What a great group of books - many are my recent favourites as well. I’m so glad you also found Cuddy and Blackouts such powerful reads. I agree it’s hard to imagine a better book this year than James - although My Friends by Hisham Matar comes close. I really need to get to reading Tommy Orange.
@BookishTexan
2 ай бұрын
Thanks Eric. I just added My Friends to my list of books to read.
@InfiniteText
2 ай бұрын
James is probably going to win every award this year. Everett is having a great year with Erasure being adapted into film in the same year as his magnum opus came out. Sailor Soldier is going on my list.
@BookishTexan
2 ай бұрын
It does seem to be Everett’s year. I hope that doesn’t work against him in the end.
@scallydandlingaboutthebook2711
2 ай бұрын
Enter Ghost, James, Soldier Sailor, Cuddy and Wandering Stars are all books that lit up my life whilst reading them. Thanks for bringing some others to my attention. The Long Form appeals from your description. I loved the combination of art, history and memoir in Thunderclap. I must remember Ninth Street Women as an option for September.
@BookishTexan
2 ай бұрын
@@scallydandlingaboutthebook2711 Ninth Street women is a chunkster, but I enjoyed it tremendously.
@lindysmagpiereads
2 ай бұрын
What a fine selection of books! I’m adding 9th Street Women and Thunderclap to my TBR 😊
@BookishTexan
2 ай бұрын
I hope you’ll enjoy both.
@HannahsBooks
2 ай бұрын
Amazing list! When I stumbled across Enter Ghost, I only knew it was novel about Shakespeare. I was immediately sucked in and read it in one day. Moving and thought provoking. Seeing both Ninth Street Women and Thunderclap on your full list makes me hope you will participate in the art-related reading event in September!
@BookishTexan
2 ай бұрын
Thanks Hannah. I didn’t know/remember there was an art related reading event upcoming. That sounds intriguing
@HannahsBooks
2 ай бұрын
@@BookishTexan Another Bibliophile Reads, Bouquins and Boooks, etc. Official announcement to come.
@HannahsBooks
2 ай бұрын
Another Bibliophile Reads, Bouquins and Books, etc. Announcement coming eventually.
@PageTurnersWithKatja
2 ай бұрын
James is one of my favouirites this year too - loved his The Trees a couple of years ago too. The Long Form sounds fascinating. ✨️ Fingerbone is brilliant in a devastating way. 💥💀 I love how Everett uses language and perceived literacy and more in both Erasure and James 📚
@BookishTexan
2 ай бұрын
@@PageTurnersWithKatja The Long Form was one of those books which fits me exactky right
@alldbooks9165
2 ай бұрын
I need to pick up my next Percival Everett. So far, I’ve read James and Trees. He and James McBride are entering favorite author status for me this year.
@BookishTexan
2 ай бұрын
@@alldbooks9165 I still haven’t read a McBride, though I’ve been threatening to for quite a while.
@YouTubdotCub
Ай бұрын
Enter Ghost sounds incredible, thank you for recommending it!
@BookishTexan
Ай бұрын
Thanks for watching.
@readandre-read
2 ай бұрын
This list and your discussion is terrific. I have also read Erasure, James, Enter Ghost and (here it is again!) Blackouts and agree with your reviews. I'm eager to read Thunderclap and Wandering Stars. Here's to great reading for the rest of 2024!
@BookishTexan
2 ай бұрын
Hope you like them both and that the rest of your reading year is excellent. Thanks Angelea.
@BookChatWithPat8668
2 ай бұрын
Great discussion, Brian. James is definitely my number 1 book of the year so far as well. Enter Ghost would be in my top five too. I still need to get to Cuddy. Thanks for another really thoughtful discussion, Brian.
@BookishTexan
2 ай бұрын
Thanks Pat. I think you will really like Cuddy.
@MemphisJones
2 ай бұрын
What an amazingly diverse list, 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
@BookishTexan
2 ай бұрын
@@MemphisJones Thank you for your kind comment.
@Jana-gz9ho
2 ай бұрын
People's favourite reads is really what I want to see for the mid and end year! 😀 Great to see Cuddy, one of my top reads this year. I haven't gotten to James yet, have never read Huckleberry Finn and am trying to decide if I should or need to to get the most out of James. Also enjoyed Erasure which I read this year. Will work my way through Everetts backlist, The Trees is a favourite and I liked Dr. No. You made me curious of The Long Form, will see if I can get my hadns on it!
