Allison! Thank you for inspiring us to take things slow and for sharing your experience! This week I read a graphic novel about a woman who is formally diagnosed with Asperger at 27 years old. It's called Invisible Differences: a story of asperger's, adulting and living a life in full color, by Julie Dachez and illustrated by Mademoiselle Caroline. I thought the use of color in it as a way to communicate the protagonist's emotions was so interesting and it's not a narrative I had seen in this format before. Would love to hear your thoughts about it, if you feel inclined to read it. Hope you have a lovely week!
ahhh everytime you upload a new video, i just get so excited. somehow every video is so engaging and the editing is just top notch. plus your book recs often times are books ive never heard of but are totally up my alley. thank you!!
Oh sweet. I’m reading Before the Coffee Gets Cold and Legends and Lattes (along with a coffee nonfiction called Uncommon Grounds) in a coffee-themed string of books next month hahahaha
Dude ???? Your content is immaculate, this vlog was so smooth and aesthetically pleasing to watch. This is the first video of yours I came across and all along I was wondering : how come you don’t have hundreds of thousands subscribers ??? Anyway +1 subscriber at least 🫶🏼
Yaaaaasss Papergirls!!! I bought the complete story last year, because I too am not an issues girlie. I bought the big daddy of Saga too. I still need to read them, but we'll all know that the buying books hobby and the reading books hobby are two separate things lol
AHHH sat down to eat and watch a lil video and this video was posted 37 seconds ago, absolutely perfect timing. ❤ I just put "You're the only one I've told" on hold at the library. I'm very excited to hear these people's stories.
Alli’, Alli’, Alli’, you’re such a sweetheart. I absolutely love you and your videos. You’re a burst of sunshine and you really make a difference with your presence! ❤️
Love the shirt (got mine ordered!), love the frog tattoo, love Rumi, love *you*. Thank you for being entertaining and so lovable while talking about books. 🥰
Clementine is from the walking dead games which are so good!!! I’ve never actually seen the show walking dead but paying the game completely fall in love with Clementine. If you like the graphic novel you should play it :)
i have a graphic novel rec. Embroiderers by Satrapi. it’s super short and just consists of iranian women talking about their sex and romantic lives over tea.
i'm only halfway through the video but can i just say I had the EXACT same reaction to the island of missing trees and stopped around 40 pages (maybe to pick it up eventually). I was having terrible brain fog when I tried to read it and was feeling particularly moody and I just remember it making me feel very weird (and I usually absolutely adore magical realism set in warm non-western countries - one hundred years of solitude and midnights children are two of my favorite books). This is making me feel so much better about deciding to put it down for now! I'm glad I'm not the only one who couldn't quite get into it!
I love how you describe not being able to use your brain. I have that sensation quite a bit. I was diagnosed autistic at 36. When I told my mom about the diagnosis, re reflected on my struggles growing up. We both agree that things finally made sense.
I bought sweet bean paste last month! I haven't read it yet so keen to hear your thoughts. Also SO excited you have Paper Girls - it's fantastic and if you're a Tillie Walden fan you're definitely gonna love it.
Just found your channel with this video. snails are my second favorite animal (after elephants) I ordered a shirt for me and another for my best friend 🥰🐌
I know they aren’t in this video but I literally can’t stop wondering what if anything you listen to in your headphones while reading or if they’re noise cancelling lol
i've been stuck in the longest reading slump ever, but your videos always make me so exited about books and reading! Every time i watch one of your videos i get super motivated to read, so thank you!!
love this new vlog!! clementine is a brand new release so book 2 hasn't come out yet so you haven't missed it hehe, and paper girls is coming out as a new netflix show so it's the perfect time to pick it up!!! also you should read saga by brian vaughan and fiona staples (her art is soooo beautiful) i think you will love it seeing as we basically have the same graphic novel taste and it's my favourite comics series
hi! i've recently got my diagnosis too, and after watching your channel for so long, it means so much to me to see someone else like me whose content i absolutely love talking about their diagnosis :) thank you for being you!!
