2023 taught me that other people's book suggestions, on the whole, are crap. I read alot of books that were suggested to me as being "good" and some that won awards, leaving me with alot of questions regarding what constitutes a "good" book and how books are given awards. It's kinda like pizza or Chinese food.....everybody has wildly different preferences and it's entirely subjective. The best books I've read this year were not liked by thousands of readers in 2023 or given an award by some board of people, they are books that have been enjoyed by millions of people over decades and centuries. Classics. That's what I'm reading this year because I'm tired of hating what someone told me was a "good" book. I'm glad Josh went through that traumatic experience so that Charles could learn a lesson.
You're so far the only book tuber that I could listen all the way through. You're so entertaining and the facial expressions are hilarous :D I had a poor reading year, I only read 13 books...
I’d be happy to see content of you just reading the kinds of books you like and hearing your thoughts on those! I found your channel through your favorite books video and love that we have similar taste!
Ughhh that’s why I’m so hesitant with creating a UA-cam channel!! I suspected that it must be tough having your fav hobby as your “job” or feeling forced to do it when you don’t want to but I think that’s when we come in and step back a little bit!
I’m 1min into the video, excited to hear about someone else who also had a lame reading year, while I hold my baby who is fussing and refusing to go to sleep (the reason for my lackluster reading in 2023) and all I can think is: “who TF is JOSH?!”🥴
I hope Josh isn’t too traumatized from getting locked out lmao, reading on the stairs was kinda iconic tho Also you could literally talk about your grocery list and I would be entertained, so I hope you can read more of what you actually want this year
As much as I love Booktube and even certain strains of BookTok, I’ve realized that I let wayyy too much of my 2023 reads be determined by what people online were saying was good even if I didn’t have particular interest in the story. I miss the feeling of being let loose in a bookstore and choosing books based on a good feeling from reading the back + the first few pages rather than checking reviews online and building up an insane TBR list of books I feel that I have to read to keep a pulse on the modern litfic space. Here’s to reading more of what I actually enjoy in 2024, starting with a new (to me) Agatha Christie mystery!
I hated all the books I read in 2023. I’m also changing the structure of how I read on my channel because who decided on monthly “due dates”? Classics actually seemed to help reset throughout the year. In this with you 🖤
yea i really dip in and out of reading.. just ride it out and dont beat yourself up, watch some shtty tv show. i hope your 2024 is off to a not terrible start
So honored that the question was mentioned. I ended up reading de profundis because of your recommendation, and it was my best read of the year. I also discovered Elena Ferrante through you. So thank you for the great recs
Without realizing I was doing it, I think I read more shorter books with an eye towards content than I would like. So this year I’m trying for longer books (which I like) and making less content. You can have a better year.
hi!! I think you're content would be just as successful if you read what you liked and recommended it to us! I actually followed you cause I liked you taste in books!
I know that it's easier to say as a fan than for you to do as the person creating videos, but what I love about watching your stuff is what you are just a real person giving us a glimpse of what youre reading and your opinion and your personality. Not because the topics are popular. Its genuinely great to hear and learn about different books or topics that arent the same ones i hear about in other booktube channels. I hope that you get to lean on putting your own reading pleasure and journey first in the future! If you just go about your way reading what you normally would even if you weren't making vids and just giving us a glimpse of that journey- that sounds awesome to me!
I am fully committed to reading the books I actually own this year vs obsessively buying books everytime I see something shiny and exciting. I feel personally victimized by my pile of unread books.
Also seriously every time I think, oh I need a video of yours to get through the day, you post one! How will I work through your older ones! Ofc I will go to the newly posted instead 😂 In a way it's also good, that way I won't run out of videos fast, although I have already rewatched a few 😅
Consider moving to an environment where “calling a locksmith” is something people do, or find someone who lives nearby, is home a lot, and with whom you can leave a spare set of keys.
well I had a pretty good book year thanks to you Charles!!! Reading The Shards right now and DEVOURING IT!! also tried out Eileen and loved it, though the ending was odd imo. Also bought Possession because of one of your commenters
while the previous year wasn’t that bad for me, reading wise - i can definitely see where you’re coming from. personally, it somewhat tumultuous, with my disillusionment for school kicking in. however, i am very hopeful, that this one will be much better. since your reading year was so bad, i think it’s finally come time to heal yourself through reading the goldfinch, and filming an hour length video essay/review (take this as a sign) in preparation for donna tartt’s new novel hopefully coming this year.
