I just finished the setting sun, flosers of buffoonery, and i enjoyed no longer human, ive read crime and punishment years ago too and it was great, do you have any recommendations of books like these? Great video summary too it really helped me to tie everything together in my mind !
@nijioxin6 күн бұрын
i had this book for a summer reading project and honestly i’m so glad i did, I JUST FINISHED IT RIGHT NOW!! this book was filled with so much detail and emotion and Colson Whitehead puts so much incredible language within each chapter, it was an amazing read and the end tied it up beautifully. 10/10!!
@TopG2007313 күн бұрын
Why did he finish the Ark like the way he did? I feel bad for even starting to read it
@SatinPolar14 күн бұрын
Cool
@Noonegivesashit000915 күн бұрын
I am on the ark now. It is depressing now
@NunyaBiznessss22 күн бұрын
I only learned about the Year 24 Group recently as I've gotten into The Rose of Versailles (the anime). When this popped up on my feed I was really excited to learn more :) Thanks for a great video on it!
@Lathnes28 күн бұрын
Thank you for reading this. I have been trying to find spoken poetry in Dutch for a while ❤
@nukal4338Ай бұрын
I use to listen to her videos while working can’t believe its been two years hopefully she’s okay
@aaronhyslop39235 күн бұрын
She's more active now on her other channel Seji Fields where she does videos about knitting :)
@ImTheConquerorАй бұрын
Today I finished The Setting Sun. The narration is Soo good that I could imagine myself with Kazuko. Also I cried when their mother died. The ending was also bittersweet
@samuellucas8502Ай бұрын
He is the Poe of latin america.
@koojisaitoАй бұрын
That was a fantastic review. I’ve just read Kokoro and your insights have definetely made me appreciate it even more!
@theamethyst932 ай бұрын
Man this book is absolutely insane, I read it all in one evening. I never predicted that the last half of the book would be so drastically different from the first half…
@fairyfashionxo2 ай бұрын
one of my favourite book ever
@ruggeroisabnzampogna2 ай бұрын
I think I Fell in love
@Papalagui2 ай бұрын
ありがとうございます!凄いでした。
@martasoltys90912 ай бұрын
When I finished university I was so sure women and the women's movement was so much further ahead than it actually is. I was sure I'd get married and have babies. Life took a different and darker turn. I didn't plan it that way. However, instead of compassion I experienced exactly what you said, "if you refuse (sometimes fo reasons outside of your power) to use your body to create new life you will be shunned rejected mistreated etc" It is true. I was told I have no value because I'm not a mother. I already felt sad that I wasn't a mother and then I experienced prejudice on top of it. I can't even imagine what women went through before. If it's this bad now, it must've been unbearable before. I might read this book.
@nicholashanson95083 ай бұрын
you are brainwashed by a load of communist clap-trap that panders to your ego. so sad
@morganrouzies61983 ай бұрын
I hope you are doing okay, you re as always very inspiring, feel free to reach out if you need any help.
@spotted_moon4 ай бұрын
Can someone please explain to me the Im dating my cousin part? 😖 I wanna read it but I wanna know how bad that part is first.
@alyssashannon12184 ай бұрын
Just finished this book! Wow, it was so intense in the middle and end
@Kristielina5 ай бұрын
Loved your analysis! Especially when you reread parts of the book again. Thank you for making this video.
@user-wr6lm7zd2f5 ай бұрын
from Japan 萩尾望都先生が日本以外でも親しまれていることが嬉しいです😊 彼女は少女漫画に革命を起こした人物です。
@faithfullilac5 ай бұрын
i love kanji master
@JOP_065 ай бұрын
It became a hobby book and every time I read it I can't stop until a couple of hours later, I hope he continues to dedicate himself to more books like loop, which fascinated me. ♥️♥️♥️
@brightroarttttbbbb5 ай бұрын
Gay publications and porn are the biggest corruption in the world. God created people from two genders that complement each other and build a home. The opposite of this cannot be considered. Women are beautiful as women, men are beautiful as men. Trying to change this is futile.
@patriciaokiyi91345 ай бұрын
Il first start with the positive points: I liked the feel of the book, and its quirky depiction of a young girl who felt she didn’t fit in to the world around her… Now on the negative: Whilst I really tried to enter the mind of the author and get a real understanding of the book and the characters I have today that this book (especially the ending) is ridiculous. I understand trauma and how it can distance people from reality and make them feel separated from society. I thought this book would take the terrible experience of the characters and the their altered interpretation of reality and delve into what it meant for them as individuals going from traumatised children into their adult lives (in what ever shape or form that took). Instead I feel like it just plopped a bunch of taboos in for shock value and had no where to go with it. The end was TERRIBLE and the most ridiculous of all!!!! Bringing cannibalism in to the mix in such an unrealistic way, void of human emotion or feeling was just crazy to me. It felt like the author wanted to quickly finish the book in an over the top way. This book had potential to go into many different avenues but sadly lost its way.