I was so excited to order, but I do not wear white and I would need a 3X cause they seem to run a little small by the size chart.. ☹ I understand though! 💕 They are sooo cute!
I love Fernanda Melchor! She is seriously one of the best writers from this generation. Her book Hurricane Season is one of the best I’ve read in my entire life, and she’s a damn good journalist as well (her collection of journalistic reports ‘Aquí no es Miami’ is great as well).
from one video editor major to another, youre the best dang editor this side of the mississippi*!!! so satisfying, fun to watch and listen to, AND MINECRAFT MUSIC!!! *youtube
I LOVE your videos and your energy!! After the rain is really amazing and I picked up On a sunbeam because upon your recommendation! Can't wait to dive in!! ❤❤
Just found your channel! I love your vibe and energy and all the books you're reading/recommending. Also every time the Kingdom Hearts music shows up it makes me happy
Currently going through a time of increased anxiety and I'm so glad I found your channel ! I'm currently watching your old(er) videos and I find your energy so reassuring and somewhat calming. I wish I had more friends with your energy in my life!
I wanted to love Island of Missing Trees but I just couldn’t care 😩 so yeah I feel like a jerk. Clementine almost made me cry dude!! So watch out, Tillie is too good!
I feel so represented, omg! I have HSD, so chronic pain and fatigue, welcome to the club And the fact that you had it before and after the plague, feel tired all the time, want to read, but has no energy to think Girl SAME! I feel tired of feeling tired, I can’t even clean my house I used to have little energy before but now it’s been tough We’re gonna get through this, thanks for reminding me to take it slow 💛 really, it made my day
Wow! I had no idea Tillie Walden did a comic series about Clementine! She is a character from the series of The Walking Dead video games that the studio Telltale made. They were so good - almost like interactive novels/movies. I am 100% going to find that comic series now since I love Clem and I love Tillie Walden's stuff and I'm so curious as to what you will think of it when you get around to it. Thanks!
SISS! You need to read "to be taught if fortunate" by Becky Chambers, I read it(in 2020) then cried, then it depressed me. (still am, I keep thinking about it until now every other day)!!
Paper Girls is my favorite graphic novel series! I almost bought the complete collection yesterday, but didn’t feel like spending $50 😮💨 next time! I want this shirt so bad! really glad the pre orders go for a month! 💕 🐌
As Ukrainian it is so unusual for me to see people supporting organisations in my country without any clear reasoning behind except wanting to help :0 thanks!
Can't wait to get my snail shirt, just have to decide which colour to get!! I read the Book of Form and Emptiness after it got recommended to me in my TBR Subscription and it sounded so good... but I really disliked it. I felt like many of the characters were just archetypes and not actual people, and the author was trying to "get us to see their humanity" while not actually treating them as humans... and I thought the ending was so.. blahhhh... Super curious to hear your thoughts when you get around to reading it because I know lots of people loved it!
I just got my Autism diagnosis in May and I'm 29. We're on this journey together and I love having your videos to watch when I get overstimulated, which happens a lot. Also, I've had before the Coffee Gets Cold since February and I'm just now getting to it this month.
The day I watched your last video, I had a bit of an epiphany about being more patient and graceful with myself by posing the question, “what’s the rush?” And that afternoon I watched your video dropping your new T-shirt design with my new mantra by a fave creator and ahhhhhh!! Mind-blown, so excited and pre-ordered! 😂
I feel so happy whenever a video of yours pops up on my subs, my favourite booktuber 😍 Thank you for the videos and also that snail shirt is very cute I love it
my year of meats by ruth ozeki is by far my favorite, imo! i've read a tale for the time being and my year of meats so far, but i'm starting the book of form and emptiness this week.
