Wow! This video blew up a little 😭 Thanks everyone!! 💛 Just a heads up, I ramble a bit in the beginning of the video and i forgot to text timestamp it like i normally do with rambly intros, so if you want to skip my rambles, click to 2:23 😊
OMG! You are the first RUclipsr reader I got to hear Murakami Books from! His one of my Favorite author although I have only read 5 books written by him so far which are Kafka on the shore, Norweigian wood, Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and his years of pilgrimage, Sputnik Sweatheart, and After Dark. I really like his writing style (credits to the translators as well) and the stories were just so interesting! 😄
First time visiting your channel and had to comment. You have amazing taste in books (or just similar to mine) and I want to thank you for reminding me of The magic toyshop, which was an obscure little book (Angela Carter isn't well known in Sweden) that I got for free from my local library when I was a child. The story stuck with me long after I lost the book but I hadn't thought about it for some years now. You reminded me of it, and now I have to find a copy. I've read and loved nearly everything on your list, and those that I haven't read yet I will definitely pick up since they must be amazing. Thank you and hope to see more videos soon.
My favorite Murakami is Sputnik Sweetheart. I'll read The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle next. :) The Bell Jar is one of my faves too. I have depression, and a lot of the passages resonated with me. It is a dark, disturbing, yet comforting read.
My top 5 favorite books are: *The fault in our stars* *Divergent* *Harry Potter* *Gullivers Travels* And *The Hunger Games* (They're not in order) I have pretty basic favorites and I think they are all pretty popular but they're really good books😂
Chloe Jones I, personally, was underwhelmed by both the hunger games and divergent. Harry Potter on the other hand is undeniably an absolute masterpiece which I thank jk Rowling for every day of my life.
I just discovered your channel and I am stoked on learning that we have the same favourite poem! Prufrock is beautiful. I am a lit student too and I absolutely love the books you talked about. I am into Modernist and Postcolonial literature. One of my favourite books that I would recommend to you is James Joyce's Ulysses. Love from India.
I just discovered your channel and as soon as you started talking about Harry Potter, I fell in love. I feel the exact same way and have a very similar experience. Those books ignited my adoration for reading (lowkey obsession) and got me through a difficult year. Now I need to go back and finish the video but I just got so excited (:
Awh 💛 I hope you liked the rest of the video! Harry Potter has a really unique power of giving strength to those going through hardship. I've met so many people who've experienced that as well. I'm happy that you love the books too. They're 99% of the reason I love reading haha😊
I really really loved that book (”Jane Eyre” by Charlotte Brontë) and I still love her. It's amazing and realistic, she have believable characters. The style of writer is so poetic and beautiful. I adore it. 😄
I'll definitely have to check some of these out. Even though I'm 20 and a Adult(TM) I just really love young adult books, especially fantasy, though I feel slightly embarrassed about it because it seems childish. Also Ginger is super cute 💛 no objections to her being in your videos and I'm kinda sad I couldn't hear her purring.
YA isn't childish at all!! I couldn't put my favourites on the list because I ran out of space but there are a number of YA books I love. 'The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making' is a middle grade I adore, plus I love 'The Hunger Games' and 'Looking for Alaska'. For me though, YA is really hit and miss but you shouldn't ever have to apologise for what you love. Which ones do you like?? 💛 (I'm glad you appreciated Ginger hahaha I was so worried she would be annoying on the audio.)
Christy Anne Jones I love Rick Riordan especially the Percy Jackson series (though that’s more middle grade), Garth Nix, some John Green and Rainbow Rowell, Not If I See You First by Eric Lindstrom, Whisper by Chrissie Keighery. Tamora Pierce is one of my all time favourite authors and I really want to read Terry Pratchett. I’ve kinda stopped reading books much as I’ve gotten older and I want to get back into being a bookworm haha
Stumbled upon this while looking for some new good reads to delve into.. I was SO pleasantly surprised to hear you mention Diana Wynne Jones! Black Maria and the Charmed Life series were some of my favorites as a kid.. I'm American and have never heard anyone really mention her. I'm sure I will enjoy many books you mentioned since I now know we have similar taste! Thank you 😊
Hi Christy, I stumbled across your video today and I cannot tell you how excited I got when you brought up Diana Wynne Jones! Both Howl's Moving Castle and the Charmed Life series changed my entire perspective on literature when I was a kid. I hate reading until I came across her books. It's so great to hear someone talk about them and feel the same way about these books that I do. Great list overall.
Awh, that's so wonderful to hear--it's amazing how a certain book can completely change reading for us. I was never super into it until Harry Potter. Thank you so much! 😊
I read "Wind-Up Bird Chronicles" over the summer because you recommended it in one of your videos, and it's become one of my favorite books ever. It helped me get through some tough times, and it means so much to me now. It's crazy weird and genius, and it's extreme symbolism is masterful. It made me escape into another world, and leave behind some of the hard things going on. Thank you for telling me about it, and anyone wanting to read it definitely should!
