For those who are interested in books from North Korea, I recently finished "Friend" by Paek Nam-Nyong. It's very different from what we can usually read because it is not a memoir or a story about escaping North Korea, at all. It is written by a North Korean author who still lives there and is actually quite famous over there. The story is set in the late 70s (if memory serves) and the main character is a judge who has to decide whether or not a couple can divorce. It's so interesting because it gives the reader a totally "new" insight into what life in North Korea is and it is strangely... human. We often can forget that people over there also lead their "normal" life as well as they can. Of course, some ideas are very weird to a Western reader because ... well ... communist dictactorship, but you get my point. Anyway, sorry for rambling and sorry for any mistakes, English is not my first language.
Thank you! I was about to say like how Eurocentric it has become that when people want to read from other countries, the books they read are always about escaping that country lol
Hello Emma, Romanian subscriber here. Unfortunately, our literature is not very well-known in the English-speaking room due to the fact that it wasn't translated, but there are some authors that you might find interesting and I think you can easily find their books. - Mircea Eliade - he was a historian of religions, a professor at University of Chicago and most of his literature is what we call "fantastical literature" (not to be confused with fantasy) and it's a mix of Romanian folkloric and mythological themes nicely blend into a modern set-up (by modern, please read interwar period in Europe). Also, he has some novellas that touch Indian spirituality. - Mircea Cartarescu is the most famous living Romanian author. In English you can find a novel (Blinding) and a novellas collection (Nostalgia). Cartarescu creates a world of dreams in which science, chemistry, biology etc. are a core part. He's very good and Nostalgia is great book. Unfortunately, one of his best works in Romanian - Levantul - has not been translated into English. In Levantul, Cartarescu writes a verse epic (such as Iliad) in which the main character is the Romanian Poetry and he imitates (pastiche, not exactly imitation) the writing style of canonical Romanian poets :)
Sunt de acord. I fully agree. Personally I would add my favorite Romanian poet, Nichita Stanescu. However, his work reads best in Romanian. I don’t think a translation, as great as it could be, would truly do justice to his body of work.
Cool! I actually found a copy of Two Strange Tales by Eliade the other day at a used bookstore and picked it up because of how interesting it looked. :)
@@claudiud1654 Ah sorry; I didn’t know if it was a known collection or something. 😄 It has “Nights at Serampore” and “The Secret of Dr. Honigberger”. Published by Shambhala; they look novella-length! I’m scanning thru the author’s introduction and he calls it “Tales of the Occult”, and he notes reasons for lack of translations into English. Apparently these aren’t as representative of him as some of his other works.
My TBR has no chance. If it's not adding from the video, it's scrolling through the comments to find MORE amazing books. Thanks to everyone who leaves wonderful recommendations :)
Can I just say, I love love love the diversity of books and authors you add to your TBRs ? You keep introducing me to a variety of books I would never find out about otherwise ! You're amazing, Emma ! 🥰 lots of love from Portugal (also, can't wait to know your thoughts about Fernando Pessoa and The Book of Disquiet - it's my favorite author and book of all time ! I would suggest, if you have the chance, learning about what a peculiar individual Pessoa was! You will definitely be amazed by his genius mind) 💙
I’ve just finished “Sadako and the thousand paper cranes”. It’s such a heartbreaking story about a girl from Hiroshima who suffered from leukemia. I highly recommend it
Two videos in two days... Thank you... 💛I am getting back to reading this month... I hadn't been reading for a few months due to my exams... But I am so happy to get back at it😊
Hi! Romanian subscriber right here. "Zenobia" by Gellu Naum is a Romanian book and you can find it in english too. I read this book in April, this year and was amazing. I hope you can find this book and if you will read it I hope you will like it. Aaaaaand... Sorry for my english. ;-;
If you’re interested in reading modern Russian books I recommend Laurus by Eugene Vodolazkin (it’s set in the Middle Ages Russia though) and Zuleikha Opens Her Eyes by Guzel Yakhina (it’s about the 1930s and all the horrors that regular Tatar people had to face)
Just so you know, Nana from The Traveling Cat Chronicles is actually pronounced like nah-nah. It means "seven." You'll learn why they're named that in the book :)
EMMA I'M SO GLAD YOU MENTIONED ROMANIA IN YOUR VIDEO! As a Romanian subscriber I can say we do have some great authors, one of my favorites being Ion Luca Caragiale, who wrote mostly plays and short texts. Actually, an acting college in Bucharest was named after him! I enjoy the themes he explores in his works because he does it in a very amusing manner. If you can ever get your hands on Romanian literature I highly recommend Caragiale. Love your videos!
