you always post at around 11pm in my timezone which is the time when i'm usually winding down and cleaning up before bed so your videos have become a staple for me 🥺 just wanna say thanks too for getting me back into classics again after not picking one up for almost 2 years
I absolutely love the way you talk about books, you use language in a really beautiful way! My fave books I read this month were The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson and Notes from Underground by Fyodor Dostoevsky.
I enjoyed my October reads immensely: Nicholas Nickelby (4.5),It(4),Untold Night And Day(4.5),The Iliac Crest(4.5),Do Not Say We Have Nothing (5) and Prayers Of A Young Poet(beautiful). That's one pillow you described I would love to lay my head on.When are we going to see your incarnation of Mia again?I loved her❤️
Thankyou for Creating this Channel. I watch your VLogs for Motivation to Restart with my Lost Interest in Learning, Understanding & Reading Books especially English Literature. Thanks again.
My favorite reads of October are "The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson, and "The Survivor" by James Herbert. I get scared easily, but I decided to dip my toes into horror last month, and I think those two books are good levels of horror for me. Spooky, but won't keep me up at night!
If you enjoy footnotes so much you should def. check out Terry Pratchett's Discwordl novels (if you haven't already). He always uses a looot of footnotes to develop the world, explain things or make stupid jokes. It's a wild ride.
I took an entire class on Milton, but I didn't love his writing style or his works. I'm glad you enjoyed Paradise Lost! The one thing I would recommend from that class is Samson Agonistes!
If u r disappointed by the maiden which most of us are. You should pick in my dreams i hold a knief. Like omg it was a ride. Its based on a murder which happened in this elite clg where grp of 8 people are suspects. And they meet after 10 yrs of their reunion where someone is hell-bent on solving this murder
The Maidens was just ridiculous! When she was scaling a wall and running around in the forrest, hiding behind trees to spy on this and that person….. did not know if I should laugh out loud or just sigh with with an eye(Roll)…. Reading The Way of All Flesh by Ambrose Parry atm and still figuring out what to think. Booklove from Hanne in Denmark
You are really pushing the idea that it's ridiculous when it's actually not bad. There have been many more popular books which are abysmal, while the maidens is a good read, its intriguing.
@@deadahead7996 what I love about stories is that we Can agree to disagree about them 😊 (sorry for my second language english…) I l o v e d The silent patient and my jaw dropped at The endiing and my expectations for The Maidens were so sky High that I preordered as soon as it was possible. So maybe my expectations was a hindrance for my enjoyment of this one… br Hanne from Denmark
@@hajuzt I completely understand, i also loved the silent patient. However i didnt have any expectations for this book to match it. Im just pointing out that the writer is good at dialogue and just writing books in general despite the plot which elevates his books.
Last month I discovered the "Vernon Subutex" trilogy by french feminist author Virginie Despentes. And it's f*cking awesome. It's a bit Kerouac-esque, but way smarter & without misogynistic ideologies hold by the author (but definitely hold by the characters in the book). It's a wonderful punk-drug-capitalist-communist-hateful-sex-pain mess. And Virginie Despentes is such a great person.
Despentes literally says in one of her books (King Kong Theory) that feminists want the abolition of prostitution because they are ugly prudes who are afraid that their husbands will leave them for prostitutes that are prettier than them 😅 She is marketed as a feminist but I don’t think she is one. She’s just a rich girl that meddled in sex work for a while cause it looked fun and when she got bored of it she stopped without stopping to analyze the condition of most women in prostitution and why it even exists in the first place.
@@helenadelapena8678 I haven't read the King Kong Theory yet, will do it soon though. Every thing I've read from her makes her sound like a very non pretentious, non elitist down to earth feminist. I'd like to give her the benefit of the doubt, that this was a joke. She was raped at the age of 17 and said her sexwork gave her the control of her sexuality back. As well as earning more than by working at Lidl. That doesn't sound to me like a rich girl doing it for fun. btw I'm against the abolition of prostitution, there's a hole sexwork positive branch of feminism.
