I always love the books you pick. You have wonderful tastes! I’m currently reading The Book of Disquiet and have been eyeing that poem collection for awhile from Bloom. Your other two picks look great too!
@siljeblomst1
2 жыл бұрын
Now you have made me want to revisit Kristin Lavransdatter 😊 Have a wonderful weekend ❤️
@bigalbooksforever
2 жыл бұрын
I bet it would read way better in the original! Thank you-- you too! :)
@user-dh1yq5cz9v
2 жыл бұрын
Would love to get an update on how the rest of your March of the Mammoths went! 📚
@andrewmatthews5477
2 жыл бұрын
I miss your takes! Hope everything is a-ok!
@pratistha8420
2 жыл бұрын
I was sooo ready for march of the mammoths and then life happened 😭😭😭... Haven't been able to start reading my mammoth 💔 I guess I need this unofficial 24 in 48 hours readathon this weekend 😍
@bigalbooksforever
2 жыл бұрын
Luckily mammoths are very patient and understanding creatures! I hope you're able to get off to a good start this weekend :)
@thiadesg
2 жыл бұрын
I'm so glad you're back making videos! I do not have a mammoth ready to go, but I have the fifth part of Les Misérables on my TBR. I'll try to finish it this month! (My French edition is two volumes of over 900 pages each, so that will feel like an accomplishment to finish it!)
@bigalbooksforever
2 жыл бұрын
Woo, the sewer part!!! I hope you enjoy the ending :)
@bouquinsbooks
2 жыл бұрын
I am reading just one mammoth, a biography of Beethoven. I am about 200 pages in. I probably won’t finish it in March. I have Bloom’s anthology of poetry. I am not reading it cover to cover; I prefer to dip in and out.
@bigalbooksforever
2 жыл бұрын
Nice! I can't decide which Beethoven biography to choose from since there are so many, so I'd be curious to hear your thoughts when you finish it!
@joelharris4399
2 жыл бұрын
I'm glad you enjoyed Harold Bloom's anthology, may he rest in peace. He had his views for certain, but he sure was knowledgeable! Wasn't a Yale professor for no reason :)
@bigalbooksforever
2 жыл бұрын
Yes I'm glad he included his commentary in this anthology! The introductions are almost as thought-provoking as the poems themselves :)
@andrewmatthews5477
2 жыл бұрын
Lydia Davis has published 2 volumes of her essays. That will be my reading treat.
@bigalbooksforever
2 жыл бұрын
I am so excited for Vol 2. She is a delight!!!
@user-dh1yq5cz9v
2 жыл бұрын
I've been busy with some exams, but finished up today, so I think it's the perfect time to start Middlemarch, my chosen mammoth for this March, for obvious reasons! Not to mention the shift to spring has me in the mood to mentally be in the English countryside 🌳 Can't wait for the readathon! Want to put a nice dent into Middlemarch in the middle of March!
@wronggeometry
2 жыл бұрын
I've been reading Middlemarch slowly for ages. I am loving it and savouring it so in no rush to finish but it will probably be my main read over the weekend.
@bigalbooksforever
2 жыл бұрын
Yes I am so desperate for spring this year! Congrats on finishing up your exams-- I hope reading Middlemarch will be a nice way to unwind :)
@user-dh1yq5cz9v
2 жыл бұрын
@@bigalbooksforever Thanks al!! :)
@marcusmusings
2 жыл бұрын
Already finished one mammoth with finishing my reread of The Shadow Rising by Robert Jordan. I'll probably read Kristin Lavransdatter for next year. Interestingly enough, I am also currently reading a Nobel prize winning trilogy omnibus that came out roughly the same time, but from the male perspective called Jean-Christophe by Romain Rolland. I think I'm almost halfway done with the first book. After that, I'll probably do a palate cleanser and then read The Books of Jacob
@bigalbooksforever
2 жыл бұрын
OK, I just looked up Jean-Christophe and it sounds amazing!!! I've never heard of it before so thanks for putting it on my radar. I hope you keep crushing it with your reading this month! :)
@myhouseisalibrary
2 жыл бұрын
I loved yours and Jason’s “Intro to the March of the Mammoths”! I have dived into my own March with Sherlock Holmes (Done. I kinda jumped the starting gun on that one…). My modus operandi on the other chosen ones is similar to yours; start them all and see where it goes! So far, Genji is going better than I expected, tho still a bit slow (in the second of the six books). I’ve started 2666 (200 pages in), Robert’s History of the World (in Egypt now), complete Rabelais (a reread and romping through it!), and last but not least, Encyclopaedia Britannica (holy cow. I’m still only in ‘Africa’. I’m not sure WHICH March I’ll be finishing that in.). I’m loving this project!
