I also have absolutely no desire in reading "Thirteen Reasons Why" because I'm afraid that it would trigger me and I don't want to put myself through that horrible reading experience.
Marcelina Meler I read it when I was 13 and I really liked it, but I totally understand that you don't want to put yourself through it... It's preeetty fucked up
I watched 13 reasons why and yea,if even the like general plot idea makes you think you won't have a good experience watching or reading it,then I would definitely not recommend watching or readying it. Like at all.
Oh it's a shame you don't want to read Frankenstein! It's so good. The writing is REALLY beautiful. You just have to get past Walton's narration---which actually isn't that far in---and you're good. (Also, the letters are the entire book, technically. Because it's a story within a story within a story, Dr Frankenstein's narration is just in a really LONG letter.)
Oh man, Frankenstein is great! I feel so sad that you haven't read it 😢. I used it on my AP Lit exam because the themes are fascinating and beautiful and tragic. Maybe the Dan Stevens audiobook would help? It made the book 100x better for me.
re: Frankenstein: Skip the letters! I also read it for AP, and the letters don't really matter! Maybe that's blasphemy, but it's just a framing device. You know why the letters never show up in movie adaptations? Because they're not critical to the plot!
Frankenstein is one of my all-time favorite books. The letters at the beginning are a little dense, but once you get to the main plot line, things really take off. I am always hesitant to read classics because I hate having to work through outdated phrases, but I swear this book is written just as clearly as any contemporary. It's amazing.
YES! a thousand times yes! ^_^ I am kinda tired of picking up a book absolutely loving it and then realizing its a series 90% in and that I have to wait X amount of years to know what happens.
aa A I don't read much fantasy or sci-fi. I think those tend to be more series style books. I read nonfiction and a lot of adult books. I find a lot more standalones in adult fiction than in YA. I also use the library a lot so then I don't have to buy a bunch of books that I have no prior knowledge of hoping they'll be good!
Lol i live in my local library as well. Less commitment and I can allways order the rest of the series from another branch if I need to. I think the reason ya has more series is because publishers assume that teens have more time to read then adults. But then again the wheel of time series is ment for adults and has 15 books 700 pgs each. *shrug* it might just be a genera thing.
I'll probably never read any other book by Cassandra Clare...I read The City of Bones ages ago and thought it was just meh and I know people say the series gets better but I just have zero interest in reading any of her other books
Hannah O and here I am super hyped because I finally got my hands in her last book xD but I understand where you're coming from, I actually couldn't read the first one, so I watched the movie and started reading from the second book, and once I finished the series I read City Of Bones😂 I'm a shame for the reading comunity, but hey it worked for me😂👌🙈
Ferny Carrasco I actually saw the movie and was thinking I'd read the second book afterwards but I didn't own it so I never got around to it. But hey whatever works! I'm glad you're enjoying it now!
Julia Roberts yeah, I mean since I saw the movie first and I was new in the reading world, the book was long and I just wanted to get to the parts I saw in the movie, and now it is my favorite series in the entire universe, but there is so little time, and so many books to read💕 don't push yourself, maybe it just wasn't meant to be💜
Ferny Carrasco I'm so glad you and so many others enjoy it! Cassandra Clare has done so much good for getting people to read but it's exactly as you said too many books too little time
I totally get you regarding Frankenstein - I've read it and of course it's an interesting story but it's written in such a "way over the top" romantic style and the worst part of it are those endless pages of Landscape descriptions !!!! My memory of the book is mainly Landscape, Landscape, Landscape . . . . . .
I wrote this up above but you probably won't see it so I'm going to put it here. Frankenstein is AMAZING! I totally agree I read the letters and was so close to putting it down but I ploughed through and it was amazing. The letters set up the book. They're told from the point of view of a Sailor going to find the Arctic Circle or something, its very Romantic and talks a lot about exploration and man's will. The sailor meets Frankenstein and saves him from downing and then asks im about his life. The letters are essentially him talking to his sister (or the reader) and saying 'hey i met this guy and he has a cool story... let me tell you!' and then you get the story of Frankenstein. So the letters sort of foreshadow the ending/set the scene in the sense of the Romantic period and the science/virture debate, but there are no key plot points. On the landscape thing: yes there is lots of the landscape but its actually really important because it shows you the difference between God-made beauty and natural beauty and then the Monster and what man creates, which is a really important theme throughout the whole book. So whilst boring, if you look at it through that lense, you get a much different appreciation. Hope this helped and I really hope you end up reading Frankenstein, its my favourite book and I cannot recommend it enough!
I just came up with a tag: I Dare You to Read! You and other big booktubers should dare each other to read a book the other wouldn't then do a review. I think that would be fun!
I have no real interest in anything by John Green. I'm not huge on contemporary YA anyway, and I've just heard so much about all his books I kind of feel like I have the gist of it all, you know?
I thought I was the only one who wasn’t really into John green. I’ve tried to get into the over hyped books like Fault in our stars and paper towns but they weren’t doing it for me so I gave them to a friend of mine.
I feel guilty even saying it because I love Neil Gaiman so much, but I am not at all interested in Norse Mythology. 🙊🙊Because it's about Norse mythology 😴😴
13 Reasons Why (the book and show) is SO UNREALISTIC and honestly just awful in a lot of ways if you're someone (such as myself) who has actually struggled with mental illness or suicidal thoughts, so you're really not missing anything
EveryTripIsAQuest agree both the book and the show made me so mad because i could not deal with the way suicide was portrayed, and the way the characters are. I could not relate to it at all for someone who has really been there
i disagree completely when people say it was unrealistic. Yes, it could be triggering for some, so clearly that mean sit would not be the show for you. My issue is that people think "it doesn't represent MY personal struggle with mental illness so then it must be wrong" NO - depression comes in many forms
You should really try reading Frankenstein! The letters take up only a small part of the book, in fact the story is kind of framed like this (if I'm remembering correctly): {Letters[Victor's Narrative(The Creature's Narrative)Victor's Narrative]Letters} If you can get past the preface, it gets really good. I'm not much of a reader but I've read it twice and have enjoyed it immensely both times.
