Books perfect for December ❄️ TBR & Recommendations

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Here are the books I want to read this December, and the books I recommend for you to read this December!
Hi friends,
Happy December!
I'm so excited for the holiday reading season, so I had an absolute blast filming this video! I hope you're able to find some holiday reads that peak your interest, or maybe you'll see one of your own favorites :)
Carolyn's questions of the day:
Bookish - Which author would you invite to Christmas dinner?
Non-Bookish - What is one of your favorite Christmas traditions?
:)
My answers:
Bookish - After much deliberation, I've settled on inviting Charles Dickens to Christmas dinner, so I can have a front row seat to A Christmas Carol recitation...maybe Leo Tolstoy can be there dressed as Santa, for obvious reasons the white beard
Non-Bookish - Winding up all of the snow globe music boxes at the same time with my sister! (It sounds horrible, but it's quite a bit of fun)
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@shookbyabook8473 Год назад

Having lost my mother a week back, I've been feeling detached from reading even more than I'd felt over the last several months. I was really waiting for a December recommendations video from you and here you are. Take my love. ❤️

@Zoe-pu3pi Год назад

Sending love & strength ❤️❤️

@AlexandraNMorgan Год назад

Really sorry for your loss. It's so hard losing someone around the holiday season, I went through that as well. Years ago when I was going through one of my family losses, I got some comfort from Christina Rossetti's poem "Remember". Not sure if that will help or make you more sad but just thought I would mention it. Praying joy and comfort will return for you and your family.

@dashaslepneva7282 Год назад

Sorry for your loss. Be strong. ❤

@denisefreitas6727 Год назад

So sorry for your loss. Sending my love. ❤️

@von20808 Год назад

I'm sorry for your loss. I've been there. It does get better. Just take one day at a time and don't rush the healing process.

@sophiaisabelle01 Год назад

Seems like your TBR is immense. We appreciate all your dedication and hard work on this channel. May God bless you.

@CarolynMarieReads Год назад

It is indeed! Aw I can’t thank you enough for your kind words and support 💕

@LexieMoon321 Год назад

Not the intro being a visual of how I looked carrying my books back in the eighth grade 😂

@CarolynMarieReads Год назад

Same honestly 🤣

@AllyEmReads Год назад

I'd love to invite Tolkien for dinner or tea! I think we'd have a great time discussing Christmas and just stuff in general And my absolute favorite Christmas tradition is all about food lol. My family has a lot of special foods that we make during Christmas time, like cringle and fondue and fudge! A lot of our other Christmas traditions fell to the wayside after my sister and I grew up (like getting new Christmas pajamas as presents and we'd open those on Christmas Eve so we could wear them to bed)

@jamesduggan7200 Год назад

If J.R.R. is coming then you have to have Sylvia there too.

@casual-books Год назад

I'd invite JRR Tolkien. Imagine talking about those letters he wrote to his kids as Father Christmas ! ? Fave Christmas tradition, decorating the tree with a drink and Christmas music.

@jamesduggan7200 Год назад

You could seat Tolkien next to Dorothy Parker, and see if that leads anywhere!

@cathybalke Год назад

I think you should wait until after the holidays to read Norwegian Wood. That book is good, but it is devastating and frustrating. Lol. You won’t feel joyful reading this, and it’s not even the kind of sadness like Never Let Me Go. It’s just… bummer sadness that doesn’t make you feel fulfilled. I’m probably not making any sense, but I would recommend you not ruin your Christmas joyful season. 😅

@jmsl910 Год назад

100% agree

@jamilagurbanova5264 Год назад

Hi Carolyn, I love your videos and you've really inspired me to read more classics! I would LOVE a video about which classics you recommend to read in the winter, or just a video about reading certain classics for each season! :)

@adinapogor7291 Год назад

I feel like Jane Austen would be a vibe to have at Christmas dinner hahaha but also would really like to invite Louisa May Alcott

@lilaccottage Год назад

I read Heidi for the first time last year and couldn't believe it had taken me so long to read it. Heidi is so charming and heartwarming. I didn't want it to end.

