i’m beyond happy that i’ve found you’re channel, emmie. you’ve enamored me with your videos. the books you always discuss are simply blissful. and i love you so much. and to note that you always motivate me to spend more time in the world of books. i love you so ardently and you are such a pulchritudinous soul.
Dune is magnificent and the Dune series is incredible! The first three novels are the best 'Dune', 'Dune Messiah' and 'The Children of Dune' just wonderful. Find the Scifi trilogy mini-series of 'Dune' and then the same of 'The Children of Dune', these are incredible.
I'm glad you liked Dune! If you want to continue the series, I recommend reading Books 2 and 3 back to back, since the second book is more like a gate between the first and third books, and you'll probably feel dissapointed if you only read the second book on its own, but I definitely recommend continuing the books, since the full message of the series can only be understood by reading all of them, and imho its worth it
@Tessellating Tiger yeah I liked it too! I just think that if you are new to the series maybe the second one could be a bit of a let down plot and action-wise (if that's something that you liked about the first one). At least it was that way for me until i finished the book and could see how much it changed and analyzed the character of Paul, and I could finally appreciate what it does for the overall story
My favorite thing to do around Christmas time is reread Truman capote’s short story A Christmas Memory, it’s the most beautiful thing I’ve ever read, it packs so many discussions and themes into very few pages and it never fails to make me cry
Hello I’m Japanese. I study English at high school and I watched your video to study real one. I’d like to read many English books that you recommended
absolutely loved your winter reads emma, it's so clear how much more you've enjoyed your snowy books compared to the autumnal ones (they were pretty fun too). Such a joy as always watching your videos! Cannot wait to get my hands on DUNE as well. love this community in the comments! xoxo 🖤🥰
Hey @Natalya Vins, I read only 'And Then There Were None' by Agatha Christie & I liked it so much that if I pick up any other book of hers, it might destroy my love for her writing. To come out of this fear, what other Christie books would you recommend to me?
@@kirtiaggarwal31 I'm not really an expert on Agatha Christie. I'm only on my 7th book. I'm still hoping to find another one I like as much. "And then there were none" is just different because it's a stand alone. All her books have great plot twists, though. Maybe try "The murder on orient Express", it's also very popular. My personal second favourite out of the ones I read is "The ABC murder". Also, this is a great video that goes over most of her novels: th-cam.com/video/f_2SX7-qIx4/w-d-xo.html
I see so many appreciation comments about Emma introducing books to them, and I’ll add mine! Emma Introduced One hundred years of solitude to me, and I couldn’t get more thankful she talked and hyped about it, because it changed the meaning of books in my life!!
I can think of 3 Agatha Christie books set on an island right off the bat: 'Evil under the Sun', 'Triangle at Rhodes' (both Poirot series) and 'And Then There Were None', which is a stand alone mystery. I adore Dune, it's one of my top 10 books ever!
The recent movie for Dune was incredible, I loved it so much! I’m a big LOTR fan and it reminded me of how I felt watching those movies for the first time. I haven’t read the book yet though so… I hope you love it!
Dune issues aside, my own December wrap up is actually quite impressive, if I may say so meself. I’ve completed the following books during the month: Wind-up Bird Chronicle, Notes From the Underground, Of Mice and Men, Clay Machine Gun by Pelevin, Therese Raquin and Wasp Factory by Iain Banks. Most of these turned out to be quite dark and somewhat depressing, except for maybe Murakami (superb storytelling) and Pelevin, which I listened as an audiobook in original Russian. Very satisfied with my December line up, all in all :)
I'm sooo happy I recently found your channel. You spread such a joy when talking about books, I'd love to see future videos about your reading experiences! Your channel and your overall pure and heartwarming soul really helps me to - step by step - get back to my old love of reading which I neglected for too long now. Thank you! I wish you all the best, emmie and all those who might be reading this :)
I love watching you while I work on things, I've been working on my personal statement to change my degree to history and sociology, this came at the perfect time!
not a book set in wintertime but in a hotel: Grand Hotel by Vicki Baum. One of my all time favorite classic reads. It was written in 1929 and plays in a hotel in Berlin in the 1920s. The movie adaptation of 1932 won an Oscar in the category “Best Picture” btw
I probably liked "The Love Hypothesis" a bit more than you did (including the inner monologues), but you made excellent points on elements of the book that didn't fully and consistently engage you.
