read classics. just prefer female authors

[@colorlesswonderland]

Honestly ditto

[@ufomechanic11]

Lol what is going on with ya’lls board in the back lol “gag reflex.” 😂😂

[@colorlesswonderland]

Olive's creative process for her screenplays are an enigma

[@ufomechanic11]

@@colorlesswonderland great video! Thanks again for posting

[@laurasalo6160]

oh yeah, poor early-mid 1900s women who were stuck at home sitting on their assez while their husbands went off to die, literally or figuratively... Actually, Far-Left Bolshevik (Soviet) Russia wrote the book on how to Big Brother and exported it to places like China and North Korea. I beg everyone to read Solzhenitsyn's GULAG Archipelago. Don't read it in a tender mental state tho. It is a thousand+ pages of utterly crushing hopelessness.

[@lianna9492]

I just finished reading The Girl Who Never Read Noam Chomsky and loved it, probably more so because of the place I'm in with my life. It felt like a window into someone's actual life and the way that women's struggles and the day to day monotony of life was portrayed was very relatable.

[@nichescenes]

Great point about that spongebob looking book lol. Sometimes we say oh if this book isn't hitting it then its overhyped and we drop it cause so much media to consume and better options but a book you get illicit emotions from that are a mix of I don't know how to feel can be better than just thinking a book was ok or good. It makes you think after and you know you loved certain parts and not others and you start to question why. Its why even if I like chainsaw man and fugi as he makes weird books/manga as you read, he does so much off tilt writing and pacing and story structure for a mass appeal series that it makes you think afterward...did I like that then later you go actually I did...its not all apparent right away and sticks with you more than just an average enjoyable romp. Fire punch even more so...since its so weird you just think...ok what...I think more people could do to read things outside their genre and take that book that has the massive 1 star vs massive 4 stars and see where you land lol.

[@Belle-fk7lp]

I've been watching your videos for a bit and I was glad to see someone who talked about NYRBs! I feel like it isn't talked about as much on booktube/booktok/etc as it should be. So going along with the theme of recommending wonderful publishing houses-I recommend you looking into Persephone Books if you haven't already! They publish out-of-print and neglected fiction by mostly women authors from the mid 20th century. If you're curious about/enjoy domestic drama taking place in a war-time setting but doesn't necessarily talk about the war, then you're in for a treat lol. (They've managed to capture my very specific niche and I'm all the more glad for it.) And the best thing about them is that they're GORGEOUS. They have this minimalist, grey cover on the outside but on the inside they have french flaps and the most iconic endpapers which varies from book to book and usually consists or some print/artwork made in the same year as the book was written. All their books are great but if you want to start off with their most beloved and famous, I'd recommend "Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day". It's the book I always go to to pull me out of a reading slump! Dorothy Whipple is also a good author and has penned several books that are considered to be the founder's favorite Persephone titles. *Also: it's kinda expensive buying from their website, so I recommend shopping from Powell's, AbeBooks, or BookDepository if you're unable to find it at your local bookshop :)

[@colorlesswonderland]

Woah I've never heard of this publishing company before but they seem like they are the exact types of books that I am interested in thank you so much! You may have just started a new addiction haha!

[@Belle-fk7lp]

@@colorlesswonderland Both NYRB and Persephone have really shaped my reading tastes, so I'm glad it piqued your interest! I'm always trying to get people into Persephone Books; it's to the point where I should honestly be getting paid for this, haha. (They just look so good on the shelf...) If you end up liking them, I'd love to see a video on it one day ^^

[@Wolfgang_von_Caelid]

I am so sorry

[@jaimed.3192]

Found your videos only a few weeks ago, absolutely love them!

[@colorlesswonderland]

Thank you!

[@DinizMaris]

It’s always so inspiring to see how you talk about those books and how they affect you, keep up with the good work!