Don't worry about the length of the video, I think we all love long videos about books! ❤️ As a German I have to say you did a good job pronouncing "Künstlerroman". :D And indeed, I got some déjà vus watching this list, hehe. I love that you also included your favorite childhood books! (Also, I noticed how I automatically started humming as soon as the outro started. Your videos always make me feel so peaceful. ✨)
Thank you!! I was so worried I had butchered it 😄 It's a difficult word to say. And, yes, of course! My favourite childhood books are still my favourites now--i don't think there's any need to really separate them. Kids books are good too~ Aw thank you! 💛
Hi! LOVED your list! Have you read The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah? To me, it was similar to All The Light We Cannot See (which I too loved!) but.... made me feel even more deeply for the characters and their individual plights. Highly recommend!
Love Norwegian Wood so much, & Frankenstein is one of my favourites as well as I've always loved gothic horror, so it was great to see them both mentioned here. My favourite book though has to be Cold Mountain by Charles Fraser. I read Cold Mountain in high school & it's stuck with me ever since. Also if you haven't read them already I'd highly recommend Snow Falling On Cedars by David Guterson & What Dreams May Come by Richard Mattheson, they are both amazing books & very beautifully written.
Suddenly have come to your videos and suddenly come to like writing comment though my English is far from perfect as you see. I really love Woolf too. She had a typical beautiful talent which I call feminine. My favorites are Mrs.Dalloway, To the Lighthouse, and The Waves. I only read them in my first language Japanese but her words and sentences are pure beauty and too deep that even could hurts you. Absolutely amazing. And Ishiguro too. I prefer Remains of the Day but Never Let Me Go is touching also. I read his interview about the novel, he said that the plot and storytelling was created to create childhood atmosphere, like they know but we don't know and sometimes we pretend we know. That's why I had nostalgic feeling when I read it for the first time. In the end I want to put some recommendations from Japanese literature since you are interested in Japan (I'm glad with that). There's three modern writers who represent Japanese sense, Junichiro Tanizaki, Yasunari Kawabata, and Yukio Mishima. I don't want to bother anyone by too long comment so I don't write much about them, but Kawabata is must read anyway. Oh! And not only modern but classical Japanese literature is also interesting. Check them! :D Thanks for nice videos!
Hello! I just found your channel! I have not read a lot of these books, but The Bell Jar is my favorite book! I didn't really know much about it before I got and and read it. I have a copy that has extra 'About the author' kind of information at the back and it was then after I finished the book that I realized it's considered semi-autobiographical. I then wanted to know how much of what happened to Esther happened to Sylvia in real life and I went on a rampage of looking up as much as I could about Sylvia Plath. I pretty much consider it an autobiography, but with proper nouns changed. Since then I've read a few biographies about her and parts of her journals. It actually took me like 3 years to realize it was my favorite book. It's a book I think about almost every day and, despite never being clinically depressed or having suicidal thoughts/actions myself, Esther is the character in all the literature I've read that I relate to the most. So I moved it up from my second favorite book to number one. The Picture of Dorian Gray is also a favorite book of mine! And I'm also really into film, so now I'm going to check out your favorite movies video that you mention! :)
I have been watching booktube for years and I have never found a booktuber like you! I came across your video today and I was so surprised to see that ths majority of the videos you mentioned are also my favorites and for the same exact reasons you stated. So, needless to say I subscribed immediately and I am already a fan! I will take notes of your sugestions because since my taste in books is pretty much the same as yours, I am almost sure I'll like them, something that has never happened to me with a booktuber (I can be very picky xD).
Awh this is such a lovely comment! 💛💛 Thank you so much! I hope you found some good recommendations, too. If you end up reading any, I'd love to hear your thoughts 😊
Aww, kitty cat! Nobody would mind some soothing cat purrs in the background, I'm sure. And we are all human and change our minds over time, so it's fully acceptable to make an update later on in life, whether to add or subtract some works.
It’s impossible to tell how closely our tastes align. I dislike Harry Potter (although, to be fair, I’ve only read the first one), Frankenstein and Murakami, but I revere Angela Carter, Plath, Woolf and Ishiguro. Have you seen the film of Never Let Me Go? I’ve taught the novel and have read it multiple times, but the film actually moves me more than the book.
Just gonna recommend a bunch of books cus I love them: Shatter me series Fallen series Hush hush series Red queen series Skulduggery pleasant series Wings of fire series A murder most unladylike series Eragon series How to train your dragon series Monster child Gone series Summoner series (first book is called the novice) Oksa Pollock series ( though last book isn’t translated from french):( Demon road trilogy One of us is lying The last wild series
I used to LOVE fallen and hush, hush. I literally was obsessed with them as a teen. But now that I’m older I think those books portray abuse :/ and I can’t look at them the same.
