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today we are planning my fall reading tbr, so book i want to read in september, october and maybe november (it's not that strict haha). i'm looking for cozy, spooky, dark and all that jazz. let's plan together! i've also included an autumnal book haul with books i recently bought because most of them are books i plan to read soon!
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Hi! My name is Leonie and I am a 24 year old girl who loves talking about books! From YA to non-fiction to classics, I read it all (although fantasy will always be my fave). I live in the Netherlands and go to university, but make booktube videos in my spare time :)
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I seriously needed to hear this from someone: “I dont need to be reading non-fiction all the time, sometimes you are already reading non-fiction all day, because you are studying” - I often forget that my 200 pages for uni a week are non-fiction and that it’s really okay to be burned out
Totally! I hate when people judge me for reading fantasy or romance stuff that is very easy and fast to read. I know these books aren’t classics, I don’t read them because I want to learn I read them because I want to give my brain a break from reading and learning the whole day. A lot of people don’t seem to understand that it is possible to like “shadow and bone” and “anna Karenina” at the same time :)
I never ever read nonfiction. 😅Reading is escapism for me.
Tender is the flesh is soooo good! And even though it is indeed disturbing, it isn´t really scary, so it´s a good book for non horror readers (I should know lol). Absolutely recommend, currently my top read of the year!
6:24 trueee, how can you say no to that book?? 😫❤❤
I have that Thomas Lagotti book on my TBR list on my shelf as well.
I'm a huge Frankenstein nerd and I love Mary Shelley's writing, so I was so excited to comment "Mary Wollstonecraft is Mary Shelley's mother!" but people beat me to it. Either way, I hope you enjoy the book! Shelley is the mother of science fiction, after all. It's a great read!
Also the amount of classics in this video made my classic loving heart swell.
Hullo fellow classics lover! I haven't read Frankenstein in a few years, but I'm now convinced to read it again. I feel like I didn't appreciate it enough the first time I read it.
Would love to get book of the month! Does anyone know if it get’s delivered outside the U.S.?
Just a heads up for Jane Eyre: it's more broody & dramatic than cozy & melancholy. More of a Wuthering Heights vibe than a Pride and Prejudice vibe, if that helps a little.
Exactly. I would never ever describe it as cozy
I don't think it's cozy but I'd definitely say it's a melancholy book🤔
@@just_ella17 yep, that's for sure. It's also a great book in my opinion, but I just think that if one goes in thinking it's going to be a cute and cozy read, one's going to be very disappointed ahah
@@just_ella17 There's some melancholy elements, but the eeriness/intensity of the book overrode them for me. It's a very rich text for sure.
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What about _Rebecca_ by Daphne du Maurier? I've only seen the movie by Alfred Hitchcock, but hear that they kinda changed the ending, making it more obvious that Mr. & Mrs. de Winter love each other, whereas it's left up to interpretation in the book.
"Perfection and power are overrated I think you are very wise to choose happiness and love" - Uncle Iroh 🍵
ahh uncle iroh has the best pieces of wisdom
"No plot just vibes" sounds like a life motto
Just what I wanted to say 🤭
@Withro Anime Edits "plot" is to be used when in need of vague and mysterious undertones
that sounds like murakami's life motto
Have you read coraline? It is my go to fall movie, but I read the book a couple of years ago. A very creepy childrens book with fall vibes. I recommend it ☺️🍂
piranesi is honestly one of the best books i've read this year. i'm so happy it won the women's prize for fiction!
Frankenstein is one of my all-time favs; I hope you enjoy! Also, Mary Wollstonecraft is Mary Shelley's mother! Good catch :)
Piranesi does have a plot, it just takes a back burner until the middle/end. The beginning aligns us with 'Piranesi' by having us read his journals and fall in love with the House as he does.
"Tender is the Flesh" is a really interesting read. I almost DNFed it because it seemed really slow and I didn't care about any of the characters, but the last line was worth the whole book. I can't wait to hear your thoughts!
I just finished Jane Eyre last week and I really enjoyed it! I'm also not a native speaker but it really wasn't one of the harder books I've read at all, the narrator uses fancy words here and there but even if you don't understand all of them, you're going to be just fine. And the autumn vibes truly were *chef's kiss*
Agreed
thank you so much that is exactly what I wanted to know !!!! have you read pride and prejudice? Is it readable for non native speakers ?
@@julialovesgfriend I'm not a native speaker either and pride and prejudice was one of the first classics I've ever read in English and tbh I didn't really get to enjoy the book. I recently reread it, after having read four more Austen novels and a bunch of different English classics and the expierence was so much better.
So I definitely do think that it is manageable and enjoyable for non-native speakers but not if you're a beginner with classics.
If you want to try out Austen and maybe get a little used to her writing before going into pride and prejudice I would high key recommend Northanger Abbey.
