Hi Georgia , this is a really lovely video. Ive turned 60 now but in my head im still in my 20’s and remember my dad reading Enid Blyton books to me as a little girl. My dad died 20 years ago and hearing you speak of your dad reading to you brought back some lovely memories. x
I feel like it would make a really interesting video to reread your favorite childhood books and reflect on it. If you planned on rereading them anyway, Im so interested in Lola rose and the mummy cat books
Hearing those childhood books brought back so many memories! I absolutely adored Jacqueline Wilson, the unproblematic queen that she is is writing another book. I believe it comes out September or October. It's a sequel to the "girls in" series, she said they would now be in their 40s and it's a look at how their lives have changed since teenagers. I'm so excited!
I really enjoyed this! It's got me thinking about the books that defined me (I turn 41 soon) throughout my life. My big difference from your list is that there's are books that definitely defined moments in time for me but that I would very much not recommend anyone ever read. Some of my moments were problematic and misguided. I don't blame those books but they were definitely part of the problem!
I’d love it if you did a video rereading Jacqueline Wilson books! I read all of her books until I was about 17 and have such vivid memories of so many. Tracy Beaker, The Illustrated Mum, The Bed and Breakfast Star, Vicky Angel, Lola Rose… as a kid in a boring, sheltered household they opened my eyes to so much. I also loved the Sleepover Club and so wanted to be part of it (though was severely disappointed by the TV series 😆) I wish I’d had StoryGraph back then so I could have a record of all the books I read, because I was such a bookworm. I was in the library all the time at school! I also loved a book called Molly Moon’s Incredible Book of Hypnotism. My niece is 9 now and I really want to introduce her to some of my favourite books from that age so keep an eye out for them in charity shops 😊
I love Roald Dahl books! I reread a bunch of them last summer because I went to the Roald Dahl museum in Buckinghamshire, which was really cool - they’ve preserved his writing hut where he wrote a lot of his classics.
this got me thinking about the books that have defined my life so far, so i'll think out loud over here since you told us to. from my childhood it's definitely the goosebumps books, especially the one where the main characters time travel to the medieval times. those books are what got me into horror books originally. all of the other ones are from my adulthood since i didn't read much as a teenager :/ stephen king's billy summers is the book that got me into reading again after almost 10 years of barely reading at all so it will always have a special place in my heart
Omg I loved the medieval goose bump book too. I remember thinking well this is what's magic about books it can transport you and you fill in the gaps in your imagination.
so many of these books would be on my list too - Jacqueline Wilson are *the* author of my childhood! I'd love to see a video of you rereading some of her books as an adult and remember some of the wild (but important!!) themes she talked about! If you ever read her Girls in Love series, there is an adult sequel coming out in the next few months and a review as a former reader could be a really fun video to watch!
I think I’m 100% going to do the Jacqueline Wilson video, just need to source some of the books! And I am SO excited about the Girls in Love sequel too
I love love loove this channel georgia!! I've been following you on your main channel for a long time, but I find such comfort catching up with you in these videos. You have such great insight, and I could honestly listen to you talking about books forever lol. Thank you!! (+ lots of love from Brighton)💕
I think the 3 main books I strongly remember from my childhood as someone who just turned 25 is Lola rose, Harry Potter series and eragon. I still own all of them and still love reading.
i also loved last night at the telegraph club!! the sapphic/historical combination is one my fave types of books too - i HIGHLY suggest cantoras by caro de robertis if you haven't read it already!! it follows the intertwined lives of five queer women during the uruguayan dictatorship and is just absolutely STUNNING. also happy birthday!! 🥳
Stop! Georgia this is the best video so many memories I forgot about Jacqueline Wilson books and agreed they made me feel so grown up! I only remember my favourite character in her book loving no doubt, the band and referencing them haha
Happy Belated Birthday! Loved this, Georgia! Have you talked about the Hays Code on your main? I'd love to learn more about that. Also, I like your jorts, no judgement here! Thank you for sharing so vulnerably, I think you are making a difference.
We don't intersect a lot in what we read, but i love watching your videos! A recommendation for a podcast style true crime book is Penance by Eliza Clark. Blew me away, thought it was done so well!
I didn't come out as lesbian until I was 24, in 1997. The year before I found The Well of Loneliness in my college library and it changed my world. I had no idea there were characters like me in books. I saw myself in Steven Gordan. I was still in the closet and not brave enough to check it out, so I would hide it on the shelf and come and read it when I had time. Later, in grad school, I found Stone Butch Blues. I saw myself there also, though at the time, I thought it was because of the butch aspect. Now, as an out trans man, I see how much I relate to other aspects of the book as well.