Hi Christy! I really love this video xD A new follower here! It seems that you are really into Japanese novels :D I don’t know if you are interested in detective novels, but in my view Japanese authors actually wrote the best detective novels in the world. I recommend all the books of Higashino Keigo to you, especially The Devotion of Suspect X. Real Japanese spirits in this book! You are gonna love it 💕 love your videos, upload more plz!
Christy Anne Jones And would you plz make a video about how you write the reading notes and how they help you?😝I noticed them in the video :D It will be inspiring if you can kindly give us a tutorial on this xD
I’ve never heard of Charmed Life series by Diana Wynne Jones. But I’m really interested so I should read soon! Thank you for such an amazing recommendation! All books you introduced must be so good that I want to read all of them!
I just discovered your channel thanks to a good friend of mine who really knows me. You lived in Japan, I traveled there last month, I always dreamt to visit this country. You love Harry Potter and Murakami you read to books from him I loved too. I advise you also from him, Kafka on the shore and the famous 1Q84 ans everything from him. I almost have all of his books I'm passionate about his universe that I made an entiere video about him. In French sorry 😅 I recently bought Mrs Dalloway and I can't wait to read it. For the magic toyshop I was very surprised you talked about it, because I studied it during my literature classes at university and I didn't like it. Didn't like the teacher actually 😂Exactly like Never let me go. Studied it too in at uni. I loved Frankenstein either. Amazing. Doll's house is one of my favorite play. Read it twice. Love Hamlet too cause we played it in high school. The picture of Dorian Gray is so good! I have the impression you are currently in my library right now, cause youre talking about books I read or I have it is pretty creepy 😂😂I can't wait to watch all of your videos!!
I love these videos because I LOVE to read! ok.. honestly, I read too many business or self development books but hey, that's my jam baby!! LOVE that you're honest about the stress of compiling a 'fav books' list. You're right.. there are always new ones coming out that are great too! Update the list as needed :) xx
Loved to see Harry Potter start off the list, an absolute classic. And I recently got introduced to Murakami. Currently reading 1Q84 and really enjoying it so far. Also, thank you recommending so many books.
Hey Christy! Literally I sat this morning eating a banana disposed to find a new book to buy with a credit I have, and I saw your video, I’m definitely picking from your suggestions since I did for my last book of your gothic novels video and I was amazed, thank you thank you thank you!!! Now for recommendations here are mine: Blindness by José Saramago, Drácula by Bram Stoker, Sleeping beauty by Sheri S. Tepper, 1984 by George Orwell, 30 things that every woman should have and know before 30 by Glamour magazine and Pamela Redmond 🤗✨✨✨
You are so so so so welcome! And oooh thank you for your recommendations! ~ I've been wanting to read 1984 and Dracula for the longest time, too. I'll definitely need to get on that. 😊
I read a book written by Murakami once, the story is good but I found the translation caused the sentences to have an odd structure and it gave me a big headache.
Hi Christy Anne, i'm new to your channel and I love it! I've just finished reading 3 books as part of a global literature unit and they are: Exit West, Signs Preceding The End Of The World and UFO In Her Eyes, they were amazing! 😊
One of my absolutely favorite books from Murakami is Hard-boiled Wonderland and the End of the World! Exquisitely atmospheric and magical. I'd highly recommend it if you loved Murakami. We seem to have the same taste in books, so I'd definitely check out some of the ones you mentioned here.
Great list. Glad to see Murakami is in there; it's surprising how few people have heard of him & his enchanting, surreal world. If u haven't read it already, Kafka On The Shore is a good one 2 get lost in (reading it at the mo'). Interested to know what Ginger's choices would be! Canterbury Tails? (shoot me now before the puns get worse...)
Brilliant! Thank you so much Christy, for sharing. Now I have more to buy and more to read haha. You are super lovely it’s so calming to watch you. Have a lovely day! Excited for another video!
I recommend "The Scarlet Pimpernel" it's a small book set in Britain and France during the revolution. I would recommend not reading any summaries or anything that describes this book, I feel like they ruin the fun part. It's so enjoyable if you go in without any prior knowledge. Except maybe this: a mysterious man who saves lives from the guillotine as he sweeps into France undetected. The only symbol he leaves behind is a flower stamp, i.e the scarlet pimpernel. No one knows his identity. I highly recommend this book! it's one of my favorite books ever! There has even been a movie made about it Starring Anthony Andrews in 1982, which is the most loveliest companion to this book after one finishes it.
@@Anna-ie2du Yes, I haven't seen any musical version! Do recommend the best one~but I for sure watched the 1982 film with Jane Seymour and Anthony Andrews~And I feel the same way, I don't stumble upon many people who know what it is, let alone have read it!
My favorite books. 1. The outsiders. 2. The faults in our stars. 3. Hunger games. 4. The choice let your heart decide. 5. the graveyard book. 6. Twlight series. 7. Little house on the Prairie. 8. All of the goosebumps books I can’t choose one. 9. Julie b Jones. 10. Anna and the French kiss.
