keep track of all owned books on Goodreads. (so i don't double purchase) not like any of us would do such a thing! 1700 owned and unread books! I am a crazy person.
"bookshelf that I stole" Me imagining Merphy sneaking out of her local library under a moonlit night with an empty bookshelf hurled over her back as she tiptoes away grinning like the Grinch: cutie
I definitely want to start reading more classics. I was required to read a few in middle school/high school but I think there’s a big difference between reading to pass a test and reading as a hobby.
Aside from year 12 electives we were never given classics to read. I got to read the Odyssey as part of year 12 but otherwise I've only gotten around to classics myself in the past few years.
@@EmperorSigismund I remember in high school reading Of Mice and Men, To Kill a Mockingbird, A Separate Peace, The Great Gatsby, Huckleberry Finn, and Hamlet. There may have been others but I’ve been out of high school since 2015. Granted most of those were from an AP English course which was an elective.
I feel the same way about classics! Even if you hadn't read the book before, there's that specific, unique feeling that you get and it's just so comforting. I love it.
The first classics I began to read were by Dostoevsky which made me feel many emotions. Comfort was noticeably absent for much of the experience. 10/10 Would 'Go to America' again.
"How old am I" I felt that on a mom level, are you to the point yet were someone ask for your birthday and you have to unmix it from your husbands and sons? Also I really live the unclutterness of your shelves.
"Who counts their books?!" Me: ...😅 I have a spreadsheet of everything in my personal library, including ones I've borrowed from friends and family that I need to read and return. And it's got a little section that breaks down everything by read vs. unread and what percentage of my owned books those categories make up.
@@navayastrab1890 I find it really useful! I'm trying to be more intentional about reading the books I already own, so having a clear sense of what's on my shelves helps. Might make a video about it, too, to help keep me accountable to my goals
@@chanyeolswife5235 Oh, yeah, I bet that would make keeping track of ebooks way easier! Also, that seems like a good situation to be in to me! Endless choice!
I love other people's bookcases, but I immediately think how much time and effort it would take to keep everything clean and organized. I have some trinkets on my shelves but not many and easy to remove.
The oldest book in my shelf is from 1725 and it contains texts that reach back to 1666 :3 it's funny to read about those scientists and explorers talking about things they've observed, and are so confused about things that we have long found out nowadays.
The part about classic books was so sweet! Have you watched any adaptations for Little women? I only watched 2019 and for me it solved some mild issues I had with the book.
@@kimbarbeaureads is the Winona Ryder one really good? It’s on Netflix in my country and I’ve been meaning to watch it, so if it’s really good, I’ll definitely move it up my watchlist.
Thats pretty cool your granddad built you shelves. when something is both Functional & Sentimental its the best of both worlds. Ive got a few knick knacky things on my shelves but i accumulate only about 1 thing on average per year... cause shelf and eventual storage clutter bothers me.
Little Women is one of my favorite books ever! If you read a more common edition of it you've have probably already read Good Wives too which is sometimes considered a second part of the book and sometimes considered a sequel. There's some interesting history behind that- basically Alcott didn't want to write to the point of her characters getting married, she wanted to write about girls but was told by a publisher that if she did that she had to have them marry or die or else readers wouldn't like with the ending because it would not be settled. 1800s america publishing was apparently a time. Alcott herself never married, and as Jo is kind of based off her own life and experiences its just an interesting thing explored more recently in the 2019 adaption!
@@Thecatladybooknook_PennyD Interesting thought.... I honestly don't know what I was thinking, I started catalogueing when I was around 12 years old. First on index cards (hand written), then in excel... I was a weird child 😂
Your talk about Little Women and classics made me wonder. Have you read Anne of Green Gables? I’m not Canadian but lived there for a while and was enchanted to discover this little gem of an extra dramatic little protagonist that is Anne. Most classics I’ve read, even children ones, I have discovered after my childhood was over and I love them! Peter Pan was a huge surprised that I absolutely loved as well!
