My Favorite Books of the Year. 

her personality, taste in books, the quality of her videos is so pleasing and aesthetic. She deserves more subscribers and viewers trulyy 💕 I'm so happy I found her channel it is a jem 😭

I can say your channel is among top 5 channels I discovered in 2023. Thanks for all the great content and your fantastic energy.

It's so great to see White Teeth honored after so many years. I read it when it first came out and it's still in my top 3 of all time.

You make such a high-quality content. The aesthetic of the imagery is incredible, as well as your intelligent way of talking. You inspire me to read more. Happy New Year !🎆

Yes, a moment for the dress--it's the reason I clicked as a first time viewer. I stayed for your equally interesting taste in books : ). _My_ favorite book of the year was The Women of Brewster Place by Gloria Naylor. It's like The Bluest Eye in that it recounts trauma, but it is so freaking well done! This book makes me want to read more fiction from authors with a background in poetry because Naylor's use of language was just chef's kiss.

i absolutely love how just the simple joy of reading can bring us all together. thanks for making my year richer :) my top two of the year were The Wall by Marlen Haushofer and Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

Love the energy of you when talking about your fav books, so much passion. I am putting The Seas to my cart right now.

I read The Bluest Eye for the first time this year and it was brilliant. Other honourable mentions are Tender is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica, Babysitter by Joyce Carol Oates, When We Cease to Understand the World by Benjamin Labatut.

Thanks, Ana! I love to see booktube videos other than the top 10 Amazon chart books! My favorites this year were: Four Seasons in Japan, The Last Tycoon, A Confederacy of Dunces, and The Count of Monte Cristo.

What a delight. Every. Single. Time!! Happy new year Ana and everyone

Stoner, John Williams East of Eden, Steinbeck Franny and Zooey, Salinger

loved this off-kilter mix of books! babes, you always have such a good list. will need to do the Smiley! and also bc the cover is stunning

I’m currently reading ‘white teeth’ thanks to your recommendation and I’m so thankful I did. I’ve started to love reading more since I started watching your videos so I can’t thank you enough for sharing your favourite books, Ana

Clicked so fast 💕 your favorite books of 2022 video was how I found you around this time last year!! I love the way you described favorite books - they stick with you and shaped you in some way. I also had success with slivers of books this year! O Caledonia, Mrs. Caliban, The Iliac Crest, Such Small Hands, Hunger (Rec from you!).

i read white teeth as well this year, because of a video of yours and i adored it!! so good, questioning society while being extraordinarily funny, not a lot of authors can do that

My top 3 books of the year without any order are; The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin, Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro and A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara. All of them broke me down and built me up a little differently than before, which is all you can want from a book really. I also read The Seas by Samantha Hunt expecting it to be a favorite but weirdly I totally forgot I had read it until you mentioned it. I found it to be kind of underwhelming despite the amazing setting and the gorgeous way it talks about hereditary trauma.

Just bought The Bluest Eye and am going to read it as soon as I finish Sula. My top books of the year are The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy (she’s my fav author now), The Discomfort of Evening by Lucas Rijneveld, and Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. I think you would love these novels too.

Fight Night, The Seas, I Capture the Castle, Small Things Like These, Strange Weather in Tokyo, and Lonely Castle in the Mirror were some of my favorites this year! I purchased your copy of White Tiger - thank you so much for the lovely note inside as well! Excited to dig in to that one. Wishing you a wonderful new year and thank you always for being a lovely reprieve from the daily grind. Sending hugs!

you’ve definitely put some books on my radar I hadn’t come across. AND I have White Tiger, so I’m going to try it! Thank you for all your fun videos and all the work you put into making them. Bravo! Happy New Year!

I first stumbled upon your channel with your best books of 2022 video, can't believe it's been a year!

me adding all of these to tbr ughh i trust u. have a happy new year!!

This video brought such a smile to my face!!! So glad you loved The Seas :’) my forever fave

I reread Beloved this month and read The Bluest Eye for the first time this month and I loved them both. I used to hate Beloved but the second time I read it I got it and it was ferocious, devastating, and chilling. It was so good. The Bluest Eye is probably my favorite Toni Morrison book now next to Sula that I also just read.

