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I also enjoy reading Julien Green, Francois Mauriac, and Georges Bernanos. Their novels may be more appealing to people of faith, but their depictions of the human condition are quite penetrating...

I have just bought a copy of your book. Looking forward to it's arrival.

Like your hair😍

I would love to see a reading vlog of this book like you did for Les Misérables

This was a fantastic review. I am right now reading to Kill a Mockingbird in which Ivanhoe is mentioned. It’s definitely on my to read list now. Thanks for the inspiration to read this. 👍

Thanks for the book tour.

I have read fewer books this year - but I am so fortunate to have read The Shadow of the Wind and A Fine Balance. These two books tugged my soul. An enduring fondness for reading has been woven into the very fabric of my existence. Thank you for making such a lovely video; I shall like to read the books you mentioned.

Dont forget about roverandom❤

Finally, someone who shares the same view on audiobooks as I do -- thank you! 😊I thought there was something wrong with me. Multitasking with audiobooks must be a superpower haha. However, unlike you, I've since stopped listening to audiobooks because ONLY listening doesn't work for me either, I always end up falling asleep. And yes to Project Gutenberg! Thank you for sharing your opinions. You've convinced me to finally read Les Misérables and Hunchback of Notre Dame! Also, your aesthetic and taste in books are impeccable!

I didn’t enjoy A Christmas Carol as well. My supervisor recommended it to me but it wasn’t for me. I’m giving Dickens another chance though. If you’re interested, you can read his other (less known) Christmas book The Chimes. This is not a recommendation since I haven’t read the book yet. It is what I’ll be reading this week

Sometimes Dickens’ writing is not for everyone. Though, I strongly implore you to read Bleak House someday- it is one of my favorite novels, and certainly my favorite in the English language. David Copperfield is excellent too, but Bleak House is a very special masterpiece that particularly makes one wonder “how could someone write a novel like this?” - not only for the amazing atmospheric qualities, and good plot, but it is the height of his prose, for sure.

Thanks so much for this Emmelie! It's such a big job moving books around isn't? They get so heavy very quickly. But your library looks so fantastic, you have so many very beautiful books! Also I loved how happy and contented you looked after your writing session, you really looked like you had been 'in the zone'. Have a very happy Christmas. As always - happy reading!🙂📖

Beautiful library! I know you must be familiar with Victor Hugo’s Toilers of the Sea. I bought it this weekend never having heard of it before. The premise sounds interesting but I am stalled on page 39. Is it worth continuing? Would love to hear your thoughts. Thank you!

I have read Les Miserables and would like to tackle Hunchback, maybe this coming year. KITTY! Oh, he is so beautiful. I've struggled with Dickens too. (Glad I am not alone.) I loved the beginning and ending of A Tale of Two Cities. But I could not follow the story for anything. But I figured I can at least get through A Christmas Carol. Every year I mean to do it and every year I wait too long. Then I forget until the next year. This time, I happened upon an audio version by @readingwithbeverleyvolfie9506. I don't think she's a professional narrator or anything. But I listened to her Little House on the Prairie series a while back and loved it. Her voice is comforting to me. It's like being read to by your mother/grandmother. Very sweet. I don't do well with audiobooks. But hers seem to work for me. I will have to look up that lecture when I'm done. What was the name/brand of the neck light? I may have to try that.

There’ll be a new english translation published of les miserables next year by alma classics Their translations of dostoevsky & tolstoy are the best out there so im curious to see if its the same with hugo

Yes, and your wish has come true: I had a lot of fun with this video! Moreover, I received both intellectual and aesthetic pleasure! You have a beautiful library, a beautiful cat, and you yourself, as I said earlier, are a very harmonious person! By the way, your hope (and mine) that we will meet in a week also came true :) In turn, I keep my promise and keep reading :) Thank you for a very interesting, pleasant, beautiful and inspiring video!

Hi Emmelie! Thanks for sharing another one of your days with us, as always it looked very relaxed and cozy, somewhat romantic too. Also liked to see Toulouse popping up here and there, he looked so fluffy! One of the things that struck me the most was how much the Everyman Classics books, put all together like that, resemble a collection of wines ahahahaha have a good evening, and see you soon, take care!