Dune is my favourite book. I haven't read the entire series, i got to God Emperor of Dune, which is the fourth. It is in a way the beginning of another arc. The second book is almost an enlongated epilogue, a more restricted space. It's tragic in a very Shakespearean way, you'll see hahah I also read "A Christimas Carol", it was my first contact with Dickens, and i really liked his voice. I felt a friend beside me, drinking a beer and telling stories. I found the unfolding a bit naive, but i think the proposal was to wake up a child in me, who is no longer in the living room. In that way it's a touching experience. Big Hug ✌🏾
I've been putting off reading Dune for the longest time (literally for years) but you liked it so i might finally pick it up now. You've worked your bookish magic on me again, Emma 😂😂😂
When I first read Dune as a young teen, it was the first thing that ever made me aware of water as like an actual resource. It was the reason I stopped running the tap while I brush my teeth. XD My fave book of December was definitely Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino. :)
OMG! your point about having to read on and on about the periphery life of the protagonist in romance novels is spot! on! i always get so bored having to read about their friends or their family. i am here for the romance , i do not care about anything else ahahaha.
omg ur introducing me to so many cool books!! your videos are always so engaging and calming i love how u talk about books :) also i totally agree with you about how female protagonists tend to be written in romances and ive never seen anyone else really discussing it, you put it into words a lot better than i ever could!!
And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie was set on an island. It was the first time I was exposed to Agatha Christie in my middle school English class. I remember loving it in middle school, so much so that I bought it as an adult just to reread it.
Honestly, at the end of December I suddenly got the urge to get back to reading. When I found your channel, I wrote all your reads and all the books you recommend it. I put my goal on Goodreads as 6 books for 2022 and it's only the beginning of January and I already finished 1 book. My goal is set as a small number but it is more than I've ever read in a year so I hope to accomplish it and hopefully surpass it. Thank you Emmie, for all these reviews and recommendations!
My favorite Christmas-specific (not just winter) book I read in December was "Letters from Father Christmas," by JRR Tolkien. It's a collection of all of the letters that Tolkien wrote to his own children during Christmas time, pretending to be Santa Claus. It was adorable and wholesome and I loved it. 6/5 stars.
omg i completely agree with what you said on how you only wanted romance books to focus on the romance and dynamic between the two main characters instead of having to know the protagonist’s besties, life/family problems,etc 😩 istg its so hard to find good contemporary romance like that hence why i only stick with my classic romance sjkjkjks 🥲
I’m off to a great start for this year as I’ve already finished 2 books. Thank you Emmie for helping me get out of that scary slump. Ps: giving proper Slytherin vibes in that outfit 💚
@@emmiereads first of all, hi! Thank you for being you💜 And I read Malibu Rising and Warcross! And I’m straight on to wildcard now! Get a life Chloe brown is next
Game of thrones!!! It was so good except for the last season OMG. The only recent book I finished was The Reckoning by John Grisham and it was really good. A WW2 vet kills the local priest and we're trying to find out why but all Pete is his name have to say is I don't have anything to say.
Darling Emma, of course i'm gonna read Castle in the clouds. I followed your recommendations and i read The Phantom of the Opera and The Enchanted Sonata; loved them!
those two winter reads honestly gave me so much Christmas spirit this year when I thought I didn't have any - so glad you loved Enchanted Sonata too :')
Hi Emma, I'd like to suggest The twin by Gerbrand Bakker (I prefer the original Dutch title, which translates to Upstairs it's quiet). It's not a wintery book per se (though I am pretty sure there is ice skating in it), but years after reading it I do associate it with this season. It's a quiet, sometimes even bleak, look at the life of a middle aged man on a Dutch farm. Not for everyone I think, but I absolutely loved it. Plus, you could cross off the Netherlands on your reading around the word list!
I was so scared to read Dune but I did it before the movie came out and it was my favorite book of 2021! The movie for me was the cherry on top so I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
I love this wrap up of your winter reads Emma. Especially your review of Dune. I'm tempted to give it a read after contemplating if I should for so long. Such a wonderful experience watching your videos 💓
Happy 2022! What a great dec recap. I think my favorite December read was “chouette “ by Claire Oshetsky. I happened to grab it on my way out of the library and was so glad that i did. 🦉🌲
Ok, but I love your earings so much, I need them!!! 💕👀 I think I'm gonna try doing the book earing myself... let's see what comes out of my craft time 😆
Love how you talk about books and your soothing voice, it has made me want to read again. Also, pretty sure the Agatha Christie is from the Miss Marple series but can't remember the title off the top of my head. It's something about a cruise. Lol.