Somethin about Zadie Smith man! Idk what it is. Im not sure her writing style is really for me, because when I read Swing Time, like, 5 years ago…I don’t remember enjoying it so much. But then again…here I am five years later and I stillll can’t stop thinking about the mother-daughter dynamic that happens in that book! May have to give White Teeth a shot. “Only time will tell”, they say. I think for me and Swing Time, time has told and I’m due for a Zadie Smith rerun!

Watching this as I reflect on my reading year and as I come across White Teeth, you crown it as #1! I thoroughly enjoyed it and am looking forward to reading more Zadie Smith in 2024!

Finally!!! the video I’ve been waiting for is here🥹! Love to my favorite booktuber - mwaaaah. & Happy New Year! Hoping 2024 brings even better reads and happier memories.

I just reserved The Seas at my Library based on your review ❤ I had a really good reading year and read some great books but my favorites were The Summer That Melted Everything by Tiffany McDaniel. Her books are breathtaking. I read Betty last year and was blown away. Another favorite was 48 Clues into the Disappearance of My Sister by Joyce Carol Oates. Have you read any of her work? I would be very surprised if you didn’t love her writing. And last but not least is Demon Copperhead. I devoured that book. I can’t wait to reread it ❤ Happy New Year Ana to you and Oleg! 🎉Thank you for another great year of videos!!

I love watching your videos because I can see that our tastes align whilst also being exposed to lots of new books 🥰 My favourite of the year has to be Swimming in the Dark by Tomasz Jedrowski or Bunny by Mona Awad, both incredible reads!

Thanksgiving has passed, but I’m thankful for finding you. Top quality content ✨I bought White Teeth because of you and also many of these I have not heard of, but I trust your taste!

I literally just discovered your channel an hour ago from your top books from last year, and now a new video for this year?!?! What a coincidence! I really love your expressions and the pure joy you radiate when you talk about books! I'm quite new to reading English novels because it's my second language, but I've really grown to enjoy them (especially the classics) this year! My favorite books this year have been Jane Eyre, Stoner, and The Myth of Normal (non-fiction). In addition, I was wondering if you might want to talk about your way to balance the fictional and real worlds in future videos, since I frequently find myself drawn to the former and having less resonance with the latter. Happy New Year, and I am really glad to have found you across the internet! 🥰

I love your dress - vintage finds are the best! I read Geek Love ages ago and remember it fondly. I'm reading On The Savage Side by Tiffany McDaniel now and really enjoying it - not an uplifting book but a good read, I usually go for darker books. One of my favorite books of the year is Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield - great story and fabulous UK cover.

Serving!!❤ im planning to read Morrison's oevre next year, excited for The Bluest Eye!

I read both White Teeth and Geek Love (I have a signed first edition!) when they came out, might have to re-read!! Great video, thanks ☺

Bluest Eye is on my favorites of all time!

i’m hoping to get to the bluest eye in 2024! my favorite of the year, which was coincidentally the first book i finished, was an apprenticeship or the book of pleasures. love your content, hope 2024’s off to a great start for you!!

Sorrow and Bliss is my fav this year. It made me laugh and cry like no other. Can’t wait to reread it in 2024!

also i appreciate A LOT that i found your channel, im not sure if it just feels like everyone is recommending the same five books or if everyone is actually reading the same books

my favorite book of the year was monstrilio by gerardo sámano córdova! it’s a debut novel that explores grief and acceptance. i’ll definitely be reading anything else that they write!!

You’re awesome & just love your review and reading choices 👍💯

happy holidays ana!

I read the seas it was good but not a fave, as to the Morrison on your list great choice, I admire her attention to the detail of the black experience in the most authentic way, it makes me happy to see other cultures and ethnicities partake and enjoy her work, to sorrow and bliss ahh a fave of mine also from 2022. Seems we have similar taste

Dreaming of building up a literary salon with Ana in our midst, saying „Shut. Up!“ and ripping off that rose

My top 3... Stoner by John Williams, The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Graham, and No. 1 goes to Black Boy by Richard Wright.

my favourite was penance my eliza clark. so this video makes me want to re-read the piano teacher, fun times.

