Autumn TBR 🍂 what I plan on reading

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The Books:
The Odyssey: www.bookdeposi...
The Water Cure: www.bookdeposi...
Everything Under: www.bookdeposi...
The World and Other Places: www.bookdeposi...
Child of the Prophecy: www.bookdeposi...
Akata Witch: www.bookdeposi...
Thebans: www.bookdeposi...
Ice: www.bookdeposi...
Measures of Expatriation: www.bookdeposi...
Plum: www.bookdeposi...
Athena: www.bookdeposi...
Trainwreck: www.bookdeposi...
Veins of Magic: www.bookdeposi...
Beauty: www.bookdeposi...
Prisongate: amzn.to/2MKK9GR
If They Come in the Morning: amzn.to/2wJCIF5
Why Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism: www.bookdeposi...
The Enigma of Capital: www.bookdeposi...
The Elephant's Journey: www.bookdeposi...
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[@saragouveiaa]

Hey Jean! So glad to see, as a Portuguese citizen, a José Saramago's book on a booktuber's TBR! One of my absolute favorite books of all time is his, which is Death with Interruptions. It deals with the consequences of a sudden stop to death in a certain country and you get the perspective of the government, the church and the general population on this situation. You also get Death as a character at a certain point. It is a book that makes you think about things you've never considered before, while also being extremely funny and sarcastic throughout. I'd recommend that one over the one you have, although I've never read yours, just because it is truly amazing.

[@Advaitsatya]

Its the first time i m seeing The Odyssey (one ofmy favourite books) in a booktubers TBR. I subscribed you spontaneously without even thinking a second. :)

[@JeansThoughts]

Aha I love the Odyssey enthusiasm ^_^ ancient history is my jam!

[@Advaitsatya]

This is exactly what i was looking for. The whole of booktube is flooded with people just reviewing YA (Evenif the reviewer is their 30's!). Very few people like you are a great blessing to guys like me who not only loves YA but also almost all other genres in books.

[@CuriousReader]

I can't wait to hear what you make of Emily Wilson's translation of The Oddyssey! I already like the sound of her translation from what you've said here, it's so interesting (and important to think about) how translation can be so affected by the cultural and historical biases of the translator.

[@natadamscole]

What a great collection of books. I am always excited about books but your channel is fuel to that fire. Your channel is wonderful. Thank you for making time for us xo

[@JeansThoughts]

Aw thank you! Glad my videos have you excited about books!

[@JasmineReads]

I’ll be interested to hear your thoughts on the two Man Booker books - especially The Water Cure, as I’ve already read it and have my own opinions, and I’m intrigued to see if we agree! Happy reading☺️

[@challengethyshelf7002]

I'm reading Ice right now! It's incredible, and I'm completely taken with Anna Kavan's life story.

[@quirkydee45]

Thanks for your recent intriguing description of the Binti series by Nnedi Okorafor. I picked it up on your recommendation and am now partway through the second one :) (on a weird 'not my usual' reading kick-I've read both romances and sci fi lately, neither of which are my usual fare!). So thanks again for helping broaden my horizons! I'm extra psyched to have discovered I like her writing bc I *did* have Akata Witch on a 'to maybe read someday' list, and didn't even put together that the author also wrote Binti/has such a backlog!

[@williamburns7625]

I was planning in reading Sky in the Deep, book 2 of the trials of Apollo, The Sword of Summer and the Hammer of Thor for September/October

[@kimmieryren10]

I haven't been watching your videos for so long but, I've already discovered tons of new books from you 💞 I just love discovering new books!

[@JeansThoughts]

Ah I'm so pleased to hear that!

[@kadamowicz68]

Could you review all the good Greek myth and/or fairy tale retellings? I’m trying to coordinate a goodreads list. Thanks!

[@HesthervG]

In autumn I read anything but chicklit 😂 Chicklit's a summer thing!

[@JeansThoughts]

Aha fair ^_^

[@bookswithsteph3079]

The poetry collection on expatriation sounds really interesting! It's such a difficult - and timely - topic in current society where so many people move countries, or even continents, and can't always define themselves easily (personally I lived in England for 12 years before moving to Germany at 28, and was very confused - and felt quite misunderstood and strange - when so many people would say I was "going home"...) Really looking forward to hearing your reflections on this!!

I was just about to get a translation to Portuguese of both The Odyssey and The Iliad, but now I want the edition you’ve shown ussss #bookishproblems

[@AnaLuiza-pi1tu]

I cannot wait to hear your thoughts on this translation of the odyssey! I’ve been thinking of buying it, but since it’s really expensive I’m not sure.

[@missburn]

I just ordered 'The water cure'. I'm so excited. Hope you like it!

[@JeansThoughts]

Me too!!!

[@reesesurace6904]

You look absolutely gorgeous today Jean! 😍

[@JeansThoughts]

Aha thanks, I filmed this a few days ago and am now in bed with an ugly cold ;).