Thank you for this video Christy, really enjoyed it! I ordered a couple of these books from Amazon and am always looking for book recommendations! I'm a bit intimidated by Haruki Murakami's works, I'm not sure why but I just feel like they'll be very heavy! Should really sit down and read one sometime...
I really like the cover your Harry Potter Book. I want to find the same cover in English. Do they sell them in Australia? BTW my 9 year old daughter really enjoys all of your videos. Thanks for inspiring little girls!
Hi Christy!! thank you so much for the list, now I have more books to read😊. Is Howl's Moving Castle book like the movie? the movie is one of my favorites. Take care❤
It is quite like the movie! Very similar in plot. I love that it explores Howl's personality more. And it gives a lot more detail about the setting. There are only a few slight changes, but the general story is pretty similar. If you like the movie, you should totally read the book! 😊
You and I are so much alike. I also love Harry Potter. That was the first novel i read. I also wanted to become writer after reading Harry Potter. (I still want though). I even wrote my own version of Harry Potter. Recently I read Norwegian woods and i loved that.
You are so beautiful and it's a pleasure to be acquainted with all the books that you've found interesting. I am going to start with Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf. I'll also read Ishiguro's Never Let Me Go after that. So these are my two takeways from the video. Thanks.
I love this list! I have added a few books to my own list to read. I agree Harry Potter changes people’s lives! It’s the book that got me into my creative zone. Don’t worry about your videos being too long! I will watch anything by you. Love you lots!
Do you keep all the books you read or only your favorites? New sub I love your channel and I really enjoy listening to you. Pls continue making videos I am a new sub. Blessings love and peace, please make a new updated favorite books but write them down so we can read them. Thank you
when you were talking about harry potter i thought you were saying "this book is the reason i want to be an auror" ^^ as if you're either in training to become a police officer or fighting for human rights with amnesty or something... author is nice as well though ;)
Wow! This video blew up a little 😭 Thanks everyone!! 💛 Just a heads up, I ramble a bit in the beginning of the video and i forgot to text timestamp it like i normally do with rambly intros, so if you want to skip my rambles, click to 2:23 😊
Read "a thousend splended suns" and you will thank me
That book is so overhyped :( I found it to be really cheesy and I felt nothing for the 1 dimensional characters.
Have already read, awesome
It's my favorite pick . Omg such a heart touching story
@@camic7324 maybe It's just not for you.
I’m actually Afghan myself and my mothers name is maryam and I’m so happy you like the book
You should do a book club or review / suggest a book a month :) I need to read more and choosing something is so overwhelming
tiarn87 oooo yeah!
OMG! You are the first RUclipsr reader I got to hear Murakami Books from! His one of my Favorite author although I have only read 5 books written by him so far which are Kafka on the shore, Norweigian wood, Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and his years of pilgrimage, Sputnik Sweatheart, and After Dark. I really like his writing style (credits to the translators as well) and the stories were just so interesting! 😄
First time visiting your channel and had to comment. You have amazing taste in books (or just similar to mine) and I want to thank you for reminding me of The magic toyshop, which was an obscure little book (Angela Carter isn't well known in Sweden) that I got for free from my local library when I was a child. The story stuck with me long after I lost the book but I hadn't thought about it for some years now. You reminded me of it, and now I have to find a copy. I've read and loved nearly everything on your list, and those that I haven't read yet I will definitely pick up since they must be amazing. Thank you and hope to see more videos soon.
This guys motivated me to
*Read more*
@@sophiewilson7381 lol same
Wahahahaha
My favorite Murakami is Sputnik Sweetheart. I'll read The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle next. :)
The Bell Jar is one of my faves too. I have depression, and a lot of the passages resonated with me. It is a dark, disturbing, yet comforting read.
My top 5 favorite books are:
*The fault in our stars*
*Divergent*
*Harry Potter*
*Gullivers Travels*
And *The Hunger Games*
(They're not in order) I have pretty basic favorites and I think they are all pretty popular but they're really good books😂
Chloe Jones I, personally, was underwhelmed by both the hunger games and divergent. Harry Potter on the other hand is undeniably an absolute masterpiece which I thank jk Rowling for every day of my life.
For me...it's the hunger games, all the bright places, the monster calls and the perks of being a wallflower
I just discovered your channel and I am stoked on learning that we have the same favourite poem! Prufrock is beautiful. I am a lit student too and I absolutely love the books you talked about. I am into Modernist and Postcolonial literature. One of my favourite books that I would recommend to you is James Joyce's Ulysses.
Love from India.
I just discovered your channel and as soon as you started talking about Harry Potter, I fell in love. I feel the exact same way and have a very similar experience. Those books ignited my adoration for reading (lowkey obsession) and got me through a difficult year. Now I need to go back and finish the video but I just got so excited (:
Awh 💛 I hope you liked the rest of the video! Harry Potter has a really unique power of giving strength to those going through hardship. I've met so many people who've experienced that as well. I'm happy that you love the books too. They're 99% of the reason I love reading haha😊
Murakami and harry potter?! well now you are my fav too :)
3:22 I thought it matched her shirt lmao
True
I really really loved that book (”Jane Eyre” by Charlotte Brontë) and I still love her. It's amazing and realistic, she have believable characters. The style of writer is so poetic and beautiful. I adore it. 😄
Me too
I'll definitely have to check some of these out. Even though I'm 20 and a Adult(TM) I just really love young adult books, especially fantasy, though I feel slightly embarrassed about it because it seems childish. Also Ginger is super cute 💛 no objections to her being in your videos and I'm kinda sad I couldn't hear her purring.
