I also went to university at 20, and turned 21 mid way through my 1st year. Waiting was the best decision I made. All the best Lucy- you will be a wonderful scholar and you've had so much life experience compared to an undergrad straight out of school/ 6th form.
This is very encouraging to hear -- and thank you! I'm so glad I waited. I think I would have hated it otherwise, but now all I feel is excitement. I'm happy to hear it was a decision well-made for you!
Lucy, it would be nice if you could answer my question in another video. I completely understand that you were not able to answer all the questions in one video. I will definitely be reading Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte in the next few months. You have finished writing your first two novels, The Paper and Hearts Society and Read With Pride. You are now writing your third book. I am confident that I will soon write and publish a novel. I write short stories and poems. My short story, Ambition and Rejection won a regional award. I recently wrote the short story, The Christmas Party. I started writing a novel, Blessings and Pride in 2018. However, I never managed to finish it. I recently wrote the poems, Innate Hope and The Hills. I have invariably had an insatiable love for reading. I used to devour Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tales. I used to beg my mother to read bedtime stories to me every night. I constantly yearned for more stories. My parents used to take me to the library every week. My dream has always been to become an author. I cannot remember a time when I was not intending to take up my passion for writing as a career. I still deciding what other careers I may take up. I love writing historical fiction. I also have the habit of comparing my writing to the works of classic authors. I may study either English Literature or History in university. I have not decided yet. I would also like to study other subjects like Creative Writing and Philosophy as sixth form is not offered in America. After reading your debut novel, I was completely enraptured by your writing style and skill at storytelling. I became a BookTuber when I was around eleven or twelve. I am now thirteen, going on fourteen. I am still very young. I am so excited for what lay ahead in my life’s journey. Your voice is so charming. I appreciate your jubilance. French is the language I have always been fascinated by. I am currently learning Spanish in school. I really enjoyed this video. I love you
My lifetime reading, a part from Dickens' books, should be "The Lord of the Ring", the three-in-one volumes edition, not only because Is a huge book but because of the incredibly world Tolkien created in this book! Happy reading you too Lucy!
@@lucythereader I'd tell Hardy that he should have written a couple of more novels like The Trumpet Major. And to Dickens, I'd simply talk to about his life, where did he learn to write like that! So complex and long sentences and yet enough to intrigue one!🤩
Thank you for answering my question! Sounds like we had a similar introduction to books. My mum and dad used to read to me when I was little! We also went to the library on a weekly basis too and would loan all the books we could. I love your channel Lucy, happy reading to you too :)
I think you have decided to go at the right time. I studied history and archaeology for my undergraduate degree and I had such a good time and it was a good degree to do. I hope you can start your studies in the autumn. 😊
I really like this video! And I’m glad that you mentioned that it takes you a while to read Jane Austen’s books because I have trouble with her books too. Love her stories, but it does take me a while to finish them just because her style of writing takes a little longer for me to process.
I learn so much from you!💗 I wasn't read to at all as a child & actually discovered my love for reading while in college. Teaching (bilingual/ESL) though takes so much of one's energy that you have to be creative in your days & times to read. Focus, be comfortable & enjoy. I love languages as well. To read books from authors of different cultures & their way of life. It is amazing what you learn through classics & literature. I am learning lots reading Victorian literature & loving it.
If I could only read one book for the rest of my life it would probably be Jude the Obscure, every time I read it I get something different, and I focus on a different aspect, and it means different things to me at different ages. My favourite Thomas Hardy thing I own (I have a collection of odd things and books with unusual covers) is a pamphlet which is an interview with his barber. It's hilarious because they're asking him questions like "did he ever talk about his books" "what was he like" and the barber just says "He was quiet, he didn't say anything, never mentioned books, just sat there and had a shave and a haircut" :D That's really exciting that you're going to be studying history - I waited until I was 24 until I did a degree in medieval history, and waiting is the best thing I ever did - you're going to love it I'm sure!
I have a good feeling about taking my time being inside a classic novel. Currently it’s “The Idiot” and I like reading small chunks and having the time to think about what I’ve read so it feels like I’m in that world. I don’t feel any pressure to rush through; I read about seventy classics over the past five years and I enjoy folding these books into each other so I need the space and time to do this.
Great video as usual. I love history too and maybe you could make historical videos like for example the kings and queens of England for dummies ( like I am 😅) it would be awsome. Well It’s maybe not enough books related but a girl can dream 😬
Why history, though? (No offense. Just plain curious) Don't you feel like you are made for English Literature? You're so tremendously talented when it comes to Literature.