My favorite read of December also was castle in the clouds! I think I've also said this a thousand times by now 😂 What I can recommend so far (as I am currently reading it, I'm at page 150 of the German version) is snowman by Jo Nesbo, which is a thriller. I'm not sure if you're into that kind of stuff, but if you are: read it in the winter months!:) It follows Harry Hole who is a Norwegian inspector and tries to catch a murderer who leaves behind a snowman wherever he murders or kidnaps a woman. A movie with Micheal Fassbander was made out of it as well
Emmy: I really don't know which Agatha Christie book is set on an island Me: *awkwardly side eyes that book that changed it's name like four times since publication*
I really struggled with Mr Dickens and His Carol too. For the same reasons you mentioned, plus I've read several biographies of Dickens and I couldn't stop thinking "That's not what happened! That's not what happened!". I'd say if someone wants to experience a story of Dickens writing A Christmas Carol that takes some liberties, but grounds it more realistically, watch The Man Who Invented Christmas.
Okay so I also recently read Love Hypothesis and I actually LOVED it but now that I heard your thoughts. I too agree that her thoughts/inner monologue make her seem WAY more immature and younger than she should be at her age/accomplishments!
The Agatha Christie book set on an island that you were asking about is "And then there were none". It's one of her best imo and i highly recommend it if you haven't read it already. 👍
For romances, I like when I can laugh at the ridiculous situations lovers find themselves in, like being caught in the rain without pants. Of course it's hard work constructing a story around something like that but in the end it's worth it, I think. Mostly I like when they're forced to admit they've humiliated themselves and have to humiliate themselves again to make it right. The other thing I like is decoding their communications during the time period before they surrender to what everyone else knows.
By the way, if you aren't aware, in addition to the latest Dune filmz there is an '85 film version of Dune directed by David Lynch, a 2000 SyFi channel miniseries, and just recently the first part of a graphic novel series. There is also a SyFi miniseries called Children of Dune that is an adaptation of the second and third books, Dune: Messiah and Children of Dune. I recommend them all, especially the Children of Dune miniseries.
Since you like The Nutcracker, Sailor Moon, and fairy tales, I think you may enjoy the anime Princess Tutu. Don't be turned off by the name. It sounds childish, but I was really surprised by how much I enjoyed it. It also has those a bit darker fairy tale elements without being super dark. It takes some inspiration from The Nutcracker with dancing and classical music featured heavily. It has a bit of a magical girl element thrown in there as well that adds a unique aspect to the series. I think Princess Tutu might be right up your alley.
Hey Emma! Love your channel! :) Also love the fact that you reviewed Dune at last. My favorite read of December was "Norvegian Wood" by Murakami. I'm a SciFi guy in general, but I explore anything that seems interesting (for me). I didn't expect to love this book, tbh. And this was my first experience with Murakami. This book is a full package: teenage adventures, sadness, happiness + many funny, wholesome and intimate moments.
I read For the Wolf after you talked about it in one of your December videos. I had pretty much the same thoughts about it. The beginning and the ending were great but the middle part was way too long. Overall I enjoyed it and I will probably read the second one.
i really like your earrings ✨and your books as well it seems like you had a good wintery/christmasy reads. mu december wrap up; christmas carol daddy long legs wuthring hights howl's moving castle hercule poirot's christmas
it's so interesting that you bring this up about the female character in some romances being less fleshed out than their male counterpart because i felt the same way in quite a few things that i read this year and i don't really like it because it does the opposite of what it probably intends to at least for me and I feel less connected to the character. One series that I noticed doesn't do this is the Addicted series with two of the three female protagonists (at least in my opinion) and I loved that a lot about it!
i read “great expectations” by dickens and oh my!!! i loved it so much!!! that book it’s honestly amazing. Now i’m into “little women”, so we’ll see how it goes 😊.
Hi Emma! Great video. Regarding the Agatha Christie book that has an island, you might want to check out her "And then there were none". This book is not a regular "detective solving murder mystery" and has neither of her known detectives Poirot or Miss Marple. Just a standalone mystery. You'll enjoy it, if you haven't already.
Now I am so curious why Rise of the Skywalker produces such a response! Also I need to watch it again. I'm super old school Star Wars (actually, my name is Carrie bc Carrie Fisher....bc my dad loved SW so much, that's how old school I am). I am currently reading Shadow of the Empire, it's been a fun time. I had this response to the prequels. They made me so mad 🤣 I absolutely LOVED The Last Jedi!
I'm glad you enjoyed Dune. It's an amazing book and one of the best sci-fi books ever written in my opinion. My only criticism is that I think it's actually too short and that one of the characters gets killed off too early. But other than that I loved the characters and the setting. Lady Jessica is probably my favourite character and that scene between her and Gurney towards the end is the highlight of the book for me.