Lovely video as always! After a long tiring day of traveling, it was nice to wrap the day with one of my favourite booktubers.. I wish you a lovely week
Ally, I read Nimona because of you and that hooked me on graphic novels. I read a few but recently I s read Lightfall by Tim Probert and I feel like you’d really enjoy it. It builds a beautiful and well thought out world with great characters, an enticing adventure, representation about feeling and dealing with anxiety, and the art is so beautiful :)
The snail shirt is so cuuute and the charity sounds great as well 😍 I really didn’t like Before the Coffee Gets Cold but I feel like I was the only one so I really hope you’ll like it!
Your frog is so wonderful!! 🐸Making me super excited to get my first tattoo in November (it’s flowers from my grandmothers garden)! So pumped for the t-shirt. I’m in need of a reminder to slow down too. Loved this video so much✨☺️
I cannot tell you how much your videos mean to me. Thank you for being you & putting your creations out into the world for people like me who really need a friend 💕
First, huge fan and thank you so much for being the amazing person you are and gracing us with your content 💫 Second, if not too personal could you please mention the size shirt(s) you’re wearing for reference? I know there’s a size chart on the webpage but does not compute well with my brain. If too personal all good and no worries! 🐌💝🖤🤍📚🪴🫧
excited for the snail shirt! I'm moving to university (finally) and I'm waiting to hear if I got the place I applied for, but once I know where I'll be, I'll be sure to order the shirt!
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i get to support you, a great cause, AND get a super cute shirt ?! it’s not even a question ! 💕
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Allison! Thank you for inspiring us to take things slow and for sharing your experience! This week I read a graphic novel about a woman who is formally diagnosed with Asperger at 27 years old. It's called Invisible Differences: a story of asperger's, adulting and living a life in full color, by Julie Dachez and illustrated by Mademoiselle Caroline. I thought the use of color in it as a way to communicate the protagonist's emotions was so interesting and it's not a narrative I had seen in this format before. Would love to hear your thoughts about it, if you feel inclined to read it. Hope you have a lovely week!
the outfit you wore for the tattoo appointment is so cute, love it, ALSO LOVE THE FROG!!!!
ahhh everytime you upload a new video, i just get so excited. somehow every video is so engaging and the editing is just top notch. plus your book recs often times are books ive never heard of but are totally up my alley. thank you!!
Rumi is such a little weirdo, he reminds me of my cow-print boy, and I absolutely love him 🐄 😻
Ordered!! This with a turtleneck is major fall vibes! Also Before the Coffee Gets Cold is one of my favorites
oh my gosh - making FITS ✨
I just finished “Times I knew I Was Gay” and “In The Dream House.” Thanks for the recs!
As The Format once said "Snails see the benefits, the beauty in every inch." Love love love this tshirt! ❤
Oh sweet. I’m reading Before the Coffee Gets Cold and Legends and Lattes (along with a coffee nonfiction called Uncommon Grounds) in a coffee-themed string of books next month hahahaha
Dude ???? Your content is immaculate, this vlog was so smooth and aesthetically pleasing to watch. This is the first video of yours I came across and all along I was wondering : how come you don’t have hundreds of thousands subscribers ??? Anyway +1 subscriber at least 🫶🏼
🥹😭 thank you so much margaux!
Yaaaaasss Papergirls!!! I bought the complete story last year, because I too am not an issues girlie. I bought the big daddy of Saga too. I still need to read them, but we'll all know that the buying books hobby and the reading books hobby are two separate things lol
AHHH sat down to eat and watch a lil video and this video was posted 37 seconds ago, absolutely perfect timing. ❤
I just put "You're the only one I've told" on hold at the library. I'm very excited to hear these people's stories.
magical timing, jennifer!
Alli’, Alli’, Alli’, you’re such a sweetheart. I absolutely love you and your videos. You’re a burst of sunshine and you really make a difference with your presence! ❤️
Ally, ngl, I was hovring over that subscribe button if that new fave was Hide or I was going to hear any Elif Shafak slander. Girl, close call.
