Emma is my favorite classic as well. Yes, I found it to be cringy at times, only mr. Knightley seemed like a logical character in the whole book (😅) but I love that book so much that I recommend it to almost everyone! And thanks, I was confused which movie/ series I should watch.
Oh yes Mr Knightley is the only one having a bit of reason in this book. He's my favorite male caractere in all Jane Austen books! My favorite female is Lizzie from P&P.
@Ortisse I could never get over Mr. knightley no matter how many books I read and Lizzie idk she seemed indifferent at times to me. Emma is very different from her. I can't compare them.
Absolutely loved The Poppy War! So far in October I have read The Red Sister and The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle. Both were great! Can't wait to read The Grey Sister next.
haha i love you so much, I always enjoy your videos (and your humor, whenever it shows) "whenever Jane Austen comes out with a book... Wouldn't that be weird" :D I'm currently in a bit of a reading slump myself, but I'll definitely look into The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry when I feel like buying and reading books again :D you always make great suggestions, and when you recommend ones that AREN'T sci-fi or Fantasy, I'm always intrigued :D
I read Emma and LOVED IT! Jane Austen books make me feel so cosy. Poppy war is on my reading list, I only wait for the 2nd to be on sale. The good books I read between june and september: - E. Wharton, la splendeur des Lansing. 1st time I read a Wharton book and it was so good, I plan to read at least 1 once a year. - B. Sanderson, Warbreaker. Same here 1st Sanderson book I read (because of you!), I loved it. It was very different of other fantasy books I read. Plan to read some more now. - E. Ferrante, l'amie prodigieuse 3. I didn't think this saga was my type of book but I really enjoy going through Italia's history with this 2 girls, even if I can't stand the major caracter Lenu. - J.C Rufin, la salamandre. I love Rufin's books, they're so powerfull. - Harari, Sapiens, une brève histoire de l'humanité. It was so interesting, I read it by an audiobook I think I'll buy the book because I want to take notes. - Murakami, sommeil. 1st Murukami's book I read, it's a short one in a beautifull edition. I think now I'm going to read Kafka sur le rivage.
Same, I loved The poppy war to bits and I picked it up after I've seen you reading it. Everyone who read it so far after seeing me gush they loved it too. Thanks Emily!
Em, have you read Les Miserables? Yeah it's long and some might say draggy, but honestly I enjoyed the digressions so much, Hugo is so knowledgeable and unexpectedly funny at times. It's so grand and sweeping, one of the great epics of all time. It is one of the books I love so much that I am a little jealous of French being your primary language, so you can easily read it in the original.
Emma is my favourite classic 💟 i always found the personality of Emma so much more profound and three-dimensional than Elizabeth in Pride and Prejudice.
I think people find her annoying and either fail to realize it's on purpose (like how people are silly in P&P) or they don't enjoy books when the main character isn't likeable!
Have you seen the Lizzie Bennet Diaries here on youtube? It's my absolute favourite retelling of Pride and Prejudice! It's just really cute and funny and amazing.
I read the poppy war this summer per your recommendation. For the most part, I think it’s an impressive debut novel. I especially liked how similar it is to Ender’s Game and Rin reminded me a lot of Ender. We’ll have to disagree on the magic system for now. I think it was the weakest part of the novel along with Altan’s poorly developed character. I imagine the magic system will be developed more in the next book considering how the book ended, but I found it to be quite vague and hand wavey. Great ending though.
I went through a bad reading slump this summer too. My favourite book I read this summer (and what probably broke my slump) was The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo. Sooo good! I started listening to it on a long bus journey and it had me hooked, I couldn't wait to hear what happened next
I am so glad you uploaded this video today. You've talked about being in a slump recently and I am in a bad one right now. Last four books I read - all bad. Waiting for Muse of Nightmares to come out, hoping my slump will be over then.
The Poppy War was definitely my fav of the summer/year so far. I loved LOVED Empire Of Silence, Kings Of The Wyld/Bloody Rose, The Outsider, Night Film, The Seven Deaths Of Evelyn Hardcastle. Could go on and one.
