Bibliophiles of the internet, my name's Adriana and today I'm here to do the Book Postscript Tag for 2018.
Bibliophiles of the internet, my name's Adriana and today I'm here to do the Book Postscript Tag for 2018.
This tag was created by momentomori. I will link his video down below,
as well as everyone I've seen this video from, so you're definitely gonna wanna check that out.
I really like the prompts for this tag, and it felt like the perfect way to cap off 2018
*and* tide you all over until I can get my December Wrap-Up and "Best of 2018" videos produced.
Especially because both of those videos are a TON of work, and I'm *not* in any kind of rush.
So without any further ado: 1) The longest book you read this year,
and the book that took you the longest to finish.
According to Goodreads, the longest book I read in 2018 was "The Lies of Locke Lamora" by Scott Lynch,
which clocked in around 752 pages.
And there are two books that took me the longest to finish this year,
and those were "Certain Dark Things" by Silvia-Moreno Garcia
and "Spinning Silver" by Naomi Novik.
I spent 9 days reading [each] of these books.
2) A book you read in 2018 that was outside of your comfort zone.
As an eclectic reader, I kind of feel like my "comfort zone" doesn't really exist.
That said, I don't tend to reach for a lot of classics or even contemporary classics,
so I would say I took a risk on "The House of the Spirits" by Isabelle Allende,
and I ended up enjoying it.
3) How many books did you re-read in 2018?
I actually re-read more than I thought.
In 2018, I revisited 4 books.
I re-read "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson,
"The Song of Achilles" by Madeline Miller,
"Major Crush" by Jennifer Echols,
and "To All the Boys I've Loved Before" by Jenny Han,
which actually prompted me to *finally* complete the series.
4) Favorite re-read of 2018.
Just out of pure bias, I would have to "The Song of Achilles,"
which I actually experienced for the first time as an audiobook.
And Frazer Douglas' narration is *divine*.
That man could narrate my death and I would *willingly* exit this world feeling completely content.
That's not even a joke!
5) A book you read for the first time in 2018 that you look forward to re-reading in the future.
There's actually 3 books that I can't stop thinking about going back to, because they were utterly *tremendous*.
Those books are "In Other Lands" by Sarah Rees Brennan,
"Circe" by Madeline Miller,
and "Running with Lions" by Julian Winters.
6) Favorite single short story or novella that you read in 2018.
I don't usually get to say this, but I actually read some amazing short stories in 2018.
But the one that stands out the most, by far, is from "Her Body and Other Parties,"
and it's called "Eight Bites."
It's about how every woman in this character's life has undergone a surgery
that limits how much they can eat, so that for every meal they can only consume eight bites.
So she goes through with the procedure herself
because she's tired of feeling "unfit" and "grotesque" in comparison to everyone else.
But afterwards, she realizes that the body and weight of what she's given up
has becoming a literal living entity of flesh,
this haunting presence that taken up residence in her house.
It's so hard to explain, but it's *so good,*
and it sends a powerful message about how women are expected to negotiate away parts of themselves
in order to fulfill unrealistic expectations.
7) Mass Appeal: A book you liked and would recommend to a wide variety of readers.
Somehow I think you know my answer to this.
It's Joseph Cassara's "The House of Impossible Beauties."
First of all, this is an incredible, *stunning*, tremendous, life-changing story, full stop.
But it really has something for everyone. It has elements of literary fiction, historical fiction,
queer fiction, queer history. It's #ownvoices queer Latinx fiction, and I think it presents an important narrative
we don't often get to read about in a way that's less performative and more authentic.
I truly believe that, while it does tackle some hard-to-read content,
it is accessible to readers of all interests and backgrounds
For a full list of potential triggers and a hearty recommendation of this book,
definitely check out my 5 Reasons to Read video, which I will link down below.
8) Specialized Appeal: A book you liked but would be hesitant to recommend to just anyone.
I actually didn't have an answer for this question until a few days ago.
But now I would say "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes & Other Lessons from the Crematory" by Caitlin Doughty.
Make no mistake, this is a stellar, five-star book,
but it *is* about a very specific topic that some people might not feel comfortable reading about.
In case you couldn't tell, this is a memoir about Caitlin's early years working as a mortician
and a professional cremation operator. And she is very open about addressing the nature of corpses,
death practices, death norms, and how Western culture understands death itself.
Even though I firmly believe that any and all of her descriptions of corpses, the treatment of corpses,
and the natural processes of decomposition itself are extremely objective, clinical, and rooted in fact
as opposed to being sensationalized or extorted...I do recognize that maybe not everyone can stomach that.
*But,* if you can sit with your own discomfort and really confront the concept of mortality,
then this is an extremely valuable book, and I *highly* recommend it.
And 9) Reflect on your year as a bookish content creator.
Goals met, good/bad memories, favorite videos you've made, so on and so forth and whatnot.
I feel like 5 years later I'm in a pretty good place when it comes to creating videos.
I've come to realize that I'm a straight-shooter and I just like to make videos where I'm straight up talking about,
sharing, or recommending books, and I like that I've really stuck to that.
And my favorite thing I've started doing on my channel this year is my "5 Reasons to Read" videos.
For so long, I could not figure out how to make reviews easy and accessible,
but now I feel like I've found a format for myself that really works.
I'm still able to keep everything spoiler-free, give a clear synopsis on the book,
and really do a deep-dive into the connections I was able to make through the text.
In a way, it also reveals *which* books I should review,
because sometimes the five points really solidify themselves in my mind as I read,
and then I know that this is substantial content I *should* share and create.
So I'm definitely gonna keep those up in 2019.
So those are all the prompts for the Book Postscript tag.
I know I'm a little late in the game, but if you still would like to do this [tag] yourself,
please take this video as permission to do just that.
Also, if you have any answers to these prompts yourself, I would love to hear them in the comments.
But that's everything I had for this tag today. Thank you so much for watching this video.
I really hope that you enjoyed it, and I will catch YOU on the flip-side of the page.
Bye!
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