The best books I read in 2023
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Күн бұрынThe end of the year means “best of” lists: these were my favorite fiction and nonfiction reads of 2023! Enjoy, and let me know which ones you’ve read or want to read 🖤
01:00 Fiction:
Quicksand by Nella Larsen (1928)
Permafrost by Eva Baltasar (trans. Julia Sanches) (2018)
If an Egyptian Cannot Speak English by Noor Naga (2022)
If Beale Street Could Talk by James Baldwin (1974)
I’m a Fan by Sheena Patel (2022)
Katalin Street by Magda Szabó (trans. Len Rix) (1969)
Still Born by Guadalupe Nettel (trans. Rosalind Harvey) (2020)
The Passion According to G.H. by Clarice Lispector (trans. Idra Novey) (1964)
Study for Obedience by Sarah Bernstein (2023)
Que reviennent ceux qui sont loin by Pierre Adrian (2022)
13:23 Nonfiction:
Too Much and Not the Mood by Durga Chew-Bose (2017)
Ugly Feelings by Sianne Ngai (2005)
Close to the Knives: A Memoir of Disintegration by David Wojnarowicz (1991)
In the Margins: On the Pleasures of Reading and Writing by Elena Ferrante (trans. Ann Goldstein) (2021)
Passion simple (Simple Passion) by Annie Ernaux (1992)
A Horse at Night: On Writing by Amina Cain (2022)
Death by Landscape by Elvia Wilk (2022)
Le piccole virtú (The Little Virtues) by Natalia Ginzburg (trans. Dick Davis) (1962)
This Little Art by Kate Briggs (2018)
They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us by Hanif Abdurraqib (2017)
Essayism: On Form, Feeling, and Nonfiction by Brian Dillon (2017)
Violent Phenomena: 21 Essays on Translation ed. by Jeremy Tiang and Kavita Bhanot (2022)
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@casskrug 7 ай бұрын
ugh this is an incredible list!! going to be adding so many of these to my tbr especially from your nonfiction list!! hope 2024 is a stellar reading year for you 🤩
@bibliosophie 7 ай бұрын
✌️ yeehaw! love to hear it! def looking forward to yr upcoming list for some good ideas. wishing you a good reading year to come too!
@kiranreader 7 ай бұрын
i need to read Magda Szabó in 2024
@bibliosophie 7 ай бұрын
#szabó2024 💖
@bibliosophie 7 ай бұрын
(I would buddy read/reread with you if you're interested!)
@kiranreader 7 ай бұрын
yes!! lets do it : ) @@bibliosophie
@nathansnook 7 ай бұрын
jumping on this bandwagon me tooo
@bibliosophie 7 ай бұрын
@@nathansnook #szabó2024 book club !!
@readingaster 7 ай бұрын
the taste!!!!!!!! i havent seen you around before but i'm gonna be stopping by for recs more often 👀
@bibliosophie 7 ай бұрын
welcome! i look forward to watching yr videos, too, bc we obviously have some overlapping tastes based on thumbnails:)
@tracys.mitnaul-xv7te 7 ай бұрын
I was waiting for this list. You're fabulous with great reviews, recommendations, and personality. I've added Quicksand and a few more . Thank you. Happy New Year!😊❤
@bibliosophie 7 ай бұрын
thanks so much! that’s incredibly nice to hear, and i’m glad you’ve added some ideas to your to-read list!
@AnnNovella 7 ай бұрын
I was looking forward to this one!
@bibliosophie 7 ай бұрын
and here it is! 🍾
@AnnNovella 7 ай бұрын
@@bibliosophie ta-daaah!
@yenasung 7 ай бұрын
Your thumbnail is so sweet 😍 close to the knives sounds v compelling and i will definitely have to keep my eyes peeled for that. What a reading year, sophie!
@bibliosophie 7 ай бұрын
thank you! pink and shiny eyed and excited to share my favorite books!! let me know if you end up reading close to the knives - i’d be really really curious to see what you think!
