honestly, i went overboard!!! | book haul

I kept buying them and they kept arriving at my house.! The first 1000 people who click this link get 2 free months of Skillshare Premium: skl.sh/arielbissett13! Also, youtube removed polls!! so let me know in the comments about my audiobook question!
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books mentioned:
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There There
In My Own Moccasins: A Memoir of Resilience
A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor
The Great Gatsby: The Graphic Novel
Founders at Work: Stories of Startups' Early Days
Halfbreed
Beach Read
A Mind Spread Out on the Ground
Split Tooth
Sodom Road Exit
How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy
Do Nothing: How to Break Away from Overworking, Overdoing, and Underliving
The Chrysalids
The Story of My Life
Heartstopper, Volume 1
New Kid
Clumsy by Jeffrey Brown
The Hour of the Star
The Witch Boy
This Place: 150 Years Retold
Young Frances
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☞ My name is Ariel and I’m a Canadian writer, poet, and KZbinr. I organize my shelves by genre and then colour and my favourite book is Animal Farm. I've been making bookish content online for over 8 years and love spreading a love of reading through videos, panels, articles, and more! Think we could make something cool together? Send me an email!
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#bookhaul

[@hannaresnick362]

“As things got harder and sadder I bought more and more books” is now the title of my autobiography😔😂

[@npeliroja89]

Perfect Title for a book about 2020

[@BethMaryHal]

Literally just commented the same quote lol. It's an iconic one.

[@nikoletak]

YES!

[@opheliawinfrey9501]

I will most definitely be purchasing your autobiography lol

[@regwhip5183]

Or, the first sentence in that book.

[@h0llyrose]

ariel describing how “there there” is about all these characters traveling to the same point me, an english major: she’s going to compare this to the canterbury tales ariel, also an english major: so it’s like the avengers incredible

[@oopsgirl44]

This comment made me VERY happy

[@locutusdborg126]

Hilarious. And I'm an ENGLISH MAJOR. oops

[@JoshsBookishVoyage]

Ariel: "I bet there's at least one book you've never heard of." Me: *challenge accepted* First book: challenge lost.

[@ArielBissett]

ahhahahahhaa

[@michellebailey6216]

same djbdjebdj

[@ceebee1461]

Right there with you

[@danielaaleman7394]

the only one I know is "the great Gatsby" 😂

[@singXdanceXlovee]

SAME hahahaha

[@StudioLindsay]

Someone: What is your favorite genre? Ariel: Yes.

[@abrilayalaherrera5625]

Frida Khalo

[@andrearobyn3701]

Favourite genre: the written word

[@qualcosadinerd7471]

Ariel: *buys another Frida Khalo book* Everyone: "..." Ariel: *NO IT'S NOT A PHASE*

[@reneerosbrugh9438]

I LOOOVE the eclectic nature of your hauls, because it introduces me to books and authors I’ve never heard of instead of the same 12 books that are in everyone’s videos.

[@hannahduerr1610]

A note on Halfbreed: the first edition did not include 1-2 pages that depict a scene of sexual assult inflicted upon Campbell. The page was ripped out without Campbell's consent. Two women approached Campbell years later, telling her they would find the page. She said that they were all burned. These women found the page in the archives with a red x across on the page. Campbell added that page to this new edition. She is incredible.

[@sydneythewhale]

“so I think I’ve got to give this book another shot WOW that’s a tiny font, that’s unfortunate. I’ll tell you right now that’s unfortunate.” 😂😂😂 killed me

[@TaMara-ld2bc]

Ariel spinning in a circle with her chair and not stop talking absolutely made my day 😂😂

[@ForTheLoveOfMusicals]

People who listen to books unbound have a real advantage for the challenge, a lot of books I’ve heart of because you mentioned them there

[@ArielBissett]

hahaha listening to the podcast is HELPFUL! you hear that, people?! go subscribe!

[@BethanLCollins]

Ima need you to finish a beautifully foolish endeavour soon. NO WHERE NEAR ENOUGH REVIEWS

[@literaturelissy1274]

@@BethanLCollins EXACTLY! I had such a huge need to talk about this book that I made a review myself, because there are barely any videos on it yet BUT IT IS SO GOOD

[@madelinegaudet4674]

I just subscribed yesterday and I love it so much!!!!♥️🤍

[@gomiho91]

I knew there were going to be books I never heard of because I have a committed relationship with my favorite genres, but I really didn't expect you to throw an actual textbook at us lol

[@Tutankhamun18Reads]

“Quarantine has just unhinged me and now I just buy every book I want” me: sits at home next to a huge pile of books same!

