The title and cover of "Through The Sad Wood Our Corpses Will Hang" have me SHOOK Thank you for bringing all of these to my attention!
@AnaWallaceJohnson
Жыл бұрын
Right??! I wanna say the cover is what first attracted me to it!
@coltlegs
Жыл бұрын
The 1970s film adaptation of Picnic at Hanging Rock is just as iconic as the novel! Highly, highly recommend both. (Criterion Collection has a nice little box set of the film and novel, if you’re the movie-buying type.)
@AnaWallaceJohnson
Жыл бұрын
Well, if it's Criterion certified, I know I'm gonna love it
@MrLizanunes
Жыл бұрын
yessss i love the movie so much! the book has been on my to-read list for so long, i'm just waiting for the thrift store gods to send a copy in my way
@darrenreynolds3531
Жыл бұрын
Yes it’s a very atmospheric quite dreamy film as I remember. Not seen it since the 1980s though! Seems to have been forgotten.
@desiraeriddick3005
Жыл бұрын
Absolutely LOVE your curiosity about the world and the people that live in it 🧡
@AnaWallaceJohnson
Жыл бұрын
Thank you! I love people!!
@mary_yankulova
Жыл бұрын
I am sick and tired of mainstream and popular books. Loved this video!
@AnaWallaceJohnson
Жыл бұрын
It's time to bring out the oldies!
@aed2069
Жыл бұрын
I’m a proud Australian and I don’t know that Picnic at Hanging Rock is our best work 😂. As an English teacher I’ve forced it on many people… but I don’t want it known as our greatest classic or anything! I feel it’s one of our necessary reads, but I try to promote Sofie Laguna, Craig Silvey, Christos Tsiolkas, Tim Winton, Trent Dalton and more.
@AnaWallaceJohnson
Жыл бұрын
Hahahah Wikipedia be lying to us all! Noted on all the other authors. I love Australia and can't wait to get into more authors
@daisyt1982
8 ай бұрын
There’s also a movie from the book of Jan Wolkers. Its a dutch autor. It’s called Turks fruit. A lot of teenagers read this book here in Holland because it’s part of the education program.
@ilcuoresemplice
Жыл бұрын
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ absolutely loved this video, will come back jokes aside, i was gifted picnic at hanging rock last week for my birthday (a beautiful new edition by italian publisher sellerio) so i'll take it as a sign! i added a couple of books you mentioned to my reading list, thanks!
@AnaWallaceJohnson
Жыл бұрын
woah! it IS a sign! what a coincidence! I'll check out the Italian edition!
@karakask5488
Жыл бұрын
My little sneaky book is Born Weird by Andrew Kaufman. It's about a family, the Weirds, the mother of which gives each of her kids a blessing at birth (never getting lost, always have hope, etc.) but as the kids grow up they turn into curses. The mother wants to relieve them of the curses on her deathbed but they no longer get along. It's so fantastic. A little bit The Family Fang, a little bit The Royal Tannenbaums
@AnaWallaceJohnson
Жыл бұрын
Woah, that sounds so up my alley. It says it's a road trip novel, too! Yep, love everything about it. Will keep my eyes peeled.
@Tania.atlasinajar
Жыл бұрын
I am right there with you! Books that are unconventional and just not talked about much! 😊 speaking of caged books you should read “They Caged the Animals at Night”
@AnaWallaceJohnson
Жыл бұрын
Woah! That book looks gripping. Foster care in the 50's... wow. I'd love to read it
@imolakiss
Жыл бұрын
I highly, higly recommend When I Sing, Mountains Dance by Irene Sola. It was a huge hit in Europe, it was my absolute favorite book of the year when it came out, but I haven’t ever seen any English speaking booktubers talk about it. It is a magical little novel.
@AnaWallaceJohnson
Жыл бұрын
Oh wow! Yeah, any Catalan novel will probably be a love by me.
@tiachu
Жыл бұрын
ana your brain is such a fun place to be! I added a bunch of these books to my TBR because of how your interest/affection for them JUMPS OUT OF THIS VID. I love it!!
@AnaWallaceJohnson
Жыл бұрын
🥺🥺🥺🥺 you’re truly iconic. I hope you love the ones you’ve added. I already started one tehehehe
@lolapinky123
Жыл бұрын
Picnic at hanging rock would be a good one to do for the book/film series too!
