BOYFRIEND VS GIRLFRIEND - TOP 5 CLASSICS // our favourite books 

Thanks for watching everyone! If anyone has any Russian classics authors that I haven’t mentioned please let me know! I’d also love to read more classics from authors around the world so any recommendations would be highly appreciated!⬇️

I think I’ve pulled my cheek muscles from smiling for so long, love you two🥰

Finally I found some people who love classics! I love fantasy and all, but there is just something about picking up a book written a century ago and relating to the authors and characters. I read Animal Farm in middle school and was completely blown away.

So cute the intro with Jay imitating you hahaha

“And then I read Emma and everything changed” girl SAME 🙌🏻

Knowledge is knowing that Frankenstein wasn't the monster. Wisdom is realizing he was. My fave book of all time. The pinnacle of literature for me.

Wow, I was actually very surprised about Jay's choice! I'm russian and lots of Russians don't like 'Master and Margarita' or 'War and Peace', so seeing you guys reading these huge books is amazing!

I haven’t finished watching the video, but I just had to come and say that you guys are so cute and this is such a great idea for a video!!! it’s so interesting to see different people’s favorite classics! great video! (so far) haha

Ciara: *talks about British and US classics* Jay: "Yes, alright but let's focus on Russian lit, shall we?" Loved the video so much! Have a nice 2021 everyone!

You can tell they respect each other so much!! Such a lovely relationship ☺️

The BBC series of War and peace is soooo good. My favorite scene of the series is near the end, when Pierre sits alone at the table and and eats a potato. This is such a sad but beautiful moment, because of what this little piece of vegetable symbolises and how it makes him happy and sad at the same time.

Ugh these covers. My weakness is a new edition with a beautiful cover. My bank account trembles when I enter Waterstones. I cannot be stopped.🤣

You guys are literally every booklovers' relationship goals😍😍

this might have been the cutest thing ever!!! you're both angels 🥺💘

Little women, Anne of Green Gables, Jane Eyre, Les Miserables and Agatha Christie(and then there were none) great choices

absolutely love all the book recommendations but the way he LOOKS at you... omg you guys are so adorable together

oh this is so so wonderful seeing Jay talk about his favorite books too! I would love to see him in more videos. you & Jay have a lovely heartwarming vibe:)

This is my favorite video you’ve ever done! It’s so fun to see people’s favorite classics :)

Aw I love this! I love seeing and hearing Jays perspective on his favourite books. You guys are like couple goals and I love it!

My top 5 classics are probably: 1) The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas (it’s just so good) 2) Mary Poppins by P. L. Travers (because of the nostalgia I have with it and it’s just such a sweet story). 3) Frankenstein by Mary Shelley 4) Les Misérables by Victor Hugo (despite the length lol) 5) And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie Honorable Mentions: Little Women, Sense and Sensibility, LOTR series. (Because I love them all and can’t leave the list without them 😂)

I’ve seen a lot of couples on RU-vid, and you both by far have one of the most authentic, kind and respectful relationships I’ve seen. Wishing you both all the best! Love the recommendations ☺️

Such a fun exercise! Upon reflection, I think my favourites are: - Alamut by Vladimir Bartol - Slaughterhouse 5 by Kurt Vonnegut - Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe - 1984 by George Orwell - Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

You and Jay have made a very positive impact in our lives in quarantine, thank you so much for being friendly and sharing your favorites! Additionally, I think this channel is such a boost of vocabulary for anyone who wants to speak English better.

This was SO enjoyable - loved seeing the conversation and dynamic between you and Jay. It’s so sweet that you share a literary love ❤️

I loved this! I hope Jay's in more videos in the future! Emma is my favorite classic, too!

We need more book recommendations from Jay

I love both of your sweaters, they're so cute and cozy😍

Like I could watch you for a long time and not get bored with it. You’re two seems a genuine people and really fun to be with.

Love how honest your boyfriend is. Such an encouragement to all readers. War and Peace!!!! #inspirational

After reading "Crime and Punishment" for the first time, I was thrilled by the characters and the plot itself. But when I started discussing the novel at school, so much depths got revealed to me that I forgot that the plot even existed, to be honest. Dostoyevsky became extremely religious after being almost executed and being exhiled instead. All his works are soaked with Biblical references, either in names or deeds, or even in the whole story. "Crime and Punishment" is definitely not an exception, so if you decide to read or re-read it, try to seek those religious aspects hidden here and there throughout the story. Initially, it was disheartening for me to see how much I failed to comprehend the writer, but understanding his crucial philosophical views did bring more pleasure to reading Dostoyevsky.

