One of my favourite books that I am almost positive you would enjoy is How's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones. It is a light-hearted fairy tale about a stubborn abrasive girl and a flamboyant, dramatic and outrageously extra wizard, it is so funny, so magical and so so clever. I like it even more than the film, which is saying a lot. Another recommendation would be Anne of Green Gables. A classic, of course, but for good reason. It is a lot less dark than the recent tv adaptation (which I also love) and just feels really warm and nostalgic and heartwarming. It has its sad moments but ultimately Anne is so entertaining to read about that it will inevitably put a smile on your face.
I would definitely add Good Omens to the list, I really liked it. The books from the Lady Janies series are so freaking funny, I can't wait for the third book to come out this summer. Also Dumplin definitely put a smile on my face when I read last year.
Thank you so much for this! Definitely needed right now. I would reccommend Life Among the Savages by Shirley Jackson (hilarious family memoir), Everything Leads to You by Nina LaCour (lovely contemporary female-female romance), Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell (classic about a group of eccentric old ladies), the Laid-Back Camp manga series (the comedic and charming exploits of a camping club), and the Moomin comics (wholesome and funny)!
I definitely picked up a Terry Pratchett book almost out of the habit of needing something entertaining but still well written. I look forward to checking out some of your recommendations, I'm excited that Moonstruck is on my library's digital comic platform so I checked that out right away.
The most recent books that've made me super happy to read are Red, White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston and Well Met by Jen DeLuca. There's just something about a (somewhat) light romance that's just so nice at the moment.
My favourite book in the Discworld Witches series is Witches Abroad, which I discovered just when I thought that Wyrd Sisters couldn't be topped!! It's absolutely hysterical and incorporates loads of fairytale references. Definitely my all-time favourite Discworld novel
The Borrowers by Mary Norton. When I was an elementary teacher, I read those books to my second third and fourth grade classes. Also read them to my daughter and my granddaughters. Do you ever spend hours looking for something you’ve misplaced? The Borrowers have taken it!
i love wyrd sisters and the tiffany aching series!! definitely great choices for books that will make you happy! i personally found wyrd sisters so funny, especially granny weatherwax watching the play in it!! also i rly love ur shiny pink top!!
It's been forever since I thought about the Gigglers. Me and my sisters were obsessed with that book for a while and I still can quote probably half of it. ("My name is Bond. Rover Bond.") And friends named some of their kittens after characters in the book, too!
My go to for this kind of book is The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee. It's just absolutely delightful and always puts a smile on my face. Same goes for it's sequel The Lady's Guide to Petticoats and Piracy and the companion novella The Gentleman's Guide to Getting Lucky. I can't wait for the final book to come out later this year! Anything by Astrid Lindgren (but especially Ronia, the Robber's Daughter) or any of Tove Jansson's Moomin books definitely work for me too, those really hit all my nostalgic feels.
I love the watchmaker of filigree street and the ensuing series, it only gets better. The Explorer by Katherine Rundell is fantastic as is North by Edith Pattou.
I love Terry Pratchett and agree with you about The Wyrd Sisters series. A book I turn to when I need a laugh is The Theatrical Tapes of Leonard Thynn by Adrian Plass. He has other funny books about the humorous side of Christianity as well. (He is a believer himself.)
I love the loose trilogy by Grace Lin that starts with Where the Mountain Meets the Moon. It’s a perhaps younger middle grade book that is about a young girl who goes out to seek her fortune, meets many friends along the way including a dragon. It’s just so wonderful and the illustrations are gorgeous. I also think Catherynne M Valente’s Space Opera is a good book for these times. Eurovision set in space with higher stakes. Just a lot of glitter.
'Gods Behaving Badly' and 'The Table of Lesser Knights' by Marie Brennan are really sharply funny but with a real warmth. The first is about Olympian gods living in modern day London and the second is about King Arthur's Court and the knights who get the slightly rubbish quests such as DIY or rescuing a cat from a tree. Love them both and they really fit into this category, I think!
I have never laughed so much at any book than I did at" A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole. Perfect time to read it, because I got some strange looks as I burst out laughing while reading this in public years ago!
I reread Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore whenever I need a pick-me-up. Both of Robin Sloan's books are just so full of joy and love! Other recs are Libba Bray's non-spooky books (like Beauty Queens and Going Bovine), anything by Shel Silverstein, and Undead Girl Gang
There's a book called Prom & Prejudice that is a really fun light read. It's easy reading but well written, which in all honesty I find hard to find in a lot of books.
