HANNAH, MY LOVE, I'M SO HAPPY TO SEE YOU! YOUR HAIR LOOKS BEAUTIFUL AS ALWAYS AND YOU JUST LOOK GORGEOUS I'M GONNA GET ALL EMOTIONAL I MISSED YOU AND YOUR VOICE AND YOUR ADORABLE PERSONALITY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR TAKING THE TIME TO MAKE THIS VIDEO BUT DON'T PUSH YOURSELF TO MAKE ANY VIDEOS IF YOU DON'T WANT TO! WE ALL UNDERSTAND BUT GOD I'M SMILING SO MUCH THANK YOU FOR THIS
1. The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern 2. Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel 3. Windwitch by Susan Dennard 4. A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens 5. Chain of Gold by Cassandra Clare 6. Severance by Ling Ma 7. The Dark Vault by Victoria Schwab 8. Children of Virtue and Vengeance by Tomi Adeyemi 9. The King of Crows by Libba Bray 10. Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon 11. The Fountains of Silence by Ruta Sepetys 12. The House of Spirits by Isabel Allende 13. Murakami- Kafka on the shore and After Dark 14. Night Film by Marisha Pessl 15. Guinevere Deception by Kiersten White 16. The Hand on the Wall by Maureen Johnson 17. The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller 18. The Angel's Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafron 19. Sour Heart by Jenny Zhang 20. King of Scars by Leigh Bardugo
Sade pearce The series is called The Cemetery of Forgotten Books by a Spanish author called Carlos Ruiz Zafon. The Shadow of the Wind is the first book, and is about a father and son who owns a second-hand bookstore in Barcelona. Daniel, the son, was taken by his father to a super secret library where the boy can “adopt” a book and protect it for life. The boy, then, went on a quest to find more books by the same author, and thus became involved in tracing the history of the said author.
I’m about 30% into “The Starless Sea” and it’s one of the greatest books I think I’ve ever had the privilege of reading. I hope you love it too! Lots of beautiful imagery and it makes you feel the magic. Lots of love -J
After Dark was one of my favorite books for like 8 years. lol. Its what turned me onto Murakami's work. Its a very dreamy book... but I remember finishing and being like...."I really loved that, but I don't know why........" So with that said... don't have insanely high expectations, just be open to it.
You’re back!! We’ve missed you! I’ve just finished reading the Night Circus because of you and it is literally the most beautiful thing I’ve ever read. Thank you for loving it!
Girl - you have no need to apologise at all! It is just the biggest joy to see you back gracing our screens with your wonderful smile and huge hearted soul xxx
I'm watching this in 2022 and seeing her mention station 11 and severance and her fear of widespread illness.. i feel so bad for February 2020 Hannah 😭
I fell in love with “The Night Circus” 🎪 and read “The Starless Sea” thanks to you! These are now 2 of my all time favorite books!! Thank you for that! 💜 SO GLAD TO SEE YOU BACK!! You were truly missed my dear!
Mental health is a tough thing to deal with, especially during the winter, so never feel bad for taking some well-deserved self-care. I'm so glad to hear you're coming out of your reading slump since I've been struggling with one to, and you always inspire me to read again. Also, so glad for the Truly Devious shout out. It was literally the book that reminded me how much I loved reading.
So glad you're back! I love your videos! I'm Chilean, so in school we actually read several books by Isabel Allende, and my favorite by far is "The House of the Spirits" o "La Casa de los Espíritus". It is such a beautiful and special novel, I'm sure you're going to love it. Also, I really recommend to you the works of Gabriel García Márquez, especially "One Hundred Years of Solitude" and "Chronicle of a Death Foretold", they are so amazing and unique stories.
The same reason why I have been trying so hard to read A Tale of Two Cities.... The curiosity when Will and Tessa talk about it all the time in the Infernal Devices is just crazy.... By the way I am a new admirer of your channel, Ma'am.... Just love your videos!!! 😊
@@lovenoirrr Yes quite true... One has to stick through the first book of the trilogy but I ensure you that the second one is a heartwarming gift from the author herself 😇
Sat down to read and drink coffee to start off the day, saw this on my recommended video, and I decided watching this was more important. I'm so glad you're back. You were my first booktuber, and I've missed you because you're so sweet and amazing. There's something about your demeanor that just brings me peace, and I love you for it.
I can’t adequately express the joy I felt when I saw this. So happy you’re back! You have such a calming presence that makes all your videos such a pleasure to watch.
