Can i just say, i’m really interested on seeing a video where Noelle talks about the papers she enjoyed writing for grad school idk maybe that’s just the nerd in me but it sounds so interesting 🥺😩
Sitting in my car, killing time while my husband has his chemo treatment, and I'm blessed with a new Noelle video. Just started it when I realized we're wearing the same shirt. Okay...now back to watching.
I grew up pronouncing it "ant" in my home town, but my dad's family a few hours away always gave me a hard time, so my mom's sisters are "ants" and my dad's sisters are "aunts"
I really appreciate that you mention if a book has sensitive topics! I know I can’t always avoid everything that’s upsetting in life, but it’s nice when I get a heads up before reading a book. Also, your earrings are AMAZING. So pretty
"Bobcat" (and other stories) by Rebecca Lee is one of my favorite short story collections. So beautifully done. And I love your perspective on short stories! Excellent point!
I swear you have a way with words that just resonate so well with me. When you mentioned that short stories are like people watching I literally had to pause the video and just reflect because that’s how I’ve seen them as well. Now I want to read more shorts 🤣 definitely picking up some of your reads haha
my favorite book in may HAS to be red white and royal blue. i absolutely LOVEDD it!!! i bought myself a copy of one last stop and i'm so incredibly excited to read it in this month!! i'm also very excited for that reading vlog you mentioned :) can't wait
*!!!TIMESTAMPS!!!* 2:17 The Bride Test 3:09 Mansfield Park by Jane Austin 4:13 Ready Player One 5:42 Severance by Ling Ma 7:12 the Dating Plan 8:52 The Refugees 10:31 The Maidens (from the writer of the Silent Patient) 12:48 One Last Stop (from the Writer of Red, White & Royal Blue)
Thank you for including The Maidens in your wrap-up. I loved the Silent Patient, but was debating on Maidens for my June BOTM due to some mixed reviews, but you convinced me! Looking forward to reading it now. My favorite read of May was Too Good to be True. Right now I'm reading my May BOTM pick How Lucky - like it so far.
I’m 20% into One Last Stop and I already love it so much. I usually don’t like a lot of magic/fantasy elements but it’s a nice little sprinkle of it while staying mostly focused on the characters. Beautifully written and also funny
I'm such a huge fan of yours and just so you know, your vlogs are like sunshine to me. You always know how to brighten up my day and I know things aren't always happy and okay, but know that we got you and we love you to bones!
Noelle always makes me want to read more! Her excitement for books makes me excited. My favorite read of May was Act Your Age, Eve Brown. Oh was that book SO worth it and delicious. Ugh I loved it. Just like I love almost everything Talia Hibbert has written. I'm really looking forward to reading Instructions for Dancing this month. I just got it from the library so i'm so stoked to get into it.
Your explaining about the short look into a persons life in short stories, reminds me of how I feel after I listen to the Moth Radio on NPR. Same fleeting feeling and same hunger for more. I love your recs. I’m on the dating plan now!
I kind of felt like a failure this May, someone closest to my heart passed away at the end of April and reading has always been my thing but I just couldn't enjoy it like normal in the May month. Plus finals and stressful things at school. I've tried to be kind to myself about it, but I still can't help but to feel upset with myself Sorry for the silly rant, you're amazing Noelle!!!!!!!
“The Things They Carried” by Tim O’Brien is a collection of essays/ an arc of fictional episodes. It takes place during the Vietnam War, and it focuses on the soldiers that took part in it. You might enjoy this one if you are into short story collections ☺️.
This May I got back to the first novel I read as a child- Enid Blyton's Mystery of the Disappearing Cat, and I remembered most of it and still loved it! Really looking forward to finish Bourne Identity and more paper books so that I can shop at Portland guilt-free! Such a relief to watch your videos!
if you're interested in short stories you may like "The things we lost in the fire" by Mariana Enriquez, it's more in the horror genre and she's my favourite author (we're both argentinians). Can't wait to hear your opinions on One last stop!