So...this may sound weird but I'm very picky when it comes to book tubers. Maybe bc i love books so much and take everything so personally even though I'm just watching strangers on the internet. But I've really grown to like and trust your channel and many of your reads go on my tbr. So yay!
I'm happy you liked the first story from Machado's The Alienist. Hope you like the whole book. Anne of Green Gables and The Travelling Cat Chronicles are really great. My brilliant friend is the first of four books. I've read the entire serie and i can tell you: It's fantastic!
Thank you Emma. That reading journal is so beautiful and the invisible cities is such an interesting project. There are some books I've been meaning to read from Romania so I think maybe I'll choose a book from there.
My copy of War and Peace arrives tomorrow and I can’t wait to get started. My current reads are Gardens of the Moon and The Midnight Library, both of which I’m loving. My TBR for May is Headhouse Gates, Reasons to Stay Alive, Notes on a Nervous Planet, Legendborn and hopefully the Hobbit! Beautiful video as always - I find your videos bless my day when they’re released. Your voice is so calming and you inspire me to read so much. ✨🤍
I’m also thinking about reading My Brilliant Friend in May! I hope we both enjoy it! I’m way behind on War and Peace, lol. I’m struggling with the motivation to pick it up! Looking forward to the DA readathon, your TBR sounds so exciting.
this was so nice to watch! I'm in the middle of exam season and I haven't read anything not school related for ages and I miss it so much. I can't wait to get to planning June's reads when I finally can actually read!! Also though, particularly Heidi, but also Anne of Green Gables, were a couple of my absolute favourite comfort reads as a - would highly recommend!
Heidi was my favourite as a child and my copy no longer has a spine and it is so loved and worn. If you don't get to it this readathon I highly recommend you pick it up sometime. Super wholesome and sweet.
Yesss, I love plan with me videos! 💜 My TBRs are not very realistic, they end up being kind of obsolete by the end of the month, but I still make them cause they're fun lol
I’m reading War and Peace as well for my book group ..I am just loving it so much and just wish I had more hours of the day to devote to it ! Every year I do a reading challenge ( for myself ) 2021 has become short story collections ..trying to find some new writers if possible , but also diving into the classics ..I picked Hemingway’s “ In our Time “ and “ Men without Women “ for my April selections ...love your channel !! btw I second everyone’s enthusiasm for the Ferrante series ..it’s a stunner !
Omg I'm currently reading Anne of Green Gables! It'd be so nice to feel like I'm "buddy reading" it with you if you do decide to read it 🙈 hihi on a completely unrelated note, please drop the new asmr video soon? 🙏 I'm your number 1 asmr fan!! Sending you love, hope you keep strong and healthy during the new lockdown!💜 Your videos have become my comfort place
Love your level of comfort with planning beyond your capability to read in a month 😂 I've been feeling guilty about doing that...but plans never hurt anyone, right? Especially not if you enjoy planning!
Book (nonfiction) on Madagascar: David Graeber, Lost People: Magic and the Legacy of Slavery in Madagascar A work of anthropology by one of the greatest anarchist scholar of all time. It’s an ethnography, a writing on people’s narrative. It’s a scholarship, but not a kind where author mobilizes professional jargons. Rather it’s more about how daily cultural experience shapes concepts that enables one to think about social world. Highly recommend if you are into long-reads (more than 450 pages) 🤣
hi, I'm planning on reading 5 books in May and I'm really excited because I have never read so many books in one month so this video really gave me the motivation to put myself some goals and respect them. Thank you Emma for your videos, they always make me smile and give me motivation!! love from Italy 💗
@@chiara3879 I'm planning to read 1) "va dove ti porta il cuore" by Susanna Tamaro 2)"the wicked king" which is the second book in a trilogy by Holly Black 3) "oggetti di reato" by Patricia Cornwell 4)"cittá di cenere" which is the second book in the Shadowhunters series by Cassandra Clare 5) "phantom of the opera" I don't remember the author of
I finished a thousand boy kisses recently and I loved it! It was so heart warming and wholesome but so sad and heartbreaking at the same time, the romance was beautifully written and I recommend it to everyone
A couple months back I saw video and you were talking about the book 'Crime and Punishment' and how it affected you, hearing that I thought that I should give it a try. Intially after reading a little I seriously thought your were exaggerating the impact of this book on one's mind. But now Im in the middle of the book, and I find myself not being able to read more than 20 pages at once. Im constantly just sitting or lying on my bed thinking about the Raskolnikov and his emotions and his expressions. The state of his mind and turmoil. I dont want to keep reading but I dont know if I want to stop. And I know this comment is completely out of place to this video, but just wanted to share my experience.