Ah I loved dune so much. I made a video about it on my channel as well just going through some of the themes in the book. It's kinda long but it would mean the world to me if a fellow fan would give it a watch and give some feedback!!
I have a recommendation for you: Eighty-six, which is a light novel series. I thought about it when i saw you talking about the books. I am loving it at the moment, its heart-breaking, slow burn and deals with humanity. If you ever have the time please try reading it!
You should definitely watch “The man who invented Christmas!” It’s a movie exactly about how Dickens wrote “A Christmas Carol” starring the amazing Dan Stevens as Dickens. I don’t remember the details of the movie as I watched it last year, so I can’t say if it was similar to “Mr. Dickens and his Carol” but I absolutely loved the movie so I would 100% recommend it! I’m a little disappointed that you didn’t really like “For the wolf” because I was looking forward to your review as it seemed just my cup of tea of a book. Probably won’t be picking it up haha.
I felt the same way about Jenny Colgan, I read The Bookshop on the Corner and I like the first like half of it and then it just got unbelievable toward the end and the pacing was way off
In the end you asked for a wintry book 😂 so if you want a classic, i would recommend Little Women because it has Christmas in it and if you want something modern than literally any Heidi Swain book will do the job specifically Mince Pies and Mistletoe at the Christmas Market and another good one is Snowflakes and Cinnamon Swirls at the Winter Wonderland😍😊. I know the titles are soooo long 😂 but these books are definitely phenomenal ❄️❄️
Crawling out of a reading slump is one of the best feelings ever. Can we all agree? ❤
100% Agree 🥰
10000%!!!!
just getting out of a 4 month reading slump so i definitely agree 😄
i’m beyond happy that i’ve found you’re channel, emmie. you’ve enamored me with your videos. the books you always discuss are simply blissful. and i love you so much. and to note that you always motivate me to spend more time in the world of books. i love you so ardently and you are such a pulchritudinous soul.
You used the word pulchritudinous in a setence like a boss. You have my respect, stranger! 😂😂😂
@@milaces1323 so true! love the vocab margie! xoxo
Pulchritudinous? WOWZEE. A gal after my own plethora.
pulchritudinous? i- 😭
My heeeeart thank you Margie you are an absolute beam of sun✨
Dune is magnificent and the Dune series is incredible! The first three novels are the best 'Dune', 'Dune Messiah' and 'The Children of Dune' just wonderful. Find the Scifi trilogy mini-series of 'Dune' and then the same of 'The Children of Dune', these are incredible.
Emma: **Makes me want to re-read Dune**
My brain cells: **roll war flashbacks**
I love dune!!
@@Sarah-nh1lx me too. It took me a loooooooooong time to read it tho. 😅
dune is great but it is a hell of a long read , if you try and read all 7 books lol , i did in uni so i understand.
@@callukcraft I did plan on reading the whole series, but after the first one I felt no need to rush 😂
I can safely say that I'm back into reading thanks to this channel. One book down in 2022 already.
I'm glad you liked Dune! If you want to continue the series, I recommend reading Books 2 and 3 back to back, since the second book is more like a gate between the first and third books, and you'll probably feel dissapointed if you only read the second book on its own, but I definitely recommend continuing the books, since the full message of the series can only be understood by reading all of them, and imho its worth it
@Tessellating Tiger yeah I liked it too! I just think that if you are new to the series maybe the second one could be a bit of a let down plot and action-wise (if that's something that you liked about the first one). At least it was that way for me until i finished the book and could see how much it changed and analyzed the character of Paul, and I could finally appreciate what it does for the overall story
I don’t want to read 3, I feel like 2 wrapped it up perfectly 😥
My favorite thing to do around Christmas time is reread Truman capote’s short story A Christmas Memory, it’s the most beautiful thing I’ve ever read, it packs so many discussions and themes into very few pages and it never fails to make me cry
Hello I’m Japanese. I study English at high school and I watched your video to study real one. I’d like to read many English books that you recommended
Your English is incredible!
Your English is great, you don’t have to apologize! 🥰
Never apologize you are doing so well ♥️
absolutely loved your winter reads emma, it's so clear how much more you've enjoyed your snowy books compared to the autumnal ones (they were pretty fun too). Such a joy as always watching your videos! Cannot wait to get my hands on DUNE as well. love this community in the comments! xoxo 🖤🥰
The level of serotonin surge when I see the notification
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@@emmiereads 🤗🤗🤗
Reckless Girls sounds like "And then there were none" by Agatha Christie. It's my favourite Christie so far. I highly recommend it!