I'm looking forward to reading The Maidens, too. Also, really looking forward to finally reading The Vanishing Half. Great to see another one of your videos! I sincerely hope you have a restful summer ❤
"I really want to read all of Austen's works" Sense and Sensibility is my FAVORITE Austen book!! I don't want to hype it up too much because at the end of the day it is an Austen book, and while I personally am a fan of her work she has a very distinct style that you either love, hate, or tolerate haha. Can't wait to hear what you have to say about it! Currently a senior in college and have had to read all of her work for class (though surprisingly never Mansfield Park, so listening to you talk about it is so fun!). Can't wait to finish the rest of the vid now
This month I read several books but my favs were: Know My Name, The Poppy War, and Shadow of the fox trilogy 😊 I am excited to try the short story collections you have been loving! One short story collection I want to read is Her Body and Other Parties
my favs of may were the portrait of dorian gray aaaaaand a romance called opposite of always, like, guys it was SO good... It's about a boy who fell in love with a girl and then she DIES and now he's stuck in a time loop back to when they first met and he's trying to save her but his friends are going through a hard time at the same moment and he tries really hard to help everyone and it's just- heartbreaking and perfection, i love it!
Piggybacking off of how you said short stories are like people-watching after talking about The Refugees - I'm reading Anne Lamott's Some Instructions on Writing and Life and she references Andre Dubus when talking about short stories: "I love short stories because *I believe they are the way we live* ...We can sit all night with our friend while he talks about the end of his marriage, and what we finally get is a collection of stories about passion, tenderness, misunderstanding, sorrow, money; those hours and days and moments when he was absolutely married, whether he and his wife were screaming at each other, or sulking around the house, or making love." SO, YES. I felt that so hard when you said *short stories are like people-watching!* That's why they can be so compelling because they feed off of our natural curiosity of everyday life. Can't wait to read The Refugees.
I have my library account pulled up while watching your video and am requesting books as you're going along. haha. Thanks for making such great videos!
Definitely adding these to my own TBR list. I’m just now getting to read If It Bleeds by Stephen King & I totally agree with your point about short story collections & the idea of “people watching.” I had a similar thought just earlier today.
Severance was great, I read it when it first came out. I loved the short story collection The Secret Lives of Church Ladies, 5 stars. So glad you recommended it!
also currently obsessed with short story collections, and the best one I read recently was Where the Wild Ladies Are by Aoko Matsuda!! Translated from Japanese and features feminist retellings of Japanese folktales/mythology. ITS SO GOOD
I've been OBSESSED with short story collections after reading Florida by Lauren Groff and Tenth of December by George Saunders, as well as You Know You Want This by Kristen Roupenian, and literally anything by Amy Hempel!
Oh my god Noelle I feel the same way about short story collections!! I could never have imagined before I got into them that could be so powerful!! So here are some of my recs~ -Things we say in the dark(surreal, dark) -Her body and other parties(visceral, surreal, dreamy, quite dark) -Milk Blood Heat(life! Just life!) -The Secret lives of church ladies(a great collection!! But my favorite was How to Make Love to a Physicist!! I’ve never felt intimacy and connection in a story the way this story made me feel) -
I read Ready Player One this May and it was awesome. Then, I also watched the movie and now I"m obsessed with Tye Sheridan. So thank you for the rec. :)
I can't wait to read The Maidens! I'm on the waiting list at my library for it. Eek. I really enjoyed The Silent Patient by him. I read it in just one day, which is rare for me. And, I didn't see that twist coming! Definitely want to read Severance this year too 🖤
Favorite book of May shockingly was 99% Mine. I never read it because so many people were disappointed by it, but wow I was obsessed. Also I’m SO looking forward to the new Sally Rooney in September and there’s a 3rd book in a series by Evie Dunmore that I can’t wait for also! I love seeing your wrap ups btw, it’s the best part of the beginning of a new month 🥳
AH! I read The Maidens in May as well, and I adored it. I thought it was absolutely wonderful! I was like you, I kind of had an idea of the twist about 1/3 of the way in... and like right before the reveal I was like “it’s gonna be -“ and I squealed! Wasn’t it so atmospheric and fun and interesting. Also - hope you’re doing well. I don’t comment much as I watch on the TV, but I know you recently mentioned having a rough time and I hope that’s lifting. 🌷 I am excited to get my BOTM books for June, Malibu Rising and Skye Falling - but I’m also just desperate for Sally Rooney’s novel in September and DUNE (the film) in October!!
