Reviewing Every Book I Read in 2023 (130+ books)

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0:00 Intro
0:43 Ad (Ritual)
3:06 Autumn
24:02 Summer
44:56 Spring
59:10 Winter
1:13:35 Outro

Frequently Asked Questions:
😇 How old are you? 23
📝 What are you studying? I am set to start my MA in English Literature at Oxford this autumn.

[yarah.h]

for anyone who wants to read any of the books ruby listed, i have written them all out here. i've done this pretty consistently since 2021, and its always my favourite thing to do. so hopefully i'm doing some good here <3

1. soul food: nourishing poems for starved minds -  neil astley & pamela robertson-pearce 
2. oxford and oxfordshire in verse - antonia fraser
3. catch your death - ravena guron
4. decadence and catholicism - ellis hanson
5. how to do things with books in victorian britain - leah price
6. incurable: the haunted writings of lionel johnson, the decadent era’s dark angel - nina antonia
7. the soul of man - oscar wilde
8. paris stories - mavis gallant
9. the story of the glittering plain - william morris
10. samson agonistes - john milton
11. salome - oscar wilde
12. the grave - illustrated by william blake
13. the bullied brain - jennifer fraser
14. william morris manuscript odes of horace
15. the collected letters of william morris volume iii
16. oscar wilde’s oxford notebooks - a portrait of mind in the making
17. notes from the underground - fyodor dostoevsky
18. shakespeare and textual theory - suzanne gosset
19. rethinking theatrical documents in shakespeare’s england - tiffany stern
20. scribes and sources, handbook of the chancery hand in the sixteenth century - a.s osley
21. what is a book, the study of early printed books - joseph a. dane
22. performing pedagogy in early modern england - kathryn m. moncrief and kathryn r. mcpherson
23. the formation of the child in early modern spain - grace e. coolidge
24. making meaning, printers of the mind and other essays - d.f, mckenzie
25. circumstantial shakespeare - lorna hutson
26. the real thing - henry james
27. the gorgeous nothings - emily dickinson
28. godfather death - sally nicholls and julia sardia
29. the sacred found - henry james
30. roderick hudson - henry james
31. chekhovs stories from 1889 - 1891 volume v
32. delusion and dream in wilhelm jensen’s gradiva
33. the allegory of love - c.s. lewis
34. burnt coat - sarah hall
35. circe - madeline miller
36. the colour sense, its origin and developmen: an essay in comparative psychology - grant allen
37. the unfinished book - alexandra gillespie and deidre lynch
38. sight and song - michael field
39. hauntings and other fantastic tales - vernon lee
40. hamnet maggie o’farrell
41. the island princess - john fletcher
42. the critic as artist - oscar wilde
43. the renaissance - walter pater
44. the faerie queen - edmund spenser
45. selected poems - carol ann duffy
46. the battle of alcazar - george peele
47. the invisible life of addie larue - v.e. schwab
48. the imitation of the rose - clarice lispector
49. as good as dead - holly jackson
50. studying early printed books 1450 - 1800 - sarah werner
51. the cambridge introduction to shakespeare - emma smith
52. the jew of malta - christopher marlowe
53. how i live now - meg rosoff
54. ordinary monsters - j.m. miro
55. the great gatsby - f. scott fitzgerald
56. american primitive - mary oliver
57. the lost spells - robert mcgarthy
58. the wisdom of trees - max adams
59. klara and the sun - kazoo ishiguro
60. small things like this - claire keegan
61. the wonder - emma donoghue
62. genuine fraud - e. lockhart
63. enigma variations - andre aciman
64. the white book - han king
65. why you should read children’s books, even though you are so old and wise - katherine rundell
66. okay days - jenny mustard
67. shy - max porter
68. the woman in white - wilkie collins
69. the night circus - erin morgenstern
70. measure for measure - william shakespeare
71. kidnapped - robert louis stevenson
72. the miseducation of cameron post - emily m. danforth
73. the last tycoon - f. scott fitzgerald
74. yellowface - r.f kuang
75. three men in a boat - jerome k. jerome
76. the secret garden - frances hodgson burnett
77. terms and conditions, life in girl’s boarding schools 1919 - 1979 - ysenda maxtone graham
78. maurice - e.m forster
79. catalogue of an exhibition of poetry manuscripts in the british museum - philip larkin
80. the sincere huron - voltaire
81. householder - gerard woodward
82. nettle eater - tom herons
83. little - edward carey
84. the art of poetry of horace - quints horatius flaccus
85. the problem that has no name - betty friedan
86. darkness at noon - arthur koestler
87. handwritten newspapers an alternative media during the early modern period
88. guardians of magic - chris riddell
89. the enchanted april - elizabeth von arnim
90. don’t look now - daphne du murier
91. a horse at night on writing - amina cain
92. foster - claire keegan
93. the man in the picture - susan hill
94. death in venice - thomas mann
95. merchants of venice - william shakespeare
96. maggie a girl of the streets - stephen crane
97. lady macbethad - isabelle schuler
98. agnes grey - anne bronte
99. brideshead revisted - evelyn waugh
100. the ballad of songbirds and snakes - suzanne collins
101. the awakening - kate chopin
102. my evil mother - margaret atwood
103. mona - pola oloicarac
104. this book kills - ravena guron
105. on sun swallowing - dakota warren
106. the making of the marchioness - frances hodgson burnett
107. daemon voices - phillip pullman
108. the brothers karamozov - fyodor dostoevsky
109. tuesdays with morrie - mitch albom
110. the captain and the glory - dave eggers
111. a void. - georges perec
112. high windows - phillip larkin
113. babel - r.f. kuang
114. lyra’s oxford - phillip pullman
115. the collectors. - phillip pullman
116. family curse field notebooks - tenacity plys
117. gen z, explained. the art of living in a digital age - roberta katz, sarah ogilvie, jane shaw & linda woodhead
118. a place called perfect - helena duggan
119. the pleasure of hating. - william hazlitt
120. king lear - william shakespeare
121. bewick’s british birds
122. the pilgrims progress - john bunyan
123. the queens gambit - walter telvis
124. selected poetry - alexandra pope
125. the wolves of willougby chase - joan aiken
126. the monstrous child - francesca simon
127. spare - prince harry
128. king of shadows - susan cooper
129. a kind of spark - elle mcnicoll
130. wuthering heights - emily bronte
131. five survive - holly jackson

