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@ToReadersItMayConcern 7 ай бұрын

You took this tag and made it art. The questions themselves are stiff in comparison to the flow of your personal narrative, and you somehow glimpsed that flow beneath the discordant current up top. Your rearrangement of these questions is inspired. I hope I'm not being intrusive in asking a follow-up question: How did you learn to write-structurally, not grammatically? You have such a keen eye for storytelling in your videos. If you've already made a video on writing lessons in your life, please let me know! If there are any books on writing that have helped you, I'd love to check them out, or even particular books that became markers of writing for you, I would love to have such markers, too! There is poignancy in your choices. Thank you so much for responding to our tag with such intimacy and care.

@HannahsBooks 7 ай бұрын

Oh Ruben! You are entirely too kind. I only reordered the first two questions because that flow seemed to fit better with my own personal story. The two of you put a fascinating discussion out into the world. Thank you very much. And please accept my apologies for my delayed response to your comment. Let me think about the writing question a bit more. My very quick answer is that I grew up in a storytelling culture (the South) with parents who were both readers and writers/editors. I will have to do some deeper thinking before I can come up with a better answer!

@ToReadersItMayConcern 7 ай бұрын

@@HannahsBooks No problem at all! Please, continue working on your videos (responding to comments can be a time sink). Maybe someday you can do a video on What Storytelling Means to Me or something of that sort. I'm probably not the only person intrigued by your thought process.

@HannahsBooks 7 ай бұрын

@@ToReadersItMayConcern Thanks for the idea!

@angelalakes 6 ай бұрын

You have the calmest presence and most soothing voice. Thank you for sharing with us.

@HannahsBooks 6 ай бұрын

@@angelalakes What a kind comment! So glad to have you here.

@katiejlumsden 7 ай бұрын

I think I’m the same. Unless I’m reading for work (editing or doing historical research), then I’m just reading for pleasure. I always love seeing you do tags, Hannah.

@HannahsBooks 7 ай бұрын

Thank you so much, Katie! Absolutely agree with editing and historical research being different! I think I often don’t even think about them as “reading”-although of course that is absolutely required as part of the process…

@BookChatWithPat8668 7 ай бұрын

Such thoughtful and penetrating responses to each of these questions, Hannah. I loved hearing you talk about yourself as a reader throughout both the ordinary and the extraordinary times of your life. Thank you for sharing so much of yourself here.

@HannahsBooks 7 ай бұрын

Thank you so much, Pat. Booktube has become a second home, an extra community full of friends who've been here for me during some hard moments. I am extraordinarily grateful for all of you!

@BookChatWithPat8668 7 ай бұрын

@@HannahsBooks I hope you know how grateful we feel to have you.

@duggosgreatesthits6622 7 ай бұрын

I really enjoyed your new video. Thank you for sharing it.

@HannahsBooks 7 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

@BookishTexan 7 ай бұрын

I don’t think I’ve ever thought hard enough about my reading to answer these questions.

@HannahsBooks 7 ай бұрын

I certainly hadn’t until I faced these questions!

@bad-girlbex3791 7 ай бұрын

What you said about how your hearing loss in one ear really changed the way you would disappear into a book, was fascinating. I can only imagine that despite you having previously always been able to tune out the world around you, you may have always been subconsciously monitoring certain sounds and cues that you weren't necessarily paying any conscious attention to, only for your brain to increase your conscious focus when losing hearing in one ear, because of the inherent need to stay safe. Once the brain realised that it was now only receiving 50% of that background chatter and subconscious monitoring, it did something to keep you more consciously alert. That sort of thing is a truly fascinating indication of how we are largely unaware of just how much our senses are permanently attuned to our surroundings; we don't know what we really do "know" if that makes sense? And it makes me think about how we see witnesses to crimes being hypnotised to recall things like the registration details of a car number plate that they weren't consciously aware that they'd noticed and stored away in their subconscious. I'm also a Gen X-er. I don't own a television. I do have a "smartphone" but it's old, I rarely look at it, always leave it in a bag or another room and forget to charge it. I don't have Facebook and only use Twitter every few days. The notion of being completely absorbed in a phone, unable to ignore it and constantly checking it, is baffling to me. But like you, I grew up in a time when a phone was for receiving calls, not using to orchestrate our entire world of interactions through. I really liked how thoughtfully you answered the questions in this video. I was able to relate to a lot of it and also just found your intonation incredibly calming and very pleasant to listen to. Thank you for sharing your experiences - especially that part about how partial hearing loss affected your reading. That was incredibly interesting and really made me think - which is always a great experience when watching (and listening to) a video. I'm glad that time has helped to allow you to grow your sphere of learning and interest, despite various health issues conspiring to try and take your love of reading and learning away from you. Jane Eyre will always be a constant love of mine too! Bex