@rebareads 7 ай бұрын
Finally had time and space to watch this and oh what a joy! So many books on my TBR and a few others added to my list :) I received Study for Disobedience for Christmas and I’m itching to pick it up soon!
@bibliosophie 7 ай бұрын
💕 i saw this in yr insta haul! (also apple in the dark, which i’ll probably get to this year)
@semiote 7 ай бұрын
Just found this video on my feed, and subscribed: I'm interested in the reading reflections of anyone who loves Lispector! She's become one of my all-time favorites in the last couple years. G.H. was the first thing I read from her (about two years ago), and I went on to read everything she wrote. (Except her correspondence. I can't read Portuguese, and New Directions still has yet to translate it, ach!) In fact, this past semester, I taught G.H. in a seminar on philosophy (my field) and literature that was focused entirely on Lispector. But I find that she doesn't appeal to everyone - not even to most of my friends whose literary tastes otherwise overlap pretty substantially with mine. I look forward to seeing more of your videos!
@bibliosophie 7 ай бұрын
she’s definitely not everyone’s bag, but i think those of us who like her do so quite fiercely. a philosophy seminar centered lispector sounds fabulous to me! thanks for subscribing! i suspect if you liked this vid/these books, you’ll like my others bc this is very much my vibe :)
@queenofcupsz 7 ай бұрын
I love love love to see non-brazilian people reading Clarice Lispector and loving her. She's such a tresure ❤ I love your recs and subscribed to your channel already
@bibliosophie 7 ай бұрын
hi! welcome! thanks for visiting 🥰
@literaryiggy 7 ай бұрын
what a sweet year of reading, Sophie! added many to my list
@bibliosophie 7 ай бұрын
reading was good to (and for) me this year! looking forward to watching your top books vid 😘
@em_harring 7 ай бұрын
What a great list! I added many of these titles to my to-read shelf for 2024. It sounds like you had a great reading year! I read The Door by Szabo this year and loved it, and (almost) three out of the four Neapolitan novels, which have been standouts.
@bibliosophie 7 ай бұрын
glad to hear some of these made yr upcoming tbr! i read 2 of the 4 neapolitan novels this year and also loved them, and read and loved the door last year (i think it made my top books list?)
@nofskiepatofskie 7 ай бұрын
what a thoughtful and inspiring collection - will be reading many of these in 2024!
@bibliosophie 7 ай бұрын
wonderful, I love to hear it! thanks for leaving a comment telling me 💓
@katsfieldnotes 7 ай бұрын
Sis, the notes being jotted! The recommendations being taken! This vid added some real heft to my tbr list and im not even a lil mad about it. I reallllllly have to try Permafrost sooner rather than later. Also have been meaning to read Quicksand, thank you for the reminder and great motivation! And love your words on Nettel. That book is so dang special. Excited to see what you pick up in 2024!
@bibliosophie 7 ай бұрын
I love it I love it I love it! the good news is that a lot of these books are pretty short so the tbr doesn't get too cumbersome? we should read something together in the new year! (and also meet!)
@katsfieldnotes 7 ай бұрын
@@bibliosophie literally hopped off this vid last night and right onto thrift books, so excited for the soph-haul 😂 YESSSSS! Also Im awful, life got so hectic after summer Im sorry! But sí please, lets def! Maybe we do a lil IRL buddy read chat?!? Is that too nerdy?? Why am I overly-excited about that 😂
@bibliosophie 7 ай бұрын
@@katsfieldnotes ha ha i have done the youtube video to thriftbooks or library pipeline pipeline many times, i feel you irl buddy read chat sounds utterly delightful. little bev, little book, little conversation ✨ got any books in mind that you’d like company for?
@booksthehausdown 7 ай бұрын
I got a bunch of book cash for Christmas and was trying to decide what books to get… this vid comes in perfect timing!! ❤
@bibliosophie 7 ай бұрын
yessss let me influence youuuu 💓 (this is I suppose why we all do these videos at this time of the year!)
