Omg I have had these moments so many times when it suddenly hits me that there is not enough time for me to read all the books in the world and life is so short 😰😰😰
Roses215 N OMG SAME!!! Once a staff in a bookstore asked me what i usually like to read and I was like "......uhhh fantasy?" "What kind?" *mind goes blank* "....percy jackson....?" And i'm an adult fantasy mania...
I hate when a non reader asks for a book recommendation, so you recommend something amazing.. but then you worry they wont like it, and they will never want to pick up another book. Its almost like its your job to get them to like to read with ONE single book.
I have a book buddy in college, means we mostly talking about books whenever we met and now that we've graduated we're just keep DM-ing on instagram whenever one of us post a story about the books we read
Stop limiting yourself. You don't have to read it in one sitting or even daily. Reading is something you should enjoy and be able to practice it at your terms. Just carry a book with you wherever you go and boom - train, bus, taxi ... hundred pages seem like nothing. You could also make it a ritual to read one to three chapters before going to bed or after waking up in the morning.
@@jameslampley1689 i am 14 so i cant spent so much money but my routine is two or three book every month and if i requsest tooooo much 5 book but at my birthday i am gone ask like i dont wanna celebrate just give me a book and i just started reading from like 8 months so my book shelf is preety empty
ARRRGGGHHH SAME. I am *highly* concerned about my books. What's going to happen to them when I die? Like, I can't imagine them going to some else for some reason. *forever cries*
I have anxiety attacks like every week just staring at my books and guessing their future. I want to keep them all forever but I know my parents will be like, ”You gotta get rid of some!” BUT YOU DONT GET IT, MOM. I LOVE THEM ALL AND WILL NEVER GET RID OF THEM. I CANT DO THAT TO FINNICK AND RON AND MINHO AND LETS NOT FORGET JODEE BLANCO
I'm too much of a coward to recommend books. I always think my conversation would be like this: Me: Hey you should check out *insert book here* Fwend: Why? Me: Because reading is good for you (Not really) Fwend: Meh no thanks, that book is too thick for me *stares at phone* Me: *All around me are familiar covers, lonely covers.... Unread covers.....*
I'm basically the opposite hahaha I just start ranting and rambling and by the end I'm scared I put them off any of the 1000000 books i just mentioned ahhh
I've been trying to recommend books to my mom and sister for YEARS but pretty much gave up. My sister doesn't like reading period, but when she does it's only autobiographies, the "REAL" books I avoid like the plague lol I'm the opposite I only read fiction! Plus for my mom it's difficult because most of my favorites have sex scenes in them and I know my mom would not like reading smut haha she's super conservative. Or they are too "scary" for her (like every Cassandra Clare book, my favorites of all time, she refuses to read about demons). So I'm at a loss. That's why I go on booktube to discuss books!!
Georgia Low yeah shes a super Catholic haha always reading the bible. Thats why she never has time for the fiction books i always try to get her to read. But ill give it a go, thanks!
My friend told me to read these books after she saw me read The Goddess Girls series (because both books target younger readers. I'm not a younger reader, but I hate books specifically made for people my age. They are so dull and predictable (in a bad way)). I'm reading book one now and I LOVE IT! I'm glad I started the series now instead of when it first came out. Now, while everyone is waiting for book 6, I'm here enjoying books 1-5 as well as the handbook.
Tae's Tea The main protagonists are two girls, named Sophie and Agatha. It starts in a village, and every four years two people get kidnapped and taken to The School for Good and Evil. There are two castles, one for good and one for evil. (I know this is late, so you might of read it already, but I don’t want to spoil anything so here’s a vague and brief description)
TRUE. LIKE. Friend: I'm looking for a book to read, any suggestions? Me: HECK. WHAT ARE BOOKS??? or like, *thinks of all the awkward love scenes or all the cuss words and be like* UHM... i don't think you'd like the books I read... *nervous laugh* The books I ALWAYS recommend is the Lunar Chronicles series and Between Shades of Gray and Salt to the Sea (both by Ruta Sepetys) AND the Michael Vey books.
hina zainab No "BETWEEN Shades of Gray" is a historical fiction novel by Ruta Sepetys about (if I remember correctly) a Polish girl who is put in a concentration camp in WWII. It's really good!
