I read 6+ books every week...

[@tippytoe7716]

I think book related videos should be an ongoing series on your channel 🤟

[@Rad._.]

Yes and book’s recommendations

[@awarenessvillage]

Agreed

[@meepcity48]

Braiding Sweetgrass is such a good book, beautifully written. It warms my heart reading it, and the chapter Witch Hazel just tears your heart out.

[@theenokimarauder]

I think a "draw with me" or "design with me" video would be fun. You could choose a topic from one of the books you find interesting, and go over how you would practice that. It could even be pre-recorded and edited if you don't want to do it live 😅 The art books you mentioned look really interesting!

[@GiveMeCoffee]

I trained myself to crochet and read books simultaneously. I want to include a treadmill into that equation (more like need to).

[@meganheartswell]

I need this skill. Any tips?

[@antoruby]

No wonder you have that name.

[@M_SC]

Sounds like something they could prescribe for adhd. I’d love to try it

[@jinalaidasani5297]

Nice, with some books I like listening to music. Some books I want to concentrate on each word. Do you listen to audio books while crochet ? Just asking

[@slk7659]

For me the combo of the 3 sounds like a trip to the hospital in the making. ha ha ouch

[@sindy14031998]

Should definitely make a book club here and get through a full book every month or so, a lot of people here seem to want to improve on reading books but also you are very inspiring and make people want to improve and you also make me excited to try things out (you did make me want to start waking up at 5am and that says a lot) I know some youtubers are already doing it but I have yet to see one with books similar to the ones you read

[@squishyam]

your production value has gotten so good! i started watching you at like 3000 subs and you've never been not interesting

[@alealeoh]

I jumped when you said Studio Ghibli is the Japanese version of Disney. Even if you love Disney, in Ghibli they tell such deep, valuable and empowering stories for children that would simply be unthinkable in Disney. Lots of love, Lefie, I like your videos.

[@thegreatandterrible4508]

Interesting point. Counterpoint: Lilo and Stitch

[@sindy14031998]

Only one that could compere is the hunch back of notre damn, maybe its not a very empowering story but man it goes dark and deep and beautiful

[@amara560]

Ghibli definitely dives deeper and has many more strong female characters! Wish I'd grown up with those movies.

[@amara560]

@Pink Grape That's exactly what I meant. Guess we have different definitions. I mostly used those words juxtaposed to all the princesses that need saving in Disney movies.

[@thegreatandterrible4508]

@@amara560 Princesses in Disney Movies haven't really needed saving since the Silver Age (roughly the 1950s). Especially since the Disney Renaissance, they're far more likely to invert the trope by having the famale lead rescue the male lead (e.g. Mulan, Pocahontas, Beauty and the Beast).

[@Omninterest]

The Count of Monte Cristo, it's long but each chapter is like an episode of a show

[@emilykirk5097]

Unrelated to the content of the video entirely, but, I would love to hear your thoughts and reflections on hustle culture!

[@DurvalLacerda]

0:56 You triggered my reflex right there haha

[@Lefie]

Just saying the words "maybe I should talk about audiobooks" out loud triggered it in myself as well! Bahaha...

[@drivers99]

OMG The Goggins audiobook was so good (it has more than the print version because they add short podcasts essentially to the end of each chapter). Although, I don’t think I would ever be able to have that mindset. And David Burns. I read Feeling Good like 20 years ago and Feeling Great came out recently. He had a podcast too which is pretty good and very different. He has scientific methods of working on depression and anxiety. Edit: great point about Peak. There’s a whole bunch of books based on it. I have it but need to read it.

[@paulahilliard1201]

The Book Thief. Highly recommend. My all time favorite book.

[@amara560]

It's so interesting how different books are for different people. The Book Thief is one of the few books in my life that I haven't been able to finish.

[@xx011]

The Book thief is quite famously very dividing book. It's usually intended for younger people (teens), also written very simply, so some might think it's too naive but the themes and story overall are heavy. I myself didn't find it too impactful as teen and haven't since read it.

[@amara560]

@@xx011 Interesting! I thought most people loved it. I think I found it too slowpaced and maybe more for a younger age group yes.