[lillysims]

I have been watching your videos since freshman year of high school. Now I am a freshman in university. I can tell you how many times Ive come back to your videos when I need inspo or motivation. You've taught me study strategies and ways to change my mindset towards school. This years Ive made the deans list at my university, an achievement I could have never imagined. Thank you Ruby for always being there for us!

[loiseigenraam]

Will I ever read even half the books in this video? Probably not. Did I love this video because Ruby is just so captivating when she tells about the books and stories she loves? Yes!

[UniqueTrash]

This channel has partially inspired me to get back into reading! I’m so happy to be more engaged with books than social media. Makes me feel like I’m more present 😊

[JB-]

Since this is your most recent video I hope you do not mind if I comment on something more general. I started watching your videos in October 2023 and moved from current ones to older vlogs. I am a PhD student at the Department of Anglophone Literature and Cultures and your love for literature naturally resonates with me. I was in a slump last year with academic writing turning into a task I dreaded and it didn't really go anywhere, my supervisors weren't satisfied with my texts either. I started to adapt some habits present in your vlogs, particularly shifting the prep work of my research to be more time-consuming yet engaging, installing rituals like candles and an air humidifier and romanticising writing sessions, which I now enjoy much more. I handed in a chapter of my PhD project recently and received overwhelmingly positive feedback. I wanted to express my gratitude to you for the significant part you played in this positive change in my career. Keep up the wonderful work!

[Meirins]

What an absolute treat! Cannot wait to get into bed and cosy up to watch this.

[keerthibooktuber]

A very good weekend treat :D Got my cozy cup of tea and an ready. to watch :))

Please see below the list of books which were recommended by ruby as her top favourites:
- The Brothers Karamazov - Fyodor Dostoevsky
- Babel - RF Kuang
- Yellowface - RF Kuang
- Daemon Voices - Philip Pullman
- On Sun Swallowing - Warren Dakota
- Brideshead Revisited - Evelyn Waugh
- Lady MacBethad - Isabelle Schuler
- Little (not sure which book this is)
- The White Book - Kang Han
- The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue - VE Schwab
- The Renaissance - Walter Pater
- Notes From Underground - Fyodor Dostoevsky
- Grave - Robert Blair
- Incurable - Lionel Pigot Johnson

[Harpoq]

Your recollection of each book is astonishing! To give such a detail synopsis of each text you have read is truly astounding. Bravo, Ruby! I see your acuminous craft becoming deeply rooted in the polymath soil.

