judging your taste in books

[@elizajayala]

We gettin multiple angles in this video!?

[@cristina0412]

your voice is so comforting

[@Xoxr3]

i’ve been going through a really rough patch in my life recently and your content and book recommendations have been one of few things keeping me sane, I absolutely love your videos 🤍

[@bixiella7830]

sending you a hug!!🧡

[@emma_margaret]

jawbone looks incredibly intriguing to me and I must get my hands on it, thank you for drawing attention to it. obsessed with your room the posters look so cool. hope finals went well

[@samspam1788]

Hi frankie, I really like your vids and I think your opinions are very well thought out. Sometimes I do wonder though, what's the objective of the full plot summaries? In my view, the people that have already read it already know, and those that are wanting to read it get spoilers I'd be interested to hear your thoughts on it

[@frankiesshelf]

the entire point of everything i do on here is i have fun doing it lol

[@miurtouissi1093]

@@frankiesshelf Also some of us know we won't have the time to read all books that interest us. I personally still enjoy hearing stories in that format (you telling it to us) it has its own merits. And spoilers are not everything!

[@isabellekh8112]

I enjoy the plot summaries. If I know I probably won't read the book, or if I've read it already, then I find it very interesting to hear. If I start listening and discover I want to read the book, or if it's a book on my reading list, I'll skip over it. Personally, the plot summaries are one of the reasons I love the channel. I'm also very forgetful, so hearing a plot summary on here won't spoil a book for me because I'll probably have forgotten it when I get round to reading the book 😅 I'm reading The Shards currently, and have entirely forgotten Frankie's plot summary, so my horrible memory is working to my advantage

[@benten2462]

I come here specifically for the spoilers

[@soulremedies]

i thought the same exact thing but I like how timestamps are included so we can skip through the summary and go directly to the overall thoughts portion!

[@peytonc6368]

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[@Madison_xoxo16]

You have become my favorite book tuber this year, you give very cozy vibes! I’ve also read some incredible books because of your channel, so thank you! Also might as well give a recommendation: Walking Practice by Dolki Min! Happy holidays!

[@frankiesshelf]

thank you ❤️❤️ !! walking practice looks so weird i love it . what a crazy cover

[@Madison_xoxo16]

@ It was in my top 5 reads this year, the illustrations also go into the book too, with each chapter having a new picture equally as weird!

[@chase6468]

i love the multiple angles

[@isabellekh8112]

I love this video concept, and the additional angle is giving cinematography.

[@antagonistout_]

“long day at the long day factory” used to describe working to prepare human meat for consumption is so funny like yeah its a damn long day thats for sure. great video like always i love the vibes and i hope you have a happy holidays and restful break from college :3

[@paulaapunte7991]

I'm glad you read Jawbone !! Monica Ojeda is an Ecuadorian author and I'm glad people know about her because we're a small country that a lot of people don't know about. Also, I feel like you would like Hell Followed with us by Andrew Joseph White. It's about this trans boy (he's 16) who ran away from this cult that brought armageddon to the world to go to paradise (it´s hard to explain).

[@elizajayala]

Seeing that you read Jawbone has made my holiday season; wonderful. 🙌🏼 Glad you loved it.

[@frankiesshelf]

IT WAS SO GOOD

[@univershell]

your foot peeking up at 54:21 reminded me of a worm poking their head out of dirt

[@leicean]

Perfect start to my morning!! thanks!!

[@BarbaraCreates]

Please read chain gang all-stars. I know it's a door stopper but it's so good and not enough people are talking about it.

[@HeIsFullyBooked]

I hope you have a great holiday, Frankie!! Thanks for all the wonderful content this year 😊 since we're throwing recommendations out there, I just read At Night All Blood is Black by David Diop (translated from French) and it was one of the most haunting books I read this year (hopefully one you havent already read). Maybe not a cozy holiday book, but I absolutely loved it.

[@imogenc5726]

eeee i don't know if you've already read this or not but Drive your plow over the bones of the dead by Olga tokarkzuk is a good book about animal rights and being a witchy old lady hehe, also happy holidays xox

[@caughtbysunbeams]

I love your videos so much! Thought I'd recommend you two books that I think you'd really enjoy: The Simple Art of Killing a Woman by Patrícia Melo (translated by Sophie Lewis) and Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler. The Simple Art of Killing a woman follows a Brazilian lawyer who goes on a work trip following an assault by her boyfriend at a party; we see her try to reconcile with her mother's murder through a series of ayahuasca trips, all while she tries to get justice for a murdered native girl. Parable of the Sower was written in the 1980's but begins in 2024, and deals with a dystopian America that is falling apart; the story follows a young black girl named Lauren who tries to establish a religion and community following the destruction of her home, and the deaths of those closest to her.

[@syyl.ro823]

YES i absolutely agree with ur review of tender is the flesh. i feel like im constantly being gaslit when everyone talks about LOVING it, it was genuinely a good idea but was executed really poorly (probably translation issue) i was super disappointed by it and its one of my least fav books lol

[@the_littlewhite_knight6321]

So I don't know if you have ever picked up the night circus but it's one of my favorite for rotation. Its a very singular book. I haven't had the same feeling in just about any other book.

[@katesherrod3498]

I'll second this! My friend Bonnie crocheted me a red scarf after I made her read it 😊

[@katesherrod3498]

You and your viewers all seem like you'd enjoy Francis Spufford's CAHOKIA JAZZ, which made some early "likely best of 2024" lists then disappeared but it's so so good. Almost James quality. It's a very cool alternate history/detective noir story set in an America in which the indigenous population survived smallpox etc in much greater numbers and so remained a significant force on the continent and retained territorial rights but have developed in parallel with white European settlers and imported/enslaved Africans to develop urban culture that retains tribal traditions... but also plays host to jazz musicians and whatnot. It's exquisite. This was a great year for books but even with all the stuff that stole its thunder, Cahokia Jazz was my favorite new bin of 2024!