[@blipboop5594]

Equivalent of a 'film buff' recommending fight club

[@meganheartswell]

I've been reading some classics and just in case anyone doesn't know project gutenberg has free ebooks for books that the copyright has run out. In a variety of formats. Shout out to my favorite author Jennifer estep. Who continued her elemental assassin series by self publishing for her readers when publishers didn't want to buy more books.

[@blakesim3560]

Both what you recommended and the comments are really useful. My reading lists are piled up already haha

[@contrapposto8389]

Completely agree with you about Dinotopia. Read it as a child and the illustrations made a strong impression on me. Looking forward to reading it to my children one day!

[@lj4466]

In a recent video of yours you mentioned public library app for audiobooks 🤯 and I swear I've listened to like 10 audiobooks since and each time I download a new one I'm like UGH BLESS LEFIE HOW DID I NOT KNOW THIS EARLIER!

[@daryalightning]

Love watching your channel, so many topics resonate with me. So sad I don't know people like you IRL...

[@melizabeth908]

Love when I find interesting people here on KZbin. I love your voice and vids, even the short self care Sunday ones 😉. The mix I follow are minimalists, hikers, Camino enthusiasts, small space dwellers, people trying to live an intentional life, mid-century modern ideas, b&w movies 1930s-1950s, staying healthy.

[@huhhuhhuh4069]

Graphic novel choices on point

[@slk7659]

A new series on your channel...The Daily Chunk....ha ha ha! You could chat about books obviously. Just cracked me up!

[@AmirHamzah_MAHBAR]

Awesome list, the book that i done reading from the list is; - Anime from Akira to Howl's Moving Castle - by Susan J. Napier - Color and Light - by James Gurney - The Digital Matte Painting Handbook - by David B. Mattingly

[@CocoaHerBeansness]

I'm going on a tangent of the things you've enjoyed here, but I think you'd really like The Ecology of Wisdom by Arne Naess. He's a Norwegian philosopher and mountaineer who's been really influential to the environmental movement. If you like it, I'd also follow that up with Animism by Graham Harvey

[@artie9940]

I'll definitely look those up

[@Frybreadgeese]

Please keep up with the book related videos !! I love this stuff

[@DavinSkirvin]

dude i love SAGA and I can't wait for there to be more.

[@Channyg4lyfe]

The Alchemist is a great book. Very inspirational

[@cindywhiting1649]

Green lights! Loved it

[@becca626]

Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie East of Eden by John Steinbeck Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harris

[@jmsl910]

i read 125 books last year! i stopped counting last month when i finished book #75

[@artie9940]

I don't know what to comment but I likda feel like commenting because I heard it helps so... I'll leave my gratitude for your videos and a couple recommendations haha, thanks for doing what you do! The Alchemist - Paulo Coelho (Fiction, many have described it as "self help fiction" because of the lessons in it. It's short and pretty insightful) Tree and Leaf - Tolkien (Fiction AND non fiction, the book is separated in a story or 2 by him depending on the edition you get and a non fiction lecture of his on fairy tales, the history of telling stories and that kind of thing and it makes you think, it's also interesting to read tolkien outside of middle earth things) The picture of Dorian Gray - Oscar Wilde (Since you mentioned classic literature) Ideas to delay the end of the world - Ailton Krenak ( This one I'm not entirely sure if it comes in english. It is non fiction by a native environmentalist from Brazil and it mostly talks about different ways to percieve our planet and our humanity. Also, shortest book in the list. Along with that I'd probably recommend "The Falling Sky" by a native shaman whose name I don't remember) Jellyfish/agua viva, The Hour of The Star and most other books by Clarice Lispector (The "Better then food" youtube channel has some non spoilery reviews on her I think) Epitaph of a small winner - Machado de Assis (This is brazilian classic literature right here, read it for school so I didn't anjoy as much as I could have but I remember it being pretty great anyways, better then food reviewed this and other works of his too) Neil Gaiman's Graphic novels and "The ocean at the end of the lane" Thinkers described as anarchists because why not: Henry David Thoreau (I recommend Civil Disobedience and Walden), Noam Chomsky, Emma Goldman Don't wanna overload the comment any more then I already have so I guess I'll stop right here, these are the ones that first came to mind. Much love

[@MourningPages]

You are a great new friend- I’m glad 🙂 to find you because I’m learning so much from you- iron sharpens iron, right?! I especially like your 3x5 card stuff- I started using them again because of you! Thanks friend.

