The books mentioned in this video: 1:33 Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman 2:15 Neuromancer by William Gibson 2:47 Zomer Biden by Rianne Robben 3:07 Tender is the flesh by Agustina Bazterrica 3:48 Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury 4:34 Leah on the offbeat by Becky Albertalli 5:20 The unhunneymooners by Christina Lauren 5:35 It happened one summer by Tessa Bailey 6:23 The love hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood 7:23 The remains of the day by Kazuo Ishiguro 7:42 Writeen in the stars by Alexandria Bellefleur 8:11 The atlas six by Olivie Blake 9:12 Hope in the dark by Rebecca Solnit 9:33 the girl and the ghost by Hanna Alkaf 10:05 Men explain things to me by Rebecca Solnit 10:31 Klara and the sun by Kazuo ishiguro 11:13 The invisible life of Addie Larue by V.E Schwab 11:47 WundeRSmith by Jessica Townsend 12:44 Howl’s moving castle by Diana Wynne Jones 13:04 She drives me crazy by Kelly Quindleen 13:26 Take a hint Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert 13:59 My year of rest and relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh 14:37 Dune by Frank Herbert 15:28 Frankenstein by Mary Shelly 15:58 Girl, Woman, Othe by Bernardine Evaristo 16:55 Trick Mirror by Jia Tolentino 17:21 Well met by Jen DeLuca 18:08 Normal people by Sally Rooney 18:40 The seven husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid 19:08 Red white & royal blue by Casey McQuiston 19:49 The bronzed beasts by Roshani Chokshi 20:25 Piranesi by Susanna Clarke 20:53 Act your age Eve Brown by Talia Hibbert 21:30 The yellow wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman 21:50 The night circus by Erin Mogenstern
I thought the love hypothesis was so cringey but somehow i still absolutely loved it and was like, giggling and gasping unironically while i read it what the heck does that mean about me as a person
Just got done with The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo and it's all I can think about. I've never quite read a book like it and I couldn't put it down! So so sooo good!
I know it’s not the point but.. And YOU LOOK GREAT QUEEN! Btw found your videos, looking for book recommendations after I just finished the Darken Series by Chrystal Blue. She has two books right now “touch” and “sight” and already I want more!!! I hope you can review them when you get the chance because I would love to know what you or others think about it! Much love and well wishes to you!
Wow finally a Booktuber who feels like a normal person to me, because she reads about 30 books a year, instead of 80 or over 100 books, and she actually gets a life. I absolutely love your ranking and put some of your recommendations on my TBR list for 2022.
Right! Not to say that booktubers that do read 70-150 a year don't feel like normal people. It's just isn't realistic to the average person in the slightest. I get happy when I read 6 book a month (and that's only cuz I was on summer vacation). But I'm so used to hearing book tubers read 10-20 books a month that I was surprised that she only read 35. It was actually pretty nice to hear.🥰
Yes omg same! Like how do people read 150 books a year 😅 personally if I did that I'd feel like I wouldn't really be able to enjoy the book as much because they'd all get jumbled together too much in my mind
Some people are just faster with reading lmao personally I only read 30 books But a friend of mine who has a very similar if not more busy schedule than mine and she read over 100 books It really depends on the person
@@allisonscanlan4144well apparently it’s normal to cancel plans to stay home at read so that’s how i guess 🥴 but also apparently most of those reads are audiobooks so that’s why too
Totally agree! It was also just not as steamy or the mood was just not good enough at all for the steam. I just don’t know why so many people loved it 😅😅
leo: *mocks people who write entire essays because a youtuber doesn't have the same opinion as them* me: yes, you go, girl leo: the most disappointing book of 2021 for me was neverwhere me: well, that's it, looks like it's time for me to write a hate comment lol
I read Howl's Moving Castle last year and it was one of my favourites! Also Frankenstein definitely qualifies as dark academia, largely because Shelley, Byron and co. are the epitome of a dark academia clique, they give the Dark History clique a run for their money
I like that you’re honest. I know I can trust your reviews. So many booktubers do not criticise popular books just because everyone loves them. So they just give them five stars and good reviews even though they probably didn’t like the book. Everything is always amazing and fantastic. 🙄 Well done you for bravely stating your opinion, which might not be popular. Really appreciate it. 👍👍
I totally recommend The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman. I've not read Neverwhere as I've never been drawn to it, but the IMAGERY in Ocean is BREATHTAKING.
i'm doing my maters thesis in nuroscience, and i totally get the ire books like the love hypothesis wake in us. not only there was no chemistry, but can we FINALLY retire the student/professor trope? yes, i get that he wasn't her supervisor, but it still felt creepy and so cringe
Okay here me out, love hypothesis makes the reader connect wonderfully. Like the thing with the awkward moments was to me, very intentional for the reader to be uncomfy because the character were pretty uncomfortable. Plus when i read the scene when they got together at the conference, i didn’t want to read the next chapter cus i connected with the female lead and didn’t want her to go through the aftermath and reality. But the book was very predicting like I knew exactly what was going to happen next.