You playing Wipeout on your cat had me LAUGHING! I do that shit with my dogs all the time 😂😂😂
Love the shirt (got mine ordered!), love the frog tattoo, love Rumi, love *you*. Thank you for being entertaining and so lovable while talking about books. 🥰
much love to you always, kathi!
sis you’re a whole vibe
Dammit Ally why ALLLLL your pets are so cuuuuuute 🤌🏼❤️🤌🏼❤️
I get so many happy brain chemicals every time you post ♥️
hope everyone has a great week coming ahead for them!!! play with some animals and read amazing books!! ✨🤍🌱
YES
Your rendition of Wipeout brought me so much joy!! 😺🥁🤍
Not an Alex Jones remix 😂
Clementine is from the walking dead games which are so good!!! I’ve never actually seen the show walking dead but paying the game completely fall in love with Clementine. If you like the graphic novel you should play it :)
i have a graphic novel rec. Embroiderers by Satrapi. it’s super short and just consists of iranian women talking about their sex and romantic lives over tea.
i'm only halfway through the video but can i just say I had the EXACT same reaction to the island of missing trees and stopped around 40 pages (maybe to pick it up eventually). I was having terrible brain fog when I tried to read it and was feeling particularly moody and I just remember it making me feel very weird (and I usually absolutely adore magical realism set in warm non-western countries - one hundred years of solitude and midnights children are two of my favorite books). This is making me feel so much better about deciding to put it down for now! I'm glad I'm not the only one who couldn't quite get into it!
You are legit one of my favorite humans.
I'm loving all the snail clips in your recent videos. They melt my heart
Another +1 heart melt for Catto Percussion
I love how you describe not being able to use your brain. I have that sensation quite a bit. I was diagnosed autistic at 36. When I told my mom about the diagnosis, re reflected on my struggles growing up. We both agree that things finally made sense.
I bought sweet bean paste last month! I haven't read it yet so keen to hear your thoughts. Also SO excited you have Paper Girls - it's fantastic and if you're a Tillie Walden fan you're definitely gonna love it.
Just found your channel with this video. snails are my second favorite animal (after elephants) I ordered a shirt for me and another for my best friend 🥰🐌
I just discovered you and I love your video content! You live your life like me and it cracks me up 😆💗
I know they aren’t in this video but I literally can’t stop wondering what if anything you listen to in your headphones while reading or if they’re noise cancelling lol
Telltale walking dead is a game that has clementine in it! Omg I have to get that book. I highly recommend the game ❤
16:38 I appreciate the dino screech of excitement
Your videos cure my Sunday scaries.
ally has the best and cutest intro sequences on youtube, sorry i don't make the rules
i've been stuck in the longest reading slump ever, but your videos always make me so exited about books and reading! Every time i watch one of your videos i get super motivated to read, so thank you!!
this makes me so happy!
love this new vlog!! clementine is a brand new release so book 2 hasn't come out yet so you haven't missed it hehe, and paper girls is coming out as a new netflix show so it's the perfect time to pick it up!!! also you should read saga by brian vaughan and fiona staples (her art is soooo beautiful) i think you will love it seeing as we basically have the same graphic novel taste and it's my favourite comics series
I'm sad I ignored TH-cam for months and missed out on this shirt!
I just watched ‘reading uncarley’s favourite books’ and please, make mooooore of those!!! (jack edwards for examlpe hahahah) please ❤️🩹
0:26 literally only 26 seconds in but you're so adorable !!! 😭💖🐌
Can you do a terrarium tutorial/ snail care video 🤓
Love the shirt so so much! Would be so grateful if you could do another run closer to Xmas for gift-buying purposes :)
The screaming just took me out😂🤣
hi! i've recently got my diagnosis too, and after watching your channel for so long, it means so much to me to see someone else like me whose content i absolutely love talking about their diagnosis :) thank you for being you!!
here is a book called "The sound of a Wild Snail Eating. by Elisabeth Tova Bailey. Nonfiction. I haven't read it yet.
it's SO GOOD i have it on my favorites shelf
Hi! If your old youtube friend Dana happens to be Dana from thebookhoarder please tell her we miss her ❤ If shes not, I bet shes great anyway, lol.
omg yes she IS! i’ll send your love along ❤️
21:19 THE KITTY SPOONING SHOT 🥺😭😭
Allison, you are one amazing person. I wish you all the best and thank you for your channel.
