Seing you talking with tears in your eyes about "Educated" is the thing that show me how impactful a book was on a person. I add it to my reading list !
The Secret History is one of my fave books ever! Like top 3. And I feel like it’s not for everyone. But the whole pagan, cult-like, dark academic, atmospheric tone of the book was just perfect for me. I love the way it makes you think a lot about morality and humanity and it’s just so so compelling and intense.
Same. It's my favourite book as well! I loved the character depth and the plot twists. Nothing seemed too over the top and yet everything was so so intriguing.
Ciara! What wonderful books. I've read Two Lives of Lydia Bird and Educated and they were so goooood. That part that you mentioned in Educated had me cry too!!
The Dark Academia world always seemed so enticing but I never knew where to begin. I'm definitely going to pick up The Secret History now so thank you! I look forward to more recommendations. (I absolutely adore the writing style of The Night Circus and I'm so glad you've liked it so much~)
The Secret History is such a great place to start and so enjoyable! They're less "classically" Dark Academia but Frankenstein and The Picture of Dorian Gray are great places to get started too as they're quite short!
Yess sooo excited for this! Still watching but I’m so glad you enjoyed Emma. I read it for the first time this year and LOVED it! Love all your suggestions, definitely going to have pick some of these up xxx
Thank you for this video! I think I found so many awesome books to read in the future and you totally made me want to pick up ”The Night Circus” right now. ✨🤍
With Jane Austen, I suggest watch the film adaptions before you read Jane Austen because it helps you understand the characters, story, the dialogue, and film more. I really only suggest this with Jane Austen 😅
@@katiedavis7601 That's excatly what i did , I watched keira knightley's many times . I'm planning to read Emma after watching 2020 adaptation , same for sense and sensibility .
next to p&p, persuasion is the easiest to get into in my opinion! i feel like she learned to plot more and more efficiently and since that is the last one she wrote, it drags the least
I love this!! I don't usually lean towards contemporary romance but the two lives of lydia bird sounds so interesting & impactful i cannot help but want to read it right now!!
I'm wanting to buy one of the Barnes and nobles hardback classics with all the Jane austen books in one, I can't wait to read Emma now :) I've only just found you're channel but I love youuu hah
Hi Ciara, thank you for sharing! I like mostly non fiction books, biographies especially, and was so touched of Tara Westover's story, too. I can’t say, I enjoyed it, because it made me sad to think what parents can do to their children by living their deepest (weird) conviction... Do you know: there are some interviews with Tara on TH-cam? In this Genre I loved even more THE GLASS CASTLE by Jeannette Walls. Her life was so influenced by her parents, too: they were living a kind of irresponsible boho life, not uneducated, but without taking good care of their children. Her writing style allowed me to enjoy it so much, I even read it twice. Jeannette saved herself like Tara, but they are very different personalities. Meanwhile Jeannette wrote more books, which I enjoyed as well. Amazing, how DIFFERENT the books you considered the best are😉. Although I (except Harry Potter and Lord of the rings) don’t read fantasy, I’m attracted by the Night Circus 🎪...wonderful cover... Stay happy and healthy, love from Germany, Monika❣️
Thanks for watching Monika! I know exactly what you mean, the story was extremely impactful but because it was sad, 'enjoy' probably isn't the right word! I'll definitely watch those interviews with Tara as I'd love to hear more from her! You're the second person to recommend The Glass Castle so I DEFINITELY need to read it asap! Thanks so much for the recommendation!
Hi, Ciara, I saw the other comment after I sent my comment and answered to it😉. Forgot to mention, that EMMA is my all time favourite Jane Austen book! I also watched all the different movies. Who doesn’t know a Emma, so convinced to know the best for everybody...and who isn’t a Emma sometimes oneself. So easy to decide what is best...for others😁. From Donna Tartt I only read THE GOLDFINCH, which I liked enough to give THE SECRET HISTORY a try. It was also mentioned by one of my favourite booktubers Claudia from SPINSTER'S LIBRARY in the UK 🇬🇧. Another booktuber and a big Jane Austen fan, too, is HELENE JEPPESEN in Denmark 🇩🇰 . Both of them have cats, they seem to make reading even cozier. Happy reading, Monika❣️
The best books I have read during that time period were: Wundersmith, Winter of the Witch, Educated, On the Come Up, Felix Ever After and the War of the Worlds. :) I am glad that life finally goes on somewhat in the UK.