The day just got better with your next video! :) Things we lost in the fire is a short story I'd highly recommend to you. It gets gruesome and creepy, weirder with each story in collection.
Favorite book I read in May was Amari and the Night Brothers, it was PHENOMENAL! My most anticipated book for the summer is The Chosen and the Beautiful.
My favorite book I read in May was The Push. I’m currently reading Where the Crawdads Sing, and for my TBR for June... I’m excited to jump into Missing Witches! 😁
You would LOVE People We Meet On Vacation by Emily Henry- definitely the "friends to lovers pining after each other" AND a wholesome friendship and fun adventures
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Can i just say, i’m really interested on seeing a video where Noelle talks about the papers she enjoyed writing for grad school idk maybe that’s just the nerd in me but it sounds so interesting 🥺😩
Same!! Would love to hear more about her studies.
yes!!!
YES I WOULD LOVE THIS
I always want to read her papers (same with some other creators)
LOVE
Noelle needs a discord, I'm convinced that all of us have bad days and then she uploads and we're all living the same lives
The Late Night Book Club has a discord! Ellias has the link in the description of his february tbr vid
agree!!
AHHH NOELLE IVE BEEN WAITING TO SEE YOUR WONDERFUL FACE
Sitting in my car, killing time while my husband has his chemo treatment, and I'm blessed with a new Noelle video. Just started it when I realized we're wearing the same shirt. Okay...now back to watching.
Keep strong Julie! I send all my thoughts and strenght to you and your husband!
Hope all goes well for your husband!
Blessings ❤️
going thru the same with my mom. they'll be fine and we'll be celebrating soon
I hope you and your husband are doing okay today 💕🥺 Fuck cancer
Noelle: there’s a murderer on the loose at Cambridge university and it’s up to an aunt to figure out what’s going on
Me: 🐜???????????
Same!
We all pronounce it “ant” up here in Michigan.
I was thinking about the same thing and.. i should get some sleep :D
same! i was only questioning it after she said "her niece" too, so...
I grew up pronouncing it "ant" in my home town, but my dad's family a few hours away always gave me a hard time, so my mom's sisters are "ants" and my dad's sisters are "aunts"
omg this is EXACTLY what i needed rn - seeing noelle upload makes me squeal every time
Nerdy observation: it’s funny how we pronounce ‘Quixote’ and ‘Quixotic’ totally different. Another great vid, Noelle!
I know right? In spanish is just Quijote
I'm reading "The Secret Lives of Church Ladies" based on your recommendation and I LOVE it.... short stories are fantastic!
Just realised that the closed captions over the opening theme is described as 'gentle sultry music' and now I feel some kind of way
I'm really excited to read The Maidens;)
and will be reading One Last Stop this month.
I really appreciate that you mention if a book has sensitive topics! I know I can’t always avoid everything that’s upsetting in life, but it’s nice when I get a heads up before reading a book. Also, your earrings are AMAZING. So pretty
the way you described short story collections as being like people watching is so beautiful! i'd never thought of it like that before but it's perfect
Before the coffee gets cold is technically a short story collection, I think you’d LOVE it
I feel so cared for when booktubers take the time to point out trigger warnings. Like you the realest. 🤘🏻
"Bobcat" (and other stories) by Rebecca Lee is one of my favorite short story collections. So beautifully done. And I love your perspective on short stories! Excellent point!
I swear you have a way with words that just resonate so well with me. When you mentioned that short stories are like people watching I literally had to pause the video and just reflect because that’s how I’ve seen them as well. Now I want to read more shorts 🤣 definitely picking up some of your reads haha
at first, I was like an ant should figure out the mystery? and then I realised...
