2024 Mid-Year Book Tag
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- Äas pĆidĂĄn 22. 07. 2024
- Hi! This is my mid-year book tag. Thank you for watching đđ
Creators of the tag âȘ@IsThatChami⏠& âȘ@EarlGreyBooksâŹ
Questions:
How is your reading going?
Best book youâve read so far in 2023.
Best sequel you've read so far in 2023.
Favourite re-read.
Genre you've been loving/reading the most.
New release you haven't read yet, but want to.
Most anticipated release for the second half of the year.
Biggest disappointment.
Biggest surprise.
Favourite new author. (Debut or new to you)
Newest favourite character.
Book that made you cry.
Book that made you happy.
Most beautiful book you've bought so far this year (or received)
What books do you need to read by the end of the year?
Favourite video or post you've done so far this year.
Favourite book community members.
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Matthew itâs always great to see you. You donât have to be enthusiastic about reading to see / hear from you. First thing I noticed was that you have the strength back in the arm you broke ( holding the laptop).
We have our election today. I have to get my bloods done at hospital and will vote on way home.
Colm Tobin does not disappoint.
Omg i had no idea there was a sequel to Brooklyn. I absolutely loved that book but the idea of a sequel scares me
I'm currently listening to Change and in the beginning I absolutely loved it, but then it lost track for me a bit and I also agree with what you said in your review on IG.
Iâm constantly thirsty for more Matt content and my tbr/libby requests were not ready for the impact of this vid! đ«°đ»
Itâs always such a treat seeing a new video from you. Hope you enjoy Long Island when you find a good day for it. Loved your articulate thoughts on all these books and the summery pallet of this video. Hope youâre doing well.
omg ur my fav too king
Really glad you like Knife. I haven't been able to get into Rushdie, but this one is waiting on my Kindle. Excited!
Started Please Look After Mom today. Because of YOU!
I had no plans to read Knife, but you have me intrigued and interested.
Hi Matthew! Hope you are well. I was thinking of doing this tag as well. And I really want to read Ours.
I found your discussion of your changing reading very resonant with my and my experience as a librarian. It is my job to know what people are going to be excited about and want to read (I purchase all the adult fiction, no pressure lol), which means I need to be able to recommend things that are popular and maybe not my taste, and also specifically meet the tastes of my community. I feel like I haven't had the best reading year in terms of personal satisfaction as a consequence. I think that's slowing my reading down a bit, but I am stretching myself to try things I would otherwise not. It's an interesting experiment, but I'm looking forward to getting more five stars. Or I need to learn how to read faster.
Yes, I was âbegging and pleading and desperate to hear from you.â Haha. Love your videos and often get recommendations from you. :)
I'm very curious to hear/read your thoughts on Long Island when you get to it! I was on the library hold list for it for months before release and read through it promptly when it came out. I won't get into any details, but while the book really was not what I expected it to be, it prompted some very interesting conversations with other people!
Trust you to have the most interesting and thoughtful responses to these questions.
PS I am currently reading Hombrecito and another interesting thing about the third-to-first-person shift is that when Santiago takes over the narrative voice, he says that he doesn't really remember their lives in Colombia. The opening being in third person allows him to remain distant from telling that story since he doesn't have many memories of that time.
omg I love everything about this - love that you benevolently provided this content for us :)
YES! Always a treat when you drop a video Matthew :)
I was indeed begging, pleading *and* desperate for this ~nodding emoji~
3rd to 1st person?? sign me up â
omg hiii!
So good to see a video from you! Have a great summer and look forward to your next video.