The worst book I've read so far this year! 👎 TBR's, reading lists, and what I read in July

[@janeaustenliteracyfoundation]

"I'd like to be a better person because of reading" What a powerful statement and an amazing "why" behind reading. Thank you for sharing. I really enjoyed your video.

[@sherylmorris9646]

You are thoughtful in a grand way. I read for comfort, for fun, for knowledge, and, like you, I want to become a better Me.

[@Kristy.Reads.2024]

I get how you feel about audiobooks. I no longer feel the same but I struggled for a time feeling like I wasn't up to what others do. However, I struggle with reading. I enjoy it but I read very slowly & I believe I have a touch of ADD because my mind wanders so much while reading a physical book & usually get so frustrated that I never finish a book. Not to mention that I have 2 kiddos under the age of 5 yo & I'm constantly on the go. Since embracing audiobooks, I have read so many books. In fact, this year, I am currently reading book 99 for 2024. Until the end of last year, I had only finished one book in 4 years! I'm getting the information differently. Audiobooks open accessibility to almost everyone. I have to tell myself that blind people wouldn't think I was "cheating" by reading a physical book rather than a Braile book just like a seeing person wouldn't think a blind person would be cheating by reading Braile or listening to an audiobook. :)

[@Laura-xk6li]

Hiiii. My name is Laura and I'm a book writer, I've published my books on the Amazon site as e-books. Blue Eyes is a great story about a Viking ghost who got trapped in his old home and years and years later someone can finally see him. But why? It says a lot about remorse, family issues, spirituality, love, and redemption.

[@Bookworm_Bron]

I love audiobooks and I believe it is definitely 'reading'. I recently read Gone with the Wind with physical and audiobook combined, and so glad I did!... I got so lost 'physically' reading the dialogue, so much easier to hear the the language and it made so much more sense! Having said that audiobook narrators can make or break a book. I have DNFd some books just due to the narrator. Love your videos!!

[@heathergoldsmith]

Can totally recommend you read A Fortunate Life. I read it as a young mother, then later again about five years ago. Albert Facey was a natural story teller and it was great seeing Perth through his eyes in that time. I loved Cloudstreet by Tim Winton as it helped me see Perth as it must have been, as I am originally from over east. You've read My Place, which was also brilliant. I am trying to remember the title of another excellent indigenous biography I read by another West Aussie writer, but it isn't coming to me. I will keep looking and get back to you. Shark Net was also very good, by Robert Drew. There are probably others. I will have a think. ❤

[@AngelasBookcase]

A Fortunate Life is now sitting on my bookshelf. I think my reading list will be Australian heaving in 2025 :)

[@joyceredman2136]

You have the ambitious plan like I do, reading classics, then reading modern interpretations. I feel like I am so behind other readers because I didn't get to read a lot of books that readers today have under the belt and who are so knowledgeable about characters I have not read. One thing I hope is going to help me is by joining an Agatha Christie book club at my local library where we read the same book and meet to discuss it. Our leader is from England and works for the library. When I run across BookTubers talking about their favorite childhood books, I have book envy! Why didn't I read that book as a child? Anyway, Huckleberry Finn is a much better book than Tom Sawyer; you will really feel that you have learned a lot. Sometimes when I have a difficult book to read, I play the audio with my book copy and listen and read it at the same time. A lot easier to understand for dense, difficult reading.

[@AngelasBookcase]

I completely understand! I feel the same at times too about feeling behind everyone else having read the classics when they were younger!

[@novelideea]

I think I already mentioned this but, Frazier has had zero hits for me other than Cold Mountain (which is incredible)❣️ Everything else has been a dud!

[@AngelasBookcase]

I think it was your comment I referred to :) So disappointing 😳

[@Ali-AvidReader]

I struggle with audiobooks as I just can’t retain the characters or plot line, for some reason my mind wanders, this doesn’t happen for me with reading. Audiobooks definitely count as reading though!

[@sherylmorris9646]

Wanted to ask you and your followers, as a female with a book always attached to my hand. My husband never reads, it is not a pleasure or interest to him. Therefore, he also does not understand my love and need to read always and every spare minute. How did we fall for each other? How did that question never come up? He could not understand my basic need/compulsion to read. I missed talking to him about books. It was an important part of me we could not share. About audiobooks counting. I have MS, have for decades. I am coming out of a two year period of not being able to use both my arms and hands. Audiobooks saved my sanity. I could not hold books but worse turn pages. I have a lot of aids I use, never found one to turn pages. Halleleuia audiobooks!!! other compulsion

[@AngelasBookcase]

Hi Sheryl - I decided to answer your question in my next video because it is such an important one. Keep an eye out for it! Thank you so much for being here and for subscribing :)

[@sherylmorris9646]

@@AngelasBookcase 👍🤩

[@alexmonroe4706]

Hi Angela, please look at your email account, about supporting the channel, bye, for now, Alex :)

[@AngelasBookcase]

Thanks Alex!