Old books smell like vanilla. I learned at uni that the reason why old books have that particular smell is the amount of lignin that paper had back then (the wood used to make paper was less processed and purified than nowadays). Lignin is what makes the paper turn yellow and brittle, and it also smells sweet, which is why it’s used to make that fake vanilla extract for cooking that we can find in the supermarket. There’s your reason for why old books smell so much better. Objectively, they do.
omg yes the smell of old books is perfect and just the fact that a book has lived so many lives before its life with me makes secondhand bookshopping so lovely
the best smelling book i ever found was a 90s second hand copy of perfume: story of a murderer and the original owner sprayed the copy with perfume!!!! such a good idea and the old perfume with the old book smell was so good
Bluets is my favourite book I’ve read in 2022, I’ve read it twice and loved it the same. I’m so happy Dakota loved it too. Literature is beautiful like that sometimes.
I recently read Kafka's Letter to his Father and it had me bawling my eyes out. As someone who also has daddy issues, I feel like Kafka ghostwrited it for me. Also, I think you would love The Iliac Crest by Cristina Maria-Garza and I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman !!
the candlelit set up of your videos lately is so lovely! seeing figures and cars pass outside the window makes it feel like i’m there chatting with you
love waking up to milady posting! just did this yesterday, purchased The Stranger, The Brothers Karamazov, The House of The Dead, and Notes from Underground!! love you lady dakota
dakota pls pls pls do a video dedicated to the secret history and what you think about it, we know you love it but we would love to hear you ramble on about it... about the symbolism, the context, frankly anything related to the cult classic of a novel that is the secret history
the books - Letter To My Father by Franz Kafka (1:00) Vertigo & Ghost by Fiona Benson (2:40) Bluets by Maggie Nelson (4:38) De Profundis by Oscar Wilde (5:56) The Lust to Kill by Deborah Cameron and Elizabeth Frazer (7:20) Acts of Service by Lillian Fishman (8:39) Ovid (9:56) Girl Online: A User Manual by Joanna Walsh (11:13) Dance, Love and Ecstasy by John Kruse (12:40) Leonardo Da Vinci by Frank Zöllner (13:47) Hieronymus Bosch: Garden of Earthly Delights by Hans Belting (14:31) Byzantine to Renaissance: Italian Paintings by Pierre Tisné (15:21)
I have a course at uni where we mainly read Kafka's short stories and once we read just one page of this letter to his father and I think I didn't breathe at all until the page was done because I was so invested lmao
I love finding treasures in secondhand bookshops, flea markets and thrift stores. It's where I've found most of the books I own. I wish I had a local secondhand bookshop. It'd get me out of the house more often lol.
oh my god. dakota you are such a cutie. it makes me incredibly happy seeing you being so happy about those fascinating books. i literally love you so much ahh
im so excited for u to read Letters to my father...it's incredible. It broke my heart how misunderstood he was and how you can clearly feel his anxiety over telling all his frustrations to his dad. I cannot wait to hear your feedback
The pathetic feeling of knowing your only Friend is a parasocial relationship with a stranger on the internet but I digress. Now that I've exposed myself I must say your videos give me comfort and I always look forward to when you post ❤️ much love.
wow, ive seen only a couple of your videos, but hieronymus bosch as your favourite artist seems so fitting! I don't think ive ever seen a person whose general vibe matched their favourite artist that well :0
Lovely video, Lady Dakota! I want to wish you happy holidays and i really hope you know how loved you are. I may not really know you but you’re an inspiration and propably the first person i have ever looked up to so i hope you never lose your loving spirit
I really recommend smelling standard GDR paper that literally 90% of all books were printed on. It has such an incredibly archetypal smell I've always been wondering what the hell they put in there ...
I just discovered your channel a few days ago and I love your videos so much. You seem like a very genuine, heartwarming and unique person ! I can't wait to watch all your videos and read your book
let us know how u feel abt girl online!! i bought it and was so excited to read it after reading the blurb but was so disappointed when i actually read it :/
I would love to recommend you to read the other side by alfred kubin which inspirated franz kafka to write his book casttle and read that right after(if you havent yet:)) I myself plan to do so and even tho i havent yet, you should take a look at it im sure you would love it!♡
this gal is amazing this is your style this is just perfectly vibes with me and makes a perfect atmosphere I love you. 6:08 dopamine. I think the last one does not smell that good because of too much paint that simple. book? you've been writing one... ok you made hook me up I'm yours.