You and I read wildly different genres (for the most part), so even though I love hearing about your opinions on the books, I'm not really coming here for recommendations. I'm clicking because you're my parasocial reading buddy and you make me giggle. Long way of saying, read what you want! I'll be watching either way, but you'll be happier. ☺️😉
Definitely agree on the reading a book in a day thing! for another reason to add being that I am too willing to mess up my sleep schedule…. God the amount of desperation this past year I experienced to finish a book in a day because I had to know what happened next -_- only to be shocked that I stayed up until 4 am. I just hate myself I guess???
Oh, ok, "Charles" 🤔💕 I'm also going to try not to buy any books this year, especially new ones. That said, I have two book store gift cards! So those will have to be used on something truly worthy.
This was entertaining. (Your account of locking yourrself out proves that domestic trivia CAN be amusing - the trick is in the telling, at which you excel.) Do your friends read? Do you manage to have interesting bookish discussions?
I wish for you to get back the joy of reading. We’re here for your personality first of all. Here’s some unsolicited advice on how to bring back the magic. Posting less is one option, but the algorithm famously prioritizes consistently. So, it’s about what you want: growth or peaceful small community which is already here. You’re an interesting person who can try out different formats and be very good (like recent cooking video), so try to take it easy and do whatever you like, basically. Nothing revolutionary here, obviously, but I never said I was a genius, just a subscriber. Good luck to you and lots of inspiration! You’re a great creator, so you’ll figure it out in due time
I get so many recommendations on youtube for book videos with people in asthetic nooks with rustic shelves and stars in the video titles, so this one caught me off guard and made me laugh lol. Also I wanna say, you sound like you could benefit from caring less about the videos you make informing what you read. People just want to watch people be genuinely passionate about sharing what they like or don't like. It doesn't have to be a book that anyone else in the world cares about for you to make great videos about it. All that matters is that you care, and that we can tell you care!
I forgot my key once when I lived with my parents. I had the key in another jacket that I changed the same morning.and forgot about it. I had to crawl through the smallest window of the house that was open. One of those that you can just open up the half way. I am amazed that I didn't get stuck and got through it.. Your story was fun though. My reading year sucked too. I read 103 books but I liked maybe just 30 or 40 of them. Happy new year.
is the burts bees chapstick so perfectly placed on your bookshelf an easter egg for a future video based on u reading books with chapstick flavors in the title or did i just give u the most genius idea ever?
Hilarious story, i can relate somewhat, never been locked out of my house but i remember one time standing for 15 minutes in front of my door, feeling stuck because i couldn’t find my keys, and having to keep shifting things in my one hand to the other one so i could check again all the pockets… Took me a while to realize the thing i kept shifting from one hand to the other were actually the keys, lol
Literally reading a book where the mc gets locked outta her apt and it’s 2am milwaukee winter so shit is real. (All this could be different-sarah thankam mathews) I also had a mid reading yr and I think it’s bc I just read too much lol. Hoping for a better 2024 for us ❤
Here I am with another comment.. Please read Crime and punishment (eventually) I was obsessed with that book and I would love for us to have as many books we love in common as possible (Also love Anna Karenina & everything from Elena Ferrante!)
hellooo yeah don't put too much pressure on yourself just enjoy what you're doing you have a breathe of fresh air on recommending books. i really like your taste in books I've read Out by Natsuo Kirino because of you and it became my great read of 2023 and i wanna thank you for that looking forward to your next video. 😋💜
I watch you because you’re funny, amazing at articulating your likes and dislikes, and you make niche recommendations. I think you should read more of what you like. You won’t lose us. Howeverrrrrr, if you were considering doing a video on the books and films which inspired saltburn…then I think that would be a good look for you.
