Mid-Year Freakout Book Tag | 2024
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- čas přidán 27. 08. 2024
- Mid-Year Freakout Book Tag was created by Chami.
Questions/Prompts:
1. Best book you've read so far this year.
2. Best sequel you've read this year.
3. New release you haven't read yet but want to.
4. Most anticipated release for the second half of the year.
5. Biggest disappointment this year
6. Biggest surprise this year
7. Favorite new author
8. Newest fictional crush
9. Newest favorite character
10. Book that made you cry.
11. Book that made you happy
12. Most beautiful book you've bought (or received) so far this year.
13. What books do you need to read by the end of the year?
Channels mentioned:
@anenthusiasticreader
@readandre-read
Angelia's fantastic review of Blackouts: • Friday Reads: Hidden H...
@LiterateTexan
Books mentioned:
Collected Works, Lydia Sandgren
The Holt Trilogy (Plainsong, Eventide, Benediction), Kent Haruf
The God of the Woods, Liz Moore
Tell Me Everything, Elizabeth Strout
The Interestings, Meg Wolitzer
This Time Tomorrow, Emma Straub
All Adults Here, Emma Straub
The Guncle, Steven Rowley (audio book read by Steven Rowley)
True Grit, Charoles Portis (audio book read by Donna Tartt)
Thunderclap, Laura Cumming
Orbital, Samantha Harvey
Brooklyn, Colm Toibin
Long Island, Colm Toibin
Blackouts, Justin Torres
Still Pictures, Janet Malcom
Get the Picture, Bianca Bosker
On the Savage Side, Tiffany McDaniel
Persuasion, Jane Austen
Jane Eyre, Charlotte Bronte
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SO glad you are back. I look forward to your book selections and find we have similar taste as well as sense of humor. Thanks for saving me from a recent Sci-Fi rabbit hole! Thanks for your ending message.
Oh, now I am curious--what kind of Sci-Fi rabbit hole? And which book did I mention that saved you?
I'm so glad you're back
Great answers. Looking forward to reading Collected Works soon🤗
Love your laid back style!
Hi Priscilla, It's good to have you back. I've rang the bell so I don't miss any of your videos. The GD of the Woods and "This Time Tomorrow" sounds up my street. I'm looking for it right now. Aloha friend
Hi Maya! Thanks for ringing the bell! I haven't been visiting other channels much lately, including yours, and I need to fix that soon! I have a hunch you'd like both the Moore and the Straub, so I'll be curious to hear your thoughts if you decide to read them--and the Toibin!
Welcome back! It's good to see you again! The God of the Woods sounds like a good book! The Emma Straub book sounds good. I'll put that on my TBR list. Oh, and Get the Picture sounds great. I read Persuasion last December. So good. "Maybe I cry all the time and just don't realize it." lol. You're right. The world really is a crazy place right now. Trying to make the most of every moment is sound advice.
Hi Lin! Yes, the Moore and the Straub are both great choices for the TBR. I'm hoping to pick up Persuasion soon. My friend I was supposed to buddy read Get the Picture with started it and didn't like it at all! Oops. I'm still planning to read it, though. I hope you are having a lovely summer so far!
Hi! Welcome back! You needn’t apologize for being gone. I, too, disappeared from BookTube these past months. I went into teaching and it’s a lot. 😅
God of the Woods was my first Liz Moore. I got it a netgalley advance and wow. That book is phenomenal. I keep thinking about all the ways she tied everything together. It’s so cohesive. I added all her backlist to my tbr.
I’d love a video of all your dnfs. I’ve had so many this year. I get so frustrated when it happens, but it does!
Hope to see another video soon.
Hi Mandy, congratulations on the teaching! I hope you are enjoying it. It is a lot, but can be so rewarding. I'm glad you loved The God of The Woods! I finished it this morning and...well, you'll have to wait! I highly recommend her other works.
I'm not sure about doing a DNF video, if only because DNFs can be so personal. Just because something didn't work for me doesn't mean it won't be a great read for someone else.
I hope all is well with you!
These were great answers. For some reason Collected Works just did not work for me, even though I could tell it was very well written. I'm glad you answered the crush question which everyone always avoids. I completely agree a crush doesn't have to be romantic.
Thank you for not spoiling Straub, that’s certainly on my radar now. I just read _True Grit_ (and watched the Coen movie) and now I feel like checking out the audiobook.
Brian at Bookish just talked about _Thundercap_ and now I’m waiting for it to show up.
Good job on the tag! I’m glad you did it.
David, I guess the description spoils the Straub, so don't read it. At first I wasn't sure about it, but she got it just right. At least in my opinion. It's a deep book that's deceptively light in some ways.
Thunderclap is getting so much love. I'm looking forward to it in the fall, and maybe planning to take a field trip to Delft!
I enjoyed watching your video. 😊
Donna Tartt reading True Grit: one of my all time favourite audiobooks. Orbital is great and so is Blackouts. And We the Animals. Read all the books!