"Heidi" the book is SOOOO much better than the movie(s). (I was named for that character, full disclosure.) It has a lot of depth, which you wouldn't expect from a child's book (putatively.) Read it!!!
I’m probably going to read Cloud Atlas for the extra credit challenge and I’m so excited because that’s a book I’ve wanted to read for ages. I absolutely adored The Bone Clocks by the same author, so it’s about time I read more by him!
If you ever need another idea for a wholesome, fascinating book with some ironic humor to read from (partially) the perspective of a cat, I highly recommend E. T. A. Hoffmann's The Life and Opinions of Tomboy Murr. It's translated from a German Classic from the Romantic era (Die Lebens-Ansichten des Katers Murr) and it has been a favourite of mine for ten years
I love to see your big tbr, you always make an interesting selection. Also, the whole video I was thinking about how soft your sweater seems to be haha
Emma, so excited to find your channel 😍 I absolutely in love with atmosphere in your videos, thank you so much ❤ Hope you'll love Turgenev and I highly recommend "Fathers and sons", really heartbreaking book
I’m currently reading Death Comes for the Archbishop (Willa Cather) and Cane (Jean Toomer). I’ve really been enjoying both of them-though right now I’m on vacation in Colorado exploring the desert and the old pueblos, so I’ll admit that I’m sort of focusing on Death Comes for the Archbishop rn. I have a really bad habit of not paying attention to my reading list and just choosing random books whenever I have a slot open (but in my defense, it tends to work out) I assume most people have heard of Death Comes for the Archbishop; Cane is a book that I’d never heard about before. It’s a narrative set of poems and lyrical short stories that’s really really incredibly beautiful-it follows a small town in 1920’s Georgia and I’m just absolutely blown away by the quality of the book-each individual chapter is really short (2-10 minutes in Audio form) and mostly self contained, so I’ve mostly been using it as a pallet cleanser for my mind during breaks (I have 10 minutes in between each class for online school). For anyone interested, Cane is free on Spotify with an incredible audio performance-I would really recommend listing to it in audio form-poetry in general, I think, benefits from being read aloud-and some of the rhymes and rhythms within the book are only really noticeable in a old-Georgian accent-the tones and inflictions of the narration on Spotify also help to transmit of the cultural ideas and values that are present in the book (believe me, the rural georgia of the book is not one that you are already familiar with)-Again, really incredible narration. This video might have knocked my tbr even further out of the window, because now I’m really interested in reading First Love and In Watermelon Sugar
Hi! Elena Ferrante is the most popular italian author. I'm italian and I don't think there is anyone, here, who has the same popularity as her. There is a tv series based on "my brilliant firend" and also a great mistery about the writer: Elena Ferrante is a pseudonym, so nobody really knows who she/he is. I haven't read her books yet, but I'm planning on taking the whole series with me when I leave for the summer. I'm probably the only italian who hasn't read it yet.
Also, I have a fun fact about the pseudonym that she/he chose. Elena Ferrante suonds very similar to Elsa Morante, one of the most important authors from our 20th century. And one of my personal favourites. I don't know if her novels have been translated in english, but if so, Emmie you have to read them!! I think you would absolutley love them. She wrote a lot, but my favourites are: "L'isola di Arturo" and "la Storia"
Kwaidan is cute haha, and the 1964 movie adaptation is simply gorgeous. A masterpiece, absolutely love it. You should really give it a try when you have more capacity for movies ;)
I hope this comment finds you in good spirits. Your channel brings me great joy. It’s heartwarming to listen to someone who(similarly to me) finds literature soothing, inspiring and enlightening. Though we have a slightly different taste in books I wanted to share one of the books that impressed me the most - Victor Paskov’s Ballade pour Georg Henig. The author is Bulgarian(Eastern Europe) and this is one of his shortest works. The novel was first translated in french and it was very popular in France, but I’m pretty sure that there is an english translation as well. The story is heartbreaking, but I don’t think that you would appreciate it less for that reason.
I work really close to where Lafcadio Hearn lived as a child.Have just finished Frankenstein and have just begun Goodnight Mr Tom recommended by Rae Of Sunlight.Happy reading!😃
I’m curious to know why the book from Madagascar has such a low rating. I don’t thing I’ve ever seen a book that had lower than a 3 star overall rating.
