For those of you not immediately familiar with Norwegian Wood [Murakami], in an interview Paul claims that John wrote the song about a man so frustrated with a girl's stand-off that he ends up burning down her home.
Hemingway was a depressed alcoholic but he made the most beautiful famous granddaughters, Oh and he adored cats so much that his house in Key West was left to them and is still there. Steinbeck had clear blue eyes if that helps . lol
I'm having such a stressful week and you girls just reminded of lightness and fun 🧡💛💙💜💚❤... and being a middle-aged man with thinning hair I completely agree that Dostoyevsky should just shave his head!!! 🤣🤣🤣 PS Steinbeck = Smash!!!
Have u ever read Mario Benedetti or José Luis Borges? The first one is more a poem guy and the second one is top latín américan writtters. Probably the best in Argentina.
i have the flu and wasn't feeling rlly well but u guys made me laugh a lot. thank u for this!! (i was waiting for e.m. forster or emily dickinson but that's fine) 🤍
@@kieran163 My "journey" with Virginia Woolf also started with Mrs Dalloway, so it will probably always be my favourite for sentimental reasons, but I think that her best book is The Waves, such a masterpiece. Having said that I love everything she writes 😝
And at 10:35, when Emma asks if there are any women in the presentation. Then Carolyn says "Should I?" and Emma does that "Yep" gesture to the camera. Hilarious.
What I conclude: Carolyn likes the typical masculine look (symmetrical features, hard , distinct jawline). Emma likes the quirky, brooding look. ( think Bruce Springsteen versus Elvis Costello) Also, to be fair, you should have used younger photos for the older authors.
I’m completely on board with Steinbeck, and always thought he is the best looking writer along with Hemingway. Also I think Emma would find Kafka’s look quite charming 🙃
Tolkien might not be hot but he had the idea for Beren and Luthien based on his wife and himself and I think that's just so beautiful. And Murakami is definitely a pass even though he loves the Beatles like me and his favourite song is also my favourite song 😂 Great taste, Carolyn!
Emmie and Carolyn's friendship is unbreakable. Their overall chemistry together is something incomparable. Hopefully they will continue to be there for each other through bad times and good times.
Have to say smash to: Chekhov, Tolstoy, Steinbeck and Hemingway. I’d pass on everyone else. I am definitely more in agreement with Carolyn on Jack Kerouac, and yes to Samuel Beckett! I love this video!
Loved the effort put on your research Carolyneee! John'd be a smash for me too. He's great at delivering metaphors any time and on anything. And his character names are meaningfully and carefully drafted, so he might give you a whole new meaning/story involving yours ;)
the video was so much fun! I really love this idea lol :D and the vibes and chemistry of you two are absolutely what I search for in a friendship :')) it's so lovely to watch you together!
Pass, smash, pass, pass, smash (maybe he could take a trip down my esophagus), pass, pass, pass, hesitant smash, pass, smash (he looks like James Franco, but I also like trains), pass (he looks like goth Hitler), smash (he’s giving Jude Law), smash (but leave when he brings the scotch), pass, smash (if he’s offering then who am I to supply?), pass. (Bonus round, pass Kerouac (he’s giving homosocial misogynist), pass Camus, smash Du Bois, Aldous Huxley could get it, Smash Beckett)
Homer was most likely female, given the detailed knowledge of weaving and the dearth of information about sailing and war found in The Odyssey, for example. That's a contemporary analysis and it makes good sense. Look at a picture of older Tolstoy. Terrifying.
i immediatly thought of colorlesswonderland when i saw this haha but i must say, you two have very different tastes but i think i agree more with emma!!
I love this idea! Also, I think it would be cool to one day walk around with different momentos from authors one adores. Examples: Shakespeare, you wear one earring on the left ear. Edgar Allen Poe: write mysteriously with a raven feather.
Dickens was a fox, lol. "Won't be turned off if you eat dirt". Me in my Captain America voice: I understood that reference! (thanks to Emma.) Very funny, Emma and Carolyn! As I mentioned on Carolyn's, I'm a bad judge of male beauty so I won't comment. Have a nice day, Emma! :-)
a big smash for steinbeck from me. carolyn needed to include that he was actually hunted down and intimidated by the cia for his "communist beliefs". but ig hottie is also valid. and dostoevsky will probably cry after sex. also sad that there aren't any women in here.