@pastorytime2683 7 ай бұрын
Love this list! I've read a few of these and recently bought Violent Phenomena after your review. I've had Close to the Knives on my TBR for ages and must get to it! Happy new year! Siân
@bibliosophie 7 ай бұрын
oh yes, close to the knives is definitely one of those classics I absolutely see you reading at some point (or would have assumed you'd already read!) happy new year to you both, and thanks for watching/commenting so actively and thoughtfully these past few months! been lovely to get to know yr channel and hear from you on mine
@pastorytime2683 7 ай бұрын
@@bibliosophie thankyou so much!! And same to you - we love your channel!
@oliviaturner3345 7 ай бұрын
An inspiring list- thank you! I'm currently reading Barbara Comyn's A Touch of Mistletoe and loving it so far. Have a great new year and I look forward to watching your channel in 2024. 😊
@bibliosophie 7 ай бұрын
thanks for watching! you got me down a whole barbara comyns rabbit hole bc i confess i’d never heard of her (or forgot her perhaps). i’ve put her in my ever-growing tbr pile. thanks for telling me about a touch of mistletoe!
@oliviaturner3345 7 ай бұрын
@@bibliosophie Ooh this is exciting! I hope you pick something up by her. I also have a copy of Who Was Changed and Who Was Dead, which sounds fantastic, too. Happy rabbit-holing!
@bibliosophie 7 ай бұрын
@@oliviaturner3345 I realized I have actually heard of our spoons came from woolworths a bit via youtube. but yes, I hope I dig into at least one of her books soon!
@jameskatie 7 ай бұрын
as soon as i saw you were on the throne, i knew i would be taking notes. very into the sound of ugly feelings and they can't kill us until they kill us. a good essay collection is the way to my heart! x
@bibliosophie 7 ай бұрын
the throne means important business! i think you’ll def get a lot out of both ugly feelings and they can’t kill us - they’re very much within yr interests re subject matter, and also very good reads on a writerly level
@litwithkat 7 ай бұрын
sophie, so many books that made it to your favs that i NEED to get to. they can't kill us till they kill us! i'm a fan! still born! hearing you talk about all these books is making me wanna just curl up and get to reading!!
@bibliosophie 7 ай бұрын
i absolutely love to hear this! i really got a lot out of these books, and it’s definitely my hope that i can help convince others to pick them up 🥰 (and also just read in general - something i love about best books lists is that you get to see people be really enthusiastic about their reading, and that’s contagious, even if you don’t plan to read the books mentioned)
@litwithkat 7 ай бұрын
@@bibliosophie YESSS absolutely, love to hear people gush about their favs bc of exactly what you said!!
@bbyneens 7 ай бұрын
great video! for sure some cool new recs :) would looove to know where your shirt is from! love it
@bibliosophie 7 ай бұрын
it’s a shirt i thrifted years ago - i forgot the brand, but something entirely random. it’s served me well, though!
@TKTalksBooks 7 ай бұрын
We share the same aesthetic regarding reading material. Outstanding video. Well done in all aspects. Thank you! Happy New Year!
@bibliosophie 7 ай бұрын
thanks so much! happy new year to you! (any fav reads to recommend from your 2023 list? 😋)
@TKTalksBooks 7 ай бұрын
I am starting my own channel on Friday or Saturday of this week! I will have many recommendations from my favorites of 2023. I am thrilled I stumbled across your beautiful channel. All my best....@@bibliosophie
@bibliosophie 7 ай бұрын
@@TKTalksBooks aha! welcome to booktube! I'll have to check out yr channel when it's up and running
@ebonykenae 7 ай бұрын
such a great list!! i neeeed to read quicksand and permafrost!
@ebonykenae 7 ай бұрын
also i've had agua viva for sooo long and now i'm adding G.H. and A Breath of Life to my must reads for 2024!
