Ep 45 | BOOKS UP CLOSE | May Reads

This is my wrap-up of May reads!
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[@SavidgeReads]

I don’t know how I missed this but seeing your new video pop up made me realise I’d missed this and I love an order. Ha. Thought Local Fires was brilliant. I can’t wait to see what he does next. Finally I have found someone who feels the same about In Memoriam as I do!

[@BooksUpClose]

Thanks for watching!! And ha - I don't know why everyone is raving about it... 👀

[@mildrumpus]

I discovered your channel through this video. Happy Reading! 😎📚👍

[@BooksUpClose]

thanks for watching!!

[@Gagging4Lit]

Jack Underwood's poetry has so much warmth to it. I love his stuff. Finished A Year in the New Life just the other day, which was good, but personally I prefer Happiness. That poem 'I promise when I lift your egg' is my fave one. The book set in Llanelli sounds excellent and I will have to get a copy of the Percival Everett as it sounds amazing. I've avoided In Memoriam. It sounded too commercial and pandering.

[@BooksUpClose]

Thanks for watching! And glad to hear you like Jack's stuff too... I agree. So many warm poems, which are hard to do well, without being cloying

[@ReadingIDEAS.-uz9xk]

Getting close to 800 subscribers! Best wishes with what you choose to read and to your channel.

[@BooksUpClose]

THANKS!

[@carl_oak]

Hello! Was about to pick another pride month read and In Memorian got almost picked but The new life won. I had a feeling In Memorian might be like you said. Will still check though. Thanks for the insight :D

[@BooksUpClose]

Thanks for watching! (and go back to an earlier vid for my thoughts on the new life... [insert eyes emoji])