The Atlas Six is going to be traditionally edited and published this year so I’m waiting to read it then, hopefully the issues with it will be fixed a bit! ☺️
I found your channel a few days ago and have been obsessively bingeing ever since! Love your take on things. I agree about Farenheit 451--way overrated. Susanna Clarke's book is on my TBR list. Loved her Jonathan Strange series. Great video--I look forward to more in 2022! 🙂
The puns in this video… I just… 👌🏻 I’ve had Neverwhere on my tbr for a while now, maybe it’s time to give it a chance and see what think since I love Gaiman’s writing style! I should also get round to reading Wundersmith because it’s been on my shelf for a year 🙄 I also became a Sally Rooney stan this year. Can’t wait for her newest book to come out in my country. Evelyn Hugo… oh Evelyn… I want to reread it so bad!
I just read Klara and the Sun this past weekend and I absolutely loved it. I think where it’s most remarkable is also where it perhaps gets frustrating - it’s written from the point of view, and in the voice of, an artificial intelligence, so there are necessarily going to be limitations to the ways and/or level of explicitness in which it can explore themes relating to human vs. artificial intelligence etc. I have a feeling it’s going to be one of those books I’ll return to again and again.
I felt this way about Never Let Me Go as well. If you haven’t read that one yet and you don’t mind limited exploration due to the perspective, I recommend!
I finished my first Ishiguro novel - The Buried Giant - on December 31st, and I was mesmerized! Loved it a lot and I'm just so impressed with his writing! Really looking forward to checking his other work, specially Klara and the Sun
I really enjoyed 'Klara and the Sun', I realise it didn't get great reviews but for me, it was both poignant and thoughtprovoking. It was a book that stayed with me long after I had finished, which is a rare achievement. I will certainly read it again even though at times is was very sad. This coming from a grumpy old pensioner😁Stay safe.
it's so nice to hear that i'm not the only one that found The Love Hypothesis eh and a little uncomfortable at times. it's great that a woman in STEM is the main love interest in a very popular book of a very popular genre but aside from that it did feel forced, then there was the power imbalance and the execution fell flat overall. also who would actually sit in someone's lap during a symposium?
:))) yas. The same feeling to me when I read it. Sitting on so's lap :) In the very serious event. Like a joke. and the fake date is not make sense too.
"Late to the party" by Kelly Quindlen is my first 2022 five star read (I have been having issues with YA lately) so I guess I'm reading "She Drives Me Crazy" soon!
It always fascinates me, when watching these "fav books" type of videos, how different people truly can be!! Like, for me, The Unhoneymooners and the Love Hypothesis is in the top 5, and Well Met is in the 5 least favorites of all time and for you is actually the exact opposite!! 😮 Truly fascinating
I would really like to hear more about why Fahrenheit 451 ranked so low! I can see how it wouldn't rank high for some people but I am curious to know more on the ranking of this book- because I was thoroughly shocked :o
This year I read "The Starless Sea" because it was so highly recommended by so many booktubers. I loved and hated certain aspects of it. I loved the short stories sprinkled throughout the book. I think the author did an exceptional job giving a backstory for Simon, Elanor, and Mirabel. I never formed a connection with Zachary, sadly.
I loved the Starless Sea but I completely get why some people didn't click with it. If you've not read Night Circus, I recommend that one, especially over Starless.
I think Morganstern's work is so much more about the world and atmosphere than anything else. I think if she teamed up with someone who is strong with plot would give you a great book.
@@erincarr9411 I agree with you. She’s excellent at world building, but her character development could be better. I’ll put the night circus on my tbr!
That's so interesting. My two favourite authors (that are alive) are Erin Morgenstern and Neil Gaiman, so it's weird you didn't like Neverwhere! If you want to give Gaiman another try, I think knowing your tastes, you may like The Ocean at the End of the Lane. The vibes are there for that one. I don't remember if you've read The Starless Sea, but that book feels like home to me. I really liked the comment you made about Fahrenheit 451 regarding Bradbury just not understanding escapism and mistaking it for wilful ignorance in all instances. I hadn't thought about it that way!
I read the Remains of the Day in 2021 too. For me it was a language feast filled with british understatement and the world gone by. This book is a proof that the author's talent with language is as much (if not more) important than his ability to produce an enaging plot. The topics of social class, racism, mingling of personal and global history, choices - all done with such subtelty and craft. On top of that Ishiguro managed one of the best first person narrations in literature, if only because we sense what the narrator is hiding and where he bends us to show himself in a better light. And we still follow. But as I say, this book was all that - to me.
Yeeeees Howl's Moving Castleeeeee, currenlt writing my undergraduate dissertation on it (and Stardust, and Magician's Nephew) but omg Howl is definitely one of my absolute favourite books ever
Love your review of It Happened One Summer, especially the “twitterpated” part 😂 I totally agree, I know many people loved that book but it just wasn’t for me.
I'm so glad you enjoyed most of your books. I read a lot of bad books this year sadly... trying to not set goals and just read things that make me happy.
If I have a run of bad books I find a haven in Russian classics, as they restore my belief in good literature. I don't set goals as I am too old for that just read what makes you happy or challenges your perception of the world. Stay safe.
I ADORE your videos. I can't stop binging them. My favorite thing to do when I get home from a long day at school/worrk. Also your jokes in this vid SENT me (esp the breath she didn't know she was holding lol)
Hey, a second comment. I appreciate your honesty about the number of books you read - 35 plus two re-reads. Completely believable and your list is good.