@AnaWallaceJohnson
Жыл бұрын
Seems like the movie is an absolute banger!
@meganwright8308
Жыл бұрын
A Long Way Gone made me think of Songs of a War Boy - Deng Adut was conscripted as a child soldier in South Sudan, later smuggled into Kenya, and then moved to Australia as a refugee where he taught himself English and eventually graduated from university as a lawyer
@AnaWallaceJohnson
Жыл бұрын
WHAT! Oh my. Talk about an incredible story. Noted!!
@nathansnook
Жыл бұрын
what a timely video as i feel like i've just been reading titles that everyone else has been reading. newness in the old! also let us not forget John Krasinski adapted DFW's novel to film! i think another popular title i think people have forgotten/hated/loved is The Man Who Loved Children. hoping to read it sometime this year!
@AnaWallaceJohnson
Жыл бұрын
ummm, iconic behavior to be an author!! Congrats, baby!! And when I have the means, I'm getting a copy. Totally forgot Krasinski was a director. WHAT! the floppy hair that CAN Aussie novels were absolutely kickin' back in the day.
@nathansnook
Жыл бұрын
@@AnaWallaceJohnson floppy hair is, essentially, movie director hair
@francis4291
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Ana. I love your reading choices.
@AnaWallaceJohnson
Жыл бұрын
ilysm
@francis4291
Жыл бұрын
@@AnaWallaceJohnson Hi! Ana, my brain fails to understand this minimal term: ilysm
@AnaWallaceJohnson
Жыл бұрын
@@francis4291 I love ya so much!
@francis4291
Жыл бұрын
@@AnaWallaceJohnsonBut me too Ana, I love you, you are a beautiful woman. You must not be frightened, everything is fine between you and me, I assure you.
@LittleMissLalalaura
Жыл бұрын
the sunshine yellow nails with the grey-teal shirt is GIVING eta I put Turkish Delights on my wishlist
@AnaWallaceJohnson
Жыл бұрын
The yellow said, "I'm here for the party!" And I hope to get to TD soon!
@riviereroviere
Жыл бұрын
I also love reading one star reviews!!
@AnaWallaceJohnson
Жыл бұрын
literally first thing I do when I find a place I love. check the haters
@kalareadsagain
Жыл бұрын
This is a really cool video concept - of course I love reading all the new hot books, but there are so many amazing books that don’t get talked about! I read A Long Way Gone back around the time it came out and absolutely loved it (as much as you can a book about such an intense topic) and definitely recommend. Also, I love your nail color! 💛
@AnaWallaceJohnson
Жыл бұрын
I feel like I'm the only person that didn't know about this book when it first came out! I'm officially making up for lost time!! Glad to hear so many people got something out of it. Nails are OPI I Just Can't Cope-acabana!
@tessa1316
Жыл бұрын
A book I never hear people talk about is All the Young Men by Ruth Coker Burks. It’s a non-fiction about the AIDS epidemic in the South of the US. It’s an amazing book, both sad and funny.
@AnaWallaceJohnson
Жыл бұрын
!!! Oh wow. Yeah, this sounds like a "me" book. I feel we hear so much of the NY and SF stories. Interested to read southern stories.
@ameliareads589
Жыл бұрын
Oh my God, Ana!!! You obviously developed a soft spot for weird German literature lately. I almost choked when you mentioned Feuchtgebiete/Wetlands!😲 It has been a bestseller when it came out and was talked about a lot. Of course I have read it, but never saw the movie. Is the book any good I hear you ask? Well, let me say, it is definitely a book of it's time...👯♀️ And yes, I've read Through The Sad Woods..., four stars, baby! 😘
@AnaWallaceJohnson
Жыл бұрын
hahahaha! It's coming into my life-- I can't help it!!! Maybe I'll do a movie/book comparison for Wetlands 🤪🤪🤪
@SavidgeReads
Жыл бұрын
Ooh I love Turkish Delight so just want it from the title alone. I think you’d love Picnic at Hanging Rock. A gothic gem. Wetland, FML, I’ll never forget it that’s for sure 🥑
@AnaWallaceJohnson
Жыл бұрын
Lmaooo you've read it! I am so ready to giggle my lil avocado off when I read it
@katemaher8024
Жыл бұрын
i love Valley of the Dolls!!! so pulpy and addictive ive thought abt it so often since reading in 2020
@AnaWallaceJohnson
Жыл бұрын
yessss! I want to get a great, used vintage copy and bath in the camp!