Since you love cozy victorian writing and fantasy... have you tried the Memories of Lady Trent Series by Marie Brennan? (aka the Natural History of Dragons). The audiobooks are narrated by Kate Reading and they are great!
Hahahahaha yes, I answer the Little Women question for you quite a lot :) You do get asked it so much though, that every now and then I start doubting myself and go and check your GR again!
Your bookshelves are not boring. They are wonderful! The books are decorative enough (We have flashlights stored in front of books on some of our shelves. And honestly? Makes it harder to access the books behind the lights. It's just--if we lose electricity -- I want them accessible by touch. So there they are)
Rhythm of War is longer than Oathbringer because even though Oathbringer has more pages, Rhythm of War has more words, but it was formatted a bit differently.
I would have liked to be able to read what I wanted for high school. I took Advanced Placement classes and my school readings always had to be approved by my teacher. He didn’t want students reading below their reading level. It came to a point where I just asked him what book to read next. He would reject most of the ones I chose myself.
Not forcing kids to read classics in school, but having them choose their own books is a great idea! I feel like a lot of assigned reading turns kids that already struggle to read off from reading and make them dislike it more. I personally liked most books that were assigned, but kids choosing their own and being more concerned/ focused on them just reading and comprehending is great!!! Hot take: I don't care for Funko Pops! 😖 I just think they're weird looking 🤷♀️🤷♀️ I don't keep knickknacks on my book shelves, but I do have some. Trinkets from our travels and such. I do have a bookish candle on my shelf, but it's there as a place holder for when I read chonkers that went missing cause books to tumble. 😅 I also have a toy dinosaur on my bookshelf sitting on top of books and it has my bangles from India around it's neck. 😂😅 but all in all... I agree. Merch type stuff on bookshelves is a waste of space/ makes them look clutter. I HATE when bookshelves loom too cluttered with that stuff! A few, cool, neat.... but dang!
I actually have catalogued my books on my shelves and I think I have have around 819 Books that I own on my shelves currently. Give and take a little as I might have forgot to delete a few that I got rid of or might be in a different category. I also have around 146 books on my Kindle and like 98 audiobooks hahaha. And I have like 691 books on my TBR list hahaha. I chuckled on your reaction to that question and I knew I had to post when you said you would be embarrassed on how many books you have to read. The only thing I want to work on is buying less and reading more so I can get some of these piles down. I love nice and organized shelves and I have piles of books lying on them hahaha. Happy reading!
When my kids (8 and 9) are home sick and get bored I make them count my books, we put stickynotes on the shelfs when they are counted. After this covid year they have counted 1,5 bookshelf out of 8 so they might be done when they are done with shool 🤣
Me too! Mine has the book title, a check box for if it is read or not, my star rating, and year read (though I made my doc just about 6 months ago so most years are a close guesstimate). I have a second sheet that is my wishlist.
I very rarely comment on any video, but I wanted to offer up a suggestion the way you suggest Little Women to so many people. A book I read in high school and LOVED is a modern classic, historical fiction: Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achibe. I tell people all the time that it's a must read; then follow that up with, "If you end up liking that, you should also check out Fool's Crow by James Welch or anything by Khaled Houssini." So yeah... have a look-see, and maybe you'll be as enamored and heartbroken by those books as I was. Btw, I love your channel and find you quite charming; I think how nice it would be to be friends every time I watch an upload. Lol
Every year of high school was at least one book forced onto us in English. But my older sister would usually warn me ahead of time what the curriculum was. Grade 9 was "Lord of the Flies". Grade 10 kept alternating between "To Kill a Mockingbird" and "A Clockwork Orange". Grade 11 was "Wuthering Heights". Grade 12 was "The Grapes of Wrath". I can say I enjoyed all five of them, especially with the advantage of reading them in advance. Never read "Little Women". My introduction to the actual story was Greta Gerwig's version, and when I finally do read the book it'll be with almost as much adoration for those characters as Gerwig clearly has.