@bigalbooksforever
2 жыл бұрын
That is so good to hear! You are working through an amazing assortment of mammoths! I've always meant to get around to Tale of Gengi and Rabelais but every March I chicken out haha. I hope you continue enjoying the March :)
@myhouseisalibrary
2 жыл бұрын
@@bigalbooksforever Rabelais is hilariously funny; in much the same way Canterbury Tales is, but much much bawdier. Genji has kicked me out a couple of times. Third time’s the charm.
@lyddie465
2 жыл бұрын
my professor read middle english in my arts class and it was so fun!
@bigalbooksforever
2 жыл бұрын
That sounds like such a great time! :,)
@karenbird6727
2 жыл бұрын
I am reading the Books of Jacob, by Olga Tokarczuk. I have only read 129 pages, but I am really enjoying it so far.
@bigalbooksforever
2 жыл бұрын
That's good to hear! Plus it made it on the longlist of the International Booker Prize, so you're ahead of the game there :)
@mauricesimmons4260
2 жыл бұрын
I’m a 1/4 in A Little Life 🙏🏾🙏🏾🤞🏾
@bigalbooksforever
2 жыл бұрын
Oooh good luck with finishing up that emotional rollercoaster!
@andrewmatthews5477
2 жыл бұрын
The Recognitions is my favorite mammoth novel.
@marcusmusings
2 жыл бұрын
I read The Forsythe Saga a few years back. It gets better, but I have no inclination to read the other two volumes
@bigalbooksforever
2 жыл бұрын
Good to know!
@WhitneyOpfar
2 жыл бұрын
My first week was good but I can feel myself losing steam. I’m excited for the readathon to give me a boost ❤️
@johnsaxongitno4life588
2 жыл бұрын
All I can say is that I am really wishing you good luck with your reading 📖 for this amazing reading 📖 of March please stay safe and enjoy your reading 📖 love your Australia fan John xx I am reading war and peace ☮️ from the corner of his eye 👁 the stand north and south and finally needful things
@bigalbooksforever
2 жыл бұрын
So many iconic books at once! I hope you're enjoying them :)
@johnsaxongitno4life588
2 жыл бұрын
@@bigalbooksforever thank you and same to you and I am enjoying them
@bugsby4663
2 жыл бұрын
I have started Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson and war and Peace (I have started it so many times)
@bigalbooksforever
2 жыл бұрын
That sounds like a good pairing! Hopefully this will be the right time for War and Peace to click :)
@sophiecarbone4977
2 жыл бұрын
I have yet to start The Witching Hour, but I will soon! Been reading some other shorter books for other readathons first. This is gonna be so fun though!
@bigalbooksforever
2 жыл бұрын
Yes March is a busy month for readathons! Glad your month is off to a good start :)
@awkwardcoffeebean5257
2 жыл бұрын
I’ve started The Stand by Stephen King! I’m excited to join you on Saturday for some well needed reading time and perhaps I’ll get a bigger chunk of pages done. Love participating in this event 🥰
@bigalbooksforever
2 жыл бұрын
Awesome! I feel like once King novels get going they are tough to put down :)
@awkwardcoffeebean5257
2 жыл бұрын
@@bigalbooksforever I’ve read 300 pages and i’m still waiting for it to kick off 😅
@jacquelinemcmenamin8204
2 жыл бұрын
I started A Fine Balance in January. My intention was to read a big book slowly over 3/4 months this year. Then March came along and I’m taking part in #irishreadathon and everything else stopped.
@KayAmpersand
2 жыл бұрын
I read the first Forsyte Saga when I was in high school and was so proud of myself. Then, I realized there were more and just couldn't bring myself to continue 😂 I completely understand why it is your least favorite so far.
@bigalbooksforever
2 жыл бұрын
Haha! I can't really imagine this family is interesting enough to justify all these thousands of pages but we'll see! 🙃
@cindilabbe6070
2 жыл бұрын
I’m reading The Luminaries (been meaning to for ages) but enjoying it so much thus far. I haven’t been making huge progress as I’m reading some smaller books simultaneously. Nevertheless-seems like it will be a really fun novel.
@bigalbooksforever
2 жыл бұрын
That's good to hear! I remember struggling through the first quarter of that book... but as the chapters start getting shorter it really starts flying! :)
@bluemagic5829
2 жыл бұрын
Where did you get your copy of Kristin Lavransdatter? That PB Deluxe is hard to find!
@bigalbooksforever
2 жыл бұрын
I didn't know that! I think I bought it at an Indigo seven years ago!
@kapa8514
2 жыл бұрын
Im new in this channel what type of books are this?
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