My favourite lockdown book was definitely Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell , it’s about Shakespeare’s family living in rural Stratford and his son Hamnet and it’s so magical and cottage core and it’s so easy to read, absolutely recommend it!! ❤️
I’ve technically read three books this lockdown. I finished reading The Half-Blooded Prince and started reading The Deathly Hallows. Then for a school assignment I read Where’d You Go Bernadette. I hope to read Emma before the summer ends. You make it sound so good.
How did you like the Bird Blend Tea from the previous video? I unfortunately was not able to do any extra reading. I usually only get to read one book a month because my family and career but man I sure do enjoy the time I get to read lol.
Ooh totally forgot to mention those teas, so of the big ones that I got, Apple Strudel was really nice but the Cherry Bakewell was quite underwhelming because it just tasted of cherry but not almond (which is quiet essential to a bakewell) - then both of the samples, the lemon and the English breakfast tea were really good and I will definitely buy the full size versions of them in my next order! And aw, I totally understand, when you have other priorities it’s really hard to fit reading in!
@@ciarascorner I will have to try them. I've been wanting to drink more teas. I recently tried a few Twilings brand black teas (English Breakfast, Irish Breakfast, Earl Grey, and Lady Grey). Earl and Lady were pretty good cause they weren't straight black tea. EB and IB weren't bad, I just wouldn't go out of my way to drink them. I've been wanting to try more herbals; which it sounds like Bird Blend is in that market. On a slightly different topic, have you tried the London Fog tea at Starbucks? That's what started this whole thing lol.
Such a good discussion of “Educated”. I loved that book because Tara told her story in a nuanced, compassionate and forgiving way. I was particularly touched by the moment when some of her family members seemed to come close to revealing doubt about their world view but then, sadly, being drawn back in. It happens at some points with the only sister and the mother. I also read Emma during lockdown and really enjoyed it! Have you seen the new film adaptation? It’s great :)
Yes, totally - it was so nuanced which made it even more impactful! Those parts were really emotional as I feel like they really highlighted the isolation Tara faced in her decisions! I watched the new Emma movie in May and I LOVED it! :)
I've only just gotten into nonfiction too! I recently read How We Fight For Our Lives to support black authors! It is a memoir written by a black gay man and it really impacted me, I can't fully express why but I found it a highly compelling read and would recommend!
I enjoying listening to memoirs, read by the authors themselves. The more serious and inspiring ones I have read are: The Education of an Idealist by Samantha Power (former UN-ambassador), Becoming by Michelle Obama and Good Talk by Mira Jacob (an indian-american woman, very funny and moving). The lighter memoirs that I have devoured are: Talking as fast as I can by Lauren Graham (compulsory for Gilmore-fans!) and The Greatest Love Story Ever Told by Nick Offerman and Megan Mullaly (listening to this feels more like listening to their loving and teasing conversation, absolutely wonderful!)
i legit just bought myself a copy of emma and cannot wait to read it. i also am not the biggest fan of contemporary romances but that's probably because I've always been steered in that genre growing up... yeah weird
Haha: i just wrote the same! Loved the Glass Castle so much! Do you know her book about her Grandmother ( Half broke horses)? Amazing, too. Greetings from Germany, Monika❣️
I myself studied classics at uni but I am taking MONTHS to read the secret history. It is such a slow burner that I have no urge to pick it up at all which makes me really sad because I love all of the classics references!
Love memoirs and loved Educated when I read it last year! A recent memoir favorite was Heavy by Kiese Laymon. It’s a super difficult read for some of the content, but beautifully written about race in America.