As much as I love to watch u roast books u didn't like, I also love to hear u rave about books u loved! :) I would've loved to have been a fly on the wall while u were breaking into ur own house lol
King, if I were like you I'd have a BookTube Channel as well, now I'll just answer your fantastic tag questions here. I didn't adore any of the books I read in 2023 either... 1. How many books did you read this year? 54 2. Do you want to read more or less next year? MORE 3. What genre did you read the most of? HISTORICAL FICTION 4. Did you discover a new genre or a type of books this year? NO 5. Shortest book you read? BEAT POETRY, 42 PAGES 6. Longest book you read? BRAUDEL - GRAMMAIRE DE CIVILIZATIONS, 787 PAGES 7. Hottest book cover of the year? VALERY - LE CIMETIERE MARIN 8. Did you reread any books? ALL THE TIME 9. What book surprised you the most this year? ALBERTINE SARRAZIN - L' ASTRAGALE 10. Biggest letdown? MAGGIE STIEVATER - THE RAVEN CYCLE 11. What is the weirdest book you've read this year? ORWELL - 1984 12. What was a book this year that was the definition of "all vibes no plot"? FRANZ HESSEL - HEIMLICHES BERLIN 13. Did you cry at any of the books your read? If yes, which ones? JULIUS FUCIK - NOTES FROM THE GALLOWS 14. Did you read everything you wanted to read this year? NO 15. Did you have any book-induced life revelations this year? THAT I'M PROBABLY GOING TO HELL... 16. Did you buy or read more books this year? BUY 17. Who was your favorite author of the year? GARTH GREENWELL 18. Did you read any translated fiction? How many different languages? FRENCH, ENGLISH, GERMAN 19. What was your dominant method of book consumption this year? (print, audio, ebook?) PRINT 100% 20. Where did you get the books you read this year? (E.g. bookstore, used, amazon, library) USED 21. Where do you plan on getting your books in the new year? USED BOOKSTORE 22. If you could pick one book to blow up on the internet, which would it be? EREBARA - EPIC OF MORNING STARS 23. Which unread book have you owned the longest? THE HOLY BIBLE... 24. What is one reading habit you want to leave behind in the new year? ONLY READING IN BED AT NIGHT 25. Any bookish new years resolutions? TO COMPLETE THE "WHEEL OF TIME" SERIES
Reading books that you don’t like is the worst it’s like wasting brain energy 😭 that’s how I felt reading American psycho (I’m sorry don’t come for me)
do you keep track of your reading? and how do you do it? me myself have a slightly intense love affair with excel sheets lmao also i felt the same way about rules of attraction
The weirdest book I read last year was Bliss Montage. It’s a collection of the strangest short stories like how to have sex with a yeti and the last one in the book was about a pregnant woman and the baby’s arm was dangling out of her so she went to the dr and he was like “yeah it’s fine, just don’t sit on it”.
You may have had a crummy reading year, Charles, but your fans had a wonderful time listening and watching you prattle on about your chapstick, soup, pecan sap, chewed-up nails, whores, and your reading choices. You def brighten our days! (Less salt for your older fans, please.)
@@cs0p Me too! But so far so good, sure I bought some thrifted books, buut they don't count right? 😅🤣 It was my very last purchase atleast for a few months (myb)
you're never gonna get a girl. review some movie books SOMETHING TO DO WITH DEATH - SERIGO LEONE IF THEY MOVE, KILL EM - SAM PECKINPAH Books on Orson Welles
We’re what the stars have spent their pension on; thence why your earlobe never had to shine. Marie Antoinette can’t get her earrings on. Her bIood of purple on the scaffold dries. 0ur adam's apples fall like guiIIotines, and reascending in refreshing gulps. Paycheck to paycheck, longing to be free. You are a revolution in itself. We, afterall, are funded by the stars. You, human, shouldn’t have to work to live. You truly can from servitude depart, and deep into the queenless palace skip. Who knew this Earth was also meant for you? Who else will free thyself unless it’s you? I am Nicholas Leonard, and this is a sonnet tht i wrote
Josh, we will not allow you to steal your twin brother’s, Charles’s, fame.
