Pure Colour & All the Lovers in the Night

[@akira-ut9nv]

mieko kawakami is my new favourite japanese author and i look forward to more works from her! she is such an excellent writer, especially how she depicts normal events we go through into something so beautiful. i haven't read all the lovers in the night yet, but so far heaven is my personal favourite. not many people talk about kawakami on their channel so appreciate your thoughts on her!

[@nathansnook]

i'm glad someone else enjoys kawakami! if you enjoy how she depicts normal conversations in beautiful ways, i think you'd really like this one! and ahh! heaven is up next in my kawakami queue! i can't wait~~!

[@leaisjreads]

i so appreciated all your thoughts on pure colour - so beautifully said, you make me want to revisit it!! also so many amazing recommendations in this video im making notes 🙇

[@nathansnook]

Yes yes yes I'm thinking/planning my next reread of it! It's beauty itself! 💓

[@lucyrutherford]

Severance is so good, especially the last couple of episodes!

[@nathansnook]

yes! just finished and the cliffhanger i can't! 😭

[@kiranreader]

now THIS is a vlog!! i'm taking notes ✍️✍️

[@nathansnook]

you're too kind 🥺 ty!!

[@cloudslikethis]

Wow we have such similar book tastes! I really loved Breasts and Eggs, it broke me in a similar way to The Idiot. Pure Colour is my favorite Sheila Heti, her others have similar musings on life, but I feel like Pure Colour is her masterpiece. Definitely need to read Leave Society now after you talked about their similarities! Also, if you want more Cronenberg I recommend eXistenZ, it’s my favorite of his and Crimes of the Future looks like it’s going to have some similar imagery/themes. Looking forward to more videos from you ✨

[@nathansnook]

Oh wow! I definitely need to read Breast and Eggs next! Would it be weird to go backwards from Pure Colour? 😭 Ahh! I just watched eXistenZ the other day and I have to say, it's my fav Cronenberg so far!! And yes!! Super stoked for Crimes of the Future!

[@cloudslikethis]

@@nathansnook I don’t think it’s weird to go backwards haha, they’re all really good, well I’ve only read Motherhood and How Should a Person Be. If you are an audiobook person, I do recommend them on audio because she narrates most of them herself which I always love!

[@nathansnook]

@@cloudslikethis I'll definitely try to listen to an audiobook! Which of her books do you recommend I read next? :)

[@cloudslikethis]

@@nathansnook How Should a Person Be is slightly more straightforward but I enjoyed Motherhood more (and it’s more about her not wanting to be a mother)

[@shafnut]

i LOVED Severance

[@nathansnook]

absolutely W!LD ride. so angry that it ended in a cliff hanger tho! 😭

[@yellowskyyy]

SAMEEE ahh I wanted even more

[@kaileyidk]

franny and zooey 🫶 so good loved the videooooo, thank u thank u for this excellent content

[@nathansnook]

it's a favorite! which salinger character do you most relate to? :)