@BookishTexan
2 ай бұрын
I was on an Everett binge this year reading four of his books including James. I don’t think you have to read Huck Finn first, but it might add some depth if you did or read the Wikipedia article about it.
@MarcNash
2 ай бұрын
Can't recall if I congratulated you on becoming a Grandpa. Congratulations! I've just finished Enter Ghost. I was less wowed at the artistry but learnerd a hell of a lot
@BookishTexan
2 ай бұрын
Thank you Marc.
@rororeads
2 ай бұрын
Great list! Finger bone has been catching my eye for a while and this video has given me the push. Cheers.
@BookishTexan
2 ай бұрын
Thank you. Finger Bone first appealed to me because it is set in a time, place, event that touches on my own research and writing, but I thought it was excellent. I hope that you will like it,
@myreadinglife8816
Ай бұрын
James is everywhere! It has to win some major prizes.
@BookishTexan
Ай бұрын
I hope it will!
@awebofstories
2 ай бұрын
James is also one of my favorite books of the year so far, as well!
@BookishTexan
2 ай бұрын
@@awebofstories We have good taste.🤓
@MarilynMayaMendoza
2 ай бұрын
Hi Brian, I want to get to “James” at some point this year. Aloha friend.
@BookishTexan
2 ай бұрын
Hi Marilyn! I think you will really like James!
@chambersstevens3135
2 ай бұрын
My friend you have excellent taste! Got a lot of good ideas from your video!
@BookishTexan
2 ай бұрын
Thank you very much for the kind words.
@1book1review
2 ай бұрын
Every time you mention Blackouts I am reminded it is still lying on top of my TBR pile and I keep picking other books anyways.
@BookishTexan
2 ай бұрын
That happens to me all the time.
@AbdulAwalSikder12
2 ай бұрын
Hi there! I've been a loyal viewer of your KZitem channel and I really appreciate the effort you put into your videos. They've been incredibly helpful and informative for me. However, I've noticed a few areas where there might be opportunities for enhancement in your recent uploads. Looking forward to your future content.
@BookishTexan
2 ай бұрын
Thanks. I appreciate your support and input, but I like my videos the way they are.
@AbdulAwalSikder12
2 ай бұрын
@@BookishTexan Thank you
@scotthacker2265
2 ай бұрын
Enjoyed Erasure. Loved James by Percival Everett.
@BookishTexan
2 ай бұрын
@@scotthacker2265 I’m officially a Percival Everett fan
@scotthacker2265
2 ай бұрын
@@BookishTexan Enjoy Percival Everett’s books.
@barbarahelgaker390
2 ай бұрын
Cuddy is one of my all time favourites too , and James I really enjoyed, though never having read Huckleberry Finn, I wonder if I lost out a bit here.
@BookishTexan
2 ай бұрын
I think being familiar with the basics of Huck Finn are probably enough. Though Everett does assume his readers have read HF.
@clarepotter7584
2 ай бұрын
'Glorious Exploits' has been my favourite book so far.
@BookishTexan
2 ай бұрын
I will have to look into that one. Thanks for the recommendation Clare.
@joshyaks
2 ай бұрын
I've only completed 4 books so far this year, but the best of those was Lonesome Dove.
@BookishTexan
2 ай бұрын
Lonesome Dive is a great one.
@FrankOdonnell-ej3hd
2 ай бұрын
saw the film based on the erasure book and liked it and so may pick up james⚛😀
@BookishTexan
2 ай бұрын
The movie and the book have some real differences but I thought both were great.
@rezakarampour6286
2 ай бұрын
Would You please cover . ' Solving 9-11 By Christopher Bollyn ? . '
@BookishTexan
2 ай бұрын
Thanks for the recommendation.
@anotherbibliophilereads
2 ай бұрын
You’re not the first reader on BookTube to rave about James. I must say, however, that the premise makes me hesitate. It sounds like a novel that was written an agenda in mind.
@BookishTexan
2 ай бұрын
Not sure Everett does agendas beyond following his ideas where they go. I definitely think James invites the reader to create one.
@janethansen9612
2 ай бұрын
James is certainly the stand out of the year, and I generally don't get along with Percival Everett's writing.
@BookishTexan
2 ай бұрын
I went on an Everett binge over the last year and think James is the best though The Trees and Erasure were very good as well. Which of his books did you dislike?
@janethansen9612
2 ай бұрын
@@BookishTexan I thought The Trees was just okay but I really disliked Dr No. I think the satire is just too obvious in those, but James was a different experience.
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