About murakami, I'd like to recommend "the wind up bird chronicle" for the crazy surrealism and it's a very good starting point, i believe you'll love it! and if you want something less crazy "south of the border, west of the sun" is also a great option!
Thank you for the rec! I'm gonna start with South of Border, West of the Sun! (Although, will that be a good book to read if you're trying to get out of a reading slump?)
@@sai-bi2rh Hey, i deleted my comment by mystake so I'm answering again haha, I 'd say that the best book for getting out of a reading slump goes from person to person, but it's a good choice of reading nonetheless!
You said you liked Camelot, have you ever watched Merlin from BBC? It’s a great Arthur round table retelling if you haven’t 🤷🏻♀️ it’s one of my favourite shows
Welcome back! Hope you’re feeling better now. We missed you so much! OMG you HAVE to read Murakami! I suggest you start with Norwegian Wood. It’s one of my favorite books of all time and it’s a good introduction to his other works. Hope you will pick it soon, or any of his other books and I cannot wait to hear what you’ll think about them!
Emily Elizabeth lol why is that? I do understand why some people might be annoyed by his books (especially this one) but I do think they're really enjoyable I chose Norwegian Wood cause it's the first book that I've ever read by him and now that I've read most of his books I can tell that I wouldn't have read more if I read his other heavier ones first I'm interested to know what you suggest to start with 👀
You are my favorite book tube vlogger. Your taste in books is so similar to what I like. Thank you for making videos! Sometimes I get stuck and I just don’t know what to read, but I have a huge craving for books, and your videos have helped me so much.
I watched a film recently that, interestingly enough, roused a deep passion within me to pursue literature. My curiosity took me to RUclips and I found your channel within about an hour of perusing BookTube. Hannah, I instantly fell in love with not only your channel, but your calm (and lovely) demeanor. Your adoration of storytelling through literature inspires me so much! Your insights are such a gift, and I am so happy to have you back. Sending so much love to you!
yvonne's tea This is quite ironic given that Hannah dislikes this book very much, but the film Call Me By Your Name. It roused such inspiration within me because it was so beautifully done in every capacity. I was so excited to know that it was an adaptation from the book. Getting lost in the story of CMBYN urged me to get lost in other stories as well!
I was so excited when you mentioned Carlos Ruiz Zafon!!!!! The Angel's Game is one of my favourite books of all time!!! So excited for you to continue the series!!
Song of Achilles was my first physical read of the year I went in knowing nothing about the myth aaaaaand ended up crying in the break room at work 😂 you’ve been warned
The Song of Achilles is my all-time favourite book, I love it so much, I wrote an essay about it for my Advanced English classes that goes towards my ability to get into university
When you said “series”, my phone stopped the video and Siri responded😂 I think she missed your videos just as much as I did haha; so glad you’re making videos again!
I did the same thing with Truthwitch....I don't know why because it was SO GOOD! Windwitch is definitely on my list this year because it's been gathering dust on my shelf long enough.
I am so happy that there’s an Isabel Allende book in this list! My mom used to read a lot of her books. I’m latin myself and I love that there’s a book by her in your list!! 🥰
Welcome back, Hannah!!! So glad you took the time to take care of YOU! It is so WONDERFUL to see you again. Love and lots of hugs!!! And yes, I am looking at "The Truthwitch" series as next on my TBR along with "The Priory of the Orange Tree." We will plow through these behemoth books together.
I agree there aren’t many books with Persian main characters. I’m Persian too!! And I’m currently hunting for books with Persian characters. A very large expanse of sea by Tahere Mafi is about a Persian Muslim girl in America, highly recommended!! Love your videos, happy to have you back💛💛
For 2020 the one thing I have to hold up and praise is Miracle Maiden (horror/adventure). It follows the story of a young girl named Kea and starts up with her being kidnapped by a group led by a noble woman named Miyune Leestel. Miyune takes her under like a daughter, and ere kicks off one of the most unique stories I’ve ever seen. Shouts to the dark presence haunting kea, it’s soooo unsettling. “A familiar presence made itself known, and a shiver ran down my spine. Something started to tug at my soul, something sinister. An air of malice went around my neck like a noose.” Love that line. Chapter 19 is mad crazy, horror at its finest.
I abslutely LOVE how excited and passionated you get when you talk about books and how much they mean to you! Love you, thank you for your inspiration!
Circe was incredible! It took me through so many emotions, that’s how you know it was good! If you liked that you should read Stephen Fry’s books, ‘Heroes’ and ‘Mythos’
It's been almost a month and I'm still halfway through it lol it's not like I don't like it, I'm absolutely loving it but there's something that keeping me from finishing the book idk why lol I finished more than 3 fat books since I started reading it.