[@EBETZEN]

Definitely want to check some of these out. Thanks for the recommendations :)

[@smartypants1980]

Te book The Fault in our Stars by John Green is really enjoyable. Thbook Im most glad I was told to read is The Bluest Eye by Tony Morrison. The most fun book Ive read was Veronica Roth's Divergent series. I like the Idea of growing up with one culture and joining a new culture once you reached a certin age. Animal Farm has to be the craziest book Ive read. I'm in America and really love the teachings of Gail Vaz Oxlade so I was very happy that someone in New York had a copy of Debt Free Forever cause I just couldnt understand Canada's Amazon to get a copy. The Great American Detox was a fun book to read after watching the film Super Size Me. The book that I enjoyed the most was The Hobbit by J R R Tolkem.

[@darokun]

thanks for these great recommendations! If you're into Zen Buddhism, I'd recommend: - Zen in the art of archery, by Eugen Herrigel - A Buddhist Monk's guide to cleaning, by Keisuke Matsumoto - Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance, by Robert M. Pirsig (you've probably read this one already) - Philosophy of Zen Buddhism, by Byung-Chul Han (a bit heavy) - The Mindful Thoughts series (they're beautifully illustrated!): * Mindful Thoughts for Walkers: Footnotes on the Zen path (Adam Ford), * Mindful Thoughts for Cyclists: Finding balance on two wheels (Nick Moore), * Mindful Thoughts for Runners: Freedom on the trail (Tessa Wardley), * Mindful Thoughts for City Dwellers: The Joy of Urban Living (Lucy Anna Scott), * Mindful Thoughts for Stargazers: Find your inner universe (Mark Westmoquette), * Mindful Thoughts for Cooks: Nourishing body soul (Julia Ponsoby), * etc.

[@jawilliamsg]

Thank you so much for the recommendations, reading Ryan Holiday's books, great choice ;)

[@lisa-maria3518]

Woww goals!! I read one book a month and I'm still always super proud of that, bec a have a 3year old crazy person with me all the time :) .. oh and the only thing that makes me do that is by going to the library ... 30 days is the maximum here, so i gotta be finished by then lol

[@rozcorwin8513]

Great suggestions! And yeah, the moment I saw the title, I wondered if this would include a pitch for Audible. :P If you're looking for gritty fiction, I can highly recommend Glen Duncan's "Last Werewolf" series and China Mieville's "Bas Lag" series. I've been enjoying the challenge of reading Ayn Rand's philosophical essays, if only for the opportunity to see many of the holes that the more recent decades of sociological/anthropological research have poked in her assertions, and to reflect on the context of her trauma and upbringing in the development of her philosophy. In the genre of personal/relationship development, Jessica Fern's "Polysecure" has been phenomenal; it discusses the role of Attachment Theory in nontraditional relationship styles.

[@avbeasley]

I imagine you've already read Thinking Fast and Slow. Middlemarch is my favorite classic novel, but it's definitely one for chunking.

[@tarttooth6022]

Lefie, I think you might enjoy An Absolutely Remarkable Thing and its sequel, A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor by Hank Green. It starts out like a slightly aged-up YA novel, but turns into a science fiction story, commenting on social media and the internet's ramifications on societies, good and bad. Lots of interesting ideas and endearing characters.

[@kisiwa82]

I too love audio-books, and read a variety of genres. Also a Saga fan.

[@user-vx2wp1ez5s]

I read The Moral Animal many years ago. That's a good choice. We are what we are today, in every sense, because of timeless evolutionary forces. However, those of us who subscribe to Lefie are slightly more evolved than the average primate.

[@pobbityboppity1110]

Cool just watched my Daily Chunk of Lefie videos

[@pobbityboppity1110]

This video is definitely making me think about how I want to spend the last few months of lockdown time I've got over here. I have so many books I want to read, I just have to prioritize them.