Yeah Neverwhere wasn't really that great, but a lot of Neil's writing is, so definitely recommend him. I think a lot of people get clouded by the monster they refer to as Frankenstein that Hollywood created, and they forget about Mary Shelly's version. That the original story talks a lot about suffering, life, creation, and death.
I personally loved it. Yes, it is very complex and sometimes hard to understand, but the style of the author is so amazing. For me it was helpful to watch the film before, so I had something to visualize while reading. ☺️ All in all Dune was one of my favorite books this year
I read The Ocean at the End of Lane and loved it so decided to read Neverwhere... ended up dnf'ing it 😂 Gaiman has superior vibes but sometimes you just need more 🥺
i read Leah on the Offbeat when I was 15 and I remember relating to it so much and thinking it was great. i was crushing on my straight best friend and some passages seemed pulled out of my head. but looking back to it now, nothing else is really that great and had I not related to it, I don't think it would have left quite the impression on me
I jumped to your top five. My big takeaway is your number one choice - The Night Circus. I had never heard of the title and, based on your recommendation and a little research, I've ordered it! Thanks much!!
Your hand movements are mesmerising😁. Thanks for your honest appraisal of a variety of books and genres. I must admit I regard hope as the cruelest of emotions. Stay safe and well.
OMG, I am so happy to see Howl's Moving Castle at the "great" section! I even made a video about the Ghibli movie and analysed it in depth as I love it so much
I am over the stinking moon that your fave is Night Circus. That book is my favourite book, I am a fan, we love to see it, and I'm so happy someone else loves it too!
I loved Dune. I read it for the first time last year and also thought it was very slow, mainly because of the spoiler in the blurb (why the hell do they mention that when it takes ages for it to happen? You literally keep waiting for it). But I reread it this year after seeing the movie and loved it way more the second time, I definitely appreciated and understood it better.
also no judgement just a heads up, epitome is usually pronounced more like eh-pih-tohm-me I also pronounced it the same way in my head until I heard someone say it out loud!
I only read technical manuals and IETF and RFC protocol specification documents these days. I did read two Dean Koontz books back in the early 90's (Midnight and something else), and I think I read a Red Dwarf paperback once. I'm not very cultured on books, but I like hearing people talk enthusiastically about them. I think Dean Koontz put me off reading fiction >_>
after watching 10-15 videos of yours because they get recommended to me ( and I liked them ) this video made me subscribe to your channel. because I think I have found someone who matches my vibe.
Not-so-lenghty essay-comment :)) : aaah, the smooth river of honey-butter goodness that is the writing of Fahrenheit 451! One of my favourite books ever - granted, I read it many years ago so I'm curious how I would see it now, BUT what I remember is that the writing was the smoothest I ever encountered, and everything else just so beautiful. It's my fave of the dystopian 'triad' and honestly was profoundly dissapointed in Brave New World which just felt so... preachy and angry somehow, like I felt the writer's invisible presence. But they all are important anyway. Damn I just wanna get to read my first Gaiman at some point, Neverwhere piqued my interest (less than Graveyard book though) and I keep seeing it mentioned as either 'one of my favourites ever' or 'one of my least favourites ever' :)))))
WHOA ok i am shooketh. I've been trying to find a way to express somehow what I found lacking in The night circus and the way you put it - so succintly - I guess made me make my peace with it... No plot just vibes? Yesss. Well, technically I am all for vibes and if something is substantially put together it doesn't matter plot or no plot but it all just felt to me like it's less a book/story and more the sketch of a book... like the writer just has this image / world that she was in love with and published it like that. The main characters were bland as heck to me, BUT the 3 kids? Loved them. Their storyline felt way more alive and convincing and with any kind of stakes honestly. TL:DR: I think The night circus would make a WONDERFUL movie.
tiktok is banned in my country so I solely rely on booktube lol. dont know if it's a good or bad thing. also, you are my favourite booktuber and our taste in books is really similar ♡
OMG! THE NIGHT CIRCUS IS ON MY TBR LIST THIS MONTH! Hoping I'll be able to read it very soon. Btw, I love how you review the books you read & I genuinely can't wait to have my hands on Red White & Royal Blue tho. 😂
I’m adding all of these books to my reading list, thanks for sharing! 💫 Keep rising to be who you want to be! 💫 #keeprising #risingtobe #aswerise #riser
I think you'd really enjoy Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado since you liked The Yellow Wallpaper! Feminist body horror short stories with modern fairy tale vibes
i really loved this video and smiled the whole way through :) btw your chemistry joke about the love hypothesis>>> oh and I also very much disliked Fahrenheit 451...
Die hard dune fan here to say - it has huge pacing issues but also clarity issues i guess? I was confused so much throughout the series but especially in the beginning of the first book. It took me like 3 books to fall in love with the series, but the more you read the more you explore the world herbert build and the more complex it gets. It is a laborious read though 100%
This is the first video I ever watched of yours, and I absolutely loved it! I love your sense of humor! I definitely will be watching more videos. I gave the video a thumbs up.😊
It's amazing how people perceive the same books differently! You named my two least favourite books of 2021 (''Klara and the Sun'' and ''The Invisible Life of Addie laRue'') as the ones you loved :D Addie could be ok as a YA I guess but I think most adults would find it naive and a bit cringey.