Buying (and reading) books to fill the void - This is an idea of young people who will pass with age - before, a great curiosity attracted us to many things - too much? - no - one cannot unlearn - any more than one can stop thinking or become less intelligent and less curious - one should have had a lower IQ - being other than oneself - thinking that one knows too much is a banal optical illusion that will pass - what you have seen or read as what you have eaten have built your body and mind - one day, you will discover that all this scattered knowledge is connected - and that all the books you have read (no matter how disparate) and all the books you will read from now on seem to become one book (or the pages or chapters of a single book) as written by a single immortal or eternal person
祝你拥有美好的冬日！我也文学爱好者，深沉地爱着文学。很开心能同你分享喜悦❤ I read De Profundis this summer and it’s gorgeous. 王尔德总是能带给人美学上的快乐。像朦胧雪地上的鲜红。 花非花，雾非雾。 夜半来，天明去。 来如春梦几多时？ 去似朝云无觅处。 （a Chinese poem by 白居易)
Hello! I enjoyed the poem that you shared by Bai Yuji. I'm currently studying Chinese right now and would like to know more Chinese poets and authors. If you can, can you please recommend some of them?
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Old books smell like vanilla. I learned at uni that the reason why old books have that particular smell is the amount of lignin that paper had back then (the wood used to make paper was less processed and purified than nowadays). Lignin is what makes the paper turn yellow and brittle, and it also smells sweet, which is why it’s used to make that fake vanilla extract for cooking that we can find in the supermarket. There’s your reason for why old books smell so much better. Objectively, they do.
This is so interesting! Thanks for such a lovely bit of knowledge
why nowadays books are not made that way. I want ❤️
omg yes the smell of old books is perfect and just the fact that a book has lived so many lives before its life with me makes secondhand bookshopping so lovely
the smell of books is a bit addictive〜(꒪꒳꒪)〜
the best smelling book i ever found was a 90s second hand copy of perfume: story of a murderer and the original owner sprayed the copy with perfume!!!! such a good idea and the old perfume with the old book smell was so good
Wow! That's so cool
The shadows in the back had me second guessing myself to the point that i thought i was going crazy 😭 i was so freaked out bahagagagah 💀
your excitement for books is contagious
lying in bed watching this like we’re on facetime i feel like we’re best friends now
babe wake up new Dakota video
The passing parade outside your window is hypnotic.
Bluets is my favourite book I’ve read in 2022, I’ve read it twice and loved it the same. I’m so happy Dakota loved it too. Literature is beautiful like that sometimes.
I consider bluets my personal bible, I loved it so much too
I recently read Kafka's Letter to his Father and it had me bawling my eyes out. As someone who also has daddy issues, I feel like Kafka ghostwrited it for me. Also, I think you would love The Iliac Crest by Cristina Maria-Garza and I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman !!
I love more than anything in the entire universe how excited you are about books
the candlelit set up of your videos lately is so lovely! seeing figures and cars pass outside the window makes it feel like i’m there chatting with you
Yeahhh finally someone agrees that older books smell better! 🙌🙌
convinced that those background shadows are demons
love waking up to milady posting!
just did this yesterday, purchased The Stranger, The Brothers Karamazov, The House of The Dead, and Notes from Underground!!