Red Queen. had to force my way through the first one and when I tried reading the second, I just couldn't get past the first third of it. It's unfortunate because I spent a lot of time wanting that book and when I finally got it, I was SORELY disappointed
Like you, I have no interest in finishing Divergent. I don't know what it is, I enjoyed the first book but I just can't bring myself to read the other ones, even though I already own them 😂
Emily Salazar I read the first one a few years ago and LOVED IT. I watched teh first two movies and loved them both. But, I never got around to finishing the books or the movies and then I got spoiled for the ending and found out that the last movies were nothing like the books and I just lost interest in the story. I'll stick to just the first book and the first two movies and pretend that that is all that there is. Lol.
Right? Literally nothing about throne of glass excites me. Though I DID read the 3 ACOTAR books and the second one was fantastic, but the first and third were like two star books. So I'll never read (probably) the continuations
Katie B. Ikr! I bought Throne Of Glass because EVERYONE was talking about it and it didn't hurt that the uk cover was gorgeous😂 but I started and I just couldn't connect, as soon as I turned a page, I had already forgotten what had happened in the last one 🙈
Rebeca Teodora Crisóstomo thank you! I love John Green because of Vlogbrothers but I can never read any of his books. I tried reading tfios when the hype was huge but it just felt really pretentious.
Rebeca Teodora Crisóstomo I have read a few of his books and each time I am done with it I get mad at myself for reading because i usually don't enjoy it. Many of his books were so hyped up and I get so upset when they fall short but I get upset at myself for reading it... oh the guilt
Anything Cassandra Claire, tbh. I tried so hard to read The Mortal Instruments series, got half way through the 3rd book and couldn't handle it anymore. Zero interest for her series.
Danielle Elliott I second that. I couldn't make it past the first couple of chapters in The Clockwork Prince, which made me realize Cassandra Clare isn't for me.
Monique Pihl I definitely didn't like the series. This may be because I don't like divergent or Hunger games, but the throne of glass series is just a little childish and to fantastical for me.
Paused the video to say this... OMG Ariel the letters are so important to the frame narrative of Frankenstein. Walton's letters connect his ambition to that of Victor's and their obsession with finding glory. I've reread Frankenstein numerous times and I understand how the letters stopped you from continuing because that was my first experience with them too. I'm taking a Romantics class looking at Romantic themes through geographic location and I learned some really interesting things about the Arctic and British public interest in exploration, which is a parallel to advancement in science in that day and age. Like, I get it but when you examine and compare Walton and Victor and then untangle the frame narrative that is a story within a story within a story... and then it freaking reverses itself! Oh, I just. It's great.
Probably the "A Song of Ice and Fire" series. I still have the first and third book here, which I've borrowed from a friend about three years ago? I've started reading the first book maybe thrice and never got past the first 20 pages. I've watched the first five episodes of the series and couldn't be bothered to continue ... so it's a safe bet to say that I'll probably never read/watch it.
irrelephant I'm currently in the middle of book 4 and so far I really liked it but I watched the show at the same time and it's just so much better than the books so I'm probably not going to finish reading this series
I can TOTALLY see how you feel about Frankenstein. It was required reading for my one of my high school classes where we were forced to do an in-depth analysis project on it so I couldn't avoid it, and I still have my annotated copy.... I've always meant to go back and re-read it because I remember it actually being SUPER insightful and creative, but everything about it is daunting when I attempt to pick it up again :X
Thanks for the tag! I have so many books I'll (probably) never read so this is perfect for me :) by the way your titles + text animations recently have been gorgeous, sweet AE skills 👌
Waiting is definitely a struggle for me as well! It's true with both TV and movies also. I like the nicely wrapped package of conclusion by reading or watching a series in order, and all at once.
Maybe it's obvious to say, but Frankenstein is definitely worth sticking with! It's a great book once you get past the initial letters (and they are important later on anyway!).
I have absoultely no interest in reading the Hunger Games. Also, after having read two of his books, I'm never (voluntarily) reading anything by John Green again either.
Frankenstein is a masterpiece but I can understand your hesitation! To help you out: this is a framework story (a story inside a story) so the first couple pages start with Victor on a ship telling this man about his life and where everything went wrong and THEN we jump back into his perspective all those years ago when he initially set out for college. Then the story goes from there and the beginning comes back into relevance at the very end. I hope that helps!
You make me so happy! I just can't describe it: as soon as I see a new video, there is a huge smile on my face. Maybe it's the way you talk, maybe the way you make me laugh, I don't know! I just adore you! really!
Ok, so this probably isn't what you want to hear, but please bear with and finish Frankenstein. I also had it on my bookshelf for YEARS before finally getting through it (in a manner of hours) - it's now one of my favourite books of all time. The fact that it's such a quick read helps too, nothing like embarking on Jane Eyre !!
Omg you should totally read Frankenstein. I had to read it for uni and was super bummed when I saw it on the list but it's so good! I was very pleasantly surprised. Push past the letters, Ariel, you can do it!!💜
Okay Ariel, my suggestion if you want to get through Frankenstein is just get the audio book and listen to it before you go to bed, and if you fall asleep the audio book will stop after a while and you can go back and see what you remember and repeat; I read a bunch of Agatha Christie this way and I ended up really enjoying it but I know I couldn't have paid attention for that long without listening to it! Hope this helps ❤️
I finally read Frankenstein this year after years of meaning to and it was so worth it! Once you're past the few letters in the beginning and the narrator shifts to Dr. Frankenstein, it IS truly incredible and a pretty quick read. The prose is seriously stunning. Highly reccommended!
Franksenstein is a complicated issue. The usual text is the third edition of the text, also known as the censored one. I'm disinclined to read it too. I read the 1818 text, the first edition text, known as the more philosophical one, and it left me with some wonderful discussions in my head about education and passions! The usual text is too much about pampering the almost-victorians for sales. Unfortunately. The whole book is in letters but don't worry about it, it's just a way to mark who the narrator is! If I remember correctly, they are only two anyway. Wonderful work with the channel!
You should totally read Rainbow Rowell's and Stephanie Perkins's stories from My True Love Gave to Me. They are amazing. From, someone who loves Anna and the French Kiss as much as you. 😊
I'm not interested in the new Cassandra Clare book series. It is not a new world and im kind of feed up with the shadow hunters after the books and the tv show. Anyway I really enjoy your videos! You are always fun to watch!
