All the books I used to love.

[@lauradone9232]

Doesn't matter what kind of day you've had, when Ana tells you you're wonderful and fabulous, you believe it. 😂

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

Baby, you better believe it!!!!!

[@jobuckley2999]

That was fun. Your parents' house is fabulous. Pine floors, big vases, Christmas cactus, sculptures and beautiful rugs. If it was a bed and breakfast I would visit. Now we know where you got your style.

[@lauradone9232]

Right! Kinda want to be snowed in there with books 🤌🏼

[@Lin-rs9pw]

their house is so beautiful omg I rewatch these videos just for the _aesthetics_

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

Thank you! My parents have spent years curating it into what it is now. I’m so proud of them. It’s been a loooong journey. And yes, everytime I stay there, I also feel like I’m at a bed & breakfast (complete with the breakfast 😉)

[@laindarko3591]

We as a society do not talk about White Oleander enough! Hearing you mention it makes me want to reread it now, it certainly made an impact on me as a teen.

[@nikagrimm7197]

it's so wired that not many people talk about this book! with all of that hot girl summer and what not, I thought FOR SURE white oleander will come up BUT NO! same old titles everywhere 😢

[@christinaalvarez332]

I was obsessed with that book as a teenager. I read it while listening to No Doubt’s Return to Saturn album. Both mean so much to me now. ♥️♥️♥️♥️

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

RIGHT??? That book basically formed me. I remember writing short stories that were basically adaptations of WO and trying to claim minimal influence lol. I might read it again soon. Summer!

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

1000000% agreed about this being a hot girl summer read

[@christinaalvarez332]

@@AnaWallaceJohnson Yes, let's do it! 🥳

[@auburnred5656]

gosh i love the way you edit your videos! and your vibes???? immaculate. chef's kiss. a woman i aspire to be

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

baby, you're perfect the way you are

[@auburnred5656]

@@AnaWallaceJohnson gonna wish the algorithms help push your videos more cause they're a gem

[@kzhrar]

You're a gem! I love how succinct your videos are and you are so incredibly articulate and genuinely funny 🤗

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

Thank you so much! I credit a lot to editing (and my morning coffee 😜😜😜)

[@kimberleecatena]

I like seeing your reaction to some of the random bizzare titles you have for some reason from who knows where. Those were funny. I wanted to see those pics and all that artwork too. Will look a few of these up as well. ❤

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

Haha! The artwork needed to remain hidden. The photos were old film pics I took!

[@Sthemingway]

I have that same edition of Slaughterhouse Five. I like your editing choices when you went through your books. The quick-cutting, the close-up of your face after you mentioned "ASMR."

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

I’m so happy you caught the ASMR face. It’s my favorite part of the video

[@readingaster]

love how the journey to loving literature as a lifestyle involves a lot of just buying literally any book ever and trying to love it regardless of personal taste

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

1000000%. I’d say my reading style is just a foundation of found books and things on sale.

[@southxsoutheast7654]

I recently reread the Perks of Being Wallflower and it was wonderful

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

How hard did you cry??

[@southxsoutheast7654]

@@AnaWallaceJohnson Harder than I did in high school. I've gone soft in my old age.

[@nka30]

So impressed you’ve read Disgrace. I’m South African and not many have read J.M. Coetzee.

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

Thank you-I love that book so much. It led me down a rabbit hole of exploring similar novels. I’ve since read Elizabeth Costello by him, and while impressed by his writing, didn’t feel the same pull as Disgrace. Would love to get to South Africa!!

[@angusmckeogh659]

Great trivia about August Osage County. The playwright, Tracy Letts, played the part of "The Counterguy" in "The Strike" episode of Seinfeld in 1997 (Season 9 Episode 10). It wasn't until 11 years later that he won the Pulitzer for Drama and the Best New Play Tony Award in 2008.

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

HA! It feels like all of Hollywood can tie back to Seinfeld. 11 years! Resilience is key.

[@mariasmiles68]

Fun trip down memory lane.

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

Who we were, right?

[@mauddouglasa]

"I don't like boys yet, but I will" *smirk LOLLLLL

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

lmaoooo who was she???

[@mauddouglasa]

@@AnaWallaceJohnson definitely an intellectual

[@MrUndersolo]

Impressive list...and I wonder about what my list should be like. 📚

[@SavidgeReads]

Thank you for this video… and that ASMR crinkle. Loved the childhood book, that was super cute.

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

This is going to be an ASMR channel very soon

[@maiko4130]

❤To Have and Have Not It was confusing at first with the changing narratives, but I couldn’t help but empathize with the characters at the end. Hi from Japan!

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

Hi!!! I wanna come visit soon! Looking forward to reading the book

[@peixemp4]

Hey Ana, have you heard of Notes on a scandal? I'm reading it right now and thought you would like it, there's The piano teacher vibes I think. Also there's a movie with Cate Blanchett which is always a plus

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

Oh baby, I LOOOOOVED that movie. Cate AND Dame Judy? Sign me up. Haven’t read the book though. But I imagine it’s exactly something I’d love

[@bebitter]

What a unique and interesting video concept!