@tinahuestis6931
Жыл бұрын
A long way gone was such a very good read. It is so interesting and I definitely recommend it!
@AnaWallaceJohnson
Жыл бұрын
People seem to have had a great experience with it, so I'm happy it's universally enjoyed!
@AnnaZimychZebzda
Жыл бұрын
Underground is so good, might read it again
@AnaWallaceJohnson
Жыл бұрын
SO keen to pick that up soon.
@debbiewoten9403
Жыл бұрын
I read Valley of the Dolls and saw the movie in the early 1970's. I was not impressed. I remember it being sad. But now I think I'd like to try reading it again. I had forgotten about it until you mentioned it here. Thanks for this video, I'm off to look for the book now.
@AnaWallaceJohnson
Жыл бұрын
Ooooh, let me know how the search goes! And what cover you find. I love the vintage ones
@Literary_Baddie5838
Жыл бұрын
Hey. Before subscribing to you I'd never heard of David Sedaris but yesterday I was walking, stopped by a book vendor in the street and I saw Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls by David Sedaris. Yeah, I bought it because you raved about Theft by Finding and David. I hope I enjoy my new book. I live in Kenya, btw, so your influence is wide. Thank you.
@AnaWallaceJohnson
Жыл бұрын
Kenya!! Wow. Would absolutely love, LOVE to make it to Kenya. Hope you love Sedaris. He's very American, but I think it's a perfect look into that particular psyche. I hope you'll giggle a little :)))
@julie.k15
Жыл бұрын
love your curious and diverse interest in books
@AnaWallaceJohnson
Жыл бұрын
thanks so much, julie! it keeps me going!
@rosearan8788
Жыл бұрын
You are so right! Not many people talk about Picnic at hanging Rock! Great book!
@AnaWallaceJohnson
Жыл бұрын
Everyone seems to love it! I'm ready to jump on the icon train
@qlimponx
Жыл бұрын
I love the subject of this video. Absolutely. What books are we not hearing about? Perfect.
@AnaWallaceJohnson
Жыл бұрын
bring out the randoms, ya know!
@qlimponx
Жыл бұрын
@@AnaWallaceJohnson I’ve been considered a rando my whole life, so I can identify with these books 📚 I also identify AS a book 📕.
@eiwaart
Жыл бұрын
The Fruits of the Earth by André Gide is my favorite book, but no one is talking about it. A poem in prose addressed to the young Nathanael on the beauty but also fragility and sadness of life, exquisite !
@AnaWallaceJohnson
Жыл бұрын
I love a good 1800's book, so this is right up my alley. Thank you!
@readbylau
Жыл бұрын
turkish delight is amazing!! (maybe im biased cause im dutch but really... read it)
@AnaWallaceJohnson
Жыл бұрын
is it as saucy as it seems? I hope!
@cowboygarfield5609
Жыл бұрын
I LOVE 'picnic at hanging rock', I didn't stop thinking about it for a good week or so after finishing it. I had it recommended to me through tik tok but it turned out to be one of my mum's favourite books growing up too.
@AnaWallaceJohnson
Жыл бұрын
tik tok is doing the lords work! I think about joining constantly, but my mind hurts whenever I log in
@leeridling
Жыл бұрын
not me getting excited to talk about my fav book in the comments and then remembering i'm on the english speaking side of youtube :c anyways i'll still say that it's by a russian author (who is also one of the translators of Infinite Jest) and it completely blew my mind when i read it in january. it starts off as an auto-biographical coming-of-age story, nostalgically telling us about childhood in russian countryside, and then seemlessly changes genres throughout the book as the characters are getting older, and in the end it turns into a dystopia with cyberpunk and a sprinkle of magical realism. it's been months since i finished it and i still think about it almost every day
@AnaWallaceJohnson
Жыл бұрын
lmaooo kudos to you for knowing multiple languages--it's always a work in progress for me. And woahhh--wild ride of a book. What is the name???
