the last book haul of 2021: books i've never heard of, romance & literary fiction

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  • @ttoharr
    @ttoharr 3 ปีที่แล้ว +204

    THE DRESS THE BOW THE EARRINGS- THIS OUTFIT IS STUNNING😍😍😍

  • @ptquillen
    @ptquillen 3 ปีที่แล้ว +174

    Literally woke up and thought “it’d be so nice to start my day with a new Emma video” and got on and saw you had just posted 🥺

  • @celinehasnojams
    @celinehasnojams 3 ปีที่แล้ว +66

    “i can’t fit this in my pockets because i am a woman” 😭😭 i felt this

  • @penultimateh766
    @penultimateh766 3 ปีที่แล้ว +99

    Our erudite hostess looks so nice in her Oscar Wilde dress and cool earrings!

  • @karin.007
    @karin.007 3 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    "i can't fit this in my pocket because I am a woman" literally you made my day bestie I love you

  • @PumpkinMozie
    @PumpkinMozie 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    The way you flip through the pages and tap the covers 😌 so satisfying…I know you have an ASMR channel but even your regular videos have the tingles…you’re clearly a natural

  • @kyestrella
    @kyestrella 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    sending love to everyone on this december day!! take care of yourself and i hope everything goes well for you 🤍💙

    • @LuluST-nc6us
      @LuluST-nc6us 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      To you as well!💜

  • @youwillneverknow7165
    @youwillneverknow7165 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    A note on A Wolf For a Spell: the main character's name, Zima, is the Slavic word for winter.

    • @forestchild487
      @forestchild487 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      yees, it's winter in our country (Slovakia)! zima! that's so cool ♥

  • @ldh1562
    @ldh1562 3 ปีที่แล้ว +115

    hi emma! another "eating" book i think you might like is "the particular sadness of lemon cake" by aimee bender. one of my favorite books ever, tons of magical realism, i think you might enjoy it a lot!

    • @maryvandehei
      @maryvandehei 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ooo is it similar to sourdough by robin sloan? I adore that book

    • @cookieswirl232
      @cookieswirl232 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@maryvandehei just popping in to say that if you enjoy literature with elements of baking and cutlery then you might wanna check out “sweet bean paste” by Tetsuya Akikawa!

  • @kristinripley5168
    @kristinripley5168 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    one book I highly recommend is The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova. It's a debut novel and starts out as a slow read, but once you get into it, you can't put it down. It's about 3 generations of historians (more or less) who realize that Dracula is still alive and they try to hunt him down.

    • @demonchildofwar
      @demonchildofwar 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I recommend this allll the time and never see anyone else talk about it! I’m glad someone else loves it as much as I do. I first read it in high school right when The Twilight movie was being made and felt it was so so superior to Twilight.

    • @kristinripley5168
      @kristinripley5168 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@demonchildofwar I honestly saw my crush in high school reading it and didn't actually start reading it until I got to college.

    • @demonchildofwar
      @demonchildofwar 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Her other book, The Swan Theives, is really good as well.

  • @charu2774
    @charu2774 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I watch your videos everytime I do my night time skin care routine. I am having my last book haul of the year as well. We have our city's largest book fair going on and I have been trying to get my hands on as many as possible. The unread books in my shelf will possibly reach 100 by the end of the year

  • @susanbrown2382
    @susanbrown2382 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I have recently learned that the only way I can focus on academic work is by having your videos playing the background. You have the most soothing voice and I really appreciate all of your videos that are helping me through finals right now!

  • @skylarandrei9203
    @skylarandrei9203 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    thank you for making my 2021 better, emma! you have created a safe haven here in yt. you deserve all the love and more 🤍🤍

  • @forestchild487
    @forestchild487 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    i am alone at the dorm, it's very dark and sad outside, and i am still in melancholic and sad mood since thursday. very lost in life, very behind in school and i have a broken heart by someone who i never dated, lol. this video feels like warm hug from a good friend. your voice in the background while i'm doing school is very comforting and i feel like i am safe and at home ♥

  • @victoriablake3826
    @victoriablake3826 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Ok so I’ve been trying to read through the Bible (not for any religious reasons, but out of an unfortunate sense of masochism and a desire to find all the biblical monsters) and Dinah’s chapter is one of the few chapters I actually enjoyed because of the ridiculous (and successful) plan her brothers come up with as vengeance. I keep telling the story to all my friends, I’m glad to see the author also agrees with my fascination

  • @thebasedgodmax1163
    @thebasedgodmax1163 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    less than zero was my book! hope you enjoy it emma, it's one of the darkest and most grounded yet stylish novels i've ever read.