[@cernatcristina]

I absolutely love Guweiz, I've seen his progress over the years and I'm so happy his book got so far. :)

[@arandompersonontheinternet7591]

White Fragility Robin DiAngelo Kim Jiyoung, born 1982 by Cho Nam-Joo Off to Be the Wizard by Scott Meyer Art of War by Sun Tzu

[@ReReChan]

I would recommend Educated by Tara Westover

[@simplechatelaine]

You should look up some speeches by Nick Saban. Books, too. Phenomenal! You’d love them! And I love “the daily chunk”! lol!

[@cruelaz]

For me covid did quite the opposite. Went from 50/60 books a year to 10/20 last year. I had covid in november and was so sure now that I am sick and I cant do much else I will read again and well no... didn't even red one book that month. I really wanna go back to the groove but reading was always the other side of the coin to my social life and other activities and now it just feels weird. Cant sit still for long. (other than consuming media with no thoughts in my head haha) I have tried audiobooks but my adhd makes it hard to actually listen to it. The moment I have my hands free I start doing other stuff and laying down I usually tend to fall asleep pretty fast. haha

[@jobrienchem1]

I'd like to recommend 2 authors: 1. Ursula K. Le Guin. She wrote a lot of novels that defy genre (usually get lumped into fantasy / science fiction for lack of a better spot) plus a lot of non-fiction books (some essays, some about writing). Epic trendsetter of her day. Still relevant now. Everything. 2. Brene Brown. She researches feelings. She is the queen of explaining feelings. Her new book (and TV show) Atlas of the Heart is getting a lot of attention, and for good reason. She tackles perfectionism in a past book. She advocates for vulnerability. She's super amazing.

[@fhtagn22]

I find James Gurney's channel here on KZbin incredibly informative and, besides a few words about the material aspects of the paint he's using, easy to transpose into digital practice. Every little thing he says about light and color is valuable teaching. He also discusses a large variety of topics on his blog. As for the literary classics, I personally love Bulgakov's novel "The Master and Margarita" and take every chance I get to recommend it. :)

[@alessazoe]

I second Gurney’s channel, that’s such a gem!

[@CreativeTies_]

The Stranger in the Woods by Michael Finkel is a fascinating real story of a man living alone in the woods for 30 some years. Highly recommend

[@pepparkvarn1751]

Jane Eyre - Charlotte Brontë The Pearl - John Steinbeck The Lady with the dog - Anton Chekhov (Short story) The hour of the star - Clarice Lispector

[@j.cordero6965]

I just finished Can't Hurt Me and oh my LORD is it good. He definitely changed me.

[@emilysmith2784]

I will never listen to an audiobook for the first time reading a book. But if I read a book again I prefer the audiobook version. I guess because if I miss something I still know the gist of the story. My favourite series is Earths Children. It is a prehistoric fiction of a five year old girl who loses her whole family in an earthquake and we follow her life as she teaches herself to hunt, make fire etc. The book is very well researched and you learn all about healing plants, mammoths and cave lions as well as following the narrative. The audio books are on KZbin for free.

[@Lic021]

this year (since the beginning of 2021 I mean) I started using an app called Bookly. the first 10 books you log on it are free but I loved it so much that I had no qualms about paying for a year's membership after I got through the first 10 free ones. basically it just logs your daily 'reading time' for each book you read and is a really neat way to track your reading. I think it works better for physical/non-audio books, for obviously reasons. but basically I have it set so that my 'daily goal' is 20 minutes a day. that is manageable enough that if the book I'm reading is a bit heavy and hard to get through, I can push through for just 20 minutes, but if I'm really enjoying it, obviously I can just keep reading for longer. right now I am trying to at least get to the end of the chapter so I often end up reading for a couple extra minutes, but i don't feel any pressure to as long as I've done my 20 minutes for the day

[@feicai3901]

The daily chunk! You made me laugh so hard hahaha😂

[@abhipsaonline]

Siddhartha by Herman Hesse

[@jeffreybuoncristiano]

this is my favorite video from you! finally, something worthwhile on youtube! sadly, I can only imagine this going over too many people's heads.