So glad you're back!! I LOVED The Starless Sea so much that I cried during the last 100 pages simply because I didn't want it to end! It's definitely my new favorite book of all time so I hope you love it!!
Murakami is amazing! I would definitely suggest starting with Norwegian Wood, such a brilliant book and I think it is a great place for someone who is new to Murakami to start :)
I do like Charles Dickens but they take me a long time to read and they are not usually my favourite books. But I binged A Tale of Two Cities in a few days. I adore it so much and would highly recommend it
Hannah - I’m so glad you’re back and hope you’re well! When I saw your face pop up in my feed I got so excited - I get many of my favorite reads from your recommendations!
OMG!! When I heard you say that you wanted to you read Murakami I had to stop the video for a moment a process all my emotions - Murakami is my favorite author EVER I am so exited for you to get to know him. I think you should start with Nowegian Wood, is not that big as other of his books, but also I absolutely LOVE The wind-up bird chronicle
Hannah, it's so wonderful to see you upload again! (Although please don't pressure yourself, your health is the most important thing) You and your videos have been such a great part of my life (which sounds odd but it's true!) You are literally the reason I started reading again, and I found my favourite book ever through your channel, so thank you!
We have a lot of similar books on our to-read list! I'm excited and daunted by the prospect ofreading The Priory of the Orange Tree but I can't resist a big book like that haha. It's so nice to see you back and I hope you make more videos soon :)
How the hell did i not see this video the second it was posted , i'm not kidding i was like almost crying seeing this video because you were my key to the booktube world and we missed you much hannah hope you got the break you needed and may you bring more content to us❤❤❤❤❤(i melt)
I just read The Diviners this year and really enjoyed it!! It’s like, if Stalking Jack the Ripper & Ninth House had a baby, really! :D I’m looking forward to getting stuck into the rest of the books now (especially via audio). I hope you enjoy The King of Crows. 🙌🏻
Same here. Have had the first 3 books on me shelves for ages and can't belive that it has taken me so long to read them. The audiobooks are really good 😊 I just finnished 'Before the devil breaks you' and am imaptiantly, *very* impatiently, waiting for 'King of crows' to arrive in the mail. I am loving the story! 😍 hope that you enjoy the books too 🤗😀
Glad you're back! But ughhhhh good luck with Tale of Two Cities. The only book I've read in my life where I had to be bribed to finish it. Hated every word of it.
Yeaaaasssssss Hannah!!! Soooo good to see your lovely face and hear your wonderful voice again!! Take any break you need, at any time, for any length, I will always be excited to see your videos and passionate about you taking care of yourself while on hiatus. Such a fun video! Can’t wait to hear your thoughts on these books!
I just finished Station 11 as the rise of coronavirus news took flight... what an interesting time to read that book, but I loved it and can’t wait for the glass hotel!
You always have the best recommendations for the best books and all the books you have picked out I ended up loving them!!!! Keep up your amazing work!
I haven't written a comment before, but you're the first booktuber I watched, so welcome back :D These books sound really interesting, I hope you enjoy those you get to!!! I have Priory of the orange tree on my list since summer of the last year and the same thoughts - I really really want to read it but it has a lot of pages :')
YOUVE GOTTA READ THE REST OF THE SHADOW OF THE WIND BOOKS. THEY ARE GAME CHANGING. I read angels game and prisoner of heaven in two days over Christmas this year. THEYRE SO GOOD OMG
regarding murakami: i read norwegian wood and it was really enjoyable. i'd recommend it if you like descriptive books though, he's really comprehensive with describing emotions and stuff!
Victoria Jane i think your liking of this book depends on what style you like. if you’re more a plot or character heavy reader than yeah, i mist admit that you may not like it. i think japanese literature is more emotion based rather than plot etc so it may be a bit harder to digest so, you know, you do you!
HANNAH, it's so nice to see you again, i've missed you so much 💛 you always inspire me to pick up a book from my shelf and start reading. i really love watching your videos!
Welcome back! I am so happy to see you back - although you are absolutely entitled to any and as many breaks and times off as you need and want. I will applaud every time you come back :) such a good start of the weekend to watch this!
I literally had 5 mins left of an audiobook and stopped everything to watch this
omg i wish i had that willpower
What, how?!
