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Yes that's ambitious. But planning possible reads is such fun.

There's a fine line between ambitious and delusional 😅 I'm all for ambition and dreaming big, just do whatever feels good! If the Sanderson series isn't doing it for you right now, move on to something more exciting, I say! Or do one book a month, and you'll be done by the end of January. That pile is already so big! And then + all the Tolkien ones! 😂 As long as you read and enjoy Beartown I'm happy! 😁 I hope it will be more emotionally manageable too.

Im struggling to stay motivayed at the moment bc i have three preorders coming this month and I don't really want to read anything else :/ They are -Swordcrossed by Freya Marske (Oct 8th) -The Waiting hy Michael Connelly (Oct 15) -Fury of the Gods by John Gwynne (Oct 23) It has been 17ish years since I read The Stand, but from what I can remember it's more of a dystopian with some horror elements than a pure horror.

Over the years I have read all your seven except Claire Keegan have never read anything by her. Will have to now. Did like them all. If I remember correctly, did not like the ending of Breakfast at Tiffany’s. I enjoy watching your channel

What a fantastic week of reading! I think of books like that as pralines, like the premium ones, and I also think of them as drinks, like you mentioned 😂 I’m so glad you read these books for this challenge, I didn’t realize that they were all so short. Even I can get through that! 😅 I haven’t been interested in the Old man and the sea before, but I am now. Which one did you listen to, on BookBeat? And I also want to read Great Gatsby and Breakfast at Tiffany’s (love the movie, Audrey Hepburn!) and anything by Claire Keegan. I also want to keep going on my Doris Lessing short stories, the writing is definitely on a different level in that too. I’m so jealous of your cat coming to chill with you while you read. One day… Loved seeing the sea and the Northern lights as well! Well done with this challenge and the vlog! Really enjoyed it!

What a cute little copy of silas marner, and Wind in the Willows looks like a great one to have too - I always end up grabbing any used copy of that I see 😄

Dear Bryndis, that must have been such a difficult, emotional and also in a way healing experience for you to read A man called Ove. I feel like that is also why authors write, to create something that speaks to someone on a deeper level and to find solace in a book, in which ever way.

Such a good haul. There's an Amnesty bookshop quite near where I live which I love, there's always such a good selection.

What a great haul! Raining Books looks like a really fun place to go!

Always love a book haul, especially used! That bookstore with the books everywhere stresses me out 😂 I’ve been to one like that and it’s so overwhelming but also feels like a scavenger hunt! So fun to find old books though. Ooo, that cover of Elektra is beautiful! I’ve been obsessed with mythological retellings lately and want to read that one too. Just read Clytemnestra so I know all about that messed up family, haha.

I really enjoyed Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe! I also have A Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich on my tbr, the last person i talked about it with said "it will knock you on your ass", which sounds intriguing! My mom and I dnfed Wuthering heights when we tried to buddy read it, but I did finish monte cristo without much trouble. I just started a booktubers book that came out today! It is the Solstice Court by Jade Juniper it is a fantasy that I'm enjoying so far! Cujo is very good, and as someone who is sensative to animal violence I think you can handle it.

I read the discovery of witches series way before the Netflix show - I highly recommend them

Ooh how exciting I was shouting buy the hercule poirot or miss marple short stories collections - you’ll have to go back and get them🤭🤭🤭

Sounds like a wonderful reading month! I’m so glad @ellenmadebookclub mentioned your channel!!

My condolences regarding the loss of your brother. It is always so difficult to go through something like that particularly with a close family member. I understand completely why the book effected you so deeply. But on a lighter note, thanks so much for the shoutout! It is an excellent book and I look forward to reading more from Backman. Take care.

You definitely deserve a pat on the back for completing War and Peace, that’s quite the accomplishment haha 👏👏👏 So glad you loved A Man Called Ove, even though it was so heavy and emotional for you! Thanks for sharing so personally, I’m so sorry about your brother and sister-in-law. ❤️ The relationship between Ove and his wife reminded me of my grandparents and definitely made me emotional. I 100% agree that it should be more advertised that there’s suicide in the book, especially since it’s such a big part of the plot. And yes I love that books can have such an impact on our lives and healing journeys too, Backman does such a good job of that in all his books I’ve read so far!

I read my new best book of the year in August too! It was Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus. The most emotional book I've read this year was Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See. The book tbat made me cry most was The Witch's Heart by Genevieve Gornichec, it's Norse myth from Angrboða's perspective and the only time Ragnarök has made me cry.

Well done Bryndis, you definitely deserve a pat on the back. First of all, War and Peace has to count as like four books. What an achievement! ✨ And A man called Ove. It is such a good book. I agree that the love story is probably the most beautiful one I’ve ever read or seen or anything, it is so simple and sure. I loved the quote you mentioned as well, that she was all the colors. I could also relate to grief, and I can’t even write it here because it’s too much, but I feel your pain and I love what you said about books being a way for us to work through our own lives. I absolutely agree. And I also felt similarly when I read it that… emotional stories are hard to read, but it also wakes something inside us and it makes it more clear what’s important and it’s a kind of release when a book makes you cry and you can finally look at the things you’ve tried to push away. I’m proud of you for getting through it and even though it was hard it seems like it was healing for you and for that I’m happy. Even though yes, time doesn’t heal but we learn to live with it. Anyway. Sending you a big hug and keep taking care of you 💜

Now that I have finally finished my own discussion video (coming soon!), I had to come back and watch yours! 😊 I had a lot of similar thoughts to you, I loved the glancing at each other too, that was such a cute part of the story 😊

I love the ideas of shorty september. And the idea of a pile of possibilities. That sounds so much less pressure than TBR lol. :)

Short books are amazing, especially after reading Sanderson! 😂 I really want to re-read The Great Gatsby sometime, one of my all-time favorites! Interested in The Ocean at the End of the Lane and Before the Coffee Gets Cold for sure. Hope you have a great reading month!