I don't like things either, the only deco I have on my shelves are wedding gifts such as a squeaky pig, and that's because I wouldn't know where to put them otherwise. xD I don't have a dog and I never found out who gave that to me, but oh well! :P I love Classics too, most of my favourite books are
Since you brought up reading classics and how that something people should do may I recommend two I read last year that do not get much love. The 4 feathers by AEW Mason and the Master of Ballantrae by Robert Louis Stevenson
I also don't decorate my shelves or collect ornaments etc. When it comes to bookish merchandise, I love collecting bookmarks and sometimes art prints but not much else really.
Idk if you’ve already read this book (or even heard of it) but there’s this cool little book (it’s only around 40 something pages) titled “Fox 8: A Story”. I read it a couple days ago and it’s one of my favorites now, however it’s probably not going to be for everyone but if you’ve read “The Little Prince” (another one of my favorites) and liked it, you’ll probably like this book.so yeah, just a suggestion.
Little Women is one of my favorite books EVER. We were required to read it, and I am so glad. I loved it. The classics really are the best. I'm such a knick knack person. I need new shelves to make room for my funko Pops in front of my books LOL My books are shelved in front of my books.
There are always more books to read so you shouldn't worry too much about it. I always have far more books in my room - or on Kindle - than I ever expect to read.
I'm not sure if you've read the blackthorn key series yet, it's about a apprentice that learns to make elixirs and more (I personally haven't finished the first book it yet) but my cousin really likes it. It is a bit dark with a string of murders but its still good and I recommends it . Keep up the great content.👍
I have to read Little Women before quarantine ends. I got my mom the 2019 movie for Christmas and she said she won't watch it until we've both read the book and we can actually watch it together safely. So far she's read it but just thought it was okay XD
I read the first two books last year at this time around and now reading the third one following by the fourth book. I love it so much. I'm constantly saying aw as I read and cry. So prepare yourself.
Not having assigned books at school seems amazing to me. Did you not have exams based on specific books? I had set books for GCSE and A Levels (national UK exams) not only for English Literature but also English Language and Classical Civilisation.
"Assigned" books for the years I attended public school were read either to us or out loud by us in class. We did have assigned genres one year, but for the most part, my classical literature education was pretty much all book recs from my family (I got lucky, because not only does most of my family like to read, there are also a lot of teachers, so there ended up a good variety).
I'm guessing the oldest book one is about the specific copy, because most of the classics are a lot older than Peter Pan. The Count of Monte Cristo, Little Women, and all of Jane Austen were published in the 1800s or earlier, just to name a few.
Nothing wrong with not carind for trinkets, every minimalist will tell you that. And it's much easier to do the dusting ;) Btw, I've listen to "And every day the way home gets longer and longer" and OMG it destroyed me. I cried my eyes out, thank you so much for repeating this reccommendation over and over
At first I thought.. nah, nobody with a collection like Merph would count their books, just because there are so many. But then I realize that I also don't count my books, and I only have one tiny shelf of them LOL
I would love to hear your thoughts on Shogun. There where some very * questionable* parts I did not enjoy and was intimidated by the length and dense pacing. I read it before I read the Stormlight Archive and found I could read bigger books but Stormlight was easier to get through for me and I kinda lost interest In Shogun after a point even though It did seem like something I could enjoy.
Uhmmmm came here to get fun ideas for bookshelf labels. Like you know labels for science fiction, horror etc. Well sense I'm here; this could be a good idea for a video. Just a thought. Nice video. Thank you.
I love the entire Little Women series and I'm so glad you mentioned the rest of them because I never hear the rest of the series mentioned on booktube. I haven't read Little Women since I was 12 but it was my first classic (unless Time Cat counts, that was published in the 50s and was somehow the first book I ever remember reading) and the only book series I read other than A Series of Unfortunate Events that wasn't fantasy. Are the other books in the series actually as good? I have no clue, I was 12, but damn did I want to cry and throw the book across the room near the end of the last book.