Jurassic Park was one of my favorite movies growing up. so I’m surprised that I haven’t read the book yet. I really want to read The Poppy War but I have to be in a certain headspace for it. hopefully the last 3 months of this year are great reading months!
YES the BBC Pride and Prejudice reigns supreme! haha Oooh I'm so glad you loved A.J. Fikry! I own that one but have yet to get to it so I'm so happy you enjoyed it. Sounds like a perfect cozy read!
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I love Jane Austen, but I've yet to read Emma! Totally added all the books you mentioned in your video to my wishlist 😉
I loved The Poppy War! I found the beginning (the school part) kind of boring and unoriginal but the rest of the book was so good! It was super dark but I love how the main character had some difficult decisions to make and didn't necessarily make the "correct" decisions or the standard "hero" decisions.
I loved Jurassic Park when I read it last year, I agree the kids are annoying in it but I didn’t mind so much. My favorite books of the summer have been the Broken Earth Trilogy by N.K. Jemisin, technically the first two (I haven’t finished the 3rd one yet). They are easily going to be in my top 5 favorite fantasy series of all time.
Love this. And you’ve convinced me to read Emma soon. Have you tried the Audible exclusive audiobook narrated by Emma Thompson? I bet it would be awesome! I’m also wondering something about your feelings on romance: do you think it’s specifically the YA romance that you hate? I say this because I am a huge (regular) romance genre reader, but I basically looooathe it in YA. Again, to each their own and it’s totally cool if you don’t like it across the board, but if you want some recs for non-cringy regular adult romance books, let me know. I think I have a few you’d really like.
It's a bit weird. I don't mind romance in movies or tv shows so it seems to be just in books. Sometimes I'll like them (even some YA but it's rare). Maybe there's no logic to it 😂
I feel you girl, I was too in a big reading slump this summer ! As I trust your opinion, I'm adding "The Storied Life of A.J Fikry" to my whishlist ! :-)
Great list! Emma is the longest of Jane Austen's books...It's usually 400 pages +, depending on the edition ;) I never really liked Emma...I guess I was too young when I read it and didn't realize that the cringy moments were purposefully written hehe
I would leave 'em too. Also, I literally just started "The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry". I'll give you my statements when I finish it. Also, I really think you should read "Dom Casmurro" by Machado de Assis. It's one of the best brazilian books.
It's not often you hear someone praising the science of Jurassic Park. The few people I've seen who read it said it was too heavy for them. I personally don't see how you could do a book about bringing back Dinosaurs from extinction without going deep into the science. Plus it was pretty much Crichton's MO. I've not read the book since I was in my late teens so it's long overdue a reread. I don't remember the kids from the first book too well but what stood out to me from The Lost World was that the movie removed a kid (I think he was what we'd call Asian, you guys possibly would say Indian) and changed the female kid to be Ian Malcom's daughter. Weird. Good to see someone else who enjoyed JP. Now you've made me want to read them both again. That'll be something to do in the new year.
destructionsnakepit Oh, man. The day I understood the science in JP was wonderful! I read it for the first time at age 11, so rereading it in high school gave me a completely different experience! I still enjoy the science. It’s one of my favorite things about Crichton’s writing.
The ending to the third murder bot book slayed me. Also, I disliked Jurrasic Park and its sequel. The characters were just annoying and I genuinely wanted to push Hammond off a cliff 😂
I read Jurassic park cuz of you. I loved it even thought the movie terrified me as a kid. T-rex in the water. Boy I had to take a mini brake after that part. My comment after reading it was. I hate raptors. Lol thanks for the recommendation. :)
I fell off the reading wagon and am way behind on your videos. So today I bought the entire strike cormoran series by Robert Galbraith.. You read them as a fellow Harry Potter fan?
@@BooksRebound Thank you! I am very scared to pick up fantasy books in English because I am scared of the language being difficult. So I always read contemporary
English isn't my first language either, but you have to remember that only through practice you will manage to improve! Trial and error are your friends. Also don't stress over understanding every single word. Authors often like using fancy terms, but try understanding the meaning from the context.