Hi Lindy! Tartt was pitch perfect. I obviously want another book from her, but if she chose to narrate audio books for the rest of her life I wouldn't be mad about it. I am excited to read all the books!
Nice to see you back-- always love your perspective and point of view! I had passed over This Time Tomorrow (the "surprise" IS revealed in the synopsis and is what gave me pause) but thanks to you, I will give it a try! Also downloaded and excited to read Still Pictures.
Ah, here's the thing about This Time Tomorrow--I usually hate books that involve that kind of surprise because it always becomes so mechanical and explanations take over the plot. In this case the story remains front and center, and the explanations given are just so gentle and natural to what's being explored. I hope you enjoy it if you decide to pick it up! I think Still Pictures is bound to be good. I just love her writing.
I’m happy you enjoyed Collected Works. I did too, very much. I listened to the audiobook (in Swedish) and I like your description of the feeling after reading it. I agree with the feeling. I don’t agree on the feeling towards the ”floppy” books though. I like them!
Good to see you back! Glad to hear you mention Collected Works - I started it a while ago, but I always read a bunch of books at the same time and it's such a chunker-oo that I keep picking up shorter books that I can finish up. I'm about 200 pages in - I really need to get back to it and prioritize it!
I just loved Unseen World - I should get to some more Liz Moore - I even own two more of her books!
I get that way with certain books, too, even when I'm enjoying them--and then the mood strikes, and I can't put them down! It also feels like a fall/winter read to me. And yes, you must definitely read more Liz Moore! I don't think you'll be disappointed!
Welcome back! Missed you!
Great description of Collected Works. I thought Thunder Clap was great.
Hi Brian! Still grateful for your review of Collected Works. One of the reasons I picked it up. I hope you're staying cool!
Evening Reader!!!!! I missed you. Glad to see your face here. Great answers and selection of books. I bought Collected Works when Shawn (now Shawn Breathes Books) was highly recommending it. I will have to prioritize it now that you gave it your high marks. I have several of the books you mentioned on my shelves so I am in for a good next half of the year. One of my favorite books this year was The Road to Dalton by Shannon Bowring and have pre ordered the sequel Where the Forest Meets the River . Loved Brooklyn too and look forward to Long Island. I did order Orbital for my brother's birthday as I am hearing about it everywhere and it seems like something he would like. I am reading The Guncle too, but it is wrecking me emotionally!!! oh of course one more thing... I read Heft by Liz Moore years ago and loved it. Not sure why I never picked up another one of her novels . I will have to give it a go!!! See you in the next one.
Hi Marcia! Oh, I've got to get Road to Dalton. I've heard so many good things. The Guncle is even better than I expected. If you get a chance to try the audio, I highly recommend! Heft was my first Liz Moore....I can definitely recommend Unseen World and Long Bright River. Hoping for the best with the new one. Lovely to see you!
I forgot to mention that I read "What Was She Thinking [Notes on a Scandal]" by Zoe Heller, and enjoyed it very much. And that's thanks to you because I learned about it from your channel. I paired it with "Pet" by Catherine Chidgey since both books are school scandal related.😀
@@MJ-in-Canada I didn't know that about Pet! Will have to check it out!
Delightful to get a Priscilla monologue to brighten my morning. Sounds like I should try Moore sometime. I had Thunderclap as an audiobook and ebook and used the ebook on a tablet so I could see the pictures. Not very efficient. I loved Orbital.
Thank you, Ros! Lovely to see you! If you're interested in Moore I recommend starting with Unseen World. I think it's her best, though I've enjoyed them all.
@@EveningReader thanks for the steer on that.
Hey there! I love Liz Moore and I definitely want to read her new one!
Heidi, it's so good!
@@EveningReader I am delighted to hear it!
Yay! Glad to see you. I also have tags that are now covered in dust that I still haven't gotten to. Good intentions...
I'm still looking at Collected Works waiting for me on my cart. I love the way you describe your experience of reading it.
Oh! I hope God of the Woods is excellent. I can't wait for that one. I've read the same ones that you have.
Schitt's Creek, yes! David, Patrick and Stevie.
I really want to read Thunderclap and Orbital.
Oh my, the heat is on. I hope you love Blackouts or else it's my fault. Thanks for the shout out! I also bought We The Animals.
Oh goody, Jane Eyre, too. Your haul is fantastic.
My long run on comment is done. Adios!
I love a long comment from you! Yay! Ha ha, my haul is fantastic and at least half full of your influence! I also hope God of the Woods is excellent. Why is it always so nerve wracking when an author we love puts out a new book? I wish we could do a road trip to Schitt's Creek. (I pretend it's real. It makes me feel better.)
P.S. I am just starting Heaven and Earth Grocery Store! I may change my channel name to Reads Read and Re-Read's Reads.