love you lady dakota
The atmosphere is so comfy i love it ^^
dakota pls pls pls do a video dedicated to the secret history and what you think about it, we know you love it but we would love to hear you ramble on about it... about the symbolism, the context, frankly anything related to the cult classic of a novel that is the secret history
the books -
Letter To My Father by Franz Kafka (1:00)
Vertigo & Ghost by Fiona Benson (2:40)
Bluets by Maggie Nelson (4:38)
De Profundis by Oscar Wilde (5:56)
The Lust to Kill by Deborah Cameron and Elizabeth Frazer (7:20)
Acts of Service by Lillian Fishman (8:39)
Ovid (9:56)
Girl Online: A User Manual by Joanna Walsh (11:13)
Dance, Love and Ecstasy by John Kruse (12:40)
Leonardo Da Vinci by Frank Zöllner (13:47)
Hieronymus Bosch: Garden of Earthly Delights by Hans Belting (14:31)
Byzantine to Renaissance: Italian Paintings by Pierre Tisné (15:21)
Thank you book angel 🥰❤️❤️ I so appreciate you! ❤❤
Smelling books (big inhale) a way to get over a reading slump🤭📚📚
I have a course at uni where we mainly read Kafka's short stories and once we read just one page of this letter to his father and I think I didn't breathe at all until the page was done because I was so invested lmao
I love finding treasures in secondhand bookshops, flea markets and thrift stores. It's where I've found most of the books I own. I wish I had a local secondhand bookshop. It'd get me out of the house more often lol.
ive been having a bad time lately but your pure joy talking about those books made me indescribably happy. thank you for this
I love how passionate you are about your books, it's really inspirational cause now all I want to do is find a good bookstore and read😭♥️
i also recently bought letter to the father by kafka which automatically means our brains are somehow intertwined
When Dakota said 'Girl Online' my mind went to Zoe Sugg 🤪
PLS SAME
I love how excited you are to talk about all the books you bought it's so infectious!
thank you dakota, this brought immense comfort.
oh my god. dakota you are such a cutie. it makes me incredibly happy seeing you being so happy about those fascinating books.
i literally love you so much ahh
i was watching jack's latest video and now lady dakota posted? thank you universe
im so excited for u to read Letters to my father...it's incredible. It broke my heart how misunderstood he was and how you can clearly feel his anxiety over telling all his frustrations to his dad. I cannot wait to hear your feedback
The pathetic feeling of knowing your only Friend is a parasocial relationship with a stranger on the internet but I digress. Now that I've exposed myself I must say your videos give me comfort and I always look forward to when you post ❤️ much love.
THE ONE WITH THE PAINTINGS THAT YOU CAN PUT ON YOUR WALL OMG❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
wow, ive seen only a couple of your videos, but hieronymus bosch as your favourite artist seems so fitting! I don't think ive ever seen a person whose general vibe matched their favourite artist that well :0
the intimacy of your videos is unmatched - I love it !
babe wake up dakota warren dropped a video
Good method of poetry consumption! New year's resolution to take in as much new poetry as possible. Life is lesser without it
for christmas i've bought myself so many books😭💕
Thank you dearest Dakota your videos are comforting like a warm drink 🥰
i love that youre so close to the camera it feels like were gossiping
you speak to my soul, I bought about 11 or 12 books over the past two days
I smell all of my books as soon as I bought them
Once you get used to Winter in England you’ll love it; it’s truly gorgeous
I am doing the same, just bought the Secret History and I’m so excited :) I feel like I’ve found a kindred soul, this was so comforting to watch
If you get the opportunity to, please read the book of disquiet by pessoa ... cant recommend it enough honestly. You'll reallllly like it!
Yes it’s amazing! I second this
Every time you upload a video like this I wind up with a whole list of books I want to read, lol.
smelling books is my thing
I love your dress i bought the same one!
I woke up with a new video, what a bless
140K subscribers ong !!! and new books yayayay love it when you uploaded also I’m really enjoying being in your book club btw 🫂🫶🌷
my all time favourite youtuber
The joy!
Lovely video, Lady Dakota! I want to wish you happy holidays and i really hope you know how loved you are. I may not really know you but you’re an inspiration and propably the first person i have ever looked up to so i hope you never lose your loving spirit
Please show us your skincare and makeup routine🙏
I just got your book, On Sun Swallowing--I LOVE IT!!!
Dakota is the friend with who I would want to talk about books :((((
I really recommend smelling standard GDR paper that literally 90% of all books were printed on. It has such an incredibly archetypal smell I've always been wondering what the hell they put in there ...