[@marta1775]

the year of magical thinking BROKE me. glad you read it and enjoyed it

[@espada1123]

picked up a copy of magical thinking after this video :) my favorite female author is banana yoshimoto, although i read her stories in japanese so i never feel 100% comfortable recommending translated works that i haven't read myself haha

[@RhiannonSenpai]

11:06 1984 was written as a warning against communist ideology and more broadly totalitarianism. So that's why you think of that book when you read about the history of China. I'm really surprised you didn't know about China's history in the 20th century or much about communism in general. I know communism and socialism are very popular with American academia. So as a teacher of literature I thought you would have known more. I'm from Romania, so reading about China's communism you get an idea what happened in Eastern Europe as well. My great-grandfather had a factory of mineral water but the communist took it away from him. So yeah...

[@hellnaw7921]

1984 was written as a warning against totalitarianism, not communism, considering that Orwell was a socialist

[@colorlesswonderland]

I feel like you would be surprised how little history of the world is taught to students in American education. The majority of information is stuff that I have learned on my own. Apologies for not getting all the information first

[@RhiannonSenpai]

@@colorlesswonderland No, it's fine. But if you voted for Bernie Sanders that calls himself "a proud socialist" or like people likeAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez and "progressives" in general you should definitely look more into communism. You think communism was successful because they were afraid of it? No, it was successful because it sounds seductive, until it's not. I'm politically in the middle but I'm surprised to see people my age, in their 20's in America proudly calling themselves "communists" but knowing nothing about the history of communism.

[@RhiannonSenpai]

@@hellnaw7921 The hot topic when he wrote it was the Cold War. The totalitarians were the communist, except Franco in Spain.

[@marocat4749]

Its not, given the authors history i doubt it was a warning against communism, but faschism and totsliterian and propaganda in general for it. And he was a hardcore leftwing and did even , and animal farm isntcagainst communism, its how it died.

[@third2891]

Great video. In relation to Eve's Hollywood, a good short-story collection in my opinion is Sherman Alexie's The Toughest Indian in the World. A shame what surfaced about the author because I really think his prose is on another level. Maybe buy it second-hand if it interests you!

[@bookofdust]

It’s always so exciting to see someone fall under the magnificence of Joan Didion and being drawn into her work and blown away. I love her, way to much, and I’ve been reluctant to read her first novel because it just won’t be up to par with the rest, but you’ve given me hope that it might be worth dipping into if it ignited that spark for you. I highly recommend checking out the documentary her nephew, the actor Griffen Dunne, did a few years ago on one of the streaming platforms. While it may suffer from being done by to close an individual to the subject and not being more subjective, it gives you a lot of wonderful information and backstory about her. The Year of Magical Thinking is an amazing mediation on grief, but I also highly recommend H is for Hawk by Helen MacDonald that deals with parental grief. They are a poet and the writing is beautiful and their reaction so completely different to Didion about how to tackle the experience. I’m very intrigued by Eve Babitz’s book as I’m always fascinated by LA after my own stint there. I highly recommend West of Eden: An American Place by Jean Stein. She too is an insider and uses five families, including her own to look at the history of the city. It’s highly underrated.

[@kacie7016]

I haven’t read Chang’s novels, but her short stories are really good. I would recommend starting with perhaps her most famous short story: “Lust, Caution.” (BTW there is also a movie adaptation of this story directed by Ang Lee.) I think you might also enjoy Maxine Hong Kingston. Kingston’s novel, The Woman Warrior, blends autobiography with Chinese folklore (some of the chapters border on Magical Realism). Plus, the novel deals not only with Kingston being a Chinese woman, but being a Chinese woman in America; her parents immigrated to California when she was young. It’s a novel of self discovery.

[@verzrc2772]

Wow this was one of my favourite videos you've released, I've heard good things about Joan didion in the past but now I'm certain I need to pick up some of her work! Another female author I think you'd enjoy is Rachel Cusk, I've only read her Outline trilogy but she has an amazing and unique way of building characters through what are essentially mundane events and conversations.

[@limeparticle]

Literature written by women = ”women’s literature”. I feel like this is potentially problematic in itself. Nothing against you, I just always find it jarring when it’s phrased like that. I wonder what the latest statistics are - is it true that women read books written by men or women in more or less equal proportion, but men mainly read books written by men?