@leeridling
Жыл бұрын
@@AnaWallaceJohnson tehee thanks! the book is "Центр Тяжести" by Алексей Поляринов ["Tsentr Tyazhesti" by Alexey Polyarinov]. I guess if it was published in english the name would be "Center of mass" 😅
@illchangemyusernamewhenith9130
Жыл бұрын
I love your videos omg. Also inspired by you I did my nails in a bright reddish pink color instead of my usual dark red or nude colors. I can't wait for my coworkers to ridicule me about it. (They always think I'm having a mental breakdown when I try something new)
@AnaWallaceJohnson
Жыл бұрын
hahah! Have the coworkers spoken??? I gotta know the nail DRAM
@isabellehall9217
Жыл бұрын
My recs are The Twenty Days of Turin (Giorgio de Maria), and Asylum Road (Olivia Sudjic).
@AnaWallaceJohnson
Жыл бұрын
I've heard only iconic things about Asylum Road. Maybe I'll try to snag it on audio
@GuiltyFeat
Жыл бұрын
Fab list. I have only read the Lorrie Moore and the Foster Wallace neither of which blew my mind. 1 star.
@AnaWallaceJohnson
Жыл бұрын
Noted!! Foster Wallace is gonna happen when I have a lot of time and angsty thoughts
@sophiethepegasus
Жыл бұрын
Picnic at Hanging Rock is absolutely FANTASTIC! It is set in the area near where I grew up, and it is a phenomenal piece. I genuinely gasped when you mentioned it.
@AnaWallaceJohnson
Жыл бұрын
Aussie lit for the win, baby!! I think I might even go out and buy the novel soon
@sophiethepegasus
Жыл бұрын
@@AnaWallaceJohnson If you do, I would love to hear your thoughts!
@ranhernan15
Жыл бұрын
We So Seldom Look On Love-Barbara Gowdy
@AnaWallaceJohnson
Жыл бұрын
sounds like exactly something I would like. Canada forever!
@micaela_saucy
Жыл бұрын
I am currently reading Brief Interviews! My impression of it at this moment (I’m about halfway through) is very mixed. On the one hand, I’m impressed with the amount of liberties taken in relation to short story form. There are definitely a lot of experimental pieces and I give DFW a lot of credit for straying from the norm. I have even been inspired to experiment in my own writing. However……I cannot honestly say that I am enjoying this book. I have to be in a certain mood to pick it back up and it is a mood in which I do not often find myself. Just waiting to see if the positives or negatives will be reflected in my overall rating when I’m finished. I love watching your videos and can’t wait to hear your thoughts on this one! Let me know if you’d like me to send my copy of the book to you when I am done. ❤
@AnaWallaceJohnson
Жыл бұрын
Great assessment. I feel like I had similar thoughts with Infinite Jest. The format stuck with me and I felt I could trace the capillaries of the characters, but was the entirety of the novel as great? Who knows. Oh wow--I wouldn't mind a copy!!
@annaascott
Жыл бұрын
Ana, you have to read Wetlands! I read it as a teenager when it first came out (I was a huge Charlotte Roche fan) and to this day it's one of the books that shaped me as a person and as a reader. Compared to the film I'd say the book is even better.
@AnaWallaceJohnson
Жыл бұрын
!!!! I love to hear it! I think if I read it when I was younger, it would probably have the same effect on me. Seems like my jam!
@gumplex101
Жыл бұрын
I read A Long Way Gone during high school for class and I remember it being a tough but ultimately important and informative read - I hope you like it if you pick it up!
@AnaWallaceJohnson
Жыл бұрын
I'm scouring used bookstores for it every time I go!
@ceciliac5765
Жыл бұрын
I feel like nobody talks about in watermelon sugar by Richard Brautigan. It was a weird read, but i have read it years ago and still think about it. It was the most weird book i have ever read and i still don't know if i love it or hate it, but for that expirence i love it. I was walking around my Apartment while reading it and tried to gind the meaning behind the themes, and thought i get it, just to let that go one page later. It is definitly an interesting book and i want to know peoples opinions about it. I think it is up to you how you read it. I can just be a whimsical Story, but if you try to Look deeper it can be something complitly diffrent. ♡
@AnaWallaceJohnson
Жыл бұрын
I honestly only first heard of it after the song and now I feel like I should've known about it much sooner!