Hi, I totally get that Neverwhere is not a book for everyone, but if you'd like to give Neil Gaiman another go, I recommend Stardust, InterWorld (I only recently found out it's a trilogy so can't say anything for #2 and #3, but I've always liked the first one, even as a standalone lol), and - my personal favourite - The Graveyard Book! :)
FINALLY, someone who adores Normal People! This book was a freaking highlight of my 2019 and I genuinely have no idea why people hate on it so much. The general emotional mess that characters experience felt like a fantastic representation of my 20s. I hope you will read Morgenstern's Starless Sea soon, it is even better than The Night Circus in my humble opinion. Tier 1 Vibes. Also, as a long-time Gaiman fan - please give him another chance even if Neverwhere was not your cup of tea. I really suggest Coraline or his short stories collections, they are all excellent.
Tender is the flesh, aka Cadáver Exquisito I loved! Hopefully others would give it an opportunity, it's quite good known and liked in the spanish booktube community, I wonder if the translation has something to do with your opinion, needless to say I totally respect your opinion and understand what you're saying :)
adding several of these books to my reading list uwu btw, als mede nederlander die deze fout zelf ook maakte voordat een amerikaanse vriendin me er op wees: epitome wordt (op z'n nederlands) uitgesproken als ep-pit-too-mie met de nadruk op de pit. super onlogisch maar ja zo is engels nou eenmaal haha
You should read Amari and the Night Brothers. That lukewarm middle grade you likened to Harry Potter? Well other booktubers likened Amari and the Night Brothers to Harry Potter (although I didn't automatically make tht assumption bc it is unique) while also reflecting real world issues like class and race. I think it was a wonderful 1st book that efficiently sets up the fantasy world we are about to be more enveloped in in book 2.
The Love Hypothesis sucked. I don’t understand how anyone enjoyed that book. It made me think I don’t like contemporary romance, turns out I just don’t like books that suck. Also felt the same way you did about The Atlas Six!
I have a book recommendation. It is "No Exit" by Taylor Adams. So good! It was recommended by someone else on TH-cam and I gave it a shot blindly. Love it! Great video btw!
Piranesi and Night Circus are two of my favorite books :D And Gilded Wolves, and My Year of Rest and Relaxation speak to me, I'll have to check those out. Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky and and Circe by Madeline Miller were two other favorites of mine that were read this year.
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@@TheBookLeo LMFAOO
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I completely agree, she is wrong.
@@pepaoshea2778 thank you
The books mentioned in this video:
1:33 Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
2:15 Neuromancer by William Gibson
2:47 Zomer Biden by Rianne Robben
3:07 Tender is the flesh by Agustina Bazterrica
3:48 Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
4:34 Leah on the offbeat by Becky Albertalli
5:20 The unhunneymooners by Christina Lauren
5:35 It happened one summer by Tessa Bailey
6:23 The love hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood
7:23 The remains of the day by Kazuo Ishiguro
7:42 Writeen in the stars by Alexandria Bellefleur
8:11 The atlas six by Olivie Blake
9:12 Hope in the dark by Rebecca Solnit
9:33 the girl and the ghost by Hanna Alkaf
10:05 Men explain things to me by Rebecca Solnit
10:31 Klara and the sun by Kazuo ishiguro
11:13 The invisible life of Addie Larue by V.E Schwab
11:47 WundeRSmith by Jessica Townsend
12:44 Howl’s moving castle by Diana Wynne Jones
13:04 She drives me crazy by Kelly Quindleen
13:26 Take a hint Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert
13:59 My year of rest and relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh
14:37 Dune by Frank Herbert
15:28 Frankenstein by Mary Shelly
15:58 Girl, Woman, Othe by Bernardine Evaristo
16:55 Trick Mirror by Jia Tolentino
17:21 Well met by Jen DeLuca
18:08 Normal people by Sally Rooney
18:40 The seven husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
19:08 Red white & royal blue by Casey McQuiston
19:49 The bronzed beasts by Roshani Chokshi
20:25 Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
20:53 Act your age Eve Brown by Talia Hibbert
21:30 The yellow wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
21:50 The night circus by Erin Mogenstern
Thank you !
Zomer Biden got me thinking about mix of a fan fiction about the president and gen Z. Untitl I watched the video...
Thankss
Thank you so much!!!
Fahrenheit 451*
Edit: a bunch of typos too yes but well screw that but the full name of the book is with the number
But yes thank you
I thought the love hypothesis was so cringey but somehow i still absolutely loved it and was like, giggling and gasping unironically while i read it what the heck does that mean about me as a person
NO CAUSE LITERALLY SAME
yeah exactly, it was absolutely cringey but i loved it and it kind of felt like a 90s/2000s romcom
yesssss and i 'accidentally' love the cringey moments..? help lol
it’s like a guilty pleasure
SAME BESTIE
Just got done with The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo and it's all I can think about. I've never quite read a book like it and I couldn't put it down! So so sooo good!
It was such a comfy Enthralling read. I would lose time in it
I know it’s not the point but.. And YOU LOOK GREAT QUEEN! Btw found your videos, looking for book recommendations after I just finished the Darken Series by Chrystal Blue. She has two books right now “touch” and “sight” and already I want more!!! I hope you can review them when you get the chance because I would love to know what you or others think about it! Much love and well wishes to you!