But… but… if you say it quickly (or slurred)- Charles and Josh sound the same 😅
@@FiReadsBooks Don’t fall for it, it’s a trap.
i wanna b famous.
@@cs0p No, get your own channel.
2023 taught me that other people's book suggestions, on the whole, are crap. I read alot of books that were suggested to me as being "good" and some that won awards, leaving me with alot of questions regarding what constitutes a "good" book and how books are given awards. It's kinda like pizza or Chinese food.....everybody has wildly different preferences and it's entirely subjective. The best books I've read this year were not liked by thousands of readers in 2023 or given an award by some board of people, they are books that have been enjoyed by millions of people over decades and centuries. Classics. That's what I'm reading this year because I'm tired of hating what someone told me was a "good" book. I'm glad Josh went through that traumatic experience so that Charles could learn a lesson.
true...a good few classics are on the docket for me too this year 🫣
@@cs0p Don't follow my advise. I reread Wuthering Heights last week. Haha....I left some of my thoughts on your great rant!
girl who the hell is josh
no bcos fr!! where did josh come from🤨🙈
No because same I ran to the comments 😂
me a**hole!!
ur charles mate@@cs0p
@@cs0p what did u do to charles
To get what you want in life you have to be on all fours, ass out, on a two story window on a rainy day ✍🏼✍🏼
yea. take notes.
You're so far the only book tuber that I could listen all the way through. You're so entertaining and the facial expressions are hilarous :D I had a poor reading year, I only read 13 books...
I only read five😢
@@sodapoppunk26 Don't worry, at least you read! I am a teacher so I don't get a lot of time to read
omg i am flattered 🫶 13 isnt bad if you loved some of them
"My chapstick...my backup chapstick..." I feel this.
I'm sorry that happened to you Josh.
i appreciate you saying that
The story in the beginning was not only a good introduction to the topic, but also a remarkable example of good storytelling.
thank you...
I’d be happy to see content of you just reading the kinds of books you like and hearing your thoughts on those! I found your channel through your favorite books video and love that we have similar taste!
this is reassuring 🫣
Ughhh that’s why I’m so hesitant with creating a UA-cam channel!! I suspected that it must be tough having your fav hobby as your “job” or feeling forced to do it when you don’t want to but I think that’s when we come in and step back a little bit!
i’d say just give it a go because you could still chose about what books (?) you will talk about. like genuine hobby reading vlogs??
tbh im just being dramatic...starting a channel is one of the coolest things ive done
I’m 1min into the video, excited to hear about someone else who also had a lame reading year, while I hold my baby who is fussing and refusing to go to sleep (the reason for my lackluster reading in 2023) and all I can think is: “who TF is JOSH?!”🥴
I hope your baby makes less fuss this year and lets mom have a great reading year lol
He's Charles' alter ego that only emerges on rainy days.
im wishing us the sexiest reading year and your baby a calm sleep filled 2024
I hope Josh isn’t too traumatized from getting locked out lmao, reading on the stairs was kinda iconic tho
Also you could literally talk about your grocery list and I would be entertained, so I hope you can read more of what you actually want this year
youre going to have me out here actually reading my grocery list
@@cs0p i wouldn’t have it any other way
As much as I love Booktube and even certain strains of BookTok, I’ve realized that I let wayyy too much of my 2023 reads be determined by what people online were saying was good even if I didn’t have particular interest in the story. I miss the feeling of being let loose in a bookstore and choosing books based on a good feeling from reading the back + the first few pages rather than checking reviews online and building up an insane TBR list of books I feel that I have to read to keep a pulse on the modern litfic space. Here’s to reading more of what I actually enjoy in 2024, starting with a new (to me) Agatha Christie mystery!
preach!! i only read one christie in 2023 and it sucked! i didnt even do my fall/winter routine pick up :/
I hated all the books I read in 2023. I’m also changing the structure of how I read on my channel because who decided on monthly “due dates”? Classics actually seemed to help reset throughout the year. In this with you 🖤
amen about due dates 😛i need to read more classics!