[@bellamarino6203]

I don’t subscribe to any book KZbinrs or really engage in that side of the Internet. But you got me back into reading and I’ve read several of your recommendations Big Swiss being my favorite. And currently reading our share of night. Thank youuuu

[@univershell]

also I would love to hear your opinion on Fyodor Dostoevsky's novel The Eternal Husband

[@frankiesshelf]

if i can ever bring myself to read another dostoevsky i will .. big if

[@univershell]

@frankiesshelf I believe in you

[@isabellekh8112]

Since you're looking for recommendations, I'd highly recommend Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro. It's a strange coming of age story with a big dystopian twist, and also my favourite book. It's better to go into this book blind, apart from knowing that the narrator is very unreliable and you've got to read between the lines to figure out what's really happening. Also American Psycho, since you enjoyed The Shards. Another Ellis book about a serial killer, but from a very different perspective. Very funny and satirical, and very brutal, with a compelling, obsessive, and highly detailed narrative voice. The gore is heavy and it's considered an extreme horror book, just so you know. For a shorter recommendation, I'd say Open Throat by Henry Hoke. It's a heartfelt magical realism book told from the perspective of a queer mountain lion who lives under the Hollywood sign. The dialect is quite unusual because the author is trying to channel the voice of a lion, so if that's something you're not into, maybe skip it.

[@eimajtl]

Just gonna throw a few recs in the comments again - Tongue Party by Sarah Rose Etter, May We Shed These Human Bodies by Amber Sparks, and And Then I Woke Up by Malcolm Devlin are three I think you may enjoy. Tongue Party may be hard to find though because Cake Train is a closed press.

[@RandomEmoBoy]

Ok, I‘m also leaving a book recommendation. Wakenhyrst by Michelle Paver. It’s this kind of slow, gothic, coming of age-ish story about a girl growing up with her father, who is gradually driven insane by his fear of witchcraft.

[@viktordavinovski5338]

If you like something similar to Jawbone, you should read Grotesque by Natsuo Kirino or Penance by Eliza Clark.

[@funkstart]

OMG you pronounced "MO-WALK-EE" right I'm so happy rn 27:23

[@meokut3zui]

My recommendation to you is Grotesque by Natsuo Kirino, literally the one book that got me into writing.

[@P.Ross192]

Love your videos! I have two translated recs from indie presses for you; Fowl Eulogies-Lucie Rico Tropic of Violence- Natacha Appanah Happy Holidays 🎄

[@onourpath]

Natacha Appanah is such a great writer -- I really loved The Last Brother. 💚

[@onourpath]

👀⭐️👀⭐️👀 Frankie video👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Loved this video -- I don't even care if you spoil the twists! I love your careful reading and insights. I'm pretty sure I recommended these before, but just to make sure, 1. Iodine, Haven Kimmel 2. The Enchanted, Rene Denfeld Even if you hate both of these, I'd love to know why. I live for this kind of stuff! Good luck with your finals and Merry Christmas!

[@bachaboska]

So glad I never got to Tender is the Flesh - it just sounds like a book with interesting premise that author couldn't execute well. As for the recommendation, I think Dr. Edith Vane and the Hares of Crawley Hall by Suzette Mayr is an interesting read.

[@sosseserpenti]

Yay new Frankie video 𓅮𓅮 I have two recommendations: -The Discomfort of Evening -My Heavenly Favorite both by queer writer Lucas Rijneveld in translation from Dutch

[@snailflowers]

i DNFed tender is the flesh because the writing did not do it for me. i chronically DNF books if i don’t instantly love them and yeah i agree with you that the writing is just way too heavy-handed and was over explaining everything. which was so disappointing because i was also recommended the book a ton and was so surprised it wasn’t well written considering how popular it is

[@kayleefullerton3647]

I loved this! Do you/would you ever write fiction?

[@itmedana]

woooo best way to spend my morning this is extremely exciting for me

[@priyarajeshthomas]

Am I one of the first people here? Time to cozy up and watch this video ❤

[@GioiaMarchiano]

excited to watch this! i'm going to give you another recommendation- my favorite book of 2024, feast while you can by mikaella clements & onjuli datta. it's a lesbian horror novel and seems like it might be something you enjoy!

[@frankiesshelf]

yess i can’t say no to lesbian horror thank you

[@kaylaporter5965]

back again to recommend grey dog by elliot gish :-)

[@linzlu7051]

Check out Vaccuming in the dark!

[@Linelwh]

Closer by Dennis Cooper next pleease. I have to know your thoughts on it😽

[@frankiesshelf]

it’s at the top of my list ! i just can’t find it anywhere

[@DanielleKlier]

New Frankie video!!! New Frankie video!!!!

[@mmutants116]

you should read leech by hiron ennes

[@ebony2029]

i felt the exact same way with tender is the flesh! saw this book all over the internet and it seemed right up my alley but then i read it and was just disappointed. it was alright but not really worth all the hype it got unfortunately.

[@stanloona000]

just starting the video and I'm making a bet you won't like TitF Edit: Not it's not the translation. I read TitF in spanish and I also thought the book was super heavy handed

[@amymalski]

👋👍

[@peytonc6368]

EVERYBODY GET UP FRANKIE POSTED 🗣️🗣️🗣️