One of the books I read this month is " the Once and future witches " it's probably one of my favourite books of all time , it's part historical part fantasy and a bit of romance all about witches women empowerment and sisterhood I would highly recommend
My october reads : 1. Dracula by Bram Stoker 2. Dreams of Gods and monsters by laini Taylor 3. Northanger abbey by Jane Austen 4.The box in the woods by Maureen Johnson 5. The secret garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett 6.Circe by Madeline Miller 7.The picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde 8. The night of cakes and puppets by laini Taylor 9.A little princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett 10. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte 11.Mooncakes by Wendy Xu Suzanne Walker
@@whistletoe Circe by Madeline Miller , absolutely loved every single page of it . I love complex female characters and Circe is cunning and complex ,so I absolutely loved the book .
I just found your channel. Thank you for introducing me to The Keeper of Night. It is so atmospheric and I'm loving it! This might be kind of random and I don't know if you like video games at all, but I would love to know what someone like you thinks of Disco Elysium. It is an extremely narrative driven game with brilliantly written characters and a ground breaking new dialogue system. It has been critically acclaimed by both gamers and book lovers.
Hi Emma. Just found out about this book called Phantom Heart by Kelly Creagh. Apparently it's inspired by The Phantom Of The Opera apart from incorporating another novel's elements. Thought to let you know if you wanted to check it out. I'm yet to read it. 🙂
Emmie, are you still interested in reading the Haunting of Hill House? It's one of the most impactful books I have ever read, and I would love to hear your thoughts on it.
i haven’t read much but this month i finished the picture of dorian, read shuni for school which is an essay on innus (very interesting) and i started royal by jean-philippe baril guérard which idk if it’s translated to english but so far it’s really good
Truth, The Maidens was the absolute worst lol I made an entire video about why I didn’t like it, that’s how much I hated it. I thought The Silent Patient dealt terrible with mental health too though, so I was even more primed to dislike it than you.
@@emmiereads no this one is by Liz Braswell. There is also Reflection in that same series by Elizabeth Lim. Also if you like tales like Faust you need to read The Gentleman by Forrest Leo.
Same feeling about The Maidens, it was so frustrating. I felt like the author was drunk when writing this, so many things unfinished, so many pointless characters. Like what was the point of Fred!?!? Such boring plot, the worst thing is it had potential! But he ruined it, also guessed the murderer in like page 2 , so obvious it makes the rest of the book so boring. I loved the Silent Patient
My favorite book of the month was a book I read about on a Reddit thread called ‘Japanese authors that aren’t named Haruki Murakami’ lol. It’s called ‘The Miracles of the Namiya General Store’ by Keigo Higashino, I really loved it, finished it in two days. Highly recommend!
Oh Emma, how conspicuous that Dune book is 😂 Talking about big books, I started to read War & Peace this morning and already at page 25. Yes it is a commitment and I'm going to finish it at the end of this year.
@@shelbycunningham6365 it is a fairly easy reading book, but keeping the characters strait is tough (thus the list). If you are not into it, no worries, but if you are open give it another try.
Hey Emma! I really liked the "solving the mystery" video you did recently. You could do Crooked House, five little pigs, A murder is announced, 4: 50 Paddington by Agatha Christie. They'll be fun to solve. Love your content! 💜
In comparison to your mammoth reads, my recommendation might feel minuscule, but my favorite read of the month was Zadie Smith’s Intimations. This is a collection of six or so essays written at the beginning of the pandemic from Zadie’s perspective as she grapples with the drastically shifting tides. It lived up to its namesake, it was intimate and lovely and welcoming and reflective; I didn’t think I had any interest in reading about the pandemic (this may be the only exception), but her masterful use of language made me feel understood in a way I haven’t by many books recently. I would certainly recommend to anyone!
15:00 - spoonfeeding myself the words of an author is EXACTLY what I felt when i finished the short story collection by Carmen Maria Machado - I wanted to eat her words that felt like cake with all the layers and layers of meaning and beauty....cant believe i found someone else that also felt eating words as a genuine craving
@Tanya my years of rest and relaxation, the elephant vanishes, second place, untold night and day, the setting sun, howl and other poems, almond, the metamorphosis and exciting times
@Tanya I added "exciting times" to the list but if you like the vibe of "the picture of dorian gray" I recommend reading "second place" by ruchel cusk and "untold night and day" is a very magical book. BTW my favourite short story from "the elephant vanishes" is "sleep."
@@nikitapotsangbam6739 I read it this October too! It was fun actually! I could not stop laughing how ridiculous it was despite it being so horrible. Did you like it?