Nora Kobra same, ive red tid and the other 6 books and ive liked them a lot, but thats all. when i read the last book city of heavely fire (?) it was actually my favorite, but the parts of the little kids were just not that interesring to me, i dont think she can write something better than what she has,. you can tell shes milking the cow way too much.
same! it's a shame bc i've read all the others but got left behind after the bane chronicles and now there's so much and i'm just... i can't be bothered catching up with everything and i think i've outgrown it a bit
I did really like TID so I just got a little detached after that and there are SOOOO many I just can't read them. I did read the bane chronicles but I always just read them between books.
Frankenstein is AMAZING! I totally agree I read the letters and was so close to putting it down but I ploughed through and it was amazing. The letters set up the book. They're told from the point of view of a Sailor going to find the Arctic Circle or something, its very Romantic and talks a lot about exploration and man's will. The sailor meets Frankenstein and saves him from downing and then asks im about his life. The letters are essentially him talking to his sister (or the reader) and saying 'hey i met this guy and he has a cool story... let me tell you!' and then you get the story of Frankenstein. So the letters sort of foreshadow the ending/set the scene in the sense of the Romantic period and the science/virture debate, but there are no key plot points.
Frankenstein is probably one of my favourite classics! It's a little arduous to begin with, yes, but totally worth it. Though, I would highly recommend reading/reading up on John Milton's Paradise Lost if you were going to read it as there are so many references/nods to it. Those Romantics bloody worshipped Milton!
Awesome tag! Made me laugh out loud. Hmm a hyped book I'd never pick up? Probably Paper princess and the entire paper series. I really love your videos and your Canadian accent. Canada is great😊 love and greetings from Germany! 😊😚
Had the same problem with Frankenstein at first but then used an audio book. Reading along with the audio book really helped me get a feel for it and got me through the letters to the point that on rereading it I actually enjoy the letters. Definitely worth trying, the vocalisation really helps with the flow of the story and also makes you slow down and ponder on what's being said.
Good instincts on 13 Reasons and Divergent. But Frankenstein is 100% worth it, I highly recommend. Just power through the letters because it's super short and it pays off.
I just found your channel through Estee Lalonde. I am really impressed. Never came across any such channel at TH-cam before. I love your style, speaking plus personal. Absolutely adorable. SUBSCRIBED.
About "Frankenstein", maybe if in the future you are interested in reading it you could try listening it on audiobook. That's what I do with books I have trouble starting.
I really enjoyed watching this! And I super appreciated how respectful you were to the books and genres you didn't have very much interest in. Your open minded perspective is such a delight to listen to. Your videos are my favorites. Thank you so much for all the wonderful content!
I tried reading Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas when EVERYONE was raving about it but I just couldn't get into it at all. I agree with you on Divergent. I read the first 2 books in the series but I don't think I'll ever finish it. I also dropped the Delirium series after the first book. I'm very bad at continuing with series in general. A genre that absolutely doesn't faze me is Fantasy. I know, I know, everyone and their mother loves it but I just ... can't. I've started decluttering my (unread) books because I know I'll never read them and they just frustrate me whenever I look at them. Most of them I bought years and years ago when I was a lot younger and had different interests.
Yay, I'm glad you liked the tag and really enjoyed your answers! I totally feel you on the beginning of Frankenstein, but trust me, if you can just get past that it does get so much better.
I don't blame you for not wanting to read Frankenstein haha. It took me 8 months to get through it, certain moments in the book were fantastic, like the section where he observes the struggling family but for the most part, it dragged. I bought the graphic novel version from Burlington Books, I highly recommend this version, quick and to the point, you're done with the story in 20 minutes. The graphic novel version actually helped me to understand the original A LOT better.
I USED to think I was never going to read the mortal instruments by Cassandra Clare. I pictured they were just not my cup of tea at all. Then I got the first three books for free by chance. I started reading and I am currently DEVOURING them. So glad I took the chance and picked them up!
I usually wait until a series or trilogy is completely out before I dive into it- that way, if I absolutely love it, I can go right into the next one without waiting. I read ACOTAR just as the last one was being released- and now I'm halfway through ACOMAF and know I can jump into the last one at any time. Same thing with the Lunar Chronicles- I'm halfway through the series and loving it, and I know I can pick up Cress at any time. The downside is, you're not reading it when everyone else is. But that's never bothered me.
The way you felt about the beginning of Frankenstein was the same way I felt about The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo. Once I got past the really boring beginning stuff I loved the series. Frankenstein was an alright book. Maybe once you get passed the letters you may enjoy it.
2:02 - Ah, waiting. The comicbook trade reader's dilemma. I am well acquainted. And it is even more frustrating when the next volume is delayed, sometimes for months at a time (i.e., with Volume 2 of Bitch Planet). Then you are faced with jumping right in with what you remember from the previous volume, or being forced to go back and re-read to refresh your memory.
I know this is an old video but I need to say this because I'm watching it now - I studied Frankenstein last year and it was so GOOD!!!!!!! The letters are tedious and, honestly, not that important, but the rest is AMAZING!!! Easily one of my favourite books!!!
I've come to realize I'm not a huge fan of series either. I definitely lose interest quickly if I have to wait forever for the next books to come out. This is a cool tag; excited to give it a try👍🏻
Carry On by Rainbow Rowell! All the fan fiction was the main reason that I absolutely hated Fangirl. So, when she came out with an entire book dedicated to that, I was just like, "Not in a million years." I really loved Landline, though.
Great video! I had the same issue with Frankenstein, I ended up DNF'ing it. :') Overhyped books that I'll never read are all the books by Cassandra Clare, the series she writes just go on forever and the world and plot doesn't interest me.
You should read Frankenstein!! I read it the first time in a version for kids in Portuguese and then the normal translated version in Portuguese. I can't say I /like/ it, however i want to re-read it since its been 6 years since I read it. I think the struggle the monster goes thrue is SO beautiful and emotinal, even if it is sometimes boring it's worth reading
I can't wait for series either! I always miss all the hype because I wait til the whole series is released. If not I have to start from the beginning every time just to refresh! It's so frustrating that sometimes a good story idea is stretched into a trilogy instead of just one strong book just cause that's trendy and sells more.