Thank you for the video and great suggestions, Jean! I really need to read Terry Pratchett! I laughed at "The Humans" by Matt Haig and Wayson Choy's "The Jade Peony". A short, engrossing novella is Gillian Flynn's "The Grownup". Another story to get lost in is "Like Water for Chocolate" by Laura Esquivel...Unless you're NOT a fan of magic realism ;)
I'm currently reading "To be Continued" by James Robertson and it's about a journalist and a talking toad travelling to the Highlands of Scotland. It's really the kind of book that makes you smile and chuckle!
If you like light hearted fantsy graphic novels I'd recomemd Nimona by Noelle Stevenson. The characters are absolutely charming and it has one of my favourite tropes: the curmudgeonly old man's heart getting soften by their wide eyed new partner. It definetly made me laugh out loud at points which is a rarity for me.
I would highly recomend: Skulduggery pleasant by Derek Landy, Valkyrie rising by Ingrid Paulson, Heroine complex by sarah kuhn, my lady jane by Cynthia hand jodi + brodi ashton+jodi meadows going solo by roal Dahl, aru Shah by roshani chockshi, my Brother is a superhero series by David Solomon, and the exact oposite of okay which is a feminism book so it fits perfectly for march, if you need a laugh and to smile.
I'm going to recommend a book that many of you probably know and might have already read, but in case you haven't read Mark Haddon's book the curious incident of the dog in the nighttime I think you should start it :> it's the first English book I read in 2016 and I reread it in the beginning of 2020 and it reminded me how sweet and calm it is (but with still some action that got me wanting to keep reading) and the story is quite fun and lovely to read ☺️
Have you read Anh Do's 'The Happiest Refugee'? It will make you smile and will make you cry. It's his story of his family's escape to Australia, becoming a refugee and new life in Australia. From the other political views you have expressed, I am certain you will love his story xoxo
I have a suggestion : i rarely have time to read all the books I want to read. I was wondering if you could do a video about reading faster. I would like to enjoy more of my books.
@@JeansThoughts I started reading it when you had first mentioned it. Not enough orcs for my liking! I put it down because it wasn't what I was craving right then, but I'll probably pick it back up if you enjoy it
Thanks for this - Based on your recommendation, I bought the "Portable door" somewhile ago, but I still haven't read it, so I think it's time to go to the shelf and read the bloody thing - Ha Ha. I also bought "The Mysterious Howling" and "Pages & Co" cause you recommended them and I have read "Pages" and it's such a long time since I read a middle grade book that it took me by surprise, there something so nice and cosy about that style, so I really enjoyed it. Adams is of course a brilliant and oh so funny author and I have started to read Pratchet because you told me so Ha Ha, but I still have not read Wyrd Sister so that one will be bought. An author that I would recommend for sem easy fun is P.G. Woodehouse. His breezy style is such fun and the silly but very funny plots are such fun to read and his mastery of the English Language is breathtaking, sometimes I read again and again just one sentence because the sunfilled, breezy flow of it is so admirable.
Why are you talking so fast today? It feels like... you've forgotten to breathe... Have you run the marathon? o.O I'm currently reading Book 3 of The Incorrigible Children... There's something in this series that doesn't sit well with me, but it's just a detail. Other than that, I think it's great.
Tbh I don't really know what to say - maybe just talking to a camera by yourself doesn't always create the most natural talking speed... at least you could follow along 🤷
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I think we all need these recommendations right now!!!
One of my favourite books that I am almost positive you would enjoy is How's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones. It is a light-hearted fairy tale about a stubborn abrasive girl and a flamboyant, dramatic and outrageously extra wizard, it is so funny, so magical and so so clever. I like it even more than the film, which is saying a lot.
Another recommendation would be Anne of Green Gables. A classic, of course, but for good reason. It is a lot less dark than the recent tv adaptation (which I also love) and just feels really warm and nostalgic and heartwarming. It has its sad moments but ultimately Anne is so entertaining to read about that it will inevitably put a smile on your face.
This is seriously what I needed! Books have been my escape recently and I've definitely added some new reads to my TBR x
Thank you so much!!
I would definitely add Good Omens to the list, I really liked it. The books from the Lady Janies series are so freaking funny, I can't wait for the third book to come out this summer. Also Dumplin definitely put a smile on my face when I read last year.
