What you said about language in books is fascinating. As a native English speaker, I'm curious what it is about English that resonates so distinctively to you. Of course, I imagine that's a tough question to answer. In philosophy, I often hear complaints about German-to-English works in translation, how so much of the meaning is lost, and so in my mind I've assumed English is second-rate somehow in terms of nuance. You're actually the first person who's pointed out to me that there might be something special about English for the beauty of literature. That's so interesting!
Aww Ruben, you are so lucky to have English as a native language. It is beautiful. I even prefer some French authors in English over their original, just because it sounds so much more poetic...
Hi Emmelie! Congratulation again on reaching 6000 subscribers! Glad to see not only your satisfying answers to the different questions, but also the questions themselves which were varied and intriguing. Take care and see you next week!
13:43 I think I can say the same about English language. I truly love my native language, but I feel drawn to reading in English much more than when I read in my native language; like you said it feels more natural. The same goes for movies and songs. I'm glad to have come across a person who feels similar about this concept :)
Hi Emmelie... Thank you so much for the hard work doing 2-3 hours worth of video editing for a RUclips posting. Much appreciated. Mr. Toulouse is so majestic!
More kitty, please! He's so beautiful. How do you keep his fur off all your books? Also, did you design your room to match the cat? Or did you get the cat to match the room? LOL! He's so perfect!
Haha. Most of my books don't attract hair, and they're always on my shelf anyway! I did not match the decor, just a coincidence lol. I guess I like blue, orange, and white 😂
I was waiting for this one and had the greatest smile when I saw you've posted it 😂 Thank you for answering our questions and I must say you have won me over even more with the LoTR - favourite classic youtuber 🍀📓💯
Congratulations on 6 thousand subscribers and best wishes for many more. You had such fascinating and interesting answers to the questions which really gave insight into your literary and booktube career. And yes, Legends of the Fall is massively underrated!😄
If I was on a desert island the only book I would wish to read would be How to build a ship with limited resources.😂Great questions and answers and a very beautiful quote about Classics!❤
Hi 👋🏻 Congrats on the 6000 subscribers!! I loved this video. It’s so great to get to know you more. I recently read a book from the 1800s called The Epitaph of a Small Winner (which I loved) and it referenced Candide by Voltaire a couple of times. And I was only able to understand it because I read it, thanks to your suggestion. Your channel is making me (and all 6000 of us) better readers. ❤
I always think people will find such videos boring, so I'm glad you have enjoyed watching it! Thank you so much for your lovely compliment. Yay for Voltaire ;)
Thank you for this Q&A Emmelie! Like you I am also a great lover of JRR Tolkien. He wrote at such great depth partly because of his background as a philologist. Also his books were enriched by his deep faith. If I may plug an Australian author in the fantasy/sci-fi area I would recommend the works of Isobelle Carmody, especially her Obernewtyn Chronicles. This is a series of eight books set in a post-apocalyptic world. They are very engaging reads and an example of great world building. Once again, thank you for your channel and as always- happy reading!😊
Hello Emmelie! I hope you are doing well. Great video! I always enjoy Q&A type videos with booktubers b/c it gives us a chance to get to know them better outside of that particular week's video content. Just gives it a bit of a personal touch. Congrats again on reaching 6K which is a testament to your hard work and dedication. I look forward to your next video. Have a great week! 😀
The last samurai! Wow I love this one too! It inspired me to leave to somewhere far away, and explore the world 😅! Oh definitely, to me, books originally written in Spanish are much much better in Spanish! Without a doubt. I think always original language is better: Italian, Portuguese, etc Great video, thanks for answering so many questions. I know you a bit better now 😜
I really wanted to love The Pillars of the Earth. I don't remember specifics because it was many years ago and I also had to stop reading, but I do remember one sexual scene that was very vulgar. If that was the only instance of this sort of thing, I could see myself trying again and skipping that portion. But if something like that is repeated, it's not for me. (Which again, makes me sad because I wanted to love this!)
I find it so interesting that you prefer reading books in English. It's the same for me, I'm German and read all translations and even most German books in English. I find the language somehow more natural and poetic.
I speak how I write and write how I speak. And I do see words spoken to me as reading a book. I literally get confused when someone starts saying something to me and doesn't finish the sentence, or starts speaking to me in fragments. A person who speaks to me in correct grammar and spelling I understand fully. Seriously.