The MAIDENS was such a disappointment! You summarized it beautifully! It was my most anticipated book of the year which makes me feel even worst. I thought I had found a new favorite author in Alex, but now I am thinking maybe he is more of a one hit wonder. That’s how bad this book was for me compared to his first one.
Ugh, I've been waiting for this:) I have a video idea- live videos / long unedited videos like a 'study with me' or a 'write an essay with me' that could be put on in the background to study with etc... Have an amazing week- thanks so much for the top-tier videos as always!
I absolutely love the way you describe different writings and characters, talking about potatoes and little fries and spoon feeding writing aaa it's so funny and creative. I just love watching your book analysis and everything, great video once again!
Just finished the Bloody Chamber, a superb collection. The first story achieved more gothic horror in 40+ pages than Mexican Gothic achieved in over 300 pages. Totally agree about the assessment. This collection might only be just over 140 pages but the stories are so rich and descriptive.
Thank you another great video. My favorite book for October was Infinite Country by Patricia Engel. You recommended that one! Thank you so much! I also enjoyed A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas. Thank you for your videos and I can't wait to read some of the books you recommend today. 😊 have a wonderful day
Congrats to you on your amazing reading 📖 for the last month of October tbr please stay safe and enjoy your reading 📖 love your channel love your Australia fan John
Lmao your Maidens rant 😂 I am currently reading The Silent Patient and am really enjoying it, so it’s super disappointing to hear that The Maidens is…not good
idk if any other people have said/asked for this, but I would absolutely love if you did a video discussing different essays/essay topics that you've written! hearing you talk about writing essays on Paradise Lost just made me yell at the screen "TELL ME WHAT THE TOPIC IS" and I would love a whole video discussing different essays you've written!
Okay, but can we talk about your grandma’s exquisite literary taste? I would read anything and everything that she’d ever suggest - Grandma’s bookclub 🥰
Just want to study....I really need to study... Ny whole future depends on it.... And not just mine.... Wish I could study.... Maybe not wishing hard enough... And I want to be a writer..( and I have been working on it but not very social so don't know what to do...).. I just Have amazing stories but I just don't know what to do about it... Any guidance ?
i think my favourite book this month was dune as i was reading it in anticipation for the movie which i have now watched four times and loved and i liked the book as well! it really put me in the mood to read more sci fi for sure and it's such a huge detailed world so i'm glad i read it
For manga that I think you would enjoy, I HIGHLY recommend Witch Hat Atelier! It follows a young girl named Coco who's dream is to become a witch and is introduced to the world of magic. The artwork is STUNNING and I think you would really enjoy it. I also recommend Blue Period (which is about a boy who's love for art is awakened), Yona of the Dawn (an insanely good historical fantasy/romance), Blue Flag (follows four friends in their last year of high school and has a love quadrangle including queer characters) and Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You.
If you like worldbuilding footnotes in fantasy books, you should check out the Zamonia Series by Walter Moers. It's the most amazing german fantasy series/world. The english translation seems to be great as well.
“The characters seemed like they were born from 1 big potato and each character become a little baby fry” - Emma 2021
if she ever made merch, this should be on a tshirt.
came to the comment section for this
I had to pause because it was so savage but also so true, could not have discribed it better but damn, what a burn xD
"I opened the book, the plot fell out." Amazing line, I'm going to quote you
A description I would choose for all of the novels by James Joyce !
“This book is a sloppy mess. Opened up the book, the plot, fell out.”
Almost spit my coffee out 😆
you always post at around 11pm in my timezone which is the time when i'm usually winding down and cleaning up before bed so your videos have become a staple for me 🥺 just wanna say thanks too for getting me back into classics again after not picking one up for almost 2 years
I studied Angela Carter early in my English program, and The Bloody Chamber remains one of the most well-written things I’ve ever read, it’s stunning!
Hey emma!
Can you make a plant tour and caring tips for them?
We would love to watch it
Oh yes, this would be awesome!
love that idea, was already thinking of a doing a little plant tour and collection so yes I'll include caring tips!!
@@emmiereads thanks💗
I absolutely love the way you talk about books, you use language in a really beautiful way! My fave books I read this month were The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson and Notes from Underground by Fyodor Dostoevsky.