@martinelanglois3158 Год назад

Dickens over for Christmas dinner for sure! Tradition I keep would be to bake meat pies using my grandmother's recipe while listening to old Christmas music.

@kristinandj Год назад

I think you would appreciate better Heidi during the summer time ! (at least I do, its my favorite novel and my little tradition to read it every summer in the countryside and I hope you will love this story to !)

@karenyates6797 Год назад

Thanks for the December rec's Carolyn. I ordered 5 of these from Amazon just now! I'd love to hear the snow globe cacophony on a video from you! I'd invite Jan Karon to dinner. She's 85 and a well published Christian book author; best known for her "Mitford Series" novels with Father Cavanaugh. I have all of these books and just love how wholesome they are and how well developed each character is. A tradition for us is taking my adult son out to dinner on Dec. 24th, which is his actual birthday! We eat Japanese around a big grill and enjoy the food cooked in front of us!!!! Sending hugs from cold Chicago!

@jenniferabbott6757 Год назад

I completely forgot about about Jan Karon...how could I? She's such a wonderful writer!! Her character development and scene descriptions are marvelous! She is able to tell a story so clearly. The characters & settings just leap off the page! We even named our rescue dog was named after Miss Sadie! You've definitely inspired me to find her books and pull them out to re-read! Thank you!

@MartinDSmith Год назад

My Christmas tradition that I shared with my mother before she passed away was to drink a glass of Bailey's Irish cream liqueur.Tolstoy did love Dickens,so your Christmas dinner would be full of warmth and cheer!💝

@erin_explorestheoutdoors Год назад

Bookish Answer: I would invite Jane Austen to Christmas Dinner. I think she would be a really intriguing guest to host. Also she is my favorite author! Non-Bookish Answer: My wife I began creating our own traditions by celebrating the Winter holidays, taking inspiration from both our childhoods as well as connections to our ancestries. My wife is part Jewish, and so we like to celebrate Hanukkah in recognition of her heritage. We both have Irish ancestry, and therefore we like to celebrate the Winter Solstice as well.

@allenmurphy6565 Год назад

Don’t forget the first Christmas story, the Incarnation, God becoming man by St Luke

@dashaslepneva7282 Год назад

Douglas Adams. He would be so fun to be around 😂

@marjoriedybec3450 Год назад

Please, please, please add Truman Capote's "A Christmas Memory" to your late Dec, pre-Christmas TBR. It takes about an hour to read and definitely will put you in the Christmas mood. Favorite author at Christmas dinner absolutely would be Charles Dickens because he LOVED big dinners, long walks and was a born entertainer and story-teller. He'd be the perfect guest. Favorite tradition: unwrapping and displaying my santons from Provence. Enjoy the month. PS Please read [little tree] by ee cummings too.

@denisefreitas6727 Год назад

How amazing your TBR, Carolyn! I really love Heidi, A Christmas Carol and The Dark Materials series! Well, i'd like to invite Louisa May Alcott for a dinner and i think i have no traditions for the holidays, maybe only decorating the house.

@kathy2539 Год назад

I recommend to you the book of short stories 'Home for Christmas: stories for young and old' by Miriam LeBlanc et. al., further readings: 'Nutcracker and Mouse-King' by E.T.A. Hoffmann, 'Christmas Days' by Jeanette Winterson, 'Christmas Island' by Natalie Normann, 'A Redbird Christmas' by Fannie Flagg, 'Christmas Bells' by Jennifer Chiaverini, can't recommend enough 'Little Women' by Louisa M Alcott, 'The Autobiography of Santa Claus' by Jeff Guinn (as recommended by Penguin Random House publ.) I hope some of the books listed will add to your Christmas book bibliography.

@tp06 Год назад

I've never been a big reader, but the way you talk about books is inspiring me to read more.

