November Reading Wrap Up

#dickensalong #nonfictionnovember #jplitreadathon
In which I talk about what I read in November . . .

*Readathons Mentioned*

Japanese Literature Readathon

Non-fiction November
Hosted by @abookolive

*Videos Mentioned*

The Mega Dickens Readalong

*Books Mentioned*

*My Debut Novel*

My debut novel, The Secrets of Hartwood Hall, is coming out in early 2023.

*General Links*

[jeffreyangles]

Thank you for reviewing my translation of Ito's "The Thorn Puller."

[mandys]

Thanks for your wrap up Katie. Have bought The Whalebone Theatre for a friend for Christmas and also for myself based on your recommendation. Am really looking forward to reading it. And I'm completely with you on Titus Andronicus - the only Shakespeare play I have no interest in reading and I'm far too squeamish to ever consider going to see it!

[nedmerrill]

I stand in awe and admiration of all you read.

[jellythecube]

I read The Thorn Puller thanks to this video and I'm so grateful, it was such a raw and poignant book!

[buddhabillybob]

It's time to give Banana Yoshimoto a try! Thank you for another solid video.

[launchedathousand]

Wow that's a lot to read in 2 weeks! Must have ticked off a lot for your end of the year checklist. I managed to read 7 books last month and had 1 DNF.

[bookinwithdebra]

I appreciated hearing your thoughts on The Whalebone Theatre. I've now reserved it at my library. You had a great reading month 😃

[novellenovels]

I loved dear reader and was also one of my favourites of the month

[springintoreading]

When We Lost Our Heads by Heather O'Neil was my favorite for November. Glad you had a great reading month! Happy reading 📚

[kathleencraine]

Wow--brilliant reading month! I have put library holds on Dear Reader and The Forest of Wool and Steel. One of my favorite piano books is a little nonfiction book called "The Piano Shop on the Left Bank" by Thad Carhart, where Carhart discovers an old piano workshop in Paris.

[jamesduggan]

Speaking of the piano, there's a wonderful Tolstoy story built on Beethoven's Kreutzer Sonata. As you might expect, it involves female infidelity within the passion of playing the violin-piano duet. Ted Hughes, too, was moved enough to write a poem on it, and the three together work very well. And then, if you're familiar with Woody Allen's Love and Death, there's a funny scene where the professional musician, Trukachevsky, is played as an unkempt, balding, overweight middle-aged man with bad teeth.

[Faye_L]

I had to study Titus Andronicus for uni. They even tried to make me watch a movie version of it, but nope. Nope nope nope. NOPE. 😅😵‍💫🤢

[dollycatlin]

The speeding up of your tape loses your natural speaking pace and tone. It comes off as distorted and you’re yelling at us. I love what you say and your choice of books and I can’t turn the volume down or the speed down to get you to be more natural.
Just my thought take it or leave it.

[dollycatlin]

I may be alone in this idea but I think you speed up your video too much. 🎉.