I didn't realise we joined Booktube in the same year. This is certainly an interesting anniversary video - and an idea I may steal for myself, if thou doesn't mind - I rather enjoyed hearing what books made it to your top 20 of the last 4 years. Last year, I re-read a book that had previously been my favourite book of the year only to DNF it because I no longer liked it. It is my aim one day to read Anthony Trollope, because I feel like we would get on. Congratulations on 4 years, I hope you've had a superbly marvellous time.
Congratulations!!👏🏻👏🏻 I really like your channel, I’ve learned a lot and I’ve discovered great readings! From your list of 20 top books I’ve only read five... But I’ve most of them noted down. Thank you👍
These videos are so much fun. It's such a fantastic way to see how the true favourite books are the one which stand the test of time. I think it's definitely a good thing that you had such a large all-time favourite list by the end of this. You've obviously been picking wisely! :)
Congratulations on the milestone. I'm a new subscriber, after seeing your channel from Natalie's latest video where you talked about being inspired by this video. I can totally see why! I am impressed by the depth and breadth of your book favorites. There are a lot here that I also love, and so many that I will add to my ever expanding TBR. Thanks!
Katie, you do such a great job on this channel of conveying your bountiful enthusiasm for your favorite authors / themes / books! We have all learned so much from you. Love your passion for literature. Thanks again for another terrific video. 💙
Congrats on your 4 year anniversary!!! So glad I found your channel, you gave me a new love for classics-Gaskell, Hardy, Trollope, Dickens, Austen, so many! Thank you!!!
A list from the Goon Squad has been on my shelf an embarressing amount of time and I still haven't picked it up :( We have Always Lived in the Castle is brilliant, it'd definitely make it onto my list. Fingersmith is wonderful, I'm hoping to pick up Affinity by Sarah Waters this month and I can't wait! I really need to pick up Maurice, it sounds amazing :) I really need to pick up The Woodlanders and Desperate Remedies. Lady Susan really surprised me. It isn't one people discuss a lot but really they should as the characters are so good. This was such a fun video!
This is such a great video!! I'll definitely look back to your list when I need some more recommendations. I've only been making videos on booktube for a very short time, and in that time my reading tastes have changed a lot! When I look back on my favorites of 2018 I think, "Why did I include that book and not this one" or "Did I really like it that much to put it on my favorites list?" I think it's so hard to narrow it down, and I give you a lot of credit for being able to cut it down to 20 books haha :) What's funny is that the books that stay with me the most are often the classics. In some cases more modern books as well, but I think there is something about classic literature that is simply timeless.
Loved hearing this and the way you get to the final list . I only really increases my reading pace last year so in terms of favourite books of all time it's hard to judge. Give me a few more years and I'll probably have a better idea Xxx I picked up Reservoir 13 recently from a charity shop so even more excited about it now 😉❤️
Happy booktubaversary! This is a great video idea, but I cannot imagine the tough decisions required during filming. Naturally, there are many books on your final list that I would like to get to eventually. ♥
Thank you for this great video, Katie. I can’t imagine the time that went into this. From your list, the book that’s stayed with me the longest is The Odd Women. The two books from the last two years I can’t get out of my mind are both non fiction - Educated, by Tara Westover, and Bad Blood, by John Carreyrou. This was a special video, Katie!
It’s so funny the way some books stick with you and others don’t. I read An Artist of the Floating World by Kazuo Ishiguro last fall and I wasn’t sure how well I liked it at the time. But in retrospect it was one of the best books I read last year. I need to start doing “best of” lists every year so I can look back at my favorite books later and see if they’ve held up!
I liked this video a lot and it seems I don't mind you reading out lists :D I put a lot of books you mentioned on my wishlist now and really want to get into Emely St. John Mandel's and Anthony Trollope's works. May I have a guess on which scene you didn't like that much in The wise man's fear? Felurian? 😂 (and btw sry if my English is bad. I rarely ever write anything in English)
Choosing favorites is hard! I went back and looked at my Goodreads lists from 2016, 2017, and 2018. The books I'd consider my favorites (in no particular order) are: The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry Nutshell by Ian McEwan The Pursuit of Love by Nancy Mitford Never Mind by Edward St Aubyn Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders Ghostwritten by David Mitchell The City & the City by China Mieville If I had to choose one as my absolute favorite, it's probably A Tale for the Time Being, but Oscar Wao is right up there, too. Contenders for this year so far: Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfield Milkman by Anna Burns (I am currently reading this, but I have the feeling it's going to be my favorite book of the year. It's ticking ALL the boxes for me.)