I appreciate that you really do seem to love reading! Your channel is not full sponsorships pushing products on us with every video. I know many people now have YT as their full time job, so I know they have to do that. Bills have to be paid. I understand that. But, as a viewer, I am burned out. I also am never quite sure if people like that are making videos truly because they want to or because they have to. I've seen so many people (not just Booktube but YT in general) share about illnesses, personal issues, etc., but they're still smiling and making videos even when they don't seem to really want to. That's hard for me to watch. I feel like I'm somehow... using people or taking advantage of them when they are having a hard time. I'm not explaining this well. I just mean that if someone is doing this as a hobby and not as a job, then I know they're here because they geninely want to be.
@@Yesica1993 I know what you mean. Trust me, if you are on RUclips because you want to make money, you don't pick the BookTube niche... 😂 I've been noticing how angry people get about "influencers" earning money online, and everyone is so tired of them trying to sell stuff. This leads to frustration, but also extreme sensitivity. I only have a Patreon Book Club and I'm an author (no sponsorships, no ads), and when I talk about those two, people get furious and I always lose subscribers because of it. I sometimes feel like I can't talk about things I'm passionate about if I earn money from it. And now I wonder if I explain this well! 😜 It's lovely to get something small in return for all those hours of work, you know! 🤎 But I agree, those sponsorships and 5 ads breaking up a video are horrible!
@@ProseAndPetticoats You lose subscribers just because of mentioning earning money from it? I had no idea people are so exhausted and fed up with the influencer-type of content. It's obvious to me that you need to invest A LOT to make a single video (all the equipment and time needed to make it happen), so making money off of it sounds the most reasonable. I hope you will continue making videos, I love them!!! 🙂 Like you said in the video, I feel like a friend is talking to me 😊 What I love most about your content is that your choice of books is genuine, you talk about the works that you read and love (or not) and why. There's no "popular hype" - just a genuine choice. Oh and you mention the language and the style of writing, and what specific quotes made you think. I appreciate that a lot! 📚🙂
@@iloveenglanguage To give an example: my unboxing video of my new novel apparently angered a lot of my subscribers. But why leave because of one video you dislike if you enjoy the overall content? 🤔 I don't force anyone to buy my novel or even watch the video. When I announced my Patreon Book Club, I got accused of being on BookTube for the money. 😂 I think they don't realise how much money the big RUclipsrs make just by inserting ad-breaks into their videos. Anyway, I'm still very small and I love seeing this community grow. It's nice to talk to the camera, knowing someone is actually watching and enjoying my content! Thank you for your kindness and support. The "talking to a friend" and intimate feeling is exactly what I wanted to achieve.
I find it so odd that people like reading in English best as it has such a conglomeration of linguistic influence. As a native English speaker who doesn't know any other language, I wouldn't have much of an idea :) But I've always wanted to read Irish and have heard that its very different and more poetic than English.
@@jdraze9321 You may always leave me a comment with your recommendations. Perhaps I can find some of them in my local library! 😊 That's your question, right?
Ik vind het zeer triest om te horen, dat je zo avers bent van het Hollands. Het spijt me om na de q&a nog een vraag te stellen, maar welke Nederlandse schrijvers, dichters, heb je desondanks graag gelezen?
Ik vind het ook spijtig! Ik ben trouwens van België, dus daar heb je nog minder auteurs die van invloed zijn geweest. Een klein landje dat van iedereen is geweest! ;) Heb jij aanraders? Ik kan namelijk geen werken opnoemen die ik graag heb gelezen.
What you said about language in books is fascinating. As a native English speaker, I'm curious what it is about English that resonates so distinctively to you. Of course, I imagine that's a tough question to answer. In philosophy, I often hear complaints about German-to-English works in translation, how so much of the meaning is lost, and so in my mind I've assumed English is second-rate somehow in terms of nuance. You're actually the first person who's pointed out to me that there might be something special about English for the beauty of literature. That's so interesting!
Aww Ruben, you are so lucky to have English as a native language. It is beautiful. I even prefer some French authors in English over their original, just because it sounds so much more poetic...
Hi Emmelie!
Congratulation again on reaching 6000 subscribers! Glad to see not only your satisfying answers to the different questions, but also the questions themselves which were varied and intriguing. Take care and see you next week!
All the questions were so interesting and thought provoking! I'm glad you enjoyed it :)
Yes! The big bang theory is 💯. I don't usually gravitate toward sitcoms, but yeah... BAZINGA! 🤣
Haha same here. 😂
13:43 I think I can say the same about English language. I truly love my native language, but I feel drawn to reading in English much more than when I read in my native language; like you said it feels more natural. The same goes for movies and songs.
I'm glad to have come across a person who feels similar about this concept :)
Exactly! I hear people say this all the time. Indeed, same for songs and movies...