I was so excited to order, but I do not wear white and I would need a 3X cause they seem to run a little small by the size chart.. ☹ I understand though! 💕 They are sooo cute!
totally get that! i wish they had more size options in all the colors/shirts. i'll keep pressuring them!
13:48 every time you use this music my brain screams Minecraft soundtrack! It took me way to long to figure out that it isn’t meant to be.
wait - it is minecraft music!
I love Fernanda Melchor! She is seriously one of the best writers from this generation. Her book Hurricane Season is one of the best I’ve read in my entire life, and she’s a damn good journalist as well (her collection of journalistic reports ‘Aquí no es Miami’ is great as well).
So excited about the shirt! I relate sooo hard & this is such a cute reminder 💕 🐌
Ally, the T-shirt slaps! What size are you wearing in the video?
i got the white in medium and the brown in large! and i’m 5’2” ☺️
Hi Alli. Which size of shirt are you wearing in this video? 💕
i got the white in medium and the brown in large! and i’m 5’2” ☺️
I love your videos so do much
from one video editor major to another, youre the best dang editor this side of the mississippi*!!! so satisfying, fun to watch and listen to, AND MINECRAFT MUSIC!!!
*youtube
this is such a compliment 🥹😭 thank you!
@@allisonpaiges ❤️!
8:25 -some snail appreciation because THEY ARE SO MOTHER TRUCKING CUTE
I LOVE your videos and your energy!!
After the rain is really amazing and I picked up On a sunbeam because upon your recommendation! Can't wait to dive in!! ❤❤
Just found your channel! I love your vibe and energy and all the books you're reading/recommending. Also every time the Kingdom Hearts music shows up it makes me happy
“The World is Exhausting!”
I felt that on a neural level! Lol I’ve worked 6 days straight. I am finally having a day off and taking it slow
Omg Maria from gentle whispering is the QUEEN of ASMR. I agree with you 100%%. She’s so comforting.
Such a bummer about Hide, but for another horror set at an amusement park I’d recommend Fantasticland by Mike Bockoven. Love your new shirts!
Great video.
Currently going through a time of increased anxiety and I'm so glad I found your channel ! I'm currently watching your old(er) videos and I find your energy so reassuring and somewhat calming. I wish I had more friends with your energy in my life!
I’m pretty sure Kiersten White normally writes YA books, I honestly shocked Hide wasn’t.
I wanted to love Island of Missing Trees but I just couldn’t care 😩 so yeah I feel like a jerk. Clementine almost made me cry dude!! So watch out, Tillie is too good!
i LOVE watching your videos first thing when i wake up because they are so so calming, i adore you xxo
I feel so represented, omg!
I have HSD, so chronic pain and fatigue, welcome to the club
And the fact that you had it before and after the plague, feel tired all the time, want to read, but has no energy to think
Girl SAME!
I feel tired of feeling tired, I can’t even clean my house
I used to have little energy before but now it’s been tough
We’re gonna get through this, thanks for reminding me to take it slow 💛 really, it made my day
I just discovered your channel and I'm so glad because you are just delightful to watch and you give off such a warm and cosy vibe in your videos. 😊
Super cute t-shirt! Sims 💕cats💕frog tattoo💕 books💕 absolutely loved this video ally lots of love to yooouu
Can we bring back the snail tee shirt 🥹
once more sizes are available on the website, absolutely!
Wow! I had no idea Tillie Walden did a comic series about Clementine! She is a character from the series of The Walking Dead video games that the studio Telltale made. They were so good - almost like interactive novels/movies. I am 100% going to find that comic series now since I love Clem and I love Tillie Walden's stuff and I'm so curious as to what you will think of it when you get around to it. Thanks!
