Still better than me. I share with nobody. Once when i was 10 i loaned a book i hadn’t read to a friend who loaned it to their friend. Needless to say i never got it back. This happened 11 years ago and I am still not over it.
Lauryn Watson I used to loan books. Then they kept ALL my Star Trek books. Now I either buy them outright for my friends or recommend them to go to the local library!
God, I love unhauls. I understand why you'd think it is not interesting content, but to me it has a weird detox effect 😆 I just imagine the space you're gaining in your shelves, and the fact that those books, that you didn't love that much, can be read and appreciated by other people, instead of just sitting there.
I have a very bad habit of removing unhaul books from my shelf and storing them elsewhere (and basically making a bigger mess) so this doesn't happen until I do a thorough sweep of what I actually want to keep. Love the end result though.
When you said your niece is too young for the hunger games, I was like thank God my parents didn't realise what those books were about when I read them at 10 years old haha. My mum got quite the shock when I dragged her to the cinema to see the first movie with me when I was 12 xD
I was the same except my mom was irritated by the lack of violence because i had made it sound so horrible. We are both still enraged that a spear never went through someones throat.
@@khaosreads1785 I read them when I was around 11 as well then moved onto the first law trilogy which is still one of my favourites to this day even though my mum did go a bit pale when I described what it was about
I read them at 9 because my older cousin and her friends went to see the movie and had to take me. Second generation immigrant perks, no one was paying attention to what I was reading
That's so great that you are giving books to your niece. I know that being able to borrow books from my dad's library was a huge part of helping me fall in love with reading and I'm sure she'll feel the same way about the books you are giving her. :)
Can I just say I'm really glad you're donating the books to the library? I love that other people will get to enjoy the books even if you don't want them anymore.
I have a hard time getting rid off books so watching unhauls gets me motivated to get rid off books which just collect dust on my shelf. I mean if you can give away six of crows then I can surely get rid off my thrillers which I'm just mildly interested in :D At least that's why I like unhauls and I also enjoyed this video! Also giving your niece books and a bookshelves is such a sweet thing, this makes you automatically a very cool aunt :D
The Gateway Chronicles by K.B. Hoyle is an awesome fantasy series for middle aged readers like your niece. I read them when I was 15 but my sister started reading it when she was like 12. It’s an appealing series for a range of ages that I highly recommend.
I guess I'm not surprised that you didn't like Ella Enchanted given that you don't like romance and didn't read it as a child, but it was one of my favorite books growing up- your niece might enjoy it.
@@haleyhentze5621 The book and movie are so tonally different that I have never met anyone who enjoyed both. The book is definitely written for a younger audience, so I get it not being a good fit for 20-somethings.
I don't know why, but I feel like unhauls are my favorite videos. I enjoy cleaning out my stuff and getting rid of things I do't want to keep. I will be un hauling a bunch myself soon probably.
You judge yourself a lot more than any of us do. Also, why do we like your unhaul videos? Same reason we like all your videos. Because you're goofy and amusing. Among other reasons.
I love unhauls. When I go see my mom she's basically burried in books and no you don't wish you were her. She has too much and it doesn't give her happiness. So i help her get rid of the ones she doesn't like. One little pile at a time so she doesn't get overwhelmed, we are getting closer to a collection of books she actually likes and she has a bit more space to just... live... in her house. It always feels like you can breathe better at the end of an unhaul.
I know, I know, I know what I am about to say is cheesy, but here we go: I think it is great taking Drennan with you. It really teaches him how you can give things away, and how you can help others.
The Lunar Chronicles is a really good read for younger adolescents. It's fun, it's adventurous it has some romance, but it's also dealing with some really heavy hitting themes and it's super tame when it comes to violence and cussing. Very good choice for her :D
I'm so sad you won't be reading "Ella Enchanted." 😭 It was one of my favorite books in junior high. The way everything comes together in the end as a fairy tale is so clever. If you end up doing a poll on what you should give another try, please consider putting that one in the poll!
I felt the same way. It was one of my favorite books as a young child before I discovered the Harry Potter books. It's definitely a book for young kids and teenagers. As an adult I don't know if I would like it anymore myself.
