the "a clockwork reader required reading list” 📚 (my favorite books of all time)
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📚 timestamps:
intro: 0:00
exciting announcement!!: 1:36
a disclaimer: 5:52
classics: 7:43
nonfiction/poetry: 12:49
manga/graphic novels: 16:35
romance: 19:06
literary fiction: 22:54
dystopian: 25:37
ya fantasy series: 30:19
fantasy standalone: 34:32
historical/contemporary fiction: 39:25
outro: 45:03
📚 books mentioned:
- sense and sensibility
- emma
- the little prince
- the picture of dorian gray
- rebecca
- wuthering heights
- let us believe in the beginning of the cold season
- feminism is for everybody
- in the dream house
- persepolis
- yona of the dawn
- heartstopper
- saga
- the charm offensive
- happy place
- the very secret society of irregular witches
- on earth we're briefly gorgeous
- my dark vanessa
- woman eating
- parable of the sower
- the hunger games
- the infernal devices
- an ember in the ashes
- six of crows
- the night circus
- the starless sea
- sorcery of thorns
- the last tale of the flower bride
- juniper and thorn
- babel
- if we were villains
- the shadow of the wind
- as long as the lemon trees grow
- aristotle and dante discover the secrets of the universe
- the perks of being a wallflower
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you should read the twisted series. you'll prolly hate it lol
I'm soo excited for this!
Are you going to make videos for the books club?
The hunger games is so much more profound the older I get! I’m so happy to see that you’re back on the hunger games train!!
the hunger games is my favourite series of all time (i even love the movies). i can't even think about it without tearing up. it's a trilogy that so carefully and thoughtfully represents the horrors of the real world, includes so much nuance, so much suffering, but so much love and hope. if it's not considered a classic in the future i will be rioting!
Agree with both of you! It's so so good 👏🏽🩷
I first read it when I was 11 and I’ve reread it every year since then. I was afraid it’d be one of those cases where you grow up and read your childhood faves only to realise it wasn’t as good as you thought it was since my appreciation for this series grows every time I read it
100% agree. It is a portrait of potential things to come.
Agree. One of my favorite series of all time as well. I reread them every couple of years.
I'm 28 now, so I was around when The Hunger Games books first came out, as well as the films. This series changed my life and altered my belief system in a way that was SO special and important for me as a young teenager. It made me question the government, the treatment of poor people, the justice system, all of it. I found myself looking at the people of District 12, the Games themselves, the parading of Tributes and Victors amongst the rich as though they were props - and I thought to myself over and over, "It isn't fair!!" And that rage has followed me into adulthood. I have the politics I have today because of those books. They radicalized myself and I believe - an entire generation.
its whats happening in palestine right now
My favorite thing about the Hunger Games is that it was this profound series that we all read and loved when we were young but it dumped down by the media and simplified into being about a love triangle, and then we all grew up and reread it and had a Hunger Games Renaissance where it was really given the appreciation and the deep analysis it always deserved.
So your favorite thing isn’t about the series but your perception of its revival recently, I recall it was always talked about as a dystopia but naturally when the stars were the focus, their characters romance was played up to use the formula of previous marketing. I don’t think it was dumped though so much as it lost steam in the book community naturally and the movies took a while to complete so the craze died down. It’s having another release so the nostalgia is making people reanalyze it on its own merit since there’s so triangle to pick sides on this time given it’s a prequel and the original actors have long moved on. Katniss Everdeen was a huge deal at one point and not for her dating choices
But maybe you’re a little younger. For me as an older gen z it started out as a cool dystopian novel with a kick butt heroine everyone at school was obsessed with. The romance was secondary because it was just there and something else to talk about
is it just me or she's actually glowing?
probably because she's talking about things she loves! it's so beautiful to see
My Dark Vanessa is THE one for me. I never read a book in which I related to more. It was incredibly healing for me and made me feel not alone. It captured the after effects of trauma and complex PTSD so well. It was SO well done.
It made me feel physically sick in the best way (as in well-done). I really think it’s the perfect book if people want to know what being groomed feels like, because good god is it horrifying.
@@KazKindred613 Exactly! I actually was never even groomed but as someone who went through very similar sexual trauma as Vanessa, I thought it was handled so delicately and as Hannah put it, with so much empathy woven into each sentence.