Wow finally a Booktuber who feels like a normal person to me, because she reads about 30 books a year, instead of 80 or over 100 books, and she actually gets a life.
I absolutely love your ranking and put some of your recommendations on my TBR list for 2022.
Right! Not to say that booktubers that do read 70-150 a year don't feel like normal people. It's just isn't realistic to the average person in the slightest. I get happy when I read 6 book a month (and that's only cuz I was on summer vacation). But I'm so used to hearing book tubers read 10-20 books a month that I was surprised that she only read 35. It was actually pretty nice to hear.🥰
Yes omg same! Like how do people read 150 books a year 😅 personally if I did that I'd feel like I wouldn't really be able to enjoy the book as much because they'd all get jumbled together too much in my mind
Some people are just faster with reading lmao personally I only read 30 books
But a friend of mine who has a very similar if not more busy schedule than mine and she read over 100 books
It really depends on the person
I usually listen audiobooks which are in fiction genre. It save a lot of time, especially when I do housework, running, drivinng or before bed.
@@allisonscanlan4144well apparently it’s normal to cancel plans to stay home at read so that’s how i guess 🥴 but also apparently most of those reads are audiobooks so that’s why too
Okay, that joke of "they should take some courses in chemistry, because they had none" was well done. That hit just right. ^_^
I COMPLETELY agree with the Love Hypothesis! Everyone seemed to love it but it was like every few pages was a *cringe* moment
Totally agree! It was also just not as steamy or the mood was just not good enough at all for the steam. I just don’t know why so many people loved it 😅😅
100% agree. It pretended to be a book about such smart people but they repeatedly made such stupid, cringey decisions (because its a rom com?)
AGREE with all of these comments 💯
Bro it's literally just a reylo fanfic 😭
I agree
leo: *mocks people who write entire essays because a youtuber doesn't have the same opinion as them*
me: yes, you go, girl
leo: the most disappointing book of 2021 for me was neverwhere
me: well, that's it, looks like it's time for me to write a hate comment
lol
A+ comment haha
I read Howl's Moving Castle last year and it was one of my favourites! Also Frankenstein definitely qualifies as dark academia, largely because Shelley, Byron and co. are the epitome of a dark academia clique, they give the Dark History clique a run for their money
I need more of those "unhinged woman books" please, that's exactly where I'm at in life right now
Try reading The Golden Notebook by Doris Lessing, it's quite long but it's worth it
@@sabrinahansson1018 Ohh the synopsis sounds really good, I will definitely give it a read! Thank you 😊
haha same
I like that you’re honest. I know I can trust your reviews. So many booktubers do not criticise popular books just because everyone loves them. So they just give them five stars and good reviews even though they probably didn’t like the book. Everything is always amazing and fantastic. 🙄 Well done you for bravely stating your opinion, which might not be popular. Really appreciate it. 👍👍
I would recommend "Coraline" and "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman!☺️
tysm! coraline is already in my list but ill try the graveyard book as well!
I totally recommend The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman. I've not read Neverwhere as I've never been drawn to it, but the IMAGERY in Ocean is BREATHTAKING.
i'm doing my maters thesis in nuroscience, and i totally get the ire books like the love hypothesis wake in us. not only there was no chemistry, but can we FINALLY retire the student/professor trope? yes, i get that he wasn't her supervisor, but it still felt creepy and so cringe
Yeah I really agree on this one
I read a lot of romance and this one is my most hated trope ever
Okay here me out, love hypothesis makes the reader connect wonderfully. Like the thing with the awkward moments was to me, very intentional for the reader to be uncomfy because the character were pretty uncomfortable. Plus when i read the scene when they got together at the conference, i didn’t want to read the next chapter cus i connected with the female lead and didn’t want her to go through the aftermath and reality. But the book was very predicting like I knew exactly what was going to happen next.
The Atlas Six is going to be traditionally edited and published this year so I’m waiting to read it then, hopefully the issues with it will be fixed a bit! ☺️
I found your channel a few days ago and have been obsessively bingeing ever since! Love your take on things. I agree about Farenheit 451--way overrated. Susanna Clarke's book is on my TBR list. Loved her Jonathan Strange series. Great video--I look forward to more in 2022! 🙂
i literally did the same thing
Same lol, she's funny and doesn't give in to the hype
Piranesi will NOT disappoint. It’s so freaking good 😊
The puns in this video… I just… 👌🏻
I’ve had Neverwhere on my tbr for a while now, maybe it’s time to give it a chance and see what think since I love Gaiman’s writing style! I should also get round to reading Wundersmith because it’s been on my shelf for a year 🙄
I also became a Sally Rooney stan this year. Can’t wait for her newest book to come out in my country.
Evelyn Hugo… oh Evelyn… I want to reread it so bad!
I just read Klara and the Sun this past weekend and I absolutely loved it. I think where it’s most remarkable is also where it perhaps gets frustrating - it’s written from the point of view, and in the voice of, an artificial intelligence, so there are necessarily going to be limitations to the ways and/or level of explicitness in which it can explore themes relating to human vs. artificial intelligence etc. I have a feeling it’s going to be one of those books I’ll return to again and again.
