i honestly love your openness to read a variety of genres and that you don‘t talk down on certain ones even though you obviously read lots of objectively masterly crafted world-classics that i imagine put quite a shadow on easier reads
So glad you picked up The Poetics of Space. It was recommended to me by a professor and I've read it like ten times since. It's become one of my favorite books, and I think you're going to love it. There's a whole chapter on shells (snails included), a chapter on corners, on cellars, you name it. 😊
The Magic Mountain is one of my favourite books of all time! It can be a slog at times (in a good way) and it cemented my love of medicine as I read it just before starting medical school.
Emma, you would love 'The Architecture of Happiness' by Alain de Botton, who is a modern philosopher. His books are so good, and this was one of the first I read. It's all about how different architecture produces different emotional response/reflects different zeitgeist. Also 'The Post Office Girl' by Stefan Zweig - which is set mostly in a snowbound hotel. A great book.
Hi Emma! As a Korean, a longtime fan of Han Kang, and a longtime subscriber to your channel, I was so happy to see The Vegetarian in your video! If you enjoy reading it and want to explore more of Han Kang’s works, I highly recommend The White Book. Like many of her other works, it’s a poetic novel that explores the fragility of human life, yet at the same time, it conveys the unbreakable dignity of the human spirit through the color white. The book begins with a list of “white things” the author wants to write about-things like snow, ice, waves, and the moon, which I think you would really appreciate. Also, I just want to say that your voice is so pleasant to listen to, and your pronunciation is so clear that I not only discover great books through your videos but also improve my English while watching them! Happy new year 😊
I'm so excited you're reading Poetics of Space. I'm a graduate student in architecture history and theory, and it is one of the more important books. It's a difficult read but it is a very special book, analyzing architecture through phenomenological approach
I have to find my copy! I am now re-interested in finishing. My undergrad thesis was about transcendentalist poetry and architecture (Louis Sullivan, FLW). That was fun.
Dear Emma, loved the haul! I want to reread The Vegeterian also. The Magic Mountain is wonderful, hope you like it. Your hair is absolutely fabulous, darling! 💖😊
I'm an architect and in my first year of uni we had to read "The Poetics of Space", it is really accessible and is also really beautiful!!! It's my first time listening to someone outsite my field talk about that book, I hope you like it 🥺🥺🥺
I don't usually comment in YT. But I've become a huge fan of yours lately. Your content is informative, fun and comfortable. You know a lot, share it in a fun and humble way and have a very cozy, confident (in a very attractive way if I may) way of narrating things. You'd do for a great teacher. Oh and as a fellow book worm, I'm very jealous of your amazing bookshelf. Keep doing such cool content and sharing your knowledge with us. Greetings from Mexico. PS: If you end up enjoying Capitalist Realism, a devastating read, I highly recommend Fisher's collection of essays: K-Punk; and following it with Technofeudalism by Varoufakis, who discusses a possible end to to capitalism. As for The Poetics of Space, hopefully we get video of you discussing it, I have it on my list after reading an odd, seemingly unrealted list of authors who talk about space and our relation with it from distinct povs: Rem Khoolaas, Hofstadter and Benjamin.
Those books trying to let you know how much you are going to miss buying them up. This reminds me that I have to dial it back as well but I love those bookstores. I loved the magic hour of shooting this, as the world outside dawns into deep blue and the interior gets warmer and warmer by comparison. So homey and calming. Great book haul!
4:49 HAHAHAHA was NOT expecting that 😂 This video gave me motivation to also try and do a no-buy year! I have enough books and clothes and don’t feel the need for new stuff. I’ll be on the journey with you Emma!
Yes, I enjoyed Doctor Sleep, though sadly we seem to represent a minority opinion there. btw I was a little disappointed Emma didn't mention which version of Shining she tried to watch - though it seems impossible to think it was Jack Nicholson who left her nonplussed.
the books falling reminded me of your older videos where this used to happen and it made me smile like i was in on some kind of inside joke. i've been watching your videos for so long and feels so amazing watching how far you've come and it makes my day everytime you post. love you Emma❤
I'm very much looking forward to a review/vlog on the book thief. It is such a memorable book, and from there I also read The Messenger, Bridge of Clay, and I have just picked up Three Wild Dogs, all by Markus Zusak, who has become my favourite author. I recommend all of these with my entire heart.