Hi Emmelie... Thank you so much for the hard work doing 2-3 hours worth of video editing for a RUclips posting. Much appreciated. Mr. Toulouse is so majestic!
Aww that's really kind of you, thanks. And yes, he really is!
Thank you for answering our questions. Your channel is so inspiring and informative. ❤I hope many more subscribers find your channel too😊
@@paivishaw1163 Thank you so much! I'm glad to have you here 🥰
Yes, I Love Crimson Peak, and yes we had to buy the book and movie as soon as we could. It is like a love story to Gothic fiction.
I love it!
More kitty, please! He's so beautiful. How do you keep his fur off all your books? Also, did you design your room to match the cat? Or did you get the cat to match the room? LOL! He's so perfect!
Haha. Most of my books don't attract hair, and they're always on my shelf anyway! I did not match the decor, just a coincidence lol. I guess I like blue, orange, and white 😂
I was waiting for this one and had the greatest smile when I saw you've posted it 😂 Thank you for answering our questions and I must say you have won me over even more with the LoTR - favourite classic youtuber 🍀📓💯
Aww what a kind comment. Thank you so much!
Congratulations on 6 thousand subscribers and best wishes for many more. You had such fascinating and interesting answers to the questions which really gave insight into your literary and booktube career. And yes, Legends of the Fall is massively underrated!😄
I'm glad you loved the conversation! Oh I'm so happy you are a fan of Legends of the Fall. What. A. Movie.
Glad to hear some love for Spartacus!
Loved hearing all your answers!!
Love your channel and all your content! 💕
Thank you so much! 🥰
If I was on a desert island the only book I would wish to read would be How to build a ship with limited resources.😂Great questions and answers and a very beautiful quote about Classics!❤
Wow, that is smart! I would never have thought of that haha. ;)
Hi 👋🏻 Congrats on the 6000 subscribers!!
I loved this video. It’s so great to get to know you more. I recently read a book from the 1800s called The Epitaph of a Small Winner (which I loved) and it referenced Candide by Voltaire a couple of times. And I was only able to understand it because I read it, thanks to your suggestion. Your channel is making me (and all 6000 of us) better readers. ❤
I always think people will find such videos boring, so I'm glad you have enjoyed watching it! Thank you so much for your lovely compliment. Yay for Voltaire ;)
Thank you for this Q&A Emmelie! Like you I am also a great lover of JRR Tolkien. He wrote at such great depth partly because of his background as a philologist. Also his books were enriched by his deep faith.
If I may plug an Australian author in the fantasy/sci-fi area I would recommend the works of Isobelle Carmody, especially her Obernewtyn Chronicles. This is a series of eight books set in a post-apocalyptic world. They are very engaging reads and an example of great world building.
Once again, thank you for your channel and as always- happy reading!😊
I have written down your recommendation - never heard of this author. Thank you so much for watching & commenting. Happy reading!
Congrats on 6K, so well deserved for all your hard work and time you put into your community! 🥳
Thank you. I'm so glad to have you here, my friend 🤎
Hello Emmelie! I hope you are doing well. Great video! I always enjoy Q&A type videos with booktubers b/c it gives us a chance to get to know them better outside of that particular week's video content. Just gives it a bit of a personal touch. Congrats again on reaching 6K which is a testament to your hard work and dedication. I look forward to your next video. Have a great week! 😀
Q&A hurray!
Weren't you the one who asked for a Q&A?! :D
@@ProseAndPetticoats I did. The answer I liked the most today was the quoted definition of a classic. Incredible.
The last samurai! Wow I love this one too! It inspired me to leave to somewhere far away, and explore the world 😅!
Oh definitely, to me, books originally written in Spanish are much much better in Spanish! Without a doubt. I think always original language is better: Italian, Portuguese, etc
Great video, thanks for answering so many questions. I know you a bit better now 😜
You are lucky to have great authors in your native language. I can imagine they're much better in their original.
I really wanted to love The Pillars of the Earth. I don't remember specifics because it was many years ago and I also had to stop reading, but I do remember one sexual scene that was very vulgar. If that was the only instance of this sort of thing, I could see myself trying again and skipping that portion. But if something like that is repeated, it's not for me. (Which again, makes me sad because I wanted to love this!)
It is repeated, so you may want to skip all his books. It's always a sad thing when we dislike a book we really wanted to fall in love with.
I find it so interesting that you prefer reading books in English. It's the same for me, I'm German and read all translations and even most German books in English. I find the language somehow more natural and poetic.
It's such a curious thing, right? I hear it all the time!
I just received your book today and added to my TBR 😊
Oh my, how exciting! Thank you so much for your support!