I felt this way about Never Let Me Go as well. If you haven’t read that one yet and you don’t mind limited exploration due to the perspective, I recommend!
I read Never Let Me Go last year and loved it so, so much!
I finished my first Ishiguro novel - The Buried Giant - on December 31st, and I was mesmerized! Loved it a lot and I'm just so impressed with his writing! Really looking forward to checking his other work, specially Klara and the Sun
I really enjoyed 'Klara and the Sun', I realise it didn't get great reviews but for me, it was both poignant and thoughtprovoking. It was a book that stayed with me long after I had finished, which is a rare achievement. I will certainly read it again even though at times is was very sad. This coming from a grumpy old pensioner😁Stay safe.
I loved it too. I think I get why it got a bit of a mixed reception, but to me it was a wonderful, wonderful book.
you definitely won’t see this but you have to read Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro. It’s so well written
it's so nice to hear that i'm not the only one that found The Love Hypothesis eh and a little uncomfortable at times. it's great that a woman in STEM is the main love interest in a very popular book of a very popular genre but aside from that it did feel forced, then there was the power imbalance and the execution fell flat overall. also who would actually sit in someone's lap during a symposium?
:))) yas. The same feeling to me when I read it. Sitting on so's lap :) In the very serious event. Like a joke. and the fake date is not make sense too.
I had the exact same feeling about Frankenstein. It was so much more than I ever expected it to be. A great classic!
"Late to the party" by Kelly Quindlen is my first 2022 five star read (I have been having issues with YA lately) so I guess I'm reading "She Drives Me Crazy" soon!
It always fascinates me, when watching these "fav books" type of videos, how different people truly can be!! Like, for me, The Unhoneymooners and the Love Hypothesis is in the top 5, and Well Met is in the 5 least favorites of all time and for you is actually the exact opposite!! 😮 Truly fascinating
the sword earings bring in such a dark vibe to the video I'm in love
I would really like to hear more about why Fahrenheit 451 ranked so low! I can see how it wouldn't rank high for some people but I am curious to know more on the ranking of this book- because I was thoroughly shocked :o
Seriously! Especially during these shifts within society and reality... crazy time to be alive s
This year I read "The Starless Sea" because it was so highly recommended by so many booktubers. I loved and hated certain aspects of it. I loved the short stories sprinkled throughout the book. I think the author did an exceptional job giving a backstory for Simon, Elanor, and Mirabel.
I never formed a connection with Zachary, sadly.
I loved the Starless Sea but I completely get why some people didn't click with it. If you've not read Night Circus, I recommend that one, especially over Starless.
I think Morganstern's work is so much more about the world and atmosphere than anything else. I think if she teamed up with someone who is strong with plot would give you a great book.
@@erincarr9411 I agree with you. She’s excellent at world building, but her character development could be better. I’ll put the night circus on my tbr!
I'm going to try the atlas six again when its re-released by a publishing house, I think it will benefit a lot from some good editing!
The best thing is opening TH-cam and seeing Leonie has posted a new video😁
mark my words: this WILL be the year when I finally read frankenstein 😂
you can do it!
@@TheBookLeo can you do a book tier list
I just got it from Barnes and nobles, and so far it is AMAZING. Highly suggest
Sooo, did you read it? 😁😁😁
@@nikkiallen3799 sadly I didn’t get to it…. Again hahahaha thanks for the accountability though, one of these days
That's so interesting. My two favourite authors (that are alive) are Erin Morgenstern and Neil Gaiman, so it's weird you didn't like Neverwhere! If you want to give Gaiman another try, I think knowing your tastes, you may like The Ocean at the End of the Lane. The vibes are there for that one. I don't remember if you've read The Starless Sea, but that book feels like home to me.
I really liked the comment you made about Fahrenheit 451 regarding Bradbury just not understanding escapism and mistaking it for wilful ignorance in all instances. I hadn't thought about it that way!
I found a soulmate! (About Gaiman and Morgenstern)✨❤️
I read the Remains of the Day in 2021 too. For me it was a language feast filled with british understatement and the world gone by. This book is a proof that the author's talent with language is as much (if not more) important than his ability to produce an enaging plot. The topics of social class, racism, mingling of personal and global history, choices - all done with such subtelty and craft. On top of that Ishiguro managed one of the best first person narrations in literature, if only because we sense what the narrator is hiding and where he bends us to show himself in a better light. And we still follow. But as I say, this book was all that - to me.
I read it for the first time in 2021 as well and loved it.
Yeeeees Howl's Moving Castleeeeee, currenlt writing my undergraduate dissertation on it (and Stardust, and Magician's Nephew) but omg Howl is definitely one of my absolute favourite books ever
I couldn't be more agree with u🤎
the yellow wallpaper is so good
Frankenstein is my favorite classic. It is just so nuanced and such an interesting take on creation/life.
Love your review of It Happened One Summer, especially the “twitterpated” part 😂 I totally agree, I know many people loved that book but it just wasn’t for me.
I'm so glad you enjoyed most of your books. I read a lot of bad books this year sadly... trying to not set goals and just read things that make me happy.
If I have a run of bad books I find a haven in Russian classics, as they restore my belief in good literature. I don't set goals as I am too old for that just read what makes you happy or challenges your perception of the world. Stay safe.