@ yes!!! Bridge of clay is a slow, beautiful read so go into it knowing that, and The Messenger is entirely different again. Truely such an incredible author
OMG THATS ACTUALLY CRAZY THAT YOU GOT GLACIERS!!! i saw it at b&n last november and picked it up thinking of you and it ended up being my favorite book of the year!! i hope you love it 🫶🫶
Agh I wanna read Tokarczuk's Empuzjon too, I got it for Christmas!!! I loved Move Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead but The Books of Jacob were incredible as well
I've attempted book buying bans in the past and they've always collapsed around me a few months in lol, so this time I'm doing a limit on what I can buy. I'm allowing myself to buy two books a month - a new release, and a backlist title that caught my attention. We'll see if I can get through the year with only buying 24 books lmao
I've been watching your channel since you reviewed Lord of the Rings, so I'm really glad you're getting to the Silmarillion as it adds so much to any future read through of LOTR.
The Grand Hotel is great! I'm glad you see you digging into more NYRBs. I want to read Empusium, but think I might want to read Magic Mountain first. A book buying ban? Time to organize a book drive for Emma.
The book thief!! I also never read it in childhood/adolescence, which as a big booklover was always kind of weird. But I JUST read it this January... And loved it! It did wreck my soul now, but it wouldn't have left any of it when I would have read it when I was younger. So yeah, glad I read it now!
I'm so glad to be so early. Good luck on your no buy this year!! The Book Thief is a 5 star for me, and the Vegetarian let me down quite a bit. I hope you enjoy all of these!
This was a fun one, Emma! I've read most of Stephen King's books. My Dad loves him and we buddy-read together. He's not a great writer (I've never highlighted his stuff) but he's a good story-teller. I think you'll like The Shining. I love that edition of The Magic Mountain. My copy is mass market paperback from my University's bookstore. I took a Modern Novels course in which we read The Magic Mountain, Ulysses, and One Hundred Years of Solitude. That professor had no pity. 😅
That Columbia Icefield book looks really interesting. I'm on a self designed no-buy year, and I'm taking it month by month. Let's just say there are several lists! Thanks, Emma. YES to the smell of a hockey arena. Wet snow/slush under your seat, cold feet, and you don't take off your winter jacket because - ice. YOU WILL LOVE THE BOOK THIEF. PLEASE READ IT. (Not book burning; narrated by Death.)
I was one who recommended The Shining, because I read it last year ( I did not think I would like King very much and then last year I read 3 of his books and enjoyed them all) and it did make me think of you always being so excited about hotels and snow. At this point I would also like to thank you, because the two best books I read this year (the year is young, we'll see were they'll end up in the end) I read both more or less because of you. The first being Beartown for the book club and the other being Heaven and Hell by Jón Kalman Stefánson. So thank you.
I’m also doing a no book buying year after my birthday on the 29th(I’m turning 30!), and thank goodness you posted this before so I can add some of these to my last book haul list 😂
Hi Emma when will you do another recommendation video letting us ask your for our specific needs and expectations? 🥰 Also would be so interesting to hear you speak about some books in more details - more of your thoughts 😊 But appreciate and enjoy the shorter ones as well :) Also would be so so great if you could do a video on every world tour book club pick!! Would that be possible ?🥰 Thank you so much for your channel and the book club ❤ Many greetings from Germany 👋
Lovely haul. I am also on a no-buy this year and bought quite a few of my wish-list in November/December. I am planning on reading The Magic Mountain in the Spring this year. I also think you will really enjoy The Shining (one of the few Stephen King novels I love and will re-read).
I read "The Shinning" before watching the movie I just couldn't finnish the movie. The book is so much better, the characters are well explained and you understand what is going on a lot better, also the vibes are a lot scarier in my opinion. I hope you'll enjoy it!
I read The Shining after Joe from ‘You’ kept talking about how it was a masterpiece in the whole book, got curious, and I agree, FREAKING AMAZING! Finished it in 3 nights. I started to watch the movie after but stopped halfway because they changed a lot from the book and I got annoyed. Another King I absolutely take no criticism on is IT, I love it even more than The Shining, it’s complex, a lot to unpack, and a lot of people give up on it because it does time jumps very often, we’d be talking present and next minute we’d be in some event in the 1920s, so this needs the utmost focus. Another is Under The Dome, I watched the show and loved it and a lot of fans mentioned the book is even better, I’ve got the copy but soon.