Not into King Solomon's Mines either. But 'The Brethren' by H. Rider Haggard... Probably in my top 5!
Hm. Maybe I should give him another chance. Will be writing it down.
I would pick Rivendell also. I wonder, what the restroom situation is like.
See you there! ;)
@@Montie-Adkins Same thought!
I speak how I write and write how I speak. And I do see words spoken to me as reading a book. I literally get confused when someone starts saying something to me and doesn't finish the sentence, or starts speaking to me in fragments. A person who speaks to me in correct grammar and spelling I understand fully. Seriously.
It's special that you see spoken words as if they're written!
LOTR are my favorite movies too :)
They're brilliant!
I appreciate that you really do seem to love reading! Your channel is not full sponsorships pushing products on us with every video. I know many people now have YT as their full time job, so I know they have to do that. Bills have to be paid. I understand that. But, as a viewer, I am burned out. I also am never quite sure if people like that are making videos truly because they want to or because they have to. I've seen so many people (not just Booktube but YT in general) share about illnesses, personal issues, etc., but they're still smiling and making videos even when they don't seem to really want to. That's hard for me to watch. I feel like I'm somehow... using people or taking advantage of them when they are having a hard time. I'm not explaining this well. I just mean that if someone is doing this as a hobby and not as a job, then I know they're here because they geninely want to be.
@@Yesica1993 I know what you mean. Trust me, if you are on RUclips because you want to make money, you don't pick the BookTube niche... 😂
I've been noticing how angry people get about "influencers" earning money online, and everyone is so tired of them trying to sell stuff. This leads to frustration, but also extreme sensitivity. I only have a Patreon Book Club and I'm an author (no sponsorships, no ads), and when I talk about those two, people get furious and I always lose subscribers because of it. I sometimes feel like I can't talk about things I'm passionate about if I earn money from it.
And now I wonder if I explain this well! 😜
It's lovely to get something small in return for all those hours of work, you know! 🤎 But I agree, those sponsorships and 5 ads breaking up a video are horrible!
@@ProseAndPetticoats I understand!
@@ProseAndPetticoats You lose subscribers just because of mentioning earning money from it? I had no idea people are so exhausted and fed up with the influencer-type of content. It's obvious to me that you need to invest A LOT to make a single video (all the equipment and time needed to make it happen), so making money off of it sounds the most reasonable. I hope you will continue making videos, I love them!!! 🙂 Like you said in the video, I feel like a friend is talking to me 😊
What I love most about your content is that your choice of books is genuine, you talk about the works that you read and love (or not) and why. There's no "popular hype" - just a genuine choice. Oh and you mention the language and the style of writing, and what specific quotes made you think. I appreciate that a lot! 📚🙂
@@iloveenglanguage To give an example: my unboxing video of my new novel apparently angered a lot of my subscribers. But why leave because of one video you dislike if you enjoy the overall content? 🤔 I don't force anyone to buy my novel or even watch the video.
When I announced my Patreon Book Club, I got accused of being on BookTube for the money. 😂 I think they don't realise how much money the big RUclipsrs make just by inserting ad-breaks into their videos.
Anyway, I'm still very small and I love seeing this community grow. It's nice to talk to the camera, knowing someone is actually watching and enjoying my content! Thank you for your kindness and support. The "talking to a friend" and intimate feeling is exactly what I wanted to achieve.
I find it so odd that people like reading in English best as it has such a conglomeration of linguistic influence. As a native English speaker who doesn't know any other language, I wouldn't have much of an idea :) But I've always wanted to read Irish and have heard that its very different and more poetic than English.
You're so lucky to have English as your native language! Will you learn to speak Irish?
I've seen you read more classical/period fiction, but would you ever review more alternate universe/modern era inspired fiction ?
Yes! I would love that. 🤎
@@ProseAndPetticoats alright then, how do we send you recommendations ?
@@jdraze9321 You may always leave me a comment with your recommendations. Perhaps I can find some of them in my local library! 😊 That's your question, right?
Ik vind het zeer triest om te horen, dat je zo avers bent van het Hollands. Het spijt me om na de q&a nog een vraag te stellen, maar welke Nederlandse schrijvers, dichters, heb je desondanks graag gelezen?
Ik vind het ook spijtig! Ik ben trouwens van België, dus daar heb je nog minder auteurs die van invloed zijn geweest. Een klein landje dat van iedereen is geweest! ;) Heb jij aanraders? Ik kan namelijk geen werken opnoemen die ik graag heb gelezen.
What is your native, first language?
@@natalied3279 Flemish (Belgium)