the seagulls and wave sounds crowding the poetry has me in absolute bits - I feel a great need to find and listen to it myself for the full experience 😂
That reminded me of when I was once in a group and we decided to do a meditation exercise for fun and the one we chose had us walking on a lovely beach at night and listen to the waves crashing but the sounds they picked for it were like a damn hurricane and we couldn't keep a straight face while listening to it hahahah 😂😂
Haha I was about to comment this yes!!! Also it's sequel "A Prayer for the Crown-Shy" Both were five star reads for me and my friend who owned the books passed them all around our friendgroup to make sure everyone got to read it
Watched this as I was sipping on my coffee this morning and it really felt like we were in the same room! So cozy!💕 Can’t wait for the vlog emmie xoxo 🌊
been having the worst reading slump ever. haven't touch a book for over a month when I used to easily read 5+.. watching your wrap up helps a lot.. all love🌊🌊💖
Many people recommend the duology Becky Chambers wrote, but I would recommend to read a the long way to a small angry planet by her. The next book in that series is even better. The duology is great, but short and more philosophy leaning, if you want star trek like fun and a normal plot structure, the other series would be perfect.
Nothing to cheer up my dreams like a 3 am emmie video I've also been reading a few cozy books too wind in the willows (by your recommendation) and the kamogawa food detectives
Loved this! Thanks for keeping me company while I did the dishes 😂 The housekeeper and the professor is one of my favourite books that I read last year! Also you and Carolyn are making me want to reread Lotr soooo bad ❤
I have been listening to you for several years now and of course I love your content and your personality. I also want to say that these days especially I am grateful to you for never making snarky comments about old people on your channel. A couple of months ago I would have said that book tube in general has too much class for that , but now I'm finding that old people are not valued among at least some of the book tube creators. The make up channels seem to love us however. I pray for your health and happiness.
i haven’t read a wizard’s guide to defensive baking yet, but i’ve read three of t kingfisher’s other books and i’m currently reading her latest release and i thoroughly enjoyed them all!!! this one might not have been the one for you, but i adored Thornhedge and Nettle & Bone
Very glad you love Winterson's Lighthousekeeping! Last time I saw your video wanting to read them, I've been hoping you would appreciate Winterson's writing and the nuance she created in it. And you did! Her prose are one of the best, comforting to read. You might also wanna check out her other writing such as The Stone Gods or Written on the Body. Much love, always a pleasure time to watch your videos.
It's good to hear that you are open to reading other works by T King Fisher because she's pretty versatile in what she produces so most people can find something they like of hers.
sooo happy u continued with spy x family!!!!! i kinda fell out of anime/manga in recent years but sxf is one that i looooooove always the story just makes me so happy and i love the characters to bits
I'm about a month behind, but I've been dying (and keep forgetting) to recommend Witch Hat Atelier (manga) - I think you'd really adore it! It's such a charming little fantasy with witches and art as magic that deals with themes of socioeconomic inequality, disability, and trauma. The art is breathtakingly gorgeous, the characters are lovable, it's cozy and heartwarming; much to love. If you enjoy child protagonists, you'll enjoy this one. It's definitely one of my favorites!
The Parrot's Theorem by Denis Guedj is a great mystery featuring a good deal of math!! Also, Logicomix by Apostolos Doxiadis is a nonfic book about Bertrand Russell's life that I found very clever.
Going with the "Housekeeping" theme I highly recommend Housekeeping by Marilynne Robinson, maybe more of a winter read, it's got such beautiful icy wintery imagery and the writing is absolutely gorgeous. Transience is the main theme of it as well which I remember you talking a lot about in another video!
🌊 Emmie! Thank you so, so much for another wonderful, cosy video. I will definitely read Lighthousekeeping now, I love Jeannette's books and I look forward to you reading more. I was wondering why you tab your favourite quotes (I annotate and fitfully tab mine) do you go back and read them? Would you ever make something like a favourite quotes video? Perhaps based on theme? I'd love to see the highlights of all, or at least some! of your reading in a video. I hope you have a lovely evening/morning. X 🌲
100% the wayfarer series by becky chambers is cosy slice of life sci fi!! its a series but each book could be a standalone in the same universe, very found family, amazing characters and great plot
My first Kingfisher book was Nettle & Bone and I fell in love immediately. I went to find every book by her and I must say some are great and others seem a bit ammature, coincidentally, the older ones. I too felt disappointed by Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking. So I would recommend Nettle & Bone before you give up reading her books. I also really enjoyed Hollow Places. The Paladins Grace series has some good aspects but a bit boring and slow. What Moves the Dead was nice but no big deal for me. The others I still haven't read but really want to. She definitely become one of my favorite authors because of her singular way of writing.