Emma, you might like The Hotel by Elizabeth Bowen, it sounds very similar to Grand Hotel. Its about a group of British tourists escaping the winter at an Italian hotel, its no plot just vibes and I loved it
it does look pretty awesome. I got this video done and your selection video done. Thee whole time watching the selection series video (despite coping) I was thinking: at least im not reading that series, really put things into perspective for me lol
OH MAN! When you were talking about Magic Mountain (which is my next read), I was like, she should read The Empusium!! I read it recently (would be on my goodreads lol) and enjoyed it!
Last year I read 11/22/63 by Stephen King, it was not what I expected and it was great. I already read The Shinning years ago, and I plan on reading its sequel Doctor Sleep this year. It looks like you have a wonderful Free Little Library near you from all the nice new looking books you found, and possibly someone else in your building that is a book reviewer as well if they are cycling through newer books like the ones you found. I will be trying to read only the books that I own this year, as well as utilizing the Library or any free little libraries I come across.
Our erudite, soft-voiced, and lovely hostess always picks the best titles. I think you'll find the library a great alternative especially for classics.
I also want to read only books I own this year. my only exception is audiobooks, I'll get those out from the library. but my physical books are GOING to be read
Thank you, Emma: I have read some of those. I'm about 1/3 of the way through East of Eden, which I"m listening to on Audible. I've got Magic Mountain on the Kindle, but I may try to finish Valley of the Dolls and Stepford Wives first. I'll finish Annie Bot today, and really really liked Klara and the Sun. Unfortunately, writers seem to get bogged down in the comparison between young women and programmable robots. However, the romantic motif is so important to us it's only natural for it to drive stories about our interactions with AI. I, too, plan on reading Book Thief very soon. Ta-ta - it was great seeing you again.
The strength it must take to just completely stop buying books 😅 love that we get one last massive haul though And omg Mark Fisher! I keep getting little samples of him via Jonas Čeika's videos and I really need to start reading him, just the coolest theorist imaginable
Ooo! I just read the Floating Hotel last year and I rather enjoyed it!! Found it to be a fun read and the characters very likable. Also I recently read a middle grade book called: Icefall by Mathew J. Kirby. It’s set in Medieval Norway. Tons of snow. Themes of storytelling. About a young girl and her siblings who are stuck in a remote steading while their father is away at war. But it’s not as safe where they are as they once thought 👀. I honestly was surprised by how much i enjoyed This book. I flew through, stayed up late to read it because I just HAD to know what happened next. Anyways just thought it might be up your alley considering the setting lol.
The book, The shining, is better than the movie. I love how king writes every member of the Torrence family. I liked Jack Torrence in the book, a man struggling with himself but trying so hard to fight his demons. So so good. Dr Sleep also. Two of my favourite books.
Was so surprised to hear the name Grace Curtis!! My sister got me another book called Frontier by the same author for christmas ?!! But my interest™️ is cowboys and not hotels (which frontier is about).
Had to read the weird and the eerie by Mark Fisher for a literature class I took that was focused on "weird" in writing, and it was really good! I read capitalist realism on my own and I found it pretty interesting, but I'd love to reread it now since I'm sure so much went over my head back then lol. Seemed like such an insightful and kind guy, truly gone too soon
Emmie is talking about her first Stephen King book when I'm reading my first Stephen King book (11.22.63). I'm now more motivated to see this book, which is a little intimidating for me, to the end.
I read Taylor Swift By the Book and even though not all the "literature references" seemed accurate, overall, I loved it! I put The Ice Children on my TBR list because I will read any Snow Queen retelling! :)
So many people love the Book Thief and I just couldn’t get into it! I made it about 30 percent and I realized I actually didn’t like it being narrated by death when that’s what actually attracted to the book. I feel like because it was narrated by death, I couldn’t get connected to the characters and their thoughts/feelings.
Omg I swear just a minute ago i caught myself saying "it's already been 5 days, when will emma's new video come and there you are. My eyes lit up instantaneously ❤
the cut when the books were falling gave me crippling anxiety but also i burst out laughing at the same time
also the book thrist traps for the books IM DYING
I googled crippling anxiety - you can't function or do regular life in a regular way? How would falling books trigger that
@gdaym8y huh ?
@gdaym8y There is this mind blowing concept called "exaggerating" that gives a humorous effect, you may want to look into it 👍🏻
@gdaym8y There is this mind blowing concept called "exaggerating" that gives a humorous effect, you may want to look into it 👍🏻
"I said it would be a no buy year, but I didn't say anything about stealing" 😂
And there's always the little free library's as well as the library.