Came here to add this in case no one had said it. I also highly recommend it. A fantastic read
Hey @Natalya Vins, I read only 'And Then There Were None' by Agatha Christie & I liked it so much that if I pick up any other book of hers, it might destroy my love for her writing. To come out of this fear, what other Christie books would you recommend to me?
@@kirtiaggarwal31 I'm not really an expert on Agatha Christie. I'm only on my 7th book. I'm still hoping to find another one I like as much. "And then there were none" is just different because it's a stand alone. All her books have great plot twists, though. Maybe try "The murder on orient Express", it's also very popular. My personal second favourite out of the ones I read is "The ABC murder".
Also, this is a great video that goes over most of her novels:
th-cam.com/video/f_2SX7-qIx4/w-d-xo.html
@@kirtiaggarwal31 Murder on the Orient Express!
@@aliciaharris18 Thanks 😊
I also really enjoyed the Enchanted Sonata. Thank you for your recommendation! Felt like watching a movie in my head.
I see so many appreciation comments about Emma introducing books to them, and I’ll add mine! Emma Introduced One hundred years of solitude to me, and I couldn’t get more thankful she talked and hyped about it, because it changed the meaning of books in my life!!
ah if I could share any book with someone it would definitely be 100 Years - so happy it was just as magical and powerful for you!!
Same here
I can think of 3 Agatha Christie books set on an island right off the bat: 'Evil under the Sun', 'Triangle at Rhodes' (both Poirot series) and 'And Then There Were None', which is a stand alone mystery. I adore Dune, it's one of my top 10 books ever!
The recent movie for Dune was incredible, I loved it so much! I’m a big LOTR fan and it reminded me of how I felt watching those movies for the first time. I haven’t read the book yet though so… I hope you love it!
A fellow LOTR fan says hey!
@@moodyowl hello!! ☺️
@@Fiona_Co who's your favourite character? :))
Dune issues aside, my own December wrap up is actually quite impressive, if I may say so meself. I’ve completed the following books during the month: Wind-up Bird Chronicle, Notes From the Underground, Of Mice and Men, Clay Machine Gun by Pelevin, Therese Raquin and Wasp Factory by Iain Banks. Most of these turned out to be quite dark and somewhat depressing, except for maybe Murakami (superb storytelling) and Pelevin, which I listened as an audiobook in original Russian. Very satisfied with my December line up, all in all :)
Girl, those book earrings...I think I just fell in love
I'm sooo happy I recently found your channel. You spread such a joy when talking about books, I'd love to see future videos about your reading experiences! Your channel and your overall pure and heartwarming soul really helps me to - step by step - get back to my old love of reading which I neglected for too long now. Thank you! I wish you all the best, emmie and all those who might be reading this :)
The second book on dune's saga, Dune Messiah it's such a great book, I just finished and I loved so much
It's like a journey inside the characters
Dune is legit my favorite book. I'm really glad to hear you liked it.
I love watching you while I work on things, I've been working on my personal statement to change my degree to history and sociology, this came at the perfect time!
good luck!! i hope it turns out well!! :)
Ooh my goodness that’s so exciting!! I’m so happy for you 🥰
not a book set in wintertime but in a hotel: Grand Hotel by Vicki Baum. One of my all time favorite classic reads. It was written in 1929 and plays in a hotel in Berlin in the 1920s.
The movie adaptation of 1932 won an Oscar in the category “Best Picture” btw
I'm so happy that you loved Dune. I love that whole series so to see you love that made me really happy! :)
I probably liked "The Love Hypothesis" a bit more than you did (including the inner monologues), but you made excellent points on elements of the book that didn't fully and consistently engage you.
I cant help but noticing how unique and adorable emma's earrings are
Dune is my favourite book.
I haven't read the entire series, i got to God Emperor of Dune, which is the fourth. It is in a way the beginning of another arc.
The second book is almost an enlongated epilogue, a more restricted space. It's tragic in a very Shakespearean way, you'll see hahah
I also read "A Christimas Carol", it was my first contact with Dickens, and i really liked his voice. I felt a friend beside me, drinking a beer and telling stories.
I found the unfolding a bit naive, but i think the proposal was to wake up a child in me, who is no longer in the living room. In that way it's a touching experience.
Big Hug ✌🏾
I've been putting off reading Dune for the longest time (literally for years) but you liked it so i might finally pick it up now. You've worked your bookish magic on me again, Emma 😂😂😂
somehow I didn't know it existed until this year! can't wait to hear your thoughts
When I first read Dune as a young teen, it was the first thing that ever made me aware of water as like an actual resource. It was the reason I stopped running the tap while I brush my teeth. XD
My fave book of December was definitely Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino. :)
OMG! your point about having to read on and on about the periphery life of the protagonist in romance novels is spot! on! i always get so bored having to read about their friends or their family. i am here for the romance , i do not care about anything else ahahaha.