I've been making lists in my book journal of my favourite books in each quarter. Best books from January to March this year were The Binding Once Upon a River Ohio The Watchmaker of Filigree Street The Way of All Flesh A Ladder to the Sky If We Were Villains An Instance of the Fingerpost The Wife The Italian Teacher The Immortalists Before We Were Yours Unsheltered Where the Crawdads Sing The Broken Girls The Overstory War Doctor
This isn't as a criticism but I am interested in the pronunciation of St John Mandel? Isn't St John in a name sometimes pronounced more like "singent" (sp?) wasn't there a scene in a 'rom-com' movie (possibly 4 Weddings & Funeral?) at a wedding where it's mentioned? (no idea how Mrs Mandel or Canadians, in general, say it) Otherwise, some good reading choices? :-)
So, I pretty much just pronounce it as they tend to pronounce St John Rivers's name in adaptations of Jane Austen XD Sinjen, effectively. Apparently Emily St John Mandel herself pronounces it as 'Saint John' anyway, but I forever have Jane Austen on the brain.
I love this idea! I haven’t been on BookTube even a year, but I want to remember this for an anniversary video for someday. Lol
Absolutely, it's a fun video to do :)
I didn't realise we joined Booktube in the same year. This is certainly an interesting anniversary video - and an idea I may steal for myself, if thou doesn't mind - I rather enjoyed hearing what books made it to your top 20 of the last 4 years. Last year, I re-read a book that had previously been my favourite book of the year only to DNF it because I no longer liked it. It is my aim one day to read Anthony Trollope, because I feel like we would get on. Congratulations on 4 years, I hope you've had a superbly marvellous time.
Do please steal away :) (I already stole it from others XD) I do think you'd rather get on with Anthony Trollope, especially his Barsetshire series.
@@katiejlumsden :D Then steal I will. This is the year I will tackle Anthony Trollope then. I write this here to hold myself accountable.
Congratulations!!👏🏻👏🏻 I really like your channel, I’ve learned a lot and I’ve discovered great readings!
From your list of 20 top books I’ve only read five... But I’ve most of them noted down.
Thank you👍
Thanks very much :)
These videos are so much fun. It's such a fantastic way to see how the true favourite books are the one which stand the test of time. I think it's definitely a good thing that you had such a large all-time favourite list by the end of this. You've obviously been picking wisely! :)
The video has been fun and curious to make :) It's weird what books do and do not stay with you.
Congratulations for four years!!! And it's so lovely listening to you talk about your favorite books :D
Thanks :)
Happy Booktube Anniversary! I love seeing favourites lists with random parameters, and so this was brilliant. :)
Thanks :D
Congratulations on the milestone. I'm a new subscriber, after seeing your channel from Natalie's latest video where you talked about being inspired by this video. I can totally see why! I am impressed by the depth and breadth of your book favorites. There are a lot here that I also love, and so many that I will add to my ever expanding TBR. Thanks!
Thanks very much :)
Katie, you do such a great job on this channel of conveying your bountiful enthusiasm for your favorite authors / themes / books! We have all learned so much from you. Love your passion for literature. Thanks again for another terrific video. 💙
Thanks :D
Such an interesting video Katie ! I really must get round to reading The small house at Arlington.
I really do recommend it!
Congrats on your 4 year anniversary!!! So glad I found your channel, you gave me a new love for classics-Gaskell, Hardy, Trollope, Dickens, Austen, so many! Thank you!!!
Thanks so much :)
Happy booktube birthday 🎁 great video! I am almost finished with Once Upon a River a LOVING it! Great to see so many Trollope novels on this list 😊
Thanks Tom :) So glad you're enjoying Once Upon a River :)
A list from the Goon Squad has been on my shelf an embarressing amount of time and I still haven't picked it up :( We have Always Lived in the Castle is brilliant, it'd definitely make it onto my list. Fingersmith is wonderful, I'm hoping to pick up Affinity by Sarah Waters this month and I can't wait! I really need to pick up Maurice, it sounds amazing :) I really need to pick up The Woodlanders and Desperate Remedies.
Lady Susan really surprised me. It isn't one people discuss a lot but really they should as the characters are so good.
This was such a fun video!
You really need to read The Woodlanders and Maurice - they are just amazing!
This is such a great video!! I'll definitely look back to your list when I need some more recommendations. I've only been making videos on booktube for a very short time, and in that time my reading tastes have changed a lot! When I look back on my favorites of 2018 I think, "Why did I include that book and not this one" or "Did I really like it that much to put it on my favorites list?" I think it's so hard to narrow it down, and I give you a lot of credit for being able to cut it down to 20 books haha :) What's funny is that the books that stay with me the most are often the classics. In some cases more modern books as well, but I think there is something about classic literature that is simply timeless.
Thanks :) It's always interesting to see what books stay with you and what don't.
Yay, the penultimate list - I enjoyed this very much and now have some books to look forward to.