I was surprised not to hear you mention The Color Purple, just because it's one of the earliest and most successful sapphic classics. I'm wondering, though, if it maybe isn't as popular outside of the US, where it is often required reading for high schoolers? Any time I think of that book, my main takeaway is how damn brave Alice Walker was in publishing it, long before queer black women were being featured in any media.
I loved this video! I agree on a lot of your list, but I’d add Educated by Tara Westover, Writers & Lovers by Lily King, The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon, any of the Vampire Chronicles by Anne Rice and the Millenium series by Stieg Larsson :)
I mostly read fantasy books, historical murder mysteries and gay stuff, so my list includes: *Belgarath the Sorceror* by David Eddings, *Caverns of Kalte* by Joe Dever (part of the 80s/90s gamebook boom), *One Corpse Too Many* by Ellis Peters (the Brother Cadfael series) and the *Heartstopper* comics by Alice Oseman. 🙂
Happy Birthday! I think my top five books would be as follows: Watership Down by Richard Adams. The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S Lewis The Tennant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë Paradise Lost by John Milton Tender is the Night by F.Scott Fitzgerald ( I know they are all classics but I do have a degree in English and still read the classics to this day)
Hi Georgia , this is a really lovely video. Ive turned 60 now but in my head im still in my 20’s and remember my dad reading Enid Blyton books to me as a little girl. My dad died 20 years ago and hearing you speak of your dad reading to you brought back some lovely memories. x
We’re a similar age so thank you for taking me down memory lane with your childhood/teen books :)
I feel like it would make a really interesting video to reread your favorite childhood books and reflect on it. If you planned on rereading them anyway, Im so interested in Lola rose and the mummy cat books
Hearing those childhood books brought back so many memories! I absolutely adored Jacqueline Wilson, the unproblematic queen that she is is writing another book. I believe it comes out September or October. It's a sequel to the "girls in" series, she said they would now be in their 40s and it's a look at how their lives have changed since teenagers. I'm so excited!
Same! I loved Jacqueline Wilson when I was younger and can’t wait for her new book!
I really enjoyed this! It's got me thinking about the books that defined me (I turn 41 soon) throughout my life. My big difference from your list is that there's are books that definitely defined moments in time for me but that I would very much not recommend anyone ever read. Some of my moments were problematic and misguided. I don't blame those books but they were definitely part of the problem!
I’d love it if you did a video rereading Jacqueline Wilson books! I read all of her books until I was about 17 and have such vivid memories of so many. Tracy Beaker, The Illustrated Mum, The Bed and Breakfast Star, Vicky Angel, Lola Rose… as a kid in a boring, sheltered household they opened my eyes to so much. I also loved the Sleepover Club and so wanted to be part of it (though was severely disappointed by the TV series 😆) I wish I’d had StoryGraph back then so I could have a record of all the books I read, because I was such a bookworm. I was in the library all the time at school! I also loved a book called Molly Moon’s Incredible Book of Hypnotism. My niece is 9 now and I really want to introduce her to some of my favourite books from that age so keep an eye out for them in charity shops 😊
Happy belated birthday 🎂 I don’t feel almost 40, I feel about 25 still most of the time 😂 I don’t feel like an adult either 🙈
I think being an adult is a myth
@@storieswithgeorgiamariehappy birthday ps I’m 2 years older than you
I've been on a mission recently to reread since of the classics I read as a teenager, and I'm finding so many new insights and takeaways.
I love Roald Dahl books! I reread a bunch of them last summer because I went to the Roald Dahl museum in Buckinghamshire, which was really cool - they’ve preserved his writing hut where he wrote a lot of his classics.
adding the Roald Dahl museum to my bucket list IMMEDIATELY
You've inspired me to try this. I'm 27 so I've a couple years to figure out my 30 books. Starting it in the notes app right now!!!
this got me thinking about the books that have defined my life so far, so i'll think out loud over here since you told us to. from my childhood it's definitely the goosebumps books, especially the one where the main characters time travel to the medieval times. those books are what got me into horror books originally. all of the other ones are from my adulthood since i didn't read much as a teenager :/ stephen king's billy summers is the book that got me into reading again after almost 10 years of barely reading at all so it will always have a special place in my heart
Omg I loved the medieval goose bump book too. I remember thinking well this is what's magic about books it can transport you and you fill in the gaps in your imagination.
Omg the Uglies series!! I read it in sixth form as well. I love to hear it talked about!!
so many of these books would be on my list too - Jacqueline Wilson are *the* author of my childhood! I'd love to see a video of you rereading some of her books as an adult and remember some of the wild (but important!!) themes she talked about! If you ever read her Girls in Love series, there is an adult sequel coming out in the next few months and a review as a former reader could be a really fun video to watch!