This outfit is giving Wednesday in the best of ways. I was a big fan of Sorrow and Bliss when I read it. I think she’s a corking writer. I need to read her debut. The Bluest Eye was my first read of the year it’s tough but… wow. Wow wow wowity wow. I meant to read The Seas this year (or possibly reread as I feel like I might have years ago) but maybe 2024. Ok, I’ll have to do your number one in 2024.

Did I have things to do this afternoon? Yes. Did I see that you posted a new vid and have to postpone my responsibilities? Also yes, and I’m not sorry for it! Thank you for being a place of comfort for me and I’m sure many others. The authenticity of your content has been so refreshing over the years and I can’t wait to see what’s next. Happy New Year Ana! Ps. It’s very difficult for me to name my top books of 2023, but if I was to try they would be; mans search for meaning, the house of the spirits, a man called ove, the book thief, tender is the flesh, ring shout, razorblade tears, and down the drain

I have to say again, I love u so much 🥰🥰 just your personality that shines through love it!! ❤️❤️❤️

Oh, The Seas! I love her writing. Highly recommend Mr. Splitfoot.

When I was in college, one of my professors had us read White Teeth. I thought I was going to hate it and absolutely loved it. So intricate and well-developed.

AWJ... oh THAT'S queen mother. Plan on reading Morrison & "Geek Love" this year!!

Have a happy new year Ana :)

White Teeth by Zadie Smith is AWJ top read of 2023!!!! 😆Beautiful way to end the year.

What a great list…I started White Teeth but never finished…will pick back up! Alice Walker and Toni Morrison are literary gems….The Bluest Eye is remarkable and one of my favorites. My favorite book of 2023 is Like Trees Walking by Ravi Howard. Absolutely exceptional writing and story

That dress is serving vibes

Why hasn't this stunning, classy lady got million of views???

My fav fiction was Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie, about how the sisters of a British Pakistani boy who got lured into joining Isis are trying to navigate the situation. Says a lot about xenophobia, the worth of a brown skinned man, etc. Really sad but wonderful book. And my fav nonfic was Jia Tolentino’s Trick Mirror, which is just fantastic. Even though it came out in 2018 it hasn’t aged one bit.

Wishlisted Sorrow and Bliss, sounds fun. I think my #1 read of the year is My Phantoms by Gwendoline Riley.

All onto my TBR! Really intrigued by Geek Love. For me, hands down this year, has been Lonesome Dove, my Larry McMurtry. I bought it some time ago but was intimidated by its size and the fact that it's a western. Grave mistake. This is truly the great American novel. Dare I say it was better than East of Eden...? I think I do dare.

Best booktuber! I wanna read all now!!!

Jane Smiley also wrote "Moo" which is very good.

Def white teeth made it to my number 1 best book I've read this 2023 as well. And I'm planning to reread it every year starting now. 💚

Good GOD I cannot express how refreshing your channel is. After months of only hearing about court of thrones, fantasy-smut, hoover and the overhype books in the book world right now, it’s SO nice getting recommended books about the human experience and everything between. Ma’am you have EXQUISITE taste. 🤌🏻👌🏻

Ana! Happy New Year ... may 2024 find you and Oleg happy, healthy and ... wealthy - how's that? How about Coney Island? No, not an ideal rocky seashore? Ok, ok ... won't work perfectly ... all I got. Seriously, the pup is now a dog - 14 months old anyway, and he is still here. Ufff what a journey. I love the dress - you look stunning as always but extra. Have a fabulous holiday ... eat a lot and be merry, ok? Sending love thru the net ... xoxox

uh i love this video!! thanks for your amazing reccomendations and personality. thought i might let you know sorrow and bliss is actually written by an australian author. i loved it too!