Although I chose Bilbo Baggins in Carolyn's vlog, I am surely not picking JRR Tolkien in this one. Gotto go to Indigo now to buy myself some Steinbeck, Hemingway and Chekhov. Thanks for doing these, that just made my morning !🥰
@@emmiereads finally bought on line at Chapters: Steinbeck's "Travels with Charley"; Hemingway's "The Sun Also Rises" and "A Moveable Feast" (in French). Added Fitzgerald's "The Beautiful and Damned" and "Tender is the Night" for the jazz age vibe. Thanks to you and Carolyn for reviving the desire in me to read the classics. ❤
After having watched both smash or pass videos, I must say that I'm pretty worried about your taste in men, Emma (but now I need to know if your taste in women is any better!)
Why the broken heart? 😂😂Would it be so terrible if the video was very straight because Emma herself is (or might be, who knows 🤷) straight? There are a lot of straights out there!
I’m not trying to be ungenerous or anything (I think Tolkien is a fine looking person) but I swear there’s a bit of resemblance between Emma and young Tolkien lol
Du Bois pronounced his name doo-boys. He rejected the French pronunciation, saying "I am an American and my name is pronounced Doo-boys". Love your videos, Emma!
Oh noo he was an ass to women tho. If you read Z: about Zelda Fitzgerald he was incredibly inappropriate to her. I believe that’s likely a true account
You two should do a "solving an Agatha Christie novel" together
yes yes yes yes!!!!!!!!!!!
Omg yes please!!
yes!! that sounds so fun :')
Okay I love this video idea 😂 I love how creative you are with your videos ❤
haha thank you!
'i admire your work, but i dont want your work on me'🤣 omfg
For those of you not immediately familiar with Norwegian Wood [Murakami], in an interview Paul claims that John wrote the song about a man so frustrated with a girl's stand-off that he ends up burning down her home.
Would definitely be Murakamis fave Beatles song then
girl c’mon John Steinbeck is such a solid smash😌✨
Hemingway was a depressed alcoholic but he made the most beautiful famous granddaughters, Oh and he adored cats so much that his house in Key West was left to them and is still there. Steinbeck had clear blue eyes if that helps . lol
Agree with every single one of Emma's smash/pass verdicts apparently I also like the weird ones lol
I'm having such a stressful week and you girls just reminded of lightness and fun 🧡💛💙💜💚❤... and being a middle-aged man with thinning hair I completely agree that Dostoyevsky should just shave his head!!! 🤣🤣🤣 PS Steinbeck = Smash!!!
Have u ever read Mario Benedetti or José Luis Borges? The first one is more a poem guy and the second one is top latín américan writtters. Probably the best in Argentina.
SMASH JOHN STEINBACK! I agree with Carolyn :>>
John Steinbeck looks a lot like Army Hammer which is not good imho haha
Edit: Chekhov was my crush in middle school! Instant smash
antosha chekhov - instant smash. period.
i have the flu and wasn't feeling rlly well but u guys made me laugh a lot. thank u for this!! (i was waiting for e.m. forster or emily dickinson but that's fine) 🤍
the part of emma saying "the next one better be virginia woolf ... smash" is one I felt deeply in my soul
Saaame xP
same i’m reading my first woolf book now and i’m in love (mrs dalloway it’s so good)
@@kieran163 My "journey" with Virginia Woolf also started with Mrs Dalloway, so it will probably always be my favourite for sentimental reasons, but I think that her best book is The Waves, such a masterpiece. Having said that I love everything she writes 😝
And at 10:35, when Emma asks if there are any women in the presentation. Then Carolyn says "Should I?" and Emma does that "Yep" gesture to the camera. Hilarious.
Sorry Emma but I have to agree with Carolyn on Steinbeck - defo a smash
Hemingway and Kerouac are a smash too
I super agree too😂❤
What I conclude: Carolyn likes the typical masculine look (symmetrical features, hard , distinct jawline). Emma likes the quirky, brooding look. ( think Bruce Springsteen versus Elvis Costello)
Also, to be fair, you should have used younger photos for the older authors.
Makes me wonder what Emma's guy looks like. I'm leaning toward golem...
Please do a female authors version--you know, for science!
lmaoo i agree
Yas!
virginia woolf the throat goat fr fr 😤😤
pure scientific research
Ow hell yeah
emma: What about him??