Me too, Charles, me too. I feel too depressed to pick up books sometimes even though reading brings me so much joy. Can’t wait to watch later ❤
yea i really dip in and out of reading.. just ride it out and dont beat yourself up, watch some shtty tv show. i hope your 2024 is off to a not terrible start
So honored that the question was mentioned.
I ended up reading de profundis because of your recommendation, and it was my best read of the year. I also discovered Elena Ferrante through you. So thank you for the great recs
im honored to have spread gospel... those are both great great choices on your part
Without realizing I was doing it, I think I read more shorter books with an eye towards content than I would like. So this year I’m trying for longer books (which I like) and making less content. You can have a better year.
agreed agreed AGREED. reading longer books is one of my goals this year too
hi!! I think you're content would be just as successful if you read what you liked and recommended it to us! I actually followed you cause I liked you taste in books!
Same ⚡
thnak you...
I know that it's easier to say as a fan than for you to do as the person creating videos, but what I love about watching your stuff is what you are just a real person giving us a glimpse of what youre reading and your opinion and your personality. Not because the topics are popular. Its genuinely great to hear and learn about different books or topics that arent the same ones i hear about in other booktube channels. I hope that you get to lean on putting your own reading pleasure and journey first in the future! If you just go about your way reading what you normally would even if you weren't making vids and just giving us a glimpse of that journey- that sounds awesome to me!
read whatever makes your heart happy 💞 most of us are here for your hot takes on books you choose, not the specific books themselves.
Got caught out in the pouring rain this morning, and this video gave me my first laughs of the day. Thanks! :)
glad i could tickle your water soaked bones 🫡
I am fully committed to reading the books I actually own this year vs obsessively buying books everytime I see something shiny and exciting. I feel personally victimized by my pile of unread books.
meeeeeee too me too me too me too
Also seriously every time I think, oh I need a video of yours to get through the day, you post one! How will I work through your older ones! Ofc I will go to the newly posted instead 😂 In a way it's also good, that way I won't run out of videos fast, although I have already rewatched a few 😅
omg i need to keep putting out content for my sexy loyal fans
@@cs0p Yes! But no pressure, don't want you to burn out
Consider moving to an environment where “calling a locksmith” is something people do, or find someone who lives nearby, is home a lot, and with whom you can leave a spare set of keys.
youre right i need to make a copy to give to a friend asap
14:46 "Bret Easton Ellis and Tolstoy" oooh baby that's range!
wishing you a better reading year in 2024 bb! manifesting sexy reads for you ONLY!
theyre like 2/3 of my literary idols 🤤 sexy reads 4 u 2 ;)
well I had a pretty good book year thanks to you Charles!!! Reading The Shards right now and DEVOURING IT!! also tried out Eileen and loved it, though the ending was odd imo. Also bought Possession because of one of your commenters
thank yooo
while the previous year wasn’t that bad for me, reading wise - i can definitely see where you’re coming from. personally, it somewhat tumultuous, with my disillusionment for school kicking in. however, i am very hopeful, that this one will be much better. since your reading year was so bad, i think it’s finally come time to heal yourself through reading the goldfinch, and filming an hour length video essay/review (take this as a sign) in preparation for donna tartt’s new novel hopefully coming this year.
my year wasnt bad enough to break her out!! my last donna is for the direst of situations. but if she announces a book ....
You and I read wildly different genres (for the most part), so even though I love hearing about your opinions on the books, I'm not really coming here for recommendations. I'm clicking because you're my parasocial reading buddy and you make me giggle. Long way of saying, read what you want! I'll be watching either way, but you'll be happier. ☺️😉
aww aw aw ok!! i am comforted
Definitely agree on the reading a book in a day thing! for another reason to add being that I am too willing to mess up my sleep schedule…. God the amount of desperation this past year I experienced to finish a book in a day because I had to know what happened next -_- only to be shocked that I stayed up until 4 am. I just hate myself I guess???
omg it has been a dam MINUTE since ive stayed up that late for a book...i need to know what books youre smoking...
