One of the great pleasures in life is running out of space on your bookshelves and having to buy another one. Not everyone will understand, but many will.
Such an impressive library you have here, such a varied collection! I'm tempted to actually organize my books in chronological order too. Its nice to think you can trace the passage of time as you scan your shelves :)
Thanks, Marianne! Every so often, it's fun to try a new ordering! :) I have been doing chronological for a while though, it's inspiring to see the mix of ideas.
When I visited London last, I made a point of going to St. Paul's Cathedral to see the bronze bust of T. E. Lawrence in the crypt. And to pay my respects to two other great men buried there, Arthur Wellesley, the 1st Duke of Wellington, and Lord Admiral Horatio Nelson. Quite an experience.
@@possiblepilotdeviation5791 I totally misread that, you're right. Actually I recall now seeing a picture of his tombstone, I think it was on Tumblr. Would like to see both, and also Clouds Hill... basically I need 3 months in England. ;)
Omg Marian you are so pretty! Thank you for this incredible long, lovely glimpse at your shelves. This is, aside from book reviews, my fav type of video. I am off to finish the tour. 🙏❤️💕
I found an interesting fact: those books about technologies are usually expensive. I mean the books about computer programming, medicine, mechinary, functional materials, architectures, usually cost about one hundred dollars or even more. Novals and fictions are usually relatively cheap, they usually cost around twenty dollars.
Omg Marian! Thank you incredibly much for this bookshelf tour I did enjoyed watching this video, you make me feel like I want to re-organize my bookshelf.. Such a beautiful collection
I like the experimenting you're doing with editing and such -- the music, the 'setup' shots, that kind of thing. Also, fun idea to decorate the bookcase with items relevant to the books' subject!
Interesting you decided to put Undset and Scott next to Dante. It does make sense when we look at the settings of the books. Also I see you at 14:13 had a nice chuckle on that. Your shelf decoration game is something else as well, genuinely ties it all together. Real cool.
That was a really fun book tour! Thank you! I like how you organised it in chronological order, that seems most logical! The Tenant of Wildfell Hall is brilliant and yes, you should definitely read it this year 😍 I didn't realise just quite how many essays Lewis Carroll wrote, wow! The best section of your bookshelf is the Jules Verne section with the cute little seashell! 😍
I love the chronological ordering. I'm going to have to review this video and pick out some things to add to my TBR. My current book collection is considerably smaller. I go back and forth with books, pretty much only buying favorites and trying to only keep ones with beautiful covers but then wondering if I err too far on the looks part (since I can be afraid of actually reading those).
I like your approach a lot! Sometimes I wish I didn't collect books, since they're a huge pain to move. :P I'll never be a real minimalist, but I am trying to cut back in other areas of life and just have books as my "one weakness."
Excellent video. I love listening to your commentary. About your interest in WWII Japanese stories, Daniel James Brown's Facing the Mountain is an excellent read. His Boys in the Boat is also very good.
That is a marvelous collection, or at least the beginnings of one. Two of my favorites Shackleton and Lawrence. Do you have "The Mint" by T E Lawrence?
Absolutely love your fascination with polar exploration! Excellent selection of Classics as well! Definitely try to acquire some Jung as well for psychology! :D
I finished my first Forster a month ago and ugh, I didn’t love it and would never re read. I’ve never heard of T.E Lawrence. I’ll look into him, as well
Ooh, what was it? I've read A Passage to India and A Room with a View. I also saw the newest adaptation of Howards End. Something about Forster rubs me the wrong way... As for TEL - watch Lawrence of Arabia!
One last comment ...I was over on Amazon looking for Joan of Arc and a beautiful edition of Sherlock Holmes popped up in a “more to see” column. It was a Chiltern Classics edition. I had never heard of Chiltern and the cover was very unique. I heard you say that you like good cover art and SO DO I! So I clicked. Eye candy, for sure. I am thinking of ordering one just to check it out. I thought I’d pass it along in case you want to take a look(if you haven’t already done so). I’m usually late to every party.
Kierkegaard, woo! That's how I originally found your channel :) Cool to see so many books on here, have heard of a lot of the titles but it reminds me of how many I haven't read - got to add them to my bucket list. Some I started but gave up on - I used to have a nice Brothers K edition but I gave up on it and sold it! Powell's Books is awesome, have been super happy to visit a few times. There's a similar store in NY called Strand Books, definitely worth checking out if you ever visit that area! EDIT: BTW that Dale Carnegie book surprised me, the title seems so manipulative and was a real turn off. But it turned out to be a great reference for how to interact and communicate with people, I really wish I'd read it sooner!
I love your library! Lost City of Z is VERY interesting. I also suggest that you read Letters of a Woman Homesteader by Elinore Pruitt Stewart. Witty and insightful.
The only problem with reading We Have Been Harmonized as an e-book is that I didn't see that really interesting spine art at all. Glad you shared this! Also, Cancer Ward is bigger than I thought. Not as bad as a Gulag volume, though. :D
Honestly... I need to just bite the bullet and read CW, I have immense guilt over having put it off for so long. :P Long books never used to phase me, but it feels like such a time commitment now.
Have you read The Red and the Black? The Hornblower series? I’ve heard such great things about the latter but aren’t there many books in the series? Also every time I see Jules Verne in my bookstore, I always think of you. I’ve never read anything by him yet. 🙈 Mark Twain wrote a book about my favorite saint? 🤯. I must have that.
@@smellincoffee oh wow! I actually just went on Goodreads to see what others have said about it. I did see a quote from Twain saying that it was his favorite of all his books. I have to grab a copy.
R&B was one of those I started but didn't finish... I've read the "Midshipman" and "Lieutenant" Hornblower books. Have to admit, I enjoyed the TV series more. :) But I have a goal to read the entire series at some point.
I really enjoyed this. Love the variety and many books you don't often see on BookTube. Once question, you have two sperm whale pieces of art and a Herman Melville book, but not Moby-Dick. Have you read it? I just finished it and loved it. You have a bit of a nautical theme going and I think Moby-Dick might scratch a nautical itch.
Glad you enjoyed this! :) Yes, I read my parents' copy of Moby-Dick; it's a favorite of mine. I talked a bit about it on my video about sea stories: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Aqu-63a-jek.html
The first two are from a local furniture store, and the third one was made by my grandpa. The wood was a bit of an investment compared to my previous IKEA shelves, but I am happy with how the shelves are keeping their shape over time. :)