@HannahsBooks 7 ай бұрын

Thank you so much, Bex! I really appreciate your thoughtful comments. And I am so sorry for my delay in responding. Welcome!

@ProseAndPetticoats 7 ай бұрын

Haha, you're such a troublemaker ;) You approached the questions in an incredibly interesting way. Thank you, Hannah!

@HannahsBooks 7 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for putting this wonderful tag together!

@doreenmohr668 7 ай бұрын

HA! I’m 72 and still read Jane Eyre - I was gifted this book in my teens! In fact I still have all my classics from my teens and now am investing in some prettier versions! The Great Gatsby was my first and I have a love/hate relationship with it - love everything I learned from this book but still dislike it because of the total Greed! I now need quiet when I read so I can truly enjoy my experience with the book. Totally enjoy your channel and your calm voice! Thank you Hannah!

@HannahsBooks 7 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for the lovely comment! I’ve been thinking a lot about Gatsby lately. Yes-I too am still appalled by the culture it paints!

@bighardbooks770 7 ай бұрын

Very interesting about loss of hearing influenced concentration 🤔 I too can read anywhere (and always have been able to).

@HannahsBooks 7 ай бұрын

I miss how easy it used to be for me!

@deborahwager5883 7 ай бұрын

Nice solution to needing a quiet environment! When I need it to be quiet I can just take out my hearing aids, but then of course no one can talk to me.

@HannahsBooks 7 ай бұрын

Someone mentioned foam earplugs to me recently. I think I am going to try it!

@deborahwager5883 7 ай бұрын

@@HannahsBooks Yes, those are great too! In addition to my hearing loss, I also have a sensitivity to some qualities of sound, such as echoey spaces or music, that can be incapacitating. Earplugs are really helpful for that, too.

@anotherbibliophilereads 7 ай бұрын

Great answers. I like reading with stress or obligations. I really should get my act together and do this tag.

@HannahsBooks 7 ай бұрын

Thanks, Greg! For me, reading is place to DEstress, even when I have plans in mind.

@karlalikestoread 7 ай бұрын

What a great tag! I loved hearing all your answers. I love the way you talk about discussing books over tea or wine with your husband, so sweet and romantic, what beautiful memories. Mentioning Jane Eyre in every video must be your only yearly "reading goal," love it! Now I really want to do this tag too, thanks for sharing!

@HannahsBooks 7 ай бұрын

Thank you so much, Karla. I'd love to see your version! Those days reading with David were beautiful times. (And I don't literally mention Jane Eyre in every video, but I do come remarkably close!)

@karlalikestoread 7 ай бұрын

@@HannahsBooks I know you don’t mention it every time but it amuses me so much, I love the running joke hehe.

@bradykelso8682 7 ай бұрын

Happy Sunday, Hannah! What a beautiful and engaging talk on the process of reading. Here’s to that quiet sitting room. We are definitely in search of Woolf’s room of one’s own. Cheers! 🌹🌺💐

@HannahsBooks 7 ай бұрын

Indeed! What a great connection to make. I tend to think of Woolf’s room as a safe place to write-but it’s a place to read, too!

@LiterateTexan 7 ай бұрын

I enjoyed these thoughtful and interesting answers to these investing questions. I might pretend that you tagged me and make a video about this next.

@HannahsBooks 7 ай бұрын

Thank you! I ABSOLUTELY tag you!

@joshuacreboreads 7 ай бұрын

This was such a delightful video, Hannah. You gave me so much to think about. I am always impressed by how well-spoken you are. And I like your attitude towards reading for pleasure and not worrying about remembering everything. It’s a breath of fresh air to see someone approach reading this way. Thank you! 😊

@HannahsBooks 7 ай бұрын

Thank you so much, Joshua! I think when I was younger, I might have been more devoted to "purposeful" reading. I still read a lot of canonical works and serious nonfiction--but now I do it primarily just because it brings me joy. There may be a time when I'm ready to be purposeful again, but not right now.