Thank you so much for this! Definitely needed right now. I would reccommend Life Among the Savages by Shirley Jackson (hilarious family memoir), Everything Leads to You by Nina LaCour (lovely contemporary female-female romance), Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell (classic about a group of eccentric old ladies), the Laid-Back Camp manga series (the comedic and charming exploits of a camping club), and the Moomin comics (wholesome and funny)!
..May look-up the '..Ashton Place!' series!! Many thanks, & exceptional video!!
I definitely picked up a Terry Pratchett book almost out of the habit of needing something entertaining but still well written. I look forward to checking out some of your recommendations, I'm excited that Moonstruck is on my library's digital comic platform so I checked that out right away.
Brilliant, love good library digital catalogue, hope you enjoy it!
The most recent books that've made me super happy to read are Red, White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston and Well Met by Jen DeLuca. There's just something about a (somewhat) light romance that's just so nice at the moment.
The Incorrigible Children books are fantastic! I've read them all.
Love the concept of this video! ☺️
My favourite book in the Discworld Witches series is Witches Abroad, which I discovered just when I thought that Wyrd Sisters couldn't be topped!! It's absolutely hysterical and incorporates loads of fairytale references. Definitely my all-time favourite Discworld novel
The Borrowers by Mary Norton. When I was an elementary teacher, I read those books to my second third and fourth grade classes. Also read them to my daughter and my granddaughters. Do you ever spend hours looking for something you’ve misplaced? The Borrowers have taken it!
i love wyrd sisters and the tiffany aching series!! definitely great choices for books that will make you happy! i personally found wyrd sisters so funny, especially granny weatherwax watching the play in it!! also i rly love ur shiny pink top!!
It's been forever since I thought about the Gigglers. Me and my sisters were obsessed with that book for a while and I still can quote probably half of it. ("My name is Bond. Rover Bond.") And friends named some of their kittens after characters in the book, too!
LOVE this idea:) So sweet.
My go to for this kind of book is The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee. It's just absolutely delightful and always puts a smile on my face. Same goes for it's sequel The Lady's Guide to Petticoats and Piracy and the companion novella The Gentleman's Guide to Getting Lucky. I can't wait for the final book to come out later this year!
Anything by Astrid Lindgren (but especially Ronia, the Robber's Daughter) or any of Tove Jansson's Moomin books definitely work for me too, those really hit all my nostalgic feels.
I love the watchmaker of filigree street and the ensuing series, it only gets better. The Explorer by Katherine Rundell is fantastic as is North by Edith Pattou.
I love Terry Pratchett and agree with you about The Wyrd Sisters series. A book I turn to when I need a laugh is The Theatrical Tapes of Leonard Thynn by Adrian Plass. He has other funny books about the humorous side of Christianity as well. (He is a believer himself.)
I love the loose trilogy by Grace Lin that starts with Where the Mountain Meets the Moon. It’s a perhaps younger middle grade book that is about a young girl who goes out to seek her fortune, meets many friends along the way including a dragon. It’s just so wonderful and the illustrations are gorgeous.
I also think Catherynne M Valente’s Space Opera is a good book for these times. Eurovision set in space with higher stakes. Just a lot of glitter.
'Gods Behaving Badly' and 'The Table of Lesser Knights' by Marie Brennan are really sharply funny but with a real warmth. The first is about Olympian gods living in modern day London and the second is about King Arthur's Court and the knights who get the slightly rubbish quests such as DIY or rescuing a cat from a tree. Love them both and they really fit into this category, I think!
Thank you Jean.
Queen of Ieflaria seems super interesting! I will have to pick that one up!
I hope you enjoy it!
I have never laughed so much at any book than I did at" A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole. Perfect time to read it, because I got some strange looks as I burst out laughing while reading this in public years ago!
Much needed video 💚
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I reread Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore whenever I need a pick-me-up. Both of Robin Sloan's books are just so full of joy and love!
Other recs are Libba Bray's non-spooky books (like Beauty Queens and Going Bovine), anything by Shel Silverstein, and Undead Girl Gang
There's a book called Prom & Prejudice that is a really fun light read. It's easy reading but well written, which in all honesty I find hard to find in a lot of books.