It is a lot shorter than p&p has a smaller cast of characters and is overall less complex, however still super fun and definitely a "core" Jane Austen novel.
in my brit lit class, we talked about wollstonecraft and how she's Shelley's mom! (if im remembering correctly)
You remembered correctly.
Your personality is literally chefs kiss and it's so fun to watch your videos!!
My fall reading list consists of ''Chronicles Of Narnia" books, a biography on the late guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan, and maybe "Odyssey"
The Horse and His Boy (Book 3) is so good.
@16:58 I heard my favourite quote of the day: “my brain will be chicken nuggets”. This is the perfect analogy for how my brain feels at the end of a busy work day/week 😂
The vibe of this vid 😍😍😍
Also pls do a Frankenstein reading vlog. It's one of my faves and I'll be rereading it in October. Would love to hear your thoughts.
Thank you for saying fall or spring, I am from Australia and never feel like I match up to seasonal content (even though I love it) but it is so nice to be acknowledged :)
I feel your pain fellow Aussie!!
I just finished Bunny not even 10min before I watched this video! So crazy. Anyhow, would recommend-it has both dark academia and supernatural / horror vibes, so great for the spooky season.
Bunny was so weird.
Like I read it as a E-book and would look up from it, and it would be three in the morning and my eyes are on fire. I still cannot fully grasp exactly *what happened* in it, all I know was I was distressed after reading it.
@@Emma-sj6wp Oh yes, it was super weird (but I tend to like that sort of thing I guess). I will say if you go into it expecting more of a horror novel, that's helpful. I think if you go in just expecting just dark academia it could be quite distressing.
I read Bunny, too. I am not sure if I liked it or not 🤷🏻♀️
I highly recommend spiritfarer for a switch game - it’s also super cozy, has a lot of rainy/stormy atmospheres so perfect for fall and winter. Of course after you finish BOTW though 😂
ohhh ive heard about that game so much! maybe if i get it for pc i can stream it 👀
*whispers* Mary Shelley is Mary Wollstonecraft's daughter
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PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASEEEEEE read The prison healer and please make a reading vlog with it to the last page 🙏 I BEG OF YOUUUU. I can't promise that it's the best but pleaseee just read it qnd try to finish until the last page because wow the plot twist was just *chefs kiss*
I've been sooo excited to read The Atlas Six!!! So glad you'll be reading it too🖤
I’m reading The Secret History at the moment and I’m loving it! For some reason I thought it would be a bit intimidating but it’s actually really easy to get through and I’m finding I don’t want to put it down 🍂📚
My favorite book ever, worth the hype ♥️
Loved this video 🥰 Annihilation is one of the best books I’ve read this year, and it’s way better than the movie, hehe 🖤
please read "a secret history" - i read it for a while now, and it's just so nice. a friend recommended it to me after she just read 100 pages, and now I do the same. it's so good!
Atlas six is very dark academia
You just NEED to read the Southern Reach Trilogy of which Annihilation if the first book. It's all weird but I binged it and I always recommend watching the movie before reading so you can visualize a few of the weirder parts easier. Just go get all three. Go. Now. Also I'd like to recommend The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield. You will love.
I like the bananas in the background💛
yes Mary Shelley was Wollstonecraft's daughter
I highly recommend to read night film, one of my favorites, It's not the typical thriller, It has a mix between horror,creepy and literary fiction, perfect for fall!🎃 and of course you have to continue playing the legend of Zelda BOTW!
Huge thanks to Leonie for not talking about the new Sally Rooney book. If I see one more post or video about it imma unsubscribe from every account on booktube and bookstagram. That book is everywhere and as someone who despises Rooney's writing, I am so sick of seeing it everywhere. No hate to Rooney stans, I just dislike her books so much and it's kinda hard not to get annoyed when every single bookish account I follow starts posting about her in what seems like a massive marketing campaign .
I get what you mean, I am the same with anyone mentioning The house in the cerulean sea by T.J. Klune. Every booktuber/ booktoker was talking about this book to the point where I got angry every time someone mentioned it. I've stopped videos just because they mention it. I haven't read it, I don't know if it's good but the hype around it was overkill.
@@bear.b i totally get it. Plus the house on the cerulean sea is very controversial actually, it exploits and fantasizes the story of the genocide of indigenous children in residential schools in North America.
I haven't read Rooney and I'm super annoyed too, i hadn't even heard of her before this summer, and I always skip now when they start talking about her books, just the plot descriptions are so off putting (-.-)
@@Silverraine1 yep, and it sounds like such a huge marketing effort that one has to wonder how good the book actually is in itself
Any Southern Hemisphere readers here ? 😅. Craving Autumn as I enter Spring 🙈🌼🍂
Have you read The Song of Achilles?
wollstonecraft is mary shelley’s mum!