The intro acting just gave me a burst of serotonin. “Are you kidding?” “No, no I’m not”. Iconic.
omg ur introducing me to so many cool books!! your videos are always so engaging and calming i love how u talk about books :) also i totally agree with you about how female protagonists tend to be written in romances and ive never seen anyone else really discussing it, you put it into words a lot better than i ever could!!
And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie was set on an island. It was the first time I was exposed to Agatha Christie in my middle school English class. I remember loving it in middle school, so much so that I bought it as an adult just to reread it.
she reminds me of the actress who plays marianne in the normal people adaptation
City of Thieves by David Benioff is amazing. A great winter read. One of my 2021 favorites.
Honestly, at the end of December I suddenly got the urge to get back to reading. When I found your channel, I wrote all your reads and all the books you recommend it. I put my goal on Goodreads as 6 books for 2022 and it's only the beginning of January and I already finished 1 book. My goal is set as a small number but it is more than I've ever read in a year so I hope to accomplish it and hopefully surpass it. Thank you Emmie, for all these reviews and recommendations!
Good luck with your goal and hope you have the best experience getting back into reading!
I’m soo happy you loved Dune!! It was one of my top books of this year, I’m reading the third one noww
My favorite Christmas-specific (not just winter) book I read in December was "Letters from Father Christmas," by JRR Tolkien. It's a collection of all of the letters that Tolkien wrote to his own children during Christmas time, pretending to be Santa Claus. It was adorable and wholesome and I loved it. 6/5 stars.
omg i completely agree with what you said on how you only wanted romance books to focus on the romance and dynamic between the two main characters instead of having to know the protagonist’s besties, life/family problems,etc 😩 istg its so hard to find good contemporary romance like that hence why i only stick with my classic romance sjkjkjks 🥲
Dune's book cover is so pretty ♡ Even the spine is so eye catching
every time I see you post a new video my day gets a little bit warmer
I’m off to a great start for this year as I’ve already finished 2 books. Thank you Emmie for helping me get out of that scary slump.
Ps: giving proper Slytherin vibes in that outfit 💚
ooh what were they??
@@emmiereads first of all, hi! Thank you for being you💜
And I read Malibu Rising and Warcross! And I’m straight on to wildcard now! Get a life Chloe brown is next
Game of thrones!!! It was so good except for the last season OMG. The only recent book I finished was The Reckoning by John Grisham and it was really good. A WW2 vet kills the local priest and we're trying to find out why but all Pete is his name have to say is I don't have anything to say.
I adored Dune! Definitely the best book I read in 2021. Can't wait to read the other books in the series
Darling Emma, of course i'm gonna read Castle in the clouds. I followed your recommendations and i read The Phantom of the Opera and The Enchanted Sonata; loved them!
those two winter reads honestly gave me so much Christmas spirit this year when I thought I didn't have any - so glad you loved Enchanted Sonata too :')
I also read the phantom of the opera and I love it
Thank you for pursuing me to pick up classics
so happy for you!! ahhh and phantom amazing :')
When you love a book you make it seem like a work of art and the biggest treasure... But when you trash a book it makes my day lol
Would be curious to hear your comparison of the book to the movie version of Dune!
AAAAAAAAAAAH I'M SO GLAD YOU LOVED DUNE! I'm surprised to hear you didn't care much for Paul though! I can't wait for you to see the movie as well.
Hi Emma, I'd like to suggest The twin by Gerbrand Bakker (I prefer the original Dutch title, which translates to Upstairs it's quiet). It's not a wintery book per se (though I am pretty sure there is ice skating in it), but years after reading it I do associate it with this season. It's a quiet, sometimes even bleak, look at the life of a middle aged man on a Dutch farm. Not for everyone I think, but I absolutely loved it. Plus, you could cross off the Netherlands on your reading around the word list!
I was so scared to read Dune but I did it before the movie came out and it was my favorite book of 2021! The movie for me was the cherry on top so I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
I love this wrap up of your winter reads Emma. Especially your review of Dune. I'm tempted to give it a read after contemplating if I should for so long. Such a wonderful experience watching your videos 💓
DUNE IS SUCH A GOOD BOOK!
@@affanshikoh5069 aha, I GUESS THIS IS MY SIGN TO READ ITTT!