Hi, I'm from Romania as well. Actually, Penguin Modern Classics (relatively) recently translated a novel by a Romanian author: Mihail Sebastian - ForTwo Thousand Years. I think this is one of the most easily accessible books by a Romanian author in English. Excited to see what you think about whatever book you pick to read!
I’ll be very curious to hear your thoughts on My Brilliant Friend, whenever you get to it. I’ve probably already mentioned this in a comment on your channel but I inhaled the four books in the series last year and loved them. Also, fyi, the audiobook narration is fantastic. I’ll think you’ll like it.
My brilliant friend is a really good book. I know you mentioned that you are starting to slowly watch movies and series again so if you can I would absolutely recommend the series done by HBO I think, it is even better than the books. But it is also very heartbreaking. And the name is pronounced LILA just to get you in the Italian spirit, but watch the trailer if nothing else:)
Hello! this video was really great love ur suggestions and your good taste. I think your book journal/log thingy was really cool and if it's not too much trouble could you link it(or something similar to it) in one of your fiture videos pr something like that? Thx so much for your amazing book content :)
Ukrainian books Mesopotamia by Serhiy Zhadan The Forest Song by Lesya Ukrainka Tiger Trappers by Ivan Bahrianyi Eneïda by Ivan Kotliarevsky Shadows of the Forgotten Ancestors by Mykhailo Kotsiubynsky Marusia Churai by Lina Kostenko Andrey Kurkov Maria Matios The wings By Lina Kostenko It’s true that there is no need in soil for winged. There is no ground, then there will be a sky. No field, then there will be freedom. There is no pair, then there will be clouds. This is probably the bird’s truth… And what about a human? What is a human? Lives on earth. Doen’t fly by itself. But it has wings. And it has wings! Those wings aren’t made of fluff and feathers, But of the truth, virtue and trust. Someone’s - from loyalty in love. Someone’s - from eternal bursting. Someone’s - with sincerity to work. Someone’s - from generosity to care. Someone’s - from a song, or from hope, Or from poetry, or from a dream. Human does not fly… But it has wings. It has wings!
Hey - i was wondering how you manage to read so much :) i adore reading myself and would like to do it more often, but then there are all these other things to manage...
For those who are interested in books from North Korea, I recently finished "Friend" by Paek Nam-Nyong. It's very different from what we can usually read because it is not a memoir or a story about escaping North Korea, at all. It is written by a North Korean author who still lives there and is actually quite famous over there. The story is set in the late 70s (if memory serves) and the main character is a judge who has to decide whether or not a couple can divorce. It's so interesting because it gives the reader a totally "new" insight into what life in North Korea is and it is strangely... human. We often can forget that people over there also lead their "normal" life as well as they can. Of course, some ideas are very weird to a Western reader because ... well ... communist dictactorship, but you get my point. Anyway, sorry for rambling and sorry for any mistakes, English is not my first language.
Thanks for the recommendation, the book sounds very very interesting!
Thank you! I was about to say like how Eurocentric it has become that when people want to read from other countries, the books they read are always about escaping that country lol
Hello Emma, Romanian subscriber here. Unfortunately, our literature is not very well-known in the English-speaking room due to the fact that it wasn't translated, but there are some authors that you might find interesting and I think you can easily find their books.
- Mircea Eliade - he was a historian of religions, a professor at University of Chicago and most of his literature is what we call "fantastical literature" (not to be confused with fantasy) and it's a mix of Romanian folkloric and mythological themes nicely blend into a modern set-up (by modern, please read interwar period in Europe). Also, he has some novellas that touch Indian spirituality.
- Mircea Cartarescu is the most famous living Romanian author. In English you can find a novel (Blinding) and a novellas collection (Nostalgia). Cartarescu creates a world of dreams in which science, chemistry, biology etc. are a core part. He's very good and Nostalgia is great book. Unfortunately, one of his best works in Romanian - Levantul - has not been translated into English. In Levantul, Cartarescu writes a verse epic (such as Iliad) in which the main character is the Romanian Poetry and he imitates (pastiche, not exactly imitation) the writing style of canonical Romanian poets :)
Love Mircea Eliade, if you read Spanish you can find his works in translation. 😊
Sunt de acord. I fully agree. Personally I would add my favorite Romanian poet, Nichita Stanescu. However, his work reads best in Romanian. I don’t think a translation, as great as it could be, would truly do justice to his body of work.