Hello Merphy! I don't really know If you are going to read this comment, but I just wanted to give you a quick book tip. The series of "Gregor the overlander" Its a really great and mentaly interesting serie, and when I read it i was stunned and overwelmed by the outcome. I just wanted to say that and that I would really like you to read it and then rewiew it. Thanks!
HI MERPHY !!!!! I would love for you to read We'll Never Be Apart by Emiko Jean , mainly because i really wanna hear your thoughts on it as you explain things really well and i have a hard time executing mine
Thats how school should be. Reading the required books in high school ruined reading for me. I hated reading because of it until I discovered good fantasy books I liked in my late 20s
I started slowly keeping track of my books--entering them into GoodReads and trying to keep adding as I go (in batches) I have a feeling there are still some books in the garage I haven't included. However, a LOT are ebooks, so my number of 1800 books isn't so bad, maybe?
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Merphy: Who counts their books??!!
Me: *Slowly pushing my book inventory excel file behind me* Totally not me 😅
I had the same reaction 😂
Same! Granted, I didn't make my list until I had to pack my books away before moving apartments.
Same 😂😂😂
I have 8 books so far. Fairly new reader. Out of which 6 are cosmere books.
keep track of all owned books on Goodreads. (so i don't double purchase) not like any of us would do such a thing! 1700 owned and unread books! I am a crazy person.
"bookshelf that I stole"
Me imagining Merphy sneaking out of her local library under a moonlit night with an empty bookshelf hurled over her back as she tiptoes away grinning like the Grinch: cutie
TWO bookshelf videos this week?!? what did we possibly do to deserve this??? 🤩
I sometimes think how much time merphy spend reading.
She has 500 books in her tbr!!!
Jesus Christ
I definitely want to start reading more classics. I was required to read a few in middle school/high school but I think there’s a big difference between reading to pass a test and reading as a hobby.
Aside from year 12 electives we were never given classics to read. I got to read the Odyssey as part of year 12 but otherwise I've only gotten around to classics myself in the past few years.
@@EmperorSigismund I remember in high school reading Of Mice and Men, To Kill a Mockingbird, A Separate Peace, The Great Gatsby, Huckleberry Finn, and Hamlet. There may have been others but I’ve been out of high school since 2015. Granted most of those were from an AP English course which was an elective.
Wait. So have you read little women?
I'll show myself out
🤣
I came here to ask this 😆
I feel the same way about classics! Even if you hadn't read the book before, there's that specific, unique feeling that you get and it's just so comforting. I love it.
The first classics I began to read were by Dostoevsky which made me feel many emotions. Comfort was noticeably absent for much of the experience. 10/10 Would 'Go to America' again.
WandaVision and Merphy is a perfect Friday!
and zayn's new album
@@wo7736 Who is Zayn?
Ahhh we were on the same page!! Perfect Friday
"I don't like things"
- Merphy Napier, 2021
"How old am I" I felt that on a mom level, are you to the point yet were someone ask for your birthday and you have to unmix it from your husbands and sons? Also I really live the unclutterness of your shelves.
8:20 "I don't like things" -Merphy 2021
The video time being exactly 10:00 is kinda satisfying idk why😅
"Who counts their books?!"
Me: ...😅
I have a spreadsheet of everything in my personal library, including ones I've borrowed from friends and family that I need to read and return. And it's got a little section that breaks down everything by read vs. unread and what percentage of my owned books those categories make up.
Oh my. That is awesome. Would love to see that.
@@navayastrab1890 I find it really useful! I'm trying to be more intentional about reading the books I already own, so having a clear sense of what's on my shelves helps. Might make a video about it, too, to help keep me accountable to my goals
Me too. But mostly cause 99.9 % of my books are ebooks.
And currently I have more books that I will ever be able to read.
*Happy tear* So beautiful...
@@chanyeolswife5235 Oh, yeah, I bet that would make keeping track of ebooks way easier!
Also, that seems like a good situation to be in to me! Endless choice!