This was such a great video and seeing the different classics you both love. I loved that Jay did the intro as well 😊

That was super fun to watch! I love most of the books you both mentioned 🖤 I hope Jay is going to be in more videos! It was super cute and fun watching you two talking about books 🤗

The Great Gatsby is in my TBR for this year!! Looking forward to reading it

These are amazing books! Frankenstein and Crime and Punishment are some of my favorites!

The Master and Margarita is one of my favorites. It actually made me laugh out loud. All excellent choices. Well done!

Such a great video. My favourite classics are Frankenstein, Eugene Onegin, Mrs Dalloway, Animal Farm and Tess of the Durbervilles 🧡 And I’ve read Matilda by Marry Shelley and enjoyed it.

The taste! 🖤 I love all of the books you both mentioned! 😆 I read W&P this year and now I have to reread Anna Karenina to be able to decide which one is my favourite 😬

Absolutely loved this, thank you, it was the perfect video take my mind of things and just have a minute to relax. You both seem so genuine and happy to talk about your favorite books, it’s so nice to see others who also enjoy literature. I hope you are both staying safe, doing well and that you have a wonderful holiday although things are a little crazy right now. Merry Christmas

I really enjoyed this video, you guys are so cute together! Wish I could share my love for books with my boyfriend. But now I‘m even more excited to read Emma than I already was!✨🧚🏻‍♀️

I came here from the yoga corner videos, such a pleasant surprise to see you have a booktube channel! I really enjoyed your discussion and yes, would definitely love to hear more from Jay as well

I love this channel sooo much! This is one of my favorite videos, your dinamic is lovely. Brazilian fan here ❤️

This was lovely! It was incredible to hear Jay's favourites as well. I love knowing more about diferent reading experiences 💖 great video Ciara!

It's such a pleasure to hear how many russian books and authors in general you appreciate and mention in your top classics. Being russian and living in Saint-Petersburg i can't be more grateful to be able to read russian classic in original. I caught myself thinking about that a couple weeks ago while rereading Crime and Punishment which is by the way I'M OBSESSED WITH. Even for me, russian, this book was full of old, not-used today words, can't comprehend how hard that must be to read it in english. Frankenstein is also my all-time favourite. I read it this autumn upon your advise and THANK YOU SO MUCH for that, and for all that you do. You're a huge inspiration and incredibly exquisite young lady. xo

There's an animated Animal Farm movie that doesn't have any words in it. All there is is animals grunting and doing different animal noises and acting out the scenes from the book and when I was a kid it used to be my FAVORITE movie. I used to watch it over and over again even though there's literally not a single word spoken through the whole movie.

I was searching for a video on classic books that was relatable and not dull and I was glad when I found yours to be exactly that! Ciara all the books you chose were some of my favourite classics too so I was very keen to see familiar titles! Keep up the good content. Cheers from Australia 🇦🇺✌🏼

You guys are just the sweetest couple ❤️

I read for school and into my early adult years but gave up reading when I got married and family happened. I’ve now started again in my 56th year and retired. I had forgotten how much I adore reading. Thankyou for your channel x

You guys are so cute! ❤️😍 Love both lists and what you had to say about each book. It's always fascinating to hear other people talk about the stories they feel most passionate about.

the intro was the cutest thing ever 😂 I can't stop smiling, you two are adorable - loved this so much 💕

Love this idea- his and hers favorites. What a good idea!!

This video was so much fun!! I have read all 5 of your top 5 classics omg 😂😂. I love Emma and Frankenstein, and I am dying to read The Master and Margarita!

Finally I found people who love to read classics as much as I do! I could relate to Jay more on his choices. I'm currently reading Crime and Punishment. (I have Dracula and The Master and Margarita in TBR list.)

I'm getting so many signals that I should read War and Peace!

This is such an incredible idea for a video and I have to say, you guys are ADORABLE!!

Loved this video, guys! One thing I liked is that I really could relate to Jay on his reading skills, cause I also really started a reading habit in the last three years and I am still creating and improving my reading abilities hahahah

Oh god how I wish Dracula was just from Jonathan's perspective the whole time lol that first part where he's at the Dracula's castle is one of the best text's I've ever read, but then it just goes downhill a bit after...