Thanks :)
Loved hearing this and the way you get to the final list . I only really increases my reading pace last year so in terms of favourite books of all time it's hard to judge. Give me a few more years and I'll probably have a better idea Xxx I picked up Reservoir 13 recently from a charity shop so even more excited about it now 😉❤️
Thanks :) I hope you like Reservoir 13.
Happy booktubaversary! This is a great video idea, but I cannot imagine the tough decisions required during filming. Naturally, there are many books on your final list that I would like to get to eventually. ♥
So many decisions! I feel like I'd have made different ones another time filming the same video . . .
I loved hearing about your favourites. So many good ones - and so many that I need to get to!
Thank you!
Thank you for this great video, Katie. I can’t imagine the time that went into this. From your list, the book that’s stayed with me the longest is The Odd Women. The two books from the last two years I can’t get out of my mind are both non fiction - Educated, by Tara Westover, and Bad Blood, by John Carreyrou. This was a special video, Katie!
Thanks! I really must read Education some time . . .
It’s so funny the way some books stick with you and others don’t. I read An Artist of the Floating World by Kazuo Ishiguro last fall and I wasn’t sure how well I liked it at the time. But in retrospect it was one of the best books I read last year. I need to start doing “best of” lists every year so I can look back at my favorite books later and see if they’ve held up!
I'm looking forward to getting to An Artist of the Floating World soon.
Happy BookTube Anniversary 🍾🎉🎂📚
Thanks :)
happy anniversary :D loved this video!
Thanks Mary :D
Happy Anniversary!!!
Thanks :D
I liked this video a lot and it seems I don't mind you reading out
lists :D
I put a lot of books you mentioned on my wishlist now and really want to get into Emely St. John Mandel's and Anthony Trollope's works.
May I have a guess on which scene you didn't like that much in The wise man's fear? Felurian? 😂
(and btw sry if my English is bad. I rarely ever write anything in English)
Thanks :D And yes, that was my issue with The Wise Man's Fear :D
Choosing favorites is hard! I went back and looked at my Goodreads lists from 2016, 2017, and 2018. The books I'd consider my favorites (in no particular order) are:
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz
A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki
The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry
Nutshell by Ian McEwan
The Pursuit of Love by Nancy Mitford
Never Mind by Edward St Aubyn
Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders
Ghostwritten by David Mitchell
The City & the City by China Mieville
If I had to choose one as my absolute favorite, it's probably A Tale for the Time Being, but Oscar Wao is right up there, too.
Contenders for this year so far:
Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfield
Milkman by Anna Burns (I am currently reading this, but I have the feeling it's going to be my favorite book of the year. It's ticking ALL the boxes for me.)
It is hard to pick favourites! I really must read The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao soon.
So many good books! Mary Barton is one of my favorites too!
Its so amazing!
It sounds like you could do a favorite short stories since joining booktube, as well. That way you could avoid having to rank full collections.
Maybe I should!
Happy 4th Anniversary!!📚❤️
Thanks :)
I might have to check out Banana Yoshimoto
She's amazing!
I agree that the Small House at Allington is a wonderful book as are all of the Barseshire books, but my favorite is Doctor Thorne
I like Doctor Thorne, but for me it's a bit more conventional, which is one of the reasons why I like it less. But the whole series is just amazing :D
I've been making lists in my book journal of my favourite books in each quarter. Best books from January to March this year were
The Binding
Once Upon a River
Ohio
The Watchmaker of Filigree Street
The Way of All Flesh
A Ladder to the Sky
If We Were Villains
An Instance of the Fingerpost
The Wife
The Italian Teacher
The Immortalists
Before We Were Yours
Unsheltered
Where the Crawdads Sing
The Broken Girls
The Overstory
War Doctor
Lots of excellent picks there!
This isn't as a criticism but I am interested in the pronunciation of St John Mandel? Isn't St John in a name sometimes pronounced more like "singent" (sp?) wasn't there a scene in a 'rom-com' movie (possibly 4 Weddings & Funeral?) at a wedding where it's mentioned?
(no idea how Mrs Mandel or Canadians, in general, say it)
Otherwise, some good reading choices? :-)
So, I pretty much just pronounce it as they tend to pronounce St John Rivers's name in adaptations of Jane Austen XD Sinjen, effectively. Apparently Emily St John Mandel herself pronounces it as 'Saint John' anyway, but I forever have Jane Austen on the brain.
I liked A Wise Man's Fear better personally. The ring politics is one of my favorite things I've ever seen.
I do really like it, but I just love the first one slightly more :)
You'd give a killer Oscar's acceptance speech.
Oh my goodness, yes!
Ha thank you? A very fast and slightly jumbled one I reckon?
@@katiejlumsden You'd nail it.
What a list!
Thanks :)
Blimey, slow down. You are speaking far too quickly. Slow down and do fewer books at a time in more depth.
Happy booktubeiversary!
Thanks :)