I love other people's bookcases, but I immediately think how much time and effort it would take to keep everything clean and organized. I have some trinkets on my shelves but not many and easy to remove.
The oldest book in my shelf is from 1725 and it contains texts that reach back to 1666 :3 it's funny to read about those scientists and explorers talking about things they've observed, and are so confused about things that we have long found out nowadays.
I love all the classic books 📚 and I read two classic books 📚 a month love your amazing channel love 💖 John from Australia please stay safe
holy crap, that TBR bookshelf... mine looks great now...
The part about classic books was so sweet! Have you watched any adaptations for Little women? I only watched 2019 and for me it solved some mild issues I had with the book.
I haven't watched any yet!
I love the Winona Ryder one. Kristen Dunst was a perfect Amy, so horrible. 😂
I loved the 2019 adaptation! The story was so refreshing and a breath of fresh air. I hadn’t watched any of the earlier ones though.
@@kimbarbeaureads is the Winona Ryder one really good? It’s on Netflix in my country and I’ve been meaning to watch it, so if it’s really good, I’ll definitely move it up my watchlist.
Thats pretty cool your granddad built you shelves. when something is both Functional & Sentimental its the best of both worlds. Ive got a few knick knacky things on my shelves but i accumulate only about 1 thing on average per year... cause shelf and eventual storage clutter bothers me.
I've just realised the music at the end has changed, but I love it. And really enjoyed the video :)
You made me want to read more classics when I found your channel and I found out I love them! ☺️💕
Little Women is one of my favorite books ever! If you read a more common edition of it you've have probably already read Good Wives too which is sometimes considered a second part of the book and sometimes considered a sequel. There's some interesting history behind that- basically Alcott didn't want to write to the point of her characters getting married, she wanted to write about girls but was told by a publisher that if she did that she had to have them marry or die or else readers wouldn't like with the ending because it would not be settled. 1800s america publishing was apparently a time. Alcott herself never married, and as Jo is kind of based off her own life and experiences its just an interesting thing explored more recently in the 2019 adaption!
I count my books. 😂 I even created a spreadsheet to keep up with them but I've been lax in updating it when I unhaul/ haul books.😳
And here I thought I was the only crazy person with a spreadsheet 😂😂😂
@@MsBlulucky i thought it would help me choose my next read easier....nope. 😹😹
@@Thecatladybooknook_PennyD Interesting thought.... I honestly don't know what I was thinking, I started catalogueing when I was around 12 years old. First on index cards (hand written), then in excel... I was a weird child 😂
Unhauling books... I know not what you speak of.
Your talk about Little Women and classics made me wonder. Have you read Anne of Green Gables?
I’m not Canadian but lived there for a while and was enchanted to discover this little gem of an extra dramatic little protagonist that is Anne.
Most classics I’ve read, even children ones, I have discovered after my childhood was over and I love them! Peter Pan was a huge surprised that I absolutely loved as well!
Since you love cozy victorian writing and fantasy... have you tried the Memories of Lady Trent Series by Marie Brennan? (aka the Natural History of Dragons). The audiobooks are narrated by Kate Reading and they are great!
Hahahahaha yes, I answer the Little Women question for you quite a lot :)
You do get asked it so much though, that every now and then I start doubting myself and go and check your GR again!
6:03 Do you mean Julie of the Wolves? I loved that book as a child! I had the audiobook and listened to it all the time.
Your bookshelves are not boring. They are wonderful! The books are decorative enough (We have flashlights stored in front of books on some of our shelves. And honestly? Makes it harder to access the books behind the lights. It's just--if we lose electricity -- I want them accessible by touch. So there they are)
Rhythm of War is longer than Oathbringer because even though Oathbringer has more pages, Rhythm of War has more words, but it was formatted a bit differently.
I would have liked to be able to read what I wanted for high school. I took Advanced Placement classes and my school readings always had to be approved by my teacher. He didn’t want students reading below their reading level.