You're so relatable! 😂 After recommending a book I'm always like: 'Oh my god,WHAT HAVE I DONE? Why didn't I recommend one of these fifty other books that are so much better?!'
For me someone will be like " that looks good" and asks what's it about and if they can read and I'd say sure but then I'd remember some smutty scene and try to rescue the book😂
Thank you for recommending some great books to us. I'm still going through some of the book series you've recommended in previous videos, and now I would like to recommend a few to you, Jesse. Here are a few book series that you might not have heard of, but at the same time, I think you might enjoy them. I recommend the Waterfire saga by Jennifer Donnelly. Book 1: Deep Blue Book 2: Rogue Wave Book 3: Dark Tide Book 4: Sea Spell I also recommend the Stravaganza series by Mary Hoffman (I know what you're thinking, and no, these are not rip-offs. In fact, they were published years before Clare wrote her books) Book 1: City of Masks Book 2: City of Stars Book 3: City of Flowers Book 4: City of Secrets Book 5: City of Ships Book 6: City of Swords The Study series by Maria V Snyder Book 1: Poison Study Book 2: Magic Study Book 3: Fire Study Book 4: Shadow Study Book 5: Night Study Book 6: Dawn Study And finally, I also recommend the Pellinor series by Alison Croggon Book 1: The Naming Book 2: The Riddle Book 3: The Crow Book 4: The Singing Book 5: The Bone Queen There are more series, but I think this is decent for now.
I always recommend The Secret History by Donna Tartt, not only is it my favorite book but I really find it to be amazing, I can't stop rereading it! (One time I went to a bookstore and the owner was trying to convince someone to buy it but I thought he was doing it all wrong so I couldn't help but interrupt him and tried to explain my version of things, I could see the urge on the person's face when I was finished to go and buy it, the owner then said thanks to me somewhat reluctantly, it was really funny)
My go to recommendation is "East." By Edith Pattou. I've read it so many times my librarians look at me funny when I check it out for the 30th time. I've been reading it since elementary school :)
Go to recommendation is Skulduggery Pleasant. It has a bit of action, romance, drama, mystery and all that jazz to get around to everyone. Plus extensive humour and characters you just love.
The Shadowhunter Chronicle By: Cassandra Clare. I know it’s a long one but there are very important to me. Much pike how John Green help you back into the reading world, Cassandra Clare help me find it in the first place. These were the first books I read that hit me up side the head and told me about this whole other book world that didn’t involve series like Harry Potter or the Hungry Games.
This is gonna be fun because I'm starting my apprenticeship to become a librarian this September. I gonna have to do recommendations job wise. This is fine. Not. Well halfway. I'm actually excited for the apprenticeship. Also I need to get back into reading almost 24/7 again. (Had quite the reading slump for a long time.) Loved the video, Jesse! :3 Your bookish videos are always great!
People always ask me for recs, so one day I sat down and made a list of every book I love and have kept updating it. So now when people ask I can just send my list! I've actually had quite a few people use it and it's so cool when they come back having liked one of them :)
Great video, Jesse! ❤😙❤😍❤ My go-to recommendation depends on what your favorite genre is. 🤣🤣🤣 But. . . 1) Fantasy/Urban Fantasy: the Kate Daniels series by Ilona Andrews ❤ 2) Fantasy/Epic Fantasy: The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss ❤ 3) Romance: Absolutely, Positively by Jayne Ann Krentz (fave book; romantic suspense) or Getting Rid of Bradley by Jennifer Crusie (romantic comedy) ❤❤ 4) Mystery: Whose Body? by Dorothy L. Sayers or And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie ❤❤ 5) Nonfiction: Assassination Vacation by Sarah Vowell ❤ 6) Middle-Grade: Fablehaven (book one and series) by Brandon Mull ❤ 7) YA: Cinder/the Lunar Chronicles series by Marissa Meyer ❤ ^^^ Those are my go-to recommendations! ❤❤❤❤❤
I agree, it’s so much pressure to recommend! I do usually ask what kind of books they like, but I would say my go to rec books are: Ready Player One, Six or Crows, The Hate U Give, and Mistborn.
