plan an entire month of reading with me 🎃 picking my spooky October TBR

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To Be Devoured
The Girl from the Other Side
The Secret Life of Laszlo

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[saphi.is.a.bookworm]

Hi! As soon as I heard you are looking for recommendations for icelandic literature I jumped to the comment section - I have taken a master’s degree in nordic literature and could write you a whole book about why you should totally read icelandic lit, but I will try my best to keep it short 😂 I would like to recommend Jon Kalman Stefánsson first and foremost, especially his standalone novels (summerlight is my favourite, but also Ásta’s story and his latest novel are incredible - though I am not sure what the english titles are). He writes so poetically and his novels are usually character-driven and set in different timelines. I really can’t recommend him enough, and I think you would love anything written by him ❤️ other authors you might like are Gunnar Gunnarsson (The black cliffs is the work I loved the most by him, but if you want a good short story that contains a lot of snow and coffee read The Good Shepherd!); and lastly I can recommend Bergsveinn Birgisson and Halldór Laxness. If you need any more recommendations feel free to ask, I have a huge love for icelandic literature and have read a good deal of it! I think you will really like the lyrical quality of icelandic authors’ prose ❤️

[averageadventurers]

REBECCA! Read it for yourself. Knowing your tastes I think you would LOVE it and the writing style. It's one of my faves!

[Tania.atlasinajar]

Congrats on the final class for undergrad! 🎓“You GO EMMIE coco” 🥹And Rebecca sounds oh so good! Maybe this year you’ll catch Bly Manor or Hill House on Netflix! They are so good! (spooky sound effect) 🥰🕸

[brittanyallemanayers]

I read Rebecca last year and loved it. Du Maurier's writing is so transporting. You really feel like you are there experiencing everything for yourself.

[FranFellow]

I’m in the middle of Rebecca and would say it’s a great place to start since it’s her most famous work. Her writing is very flowery and to me, very visual and atmospheric which would probably make it a great audio book too. You’ll hopefully love it because I’m also loving it. It’s just slower moving and nuanced so not necessarily a quick read. I’d read it first before the hacienda though since that one takes a lot of inspiration from Rebecca.

[ReadRideLiveYourLife]

For Icelandic authors I would highly highly recommend Jón Kalman Stefánsson! Especially "The Sorrow of Angels", which is the second book in a trilogy but can also be read as a standalone. It takes place in the Icelandic winter and the way he describes nature and environments is so hauntingly beautiful. Since you like winter and snow and ice I think you'd really enjoy it <3

[mrodriguez]

I just finished Perfume by Süskind, and started reading Dracula this morning. I’m also just 50 pages away from finishing Shirley Jackson’s Come Along With Me which will be so bittersweet because I’ve been loving it. Once finished with that I’ll start on Junji Ito’s Frankenstein manga collection
Happy spooky reading everyone!

[earthling]

I‘m German- our language is not something we‘re viewing with pride even though it‘s objectively very beautiful, very nuanced and complicated… It‘s I guess a gift if you speak it without even considering how diffucult it is too learn for those not raised with the language as their mother tongue

much love to you for trying to learn it so successfully- chapeau!!! <3

[veronicaprice]

Wuthering Heights is a Christmas read for me, too. It helps me balance all of the merry, festive, crazy celebrations with the darkness and cold of winter. I look forward to reading it again this December.

[adelamarc]

Audur Ava Olafsdottir is an excellent icelandic author! I loved her books The Greenhouse and Hotel Silence

[lynncornelissen]

Happy Spooky Month! If I can recommend one add-on it'd be Rebecca! I think you'd adore Daphne du Maurier's writing and the story has such good spooky vibes! It's also set in a manor, and the architecture and building play a major character in the story. I genuinely think you'd love your experience with this book. Hope you enjoy your October reads!

[sierranevadavideos]

I would like to advocate for Rebecca, it is the PERFECT spooky season book. Very gothic, creepy, and haunting in the best way. It’s a look over your shoulder while reading kind of vibe, and it would probably be good either physical or on audio.

[jacquelinebarnes]

I definitely recommend you read Daphne Du Maurier! I would recommend starting with Rebecca since it’s her most well-known and feels more autumnal to me. That being said, I also highly recommend My Cousin Rachel. I read it this summer and was blown away by how good it was. It was the type of book that made me want to write an essay just to analyze the characters and theme. It’s very underrated, in my opinion!

[nannybells]

anyone who starts rebecca hoping for a romantic book ends up hating it, it makes me so sad lol! it shouldn't have that reputation. to me it's a gothic drama and.. well, you'll see. i half read and half listened to it on audiobook, it's great.

[StitchesGhoul]

Hi Emma. I have been watching your channel for years but I never actually commented on any videos…
I wanted to tell you that you inspired me to start my own Book Club at my workplace and I named it Around the World Book Club. Like in your challenge we pick books from a different country every month. Our first meeting was today and the country for September was Norway. We read the Ice Palace, as my suggestion, also inspired by your review :)
I wanted to leave this comment to let you know how much I enjoy your content and obviously how inspired I feel by it. Thank you ❤

[charlotte]

I got so excited when you mentioned because I had a course in High School on Icelandic literature and now I'm sitting here trying to remember all the books and novels and excerpts I read during that time 😬 Iceland is a country with beautiful and harsh nature and I am so fond of their literature as well because of its amazing use of nature in the writing.
Andri Snær Magnason was the first one who popped up in my head (mainly because I once had a interview with him when I visited Iceland), I've read his book "The Blue Planet" which is basically a kids book but the message is good and I enjoyed it. I also have yet to read his book "Lovestar" but haven't gotten around to is yet even though it sounds reallly intruguing to me.
I'd also recommend Jón Kalman Stefánsson (especially "Summer Light, and Then Comes the Night") and Einar Már Guðmundsson.

[huntermasi]

You are my favorite booktuber by far and I love the month of October as Halloween is my favorite holiday. Honestly, I wish I could read more books but my ADD makes it tough though those books sound good. Btw that orange nail polish is nice on you and of course fitting for the month!

[zombie_likes_cake]

Alexander Dan Vilhjálmsson: "Shadows of the Short Days" and Guðrún Eva Mínervudóttír "The Creator" are my 2 absolute favorite Icelandic novels, both different from each other, both highly underrated and underread. I'll be curious to see what you choose because I love getting recommendations for Icelandic literature myself!

[voicelessice]

Nobody cares but yes I'm an introvert and I love reading books. Watching your videos makes me feel less sad and alone. I feel like we've been friends for such a long time . Thank you for accompanying me through the sad days of my life. Love you Emmie🥰

[quert]

Emmie I'm glad to announce that I'm finally going to read The Phantom of the Opera this October! I've been waiting for this month all year 🤭