I just had a whole semester class on Frankenstein and I had the same problem as you but because I had to read it I picked up the audio book and it was easier (by the way the letters are not really important they are just here to introduce you to the story) and for a really hyped book I don't wanna read ... i'm really not interested in the whole mortal instruments/infernyl devices ... series 🙃 I love your videos !!
Read. Frankenstein. It was the first classic I ever read for pleasure and it completely made me fall in love with it and with Victorian Gothic literature, seriously it is SO GOOD
The waiting thing i relate to. Like I have to buy a whole series at once and if I'm reading a book while the series is continuing it sucks because then by the book comes out i would probably forget.
Honestly I almost feel like you can skip the letters of Frankenstein. I read Frankenstein for a school project and I honesty liked the book a lot, I liked it surprisingly much for it being a classic. I’m not sure if it’s really your cup of tea but I’d still recommend it!
I'm a little late on this, but a hyped book I REALLY don't see myself reading is the A Song of Fire and Ice series. As much as I like the television show, I currently do not have the mental capacity to fit such a complex fantasy world in my brain. Still not caught up on the show, and still do not see myself reading the books.
Hello, Ariel. I really hope this year you give My True Love Gave to Me a try. I know they're only short stories, but I read it last year and I still think about the characters from this book.
i feel the exact same about waiting for books in a series. by the time the next book comes out i've forgotten most of the details and feel like in order to continue i'd have to reread the book, but i don't always want to, so at this point in my life i'm trying to just read stand alones or completed series bc i know myself
oh noooo My true love gave to me is sooo cute. (And I have the really pretty version that's pink and mint colored which are my fav colors and it's just so pretty that I want to whip it out every year for the aesthetics)
I thought I would hate Frankenstein because I don't really prefer classics, but I had to read it for class and I really liked it! I think you'd like it :)
Audiobook Frankenstein if you’re finding it hard at the beginning. That can help me to get into a book. Loving your channel, just subscribed. Looking forward to your home renos, all the best with it :)
You should pick up Gris Grimsley's Frankenstein, Its a graphic novel and he uses the actual text. Its quite a bit trimmed down from the original work (which I must admit I've never read all of it). I loved it.
I've had the same issue with Frankenstein for years But if you can skip the letters or read them as quickly as possible, you'll enjoy the rest, I promise! It's a very good book apart from the letters :D
Okay the Frankenstien letters aren't THAT important tbh so if you hate them that much just skip them bcc you'll still enjoy it a lot. It's so worth it!!! Such a meaningful and heart-wrenching and beautifully written!!
I recently read Frankenstein (for fun) and I totally agree with the letters being a drag. A good chunk of the book continues in the same way but there are some really enjoyable parts. It was a tough book to get through but I'm super glad I did - the themes are v tragically interesting!
I hope you read Frankenstein eventually because that book is great. I know the letters can be boring but once your past them it's awesome. 50 Shades of Grey no interest at all, not even if you paid me.
A Court of Thorns and Roses. its not that i don't want to read this book, but like you i don't want to wait for the next book for a whole nother year and then think i have to reread the first book again just to remember whats going on. i'm waiting for series to end so i don't have to wait, especially this one.
Anything by Nicholas sparks
Erin V totally agree
Agree. Male romance writers are just... different.
and sophie kinsella and stephen king and colleen hoover. [for me that is]
I also have absolutely no desire in reading "Thirteen Reasons Why" because I'm afraid that it would trigger me and I don't want to put myself through that horrible reading experience.
Marcelina Meler from someone who has actually read it, it' really no worth it, haha
Marcelina Meler same
Marcelina Meler I read it when I was 13 and I really liked it, but I totally understand that you don't want to put yourself through it... It's preeetty fucked up
I watched 13 reasons why and yea,if even the like general plot idea makes you think you won't have a good experience watching or reading it,then I would definitely not recommend watching or readying it. Like at all.
I just googled what triggers it may have (I didn't want to ask in case it made you uncomfortable) OMG it's a dark book!!!
Oh it's a shame you don't want to read Frankenstein! It's so good. The writing is REALLY beautiful. You just have to get past Walton's narration---which actually isn't that far in---and you're good. (Also, the letters are the entire book, technically. Because it's a story within a story within a story, Dr Frankenstein's narration is just in a really LONG letter.)
Christy Anne Jones it is one of my favorites 💜
Oh man, Frankenstein is great! I feel so sad that you haven't read it 😢. I used it on my AP Lit exam because the themes are fascinating and beautiful and tragic. Maybe the Dan Stevens audiobook would help? It made the book 100x better for me.
re: Frankenstein: Skip the letters! I also read it for AP, and the letters don't really matter! Maybe that's blasphemy, but it's just a framing device. You know why the letters never show up in movie adaptations? Because they're not critical to the plot!
Annika Clark Could this be the Halloween where I finally read it?? ONLY TIME WILL TELL!
Ariel Bissett I don't recommend you read it specifically for Halloween because if you do you will be disappointed. It's not scary or creepy at all.
Yes the Dan Stevens audio book was so good! :) I studied it for university and it's one of my favourite texts we covered!
Frankenstein is amazing!! It's not even difficult to read as far as classics go!
Definitely 50 Shades of Grey.. Not interested at all..
Totally agree!
Yea don't bother. It's basically the equivalent of reading a book version of a day time soap opera
I agree, a complete waste of time. The books are incorrect about virtually everything in the world they are supposed to be exploring.....
I've read it. Not worth it. At all.
No time for that trash
Frankenstein is one of my all-time favorite books. The letters at the beginning are a little dense, but once you get to the main plot line, things really take off. I am always hesitant to read classics because I hate having to work through outdated phrases, but I swear this book is written just as clearly as any contemporary. It's amazing.
Finally someone who shares my opinions on series! Standalones forever lol!
YES! a thousand times yes! ^_^ I am kinda tired of picking up a book absolutely loving it and then realizing its a series 90% in and that I have to wait X amount of years to know what happens.
Brittney Jantzi but how do you find good stand alones? I read a lot of scifi/fantasy and they are generally in a series.
aa A I don't read much fantasy or sci-fi. I think those tend to be more series style books. I read nonfiction and a lot of adult books. I find a lot more standalones in adult fiction than in YA. I also use the library a lot so then I don't have to buy a bunch of books that I have no prior knowledge of hoping they'll be good!