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i honestly love your openness to read a variety of genres and that you don‘t talk down on certain ones even though you obviously read lots of objectively masterly crafted world-classics that i imagine put quite a shadow on easier reads
Yeah, 'The Book Thief' is heartbreaking but beautiful too. Definitely going to need a specific book vlog for it 💔😢
We read it in 8th grade it was amazing
The Book Thief is one of the few books I wished I could read again for the first time. It was so good
That is my favorite book!!💖
I love how you always post whenever i think of you, we're basically soulmates at this point🫠
Reading your mind😂💕
So glad you picked up The Poetics of Space. It was recommended to me by a professor and I've read it like ten times since. It's become one of my favorite books, and I think you're going to love it. There's a whole chapter on shells (snails included), a chapter on corners, on cellars, you name it. 😊
Snails:’)
this is such a lovely positive place for everyone to chat about books. it makes me really happy.
The Magic Mountain is one of my favourite books of all time! It can be a slog at times (in a good way) and it cemented my love of medicine as I read it just before starting medical school.
I loooove how all of the books matched each other color themes
I was editing and noticed that too😂
Emma, you would love 'The Architecture of Happiness' by Alain de Botton, who is a modern philosopher. His books are so good, and this was one of the first I read. It's all about how different architecture produces different emotional response/reflects different zeitgeist. Also 'The Post Office Girl' by Stefan Zweig - which is set mostly in a snowbound hotel. A great book.
Hi Emma! As a Korean, a longtime fan of Han Kang, and a longtime subscriber to your channel, I was so happy to see The Vegetarian in your video!
If you enjoy reading it and want to explore more of Han Kang’s works, I highly recommend The White Book. Like many of her other works, it’s a poetic novel that explores the fragility of human life, yet at the same time, it conveys the unbreakable dignity of the human spirit through the color white. The book begins with a list of “white things” the author wants to write about-things like snow, ice, waves, and the moon, which I think you would really appreciate.
Also, I just want to say that your voice is so pleasant to listen to, and your pronunciation is so clear that I not only discover great books through your videos but also improve my English while watching them! Happy new year 😊
I found that listening to the audiobook while also reading the Silmarillion made it so much more digestible and the experience was very enjoyable.
ooh okay I’ll see if I can get the audio!
Emma I would love it if we could do a 24hr or 48hr readathon reading The Shining or The Book Thief!
I'm so excited you're reading Poetics of Space. I'm a graduate student in architecture history and theory, and it is one of the more important books. It's a difficult read but it is a very special book, analyzing architecture through phenomenological approach
I have to find my copy! I am now re-interested in finishing. My undergrad thesis was about transcendentalist poetry and architecture (Louis Sullivan, FLW). That was fun.
I cannot believe the suspense this book tower built up. The Storyline was immaculate. I even got an ad right before it fell!!! Amazing. Blockbuster.
The Ice Children is gorgeous ❄️ and a really good story. You’ll love it
glaciers is a FANTASTIC book i’m so excited you’re picking it up! easily one of my bests of 2024
Thank you Emma for letting me live a book haul vicariously through you( I might be broke, on a book ban or both ).
Dear Emma, loved the haul! I want to reread The Vegeterian also. The Magic Mountain is wonderful, hope you like it. Your hair is absolutely fabulous, darling! 💖😊
I'm an architect and in my first year of uni we had to read "The Poetics of Space", it is really accessible and is also really beautiful!!! It's my first time listening to someone outsite my field talk about that book, I hope you like it 🥺🥺🥺
Planning to read both The Shining, and The Book Thief, in march. Very excited!
Also added a few more to my wishlist now...
I don't usually comment in YT. But I've become a huge fan of yours lately. Your content is informative, fun and comfortable. You know a lot, share it in a fun and humble way and have a very cozy, confident (in a very attractive way if I may) way of narrating things. You'd do for a great teacher. Oh and as a fellow book worm, I'm very jealous of your amazing bookshelf. Keep doing such cool content and sharing your knowledge with us. Greetings from Mexico.
PS:
If you end up enjoying Capitalist Realism, a devastating read, I highly recommend Fisher's collection of essays: K-Punk; and following it with Technofeudalism by Varoufakis, who discusses a possible end to to capitalism. As for The Poetics of Space, hopefully we get video of you discussing it, I have it on my list after reading an odd, seemingly unrealted list of authors who talk about space and our relation with it from distinct povs: Rem Khoolaas, Hofstadter and Benjamin.