I enjoyed my October reads immensely: Nicholas Nickelby (4.5),It(4),Untold Night And Day(4.5),The Iliac Crest(4.5),Do Not Say We Have Nothing (5) and Prayers Of A Young Poet(beautiful). That's one pillow you described I would love to lay my head on.When are we going to see your incarnation of Mia again?I loved her❤️
always my favourite notification :')) this was such a good reading month ahhhhh
Finally someone hated The Maidens as much as I did!!! It was definitely a mess of a novel! Very cathartic to listen to your rant, THANK YOU
I read King Lear for class this October, and also loved discussing all of the motifs and character foils within the play more than just reading it.
Thankyou for Creating this Channel. I watch your VLogs for Motivation to Restart with my Lost Interest in Learning, Understanding & Reading Books especially English Literature. Thanks again.
Your explanation of The Bloody Chamber was chef's kiss, can't wait for my hold to come in :D
My favorite kind of videos from your channel
My favorite reads of October are "The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson, and "The Survivor" by James Herbert. I get scared easily, but I decided to dip my toes into horror last month, and I think those two books are good levels of horror for me. Spooky, but won't keep me up at night!
If you enjoy footnotes so much you should def. check out Terry Pratchett's Discwordl novels (if you haven't already). He always uses a looot of footnotes to develop the world, explain things or make stupid jokes. It's a wild ride.
I took an entire class on Milton, but I didn't love his writing style or his works. I'm glad you enjoyed Paradise Lost! The one thing I would recommend from that class is Samson Agonistes!
I think Dickens always starts out super strong but halfway he's lost me
If u r disappointed by the maiden which most of us are. You should pick in my dreams i hold a knief. Like omg it was a ride. Its based on a murder which happened in this elite clg where grp of 8 people are suspects. And they meet after 10 yrs of their reunion where someone is hell-bent on solving this murder
I ordered The Bloody Chamber a few days ago because of you!!! I think I'm really gonna love it!!!
Kindred was the best I read in October and in general. I’m so so happy to finally got around to read it! Also the audiobook of Coraline was fantastic.
It would be interesting to see you read more contemporary romances.
I love your channel
You should check out the manga Yona of the Dawn! Its an incredible series with depth, great characters and a very compelling story!
the queen of booktube ❤️ also this outfit is a dream
Now my Sunday is perfect. Thanks Emma! 😊😊😊
The Maidens was just ridiculous! When she was scaling a wall and running around in the forrest, hiding behind trees to spy on this and that person….. did not know if I should laugh out loud or just sigh with with an eye(Roll)…. Reading The Way of All Flesh by Ambrose Parry atm and still figuring out what to think. Booklove from Hanne in Denmark
You are really pushing the idea that it's ridiculous when it's actually not bad. There have been many more popular books which are abysmal, while the maidens is a good read, its intriguing.
@@deadahead7996 what I love about stories is that we Can agree to disagree about them 😊 (sorry for my second language english…) I l o v e d The silent patient and my jaw dropped at The endiing and my expectations for The Maidens were so sky High that I preordered as soon as it was possible. So maybe my expectations was a hindrance for my enjoyment of this one… br Hanne from Denmark
@@hajuzt I completely understand, i also loved the silent patient. However i didnt have any expectations for this book to match it. Im just pointing out that the writer is good at dialogue and just writing books in general despite the plot which elevates his books.
Last month I discovered the "Vernon Subutex" trilogy by french feminist author Virginie Despentes. And it's f*cking awesome.
It's a bit Kerouac-esque, but way smarter & without misogynistic ideologies hold by the author (but definitely hold by the characters in the book).
It's a wonderful punk-drug-capitalist-communist-hateful-sex-pain mess. And Virginie Despentes is such a great person.
Despentes literally says in one of her books (King Kong Theory) that feminists want the abolition of prostitution because they are ugly prudes who are afraid that their husbands will leave them for prostitutes that are prettier than them 😅 She is marketed as a feminist but I don’t think she is one. She’s just a rich girl that meddled in sex work for a while cause it looked fun and when she got bored of it she stopped without stopping to analyze the condition of most women in prostitution and why it even exists in the first place.
@@helenadelapena8678 I haven't read the King Kong Theory yet, will do it soon though.
Every thing I've read from her makes her sound like a very non pretentious, non elitist down to earth feminist.
I'd like to give her the benefit of the doubt, that this was a joke.
She was raped at the age of 17 and said her sexwork gave her the control of her sexuality back.
As well as earning more than by working at Lidl.