Super random but I love that hoodie of yours, it reminds me of lumberjacks, which somehow equate to something cozy ?? Am I making sense?
it's so so cozy. it's like wearing a blanket
@@cs0p I love being cozy, my fashion sense (I don't have one but if I did) have evolved to just being comfy at all time 🤣
Oh, ok, "Charles" 🤔💕
I'm also going to try not to buy any books this year, especially new ones. That said, I have two book store gift cards! So those will have to be used on something truly worthy.
having gift cards is good safety cushion...my ban is mostly about new books too 😛
We will be leading the booktube revolution and only reading for ourselves 2024
we are the future.
This was entertaining. (Your account of locking yourrself out proves that domestic trivia CAN be amusing - the trick is in the telling, at which you excel.)
Do your friends read? Do you manage to have interesting bookish discussions?
thanks 😛my friends dont read neeeearly as much as i wish they did so not rlly on the bookish chats front
@@cs0p That must be disappointing for you. But of course you have US (your followers).
can you do a current bookshelf tour?
i just might....
I wish for you to get back the joy of reading. We’re here for your personality first of all. Here’s some unsolicited advice on how to bring back the magic.
Posting less is one option, but the algorithm famously prioritizes consistently. So, it’s about what you want: growth or peaceful small community which is already here.
You’re an interesting person who can try out different formats and be very good (like recent cooking video), so try to take it easy and do whatever you like, basically. Nothing revolutionary here, obviously, but I never said I was a genius, just a subscriber.
Good luck to you and lots of inspiration! You’re a great creator, so you’ll figure it out in due time
😭i really appreciate your comment. i would never reject unsolicited advice from a sexy fan
Just read what you like. I think you have good taste and really interesting takes.
ok i will i will thank you
I get so many recommendations on youtube for book videos with people in asthetic nooks with rustic shelves and stars in the video titles, so this one caught me off guard and made me laugh lol.
Also I wanna say, you sound like you could benefit from caring less about the videos you make informing what you read. People just want to watch people be genuinely passionate about sharing what they like or don't like. It doesn't have to be a book that anyone else in the world cares about for you to make great videos about it. All that matters is that you care, and that we can tell you care!
thank you!! also u right u right
I feel conned, Josh
good. 😤
I forgot my key once when I lived with my parents. I had the key in another jacket that I changed the same morning.and forgot about it. I had to crawl through the smallest window of the house that was open. One of those that you can just open up the half way. I am amazed that I didn't get stuck and got through it.. Your story was fun though.
My reading year sucked too. I read 103 books but I liked maybe just 30 or 40 of them. Happy new year.
wow this video was made for you. happy new year! wishing you better books
is the burts bees chapstick so perfectly placed on your bookshelf an easter egg for a future video based on u reading books with chapstick flavors in the title or did i just give u the most genius idea ever?
also is that watermelon
added to vid idea list....it's peppermint! but the watermelon is tasty too
Josh ???????
what?
Hilarious story, i can relate somewhat, never been locked out of my house but i remember one time standing for 15 minutes in front of my door, feeling stuck because i couldn’t find my keys, and having to keep shifting things in my one hand to the other one so i could check again all the pockets… Took me a while to realize the thing i kept shifting from one hand to the other were actually the keys, lol
i swear ive looked for something that was in my hand for an embarrassing amount of time too 💀
you have a real talent for unhinged monologuing and i hope you know that 😝
thanks 😌
Wait, there’s just some random ladder hanging around in your yard? Who are you the Lindberghs?
AHAHA no there literally is 😭 you got me spooked tho
Literally reading a book where the mc gets locked outta her apt and it’s 2am milwaukee winter so shit is real. (All this could be different-sarah thankam mathews) I also had a mid reading yr and I think it’s bc I just read too much lol. Hoping for a better 2024 for us ❤
reading too much always ends poorly. we'll have a hot 2024 bc we are hot
Here I am with another comment..
Please read Crime and punishment (eventually)
I was obsessed with that book and I would love for us to have as many books we love in common as possible
(Also love Anna Karenina & everything from Elena Ferrante!)
i need to read dostoevsky this year!
Sorry that your reading year sucked but the content in the year rocked !