Emma, your choice of attire is impeccable! Half of the reason why your videos are my go-to comfort space is your cozy attire and the warm, snug ambiance!! 🤗♥
Ooh I may pick up the EMDR book! I actually got EMDR treatment and it was really effective. I didn't experience extremely intense emotions like I heard from other people, but the treatment did work really well. (I was in therapy for two years with the same therapist before we even started it though. That might have helped with how smooth it went.) My therapist always encouraged me to read about the treatments she used and ask about them. I am no longer in therapy but the readings we did made me really interested in psychology and I still read about it.
Cozy slice of life sci fi: the wayfarers series by Becky chambers. I never ever thought I’d like sci fi and I was so wrong. The best series I’ve ever read!!
I love some of Jeanette Winterson's books so much I think my favourites are Gut Symmetries and Sexing the Cherry and then there's other ones that are kind of a miss for me but either way i love her writing! Also i have been in a huge reading slump lately but I just started reading the fellowship and i love it SO SO much!
The beanie gives off *Steph Gingrich* vibes, which is as cool as always. The premise of Shady Hollow makes me think of Animal Crossing and Twin Peaks. I was hoping it would become more of the latter, but unfortunately "the owls are not what they seem" this case :(
It's great! I got to chat to Jeanette Winterson in 2004 during the book-signing of Lighthousekeeping after she did a book launch/talk event here in Brisbane, Australia. 20 years ago now! And saw her speak again when I was living in London UK in 2008. I've read all of her books, but would like to re-read some of her earlier works sometime soonish. Back in the early to mid 2000's I was part of a forum/messageboard community that used to be on her website. From there, a whole bunch of people connected not just over her work, but over books, reading, writing in general. Friendships formed, and people met up in real life. I sort of miss those days. It was pre-booktube and pre-youtube in general.
If you haven’t read Vera Wong’s unsolicited advice for murders. I highly recommend it. It’s not exactly cosy but lots of great characters, I loved Vera and it’s fun and I think you might enjoy it x
"The Wild Robot" is a cozy book about robots, family and nature. It's not focused on sci-fi, but it has the robot element and a more advanced world in relation to robotics and the movie is coming this year, although from the trailer I noticed that some things have changed.😊
Since you're open to manga, I really recommend Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou for cozy sci-fi! It's a sweet, calm story about an android who runs a coffee shop after an ecological collapse in the distant future. It's a classic and very slice-of-life. It's 14 volumes so it's not a ton but enough to really enjoy.
Fermat's Enigma! It's a nonfiction book, but it's enthralling - at least I thought it was, and I feel the same way that you do about math. It wasn't my strong suit, but I love reading about it. Even though I couldn't understand all the math in the book - not by a long shot - it was fascinating to me and such a great, true story.
For math in books (and science), you should try Neal Stephenson, especially Anathem, Cryptonomicon, or The Baroque Cycle, which begins with Quicksilver.
Becky Chambers is the obvious cozy scifi rec. The Wayfarers series is more typical scifi, lots of tech talk and space travel with a ragtag crew on a ship. But there’s a lot of slice of life contained within it and it’s not really plot driven. Monk and Robot is more conversational and meditative. They’re also short and sweet so I think they get around the curse of cosy fantasy/scifi which is that sometimes the books go on too long without a plot to keep you intrigued. People will also say Murderbot which I agree has a decent amount of slice of life and is just funny. I think Light from Uncommon Stars counts. It’s got some heavier themes but I think it’s a beautiful little book and is cozy in the sense that it focuses on character relationships. There’s also a cute donut shop.