  • @maanya__742
    @maanya__742 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    It has been a busy day today, I am gonna watch this and rewind, thank you Emma 💕💕

  • @andresgutierrezvasquez5636
    @andresgutierrezvasquez5636 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    That coffee mug makes me so anxious, why do you do this 😭

  • @delaney7021
    @delaney7021 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    “Meesa don’t know” killed me 😂😂
    You were looking for Otoh Gunga

  • @pattycandle3596
    @pattycandle3596 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hello from France ! I catch up some videos from December and OMG I love letters to a young poet. I read it fir the first time when I was in highschool and I read it again recently. I love it. It's magic. You need this I'm sure. Everyone need this. We live troubled time and this book is like some fresh air and more than that ! I highly recommend!

  • @selenalee5654
    @selenalee5654 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    just finished my chem assignment and emma uploaded YASSSS

  • @BookwormAdventureGirl
    @BookwormAdventureGirl 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    That’s a great dress. Love a good medley of books. The Red Tent is one of my all time faves. 😊💙

  • @graceb.5885
    @graceb.5885 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    you and your videos never fail to make me feel better, no matter the day or how i’m feeling. so thank you♥️

  • @Kate-wr4ef
    @Kate-wr4ef 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    "a dowry of blood" is so good!!!! so happy you're reading it:)

  • @aditmaryadi6678
    @aditmaryadi6678 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    I click for Emma
    I Stay for 18:40 the passion of graphic designer

  • @FaeryLaume
    @FaeryLaume 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    A Wolf for a Spell was the kind of book I just hugged when I finished it.

  • @nikolaiquack8548
    @nikolaiquack8548 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    So interesting that you guys watched Schindler's List in high school. I think a lot of German classes here do that as well, but mine never did. The description on the back is a bit misleading, though. There were people who saved more Jewish lives in WWII. In particular a Swedish diplomat called Raoul Wallenberg, who later died in a USSR prison.
    The history nerd in me just needed to mention that, haha.
    Also, Neon Gods sounds really good. Never really read much romantic fiction myself, but now I'm getting interested, thanks to you 👀

  • @josephcossey1811
    @josephcossey1811 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Jar Jar Binks impressions while wearing a wedding dress! Doesn't get any better than that!

  • @mayaduel951
    @mayaduel951 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Ahhh we studied Cloudstreet by Tim Winton in school and ever since I've been trying to read all his books. The writing is excellent, the metaphors are many and the characters are nuanced and complex (including the house)! I'm Australian so this book really hit home for me, I hope you enjoy it :)

  • @estelarubin764
    @estelarubin764 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thank you so much for all the wonderful videos. I greatly appreciate the book recommendations. I hope you have a happy holiday season. I love love the Oscar Wilde dress. From the bottom of my heart many thanks for making 2021 a better year!

  • @myrtolefk
    @myrtolefk 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    that dress is so ethereal I love it! also I recently finished my first katee robert book (not neon gods) and i wasn't blown away but i'm interested in reading more from her so I'll probably try Neon Gods too!

  • @vaibhavih4705
    @vaibhavih4705 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    emma you look ETHEREAL in your oscar wilde dress!! thank goodness you saved it from the coffee spillage, i’ve been in the same boat many a time

  • @lisasstitchingandsuch
    @lisasstitchingandsuch 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I hope your dress came out ok! I would be too scared to put it in the machine :/ Your bookcases have inspired me to create my own little home library. I have ordered the bookcases and they arriving end of January and in the meantime we are repainting the room jade green and just going whole hog into making the perfect little home library :D

  • @victoriazinszer8588
    @victoriazinszer8588 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I’m obsessing over your table lamp in the background. I just spent 20 minutes trying to find it online, I did not succeed lol.