HAH thank you ;)
“My backup chapstick” SO REAL
literally reading crime and punishment rn and im obsessed
im getting fomo!!
I cackled at 8:47 but I need to know if Charles or Josh said it
me? josh?
Charles? Josh? Can you explain what’s going on?
i got locked out :/
hellooo yeah don't put too much pressure on yourself just enjoy what you're doing you have a breathe of fresh air on recommending books.
i really like your taste in books I've read Out by Natsuo Kirino because of you and it became my great read of 2023 and i wanna thank you for that looking forward to your next video. 😋💜
🥺🥺thank you. im happy to hear you picked up Out!!
I watch you because you’re funny, amazing at articulating your likes and dislikes, and you make niche recommendations. I think you should read more of what you like. You won’t lose us.
Howeverrrrrr, if you were considering doing a video on the books and films which inspired saltburn…then I think that would be a good look for you.
no keep your eyes peeled and i just might bc you asked ;) also thank you...
As much as I love to watch u roast books u didn't like, I also love to hear u rave about books u loved! :) I would've loved to have been a fly on the wall while u were breaking into ur own house lol
i bet someone was watching me 😭 i hope ill be doing more raving than ranting this year!
King, if I were like you I'd have a BookTube Channel as well, now I'll just answer your fantastic tag questions here. I didn't adore any of the books I read in 2023 either...
1. How many books did you read this year? 54
2. Do you want to read more or less next year? MORE
3. What genre did you read the most of? HISTORICAL FICTION
4. Did you discover a new genre or a type of books this year? NO
5. Shortest book you read? BEAT POETRY, 42 PAGES
6. Longest book you read? BRAUDEL - GRAMMAIRE DE CIVILIZATIONS, 787 PAGES
7. Hottest book cover of the year? VALERY - LE CIMETIERE MARIN
8. Did you reread any books? ALL THE TIME
9. What book surprised you the most this year? ALBERTINE SARRAZIN - L' ASTRAGALE
10. Biggest letdown? MAGGIE STIEVATER - THE RAVEN CYCLE
11. What is the weirdest book you've read this year? ORWELL - 1984
12. What was a book this year that was the definition of "all vibes no plot"? FRANZ HESSEL - HEIMLICHES BERLIN
13. Did you cry at any of the books your read? If yes, which ones? JULIUS FUCIK - NOTES FROM THE GALLOWS
14. Did you read everything you wanted to read this year? NO
15. Did you have any book-induced life revelations this year? THAT I'M PROBABLY GOING TO HELL...
16. Did you buy or read more books this year? BUY
17. Who was your favorite author of the year? GARTH GREENWELL
18. Did you read any translated fiction? How many different languages? FRENCH, ENGLISH, GERMAN
19. What was your dominant method of book consumption this year? (print, audio, ebook?) PRINT 100%
20. Where did you get the books you read this year? (E.g. bookstore, used, amazon, library) USED
21. Where do you plan on getting your books in the new year? USED BOOKSTORE
22. If you could pick one book to blow up on the internet, which would it be? EREBARA - EPIC OF MORNING STARS
23. Which unread book have you owned the longest? THE HOLY BIBLE...
24. What is one reading habit you want to leave behind in the new year? ONLY READING IN BED AT NIGHT
25. Any bookish new years resolutions? TO COMPLETE THE "WHEEL OF TIME" SERIES
15 and 23😭 i thoroughly enjoyed your answers. i have added notes form the gallows to my list
Reading books that you don’t like is the worst it’s like wasting brain energy 😭 that’s how I felt reading American psycho (I’m sorry don’t come for me)
lolll no i get it. psycho is ride
@@cs0p the naming of clothing/brands was mind numbing 🫡
Tag is “Q&A” - questions and answers
ok good good i like this concept
I have it on good authority that I do not infact suck.
i mean my word is law
@@cs0p I am the judiciary tho
If Charles’ year sucked, who’s to say he won’t start changing his name every video to enjoy some mass chaos!
