The "I'm So Annoyed" Booktube Tag

[@intotheriver]

Great delivery, Corinne! You are a natural!

[@CorinneHSmith]

Aw, shucks. Thanks!

[@GinaStanyerBooks]

OMG Tilt! Definitely annoying!! This was fantastic Corinne. Loved hearing the librarian perspective.

[@CorinneHSmith]

Thanks for the inspiration and kind comments, Gina! "Tilt" is a real book! I think I'll have to read it now.

[@booksimnotreading]

That Tilt book is crazy! Why do publishers try to make things difficult for readers? The Little Free Libraries - yes! If it’s water-damaged or falling apart - they need to be trashed. I love John McPhee! Thank you so much for doing this tag. 💛

[@CorinneHSmith]

Thanks for the inspiration, Kelly! I'm actually taking the time now to READ "Tilt," since I borrowed from our library system. It's quite interesting. But difficult to hold and turn the pages ...

[@bradybunch84a]

Organizing books by their spine color has to be my biggest pet peeve! Drives me nuts! I just want to yank all those books off the shelves. But shelving books with their spines to the wall goes to the next level and the demons come out in me!

[@CorinneHSmith]

A charity store in our region just changed organizational affiliations. And now its books are shelved BY COLOR. Eeek. You can't find ANYTHING. Someone must have just been given the command to organize the books somehow, and organize them, they did. It is simply gawd-awful. I stopped there a few days ago and didn't buy anything. I may just bypass this place all together from now on.

[@kj.mclean]

TILT is making my head hurt just being on the screen.

[@CorinneHSmith]

I could not believe that thing when I first saw it. I DID go ahead and read it, when I featured it in the video. It IS a fascinating read, about the Tower. A difficult book to hold and read in bed, though.

[@kj.mclean]

@@CorinneHSmithReading it in bed would be hazardous. That volume is a nose-breaker for certain!

[@boxborolad]

Good "old" Corinne. Always full of stimulating opinions! 😎

[@CorinneHSmith]

Thanks, Alan. Sometimes things just HAVE to be said.

[@edwilliamson2171]

You made some great points! Well done!

[@CorinneHSmith]

Thanks, Ed! Some stuff just needs to be said.

[@CorinneHSmith]

Quite a number of folks who made other "Annoyed" videos noted that they didn't like award stickers on book covers. Ironically, around this same time, Publishers Weekly ran a story about how thoughtful publishers are, when choosing exactly WHERE to put stickers on covers. www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/94171-where-should-the-caldecott-sticker-go.html

[@eliselemire2409]

Loved this!!!

[@CorinneHSmith]

Thanks a bunch, Elise. Sometimes, things just need to be SAID.

[@books_and_bocadillos]

I just found your channel because of this tag video...loved your answers...lol...your response to Tilt was 💯! Just subscribed to your channel 🫶🏽✨

[@CorinneHSmith]

Thanks for your kind comments! Keep on reading!

[@juliehughes1258]

Me too. I subscribed as well.

[@mildrumpus]

😎📚👍

[@VikkiCail]

I agree with Louise Penny storyline that annoys you - it was disappointing and I dreaded it every time it came up 🤦‍♀️

[@CorinneHSmith]

Thanks for sharing. Still, I keep reminding myself that this stuff happens in real life. And who knows what new challenges Armand and his crew will face in the next episode?

[@chrisdrago9556]

Will you be posting a video about Louise Penny’s next book in her series , “ The Grey Wolf”? Your thoughts - anticipation ? I can’t believe I’ve read them all and in order thanks to your earlier videos on Louise Penny.

[@CorinneHSmith]

Thanks for asking, Chris. I plan to post a reminder and preparation video in early August 2024. "The Grey Wolf" will be released on Tuesday, October 29th. By early August, we'll have less than three months to re-read our ways up to it.

[@chrisdrago9556]

Hope this finds you well. Can’t believe October 1st next week! I’ve been waiting to start a new book most of this past summer. Just can’t focus. In great hopes Louise Penny’s new book #19 will do the trick. I pre-ordered it early this year. I know you were having challenges with your video equipment - that said are you able to post thoughts on your anticipation of this upcoming book release? All the best.

[@abiwk04]

Wow, do you need to chill 😂

[@CorinneHSmith]

Nah, I got it all out.