*carolyn's expression completely dumbfounded as to how the photo evidence doesn't speak for itself*
Noooo, hard pass on Steinbeck? I’m with Carolyn on this one. SMASH. Also Hemingway and Kerouac.
John Steinbeck is an instant smash
Thank you for understanding!
Never liked a comment so fast, ssssssmash!
Fr
We need a part 2 but with female authors! PLEASE (Virginia Woolf being the first instant smash, of course)
Also jane austen would be an instant smash
murakami is a walking red flag with his depiction of women, let’s be honest 😂😂😂
Omg this explains why I never picked up one of his books again 😮
Fun fact: Dickens positioned mirrors around his room so that he could act out characters from different angles!
Steinbeck can call me!
I’m completely on board with Steinbeck, and always thought he is the best looking writer along with Hemingway.
Also I think Emma would find Kafka’s look quite charming 🙃
Do more Smash or Passes! They're the best! 🤣
Tolkien might not be hot but he had the idea for Beren and Luthien based on his wife and himself and I think that's just so beautiful. And Murakami is definitely a pass even though he loves the Beatles like me and his favourite song is also my favourite song 😂 Great taste, Carolyn!
Steinbeck and Hemingway? Both smash without second thoughts. 😅
Thank you
emma’s face when carolyn asked her if she should have put women on the list 😭😭😭
Interesting. I would have a hard time separating the writing and the man. It definitely colored my answers.
The "It's Oscar Wilde!" was soo perfect!🤣🤣
Emmie and Carolyn's friendship is unbreakable. Their overall chemistry together is something incomparable. Hopefully they will continue to be there for each other through bad times and good times.
John Steinbeck is definitely a smash
Thank you
Have to say smash to:
Chekhov, Tolstoy, Steinbeck and Hemingway. I’d pass on everyone else.
I am definitely more in agreement with Carolyn on Jack Kerouac, and yes to Samuel Beckett!
I love this video!
The moment I saw this video all I thought was "Chekov is definitely going to be in the list and it's going to be a smash."
Loved the effort put on your research Carolyneee! John'd be a smash for me too. He's great at delivering metaphors any time and on anything. And his character names are meaningfully and carefully drafted, so he might give you a whole new meaning/story involving yours ;)
the video was so much fun! I really love this idea lol :D and the vibes and chemistry of you two are absolutely what I search for in a friendship :')) it's so lovely to watch you together!
That picture of Kerouac hands down means I side with Carolyn
Pass, smash, pass, pass, smash (maybe he could take a trip down my esophagus), pass, pass, pass, hesitant smash, pass, smash (he looks like James Franco, but I also like trains), pass (he looks like goth Hitler), smash (he’s giving Jude Law), smash (but leave when he brings the scotch), pass, smash (if he’s offering then who am I to supply?), pass. (Bonus round, pass Kerouac (he’s giving homosocial misogynist), pass Camus, smash Du Bois, Aldous Huxley could get it, Smash Beckett)
Hell no to smashing Steinbeck
This is a more intellectual version of hockey locker room talk, soo funny!
Smash Steinbeck 😂😂
Thank you
Cracking up 😂 not the “what did he deal with well” or Eddy
Me literally living in Siberia and being married to a Siberian reading the "survided Siberia" pro about Dostoyevsky 😭😭😭
Homer was most likely female, given the detailed knowledge of weaving and the dearth of information about sailing and war found in The Odyssey, for example. That's a contemporary analysis and it makes good sense.
Look at a picture of older Tolstoy. Terrifying.
I almost choked laughing, my aunts kicked me out of the room sjsjjs
I love this video so much
Thank you 🥺☀️
i immediatly thought of colorlesswonderland when i saw this haha
but i must say, you two have very different tastes but i think i agree more with emma!!
Ok Jack Kerouac could get it!
I think there is definitely a bias if you use pictures from their youth for the half and pictures of them as old men for the other 😂
emma's taste in men makes me feel so seen like yeah i too enjoy a weird looking guy
I'm a straight man... Steinbeck is getting the smash, ur trippin E
Kinda unfair to pit old versions against young ones, Carolyn!! Young Gabriel
Emma is giving bi energy. I could see the disappointment when she realized there were no women on the list haha (same here btw)
You should search portraits of the Spanish author Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer *wink wink*
Hemingway looks like Schmitt from new girl
I love this idea! Also, I think it would be cool to one day walk around with different momentos from authors one adores. Examples: Shakespeare, you wear one earring on the left ear. Edgar Allen Poe: write mysteriously with a raven feather.