Yess, we love unhauls! I'm glad you did it :- ) That's so sweet that you want to give your niece a bookshelf and your books :- ) I love giving books to my niece but I can't give her my books because I read mostly in English and she reads only in Czech for now :- )
Recommendations For Your Niece: Michael Vey series by Richard Paul Evans (teens who have electric powers), Rick Riordan Percy Jackson Universe, Unwanted series by Lisa McMann, Pegasus series by Kate O' Hearn & Land Of Stories series by Chris Colfer
Oooh Rebel of the Sands! Just recently got that one while thrifting, never heard anyone talk about it before! Glad to hear you're recommending it, it just jumped up my TBR! 😄
I'm impressed with your discipline in getting rid of books you won't reread. I have practically every book I've read and enjoyed for the last 35 years still sitting on my shelves - some in multiple editions. I can't get rid of books. And I keep buying more. I have a problem. :)
i used to work at a library and when people dumped their books on us we'd just have to put them on an "up for grabs" shelf. And most of them just went in the recycling. At least where i live there are strict rules for how libraries accumulate books and there's the issue of shelf space. Would recommend giving them to goodwill instead!
Your library has that push bottom to open the door! My 6 year old has to be the one to push it every time we go to the library. If someone beats her to it we just have to wait for the door to close again. =)
Great video!! I enjoy these unhauls. I guess it's just interesting to see the different types of titles you have even if some of them you haven't read at all. I loved the ending. So cute!! 😊😊 Thanks for sharing.
Why unhauls are fun to watch. Cause you make them entertaining !! An just fun to see what you unload. My last one was 8 shelves of purge. Most all paper backs. Always hard to do! But get opportunity to get different ones
I read a book recently that's higher middle grade-ish. I really enjoyed it, and if your niece likes sci-fi, she should read Jinxed by Amy McCulloch. (Short summary- a girl gets accepted to a special STEM school because she's really good at repairing and building robot animals. The school is connected to a company that builds these robot animal companions, and she gets put into the middle of a secret involving this company and has to try to figure it out and stay out of trouble.)
I am willing to buy all of your classic books, like Alice in Wonderland and Peter Pan as well as the Wheel of Time. For your niece, I would recommend her to read the book of elsewhere. It is a very fun book to read.
I grew up on those Wheel of Time mass market paperbacks. I'm slowly re-buying them now, and can't wait til they're creased and well-read and loved. (There's probably a lot of nostalgia for the covers in there, too.) Random thought, but Drennan seems like a kid who loves to push buttons.
I hope your niece love the Legend trilogy as you and I did. Also I love the editions you are giving away from "Six of Crows" duology, mine are paperback, I whish I could get those instead. Anyway, you will make many people happy in the Library!
Your son is so adorable 😍. I wanted to donate books to my library, but they have a “published in the last 2 years” rule and most of my books were published years ago.
I've been giving some of my unhauls to my cousin in that age range too. My library is a not for profit so it sells most of the donations and flippers like to buy everything and get really aggressive about getting anything "popular" so I give all my friends and family first dibs. She lives far away though and I only see her a few times a year so basically horde them in my closet until the holidays.
If you'd like to try something a little different, try some stuff my Clark Ashton Smith. He's a poet from the early 20th century who started writing pulp sci fi and fantasy in order to financially support his mother and father. His word choices and his approach in telling the stories is unique.
Your niece might like the Mark of a Thief series by Jennifer A. Neilsen. It fits right in that age range--about Ancient Rome and magic and spunky characters.
A book I liked that a read when I was younger by the same author of Ella Enchanted was called Fairest. It's more like a middle grade fantasy book But its about a 15 year old girl who is ugly in a medieval like time period.
Age ranges for books is very subjective. I started reading my dad's Tom Clancy Jack Ryan novels when I was 12. And at 40 I still like to reread the Chronicles of Narnia.
I realized very quickly that my reading choices as a child were a bit odd for my age group when I started reading Artemis Fowl to the 7 and 9 year old I nanny. The vocabulary choices are definitely more on a older reading level and they have trouble understanding what is going on.
tbh, even if didn't love six of crows as much as i do, i'd probably never get rid of my copies because the stained edges are so! gorgeous! but hey, a library having more copies of great books like that isn't something i can complain about 😄
I would love a video of books you think fill that gap between middle grade and young adult. I have a child who is getting to the in-between stage, and I could use some more suggestions.
