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Beautiful. Thank you.

My favorite book that I've read in my 25ish years of reading

Just wanted to pop a thanks to you for uploading this. Cheers mate!

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so good to hear your voice and appreciate this book at same time,thank you so much

Thank you! Helped me for school!

Thanks very much for your reading and questions. I asked some of my students, in groups, to respond to your questions. Here are their responses: The Count wanted the child for her innocence, youth and beauty. He wants a ‘younger model,’ as he desires the innocence that his wife lacks. He wanted the essence of nature, snow and ravens as his wife provided a material, superficial presence. He was desperate for purity. The Count asks for a ‘girl’ rather than a child, fetishising her youth and suggesting a secret desire for control over a younger woman. He wants the child for her youth and fertility. Her personality is not developed. Only her physical description is given, suggesting that he wants her for sex rather than for paternal reasons. The Count wanted a child as he desired ownership and superiority over the vulnerable. The Snow Child is a projection of the Count’s fantasies in the form of a child because he desires someone innocent and pure. The Count wants a ‘child’ purely to feed off her youth and innocence. He has boundless lust. The child is a fantasy of control for him. He desires someone younger and more ‘perfect’ than his wife. In his eyes, this is a way of maintaining control and gaining power. It is a criticism of men and their desire for someone submissive. The Count is attracted to the potential for moral and sexual corruption, as the child’s skin, which is ‘white as snow,’ connotes purity. He wants a new plaything, which links to Carter’s interest in the ‘male gaze’ and the objectification of women, shockingly dramatized in the dehumanising necrophilia. She is literally the product of the male gaze. Men desire younger women. Her innocence and purity attract him. She is an object. Once used for sex, she melts, as he no longer desires her, as she is no longer pure.

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Well done!

The fact that the story was told from the perspective of the minotaur was the great reveal of that short story. Maybe your introduction should have of omitted that and then reflect upon it after your reading of it.

What an interesting story of love and the struggles and joys and pains of relationships. There's so much to glean from this tale. Thank you!

Thanks Ella, see that the architecture of the house is insane too

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Very helpful. Thank you.

Great to hear it read, thank you.

This was . . just.... Fantastic!!! Thank you! : D You are really good at reading aloud and it's not easy to do. I'm going to your home page to see what else you've got for me to listen to. Thanks again.

I love this book!

My name is Chris, and yes when this book discovered me it changed my life! My grandmother used to call me "Christopher Robin" (relative to my surname), as they lived in England during WW2, before they emigrated to Australia. Very recently in my job my manager (with a Chinese background) happened to call me Christopher Robin (relative to my surname as well) and I mentioned to him this tome, and philosophy, alas, I have long since lost my copy of this book, so thank you for taking the time to reading it. I will be scouring my local book stores to retrieve a copy or two(s).

I'm a man, so I really have no place to speak on the question you ask at the end, (seeing as, being a man, I can hardly speak on the behalf of one woman, let alone all women, on what they all universally want. Frankly, it's hard to believe that there could be one thing all PEOPLE want in general) but I'll give my two cents. I agree with the answer to the riddle. Something I think we have to keep in mind is that the riddle is just that, it's a riddle: It's worded in an intentionally deceptive manner. Throughout the story we see Gawain act with courtesy, this is because he is frequently characterized as being the most courteous man of all of Arthur's court, he is simply being written within his character. On Gawain and Ragnell's wedding night, Gawain treats Ragnell with respect, not through motivation of her being a woman, frankly we see that he lacks any such attraction to her in her cursed form, he treats her well and honors her because she is a person. Ragnell is a human being and she deserves to be treated well; it's her wedding night, of course she deserved a party, of course she deserved attention from her spouse, because ANYONE deserves that much should they desire it. Gawain grants her this not as a woman, but as a human-being equal to himself. I believe this is a main theme of the story. So, when we come to understand the riddle fully, I interpret it being phrased as what a "woman desires most" to be a red herring. A woman wants sovereignty most because it's what people want most. The entire mythology of King Arthur, even, is the story of Britons (Arthur and his knights) and Saxons fighting for sovereignty of Britain, creating a strong metaphor between this isolated story and the entire story as a whole. It doesn't necessarily matter if that is truly what all women or people want in real life, because we can see that this is what all people want within the greater context of this story: here whether man or woman, and in the grander scope, even whether Saxon or Briton. By saying that a woman (or all women) want this same thing that all men want, it is creating an effective argument, using the context of the story, that women are every bit the equal to men. Even in real life, the philosophy, Transcendentalism, as understood by Henry David Thoreau, emphasizes the need for freedom (or in essence sovereignty over oneself.) I think the riddle has validity in real life, not because the answer is saying that sovereignty is literally what all women want, but because it is saying that women are people and desire no different from all other people by virtue of being people. Side note: something I love, about most tellings I've heard of this legend, is that I rarely see Gawain be told the answer to the riddle. Gawain doesn't accept her freedom because it was some puzzle that he figured out with the context of the riddle answer, he does it because it's the right thing to do. The curse affects her body, it controls her life, so it was never his decision to begin with. He makes the choice solely because he recognizes her as a human being. In coming to his answer, he likely had to ask himself what he would want if he were in her shoes and concluded that he wouldn't want someone else, not even his spouse, to make the decision for him: so he afforded her that. He treated her as an equal and he didn't do it because he knew some riddle answer. I think he did it because he saw women as people. It was (and is) sad so many others in history (and even now) didn't (or don't.) (Great video, by the way! I love that you're sharing these stories and that you're trying to share ones with positive messages. I know this is two years late, but I sincerely hope you keep up the good work or just do what makes you happy. Gawain is my favorite Knight of the Round Table, so it's always good to see him. Thank you for bringing me joy through this video today!) :)

You did amazing…! Keep up the good work… 🥰✨ I’m usually not a person for audiobooks, but you my friend had me feel attuned with Sonny’s Blues…

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Terrible reading. Stumbling, unprepared. Listen to Rob Inglis read LotR or Karen Savage read Austen. Practice, fergawdsake. You have potential, but if you can’t read it without apologizing, you have no business doing this.