Those books trying to let you know how much you are going to miss buying them up. This reminds me that I have to dial it back as well but I love those bookstores.
I loved the magic hour of shooting this, as the world outside dawns into deep blue and the interior gets warmer and warmer by comparison. So homey and calming. Great book haul!
4:49 HAHAHAHA was NOT expecting that 😂
This video gave me motivation to also try and do a no-buy year! I have enough books and clothes and don’t feel the need for new stuff. I’ll be on the journey with you Emma!
we love a start of year book haul, this has healed me of all my woes
I can say that "The Shining" is quite good and also the sequel, written years later, called "Doctor Sleep" is really good also. Thanks.
Yes, I enjoyed Doctor Sleep, though sadly we seem to represent a minority opinion there. btw I was a little disappointed Emma didn't mention which version of Shining she tried to watch - though it seems impossible to think it was Jack Nicholson who left her nonplussed.
I was just sitting down to update my book journal and needed something to listen to!!! My day is made!
the books falling reminded me of your older videos where this used to happen and it made me smile like i was in on some kind of inside joke. i've been watching your videos for so long and feels so amazing watching how far you've come and it makes my day everytime you post. love you Emma❤
OMG YES ANGELS BEFORE MAN IS INCREDIBLE - I really hope you love it!
I'm very much looking forward to a review/vlog on the book thief. It is such a memorable book, and from there I also read The Messenger, Bridge of Clay, and I have just picked up Three Wild Dogs, all by Markus Zusak, who has become my favourite author. I recommend all of these with my entire heart.
thank you for reminding me how badly I need to read his other books!! I just know after the book thief he’s going to become a fav author
@ yes!!! Bridge of clay is a slow, beautiful read so go into it knowing that, and The Messenger is entirely different again. Truely such an incredible author
You have once again given my reading aspirations a welcome boost. Perhaps this year you'll have a book haul - library edition?
I love the quirky and funny editing! great video as always!
So much blue books and I love it!!!!
OMG THATS ACTUALLY CRAZY THAT YOU GOT GLACIERS!!! i saw it at b&n last november and picked it up thinking of you and it ended up being my favorite book of the year!! i hope you love it 🫶🫶
Agh I wanna read Tokarczuk's Empuzjon too, I got it for Christmas!!! I loved Move Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead but The Books of Jacob were incredible as well
I've attempted book buying bans in the past and they've always collapsed around me a few months in lol, so this time I'm doing a limit on what I can buy. I'm allowing myself to buy two books a month - a new release, and a backlist title that caught my attention. We'll see if I can get through the year with only buying 24 books lmao
I've been watching your channel since you reviewed Lord of the Rings, so I'm really glad you're getting to the Silmarillion as it adds so much to any future read through of LOTR.
The Grand Hotel is great! I'm glad you see you digging into more NYRBs.
I want to read Empusium, but think I might want to read Magic Mountain first.
A book buying ban? Time to organize a book drive for Emma.
The music when you're showing us The Ice Children 😆
i read Rock Crystal because I saw it as an option for the world tour book club. i really liked it!
The book thief!! I also never read it in childhood/adolescence, which as a big booklover was always kind of weird. But I JUST read it this January... And loved it! It did wreck my soul now, but it wouldn't have left any of it when I would have read it when I was younger. So yeah, glad I read it now!
Finally Stephen King, I loooove the shining. Cant wait for you to read it 😊
So happy to see The Book Theif! hope you enjoy reading it!
I'm so glad to be so early. Good luck on your no buy this year!! The Book Thief is a 5 star for me, and the Vegetarian let me down quite a bit. I hope you enjoy all of these!
This was a fun one, Emma! I've read most of Stephen King's books. My Dad loves him and we buddy-read together. He's not a great writer (I've never highlighted his stuff) but he's a good story-teller. I think you'll like The Shining. I love that edition of The Magic Mountain. My copy is mass market paperback from my University's bookstore. I took a Modern Novels course in which we read The Magic Mountain, Ulysses, and One Hundred Years of Solitude. That professor had no pity. 😅
That Columbia Icefield book looks really interesting. I'm on a self designed no-buy year, and I'm taking it month by month. Let's just say there are several lists! Thanks, Emma.