It came to a point where I just asked him what book to read next. He would reject most of the ones I chose myself.
Not forcing kids to read classics in school, but having them choose their own books is a great idea! I feel like a lot of assigned reading turns kids that already struggle to read off from reading and make them dislike it more. I personally liked most books that were assigned, but kids choosing their own and being more concerned/ focused on them just reading and comprehending is great!!!
Hot take: I don't care for Funko Pops! 😖 I just think they're weird looking 🤷♀️🤷♀️ I don't keep knickknacks on my book shelves, but I do have some. Trinkets from our travels and such. I do have a bookish candle on my shelf, but it's there as a place holder for when I read chonkers that went missing cause books to tumble. 😅 I also have a toy dinosaur on my bookshelf sitting on top of books and it has my bangles from India around it's neck. 😂😅 but all in all... I agree. Merch type stuff on bookshelves is a waste of space/ makes them look clutter. I HATE when bookshelves loom too cluttered with that stuff! A few, cool, neat.... but dang!
I am now going to go turn all my favorite books outward on my shelves. Why didn't I think about that before!!
I just love ur videos, also i love the part of classic books!!
I think the Yellow Wallpaper is the shortest
I don't own that one anymore - I gave it to a friend. But you're right that it used to be!
I actually have catalogued my books on my shelves and I think I have have around 819 Books that I own on my shelves currently. Give and take a little as I might have forgot to delete a few that I got rid of or might be in a different category. I also have around 146 books on my Kindle and like 98 audiobooks hahaha. And I have like 691 books on my TBR list hahaha. I chuckled on your reaction to that question and I knew I had to post when you said you would be embarrassed on how many books you have to read. The only thing I want to work on is buying less and reading more so I can get some of these piles down. I love nice and organized shelves and I have piles of books lying on them hahaha. Happy reading!
When my kids (8 and 9) are home sick and get bored I make them count my books, we put stickynotes on the shelfs when they are counted. After this covid year they have counted 1,5 bookshelf out of 8 so they might be done when they are done with shool 🤣
I cannot wait to hear your thoughts on Jo’s boys and other Little Women related(?) books!!!
I count :P I have an excel with all the books and where they are to be easy to find.
I'm glad I'm not alone to have done this! Also, it's easier when you lend a book to remember who you've lent it to with an inventory.
Me too! Mine has the book title, a check box for if it is read or not, my star rating, and year read (though I made my doc just about 6 months ago so most years are a close guesstimate). I have a second sheet that is my wishlist.
I very rarely comment on any video, but I wanted to offer up a suggestion the way you suggest Little Women to so many people. A book I read in high school and LOVED is a modern classic, historical fiction: Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achibe. I tell people all the time that it's a must read; then follow that up with, "If you end up liking that, you should also check out Fool's Crow by James Welch or anything by Khaled Houssini." So yeah... have a look-see, and maybe you'll be as enamored and heartbroken by those books as I was. Btw, I love your channel and find you quite charming; I think how nice it would be to be friends every time I watch an upload. Lol
Every year of high school was at least one book forced onto us in English. But my older sister would usually warn me ahead of time what the curriculum was. Grade 9 was "Lord of the Flies". Grade 10 kept alternating between "To Kill a Mockingbird" and "A Clockwork Orange". Grade 11 was "Wuthering Heights". Grade 12 was "The Grapes of Wrath". I can say I enjoyed all five of them, especially with the advantage of reading them in advance.
Never read "Little Women". My introduction to the actual story was Greta Gerwig's version, and when I finally do read the book it'll be with almost as much adoration for those characters as Gerwig clearly has.
Well, at least you have space for those book shelves. My book shelve is flooded.
The shortest book I own is The Yellow Wallpaper lol
She’s right. I have my Pop funko thingys collection on my shelfs 😂
I agree with you Merphy i dont really like a lot of merch stuff to sell just like a t-shirt
I don't like things either, the only deco I have on my shelves are wedding gifts such as a squeaky pig, and that's because I wouldn't know where to put them otherwise. xD I don't have a dog and I never found out who gave that to me, but oh well! :P
I love Classics too, most of my favourite books are
I read Little Women for the first time last year after seeing the new movie and loved it! Can’t wait to reread it!