Looooooove that book
Do my eyes deceive me??? Did you really finally just drop your all-time favorite books??? 😭😭
In all honesty, I know I've read at least 80% on the books in this video, but I'm gonna watch all the same cuz seeing you talk about your favorite books is actually therapeutic 🥰
Truee
Okay but all of your gorgeous special editions?? I’m so jealous 😭😭😭
The moment she uttered "hot librarian" I IMMEDIATELY went to amazon to buy that book😂
46 minutes of Hannah's recommendations? Yeees!
Also, you mentioning Six of Crows makes me shed a tear as the Shadow and Bone show got canceled by Netflix yesterday 🥺 i know it wasn't perfect, I know the books are better but... the casting was everything I imagined, and I reaaaally wanted to see what would come out of there.
And must say, not only the Six of Crows duology but A Picture of Dorian Gray, Babel, If We Were Villains... your videos introduced me to MOST of my favorite reads and I THANK YOU for that!
Lots of love from Portugal 🫶🏻
Shadow and bone got what by netflix again????? Oh god . Like wtf netflix . They always be cancelling my favourite shows 😭 I was still recovering from anne with an e cancellation
watching this video is making me so emotional. you have been my favorite booktuber for so, so long and I cannot express how much you've influenced my reading. hearing you talk about these books that you love, especially ones I now love too, means so much to me.
1000% agree on Ember in the Ashes! Hannah introduced me to it and it remains a favorite ❤
The second book of Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe is one of the best books ever! It broke me into pieces and then put me back together. I've read it twice this year!
I agree. I don’t think it felt as finished and concise as the first, like the ending felt a little rushed but as a whole it was so beautiful I cried like three times, I loved seeing his relationship with the women in his life it was so lovely
God, the painting scene had me crying. Just imagining this mother who clearly loved her son even in a time where dying of aids was seen as something to hide and being gay was something to be ashamed of. Her seeing two boys in love and giving them one of his paintings saying they can "share it for the rest of their lives" and you just know shes silently hoping they'll live longer than him. That was like a knife to my fucking soul.
I re-read the Hunger Games trilogy when BOSAS came out a few years ago and had the same feelings. When I read it as a teenager I was mainly focused on the drama and the love triangle. But, reading it from an adult perspective made it mean so much more! There was so much my 14 year old brain was not picking up on lol
I think you’d really enjoy the Witch Hat Atelier manga! The vibes are so cozy and sincere and the storyline has been really interesting so far! The art is absolutely gorgeous, probably the best artwork I’ve seen in a manga, and the characters are all so unique and endearing!
I reread The Hunger Games this year too for the first time since 8th grade and I am also hyperfixating! So good
i truly think people don't talk about persepolis enough. i read it for the first time as a young kid (maybe 8 or 9) because i was obsessed with graphic novels and i loved it, and i've read at least 10 times since.
I had to read it in high school and learned so much about I conflict I knew nothing about
I 100% agree on An Ember in the Ashes. I picked it up on your recommendation years ago and still a fav to this day! It's soooo good.
Finally, justice for Happy Place! 💝💝 This was an easy 5 stars all time favorite for me.
I'm so glad you also like the Starless Sea! I understand why some people were disappointed with it but I think I read it at exactly the right time and it has such a special place in my heart
Ha I picked up the book and was expecting it to be disappointing, I am not even a target audience but I loved it so much I would still say it’s in my top 5 fantasy books!
an ember in the ashes really changed the way i read books!! love that series so much sabaa tahir is a genius
Can I just say, those books you show have such amazing cover editions 😊😊
this video made me sooo nostalgic not only for the books that have also been my favourites for so much of my life, but also because i’ve watched your videos for so long and this list threw me back into different eras/years of your channel 🥹🫶
The fact that I’ve read so many of these because of you and they have become my all time favourites too is so special to me 🥹❤️✨
I agree with every single word you said about "happy place". I think that people don't like it enough because its not THAT focus on romance, but I think that's the magic of the book. it shows real life, real friendships, real frustrations
Completely agree, Happy Place completely destroyed me and made me whole again. At the time I was going through so many mental breakdowns regarding career/job goals and that feeling of "did I choose the wrong path?" And I related so much to the MC who also went through similar feelings. 🥺💞
Very slowly recovering from an incredibly long reading slump and this sounds such a treasure trove of a list, I’m so excited to get around to reading more of your favorite stories. Thank you for all your hard work on this video and I hope you have a lovely day!
