bookstore vlog and book haul w/ benji📚💌
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 3 พ.ค. 2024
- my boyfriend benji and i go to our favorite bookstore, grab some coffee, and do a little book haul!
books mentioned:
Lie With Me
Bookshops and Bonedust
Gideon the Ninth
What Moves the Dead
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★ benji's channel: @benjiplant
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★ animated intro done by the super talented @RoseenaSakya (@phllegm on instagram)!!
★ intro music: cat shop by Louie Zong
guys imagine, Chris, uploading two videos, weekly and Benji as well then we gonna get 4videos every week, we will live happily without any stress in our lives😱!!!! I said (imagine)😔
Don’t imagine too much bc 1 video a week is my max on a good day 😭
@@benjiplant Benji leave my imagination alone😔🤚🏻
Me when I dream too hard😜
exactly what i was thinking lol
TRUE
Chris and Benji are the most unintentionally ASMR people on TH-cam
totally real
I personally want you guys to do a lot of couple vlogss🥹🥹
sameee. but i also kinda wanna see more of chris. feel like hes this kinda mystery esp when i see him in benji's vlogs
@@lightninqueenSame, like we get to see him so little I would love to see him more, he's got such a great personality
Chris about fell out when you bent that book. The look in his eyes. As someone who grew up and worked in libraries most of my life, I felt that glare in my soul.
i clicked on this thinking, "benji? like plant benji?" and it WAS plant benji! You have impeccable interior design and I am so jealous of your bookshelves!!!!!
I could watch chris’ and benji’s videos all day! So calming, so visually pleasing! Love love love! ❤
Both of you radiate the color yellow. Like sunshine and honey. So sweet.
I don't know why I can't resist smiling. I love it sooo much! You guys are so cute!! I shared the embarrassment and speechlessness of Chris in front of a camera and nice guidance of Benji.
Just so SWEET😍
Yes-Ireland bookstore vlog ♥️🇮🇪
Benji, Chappell Roan and Gideon the ninth all in one video???? omg love love love
you get ittt
“Lie With Me” WRECKED ME OMG- one of the most tragic books I’ve read
Do you know more books like this one?
@@breatheinmyworld8230 “Swimming in the Dark” by Tomasz Jedrowski and “Giovanni’s Room” by James Baldwin - if you haven’t read those yet of course
@@breatheinmyworld8230 swimming in the dark by Tomasz Jedrowski is very similar!
having 2 channels to have benji/ Chris videos from makes me so happy
8:17 i didn't think that benji could have this kind of dark humor....hahahahha
omg chapell roan i gasped
queen
A good fantasy standalone book is sorcery of thorns!!! It’s about a girl that lives in a library and it has some incredible characters :)
Ahhh so glad you're uploading frequently!! I literally drop everything and watch
🥹❤️💌
We did that today, too! My daughter told me Chris posted and we closed our computers and switched it on the tv!
“Lie with Me” is a great read!
I see "bookstore" and "bookhaul", a smiling and adorable couple, I cliiiiiick
I love seeing more of Benji’s personality when you two are together! Thank u for all of the book recs too these all look so fun
That place seems like heaven😇 so many books❤❤❤
Love both of you😘
tour of bookshops in Ireland is soooo cool I hope you'll do it !
Yessss, Vibes and Scribes in Cork City is amazing. It has both a new and second-hand shop too.
Love this vlog so much! I love to watch how you guys interact. So natural and cute. Can’t wait for the next one 😊
thank you!!!🥹
why are both your voices so modulated and perfectttt it is so relaxing to hear
For Benji, I’d recommend The Housekeeper and The Professor by Yoko Ogawa. Don’t be misled by the title, it’s not a romance novel. It’s more a cozy story about an old retired math professor with memory loss and his friendship with his housekeeper and her young son.
great job Chris 🎉
Loving your wholesome, genuine connection with each other! and spreading light and love into the world! 💫❤
You guys just got recommended to me by TH-cam and I LOVE your vlog. This was so chill! I loved it so much! Most of the other bookstore vlogs are kinda annoying with their energy and fast camera and pulling out books just for aesthetic shots with annoying music. This was so refreshing *subscribes*
Gideon the Ninth is a must read. Also, it's hilarious. One of the best written fantasy books. The audiobook is fantastic too. Needless to say, I'm obsessed with the series.