YA isn't childish at all!! I couldn't put my favourites on the list because I ran out of space but there are a number of YA books I love. 'The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making' is a middle grade I adore, plus I love 'The Hunger Games' and 'Looking for Alaska'. For me though, YA is really hit and miss but you shouldn't ever have to apologise for what you love. Which ones do you like?? 💛
(I'm glad you appreciated Ginger hahaha I was so worried she would be annoying on the audio.)
Christy Anne Jones I love Rick Riordan especially the Percy Jackson series (though that’s more middle grade), Garth Nix, some John Green and Rainbow Rowell, Not If I See You First by Eric Lindstrom, Whisper by Chrissie Keighery. Tamora Pierce is one of my all time favourite authors and I really want to read Terry Pratchett. I’ve kinda stopped reading books much as I’ve gotten older and I want to get back into being a bookworm haha
I’m gonna be 31 in less then a month and still read YA
27 years old and not only do I read mainly YA, I also still enjoy middle-grade books.
27 years old and not only do I read mainly YA, I also still enjoy middle-grade books.
Stumbled upon this while looking for some new good reads to delve into.. I was SO pleasantly surprised to hear you mention Diana Wynne Jones! Black Maria and the Charmed Life series were some of my favorites as a kid.. I'm American and have never heard anyone really mention her. I'm sure I will enjoy many books you mentioned since I now know we have similar taste! Thank you 😊
Norwegian Wood is one of my all time favorites as well.
Definitely going to check some of these out! Thanks for the rec!
Hi Christy, I stumbled across your video today and I cannot tell you how excited I got when you brought up Diana Wynne Jones! Both Howl's Moving Castle and the Charmed Life series changed my entire perspective on literature when I was a kid. I hate reading until I came across her books. It's so great to hear someone talk about them and feel the same way about these books that I do. Great list overall.
Awh, that's so wonderful to hear--it's amazing how a certain book can completely change reading for us. I was never super into it until Harry Potter. Thank you so much! 😊
I read "Wind-Up Bird Chronicles" over the summer because you recommended it in one of your videos, and it's become one of my favorite books ever. It helped me get through some tough times, and it means so much to me now. It's crazy weird and genius, and it's extreme symbolism is masterful. It made me escape into another world, and leave behind some of the hard things going on. Thank you for telling me about it, and anyone wanting to read it definitely should!
Don't worry about the length of the video, I think we all love long videos about books! ❤️
As a German I have to say you did a good job pronouncing "Künstlerroman". :D
And indeed, I got some déjà vus watching this list, hehe. I love that you also included your favorite childhood books!
(Also, I noticed how I automatically started humming as soon as the outro started. Your videos always make me feel so peaceful. ✨)
Thank you!! I was so worried I had butchered it 😄 It's a difficult word to say. And, yes, of course! My favourite childhood books are still my favourites now--i don't think there's any need to really separate them. Kids books are good too~ Aw thank you! 💛
just found my fav youtuber honestly all those books are my fav 🥺💗😭
Bird by Bird, by Anne Lamott is essential for an aspiring author. She's absolutely brilliant. Also, On Writing by Steven King is very, very good. :)
Hi! LOVED your list!
Have you read The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah? To me, it was similar to All The Light We Cannot See (which I too loved!) but.... made me feel even more deeply for the characters and their individual plights. Highly recommend!
Love Norwegian Wood so much, & Frankenstein is one of my favourites as well as I've always loved gothic horror, so it was great to see them both mentioned here. My favourite book though has to be Cold Mountain by Charles Fraser. I read Cold Mountain in high school & it's stuck with me ever since. Also if you haven't read them already I'd highly recommend Snow Falling On Cedars by David Guterson & What Dreams May Come by Richard Mattheson, they are both amazing books & very beautifully written.
Suddenly have come to your videos and suddenly come to like writing comment though my English is far from perfect as you see.
I really love Woolf too. She had a typical beautiful talent which I call feminine. My favorites are Mrs.Dalloway, To the Lighthouse, and The Waves. I only read them in my first language Japanese but her words and sentences are pure beauty and too deep that even could hurts you. Absolutely amazing.
And Ishiguro too. I prefer Remains of the Day but Never Let Me Go is touching also. I read his interview about the novel, he said that the plot and storytelling was created to create childhood atmosphere, like they know but we don't know and sometimes we pretend we know. That's why I had nostalgic feeling when I read it for the first time.