I absolutely love the video. Thank you so much for doing this. You are such an inspiration. A big hug. I read a lot of biographies and autobiographies so I would recommend you 3 books that might be a great way to start off with non-fiction. 1. Becoming by Michelle Obama 2. Shoe Dog by Phil Knight(the creator of Nike) 3. Open by Andre Agassi Also, I just finished reading Mindset by Carol Dweck. It's a beautiful book about how all of us have two mindsets. One is fixed and the other is growth. And it provides us with tools to always work towards a growth mindset. A very easy read but so valuable. Hope you check them out soon 💛
For me in Florida I'm still in lockdown (😭) but my favorite book thus far was Everything Here is Beautiful by Mira T. Lee It is the story of 2 sisters and how mental illness can affect a family. It's such a beautiful, bittersweet book that is my favourite so far!
Oh no - I’m sorry to hear that! Sending you good vibes to get through the rest of your lockdown! That sounds really interesting, I’ll definitely check it out!
Seing you talking with tears in your eyes about "Educated" is the thing that show me how impactful a book was on a person. I add it to my reading list !
The secret history and the night circus are my favs! Definitely need to read Emma and the two lives of Lydia Bird ❤
Yay - they are all such great books - really hope you enjoy Emma and Lydia Bird!
The Secret History is one of my fave books ever! Like top 3. And I feel like it’s not for everyone. But the whole pagan, cult-like, dark academic, atmospheric tone of the book was just perfect for me. I love the way it makes you think a lot about morality and humanity and it’s just so so compelling and intense.
Same. It's my favourite book as well! I loved the character depth and the plot twists. Nothing seemed too over the top and yet everything was so so intriguing.
Ciara! What wonderful books. I've read Two Lives of Lydia Bird and Educated and they were so goooood. That part that you mentioned in Educated had me cry too!!
my new favourite booktuber!! i adore all your videos, & the secret history is probably one of my favourite books ❤️
Thank you so so much! The Secret History is just AMAZING haha!
you remind me so much of rory gilmore, you also look so much like her!
The Dark Academia world always seemed so enticing but I never knew where to begin. I'm definitely going to pick up The Secret History now so thank you! I look forward to more recommendations. (I absolutely adore the writing style of The Night Circus and I'm so glad you've liked it so much~)
The Secret History is such a great place to start and so enjoyable! They're less "classically" Dark Academia but Frankenstein and The Picture of Dorian Gray are great places to get started too as they're quite short!
@@ciarascorner I can't wait to start these books, thank you!
Yess sooo excited for this! Still watching but I’m so glad you enjoyed Emma. I read it for the first time this year and LOVED it! Love all your suggestions, definitely going to have pick some of these up xxx
Thank you for this video! I think I found so many awesome books to read in the future and you totally made me want to pick up ”The Night Circus” right now. ✨🤍
I've been wanting to read Jane Austin forever. I'll have to try Emma, I've tried to read Pride and Prejudice so many times.
I just finished Pride and Prejudice last week , it was brilliant and enjoyable novel .
With Jane Austen, I suggest watch the film adaptions before you read Jane Austen because it helps you understand the characters, story, the dialogue, and film more. I really only suggest this with Jane Austen 😅
@@katiedavis7601 That's excatly what i did , I watched keira knightley's many times . I'm planning to read Emma after watching 2020 adaptation , same for sense and sensibility .
next to p&p, persuasion is the easiest to get into in my opinion! i feel like she learned to plot more and more efficiently and since that is the last one she wrote, it drags the least
I've been watching your videos for the past few weeks and thought I was subscribed this whole time...🙃🙃🙃 I'm definitely subscribed this time!😂
hahah, I’ve definitely done that before too😂 thanks so much for watching!
I love this!! I don't usually lean towards contemporary romance but the two lives of lydia bird sounds so interesting & impactful i cannot help but want to read it right now!!
It just felt really fresh to me in the contemporary romance genre, and so much more impactful than I expected!
I'm wanting to buy one of the Barnes and nobles hardback classics with all the Jane austen books in one, I can't wait to read Emma now :) I've only just found you're channel but I love youuu hah
Me too! They're so beautiful!
You've been my favorite youtuber to watch this quarantine !!!! You're super pretty!!!
Thank you so much - I'm so glad you've been enjoying my videos!