    • @malissamoench8587
      @malissamoench8587 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I googled "lamps with trees on shade" and found some similar...

  • @claudiaelisa2583
    @claudiaelisa2583 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    lol "meesa don't know" is my favorite part

  • @lettiehempstock8497
    @lettiehempstock8497 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Sunday just got better. Thank you, Emma!

  • @brucebowen5122
    @brucebowen5122 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Ah Emma you look great! I’d love to hear you talk about the Secret History. Ik you mentioned that you didn’t like it before and I’d love to hear your take

  • @nastasiaabdelfatah9173
    @nastasiaabdelfatah9173 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I had an awful day and your video put a smile on my face🥺

  • @blinkb4ido
    @blinkb4ido 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    i can’t describe how much i love your videos

  • @beckyl4343
    @beckyl4343 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'm so glad you're excited about Eartheater! When I read it I knew I had to send it to you. Enjoy!!

  • @rondoflicflac
    @rondoflicflac 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for making my 2021 better!! 💜💜💜

  • @jamesduggan7200
    @jamesduggan7200 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    When you meet someone who doesn't like The Nutcracker there is a 83% possibility he is a Grinch.

  • @petra5407
    @petra5407 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This dress is everything!

  • @hyemiyah
    @hyemiyah 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    you and your oscar wilde dress look STUNNING.
    i've been screaming about a dowry of blood ever since i finished reading it. i hope you enjoy it, too!
    also less than zero is really dark. it has strong secret history vibes sans the dark academia thing.w

  • @martasgreatlibrary
    @martasgreatlibrary 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    i love your energy and enthusiasm in this video emma! also the dress is gorgeousss

  • @MartinDSmith
    @MartinDSmith 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    "Was it a vision or a waking dream?Fled is that music.Do I wake or sleep?"

  • @olivera3172
    @olivera3172 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Emma hi! Great video & selection of books, as always! Thanks for the inspiration! 🥰
    By the way in a wolf for a spell, Zima means winter (from Russian). Hugs from cold Vienna, Austria!

  • @baileymoore13
    @baileymoore13 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    EMMA! i love this video and the amount of content we've been getting lately !! sending u love!

  • @nathan3707
    @nathan3707 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Hey Emma, I’m from Newfoundland and it’s really lovely here, but at times the weather can be a little extreme. The nature here is incredible, I might be a little biased but others from outside of Newfoundland have said that to me as-well. Being in nature is my favorite thing and Newfoundland is the place to be for that.

  • @grrrr_mommy
    @grrrr_mommy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    aaaa you look so pretty as always

  • @calastyphon3414
    @calastyphon3414 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    this is a nice change of pace from the f1 grand prix thank you

  • @vonhammershark
    @vonhammershark 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I am beyond looking forward to hearing your thoughts on A Dowry of Blood !! It’s easily my favourite book I’ve read this year~ I hope you love it too !!

  • @denisefreitas6727
    @denisefreitas6727 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Emma, love your new books (I read The Red Tent and i liked it ), but your dress is a dream! ✨✨

  • @rosebee1252
    @rosebee1252 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hey Emma. Could be a crazy coincidence but I ordered and sent you The Gatewatch from Crowsnest books. I love it, it’s one of my favourites. I’m based in the UK and it wasn’t available here to send so I had to order locally to you. I hope that you enjoy it x

  • @Luke-cp2jz
    @Luke-cp2jz 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Less Than Zero was a very interesting book that honestly felt like a fever dream and got more intense the more I went on. Easton Ellis is a great writer and honestly enjoyed this book more than American Psycho and felt it did more to fit the theme of what American Psycho was trying to say than American Psycho did. Super fast read and interesting. Loved your video as always and LOVE the dress

  • @angelazeiler6838
    @angelazeiler6838 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The myth of Hades and Persephone is my absolute favourite and "Neon Gods" sounds really promising 🤩 thanks for this recommendation Emma 😊
    I have one for you, too: The Swarm from Frank Schätzing.

    • @laurah2404
      @laurah2404 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I love the swarm!