That doesn't sound to me like a rich girl doing it for fun.
btw I'm against the abolition of prostitution, there's a hole sexwork positive branch of feminism.
I loved your edition of Paradise Lost is there any link where I can find it? Hugs from Brazil.
One of the books I read this month is " the Once and future witches " it's probably one of my favourite books of all time , it's part historical part fantasy and a bit of romance all about witches women empowerment and sisterhood I would highly recommend
My october reads :
1. Dracula by Bram Stoker
2. Dreams of Gods and monsters by laini Taylor
3. Northanger abbey by Jane Austen
4.The box in the woods by Maureen Johnson
5. The secret garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
6.Circe by Madeline Miller
7.The picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
8. The night of cakes and puppets by laini Taylor
9.A little princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett
10. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
11.Mooncakes by Wendy Xu Suzanne Walker
Wow which one was your favorite?
@@whistletoe Circe by Madeline Miller , absolutely loved every single page of it . I love complex female characters and Circe is cunning and complex ,so I absolutely loved the book .
Please do one for Vilette by Charlotte Bronte!!
This book was amazing and then that last paragraph wrecked me.
I just found your channel. Thank you for introducing me to The Keeper of Night. It is so atmospheric and I'm loving it! This might be kind of random and I don't know if you like video games at all, but I would love to know what someone like you thinks of Disco Elysium. It is an extremely narrative driven game with brilliantly written characters and a ground breaking new dialogue system. It has been critically acclaimed by both gamers and book lovers.
Hi Emma. Just found out about this book called Phantom Heart by Kelly Creagh. Apparently it's inspired by The Phantom Of The Opera apart from incorporating another novel's elements. Thought to let you know if you wanted to check it out. I'm yet to read it. 🙂
It's always fun when your videos are around. Anyway you look amazing. Do you always look good or you put extra efforts before shooting a vid?
Nicholas Nickleby is marked as Nicholas Nicholas in the time stamp
Emmie, are you still interested in reading the Haunting of Hill House? It's one of the most impactful books I have ever read, and I would love to hear your thoughts on it.
i haven’t read much but this month i finished the picture of dorian, read shuni for school which is an essay on innus (very interesting) and i started royal by jean-philippe baril guérard which idk if it’s translated to english but so far it’s really good
Truth, The Maidens was the absolute worst lol I made an entire video about why I didn’t like it, that’s how much I hated it. I thought The Silent Patient dealt terrible with mental health too though, so I was even more primed to dislike it than you.
Just picked up nickolous nickleby? At a second hand shop for a dollar... Well I'm excited to read the first half lol
Vote for Emmie creating a video on "Paradise Lost". We deserve some hot Bible fan fiction stuff
You should read Straight On Til Morning. It's Disney based, but if you like dark and twisted then it's for you
ooh is that the one by KJ Sutton? I loved Fortuna Sworn so I'll definitely look into that one!
@@emmiereads no this one is by Liz Braswell. There is also Reflection in that same series by Elizabeth Lim. Also if you like tales like Faust you need to read The Gentleman by Forrest Leo.
What is the best edition for Dante's inferno and paradise lost? or at least which edition/translation would you recommend?
The Molested Fornicator: The After Effects Of Being Molested Paperback is an amazing book.
My best book of October was Fingersmith by Sarah Waters. First bigger book I've tried in a long time and I read it so fast it was incredible!
I liked Fingersmith. It read like Dickens or Wilkie Collins.
the bloody chamber was so deliciousss 😭🤌
Do you loved reading Gitanjali?
If you enjoyed Nevernight, you shouId read Empire of the Vampire by Jay Kristoff asweII. His best book so far!
Same feeling about The Maidens, it was so frustrating. I felt like the author was drunk when writing this, so many things unfinished, so many pointless characters. Like what was the point of Fred!?!? Such boring plot, the worst thing is it had potential! But he ruined it, also guessed the murderer in like page 2 , so obvious it makes the rest of the book so boring.
I loved the Silent Patient
Love your outfit
🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
2 stars for ‘The Maidens’? After that review? 😅 What does a book have to do to you in order to earn 1 star?
So bad, she couldn't finish it, perhaps?
somehow I've read a whole ton of books that have ranked so much worse haha so this one got 2 stars!
Emmie,
I'm thinking James Joyce.
I would give him half and I am being generous !