@heathereads 7 ай бұрын

My father watched all the Watergate hearings. It is my earliest memory of feeling a desire to understand the adult world, and the frustration that there were some concepts I could not quite grasp

@HannahsBooks 7 ай бұрын

Oh yes! I had very little understanding of what was going on with the trials. My parents always cheered for one of the main questioners, NC Senator Sam Ervin, who asked penetrating questions in a classic down-home relaxed style that made them laugh. They found a t-shirt for me with a caricature of his face and the words "Senator Sam." That Nixon had done something bad and that our basically conservative senator was doing something good was about all I really understood until quite a bit later.

@TriumphalReads 7 ай бұрын

Great vid Hannah. Reading for fun and enjoyment really makes it so the rest kind of takes care of itself in a way for sure. Also, this is going to be about 100x more eloquent than my rendition is going to be haha

@HannahsBooks 7 ай бұрын

Aw, thank you, Justin! I can't wait to hear what other people say in their responses! I hope to catch up tonight and tomorrow.

@clarepotter7584 7 ай бұрын

Jane Eyre bingo! Never mentioned too often. 😃

@HannahsBooks 7 ай бұрын

Ha! Thank you!

@TimeTravelReads 7 ай бұрын

Nice solutions. I used to keep a reading journal where I'd talk back to the author. Now I have computer files with notes.

@HannahsBooks 7 ай бұрын

That sounds like a great plan!

@lindseyreads5450 7 ай бұрын

Your videos always make me want to reread Jane Eyre. I've read it twice but it was many years ago. My favorite Bronte novel is Wuthering Heights but Jane Eyre is wonderful.

@HannahsBooks 7 ай бұрын

Thanks, Lindsey! When I was young, I picked up Wuthering Heights right after I finished Jane Eyre--and I was so upset that it was not exactly like Charlotte's book! It took me a while to forgive Emily and see how absorbing and well-crafted the book actually is. But Wuthering Heights will, I suspect, never compete with Jane Eyre for me!

@bookofdust 7 ай бұрын

I pretty much only remember the emotional core of a book (even nonfiction), and I’m known for not remembering whole key events or plot lines. The only thing along those lines I will recall is if there’s a HUGE plot twist that does a 180 degrees.

@HannahsBooks 7 ай бұрын

Sounds familiar! Do you actually remember what the plot twist is, or just that there was a plot twist? (For me, it is often the latter.)

@bookofdust 7 ай бұрын

@@HannahsBooks Usually not! It can be a whole new surprise to me on a reread!

@LibroParadiso-ep4zt 7 ай бұрын

In the 90's I had a good acquaintance who told me he read Nabokov's "Ada, or Ardor" out loud with his wife. Anthony Burgess wrote in a book on Joyce I much enjoy that Ulysses was meant to be read out loud which I agree with. I think it was after 2010 maybe earlier than some people I knew in their mid 20's and younger would tell me they'd lose concentration in a book unless music was playing in the background. A friend's teenage daughter shared with me that she struggled through high school exams because the room was quiet and of course, she couldn't listen to any music. She said she couldn't concentrate in silence. This is likely something that has been gradually going on since the onset of radio and later television, but this was the first time I became aware of it.

@HannahsBooks 7 ай бұрын

A friend of mine swears by reading Ulysses aloud--even if you just have to listen on audiobook. It is quite wild to me that young people now often want music on in the background when they read, as you point out, while older people often don't--generational, I think, rather than age-related changes. I see exactly the same thing.

@JoeSpivey02 7 ай бұрын

I wish I was a digital immigrant like you Hannah. Oh to have been around when silence was viewed as a delight rather than an impediment, and television time was dedicated to moon landings and gold medal races!

@HannahsBooks 7 ай бұрын

I very much appreciate the low-screen life I had at home, which was already highly unusual when I was growing up (and even people who had the tv on all the time didn't have personal phones or anything like that). On the other hand, I am incredibly grateful to have been able to stay in touch with IRL friends who've scattered all over the world over the years, and also to have been able to connect with the international book community--something that happened only by correspondence with penpals back when I was young. Negatives of the digital life, but positives, too.