@Novaturient_Liv Год назад

Hi Carolyn! Your videos bring so much comfort. The big question I have for you (and many booktubers in general) is how you afford all of the books. I would love to buy so many of the books you mention, like Brian Selznick's work, to support artists/ authors. Any advice?

@jcjessica Год назад

My Christmas blues don't last too long😂 because in Winter I always have another holiday to look forward to besides Christmas🎄 and that's Chinese New Year!🧧 Anyway here are my answers to your questions - *The Bookish Question :* I think I'd invite L.M. Montgomery. I absolutely adore her nature description as it's always so vivid and full of beauty, imagination & innocence! *The Non-Bookish Question :* I'd say listening to Christmas jazz cafe BGM🎷 while getting huddled up in blankets🧣, sipping on a mug of hot chocolate☕ and reading a book!📖

@Lyleelou11 Год назад

Norwegian Wood definitely has a melancholy mood, so I’d recommend waiting until January. answer to the bookish question: I’d invite Jane Austen to Christmas dinner because she’s hilarious! And my favorite Christmas tradition was started only a few years ago, I invited my Grandparents over for breakfast on Christmas morning. We lost my Grandpa in Jan of 2021, so it’s been nice to still include my Grandma in the Christmas morning magic ❤

@jamesduggan7200 Год назад

Yes, wouldn't be clever seating Jane next to Will Shakespeare and keeping the wine decanter near their end of the table!

@mattkean1128 Год назад

The Snowman by Raymond Briggs is a wonderful holiday illustrated book.

@kathy2539 Год назад

To answer the second question about traditions. When we were all at home and much younger we would decorate the tree with mum and dad and on Christmas Day we would all come together over hot Christmas dinner, with bon bons, Christmas hats and the whole day was spent imbibing in food, lollies, drink and more food, then in the afternoon we would all sleep it all off! Today it's a bit lost because we're all in our 50s-60's now and live distance from each other, we don't always see each other on Christmas. Each year I try to see everyone over the Christmas holiday/new year period, which I usually do. I spend Christmas Day with my mum, my brother and his partner mostly and we have a lovely hot dinner, open presents and then have a very quiet afternoon/evening recovering. The day after Christmas our tradition is to watch the Boxing Day Test Match (Cricket), which is between the big cricket nations. This year Australia will be playing South African cricket team. In Australia summer is Cricket, and it's a very big thing over here. Especially the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne, held every year the day after Christmas. After which in January is the Australian Open Tennis Championship, so Christmas is actually a big sporting time for Australians. This period every year is Cricket, Golf championships and Tennis championships. We have different traditions at this time of year because in Australia it's Summer whereas over in your part of the world it's Winter.

@jamesduggan7200 Год назад

tbh there weren't very many happy days for me as a kid at Christmas. Nevertheless, it was Christmas so now they seem happy nonetheless. Generally, I avoid politics but the one topic wherein I can't hold back is when they try to take away one of the few genuinely happy times and replace it with the same miserable drudgery we have all the year. Well, clearly they're smarter than I am because I still believe in some illogical things. So, on that cheery note: I wish you a very merry X-mas, a happy new year, and more to come.

@hollyludlow2460 Год назад

I love a muppet Christmas carol happy Christmas reading !

@erika20099 Год назад

Merry Christmas season, Carolyn.

@Zoe-pu3pi Год назад

His Dark Materials is amazing!! I think the second and third books are even better than the first; some of the most creative fantasy writing I’ve ever encountered, especially for YA. I will say the rest of the series is definitely not as “wintery” as the first volume so it’s not the end of the world if you don’t get to them this month :)

@hectorrobertocontrerasmiranda Год назад

The Subtle Knife is definitely a summer book, and The Amber Spyglass is more Spring, which is very weird considering the whole series happens across a few weeks

@Zoe-pu3pi Год назад

@@hectorrobertocontrerasmiranda fr! I thought it was at almost a year though, especially The Golden Compass which I think spanned at least a few months depending on how long Lyra spent living with Coulter.