Cool! I actually found a copy of Two Strange Tales by Eliade the other day at a used bookstore and picked it up because of how interesting it looked. :)
@@michaelchen6017 Hope you like it. Which tales are in the collection? I find it kinda odd that it's called tales and not novellas 🙂
@@claudiud1654 Ah sorry; I didn’t know if it was a known collection or something. 😄 It has “Nights at Serampore” and “The Secret of Dr. Honigberger”. Published by Shambhala; they look novella-length!
I’m scanning thru the author’s introduction and he calls it “Tales of the Occult”, and he notes reasons for lack of translations into English. Apparently these aren’t as representative of him as some of his other works.
My TBR has no chance. If it's not adding from the video, it's scrolling through the comments to find MORE amazing books. Thanks to everyone who leaves wonderful recommendations :)
Literally!
Damn, you really hit the spot. I'm dying from hoarding all these books and good recs from the comments, haha.
Early again!!! YOU'RE SPOLING US WITH BEAUTIFUL, STUNNING, WONDERFUL CONTENT EMMA
Can I just say, I love love love the diversity of books and authors you add to your TBRs ? You keep introducing me to a variety of books I would never find out about otherwise ! You're amazing, Emma ! 🥰 lots of love from Portugal (also, can't wait to know your thoughts about Fernando Pessoa and The Book of Disquiet - it's my favorite author and book of all time ! I would suggest, if you have the chance, learning about what a peculiar individual Pessoa was! You will definitely be amazed by his genius mind) 💙
Heidi is my favorite book of all time. If you want a sweet, emotional, quite, nostalgic moment go for it
I’ve just finished “Sadako and the thousand paper cranes”. It’s such a heartbreaking story about a girl from Hiroshima who suffered from leukemia. I highly recommend it
Two videos in two days... Thank you... 💛I am getting back to reading this month... I hadn't been reading for a few months due to my exams... But I am so happy to get back at it😊
Wow I'm brazilian and I'm so happy because you are reading machado de assis. He is my favorite and I hope you enjoy it!
I’m addicted to your videos they have such a soothing, atmospheric, relaxing effect and I’m in love with them. Thank you so much :)
"A GIRL CAN DREAM "
..indeed
Hi! Romanian subscriber right here. "Zenobia" by Gellu Naum is a Romanian book and you can find it in english too. I read this book in April, this year and was amazing. I hope you can find this book and if you will read it I hope you will like it.
Aaaaaand... Sorry for my english. ;-;
If you’re interested in reading modern Russian books I recommend Laurus by Eugene Vodolazkin (it’s set in the Middle Ages Russia though) and Zuleikha Opens Her Eyes by Guzel Yakhina (it’s about the 1930s and all the horrors that regular Tatar people had to face)
Just so you know, Nana from The Traveling Cat Chronicles is actually pronounced like nah-nah. It means "seven." You'll learn why they're named that in the book :)
EMMA I'M SO GLAD YOU MENTIONED ROMANIA IN YOUR VIDEO!
As a Romanian subscriber I can say we do have some great authors, one of my favorites being Ion Luca Caragiale, who wrote mostly plays and short texts. Actually, an acting college in Bucharest was named after him!
I enjoy the themes he explores in his works because he does it in a very amusing manner.
If you can ever get your hands on Romanian literature I highly recommend Caragiale.
Love your videos!
YOU WILL ADORE ANNE OF GREEN GABLES!!!!🌸✨✨
READ IT!!! I AM SO EXCITED!!! IT'S MY FAVOURITE BOOK EVER! 💜💜
So...this may sound weird but I'm very picky when it comes to book tubers. Maybe bc i love books so much and take everything so personally even though I'm just watching strangers on the internet. But I've really grown to like and trust your channel and many of your reads go on my tbr. So yay!
I'm happy you liked the first story from Machado's The Alienist. Hope you like the whole book. Anne of Green Gables and The Travelling Cat Chronicles are really great. My brilliant friend is the first of four books. I've read the entire serie and i can tell you: It's fantastic!
Thank you Emma. That reading journal is so beautiful and the invisible cities is such an interesting project. There are some books I've been meaning to read from Romania so I think maybe I'll choose a book from there.
My copy of War and Peace arrives tomorrow and I can’t wait to get started. My current reads are Gardens of the Moon and The Midnight Library, both of which I’m loving. My TBR for May is Headhouse Gates, Reasons to Stay Alive, Notes on a Nervous Planet, Legendborn and hopefully the Hobbit!