[@anabee95]

Hi Lefie! I love your channel. Here are some of my recommendations based on what you're currently reading Books: Miyazakiworld: A Life in Art by Susan Napier The Woman Who Smashed Codes by Jason Fagone Comics/Manga: Lone Wolf and Cub by Kazuo Koike (Ronin was inspired by this) Anything by Junji Ito (If you like horror, the art is fantastic. Can be a bit frightening) Akira by Katsuhiro Otomo Monstress by Marjorie Liu (The art is amazing) Barefoot Gen by Keiji Nakazawa Paper Girls by Brian K. Vaughan (since you're starting Saga, has stranger things vibes) Full Metal Alchemist by Hiromu Arakawa (Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood closely follows the manga, on Netflix) Chi's Sweet Home by Kanata Konami (cats in watercolor, who can ask for more?) Sailor Moon by Naoko Takeuchi Erased by Kei Sanbe (show on Netflix too) Lady Killer by Jamie Rich (1950s Housewife is a secret agent-gory) Stay safe and enjoy reading!

[@AwesomeSpidey22]

👍 for Paper Girls

[@StockOverflow]

Have you tried 7 Habits of HIghly Effective People? I personally don't enjoy reading self-help books, but that particular book proved to be extremely helpful in me getting my shit together. I respect how the content was practical instead of pseudo-motivational.

[@charlielinnell]

i watch anime and your video inspired me to read more manga (i also want to stay away from screens and read more books too). if you are interested in reading manga, i would suggest "attack on titan", "death note" and "full metal alchemist". i'm sure they could be in most libraries because they are popular. i also love "nana" because it's a music manga, but i both love and hate it, but worth a read.

[@cherylsimmons4540]

Thank you - educational KZbin - quite the concept.

[@theesilverghost]

The Night Circus was one of the best audiobooks I've listened to. For self help, you might enjoy The PMA Effect (just skip the parts about diet, as he's vegan, and that isn't your diet). I suggest the audiobook over the physical book, as John Joseph is a no B.S. guy, and it's fun to hear him. I also like self-help-ish books, but I tend to opt for the physical book for those, as I usually focus on yoga, etc. While I don't need to read books re: minimalism and decluttering, I do like to revisit those books for additional motivation. I like thrillers by Tana French, Ruth Ware (Imogene Church is a wonderful narrator), Karen Slaughter, etc. I most often opt for this genre in audiobook format.

[@journeysofthezoo]

Any book by Farley Mowat. One of my favourites (rereading it right now) is "People of the Deer". I hope you stay safe and healthy.

[@KatieM786]

One of my favourite books is Thief of Time by Sir Terry Pratchett. The best non-fiction book I have read this year is Radical Candor by Kim Scott. Fiction-wise I have just read The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton. Edited to add: my favourite comic books are Nemi. She is awesome.

[@ElizabethGilbert2]

+1 to Radical Candor by Kim Scott!

[@DarwinsWench]

I am currently re-reading (the audiobooks specifically, which are masterfully done) the John Dies at the End series... soooo good...

[@ANNtique]

Amazing content, as always

[@ewaswierczewska4414]

Hunger by M. Caparrós - this is not a topic related to your channel, but if I can recommend the book in general, I highly recommend this one. It is sometimes called a total reportage. And apart from the importance of the subject, it was simply the best-written book I had read in recent years (and most probably great Polish translation).

[@prairiebutch]

The Lightness by Emily Temple, Supper Club by Lara Williams, and Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir have been my favourites recently!

[@xx011]

Book recs (classic memoir/nonfiction): -Hermann Hesse! I've not read his famous works yet, but a couple short 'memoir's of his walking/traveling in Europe. I don't know what the titles are in english but I read "wandering" and about his travel to Nurnberg. - Henry David Thoreau: Walden - Life in the woods is awesome even to this day. Most of it at least. About nature, self-sufficient living alone and vegetarism. I also just borrowed his "Walking" and am eager to get into it. He writes nonfiction essays on nature and humanist issues and encourages civil disobedience. (Classics): -Mihail Bulgakov's Master and Margarita. A classic 20th century russian novel with a lot of criticism, satire, imaginery and FUNNY. Also, very interesting characters. The book's named "Satan arrives in Moscow" in my language which might give you a better image on what it might be. -Anything from Kafka, even his letters/diary writings. His descriptions of absurd, confusing world which individual faces amogst other humans and byrocracy and government are still extremely relevant. Contemporary: -Maggie Nelson's Jane and it's follow up The Red Parts. They're about Nelson's aunt Jane that was murdered in 1969 amongst brutal serial killing in that area. Nelson wasn't born yet, but this is still sort of a memoir. She is a poet and in Jane she mixes fiction/nonfiction, poetry and Jane's diary entries painting a picture of Becoming, Being and Dying as a woman in this world. The Red Parts is non-poetic follow up after DNA evidence in 2004 finds the killer and how the legal proceedings affect the family and Jane's story. - Donna Tartt's The Secret History. It's fiction, about a ~special~ group of Ancient Greek & roman and Latin students in New England university. Deaths happen. Reader can have super interesting character studies on the characters.