In the end I want to put some recommendations from Japanese literature since you are interested in Japan (I'm glad with that). There's three modern writers who represent Japanese sense, Junichiro Tanizaki, Yasunari Kawabata, and Yukio Mishima. I don't want to bother anyone by too long comment so I don't write much about them, but Kawabata is must read anyway. Oh! And not only modern but classical Japanese literature is also interesting. Check them! :D
Thanks for nice videos!
Hello! I just found your channel! I have not read a lot of these books, but The Bell Jar is my favorite book! I didn't really know much about it before I got and and read it. I have a copy that has extra 'About the author' kind of information at the back and it was then after I finished the book that I realized it's considered semi-autobiographical. I then wanted to know how much of what happened to Esther happened to Sylvia in real life and I went on a rampage of looking up as much as I could about Sylvia Plath. I pretty much consider it an autobiography, but with proper nouns changed. Since then I've read a few biographies about her and parts of her journals. It actually took me like 3 years to realize it was my favorite book. It's a book I think about almost every day and, despite never being clinically depressed or having suicidal thoughts/actions myself, Esther is the character in all the literature I've read that I relate to the most. So I moved it up from my second favorite book to number one.
The Picture of Dorian Gray is also a favorite book of mine!
And I'm also really into film, so now I'm going to check out your favorite movies video that you mention! :)
Thank you so much, Bailee!! Her life is so interesting and sad, and it's a shame she died so young. But it's a beautiful book and so is Dorian Gray! 💛
I have been watching booktube for years and I have never found a booktuber like you! I came across your video today and I was so surprised to see that ths majority of the videos you mentioned are also my favorites and for the same exact reasons you stated. So, needless to say I subscribed immediately and I am already a fan! I will take notes of your sugestions because since my taste in books is pretty much the same as yours, I am almost sure I'll like them, something that has never happened to me with a booktuber (I can be very picky xD).
Awh this is such a lovely comment! 💛💛 Thank you so much! I hope you found some good recommendations, too. If you end up reading any, I'd love to hear your thoughts 😊
Your lighting is magnificent.
Thank you so much! (I love having background lights or fairy lights. I'm glad someone else likes them as well haha) 💛
These are some great selections! Thanks for the book recs. And just to add, I also love Virginia Woolf and Frankenstein!
Aww, kitty cat! Nobody would mind some soothing cat purrs in the background, I'm sure. And we are all human and change our minds over time, so it's fully acceptable to make an update later on in life, whether to add or subtract some works.
Wow!! Harry potter was the book that got me into reading as well!!😃
It’s impossible to tell how closely our tastes align. I dislike Harry Potter (although, to be fair, I’ve only read the first one), Frankenstein and Murakami, but I revere Angela Carter, Plath, Woolf and Ishiguro. Have you seen the film of Never Let Me Go? I’ve taught the novel and have read it multiple times, but the film actually moves me more than the book.
The perks of being a wallflower is a must read
I took your recommendation to read 'Sweet bean paste' and I keep coming back to you for recommendations ever since. Love you ❤✨
Just gonna recommend a bunch of books cus I love them:
Shatter me series
Fallen series
Hush hush series
Red queen series
Skulduggery pleasant series
Wings of fire series
A murder most unladylike series
Eragon series
How to train your dragon series
Monster child
Gone series
Summoner series (first book is called the novice)
Oksa Pollock series ( though last book isn’t translated from french):(
Demon road trilogy
One of us is lying
The last wild series
I used to LOVE fallen and hush, hush. I literally was obsessed with them as a teen. But now that I’m older I think those books portray abuse :/ and I can’t look at them the same.
Hi Christy! I really love this video xD A new follower here! It seems that you are really into Japanese novels :D I don’t know if you are interested in detective novels, but in my view Japanese authors actually wrote the best detective novels in the world. I recommend all the books of Higashino Keigo to you, especially The Devotion of Suspect X. Real Japanese spirits in this book! You are gonna love it 💕 love your videos, upload more plz!
Oh! Devotion of Suspect X has been on my list for the longest time. I really, really need to read it! ~ Thank you so much 💛
Christy Anne Jones Greaaaaat! I really look forward to seeing your feedback about it :D Hope there are more videos of ur book list😘😘
Christy Anne Jones And would you plz make a video about how you write the reading notes and how they help you?😝I noticed them in the video :D It will be inspiring if you can kindly give us a tutorial on this xD
Just loved the fact that you won't disturb Ginger ❤️
omg we basically have the same taste in books!! Instant follow🥰
I’ve never heard of Charmed Life series by Diana Wynne Jones.
But I’m really interested so I should read soon!
Thank you for such an amazing recommendation!
All books you introduced must be so good that I want to read all of them!
