Hi Nicole! Thank you for your review of The Mysteries of Paris. I’m so glad to know about this book. Aaaaand I’m afraid it’s a bit like… thank you for reading it so I don’t have to! When you said you don’t regret reading it, I wondered about the feeling of accomplishment from simply reading all the way through a historic book-because I know I’ve felt that. (With Bleak House, for one. And with Don Quixote, as well.) (Though I honestly grew to like-maybe-love Don Quixote. Bleak House… not so much!) Thanks again for a terrific video, Nicole!
Thank you. I think it's partially that I would have always wondered about it. I do appreciated knowing the routes of the urban drama genre as well, so I'm glad I read it once.
Both Tale of the Nutcracker and The Night Before Christmas sound wonderful! Now I’ll be looking forward to reading them this year-especially since they both sound like perfect unwrap-on-Christmas-Eve gifts for my daughter next year! Hope you have a wonderful New Year! And thank you for doing what you do.
Last Christmas I read Hoffman's The Nutcracker to my young daughters. I also loved the embedded narratives and surreal tales, but I wasn't expecting it to be such a bloodbath. The ballet never showed blood, lol. 😅
I haven't read his yet, but I've heard. I think the ballet was based on Dumas' retelling, so that may explain the lack of gore.😂 Then again, there seems to be conflicting information regarding the inspo, so who knows!
I had never heard of Mysteries of Paris until your channel and now I’m seeing it in all the bookshops here in Paris. I will not be getting it though. 😂
I’m so glad you liked A Christmas Carol! I love this book. Just last month I recommended this to my niece. She’d asked which Charles Dickens novel she should start with. (I told her she’d be surprised just how many lines Dickens stole from Gonzo.)
I haven't read "The mysteries of Paris" but I think I watched the movie back when I was a kid (long ago !). Still haven't read the Nutcracker too, but I will ! I read A Christmas carol last year and absolutely agree with you. I read Dickens's four other Christmas stories this month and loved The battle of life the best because, between other things, of Clemency (such a great, warm character).
I love to read more than almost anything else but I’m really dealing with wanting to watch too much RUclips, especially bookish content. Does anyone else have this problem? I absolutely love reading but I also love watching book reviews and too often, the latter wins out. Am I happy about this? No. I want to read way more than I do. I did read 72 books this year but I could be doing way better.
I know what you mean! My problem, though, is getting TOO many book recommendations from booktube and then feeling overwhelmed... Also, wow. 72 books would be a lot for me. I hope a part of you is proud of reading as much as you did -- and if so, congratulations. I have a question, and feel free to ignore it if it's too nosy, but do you both listen to audiobooks and read books with a spine -- or a lot more of one or the other?
@ you are absolutely 💯! I get too many recommendations from YT as well, and I want to read them all but I still have so many from years past that I haven’t read….but I just want to read ALL the books. This is something I hadn’t thought about until you said that. I’m very much like you in that way. I primarily read a physical book and if I do listen to an audiobook, I always follow in the physical copy bc otherwise the audiobook couldn’t hold my attention. I actually love reading along with an audiobook. It is my preferred way of consuming books but Audible is expensive so I just find some here on YT. Thank you for the compliment on my book total.🥰It’s actually a record for me this year, so I was pretty proud of myself. I’m not one to focus on stats or read as fast as I can just to reach some number. But this year I did try to make it to 70 books….just to see if I could do it.
My friends want me to do a video on this book, maybe I should send them here, you explained it very good lol. I gave it 3 stars, I have only read a handful of classics so I didn't like as much as you because I think your more equipped for this kind of classic as I have only read what are probably more in the sensation novel types or romances lol. Oh I did read The Count of Monte Cristo and wasn't a huge fan of it but I should have read an abridged version lol, so makes me wonder if I will ever try Les Mis....lol.
Sure, send them over if you like. I think you'd do great with an abridge version of Les Mis. I think you'd find the origional version has too many tangents from the main plot, like MOP did. Thanks for reading and hanging in there with me!
I’ve read the Mysteries of Paris and enjoyed it. I also read The Mysteries of London (Valancourt 2300 pages 2 volumes ). A great example of the penny dreadful so very popular at the time.
I wonder if I'd prefer the Hoffman version of 'The Nutcracker' I really liked the style of 'The Sandman' so I might, I can imagine it might be darker than the ballet version that's come down to us.
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That sounds like a great week of reading. A Christmas Carol is a beautiful book indeed, an easy five stars!
It was and I was just talking to my best friend about what a beautiful easy read A Christmas Carol was.
Hi Nicole!
Thank you for your review of The Mysteries of Paris. I’m so glad to know about this book. Aaaaand I’m afraid it’s a bit like… thank you for reading it so I don’t have to!