Lol i live in my local library as well. Less commitment and I can allways order the rest of the series from another branch if I need to.
I think the reason ya has more series is because publishers assume that teens have more time to read then adults. But then again the wheel of time series is ment for adults and has 15 books 700 pgs each. *shrug* it might just be a genera thing.
I'll probably never read any other book by Cassandra Clare...I read The City of Bones ages ago and thought it was just meh and I know people say the series gets better but I just have zero interest in reading any of her other books
Hannah O and here I am super hyped because I finally got my hands in her last book xD but I understand where you're coming from, I actually couldn't read the first one, so I watched the movie and started reading from the second book, and once I finished the series I read City Of Bones😂 I'm a shame for the reading comunity, but hey it worked for me😂👌🙈
Ferny Carrasco I actually saw the movie and was thinking I'd read the second book afterwards but I didn't own it so I never got around to it. But hey whatever works! I'm glad you're enjoying it now!
I read a few pages of City of Bones and hated it. I don't have time to read a series that MIGHT get better later! Life is short read good books lmao
Julia Roberts yeah, I mean since I saw the movie first and I was new in the reading world, the book was long and I just wanted to get to the parts I saw in the movie, and now it is my favorite series in the entire universe, but there is so little time, and so many books to read💕 don't push yourself, maybe it just wasn't meant to be💜
Ferny Carrasco I'm so glad you and so many others enjoy it! Cassandra Clare has done so much good for getting people to read but it's exactly as you said too many books too little time
I totally get you regarding Frankenstein - I've read it and of course it's an interesting story but it's written in such a "way over the top" romantic style and the worst part of it are those endless pages of Landscape descriptions !!!! My memory of the book is mainly Landscape, Landscape, Landscape . . . . . .
I wrote this up above but you probably won't see it so I'm going to put it here.
Frankenstein is AMAZING! I totally agree I read the letters and was so close to putting it down but I ploughed through and it was amazing. The letters set up the book. They're told from the point of view of a Sailor going to find the Arctic Circle or something, its very Romantic and talks a lot about exploration and man's will. The sailor meets Frankenstein and saves him from downing and then asks im about his life. The letters are essentially him talking to his sister (or the reader) and saying 'hey i met this guy and he has a cool story... let me tell you!' and then you get the story of Frankenstein.
So the letters sort of foreshadow the ending/set the scene in the sense of the Romantic period and the science/virture debate, but there are no key plot points.
On the landscape thing: yes there is lots of the landscape but its actually really important because it shows you the difference between God-made beauty and natural beauty and then the Monster and what man creates, which is a really important theme throughout the whole book. So whilst boring, if you look at it through that lense, you get a much different appreciation.
Hope this helped and I really hope you end up reading Frankenstein, its my favourite book and I cannot recommend it enough!
I just came up with a tag: I Dare You to Read! You and other big booktubers should dare each other to read a book the other wouldn't then do a review. I think that would be fun!
I have no real interest in anything by John Green. I'm not huge on contemporary YA anyway, and I've just heard so much about all his books I kind of feel like I have the gist of it all, you know?
I also feel like they might be very overrated.
Eryn C Tbh he basically just writes cliche shit. I'll never like the manic pixie dream girl.
I thought I was the only one who wasn’t really into John green. I’ve tried to get into the over hyped books like Fault in our stars and paper towns but they weren’t doing it for me so I gave them to a friend of mine.
Most of his books are really cliche, but looking for Alaska is really fantastic, even though it uses all the manic pixie dream girl shit
I have zero interest in reading A Court of Thorns and Roses....there, i said it!
lol there's two of us 😂
Elizabeth Rowan BE FREE!!!!!!!!
Elizabeth Rowan three🙈
You did yourself a favour there
I feel guilty even saying it because I love Neil Gaiman so much, but I am not at all interested in Norse Mythology. 🙊🙊Because it's about Norse mythology 😴😴
Hyped book I'm not interested in at all: A Court of Thorns and Roses
eely Good choice. I thought I liked it but after a few days I realized... Nah.
Any Sarah J. Maas books
Daniella.O YES! I have read ACOTAR and ACOMAF and I'm sooo done..
yes... i have read ACOTAR. I HATED it. people always tell me to read ACOMAF i'll love it... no sarah j maas is not the author for me!
13 Reasons Why (the book and show) is SO UNREALISTIC and honestly just awful in a lot of ways if you're someone (such as myself) who has actually struggled with mental illness or suicidal thoughts, so you're really not missing anything
EveryTripIsAQuest agree both the book and the show made me so mad because i could not deal with the way suicide was portrayed, and the way the characters are. I could not relate to it at all for someone who has really been there
i disagree completely when people say it was unrealistic. Yes, it could be triggering for some, so clearly that mean sit would not be the show for you. My issue is that people think "it doesn't represent MY personal struggle with mental illness so then it must be wrong" NO - depression comes in many forms
Okay but I love the way you say “out”
You should really try reading Frankenstein! The letters take up only a small part of the book, in fact the story is kind of framed like this (if I'm remembering correctly):
{Letters[Victor's Narrative(The Creature's Narrative)Victor's Narrative]Letters}
If you can get past the preface, it gets really good. I'm not much of a reader but I've read it twice and have enjoyed it immensely both times.
Red Queen. had to force my way through the first one and when I tried reading the second, I just couldn't get past the first third of it. It's unfortunate because I spent a lot of time wanting that book and when I finally got it, I was SORELY disappointed
Like you, I have no interest in finishing Divergent. I don't know what it is, I enjoyed the first book but I just can't bring myself to read the other ones, even though I already own them 😂
I have delayed finishing Allegiant for 2 years... I am halfway through the book! I really should just because I started it! 😂
Emily Salazar if you really like Divergent don't put yourself through the other two books. Insurgent is just meh and Allegiant really sucks
Emily Salazar I read the first one a few years ago and LOVED IT. I watched teh first two movies and loved them both. But, I never got around to finishing the books or the movies and then I got spoiled for the ending and found out that the last movies were nothing like the books and I just lost interest in the story. I'll stick to just the first book and the first two movies and pretend that that is all that there is. Lol.