    • @angelazeiler6838
      @angelazeiler6838 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@laurah2404 I read it a few years ago and listened to the audiobook this summer. Such a great book 🥰

  • @Ktaylor3694
    @Ktaylor3694 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Oooo so exciting you are getting more into romance. It’s a fun genre. I would like to hear the tropes and vibes you like and are looking for. I have always generally liked the romance genre, but I have read more of it this year than any other. If you haven’t read The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood I definitely recommend. It’s super hyped, but I think it was well worth the hype in my opinion.

  • @gabrielagardeano2456
    @gabrielagardeano2456 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    i love how emma loves rilke

  • @carolinecheney2194
    @carolinecheney2194 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    What! I just ordered Neon Gods. What a coincidence, I am so happy to hear you speak about it, now I know it will be good 😊

  • @JessieJoystick
    @JessieJoystick 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Emma is a fairytale Princess who goes to uni in a castle in a world where (almost) everyone else is imaginary or invisible 💫💖

  • @WilliamsReptiles
    @WilliamsReptiles 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I know you've done videos on it so you're aware, but your fashion sense is like a book come to life. Like a human book if that makes sense! Love your aesthetic so much!

  • @learnreadingquranwithhafiz8363
    @learnreadingquranwithhafiz8363 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    This video is literally as snug as a bug in a rug ❤️❤️❤️❤️💕😍. Please also make a video on your collection of scented candles 😊

  • @Softheartedrose
    @Softheartedrose 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    "it was whispering my name: emma...emma buy me"
    "So I bought it"

  • @2009ashmi
    @2009ashmi 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love your dress Emma!! It's gorgeous!! 😍😍😍😍❤️❤️❤️❤️

  • @boglitt6918
    @boglitt6918 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    When you whispered *Emma! Emma, buy me!* I was spooked because my name is Emma too 🤣

  • @jiminlovebot
    @jiminlovebot 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I finished A Dowry of Blood a few days ago and LOVED IT!!!!! 🥰❤️ Make sure to check out the epilogue (An Encore of Roses) on the author’s website afterwards!

  • @GabrielLopes-dz6xr
    @GabrielLopes-dz6xr 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I mean......this channel has even a place for Jar Jar Binks.
    It's like...EVERYTHING! 😂

  • @nerdbot37
    @nerdbot37 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Bret Easton Ellis finished Less Than Zero while a student at Bennington College. One of his writing professors there was Joe McGinniss. It has been widely reported that McGinniss suggested to Ellis that he change the narration from third- to first-person. And it has widely rumored that McGinniss had a lot more than that to do with its writing.
    Apparently, Donna Tartt and Jonathan Lethem were also students at Bennington during Ellis's time there. Wild.

  • @isabel13a
    @isabel13a 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    watching this while working on my last college project of the semester

  • @lizardslaw2661
    @lizardslaw2661 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Less than Zero was actually made into a movie in the mid-late 80s. I remember going to see it as a teenager.

  • @kelleyiswriting
    @kelleyiswriting 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Ahhh I love the Nightingale and the Rose by Oscar Wilde YOUR DRESS IS PERFECT 😍

  • @dohabeshir9405
    @dohabeshir9405 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Frist, this dress is gorgeous and you look so pretty with it💙
    Second, thanks again for these videos i will never stop saying this because it will never be enough, your channel is my comfort zone and i always find a new video from you when i'm sad or have a busy day, just love you and loved this video 💙💙💙

  • @ТаисияСулейманова
    @ТаисияСулейманова 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hey, Emma! Thank you so much for this video!! Loved the books, lobed your dress and outfit in general. You're just so special...
    As for the recommendations, I would love to mention "The House of the Spirits" by Isabel Allende. I'm somewhere on page 63 currently, but I already love it! Reminds me of "One Hundred Years of Solitude" so much. Definitely going to continue with this book💛🌻
    Actually, I wanted to leave a comment under your previous video(which is officially one of my faves), but something eventually stopped me from doing this
    Anyways, all I wanted to say is thank you. Thank you for your sunlit personality☀️
    So happy 200.000 people now know about your existence. It's an extremely pleasant feeling. Also, your reaction to snow is precious🥺💞
    As a person, who lives in a specifically snowy region, I can relate so much. Take care of yourself and have some perfect Christmas and New Year time💚❤🐌❄
    You deserve it so much

  • @manebarnanita5577
    @manebarnanita5577 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You should look into reading "miss smilla´s feelings for snow" by Peter Høeg, i think you would love it for your winter tbr.