Beautiful video as always - I find your videos bless my day when they’re released. Your voice is so calming and you inspire me to read so much. ✨🤍
I’m also thinking about reading My Brilliant Friend in May! I hope we both enjoy it! I’m way behind on War and Peace, lol. I’m struggling with the motivation to pick it up! Looking forward to the DA readathon, your TBR sounds so exciting.
your presence is so cute and soft I had to subscribe, thank u for this video I never really thought about planning out what to read next :]
I’m from naples, Italy & Ferrante is a Neapolitan classic. A must read! Let us know how you like it !!
It is a dream to have owned so many books and get to go through it like you're in your library!
Ahhh emma i cannot explain how happy i get when u post!!
this was so nice to watch! I'm in the middle of exam season and I haven't read anything not school related for ages and I miss it so much. I can't wait to get to planning June's reads when I finally can actually read!! Also though, particularly Heidi, but also Anne of Green Gables, were a couple of my absolute favourite comfort reads as a - would highly recommend!
Heidi was my favourite as a child and my copy no longer has a spine and it is so loved and worn. If you don't get to it this readathon I highly recommend you pick it up sometime. Super wholesome and sweet.
Yesss, I love plan with me videos! 💜 My TBRs are not very realistic, they end up being kind of obsolete by the end of the month, but I still make them cause they're fun lol
I cannot wait to hear what you think about Anne of Green Gables !!
I’m reading War and Peace as well for my book group ..I am just loving it so much and just wish I had more hours of the day to devote to it ! Every year I do a reading challenge ( for myself ) 2021 has become short story collections ..trying to find some new writers if possible , but also diving into the classics ..I picked Hemingway’s “ In our Time “ and “ Men without Women “ for my April selections ...love your channel !! btw I second everyone’s enthusiasm for the Ferrante series ..it’s a stunner !
Love the format of this video. You also inspired me to pick up «War and Peace» and I am loving it so much so far. :)
Omg I'm currently reading Anne of Green Gables! It'd be so nice to feel like I'm "buddy reading" it with you if you do decide to read it 🙈 hihi on a completely unrelated note, please drop the new asmr video soon? 🙏 I'm your number 1 asmr fan!! Sending you love, hope you keep strong and healthy during the new lockdown!💜 Your videos have become my comfort place
Love your level of comfort with planning beyond your capability to read in a month 😂 I've been feeling guilty about doing that...but plans never hurt anyone, right? Especially not if you enjoy planning!
Book (nonfiction) on Madagascar: David Graeber, Lost People: Magic and the Legacy of Slavery in Madagascar
A work of anthropology by one of the greatest anarchist scholar of all time. It’s an ethnography, a writing on people’s narrative. It’s a scholarship, but not a kind where author mobilizes professional jargons. Rather it’s more about how daily cultural experience shapes concepts that enables one to think about social world. Highly recommend if you are into long-reads (more than 450 pages) 🤣
I just finished The Travelling Cat Chronicles and cried the entire last 50 pages! It's so heartwarming and lovely.
Omg im so excited for you to read Anne of Green Gables!!
hi, I'm planning on reading 5 books in May and I'm really excited because I have never read so many books in one month so this video really gave me the motivation to put myself some goals and respect them. Thank you Emma for your videos, they always make me smile and give me motivation!!
love from Italy 💗
Hiii, I’m also from Italy. What are you planning to read?🥰
@@chiara3879 I'm planning to read
1) "va dove ti porta il cuore" by Susanna Tamaro
2)"the wicked king" which is the second book in a trilogy by Holly Black
3) "oggetti di reato" by Patricia Cornwell
4)"cittá di cenere" which is the second book in the Shadowhunters series by Cassandra Clare
5) "phantom of the opera" I don't remember the author of
also what are you planning on reading this month? 🥰🥰
I finished a thousand boy kisses recently and I loved it! It was so heart warming and wholesome but so sad and heartbreaking at the same time, the romance was beautifully written and I recommend it to everyone
A couple months back I saw video and you were talking about the book 'Crime and Punishment' and how it affected you, hearing that I thought that I should give it a try. Intially after reading a little I seriously thought your were exaggerating the impact of this book on one's mind. But now Im in the middle of the book, and I find myself not being able to read more than 20 pages at once. Im constantly just sitting or lying on my bed thinking about the Raskolnikov and his emotions and his expressions. The state of his mind and turmoil. I dont want to keep reading but I dont know if I want to stop. And I know this comment is completely out of place to this video, but just wanted to share my experience.
WELCOME TO THE FERRANTE FEVER
Emmie! I love your videos!!!