Has your niece read The Mysterious Benedict Society? It's an upper middle grade full of riddles and a group of kids who are each extremely smart in an entirely different way. It has teamwork and suspense and advanced vocabulary, and it's great for sensitive people because nobody dies and there isn't much drama (except maybe in book 2), but there are still high stakes. Also, I saw you briefly pull up Holes and put it back. I don't know if you've read it, but that might fit your niece's category of books too :)
When you said I don't need extra copies of Alice's Adventures In Wonderland I just thought about Hailey In Bookland (booktuber)'s 95 copies of that book [all different editions ofc].
It always stresses me out to watch unhauls, but very cathartic when a good chunk of them are a) books I don't know and care about; b) unsolicited books; or c) duplicate copies of books that will still be on your shelf. I will be terrible at unhauling if I ever amass multiple shelves' worth of purchases.
Ah, the Legend series! I remember reading that (but I don’t think ever actually finished it...hmm) and I really liked it. I hope you niece enjoys it too. ALso: The title “Alex, Approximately” caught my attention so I think I’ll check it out - thanks for showing it to us!
I am months too late but I just stumbled on this video an I distinctly remember your nieces age related problems: Tamora Pierce the Song of the Lioness might be a good book series for her. It is pretty old so you should be able to get it cheap so it is not a huge loss even if she doesn't end up liking it :-)
I honestly love the look of the Wheel of Time mass market editions 🤣 like when you bought those last year I was like... what is this and why hasn't it been in my life yet. Also. I saw a glimpse of Holes and got really excited. You should definitely reread that if you ever get time
I like unhauls, I hate hauls ^^ It's just interesting to see which books just didn't make the cut, and it's freeing in a way. It's cool that your niece is a reader too. I tried to initiate my nephews to books but they didn't go for it except one of my niece and the little one I basically raised for the first 9 years of his existence :p
I *loved* Dangerous Girls but I feel that reread hesitation. I feel like most of my love for it is nostalgia and I'm afraid to do a reread. Still recommend it though
The Will and the wilds and The unwilling are two of my most anticipated books this year. You are lucky to live in USA because you will get ARCs. I won't get ARCs because I live in Finland.
I think people over think age ranges for books. I'm a librarian and I recommend YA books to kids as young as 10 and middle grade to people as old as 60. So specifying younger YA is meaningless because it's about what people want to read and once someone is old enough to read Nancy Drew or the Hardy Boys, they can choose if they're ready for YA and adult books
If your looking for a recommendation for someone in the lower YA age range I would highly recommend Dreadnought by April Daniels. The protagonist in the book is 15 and is going through changes more relatable to people coming out of middle school and entering high school. I will say the second book in this series Sovereign does get a bit dark so I would take care in that regard, but it is a brilliant book and works perfectly for a very underserved age category.
You should read Michael Vey!! I think you would like it it is a little on the middle-grade side but it is my favorite read! I will be posting a review on my channel eventually it is about kids with scientific electric powers and they are being hunted! you should read it!! your niece would probably love it!! My aunt was the one who showed me them a few years ago they are amazing!! it might be something you want to read first make sure it is ok it has some death in it.
Have you read Hilary Mantels series on Thomas Cromwell. It's really good, I think you'd like it. He came from nothing and rose to be King Henry's top adviser
Woo, I really like unhauls! I will admit though, I was a little confused and concerned about seeing those WoT books there until I realized those weren't the versions you were reading lol
Wow, I wish I had a cool aunt/other older family member to give me books! I got Harry Potter and Spanish young adult from my cousin and that’s it... Now I’m the cool cousin who lends books to my younger cousin: I got her into Harry Potter and now she will probably keep reading the Percy Jackson books with my English editions (she has the first 4 or so in Catalan)
Please you need to read Cornelia Funke's "Mirrorworld" series and let us know what you think of it! *-* And i'm sure you're gonna love Kerstin Gier's "Ruby red" series too.
