Reading Until I Get a 5⭐ || 1994 Books Vlog

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[maireadsbookshelves]

As the person who (accidentally) made this series happen AND a 1994 baby, I feel like this video was literally made for me!!

[jacforswear]

Little Giants is one of my favourite movies from when I was a kid. For someone who hates sports irl, I was OBSESSED with the kid-centred sports movies of the early 90s; The Sandlot, Little Big League, Big Green, Rookie of the Year… 😂 But Little Giants had Devin Sawa so it was, of course, my favourite despite me knowing zip about football.

[KatieColson]

You just unlocked a childhood memory I’ve been searching for for YEARS! I always try to describe my favorite cereal as a kid but had forgotten the name. It’s small yellow/orange ovals that are hard but sweet??? I could never figure it out. Just now, when you said Sugar Crisps it came back to me. The American equivalent of that cereal is HONEY SMACKS! Look it up. It’s the exact same thing but with a frog as the mascot. 🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯

[faeriefire]

I was 16 in 1994 and was definitely reading a lot of Anne Rice, LJ Smith, VC Andrews, and the meager paranormal/horror YA offerings available at the time while jamming out to Nirvana (still my top 3 favorite) and Green Day. I wore so much plaid and was working my first job at AMC Theatres, where I watched Interview With the Vampire (also still a top favorite) on all my breaks and begged for the poster when it left the theaters. Man, now I'm all nostalgic -- where's my DeLorean? 😂

[marginsofmarisa]

I had no clue The Memory Place was published in 1994 😯 I see it on Instagram all the time so I thought it was a new release

[laindarko]

The Memory Police is my favorite book of all time but it is mis-marketed. It's not really that similar to 1984 or other classic dystopia that it's compared to in the blurbs imo, it's a completely different thing. I 100% agree with you that it's a conceptual novel. It made me cry so hard at the end. Glad you enjoyed it, I thought you might after you talked about liking stories within stories in your 5 star audit video! And omg Out is sooo good, so I'm really looking forward to your 1997 video :)

[brizzyybooks]

"Gorilla Glue, also probably would make me sick if I ate it" 😆 I love your humour so much!! your personality is so fun, loving books is just an extra plus of being subscribed to your channel!! :)

[chriscze]

I absolutely love The Memory Police too! The ending had me sobbing like a baby. such a gorgeous story.

[louise]

Okay you’ve completely sold me on The Memory Police!! I thought it would be more sci-fi/government procedural heavy, but knowing it’s more conceptual and weird has piqued my curiosity! 😆 I love knowing what music & foods were coming out in each year too!

[Katie_Romxilda]

I’m so thrilled you loved The Memory Police! Yoko Ogawa wrote my favourite short story collection ever called Revenge if you were interested in reading more from her AND it was published in 1998 which you need a 5* from!

[awpageofabook]

I know it didn't get five stars, but when I saw you hold up Notes on a Crocodile, I audibly said to myself "that was a good book!" (I gave it a four myself).

[jessikarouse]

This is a fun series. I am about your age, end of 1986, and I probably have missed out on a lot of good books from the 90’s.

[justisgift]

Reese’s puffs is my favorite cereal too!

[victoria]

Love this series! ❤

I disagree that adults wouldn't connect with Walk Two Moons unless it was for nostalgia because i read it for the first time as an adult and adored it. It was a 5 star, and i even reread it and still gave it 5 stars 2 years later. It was the first time I'd experienced a middle grade story that impacted me as strongly as an adult book, and began my love for middle grade! Perhaps if you'd grown up reading books like that, it wouldn't hit as hard. But I never had an opportunity to read well-written middle grade stories as a child, so experiencing the whole "genre" of middle grade books as an adult has been an awesome experience.

[Showtunediva]

Thank you for recommending The Memory Police Kayla. 4.5 stars!

[casieblevins]

That playlist was the end of my high school experience. <3

[BrebearMckae]

I did not realize the memory police was an older that's on my wishlist :)

[SydBookWorrom]

as a Neuro ICU nurse, and our shared love for the weird books....the memory police sounds like it could be an absolute win for me👀

[TangibleReads]

That is a huge bag.If you can stuff it in the bin it fits. love all the 90s references

[Dawnbomb]

For some reason, I follow a lot of flight attendants. None of the Beis "carry on" bags actually meet standard measurements for almost all major airlines. Even the new mini one is too big. Makes no sense