@bibliosophie 7 ай бұрын
@@ebonykenae i saw água viva in yr pile!👀 have you read boulder or passing? i’m looking forward to yr thoughts on whichever of these you do pick up! also looking forward to watching yr top books video - i’m making my way through my subscriptions little by little lol
@sosseserpenti 7 ай бұрын
Taaaste, i have either read and lovedthe same books or they're on my tbr ♡♡
@bibliosophie 7 ай бұрын
excellent! so you’ve got very good taste too! 😋
@MrBookaholic99 7 ай бұрын
I want to read like EVERY book you are talking about 😳 especially Clarice Lispector, Guadalupe Nettel and Magda Szabó sound super interesting 🐈⬛🐦⬛ I already own “I’m a Fan” so maybe I should start with this one tho Great list!!! have a great 2024🎉
@bibliosophie 7 ай бұрын
woohoo! i love to hear it! obviously, i think you should read every book on this list 👼 what have you read and loved recently? happy 2024 to you!
@robotnic 7 ай бұрын
Still Born and If an Egyptian are two of my favourites of the year, too. I've been seeing They Can't Kill Us... around for ages but only started hearing what it's about more recently. I think you're the third person I've heard rave about it lately, so I'll have to try it. My absolute favourite this year has been Voyager by Nona Fernandez. I think you'd love it too. She plays with structure and obfuscation really well. So in control with a really fine touch.
@bibliosophie 7 ай бұрын
have added voyager to my tbr, bc it sounds definitely like something i’d like. memory? storytelling? political narrative? personal history? you’ve tailored your rec well - thanks!
@bibliosophie 7 ай бұрын
re they can’t kill us until they kill us, i also very much recommend a little devil in america, if you haven’t read that collection of essays!
@Read2live 7 ай бұрын
I've read Katalin Street as one of my very last books of 2023. I loved it! It is not an easy read, it requires patience from the reader to understand what's going on and some parts are difficult, but that patience is well rewarded. Quiet but deeply sorrowful is a book that will stay with me for a while, and I'll need to reread it at some point. This was my first one of Szabo, but definitely, I'm looking forward to read more from her.
@bibliosophie 7 ай бұрын
“quiet but deeply sorrowful” is a perfect description - i hope you enjoy your other szabó reads in the future!
@Read2live 7 ай бұрын
@@bibliosophie Thank you!
@sabinagruden2702 7 ай бұрын
If Egyptians cannot speak English is also one of my favourites this year! I also read Quicksand (and Passing - both amazing and beautifully writen) and Simple Passion. Close to the knives and Too much and not in the mood are waiting on my bookshelf. I know I'll defenetly love Close to the knives when I'll read it. :) I really want to read I'm a Fan and Katalin Street. And many more of course :) I had great reading year, there are so many amazing books outthere! Thanks for your videos and happy New Year!🥳🤍
@bibliosophie 7 ай бұрын
happy new year to you! i’ve really enjoyed seeing your monthly lists on instagram - i know you had a good reading year ha ha ha 👀
@bibliosophie 7 ай бұрын
btw have you read any szabó? i can’t remember - did i see the door in your reads at some point?
@sabinagruden2702 7 ай бұрын
@@bibliosophie yes, I read The Door, what a book!! I was so confused reading it and really hooked. What a strange and toxic relationship they had. What a character is Emerence! Szabo truly is an amazing and complex writer and I'm looking forward to read more of her work.
@bibliosophie 7 ай бұрын
@@sabinagruden2702 i should read it again soon - you’re making me want to revisit it!