YES to the smell of a hockey arena. Wet snow/slush under your seat, cold feet, and you don't take off your winter jacket because - ice.
YOU WILL LOVE THE BOOK THIEF. PLEASE READ IT. (Not book burning; narrated by Death.)
I loved The Magic Mountain! An underrated classic :)
The book haul we’ve been waiting for 😍🙏💖 and what a lovely beautiful cardigan Emma! 😭❄️🩵
I was one who recommended The Shining, because I read it last year ( I did not think I would like King very much and then last year I read 3 of his books and enjoyed them all) and it did make me think of you always being so excited about hotels and snow.
At this point I would also like to thank you, because the two best books I read this year (the year is young, we'll see were they'll end up in the end) I read both more or less because of you. The first being Beartown for the book club and the other being Heaven and Hell by Jón Kalman Stefánson. So thank you.
I’m also doing a no book buying year after my birthday on the 29th(I’m turning 30!), and thank goodness you posted this before so I can add some of these to my last book haul list 😂
Turn up the Ocean sounds so good!
Hi Emma when will you do another recommendation video letting us ask your for our specific needs and expectations? 🥰
Also would be so interesting to hear you speak about some books in more details - more of your thoughts 😊
But appreciate and enjoy the shorter ones as well :)
Also would be so so great if you could do a video on every world tour book club pick!! Would that be possible ?🥰 Thank you so much for your channel and the book club ❤
Many greetings from Germany 👋
girlie i’m so sorry but i need to get this off my chest.
your hair looks AMAZING here. like gorgeoussssss! ❤❤
Lovely haul. I am also on a no-buy this year and bought quite a few of my wish-list in November/December. I am planning on reading The Magic Mountain in the Spring this year. I also think you will really enjoy The Shining (one of the few Stephen King novels I love and will re-read).
omg i love the shining! it is very different from the movie but i think it’s better lol
The Taylor Swift book looks so interesting! And I love the hardcover!
Not Emma stealing The Book Thief 😂
Never knew I would be excited to read about glaciers
AAHHHH I was hoping you would read rock crystal!!! It’s so good you’re gonna love it
what a stunning array of various books! very much looking forward to hearing your thoughts on them all hehe 📚
I read "The Shinning" before watching the movie I just couldn't finnish the movie. The book is so much better, the characters are well explained and you understand what is going on a lot better, also the vibes are a lot scarier in my opinion. I hope you'll enjoy it!
I read The Shining after Joe from ‘You’ kept talking about how it was a masterpiece in the whole book, got curious, and I agree, FREAKING AMAZING! Finished it in 3 nights.
I started to watch the movie after but stopped halfway because they changed a lot from the book and I got annoyed.
Another King I absolutely take no criticism on is IT, I love it even more than The Shining, it’s complex, a lot to unpack, and a lot of people give up on it because it does time jumps very often, we’d be talking present and next minute we’d be in some event in the 1920s, so this needs the utmost focus.
Another is Under The Dome, I watched the show and loved it and a lot of fans mentioned the book is even better, I’ve got the copy but soon.
Stephen Kings The Green Mile, Duma Key & The Stand are so incredibly good
The Stand is one of my favorites
Emma, you might like The Hotel by Elizabeth Bowen, it sounds very similar to Grand Hotel. Its about a group of British tourists escaping the winter at an Italian hotel, its no plot just vibes and I loved it
the tech bro montage of the ice children made me lmao I loved it so much
i really love your book videos!!!
The thirst trap had me 😂
currently getting a hand tattoo and this video is helping me cope. Thank you as always 🫡
Ah exciting what’s the tattoo of?!
bonfire from dark souls
@@drandon2094oh damn that’s gonna look sick!!
it does look pretty awesome. I got this video done and your selection video done. Thee whole time watching the selection series video (despite coping) I was thinking: at least im not reading that series, really put things into perspective for me lol
The poetics of space!!!! Such a good one. The basis for multiple research projects of mine lol
Ma'am, The Ice Children?????? Helloooooo????? HOW CAN A BOOK BE THIS PRETTY OMG
Emma you look so pretty in that cardigan!
I was going to rec the Empusium! I'm glad you already have it
I read Glaciers in December and loved it!
OH MAN! When you were talking about Magic Mountain (which is my next read), I was like, she should read The Empusium!! I read it recently (would be on my goodreads lol) and enjoyed it!
