I totally feel you on short books. The sense of accomplishment when finishing it is unmatched. Flying through a book in a day: *chef’s kiss*.
@frankiesshelf
Ай бұрын
it’s started to ruin my expectations of longer books 😭 i almost feel bad when i don’t read something in a few sittings
@frootylupus
2 сағат бұрын
I love how most of the books you hold up in these videos are from the library! A lot of book-reviewers on yt seem to buy all of the books they read, and it’s refreshing to see you show that you don’t need a lot of money to enjoy reading.
@helentriestodothings628
Ай бұрын
I love the way you speak about the books and your various thoughts! I’m so happy to have found your channel!
@frankiesshelf
Ай бұрын
thank you so much !! ❤️
@LauraRamirez-zd3il
13 күн бұрын
"i think i just want to be someone who is reading this" we've all been there with a book or two or ten and i really appreciate your honesty!
@nathansnook
28 күн бұрын
deckle edges will always be the death of me >.> can't wait for your thoughts on some of these! i wish i could do Cusk all over again! and the Noor Naga is absolutely wonderful. hope you have a good rest of your summer reading!
@eliisal7308
27 күн бұрын
lmaoo dw the uk is in europe just not in the eu 😭
@LiteraryGladiators
29 күн бұрын
I agree with your thoughts about short chapters. I think I am much more compelled to keep going when the chapters are less than 10 pages. I do like to read blurbs, though, before I look into acquiring any book. Most of them do not contain spoilers, though in most nonfiction, you generally know the outcome anyway, especially if it is about a common topic. I read a work of biographical fiction this year that practically laid everything out in the blurb, but the connecting pieces of how we got from one point to another made it intriguing enough to read anyway. The problems from that book occurred elsewhere. I have heard of a few of these writers, such as Max Porter, Rachel Cusk, and Joan Didion, and would like to look into Shy some more. I did read In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado. It was pretty creative and insightful. I judged that book for the Booktube Prize and, for its category, it was quite underrated. While I like used bookstores, I am not incredibly fond of thrift stores. I remember visiting one in which 80% was women's clothes and it had a stall where you could try on the clothes. I can see where they have fallen out of favor, but I also see where some people would still want to try on clothes that they are looking to buy. It is still not right to take it out on someone that did not have a part in making the decision to remove the room or the stall. Thank you for sharing and I hope you enjoy each of these when you get to them! -Josh
@Rinn421
28 күн бұрын
I love your videos. The way you talk about books always renews my love of reading again and again 📚
@oriana-morganlamour4101
Ай бұрын
We have the exact same taste in books but also it couldn't be more different and I don't know how else to explain this. You're going to really like If an Egyptian Cannot Speak English and are totally right about the summer vibes
@frankiesshelf
Ай бұрын
ok i’m actually so pumped for it now it might be my next read
@elisa8666
8 күн бұрын
@@frankiesshelf If an Egyptian cannot speak English is like my best read of the past couple years. Just incredible! Need a review if you finished it
@Tristan-L-Space-Books
28 күн бұрын
You won't regret reading Tin Man. Sarah Winman is one of my favorite authors and this one is simply wonderful.
@miriavanessa2461
Ай бұрын
Completely agree on going in somewhat or totally blind into reading. It's so satisfying!
@frankiesshelf
Ай бұрын
i adore being surprised !!
@amytheshihtzumom
19 күн бұрын
Thanks so much for the list of books, authors, and time stamps in your notes! I enjoyed your video.
@henrystevens4297
27 күн бұрын
I’ve been loving your videos. They’re super well-edited and you’re so well spoken about the recommendations. Loved your magical realism short-stories list and I have a ref for one: People From My Neighborhood by Hiromi Kawakami. Super short chapters, like 10 pages max. Super weird, very fun.
@henrystevens4297
27 күн бұрын
rec*
@frankiesshelf
26 күн бұрын
that sounds so good i put it on hold immediately thank you
@hillie1714
24 күн бұрын
Omg I just listened to Lemon!!! I loved it so much, hope you give it a go. Istg people might be rating it bad because they think that it is about solving a crime but it is actually not. The translation was also good, I sometimes struggle with translated literature but the language in this was goood
@Mostirrelevant
21 күн бұрын
So, basically, you are not much into reading, but do like a good book that will keep you entertained and try to find one that will engage you. You choose books with interesting premise or subject, but don't like to read about complex things, and do think that for you chapters should not be too long. Well, I am maybe wrong, but do think that Asian literature matches your requirements, Asians do write short forms and do not develop complex themes in a Western manner in their works. I hope you will find a book you will enjoy and hopefully more books that will keep you engaged. Or, you can try some poetry, there are absolutely wonderful poems. I do know it sounds like a sci-fi, but, amazingly, there are. No blurbs there.
@celestefrakes7238
15 күн бұрын
Yes, thank you. Deckled edges are the devils work. A sensory nightmare.
@frankiesshelf
15 күн бұрын
even the word deckled feels horrible in my mouth
@FloranceManning
Ай бұрын
I read if an Egyptian cannot speak English for a school project and absolutely loved it!
@frankiesshelf
24 күн бұрын
i just finished it and i also really liked it !! the way part 3 was told through the writing class/work shopping was so genius holy
@alem7224
9 күн бұрын
Yesterday I finished Elena Knows and it made me feel so proud of being Argentinian lol.