You don't have tchotchke!
It's my favorite word for those knick-knacky things.
Just wait. Now Noshei will send you more undulation merch
So excited for you to read Royal Assassin. Please continue to the Tawny man series, it’s gets way better the further you go.
Absolutely LOVE your shirt... Soooo super cute🥰
I am so glad I'm not the only one who stops to ask themselves "how old am I now?" haha.
Since you brought up reading classics and how that something people should do may I recommend two I read last year that do not get much love. The 4 feathers by AEW Mason and the Master of Ballantrae by Robert Louis Stevenson
I also don't decorate my shelves or collect ornaments etc. When it comes to bookish merchandise, I love collecting bookmarks and sometimes art prints but not much else really.
Idk if you’ve already read this book (or even heard of it) but there’s this cool little book (it’s only around 40 something pages) titled “Fox 8: A Story”. I read it a couple days ago and it’s one of my favorites now, however it’s probably not going to be for everyone but if you’ve read “The Little Prince” (another one of my favorites) and liked it, you’ll probably like this book.so yeah, just a suggestion.
Little Women is one of my favorite books EVER. We were required to read it, and I am so glad. I loved it. The classics really are the best. I'm such a knick knack person. I need new shelves to make room for my funko Pops in front of my books LOL My books are shelved in front of my books.
*Only One Thing*
Yaaaaaaaayyy New Video!!!
My eyes immediately go to Fredrik Backman collection 🥰😊 my favorite author.
The only organization to my books is that fantasy has its own spot. The rest are all crammed together. But I do like things 😜
" 'Classic'- A book people praise but don't read." -Mark Twain.
Merphy: Who keeps track of how many books they have?
Me: slowly closing the computer that holds my spreadsheet of all of my books.....
Little women is the book I reread the most. Almost every year around Christmas. This has been my favorite book since I was at least ten.
Yeah no way would I take the time to count all my books 😂
I LOVE your shirt!!! So beautiful!!!!
Nobody:
Absolutely nobody:
Merphy: OK so today...
Please do spoiler and spoiler free both review because I can't control
There are always more books to read so you shouldn't worry too much about it. I always have far more books in my room - or on Kindle - than I ever expect to read.
I'm not sure if you've read the blackthorn key series yet, it's about a apprentice that learns to make elixirs and more (I personally haven't finished the first book it yet) but my cousin really likes it. It is a bit dark with a string of murders but its still good and I recommends it . Keep up the great content.👍
I have to read Little Women before quarantine ends. I got my mom the 2019 movie for Christmas and she said she won't watch it until we've both read the book and we can actually watch it together safely. So far she's read it but just thought it was okay XD
I read the first two books last year at this time around and now reading the third one following by the fourth book. I love it so much. I'm constantly saying aw as I read and cry. So prepare yourself.
@@josefinegr2119 *rubs hands together* excellent! Very excited!
Not having assigned books at school seems amazing to me. Did you not have exams based on specific books? I had set books for GCSE and A Levels (national UK exams) not only for English Literature but also English Language and Classical Civilisation.
"Assigned" books for the years I attended public school were read either to us or out loud by us in class. We did have assigned genres one year, but for the most part, my classical literature education was pretty much all book recs from my family (I got lucky, because not only does most of my family like to read, there are also a lot of teachers, so there ended up a good variety).
trinkets look cute but when I tried to put them on my shelves I thought it looked messy so I took most of them off
I've seen all sorts of Jane Austen and Louisa May Alcott adaptations, but I still haven't checked out their books. Should probably fix that...
I dont like random trinkets and knicknacks either, just feels like clutter to me and stresses me out x)
You should do a video where you talk about 10 random books on your shelf. Like how little women came up.
