i swapped books w/ my boyfriend | dark academia, fantasy, magical realism
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ม.ค. 2025
- my boyfriend benji and i swap books! i tried something new with this video by leaving it pretty long and doing minimal cuts - let me know what you think! i've never done a book swap before so this was definitely interesting lol. good to see u all again :')
books mentioned:
The Emperor's Soul
The Secret History
Piranesi
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
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Joint CEOs of clear skin
they're hoarding the world's supply of handsomeness 😭
Honestly!!
You too are so cute together. Enjoyed this vlog
@@lindenir540 righttt chris so handsome omg i can't
Right?
your guy’s energy together is so comforting
Y'all ever feel the need of peace in your lives...welcome to ✨the world of benji and chris✨
Am I the only who feels bitterly envious watching such an endearingly sweet & cute gay couple? 😅
I feel you brother I feel you😔
I love this interaction of fellow introverts. It's extremely cozy and calm, like a cup of tea on a rainy night.
I just literally saw a 40 mins video posted on chris's channel and a tear of happiness rolled down my eyes🤌🏻✨🥹
happy you’re here!!!!
Please DO swap books again! That was very entertaining 40minutes!
yaaaaaaayyyyyy our dads are back!!!
This is my nephew, Christopher and SO proud of him and YES they are amazing cute together!!!
I loved this. Intelligent conversation about reasonably good reads.
babe, wake up, new chris' library video just dropped!
Piranesi is one of my favorite books of all time. Susanna Clarke literally came and slapped me and made me dig my own grave, sit in it and read the book out loud while she smoked and held a gun to my head. After i finished it she shot me dead and then she buried me. After the first ray of sunshine i came back alive and made my way out of the grave. Thanks to Susanna Clarke i'm a new person now. It's quite scary what she is capable of.
The Ocean at the End of the Lane is one of my all time favorites. I really like Neil Gaiman's prose and I have read a lot of his books. I also love weird fiction so I can understand why it might make people feel strange. I actually forgot what that book is all about even though it is one of my favorites because I have goldfish memory 😅 but I remember the unforgettable feeling it left me with so I need to revisit it soon.
The Secret History is also a favorite of mine, it was interesting to hear both of your thoughts.
Its 12.30am where I am. I have work tomorrow, but you can bet that i'm gonna watch this 41min 17 seconds video right now.
💞📚
Saaaaameeee😭😭me right now
Pls do more of these book swaps, this was such a great, comforting watch. Also Chris at 36:33 with the 'lots of cigarettes and paranoia' line' lol
its been 20 mins trying to express how you guys makes me feel but no words are enough, y'all make me so happy
So glad I found your channel! Your vibes and calming energy are just the thing I need to decompress after a rough day and I want to start reading ❤
I'm just smiling the whole time watching you two.🥰
i’ve been following benji since my plant journey started and now you guys are making videos together?? my heart 🥹🥹
love from a small booktuber ❤
Well all that' matters is they found true love and found someone they were actually Happy with and that' is amazing least I no the truth and nothing Left to stick around for enjoy your time with each other happy for you guys
a 41 minute video?? oh we are fed for this month
your relationship makes my heart feel really full and gives me so much hope
You guys are SO CUTE. You're melting my heart gahh
I am a huge Piranesi fan! That is an elite book right there. Also, you both are so cute together.
It's lovely to see you both so happy together.. So comforting to watch.. Loved this book swap. ❤❤✨✨
I'm so glad this was suggested to me out of the blue, you both have such great energy
so happy you’re here! thank you!!!💞
This video was so fun! I would love to watch another book swap!
Both of your tastes in books: impeccable
Yess I was waiting for this! Whenever you upload, it makes my day 🫶
Yes, you absolutely should do this again!
nice video. You both have calming voices, but you still get so much excitement across. I skipped a bit of the The Emperor's Soul review, but just because I put in on my tbr to read it myself.