@thelefthandedreader6632 7 ай бұрын
Yay! Your list! I too am such a fan of Eva Balthasar. I feel like shes an author for me. I’m glad to be reminded of If An Egyptian Cannot Speak English. I meant to get to it and then didn’t. You’re convincing me to put Magda Szabo bk on my whiteboard to try it out. I tried The Fawn and for some reason, it didnt click. Kate Briggs: I can’t wait to dip into her this yr. I’m reading a couple of her works with a read-a-long group starting in Jan. I’m looking forward to it! Maybe this is the year I will finally read Too Much & Not The Mood. 😊😊 There’s so many fantastic recommendations here in the non-fiction realm. A literal non-fiction playground of book choices. So exciting!
@bibliosophie 7 ай бұрын
i didn’t get on magnificently with the fawn at first - i ended up liking it a lot, but still, it wasn’t a total love affair. i think there’s something additive about reading her, too, and sort of a slow burn. i think i’d recommend abigail or the door if you want to give szabó another try
@bibliosophie 7 ай бұрын
too much and not the mood is quite a fast read, so i think it’s well worth adding to yr nonfiction roster! the nonfic playground i present definitely centers around a couple of themes, but hey, i like what i like. :)
@thelefthandedreader6632 7 ай бұрын
@@bibliosophie , I'm glad to have the rec!
@lindysmagpiereads 7 ай бұрын
Love this list! I can tell that your best books are likely to work for me too because I am also a fan of Amina Cain, Elena Ferrante, Durga Chew-Bose and Sarah Bernstein.
@bibliosophie 7 ай бұрын
yes, it seems we probably have similar tastes! what have been some of your favorite books recently, so i can take note? 👀
@lindysmagpiereads 7 ай бұрын
@@bibliosophie I’m still working on my top list (so hard to narrow it down to a manageable size) but probably my top two are No Friend but the Mountains (Behrouz Boochani) and Your Driver Is Waiting by Priya Guns.
@bibliosophie 7 ай бұрын
@@lindysmagpiereads i just subscribed to yr channel, so i’ll keep an eye out for your favorites list ha ha (and other videos) i very much empathize with the difficulty of narrowing down favorites…
@NovelFindsByKassi 7 ай бұрын
Great Picks! - A New Subscriber. : )
@bibliosophie 7 ай бұрын
thank you! and welcome!
@ameliareads589 6 ай бұрын
Permafrost has been in my top list too! And I loved Study for Obedience too. I really have to get to They Can't Kill Us, Until They Kill Us. I loved A Little Devil in America so much and Hanif Abdurraqib's writing is absolutely marvellous.
@bibliosophie 6 ай бұрын
i loved a little devil in america too! always happy to hear about people who liked the bernstein bc i know it’s divisive
@booksandstick5544 7 ай бұрын
New subscriber here. I wish I could read better in French so that I can read Pierre Adrian's book. I enjoyed this video and I will go back and watch some of your other ones.
@bibliosophie 7 ай бұрын
welcome! glad you found me :) (a little part of me wants to translate adrian’s book, but i suspect it will get translated at some point?)
@RashmikaLikesBooks 5 ай бұрын
I LOVE listening to you talk about books. I especially love your Francophone African recommendations because that's an ocean of literature I'm hoping to get into. Happy reading, Sophie! ❤ Edit: My original comment mentioned Francophone African authors, but I really appreciate your celebration of northern and central African authors (whether they are Francophone or not.) Since I'm southern African, I'm really hoping to immerse myself in different experiences of the Continent.
@bibliosophie 5 ай бұрын
thank you! i’m really glad to hear this! i admit that african literature is definitely a comparative blindspot for me, so i’m looking to read more. with that in mind, got any recommendations? :)
@RashmikaLikesBooks 4 ай бұрын
@@bibliosophie This is a super late reply, because I was mulling over the types of books I thought you'd like based on the reading you share here. -"Collective Amnesia" by Koleka Putuma (Afro-feminist poetry, sub-Saharan context) - "Disgrace", "The Childhood of Jesus" and "Elizabeth Costello" by JM Coetzee (lyrical, philosophical and insightful author. Has been listed for the Booker a few times, won the Nobel Prize for Literature.) - "Living, Loving & Lying Awake at Night" by Sindiwe Magona. A mix of tragic and humourous vignettes that show South African women's experiences. Happy reading!
