more literature and film recommendations & another haul: poetry, French cinema etc (May report)

I was straightening my hair while watching this and I when the squarespace section came up the little crackling segway noise made me think I burned all my hair off 😭😭

I am in my bed, under the sheets eating peaches and cherries while watching you. I could never get bored of you talking.

Dakota mentioning how much frontal lobe development improved her life gives me hope. I can’t wait to be 25 and feel normal!

idk if its just me but i loved hearing her little talk about sociopathy and love at the end. I would love for dakota to make videos just chatting about philosophical things like this <3

i am taken aback, I have never heard anyone who is not czech talk about czech movies (especially a movie like Daisies how did you even discover it?) or literature. Which is a shame because we have a lot of great authors, movies and books. I am now going to write a list of recommendations that no one asked for because I love these pieces (however i don’t know whether the movies have english subtitles neither if the books are translated). the Cremator (Spalovač mrtvol) by Ladislav Fuks - a book and a movie it´s insane just watch it or read it Pelíšky (Cozy dens i think in english?) - a lot of families watch this movie on christmas even though it´s not a christmas movie and i always cry at least three times it follows 3 families living dutiny the communist éra Kytice by Karel Jaromír Erben - creepy beautiful poems there is a lot more if anyone would be interested those are the most famous and the best ones according to me

It's not just a metaphor!! Tarrare was a real historical figure!! I don't know much about him but there's been some media on his life already - one quite unnerving puppet show if I remember rightly. He has fascinated people throughout history, this book looks so exciting!!

I can't believe it's been a month since your last wrap up - the months are flying past. I want to read so bad but I have so many exams to revise for so I'm in my reading flop era

Ooh she's on a roll, folks! With these back to back rec videos my TBR and TBW is getting jam packed.

The Dreamers is fantastic! It's actually a book written by Gilbert Adair which was inspired by Jean Cocteau's book, The Holy Terrors (Which I also love!)

5:18 if you want to read annie ernaux’s diary, you have to read getting lost!! it’s quite literally the diary she kept while she was having the affair she writes about in simple passion hehe

I'm sending forth my Apollonian wishes laced with summer's warmth as you weave together your soon-to-be novel in the here and now. Charles Bukowski, as you rightfully summed it up: a hit or miss :face-orange-biting-nails:I suppose you can't go wrong with Ada Limon, who is the current US Poet laureate. She's in that post for a reason!

stumbled onto a post from 20 seconds ago i feel so special

omg yaaay! I gasp from joy when i see your notifications! much love ❤

Thank you for the recommendations☺️ And I’m glad you included the bit about your experience with love, very relatable❤

im OBSESSED with that top!!!!

Always a good day when Dakota uploads

Such a good book haul- the book about Lucien Freud sounds fascinating! So glad you loved The Dreamers ❤❤

Would die for a video about surrealist art/writing!!! I’m coming up with ideas for submissions to your journal and this prompt is inspiring my writing (and consuming) so much💜💜

I would love to hear you talk about surrealism! Whenever the inspiration strikes or when you have energy <3 I could listen to you talk about anything for hours

I’m just going to throw this out there in hopes of someone having a recommendation. I have an intense obsession with the show Bojack Horseman, and would love to experience any book that has similar themes, but also carries the same acute knowledge of the social and political backdrop that help prop up these things. If anyone has any way to point me in a direction please help😭😭 I’ve been craving a book in this form😞 anyway loved the video! I will be adding these to my never ending list as well!