[@ElizabethGilbert2]

Grabbing some recommendations off my read list on goodreads, I've enjoyed: In classic literature: Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë A Tale of Two Cities by Dickens Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse In nonfiction: Accidental Saints by Nadia Bolz-Weber Big Magic, City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert Becoming by Michelle Obama (listened to this one) Some of the things on my reading list I've heard great things about are: The Design of Everyday Things by Don Norman Emma, Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

[@drivers99]

Speaking of recommendations, since you like comics too, I got into comics a couple years ago right when Oblivion Song was starting and it turns out it’s really good. (I also read Saga, the first paperback volume, and you are reminding me I really need to read the rest.) I got behind on reading it so I read a few issues today (I’m on about issue 15 out of 30 so far), and I’m really enjoying it.

[@stackoverflow32]

I'd recommend Marie Shelleys Frankenstein (for a reread?) I am currently reading it for the first time and find the language is beautiful yet still much more comprehensible than for example Lovecraft. Through that may be a rather low bar xD. Second recommendation Lovecraft The Mountains of Madness or The Case Of Dexter Ward. If Sci-Fi is your cup of tea, try The Hydrogen Sonata by Iain M. Banks :D

[@ellenh278]

I'd like hear what books you loved as you were growing up and why. I'm usually surprised by what people list. I enjoy rereading some of mine. Feed the inner child.

[@AJayeRose]

The Book of Joy by Desmond Tutu and the Dali Lama.

[@mdbarton1979]

Your content is great.

[@reedrichards8677]

Impressive

[@fritz8897]

I love GUWEIZ art !!!

[@cmac2295]

I like audio books from my library 😊

[@SteveAbrahall]

Hay Lefie have you seen "The Way of the Househusband" on netflix? It's manga type thing and very silly and funny! It also has a cute cat ... you know where this is heading! :-) Thank you for yet another, most pleasant Monday morning diversion. I've re-discovered chess recently I just read chess books... the cat likes to inturrupt my game and knock the peices off the board. It's rather cute.

[@anabee95]

I just finished the show and second this recommendation! the English translation was done so well, also cats.

[@lissamatthews]

I've read The War of Art, Turning Pro, Do the Work all by Stev Press field and enjoyed them. I've also read Grit, The Talent Code... I'm currently reading Deep Work by Cal Newport. I loved Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert. I have Greenlights and am excited to read it. I'm going to read The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron soon. And being a writer, I read a lot of books regarding writing... So, I have to say Stephen King's On Writing is up there. So is Neil Gaiman's Views from the Cheap Seats.

[@lowwastehighmelanin]

I would recommend the original Ghost in the Shell for a high production value one-shot anime that holds its weight decades later and Cowboy Bebop if you want a space opera~ Edit: for reading my goal is "I'll read for 15 min" and if I wanna keep going after that I let myself

[@OrganisedPauper]

You might find the graphic novel Maus by Art Spiegelman interesting. It's a bit grim though. I love Tove Jansen's original illustrations in any of the Finn Family Moomintroll books. So much atmosphere conveyed in just black and white line drawings. It's also worth reading about her too. Interesting woman. As far as self help goes Oliver Burkeman's books are funny, dry, but also to the point and plenty of hacks. He's got a new one coming out about time management which I will definitely get. He has an occasional newsletter that's worth signing up for.

[@sjonarspile]

I really enjoyed 'Schoolgirl' (a short novella) and 'No Longer Human' by Osamu Dazai. The former, in particular, read rather like a long stream of consciousness full of interesting thoughts. I would recommend both. While seemingly very different in comparison to the actual subject matter of the book, the writing in 'Lolita' by Vladimir Nabakov is absolutely lovely (and has definitely expanded my vocabulary, lol).