Emma is not a favourite of mine. I found her annoying and pretentious at times. Pride and Prejudice will always hold a special place in my heart as my favourite because it was my first. I feel the same about Great Expectations - not a favourite. I much preferred David Copperfield.
@@BookswithEmilyFox I know, but she never resonated with me. She meddled and meddled making me more and more infuriated. LoL Then got her happy ending. Ugh. LoL
BookswithEmilyFox I’ve also had a summer of meh books, but my last favorite was The Martian! And most of the books I’ve loved in the past 6 months have been your recommendations. I just read prelude to foundation by Isaac Asimov and it was slowww going. I know the most popular of the series are the original trilogy, but I’ll be curious to hear your opinion when you get around to them! The subtle sexism is not surprising, but disappointing.
I’ve actually just read Jurassic Park this year too and loved it! I was so thrilled to see it in your video! Other books I loved this year was Baby Teeth, Woman in the Window, the Help, and if you loved Jurassic Park you should try Lost World. It takes a little longer to get into than the 1st but once you got going there were a lot of creepy scenes that I still think about
The best book I read this summer was a book you talked about a while back, The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo. I wept like a stupid baby with that book! It was amazing, though. I loved it so much.
It's a toss-up between The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemison and The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson. Also, Days of Blood and Starlight by Laini Taylor (the second in the Smoke and Bone trilogy). I also just finished Words of Radiance and it was awesome, but I like the 1st book (Way of Kings) better.
A book with all the feels for me is A Man Called Ove. They made it into a movie. I laughed, I cried, I thoroughly enjoyed it. 😊
Yes!! I loved that!
Love that one too! Didnt enjoy the movie, tho
Francine Ferreira the movie wasn’t as good as the book, but it was pretty good.
Also his other book "my grandmother asked me to tell she is sorry" was awesome.
Thats my dads favorite movie, the only one hes actually bought as a dvd :)
Emma is my favorite classic as well. Yes, I found it to be cringy at times, only mr. Knightley seemed like a logical character in the whole book (😅) but I love that book so much that I recommend it to almost everyone! And thanks, I was confused which movie/ series I should watch.
Oh yes Mr Knightley is the only one having a bit of reason in this book. He's my favorite male caractere in all Jane Austen books! My favorite female is Lizzie from P&P.
@Ortisse I could never get over Mr. knightley no matter how many books I read and Lizzie idk she seemed indifferent at times to me. Emma is very different from her. I can't compare them.
Absolutely loved The Poppy War! So far in October I have read The Red Sister and The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle. Both were great! Can't wait to read The Grey Sister next.
haha i love you so much, I always enjoy your videos (and your humor, whenever it shows) "whenever Jane Austen comes out with a book... Wouldn't that be weird" :D I'm currently in a bit of a reading slump myself, but I'll definitely look into The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry when I feel like buying and reading books again :D you always make great suggestions, and when you recommend ones that AREN'T sci-fi or Fantasy, I'm always intrigued :D
That edition of Emma is so lovely! I don't normally enjoy classics but it's gorgeous!
If you liked Jurassic Park you should give The Great Zoo of China by Matthew Reilly a read, its basically Jurassic Park but with dragons!!
I read Emma and LOVED IT! Jane Austen books make me feel so cosy.
Poppy war is on my reading list, I only wait for the 2nd to be on sale.
The good books I read between june and september:
- E. Wharton, la splendeur des Lansing. 1st time I read a Wharton book and it was so good, I plan to read at least 1 once a year.
- B. Sanderson, Warbreaker. Same here 1st Sanderson book I read (because of you!), I loved it. It was very different of other fantasy books I read. Plan to read some more now.
- E. Ferrante, l'amie prodigieuse 3. I didn't think this saga was my type of book but I really enjoy going through Italia's history with this 2 girls, even if I can't stand the major caracter Lenu.
- J.C Rufin, la salamandre. I love Rufin's books, they're so powerfull.