I just discovered your channel a few days ago and I love your videos so much. You seem like a very genuine, heartwarming and unique person ! I can't wait to watch all your videos and read your book
Whether it's Latin or Greek, I NEED facing text when reading a classic. It's an obsession.
DAKOTA IS THE ULTIMATE LITERARY SPECIALIST IN DERIVING PLEASURE .
EXTRA ORDINARY IMAGENITIVE QUALITIES .
let us know how u feel abt girl online!! i bought it and was so excited to read it after reading the blurb but was so disappointed when i actually read it :/
omg I read it and I feel the same. The blurb was the best part of the book tbh
the fact that people are pasing by not knowing that lady dakota is filming in the next window!!
I like your method of reading poetry
Always have to do a smell test 😩
hi dear Dakota. Love your videos
wishing you a happy christmas
You read poetry just as I do, its so stunning :)
I would love to recommend you to read the other side by alfred kubin which inspirated franz kafka to write his book casttle and read that right after(if you havent yet:)) I myself plan to do so and even tho i havent yet, you should take a look at it im sure you would love it!♡
Have you read letters to milena???
you said girl online and i immediately thought you bought the zoella book 😭
same 💀💀💀
Hey there our hedonistic goddess Dakota
Hi Dakota, I’m sorry if this is a bother, but how do you edit your videos, like what filters do you place on them?
16:09 onwards, Dakota looks so cute
i love you lady dakota
omg I'm so early! I hope you're doing well
Taschen is a great publisher, up there with Farrar, Strauss and Giroux (sp?)
Happy Holidays, dear!
this gal is amazing this is your style this is just perfectly vibes with me and makes a perfect atmosphere I love you. 6:08 dopamine. I think the last one does not smell that good because of too much paint that simple. book? you've been writing one... ok you made hook me up I'm yours.
Não cheguei cedo o suficiente, terei que ver amanhã ao acordar
i also hauled the other day and said on my ig "girls who buy books to fill the emotional void in their chests>>>>>>>" we are synced Lady
Just woke up to find this beauty🧡
yes.
Love you love the wives ❤️
this was so lovely and relaxing :-))
i missed you!
oh my god im so early! i guess ill take this chance to say hi dakota, I'm a fellow melbournian and I adore your videos! merry christmas from australia
Buying (and reading) books to fill the void - This is an idea of young people who will pass with age - before, a great curiosity attracted us to many things - too much? - no - one cannot unlearn - any more than one can stop thinking or become less intelligent and less curious - one should have had a lower IQ - being other than oneself - thinking that one knows too much is a banal optical illusion that will pass - what you have seen or read as what you have eaten have built your body and mind - one day, you will discover that all this scattered knowledge is connected - and that all the books you have read (no matter how disparate) and all the books you will read from now on seem to become one book (or the pages or chapters of a single book) as written by a single immortal or eternal person
10:54 it was actually a yahama r1 crossplane. please do not ask me how ik that
De Profundis is basically Henry Winter and Bunny Corcoran’s relationship, Donna Tartt must have based them on Oscar Wilde and Bosie
like a kid on christmas morning lol
Have you read Pessoa? What a great author!
i love youuuuuu
Woohooo! first time actually somewhat early 🖤🖤🖤
your smile is honestly rivaling the glory of the sun! thank you so much for brightening these gloomy days around the solstice
Argentina won the World Cup! 😭🇦🇷❤️
Does someone have a list of all the books mentioned?
祝你拥有美好的冬日！我也文学爱好者，深沉地爱着文学。很开心能同你分享喜悦❤
I read De Profundis this summer and it’s gorgeous.
王尔德总是能带给人美学上的快乐。像朦胧雪地上的鲜红。
花非花，雾非雾。
夜半来，天明去。
来如春梦几多时？
去似朝云无觅处。
（a Chinese poem by 白居易)
Hello! I enjoyed the poem that you shared by Bai Yuji. I'm currently studying Chinese right now and would like to know more Chinese poets and authors. If you can, can you please recommend some of them?
Lysm
Hello, Lady Dakota
Even new books can smell nice. Old books for sure have a great smell.
IM FIRST AGAIN OMGG🤍🤍
im a book buy me