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

Thank you! My closet space is happy too!

[@EmiliaLou]

The Thorn Birds is my Grandmother's favourite book, I personally only saw a tv adaption (but a really good one that I still remeber quiet well even though this was like 10 years ago). But you inspired me, I'll add it to my wish list. :)

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

I've actually never seen the adaptation! I would like to. I've only heard astonishing things about it :)))

[@converse036]

hahaha i got so excited to see you talk about everything is illuminated but then you discarded it basically immediately hahaha it’s all good it’s def a weird book but it’s a fave of mine

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

Lmaooooo to be fair, I don’t think I was developed enough to understand. I was younger and a bit sillier!

[@favellaer]

Perfect point of shooting, I could barely see a single cover😊

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

Hahaha I knowwww. So bad. Next time I’ll check the sun!

[@justynrecording]

The beginning. QUEEEN!

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

Oleg is the best director

[@doubled2667]

I remember reading the Thorn Birds and cried so much at the end that I couldn't go to my Satuday job the next day .. I was about 16 😢😢😢

[@cindyurban150]

One of my favorite books of all time ! Love the mini series too !

[@doubled2667]

I never saw the series .. loved the book too much

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

Omg. Swollen crying face is a real thing. I understand

[@suzannebousquet2710]

Your videos are great!! You have such an engaging personality; I look forward to more of them. If you haven't read it yet, The Life and Times of Michael K, by Coetzee is a favorite of mine.

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

Thank you so, so much. Really means a lot. I have seen The Life and Times in so many stores! I'll keep it on my radar!

[@Gyroeg]

this channel is so underrated, im new here and you seem like one of the most fun person to be around with

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

omg, thank you so much. lemme wipe away the tears

[@Gyroeg]

[@hairylittlewombat]

Hey Ana, great video. You ditched A Clockwork Orange and Fahrenheit 451? Oh well, you've done someone a lovely favour. Btw, loved the ASMR crinkle...I nearly nodded off. 😌

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

Haha! I knooow, sometimes it hurts to see the good ones go.

[@fabiashii]

As a 15 year old, I'm hoping to make a video like this when I grow up, seems so exciting!

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

You can do it!!! Keep those books and make that video, baby!!

[@jari.ba44]

Great video as always :)

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

[@kaybanks8781]

I loved this! So fun.

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

You’re iconic!

[@nathansnook]

Slouching Towards Slow Movie Ana Wallace Johnson will be my look for spring/summer '23

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

literally runway ready. SS23 is the year of the waitress

[@teneshaanderson4761]

I love disgrace too Tender is the night is my favourite Fitzgerald book Keep the goon squad

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

I think I actually kept the goon squad aside. I might read it soon

[@imnoemit]

Arent you keeping the children's classics? Sent to me😂 So many books😍

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

Hahaha! The children's classics I did keep. The others are safely in the Goodwill

[@carpediemorwhatever]

I love the vibes of your videos but its like I have to go check out goodreads to know more about the books. Would love to hear more about the book plots and what it entails because just your opinion doesn't give us much to go on except the book titles

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

Thanks so much! I usually do more of an extensive book wrap up, but this video was kind of a rapid fire asseseement

[@lucyrutherford]

Was not expecting to learn that The Meg is based on a book!

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

I wasn’t expecting to learn The Meg is an adaptation ahaha

[@torrow2740]

This was so fun to watch

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

thank you!

[@jaynm]

i didn’t much enjoy goodbye to berlin either but i kept my copy because the cover is stunning!

[@jaynm]

yeeees, the perks of being a wallflower was such a huge part of me going my own way as a teen.

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

I gave that book out to everyone I knew!! Read it about 5x. No regrets

[@gabooshi]

Ana does *not* care what anyone else says!!

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

*finger snaps* do NOT care!

[@errata9968]

Just reread the snows of Kilimanjaro, for me it is a perfect short story.

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

I’m gonna bring it back to NYC next time I go. Hemingway is slowly becoming my second baby boy

[@Cakewalkingbaby]

I loved Outer Dark by McCarthy, such a bleak haunting story but not to everyone’s taste…worth a try😊

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

I think next time I see my parents I’ll pick that one up and take it back!

[@doubled2667]

Also did you know Simon from Savidge Reads tagged you in his last video?

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

I gotta catch up on my vid watching!! Simon is king

[@AnaYañez-w1c]

Killing dance moves? 😂

[@erinkubat]

We would have been best friends

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

I feel it

[@thekylederek]

POOR WHINY BILL GATES WOULD BE CRUSHED IF HE HEARD YOU!

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

Hahahaha he’s whining as we speak!!

[@treschicvouge]

Jared Leto. Freud. Yes.

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

Ha! Right?? I was the girl

[@AnaYañez-w1c]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@lacampanella2406]

I'm in love with you

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

it's mutual

[@alsopato]

cool hippie aunt isnt too far off, & the didion reading waitress 🫢 the ana lore continues to grow

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

hahaha the restaurant was named “the log” can’t make it up