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Since you like memoirs and enjoyed The Tale of Genji, perhaps it would be a good idea to read the Diary of Lady Murasaki or the 'zuihitsu' The Pillow Book by Sei Shonagon (zuihitsu is translated as 'essay' but it is a Japanese genre meaning 'let the pen run' so it combines, from a Western perspective, essay, chronicle, memoir, lists)

I appreciate hearing your reflections on the kinds of books that rose to the top of your reading. Reminders to seize the day: that’s such a good thing! Lots of people are praising Flat Place and I expect that I will too, when I give it a proper chance. I didn’t get far into it before realizing that I wasn’t in the right mood at the time. I am in the mood for a picture book now, so I have requested a copy of Almond’s Dam. I will report back!

Still hoping to read Eve and A Flat Place. Thanks for the reminder.

Congrats on your 5 years. What a great decision you made!! I am so thankful for our great friendship through this platform ❤❤ Even though we say we will be flexible, we still have more plans than most of our friends, at least I do 🤣 I am planning to join the Reading the Globe for six books 😊

A Flat Place was my #1 of the year! I also read and liked Strong Female Character. I need to read the rest, but luckily, already own most of them :)

Happy fifth birthday! What does it feel like the second time round?

My favorite was Seven Wonders of the World by Bettany Hughes.

Very interesting top 5! I also enjoyed I Am I Am I Am and Thunderclap..Eve has been on my TBR for a number of months and you're reminding me why!

I have two more for you. The Sinner by Tess Gerritsen is about nuns and I'm re-reading it and Lying Awake by Mark Salzman is a great novella about an enclosed order of nuns.

I've often seen Andrew Miller's books on the library shelves and been intrigued, but you've really convinced me I need to pick this up soon!

Excellent. Thank you for reviewing this.

Fern Brady’s book made it into my top nonfiction as well. Not one from this year, but I really I read a book about the gender data gap a few years ago called Invisible Women which would sounds like it would compliment Eve. That is now going on my wish list.

I read at least 1 autobiography in 2024, but only 5 nonfiction books altogether. I hit dnf on another and wish I had on 1 of the 5 I finished. My overall favorite nonfiction of the year though would have to either be Willie Nelson's "My Life: It's A Long Story", Anne Bradford's and Barrie Robertson's "Midland Ghosts And Hauntings", or Temple Grandin's "Thinking In Pictures". Those last 2 I fully intend to reread in future.

Probably my favourite two were. 'Metaphysical Animals' by Clare Mac Haill and Rachael Wiseman, about the philosophical movement of: Iris Murdoch, Philippa Foot, Elizabeth Anscombe, and Mary Midgley. One I read only because I thought it might be suitable for a friend as a gift, it was, I bought another copy for her - 'Cold Kitchen' by Caroline Eden, she's an excellent travel/food writer, very evocative.

That's a great top 5. I have Thunderclap and Eve on my list to read.

Happy fifth year anniversary on book tube! How wonderful for you! I loved listening to your 2025 book plans. Very inspiring. Also pleased to hear that you and Tilly will be continuing your series together. So enjoyable. Have a fantastic reading year!

Many congrats on the 5th anniversary Ros. RUR is so resonant about our contemporary fears around AI! It's a pretty good play in and of itself too. As a non-smartphone owner, don't think I can access Discord chats. Will it also be over on Voxer as well?

Happy Booktube anniversary, Ros! Wow, there are so many terrific book events! Happy to hear you're joining Endless Drama, too.

Congratulations for the 5th anniversary 🎉. I got to know a lot of authors by your channel and I find the videos you make with Tilly so adorable, point of view of different generations ❤ I found fascinating the Reading the Globe Fiction readathon, I will definitely participate it 👍

Congratulations on your anniversary Ros! Something made of wood is a traditional choice of gift to mark a fifth anniversary… and books are made from trees… so I wish you many books! My 3rd anniversary was at the end of December-leather is traditional for that. But I wasn’t thinking of booktube when I bought myself a new wallet 2 weeks ago. I simply needed to replace the old wallet I had made from duct tape which was falling apart. I’m looking forward to participating in People April again. 😊

Your edition of Tale of Genji looks longer than the one I had. I didn't read as much because the holiday kept me busy, but I finished a few: The Marvelous Land of Oz, Dragonshadow, and The Passage to India. I did start a handful of books that I didn't finish, but will continue. Touch Me Not, Savage Detectives, Shogun, and The Pillow Book (this one also is about court life in Japan).