It’s the video quality, the angle, the hairrrr, the eyeliner, the earrings, the beauty, the VIBE for me!😍oh and the ✨books✨
"book representation of people watching" omg thats so true!!!
for short story collections, I would recommend what we talk about when we talk about love & how to pronounce knife!
my favorite book in may HAS to be red white and royal blue. i absolutely LOVEDD it!!! i bought myself a copy of one last stop and i'm so incredibly excited to read it in this month!! i'm also very excited for that reading vlog you mentioned :) can't wait
How does she always know to upload when my day hasn't been the best? 🥺
I'm so glad you enjoyed Severance, I read it last summer and loved it! It was such an interesting read
*!!!TIMESTAMPS!!!*
2:17 The Bride Test
3:09 Mansfield Park by Jane Austin
4:13 Ready Player One
5:42 Severance by Ling Ma
7:12 the Dating Plan
8:52 The Refugees
10:31 The Maidens (from the writer of the Silent Patient)
12:48 One Last Stop (from the Writer of Red, White & Royal Blue)
Wow your excitement for short story collections is very contagious and now I want to read loads hahahah
Thank you for including The Maidens in your wrap-up. I loved the Silent Patient, but was debating on Maidens for my June BOTM due to some mixed reviews, but you convinced me! Looking forward to reading it now. My favorite read of May was Too Good to be True. Right now I'm reading my May BOTM pick How Lucky - like it so far.
I’m 20% into One Last Stop and I already love it so much. I usually don’t like a lot of magic/fantasy elements but it’s a nice little sprinkle of it while staying mostly focused on the characters. Beautifully written and also funny
I love what you said about short story collections being like people watching
I'm such a huge fan of yours and just so you know, your vlogs are like sunshine to me. You always know how to brighten up my day and I know things aren't always happy and okay, but know that we got you and we love you to bones!
I hope you are doing better Noelle!
I’m starting the silent patient, FINALLY, and I’m so excited!
Noelle always makes me want to read more! Her excitement for books makes me excited.
My favorite read of May was Act Your Age, Eve Brown. Oh was that book SO worth it and delicious. Ugh I loved it. Just like I love almost everything Talia Hibbert has written.
I'm really looking forward to reading Instructions for Dancing this month. I just got it from the library so i'm so stoked to get into it.
Her Body and Other Parties is my #1 short story collection rec!! It's so amazing
I love the background and the way you organized your books i cant stop staring at it
Your explaining about the short look into a persons life in short stories, reminds me of how I feel after I listen to the Moth Radio on NPR. Same fleeting feeling and same hunger for more. I love your recs. I’m on the dating plan now!
the second part of the twist TOOK ME i had no idea we were going in that direction
but the other part i did guess based off the second kill
I kind of felt like a failure this May, someone closest to my heart passed away at the end of April and reading has always been my thing but I just couldn't enjoy it like normal in the May month. Plus finals and stressful things at school. I've tried to be kind to myself about it, but I still can't help but to feel upset with myself
Sorry for the silly rant, you're amazing Noelle!!!!!!!
I hope June is a better month 💕 you deserve whatever makes you happy!!
reading should be for enjoyment not competition! your feelings are so valid!!!!
take your time to grieve, lots of love, hope you‘re getting better soon ❤️
“The Things They Carried” by Tim O’Brien is a collection of essays/ an arc of fictional episodes. It takes place during the Vietnam War, and it focuses on the soldiers that took part in it. You might enjoy this one if you are into short story collections ☺️.
Oo that sounds super intriguing :D
I read his book Tomcat in Love over and over again since I was 10 years old. I didn't know that book was short stories. I'll have to check it out now.
I read that book forever ago and I'm due for a reread!
This May I got back to the first novel I read as a child- Enid Blyton's Mystery of the Disappearing Cat, and I remembered most of it and still loved it! Really looking forward to finish Bourne Identity and more paper books so that I can shop at Portland guilt-free! Such a relief to watch your videos!
Especially loved your take on short stories! I've never heard them described like that and thought it just hit the mark dead on.
How to Pronounce Knife is an incredible short story collection! It is so good!
if you're interested in short stories you may like "The things we lost in the fire" by Mariana Enriquez, it's more in the horror genre and she's my favourite author (we're both argentinians). Can't wait to hear your opinions on One last stop!
i just wrote a comment recommending the same book!!! Mariana is amazing ❤❤❤
Meet cute was a really cute short story collection!
9:48 what a beautiful analogy!
I'm looking forward to reading The Maidens, too. Also, really looking forward to finally reading The Vanishing Half.
Great to see another one of your videos! I sincerely hope you have a restful summer ❤
Comparing reading a short story to people watching is so true!!!