Hi Chris & Benji, you should read the book entitled "The Graveyard Book", this is also written by Neil Gaiman. Basically a young boy hangs out in a graveyard to evade a man who has murdered his family. Whilst there he makes friends with the dead people who are buried there. An amazing book😊
I talk about this book in my spooky book video! I loved it!
A 40-min VIDEO??? YES PLEASE!!!
This came up in my recommended and I’m like “real life heartstopper!!!” You guys reminded me of them 😭💕😭
I don't really care for the books but you guys have such a sweet, calming energy
41 minutes i am in heaven(im obsessed with you two😭❤️). Ive been reading Mistborn era 2 recently
It's lovely to see you back. Looking forward to more content.
Best.
This become my comfort video. For Anytime. Thank you!
why am I smiling the entire video??? 🥹
:0 Mistborn is so cultured of your boyfriend dude, all the books he mentioned really are amazing
I really enjoyed this so much. I have to say that for me at a young age I read mythology books and the classics, then as i grew up my tastes expanded into mysteries and fiction novels. My younger brother was the one that got me into science fiction novels as I was not to interested in them for a long time. I think it was when I had finished high school and I was a little bored that he gave me a science fiction book to read. Now I have a varied library of books but I really enjoy mysteries very much.
I love you two your so genuine, so happy it your energy comes through the screen. ❤
Chris is so cute. I love his personality/shyness 😂❤
We definitely want another swap video
aww i loved this long vid of book yapping!! i'd love to see more in the future :D u two are effortlessly funny i found myself giggling throughout hahah; welcome back to youtube chris :D!
thank you lucy :)))
I’ve loved Benji for years I had no idea you guys were together😭❤️❤️
i dont read books, but after watching this video i have the urge to become a bookworm again :) this was such a fun concept! cant wait for more videos
aaaa you guys inspire me a lot!! will be reading everything you guys listed :3
Hi Chris.... I subscribed to your channel and noticed a while back you had some content but am glad to see you are adding new content. Take your time and build up at a pace that suits you BUT we book readers look forward to your perspective. I'm an old man and love that you and Benji can pursue your dreams doing thing you love and still live well. 🙏
Chris is like a shy person.. so cute
omg thank you for saving my day i needed my comfort youtubers 😭😭😭💖
please do swap books again, I loved this video!
deadly education!!!!!! love the scholomance series so much
My wait is over... Yay!
Good to see you again Chris. No need to be nervous Chris, you're doing great! Hey Benji😊
I can't believe i watched the whole video without even knowing it was 40 minutes lol...love this energy✨✨
Ok, I will start to read books for fun again, not just work books. You guys are so cute🤩 (This video called me single in 5 different languages)
Been a long time fan of you guys and just so happy to see you posting more on this channel pls keep it up! Definitely took some book recommendations watching this!!
Just an idea, but wouldn't it be nice if Chris carried out a bookclub, or something of that sort?
Like recommended a book to viewers and in 1 or 2 month's time released a video talking about the book? something pretty chill
I'd love that
Hello! following both you and so proud of you both, because of your relationship and what we can know you from your videos and sharing. Thank you for sharing your lives and interests with us. ❤️❤️❤️❤️🥰🥰🥰🥰
I loved this, Ihope y'all do this again!
I just thoroughly enjoyed this!!!
i love yalls pet chihuahua so cute 😊
couple goals
The co-holders of the world's prettiest smiles title are having a book club moment.
omg, your boyfriend's vlog in vietnam was recommended to me now this video is recommended to me, cuteee.
I’m so glad to see a new video from you!
I love the way Benji & Chris always look at each other and burst out laughing...❤❤❤tears😅😂
The way chris looks benj.
😍😍😍
your videos are always so refreshing (and ruin my wallet with these book recs)
Ocean made me feel super weird as i was reading it and after i finished it, but as the weeks went by it became one of my favorites from Neil and in general. I read a lot of his stuff before it and knew his life so i immediately noticed he put a lot of himself in that book. I have seen people absolutely dislike it tho, so definitely you have to be a cretain kind of person to enjoy it i guess LOL I still recommend it to anyone who will listen to me talk about Neil, there's something so unique about it.