🌊🌊🌊 If you continue on with reading Jeanette Winterson's work, I would recommend going right back to the beginning. Start with the earlier works, and make your way through. I so wished you could have read The Passion (Jeanette Winterson, 1987 ) before or during your Venice trip! So I would go with Oranges are Not the Only Fruit, The Passion, Written on the Body, Art & Lies. One of my favourite books of all time is her essay collection Art Objects: Essays on Ecstasy and Effrontery. I would only read her memoir (Why be Happy when you Could be Normal) AFTER reading Oranges. Her more recent works are among my least favourite. I chatted to her in 2004 at her book signing for Lighthousekeeping after she did a book launch/talk here in Brisbane, Australia. 20 years ago now! I saw her speak again in London UK in 2008 while I was living there. Back in the early to mid 2000's I was part of a forum/messageboard community that used to be on her website. From there, a whole bunch of people connected not just over her work, but over books, reading, writing in general. Friendships formed, and people met up in real life. I sort of miss those days. It was pre-booktube and pre-youtube in general. For slice of life cozy sci-fi, please continue on with the Wayfarers series by Becky Chambers! I know you've read the first book already. The second book is A Closed and Common Orbit. Also read her Monk & Robot series, which is only 2 novella-length books - A Psalm for the Wild-Built, and A Prayer for the Crown-shy. I mean, come on... a story about a tea-monk having a conversation with a robot who (along with all the others) wandered off into the wilderness, about what humans need? Sign yourself up! 🌊🌊🌊
I feel like " The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" could be classed as cosy sci fi if you haven't read that yet? It was my favourite book until I read "The Count of Monte Cristo" this year!
Hi Emma, Lighthousekeeping is a Winterson book I have not read, so I’m adding it to my list as we speak. Thanks for the rec! Now here are a couple for you, which your description of Lighthousekeeping - specifically its lyricism and evocative style - brought to mind. The first book is Bel Canto by Ann Patchett, a deeply felt operatic sweep of a book that has stayed with me for years, and is one of my top tier 5-star ride-or-dies. I love it beyond measure. The other book, The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver, I rank just as highly. It is without parallel (at least in my limited reading experience) and it may very well break your heart. Thanks again, and hope you enjoy the recs!
Sounds like there might be few Robert L Stevenson references in the Lighthouse book. Pew was also name of the blind pirate accomplice in Treasure Island.
A while ago i bought Emily Wilde, Legends & Lattes, and Half a Soul on your reccomendation n i just finished the book i was working on !! Im reading l&l now and im really excited for half a soul
Yay! I'm finally making progress on House of Spirits. Very Years of Solitudey. Thanks for the rec, Emma! BTW, a couple years ago I was watching this show where they watch bad movies and make fun of them and it was a film where the characters are driving through the desolate Mexican wilderness and the watchers started singing, "One hundred years of solitude, one hundred years of solitude, take one down, pass it around, ninety-nine years of solitude!" I about busted a gut laughing. Hope your weekend was swell!
A thriller about math AND a scifi book is Ninefox Gambit, if you’d like to check it out. And other people have already recommended Becky Chambers for cozy scifi and I agree
I also find that cozy fantasy veers into boring territory pretty quickly. I hate feeling that way because so many people seem to enjoy it, but I'm glad to hear I'm not alone. 😅 🌊
Oh man, can’t think of any slice of life sci-fi, but in anime, I feel like Cowboy Beebop fits right in that category. Maybe Evangelion as well, although that one is many things haha
Lighthousekeeping sounds great! I love a good Murial Spark, so the epigraph sells me. 🌊 I just finished Look at Me by Anita Brookner and it really hit the spot. A young librarian, feeling isolated, is drawn into the lives of this glamorous couple.
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the seagulls and wave sounds crowding the poetry has me in absolute bits - I feel a great need to find and listen to it myself for the full experience 😂
That reminded me of when I was once in a group and we decided to do a meditation exercise for fun and the one we chose had us walking on a lovely beach at night and listen to the waves crashing but the sounds they picked for it were like a damn hurricane and we couldn't keep a straight face while listening to it hahahah 😂😂
Wormies❤ After your review of Half a Soul, I read it, and the two books which follow. Ten Thousand Stitches was even better than Half a Soul!
“A Psalm for the Wild-Built” by Becky Chambers is a PERFECT cozy sci-fi!
Yes, I second this recommendation!
i just read this for a book club and i cant stop thinking about it!! so so good
Yes!!!! I totally agree! And I read this physically along with the audiobook and the narrator was fantastic.
Haha I was about to comment this yes!!!
Also it's sequel "A Prayer for the Crown-Shy"
Both were five star reads for me and my friend who owned the books passed them all around our friendgroup to make sure everyone got to read it
yessss was gonna say anything by Becky chambers!!!
Totally agree that summer is the time for sci-fi. Not sure why, but I've always felt that way.