I am really excited about Piranesi, thank you for the rec!
I love your chaotic hand gesture!
the night circus is SO magical and just paints the most beautiful pictures, I have to agree w ur ratings queen
I ADORE your videos. I can't stop binging them. My favorite thing to do when I get home from a long day at school/worrk. Also your jokes in this vid SENT me (esp the breath she didn't know she was holding lol)
Hey, a second comment. I appreciate your honesty about the number of books you read - 35 plus two re-reads. Completely believable and your list is good.
I love your description of Piranesi. I read it last month and loved it.
Yeah Neverwhere wasn't really that great, but a lot of Neil's writing is, so definitely recommend him. I think a lot of people get clouded by the monster they refer to as Frankenstein that Hollywood created, and they forget about Mary Shelly's version. That the original story talks a lot about suffering, life, creation, and death.
I was waiting for a wrap up! Thanks Leonie!
Gilded wolfs is one of my favourites for sure, all three books, absolutely love them)
read the yellow wallpaper in my literature class and i absolutely loved it.
If you like “The Yellow Wallpaper”, you should try “The Awakening” by Kate Chopin. It is my favorite book of all time.
I really really want to read dune but I heard so many mixed opinions about it now I’m intimidated 😂😭
I personally loved it. Yes, it is very complex and sometimes hard to understand, but the style of the author is so amazing. For me it was helpful to watch the film before, so I had something to visualize while reading. ☺️ All in all Dune was one of my favorite books this year
It's not an easy read but it's worth it ! If you like Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya you can imagine them, I heard it can help !
i immediately knew i would love you as soon as i saw/got to the love hypothesis rank. WOO!
I read The Ocean at the End of Lane and loved it so decided to read Neverwhere... ended up dnf'ing it 😂
Gaiman has superior vibes but sometimes you just need more 🥺
omg the chemistry joke for the love hypothesis 💀
you're so good at describing the exact vibe of a book concisely and accurately like wow you should put that on your resume!
omg howls moving castle is one of my all time favourites i love whenever i see people mention or talk about it and im so glad u liked it !!
i read Leah on the Offbeat when I was 15 and I remember relating to it so much and thinking it was great. i was crushing on my straight best friend and some passages seemed pulled out of my head. but looking back to it now, nothing else is really that great and had I not related to it, I don't think it would have left quite the impression on me
Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries sounds like it could be something for you. It has rude fairies, academic rivals, a romance plot and vibes.
All your book descriptions are so succinct and to the point and helped me weed or add to my TBR!
I jumped to your top five. My big takeaway is your number one choice - The Night Circus. I had never heard of the title and, based on your recommendation and a little research, I've ordered it! Thanks much!!
I really like sassy Leonie, I want more of her
Your hand movements are mesmerising😁. Thanks for your honest appraisal of a variety of books and genres. I must admit I regard hope as the cruelest of emotions. Stay safe and well.
Leo not feeling them romance books.
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Cupid aiming for that heart. 💘🥰
I'm improving my english listening with your videos.
OMG, I am so happy to see Howl's Moving Castle at the "great" section! I even made a video about the Ghibli movie and analysed it in depth as I love it so much
I am over the stinking moon that your fave is Night Circus. That book is my favourite book, I am a fan, we love to see it, and I'm so happy someone else loves it too!
Im so happy to have found your channel because I loved hearing your thoughts on these books, the good and the bad 🤣
I loved Dune. I read it for the first time last year and also thought it was very slow, mainly because of the spoiler in the blurb (why the hell do they mention that when it takes ages for it to happen? You literally keep waiting for it). But I reread it this year after seeing the movie and loved it way more the second time, I definitely appreciated and understood it better.
Seeing all of these Night Circus recommendations is making me want to read it so badly asdfghjkl
So hyped to watch this! I kinda wanna do this now as well, but I'm not sure I could, I am so indecisive haha
“Didn’t really stick in the ole brain folds” 😂 my new favorite quote
also no judgement just a heads up, epitome is usually pronounced more like eh-pih-tohm-me I also pronounced it the same way in my head until I heard someone say it out loud!
Im so glad someone agreed with me about The Love Hypothesis
I only read technical manuals and IETF and RFC protocol specification documents these days. I did read two Dean Koontz books back in the early 90's (Midnight and something else), and I think I read a Red Dwarf paperback once. I'm not very cultured on books, but I like hearing people talk enthusiastically about them. I think Dean Koontz put me off reading fiction >_>
after watching 10-15 videos of yours because they get recommended to me ( and I liked them ) this video made me subscribe to your channel. because I think I have found someone who matches my vibe.
The Night Circus is my favorite book of all times!!!
Not-so-lenghty essay-comment :)) : aaah, the smooth river of honey-butter goodness that is the writing of Fahrenheit 451! One of my favourite books ever - granted, I read it many years ago so I'm curious how I would see it now, BUT what I remember is that the writing was the smoothest I ever encountered, and everything else just so beautiful. It's my fave of the dystopian 'triad' and honestly was profoundly dissapointed in Brave New World which just felt so... preachy and angry somehow, like I felt the writer's invisible presence. But they all are important anyway.
