field notes from june 2024

[@thelefthandedreader6632]

I LOVE these chat videos. Yes! I saw American Gigolo in the movie theater…with my parents…when it came out! I don’t think they realized the content. Ratings were different then. My love affair with Richard Gere began then. These videos are fun, fresh and of the moment! 😊

[@nathansnook]

not with the parentals 😭😭😭 but wow! incredible that you got to see it at the theater! i’ve always wanted to see these fun 80s films on the big screen!

[@yenasung]

Um i was glued to this in its entirety i was seated. Whether it’s vloggy cinema 🤌🏻 or chatty sitdowns 🎙️ you are true booktube king 🙇🏻‍♀️ I was so excited seeing you having a time w alex!!! And lol turn 30 and get urself an adult sippy cup, “richard gere, is that his name??” 👵🏼🫠

[@nathansnook]

I AM LITERAL BABY I AM SO DUMB FOR NOT REALIZING IT WAS RICHARD GERE 👶🏻

[@hazel75877]

bumpin thatttt

[@nathansnook]

ayyyy ✨🕺🏻

[@jameskatie]

THIS is a perfect form of journal video. i am here taking notes bb x

[@nathansnook]

honestly i love to collage n moodboard !!!

[@jameskatie]

@@nathansnook you do it so well!!!

[@RoisinsReading]

As someone from the UK, I hate HATE floppy American paperbacks. They have no integrity, they cannot stand up for themselves, the hurt my wrists. It’s like they just can’t be bothered and want to slide all the way to the floor. You need a table to give them a spine to read. Useless!!!

[@nathansnook]

thank you! i’ve been looking for the other point of view! US paperbacks don’t seem to hold up well on a shelf if they’re not supported by a row of others. although as for the reading experience for me, i find i have to bend it all the way through in order to keep the book open and then that just kills the spine in a way where, in the end, on a shelf, it just doesn’t look great. i wish there was a happy medium between something comfortable yet sturdy. although i have found that Faber&Faber have been doing really good imprints where this happy medium exists ! been wanting to pick up the recent reprints of the Ishiguros !

[@ChanelChapters]

Ugly covers should not still be happening, publishers take note - we want beautiful books

[@nathansnook]

right ?! send those emails ! i’ve had ENOUGH 😤

[@brizhammer]

Here are some of my ins to maybe help you round out your July: -mocktails -outdoor reading -finally tackling a big book (Infinite Jest for me) -Duoling just for fun -giving myself grace

[@nathansnook]

OMG Infinite Jest ??? are you okay?? 😭 the biggest baddie of them all. i’ve only managed to do The Broom of the System and have started Jest like 3-4 times without ever managing to get to the end 🫠

[@doublemintvariety]

i LOVE The Swimmer! Also big agree on waking up to music & reading. Helps me use more interesting language through the day. & as a NYer.. most annoying thing is how SLOW everyone walks. On runs, I have to dodge people, and I feel the worst when I scare them when they don't see me coming 😓 Great video per usual!

[@nathansnook]

LITERALLY WHAT IM SAYINNN SPATIAL AWARENESS. like pls ppl be aware of your surroundings !!! i feel like The Swimmer is just so underlooked! it’s a gem! and would love to know: what have your mornings looked like music-wise and book-wise !!

[@noorsbookshelf]

ugh love a yap sesh!! and love the moodboarding. i am going to try the espresso + diet coke before going dancing this weekend 💚

[@nathansnook]

@@noorsbookshelf Omg girl lemme send you a tiktok of the recipe so i don’t sound absolutely INSANE but if you like espresso tonics, could definitely be up your alley !

[@jameskatie]

can't stand for the hot water hate. hot tea, hot water always and forever.

[@nathansnook]

LOL i’m just a hot person overall so at any chance I can get the cold, I GET IT 🥶

[@benjaminjournal]

“immediately wake up and watch nathan’s video”

[@nathansnook]

🙈🙈🙈 😽✨ luv ya Ben!!!