I would always read Michael Crichton over the summers way back in the day, and I think that sci fi lit atmosphere will forever feel summery.
Floating Hotel by Grace Curtis is a cozy sci fi about a hotel traveling through space, and I know how much you like hotels.
Cozy Mystery: 🙅🏻♂️
Cozy Murder: 😌👌
It’s quite cool how you always seem to keep your selections super diverse! 🙂
Book wormies, rise up! 🙌🏻
"when the seagulls were on i couldn't hear what he was saying" lol this is truly the Atlantic Canadian experience
It's stormy and pouring rain outside as I put all my italy souvenirs from my trip to Italy last week away. Listening to your vlog was so theuraptic 🌊
The Monk & Robot duology by Becky Chambers is ultimate cozy sci-fi in my humble opinion!! 🌊
Book wormy here 😊🖐🏾
Book wormies unite! 😂
Yes! 😊
A sourdough starter as a familiar - STOP - that is adorable!
REAL
Emmie, your videos are like a big warm hug 🥹 You make me feel so at peace 🫶 thank you so much!!🌊
Watched this as I was sipping on my coffee this morning and it really felt like we were in the same room! So cozy!💕 Can’t wait for the vlog emmie xoxo 🌊
your recommendations and book descriptions never disappoint 🌊
Thank you so much for uploading! I was feeling very anxious about the upcoming week, but now I get to calm down for a few precious moments 💛
I have just finished reading "The long way to a small angry planet" and I think it is a perfect example of cozy sci-fi!
I'm so happy I get to listen to you talk about books today ❤❤❤
been having the worst reading slump ever. haven't touch a book for over a month when I used to easily read 5+.. watching your wrap up helps a lot.. all love🌊🌊💖
Many people recommend the duology Becky Chambers wrote, but I would recommend to read a the long way to a small angry planet by her. The next book in that series is even better. The duology is great, but short and more philosophy leaning, if you want star trek like fun and a normal plot structure, the other series would be perfect.
Nothing to cheer up my dreams like a 3 am emmie video
I've also been reading a few cozy books too wind in the willows (by your recommendation) and the kamogawa food detectives
Loved this! Thanks for keeping me company while I did the dishes 😂
The housekeeper and the professor is one of my favourite books that I read last year! Also you and Carolyn are making me want to reread Lotr soooo bad ❤
A Long Way to A Small Angry Planet and the Murderbot Diaries are both cute cosy sci-fi
I'm soon going on a trip to Scotland and Lighthousekeeping sounds like the book I've been looking for to bring along 🌊🌊🌊
I have been listening to you for several years now and of course I love your content and your personality. I also want to say that these days especially I am grateful to you for never making snarky comments about old people on your channel. A couple of months ago I would have said that book tube in general has too much class for that , but now I'm finding that old people are not valued among at least some of the book tube creators. The make up channels seem to love us however. I pray for your health and happiness.
youtube is for everyone !! ❤
i haven’t read a wizard’s guide to defensive baking yet, but i’ve read three of t kingfisher’s other books and i’m currently reading her latest release and i thoroughly enjoyed them all!!! this one might not have been the one for you, but i adored Thornhedge and Nettle & Bone
Very glad you love Winterson's Lighthousekeeping! Last time I saw your video wanting to read them, I've been hoping you would appreciate Winterson's writing and the nuance she created in it. And you did! Her prose are one of the best, comforting to read. You might also wanna check out her other writing such as The Stone Gods or Written on the Body. Much love, always a pleasure time to watch your videos.
Oh my goodness, I've been looking for recommendations of math portrayed in books! I'll have to look into The Housekeeper and The Professor
I always add my to my TBR after watching your videos. You're one of my favorite book tubers
It's good to hear that you are open to reading other works by T King Fisher because she's pretty versatile in what she produces so most people can find something they like of hers.
sooo happy u continued with spy x family!!!!! i kinda fell out of anime/manga in recent years but sxf is one that i looooooove always the story just makes me so happy and i love the characters to bits
I'm about a month behind, but I've been dying (and keep forgetting) to recommend Witch Hat Atelier (manga) - I think you'd really adore it! It's such a charming little fantasy with witches and art as magic that deals with themes of socioeconomic inequality, disability, and trauma. The art is breathtakingly gorgeous, the characters are lovable, it's cozy and heartwarming; much to love. If you enjoy child protagonists, you'll enjoy this one. It's definitely one of my favorites!