@Elizabeth-Reads
Жыл бұрын
Oh gosh, you HAVE to read Birds of America! I read it years ago, and Moore instantly became my favorite short story writer. She does characters and relationships so well, her writing is so engaging, funny and sad. She has another book coming out this year and I just can't wait, it's been so long. In the same vein, a book not talked much about now is The Giant's House by Elizabeth McCracken, as well as her short story collection Here's Your Hat, What's Your Hurry (and her more recent The Souvenir Museum.) Those books have the same mix of humor and pathos. The Giant's House especially just blew me away.
@AnaWallaceJohnson
Жыл бұрын
I love a good short story filled with humor! I think I'll be looking for these sort of collections come the summer. I gotta get out of the dense book funk!
@averyjam2844
Жыл бұрын
I read valley of the dolls last year and I agree you would definitely like it. 😂 I thoroughly enjoyed it
@AnaWallaceJohnson
Жыл бұрын
I cannot wait to become a doll
@anastasiachondrali7692
Жыл бұрын
Ana! this seems like the rightest video to say this, I recommend you to read Olga Tokarczuk’s work (she’s a Polish novelist) I’ve read Flights and Primeval and Other Times and so far we’re in for magical realism! meditations on time and mobility and the human nature in motion! the movement of time! and who knows what more!
@AnaWallaceJohnson
Жыл бұрын
I've only heard amazing things about her work!!! I'm super keen to read Flights. If I'm correct, it all takes place in airports??? SIGN ME UP!
@BaileeWalsh
Жыл бұрын
Picnic at Hanging Rock is interesting but I prefer the 1975 movie over the book! Truly one of my favorite films! It's ethereal and atmospheric, absolutely gorgeous! One thing to emphasize of the synopsis, though, is *the effects* the disappearances have on the other girls at the school, the headmistress, others who were picnicking, etc. Not as much about *what happened* to those who disappeared, which Lindsay DID write in the final chapter but her editor told her to take it out. It _was_ later published including context and the final chapter as a bonus, but it's also available online or at least summarized on the Wikipedia page. So just an FYI depending on the edition you get. Valley of the Dolls is one of my favorite books!! I rewatched the movie towards the end of the year last year and it made me want to reread it. But instead I bought another novel of Susann's: Once Is Not Enough. Turkish Delight sounds great! Also, I might steal this idea and do a video like this 👀
@AnaWallaceJohnson
Жыл бұрын
Ohhh wow. Thank you for that context. Maybe I'll pick up a later edition to get the full, intended story. I feel like Valley is going to end up being a favorite of mine. I can't imagine the premise not being something I'd enjoy. Steal away, baby!! Consider the idea yours ;)))
@Blair666witch
Жыл бұрын
This was a great video! Added some to my list. You have to pick up Valley of the dolls this year….it’s incredible. And raunchy and camp. I think about this novel all the time 💊
@AnaWallaceJohnson
Жыл бұрын
I just want to live in a camp world. Recently watched Sugar & Spice again. So camp!! Bring ur tents!
@jennymcevoy8961
Жыл бұрын
I read Wetlands years ago.....I still remember it 😂😂😂😂
@AnaWallaceJohnson
Жыл бұрын
lmaooo I can't wait to get my hands on it teheheeh
@samis09
Жыл бұрын
Hey Ana! I’m Samira, from Brazil. your videos are so much fun! I love them. I’ve read A Long Way Home and it is a great read, although it broke my heart! Xo!
@AnaWallaceJohnson
Жыл бұрын
Brazil! hello!!! Would love to make it there one day.
@carolinekorosec
Жыл бұрын
I bought a long way gone from goodwill recently. Will definitely check it out soon!
@AnaWallaceJohnson
Жыл бұрын
Such a lucky find! keep me posted!