I think Bunny is actually a horror dark academia, so that one would be perfect. I'm excited to read it soon as well. Good luck with your TBR!
THE FRANKENSTEIN EDITION GAH its so pretty I didn't even want to read the book but I kind of felt hyped for it for a second there lmao also we're the same age, happy bday! 🎉
Some people look better every next year
Heyy I received The Atlas Six yesterday too!!!
I don't usually read seasonal themed books but I did get a copy of Gideon the ninth so maybe that can be my Halloween read???
You definitely should read gideon the ninth it's real great so is the second book the third book comes out next year
@@angelaholmes8888 will do then :))
omg no way i’m watching this while planning my school work for the week and i thought the yellow wallpaper sounded interesting but then i saw were reading it this week in my class haha i’m so excited! what a coincidence
Mixing classics, mistery and horror: Edgar Allan Poe! He wrote a lot of short stories, and a novel I really think u would enjoy is Gordon Pym!
i've seen other comments confirming that mary shelley is mary wollstonecraft's daughter, but another fun thing is that it's speculated that mary shelley lost her virginity on wollstonecraft's grave
Mary Shelley is Mary Wollstonecraft's daughter! ☺️
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley is the daughter of Mary Wollstonecraft and William Godwin. Happy to see you're reading Piranesi. I'm really interested to see your views on it after you've read it.
If you liked the movie Annihilation you have to read the book. It’s so good!!
Piranesi is one of my favorite books of the year! Bunny is also an old favorite and it does have some dark academia elements 😅 I liked Tender is the flesh (I thought it had some 1984 vibes) but it was so disturbing
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If you liked Lord of the Flies and want to get into horror/sci-fi i suggest you read the Troop by Nick Cutter :)
My fall list also include Jane Eyre (current read), Secret History, Ninth House, the Phantom of the Opera, Rebecca, a Discovery of Witches, the Name of the Rose, Diviners and some murder/mystery books!
My current autumn list looks something like:
Well of Ascension - Sanderson
The Romonovs - Sebag-Montefiore
Frankenstein (as well!) - Shelly
Shadow of the Wind - Zafon
War of the Worlds - HG Wells
Red Seas under Red Skies - Lynch
A Gentleman in Moscow - Towles
Maybe some Nietzsche if I can stomach it
Yes, Mary (Wollstonecraft) Shelley was the daughter of Mary Wollstonecraft (and the wife of Percy Bysshe Shelley). XD I was also so surprised when I learnt about it
I think you are going to enjoy Frankenstein!!!!!
I read last week and it was incredible, more incredible is to realize that Mary wrote the book when she was less then 20 years old.
Somebody recommended me “Poor Things” by Alasdair Gray, which is a novel based on Frankenstein but with a more feminist and critical approach.
And btw Mary Shelley was the daughter of Mary Wollstonecraft and William Godwin, and you can see the reflection of their literary work in Frankenstein as well!
I am convinced that you and I are the same person just different genders
Like I love reading, drawing, mythology, medical science
And maybe it's a Coincidence!?
Heads up for Annihilation (the Southern Reach Trilogy), it’s not as great as the movie imo, but it’s good! The second book (Authority) is awful, but I was able to push through it. I personally liked how the trilogy ended but a lot of people have mixed feelings towards it. I also saw the movie first then read the trilogy back to back and it was… a little disappointing, but I’m glad I read them if that makes sense.
Pride and Prejudice, is NOT easy to read! And my first language is English. I would say Mansfield Park by Jane Austin is a tiny bit easier to read! Pride and prejudice and Sense and Sensibility and basically the same book.
I read Tender is the Flesh and it is very dark and twisted, like the worst regular people could do in an awful system brought to the forth front. It’s mostly a world exploration but there is a small plot and a very interesting main character that makes you go 🧐. Also, House of Leaves is actually simpler than the layout makes it seem. The story itself is pretty simple and a lot of people skip the Johnny parts, so if you ever read it, do not do that it’s actually super important. I recommend “The Last Ritual” by SA Sidor. It’s based on Arkham, cosmic horror video games with a crime spin, but you don’t have to play the games. Very dreadful
If they only ship to the UK and you're studying in Amsterdam... how do you get your Book Of The Month subscription? :D
Ik vond Bunny persoonlijk echt niet leuk, en ook de dark academia vibe waar iedereen het over heeft wanneer ze dit boek beschrijven, vond ik er niet in terug. Het is vooral verwarrend, je weet nooit echt wat er op dat moment gebeurd en ook het einde was teleurstellend. Ik zou voor The Secret History gaan!
You should read These Violent Delights by Micah Nemerever! its dark academia with very morally gray characters and very character driven!
