I absolutely love listening to you talk about books. Especially when you talk about your own collections and experiences. I like the process of looking at and acquiring books almost as much as I love reading them. Those RD editions look gorgeous. Looking forward to your bookshelf tour! 🤍
Oh my gosh thank you so much for doing my tag! I love your channel and it's so cool to see your answers! I had never heard of those Readers Digest editions! I'll have to look into getting some
Loved this! I started watching your channel with your Revenge videos and the Count do Monte Cristo. It’s one of my favs! Those videos were some of my favorite.
I finally read "H is for Hawk" by Helen Macdonald. It sat on my shelf for at least two years before I picked it up. I loved it. I can't believe it took my so long to read it.
If you're ever trying to get a UK edition, Blackwell's which is an indie bookstore in the UK ships to the US and shipping is included on the price, so they don't charge additional shipping.
Those Night Circus books are genuine works of art and absolutely I can see why they are so expensive reading about them, but NOPE.... i do not have that kind of money and if I did I couldn't bring myself to spend it on a book. Thrilled for the people are getting themselves one, because I'm sure they will absolutely treasure it!
Have to say vids like this make me realize something quite simple about myself, *everytime* - that i can listen to people talking about books NON-STOP n' then hear some more :) It's just a really happy realization🤷🏻♀️🙃😊.
Year-round library book sale sections are fantastic for inexpensive, great condition books. This week I found a signed copy of Amor Towles' A Gentleman In Moscow for $1!
What a great find! Yeah, the bigger, more popular books you can find in great shape & for a low price at sales (or in used bookstores) a few years after they have their moment in the spotlight.
I cannot imagine paying over $1,000 for a book. I find so many cheap books, that sometimes it's hard to pay over $5, haha! Fireflies, Honey, and Silk sounds so good! Need to add that to my bee collection.
Right?! After coming home from a book sale with a bag of books that only cost $5 for the whole lot of them, it's hard to imagine paying that much for a single book. Like...I've got student loans to pay off! 😂
This was such a great video, Olive! Really enjoyed finding out how many books you own (haha so nosy!) and your book buying/reading/keeping habits! Very fun! £200-300 a book is a lot! Don't know if I ever paid more than maaaaybe $50 for a book.
These two tags pair very well. So great to hear about your collection and looking forward to your shelf tours. I still need to read The Night Circus - a cheap, cheap version. 😊💙
The night circus special edition story though🤣🤣sorry but it was hilarious! P.S. the copy u've is beautiful, i think. Also, ok to gawk at those fancy editions from afar, only😂😆..sorry can't let go of that story; thanks for the laughs, Olive!
That was a great phone call mom made! I think my most expensive book is the Waterstones exclusive Lord of the Rings bind up, it has Tolkien's' illustrations in it as well as gilded edges and it came with maps of the world as well. I'd been wanting a pretty collection of those for a while so even though it was over $100 plus shipping I just had to get it.
There's some really beautiful books I want from Folio Society but with the CAD prices and shipping, they'll be over $400... my plan is to save over a year or two and pray they're still in stock lol At those prices, it's definitely not an impulsive purchase :D
As a fellow Canadian whose ordered from Folio I feel you. I've found their shipping though to be quite reasonable though! They do have the odd sale as well so signing up to get their newsletter may not be a bad idea!
'not by price is right standards' haha i love that. being blurbed is so cool! thats amazing. my jaw DROPPED when you were talking about the prices of the night circus editions omg hahaha. thats a world that i do not live in haha. i would be way too scared to own one of those
What kind of money does someone have to have to think that TWO GRAND is a reasonable price for ONE BOOK?! Reminds me of Lucille in Arrested Development: "I mean, it's one banana Michael. What could it cost? 10 dollars?"
How cool that Emily D was the first book you remember buying. I could see her being a good first poet for a young woman. A lot of her poetry is the observation of nature. Not all of it is deep and complex so to read all of them provides a variety and can actually be a gentle intro to poetry. A more condensed collection of her poetry wouldn't have that effect.
I had my eye on those Night Circus special editions too and as soon as I saw the price I unsubscribed from the emails so my heart wouldn't break any further
I thought you'd have more tbh I totted mine up a few years ago and i had around 1500 then. Every time i ran out of shelf space i just bought more shelves 🤦🏻♀️ Then i moved to a smaller house and.... oops!!! I've had to be ruthless and am still weeding out ones that i won't ever read or reread. It's a constant process 😲
My friends all said the same thing when I told them the number of books I own - they all thought it would be more! I really do get rid of books on a frequent basis, so my collection grows at a more reasonable pace.