@hectorrobertocontrerasmiranda Год назад

@@Zoe-pu3pi the following is just general info on the series for anyone else who might end up reading this and wants to know a little more. Feel free to ignore. Yes, I just looked it up taking advantage of the fact that I had my copy right next to me because I'm just finishing my first reread of the series in preparation for the start of the new season of the show (incidentally I started this reread back in November 2020 and then proceeded to ignore the last novel throughout 2021 before picking it out in January 2022 and then ignoring it again for almost 11 months). On chapter 5 of Northern Lights/The Golden Compass* it says it only been "six weeks or so" and that "autumn began to change into winter" at the beginning of the previous paragraph. And then there are literally "a few days" between each subsequent book** *pg. 76 of the Everyman's Edition on this video. My copy is the American edition, Carolyn's the British (the spines of the dust jacket are different but this American edition is NOT censored like the previous american editions of The Amber Spyglass. And I know I have the American edition because the first book is clearly mentioned as "The Golden Compass" EVERYWHERE except the chronology where it's only clarified that it was originally published under a different name. It's a whole thing) **pg. 372, second half of chapter 1 of The Subtle Knife, and pg. 646, 8th paragraph of chapter 1 of The Amber Spyglass

@jackiesliterarycorner Год назад

I'm starting Lord of the Rings for December. I don't know which author I'd invite, but my favorite Christmas tradition is watching Christmas movies.

@peggymccright1358 Год назад

I watch and read A Christmas Carol every year. My favorite movie is old! It was originally in black and white so if you get a colorized version I highly recommend you adjust the color on your screen to black and white. 1938! with Reginald Owen, Gene and Kathleen Lockhart. I think it’s the closest to the book! I hope you can find it. Love your channel! Happy December!

@maudhaugland5822 Год назад

This video had such cozy vibes! And I'd say Norwegian Wood is the perfect January read. I think I would invite maybe Neil Gaiman to Christmas dinner, he's such a cool guy and amazing storyteller, so I think it would be a great night! My favourite Christmas tradition is getting the presents from where they have been "hidden" in drawers and cupboards with my sister and putting them under the tree, while watching Three Hazelnuts for Cinderella (an old 70s film from the Czech Republic dubbed into Norwegian, a classic) ✨

@fayelove54 Год назад

Heidi is one of my favorites! You’ll love it!!!

@kathy2539 Год назад

Have a very Merry and Happy Christmas Carolyn. I hope you have many gifts to unpack! 🎄 🎄 I hope you enjoy 'Heidi', I also loved Shirley in Heidi and I watched her as Heidi even as a teen and young adult, it's one of my favourite films! I have read Silver Skates, many years ago because my mother had the book when she was a young girl and had it in her collection, unfortunately I can't really remember the story now but the edition you have looks lovely. Which writer would I invite to my home? Well at Christmas, you know the first person that came to my mind was Jane Austen, wow, what do you know? I thought it would be Hans Christian Anderson but Jane just popped into my head. Hans would be the second invite, then.

@cussot Год назад

I remember being utterly enchanted by Calvino's If On a Winter's Night a Traveler. I must read it again! Bookish answer: Murasaki Shikibu. Non-bookish: lighting a little candle for a departed friend.

@theodorashukin4895 Год назад

You pronunciation of Lukashevich was perfect! I'd never heard of her.

@jennylg6582 Год назад

Thank you for sharing your Christmas season reads! I’ve been looking for some, so this is perfect! ❤ Mary Christmas & Happy Holidays, everyone!

@Mariak82 Год назад

I got the graphic novel of A Christmas Carol last year for Christmas. 🙂 I found The boy, the mole, the fox and the horse in a charity shop recently and it will be a Christmas present for me from the kids. 🙂🎁

@swifty545 Год назад

Great little video as always, a few recommendations to take away....I would definitely recommend The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey as a perfect winter read, loosely based on a Russian fairytale I believe. I think you would really enjoy it 🥶🤗

@bysarahalexander4426 Год назад

I am definitely inviting Oscar Wilde to Christmas dinner. :D And one of my favorite Christmas traditions is opening one present on Christmas Eve.