"I really want to read all of Austen's works"
Sense and Sensibility is my FAVORITE Austen book!! I don't want to hype it up too much because at the end of the day it is an Austen book, and while I personally am a fan of her work she has a very distinct style that you either love, hate, or tolerate haha. Can't wait to hear what you have to say about it!
Currently a senior in college and have had to read all of her work for class (though surprisingly never Mansfield Park, so listening to you talk about it is so fun!). Can't wait to finish the rest of the vid now
AHHHH I CAN'T WAIT FOR THE MAIDENS, stalking my email for my BOTM shipment
So good to see you back!! I hope you are feeling better. I can't wait to read the maidens! I have it coming as my book of the month
This month I read several books but my favs were: Know My Name, The Poppy War, and Shadow of the fox trilogy 😊 I am excited to try the short story collections you have been loving! One short story collection I want to read is Her Body and Other Parties
I've been so excited to see how you felt about the maidens!!!! I'm so happy I pulled the trigger & bought it
Yeeess! Glad to hear you liked The Maidens and are enjoying One Last Stop cause those 2 are coming in my Book of the Month box 🙌🏻
my favs of may were the portrait of dorian gray aaaaaand a romance called opposite of always, like, guys it was SO good... It's about a boy who fell in love with a girl and then she DIES and now he's stuck in a time loop back to when they first met and he's trying to save her but his friends are going through a hard time at the same moment and he tries really hard to help everyone and it's just- heartbreaking and perfection, i love it!
9:45 the way you talked about short story collections made me so so interested in them omg
Piggybacking off of how you said short stories are like people-watching after talking about The Refugees - I'm reading Anne Lamott's Some Instructions on Writing and Life and she references Andre Dubus when talking about short stories: "I love short stories because *I believe they are the way we live* ...We can sit all night with our friend while he talks about the end of his marriage, and what we finally get is a collection of stories about passion, tenderness, misunderstanding, sorrow, money; those hours and days and moments when he was absolutely married, whether he and his wife were screaming at each other, or sulking around the house, or making love." SO, YES. I felt that so hard when you said *short stories are like people-watching!* That's why they can be so compelling because they feed off of our natural curiosity of everyday life. Can't wait to read The Refugees.
I'm loving the short story collection Ghost Stories of Edith Wharton.
The Interpreter of Maladies is my favorite short story collection!
full dark, no stars by stephen king is an amazing short story collection, one of my fav pieces of all time
i was NOT able to figure out the twist to the maidens but PHEWWWW i gasped! i wish that there was more to the ending though
One Last Stop and Malibu Rising! I’m so excited!! June is going to be great
watching one of your new videos always makes me so happy
Oooo. The Maidens is the bookclub pick at work next month. I read The Silent Patient. Great wrap-up!
I’m back! I saw 1 video, read 3 of the books and they WERE ALL SO GOOD. Thank you 🙏🏻 now I’m recommending them to my friends and fam
For short stories, I recommend Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri. It’s fucking fantastic!
Completely agree!
I have my library account pulled up while watching your video and am requesting books as you're going along. haha. Thanks for making such great videos!
Definitely adding these to my own TBR list. I’m just now getting to read If It Bleeds by Stephen King & I totally agree with your point about short story collections & the idea of “people watching.” I had a similar thought just earlier today.
A much needed Noelle video 😌 Such a good way to take a break from work 🤍
The Maidens sounds so good! I’m just now reading The Silent Patient and can’t wait to finish it!!
Severance was great, I read it when it first came out. I loved the short story collection The Secret Lives of Church Ladies, 5 stars. So glad you recommended it!
i’m not a fan of watching wrap ups but yours i will forever love watching
also currently obsessed with short story collections, and the best one I read recently was Where the Wild Ladies Are by Aoko Matsuda!! Translated from Japanese and features feminist retellings of Japanese folktales/mythology. ITS SO GOOD
I love when a new Noelle video comes out! And I love the little “bye” at the end of each video ☺️
Ooo it could be fun to do a video essay version of your Mansfield Park paper! If you want. I love those kinds of videos. Love your videos ❤️
I've been OBSESSED with short story collections after reading Florida by Lauren Groff and Tenth of December by George Saunders, as well as You Know You Want This by Kristen Roupenian, and literally anything by Amy Hempel!