@ceciliaarchives
Жыл бұрын
"Alibis: Essays on Elsewhere" by André Aciman is a beautiful collection on place, time, and how one interacts with them. A nostalgic gut punch, some of them‼
@AnaWallaceJohnson
Жыл бұрын
I haven't read any Aciman yet and I feel I'm missing out. Maybe this will be my introduction
@dinaklarisse
Жыл бұрын
i loveeeee this i get so hung up on reading books i want to vs books i think will be popular to talk about which is so silly! i've had a long way gone for years and it's come with me across so many moves...maybe it's time to actually read it!! When it comes to memoirs especially about traumatic childhoods i think there is some room for inaccuracies and we can read them with that understanding. like there is a line between misremembering versus blatantly lying of course, but when i read memoirs it's more for getting to know the author rather than agreeing or disagreeing with them on what happened and when
@AnaWallaceJohnson
Жыл бұрын
Love what you said about this. I agree. I think it's so important to understand the scale of the emotional weight
@AnaWallaceJohnson
Жыл бұрын
Love what you said about this. I agree. I think it's so important to understand the scale of the emotional weight.
@bibliosophie
Жыл бұрын
I picked up Birds of America on the street a good while ago and have never gotten to it, but you're making me think I should...
@AnaWallaceJohnson
Жыл бұрын
omg, the streets never fail to be the most wonderful version of a public library
@BookishTexan
Жыл бұрын
Birds of America contains some very good stories. I did make a video in which I reviewed it along with another short story collection by Bryan Washington called Lot.
@AnaWallaceJohnson
Жыл бұрын
Oh yes! I know Lot very well. Picked it up in SF. Liked it, but wasn't a huge favorite of mine. Will check out your BOA video
@MissBerlinerin
Жыл бұрын
I remember Jacqueline Susan being mentioned in Sex and the City and if I am not mistaken, they were referring to Valley of dolls
@AnaWallaceJohnson
Жыл бұрын
oh, I absolutely believe that! seems very on trend for the show
@sarahnguyen1646
Жыл бұрын
I read A Long Way Gone as required reading in 8th grade and it was amazing. Literal tears. Highly recommend
@AnaWallaceJohnson
Жыл бұрын
!!! okay, everyone says it's an amazing book. I gotta find it
@sarahnguyen1646
Жыл бұрын
@@AnaWallaceJohnson I can send you my extra copy!
@christinaalvarez332
Жыл бұрын
Love you, love your taste in books, love your channel!
@AnaWallaceJohnson
Жыл бұрын
love is coming right back to you, baby!
@matastrakova2179
Жыл бұрын
Wetlands is on my tbr for years and hopefully I´ll finally read it this year. Normally I´m not intrigued by negative reviews but many people say it´s awful and disgusting and I´m super curious and have a feeling I might quite enjoy it :D
@AnaWallaceJohnson
Жыл бұрын
Right? The more gross it is, the more I need to find out why tehehehe
@myreadinglife8816
Жыл бұрын
I’ve read A Long Way Gone. It’s very good but also horrifying and heart breaking.
@AnaWallaceJohnson
Жыл бұрын
Oh gosh, I can't even begin to imagine
@angusmckeogh659
Жыл бұрын
I haven't made a video, but I read Brief Interviews with Hideous Men about a decade ago on a car ride to New Orleans. I remember really liking it. As for Infinite Jest, I've been stuck on page 581 for about 5 years now. Kind of wish my copy would get flood damaged. 🤣
@AnaWallaceJohnson
Жыл бұрын
hahaha!!! you're much deeper than I was. Page 100 forever. And I feel like a road trip to New Orleans is the perfect setting for a DFW novel
@fmarginalia
Жыл бұрын
Bondi rescue, haha! Picnic at hanging rock is very no plot just vibes but I enjoyed. Let me know if you want other Australian recommendations
@fmarginalia
Жыл бұрын
Nm here’s some anyway you can take or leave: something by Patrick White maybe Voss, Riders in the Chariot or the Vivisector. I don’t read many books by men but I make an exception for him and other Australian softboy Christos Tsiolkas. The Well by Elizabeth jolley, Tirra lirra by the river by Jessica Anderson, anything by Maria Tumarkin, Foals Bread by Gillian Mears, anything by Georgia Blain.