So young and already so many books. How many books do you have? Any idea? ...Besides you have great taste. The Penguin classic books is a must-have. You made a great acquisition. Notre Dame de Paris is the first book I read by Victor Hugo. It was a great revelation. Hugo quickly became one of my favorite authors along with Proust and Chateaubriand. You know the novel takes place in 1482 at the beginning of the reign of king Louis XI. The actual name of the book when it was published in March 1831 was: Notre Dame de Paris.1482 The cathedral which reopened 10 days ago owes a lot to Victor Hugo. I have a vivid memory of the year 2014. This year marked the 800th anniversary of the birth of King Saint Louis. I was invited to participate in this event as a flag bearer. We carried banners through Paris to Notre Dame. We settled into the choir of the cathedral to listen to the mass in honor of Saint Louis. Then the bishop took out the holy Crown of Thorns that Saint Louis bought in 1239 (and for which he had the Sainte-Chapelle built to serve as a setting for the Crown of Thorns). Then we were able to gather before the Crown of Thorns and kiss it. Today the Crown of Thorns is still in the cathedral of Notre Dame, it was miraculously saved from the 2019 fire.

Lovely library you have there! And as Tiny Tim says in A Christmas Carol "a merry Christmas to us all,God bless us,everyone!"❤

I read and loved Les Miserables, it’s one of my favorite books of all time. I’ve tried to read The Hunchback a few times and can’t ever seem to get into it. I don’t understand who the characters are or what they’re talking about in the beginning, maybe first fifty pages or so. Any comments on that or how long into the novel it might take to catch on?

Emmelie, i'm glad you uploaded this video because i could see your beautiful books! Thanks a lot! 💖☺️

I was so excited to see this pop up! The audio was fine to me. I love your bookshelves!! I just did some rearranging on mine yesterday. 🎉

Audio isn't bad at all. Thanks for sharing a part of your Sunday with us

Your Sundays are certainly more ambitious than mine! My Sundays probably compare more closely to Toulouse's day but with books.😂 Thanks for the tour of your lovely bookshelves. I can sympathize with the winter darkness and short days since I live in Western Canada and I also have one of those fantastic reading lights to deal with it.

THANK YOU very much for your EXQUISITE video and explaining all the historical medieval background, main events and characters. It truly helps before reading the novel. Best wishes to all in their literature adventures! 19-Dec-2024

Hello Emmelie! I hope you are well. What a fantastic video! You have made a lot of excellent videos in the past, but this one is one of the best. It lets us get to know you a bit more as a person. Also, I loved the bookshelf tour. I agree with you regarding not getting along with Dickens as I am the same way. Even though Dickens is not your cup of tea, regarding your beautiful Dickens volumes you showed a few months ago, are you still the "Proud Owner?" I am looking forward to reading Les Mis with P&P. You made my day pointing out three specific books in your shelf. I also need to find time this winter to take some of those Hillsdale College online courses b/c I received advertisements in the mail and online regarding some really interesting courses. Again, fantastic video! I look forward to the next one and on The Penguin Classics Book you showed. Have a great week! 😀

I almost did not upload this video because of the poor quality, but here we are! ;) I apologize for the horrible audio in this one, my friends.

I don't remember you mentioning reading The Divine Comedy while in Italy. That's so cool! What a wondrous and fitting backdrop! You've had such a wonderful reading year. I'm looking forward to all the greats you share with us next year!

You speak lovely! Currently reading 'In Search of Lost Time'. The book actually ended my reading streak and I had to take a break like 1 year. Recently I returned to the book from where I left and now I can read faster and more disciplined. Currently at the page of 1100's... I made a reading plan and I try to read at least 50 pages a day and it suits me. I may finish it towards the end of January with that speed I guess (40 days or so). And after reading this book, I truly believe people who finished the book and appreciates it belongs to an 'elite club' in the world and I somehow feel close to them and appreciate those people because those people have a lot of patience and appreciation towards literature. And probably there are not many people who were able to finish the whole book. This was the first video of yours that I have founded and I subscribed it. :)

I also wish the new wife had a back bone, but I just stalked it up to the times and their costume, what was proper and that sort of thing

I read somewhere that the main character doesn’t have a name bc Rebecca is actually the main character

This book to me is about all the different ways people mourn. Max, mrs. danver, they are all still mourning Rebecca in different ways and unfortunately our main character was caught up in it.