@@AClockworkReader I mean "strength" is in her username😂
(Habits,wisdom & mindset of highly successful people) is the best book available on kindle
i like how she said she's scared of pandemics and such and im watching this in quarantine
(Habits,wisdom & mindset of highly successful people) is the best book available on kindle.
Corona has entered the chat......
Fun fact! It's seven months after this comment, and I, too, am still watching this in quarantine 😂
Fun fact! 1 year after this and I’m still in quarantine
@@annalisemagill759 mood
THE QUEEN IS BACK! WE’VE MISSED YOU!
i missed you too 🥺
Ikrr missed u a lottt ❤️
Yesss
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i was your 1000 like just thought you should know lol
"A wide spread Epidemic kind of scares me"
*Coronavirus:"How bout a pandemic then?*
My mouth dropped when she said that
I came to say this. XD
This didn't age well. 😂
I literally came to the comments to see if anyone was gonna say this because.... oh boy
HANNAH, MY LOVE, I'M SO HAPPY TO SEE YOU! YOUR HAIR LOOKS BEAUTIFUL AS ALWAYS AND YOU JUST LOOK GORGEOUS I'M GONNA GET ALL EMOTIONAL I MISSED YOU AND YOUR VOICE AND YOUR ADORABLE PERSONALITY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR TAKING THE TIME TO MAKE THIS VIDEO BUT DON'T PUSH YOURSELF TO MAKE ANY VIDEOS IF YOU DON'T WANT TO! WE ALL UNDERSTAND BUT GOD I'M SMILING SO MUCH THANK YOU FOR THIS
MeiMei 🥺🥺🥺 thank u I love u
That is so sweet! I feel the same way ❤️
1. The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern
2. Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel
3. Windwitch by Susan Dennard
4. A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
5. Chain of Gold by Cassandra Clare
6. Severance by Ling Ma
7. The Dark Vault by Victoria Schwab
8. Children of Virtue and Vengeance by Tomi Adeyemi
9. The King of Crows by Libba Bray
10. Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon
11. The Fountains of Silence by Ruta Sepetys
12. The House of Spirits by Isabel Allende
13. Murakami- Kafka on the shore and After Dark
14. Night Film by Marisha Pessl
15. Guinevere Deception by Kiersten White
16. The Hand on the Wall by Maureen Johnson
17. The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
18. The Angel's Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafron
19. Sour Heart by Jenny Zhang
20. King of Scars by Leigh Bardugo
(Habits,wisdom & mindset of highly successful people) is the best book available on kindle
can u add the time stamp?😅
Bless
People like u are the backbone of society
Lord of the Rings: Return of the Queen.
IM LITERALLY SCREAMING INSIDEEEE
Matthew Henneberry omg 😂💗
Ur gay
@@caoilte8097 and why does that matter?
Matthew Henneberry I never said it matters
Plato the Third then why mention it. Just why?
13:08 watching this while Coronaviruses😂
AHHHH
Xueyue Li same!
you are not alone 😂
Literally everyone is idiot
12:55 didn’t age well
I screamed. My love for her... I can't...
Syeda Jaheen 💛💛💛
@@AClockworkReader OMG
@@AClockworkReader You have no idea what this meant I've been so down and this made my day💛
13:09, honey youve got a big storm coming 😂😂😂
Omggggg right
@@amandacrossen8311 everyday i am switching on my internet just to see her notification
(Habits,wisdom & mindset of highly successful people) is the best book available on kindle
There’s something about you saying you’ve come back home that makes me feel back at home. It felt so relaxing and calming to watch a video from you 💘
I know right? Her voice is so calming.
She should do relaxation video voice overs.
thank you 🥺
that makes me very happy and i’m glad to hear that this video can give you comfort 💗
“Shadow of the Wind is one of the best books ever.”
You’re right and you should say it louder !!
All these books😉
Oh yes! I read the Shadow of the Wind and Angel’s Game last January. Loved both. Will be reading book 3 soon.
@@ihvetinae5715 what are those books about?
Sade pearce The series is called The Cemetery of Forgotten Books by a Spanish author called Carlos Ruiz Zafon. The Shadow of the Wind is the first book, and is about a father and son who owns a second-hand bookstore in Barcelona. Daniel, the son, was taken by his father to a super secret library where the boy can “adopt” a book and protect it for life. The boy, then, went on a quest to find more books by the same author, and thus became involved in tracing the history of the said author.