Happy 2022! What a great dec recap. I think my favorite December read was “chouette “ by Claire Oshetsky. I happened to grab it on my way out of the library and was so glad that i did. 🦉🌲
Ok, but I love your earings so much, I need them!!! 💕👀 I think I'm gonna try doing the book earing myself... let's see what comes out of my craft time 😆
Love how you talk about books and your soothing voice, it has made me want to read again. Also, pretty sure the Agatha Christie is from the Miss Marple series but can't remember the title off the top of my head. It's something about a cruise. Lol.
Love your sweater!!
thank youu🥰
My favorite read of December also was castle in the clouds! I think I've also said this a thousand times by now 😂 What I can recommend so far (as I am currently reading it, I'm at page 150 of the German version) is snowman by Jo Nesbo, which is a thriller. I'm not sure if you're into that kind of stuff, but if you are: read it in the winter months!:) It follows Harry Hole who is a Norwegian inspector and tries to catch a murderer who leaves behind a snowman wherever he murders or kidnaps a woman. A movie with Micheal Fassbander was made out of it as well
Emmy: I really don't know which Agatha Christie book is set on an island
Me: *awkwardly side eyes that book that changed it's name like four times since publication*
I really struggled with Mr Dickens and His Carol too. For the same reasons you mentioned, plus I've read several biographies of Dickens and I couldn't stop thinking "That's not what happened! That's not what happened!". I'd say if someone wants to experience a story of Dickens writing A Christmas Carol that takes some liberties, but grounds it more realistically, watch The Man Who Invented Christmas.
OMG OMG
IM SO EXCITED FOR YOU TO READ DUNE MESSIAH! I JUST FINISHED IT TWO DAYS AGO AND IT WAS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING
After picking up a couple of your recs while book shopping,now you tell me about the flute playing phantom dude in The Enchanted Sonata!!!😡❤️
Okay so I also recently read Love Hypothesis and I actually LOVED it but now that I heard your thoughts. I too agree that her thoughts/inner monologue make her seem WAY more immature and younger than she should be at her age/accomplishments!
Now you made me wanna read Dune and The enchanted sontan SO MUCH
i read in ARC of love and other disasters and absolutely adored it, i hope you give it a shot/love it as much as i did!!!!
The Agatha Christie book set on an island that you were asking about is "And then there were none". It's one of her best imo and i highly recommend it if you haven't read it already. 👍
so happy you liked dune, I am determmined to continue the series this year:) also: this is random but i love your outfit
Here I am 3 books into the Dune series and I still don't think I could summarize the first book better than that 🙇🙏
For romances, I like when I can laugh at the ridiculous situations lovers find themselves in, like being caught in the rain without pants. Of course it's hard work constructing a story around something like that but in the end it's worth it, I think. Mostly I like when they're forced to admit they've humiliated themselves and have to humiliate themselves again to make it right. The other thing I like is decoding their communications during the time period before they surrender to what everyone else knows.
Emma: "hey. what's up."
Me: *hits like button*
By the way, if you aren't aware, in addition to the latest Dune filmz there is an '85 film version of Dune directed by David Lynch, a 2000 SyFi channel miniseries, and just recently the first part of a graphic novel series. There is also a SyFi miniseries called Children of Dune that is an adaptation of the second and third books, Dune: Messiah and Children of Dune. I recommend them all, especially the Children of Dune miniseries.
Down Comes the Night by Allison Saft is a great gothic winter read!
I think more books get added to my TBR from watching your videos than anyone else's 😂
Since you like The Nutcracker, Sailor Moon, and fairy tales, I think you may enjoy the anime Princess Tutu. Don't be turned off by the name. It sounds childish, but I was really surprised by how much I enjoyed it. It also has those a bit darker fairy tale elements without being super dark. It takes some inspiration from The Nutcracker with dancing and classical music featured heavily. It has a bit of a magical girl element thrown in there as well that adds a unique aspect to the series. I think Princess Tutu might be right up your alley.
Another great video, Emma
Thank you Emmie for making my day better 💜
Hmm... Agatha Christie Mystery set in an Island? That reminds me of And then there were None!
Hey Emma! Love your channel! :) Also love the fact that you reviewed Dune at last. My favorite read of December was "Norvegian Wood" by Murakami. I'm a SciFi guy in general, but I explore anything that seems interesting (for me). I didn't expect to love this book, tbh. And this was my first experience with Murakami. This book is a full package: teenage adventures, sadness, happiness + many funny, wholesome and intimate moments.