Your rant about the Maidens was delightfully hilarious, loved it
My favorite book of the month was a book I read about on a Reddit thread called ‘Japanese authors that aren’t named Haruki Murakami’ lol. It’s called ‘The Miracles of the Namiya General Store’ by Keigo Higashino, I really loved it, finished it in two days. Highly recommend!
Oh Emma, how conspicuous that Dune book is 😂 Talking about big books, I started to read War & Peace this morning and already at page 25. Yes it is a commitment and I'm going to finish it at the end of this year.
War and peace is great. Print out a list of characters to refer to because characters have 3 names: Nickname, first name and family name. Enjoy.
@@Scottlp2 Yes I do! Thanks for the advice!
I’m still trying to finish it and I started last year!
@@shelbycunningham6365 what why i mean how
@@shelbycunningham6365 it is a fairly easy reading book, but keeping the characters strait is tough (thus the list). If you are not into it, no worries, but if you are open give it another try.
On the note of manga, I think you would love 'Love is War'. It's hilarious and yet kind of a great psychoanalysis on teenage romance drama.
Hey Emma! I really liked the "solving the mystery" video you did recently. You could do Crooked House, five little pigs, A murder is announced, 4: 50 Paddington by Agatha Christie. They'll be fun to solve. Love your content! 💜
forever mystified by your ability to read so much while in school
Paradise Lost is arguably the world's most influential fan fic.
Is the Iliad fan fic? He uses existing characters after all
In comparison to your mammoth reads, my recommendation might feel minuscule, but my favorite read of the month was Zadie Smith’s Intimations. This is a collection of six or so essays written at the beginning of the pandemic from Zadie’s perspective as she grapples with the drastically shifting tides. It lived up to its namesake, it was intimate and lovely and welcoming and reflective; I didn’t think I had any interest in reading about the pandemic (this may be the only exception), but her masterful use of language made me feel understood in a way I haven’t by many books recently. I would certainly recommend to anyone!
Milton's imagining of how Adam felt upon learning Eve had eaten the apple is unparalleled.
Love Paradise Lost.......one of the books for my ' A ' Level.....a while back.
Talking about big books, I am reading Palace Walk by Nagiub Mahfouz and I am absolutely loving it - I recommend it to everyone who likes Tolstoy
Love Nagiub Mahfouz!!!! 😍
15:00 - spoonfeeding myself the words of an author is EXACTLY what I felt when i finished the short story collection by Carmen Maria Machado - I wanted to eat her words that felt like cake with all the layers and layers of meaning and beauty....cant believe i found someone else that also felt eating words as a genuine craving
Yes October is the month of reading big books I read 1Q84 + 8 books .
@Tanya my years of rest and relaxation, the elephant vanishes, second place, untold night and day, the setting sun, howl and other poems, almond, the metamorphosis and exciting times
@Tanya I added "exciting times" to the list but if you like the vibe of "the picture of dorian gray" I recommend reading "second place" by ruchel cusk and "untold night and day" is a very magical book. BTW my favourite short story from "the elephant vanishes" is "sleep."
@@nikitapotsangbam6739 metamorphosis like in Kafka?
@@Morfeusm yes !
@@nikitapotsangbam6739 I read it this October too! It was fun actually! I could not stop laughing how ridiculous it was despite it being so horrible. Did you like it?
Hello Emma! Have you ever read ‘The Master and Margarita’ by Mikhail Bulgakov? Totally recommend and I’m really curious about your thoughts on it
I want to read this so bad but it keeps sitting on my shelves. I need some motivation to pick it up I think haha.
not yet but it's on my shelf!!
i live for the maidens slander
The MAIDENS was such a disappointment! You summarized it beautifully! It was my most anticipated book of the year which makes me feel even worst. I thought I had found a new favorite author in Alex, but now I am thinking maybe he is more of a one hit wonder. That’s how bad this book was for me compared to his first one.
The therapist book you are looking for is "Maybe You Should Talk to Someone" and it's a phenomenal book
Seconded, I adored it.
Ugh, I've been waiting for this:) I have a video idea- live videos / long unedited videos like a 'study with me' or a 'write an essay with me' that could be put on in the background to study with etc... Have an amazing week- thanks so much for the top-tier videos as always!
definitely gonna be making some of those! thank you so much
if you want a good manga recommendation, witch hat atelier has a gorgeous art style and the storyline is so heartwarming!