This was a great video! I am always looking for more content on classics because they are my favorite area of reading. With the increasing popularity of fantasy, classics content feels hard to find. I would love to hear you both talk more about classics!

I watched War and Peace with my sister last year and we both were completely mesmerized. I bought the book right afterwards, but I think I'll watch it again to get a refresh of the story. I am most excited to get to know Pierre better in the book, his philosophy on life is so interesting as he navigates his wealth, personal relationships, and the war. I think my favorite part of the miniseries was how the rules and culture of the upper class was dismantled by war and invasion and the way that quickly illuminated each character's true priorities.

You two are so cute together! The way you look at eachother is beautiful. I loved this video and now I have so many classics on my TBR for next year. Lol.

really enjoyed this. What a wholesome watch. Also, thank you for portraying reading War and Peace as an attainable goal! I will definitely watch the bbc mini series first 😁

This was a lot of fun:) I now have added The Master and Margarita to my TBR and will bump up Emma (I've had the book for years, but never read it). War and Peace is one of my top 5 books so it was cool to see it as Jay's number one pick. I have a beautiful Everyman's Library edition that is split into three hardcovers in a slipcase. Having it as three volumes made it feel less daunting to read:) Thanks for all the fun videos over the holidays. Happy New Year to you both. Oh, and check out the original, Russian produced film of War and Peace. It’s considered a classic film and is part of the Criterion Collection.

Ahhh, I loved this video Ciara!! It was so interesting seeing the differences and similarities you and Jay have when it comes to classics! (And it was no surprise to me that Emma was you're no.1 😉 It is definitely one of my faves too!)

absolutely love seeing people talk about frankenstein, i never get tired of it! im glad to leave with some new tbr additions, specifically “a country doctor’s notebook” ☺️

Love this, thanks One of my faves is lord of the rings. And my fave Austen novel is persuasion. I haven't read 1984 yet, but looking forward to it soon.

Great video as always Ciara, having Jay in it was really refreshing and lovely, would love more videos with both of you talking:) I really love Frankenstein and Crime and Punishment so I agree with both of you on those two books. I think Jay just inspired me to jump on the train of reading Russian classics that I haven't yet in 2021. Sending you love and wishing you happy holidays:)

So cute! Loved this. More classics videos together, please! I'd never read any Russian lit until I read Anna Karenina during the first lockdown. Amazing! You've definitely inspired me to pick up War and Peace. I recently read The Tenant of Wildfell Hall and I thought it was incredible. Jane Eyre would definitely be in my top 5, and also Far from the Madding Crowd.

Cute couple. I need to read more classics. I need that as my reading goal. My all time favorite is Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen. I just love Elizabeth so much and Mr Darcy. I have read it about 10 times. I never get sick of it.

i love this SO MUCH!!! more please!!! this may be the final straw of inspiration for me to start my own penguin deluxe classics collection... thank you as always for fighting the great gatsby fight and thank you to jay for getting me fired up for russian classics ☺️

I love classics, so I'd love more videos with Jay!! Emma is my favourite as well ☺️ I'm also gonna take your advice and watch the bbc series first, war and peace has been on my tbr for far too long

Omg i didn't expect the into i love this video!!💜

That ' I can't believe I won ' was soooooooo cute🙈

Love this video and it was interesting to hear Jay's tastes !! You two make a cute couple

I love classics but I haven’t read many. I got a lot of good recommendations thank you both ❤️

You guys are so cute together! And so well read too, some great choices in both your lists.

Jay is so relatable for me! Because I, too, aways liked reading, but not too much and just a few specific books. But than, in 2019, I read the Diary of Anne Frank and it really changed me. I started reading more books, and classics. I dont read tooooo much, but I try to enjoy what I decide to read. And I try to read classics because usually they're really really good.

This is so cute, I love it!! You two are so cuteee 🥰♥️

You're both adorable to watch! I'm new to classic lit and the first two that I've read made me fall in love with it. It's To Kill a Mockingbird and The Picture of Dorian Gray. I'm looking forward to reading all your favorites. 😍

Also I love your love for the penguin deluxe classics - they are my favorite editions as well!!!