My Go-to Book Recs: -American Gods by Neil Gaiman -Ready Player One by Ernest Cline -Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel -Desiree by Annemarie Selinko -Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan
the Martian by Andy Weir is definitely my Go-to recommendation book! It caters for a lot! Its for those who enjoy sarcastic, smart, and hilarious characters, or for those who enjoy the science fiction genre, or for those who enjoy the thrill, suspense, action, and the scientific problem-solving aspect to it, or for those who simply enjoy the adventure of a book, or for those who are simply just beginners to the science fiction genre. I most definitely recommend the audiobook version as well as the narrator did such a great job in giving life, tone and suspense appropriate to the book.
I have three go to recommendations; Skulduggery Pleasant by Derek Landy, Wonders of the Invisible World by Christopher Barzak, and Timekeeper by Tara Sim. The latter two because they're fantastic and I need people to talk about them with, the former because it's my favourite series of all time.
If you want to be able to have your library with you in your pocket I recommend an app called book catalogue. It is on the play store and all you have to do is scan the bar code and it will upload the book info and a discription and you can even note on it if you have read the book or have it signed by the author. I have almost 800 books scanned onto it and I haven't had any problems. It is great to take to a book store so you don't buy duplicates.
My current go-to recommendations are (depending on person I'm recommending to): "Meat Market" by Juno Dawson, "Muse" by Jessie Burton, Anything by Roald Dahl, "The Court of Miracles" by Kester Grant, "Whale Rider" by Witi Ihiemara (which is props my favorite book) and "Anne Frank remembered" by Miep Gies.
Great video! I quite agree, recommending books is a struggle haha. I also feel super anxious whenever someone says they're going to buy a book I recommended.
I just found an app that you can use to take your bookshelf with you. It’s called book buddy. There is a one-time $5 fee I f you have more than 50 books (which most readers do) but it lets you scan things in super easily. And you can even mark which ones you’ve read/haven’t read yet and separate them into categories. Super convenient. But my go-to recommendation right now is Mackenzie Lee’s “A Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue”. It’s a historical lgbtq read, and is absolutely amazing!
I'm not a reader pro, but I tend to recommend the Terry Pratchett Disc World series. If they ask what order to read it in I say, "read the synopsis and decide from there". It leaves it open because every Disc World fan has their own idea of what to read first. But... best book ever: The Neverending Story.
The struggles is that when I recommend a book to someone and then they're like "so you have that book right? Just let me borrow it" and im like ofc i have that book but i dont want to lend them bc you probably destroy it(?) *i know its cruel* and then i just reply "ok remind me tomorrow" but then i just constantly (act) forget to bring the book bc i dont want my precious babies in another people's arm okay 😥
My go to recommendation is all of Rick Riordan’s books and Harry Potter. But for some reason whenever someone asked for a recommendation I always give them a huge list of every book I loved for that genre or if they say any genre. I hope I’m not the only one that does this.
About the pocket bookshelf... you should try an app called 'book list library isbn scanner'. I knowww it sounds terrible but the icon is blue with a white book on it and I use it all the time. Makes my life easier, and I don't accidentally buy two copies of the same book.
I’ve just recently made a recommendation video and it was so hard!!! I found my go to to include were some of my underrated faves but normally for fantasy Throne of Glass or ACOTAR
Auralia's Colors by Jeffrey Overstreet! I've mentioned it a lot in my comments on your channel XP The prose is gorgeous and even has some alliteration and nods to a Grimms fairy tale vibe while being completely different.