Solaris was my favourite for the year....also read Dune again, I still love it.

you're very eloquent, I love hearing you speak!

my top ten (in no specific order): -autobiography of red by anne carson -a girl is a half formed thing by eimear mcbride -petersburg tales by nikolai gogol -the haunting of hill house by shirley jackson -the collector by john fowles -crime and punishment by fyodor dostoevsky -a spy in the house of love by anaïs nin -children of paradise by camilla grudova -i burn paris by bruno jasieński - and lastly a collection of tales by franz kafka

one of my favourites of the year - the great alone by kristin hannah. i think its my favourite book by her thus far. the storytelling is beautiful. "finding me" by viola davis was also a great read. i dont think you read thrillers much but i had a lot of fun with "none of this is true" by lisa jewell

Happy New Year! All the best in 2024. 🥳

My top 10 (at least today. Ask me again tomorrow 😂) in the order I read them this year. Human Acts, Han Kang The Singing Hills Cycle series #1-4, Nghi Vo Seven Steeples, Sara Baume Foster, Claire Keegan Open Throat, Henry Hoke Edinburgh, Alexander Chee Panpocalypse, Carley Moore Poukahangatus: Poems, Tayi Tibble Nettle & Bone, T. Kingfisher Orbital, Samantha Harvey

Where do you get your fashion inspo from I’m obsessed with your style sending you love💕

I totally agree with white teeth, such a good book

My top three are Dream Work by Mary Oliver, The Handmaids Tale and Forest 404 (which is an audio drama/novella)

I loved the Bluest Eye and loved, loved Song of Solomon

The best book I read this year was Great Expectations. I used to be so afraid of Dickens, but it was truly fantastic and I think about it all the time. I received White Teeth for Christmas because of your videos and am so excited to read it! Happy New Year to you and Oleg :)

Darn it, I need to read White Teeth. Also, sometimes when you talk you remind me of Donna Tartt, which I mean as a high compliment. It's not the accent, maybe it's the cadence. My top book was The Summer That Melted Everything. Highly recommend! (the audiobook is great, and free I believe with the Audible subscription) Beautiful language, super nuanced deep stuff.

omg THE video of the year just dropped

The dress is actually very lovely on you 👍 I recall of Alice Walker a story the name of which I DON'T remember, about two older country sisters who have a highfallutin big city liberal gal relative visiting them. She lectures them on modernizing, politicizing and "changing their thinking" but gets nowhere. Miraculously Walker is clearly on the older ladies' side! The reading this year has been "meh" too often, but I always look forward to better tomes 👍

Been waiting for this for a year

This is unrelated to books but I simply have to ask… how do you do your hair? It’s so gorgeous, I’m mesmerized by it in every video honestly!

I should read white teeth (for the fourth time). Such a great book.

I love your videos so much! I’ve read some true gems thanks to your recommendations. Sorry if it’s overstepping a bit…the very frequent slow push in zooms that you’ve been doing in these sit down videos gives me a bit of vertigo. I have to only listen to these and not watch, but it’s worth it for your recommendations and commentary.

another banger!

My top 3 Notes from Underground, Fyodor Dostoevsky Dance Dance Dance, Haruki Murakami The House of the Spirits, Isabel Allende

subscribed :) hehe love your videos!

Jane Smiley's A Thousand Acres is excellent. Strong women in this story. Pulitzer winner.

great dress yes. Black looks good on you.

i lovved the door by Magda Szabo and Ana I think you would get a REAL kick out of it

ahh i was really looking forward to this video

Geek Love was also one of my top books!

The font design of GEEK LOVE reflecting the deformed children in the family is amazing

I say hello from Argentina!

I read the bluest eye a couple of weeks ago, it's a hard read 🥺

Wait, you're telling me author Smiley wrote about grief AND dentists?!

wait why does this girly not have more followers, we must rally!!!

Classic, simple clean lines and very “Wednesday-esque”.

The only favorites video that matter

The only thing missing from this video is a feline friend wandering in and out of the shot in the background....or a chinchilla taking a dust bath. Yes, the outfit is fabulous.

a year end list? don’t mind if I do

finally some recognition for Shit Cassandra Saw!!