Thank you for the video and great suggestions, Jean! I really need to read Terry Pratchett! I laughed at "The Humans" by Matt Haig and Wayson Choy's "The Jade Peony". A short, engrossing novella is Gillian Flynn's "The Grownup". Another story to get lost in is "Like Water for Chocolate" by Laura Esquivel...Unless you're NOT a fan of magic realism ;)
I'm currently reading "To be Continued" by James Robertson and it's about a journalist and a talking toad travelling to the Highlands of Scotland. It's really the kind of book that makes you smile and chuckle!
Aha ok that does sound brilliant!
My go-to books are Soulless by Gail Carriger (and all the books by her I've read so far) and Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones.
I did enjoy the Soulless series - Carriger is fab!
Needed this list!
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Thank you.
Omg yes I loved The Giggler Treatment as a child. 😂 Have you read Rover Saves Christmas?
Vert much needed video👌
Great video idea! :)
Thanks! 😊
If you like light hearted fantsy graphic novels I'd recomemd Nimona by Noelle Stevenson. The characters are absolutely charming and it has one of my favourite tropes: the curmudgeonly old man's heart getting soften by their wide eyed new partner. It definetly made me laugh out loud at points which is a rarity for me.
I would highly recomend: Skulduggery pleasant by Derek Landy, Valkyrie rising by Ingrid Paulson, Heroine complex by sarah kuhn, my lady jane by Cynthia hand jodi + brodi ashton+jodi meadows going solo by roal Dahl, aru Shah by roshani chockshi, my Brother is a superhero series by David Solomon, and the exact oposite of okay which is a feminism book so it fits perfectly for march, if you need a laugh and to smile.
Personally I love the Shakespeare's Star Wars series, where the Star Wars movies have been converted to Shakespeare plays ^_^
Aha amazing concept!
I'm going to recommend a book that many of you probably know and might have already read, but in case you haven't read Mark Haddon's book the curious incident of the dog in the nighttime I think you should start it :> it's the first English book I read in 2016 and I reread it in the beginning of 2020 and it reminded me how sweet and calm it is (but with still some action that got me wanting to keep reading) and the story is quite fun and lovely to read ☺️
I actually haven't! Sometimes I think I'm the only one but I probably should - especially with that Sherlock Holmes reference in the title ^_^
Have you read Anh Do's 'The Happiest Refugee'? It will make you smile and will make you cry. It's his story of his family's escape to Australia, becoming a refugee and new life in Australia. From the other political views you have expressed, I am certain you will love his story xoxo
I have a suggestion : i rarely have time to read all the books I want to read. I was wondering if you could do a video about reading faster. I would like to enjoy more of my books.
Anything (except The Sugar Queen which can be a touch sad) by Sarah Addison Allen. They are so cute.
Moonstruck book seems good.👍
"I'm reading another Tom Holt book" It's An Orc on the Wild Side isn't it^^
Excellent sleuthing ;)
@@JeansThoughts I started reading it when you had first mentioned it. Not enough orcs for my liking! I put it down because it wasn't what I was craving right then, but I'll probably pick it back up if you enjoy it
I´m reading Alice in Wonderland. I am enjoying it a lot.
Oh I haven't read it since I was kid - maybe I should go back for round two ^_^
Thanks for this - Based on your recommendation, I bought the "Portable door" somewhile ago, but I still haven't read it, so I think it's time to go to the shelf and read the bloody thing - Ha Ha.
I also bought "The Mysterious Howling" and "Pages & Co" cause you recommended them and I have read "Pages" and it's such a long time since I read a middle grade book that it took me by surprise, there something so nice and cosy about that style, so I really enjoyed it.
Adams is of course a brilliant and oh so funny author and I have started to read Pratchet because you told me so Ha Ha, but I still have not read Wyrd Sister so that one will be bought.
An author that I would recommend for sem easy fun is P.G. Woodehouse. His breezy style is such fun and the silly but very funny plots are such fun to read and his mastery of the English Language is breathtaking, sometimes I read again and again just one sentence because the sunfilled, breezy flow of it is so admirable.
Why are you talking so fast today? It feels like... you've forgotten to breathe... Have you run the marathon? o.O
I'm currently reading Book 3 of The Incorrigible Children... There's something in this series that doesn't sit well with me, but it's just a detail. Other than that, I think it's great.
Tbh I don't really know what to say - maybe just talking to a camera by yourself doesn't always create the most natural talking speed... at least you could follow along 🤷
Imagine you're an actress - saying a monologue. :)