SISS! You need to read "to be taught if fortunate" by Becky Chambers, I read it(in 2020) then cried, then it depressed me. (still am, I keep thinking about it until now every other day)!!
I’m excited for the Amazon prime papergirls adaptation that comes out in a few weeks
Paper Girls is my favorite graphic novel series! I almost bought the complete collection yesterday, but didn’t feel like spending $50 😮💨 next time!
I want this shirt so bad! really glad the pre orders go for a month!
💕 🐌
As Ukrainian it is so unusual for me to see people supporting organisations in my country without any clear reasoning behind except wanting to help :0 thanks!
Fucking yes!!! thank you, I had such a long day and this video is everything I need
Can't wait to get my snail shirt, just have to decide which colour to get!! I read the Book of Form and Emptiness after it got recommended to me in my TBR Subscription and it sounded so good... but I really disliked it. I felt like many of the characters were just archetypes and not actual people, and the author was trying to "get us to see their humanity" while not actually treating them as humans... and I thought the ending was so.. blahhhh... Super curious to hear your thoughts when you get around to reading it because I know lots of people loved it!
I just got my Autism diagnosis in May and I'm 29. We're on this journey together and I love having your videos to watch when I get overstimulated, which happens a lot. Also, I've had before the Coffee Gets Cold since February and I'm just now getting to it this month.
The day I watched your last video, I had a bit of an epiphany about being more patient and graceful with myself by posing the question, “what’s the rush?”
And that afternoon I watched your video dropping your new T-shirt design with my new mantra by a fave creator and ahhhhhh!!
Mind-blown, so excited and pre-ordered! 😂
I love the tshirts! Super support autism for women and all ❤️ also very neurodivergent over here 🐌
I feel so happy whenever a video of yours pops up on my subs, my favourite booktuber 😍 Thank you for the videos and also that snail shirt is very cute I love it
Thank you for adding more inclusive sizing! :)
I’m excited to hear what you think about My Imaginary Friend. I read it five or six years ago, and I remember enjoying it though it’s a bit fuzzy now!
my year of meats by ruth ozeki is by far my favorite, imo! i've read a tale for the time being and my year of meats so far, but i'm starting the book of form and emptiness this week.
Lovely video as always! After a long tiring day of traveling, it was nice to wrap the day with one of my favourite booktubers.. I wish you a lovely week
Ally, I read Nimona because of you and that hooked me on graphic novels. I read a few but recently I s read Lightfall by Tim Probert and I feel like you’d really enjoy it. It builds a beautiful and well thought out world with great characters, an enticing adventure, representation about feeling and dealing with anxiety, and the art is so beautiful :)
perfect sunday content! thank you for all that you create & choose to share🥹🥰
Your videos are always the most cozy, warm and authentic. Thank you for being so you 💗 I'm absolutely dying over the shirt design, by the way!
The snail shirt is so cuuute and the charity sounds great as well 😍 I really didn’t like Before the Coffee Gets Cold but I feel like I was the only one so I really hope you’ll like it!
Your frog is so wonderful!! 🐸Making me super excited to get my first tattoo in November (it’s flowers from my grandmothers garden)! So pumped for the t-shirt. I’m in need of a reminder to slow down too. Loved this video so much✨☺️
One of my favorite things about your channel is that you’re off the beaten booktube path, it’s so cool
Dana
I cannot tell you how much your videos mean to me. Thank you for being you & putting your creations out into the world for people like me who really need a friend 💕
This was such an uplifting video :)
First, huge fan and thank you so much for being the amazing person you are and gracing us with your content 💫
Second, if not too personal could you please mention the size shirt(s) you’re wearing for reference? I know there’s a size chart on the webpage but does not compute well with my brain. If too personal all good and no worries! 🐌💝🖤🤍📚🪴🫧
hi thank you so much
excited for the snail shirt! I'm moving to university (finally) and I'm waiting to hear if I got the place I applied for, but once I know where I'll be, I'll be sure to order the shirt!
no words besides ur so great and amazing and cool and I appreciate u sm