- Harari, Sapiens, une brève histoire de l'humanité. It was so interesting, I read it by an audiobook I think I'll buy the book because I want to take notes.
- Murakami, sommeil. 1st Murukami's book I read, it's a short one in a beautifull edition. I think now I'm going to read Kafka sur le rivage.
Same, I loved The poppy war to bits and I picked it up after I've seen you reading it. Everyone who read it so far after seeing me gush they loved it too. Thanks Emily!
Em, have you read Les Miserables? Yeah it's long and some might say draggy, but honestly I enjoyed the digressions so much, Hugo is so knowledgeable and unexpectedly funny at times. It's so grand and sweeping, one of the great epics of all time. It is one of the books I love so much that I am a little jealous of French being your primary language, so you can easily read it in the original.
Emma is my favourite classic 💟 i always found the personality of Emma so much more profound and three-dimensional than Elizabeth in Pride and Prejudice.
I think people find her annoying and either fail to realize it's on purpose (like how people are silly in P&P) or they don't enjoy books when the main character isn't likeable!
Have you seen the Lizzie Bennet Diaries here on youtube? It's my absolute favourite retelling of Pride and Prejudice! It's just really cute and funny and amazing.
I've watched a few!
I read the poppy war this summer per your recommendation. For the most part, I think it’s an impressive debut novel. I especially liked how similar it is to Ender’s Game and Rin reminded me a lot of Ender. We’ll have to disagree on the magic system for now. I think it was the weakest part of the novel along with Altan’s poorly developed character. I imagine the magic system will be developed more in the next book considering how the book ended, but I found it to be quite vague and hand wavey. Great ending though.
The count of monte cristo is one of the most amazing books there is. Dumas is a master in his craft and I love all of his books I read!!!
Lolol I would leave the kids back in a heartbeat too! Lol
I couldn't understand them... even at that age you would think they would understand.
Not quiet = dinosaur will eat you lol
i'm not usually one to read classics but emma sounds so good!!
I went through a bad reading slump this summer too. My favourite book I read this summer (and what probably broke my slump) was The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo. Sooo good! I started listening to it on a long bus journey and it had me hooked, I couldn't wait to hear what happened next
Prepare yourself for the tears!
I am so glad you uploaded this video today. You've talked about being in a slump recently and I am in a bad one right now. Last four books I read - all bad. Waiting for Muse of Nightmares to come out, hoping my slump will be over then.
There's nothing worse than reading a bunch of bad ones in a row! Especially if you were looking forward to reading them!
The Poppy War was definitely my fav of the summer/year so far. I loved LOVED Empire Of Silence, Kings Of The Wyld/Bloody Rose, The Outsider, Night Film, The Seven Deaths Of Evelyn Hardcastle. Could go on and one.
The best book I read this summer was definitely Autoboyography! Such a wonderful story that hit me straight in the feels.
Jurassic Park was one of my favorite movies growing up. so I’m surprised that I haven’t read the book yet. I really want to read The Poppy War but I have to be in a certain headspace for it. hopefully the last 3 months of this year are great reading months!
Have you watched Emma Approved, the modern-day web series here on UA-cam adapted from Jane Austen's book? It's amazing!
Jennifer Mathis I love those! Need to watch them again 😍
They’re coming with new episodes !!!!
I know! I'm so excited!
The count of monte cristo is my favorite book of all time, it really doesn't get mentioned that often anymore 😍
You should check out The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss. I just finished the first book and am blown away
One of my favorite books.
YES the BBC Pride and Prejudice reigns supreme! haha
Oooh I'm so glad you loved A.J. Fikry! I own that one but have yet to get to it so I'm so happy you enjoyed it. Sounds like a perfect cozy read!
I love Jane Austen, but I've yet to read Emma! Totally added all the books you mentioned in your video to my wishlist 😉
I loved The Poppy War! I found the beginning (the school part) kind of boring and unoriginal but the rest of the book was so good! It was super dark but I love how the main character had some difficult decisions to make and didn't necessarily make the "correct" decisions or the standard "hero" decisions.