Yay! Charmed Life is really, really good--very similar vibes to Howl's Moving Castle 😊
I just discovered your channel thanks to a good friend of mine who really knows me. You lived in Japan, I traveled there last month, I always dreamt to visit this country. You love Harry Potter and Murakami you read to books from him I loved too. I advise you also from him, Kafka on the shore and the famous 1Q84 ans everything from him. I almost have all of his books I'm passionate about his universe that I made an entiere video about him. In French sorry 😅 I recently bought Mrs Dalloway and I can't wait to read it. For the magic toyshop I was very surprised you talked about it, because I studied it during my literature classes at university and I didn't like it. Didn't like the teacher actually 😂Exactly like Never let me go. Studied it too in at uni. I loved Frankenstein either. Amazing. Doll's house is one of my favorite play. Read it twice. Love Hamlet too cause we played it in high school. The picture of Dorian Gray is so good! I have the impression you are currently in my library right now, cause youre talking about books I read or I have it is pretty creepy 😂😂I can't wait to watch all of your videos!!
@2:23 I literally clapped my hands and immediately subscribed to her. I love her already!
haha I knew Howl's Moving Castle was gonna be on here
Didn't we all ... hahaha 😄
I loved Howl’s Moving Castle too ❤️
I love these videos because I LOVE to read! ok.. honestly, I read too many business or self development books but hey, that's my jam baby!! LOVE that you're honest about the stress of compiling a 'fav books' list. You're right.. there are always new ones coming out that are great too! Update the list as needed :) xx
Loved to see Harry Potter start off the list, an absolute classic. And I recently got introduced to Murakami. Currently reading 1Q84 and really enjoying it so far. Also, thank you recommending so many books.
Would love a full list in the description!
I love how diverse this collection on books is. What translation of haruki murakami books do u recommend ?
New to your channel. As soon as you said Murakami I smashed the subscribe button! Lol I love him!
Really nice book list and Congratulations in reaching 11,000 subscribers in advance. #TeamChristy ✨
Thank you so much Sanjib!! 💛
Hey Christy! Literally I sat this morning eating a banana disposed to find a new book to buy with a credit I have, and I saw your video, I’m definitely picking from your suggestions since I did for my last book of your gothic novels video and I was amazed, thank you thank you thank you!!! Now for recommendations here are mine: Blindness by José Saramago, Drácula by Bram Stoker, Sleeping beauty by Sheri S. Tepper, 1984 by George Orwell, 30 things that every woman should have and know before 30 by Glamour magazine and Pamela Redmond 🤗✨✨✨
You are so so so so welcome! And oooh thank you for your recommendations! ~ I've been wanting to read 1984 and Dracula for the longest time, too. I'll definitely need to get on that. 😊
I read a book written by Murakami once, the story is good but I found the translation caused the sentences to have an odd structure and it gave me a big headache.
That's a shame! At least you thought the story was good, though 😊
Hi Christy Anne, i'm new to your channel and I love it! I've just finished reading 3 books as part of a global literature unit and they are: Exit West, Signs Preceding The End Of The World and UFO In Her Eyes, they were amazing! 😊
Whenever i feel sad i watch this video and this video makes me feel better. i don't know why ?
Wow the magic toy shop sounds amazing 🤩 I’m gonna but it asap
One of my absolutely favorite books from Murakami is Hard-boiled Wonderland and the End of the World! Exquisitely atmospheric and magical. I'd highly recommend it if you loved Murakami. We seem to have the same taste in books, so I'd definitely check out some of the ones you mentioned here.
Great list. Glad to see Murakami is in there; it's surprising how few people have heard of him & his enchanting, surreal world. If u haven't read it already, Kafka On The Shore is a good one 2 get lost in (reading it at the mo'). Interested to know what Ginger's choices would be! Canterbury Tails? (shoot me now before the puns get worse...)
Finally somebody who doesn't only recommend fantasy and young adult, thank you
yes!
Brilliant! Thank you so much Christy, for sharing. Now I have more to buy and more to read haha. You are super lovely it’s so calming to watch you. Have a lovely day! Excited for another video!
Thank you so much! 😊💛
I recommend "The Scarlet Pimpernel" it's a small book set in Britain and France during the revolution. I would recommend not reading any summaries or anything that describes this book, I feel like they ruin the fun part. It's so enjoyable if you go in without any prior knowledge.
Except maybe this: a mysterious man who saves lives from the guillotine as he sweeps into France undetected. The only symbol he leaves behind is a flower stamp, i.e the scarlet pimpernel. No one knows his identity.
I highly recommend this book! it's one of my favorite books ever!
There has even been a movie made about it Starring Anthony Andrews in 1982, which is the most loveliest companion to this book after one finishes it.
The Slumbering Writer yes I love that book but so few people have read it! Have you listened to the musical version or watched the movie?
@@Anna-ie2du Yes, I haven't seen any musical version! Do recommend the best one~but I for sure watched the 1982 film with Jane Seymour and Anthony Andrews~And I feel the same way, I don't stumble upon many people who know what it is, let alone have read it!
I just discovered this video and i have to say i loved it! Subscribed! Looking forward to more!
I click on your videos because i like your thumbnails & how good you look in them
My favorite books.