The entire series is a waste of time. Ariel is wise not to deal with it anymore. I wish I'd get back all those days I lost trying to finish it.
I 100% AGREE WITH YOUR COMMENTS ABOUT WAITING holy moly. I usually don't pick up series unless they are finished for exactly the reasons you stated.
Anything by Sarah J. Maas......
Right? Literally nothing about throne of glass excites me.
Though I DID read the 3 ACOTAR books and the second one was fantastic, but the first and third were like two star books. So I'll never read (probably) the continuations
Katie B. Ikr! I bought Throne Of Glass because EVERYONE was talking about it and it didn't hurt that the uk cover was gorgeous😂 but I started and I just couldn't connect, as soon as I turned a page, I had already forgotten what had happened in the last one 🙈
I slogged through the first 3 books and I really just don't care about any of the characters or the story.
I read the ACOTAR and even though it was a little better than ToG I can't get excited about reading the rest of the series.
same omg
definitely the fault in our stars !
Rebeca Teodora Crisóstomo thank you! I love John Green because of Vlogbrothers but I can never read any of his books. I tried reading tfios when the hype was huge but it just felt really pretentious.
Rebeca Teodora Crisóstomo I have read a few of his books and each time I am done with it I get mad at myself for reading because i usually don't enjoy it. Many of his books were so hyped up and I get so upset when they fall short but I get upset at myself for reading it... oh the guilt
Anything Cassandra Claire, tbh. I tried so hard to read The Mortal Instruments series, got half way through the 3rd book and couldn't handle it anymore. Zero interest for her series.
Danielle Elliott I second that. I couldn't make it past the first couple of chapters in The Clockwork Prince, which made me realize Cassandra Clare isn't for me.
Pretty much anything by Sarah J Maas
I keep getting recommended her books but I just have no interest.
Monique Pihl you're not missing anything
Monique Pihl Same. From what I've heard the mc from Throne of Glass sounds unbearable and I can't put myself through that kind of torture.
Monique Pihl I definitely didn't like the series. This may be because I don't like divergent or Hunger games, but the throne of glass series is just a little childish and to fantastical for me.
Paused the video to say this... OMG Ariel the letters are so important to the frame narrative of Frankenstein. Walton's letters connect his ambition to that of Victor's and their obsession with finding glory. I've reread Frankenstein numerous times and I understand how the letters stopped you from continuing because that was my first experience with them too. I'm taking a Romantics class looking at Romantic themes through geographic location and I learned some really interesting things about the Arctic and British public interest in exploration, which is a parallel to advancement in science in that day and age. Like, I get it but when you examine and compare Walton and Victor and then untangle the frame narrative that is a story within a story within a story... and then it freaking reverses itself! Oh, I just. It's great.
Probably the "A Song of Ice and Fire" series. I still have the first and third book here, which I've borrowed from a friend about three years ago? I've started reading the first book maybe thrice and never got past the first 20 pages. I've watched the first five episodes of the series and couldn't be bothered to continue ... so it's a safe bet to say that I'll probably never read/watch it.
irrelephant I'm currently in the middle of book 4 and so far I really liked it but I watched the show at the same time and it's just so much better than the books so I'm probably not going to finish reading this series
I can TOTALLY see how you feel about Frankenstein. It was required reading for my one of my high school classes where we were forced to do an in-depth analysis project on it so I couldn't avoid it, and I still have my annotated copy.... I've always meant to go back and re-read it because I remember it actually being SUPER insightful and creative, but everything about it is daunting when I attempt to pick it up again :X
Thanks for the tag! I have so many books I'll (probably) never read so this is perfect for me :)
by the way your titles + text animations recently have been gorgeous, sweet AE skills 👌
Waiting is definitely a struggle for me as well! It's true with both TV and movies also. I like the nicely wrapped package of conclusion by reading or watching a series in order, and all at once.
Maybe it's obvious to say, but Frankenstein is definitely worth sticking with! It's a great book once you get past the initial letters (and they are important later on anyway!).
I have absoultely no interest in reading the Hunger Games. Also, after having read two of his books, I'm never (voluntarily) reading anything by John Green again either.
exfairy I agree, John Green is just horrible for me
I feel bad saying the John Green is on my "do not read" list but that guy is a way better talker and educational speaker than YA writer - bleh
Frankenstein is a masterpiece but I can understand your hesitation! To help you out: this is a framework story (a story inside a story) so the first couple pages start with Victor on a ship telling this man about his life and where everything went wrong and THEN we jump back into his perspective all those years ago when he initially set out for college. Then the story goes from there and the beginning comes back into relevance at the very end. I hope that helps!
You make me so happy! I just can't describe it: as soon as I see a new video, there is a huge smile on my face. Maybe it's the way you talk, maybe the way you make me laugh, I don't know! I just adore you! really!
Ok, so this probably isn't what you want to hear, but please bear with and finish Frankenstein. I also had it on my bookshelf for YEARS before finally getting through it (in a manner of hours) - it's now one of my favourite books of all time. The fact that it's such a quick read helps too, nothing like embarking on Jane Eyre !!
I am never disappointed on your channel so cool!! But, i agree with 13 reasons why ain't nobody got time for that book!!
Omg you should totally read Frankenstein. I had to read it for uni and was super bummed when I saw it on the list but it's so good! I was very pleasantly surprised. Push past the letters, Ariel, you can do it!!💜
Okay Ariel, my suggestion if you want to get through Frankenstein is just get the audio book and listen to it before you go to bed, and if you fall asleep the audio book will stop after a while and you can go back and see what you remember and repeat; I read a bunch of Agatha Christie this way and I ended up really enjoying it but I know I couldn't have paid attention for that long without listening to it! Hope this helps ❤️
Hahaha totally with you here! It's so good to know there are books we're just not interested in with the ever-overflowing TBRs!
I finally read Frankenstein this year after years of meaning to and it was so worth it! Once you're past the few letters in the beginning and the narrator shifts to Dr. Frankenstein, it IS truly incredible and a pretty quick read. The prose is seriously stunning. Highly reccommended!
Anything written by Sarah J Maas, just not going to happen, I have zero interest and I honestly think I'm not missing much.