I just got back from Ireland and there are some GREAT bookstores. I love checking out small local bookstores when I travel. (I can recommend a few I enjoyed if you’d like) One of my favorite parts was seeing all of the UK cover arts and how they differed from US ones. Anyways, great job on your first vlog! Y’all are so wholesome ❤️
The Gideon the Ninth series is fantastic, each book is wild and very different. The second and third one are def my favs so far.
chapell roan
I really like your videos Chris. I feel a lot better about myself after seeing them and hope you continue them. Plus you are major eye candy!
This vlog was very sweet and warm (not war). I'm so happy you're going to Ireland and for your birthday!! You both will love it here. Make sure you visit Hodges Figgis bookshop in Dublin. ❤
Hi Benji and Chris, I stumbled upon Benji's Vietnam vlogs yesterday and then I discovered Chris's channel today. I was excited to watch a bookstore vlog with the two of you. I love your vibe.💙
Benji, here are some warm Japanese novels I've read and love:
1. The Restaurant of Love Regained - Ito Ogawa
2. Before the Coffee Gets Cold - Toshikazu Kawaguchi (It's a 5-part series but the stories aren't interconnected. The main characters continue in every book. I've read 2 out of the 5 books and I think this is one of those series that gets better with every book)
3. The Kamogawa Food Detectives - Hisashi Kashiwai (another ongoing series but every book is a standalone in terms of closing loose ends.)
Y’all’s chemistry just feeds me. I wish you guys love peace happiness and growth on your journeys
Yay a vlog!!! Would definitely love to see more bookstore vlogs and vlogs in general! 🙌🏼
This vlog is so comforting and cozy.
"scary stuff, space, and gay" is the best descriptor i've ever heard 🤣gideon is awesome!
you both are a huge inspiration and are so cute! love these vlogs
I am excited to hear your reviews on your book haul! I appreciate the way you explain the titles you read and the reason why you enjoyed them. I am considering buying L&L soon! Have an amazing weekend 📚✨
I am so happy when I watch you two ❤😊
oooh how much i love watch you guys while i'm having breakfast! soo cozy. xx from brasil!!
yall my fave couple on yt so excited for more vlogs :D and the ireland tour!!!
Ahhhh, this vlog was amazing! Loved the book Benji got. Can't wait for more videos, Chris!
Love you how you manage the vlog ❤😊
This was one of the most relaxing vlogs I have ever watched, thanks!
I love exploring book stores!
I was WAITING for this🫰
“Lie with me” is soooo good, enjoy!
a vlog with the actual ambiance sounds instead of music over the footage!! I loved it 💗
i love this style of video!! thanks for sharing your time at the bookstore w us :)
WE NEED MORE 😭😭😭 you guys are perfect for this vlog! Praying for my turn to get a bookstore date ☺️
I was just at Vroman’s last weekend! Such a great bookstore. Absolutely loved this vlog! ✨
I love Gideon The Ninth soo much! the whole series is an all time favorite. not as much space content in the first book as you might think, but super fun nonetheless. the series is a genre-bending masterpiece and the characters and their dynamics are the best part
i've been waiting this video since last night😔🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷
It's so funny, because I was thinking of recommending the "Earthsea" books and seconds later, Benji grabs the copy off the shelf. Great series, especially if you enjoyed Harry Potter (Ursula K. Le Guin originated the idea of a school for wizards and she did some pretty radical things with her books at the time.)
Been really enjoying your videos Chris! Keep up the amazing work. Also currently reading Bookshops & Bonedust after Legends & Lattes. As for a recommendation for Benji, I really loved the Kamagowa Food Detectives. Good if you’re looking for something kind of cozy and all about Japanese food. 😊🍜
Love seeing you guys together🌷🌼✨
Oooh as Benji loved Winter in Sokcho, definitely read the other books by Elisa Shua Dusapin, they’re all great. Also pretty much anything translated by Anton Hur is fab. Love in the Big City could be a corker. Ooh and if you go to Dublin on your Ireland trip you’ll be spoilt for bookshops.