I absolutely love the way you describe different writings and characters, talking about potatoes and little fries and spoon feeding writing aaa it's so funny and creative. I just love watching your book analysis and everything, great video once again!
Emma which microphone do you use? Your voice sound so ASMR in this vídeo. Loved it.
this video I used the Blue Yeti!
emmie ! your videos are always the highlight of my day
Just finished the Bloody Chamber, a superb collection. The first story achieved more gothic horror in 40+ pages than Mexican Gothic achieved in over 300 pages. Totally agree about the assessment. This collection might only be just over 140 pages but the stories are so rich and descriptive.
Please read The Stormlight Archive! If you're interested, I mean.
Thank you another great video. My favorite book for October was Infinite Country by Patricia Engel. You recommended that one! Thank you so much! I also enjoyed A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas. Thank you for your videos and I can't wait to read some of the books you recommend today. 😊 have a wonderful day
Congrats to you on your amazing reading 📖 for the last month of October tbr please stay safe and enjoy your reading 📖 love your channel love your Australia fan John
You talking about Angela Carter was honestly everything
I haven't heard anything good about the Maidens. Unpopular opinion but I thought The Silent Patient was not great either.
Lmao your Maidens rant 😂 I am currently reading The Silent Patient and am really enjoying it, so it’s super disappointing to hear that The Maidens is…not good
Interesting reviews and cute scarf! Love your soft voice and smile as always.
Lmao flat Stanley I love it 😂❤️ thanks for sharing another video 🥺
I liked the Maidens :/
King Lear was my first Shakespeare play and ngl it made me much more intimidated by Shakespeare than I needed to be.
idk if any other people have said/asked for this, but I would absolutely love if you did a video discussing different essays/essay topics that you've written! hearing you talk about writing essays on Paradise Lost just made me yell at the screen "TELL ME WHAT THE TOPIC IS" and I would love a whole video discussing different essays you've written!
Girl you're so ready for 200k I can even smell it!! 👏👏 Thanks for remaining my consistent and reliable free therapy 💜
Just opened TH-cam to see if I could find a video of yours to rewatch and, of course, you just posted. Perfect timing.
Okay, but can we talk about your grandma’s exquisite literary taste? I would read anything and everything that she’d ever suggest - Grandma’s bookclub 🥰
I seriously so much love to see your content! 😽💦
Emmie roasting books is my new fave. Flat Stanley and baked potatoes are my new insults
Your rant about The Maidens is so funny 😂 But I'm sorry this book was such a disappointment, I'm definitely not going to read it!
Yes! I was also sooo sooo disappointed in the book, “The Maidens” I was so close to not finishing it but gritted my teeth and kept going. Ugh.
Just want to study....I really need to study... Ny whole future depends on it.... And not just mine.... Wish I could study.... Maybe not wishing hard enough... And I want to be a writer..( and I have been working on it but not very social so don't know what to do...).. I just
Have amazing stories but I just don't know what to do about it... Any guidance ?
Yayyyyyyyyy!!! New video!!! ♥♥♥♥
Truly enjoyed this 😍😍 your ranting is the best thing ever🤣🤣🤣🤣
i think my favourite book this month was dune as i was reading it in anticipation for the movie which i have now watched four times and loved and i liked the book as well! it really put me in the mood to read more sci fi for sure and it's such a huge detailed world so i'm glad i read it
i've been wanting to get into reading more dickens, any suggestions for someone who is fairly new to his writing ?
great expectations is a really good entry point!
@@jmsl910 i remember reading some of it in middle school !! ill definitely check it out again, tysm :)
I also read King Lear for class this month! It was my favorite of the Shakespeare i've read now. I liked the nihilist take on death. super bleak.
For manga that I think you would enjoy, I HIGHLY recommend Witch Hat Atelier! It follows a young girl named Coco who's dream is to become a witch and is introduced to the world of magic. The artwork is STUNNING and I think you would really enjoy it. I also recommend Blue Period (which is about a boy who's love for art is awakened), Yona of the Dawn (an insanely good historical fantasy/romance), Blue Flag (follows four friends in their last year of high school and has a love quadrangle including queer characters) and Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You.
If you like worldbuilding footnotes in fantasy books, you should check out the Zamonia Series by Walter Moers. It's the most amazing german fantasy series/world. The english translation seems to be great as well.