I loved Jurassic Park when I read it last year, I agree the kids are annoying in it but I didn’t mind so much. My favorite books of the summer have been the Broken Earth Trilogy by N.K. Jemisin, technically the first two (I haven’t finished the 3rd one yet). They are easily going to be in my top 5 favorite fantasy series of all time.
My fav bbc series is north and south ♥️
i can just imagine you running away, kids chasing you, dinosaurs chasing the kids, hilarious!
Seriously adding all these books to my TBR list😁
I read Jurassic Park right around the time you read it and I agree, it was fantastic! It's in my top 5 books of the year (so far)
Love this. And you’ve convinced me to read Emma soon. Have you tried the Audible exclusive audiobook narrated by Emma Thompson? I bet it would be awesome! I’m also wondering something about your feelings on romance: do you think it’s specifically the YA romance that you hate? I say this because I am a huge (regular) romance genre reader, but I basically looooathe it in YA. Again, to each their own and it’s totally cool if you don’t like it across the board, but if you want some recs for non-cringy regular adult romance books, let me know. I think I have a few you’d really like.
It's a bit weird. I don't mind romance in movies or tv shows so it seems to be just in books. Sometimes I'll like them (even some YA but it's rare). Maybe there's no logic to it 😂
You should read then watch Sense and Sensibility! The BBC Sense and Sensibility is my absolute favourite Jane Austin adaptation 💜💜
I loved the Storied Life of A.J.Fikry 😍 You made me pick it up!
I feel you girl, I was too in a big reading slump this summer !
As I trust your opinion, I'm adding "The Storied Life of A.J Fikry" to my whishlist ! :-)
If you liked Jurassic Park, read The Lost World from Michael Crichton. It’s just as good.
I read Jurassic Park and I loved it. This summer I read the shatter me series it's really really good
I listen to a podcast Reid this, Reid that and they talk about the same thing with the zombie shows and the kids in those lol ! I agree
I really need to read Emma! great video ☺
Wonderful video! Luv ur hair
Have you given 'Emma Approved' or 'The Lizzie Bennet diaries' a shot on youtube?
The Academy in the poppy war is so similar to the university in The name of the wind. Especially the ‘crazy’ Lore master
I didn't read that one yet so I can't say!
Can’t wait to get back into mysteries and thrillers for Fall. I’ve been reading a lot of historical fiction and it’s been eh
Oh welcome back :D
Great list! Emma is the longest of Jane Austen's books...It's usually 400 pages +, depending on the edition ;) I never really liked Emma...I guess I was too young when I read it and didn't realize that the cringy moments were purposefully written hehe
So many people hate her haha Guess Austen did a good job!
and i need to read the poppy war been hearing about it everywhere
I would leave 'em too.
Also, I literally just started "The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry". I'll give you my statements when I finish it.
Also, I really think you should read "Dom Casmurro" by Machado de Assis. It's one of the best brazilian books.
Hope you'll love it too :)
Please can you do a bookshelf reorganisation video or a bookshelf tour!!! Neeeeeed 😍😭😍😭
I desperately need to... my shelves are a disaster :/
It's not often you hear someone praising the science of Jurassic Park. The few people I've seen who read it said it was too heavy for them. I personally don't see how you could do a book about bringing back Dinosaurs from extinction without going deep into the science. Plus it was pretty much Crichton's MO.
I've not read the book since I was in my late teens so it's long overdue a reread. I don't remember the kids from the first book too well but what stood out to me from The Lost World was that the movie removed a kid (I think he was what we'd call Asian, you guys possibly would say Indian) and changed the female kid to be Ian Malcom's daughter. Weird.
Good to see someone else who enjoyed JP. Now you've made me want to read them both again. That'll be something to do in the new year.
destructionsnakepit Oh, man. The day I understood the science in JP was wonderful! I read it for the first time at age 11, so rereading it in high school gave me a completely different experience! I still enjoy the science. It’s one of my favorite things about Crichton’s writing.