Congratulations to your 5th anniversary, Ros! Can't remember booktube without you! Just received Clean from the library and I'm very curious about it. Reading it in the German translation, because it doesn't make sense to me to read a book from a language that is not my native one in another one that isn't mine either.

Congrats on 5 years on booktube! And such amazing reading plans for this year! 🎉

NICE-

If you cannot tolerate any type of animal abuse, like myself you may want to reconsider, “Clean”.

Hey Roz, me and my sister are having a read a book a week challenge, where we have to read at least 1 book per week throughout the year. She's starting off with the Harry Potter series and I've got a couple of things left from 2024 to finish and I started the audiobook of '"Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban", since I've read the physical versions already. I plan to read the Temperence Brennon series as well as continue with the Anne Of Green Gables series among other things. I do like a bit of spontaneous reading, but I'm notorious for planning in advance, so by the time I get round to doing whatever I planned I end up going and reading something random. In 2024, mainly thanks to some stuff being threatened with the recycle bin, I took a deep dive into Anna Jacobs' historical fiction. I've also chosen "The Black Loch" inPeter May, which I've been looking forward to reading since before it came out, so I chose it for when it's my turn to choose something for an in person Scottish crime fiction book group.

I’m really looking forward to Reading the Globe! And delighted that you are joining for some of our FOMO picks again this year 🧡

Quite a list ahead! Very exciting. But most of all CONGRATS ON FIVE YEARS. i may not comment very frequently but this channel is just such a delight. thank you so much for sharing your thoughts and enthusiasm with us this long!

Happy 5th Anniversary! I'd love to do a buddy read maybe an Agatha Christie or Pygmalion?

Happy Anniversary!! I look forward to reading the globe with you. Seems you are going to have a busy yet fascinating reading year

Congratulations 🎉

Happy New Year, Roz.. and happy FIVE years online.

Happy 5th birthday ❤❤❤❤❤congratulations 🎉🎉

Happy new year Ros. I haven’t read The Voyage Out but I am treating myself to a reread of To The Lighthouse at the moment! Also loving Marzahn, mon amour.

Congratulations on your 5th Booktube Anniversary! Your plans sound outstanding and I’m so glad we have some groups in common. I’m really excited to start reading Clean and Lost Children Archive in January and thank you for sharing the info for Endless Drama! Here’s to great reading in 2025!

Happy 5th Anniversary! 🎉🎉

Happy 5th Anniversary! it doesn't feel like long since you started

I can’t believe it’s been five years Ros, congratulations, that flew past! I don’t necessarily follow the quarters slavishly but Historathon has increased my non fiction historical reading from 0 to 3 or 4 so that’s can’t be a bad thing. I’m going to try and take part in the global read along if the books are accessible and my library just happened to have Clean so I’ll be joining in for that one. Here’s to a great reading year!

Congratulations on 5 years Ros!

Happy 5th Booktube Anniversary, Ros!. Brilliant plans. I was tempted by the drama readathon and might dip in for a couple later in the year. I'm already enjoying the start to the Reading the Globe project 🤩

Hi Ros! Cheers to reading with friends and reading widely in 2025! 🥳. Happy New Year! 🎊

Great to hear about your reading plans for 2025! I’m trying to be a bit more structured with my reading this year and have joined a few more reading groups, I’m very much a mood reader and hope I’ve still left myself enough reading room for that, time will tell. I’ve signed up as a booktube judge for the first time too, which should be fun!

Great plans! The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat is a book I read years ago and may re-read for Gareth's project. Time for spontaneity is crucial. This year is going to be the year of less for me so that I have more wiggle room for random reads. I wish you a wonderful year of reading ahead!

Lots of fascinating reading! Happy booktube birthday!

I also enjoyed this one - it was not at all what I expected it to be from the marketing, but fascinating nonethless.

Many congratulations on your fifth anniversary. Long may your fabulous channel continue. Love your 2025 plans and really looking forward to discussing lots of books with you 😊. Happy New Year Ros 🎉🎉

Happy 5th Anniversary! Well done!

Great reading month! I’m glad you enjoyed the ghost story event 😊

Happy BookTube Anniversary Ros. I’m about half way through The Land In Winter and am loving it!

What a month you've had, Ros. I was particularly interested in hearing you speak about writers' first novels--Woolf's, Dickens', and Pineiro's firsts. I am planning to read Pickwick Papers this year--one I've never read. I also really loved your video with Tilly on T.J. Klune. It's such a delight to hear you discussing books together. I have T.J. Klune on deck for a sort of comfort read for the coming months. I'm wishing you all good things in 2025. I'm so glad to have "met" you here this past year, Ros. And Happy BookTube Anniversary, too!