Great list! Hungry Emma 😂 “excuse me food plz” and the dropping of the books - same! Normally never, but when filming, everything starts acting up! Happy reading in September! I hadn’t planned for Shorty September, but I’m thinking I can add some shorts things I have time left. I’m a bit burnt out on big (for me) and heavy books to atm, short and sweet sounds perfect!

Happy birthday! You gave yourself a great gift!! I love every single one of your videos. I enjoy hearing you talk about your books and love when Emma visits. Thank you for sharing your love of books with us.

Glad you got a good long break, with lots of reading to tell us about. Your clueless impression! So good. I think I mentioned it before, but the Jo Baker & Lucy Worsely have been on my list to get to, hearing you talk about them made me want to even more.

Happy Birthday!🎉 I just read The Weaver and the Witch Queen by Genevieve Gornichec and really enjoyed it, it takes place in the early 900s and Egil's Saga is one of the historical sources. Egil is in it but not mentioned by name. Which makes me want to read Egil's saga even more. I did look up Grettis Saga but it is very expencive in english. Moby Dick is long but very entertaning for a classic, so it was a fairly fun quick read! I have read IT three times if that helps make it less intimidating. I have Flights by Olga Tokarczak on my tbr too!

Happy birthday! 🎉 You look like 39 not 49! 😂 I liked Longbourn, not a love though…

Happy birthday! So many good finds here. Lots of Brandon Sanderson to read!! 🙌🎉😂 So excited for Beartown (a re-read for me)! It’s definitely a heavy one though, so be prepared for that…

The thousand and one nights is so long! I have just one book, maybe that’s a shorter version. Beartown is one of the options on October, so take a little break from Backman in September and then I think Beartown will be… emotional, but maybe not hit so close to home. If you want of course, I don’t want you to be broken! 😊 The Before the coffee gets cold copy is so pretty! I think that’s the second part, if you want to read them in order. I think they are all on Bookbeat. I think the Mousetrap book is so pretty, and what a good way to remind yourself of something to look forward to for next year! And Happy birthday! You look a lot younger than 49! 💜✨ Also I love that Emma is so excited about Beartown as well! 😂 Yes Shadow of the Wind! 😍 One of my favorites ever, I hope you’ll love it! And if you do, there are more books to follow

Happy birthday hope you had a lovely day x what a special way to spend your 50th - sounds perfect. You will love the play - I saw it last year and it was fantastic

Welcome back. What do you teach at the university?

20 books! 😅 it looks like a dream vacation!! ❤

How lovely to see you back! Sounds like you took a very relaxing and well deserved break! And I'd say you definitely win at Jane Austen July, you just read everything 😅

Welcome back Bryndis! I watched Clueless all the time as a kid (it and Biodome), i had no idea it was supposed to be a Jane Austen adaptation, you just blew my mind!

Your summer break sounds like my dream, you read so many books! 😍 Yay for reading more Mistborn, so glad you’ve continued to enjoy it!! Once I’m done working through the Stormlight Archive I want to get back to that series. Very curious to see what I’ll think about Wuthering Heights, haha gotta love when all the characters are horrible… I need to re-read Sense and Sensibility, it’s a good one!! And I re-read P&P at the end of July/beginning of August and it’s just so fun, I listened to the audiobook and it was really entertaining!

Good to see you again! 😊 What a lovely month you had, I’m so glad! And a bit jealous 😅 What a treat to just do whatever you want for a few weeks. I’m very glad it worked out for you (as life can sometimes insert itself in our plans…) And your presentation of the books actually made me a little curious to read a Jane Austen book, possibly Persuasion or S&S. I had higher hopes for Longbourne though. Please keep taking care of yourself as work starts back up! I look forward to see you pop back up on my subs page 😊

Sounds like heaven. Missed your videos though so loved this one

Thank you for sharing your thoughts on Jane Austen. She is definitely one of my favorite authors! Everyone of her six novels is worth reading again...and again! For future reading you might enjoy the novel Hamerston Hall by Jane Eastbourne. It is set in early 19th century England and has the common JA dilema of the family property being entailed to a male heir.

Your videos are absolutely inspiring and incredible👍

Brilliant video👍

Hey, so glad I found through this tag! Pride and Prejudice from the pov of the servants sounds amazing.

I have a Man Call Ove on my physical TBR as well. I loved Anxious People and liked My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry.

Congrats on finishing your draft! That has to feel amazing, hopefully you will have a nice break with it off your mind.

Plenty there to keep you busy. Best wishes and happy reading.

Thank you for the tag!! Such a lovely video ❤️

Looks like you have some really fun books ahead of you! I'm excited to hear your thoughts on Woolf once you get around to reading her work. She has become one of my favorite authors, but it can take a while to get into her narrative flow (worth trying more than one book; Orlando is the first one that clicked for me and made reading the rest easier). Thank you for joining in on the tag!

Enjoyed the video as always. Enjoy your break! 💜 A lot of booktubers seem to be needing one about now.

Hope you have a wonderful time and weather on your vacation! It’s true that bad weather is always good for the reading stats! 😅😂

Wonderful responses to this tag, Bryndis. I’m excited for you to read Woolf. Beloved is one of my top five novels of all time. It is a very disturbing story but, as you note, a very important one. I did a video on it very early in my days of having a channel because it is also a frequently challenged and banned book here in the U.S., and I talked about it as a banned book. I’m just now finishing up a re-read of Ulysses. It is challenging, but it’s been great to read it with a group here on Book Tube. I hope you have a wonderful holiday and enjoy your time off! Thanks for doing this tag! 😊