[@colorlesswonderland]

I mean, the very nature of any title like "women's literature" conveys the deep rooted patriarchy within early human history of education. Prior to the 20th/21st century, the majority of literature was written by men but not the numbers are starting to even out which is amazing. I am assuming that you are correct in your estimation that men mainly read books written by men so I enjoy engaging in the other way and then trying to get more people conscious of this, hence this video

[@Scaevola9449]

Women's lit is like 70% coomer shit by volume.

[@msgeorgejourney]

Your intro explains perfectly why I enjoy your content. Buying and reading books that just peeks your interest. Sometimes it's just that simple. Cheers to another great video !!

[@erina2600]

This video is so beautiful

[@randomboiyo6254]

Hello! I recently saw your manga video and would like to leave a recommendation. You should give a manga called "Three Days of Happiness" a go. It's a short story which can be finished in around an hour or two. It's a manga that is centered around the question of "How much would your life be worth in a monetary currency?" and explores the idea of what is means to live a meaningful life.

[@ellebannana]

I love that your videos feel like a thoughtful chat with a mate. You so easily compel me to read all the books you recommend!

[@katepoche4603]

This is great! Eve Babitz, Joan Didion, and Eileen Chang were also journalists/essayists! I find that journalists-turned-novelists tend to be much wittier with a better understanding of their craft. I love the creativity in your videos and I always look forward to them! You put out some damn good content

[@katepoche4603]

I own The Year of Magical Thinking and this is my sign to finally read it.

[@justind4448]

Favorite booktuber with another banger of a video.

[@colorlesswonderland]

:)

[@Rhvvv]

The fact you mentioned you love Stoner and bojack horseman (my favorites) made me excited to pick up goodnight punpun! As always great video

[@colorlesswonderland]

I would heavily recommend, if you haven't already, to do a little research about Goodnight Punpun before reading it. It has a lot of content that might be upsetting or triggering for some people!

[@hollygilmore2621]

this video is such a green flag tbh

[@thethe5912]

Hey, you uploaded this on my birthday! Great present.

[@colorlesswonderland]

Oh man happy belated birthday!

[@apriltaylor6635]

I read My Year of Magical Thinking a few weeks ago, and I was like wow what an amazing book about grief, love her writing, cool, and then about four days later, my dad died. The book took on a whole new meaning after that, and now I have to buy my own copy (borrowed it from the library first time around) and read it again and again, it's so brilliant, and I just know it's going to become such a comfort book for me now.

[@apriltaylor6635]

Also just read Sex and Rage by Eve Babitz and loved it, it's actually about her writing Eve's Hollywood and curating it (amongst other things) so defo recommend you check that out since you've read Eve's Hollywood!

[@duefteundmehr]

I´m a huge fan of experiences in my own reading life, and for that I loved your video very much. The numer 1-book sounds more than interesting, I packed it on my wish list at Amaz**. Thanks for the hint, and for the inspiration for an own video on my channel. Lots of love from Germany. ❤💐

[@kayceeg5464]

Ohhh loving this list so far ! I feel like I might need some Joan in my life. Since you're into BNW things, try "Memory Police" Yoko Ogawa :)

[@mac8697]

Not to be that English teacher, but perhaps book nº 2 skips through marriage, motherhood, etc. because, socially a woman's life "ends" once she reaches that stage. Like, they're no longer themselves but Wife and Mom. Just my "reading too much into it" two cents lol.

[@erdbeermund78]

I hated Los Angeles after moving here, but I actually appreciated it a lot more after reading a bunch of her books. My favorite was Slow Days Fast Company. Joan Didion is so amazing. Even her lesser works are compelling. Also I try not to objectify KZbinrs but both times you said "I'm a slut" I got shivers😅

[@strangementalitypaperYT]

Thank you for doing this. After the overturning of RvW, I'm so happy more men are taking interest in our issues. Male feminists are our greatest allies.

[@yaelvargaskusnir]

Beautiful video

[@marocat4749]

If you ever warmtch anime, shimoneta is vry 1984, but also a comedy For anotger female mangaka, the one who did dorohedoro or i might mispronounce, is wild. And naturally tagashi works.

[@jennifergalati8994]

I highly recommend ready Elena Ferrante's Neapolitan Quartet. I think you'd really enjoy it!