Hi Ciara, thank you for sharing! I like mostly non fiction books, biographies especially, and was so touched of Tara Westover's story, too. I can’t say, I enjoyed it, because it made me sad to think what parents can do to their children by living their deepest (weird) conviction... Do you know: there are some interviews with Tara on TH-cam? In this Genre I loved even more THE GLASS CASTLE by Jeannette Walls. Her life was so influenced by her parents, too: they were living a kind of irresponsible boho life, not uneducated, but without taking good care of their children. Her writing style allowed me to enjoy it so much, I even read it twice. Jeannette saved herself like Tara, but they are very different personalities. Meanwhile Jeannette wrote more books, which I enjoyed as well.
Amazing, how DIFFERENT the books you considered the best are😉. Although I (except Harry Potter and Lord of the rings) don’t read fantasy, I’m attracted by the Night Circus 🎪...wonderful cover... Stay happy and healthy, love from Germany, Monika❣️
Thanks for watching Monika! I know exactly what you mean, the story was extremely impactful but because it was sad, 'enjoy' probably isn't the right word! I'll definitely watch those interviews with Tara as I'd love to hear more from her! You're the second person to recommend The Glass Castle so I DEFINITELY need to read it asap! Thanks so much for the recommendation!
Hi, Ciara, I saw the other comment after I sent my comment and answered to it😉. Forgot to mention, that EMMA is my all time favourite Jane Austen book! I also watched all the different movies. Who doesn’t know a Emma, so convinced to know the best for everybody...and who isn’t a Emma sometimes oneself. So easy to decide what is best...for others😁. From Donna Tartt I only read THE GOLDFINCH, which I liked enough to give THE SECRET HISTORY a try. It was also mentioned by one of my favourite booktubers Claudia from SPINSTER'S LIBRARY in the UK 🇬🇧. Another booktuber and a big Jane Austen fan, too, is HELENE JEPPESEN in Denmark 🇩🇰 . Both of them have cats, they seem to make reading even cozier. Happy reading, Monika❣️
aagh the night circus is SO good 💖
amazing video as always, I cannot wait to read Emma! 💛
I need to read The Secret History so bad! You read so many fab books in lockdown :)
It is SUCH a great book so I'd highly recommend! And yeah, it was a great time for reading! :)
i’m currently reading emma for the first time as well!! loving it
The best books I have read during that time period were: Wundersmith, Winter of the Witch, Educated, On the Come Up, Felix Ever After and the War of the Worlds. :) I am glad that life finally goes on somewhat in the UK.
Two memoir recommendations: Becoming by Michelle Obamo & Talking As Fast As I Can by Lauren Graham 😊
Thank you - adding both of those to my list, can’t believe I haven’t read Lauren Graham’s yet🤦🏻♀️
My favourite lockdown book was definitely Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell , it’s about Shakespeare’s family living in rural Stratford and his son Hamnet and it’s so magical and cottage core and it’s so easy to read, absolutely recommend it!! ❤️
Omg that sounds fabulous, I need to read it! Especially as I’m currently reading If We Were Villains which is all the Shakespeare vibes!
Ciara Foster I feel like you’d love Hamnet!! If we were villains is also on my list excited for it
I just picked up A secret history today! Perfect timing!
such a perfect coincidence!
I’ve technically read three books this lockdown. I finished reading The Half-Blooded Prince and started reading The Deathly Hallows. Then for a school assignment I read Where’d You Go Bernadette. I hope to read Emma before the summer ends. You make it sound so good.
How did you like the Bird Blend Tea from the previous video?
I unfortunately was not able to do any extra reading. I usually only get to read one book a month because my family and career but man I sure do enjoy the time I get to read lol.
Ooh totally forgot to mention those teas, so of the big ones that I got, Apple Strudel was really nice but the Cherry Bakewell was quite underwhelming because it just tasted of cherry but not almond (which is quiet essential to a bakewell) - then both of the samples, the lemon and the English breakfast tea were really good and I will definitely buy the full size versions of them in my next order! And aw, I totally understand, when you have other priorities it’s really hard to fit reading in!
@@ciarascorner I will have to try them. I've been wanting to drink more teas. I recently tried a few Twilings brand black teas (English Breakfast, Irish Breakfast, Earl Grey, and Lady Grey). Earl and Lady were pretty good cause they weren't straight black tea. EB and IB weren't bad, I just wouldn't go out of my way to drink them. I've been wanting to try more herbals; which it sounds like Bird Blend is in that market. On a slightly different topic, have you tried the London Fog tea at Starbucks? That's what started this whole thing lol.