OMG preach. That book tore my heart out
I’m about 30% into “The Starless Sea” and it’s one of the greatest books I think I’ve ever had the privilege of reading. I hope you love it too! Lots of beautiful imagery and it makes you feel the magic. Lots of love -J
Hannah: Diseases really scare me
Me, three months later: 👁👄👁
Oh snap
After Dark was one of my favorite books for like 8 years. lol. Its what turned me onto Murakami's work. Its a very dreamy book... but I remember finishing and being like...."I really loved that, but I don't know why........" So with that said... don't have insanely high expectations, just be open to it.
Carah Amelie The way you worded this: my thoughts exactly!
(Habits,wisdom & mindset of highly successful people) is the best book available on kindle
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*Is currently watching this as COVID-19 goes on a world tour*
Me: Wow, I like how some of these books are relatable O__O
You’re back!! We’ve missed you! I’ve just finished reading the Night Circus because of you and it is literally the most beautiful thing I’ve ever read. Thank you for loving it!
I read The Night Circus becoz of her too... It became my fav novel of all time... And since then I trust her with all her book choices...
Omg same
Same. I am also trusting her suggestions from now on..
Girl - you have no need to apologise at all! It is just the biggest joy to see you back gracing our screens with your wonderful smile and huge hearted soul xxx
haven’t watched yet (i am just about to!) but instantly smiled when i saw this in my sub box. i love your videos and you inspire me to read more
I'm watching this in 2022 and seeing her mention station 11 and severance and her fear of widespread illness.. i feel so bad for February 2020 Hannah 😭
We will always love you Hannah! That means support when you’re not uploading AND supporting it when you do! Love you Hannah 💜
I fell in love with “The Night Circus” 🎪 and read “The Starless Sea” thanks to you! These are now 2 of my all time favorite books!! Thank you for that! 💜 SO GLAD TO SEE YOU BACK!! You were truly missed my dear!
Owwwww! You made 20/02/2020 even more special! Grand Welcome to your world again, my dear ❤️
I'm offline for 2 days and HANNAH COMES BACK? I missed my favourite RUclipsr coming backkkk
I’m so happy to see you again! I genuinely hope you’re happy and that you’ll stick around!❤️
Mental health is a tough thing to deal with, especially during the winter, so never feel bad for taking some well-deserved self-care. I'm so glad to hear you're coming out of your reading slump since I've been struggling with one to, and you always inspire me to read again. Also, so glad for the Truly Devious shout out. It was literally the book that reminded me how much I loved reading.
omg omg i missed you. i don’t have much to say because the video just started but hi ily
on god i have never been this early for a video for ANYONE’S channel
I am so happy that you are back.
We love you.
So glad you're back! I love your videos!
I'm Chilean, so in school we actually read several books by Isabel Allende, and my favorite by far is "The House of the Spirits" o "La Casa de los Espíritus". It is such a beautiful and special novel, I'm sure you're going to love it. Also, I really recommend to you the works of Gabriel García Márquez, especially "One Hundred Years of Solitude" and "Chronicle of a Death Foretold", they are so amazing and unique stories.
Severance really out here prepping us for COVID-19 huh
Welcome back! Even though we missed you a ton, you can always take another break
The same reason why I have been trying so hard to read A Tale of Two Cities.... The curiosity when Will and Tessa talk about it all the time in the Infernal Devices is just crazy.... By the way I am a new admirer of your channel, Ma'am.... Just love your videos!!! 😊
Roshan Das it’s so hard to read at first, that’s the only thing
@@lovenoirrr Yes quite true... One has to stick through the first book of the trilogy but I ensure you that the second one is a heartwarming gift from the author herself 😇
i love that will and tessa named there daughter after the main character in tale of two cities like the massive nerds they are
Same
Yessss! Thx for coming back! Take as much time as you need, we’re always here for you! ❤️
Sat down to read and drink coffee to start off the day, saw this on my recommended video, and I decided watching this was more important.
I'm so glad you're back. You were my first booktuber, and I've missed you because you're so sweet and amazing. There's something about your demeanor that just brings me peace, and I love you for it.
(Habits,wisdom & mindset of highly successful people) is the best book available on kindle
Yess I’m so glad to see you back!! Hoping that you’re doing better and healthier, love your videos ❤️
I can’t adequately express the joy I felt when I saw this. So happy you’re back! You have such a calming presence that makes all your videos such a pleasure to watch.
Seeing Hannah upload has made my day❤️ We love you so much✨✨
I was having the worst day and was crying for hours and then I saw this and it turned my whole day around. welcome back, I love you so much.
towardspages I had a horrible day too (well today) I hope you’re doing better now 🥰
About murakami, I'd like to recommend "the wind up bird chronicle" for the crazy surrealism and it's a very good starting point, i believe you'll love it!
and if you want something less crazy "south of the border, west of the sun" is also a great option!
