Trading Books for Music

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— Animal Farm by George Orwell

— Babel by R.F. Kuang

— Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

— The Stranger by Albert Camus

— Book Lovers by Emily Henry

— The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

— If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio

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Today I’m procastinating doing anything

useful… hence this blog. I’m channeling

a lot of uquiz energy into this, because

these songs I’m about to reccomend you

are mostly just based off of vibes.

Basically, if you’ve read these books, you

might enjoy these tunes! I picked some of

the more popular books I’ve read, so I hope

you’ll find at least one or two we have in

common.

A little note: I don’t really listen to pop

(the closest I’ve come might be The Dø

or Doechii, and Doechii is hip-hop) so if

that’s your main genre, this might not be

your thing. I did try to not go way too ni-

che though, and these songs are definitely

well-liked by loads of people!

I’m not really a person who owns a lot

of books (yet), but I took pics

of the two I do own. For some of

these I’m reccomending one song,

but if I’m unsure I’ll reccomend two

songs with different energies.

Please let me know afterwards if this

was a hit or a total miss!

— ANIMAL FARM by George Orwell

Nylon smile by Portishead &

À l’envers à l’endroit by Noir Désir

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Off to a strong start! I know a lot

of us have read this book, and some of

us left it feeling indifferent, but others

were fascinated.

I offer you: Portishead! She has a lot

of songs with energies that loosely

remind me of the mindset this story

brings to the table, but Nylon smile

also has the right amount of suspense.

If you know that one isn’t your thing,

you might prefer À l’envers à l’endroit.

I listen to a lot of French music, so this

was unavoidable. The band was formed

in the early 80-s and I think it feels more

hopeful than Nylon smile, but also like the

fight for justice isn’t done, or something.

If someone who actually understands

French wants to point out that this is

actually about smiling puppies and

rainbow colored dolphins, please do…

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— BABEL by R.F. Kuang

Lwonesome tonight by PJ Harvey

& Sept Douleurs by Alexandra-Hamilton-

Ayres

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One of my favorite books of the

year so far! I think Sept Douleurs is

spot on for this one. It has no lyrics,

but it feels so similar to how I felt

while reading this! I think it’s beautiful

and devastating simultaneously.

Lwonesome tonight is obviously the

more popular song out of the two.

It’s a very tender song that makes me

think of Robin and Ramy…

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— YELLOWFACE by R.F. Kuang

Walking with a Ghost by Tegan and Sara

& Midas Touch by AURORA

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If you liked this book, I think you’re a

bit annoying, so I picked out songs that

irritate me a little. These two are still in

my Liked playlist on Spotify though, so

I’m insulting myself as much as I am you.

Tegan and Sara have very unique

voices, and the rhythm of this song

is one you’ll either love or hate.

Midas Touch was written for some show,

I think, but I’ve only ever listened to it

without knowing its context. It’s not

AURORA'S usual sound, which is why

I think it’s able to match Yellowface’s

freak (I can’t keep using the words ‘vibe’

or ‘energy’… bear with me).

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— THE STRANGER by Albert Camus

Time - Video Version by Stray Dogg,

Devendra Banhart

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I had to read this one for school this

year! It was fine. If you loved it, I’m

pretty sure you’ll enjoy Time as well.

Just make sure the mood is right!

While you’re getting ready for bed after

an exhausting day would be the ideal

time to listen to this.

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— BOOK LOVERS by Emily Henry

Home by Dotan & The Giver by

Chapell Roan

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Okay, okay. I did have to pull out some

pop music for this one, how could I not.

I’m absolutely not the intended audience

for Emily Henry's books, so I tried to channel

someone’s young American aunt for this one.

I don’t think I can do much wrong with

Chappell Roan? I don’t actually like this song

if we’re being honest, but it seems so fitting.

Home by Dotan is also perfect in my

opinion because it’s extremely popular,

but has enough depth in it as well.

It’s a song millions of people have probably

cried to, and I think Emily Henry’s books

could be on the way to be as unifying as

a song like that. It just might take a bit of

time.

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— THE LITTLE PRINCE by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Cloudbusting by Kate Bush

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I know I’m holding up the picture book,

but I swear I have the actual book so-

mwhere…

Kate Bush was such an obvious choice!

If you still like this book as an adult,

I think Cloudbursting is right up your

alley.

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— IF WE WERE VILLAINS by M.L. Rio

Memoir #02 [06.12.09] by Maria

Pseftoga, May Roosevelt

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I know I was listening to this song

while actually reading the book, and

it’s just crazy how well the two go

together, so I reccomend you do the

same!

It’s sad, it’s dark, it’s suspenseful…

I hope you’ll try it out.

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-emerald out