I’ve dnf’ed every Emily Henry book but I buddy read Happy Place with my childhood friend. It just hit so hard …. we ended up discussing life and friendships etc. and how they evolve over time. Idk, everyone’s being a bit strict….. it’s definitely her best work 😅
Your favourite books have became my favourite books of all time!! I am so happy that I came across to your channel because you have made my book taste so much better.❤❤
Hey Hannah! i find your videos in my feed once every year without searching, you started my reading journey and i love you so much for this! Please dont stop making videos, you've got me and i've got you
I love the way I feel when seeing videos from this channel. I truly get very inspired to read, write and add more books to my neverending tbr pile. Great video!!
YES!!! Aristotle and Dante made the list (was kind of worries there for a while…) I’m so happy you mentioned it. I read it because of you in 2017 and is also one of my absolute favorites til this day. I now work in a bookstore and recommend it to young adults ALL THE TIME. I’m so happy you recommended it. Thank you! ❤️ haven’t read the sequel either.. (yet.)
And As Long As The Lemon Trees Grow is one of my favorites this year as well 🥰🥰
A 50 minute Hannah video is always appreciated haha thank you for this! Can guarantee it will be amazing
Happy Place is absolutely Emily Henry’s best work!!!! People say it’s her worst??????? You and I had the same experience, friend, it was so good! We can die on this hill together! I thought Book Lovers was good and then I read Happy Place and now that’s my fave 🥰
YESSSS 🫶🏼🫶🏼
and you’re correct!!!
I did not finish it. I got about 1/2 way through. It didn't hold my attention and I felt like the reason for the main couple not being together was based on weak reasoning (like forced poor communication). The characters annoyed me and it was just not for me.
@@thehappyrecluse I ended up literally skimming chapters, which I never do, just to kind of see how things end up. Then realized I didn’t care about any of them and dnf’d🥺 it did nothing for me. Much preferred Book Lovers…or Abby Jimenez 😂
I think if it didn't say 'Emily Henry' on the cover, it wouldn't be half as sucessful... it's an okay book at best.
I love your long videos! I also love your taste in books. I’ve read many of the books on your list and we have very similar tastes. I will be reading some of the favorites you discuss in this video that I haven’t yet ready. Here’s to my 2024 TBR !!
Hi, thank you so much for curating this list! I've always had a hard time picking up a book and sticking with it so i haven't read for a while but this video really inspired me of wanting to get back into reading!
Thank you for sharing this with us ❤I love hearing about stories that have such great meaning to peoples lives and I’ll definitely be giving those I’ve haven’t read yet a chance.
I read 'As Long as the Lemon Trees Grows' this year after watching one of your videos. It would never have been a story I would have thought to pick up. Thank you so much, as it was a beautiful story that took me out of reading just romance stories. It's certainly on my top reads list for this year.
I love The Night Circus, The Starless Sea, The Picture of Dorian Gray, The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches, and If We Were Villains. And you've made me want to read some others for sure. Specifically On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous. Great video. ❤
Your list gives me so much joy!!! Most of the books I read, I already own or are already on my TBR and I can't wait to get to those! 😍
I think I will write them all down and buy your reading journal for that sole purpose.
love your videos!!! i've been in the biggest reading slump this whole year because of college but this is motivating me to read again!
There is literally no one I trust more for book recs!! I started watching you as a young teen and now I'm in my early twenties, you're videos are always so nostalgic and fun, it's so cool seeing you talk about books I read because of you and that became my all time favourites!! I can't wait to read the rest that you mentioned here, specifically Juniper and Thorn & the Last Tale of the Flower Bride - they seem perfect for the coming winter
your videos never cease to fill me with bliss ily azizam
20:31 I loved Happy Place so much! I haven’t been able to stop thinking about it. You described exactly how I felt after reading it
I'm so excited for the book club! Also thanks to you I read the Infernal Devices, barely at the beginning of this year, and I agree, it was so beautiful! 😍
I have the same feelings about the hunger games! It is probably the only of the popular YA series that withstands the test of time. I wrote my thesis on it and rereading it was like a whole new revelation. It is absolute brilliance.
The Hunger Games changed me as a person 😂 I’m actually scared to re-read it because it altered my brain so much haha! So happy it’s still being loved on and talked about I can’t wait for the video!! So lovely to see your face!! ❤
I just love hearing you Gush over all your favorites.