If you liked Educated definitely try The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls
I love dark academia novels too and I'm only just reading The Secret History! I'm so late to the Donna Tartt fanclub!
Such a good discussion of “Educated”. I loved that book because Tara told her story in a nuanced, compassionate and forgiving way. I was particularly touched by the moment when some of her family members seemed to come close to revealing doubt about their world view but then, sadly, being drawn back in. It happens at some points with the only sister and the mother.
I also read Emma during lockdown and really enjoyed it! Have you seen the new film adaptation? It’s great :)
Yes, totally - it was so nuanced which made it even more impactful! Those parts were really emotional as I feel like they really highlighted the isolation Tara faced in her decisions! I watched the new Emma movie in May and I LOVED it! :)
these sound great! added to my list :)
I've only just gotten into nonfiction too! I recently read How We Fight For Our Lives to support black authors! It is a memoir written by a black gay man and it really impacted me, I can't fully express why but I found it a highly compelling read and would recommend!
I enjoying listening to memoirs, read by the authors themselves. The more serious and inspiring ones I have read are: The Education of an Idealist by Samantha Power (former UN-ambassador), Becoming by Michelle Obama and Good Talk by Mira Jacob (an indian-american woman, very funny and moving). The lighter memoirs that I have devoured are: Talking as fast as I can by Lauren Graham (compulsory for Gilmore-fans!) and The Greatest Love Story Ever Told by Nick Offerman and Megan Mullaly (listening to this feels more like listening to their loving and teasing conversation, absolutely wonderful!)
i legit just bought myself a copy of emma and cannot wait to read it. i also am not the biggest fan of contemporary romances but that's probably because I've always been steered in that genre growing up... yeah weird
yay - I so hope you love Emma, it was such an enjoyable read for me!
Loved Josie Silver's book myself! You should read her first book as well!
I definitely want to read everything she writes because I enjoyed Lydia Bird so much!
Me too! I really love Josie's writing!
If you liked Educated, I think you’d enjoy Glass Castle.
Thank you - I'll definitely check it out!
Haha: i just wrote the same! Loved the Glass Castle so much! Do you know her book about her Grandmother ( Half broke horses)? Amazing, too. Greetings from Germany, Monika❣️
I myself studied classics at uni but I am taking MONTHS to read the secret history. It is such a slow burner that I have no urge to pick it up at all which makes me really sad because I love all of the classics references!
Love memoirs and loved Educated when I read it last year! A recent memoir favorite was Heavy by Kiese Laymon. It’s a super difficult read for some of the content, but beautifully written about race in America.
My favorite during lockdown was We were the Mulvaneys by Joyce Carol Oates
Oooh, haven't heard of that one, I'll check it out!
I absolutely love the video. Thank you so much for doing this. You are such an inspiration. A big hug. I read a lot of biographies and autobiographies so I would recommend you 3 books that might be a great way to start off with non-fiction.
1. Becoming by Michelle Obama
2. Shoe Dog by Phil Knight(the creator of Nike)
3. Open by Andre Agassi
Also, I just finished reading Mindset by Carol Dweck. It's a beautiful book about how all of us have two mindsets. One is fixed and the other is growth. And it provides us with tools to always work towards a growth mindset. A very easy read but so valuable. Hope you check them out soon 💛
I am reading The secret history!
I hope you're enjoying!
For me in Florida I'm still in lockdown (😭) but my favorite book thus far was Everything Here is Beautiful by Mira T. Lee
It is the story of 2 sisters and how mental illness can affect a family. It's such a beautiful, bittersweet book that is my favourite so far!
Oh no - I’m sorry to hear that! Sending you good vibes to get through the rest of your lockdown! That sounds really interesting, I’ll definitely check it out!
@@ciarascorner Thank you! And the book was really good, but I'm sure the actual summary could explain it better 😅
She’s bb ur honor
I suggest read "Becoming" by Michelle Obama for your next memoir. It is so GOOD and I highly recommend it.
Thank you - adding that to my list!