Franksenstein is a complicated issue. The usual text is the third edition of the text, also known as the censored one. I'm disinclined to read it too. I read the 1818 text, the first edition text, known as the more philosophical one, and it left me with some wonderful discussions in my head about education and passions! The usual text is too much about pampering the almost-victorians for sales. Unfortunately. The whole book is in letters but don't worry about it, it's just a way to mark who the narrator is! If I remember correctly, they are only two anyway. Wonderful work with the channel!
Once you get past the letters in Frankenstein it's so good! I wasn't too excited to read it but it really surprised me!
You should totally read Rainbow Rowell's and Stephanie Perkins's stories from My True Love Gave to Me. They are amazing. From, someone who loves Anna and the French Kiss as much as you. 😊
I'm not interested in the new Cassandra Clare book series. It is not a new world and im kind of feed up with the shadow hunters after the books and the tv show.
Anyway I really enjoy your videos! You are always fun to watch!
Nora Kobra SAME!!
Nora Kobra same, ive red tid and the other 6 books and ive liked them a lot, but thats all. when i read the last book city of heavely fire (?) it was actually my favorite, but the parts of the little kids were just not that interesring to me, i dont think she can write something better than what she has,. you can tell shes milking the cow way too much.
same! it's a shame bc i've read all the others but got left behind after the bane chronicles and now there's so much and i'm just... i can't be bothered catching up with everything and i think i've outgrown it a bit
damn! I forgot about the bane chronicles. I didn't even read the first one although it is anywhere on my shelf...
I did really like TID so I just got a little detached after that and there are SOOOO many I just can't read them. I did read the bane chronicles but I always just read them between books.
Frankenstein is AMAZING! I totally agree I read the letters and was so close to putting it down but I ploughed through and it was amazing. The letters set up the book. They're told from the point of view of a Sailor going to find the Arctic Circle or something, its very Romantic and talks a lot about exploration and man's will. The sailor meets Frankenstein and saves him from downing and then asks im about his life. The letters are essentially him talking to his sister (or the reader) and saying 'hey i met this guy and he has a cool story... let me tell you!' and then you get the story of Frankenstein.
So the letters sort of foreshadow the ending/set the scene in the sense of the Romantic period and the science/virture debate, but there are no key plot points.
I love how passionate you are when talking about books!
I have NO interest in reading Lady Midnight! Like NO! or Anything from Cassandra Clare.
Frankenstein is probably one of my favourite classics! It's a little arduous to begin with, yes, but totally worth it. Though, I would highly recommend reading/reading up on John Milton's Paradise Lost if you were going to read it as there are so many references/nods to it. Those Romantics bloody worshipped Milton!
Awesome tag! Made me laugh out loud.
Hmm a hyped book I'd never pick up? Probably Paper princess and the entire paper series.
I really love your videos and your Canadian accent. Canada is great😊 love and greetings from Germany! 😊😚
Had the same problem with Frankenstein at first but then used an audio book. Reading along with the audio book really helped me get a feel for it and got me through the letters to the point that on rereading it I actually enjoy the letters. Definitely worth trying, the vocalisation really helps with the flow of the story and also makes you slow down and ponder on what's being said.
Good instincts on 13 Reasons and Divergent. But Frankenstein is 100% worth it, I highly recommend. Just power through the letters because it's super short and it pays off.
I just found your channel through Estee Lalonde. I am really impressed. Never came across any such channel at TH-cam before. I love your style, speaking plus personal. Absolutely adorable. SUBSCRIBED.
About "Frankenstein", maybe if in the future you are interested in reading it you could try listening it on audiobook. That's what I do with books I have trouble starting.
Haha Ariel you're adorable! The hyped book I just won't read is the Cinder series.....I've tried. I just can't do it 😂
I really enjoyed watching this! And I super appreciated how respectful you were to the books and genres you didn't have very much interest in. Your open minded perspective is such a delight to listen to. Your videos are my favorites. Thank you so much for all the wonderful content!
I tried reading Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas when EVERYONE was raving about it but I just couldn't get into it at all.
I agree with you on Divergent. I read the first 2 books in the series but I don't think I'll ever finish it. I also dropped the Delirium series after the first book. I'm very bad at continuing with series in general.
A genre that absolutely doesn't faze me is Fantasy. I know, I know, everyone and their mother loves it but I just ... can't.
I've started decluttering my (unread) books because I know I'll never read them and they just frustrate me whenever I look at them. Most of them I bought years and years ago when I was a lot younger and had different interests.
Yay, I'm glad you liked the tag and really enjoyed your answers! I totally feel you on the beginning of Frankenstein, but trust me, if you can just get past that it does get so much better.
littlespider9 thanks for making it up and for tagging me!! 💕💕💕
This seems like so such a fun tag to do, and it is interesting to see what people are not interested it :) great video!
I don't blame you for not wanting to read Frankenstein haha. It took me 8 months to get through it, certain moments in the book were fantastic, like the section where he observes the struggling family but for the most part, it dragged. I bought the graphic novel version from Burlington Books, I highly recommend this version, quick and to the point, you're done with the story in 20 minutes. The graphic novel version actually helped me to understand the original A LOT better.
Don't know if you'll see this, but definitely read Frankenstein. It's such a surprise. An amazing and emotional story, it was really great.
I USED to think I was never going to read the mortal instruments by Cassandra Clare. I pictured they were just not my cup of tea at all. Then I got the first three books for free by chance. I started reading and I am currently DEVOURING them. So glad I took the chance and picked them up!
For me it's Goldfinch by Donna Tart... I just cannot get myself to care at all... and it's so long! But everyone always tells me how great it is.
I usually wait until a series or trilogy is completely out before I dive into it- that way, if I absolutely love it, I can go right into the next one without waiting. I read ACOTAR just as the last one was being released- and now I'm halfway through ACOMAF and know I can jump into the last one at any time. Same thing with the Lunar Chronicles- I'm halfway through the series and loving it, and I know I can pick up Cress at any time. The downside is, you're not reading it when everyone else is. But that's never bothered me.
I'm not usually the best with oldschool books but Frankenstein is really brilliant.
The way you felt about the beginning of Frankenstein was the same way I felt about The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo. Once I got past the really boring beginning stuff I loved the series. Frankenstein was an alright book. Maybe once you get passed the letters you may enjoy it.