[tthaaiis]

I'm so happy you're open to reading more of Clarice Lispector's work! She made me fall in love with Brazilian literature when I was in high school, but she is not everyone's cup of tea. With that said, I must say I find it very difficult to recommend one book, so I'll give you three and you can see which one interests you the most. My absolute favorite book of hers is "Água Viva" many people say this is the book that best shows her essence, it has lots of metaphors, it's very philosophical, and often feels like you're reading poetry. I feel like it's one of those books you can reread multiple times throughout your life and have different thoughts about it. I also recommend "The Hour of the Star" is less full of metaphors and more "realistic", focused on the sad life of the poor protagonist and the society that surrounds her. It's usually used as her introductory book, being a quick and easy read. The opening and the closure of this book are wonderfully written, in my opinion. Last but not least, "The Passion According to G.H" this one will be more or less like the short stories you've read, but ends up being very philosophical, and it's one of her most iconic books! I also have one short story I'd like to recommend, "The Egg and The Chicken", I just find it fascinating haha and there's an interview where she says she doesn't comprehend it very well, there are many essays about it. She was a fascinating writer and woman, once you start to try to understand her, you end up reading her entire work.

[BridgetReadsandReads]

Ruby, I want to say I returned from England about a week ago. While we were in London for most of our time there, I ventured to Oxford on the train because I HAD to see Radcliffe Camera in person. I was delighted to have the chance to go inside on the Bodleian Libraries tour. It's stunning! I am so jealous you get to study there! Bravo to you! I have been following you since you were in high school, so I know about your journey to get into Oxford. Happy reading in 2024!

[uma_kageyama]

I am envious of your concentration power ruby; the wat you able to read this many books while having a job and running your YouTube channel and also preparing for Harvard... it’s honestly very inspiring to see. I wish to be someone like you who has this enormous ability of focus for hours and hours without getting tired. Please stay safe and healthy.🧡

I have been watching your for over five years now... your videos brings me so much motivation and joy. 🌷

[gabrielledalsan]

Currently working on a deadline submission and your study videos are helping me to stay motivated and keep going as I edit 🙏🏽. Thank you Ruby! ❤️

[krissyhuxley_]

I’ve been looking forward to this video! Such a lovely way to spend the evening watching this with a cup of tea! ☺️ x

[xy-rcbs]

I’m stuyding print engineering, mostly focusing on book production (printing and binding) so these bibliography books seem so interesting! I’m currently writing a Bachelor thesis on a specific type of bookbinding 🥰

[jessica-bookslit]

I always get new and wonderful classic recommendations from you . I love it! I have been reading a classic a month for the past few years so it’s a always so wonderful to get new ones

[jakecavendish]

If you're having gut or bowel issues at your age you need to get it checked out asap, don't take an unprescribed pill for them as even if it did work it would likely be just treating the symptoms not the cause. It may well just be minor digestive issues or an intolerance but my friend thought she had mild IBS in her mid-20s and it turned out to be a lot more serious after a colonoscopy, but luckily they caught it early.

[silkemaria]

What a treat this video is, Ruby. I could listen to you all day talking about books and topics you find joy in. I got "Studies in the History of the Renaissance" for Christmas and am really looking forward to reading it soon. Hope you have a lovely day.

[rachelparkes]

I have had gut issues for more years than I care to admit but recently I’ve made such progress by actually not eating as ‘healthy’. I was eating overnight oats with fruit, chia seeds, nuts etc, then I was always trying to ‘eat the rainbow’ and add lentils etc to my vegan diet. Ive realised that this was all too much for my stomach. I now think of spreading these foods across a couple of weeks rather than daily. Hope this may help.

[diananakamurapereira]

What beautiful curiosity and passion you have for art, literature and the human experience, Ruby. You remind me that there are more incredible books than I'll ever be able to read, and that's a reassuring thought.

[robor]

It will probably sound naive or strange but discovering your channel made me so happy. I am feeling really dark and stuck right now and the recent lack of people in my life who understand, who listen or simply of people who don't shallowly look over anything can make me feel very lonely...your passion for what you study and read apparently as great as mine is heartwarming, and it reminded me the pleasure I find in these things I love, especially books, will always be here and come back to me. Thank you for your videos :) I wish for you that roses will grow on your path