I can't wait to read more from him but the science in The Andromeda Strain was also super interesting!
Too many favorites to pick one. Most recent is The Martian.
What's on your lips? So pretty!
i have read Jurassic park and the lost world books i need to re read them
what version of jane austen is that? trying to find the same cover its adorable
You’re so amazing I love you
The ending to the third murder bot book slayed me. Also, I disliked Jurrasic Park and its sequel. The characters were just annoying and I genuinely wanted to push Hammond off a cliff 😂
I'm happy to hear the third one is good!
The BBC does most things well 🤗 I'm hoping my 2019 reading is better, the slump is real ✌
This reading year has been rough but we still have time to turn things around ;)
I read Jurassic park cuz of you. I loved it even thought the movie terrified me as a kid. T-rex in the water. Boy I had to take a mini brake after that part. My comment after reading it was. I hate raptors. Lol thanks for the recommendation. :)
I'm glad you liked it too :)
I fell off the reading wagon and am way behind on your videos. So today I bought the entire strike cormoran series by Robert Galbraith.. You read them as a fellow Harry Potter fan?
Not yet!
Was the English in Poppy War easy? Because English is not my first language but I really want to read it
I didn't notice it being difficult so I think you should be okay!
@@BooksRebound Thank you! I am very scared to pick up fantasy books in English because I am scared of the language being difficult. So I always read contemporary
English isn't my first language either, but you have to remember that only through practice you will manage to improve! Trial and error are your friends. Also don't stress over understanding every single word. Authors often like using fancy terms, but try understanding the meaning from the context.
Also try any book from Neil Gaiman. He has wonderful and easy english!
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If you need to get rid of some books, please send the to me pleaaaaasseee
Shipping books is ridiculously expensive! I donate to my library instead :)
Emma is not a favourite of mine. I found her annoying and pretentious at times. Pride and Prejudice will always hold a special place in my heart as my favourite because it was my first.
I feel the same about Great Expectations - not a favourite. I much preferred David Copperfield.
Emma is supposed to be though, that's what's funny! P&P is also special to me since I watched the BBC series a few times growing up :)
@@BookswithEmilyFox I know, but she never resonated with me. She meddled and meddled making me more and more infuriated. LoL
Then got her happy ending. Ugh. LoL
Anonymous Reader did I write this? Me exactly 😂
I personally prefer Bronte sisters over Austen, they are much more ballsy and cool! That does not mean Austen sucks, not at all!
bah, dinosaurs were such a chickens...
I never finished reading Jurassic Park.
Why?
@@Morfeusm I was unable to find the time unfortunately, though I checked it out from the library a long time ago.
My mom prefers the 2005 version of Pride & Prejudice to the BBC version. I know. I'm ashamed.
Ouf... well i guess you don't choose your parents :P
I haven’t read any of these 😅
What's the best book you've read this summer? :D
BookswithEmilyFox I’ve also had a summer of meh books, but my last favorite was The Martian! And most of the books I’ve loved in the past 6 months have been your recommendations. I just read prelude to foundation by Isaac Asimov and it was slowww going. I know the most popular of the series are the original trilogy, but I’ll be curious to hear your opinion when you get around to them! The subtle sexism is not surprising, but disappointing.
My favorites this summer were East of Eden by Steinbeck, Misery by Stephen King and The Kite Runner.
I’ve actually just read Jurassic Park this year too and loved it! I was so thrilled to see it in your video!
Other books I loved this year was Baby Teeth, Woman in the Window, the Help, and if you loved Jurassic Park you should try Lost World. It takes a little longer to get into than the 1st but once you got going there were a lot of creepy scenes that I still think about
The best book I read this summer was a book you talked about a while back, The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo. I wept like a stupid baby with that book! It was amazing, though. I loved it so much.
It's a toss-up between The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemison and The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson. Also, Days of Blood and Starlight by Laini Taylor (the second in the Smoke and Bone trilogy). I also just finished Words of Radiance and it was awesome, but I like the 1st book (Way of Kings) better.
Kids ARE annoying lol 😜😂😉