2:02 - Ah, waiting. The comicbook trade reader's dilemma. I am well acquainted. And it is even more frustrating when the next volume is delayed, sometimes for months at a time (i.e., with Volume 2 of Bitch Planet). Then you are faced with jumping right in with what you remember from the previous volume, or being forced to go back and re-read to refresh your memory.
I know this is an old video but I need to say this because I'm watching it now - I studied Frankenstein last year and it was so GOOD!!!!!!! The letters are tedious and, honestly, not that important, but the rest is AMAZING!!! Easily one of my favourite books!!!
I recommend pushing through with Frankenstein. I read the 1818 text this semester at uni and enjoyed it so much.
I've come to realize I'm not a huge fan of series either. I definitely lose interest quickly if I have to wait forever for the next books to come out. This is a cool tag; excited to give it a try👍🏻
Carry On by Rainbow Rowell! All the fan fiction was the main reason that I absolutely hated Fangirl. So, when she came out with an entire book dedicated to that, I was just like, "Not in a million years." I really loved Landline, though.
Frankenstein gets very good 1/3 of the way, and you can kinda skip the preface, the next pages are setting up the story and it becomes relevant later.
Great video! I had the same issue with Frankenstein, I ended up DNF'ing it. :') Overhyped books that I'll never read are all the books by Cassandra Clare, the series she writes just go on forever and the world and plot doesn't interest me.
Frankenstein hurts me. It's my favorite book! But hey to each their own. Always good to see your videos!
I still have two books on my shelf from History GCSE that my teacher recommended we read...that's coming up to 10 years ago.
You should read Frankenstein!! I read it the first time in a version for kids in Portuguese and then the normal translated version in Portuguese. I can't say I /like/ it, however i want to re-read it since its been 6 years since I read it. I think the struggle the monster goes thrue is SO beautiful and emotinal, even if it is sometimes boring it's worth reading
I can't wait for series either! I always miss all the hype because I wait til the whole series is released. If not I have to start from the beginning every time just to refresh! It's so frustrating that sometimes a good story idea is stretched into a trilogy instead of just one strong book just cause that's trendy and sells more.
I just had a whole semester class on Frankenstein and I had the same problem as you but because I had to read it I picked up the audio book and it was easier (by the way the letters are not really important they are just here to introduce you to the story)
and for a really hyped book I don't wanna read ... i'm really not interested in the whole mortal instruments/infernyl devices ... series 🙃
I love your videos !!
Read. Frankenstein. It was the first classic I ever read for pleasure and it completely made me fall in love with it and with Victorian Gothic literature, seriously it is SO GOOD
The waiting thing i relate to. Like I have to buy a whole series at once and if I'm reading a book while the series is continuing it sucks because then by the book comes out i would probably forget.
Oh so many, The Gone series, The Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare, and The Uglies by Scott Westerfeld.
like so many commenters, i dont get the hype for the sarah j. maas crown of whatever series. it just... does not interest me in any way.
Honestly I almost feel like you can skip the letters of Frankenstein. I read Frankenstein for a school project and I honesty liked the book a lot, I liked it surprisingly much for it being a classic. I’m not sure if it’s really your cup of tea but I’d still recommend it!
I'm a little late on this, but a hyped book I REALLY don't see myself reading is the A Song of Fire and Ice series. As much as I like the television show, I currently do not have the mental capacity to fit such a complex fantasy world in my brain. Still not caught up on the show, and still do not see myself reading the books.
Hello, Ariel. I really hope this year you give My True Love Gave to Me a try. I know they're only short stories, but I read it last year and I still think about the characters from this book.
i feel the exact same about waiting for books in a series. by the time the next book comes out i've forgotten most of the details and feel like in order to continue i'd have to reread the book, but i don't always want to, so at this point in my life i'm trying to just read stand alones or completed series bc i know myself
Don't worry about the Divergent series. The next two books were not good looking back..... especially Allegiant
Also that last question seems to lead to an upcoming unhaul. 😬
oh noooo My true love gave to me is sooo cute. (And I have the really pretty version that's pink and mint colored which are my fav colors and it's just so pretty that I want to whip it out every year for the aesthetics)
I thought I would hate Frankenstein because I don't really prefer classics, but I had to read it for class and I really liked it! I think you'd like it :)
Audiobook Frankenstein if you’re finding it hard at the beginning. That can help me to get into a book. Loving your channel, just subscribed. Looking forward to your home renos, all the best with it :)
I'm the same with series. I can't wait and I'm not a re-reader (with extremely few exceptions).
Frankenstein is amazing though! But I also knew nothing about it before I read it and it genuinely shocked me.
I'm late but
Twilight
Agreed 😄
You should pick up Gris Grimsley's Frankenstein, Its a graphic novel and he uses the actual text. Its quite a bit trimmed down from the original work (which I must admit I've never read all of it). I loved it.
I've had the same issue with Frankenstein for years
But if you can skip the letters or read them as quickly as possible, you'll enjoy the rest, I promise! It's a very good book apart from the letters :D
I loved Frankenstein, it really makes you think how far is too far. Where is the line that scientist shouldn't cross. I enjoyed it.
The entire Court of Mist & Wings & Roses series. It's gotten to the point where I roll my eyes and sigh in agony every time someone mentions them 🙄
Okay the Frankenstien letters aren't THAT important tbh so if you hate them that much just skip them bcc you'll still enjoy it a lot. It's so worth it!!! Such a meaningful and heart-wrenching and beautifully written!!
I recently read Frankenstein (for fun) and I totally agree with the letters being a drag. A good chunk of the book continues in the same way but there are some really enjoyable parts. It was a tough book to get through but I'm super glad I did - the themes are v tragically interesting!
I hope you read Frankenstein eventually because that book is great. I know the letters can be boring but once your past them it's awesome. 50 Shades of Grey no interest at all, not even if you paid me.
A Court of Thorns and Roses. its not that i don't want to read this book, but like you i don't want to wait for the next book for a whole nother year and then think i have to reread the first book again just to remember whats going on. i'm waiting for series to end so i don't have to wait, especially this one.
Tripp Row well the third and last book in that particular story was just released this mouth so better get on it🤓