@bibliosophie 4 ай бұрын
@@RashmikaLikesBooks thank you! i have read books by coetzee, but koleka putuma and sindiwe magona are new to me!
@r.enee.morris 7 ай бұрын
Added the Bernstein to my wishlist. Love Durga deeply. 💜💜
@bibliosophie 7 ай бұрын
i’ll be really curious to know what you think. it’s def been divisive, and i absolutely can’t guess where you’ll fall. did you ever read the coming bad days by bernstein? i always always associate you with too much and not the mood. your love for it is really what convinced me to read it, and, more superficially, the purple on the cover reminds me of you!
@r.enee.morris 7 ай бұрын
@@bibliosophie haven’t read the coming bad days where should I start? Durga’s love for purple is life affirming. 💜💜
@bibliosophie 7 ай бұрын
@@r.enee.morris i think both are similar in tone and what they explore: alienation, unease, antipathy
@r.enee.morris 7 ай бұрын
@@bibliosophieI do like the sound of all that.
@RoisinsReading 6 ай бұрын
Need to read If An Egyptian Cannot Speak English! Also I’m a Fan
@bibliosophie 6 ай бұрын
yes! i want to know what you think! it seems mostly that people like if an egyptian (at least in my tiny slice of internet), but i’m a fan is much more divisive even amongst people whose tastes i mostly share
@benreadsgood 7 ай бұрын
Ok I loved this set of books BUT the real number one in this video is that throne you’re sitting on!!! *Love* to see I’m A Fan up there - glad that’s the one we had in common 👏 I am intrigued by Lispector, but also scared… it sounds like the sort of thing that would just go over my head. But lovers of Lispector REALLY love her so maybe I should give her a go.
@bibliosophie 7 ай бұрын
ha ha ha yes, the throne felt appropriate for this particular video theme! (it's not hugely comfortable for me bc I'm unable to sit like a normal person in most moments of my life...)
@bibliosophie 7 ай бұрын
lispector lovers really love her indeed -- we have a sort of religious and rabid zeal. (I wonder if that's also a little scary in itself?) frankly, I think if you pick up one of her novels, a lot of it will go over yr head, bc I think it goes over anyone's head. but think of that as diving into water: it's over yr head, it's between yr fingers, it's soaking into yr head. if you can let it be an experiential rather than purely logical/narrative experience, it's easier. and I think that's why we love her so much: we're forced to set aside some of her critical brain while also being forced to think *a lot*
@benreadsgood 7 ай бұрын
@@bibliosophie Maybe a challenge for myself in 2024... I am too much of a logical it-must-surely-make-sense kind of reader, but I know that means I miss out on some great stuff!
@bibliosophie 7 ай бұрын
@@benreadsgood i say try something outside your usual, but perhaps it just won’t do it for you. which i think is fine. we should broaden our horizons, but we’re allowed our limits. i’m seldom venturing into very plotty books with large world building, and that definitely means i miss many reading experiences
@nathansnook 7 ай бұрын
I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS ALL YEAR!!! eep! shocked to see GH take over A Breath of Life??? a TWIST i say!!! in our recent zoom chat, i wholeheartedly agree that A Breath of Life, in itself, could also be deemed a perfect novel given whole closely it ties with the time she wrote it in her life. i really need to pick up that Cain. love a book that pushes you to read more and more and more and with that, i hope 2024 is a grand year of books for you. cheers and love to you, ma chérie~~!
@bibliosophie 7 ай бұрын
the great GH coup of 2023! although, i admit my choice really boils down to variety and bc i think it’s a better entryway book 😋
@bibliosophie 7 ай бұрын
i do think you’re a perfect candidate for that cain - it’s such a lit and writing nerd’s playground. it’s the collector of writers and writings
@bibliosophie 7 ай бұрын
are you giving us a list at some point?!? (why did i answer everything as a separate comment oyyy)
@nathansnook 7 ай бұрын
@@bibliosophie i want in on the nerdy playground!!!