[@OtRatsaphong]

I would suggest The Soul’s Code - In search of Character and Calling by James Hillman. I would be interested in hearing what you thought of it.

[@midlife_minimalist]

I recently discovered using audio books while cleaning - game changer. But I definitely find that I can’t do anything that requires any thinking or realize I’ve missed what’s being said. I have to be doing stuff that is very routine for me. I’m also a big non-fiction reader. Listening to “Quiet” now.

[@Tatlreach]

Going to suggest the New York Times bestseller 'Atomic Habits' by James Clear. It breaks down the formulas for building good habits & breaking bad ones.

[@theverbind]

For graphic novels, I would highly suggest Cannonball. It's the story of a queer writer who is being told to grow up and get a real job, etc. who is visited in a dream by the perfect ending to a story that she stole from a business banker... but it's also about how we become or don't become who we want to be, and what it means to be a good friend, and what she really wants, which is "to roll around in the dirt, Laughin' and wagglin' my wild pink tongue like a puppy. So in love with the world and pure, y'know? Jus' wanna play all day and live off lotus flowers. Don't you see? I wanna stay new." It's a big magical, very pretty art style, lots of yelling and angst, but it also doesn't feel like it's making fun of me, which those can sometimes feel like.

[@avery8975]

Comics: Dogs and Water by Anders Nilsen Any series or one-off by Michael DeForge Anything Moomin by Tove Jansson God's Man by Lynd Ward I could go on. If you are liking the dive into Miyazaki then totally get an issue or two of the Nausicaa comic from the library just to see how this guy thinks. His paneling and visual flow are both astounding.

[@izaag4545]

If you liked Umbrella Academy series, try The Library at Mount Char from Scott Hawkins. Thanks for the Principles physical edition, I was just about to buy it for kindle. I love this video =D

[@bexpainter4401]

Whenever i hear about audiobooks i wanna mention Libby! It's a free app that you log into with your library card and check out ebooks and audiobooks, just like you would physical copies. If your local library doesn't partner with with them, they might with a different company, just ask!

[@chiragsharma_]

Hello Lefie 👋

[@Sketchrcat]

Lefie, If you want to read a good comic book series & good graphics novel(s) you should be reading "SPAWN" by Todd McFarlane. Not only is Spawn one of the BEST comic book read; but studying Todd's Spawn series will improve your art knowledge and will give your developing art skills a boost, too. And sense I am a published comic book penciler & inker [both traditional & digital] - any time you have questions about digital art creating; I'd be glad to help you out. Not only do I work in the industry sense 1993; but I've also logged in so far 54 years of drawing & painting in my lifetime. Plus I've collected comic books from 1965 till the present time, never stopped....so I can answer pretty much any questions about comics old & new. ~Keep reading~ The SKETCHCAT

[@earthhermit1114]

Kinship with all life - Allen Boone

[@artie9940]

If I had to say only 1 then the Alchemist for sure

[@smartypants1980]

Thats awesome

[@Sonya54675]

Maybe you would enjoy William Gibson's Pattern Recognition.

[@AliceValentine]

I probably read whole series in a week, depending on my mood. Whenever I have the time Vid Games and Books take up all that free time. P.S: If you like mystery (fiction) you should check out the Micky Knight series by J.M Redmann, kinda have a feeling you'd like it.

[@watchmakerfs]

Demon Haunted World - Carl Sagan Ghost Rider - Neil Peart

[@YazooNoDorei]

I recommend IDW's The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye. It IS 10 volumes, but it's super witty. James Roberts is an amazing writer! Just give it a try, it's gonna be worth it!

[@Toasttttttttt]

I second your opinion on Umbrella Academy - I really really really wanted to like it (bought it when it was first released because of Gerald Way and MCR and all that) but I just ... didn't. Loving the Netflix show so far though :)

[@cariehughey3392]

Depending on the age of the book and your library you can renew the book until someone requests it. I had this cookbook that was over $50 but "older". I ended up renewing it for well over a year :) Just a thought to help save some money.

[@bexpainter4401]

At the library i work at you have a limited amount of renewals, but we'll happily check it in and then back out to you, and LOTS of people use their free printing balance to copy recipes from cookbooks, lol