[@leraandflow]

Muji in Berlin have clickable highlighters but they're neon, i also dislike the cap situation😼

[@nathansnook]

i used the muji ones way back when! but was hoping that one day they would shift to pastel colors like they did with some of their .7 pens ! but they never have 😭

[@leraandflow]

@@nathansnook 😿

[@rosen2710]

Step Aside! 💃

[@nathansnook]

IM WALKIN HEREEE

[@coconutmilch2351]

Lmao @ the modern day prophet. “I got to open up two gifts today, my eyes, even though I still can’t see shit” how do you find this shit

[@nathansnook]

right ?! who is writing her material ITS SO GOOD

[@coconutmilch2351]

@@nathansnooka natural raw genius and we all know it ❤

[@budinurdin3475]

I thought carli xcx drop new song. 😂😂😂

[@nathansnook]

😭😭😭

[@leraandflow]

love the yap sesh! love the imagery as well💖

[@nathansnook]

thanks for watching! 💫

[@leraandflow]

@@nathansnook ✨

[@litwithkat]

LOVED THIS FORMAT SO MUCH - folded all my laundry while watching/listening 😌 i have been so anti reading on my phone but you’re making me re-think that bc i could literally read instead of mindlessly scrolling IG like i currently do. althoooooo i’m on day two of not looking at my phone first thing in the morning AM and it’s changing the game for meeeeeeee ✨

[@nathansnook]

omg yes we love responsibility !!! she’s on top of her chores ! and omg yeah do it! i was always so against reading off my phone, but it’s like if i can read it on my iPad why can’t i do it on my phone…lol but look at you! no phones in the morning! LET’S GOOOOO

[@ameliareads589]

You made me feeling very old not knowing that Richard Gere became famous with American Gigolo. 😩 And I need this clickable highlighters in my life! I like the aesthetic of this video, but miss seeing you full screen at the same time. And I love my hydro flask for all my drinks, cool or hot, but this one looks interesting I have to say.

[@nathansnook]

I HAD NO IDEA 😂 i think i was introduced to Gere a decade later with Pretty Women! i’m always playing around with new visuals and formats so will try to make myself bigger on screen! and do out and get clickable highlighters! a game-changer !

[@yenlyn_g]

ahhh im beyond thrilled by your charli xcx and jamie xx mention 😭 their tunes are truly the epitome of summer!! also checking out kaytranada now and really vibing with his collab with childish gambino and ravyn lenae! out of curiosity, would recommending books based on your all-time fave summer bops be of interest to you?

[@nathansnook]

ahhh yes love Ravyn Lenae’s voice! he has a bunch of great names on the album 🤌🏼✨ and that’s an interesting idea! I have such eclectic taste in music and this will require some thought thank you for the idea ✨🧠

[@hongordzul]

I love this format! ❤ (Also, I'm one of the sneaky music stealers, oops 🤡)

[@nathansnook]

hahah hello! thanks for popping on early ✨🙋🏻‍♂️

[@byina]

oh damn irene is so cool. i want to be their friend so bad. also, thank you for the film recs i will add all of what you just mentioned on my watchlist (along with the lav diaz film you showed in one of your older videos!)

[@nathansnook]

we bow down to Irene ✨🧎🏻the films are a great way to start summer ! also take your time with the Lav - it’s 9 hours long 😭

[@backtoreads]

the new 'the marias' album has me on a CHOKEHOLD I wake up and I put the album on repeat so I can hear it while I brush my teeth and make my coffee, THATS HOW MUCH I LOVE IT what songs are your fave Nathan? mine are echo, real life, paranoia, no one noticed and Sienna

[@backtoreads]

also I have to agree with the ugly disgusting UK covers because some of them are straight up MURDER. the only book covers the UK does right of those delicious little penguin modern classics editions with the mint spines ... those are literally soooooo sexy and Im upset that I only bought 4 during my recent trip

[@nathansnook]

@@backtoreads OMG you too?! 😭😭😭 i want to see them live so bad!!! they set up mornings so nicely, so peaceful. Real Life is THE BOP! also love No One Noticed 💗 happy to hear our favs align ✨🫂 and totes AGREE! like absolutely horrendous! please send out those emails! this is a fight we can win together! ✨💪🏼 and I’ve actually been itching to get more of those min my blue spined penguins! love how floppy they are as paperbacks !!!

[@levselivanovv]

Thumbnail game on point

[@nathansnook]

you know it !!! ✨🙌🏼

[@uncoolalex]

the SONG CHOICE SIR

[@nathansnook]

😉

[@julie.k15]

this is so visually pleasing

[@nathansnook]

ty!!! i love to mood board! :3

[@towardsbethlehem]

joan said she hated the adaptation of Play It As It Lays 😢

[@nathansnook]

so i’ve heard!!! and reasons why i held off for so long, but it’s an interesting adaptation bc in actuality it’s quite faithful. have you seen it? :0

[@towardsbethlehem]

i should but i feel like if i do i’d just immediately start re-reading the book and i’ve read TOOO much Joan this year so.. 😓

[@gabooshi]

you were so real for that intro 😍

[@nathansnook]

always keepin it REAL 🤌🏼✨

[@cenachrome]

so junelia!

[@nathansnook]

🌞😎🍻