The Parrot's Theorem by Denis Guedj is a great mystery featuring a good deal of math!! Also, Logicomix by Apostolos Doxiadis is a nonfic book about Bertrand Russell's life that I found very clever.
Cannot agree more about Defensive Baking, I was so disappointed but thankfully I read Nettle and Bone next and it was so much better
Hello, Emma!
I'm so glad you enjoyed your trip. Thank you for the end of month book reviews, I love these.
Hugs to Calcifer and Grendl! 💕💕 🌊
Watching your videos since covid .. you have inspired me a lot and now I've finally started my booktube journey as well!
Lighthousekeeping sounds fab! On to my tbr! 🌊
Psalm of the wild built is a cozy sci-fi I loved! It felt like a warm hug
love the reads from may 🌊
For a cosy, slice-of-life sci-fi, I would highly recommend "The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet" by Becky Chambers. The whole series is amazing ❤
Sourdough by Robin Sloan is a cozy Sci Fi. I have not read it yet but several people in my book club talked about how much they loved it.
Going with the "Housekeeping" theme I highly recommend Housekeeping by Marilynne Robinson, maybe more of a winter read, it's got such beautiful icy wintery imagery and the writing is absolutely gorgeous. Transience is the main theme of it as well which I remember you talking a lot about in another video!
🌊 Emmie! Thank you so, so much for another wonderful, cosy video. I will definitely read Lighthousekeeping now, I love Jeannette's books and I look forward to you reading more. I was wondering why you tab your favourite quotes (I annotate and fitfully tab mine) do you go back and read them? Would you ever make something like a favourite quotes video? Perhaps based on theme? I'd love to see the highlights of all, or at least some! of your reading in a video. I hope you have a lovely evening/morning. X 🌲
100% the wayfarer series by becky chambers is cosy slice of life sci fi!! its a series but each book could be a standalone in the same universe, very found family, amazing characters and great plot
My first Kingfisher book was Nettle & Bone and I fell in love immediately. I went to find every book by her and I must say some are great and others seem a bit ammature, coincidentally, the older ones. I too felt disappointed by Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking. So I would recommend Nettle & Bone before you give up reading her books. I also really enjoyed Hollow Places. The Paladins Grace series has some good aspects but a bit boring and slow. What Moves the Dead was nice but no big deal for me. The others I still haven't read but really want to. She definitely become one of my favorite authors because of her singular way of writing.
I also loved Lighthousekeeping! 🌊🌊
The housekeeper and the professor is definitely one of my favorites!!!
When you said cozy sci-fi I instantly thought of "the long way to a small angry planet" by becky chambers
Emma, your choice of attire is impeccable! Half of the reason why your videos are my go-to comfort space is your cozy attire and the warm, snug ambiance!! 🤗♥
Ooh I may pick up the EMDR book! I actually got EMDR treatment and it was really effective. I didn't experience extremely intense emotions like I heard from other people, but the treatment did work really well. (I was in therapy for two years with the same therapist before we even started it though. That might have helped with how smooth it went.) My therapist always encouraged me to read about the treatments she used and ask about them. I am no longer in therapy but the readings we did made me really interested in psychology and I still read about it.
Cozy slice of life sci fi: the wayfarers series by Becky chambers. I never ever thought I’d like sci fi and I was so wrong. The best series I’ve ever read!!
I love some of Jeanette Winterson's books so much I think my favourites are Gut Symmetries and Sexing the Cherry and then there's other ones that are kind of a miss for me but either way i love her writing! Also i have been in a huge reading slump lately but I just started reading the fellowship and i love it SO SO much!
The beanie gives off *Steph Gingrich* vibes, which is as cool as always.
The premise of Shady Hollow makes me think of Animal Crossing and Twin Peaks. I was hoping it would become more of the latter, but unfortunately "the owls are not what they seem" this case :(
Now I’m wondering if emma would like twin peaks!! Just finished a rewatch
@@larochka1 It'd be great :) Either way, fair enough, that's alright :)
"Is it future or is it past?"
_Me, about to start another Twin Peaks rewatch_
I definitely borrowed Lighthousekeeping. Thanks for the reviews & recs! 👋🌊👋
Housekeeper and the Professor feels perfect for me. I hate math but the memory idea is ingenious.
Will definitely check out lighthouse keeping!