I've been watching the online libraries for The Atlas Six to appear but it's not published in my country yet, not even the English version :((( It's the kind of book I want to enjoy in physical format and not on a screen so I guess I must wait, in pain, for this gem to get in my hands.
I'm also hoping The Atlas Six isn't being overhyped. It sounds so cool and I heard about it through booktube and now, months later, more booktubers are talking about it being hyped on booktok.
"and at the end of the day my brain will be chicken nuggets" hahaha!!!!
OH MY GOD, Night Film has been on my tbr for yyeeaarrss. I wasn't even thinking about it for this fall but now I'm like oof, I should finally get to that this year. I DO really want to read it so it's just going to stay on my tbr until I do indeed get to it.
If you like horror such as in the movie Annihilation, I would also suggest Roadside Picnic by the Strugatsky brothers.
Very fun fact: Mary Shelley was Mary Wollstonecraft’s daughter!!
If you read 'Annihilation' you're going to end up wanting to read the other two in that series...so that'll be another series to get caught up in. I'm umming and ahhing about 'Jayne Eyre' myself because for some reason I think I've already read it, but it must have been a long time ago...or maybe I just saw a film adaptation and that's made me think I've read it? I have no idea. But the fact that I don't remember reading it makes me really want to read it soon. I'm also the only person other than you who hasn't read 'The Secret History' yet and I bought a copy of it recently with the intent of reading it in the last week of September. I think I'm really going to like it...it'd be cool to hear your thoughts on it too. Happy reading x
I freaking loved Piranesi! It gave me vibes of House of Leaves and The Night Circus.
Bunny is a really thoughtfully told horror story. Kind of turns the tables on gender with female power instead of toxic patriarchal tropes. You’ll just have to read it.
I really felt that comment of reading in the commute, I walk to and from work; but you bet I use almost every single little moment to sneak some reading to. Specially lunch XD
You mentioned that you like Annihilation - maybe read the book the movie was based on? Also, for eerie vibes: read I'm thinking of ending things. Starts off pretty slow but the ending is so good and it's not gorey or anything
that copy of frankenstein is so beautiful... my edition was like 3£ and super ugly
Am I the only one questioning how not being able to eat animals translates into eating humans (which are also animal, so I am interested to know why we woulf be able to eat eachother). Last time I checked *plants* existed and we can eat them. We need to eat them even. So... anyway, does sound totally creepy
I think you'd really enjoy Bunny! Especially since it's kind of a horror book too :)
"My brain will be chicken nuggets". This is me after all my Zoom calls for work!
You should at least try Night Film, I thought I was over thrillers too but I was absolutely sucked in by that book!
I turned 24 this week too! On the 12th :) Happy birthday Leonie!
Have you considered Firestarter by Stephen King?
In Poland we're also having summer right now lol
Since English is not my first language, I find it so hard to read any classic. I can't even get past page 1.
you should read russian literature, dostoevsky and others it will enlight you.
Not to mention that Crime and Punishment is very summer-like with repeated mentions of heat, no autumn atmosphere at all 😄😸
Please pleasee make a video of your favorite disturbing horror books at the end of the year when you've already read some
On the topic of cosmic horror (that is still readable during the uni semester) my rec is Junji ito's short stories
i know im super late, but how did you get a book of the month box in the netherlands, when they only ship to the us? i wanna try it out too but i live in germany :/
I paused reading The Secret History because of the Magical Readathon this month, but I keep thinking about it!💖🍁🍂
Your thumbnail photo makes you look like Kate Middleton
I'm so excited that you're going to read Annihilation! I can't wait to hear your thoughts on how it differs from the movie.
"My brain will be chicken nuggets" 😂😂
my brain will be CHICKEN NUGGETS
When i tell you we have the same fall tbr….. not even joking im a little spooked😂
for your cosmic horror book kick, H. P. Lovecraft is a necessity
for me the annihilation book is definitely better than the movie and different too. you should really read it!
Yes!! I think you’ll really enjoy Bunny!!!
Yay Piranesi! Also Frankenstein is very good
Night Film is super good! Please read it! :D
Your hair looks like fire in the thumbnail 😍
Pride and Prejudice is one of my favourite books of all time. I personally find it very accessible, more than Jane Eyre. Pride and Prejudice was the first classic and I found it quite easy to read as a non-native speaker of English.
I love Pride and Prejudice too! I re-read it just recently. Have you read Emma by Jane Austen? It's probably my favourite novel of hers.
@@squidwardsthirdtentacle1198 Yes I have. It's my second favourite Jane Austen novel. Pride and Prejudice is my all time favourite though.
thank you for inspiring me to read again
oh where does that alocasia print come from? i lov it
Beautiful Frankenstein edition you have there! Wish I had that one xo