Beautifully read. Most engaging.

Nicely read, thank you

I think the count knew that the countess could not bare him children and used the rose to kill her

THX so much for yr Reading Honoring the late Grace Paley: her Words, Angles & Teachings. Love how YOU interpreted her work; TY, Aaron Gill!!

This is great, thanks so much!

Thank you so much for the video♥️ Was looking for it for so long

Thank you, you did a great job reading this sad story.

This was the first time consuming anything by Borges. I'm looking forward to delving into his works.

So nice to come across this ... 'Invisible Cities' is such a sweet, sweet book. It's a cold & grey day here in Winnipeg in Canada, & it's wonderful to be playing this. Many thanks.

Thank you! I dont have a lot of Lispector content translated to my native language so I really appreciate all the stories I can find even in English (especially stories available for free)

Beautifully read. Thank you for putting this up. I'm a great fan of Frank O'Connor. Although I do find this story incredibly sad.

You're a good reader, thank you

Such a great story. A lot to think about. You read it very well. Really enjoyed it.

great read! wasn't it two British soldiers who were captured by Irish men?

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Great job

Thanks so much!!!

I was oddly touched by this video

Listening to you read made me laugh. I love your personality in your readings. I appreciate these videos as I have difficulty reading! Thank you

Exceptional reading of a fabulous story!

This is awesome, not a nornal vocab in my bank. Thanks.

One of the deepest short stories ever written. Thank you for posting this, splendidly read. Gold. Should have 10 millions views.

Great job reading this.

Excellent reading. “ wants” among my top ten stories of all time. 5 out of 7 of my all time fav are by Charles Bukowski in order of preference “ The Blanket” “ The Most Beautiful Woman in Town” “ would you suggest writing as a career” “Life and death in the charity ward” “ Animal Crackers In My Soup” “ Wants” “ City Of Churches” ( Donald Barthelme) Would love to hear you recite “ The Blanket” and “ The Most Beautiful Woman in town” Yhese 2 Buk Stories are immortal. I hope I’m not imposing but here’s one by me: ELOISE, EDNA & THE CHICKEN COOP “based on a true incident” ~~ There was once a young Black lady named Eloise who in the 1950s inherited from her grandmother a parcel of land in the suburbs of Compton, California at a time when there was strong racial prejudice against women of color-especially those Black women who owned property in predominately white neighborhoods. It happened there lived adjacent to Eloise’s land a white woman named Edna who did not like the fact that a Black lady owned land next to hers. Eloise would try to be friendly because she believed Jesus when He said “Love Thy Neighbor” and to Eloise that meant even if your neighbor was unfriendly. But whenever Eloise saw Edna, Edna would turn her back and ignore her and go about her business. In fact, ever since her husband died a decade ago, Edna became mean and unfriendly to everyone in the neighborhood. But to Eloise, she was especially hateful and full of animosity so much so that at night when all the lights in Eloise home were off, Edna went to her own backyard where she kept her chicken coop and gathered up all the manure and dumped it on Eloise land and upon her tomatoes and her greens and everything she was growing, in an attempt to destroy it. And when Eloise realized the next morning that there was all this manure, instead of becoming angry, she decided to rake and mix it in with the soil and use it as fertilizer. Every night Edna would dump the manure from her chicken coop litter box on Eloise’s land and every morning Eloise would turn the manure over and mix it in with the soil. This went on for several weeks until one morning Eloise noticed there was no manure in her yard. One of the neighbors informed Eloise that Edna had fallen ill. But because Edna was so disliked because of her mean and unfriendly personality , no one came to see her when she was sick. But when Eloise heard about Edna’s condition she picked the best flowers from her garden, walked to Edna’s house , knocked on her front door and when Edna saw Eloise , she was in complete shock that this Black lady who she had been so cruel to, would be the only neighbor to visit and bring flowers. Edna was deeply moved by Eloise kindness. Then Eloise handed the flowers to Edna who said, “These are the most beautiful flowers I’ve ever seen! Where’d you get them?” Eloise replied “I owe you a debt of gratitude; if it wasn’t for you, these flowers would not exist. It was you who helped me make them because when you were dumping in my yard, I decided to plant roses and use your manure as fertilizer.” This unexpected act of kindness opened the floodgate of Edna’s heart that had been closed for so long. “When I’m feeling better, I would love to have you over for tea,” Edna informed Eloise. “Thank you, “ Edna replied , assuring her she would come. And then added “ I will pray for your speedy recovery every night” And with those words Eloise departed. It’s amazing what can blossom from manure. There are some who allow manure to fall on them and do nothing. But then there are others-like Eloise -who “turn the other cheek” when abused or in this case “turn over the soil” to make something new like those beautiful red roses that opened a white woman’s heart. -Al Fogel

Wonderful I am a big Miss Lou fan