LIGHTHOUSEKEEPING MENTIONED! one of my all-time favourite books that i never see recommended
It's great! I got to chat to Jeanette Winterson in 2004 during the book-signing of Lighthousekeeping after she did a book launch/talk event here in Brisbane, Australia. 20 years ago now! And saw her speak again when I was living in London UK in 2008. I've read all of her books, but would like to re-read some of her earlier works sometime soonish. Back in the early to mid 2000's I was part of a forum/messageboard community that used to be on her website. From there, a whole bunch of people connected not just over her work, but over books, reading, writing in general. Friendships formed, and people met up in real life. I sort of miss those days. It was pre-booktube and pre-youtube in general.
👋 I cannot wait for your NFLD vlog, your love for nature and Canadian nature warms my heart 😊
If you haven’t read Vera Wong’s unsolicited advice for murders. I highly recommend it. It’s not exactly cosy but lots of great characters, I loved Vera and it’s fun and I think you might enjoy it x
On A Sunbeam in one of my favorite SciFi novels! I'd consider it cozy. It's a queer stand alone graphic novel. Highly recomend!
Cozy Sci fi: Have you read 'a Psalm for the Wild-Built' by Becky Chambers it is a duology.
"The Wild Robot" is a cozy book about robots, family and nature. It's not focused on sci-fi, but it has the robot element and a more advanced world in relation to robotics and the movie is coming this year, although from the trailer I noticed that some things have changed.😊
I'd buy lighthousekeeping just for the cover, it's gorgeous
I'm glad you liked Ogawa Yoko's The Housekeeper and The Professor. It's one of my favorite and ultimate soul-soothing read.
I love that expression! “Soul soothing” 🌸 any more recommendations with that description?
@@sausana2501 Hi! Another title that comes to my mind and I'd like to recommend is "A Psalm for the Wild-Built" by Becky Chambers. 🌸
Since you're open to manga, I really recommend Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou for cozy sci-fi! It's a sweet, calm story about an android who runs a coffee shop after an ecological collapse in the distant future. It's a classic and very slice-of-life. It's 14 volumes so it's not a ton but enough to really enjoy.
Fermat's Enigma! It's a nonfiction book, but it's enthralling - at least I thought it was, and I feel the same way that you do about math. It wasn't my strong suit, but I love reading about it. Even though I couldn't understand all the math in the book - not by a long shot - it was fascinating to me and such a great, true story.
Oooh! I've been searching for math book recs. Sounds rad!
@@JennyFernBooks Great!! I hope you enjoy it!
This book update was very cozy I love ur videos ❤
For math in books (and science), you should try Neal Stephenson, especially Anathem, Cryptonomicon, or The Baroque Cycle, which begins with Quicksilver.
Cozy murder shsdkjhf i'm sorry i keep imagining how cozy a murder can be hahahha
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Fellow Spy Family fan here 😊 Volume 4 really made me love SF. Everything Anya and Bond related is ❤
Your voice is just so soothing. And the content is lovely as always
Becky Chambers is the obvious cozy scifi rec. The Wayfarers series is more typical scifi, lots of tech talk and space travel with a ragtag crew on a ship. But there’s a lot of slice of life contained within it and it’s not really plot driven. Monk and Robot is more conversational and meditative. They’re also short and sweet so I think they get around the curse of cosy fantasy/scifi which is that sometimes the books go on too long without a plot to keep you intrigued. People will also say Murderbot which I agree has a decent amount of slice of life and is just funny.
I think Light from Uncommon Stars counts. It’s got some heavier themes but I think it’s a beautiful little book and is cozy in the sense that it focuses on character relationships. There’s also a cute donut shop.
Awe I live in NL! Carbonear specifically. I’m curious where you went when you came here. Can’t wait for the vlog ❤
Jeanette Winterson's memoir is incredible and heart-rending and beautiful ✨️
🌊🌊🌊 If you continue on with reading Jeanette Winterson's work, I would recommend going right back to the beginning. Start with the earlier works, and make your way through. I so wished you could have read The Passion (Jeanette Winterson, 1987 ) before or during your Venice trip! So I would go with Oranges are Not the Only Fruit, The Passion, Written on the Body, Art & Lies. One of my favourite books of all time is her essay collection Art Objects: Essays on Ecstasy and Effrontery. I would only read her memoir (Why be Happy when you Could be Normal) AFTER reading Oranges. Her more recent works are among my least favourite.