🤭🫣
do you keep track of your reading? and how do you do it? me myself have a slightly intense love affair with excel sheets lmao
also i felt the same way about rules of attraction
i loove a sexy excel sheet. im trying to keep a journal but there's no way that'll stick. i just write notes in my phone usually
The weirdest book I read last year was Bliss Montage. It’s a collection of the strangest short stories like how to have sex with a yeti and the last one in the book was about a pregnant woman and the baby’s arm was dangling out of her so she went to the dr and he was like “yeah it’s fine, just don’t sit on it”.
sounds like one hell of a wild ride, anyway added it to my tbr on Goodreads 😆
ive wanted to read ling ma for years!! i need to pick up bliss..
back up chapstick…always. OMG what a great story. And metaphor. 😊. A TAG! Yay!!I hope you don’t mind if I do this tag too?
im glad you relate to the backup chapstick. happy you ended up doing the tag too
@@cs0p 🤗
If you loved Anna Karenina, do you intend to read War and Peace? (big commitment ikik)
ill eat it up one day...this year if i stay atop my game but no promises..
We have another one folks 🥳
yea nbd 😌
You may have had a crummy reading year, Charles, but your fans had a wonderful time listening and watching you prattle on about your chapstick, soup, pecan sap, chewed-up nails, whores, and your reading choices. You def brighten our days! (Less salt for your older fans, please.)
shut up this is so so sweet 😭
I have about 100 books to be read and still I keep getting more. Thinking doesn’t come into it
me too 💀
Is your name josh,Charles????
was that not clear..?
Josh please release our Charles!!!!
havent heard of a charles.
I also want to try and buy less books, and read what I have. But if I do, then it's okay. Also I need to get donate some books aswell
agreed agreed, im not too pressed. i just need to pump the breaks on buying
@@cs0p Me too! But so far so good, sure I bought some thrifted books, buut they don't count right? 😅🤣 It was my very last purchase atleast for a few months (myb)
Who's this Josh guy that's locking himself out of apartments? Charles must be relieved that this doesn't happen to him!
it's me 😤
When you next have a yuk book __ do us a cooking video. 🍔 🥔 🍳 Liked the new recipe and apron.
ok deal
where did you get this hoodie diva
goodwill 😏
@@cs0pu will begin to cough in 7 days
Please write a book.
IT BE GETTING RLLY FUCKING COLD DO NOT DIE
my fingers are always frozen :/
Finally someone who doesn’t like Wuthering Heights as much as me
PLEEEAAASEE tell me who Josh is
speaking.
Funniest booktuber out there
thank you...
Who tf is Josh!?
me ??
Please read more classics AHHHHHHH
ok ok ok I WILL
hehe @@cs0p
Are you into lunatics? You might like 'God's Own Country' by Ross Raisin.
added to tbr...im intrigued.
you're never gonna get a girl.
review some movie books
SOMETHING TO DO WITH DEATH - SERIGO LEONE
IF THEY MOVE, KILL EM - SAM PECKINPAH
Books on Orson Welles
Current likes are 420 and I can't ruin that so will have to circle back. Get ya a lock box outside.
HAHA a lock box would be so awesome
Please become an author and then come to Serbia for a book tour so we can finally meet and because very close friends
deal.
This is the worst!
agreed
wait is his name Charles or Josh lmao
josh sorry haha
We’re what the stars have spent their pension on;
thence why your earlobe never had to shine.
Marie Antoinette can’t get her earrings on.
Her bIood of purple on the scaffold dries.
0ur adam's apples fall like guiIIotines,
and reascending in refreshing gulps.
Paycheck to paycheck, longing to be free.
You are a revolution in itself.
We, afterall, are funded by the stars.
You, human, shouldn’t have to work to live.
You truly can from servitude depart,
and deep into the queenless palace skip.
Who knew this Earth was also meant for you?
Who else will free thyself unless it’s you?
I am Nicholas Leonard, and this is a sonnet tht i wrote
you wrote that for me?!
Josh.....!!!! I told you to not use your brother's camera
he said i could!!
The fuck is Josh
me?
Listening to this while doing my hw is so distracting, like I want to laugh but physics is just not letting me (fuck physics btw, I hate it)
HAHAH physics sucks
I am even more confused, who tf is josh?
me.