my last book haul 🌌 buying my bookish wishlist

the book buying ban has commenced, please send me all the self-control

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[emma-qf]

the cut when the books were falling gave me crippling anxiety but also i burst out laughing at the same time

[naomi]

"I said it would be a no buy year, but I didn't say anything about stealing" 😂

[iamparvaneh]

i honestly love your openness to read a variety of genres and that you don‘t talk down on certain ones even though you obviously read lots of objectively masterly crafted world-classics that i imagine put quite a shadow on easier reads

[serenityeva]

Yeah, 'The Book Thief' is heartbreaking but beautiful too. Definitely going to need a specific book vlog for it 💔😢

[soniaahmed-ih]

I love how you always post whenever i think of you, we're basically soulmates at this point🫠

[galacantread]

So glad you picked up The Poetics of Space. It was recommended to me by a professor and I've read it like ten times since. It's become one of my favorite books, and I think you're going to love it. There's a whole chapter on shells (snails included), a chapter on corners, on cellars, you name it. 😊

[Willowelixir]

The Magic Mountain is one of my favourite books of all time! It can be a slog at times (in a good way) and it cemented my love of medicine as I read it just before starting medical school.

[Annes.library]

I loooove how all of the books matched each other color themes

[ttjnaaa]

I cannot believe the suspense this book tower built up. The Storyline was immaculate. I even got an ad right before it fell!!! Amazing. Blockbuster.

[ritabilal]

Emma I would love it if we could do a 24hr or 48hr readathon reading The Shining or The Book Thief!

[sunset]

Hi Emma! As a Korean, a longtime fan of Han Kang, and a longtime subscriber to your channel, I was so happy to see The Vegetarian in your video!

If you enjoy reading it and want to explore more of Han Kang’s works, I highly recommend The White Book. Like many of her other works, it’s a poetic novel that explores the fragility of human life, yet at the same time, it conveys the unbreakable dignity of the human spirit through the color white. The book begins with a list of “white things” the author wants to write about—things like snow, ice, waves, and the moon, which I think you would really appreciate.

Also, I just want to say that your voice is so pleasant to listen to, and your pronunciation is so clear that I not only discover great books through your videos but also improve my English while watching them! Happy new year 😊

[ghost_of_taliesin]

I'm so excited you're reading Poetics of Space. I'm a graduate student in architecture history and theory, and it is one of the more important books. It's a difficult read but it is a very special book, analyzing architecture through phenomenological approach

[BotanicAlley]

I found that listening to the audiobook while also reading the Silmarillion made it so much more digestible and the experience was very enjoyable.

[rosabutcher]

Emma, you would love 'The Architecture of Happiness' by Alain de Botton, who is a modern philosopher. His books are so good, and this was one of the first I read. It's all about how different architecture produces different emotional response/reflects different zeitgeist. Also 'The Post Office Girl' by Stefan Zweig - which is set mostly in a snowbound hotel. A great book.

[meganestaley]

glaciers is a FANTASTIC book i’m so excited you’re picking it up! easily one of my bests of 2024

[Alicia-ehdh]

this is such a lovely positive place for everyone to chat about books. it makes me really happy. <3

[alysonwilliams]

The Ice Children is gorgeous ❄️ and a really good story. You’ll love it

[sfdzcastillo]

I don't usually comment in YT. But I've become a huge fan of yours lately. Your content is informative, fun and comfortable. You know a lot, share it in a fun and humble way and have a very cozy, confident (in a very attractive way if I may) way of narrating things. You'd do for a great teacher. Oh and as a fellow book worm, I'm very jealous of your amazing bookshelf. Keep doing such cool content and sharing your knowledge with us. Greetings from Mexico.

PS:
If you end up enjoying Capitalist Realism, a devastating read, I highly recommend Fisher's collection of essays: K-Punk; and following it with Technofeudalism by Varoufakis, who discusses a possible end to to capitalism. As for The Poetics of Space, hopefully we get video of you discussing it, I have it on my list after reading an odd, seemingly unrealted list of authors who talk about space and our relation with it from distinct povs: Rem Khoolaas, Hofstadter and Benjamin.

[konstantina]

Thank you Emma for letting me live a book haul vicariously through you( I might be broke, on a book ban or both ).

[alloriginalgirl]

4:49 HAHAHAHA was NOT expecting that 😂
This video gave me motivation to also try and do a no-buy year! I have enough books and clothes and don’t feel the need for new stuff. I’ll be on the journey with you Emma!