"Heidi" the book is SOOOO much better than the movie(s). (I was named for that character, full disclosure.) It has a lot of depth, which you wouldn't expect from a child's book (putatively.) Read it!!!
Yay! From Jamaica 🇯🇲
I’m probably going to read Cloud Atlas for the extra credit challenge and I’m so excited because that’s a book I’ve wanted to read for ages. I absolutely adored The Bone Clocks by the same author, so it’s about time I read more by him!
If you ever need another idea for a wholesome, fascinating book with some ironic humor to read from (partially) the perspective of a cat, I highly recommend E. T. A. Hoffmann's The Life and Opinions of Tomboy Murr. It's translated from a German Classic from the Romantic era (Die Lebens-Ansichten des Katers Murr) and it has been a favourite of mine for ten years
Ok but the music at the beginning was so healingggggg
I love to see your big tbr, you always make an interesting selection. Also, the whole video I was thinking about how soft your sweater seems to be haha
Emma, so excited to find your channel 😍 I absolutely in love with atmosphere in your videos, thank you so much ❤
Hope you'll love Turgenev and I highly recommend "Fathers and sons", really heartbreaking book
That bird is the main character.
I’m currently reading Death Comes for the Archbishop (Willa Cather) and Cane (Jean Toomer). I’ve really been enjoying both of them-though right now I’m on vacation in Colorado exploring the desert and the old pueblos, so I’ll admit that I’m sort of focusing on Death Comes for the Archbishop rn. I have a really bad habit of not paying attention to my reading list and just choosing random books whenever I have a slot open (but in my defense, it tends to work out)
I assume most people have heard of Death Comes for the Archbishop; Cane is a book that I’d never heard about before. It’s a narrative set of poems and lyrical short stories that’s really really incredibly beautiful-it follows a small town in 1920’s Georgia and I’m just absolutely blown away by the quality of the book-each individual chapter is really short (2-10 minutes in Audio form) and mostly self contained, so I’ve mostly been using it as a pallet cleanser for my mind during breaks (I have 10 minutes in between each class for online school). For anyone interested, Cane is free on Spotify with an incredible audio performance-I would really recommend listing to it in audio form-poetry in general, I think, benefits from being read aloud-and some of the rhymes and rhythms within the book are only really noticeable in a old-Georgian accent-the tones and inflictions of the narration on Spotify also help to transmit of the cultural ideas and values that are present in the book (believe me, the rural georgia of the book is not one that you are already familiar with)-Again, really incredible narration.
This video might have knocked my tbr even further out of the window, because now I’m really interested in reading First Love and In Watermelon Sugar
Hi! Elena Ferrante is the most popular italian author. I'm italian and I don't think there is anyone, here, who has the same popularity as her. There is a tv series based on "my brilliant firend" and also a great mistery about the writer: Elena Ferrante is a pseudonym, so nobody really knows who she/he is. I haven't read her books yet, but I'm planning on taking the whole series with me when I leave for the summer. I'm probably the only italian who hasn't read it yet.
Also, I have a fun fact about the pseudonym that she/he chose. Elena Ferrante suonds very similar to Elsa Morante, one of the most important authors from our 20th century. And one of my personal favourites. I don't know if her novels have been translated in english, but if so, Emmie you have to read them!! I think you would absolutley love them. She wrote a lot, but my favourites are: "L'isola di Arturo" and "la Storia"
My Brilliant Friend its amazing, one of my favorite of all times. I hope you like it
i think you're gonna LOVE heidi! have a nice day emma 💓
Kwaidan is cute haha, and the 1964 movie adaptation is simply gorgeous. A masterpiece, absolutely love it. You should really give it a try when you have more capacity for movies ;)
im rereading the secret garden !
I suggested it for my book club and everyone loved it!
19:48 Wow that bookmark in war and peace is so beautiful🥰 do you mind sharing where it's from?
Machado de Assis = everything.
You're close to 90k subs!! congrats in advance
I have the same moth covered skull Halloween decoration on my bookshelf (0:03)
Edith Hamilton has a book titled Mythology also.
I hope this comment finds you in good spirits. Your channel brings me great joy. It’s heartwarming to listen to someone who(similarly to me) finds literature soothing, inspiring and enlightening. Though we have a slightly different taste in books I wanted to share one of the books that impressed me the most - Victor Paskov’s Ballade pour Georg Henig. The author is Bulgarian(Eastern Europe) and this is one of his shortest works. The novel was first translated in french and it was very popular in France, but I’m pretty sure that there is an english translation as well. The story is heartbreaking, but I don’t think that you would appreciate it less for that reason.