[@reesesurace6904]

Hope you start to feel better soon! xx

[@reesesurace6904]

I forgot to mention that season 3 of the serial podcast starts on the 20th of September and it’s all about the criminal justice system in America. They have a trailer that you can listen to right now and it sounds like it’s going to be fantastic. I’ve been reading heaps of books about prisons and the courts that send people there and the judges that say to these people to just take a guilty plea instead of risking more prison time. More then half of people in prison are there without having had a trial!! Which is their right to have. Anyway I’m super excited for it to start and thought it might interest you. 👍🏽

[@CookieR1272]

I just got this copy of the Odyssey!

[@JeansThoughts]

Woohoo :D enjoy!

[@KendraWinchester]

Obvs still all over the ATHENA graphic novel. Like we were talking about on the podcast, I wonder how the authors are going to deal with the stories that show Athena's more horrible actions. And I just received an ARC of THE WATER CURE. Can't wait to read that one too! Happy Reading! :)

[@JeansThoughts]

I know I need to read Athena asap. It's always interesting to see how myth changes in children's literature ^_^.

[@inessamaria2428]

clever list

[@ruth1940]

Hearing about The Water Cure reminds me of Charlotte Perkins Gilman's book Herland!! Seems like it has the same plot

[@JeansThoughts]

You've just reminded me I keep meaning to read Herland!

[@andreiaesteves9109]

I'm not sure if The Elephant's Journey is the best one to start with Saramago (I liked it but didn't love it ). I highly recommend you to start with Death at Intervals or Blindness. If you're feeling ambitious Baltasar and Blimunda (which is assigned reading here in Portugal) is brilliant!

[@FloraNB]

Rereading a Dutch translation of The Odyssey for uni at the moment, but I would really love to read Emily Wilson's translation some day. Most other stuff I'll be reading is probably going to be uni books for the most part as well, among which is Ian McEwan's 'Saturday'.

[@Xenu]

Euripides's "Phoenician Women" - like Lochheads' "Thebans," apparently - retells the Theban story from a broader than usual perspective. Our extant copy is believed to include several post-Euripidean interpolations but it's a very good read. - The colors of the "Athena" book do funny things to my retina.

[@suzannebousquet2710]

Blindness by Jose Saramago is amazing! I would definitely read that. Cain is very good too, and short.

[@TomesAndTravel]

Summer seems to have suddenly disappeared in the last few weeks... but anyway, you have loads of books to look forward to reading! I don't tend to read a lot of poetry but I like the sound of Measures of Expatriation - I study languages and cultures, and as someone who had to recently spend a year abroad, I always find themes of identity really thought-provoking and relevant. I'm looking forward to hearing your thoughts on that one.

[@JeansThoughts]

I know I already miss it! And I’m excited to read Measures of Expatriation, Jen said it was amazing.

[@GarySwaby]

You just helped me with a project for work. I had to recommend an African themed book for a social media update, so now I've chosen Akata Witch :p

[@JeansThoughts]

Woohoo, perfect timing!

[@Maria_Efe]

The Athena graphic novel looks amazing! Also, "Blindness" by Jose Saramago is a mind-blowing dystopian novel!

[@bookswithsteph3079]

Maria Potter, I just got "Blindness" and am really excited to dive into it! :)

[@lausommeils6668]

I've read José Saramago's Ensayo sobre la ceguera, I saw on Goodreads that it's titled Blindness in english, but a better translation would be "An essay about blindness". I really loved that book, people suddenly go blind and he uses that blindness to show how sometimes people "turn a blind eye" on things, like the unfair treatment of others. It shows how things can bring the best or worst of humanity to the surface.

[@juliequick5526]

As always, you have some fab titles here! My reading will be dominated by Victober soon, but I am also hoping to finish SPQR which I started ages ago when you talked about it. Other than this, I may pick up The Lost World. I know you love ACD’s Sherlock Holmes and wonder if you have read this? Lovely to see you looking so well 💕

[@danecobain]

I read The Odyssey earlier this year (can't remember the translator though!) and loved it, I need to get to The Iliad really

[@JeansThoughts]

I have to say I don't like the Iliad as much but I guess it's good to read both aha. I'd highly recommend Jason and the Golden Fleece!

[@imperatrice211]

I don't really read books based on the season I'm in, I'm more of a mood reader so I just pick up whatever I feel like or rather I recently have been using a random number generator as I really want to read almost all my unread books so I need help choosing x)

[@Intervain]

Trainwreck sounds intriguing, I have to check it out!

[@JeansThoughts]

I'm half way through now and really enjoying it!

[@SonniesOriginals]

I've just started a second degree in literature and today I have to read the entire Oddysey .. wish me luck guys!

[@JeansThoughts]

Good luck and enjoy ☺️

[@Spisepinner]

If you enjoy the books about prisons, I would recommend The Enchanted by Rene Denfeld. It's amazing!