I read the Ex Talk in May and loved it!! I know it’s one you’ve already read too! You have me all excited about short story collections now though!
Likewise sounds like an app for bookworms and movie lovers to share their favorites. IM HERE FOR IT! 🙌🏻🙌🏻
THE NIGHTINGALE IS SO GOOD !!!!! best read of may NO DOUBT.
I love Marina Keegan’s “The Opposite of Loneliness”! It’s a collection of half fiction half non fiction essays Keegan wrote in her time at college.
My favourite from May is The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo and The House in the Cerulean Sea ✨
my favorite book of the month was pride and prejudice!!! it was my first time reading it and OH MY GOD?? a new all time fave
Oh my god Noelle I feel the same way about short story collections!! I could never have imagined before I got into them that could be so powerful!! So here are some of my recs~
-Things we say in the dark(surreal, dark)
-Her body and other parties(visceral, surreal, dreamy, quite dark)
-Milk Blood Heat(life! Just life!)
-The Secret lives of church ladies(a great collection!! But my favorite was How to Make Love to a Physicist!! I’ve never felt intimacy and connection in a story the way this story made me feel)
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I read Ready Player One this May and it was awesome. Then, I also watched the movie and now I"m obsessed with Tye Sheridan. So thank you for the rec. :)
Fav book of May was House in the Cerulean Sea. Oh my GODDDDD so cute! Loved it with my whole heart
I can't wait to read The Maidens! I'm on the waiting list at my library for it. Eek. I really enjoyed The Silent Patient by him. I read it in just one day, which is rare for me. And, I didn't see that twist coming! Definitely want to read Severance this year too 🖤
Your bookshelves are giving me bookshelf fever 😍
Favorite book of May shockingly was 99% Mine. I never read it because so many people were disappointed by it, but wow I was obsessed. Also I’m SO looking forward to the new Sally Rooney in September and there’s a 3rd book in a series by Evie Dunmore that I can’t wait for also! I love seeing your wrap ups btw, it’s the best part of the beginning of a new month 🥳
AH! I read The Maidens in May as well, and I adored it. I thought it was absolutely wonderful! I was like you, I kind of had an idea of the twist about 1/3 of the way in... and like right before the reveal I was like “it’s gonna be -“ and I squealed! Wasn’t it so atmospheric and fun and interesting.
Also - hope you’re doing well. I don’t comment much as I watch on the TV, but I know you recently mentioned having a rough time and I hope that’s lifting. 🌷
I am excited to get my BOTM books for June, Malibu Rising and Skye Falling - but I’m also just desperate for Sally Rooney’s novel in September and DUNE (the film) in October!!
My favorite book I read in May was definitely Beach Read!! And I’m excited to read Pride & Prejudice this summer.
The day just got better with your next video! :) Things we lost in the fire is a short story I'd highly recommend to you. It gets gruesome and creepy, weirder with each story in collection.
Love you Noelle! Your book energy gives me life.
It's the personality for me✨ chefs kiss👌💓
Ooh do I see a new bookshelf arrangement? So cute
I NEED to read Severance. Also, your earrings are wonderful
Favorite book I read in May was Amari and the Night Brothers, it was PHENOMENAL! My most anticipated book for the summer is The Chosen and the Beautiful.
My favorite book I read in May was The Push. I’m currently reading Where the Crawdads Sing, and for my TBR for June... I’m excited to jump into Missing Witches! 😁
My day always gets better when Noelle posts 🥺 even if my tbr grows uncontrollably
wow, the maidens sounds amazing! can't wait to read it
"The Thing Around your Neck" is a bomb short-story collection by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie!!!
A beautiful short story collection is: ‘Who’s Loving You: Love Stories by Women of Colour’, Sareeta Domingo. I lovedddd it, highly recommend 🥰
i read CMBYN for the first time and that book blew me away, as well as the movie. Wrecked me in the very best way and will be rereading immediately!!
You would LOVE People We Meet On Vacation by Emily Henry- definitely the "friends to lovers pining after each other" AND a wholesome friendship and fun adventures