Just wanted to say this sense I’m a little early. Your my favorite Booktuber.🤭 Don’t tell the other ones I’m subscribed to. ❤️
I'm guessing the oldest book one is about the specific copy, because most of the classics are a lot older than Peter Pan. The Count of Monte Cristo, Little Women, and all of Jane Austen were published in the 1800s or earlier, just to name a few.
Have you considered reading March by Geraldine Brooks? It is an imagining of what happened to the father from Little Women while he was away.
Nothing wrong with not carind for trinkets, every minimalist will tell you that. And it's much easier to do the dusting ;)
Btw, I've listen to "And every day the way home gets longer and longer" and OMG it destroyed me. I cried my eyes out, thank you so much for repeating this reccommendation over and over
I'm the same way with trinkets. I like them, but I really don't like clutter.
The shortest book I think is the yellow wallpaper ?
I don't know if the name is right
I thought that too but maybe she doesnt have a physical copy?
I gave my copy to a friend so I don't own it anymore - but that used to be true!
If you haven’t, find the opera setting of Little Women. It’s pretty incredible!
I'm on Merphy's self-pub TBR!!!! Second shelf, 11th and 20th from the left! Does that mean she hasn't DNFed them yet? ;-)
The only statuettes that I have on my bookcases are (1) The Maltese Falcon and (2) Jiji from Kiki’s Delivery Service. Odd combination, I know.
At first I thought.. nah, nobody with a collection like Merph would count their books, just because there are so many. But then I realize that I also don't count my books, and I only have one tiny shelf of them LOL
You should check out the podcast close reads by the Circe Institute. They dive deep into books.
Where did you get your Little Women books from? They are gorgeous!
“Who counts their books?” Someone who only reads ebooks, my friend
Have you read The Bone Shard Daughter? I picked it up on impulse and I know nothing about it.
"who counts their books?" Me, oftenly, I have a list of them 😂
I would love to hear your thoughts on Shogun. There where some very * questionable* parts I did not enjoy and was intimidated by the length and dense pacing. I read it before I read the Stormlight Archive and found I could read bigger books but Stormlight was easier to get through for me and I kinda lost interest In Shogun after a point even though It did seem like something I could enjoy.
Uhmmmm came here to get fun ideas for bookshelf labels. Like you know labels for science fiction, horror etc.
Well sense I'm here; this could be a good idea for a video. Just a thought.
Nice video. Thank you.
I know this isn’t really related but can you please try reading the Michael Vey books?
But have you read Little Women?
I love the entire Little Women series and I'm so glad you mentioned the rest of them because I never hear the rest of the series mentioned on booktube.
I haven't read Little Women since I was 12 but it was my first classic (unless Time Cat counts, that was published in the 50s and was somehow the first book I ever remember reading) and the only book series I read other than A Series of Unfortunate Events that wasn't fantasy. Are the other books in the series actually as good? I have no clue, I was 12, but damn did I want to cry and throw the book across the room near the end of the last book.
Hello Merphy! I don't really know If you are going to read this comment, but I just wanted to give you a quick book tip. The series of "Gregor the overlander"
Its a really great and mentaly interesting serie, and when I read it i was stunned and overwelmed by the outcome. I just wanted to say that and that I would really like you to read it and then rewiew it. Thanks!
HI MERPHY !!!!! I would love for you to read We'll Never Be Apart by Emiko Jean , mainly because i really wanna hear your thoughts on it as you explain things really well and i have a hard time executing mine
Thats how school should be. Reading the required books in high school ruined reading for me. I hated reading because of it until I discovered good fantasy books I liked in my late 20s
I started slowly keeping track of my books--entering them into GoodReads and trying to keep adding as I go (in batches) I have a feeling there are still some books in the garage I haven't included. However, a LOT are ebooks, so my number of 1800 books isn't so bad, maybe?
If you counted up all you books, by the time you were done Drennan would be in high school
I counted once, I have over 800 books. i think the book I have had longest in the original Star Wars novelization, handed to me in 1982.