Thank you for the rec! I'm gonna start with South of Border, West of the Sun!
(Although, will that be a good book to read if you're trying to get out of a reading slump?)
Hi fellow Murakami fan! What is your favorite book from him?
@@Morfeusm hello! I don't know if I have a favorite one, buy 1q84 has one of the concepts I find the most interesting
@@sai-bi2rh Hey, i deleted my comment by mystake so I'm answering again haha, I 'd say that the best book for getting out of a reading slump goes from person to person, but it's a good choice of reading nonetheless!
@@kana7715 I would agree with you on that one being closest to my heart two... lol too. heh freudian slip about two moons I guess :D
I just finished reading "Song Of Achilles" and i cannot even explain how happy i am to see it in your video. I hope you share your reviews on it !!!!
I clicked in this SO fast!!! I’m so happy to see you and excited to watch this video! You were the first Booktuber I watched and I love your channel!!
HANNAH I am delighted TO SEE YOU BACK HERE
You said you liked Camelot, have you ever watched Merlin from BBC? It’s a great Arthur round table retelling if you haven’t 🤷🏻♀️ it’s one of my favourite shows
Megan Ghersi it’s one of the few series I’ve actually watched start to finish! 😻😻
Merlin x Arthur all the way
that show is like so bad but i love it soo much 😂
Do you know where I could watch it from? I don’t think it’s on BBC iplayer anymore
M Q it’s on Netflix!!! Or you can use soap2day (watch out for the ads tho)
So nice to see you again Hannah!!
Glad you’re back, Hannah. You’ve inspired me to give booktube a try too, looking forward to more tips and insights 😊✌🏼📚
So far I can't even start with any content lol.
But she definitely is inspiring.
I've checked out your channel too. Awesome stuff! Keep going 👍
illham khan Ah thank you so much, that means a lot 😀✌🏼📚
You’re the reason I fell inove with booktube, glad you’re back queen!
Welcome back! Hope you’re feeling better now. We missed you so much!
OMG you HAVE to read Murakami!
I suggest you start with Norwegian Wood. It’s one of my favorite books of all time and it’s a good introduction to his other works.
Hope you will pick it soon, or any of his other books and I cannot wait to hear what you’ll think about them!
It's interesting that everyone is saying to start w Norwegian wood bc that's the book that made me STOP reading murakami's books lol
Emily Elizabeth lol why is that? I do understand why some people might be annoyed by his books (especially this one) but I do think they're really enjoyable
I chose Norwegian Wood cause it's the first book that I've ever read by him and now that I've read most of his books I can tell that I wouldn't have read more if I read his other heavier ones first
I'm interested to know what you suggest to start with 👀
Is Norwegian wood maybe a bit dark rn?
Megan Taylor yeah it might be. I'm starting to regret my suggestion 🤭🤭
Don’t apologise, I’ve seen plenty people saying it. It’s the one most people read first anyway👍🏻
You are my favorite book tube vlogger. Your taste in books is so similar to what I like. Thank you for making videos! Sometimes I get stuck and I just don’t know what to read, but I have a huge craving for books, and your videos have helped me so much.
I have so much homework but I stopped everything to watch this!!! I'm so glad you posted, and I hope you're doing well!
Welcome back Hannah, youve been missed and now youve just added many books to my TBR too
I literally cannot WAIT to get my hands on Chain of Gold! I've been waiting for the trilogy for yearssssss
You've definitely been missed. Welcome back Hannah, I'm so happy to see you doing and feeling better ❤️
I watched a film recently that, interestingly enough, roused a deep passion within me to pursue literature. My curiosity took me to RUclips and I found your channel within about an hour of perusing BookTube. Hannah, I instantly fell in love with not only your channel, but your calm (and lovely) demeanor. Your adoration of storytelling through literature inspires me so much! Your insights are such a gift, and I am so happy to have you back. Sending so much love to you!
wow, that's amazing. what was the movie that inspired you to pursue literature?
yvonne's tea This is quite ironic given that Hannah dislikes this book very much, but the film Call Me By Your Name. It roused such inspiration within me because it was so beautifully done in every capacity. I was so excited to know that it was an adaptation from the book. Getting lost in the story of CMBYN urged me to get lost in other stories as well!
I was so excited when you mentioned Carlos Ruiz Zafon!!!!! The Angel's Game is one of my favourite books of all time!!! So excited for you to continue the series!!