I don’t think you’ll even see this Hannah, but I needed to explain to you that you have inspired me to read more books and expand my horizons and interest, so much in my reading in general.
I remember years ago watching a fantasy rec’s video you made that got me hooked on your channel and it has impacted me significantly ever since. Thank you so much for being who you are.
thank YOU so much for sticking around and for your kindness 🫶🏼
@@AClockworkReader You’re adorable hehe, it’s no problem.
Keep up the amazing content
I was just watching a bunch of your old videos bc I love your recommendations, great timing!
I literally was just looking at your channel like 2 days ago for this kind of video your timing is amazing I’m so excited
I love that you included books that changed how you read I read A brave new world and I really learned how to annotate with that book. One of my favorites
I would really love to see a video of you breaking down your problems with dystopia! Amazing video as always
You're just my fav booktuber man. I just love your opinions on books and have read so many good books for you. SO Thank you soon mucchh.
As Long as Lemon Trees grow is sooo good and so underrated the plot twist killed my soul and i cried so many times while reading it. also i love that you recognise that the Palestinians are facing genocide right now, unlike so many unfortunately
I love your recommendations. Loved some of these especially the Perks of being a wallflower and Persepolis. Idk if it’s bc I just finished writing another book but you randomly popped up on my YT feed and I really enjoyed this and have a few new books on my (too long) list of books to read starting with Yona of the Dawn. Thank you.
Juniper and Thorn will probably be my book of the year- like its just so good that I reread it every few of my favorite parts REPEATEDLY. This book is the epitome of my soul, it is perfection, dark and haunting. God i love it sm 😭❤️
omg i’ve been waiting for this since you mentioned the idea in the dark academia books video! thank you sm
hannah 🫶
i'm on the last book in the Ember in the Ashes series and have truly been blown away!!!
You are so pretty, Hanna!
Also, I have read most of the books in the last 2 years from your recommendations. I feel like I can trust you the most when it comes to book recommendations. Thank you Hanna, for these incredible videos that have made me read all these amazing books in the past years❤
Thank you Hannah for sharing this video because I was truly truly waiting for this video and I wish you reach 1 Million Subscribers very very soon!😀😀💓
I’m fairly new to this channel, so I had never heard you talk about classics. I was starting to get worried you weren’t going to mention Wuthering Heights, and I’m so glad that you did! I had the SAME experience with it. I decided to read it for fun in middle school along with Rome and Juliet and Pride and Prejudice, followed by being introduced to Edgar Alan Poe due to school. Up until then I had only read YA books. Wuthering Heights genuinely changed something in me and my brain chemistry. My love for reading truly expanded and deepened after experiencing Wuthering Heights and it marked a whole new era of reading for me. Special love will always be in my heart for my first “favorite” book 🖤 Miss Brontë really gifted us a gem with that one 🥰
so glad you mentioned the little prince! i’m french (in language, not country lol) so i’ve read it a couple times for school, and for fun at various point throughout my life, and every time it taught me something new about life or myself. it’s a really beautiful story, and defined my own coming of age story haha. good luck with reading it in french, i hope you enjoy it, it’s even better than the english translation imo 🫶
You always wake up the booknerd inside me 🥰 Amazing list!
I trust your recommendations so much and I’m so exited now to read even more! Thank you Hannah! ❤
YESSSS to you mentioning Saga!!! I ADORE that series!!!
I started reading the ember in the ashes because of you in 2020 and LOVED IT and now NO SERIES lives up to it, seeing you mention it made me SOOOO HAPPY!!!! I read many series after it but it still remains my number one and its ALL THANKS TO YOU, because of that I TRUST every book you recommend, and when u say u dislike a book I immediatley remove it from my tbr, no joke.
you have the best taste EVER whenever I don't know what to read I know I can trust you and your recommendations to find a new book to fall in love in ! 🫶
love this video! especially 'cause I've also made a "syllabus" for my patreon & I love the idea so much hah there are so many on your list that have been on my TBR forever! congrats on your new book club😍😍😍
You were absolutely spot on re Happy Place. I was underwhelmed by Book Lovers and 'Vacation ' and wasn't planning on reading any more. The characters are interesting and my heart is aching. I'm halfway through and I paused to tell you that! I also got Aristotle and Dante for my daughter. I got her Charm Offensive for her because of you and she loved that. Love your channel.
ahhh!!!you finallyyy made the video. i was waiting for this video since you fist talked about it in "reading 5 dark academia books " video while reading babel book.. cant believe it was one year ago...sooo happyyy:)
Girl I don't know if you read it or not, but I recommend "Flowers for Algernon". That book hurt my soul but it's very thought provoking and beautiful
This is one of the books that got me back into reading as an adult. But yeah it definitely makes me cry.