@@EveningReader 🤣
@@EveningReader 😆😆😆😆
Yay! You’re back! I wasn’t worried about you because from time to time you left comments on other channels that I watch so I knew you were okay.😀 As soon as I finish “Evenings and Weekends” by Oisin McKenna, I’ll read “The God of the Woods.” It will be my first Liz Moore. Colm Toibin’s “Long Island” is a great read. The best book I’ve read so far this year is a new release, “The Coast Road” by debut novelist Alan Murrin. Set in 1994, it’s about the lives of women in a small town in Ireland before the legalization of divorce.
Hi MJ! How are you liking Evenings and Weekends? I was scared off that one because the description said "for fans of Sally Rooney," and I am NOT a fan. I obviously can't say anything about The God of the Woods, but if that one doesn't work for you I do recommend giving her another try, especially Unseen World. I've put The Coast Road on the TBR!
@@EveningReader So far, I’m enjoying “Evenings and Weekends” and not getting a Sally Rooney vibe. It’s gays and gals living life in London, and all the fun and frustrations of a hot summer in 2019. A word of caution about “The Coast Road.” It has quite an oppressive feel to it and may be a bit depressing although the storytelling is so good that I was willing to let myself be led down a trail of misery. It’s 1990s rural Ireland. What can you expect? 😆I hope for more books from this author.
Feel free to rant!! 🙂
Okay!
Good to see you on BookTube again. So many interesting books in your future, so I'll look forward to hearing about them in due time. Hope you are well and enjoying this lovely season in Amsterdam. It's 101 here today, enough said, and as usual for July!
So cool to see you back
Thanks, Heather!
Great to see you back Priscilla. I;m so glad that you've been able to start getting into audio books, they really do open up a whole new aspect to books and reading. I started one yesterday, really got into it (it's an audiopage turner!) and gobbled up 4.5 hours, I'll finish it today or tomorrow....
I hope you get back to Thunderclap and it doesn't get forgotten (I'm just saying that because that's what I would do...), it's wonderful. I listened to it on audio, but got a library copy out to look at the pictures. I loved it so much, was so absorbed into the 17th century Delft world, and also the author's modern memoir parts - she blends those seemlessly I thought. I listened to the last hour on a road trip. I cried at the death of this 17th century Dutch artist who I'd never heard of. Not full on sobbing, but my eyes definitely became waterlogged.
It's funny you don't like the trade papaerback format. I love it, it's my favourite format! I buy too many books because of it (sure that's the only reason), because once the trade paperback is gone you get the puny mass market, and they're not nearly as nice!
If you want to do a buddy read of Orbital with a somewhat unknown and random commenter then please let me know.
Louise, I am having fun with the audio books! I get them as part of my Spotify, but my listening hours are limited. It's been great to dip my toe in. When I tried before (usually on neighborhood walks), my mind would wander, or I'd get distracted by traffic. But lately I go to the park and hit play and get absorbed!
I will definitely get back to Thunderclap. I want to do a field trip to Delft and maybe film it? Sometime in the fall.
I also prefer trade paperbacks, but not the big ones. The ones like I showed are the size of a hardback and they are cheaply constructed. I agree the mass market aren't great either!
A buddy read of Orbital would be fun! Feel free to email me at eveningreaderreviews AT gmail, or DM me on Instagram or Goodreads, and we can coordinate.
@@EveningReader Oh a field trip to Delft would be amazing, to be there after having read the book. She also talks about a museum in The Hague I think it is a lot, so I'd love to visit both, bit tricky from Australia... not so tricky from Amsterdam!
On screen I couldn't tell the difference from the editions you had and and trade paperbacks! I did wonder about your passionate dislike for them.
Orbital buddy read sounds fabulous. I'm so excited. I'll email you. I never notice DMs on goodreads, and am not good at insta.
I preordered the paperback of Thunderclap because I listened to it on audio and loved it! I hope you love it too. I'm excited for a new Elizabeth Strout book but I've only read Amy & Isabelle. Do you think I should read some of her other books before trying Tell Me Everything? I feel like probably. You mentioned so many great books I'm interested in now!
Karla, yes, you should definitely read her other works before reading Tell Me Everything. It will be a much richer reading experience. At a minimum, I'd suggest. Olive Kitteridge; Olive, Again; My Name Is Lucy Barton; Oh William!, and Lucy by the Sea. I envy you getting to read them all for the first time!
@@EveningReader Ah ok, that’s very helpful. Thank you for letting me know, I’m excited to dive into more of her books!
Glad you're back!
Thanks!
So good to see you! I just posted this tag too, and I have Liz Moore on my list too. I adore her, and I also had pre-ordered this new one. I included The God of the Woods as my most anticipated read for the rest of the year. I also really want to read Orbital. So great to see you again.
Hi Pat! I need to watch your freakout! I'm so excited to read the new Moore. I also got a copy of her first book, The Words of Every Song, but I haven't read it yet--have you?
@@EveningReader I have not read her first book. I loved Long Bright River though.
PS And How can I miss "Brooklyn"?
Hola guapa, como la gustaria que fuera el mundo