I think I’m 100% going to do the Jacqueline Wilson video, just need to source some of the books! And I am SO excited about the Girls in Love sequel too
I love love loove this channel georgia!! I've been following you on your main channel for a long time, but I find such comfort catching up with you in these videos. You have such great insight, and I could honestly listen to you talking about books forever lol. Thank you!! (+ lots of love from Brighton)💕
I think the 3 main books I strongly remember from my childhood as someone who just turned 25 is Lola rose, Harry Potter series and eragon. I still own all of them and still love reading.
i also loved last night at the telegraph club!! the sapphic/historical combination is one my fave types of books too - i HIGHLY suggest cantoras by caro de robertis if you haven't read it already!! it follows the intertwined lives of five queer women during the uruguayan dictatorship and is just absolutely STUNNING. also happy birthday!! 🥳
Cantoras has been on my list for the longesttttt time, I need to get around to it!
Would love a video of you reading some classics. it's my current challenge to read classics over summer, currently reading Jane Eyre
I would do that but I fear I’m not intellectual enough to make any sort of interesting commentary on the classics
hearing someone say they didn't like circe feels like literary treason lol
Loved the video Georgia!
Happy belated birthday 🥳 I’m honestly shocked you’re 30 you look no older than 22😮
Thank you!
Stop! Georgia this is the best video so many memories I forgot about Jacqueline Wilson books and agreed they made me feel so grown up! I only remember my favourite character in her book loving no doubt, the band and referencing them haha
Ahhh this is such a cute idea for a video! Can't wait to watch with a coffee after work! Happy bday queen, welcome to the 30s club!🎉
Thank you so much!!
Happy Belated Birthday! Loved this, Georgia! Have you talked about the Hays Code on your main? I'd love to learn more about that. Also, I like your jorts, no judgement here! Thank you for sharing so vulnerably, I think you are making a difference.
We don't intersect a lot in what we read, but i love watching your videos! A recommendation for a podcast style true crime book is Penance by Eliza Clark. Blew me away, thought it was done so well!
I didn't come out as lesbian until I was 24, in 1997. The year before I found The Well of Loneliness in my college library and it changed my world. I had no idea there were characters like me in books. I saw myself in Steven Gordan. I was still in the closet and not brave enough to check it out, so I would hide it on the shelf and come and read it when I had time. Later, in grad school, I found Stone Butch Blues. I saw myself there also, though at the time, I thought it was because of the butch aspect. Now, as an out trans man, I see how much I relate to other aspects of the book as well.
I’ve been wanting to read Stone Butch Blues for YEARS but can’t find a physical copy anywhere!
@@storieswithgeorgiamarie It's a beautiful read, but also a hard one. Question: do you have a bookseller near you who would order you a copy?
I was surprised not to hear you mention The Color Purple, just because it's one of the earliest and most successful sapphic classics. I'm wondering, though, if it maybe isn't as popular outside of the US, where it is often required reading for high schoolers? Any time I think of that book, my main takeaway is how damn brave Alice Walker was in publishing it, long before queer black women were being featured in any media.
Best wishes with what you choose to read next.
I loved this video!
I agree on a lot of your list, but I’d add Educated by Tara Westover, Writers & Lovers by Lily King, The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon, any of the Vampire Chronicles by Anne Rice and the Millenium series by Stieg Larsson :)
Educated SO NEARLY made this list, absolutely adored that book! Also had the Millenium series on my list for years, maybe I’ll finally do it
@@storieswithgeorgiamarieI think you’d truly enjoy the Millenium series! Can’t wait for your review on those :)
Happy birthday!! Just an fyi, your youtube bio still says you’re 27😅😂
Should probably change that
i haven’t read sadie but based on the vibe i think you’d love penance by eliza clark if you haven’t read it already!!
I mostly read fantasy books, historical murder mysteries and gay stuff, so my list includes: *Belgarath the Sorceror* by David Eddings, *Caverns of Kalte* by Joe Dever (part of the 80s/90s gamebook boom), *One Corpse Too Many* by Ellis Peters (the Brother Cadfael series) and the *Heartstopper* comics by Alice Oseman. 🙂
Happy Birthday!
I think my top five books would be as follows:
Watership Down by Richard Adams.
The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S Lewis
The Tennant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë
Paradise Lost by John Milton
Tender is the Night by F.Scott Fitzgerald
( I know they are all classics but I do have a degree in English and still read the classics to this day)
a great selection!!
@@storieswithgeorgiamarie thank you!
Georgia girl you need to update your bio on your main channel
Lisa Jewells none of this is true is told through both a podcast and snippets of a netflix documentary!!
One of the best books I've ever read!
omg yes I loved None of This is True too, I forgot about it!!
For more sapphic history books you should read The Pull of the Stars and Learned by Heart by Emma Donoghue.
Adding to list!!
You DO NOT like 30. Absolutly 17 even 16 girl!!!