I feel like it has a lot of empathy considering it was written in like the 50s
This is truly a great reading list, especially love the classics!
44:16 YESSSSS. Nobody understands why I love this book so much but it is truly one of the most impactful things I’ve ever consumed. Beautiful.
that copy of Babel is GORGEOUS!!!
Hannah, I usually don't comment on videos, but I fell in love with reading, and I have you to thank for it
the epilogue of clockwork princess still lives in my mind rent free
Perks of being a wallflower is so dear to my heart. I’ve never related to a character as much as I do to Charlie. His thoughts, worries were just the same as mine when I was a teenager. I love it so so much.
That book will always stay in my heart!
You’ve convinced me to read every single book on that list, they all sound incredible!!!
I have just found you through this video and I love your content so far. I am also obsessed with your necklace. It's so pretty!
Yeah, I'm surprised how many didn't like Happy Place. It's one of my favorite by her.
The way you described An Ember in the Ashes made me order it immediately. Cannot wait to start
So excited for your bookclub!!
Thank you, Hannah, for introducing me to Yona of the Dawn and Snow White with the Red Hair, which sent me down the inevitable rabbit hole for finding even more manga and anime I need to consume! Plus, from one of your other videos, I was not disappointed by your recommendations of 'The Beautiful Ones' and 'Almond'!
Just joined your book club and I'm so excited!!!!!! Can’t wait for all the discussions we are going to have😍😍.
yayyy!! i’m so excited about it 😭🥰🫶🏼
@@AClockworkReader same😭🫶
thank you for this!! i love watching your videos because i find that we have similar taste in books that helps me pick out my next read :>
What the River Knows is what
I’m currently reading!! How perfect 😊🌷 can’t wait for the book club
Yona of the Dawn has been my favorite anime since I was like 15!! So happy to see that you are also just obsessed and correct… this is the best slow burn 😂❤️
I love sorcery of thorns so much its an all time fave for me too. And yes clockwork princess the ending and the epilogue was gut wrenching loved it so much. Both of these books stay in my mind and will live there forever ❤
I loved Ari & Dante but the sequel just went above and beyond and changed me and I think you’ll end up loving it 💜
i've been a long time viewer and never realized so many of my favorite books are also favorite books of yours. i was so happy that you included if we were villans, in my opinion its not popular enough, it's perfect.
The house in the Cerulean sea by TJ Klune is so warm and cozy. It gave me the same feelings as the very secret society of irregular witches. I hope you like it as much as I did ❤.
Love your thoughts on YA fantasy! I feel the exact same way, even now at 26. I read it way less now but there’s something about certain YA fantasy that feels so special.
H Hannah! I love to watch your videos! They are so fun and are literally comforting. ❤
Hannah is bestie goals. I got excited when you uploaded a video!
thank you for all the recs! i specifically read only sapphic/wlw books if it contains romance in it so i'm happy to add to my (massive) tbr list of books that go out of my comfort zone !
I want to hear your sapphic recs omfg
I'm so glad the charm offensive got some attention in this video. it is an all time favourite of mine and im so glad to finally see someone actually talking about it
I'm surprised you didn't mention The Stationary Shop under romance. One of my faves that you recommended!!
How lovely to see Hannah posting on my birthday! If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have read 'The Starless Sea' by Erin Morgenstern because I am not into fantasy but this book was absolutely spectacular in every way. It read like a cosy and enchanting fairytale and blew me away in the best possible way.
I’m currently reading the last book in The hunger games trilogy (first time reading but I watched the movies) and can I just say that these books parallel so much of what’s happening currently in our world, I just appreciate them even more now that I’m living in the midst of what’s happening.
I’m planning on reading the prequel next too, I’m so excited for the movie!!
i love r. f. kuang, and it was actually one of your tbr videos from 2-3 years ago that convinced me to read the poppy war because the premise sounded so interesting; i have since finished the series and i think u will love it!