@entrenchpodhost Год назад

I am actually reading "A Christmas Carol" for the first time this year! Long overdue, but excited to read a "classic classic." My favorite Christmas tradition is having cheese fondue with the fam Christmas Eve!

@DRmakeupgirl Год назад

I'm reading the book for the first time this year too! It's one of my favorite Christmas movies to watch every year.

@fabioguerrero3513 Год назад

Thanks for the idea of read a Christmas story in this season. This is the type of thing Made us remember the good things of this holyday.

@nita5194 Год назад

Love your list Carolyn! Also may I ask what color is your eye shadow? Glittery white I guess?so pretty

@Lyleelou11 Год назад

My heart dropped a bit when the books fell! 🤣 wishing you amazing reads and your best December yet🤍 Thank you for being such a huge source of joy & comfort for me this year

@mrodriguez377 Год назад

this is soo cozy; gives me Christmas morning vibess

@marianaharrison6307 Год назад

I really hope I can re-read A Christmas Carol this year! I'm halfway through Atonement so maybe I'll be able to finish before Christmas and then I'll read A Christmas Carol and maybe some other Christmas-y book... For the bookish question: I'd love to have Jane Austen, Louisa May Alcott or L. M. Montgomery for Christmas dinner! Or maybe all of them! And as for the non-bookish question: I think one of my favourite Christmas traditions is gifting family and friends with paçoca (a Brazilian crushed peanut candy)! I think it's a tradition just in the region where I was born, but I think it's really nice :)

@briannabythebooks Год назад

These all seem so cozy. I don't think I've heard of A Boy Called Christmas before, but it sounds very cute!

@RRScott-uz1lg Год назад

Great video Carolyn! I, too, enjoy the JC animated Christmas Carol. I'm glad to know I'm not alone. And I was never a fan of the Muppets at all. In any form. And I'm not afraid to admit to any of this. That aside, I have a similar facsimile edition of A Christmas Carol, and enjoy picking it up every year. There's something very special about that little edition that adds to the enjoyment of reading it.

@hmm6411 Год назад

Dostoevsky for Christmas dinner. The absurdist in me needs to ask some questions. Christmas tradition is my Aunt's house as ground zero on Christmas Eve. If you want to see a family member you hardly ever see or always see hang out for a bit and chances are.. a splendid time is guaranteed for all!

@kimbarbeaureads Год назад

I read the Christmas Carol last year and plan to read it this year. I love the Mickey Mouse adaptation. My Dad reads How the Grinch Stole Christmas every year. I read The Three Trees which is a folktale. Winter is the best time for fairy tales, in my opinion.

@nita5194 Год назад

I'mma give Matt Haig's books for sure. I've already booked midnight library and reasons to live written by him. I'm pretty sure I'm gonna' enjoy his other books as well. Thanks for the recommendations!

@nita5194 Год назад

Give..a try*

@nita5194 Год назад

I've already read*

@kurtfox4944 Год назад

Love that intro.. Bookish question: I would invite Julia Childs for dinner so she can help create a wonderful meal.🤣

@CarolynMarieReads Год назад

I’m so glad 😂

@cindyurban150 Год назад

Hi Carolyn, This was such a fun video ! I love reading children's Christmas books,but besides" A Christmas Carol", I love O Henry's "The Gift of The Magi". Who would I invite to have Christmas dinner with ? It would be Dickens,or Louisa May Alcott. A favorite Christmas tradition...I have to watch "A Christmas Carol" the Alistair Sims version, and The Nutcracker, while wrapping gifts. Please do video the Christmas globe wind off..only problem I don't do Instagram. I love the book Polar Express, but don't like the movie at all...too long and not true to the book. I love Raymond Brigg's "The Snowman" as an illustrator, I feel you would appreciate the book and film since it has no real dialogue. I was surprised you come from a family of non readers ! Stay well, Cindy

@gabrielalopez2512 Год назад

I haven't read Norwegian Wood in years... but from what I remember, I'm not sure I'd recommend it as a "pick me up" going into the New Year 😂

@therealjojo6139 Год назад

Definitely read Norwegian Wood in January! Its perfect for melancholy vibes

@doowopshopgal Год назад

Thank you for your videos. I would love to have Dickens at my dinner table and my tradition is always to play Christmas music while I decorate my home for the holidays.