Song of Achilles was my first physical read of the year I went in knowing nothing about the myth aaaaaand ended up crying in the break room at work 😂 you’ve been warned
Meghan Hills I cried my ENTIRE way through that book and it is my favourite of all time ahhh the painnn
Addison Oberg it’s definitely in my top five of the year so far I still need to read Circe but I’m not sure if I’m mentally prepared just yet 😂
The Song of Achilles is my all-time favourite book, I love it so much, I wrote an essay about it for my Advanced English classes that goes towards my ability to get into university
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I love how chill your reviews are! Your presence is calming
When you said “series”, my phone stopped the video and Siri responded😂
I think she missed your videos just as much as I did haha; so glad you’re making videos again!
Charlotte Feyer That’s so weird! That happened to me too!
I did the same thing with Truthwitch....I don't know why because it was SO GOOD! Windwitch is definitely on my list this year because it's been gathering dust on my shelf long enough.
I am so happy that there’s an Isabel Allende book in this list! My mom used to read a lot of her books. I’m latin myself and I love that there’s a book by her in your list!! 🥰
Welcome back, Hannah!!! So glad you took the time to take care of YOU! It is so WONDERFUL to see you again. Love and lots of hugs!!! And yes, I am looking at "The Truthwitch" series as next on my TBR along with "The Priory of the Orange Tree." We will plow through these behemoth books together.
Hannah: " I haven't read it because i'm the worst"
Us: No you are the best hannah stop kidding yourself❤❤
Walter Pinkman 🥺💗
I agree there aren’t many books with Persian main characters. I’m Persian too!! And I’m currently hunting for books with Persian characters. A very large expanse of sea by Tahere Mafi is about a Persian Muslim girl in America, highly recommended!!
Love your videos, happy to have you back💛💛
For 2020 the one thing I have to hold up and praise is Miracle Maiden (horror/adventure).
It follows the story of a young girl named Kea and starts up with her being kidnapped by a group led by a noble woman named Miyune Leestel.
Miyune takes her under like a daughter, and ere kicks off one of the most unique stories I’ve ever seen. Shouts to the dark presence haunting kea, it’s soooo unsettling.
“A familiar presence made itself known, and a shiver ran down my spine. Something started to tug at my soul, something sinister. An air of malice went around my neck like a noose.”
Love that line. Chapter 19 is mad crazy, horror at its finest.
I abslutely LOVE how excited and passionated you get when you talk about books and how much they mean to you! Love you, thank you for your inspiration!
Circe was incredible! It took me through so many emotions, that’s how you know it was good! If you liked that you should read Stephen Fry’s books, ‘Heroes’ and ‘Mythos’
Seeing you standing in front of these bookshelves makes my heart so so happy ❤️ welcome back, we all missed you!
If you really want classic magical realism read “One hundred years of solitude” by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Best book ever
It took me 3 months to finish to finish it . It was really hard to read but worth the effort
You need a non spoiler family tree! So many people, so little variation of names 😂
It's been almost a month and I'm still halfway through it lol it's not like I don't like it, I'm absolutely loving it but there's something that keeping me from finishing the book idk why lol I finished more than 3 fat books since I started reading it.
nezukos bamboo nuzzle well I do think it takes more time than other books. It took me like 3 months to read but it was worth it
Jimena Hl it’s on my shelf and on my list 😌
So glad you're back!! I LOVED The Starless Sea so much that I cried during the last 100 pages simply because I didn't want it to end! It's definitely my new favorite book of all time so I hope you love it!!
Murakami is amazing! I would definitely suggest starting with Norwegian Wood, such a brilliant book and I think it is a great place for someone who is new to Murakami to start :)
I do like Charles Dickens but they take me a long time to read and they are not usually my favourite books. But I binged A Tale of Two Cities in a few days. I adore it so much and would highly recommend it
I’m so glad you’re back. I was actually just wondering how you were doing the other day ❤️
Hannah - I’m so glad you’re back and hope you’re well! When I saw your face pop up in my feed I got so excited - I get many of my favorite reads from your recommendations!
a song of achilles was amazing! be ready to have a good cry after reading it
So great to have you back! I've missed you!
Little did she know how much reading time she would have in 2020
Please, please stick around. It's so lovely to see you back! You have enriched my reading so much. ❤
OMG!! When I heard you say that you wanted to you read Murakami I had to stop the video for a moment a process all my emotions - Murakami is my favorite author EVER I am so exited for you to get to know him. I think you should start with Nowegian Wood, is not that big as other of his books, but also I absolutely LOVE The wind-up bird chronicle
Hannah, it's so wonderful to see you upload again! (Although please don't pressure yourself, your health is the most important thing) You and your videos have been such a great part of my life (which sounds odd but it's true!) You are literally the reason I started reading again, and I found my favourite book ever through your channel, so thank you!