@AnaWallaceJohnson
Жыл бұрын
lmaooo never question if I want the reccos or not-- I WANT THE RECCOS. I feel like if I read at least three of these I should get honorary Aussie citizenship
@alsopato
Жыл бұрын
infinite jest being destroyed in a flood is a biblical warning
@AnaWallaceJohnson
Жыл бұрын
lmaoooo you should've seen the locust
@MorrowSind
Жыл бұрын
"Black Wings Has My Angel" by Elliott Chaze is a book you'd like. An escaped prisoner has a toxic relationship with an ex-prostitute, turned roaming tramp. They plot and ploy and rob... It's so good and not too well known.
@AnaWallaceJohnson
Жыл бұрын
Oh yes!! That's a me book for sure!
@marcellaandherbooks8733
Жыл бұрын
Oh my gosh, Turkish Delight, unfortunately it's definitely a book that was definitely ruined by having to read it for dutch class in high school... There's a movie too, which is pretty iconic, great if you want to see 1970's Amsterdam, and you know, seggsy times..
@AnaWallaceJohnson
Жыл бұрын
seggsssyyy times ahaha. I didn't realize there was a movie. I am so ready to pick that one up. I want to giggle about the sizzle
@SyMpHOny893
Жыл бұрын
the syndrome by john case. never heard anyone talk about it but it was my favorite book in HS
@AnaWallaceJohnson
Жыл бұрын
!!! I think I have to do a rereading HS favorites vid
@boy_topics
Жыл бұрын
I have a book for you Ana, its an old lesser appreciated classic -- Daddy's Gone A-Hunting by Penelope Mortimer.
@AnaWallaceJohnson
Жыл бұрын
omg stopppp the 50's had such iconic novels and I feel like it's time for them to make a resurgence. Thank you so much for the recco!!
@HeatherB81
Жыл бұрын
“Of her behind hair” 🤣🤣🤣
@AnaWallaceJohnson
Жыл бұрын
hehehehe
@Sthemingway
Жыл бұрын
I have two book recommendations: Among the Immortals by Paul Lake (semi-dark academia but not YA) and Blue Jelly by Debby Bull (creative non-fiction/memoir and recipes).
@AnaWallaceJohnson
Жыл бұрын
Recipes! Wow, love that integration. I've been trying to cook more this year...
@Sthemingway
Жыл бұрын
@@AnaWallaceJohnson If you do decide to get your hands on a copy and read it, I wouldn't be surprised if by the end of it, you'll have a hankering for making jam/preserves/jelly.
@LittleMew133
8 ай бұрын
I never even heard of Sierra Leone Civil war before :O
@Mynameisgia
Жыл бұрын
I love a good bondi rescue obsession
@AnaWallaceJohnson
Жыл бұрын
Jethro forever!
@imolakiss
Жыл бұрын
I read Wetlands, bc I used to be a huge fan of Roche, but I didn’t like it at all. Found it really self serving.
@AnaWallaceJohnson
Жыл бұрын
oh no!! I can see that tbh. I think it'll be a book I can cruise through easily and just vibe out to the weirdness
@AnaMariaBotoser
Жыл бұрын
Not really a hidden gem, since there’s a movie coming up about it, but I’m reading ‘American Prometheus’ and I think you’d find it interesting, Ana😊
@Literary_Baddie5838
Жыл бұрын
Me too... And because of the movie as well 😂😂. I never knew all the physicists were almost at the same place at the same time; it's kinda like woah... Intelligence overload 😂😂
@AnaMariaBotoser
Жыл бұрын
@@Literary_Baddie5838 I know, right? It was so funny to read about how Oppenheimer was so unimpressed the first time he met Einstein and thought he was a bit ‘cuckoo’😂. It truly reads like a thriller - I can’t wait to see the movie, I hope Cillian Murphy wins an Oscar!
@Literary_Baddie5838
Жыл бұрын
@@AnaMariaBotoser Did you watch Peaky Blinders? I did, and I'm convinced he's going to be great in that movie... I cannot wait
@AnaMariaBotoser
Жыл бұрын
@@Literary_Baddie5838 yes!!! I think it’s my favourite show ever! They might also be doing a movie as a continuation of the show, which I cannot wait for😍
@Literary_Baddie5838
Жыл бұрын
@@AnaMariaBotoser I'd actually forgotten about the possibility of a movie... I do hope they make a movie 🤞🏾
@jackseney7906
Жыл бұрын
Re: "A Long Way Gone" don't be overly bothered about "experts" on anything, all being an "expert" means is that they agree with the prevailing narrative, but what if the prevailing narrative is wrong? Read anything and everything and draw your own conclusions 👍 This really was a set of unusual books, including unusual books from well known people, very well done 👏 Try D.H. Lawrence's novel "Kangaroo" based loosely on his time in Australia, they will get it out of storage for you at the Brooklyn Library Central
@AnaWallaceJohnson
Жыл бұрын
Totally agree! Books are all about coming to your own conclusions--as are most things in life. Kangaroo sounds like a happily good time!