@johnsaxongitno4life588 Год назад

It is nearly two am here in Australia on Saturday morning and I woke my wife up laughing 😂 😂😂😂when you dropped your books 📚 love you and your amazing channel please stay safe and enjoy your reading love your Aussie family friend John ❤❤❤

@sherrirabinowitz4618 Год назад

Heidi means so much to me, my Mom gave her book, and we used to watch the Shirley Temple version every year. When I saved my allowance money I got part two of the series, my Mom asked to borrow it, my Mom has passed, thank you for bringing up a dear memory of her. Off topic, My parents and Grandpa used to call me Veronica Lake because my hair was always in my eyes when I parted it to the side, she was a movie star she was in a lot of great movies but my favorite was I Married A Witch. I love The Christmas Carol, I read it every year but my favorite adaption is the 'Alastair Sim, I just love him in it. It's brilliant. It was a family tradition to watch it growing up. ,I would love to have dinner with Jane Austen because she was so witty and would have amazing stories.

@nita5194 Год назад

I'd either invite Murakami or Tolstoy.

@lysancasilvestris4449 Год назад

Oh, Heidi is one of the first novels I ever read by myself after learning how to read! 🥰

@jay_poet Год назад

I would invite Hemingway to dinner so he could give me a pep talk on writing true sentences instead of procrastinating 😂 My favourite Christmas tradition is definitely relaxing in pjs and reading one of the books I was gifted.

@jamesduggan7200 Год назад

Maybe invite Dostoevsky too and see if the two of them would get into a fight.

@bdwon Год назад

Smooth! Yes! You are !

@limelightentertainment4980 Год назад

I would invite Mark Twain for Christmas dinner. He would be nonstop stories. Tradition: We always take a group photo between dinner and opening presents. It is always fun getting everyone lined up.

@aneweliseonlife Год назад

Ursula Le Guin is who I would invite. She seemed so wise and I am forever bitter I didn’t realize she was going to be my favorite author before she passed. Either her or Pratchett, whom I think would’ve been a wonderful and hilarious plus intelligent dinner companion.

@barbarazech596 Год назад

"In December, read whatever you want, no matter your age." - Second that!

@zamnordic8278 Год назад

I just bought a very nice looking and newly translated Dickens' A Christmas Carol. My older book includes also Dickens' The Chimes. Charles has very well understood that goodness, compassion and generosity are such sugar-coated ingredients that must be counterweighted by some saltier flavourings like stinginess, greed and cold-heartedness. At the moment reading Jerome K. Jerome's Three Men In A Boat (1889). Lastly, your mentioning earlier about living in the present moment. Yes, difficult. Very often our mind is already hurrying in the next thing when physically we are still in the previous thing. I remember one guy who once walked my country head to toe, once cycled it and once canoed it. When asked what he was thinking during the hike, he said that he was planning the next one! I think memories allow us live in the past too. And dreaming makes it possible to live in the future. To some measure. Perhaps...

@starlasell5698 Год назад

Christmas has come and gone, but I just found your channel...and have been binge watching. I found Emma too! I just finished a great middle grade book for COLD February. "Breadcrumbs " by Anne Ursu. It was so good.