Are you kidding me? John Steinbeck is my husband! Smash for sure 😄
Thank you!
"have you seen the bee movie?" "yes?" "you like jazz?" "yes"
Why don't do more collabs, girls? It can be monthly like Dickens x Tolstoy!
when you said there were no female authors I died a little inside/j
Dickens was a fox, lol. "Won't be turned off if you eat dirt". Me in my Captain America voice: I understood that reference! (thanks to Emma.) Very funny, Emma and Carolyn! As I mentioned on Carolyn's, I'm a bad judge of male beauty so I won't comment. Have a nice day, Emma! :-)
John Steinbeck is the hottest author AND he can write. He’s the only real life man that I will fangirl over.
Definitely needed some women :)
It's like, Caroline, omg you're so pure you make my heart melt :'))
a big smash for steinbeck from me. carolyn needed to include that he was actually hunted down and intimidated by the cia for his "communist beliefs". but ig hottie is also valid.
and dostoevsky will probably cry after sex.
also sad that there aren't any women in here.
when she saw Anton Tchekhov and screamed :'' SMASH '', i felt it.
Smash on Steinbeck. East of Eden was awesome.
The sudden close up full screen catfish always gets me LOL It is so funny but creepy!
not carolyn and me having the same taste lol also as a gay man is my duty to say smash for oscar wilde ... also jack kerouac... AWOOGA
"I'm a hoe for Edgar Allan Poe" 😂
16:18
Ma boi Oscar Wilde was bi, tho
Although I chose Bilbo Baggins in Carolyn's vlog, I am surely not picking JRR Tolkien in this one. Gotto go to Indigo now to buy myself some Steinbeck, Hemingway and Chekhov. Thanks for doing these, that just made my morning !🥰
ooh let me know what you get!! you're so welcome, have the best day!!
@@emmiereads finally bought on line at Chapters: Steinbeck's "Travels with Charley"; Hemingway's "The Sun Also Rises" and "A Moveable Feast" (in French). Added Fitzgerald's "The Beautiful and Damned" and "Tender is the Night" for the jazz age vibe. Thanks to you and Carolyn for reviving the desire in me to read the classics. ❤
i am obssesed with this video
these are so fun! i have to say, i was very much waiting for some hot women to show up though 😂
Have you seen Byron and Pushkin? Just saying.
After having watched both smash or pass videos, I must say that I'm pretty worried about your taste in men, Emma (but now I need to know if your taste in women is any better!)
Aldous Huxley is 6'4 AND A HALF
very straight
Why the broken heart? 😂😂Would it be so terrible if the video was very straight because Emma herself is (or might be, who knows 🤷) straight? There are a lot of straights out there!
who cares if it's straight 😂 it was fun either way.
I’m not trying to be ungenerous or anything (I think Tolkien is a fine looking person) but I swear there’s a bit of resemblance between Emma and young Tolkien lol
Hemingway treated his wife like she was nothing.
Steinbeck is a 1000% smash, same with hemingway hahah
This was so damn funny 😂
Part 2 please!!
Love that you guys explored a tangent on the Beatles. Feel free to do that more often 😎
gonna have to adopt “smash to high heaven” into my daily speech LMAO
You guys need to add Female authors
Du Bois pronounced his name doo-boys. He rejected the French pronunciation, saying "I am an American and my name is pronounced Doo-boys". Love your videos, Emma!
😂cool video, needs more Sylvia Plath tho.
I think I have a similar taste to emma 😂
How about Arthur Rimbaud?
Okay but why does Leo Tolstoy look a bit like Ethan Hawke in that picture
From now on
Mrs Huxley 😳
Did Carolyn go all the way to Canada to shoot videos all day all week? XD
But it's actually great, watching them together. 🌟
Definitely smashing Steinback.
Darling Billy Shakes is giving me nightmares this semester. I died seeing the name 😆
Steinbeck was a VERY handsome man, I'm with Carolyn here.
Thank you Max!
4:08 Emma's exe stop working 😅
“He looks like an egg though.”
I snorted a little too hard at that.
Mishima should be here too .. he was really handsome 😍
I shall watch this the moment I get home. Certainly somethin' to look forward to.
Oh noo he was an ass to women tho. If you read Z: about Zelda Fitzgerald he was incredibly inappropriate to her. I believe that’s likely a true account