I chatted to her in 2004 at her book signing for Lighthousekeeping after she did a book launch/talk here in Brisbane, Australia. 20 years ago now! I saw her speak again in London UK in 2008 while I was living there.
Back in the early to mid 2000's I was part of a forum/messageboard community that used to be on her website. From there, a whole bunch of people connected not just over her work, but over books, reading, writing in general. Friendships formed, and people met up in real life. I sort of miss those days. It was pre-booktube and pre-youtube in general.
For slice of life cozy sci-fi, please continue on with the Wayfarers series by Becky Chambers! I know you've read the first book already. The second book is A Closed and Common Orbit. Also read her Monk & Robot series, which is only 2 novella-length books - A Psalm for the Wild-Built, and A Prayer for the Crown-shy. I mean, come on... a story about a tea-monk having a conversation with a robot who (along with all the others) wandered off into the wilderness, about what humans need? Sign yourself up! 🌊🌊🌊
Becky Chambers does the BEST cozy sci fi!!!!
I feel like " The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" could be classed as cosy sci fi if you haven't read that yet? It was my favourite book until I read "The Count of Monte Cristo" this year!
Yesss agreed
Hi Emma, Lighthousekeeping is a Winterson book I have not read, so I’m adding it to my list as we speak. Thanks for the rec!
Now here are a couple for you, which your description of Lighthousekeeping - specifically its lyricism and evocative style - brought to mind. The first book is Bel Canto by Ann Patchett, a deeply felt operatic sweep of a book that has stayed with me for years, and is one of my top tier 5-star ride-or-dies. I love it beyond measure.
The other book, The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver, I rank just as highly. It is without parallel (at least in my limited reading experience) and it may very well break your heart.
Thanks again, and hope you enjoy the recs!
AAA yay another book video from Emma :D
Sounds like there might be few Robert L Stevenson references in the Lighthouse book. Pew was also name of the blind pirate accomplice in Treasure Island.
thank you for sharing your insights and your passion 🌊
A while ago i bought Emily Wilde, Legends & Lattes, and Half a Soul on your reccomendation n i just finished the book i was working on !! Im reading l&l now and im really excited for half a soul
Congratulations on finishing the book you were working on!
Yay! I'm finally making progress on House of Spirits. Very Years of Solitudey. Thanks for the rec, Emma! BTW, a couple years ago I was watching this show where they watch bad movies and make fun of them and it was a film where the characters are driving through the desolate Mexican wilderness and the watchers started singing, "One hundred years of solitude, one hundred years of solitude, take one down, pass it around, ninety-nine years of solitude!" I about busted a gut laughing. Hope your weekend was swell!
I don't know if you've read this, but THE BEST cosy sci-fi (imo) is The Monk & The Robot series. I loved it soooooo muchhh!!!
Good morning Emmie how are you happy Monday morning to you and I enjoy your channel and you are amazing supporter
A thriller about math AND a scifi book is Ninefox Gambit, if you’d like to check it out. And other people have already recommended Becky Chambers for cozy scifi and I agree
Besides Becky Chambers’ books, The Cybernetic Tea Shop is a good cozy sci-fi
I also find that cozy fantasy veers into boring territory pretty quickly. I hate feeling that way because so many people seem to enjoy it, but I'm glad to hear I'm not alone. 😅
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every time you talk up LOTR, an angel gets its wings
I have officially put Lighthousekeeping on my TBR. 👋
Perfect background for catching up on my journaling 👋
Oh man, can’t think of any slice of life sci-fi, but in anime, I feel like Cowboy Beebop fits right in that category. Maybe Evangelion as well, although that one is many things haha
For cozy sci-fi definitely anything by Becky Chambers.
And also the Murderbot series somehow feels « cozy » to me ?
you should read a prayer for the crown shy! its kiiinda cozy sci fi!
the solitude of prime numbers by paolo giordano is a book i quite liked that has math in it!
So happy to see your new video 😍🥹🌊🌊🌊
Okay, you convinced me to read Lighthousekeeping 🌊
👋🏻👋🏻 I cant wait to read the lotr trilogy!!
Lighthousekeeping sounds great! I love a good Murial Spark, so the epigraph sells me. 🌊
I just finished Look at Me by Anita Brookner and it really hit the spot. A young librarian, feeling isolated, is drawn into the lives of this glamorous couple.
🌊You have to make a link for that surfer dude. 😂