Wondering if you always read physical books/ebooks alongside the audiobook version?
I work really close to where Lafcadio Hearn lived as a child.Have just finished Frankenstein and have just begun Goodnight Mr Tom recommended by Rae Of Sunlight.Happy reading!😃
I’m curious to know why the book from Madagascar has such a low rating. I don’t thing I’ve ever seen a book that had lower than a 3 star overall rating.
Hi, I'm from Romania as well. Actually, Penguin Modern Classics (relatively) recently translated a novel by a Romanian author: Mihail Sebastian - ForTwo Thousand Years.
I think this is one of the most easily accessible books by a Romanian author in English. Excited to see what you think about whatever book you pick to read!
I’ll be very curious to hear your thoughts on My Brilliant Friend, whenever you get to it. I’ve probably already mentioned this in a comment on your channel but I inhaled the four books in the series last year and loved them. Also, fyi, the audiobook narration is fantastic. I’ll think you’ll like it.
Omg! You’re so adorably cute!!
I love planning videos!! 😍
I really enjoying watching your videos. I am currently reading The Picture of Dorian Gray and Peter Pan
OMG! you gonna read machado de assis!!!! he is the best
The fact that you mention and even know harry styles is the highlight of my year.
Who doesn’t know harry styles?
Your videos are so amazing I love them so much
Please do yourself a favor and pick up anne of green gables! You’ll love it for sure 🙌🏻
I love this type of videos!!!!
Where did you get your copy of war and peace from?
Hi Emma! I'm from India and I'd like to recommend you read "A Suitable Boy" by Vikram Seth.
My brilliant friend is a really good book. I know you mentioned that you are starting to slowly watch movies and series again so if you can I would absolutely recommend the series done by HBO I think, it is even better than the books. But it is also very heartbreaking. And the name is pronounced LILA just to get you in the Italian spirit, but watch the trailer if nothing else:)
th-cam.com/video/PXCKYOlIgTQ/w-d-xo.html
here is the link for the trailer:) but it is also very heartbreaking and quite hard to watch.
Hello! this video was really great love ur suggestions and your good taste. I think your book journal/log thingy was really cool and if it's not too much trouble could you link it(or something similar to it) in one of your fiture videos pr something like that? Thx so much for your amazing book content :)
You just said Romania? Ommmg im from Romania im so excited ommmg
That journal is literally so cute!!!! I want to get it but the shipping to my county is so expensive :(
How do you find book clubs to join?
do we need to finish all of our book picks in one week? you're amazing!!
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Does anyone know what edition that 1Q84 is?
Ukrainian books
Mesopotamia by Serhiy Zhadan
The Forest Song by Lesya Ukrainka
Tiger Trappers by Ivan Bahrianyi
Eneïda by Ivan Kotliarevsky
Shadows of the Forgotten Ancestors by Mykhailo Kotsiubynsky
Marusia Churai by Lina Kostenko
Andrey Kurkov
Maria Matios
The wings
By Lina Kostenko
It’s true that there is no need in soil for winged.
There is no ground, then there will be a sky.
No field, then there will be freedom.
There is no pair, then there will be clouds.
This is probably the bird’s truth…
And what about a human? What is a human?
Lives on earth. Doen’t fly by itself.
But it has wings. And it has wings!
Those wings aren’t made of fluff and feathers,
But of the truth, virtue and trust.
Someone’s - from loyalty in love.
Someone’s - from eternal bursting.
Someone’s - with sincerity to work.
Someone’s - from generosity to care.
Someone’s - from a song, or from hope,
Or from poetry, or from a dream.
Human does not fly…
But it has wings. It has wings!
Gday Emma, Im reading Ruth Park's The Harp in the South trilogy xx
If you're interested in reading more non-fiction books about animal intelligence, I recommend The Soul of an Octopus by Sy Montgomery.
Hey - i was wondering how you manage to read so much :) i adore reading myself and would like to do it more often, but then there are all these other things to manage...
You're so wonderful Emma 🤩😍🤗⚘📚
This was fun! 🥰
She do be on a first name basis with *Ivan*
I’m early for once!!! Ok lemme watch the video and I’ll come back.
what do u do while listening to audio books??
woah i'm in love with your keyboard !! where did you get it/who designed it?
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Who is the author of Japanese fairytales ?😊
Machado de Assis ❤️🇧🇷
good morning!
Can you please link the picture on your desktop background?
omg you have the green keyboard