Damn I just wanna get to read my first Gaiman at some point, Neverwhere piqued my interest (less than Graveyard book though) and I keep seeing it mentioned as either 'one of my favourites ever' or 'one of my least favourites ever' :)))))
WHOA ok i am shooketh. I've been trying to find a way to express somehow what I found lacking in The night circus and the way you put it - so succintly - I guess made me make my peace with it... No plot just vibes? Yesss. Well, technically I am all for vibes and if something is substantially put together it doesn't matter plot or no plot but it all just felt to me like it's less a book/story and more the sketch of a book... like the writer just has this image / world that she was in love with and published it like that. The main characters were bland as heck to me, BUT the 3 kids? Loved them. Their storyline felt way more alive and convincing and with any kind of stakes honestly.
TL:DR: I think The night circus would make a WONDERFUL movie.
shes so funny!
Also for anyone wanting to get into queer books She Drives Me Crazy is a great start!
tiktok is banned in my country so I solely rely on booktube lol. dont know if it's a good or bad thing. also, you are my favourite booktuber and our taste in books is really similar ♡
OMG! THE NIGHT CIRCUS IS ON MY TBR LIST THIS MONTH! Hoping I'll be able to read it very soon. Btw, I love how you review the books you read & I genuinely can't wait to have my hands on Red White & Royal Blue tho. 😂
finally someone who feels the same about it happened one summer!! the masculine & feminine descriptions were soo weirdd
I’m adding all of these books to my reading list, thanks for sharing! 💫 Keep rising to be who you want to be! 💫 #keeprising #risingtobe #aswerise #riser
I think you'd really enjoy Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado since you liked The Yellow Wallpaper! Feminist body horror short stories with modern fairy tale vibes
i heard about that title but didn't knwo it had a modern fairy tale vibe, that sounds amazing!
You should do a video series on just discussing less talked about fiction characters !
i really loved this video and smiled the whole way through :)
btw your chemistry joke about the love hypothesis>>>
oh and I also very much disliked Fahrenheit 451...
The Night Circus is just magical. ♡
Die hard dune fan here to say - it has huge pacing issues but also clarity issues i guess? I was confused so much throughout the series but especially in the beginning of the first book. It took me like 3 books to fall in love with the series, but the more you read the more you explore the world herbert build and the more complex it gets. It is a laborious read though 100%
This is the first video I ever watched of yours, and I absolutely loved it! I love your sense of humor! I definitely will be watching more videos. I gave the video a thumbs up.😊
It's amazing how people perceive the same books differently! You named my two least favourite books of 2021 (''Klara and the Sun'' and ''The Invisible Life of Addie laRue'') as the ones you loved :D Addie could be ok as a YA I guess but I think most adults would find it naive and a bit cringey.
out of the topic but your earrings looks so good it suits you so much :3
Hi, I totally get that Neverwhere is not a book for everyone, but if you'd like to give Neil Gaiman another go, I recommend Stardust, InterWorld (I only recently found out it's a trilogy so can't say anything for #2 and #3, but I've always liked the first one, even as a standalone lol), and - my personal favourite - The Graveyard Book! :)
FINALLY, someone who adores Normal People! This book was a freaking highlight of my 2019 and I genuinely have no idea why people hate on it so much. The general emotional mess that characters experience felt like a fantastic representation of my 20s.
I hope you will read Morgenstern's Starless Sea soon, it is even better than The Night Circus in my humble opinion. Tier 1 Vibes.
Also, as a long-time Gaiman fan - please give him another chance even if Neverwhere was not your cup of tea. I really suggest Coraline or his short stories collections, they are all excellent.
Absolutely in love with your humor 😂😂
Tender is the flesh, aka Cadáver Exquisito I loved! Hopefully others would give it an opportunity, it's quite good known and liked in the spanish booktube community, I wonder if the translation has something to do with your opinion, needless to say I totally respect your opinion and understand what you're saying :)
u should read the inheritance games if u havent alr! its SO FREAKING GOOD
adding several of these books to my reading list uwu
btw, als mede nederlander die deze fout zelf ook maakte voordat een amerikaanse vriendin me er op wees: epitome wordt (op z'n nederlands) uitgesproken als ep-pit-too-mie met de nadruk op de pit. super onlogisch maar ja zo is engels nou eenmaal haha
You should read Amari and the Night Brothers. That lukewarm middle grade you likened to Harry Potter? Well other booktubers likened Amari and the Night Brothers to Harry Potter (although I didn't automatically make tht assumption bc it is unique) while also reflecting real world issues like class and race. I think it was a wonderful 1st book that efficiently sets up the fantasy world we are about to be more enveloped in in book 2.
i was getting ready to be mad bc of the love hypothesis but honestly all ur points were valid
The Love Hypothesis sucked. I don’t understand how anyone enjoyed that book. It made me think I don’t like contemporary romance, turns out I just don’t like books that suck. Also felt the same way you did about The Atlas Six!
I have a book recommendation. It is "No Exit" by Taylor Adams. So good! It was recommended by someone else on TH-cam and I gave it a shot blindly. Love it! Great video btw!
Piranesi and Night Circus are two of my favorite books :D And Gilded Wolves, and My Year of Rest and Relaxation speak to me, I'll have to check those out. Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky and and Circe by Madeline Miller were two other favorites of mine that were read this year.
I read "She drives me crazy" in a day. Everything. IT WAS SO GOOD