3:20 what a thirst trap 😂❤️
The book thief is amazingggggg
Last year I read 11/22/63 by Stephen King, it was not what I expected and it was great. I already read The Shinning years ago, and I plan on reading its sequel Doctor Sleep this year. It looks like you have a wonderful Free Little Library near you from all the nice new looking books you found, and possibly someone else in your building that is a book reviewer as well if they are cycling through newer books like the ones you found. I will be trying to read only the books that I own this year, as well as utilizing the Library or any free little libraries I come across.
Our erudite, soft-voiced, and lovely hostess always picks the best titles. I think you'll find the library a great alternative especially for classics.
not the cooking reel-inspired book thirst trap 💀 you killed me
I am also on a book buying ban as I have plenty on my shelves to get through! 💜
I also want to read only books I own this year. my only exception is audiobooks, I'll get those out from the library. but my physical books are GOING to be read
Yup, that foreword in The Poetics of Space is definitely written by Mark Z. Danielewski. That's a style I'm all too familiar with now. 😂
Thank you, Emma: I have read some of those. I'm about 1/3 of the way through East of Eden, which I"m listening to on Audible. I've got Magic Mountain on the Kindle, but I may try to finish Valley of the Dolls and Stepford Wives first. I'll finish Annie Bot today, and really really liked Klara and the Sun. Unfortunately, writers seem to get bogged down in the comparison between young women and programmable robots. However, the romantic motif is so important to us it's only natural for it to drive stories about our interactions with AI. I, too, plan on reading Book Thief very soon. Ta-ta - it was great seeing you again.
The strength it must take to just completely stop buying books 😅 love that we get one last massive haul though
And omg Mark Fisher! I keep getting little samples of him via Jonas Čeika's videos and I really need to start reading him, just the coolest theorist imaginable
the jumpscare i could never hate
I study political theory, and there are so many classic works mentioned. I’m so excited to hear your thoughts on them
Book thief is a great book. I’m excited for you to read it 🥹❤️✨
Ooo! I just read the Floating Hotel last year and I rather enjoyed it!! Found it to be a fun read and the characters very likable.
Also I recently read a middle grade book called: Icefall by Mathew J. Kirby. It’s set in Medieval Norway. Tons of snow. Themes of storytelling. About a young girl and her siblings who are stuck in a remote steading while their father is away at war. But it’s not as safe where they are as they once thought 👀. I honestly was surprised by how much i enjoyed This book. I flew through, stayed up late to read it because I just HAD to know what happened next. Anyways just thought it might be up your alley considering the setting lol.
I really enjoyed Snowglobe when I read it! I mean I still think about it months later 😅
The book, The shining, is better than the movie. I love how king writes every member of the Torrence family. I liked Jack Torrence in the book, a man struggling with himself but trying so hard to fight his demons. So so good. Dr Sleep also. Two of my favourite books.
You'll LOVE The Book Thief!!
Was so surprised to hear the name Grace Curtis!! My sister got me another book called Frontier by the same author for christmas ?!! But my interest™️ is cowboys and not hotels (which frontier is about).
I love the Tairen Soul series! I love C.L. Wilson. She doesn't get recognized enough.
Had to read the weird and the eerie by Mark Fisher for a literature class I took that was focused on "weird" in writing, and it was really good! I read capitalist realism on my own and I found it pretty interesting, but I'd love to reread it now since I'm sure so much went over my head back then lol. Seemed like such an insightful and kind guy, truly gone too soon
Emmie is talking about her first Stephen King book when I'm reading my first Stephen King book (11.22.63). I'm now more motivated to see this book, which is a little intimidating for me, to the end.
I’m also going on a no book buying 2025 journey. I can confirm that I bought 5 the last week of 2024 😌. I love this video!!
I read Taylor Swift By the Book and even though not all the "literature references" seemed accurate, overall, I loved it! I put The Ice Children on my TBR list because I will read any Snow Queen retelling! :)
The otter plush (or whatever animals it is) is so damn adorable I kept staring at it😭🤎
So many people love the Book Thief and I just couldn’t get into it! I made it about 30 percent and I realized I actually didn’t like it being narrated by death when that’s what actually attracted to the book. I feel like because it was narrated by death, I couldn’t get connected to the characters and their thoughts/feelings.
Omg I swear just a minute ago i caught myself saying "it's already been 5 days, when will emma's new video come and there you are. My eyes lit up instantaneously ❤