[@brysonw6647]

You're such a hero🥰

[@CodedBookworm]

I love your Channel! I love that you are a teacher and I like hearing your perspective on books! I've been watching and subscribed for a while now but I've never commented before. I am handful of years older than you, 31, but I think if we had more teachers like you out there we'd have young people more interested in reading and all the benefits it can have regarding broadening perspectives, increasing empathy for others that may be very different from you, less judgment toward others etc. plus, you're funny. Blessings to you and Olive! 😊

[@iiMEiii]

You said you like the history behind the author at the start of books and the times they lived in and culture that effected them. You should check out the podcast episode (more like a history documentary)"the underground spirit martyrmade" It's 5 hours long and go over the life of Nietzsche and Dostoevsky and the turning points in life. It's very interesting and I thought it would take a while to finish but I listed to it all in a single day so I highly recommend it.

[@lenah9027]

I had mixed feelings on The Year of Magical Thinking. I appreciated her musings on grief, but every other sentence was her name dropping and talking about how many famous people she knows, it was so unbelievable irritating. I'm glad you loved it, sorry.

[@luciajimenezaunion5067]

If you liked the insight on casual sex in book 2, you should try reading Queenie by Candice-Carti Williams. It dives into the main character’s journey after going on a break with her boyfriend and explores racism, mental health, friendship…

[@lirasantic5931]

I've had Didion's work in my "to read" pile because I couldn't find the motivation to start reading her work, but after hearing you talk about 'The Year of Magical Thinking' I just have to explore her writing,,, it sounds a lot like 'ella estuvo entre nosotros' (she was among us) by Belén Fernández, and maybe even like 'las heridas' (the wounds) by Arelis Uribe. I think you would like those books, but sadly they haven't been translated to english, still I think you would enjoy them !! Also, if you are interested in latin american women writers I would recommend Nona Fernandez "Space Invaders", its really short (like 70 pages) and really complex, i loved it

[@myangeljin_]

This comment might be kinda out of the context of the video but this is the most recent video you posted so I thought i should comment here. Since you posted about nyrb books I've been so obsessed with the asian literature they have so I thought of reccomending some to you !! Currently I'm reading The Cowshed by Ji Xianlin and its a non fiction book about the Maoist period in China. The author remembers about this time and tells us about his experiences since the beginning of the Mao's government. The interesting things about this book, for me at least, is that this is one of the few books written in the period that the chinese government, in times when there was much less censorship, allowed the publication of these reports, even though the topic is still sensitive in the country. Another book I'm interested in but still couldn't read yet is Peking Story: The last day of old China, by David Kidd. I still don't know much about this one, but as I was searching for books about Old China, before the revolutions, this one appeared to me as well. Just wanna say I'm loving the videos you're doing and thank you for the great recommendations!! 🥰

[@bruthaniall]

Slow days fast company is an enjoyable read from Eve Babitz that I would recommend

[@ryans3695]

Pleaseeee check out Vagabond. Seinen just like Berserk. Best art of all time. You’ll love it

[@starats1911]

another great video! Have you read any Kathy Acker?? I'd love to hear your thoughts on something like Blood And Guts In High School or Empire of the Senseless

[@faithhenkel7514]

Describing how you felt about book #2 (hate and love aspects at the same time) reminded me of exactly how the book Season of Migration to the North by Tayeb Salih made me feel when I read it. I read the nyrb version, too. You should check it out.

[@yasmin4299]

if you want to read more women's literature, i have some suggestions: mornings in jenin by susan abulhawa (this book was constantly on my mind even while i wasnt actively reading it), the earthseed duology by octavia butler (shes literally a genius and clairvoyant), half of a yellow sun by chimamanda ngozi adichie (i could almost physically feel what the characters were feeling & going thru while reading this book), and for a final nonfiction option: the will to change by bell hooks

[@extradiyos]

will there be an angry tyler video coming? because i love watching angry tyler. the amount of times i've watched the mark manson video, always entertains me

[@axln1723]

Joan Didion passed away last December! I remember my friend telling me when it happened and hearing you say a couple year ago tripped me out LOL

[@Sara-gz1lp]

This might be a little off-beat but I bet you got Sag placements

[@colorlesswonderland]

Leo placements

[@rubiray9518]

i rlly enjoyed this

[@mauddouglasa]

Would love to hear your thoughts about The Copenhagen Trilogy by Tove Ditlevsen!