@katietatey5 ай бұрын
I came back to watch this again after I finally got to Vivek Oji. Oh my gosh that book ripped my heart apart. So masterful. I had already read Chronicle of a Death Foretold, which was also amazing. Every book recommendation I've taken from you has been a 5 star, Seji! :)
@Dizzii_Lizzii5 ай бұрын
Hear me out on Gideon tho
@black_swan31596 ай бұрын
Hi ! I just finished your video, it was so interesting ! I came because I found your video after finishing recently a manga by Moto Hagio and Iwas looking for a video about the Year 24 group. I got now a lot of screenshots on my phone of manga that I need to found and read xD (Sorry, English is not my first langage)
@zlee0016 ай бұрын
wow. did he write all his novel in english?
@acajudi1006 ай бұрын
Readers are leaders. So many books and so little time. Happy for Books on Tape. and audiobook.
@lulu-im9ps6 ай бұрын
I recommend "The epitaph of a small winner" (the original title is memórias póstumas de brás cubas) by machado de assis, it's one of the greatest brazilian classics 💚
@bananatos89296 ай бұрын
Okay so I haven't read the novel itself, but I just got the TUTTLE manga version of No Longer Human, which I hear no one else talk about. I had no idea that Juni did his own adaptation. But nevertheless, this is very sad and depressing so far.
@nieneinei6 ай бұрын
masterpiece for sure
@mossfrost67306 ай бұрын
I was always hesitant on having a storygraph account just because I don’t wanna spend even more time online when I have all these other profiles for sites I’m either on waaay to often or ones I don’t go on at all, but this totally convinced me to start using this as an alternative to goodreads, thank you so much for showing it in this video, it already is beating out goodreads in sooo many ways
@user-rw2jd6kk2x6 ай бұрын
A marvelous masterpiece, in the end Wick’s letter completely blown my mind off.
@brendenmenardprincestrong35286 ай бұрын
It's sad that 1 boy who was sexually exploited for his good looks became the inspiration for these wonderful mangas. I bet the mangas are Pretty good.
@danienglish93366 ай бұрын
Seji!! Coming back to this after ages. I’m in a PhD program now and I made friends with this woman in my classes. She and I are trading books and she mentioned her desire for more Nigerian works as a Nigerian herself. Excited to talk about this with her, and she lent me “Broken People’s Playlist.” I also shared your video with her :) I love how you discuss this book and how Emezi made a YA book feel so rich and nuanced (I know a lot more YA has tried that, but many fail and I think Emezi nailed it)
@waltwestbrook66516 ай бұрын
I'm an old straight white man and I enjoy your reviews. I have tried to expand my reading beyond white male writers. What I've learned is that race/gender/age, etc matters as far as one's perspective in literature and living. You mentioned James Baldwin, who gives me a headache every time I read him. And, that's a good thing. Thanks for the guideposts to more, and less familiar writers.
@mikiesaeng7 ай бұрын
Can anyone explain the ending with her wanting MC to tell his wife about her baby being naojis? Is it because she is mad about her brothers suicide she wants to start drama ?
@fennerguyreloaded7 ай бұрын
❤❤❤❤❤
@Merels7 ай бұрын
What you say about Dutch books is exactely why I don't like them. I am Dutch, but mostly read in English or translated from English. I would love more fantasy or other genres from Dutch authors. The book about the bakery sounds very interesting!
@just_milly.7 ай бұрын
im a big fan of these types of books, and it was a small easy read book. im asexual and demi and i love how she mentioned that! I brought this book up to my father and me, my mother, my father, and both of my brothers are autistic & the more i think about it the more i realize all of these feeling she doesnt feel, not understand others feelings, why they do certain things its autistic behaviors. also not liking change and matching eachothers energy to make them like her. she masks, and i love it so much because i relate to it! i just got her newer book and cant wait to read it !!
@Vandita33448 ай бұрын
Thanks for the book review and for the math, it left me mindblown !
@almightysupremecourt8 ай бұрын
I just finished the book and I really enjoyed it/found it so bothersome - however I feel so confused by the ending!? Am I dumb?? lol it felt like it just ended abruptly!!
@peebers93878 ай бұрын
hes such a good writer. i can still see the oozey mossy writing in the lighthouse from annihilation after reading it three years ago. borne was my first vandermeer book and i loved it. the annihilation movie was ok, obvs the book is better. Vesper wasn't a vandermeer adaption but i felt like it showed his world better than annihilation. my 2cents
@bebexpink9 ай бұрын
You explained the world rules so well!
@Rumeel127089 ай бұрын
Awesome!! I'm looking to buy that dictionary, as well as some other kanji-pedias. I use the "kanji study" app paired with "ankidroid" flashcards app. I'm mainly learning for the calligraphy 😍!!!!
@thesungate10 ай бұрын
I just order this book for my niece (she is watching bungou stray dogs :) do you think it is suitable for 12 years old ?
@francissemazzi153010 ай бұрын
The relationship between Hiram and his slaver master father was very interesting. His father liked him and his talent but still saw him as a slave. A slaver with brains. I think it was already said in the book, but how what do you think Hiram thought about his father after he died ?