[@catcopia]

here in part because of the video but also because of your cute accent haha

[@dogearedreads1288]

Haha I was EXACTLY the same when they offered me a copy of ‘why women have...’, being a socialist as well it just sounds too good! I’ve only read one Saramago & that is The Elephants Journey, I loved it, although Mr B always tells me it’s pretty different to his others so i guess it depends if you want a good feel for him straight away? I found it really charming in an oddly disjointed way, I don’t know how else to explain it! Xx

[@JeansThoughts]

How could we say no aha!? Ooh that's interesting to hear, I might start with it then if you enjoyed it but keep in mind it's quite different. I suppose that makes sense as the ones people tend to recommend seem to be his darker stories like Blindness and Death at Intervals.

[@fernandolr217]

Do you ever do buddy reads? I recently wanted to delve into Saramago and got four of his books and The Elephant's Journey is one of them! Would love to do some sort of buddy read! :)

[@bookishshenanigans4769]

I'm excited to read Trainwreck when my copy arrives, will you and Lauren be doing a discussion video on Brick Lane?

[@JeansThoughts]

We've filmed it :) just waiting for Lauren to upload it on her channel.

[@JeansThoughts]

In fact it's up now! She just uploaded it ^_^

[@CharlieBrookReads]

I read Plum this month ... Such a great collection . I need to try and make a point with my favourite poetry to mark out favourite's . Maybe keep a poetry log and go back regularly to re read my favourites to keep them in my mind ❤️I often feel like with poetry you get these real moments but they are lost so quickly !!Do you get this?!! 🤣 Going to sort that out !!! 😘❤️❤️ Xx (thinking/typing out loud 😉)

[@IChooseYouDanichu]

Augh if you like Juliet Marillier you have to read Wildwood Dancing and Cybele's Secret. they are so goooood.

[@JeansThoughts]

Wildwood Dancing was the first book by her I read and I loved it ^_^

[@layma5113]

Isn't "Trainwreck" just brilliant? I think it'll end up among the best books I've read this year! 😍

[@JeansThoughts]

I'm about half way through and really enjoying it, it has me very emotional though!

[@mohankashyap3534]

good

[@sandman7596]

Hey, have you read Ody-c by Matt Fraction? It’s a comic book that retells the story of the Odyssey with all the main characters as women. It’s set in the future. If you haven’t read it I think you might like it. Dave.

[@JeansThoughts]

No I haven’t but a friend actually bought me a copy as a gift so I really need to get around to it soon!

[@MaryAmongStories]

really need to read the Sevenwaters series!

[@JeansThoughts]

Aah you must you must!

[@drawyourbook876]

On the topic of economics, have you read the social importance of money? I found it quite interesting, there is a long discussion how denying access to money for women, especially last century, has affected the life of women...

[@MrGirlTalk]

The Water Cure is so brilliant - it’s so sparse and yet incredibly visceral! It seems to me to be an unapologetically Feminist novel with that capital ‘F’ - a novel which doesn’t just touch upon feminism but embodies it in a really exciting way!

[@JeansThoughts]

What a promising review!

[@mijuamina]

I don't usually read classics or books that are not fantasy. But after getting to know your channel, I am starting lean toward your side.

[@JeansThoughts]

Aha, discover the joy of classics and fantasy ^_^ I love them both. Plus things like The Odyssey are full of gods and mythological creatures so it's practically fantasy.

[@mijuamina]

@@JeansThoughts do you have a recommendation with what classic I should start with?

[@JeansThoughts]

Are you looking for ancient literature and classics like Jane Eyre? I Have a video on my top 10 classics which I think would all make excellent starting points: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gZi6datniNSkZpo For ancient lit I think the Odyssey or Jason and the Golden Fleece would be great!

[@malditachan]

Have you read epic of Gilgamesh? How about The Ramayana and The Mahabarata? Aside from focusing on Greek and Roman lit do you also like others?

[@JeansThoughts]

I haven't no, but they're definitely on my to read list. I focus on Greek/Roman stuff as it's my area of study but in general I like to read as broadly as possible. I actually have Gilgamesh sitting on my shelf.

[@WomanVsBooks]

I really enjoyed The Water Cure, hope you do too :)

[@JeansThoughts]

Me too!

[@DianaEvergreen]

That nail polish 💅 😍 Where can I get it please 🙏

[@JeansThoughts]

It's barry m :) I can't remember the shade because it was actually Jen's but definitly barry m aha.

[@jaedyn225]

my mom walked in as you said why woman have better sex in socialism and she gave me thei dirtiest look!

[@JeansThoughts]

Nooooo! Buy her a copy :)

[@SunnyBurnsAll]

So Homer was not as sexist as the modern translators? Was ancient Greek sexism different from modern sexism? Has someone actually categorised the degrees of sexism? Sorry for bombarding you, but I'm now curious. Have you done a video on this that I've missed?

[@JeansThoughts]

I think you should check out Emily Wilson on twitter where she has shared lots of interviews etc. that will explain what I mean. It's not about being less sexist or more sexist, ancient Greece was strictly patriarchal but that doesn't mean you can casually apply modern concepts to it. It doesn't mean they universally condemned Helen and outside of this some translations have translated things in a way that makes them seem less serious and misogynistic than they actually are in the text.

[@SamanthaPajor]

I'm a Socialist too! 💚💚