Damn 1,000$ US (which for me is around 1,350 ish AUD) for a book is beyond insane!! Like I’ve bought some expensive books that I probably shouldn’t have because I’m a spoilt brat lol. But even I would balk at that!
I agree! I know they're incredibly well made, so I'm not trying to low ball them or anything, but I have a hard time understanding how they justify charging that much. Especially during a pandemic!
@@abookolive Capitalism is a hell of a drug I guess lol I’ve seen some pics and they’re indeed gorgeously made. I’m all for reimbursing the artists for their time but that’s a straight up scam imo. But hey if people are willing to pay that I suppose that’s just business 🤷🏼♀️
I can't believe people DO spend such a ridiculous amount of money on an item, a book in this case. I've just payed for half of my Masters studies, and that book on the top tier is more expensive than that!
I absolutely love listening to you talk about books. Especially when you talk about your own collections and experiences. I like the process of looking at and acquiring books almost as much as I love reading them. Those RD editions look gorgeous. Looking forward to your bookshelf tour! 🤍
Oh my gosh thank you so much for doing my tag! I love your channel and it's so cool to see your answers! I had never heard of those Readers Digest editions! I'll have to look into getting some
Thanks so much for creating this tag! The questions were very fun to answer 😁
Can’t wait for the bookshelf tour!
Loved this! I started watching your channel with your Revenge videos and the Count do Monte Cristo. It’s one of my favs! Those videos were some of my favorite.
Hey! Those are my favorite too :)
I finally read "H is for Hawk" by Helen Macdonald. It sat on my shelf for at least two years before I picked it up. I loved it. I can't believe it took my so long to read it.
I'm so happy you liked it! It's one of those books that really stays with you.
Really excited to see that bookshelf tour! ...also the smooth transition from one topic to another, u talk about- would love to see that :)
Getting blurbed in a book is such an accomplishment! 🥳
I was...*beyond* excited, haha!
If you're ever trying to get a UK edition, Blackwell's which is an indie bookstore in the UK ships to the US and shipping is included on the price, so they don't charge additional shipping.
Those Night Circus books are genuine works of art and absolutely I can see why they are so expensive reading about them, but NOPE.... i do not have that kind of money and if I did I couldn't bring myself to spend it on a book. Thrilled for the people are getting themselves one, because I'm sure they will absolutely treasure it!
You have beautiful bookshelves. I have so many books, too, but it’s never enough!!!
So true! A non-bookish person would probably think going to a million library book sales would get old after a while....but it *never* does!
Great video.
and btw your hair looks super shiny and healthy. Looks good 🤓
Oh, thanks! It normally has a mind of its own, so I'm happy on the odd days when it behaves 😅
Have you ever done a bookshelf tour? I'd love to see a recent one. :)
I have, but it was back in 2016. But (as I mentioned briefly in this video), I have a new one planned for this year!
Seems like overdue😍😍. Really excited to see this!
Very overdue, I agree!
Really enjoyed this! Looking forward to the bookshelf tour 😊
loved this!
Have to say vids like this make me realize something quite simple about myself, *everytime* - that i can listen to people talking about books NON-STOP n' then hear some more :)
It's just a really happy realization🤷🏻♀️🙃😊.
Year-round library book sale sections are fantastic for inexpensive, great condition books. This week I found a signed copy of Amor Towles' A Gentleman In Moscow for $1!
What a great find! Yeah, the bigger, more popular books you can find in great shape & for a low price at sales (or in used bookstores) a few years after they have their moment in the spotlight.
I cannot imagine paying over $1,000 for a book. I find so many cheap books, that sometimes it's hard to pay over $5, haha! Fireflies, Honey, and Silk sounds so good! Need to add that to my bee collection.
Right?! After coming home from a book sale with a bag of books that only cost $5 for the whole lot of them, it's hard to imagine paying that much for a single book. Like...I've got student loans to pay off! 😂
@@abookolive 100% agree!
This was such a great video, Olive! Really enjoyed finding out how many books you own (haha so nosy!) and your book buying/reading/keeping habits! Very fun! £200-300 a book is a lot! Don't know if I ever paid more than maaaaybe $50 for a book.