1. The outsiders.
2. The faults in our stars.
3. Hunger games.
4. The choice let your heart decide.
5. the graveyard book.
6. Twlight series.
7. Little house on the Prairie.
8. All of the goosebumps books I can’t choose one.
9. Julie b Jones.
10. Anna and the French kiss.
i highly suggest the book "tomorrow there will be apricots" the book has themes of indulgence in Israeli food and female relationships.
Read Sixty Days by Hernan Jaen , amazing story
Гарри Поттер и моя любимая книга! Юху .Harry Potter and my favorite book! Yippee
still to grab my lunch and watch this ofc beautiful video 🏃 but props to the balancing queen hehe 💪👌👸😘
thank you! hahaha 💛
Hi Christy. Please make more recommendation videos. We love ur choices.
My favorites which I urge you to read: Harry Potter
Peter Pan
His dark materials
12 years a slave
Brave new world
Animal farm
I see people talking about Murakami in the comments I'm assuming your picks are either WInd Up Bird or possibly NW.
EDIT: Hahahahahaha
" Remains of the day " had won the noble prize for literature instead of never let me go
Thank you for this video Christy, really enjoyed it! I ordered a couple of these books from Amazon and am always looking for book recommendations!
I'm a bit intimidated by Haruki Murakami's works, I'm not sure why but I just feel like they'll be very heavy! Should really sit down and read one sometime...
I really like the cover your Harry Potter Book. I want to find the same cover in English. Do they sell them in Australia? BTW my 9 year old daughter really enjoys all of your videos. Thanks for inspiring little girls!
Hi Christy!! thank you so much for the list, now I have more books to read😊. Is Howl's Moving Castle book like the movie? the movie is one of my favorites. Take care❤
It is quite like the movie! Very similar in plot. I love that it explores Howl's personality more. And it gives a lot more detail about the setting. There are only a few slight changes, but the general story is pretty similar. If you like the movie, you should totally read the book! 😊
@@christy-anne-jones Thank you so much, sounds great because I love the movie, is so magical, I love it.
I read the dollhouse in college and Frankenstein in high school
I'm proud of myself for recognising Howl's Moving Castle's spine from the thumbnail.
You and I are so much alike. I also love Harry Potter. That was the first novel i read. I also wanted to become writer after reading Harry Potter. (I still want though). I even wrote my own version of Harry Potter. Recently I read Norwegian woods and i loved that.
Looking up Angela Carter right now. The remaining on your list match a few of my favorites too!!
You are so beautiful and it's a pleasure to be acquainted with all the books that you've found interesting.
I am going to start with Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf. I'll also read Ishiguro's Never Let Me Go after that. So these are my two takeways from the video. Thanks.
I love this list! I have added a few books to my own list to read. I agree Harry Potter changes people’s lives! It’s the book that got me into my creative zone. Don’t worry about your videos being too long! I will watch anything by you. Love you lots!
Aaah, thank you, Silvia 💛
My list is
The dark room
The guide
Waiting for mahatma
Wruthring heights
The hound of baskervelles
Norwegian Wood the moment someone says that it’s the best book 📖 I am like 🥺 we don’t share the same taste in books.
Maybe you just dont get the point if the story.
Your Cat is Gorgeous 😻💜
Do you keep all the books you read or only your favorites? New sub I love your channel and I really enjoy listening to you. Pls continue making videos I am a new sub. Blessings love and peace, please make a new updated favorite books but write them down so we can read them. Thank you
thank you for the video
Yay!! 😊
Your hair is amazing😍
when you were talking about harry potter i thought you were saying "this book is the reason i want to be an auror" ^^ as if you're either in training to become a police officer or fighting for human rights with amnesty or something... author is nice as well though ;)
Another video please! This was so useful 💛
Absolutely 💛😊 Thank you!
Yeees! I love these books, given me some ideas 😍thanks angel. New subscriber here
Thank you ~ awh yaay. Welcome to the family 😊💛
you remind me of the girl in the film, age of adaline :) shes so classy and pretty
Thank you for your video. I enjoyed hearing about your favourite books. Xx
Rich collection 😍👌
Great video :) out of interest, do you ever read history books?
And if so what are your favourites?
Notes from underground, crime and punishment by F. Dostoevsky and The great Gatsby
What exactly do you mean when you say Harry Potter got you into reading? Just asking.
Sparked her interest in reading :) Harry Potter made her want to pursue reading as a hobby
If you don’t mind me asking, what genre is the book you’re writing and what age range?
It's an adult fantasy 😊
@@christy-anne-jones If you ever publish it (I hope you do) I'll definitely buy it and read it!
Love it💙
Could the light be switched off, as daylight was already coming?
And... could you please film videos outdoors next time?
Read The night circus by Erin morgersten
Blooming 🌹 🌹 🌹 rose.
Read A thousand splendid suns and the book theif
are you planning on doing NaNoWriMo this year?
I would but ... I've already written a novel and I'm currently going through the hell of editing it hahaha 😅😭