Such a lovely video, very calming and comforting.
Also, loads of love for the Green Bone Saga❤️
You both are so adorable 😭🥺
Lie with me ripped my heart out and put it back together again. Incredible book!
hot to go is such a great song you guys are so real for that !
Yeahhhh my dads just made my day again! ❤
Ahhhh, this vlog was too cute, can’t wait for the next one kaka
Yess another video!!
Just found this channel and I know I’m gonna be binge watching all of your videos!!!
You two are so cute! Love that you both love books too!
I thought Chris was a redhead - but no he is a super hot strawberry blond! Cute the way you two interact with each other!
I love yall so much 🥹
pure love to all of this! :)
Lie With Me is one of my favourite books awwhh
Yay first vlog!
love these kinds of vids
You guys are sooo cute! 💗
I have been seeing Vroman's from other vlogs from Roomies' Digest.
Cute dog! Thanks for filming this bookstore vlog! I enjoy watching bookstore vlogs! 💟
such a cute video ! and also for benji, i also read days at the morasaki bookshop and the book im currently reading now is called welcome to the hyunam-dong bookshop and its by a korean author and has similar vibes !
Just wanted to say, that i love your calm vibe and that These videos really help me to relax after a stressful day. Thanks for providing us with this Great content and keep going :)
This was one of my favorite videos of ALL TIME! You had me at "bookstore," but coffee? And BENJI?! I am in! I will have to watch it again when I am home with a nice cuppa. Thanks so much for this.
p.s. More like this pleeeaassse!
if benji wants more queer books that have similar vibes to Call Me By Your Name, a book i really recommend is called Swimming in the Dark by Tomasz Jedrowski !! it’s set in 80s Poland and is super good!
Can't wait to see what you think of What Moves the Dead and Gideon!!!
I'm so happy i found your channel, love your vibes 😊
Also a recommendation for Benji "Sweet Bean Paste" was an amazing read its one of my favourites ❤
What moves the dead is rly great. Love T Kingfisher!!
I love Vroman’s and am so glad it’s still in business. Moved away from the SGV and this is an establishment I truly miss. This vlog was so nice to watch.
and about the Korean author, I'd like to recommend The White Book by Han Kang. Yep, it's short and poetic and easier to read than her other two. I don't know about the English translation but the Vietnamese translation is great.
Lie With Me was translated from the French by Molly Ringwald. Yes... THAT Molly Ringwald. The recent movie from the book came out late last year. It's very good (and French). It's available for rent/purchase on all the various online movie stores.
"Lie With Me" is so good
The biggest challenge about watching these videos is not being able to focus on both of their adorable faces at the same time.
i mean how could you not take your eyes off on someone as hot as chris 🥵😮💨
im currently reading throne of glass series and its so good! though its an 8 book series.. a bit on the longer side but super good! sarah knows how to write books (my fave bookseries so far is a court of throrns and roses! from her aswell hehe) 🌱💕
im really loving all your videos chris! well done
I'm going to need a review on Gideon please and thank you :) I also love that bookstore. The spinning chairs are a hit.
Love love love this. Please vlog every single day.(is that too much to ask😊)
Some recommendations for Benji would be The Cat who Saved Books by Sosuke Natsukawa and Blood over Bright Haven by M.L. Wang! Hope this helps ❤
one of my favorite japanese translated books is the memory police!! super eerie and interesting and pretty at once
I'm waiting on my copy of Bookshops and Bonedusts! Excited for you to read it!
Love Benji and Chris! For Benji I recommend anything by Haruki Murakami especially Kafka on the Shore (but it is long) and Shopgirl by Steve Martin. And for Chris you might like 84 Charing Cross Road (which is also a sweet movie from the 80's) about a bookseller.
You guys are so cute!
Love the bookstore tour! For Benji, What You Are Looking for is in the Library, and Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop.
I like to see Chris talking in his vlog ♥️
Since Benji was looking for a fiction book by a Japanese author, I highly recommend " The Place Promised in our Early Days" by Arata Kanoh, original story by Makoto Shinkai. This book is so lovely and I love re-reading it so much
I can't wait to see what you think of Gideon. Can't wait for the Ireland trip update too! Enjoy!