  • @CoralTheWitch2023
    @CoralTheWitch2023 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love you, your dresses, and your recommendations!

  • @TLBainter
    @TLBainter 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I always wear white.
    I always spill things on myself.
    I don't know why I continue to wear white, but I feel your pain.

  • @giovanna7506
    @giovanna7506 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    wow your dress is so pretty

  • @ingridbuusschmidt769
    @ingridbuusschmidt769 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Your videos always make me guppy! Thank you emma🌨

  • @safa-bl2bq
    @safa-bl2bq 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    i love ur style emma!!!

  • @Thegratefulnurse
    @Thegratefulnurse 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I LOVE that dress!!

  • @princesschelsea1558
    @princesschelsea1558 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love that you scolded your coffee 😂 I’m glad I’m not the only one that talks to objects!

  • @remarkablylisa
    @remarkablylisa 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    So happy you got into romance this year!!!! ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ I enjoyed neon gods.

  • @Shygrief
    @Shygrief 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi ! So nice you were talking about Russian folklore a bit. The stress in Yaga (Baba Yaga=Баба Яга) is in last syllable .

  • @steelcutoaths3033
    @steelcutoaths3033 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I spilled coffee on my jeans on my way to work one morning. Couldn't turn around, couldn't rinse the coffee out in a timely manner.
    Coffee doesn't mess around 😂

  • @lillywade3236
    @lillywade3236 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    OSCAR WILDE DRESS I LOVE IT 😭

  • @zsadiq8491
    @zsadiq8491 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Hello beautiful Emma
    Would really love to send you all the volumes of Proust’s- In Search of lost time. If you don’t already have them of course. But I see you have your hands full haha. Hopefully, one of these days we get to hear you speak on this beautiful work of literature.
    Love your videos. Keep up the great work 👍

    • @jamesduggan7200
      @jamesduggan7200 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Currently, the party at M. Villeparis is over, and his grandmother has a fever,

  • @ingerreads9727
    @ingerreads9727 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Tim Winton is an amazing author. One of my favorites!

  • @sophiethepegasus
    @sophiethepegasus 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Edmonton is the largest mall in North America! I know bc I got lost there as a 4 year old and they nearly had to shut down the building... I was in the changing rooms but my parents couldnt find me

  • @jiminlovebot
    @jiminlovebot 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I’m reading a few of Rilke’s works for uni and I wish I had your enthusiasm 😂

  • @wardamohamed9351
    @wardamohamed9351 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    very interested to hear what you think about neon gods! i read it a couple of months ago and it was interesting... 🤣😭

  • @r.j.williams
    @r.j.williams 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    i was looking for something to cleanse my brain from the mess that has occurred in the formula one world and i saw this had been uploaded :)

  • @clover1519-h7q
    @clover1519-h7q 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    watching this as midnight rolls around❣️ (its my birthday!!)

  • @Jennabrown3286
    @Jennabrown3286 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    A Dowry of Blood is so good!!

  • @quarrel79
    @quarrel79 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Jar Jar Binks is a Gungan!

  • @ShivangiBhasin
    @ShivangiBhasin 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Emma you MUST get a hold of the recently published Pushkin Press’ edition of Duino Elegies! It’s breathtaking! I saw it on one of Eric Anderson’s latest video and have been DYING to let you know

  • @tstockto
    @tstockto 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    The Red Tent is such a good book!

  • @aliciaguzman
    @aliciaguzman 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I lovedddd Eartheater!

  • @meganl.6040
    @meganl.6040 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Oh no, Less Than Zero messed me up!

  • @MixtapeofVideos
    @MixtapeofVideos 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    fun fact, baba yaga translates to witch in Polish!!

  • @illyrianvines5410
    @illyrianvines5410 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    The dress is giving me cottage-core Snow White vibes😍