I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR YOUR DUNE VIDEO AND YOUR REACTION TO START THE BOOK MYSELF
I'M FINALLY READY
We love Dickens! Thanks for the warning on the historical fiction Dickens story!
I read For the Wolf after you talked about it in one of your December videos. I had pretty much the same thoughts about it. The beginning and the ending were great but the middle part was way too long. Overall I enjoyed it and I will probably read the second one.
G'day Emma, the Agatha Christie Island novel is And Then There Were None, one of Christie's best Who Done It's xx
i really like your earrings ✨and your books as well it seems like you had a good wintery/christmasy reads.
mu december wrap up;
christmas carol
daddy long legs
wuthring hights
howl's moving castle
hercule poirot's christmas
I don't know if u have. But you should read Orhan Pamuk.
so far I've read Pamuk's Snow and I have Istanbul on my shelf, what should I pick up next from him?
@@emmiereads Istanbul is great. From your videos I gather u enjoy romance alot so museum of innocence might be a good choice.
Hi Emmie I'm so happy to find your channel.
I also love to read 📚
it's so interesting that you bring this up about the female character in some romances being less fleshed out than their male counterpart because i felt the same way in quite a few things that i read this year and i don't really like it because it does the opposite of what it probably intends to at least for me and I feel less connected to the character. One series that I noticed doesn't do this is the Addicted series with two of the three female protagonists (at least in my opinion) and I loved that a lot about it!
Feels illegal to be this early. Hi emmie! Love from the Philippines!!!
hi lovely! sending you so much love
i read “great expectations” by dickens and oh my!!! i loved it so much!!! that book it’s honestly amazing. Now i’m into “little women”, so we’ll see how it goes 😊.
Dune is my favorite book of all time
Hi Emma! Great video. Regarding the Agatha Christie book that has an island, you might want to check out her "And then there were none". This book is not a regular "detective solving murder mystery" and has neither of her known detectives Poirot or Miss Marple. Just a standalone mystery. You'll enjoy it, if you haven't already.
I love listening to stories than romance
Have you read the wolf and the woodsman? Very nice read for winter and cozy vibes
Now I am so curious why Rise of the Skywalker produces such a response! Also I need to watch it again.
I'm super old school Star Wars (actually, my name is Carrie bc Carrie Fisher....bc my dad loved SW so much, that's how old school I am).
I am currently reading Shadow of the Empire, it's been a fun time.
I had this response to the prequels. They made me so mad 🤣
I absolutely LOVED The Last Jedi!
I'm glad you enjoyed Dune. It's an amazing book and one of the best sci-fi books ever written in my opinion. My only criticism is that I think it's actually too short and that one of the characters gets killed off too early. But other than that I loved the characters and the setting. Lady Jessica is probably my favourite character and that scene between her and Gurney towards the end is the highlight of the book for me.
Ah I loved dune so much. I made a video about it on my channel as well just going through some of the themes in the book. It's kinda long but it would mean the world to me if a fellow fan would give it a watch and give some feedback!!
@@affanshikoh5069 Sure I'll check it out.
I have a recommendation for you: Eighty-six, which is a light novel series. I thought about it when i saw you talking about the books. I am loving it at the moment, its heart-breaking, slow burn and deals with humanity. If you ever have the time please try reading it!
You should definitely watch “The man who invented Christmas!” It’s a movie exactly about how Dickens wrote “A Christmas Carol” starring the amazing Dan Stevens as Dickens. I don’t remember the details of the movie as I watched it last year, so I can’t say if it was similar to “Mr. Dickens and his Carol” but I absolutely loved the movie so I would 100% recommend it! I’m a little disappointed that you didn’t really like “For the wolf” because I was looking forward to your review as it seemed just my cup of tea of a book. Probably won’t be picking it up haha.
unrelated but loving your look!
If I am not wrong, Agatha Christie’s “And Then There were None” and “Evil under the Sun” are both set in an island, and the latter involves a hotel..
a hotel....very interesting...
I felt the same way about Jenny Colgan, I read The Bookshop on the Corner and I like the first like half of it and then it just got unbelievable toward the end and the pacing was way off
where is the earring on your left ear from? the little bottle one? it's so cute!!
I absolutely love your hoodie where did you get it from?
In the end you asked for a wintry book 😂 so if you want a classic, i would recommend Little Women because it has Christmas in it and if you want something modern than literally any Heidi Swain book will do the job specifically Mince Pies and Mistletoe at the Christmas Market and another good one is Snowflakes and Cinnamon Swirls at the Winter Wonderland😍😊. I know the titles are soooo long 😂 but these books are definitely phenomenal ❄️❄️
Thank you!!!!❄️☺️