Also thanks for the recommendation on the war and peace mini series I didn’t even know that was a thing. Watching Anna Karenina helped a lot with getting the characters straight in my mind and getting past all the titles and similar names I feel like that’s what I need to get through war and peace thank you 🙏

Will you be doing a rundown of all the books you read this year? Also the most anticipated/ releases your looking forward to reading next year? Any let downs and favourites of the year? And of course goals for the next year? x I watch more booktube than I actually read 😬 each book you recommend I want to read and my tbr is long enough to fill my lifespan already. For Christmas, I’d like the ability to read books in seconds like the brother in Halloweentown 4💖

Great video! Made me laugh & smile.💗 I bought the Great Gatsby recently but haven't been sure I really wanted to read it due to so many negative reviews but now I will put it on my list for one of my 2021 reads. Frankenstein is definitely on my list for 2021 BUT after listening to your review of it I might start on it this weekend.😄 As for Russian lit. I am definitely interested & have read about 2 or 3, one being Anna Karenina. War and Peace I have & hope to read over the summer. Merry Christmas!! 🎄

This was fun to watch! 😀

That 2016 War & Peace was SO good! Fantastic book!!!

I read the master and margarita because in a vlog you mentioned that Jay loved it and it was AWESOME. Thanks!

Mary Shelley had another novel called Valperga which I read in university. It was a classic Gothic story set in medieval Italy, as I remember. I didn't enjoy it as much as I did Frankenstein, but it was interesting to study the two side-by-side.

oh my god, i love this video, you both are so interesting people. and i really feel touched that Jay has such a big appreciation for Russian classics (as a Russian human myself)! thank you very much for that video! i definitely need to read Emma again, but original manuscript, not the translation. ready to get more knowledge of English language 💪

My top 5 classics are: 1. Little women 2. The great Gatsby 3. Jane Eyre 4. Pride and prejudice 5. A christmas carol I also love To kill a mockinbird, Hamlet, The picture of Dorian Gray, The little prince and A doll's house/Nora

I've just found your channel and after watching some of your videos back to back, I can already feel that you are becoming one of you favourite booktubers! Oh and btw, the names of Russian characters are complicated because Russians call each other several ways - only first names (also shortened version which might seem like a different name, e.g. Alexander = Sasha, Stephan = Styopa), first name + fathers name (e.g. Ivan Nikolayevich), and by surname (Likhodeyev). What I feel helpful is writing down the full name of the character when it's introduced in the book, so when I get confused, I look back at my notes and all the confusion clears up immediately.

Little Women is one of my all time favorite books ever! An international classics author that I really love isYukio Mishima, I love the book Thirst For Love. Would love to see more videos with you and Jay, you guys are awesome!

The 2016 BBC adaptation of war and peace is amazing!! It's so beautiful! Just as good as the book:) you guys have great taste!

I loved this!!

I am several months late to this party but here are my top five classics. 5) Dracula (I was thrilled to see it, Jay). 4) The Art of War 3) The Lord of the Rings 2) A Christmas Carol 1) Oliver Twist In the honorable mentions (i.e. threatening at any whim to overturn the entire list) I have: The Chronicles of Narnia, The Prince, Macbeth, The Complete Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Silas Marner, the Ryhme of the Ancient Mariner, Pilgrim's Progress, and Nicholas Nickleby.

Such a cute couple! Would love to see jay again!

this is so cute! after much deliberation my top favorite classics are: 1. jane eyre 2. david copperfield 3. pride and prejudice 4. a room with a view 5. emma i am reading anna karenina right now though, and it will definitely breach the top five when i'm finished!

I haven't even finished watching the whole video... Couldn't stop myself from commenting.... You both make a great couple. Wishing you guys good luck. 😊 Going back to the video and finish watching it 😝

idk you guys i only just found you but i love you both with my whole heart ♥️

Loved it! ❤✨

Great video. I love that man’s sweater!

Yeeeeeii new video, and finally I'm the first comment. I love the chemistry since the beginning you are a beautiful couple guys

Yes, I did enjoy it, so tyvm for posting. The scene where Pierre helps load the cannons, I liked that very much, and of course when he's wandering around Moscow thinking about numerology. However, I've always thought he is ill-suited to be a hero. Thus, reading about NIck and his Cossacks was very enjoyable. And Marie Bolkonski, well, she's lovely.