Fun fact, i thought it was funny that you recommended a book by Neil and Neil's favorite book (Piranessi)!😢
CHRIS NEEDS TO TAKE BENJI TO LONDON TO SEE THE PLAY BASED ON THE BOOK....OCEAN AT THE END OF THE LANE......
Have you all read any Tanya French? I think you would love them. My fav is “The Likeness”.
loved everything about this video!! please continue!
I looove both of you i feel like u guys are my kids ❤❤❤❤
i have been hearing so much about piranesi recently! maybe i should finally pick it up…
i read like the first 40 pages of piranesi and gave up too,,, maybe this a sign to get back to it 🤧
Oh my! The Ocean at the end of the lane... I totally forgot about this book, I read it a long time ago and it was such a weird experience I though I was the only one x) I feel weirdly happy to share this feeling
I'm glad I read Piranesi already because there were quite a bit of spoilers in that synopsis 😂😂😂 you two are so cute.❤❤
WE WARNED U!!!
I KNOWWWWWWWW😂
Please you both are so adorable 😭 I'm obsessed ❤️
I really liked Piranesi. I actually read it again a second time not long after I finished it the first time
Awww u guys my favourites 😭
i really love and appreciate the calmness of your videos
thank you :’)
I have been waiting for a long time to see you both doing book-related content and I am really enjoying it as much as I can! If you ever want to get started with poetry (which is definitely shorter than most novels) I would like to recommend to both of you "Night sky with exit wounds" by Ocean Vuong. All I can say is that I bought it by accident on amazon 😅 and as someone who is not experienced at all with poetry I fell in love with it.
i started reading more books because of your chanel 🪴 you two look so cute together btw 🥰 more videos to come 💫
Its always fun to read as well be with people who read.😀 I love reading fiction. Sometimes I too just stop reading...many a times the author seems to disappoint or has a completely different style of writing. But eventually I come back and continue ...
I am reading Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher and it was a recommendation from Fern. Its very different than what I have read but I am enjoying it.
I Love you guys and Theo! I did not even know you had your own Channel Chris! Why didn't I???
Ofcourse I subscribed to your Channel!!
Love yas!!! Going to settle in and Enjoy this Video! Thankyou!
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36:09 that little laugh 😂😂 . . . . Thanks for sharing.
I loooved Ocean at the End of the Lane but it's probably because I thrive off of surrealism and such. I thought the first and last chapter where he is older could have been left out completely, it feels out of place and like you said makes you expect something different.
You guys speak in lowercaps and I find it so soothing ✨😌✨
omg Piranesi is sooo so good.
i loooove it
Have either of you guys read The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy perchance? A truly great piece of modern literature that is simultaneously sweeping and intimate
We want Chris to read more Cosmere !!!
You guys need to read the Gold finch by Donna Tart. Another good one.
This was adorable!
Omg you are so adorable 🥰🥰 it was the coziest 41 minutes of my life!
Piranesi is so so good!
if you ever have the chance to watch the ocean at the end of the lane stage show, you two have to go! it genuinely was incredible i had goosebumps… benji may be a lil too scared
Swap again in a future video plz! Would be interested to see how your recommendations develop having done this video 📚
Would love to see your reaction to mistborn! I just finished it, and have mixed feelings about it.
I love the way sanderson writes both magic systems and action scenes, they're super engaging. But I don't enjoy the way he writes characters and dialogue. The characters feel flat and stereotypical, and the story feels very reverse engineered, which has pros and cons. Everything fits into place super satisfyingly at the end, but it sometimes feels like everything is moving along like clockwork because the story demands it. As opposed to something like game of thrones, where it feels like the characters actions and motivations push things along to a greater degree.
But i guess reverse engineering your story has the major benefit that the books get finished and wrapped up nicely. *cough cough* George R.R. Martin