@nathansnook 7 ай бұрын
@@bibliosophie idk how ppl be putting out lists i'm still reading for the year 😭😭😭
@larissaschunck 7 ай бұрын
Amei as dicas, também comecei a ler Clarice Lispector, porém comecei por Água Viva.
@bibliosophie 7 ай бұрын
ceci un excellent premier livre pour découvrir lispector ! (je réponds en français parce que je comprends assez bien le portugais quand je le lis mais je ne le parle pas du tout !)
@cs0p 7 ай бұрын
if 2024 isnt the year of baldwin for me, i quit. You've convinced me to pick up magda szabo! you've also piqued my interest with study for obedience
@bibliosophie 7 ай бұрын
omg yesss read baldwin - fiction and nonfiction. hit me up if you want a buddy or taskmaster. would happily read more and/or reread any baldwin i’ve already read based on yr reaction to days of abandonment, i think you’ll like study for obedience. unhinged, queasy energy and re szabó, i say start with the door. and join yena, kiran, nathan and i in #szabó2024 !
@cs0p 7 ай бұрын
i feel like your patronus would be Clarice Lispector
@bibliosophie 7 ай бұрын
i’m absolutely chuffed and honored by this assessment (although at this point pretty disdainful of the harry potter world…)
@JohnSeney 7 ай бұрын
"The Passion According to GH" might be too close to home for me I am the guy who turns every dead bug into yet another pondering of the order of things under God or the lack of it. I finally get the full meaning of the term "meh" after this book year the standouts were few and the "mehs" were many for me, I just peer forward to better. That looks like a royal chair you are sitting in appropriately enough, you are the Queen of your corner of Booktube where you read precisely what you want without regard to age or popularity, keep up the great work and happy new year 🎉🎊
@bibliosophie 7 ай бұрын
yes, it sounds like perhaps you’re not in the market for the particular brand of existential crisis that lispector brings up… sorry for yr meh reading year, and i hope 2024 brings about more inspiring reading experiences! so mote it be from book review throne!
@blueriver6751 7 ай бұрын
can u make a book recommendations about the most important queer books, poetries essays anything
@bibliosophie 7 ай бұрын
that’s an excellent idea! i’d like to come up with my list and make a video at some point. thanks!
@hipanna2773 5 ай бұрын
the sz in szabó is pronounced like s in snake or silent for example
@bibliosophie 5 ай бұрын
thanks for the reminder! funnily, i have learnt this, and i pronounce various hungarian words/names (liszt!) correctly, but for no particular reason say szabó and szerb with a french/english mispronunciation. i should break the habit :)
@sarasworst 7 ай бұрын
i LOVE a good translated books. Foreign writing always has an edge to it that american writing doesnt capture for me. (as an american)
@bibliosophie 7 ай бұрын
that’s very interesting! i don’t particularly seek out translated books, but i definitely read a number, and as this list shows, really like some. what was some standout translated writing for you this year?
@sarasworst 7 ай бұрын
youve probably read it but "Tender is the Flesh" is my favorite read of all time and i just found it this year. It was originally spanish hence why the main character is addicted to Mate haha @@bibliosophie
@bibliosophie 7 ай бұрын
@@sarasworst I've definitely heard of it, but never read it! (I don't have the courage/stomach ha ha ha)
@radiantchristina 7 ай бұрын
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@bibliosophie 7 ай бұрын
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@alsopato 7 ай бұрын
great picks and thoughts! cant believe beale street was this year, feels like so long ago,, hope to read something else with you in ‘24 🫶🫶
@bibliosophie 7 ай бұрын
right?! i had the thought while making my list that reading it feels like an eternity ago. would definitely love to read something with you again this coming year - let me know if you think of something, and i will too 💗
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