loneliness, elena ferrante, & backlist books 🌵🕷️

welcome to my bloomin' readathon vlog, where I try to read 6 backlist books in the autumn. I love how this challenge made me read more intentionally! lots of love to ‪@allisonpaiges‬ for creating it.

Books mentioned and/or read:
1. THE LONELY CITY by Olivia Laing
2. MY DARK VANESSA by Kate Elizabeth Russell
3. THE LYING LIFE OF ADULTS by Elena Ferrante
4. THE WOMEN OF BREWSTER PLACE by Gloria Naylor
5. GIRL, WOMAN, OTHER by Bernadine Evaristo
6. KNOW MY NAME by Chanel Miller
7. LOLITA by Vladimir Nabokov
8. THE LYING LIFE OF ADULTS by Elena Ferrante
9. CRUSHING by Sophie Burnett

Creators mentioned:
1. ‪@allisonpaiges‬creator of this challenge & one of my fave booktubers!
2. ‪@litwithkat‬ da best :D

Timestamps:
0:00 intro!
0:29 what's the challenge?
1:15 book about loneliness (🌳)
03:45 a dark book (🕷️ & ☁️)
04:44 2 books on my tbr (💦 & 🌏)
05:47 city roaming
06:13 my dark vanessa
08:26 reading more ferrante!
08:50 rainy boston
8:56 reading another ferrante
13:58 starting an 80's classic (🌵)
14:16 touching moments at the lib (feat. fertilizer book)
15:40 women of brewster place review
18:03 lonely city & outro!

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