What's your tattoo? I'm very intrigued!

I would love to re-read Lolita. I got so much out of it the first time, and I feel like there's so much more to get.

I would love to buddy read The Things They Carried! I've been doing a lot of buddy reads lately, so I'm a bit swamped. But maybe in October or November :] Also, I'm glad that you liked some of the thoughts that I shared on re-reading!

November would be best for me!

Cool, that works! Let's touch base again closer to November :]

I definitely want to re-read The Name of the Wind. I read it a couple of years ago, but I haven't read The Wise Man's Fear yet. I think I'm waiting for the announcement of the third book before I will let myself read the second one, just because I don't want to have to wait for the third!

Yeah, it's the part where Nao is with her grandmother at the temple. I absolutely loved that section. So whimsical!

I definitely want to finish Murakami's works. I think I have 4 or 5 of his novels left, and a couple of short story collections :]

That is such an interesting idea! There are definitely things in school that I would have gotten more out of if we had been given the space. Lolita is the first example that comes to mind. I definitely don't feel like you can get enough out of Lolita based on one read alone, even if you close read the text. I've also been feeling the lack of expertise concerning my favorite books. I know I love them, but I don't remember the exact progression of events, or why precisely I loved a character or the writing style. I think it would be cool to feel really knowledgable about favorite books. I'm also all for having more detailed, analytical discussions about books here on BookTube. I think good books have a lot to offer through multiple reads, but it is difficult to work past that BookTube pressure. It is a wonderful pressure to be constantly inspired to read new things all the time, but it can get the best of me, too. I'm hoping to make a video about slowing down and trying to feel less pressure to keep up the pace with other BookTubers. It's hard to not feel like you're never reading or consuming enough.

unmanaged mischief I think detailed analytical discussions would be great! It was definitely what I wanted to do when I first started BookTubing. Although I find whenever I make a discussion video they are hit and miss in terms of engagement.(Perhaps it's because we as a community aren't rereading and don't feel confident discussing something we haven't just read.) I also wonder if the old video response feature would help with better discussion. Sometimes I don't respond to discussion questions because I feel like responding in text -- without the tone of my voice -- might not come out how I want it to. (Or I compensate for trying to include tone with excessive emojis...) But I've been thinking about how best to engage people a lot. I really do want the discussions to happen.

I also wanted more discussion and analytical based content when I first started, but didn't know how to achieve that level of engagement. I think more now than ever, BookTube is equipped for more analytical discussions. When I first started there just weren't enough people reading the same things with the same level of critical intent as I did. I still want to try making discussion videos, but it can be hard. Those are some of the most challenging videos to make, and it is disappointing when the reception is just a whisper. I miss response videos so much! I think that would definitely help with engagement. It would be so easy to respond to something in a video if it were easy to link the two together like it was a few years ago. It can be difficult to format a response in just one comment. It can definitely be nice to be able to edit, but very few people like to leave essay-length text comments and it can be difficult to keep the conversation going. I think that buddy reads over Voxer also have really good discussion potential. There, I think you could get as analytical as you want, and be able to express thoughts vocally. I think that would be a fun way to host more discussion based conversations, but in a private space rather than a public one.

unmanaged mischief I've never used Voxer. It seems to be the thing people use to buddy read though. Could you see something like an invitation to join a Voxer conversation for a discussion at the end of a discussion video working? Or would that just cause chaos? (I'm really not sure how the app works :P)

It might work if you had different chats for each video as a place for discussion. It would be worth a shot, at least. The only unfortunate feature about the app is if you don't pay, you lose access to conversations as time passes. But it might be a good venue to facilitate a discussion. I've only used it for small chats with 1-2 people, so I don't know exactly how it would work either.

I think seeing the kanji is definitely a fun and informative experience. It helped me feel more immersed in the text. Obviously that's something an audiobook cannot capture.

unmanaged mischief even just flipping through, I was like "Oh, that's how that looks." or "Ah! I was spelling that wrong in my head." or just appreciating things like the font getting bigger and bolder to show shouting.

Wow, Lonesome Dove is huge! That's quite the undertaking :]

It is such an amazing book. I watch the miniseries at least once a year (something my husband and I love to do together), and I'll admit I love the book just as much. I do have the audiobook, as well as the physical book, so this makes a re-read easier.

It's been on my radar for a long time. I know it was one of my grandpa's favorite books, which makes me want to read it. But as always, the size can be so intimidating.

That's definitely not how the book is meant to start. It seems like a printing error. I'm pretty sure the first line in the novel is "Hi. My name is Nao and I'm a time being." Or something like that.

I don't want to oversell it, of course. I liked Crimson Petal too, but there was something about The Fair Fight I liked more. It could be the multiple perspectives, but I'm not sure. I'd love to talk to more people who have read both, because I'd love to see how other people feel about them together.

P.S. My top 5 rereads would be The Book Thief, Her Fearful Symmetry, Watership Down, Abarat and The Wind in the Willows :)

Thank you! :D