@LittleMew133
8 ай бұрын
I find tragic situations tragically hilarious, inappropriately so.
@megancadigan2141
Жыл бұрын
I swear, you must be living in my brain. I read "a long way home" back in high school and it changed my life but I haven't thought about it in years. I could not believe the descriptions of graphic violence. I think it was instrumental in my realization of my own privilege as a person living in the US. Also had no idea about the controversy. Makes me very sad that the book may have been enhanced in order to profit from a very very very harrowing piece of history.
@freshtarmusic
Жыл бұрын
put birds of america at the top of your list please! so funny and so heartbreaking...
@freshtarmusic
Жыл бұрын
also lorrie has a new novel coming out in june with an iconic title, "i am homeless if this is not my home"
@AnaWallaceJohnson
Жыл бұрын
!!! wow, how pertinent. And great title!!
@cassandraclavesaint
Жыл бұрын
I am loving the nails
@AnaWallaceJohnson
Жыл бұрын
ol yeller
@erika8555
Жыл бұрын
Not enough people (Ana I’m talking about you) have read apartment by teddy Wayne!
@AnaWallaceJohnson
Жыл бұрын
Fingers pointed and I'm noting it, baby!! I always loved that cover : ))
@chimokitty
Жыл бұрын
I need everyone to read I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman
@AnaWallaceJohnson
Жыл бұрын
I've heard it an absolute banger!!!
@netram2000
Жыл бұрын
Watching you pull a huge nothingburger by yapping on about books you haven't even read was an excruciating ordeal...I couldn't stop watching this trainwreck of a video til the very end. 1 star On a more serious note: I remember reading Wetlands way back in the olden days, not too long after it first got published. The potty humor was a real treat for my late pubescent brain. What I also felt back then was, that the story had a big potential for tear-jerking drama but before it got there another salvo of doodoo jokes hit the page.
@AnaWallaceJohnson
Жыл бұрын
hahaha! HATE IT! And oh yeah, I think Wetlands will be a one day kind of read that scratches my slightly immature brain. It's still developing!
@ashleighhuda8776
Жыл бұрын
Not enough Shelley Duvall. One star.
@AnaWallaceJohnson
Жыл бұрын
hahahaha! Shelley is always ~with us~
@victorianpoet
Жыл бұрын
Love all ur videos Ana, but how are your teeth so beautiful and white? ❤
@AnaWallaceJohnson
Жыл бұрын
haha! thank you! I use an electric toothbrush and floss daily. I'm crazy about my teeth.
@jesserodriguez7680
Жыл бұрын
I can see you as an Olga.
@AnaWallaceJohnson
Жыл бұрын
So funny. Imagine Oleg and Olga.
@dilaraguney
Жыл бұрын
Here is my one star review of this video: The books are actually talked about, and too much glorious hair. Thanks
@AnaWallaceJohnson
Жыл бұрын
lmaooo one star---never coming back to this establishment again!
@jobuckley2999
Жыл бұрын
An Imaginary Life by David Malouf is my little fantastic book. Don't read it. It is mine.
@casachica
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for bringing my attention to the book. But i will not read it.
@AnaWallaceJohnson
Жыл бұрын
Totally never gonna look for it.
@nissasbookcorner
Жыл бұрын
randomly bought this book called “The Browser’s Ecstasy: A Meditation on Reading” by Geoffrey O’Brien a while ago and i’m pretty sure it’s exactly what it sounds like so should be interesting!! great video as usual 🫡
@AnaWallaceJohnson
Жыл бұрын
Omg. Sounds fantastic. I think I'd pair that book with a nice, overcast, slightly warm day. Just fall into it and daydream.
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