These two tags pair very well. So great to hear about your collection and looking forward to your shelf tours. I still need to read The Night Circus - a cheap, cheap version. 😊💙
I thought they paired up nicely, too!
The night circus special edition story though🤣🤣sorry but it was hilarious!
P.S. the copy u've is beautiful, i think.
Also, ok to gawk at those fancy editions from afar, only😂😆..sorry can't let go of that story; thanks for the laughs, Olive!
I adore Rules of Civility!
That was a great phone call mom made! I think my most expensive book is the Waterstones exclusive Lord of the Rings bind up, it has Tolkien's' illustrations in it as well as gilded edges and it came with maps of the world as well. I'd been wanting a pretty collection of those for a while so even though it was over $100 plus shipping I just had to get it.
A very good phone call, indeed! If she watches this video, I'll be curious to know if she remembers that day...
That Tolkien bind up sounds beautiful!
The Night Circus, wow that’s an expensive book. Whew.
I know 😰
There's some really beautiful books I want from Folio Society but with the CAD prices and shipping, they'll be over $400... my plan is to save over a year or two and pray they're still in stock lol
At those prices, it's definitely not an impulsive purchase :D
As a fellow Canadian whose ordered from Folio I feel you. I've found their shipping though to be quite reasonable though! They do have the odd sale as well so signing up to get their newsletter may not be a bad idea!
'not by price is right standards' haha i love that. being blurbed is so cool! thats amazing. my jaw DROPPED when you were talking about the prices of the night circus editions omg hahaha. thats a world that i do not live in haha. i would be way too scared to own one of those
What kind of money does someone have to have to think that TWO GRAND is a reasonable price for ONE BOOK?! Reminds me of Lucille in Arrested Development: "I mean, it's one banana Michael. What could it cost? 10 dollars?"
@@abookolive Hahaha this is EXACTLY it. I don't know how much money I would have to have to become detached from the absurd idea of $2k for one book.
I live in Pittsburgh too and go to the library book sales. 😊
I bet we've been at the same ones and just didn't know it! 😂
@@abookolive I’m sure we have. 😂
Very fun video
Great video! Blessings.
Thank you!
Those Readers Digest editions are beautiful.
They really are. And they stay in good condition pretty easily since they were all very well made.
In 2013 I got rid of 40 boxes of books!!!! It was painful, but I had to get rid of my storage unit... I still have over 1000... IMHO
How cool that Emily D was the first book you remember buying. I could see her being a good first poet for a young woman. A lot of her poetry is the observation of nature. Not all of it is deep and complex so to read all of them provides a variety and can actually be a gentle intro to poetry. A more condensed collection of her poetry wouldn't have that effect.
I had my eye on those Night Circus special editions too and as soon as I saw the price I unsubscribed from the emails so my heart wouldn't break any further
Probably a smart idea to unsubscribe. 😭
I'm not as good with money and I do love The Night Circus, but even I wouldn't be that crazy. Is it made of gold?!
I thought you'd have more tbh
I totted mine up a few years ago and i had around 1500 then.
Every time i ran out of shelf space i just bought more shelves 🤦🏻♀️
Then i moved to a smaller house and.... oops!!! I've had to be ruthless and am still weeding out ones that i won't ever read or reread.
It's a constant process 😲
My friends all said the same thing when I told them the number of books I own - they all thought it would be more! I really do get rid of books on a frequent basis, so my collection grows at a more reasonable pace.
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So, the question I’m sure everyone wants to know is…how many books in your wonderful collection have you actually read? Great video by the way. 😁
Damn 1,000$ US (which for me is around 1,350 ish AUD) for a book is beyond insane!!
Like I’ve bought some expensive books that I probably shouldn’t have because I’m a spoilt brat lol. But even I would balk at that!
I agree! I know they're incredibly well made, so I'm not trying to low ball them or anything, but I have a hard time understanding how they justify charging that much. Especially during a pandemic!
@@abookolive Capitalism is a hell of a drug I guess lol
I’ve seen some pics and they’re indeed gorgeously made. I’m all for reimbursing the artists for their time but that’s a straight up scam imo. But hey if people are willing to pay that I suppose that’s just business 🤷🏼♀️
I want to be the person who loves The Nightcircus, but it is not to be.
I can't believe people DO spend such a ridiculous amount of money on an item, a book in this case. I've just payed for half of my Masters studies, and that book on the top tier is more expensive than that!
I own no more than 200 books. Can we say that encyclopedias count?
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