@emmaseuphoricplanner3513 Год назад

Lisa See would definitely be the author I chose to come to my house. She has traveled so much to do homework for her books (historical fiction). I would love to chat about the cultures she has written about or even thought about writing. My favorite tradition is cooking Christmas cookies with my mom

@thebasedgodmax1163 Год назад

you NEED to watch Muppets Christmas Carol! it's great! for the question I think I'd invite Hemingway as he seemed like a pretty good guest! as for a tradition, we always as a family drive around on the Eve looking at lights, its so cozy

@רוןגורליק-ה5ע Год назад

Oh The boy the mall the fox and the horse is my all time favorite book😂 I’m so glad you’ve read it! I’ll definitely watch the movie! And marry Christmas!🎄

@martasgreatlibrary Год назад

i also grew up watching heidi, it's such a beautiful sad story that brings back sooo many memories!

@lydiafrost8769 Год назад

In my family we would all gather together at my grandparents' house on Christmas Eve and the youngest cousin able to read would read The Night Before Christmas to everyone before going to bed

@nadeshkaholmes9511 Год назад

I haven't been reading much this year, and that just makes me a little bit sad but this season is cheering me up. And your videos inspire me a lot too ❤️ To answer your questions: I would like to have L. M. Montgomery at our Christmas dinner, it would be lovely! And we don't have many Christmas traditions but just the opportunity to be together with my family is beautiful for me 😊

@lukeyznaga7627 Год назад

reading. Reading is so very important for a culture and civilization. its a shame that many people think its un glamorous to read and make excuses. Reading is healthy and one of the major ways to learn and grow spiritually and intellectually.

@ckirti027 Год назад

Hey marie! I am extremely loving your channel and I am looking forward to start reading classics I haven't read more than 2 classics in my life, so it would be extremely helpful if you make a video on classics for beginners

@meganhughes1444 Год назад

I'm reading Heidi now and I falling in love with it. You will love it.

@AdrianasWonderland Год назад

aaaaa great video! the more winter Recommendations the better!

@erika20099 Год назад

Carolyn, please, which edition is your 'Christmas carol'

@brittanyallemanayers3447 Год назад

I just read Heidi for the first time last month. It is such a sweet story. I think you will love it!

@moonflower1616 Год назад

Thank you for all of the book recommendations and your fondness for Christmas. If I could invite one author to Christmas dinner, it would be between Jane Austen because she's hilarious, or Edgar Allen Poe because he seems like the kind of guy who needs someone to invite him to Christmas dinner. I love decorating for Christmas with my parents. We put on Bing Crosby, open boxes of chocolates, and put everything up. It's so cozy.

@BaileeWalsh Год назад

Being called Shirley Temple as a kid is the universal experience of curly haired girls. I also watched that version of Heidi all the time growing up! At least I think it's that version. I actually never had the movie but my neighbor did and she let me spend the night pretty often when I wanted to and we usually watched that. She's a handful of years older than me (I don't actually know how many, lol) so in hindsight that's so sweet and I'm thankful she didn't mind hanging out with a 6 year old on weekends when she was probably in middle school. AHH, there's so much I want to read this month but I think I'm going to focus on things I've started that I'm still in the middle of, certain books of series I'm reading, and a few books I didn't end up picking up but planned on reading them sometime earlier this year.

@malyaarrtes 11 месяцев назад

Oh god, that's so stunning that you're interested in Russian literature (saying as a Russian girl hahah) I can't even describe this feeling of satisfaction that there're a lot of people in the world that find my home country's literature interesting and fascinating❤️ unfortunately, most people in Russia have read our classics even less than you have... But anyways, thank you for this curiousity and interest in it, that's priceless!!

@benreadsgood Год назад

His Dark Materials is just wonderful - please do continue with it!

@Floridiansince94 Год назад

Heidi is a gorgeous book!

@CarolynMarieReads Год назад

It is!!!

@DRmakeupgirl Год назад

I've never been an 'avid' reader but watching your videos stirs me to read more and more.

@itsa_peanut Год назад

Muppets Christmas Carol is incredible! Is the first Christmas movie my fiancé and I watch every year, and it’s so fun

@jeannieriley1446 Год назад

Some great recommendations! I have The Penguin Book of Christmas Stories that I plan on continuing this month too! Lol I started it last year but wasn’t able to finish it before the Christmas season ended.