When you said you don’t regret reading it, I wondered about the feeling of accomplishment from simply reading all the way through a historic book-because I know I’ve felt that. (With Bleak House, for one. And with Don Quixote, as well.) (Though I honestly grew to like-maybe-love Don Quixote. Bleak House… not so much!)
Thanks again for a terrific video, Nicole!
Thank you. I think it's partially that I would have always wondered about it. I do appreciated knowing the routes of the urban drama genre as well, so I'm glad I read it once.
Both Tale of the Nutcracker and The Night Before Christmas sound wonderful!
Now I’ll be looking forward to reading them this year-especially since they both sound like perfect unwrap-on-Christmas-Eve gifts for my daughter next year!
Hope you have a wonderful New Year! And thank you for doing what you do.
That would be great! Happy New Year to you as well!
Last Christmas I read Hoffman's The Nutcracker to my young daughters. I also loved the embedded narratives and surreal tales, but I wasn't expecting it to be such a bloodbath. The ballet never showed blood, lol. 😅
I haven't read his yet, but I've heard. I think the ballet was based on Dumas' retelling, so that may explain the lack of gore.😂 Then again, there seems to be conflicting information regarding the inspo, so who knows!
Hi Nicole awesome review that is the book that i bought mysteries of paris. Love your review.😘😘😘
Thanks! Hope you enjoy it. I think people who are big fans of Les Mis will find a lot of similarities.
I had never heard of Mysteries of Paris until your channel and now I’m seeing it in all the bookshops here in Paris. I will not be getting it though. 😂
lol. I will NOT encourage you to do otherwise.
I’m so glad you liked A Christmas Carol! I love this book.
Just last month I recommended this to my niece. She’d asked which Charles Dickens novel she should start with. (I told her she’d be surprised just how many lines Dickens stole from Gonzo.)
lol, love that. It was a great book and this is the perfect time of year to try Dickens.
I haven't read "The mysteries of Paris" but I think I watched the movie back when I was a kid (long ago !). Still haven't read the Nutcracker too, but I will ! I read A Christmas carol last year and absolutely agree with you. I read Dickens's four other Christmas stories this month and loved The battle of life the best because, between other things, of Clemency (such a great, warm character).
Sounds like some good reading and good reading lists.
I love to read more than almost anything else but I’m really dealing with wanting to watch too much RUclips, especially bookish content. Does anyone else have this problem? I absolutely love reading but I also love watching book reviews and too often, the latter wins out. Am I happy about this? No. I want to read way more than I do. I did read 72 books this year but I could be doing way better.
I know what you mean! My problem, though, is getting TOO many book recommendations from booktube and then feeling overwhelmed...
Also, wow. 72 books would be a lot for me. I hope a part of you is proud of reading as much as you did -- and if so, congratulations.
I have a question, and feel free to ignore it if it's too nosy, but do you both listen to audiobooks and read books with a spine -- or a lot more of one or the other?
@ you are absolutely 💯! I get too many recommendations from YT as well, and I want to read them all but I still have so many from years past that I haven’t read….but I just want to read ALL the books. This is something I hadn’t thought about until you said that. I’m very much like you in that way. I primarily read a physical book and if I do listen to an audiobook, I always follow in the physical copy bc otherwise the audiobook couldn’t hold my attention. I actually love reading along with an audiobook. It is my preferred way of consuming books but Audible is expensive so I just find some here on YT.
Thank you for the compliment on my book total.🥰It’s actually a record for me this year, so I was pretty proud of myself. I’m not one to focus on stats or read as fast as I can just to reach some number. But this year I did try to make it to 70 books….just to see if I could do it.
I completely get what you're saying. I struggle with this too, though sometimes I'm just not in the head space to read, so there's that...
My friends want me to do a video on this book, maybe I should send them here, you explained it very good lol. I gave it 3 stars, I have only read a handful of classics so I didn't like as much as you because I think your more equipped for this kind of classic as I have only read what are probably more in the sensation novel types or romances lol. Oh I did read The Count of Monte Cristo and wasn't a huge fan of it but I should have read an abridged version lol, so makes me wonder if I will ever try Les Mis....lol.
Sure, send them over if you like. I think you'd do great with an abridge version of Les Mis. I think you'd find the origional version has too many tangents from the main plot, like MOP did. Thanks for reading and hanging in there with me!
I’ve read the Mysteries of Paris and enjoyed it. I also read The Mysteries of London (Valancourt 2300 pages 2 volumes ). A great example of the penny dreadful so very popular at the time.
I'm hoping the writing and plotting in The Mysteries of London is better. Is that one more individual stories or similar to Paris?
@ It’s a combination of main characters with asides all through.
@@GilbertHorn1 Thanks!
I wonder if I'd prefer the Hoffman version of 'The Nutcracker' I really liked the style of 'The Sandman' so I might, I can imagine it might be darker than the ballet version that's come down to us.
good point. also, i think the ballet version is based off Dumas' version of Hoffman's story.