I don’t think maxim fell in love with her at first sight like you described. I very much saw it as she was a distraction for him. One he needed for a long time and one he wasn’t ready to give up when she had to leave so he married her. He never claimed to love her. She was just pleasant company. As for her, she was naive. A child that wanted to do something different with her life

great achievement

_Hunchback…_ is your all time favorite? Interesting. I have to add it to my TBR queue.

I use brodart dust jacket covers to cover all of my hardbacks. That way I can read them without concern about hand strains and such. And it keeps them from tearing. And then when they go on a shelf, I either keep them on, or remove the dust jacket and stack them in storage and leave the book bare on the shelf.

It's interesting to know that back in the day books such as this were created on a weekly basis for the local newspapers, akin to today's comic strips. That's how these books became so massive. Count of Monte Cristo is such a wonderful read. It competes with Don Quixote de la Mancha and Dracula for my top 3.

Very helpful video. Going to use transparent sticky notes - such a good idea. I love the way you make it interesting and your enthusiasm for literature really shines through. 🥰

This is the very first time i came across this channel. I think this channel is meant for bibliotaphs like me. I loved how detail oriented explanation has been given about a book. Way to go girl.😌

I personally liked it. So here is my take on it. The novel presents two women : The narrator who is young and naive, insecure of her dull nature and social standing. The other, Rebecca, bold, strong, independent, intelligent, who despite being dead has the most influence in the entire story. Both are connected by their husband, Maxim, who is actually as insecure as the narrator of the story is. Their relationship is supposed to be creepy and make you uncomfortable. There were red flags throughout the entire story, like the weird proposal and marriage, him constantly treating her as a little kid etc. The narrator is described as someone who is very submissive, easy to control and manipulate unlike Rebecca. Throughout the story she feels isolated, insecure and unloved in the relationship because everyone in the house, including her husband can't seem to forget Rebecca. She slowly loses herself and constantly tries to be more mature, his equal. He on the other hand is disappointed when he feels she is getting matured or losing her youth. By the climax where it was revealed he infant killed Rebecca and never loved her, she was so gaslighted and suffocated in the relationship, she couldn't comprehend the fact that her husband was in fact a murderer, she was just happy to feel loved. Her husband, Maxim on the other hand was revealed to be extremely insecure and jealous of Rebecca, he did not divorce her because he was afraid of losing his pride and status since people loved her. Even he initially agreed to her conditons because she brought honor to Manderley ,which seemed to be his only true love . The narrator on the other hand was naive and easy to control, something he could never do with Rebecca, she loved him blindly to the point of supporting his crime, something which soothed his ego and insecurity. One point is he only said he loved her and held her lovingly was when she comforted him, saying what he did was right. Even the narrator feels that because until this point he has only treated her like a kid or their dog, Jasper. Rebecca on the other hand was way out of anyone's league, smart, independent, bold, strong , never bowed down to her husband or any other men. Not saying she was a saint either because she was a narcissist and seductress but by the end of the story she was the one who truly won. She died because she wanted it, even in her final Moments she kept smiling something he couldn't tolerate. After her death she still ruled Manderley and their owner's life. In the end when they finally thought they were free, whole Manderley burnt down. The man lost his pride, the woman who submitted herself to the man (patriarchy) lost herself, the woman who defied it won even after death. Rebecca wasn't a traditional woman, she defiant, narcissist, manipulative but somehow she represented a 'cruel or mad woman' who didn't submit to patriarchy. The narrator on the other hand lost the little identity she had because she was consumed by the marriage, the man and also Rebecca 's shadow. Maxim, well for me he was the actual villain of the story, more than Mrs Danvers, a typical insecure, groomer, manipulative, egoistic man , who ended up losing his pride, Manderley.