[@fernandar2013]

Paused the video to say I'm reading Joan Didion's the white album and I don't think I've fallen in love with someone's writing this fast in a while, and same I'm admiring how smart she was

[@carolinedoglio3841]

you have to do a room of ones own next, its a beautiful powerful and quick read

[@kiranreader]

run river is on my tbr, but i haven't gotten around to it yet!!

[@SJ-dl6uc]

my friend Chelsea G. Summers wrote A Certain Hunger. she essentially made Hannibal look like a pedestrian version of a cannibal. I truly hope you'll read it. sincerely 💓

[@xandertriss4986]

Whoa you're friends with her!? I've been reading the book for 3 days now and this is the perfect kind of unhinged character that I like!!

[@SJ-dl6uc]

@@xandertriss4986 she's brilliant. her wit truly astounds me. a baby shower speech she wrote for one of our mutual friends invoked the "whore vs Madonna" thing. it was amazing.

[@annah7648]

I think you might like Pew by Catherine Lacey, if you’re interested in exploring more contemporary fiction. It’s about a person who is found sleeping on a pew in a church in a somewhat isolated town in the US. They are selectively mute and the locals can’t figure their age or name or gender etc, do they name them Pew, and a respected middle class white family take them in. It’s a really interesting look at small communities and bodies and the taxonomy of people.

[@annah7648]

Also Margaret Atwood’s The Penelopead if you’re looking for more women’s fiction, and Evie Wyld’s The Bass Rock. These two are more directly about the role of women in society than Pew is, but I recommend them all. If a retelling of the Odyssey from Penelope’s perspective sounds unoriginal, it’s as much about the maids (who get their own quite frankly haunting chorus), if not more. And The Bass Rock follows a woman in the 50s who has just married a widower, that woman’s modern day stepgranddaughter (?) who is cleaning out the family home after that woman’s death, and a girl who is being hunted on suspicion of witchcraft in the 1500s ish. It’s about the modern equivalences of witchcraft (ie nonconformity) and society’s treatment of that

[@elif9422]

Saying you wanted more time with the character from book #2, that it skips decades until you get to death... that's kind of how life seems sometimes. Maybe it was unintentional, but I feel like as you're close to death, you would remember those important moments, growing up through high school and college and then notable moments like marriage, until you arrive at your death and that's all that made an impact. I haven't read the book, but I just thought that might be an idea that could be pondered. Love your vids!

[@colorlesswonderland]

I do think that is definitely a possibility and most likely exactly what the author is going for. However, I must admit that sometimes that kinda stuff, even intentional, doesn't always click with me!

[@lonnie4827]

My favorite short story collections is Revenge by Yoko Ogawa

[@lonnie4827]

Same author wrote diving pool

[@guilhermeneves8116]

you should read "To Kill a Mockingbird" it's sooooooo goooooooooood

[@jackallan9446]

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[@colorlesswonderland]

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[@awesumevideos]

dude you have to read Jane Rhys

[@youbiscuit2146]

Can you just say female authors? These aren't "women's literature", they're just great literature, for everyone.

[@colorlesswonderland]

Hey! I understand why this could be confusing but "women's literature" is an actual defined section of literature so it was more applicable here!

[@DK-wy4wq]

Why only for a month though?

[@colorlesswonderland]

Who says it's only for a month? I don't read books for videos I make videos off the books that I read so I will continue to read women's lit

[@christinamoore8541]

For Eve Babitz, I highly recommend “Slow Days, Fast Company.” She employs a unique method of storytelling through various relationships with men. It has a meta element, and tells a vivid story of 60s/70s California. It’s so good. If you want to explore Cultural Revolution China via film, I recommend “Farewell My Concubine.”

[@003angeli]

Women’s lit and no Clarice Lispector? 🥲 haha jk thanks for the nice reviews

[@jaw8285]

Amazing episode🤍🤍🤍. we really really love u ….HUGE 🫂

[@colorlesswonderland]

Ah thank you!

[@rashiqahs3136]

Really enjoyed your thematic breakdown of each book!