@frankiesshelf
9 күн бұрын
i just started it today! i’ve realized every piece of argentinian i’ve ever read has been so good, if i could only read lit from one place in the world it would be argentina
@alem7224
9 күн бұрын
@@frankiesshelf that’s so sweet! I read your comment to my mom and she started clapping lmao ❤️❤️❤️
@celestefrakes7238
15 күн бұрын
I read Her Body and Other Parties this past June. 100/10. So good. One of my top books of the year dare I say. (I've read 45 book this year so that's saying something)
@frankiesshelf
15 күн бұрын
i had a hard time putting it down!! my favourite kinds of short stories are weird and gross and machado did it so well
@celestefrakes7238
Күн бұрын
@@frankiesshelf Yes, me too! I'll be reading In the Dreamhouse in my graduate nonfic writing class and I'm sooo looking forward to it
@jacquelinemcmenamin8204
28 күн бұрын
Wondering about how the birthday cake situation worked out ?
@frankiesshelf
26 күн бұрын
we had to eat two birthday cakes lmao
@noeditbookreviews
16 күн бұрын
When I first heard of 3 Body Problem, my friend loaned it to me with a page taped over the blurb rhat spoils the idea of the book. Going through that book having NO idea what it was going to ve about was so awesome. All she told me was that ut was sci fi. Why do they do that with the friggin blurbs though!?
@MicahRion
27 күн бұрын
I loved 'Salt Slow.' Had to DNF 'Dogs of Summer' because it was triggering for me. 'Her Body and other Parties' is on my list too, I LOVED 'In the Dream House' and am eager to read more from Machado. 'Elena Knows' is on my list too! Sounds so good and also, stunning cover.
@frankiesshelf
26 күн бұрын
i’m almost done her body and other parties now and it’s SO weird i’m loving it
@spexi513
Ай бұрын
Magma was disturbing , but not unrealistic and I thought about it a lot after finishing it . ( think I read it in one sitting) The ending was great imo, though I wonder about the impression it might give on a person the character’s age v mine. That’ll hopefully make more sense once you read it .
@SalemsShelf
Ай бұрын
100% agree about blurbs spoiling! Give me the absolute bare minimum and let me discover the rest
@frankiesshelf
Ай бұрын
totally!! i’ve started reading just that last paragraph that talks about the themes so i can avoid spoilers about the plot
@MicahRion
27 күн бұрын
deckled edged also bug me! Tin Man sounds good! I'll have to check it out as an ebook. K I also love knowing very little going into a book, I agree often the blurb tells you too much! Yet... I keep watching booktube videos. Like, I want it both ways. I want to hear people talk about books but also not know that much going in.
@janabradbury-brune
11 күн бұрын
You’re fun. 🌀📚
@kilianrt
26 күн бұрын
i mostly go into books blind too. not necessarily because the blueb spoils the plot but because blurbs feel so badly written that it bores me directly :‘)
@frankiesshelf
26 күн бұрын
i always have to remind myself that authors typically don’t write their own blurbs because you’re so right they can be downright awful
@Hannah-sl6un
28 күн бұрын
I literally agree with everything said in this video! If I knew you irl I'd want to be friends with you so badly
@steffikreis2030
17 күн бұрын
Just found your channel and subscribed. We seem to have similar tastes in books. Out of curiosity: why do you hate the word sapphic? As a bi woman I find it really convenient to have a word that means “women loving women” and includes more than just lesbians.
@frankiesshelf
17 күн бұрын
that makes sense! i just really don’t like when it’s used because people don’t like the word lesbian which i’ve seen a lot!! so i prefer not to use it as a replacement for the word lesbian :)
@jacquelinemcmenamin8204
28 күн бұрын
Tin Man 🤩 Elena Knows 🤩 I DNFd Hurricane Season I read Second Place by Rachel Cusk I hated it so much , I’ve never read any of her other books.
@frankiesshelf
26 күн бұрын
was it the writing style that turned you off of hurricane season? it can be soo tough haha
@weesas
24 күн бұрын
What does forecast: likelihood mean? The likelihood that you will read the book or that you will like it?
@frankiesshelf
24 күн бұрын
it means the likelihood i’ll read it !
@brokenbells4
9 күн бұрын
So which ones have you read so far 😗
@frankiesshelf
8 күн бұрын
i’ve got to elena knows, lemon, shut up you’re pretty, hurricane season, if an egyptian cannot speak english, her body and other parties, salt slow, dogs of summer, earth eater, and shy!! i think we all knew i wasn’t gonna read the white album
@zaink5064
29 күн бұрын
totally unrelated but what mic is that? xox
@frankiesshelf
26 күн бұрын
it’s a blue spark ! not sure what year
@pigeonriot
Ай бұрын
the story about the thrift store lmaoo did they think you worked there?
@frankiesshelf
Ай бұрын
they MUST have right?? like i have to believe they did
@palomaayala2730
26 күн бұрын
read mariana enriquez not claudia piñero plis
@frankiesshelf
26 күн бұрын
ooh is there drama i don’t know about
@gargeesathe9792
26 күн бұрын
Hot take: if you can’t get your point across in less than 200 pages….why should I care? Also saying this as some one who dabbles in fantasy so take my opinions with a grain of salt 😃
@frankiesshelf
26 күн бұрын
i’m rallying behind this take pick!! up!! the pace!!
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