@@MissRaindrop24 quite right. I agree. At the end of the day, if you are at uni, you have to study it for exams which can take away a lot of the fun and love from a subject. I just meant that Lucy obviously has a natural flair for Literature.
Autumn I can’t say for everyone, but as an English major myself, my second best subject is history. In the United States, they always put the two together, so naturally it was just always something I excelled in.
Loved this Q&A! I love to hear how excited you are about starting university - I was surprised to hear you say you’ll be studying history, but it makes sense with your love of museums and learning about the many aspects different time periods. Can’t wait for updates ☺️💗
Hahaha, I totally get where you're coming from! Even though Oscar Wilde is my favourtie author, I wouldn't want to meet him - I'd be way too intimidated :) Lovely Video, as always :)
Funnies thing for me: I work as live interpreter part-time for Museum and heritage sites and want to become a writer :) Working for heritage sites is amazing though, I adore it. It's demanding but for me wearing historically accurate dresses and impersonate people of the past is a great adventure.
I love your answer to comparing yourself to other writers. That's how I feel too! I'm writing my first Sci-Fi novel. I've self-published one book but with this one, I'm going to try the traditional way of publishing. I just want to see if I can do it. I also keep reminding myself that Harry Potter (my fave) got rejected 12 times and so did Stephen King's Carrie.
thank you so much for answering my question! I really didn't expect you to be learning Norwegian, that's amazing and I am very much in awe. Studying history sounds like a dream, but I chose the wrong a-levels to be able to do that, and my mind works like a sieve anyways.
Norwegian here! What TV shows have you been watching? And have you read any Norwegian books? By the way I am also starting uni this September (in England!), though I will be studying Media, Journalism and Publishing. Hopefully everything goes well for both of us! 💛
Great Q and A, Lucy. Thanks for sharing. I totally agree with you that I would not want to meet my favorite authors and heroes and favorite celebrities because what if you don’t like them? And then you’ve ruined the work for your enjoyment as well because you know it’s written by the person that you don’t like. So I think it’s very wise for those of us who don’t want to meet their heroes. After all, heroes are merely people too.
History is the best. I like wild west ( being from Texas ) but I've always favored Greek mythology and or anything polytheistic based for some reason. I could probably read "Latro in the mist" for ever.
Hey Lucy. You're absolutely adorable and so inspiring. I thought I'm the only one not takes a long time to finish a classic. Good to know I'm not alone. I'm reading The Tenant of Wildfell Hall at the moment and really enjoying it. I'm also reading a lot of Roald Dahl because I got into reading late so never had the luxury as a child to dive into children's literature. Making up for that now :) When it comes to meeting authors, I think I'd love to meet Shakespeare and Roald Dahl. I love them, I adore them and I relish their work.
Thank you Lucy. The question of the "desert island book" is one I've pondered a bit actually, and it's sort of come down to a choice of two. Something which will withstand multiple re-reads and re-interpretation is clearly the order of the day. Moby-Dick works for me (but not for everyone), and I'm nowhere near picking it clean after reading it half a dozen times. The other one is Gravity's Rainbow, which is infuriating, unfathomable, screamingly funny and seems to contain everything in the world, one way or another. I suppose that's the point of The Great American Novel: blokes trying to pack as much as possible into the only book you'll ever need, which is a pretty ridiculous idea all told when you think about it. :-)
How are you faring with Anna Karenina? I started reading it in March for a #ClassicsCommunity buddy read (This is actually my second time reading it. I previously read it in 2015) and though I'm loving the Anna/Vronsky/Karenin chapters, the Levin chapters, especially the ones about farming and such are driving me absolutely mad with boredom! It's actually confusing because I don't remember hating them this much when I first read AK
I'm starting to listen to a radio play and its really amazing their dramatization is so good and the actors are all good in delivering their lines sometimes with the help of sound effects which is so good too! 😊💕
I'd love to meet H.P Lovecraft, I mean he would absolutely despise me considering how much of bigot he really was but something tells me it would be worth it
I'd love to specialise in Victorian studies one day. That's the dream! But really, for undergrad, I'm most looking forward to learning about the periods I'm not so familiar with. You too!
@@lucythereader VicStudies huh. Sexual repression, hypocrisy, child labour, pollution, robber barons, Imperialism, evangelizing, techie innovation, continuing industrialization, a fair amt. of first-rate literature, kitchen gardens, the Irish Potato Famine, extension of the franchise, slow-paced lives.... Lotsa mix. IMO I've found that the easiest way to find historical periods one is not so familiar with is to take courses on the non-western world that doesn't involve any colonialism. Would u want to be a Presenter on the BBC some day, like Mary Beard et al??