We have a lot of similar books on our to-read list! I'm excited and daunted by the prospect ofreading The Priory of the Orange Tree but I can't resist a big book like that haha. It's so nice to see you back and I hope you make more videos soon :)
I also love reading books and I recommend and myself read many times is Perry Marios and the Maroon Stone
I just finished and- no joke- it completely changed the way I view character and world building in fantasy books
How the hell did i not see this video the second it was posted , i'm not kidding i was like almost crying seeing this video because you were my key to the booktube world and we missed you much hannah hope you got the break you needed and may you bring more content to us❤❤❤❤❤(i melt)
I just read The Diviners this year and really enjoyed it!! It’s like, if Stalking Jack the Ripper & Ninth House had a baby, really! :D I’m looking forward to getting stuck into the rest of the books now (especially via audio). I hope you enjoy The King of Crows. 🙌🏻
Same here. Have had the first 3 books on me shelves for ages and can't belive that it has taken me so long to read them. The audiobooks are really good 😊
I just finnished 'Before the devil breaks you' and am imaptiantly, *very* impatiently, waiting for 'King of crows' to arrive in the mail.
I am loving the story! 😍 hope that you enjoy the books too 🤗😀
Anna K Hjelm Aaaah enjoy!!! Thank you :D
Imma crying!!! I missed you a lot, like seriously. I was constantly checking on channel if there was a new video. Finally!
I'm so glad that your back booktube was dead without you.
Glad you're back! But ughhhhh good luck with Tale of Two Cities. The only book I've read in my life where I had to be bribed to finish it. Hated every word of it.
“kafka on the shore” by Murakami is amazing!
it messed with my brain a bit, but god damnit it was amazing!!!
i sincerely recommend it.
Murakami is great..I love reading his novels
Yeaaaasssssss Hannah!!! Soooo good to see your lovely face and hear your wonderful voice again!! Take any break you need, at any time, for any length, I will always be excited to see your videos and passionate about you taking care of yourself while on hiatus. Such a fun video! Can’t wait to hear your thoughts on these books!
Hannah: "Last year, was it last year?,oooh the year before last year?, WHAT IS TIME?"
😂😂 MAN i missed you hannah
Every video on this channel makes me feel so relaxed and I just can't explain it! love you ♡
I just finished Station 11 as the rise of coronavirus news took flight... what an interesting time to read that book, but I loved it and can’t wait for the glass hotel!
welcome back 💛
You always have the best recommendations for the best books and all the books you have picked out I ended up loving them!!!! Keep up your amazing work!
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I haven't written a comment before, but you're the first booktuber I watched, so welcome back :D
These books sound really interesting, I hope you enjoy those you get to!!!
I have Priory of the orange tree on my list since summer of the last year and the same thoughts - I really really want to read it but it has a lot of pages :')
THE EUPHORIA RUSH I FELT WHEN I SAW THIS IN MY SUBS
YOUVE GOTTA READ THE REST OF THE SHADOW OF THE WIND BOOKS. THEY ARE GAME CHANGING. I read angels game and prisoner of heaven in two days over Christmas this year. THEYRE SO GOOD OMG
regarding murakami: i read norwegian wood and it was really enjoyable. i'd recommend it if you like descriptive books though, he's really comprehensive with describing emotions and stuff!
Super Novae those books are definitely on my tbr list!! i love his style and, as you said, how immersive it is
Victoria Jane i think your liking of this book depends on what style you like. if you’re more a plot or character heavy reader than yeah, i mist admit that you may not like it. i think japanese literature is more emotion based rather than plot etc so it may be a bit harder to digest so, you know, you do you!
HANNAH, it's so nice to see you again, i've missed you so much 💛 you always inspire me to pick up a book from my shelf and start reading. i really love watching your videos!
With Murakami, start with Norwegian Wood. It’s an easy transition into his writing.
I also love reading specially fictional novels and just finished Perry Marios and the Maroon Stone
Welcome back! I am so happy to see you back - although you are absolutely entitled to any and as many breaks and times off as you need and want. I will applaud every time you come back :) such a good start of the weekend to watch this!
Norwegian Wood by murakami! My friend started me off with this and it’s really good~
So good to see you! Missed watching your videos 💕