I recommended Heartless. Everyone seems to love it. Marissa Meyer writes in a way that both women and men can enjoy. Espeically with the well balance of the male to female ratio in the lunar chronicles.
Oh I hate recommending books so so much, I tend to forget all the titles too so now I always go to my goodreads and then recommend :D I also hate recommending my favs cuz if the person does not like it they always feel obligated to tell me how much they disliked the book and blaaah hate that :D online I usually just say go to my goodreads page and you will see all of my favs by type :D great video
Sabriel by Gath Nix is my go to every time. I've read it at least 10 times and I still love it. Plus Tim Curry narrates the audio books for the first three books in the series. WIN!!!! ♡
You can carry your bookshelf around in your pocket! I mean... not visually... unless you take a picture I guess? But there's an app called Libib where you scan in books and it stores them in a list in your digital library on the app! I love it! :D I swear I don't work for them or get anything out of telling people about it -haha! I just really like it. :)
Outlander by Diana Gabaldon, Iron Druid Series by Kevin Hearne (the Audio is fracking amazing!!), A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness are some of my most recommended.
as i work in a bookstore my whole job revolves around recommending books, its always terrifying when someone is like can you recommend a great read in the business section for my 3rd cousin who likes financing. and im like nope but i can give you a great teen lit series! ha we all have our strengths. my pet peeve is definitely someone who comes into my section and asks for a book recommendation but has no clue what they like "do you like fantasy?" i don't know "contemporary?" i don't know "what about a good mystery?" i DON'T KNOW " well then i'll just recommend my favorite and send you on your way. that or they say "oh i like everything" and then you continue to recommend books to them for half an hour because even though they 'like everything' they don't like anything you've brought forth. sorry rant over my go-to recommends are throne of glass/ acotar if it's a more mature reader or truthwitch if it's not, both are fantastic series
Mine is His Majesty’s Dragon by Naomi Novak. Great for history, alternative history, lovers of Jane Austin, and Dragons. The first book is a great introduction to the nine book roller coaster series and I if that’s not their thing I go with Uprooted cause it’s another great fantasy read.
The book I always recommend is Aristotle & Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (I've made five friends of mine read it and each of them loved it I was so glad !)
just use the Snupps App to catalog your book collection.... It's great! You can organize all of your books by shelf, and add photos (Such as the front and back cover) to each item, and notes about the book. That way, when you try to make a recommendation, you have all of your books easily accessible at all times.
Working at a bookstore, it's so hard when the reader/customer don't give you much to go on with, and you have zero starting point. I usually different lists in mind for different genre and age group, and I try to keep some popular ones, and some that are more of a undiscovered gem.
My go-to recommendation is probably the Mistborn series... but if I think the person might be intimidated by that then I might also suggest the Kate Daniels series by Ilona Andrews :) but it really does depend on the person which makes it soooo hard!
Currently the two books I gush about are Fangirl or Words in Deep Blue. I have tons of other favorites but those are the most recent that have stuck with me after reading them.
I have an app called bookshelf and you can put all your books on by either looking it up or scanning the barcode on the back of your books. For those who are interested the app is a pinkish color.
My go to recommendations are Garth Nix sabriel & Maria V Snyders poison study. These are 2 of my favourite series of books. The first being what got me into reading.
I always recommend Six of Crows. This book isn't really popular in my country, so usually people don't know about its existence. Then I urge them to read this and at the moment I don't know anybody who doesn't like it :)
My go-to rec is The Book Thief tbh although I know not everyone likes historical fiction. I also tend to recommend V.E. Schwab books because they are so badass and fast paced. It really depends on what the person likes tho.
This video actually made me think of a quick story because I can relate to having struggles with recommending books. This past Summer A girl asked me to recommend a book so I asked what gene she liked she said fantasy and i completely blanked. my struggle with this was her english is not super great so some books were out of the question because she would not understand them
So far I've been doing alright when recommending books... Though, I totally recognise the "forgetting my whole bookshelf" problem and I end up recommending my favorite book or the book I'm currently reading (a)