[@shinystarsimmy]

This lockdown has definitely seen my library and TBR expand massively. Lol. But hey, there are definitely worse things we could spend our money on. My 10year old has also been wanting many new books and I have a rule that if he asks me to but books I agree to buy it. Computer games not so much.🙈 Lol

[@meg9579]

i can't get over "STOUT ʰᵉʰᵉʰᵉ it's STOUT ʰᵃʰᵃʰᵃ"

[@HeyMarysh]

I came to the comments to say the same thing 😂 That just tickled me

[@bourneleader96]

“Remember when I just read YA.” AHH, I love how eclectic this is and how much you’ve branched out. So good.

[@mariagrecea4368]

I get so happy when Ariel posts! She's so positive and honestly a joy to watch, her videos always cheer me up!

[@n0skies]

Ariel: *walks in quietly with giant stack of books* Me: *already laughing*

[@zoeycake100]

I love how you laugh at your own jokes 😂

[@astudyinmarkgatiss]

i usually prefer when an author reads their books!! this year i’ve consumed a lot of audiobooks so i have some favorite narrators i notice right away, but i find it so personal when an author narrates. they give the characters the perfect voices and nail the jokes.

[@futurepiratekingg]

Can you give me some recommendations where the author is the narrotor

[@mollysheacommunications]

"Stout" *giggles* "It's stout" *identical giggle* 0:12:25

[@sabri3214]

I love this girl. 15:43

[@SylvieLewa]

18:30 😂

[@Sxdakura]

Is it cheating if I know books cause YOU mentioned them in the podcast 🤭

[@nataliesoutlet]

My favorite kind of videos for sure 🙌🏽🌈

[@CharlottesReads]

i've only heard of two of the books on the list, do i get an anti-gold star lol

[@amosbehavedcalm]

I hate how we have to have a "favorite" genre. A genre couldn't be generalized, and it's much better to just read stories that attract us, whatever the genre.

[@JordanThatblondegirl]

“WOW, that’s a tiny font. That’s unfortunate.” Just made me snort out loud. 😂

[@rozhansadeghi3773]

I almost never watch book hauls but yours are always sooo interesting

[@SantReads]

I'm super early here but I'm not complaining. I'm just concerned because does that mean I'm on the internet too much and not reading?? lol

[@SamWest96]

Story of my life

[@dimpledarling55]

My dilemma everyday 😂

[@jay-ts8ux]

Yes, and I have the same problem

[@johannalehto9154]

Same! 😂

[@fooduzzi]

I just LOVE when you do bookhauls, Ariel! I literally sit here with Goodreads open and just add rec after rec to my "to read" list. :) Such an eclectic, fun haul!

[@reading_with_k]

Beach Read is an absolute delight! I love how many indigenous books you got!

[@EricKarlAnderson]

There can never be too many books! 😇📚📚📚📚📚📚 Yep, haven't heard of In My Own Moccasins. Already failed your test. 😂

[@ArielBissett]

hahahaha GOTCHA!

[@shinystarsimmy]

I hadn't heard of There there either. 🙈I must have been living under a rock. 😂

[@EpicReads]

OMG our TBR just got so much bigger!

[@NoelleGallagher]

Ariel ??? I’m working ??? And you decide to upload this gem NOW ???

[@NoelleGallagher]

🎞💘🎞💘🎞

[@elizfrancestodd]

it is so nice to watch a booktuber who has a similar taste to books to me and doesn't just read what is popular. keep up the weird book hauls!

[@Marit958]

I think it's great that you talk about such a variety of books. I feel like people mostly talk about the same books over and over, so i really enjoy your videos where i actually find out about new books that i otherwise wouldn't have known existed!

[@ninabailey8694]

As a member of the Mohegan tribe( first nations) I am beyond pleased that you’ve chosen books by native authors about native subjects and have chosen to talk about them, I hardly ever see this on book tube and could never tell you the amount of graditude that comes with seeing a non native being interested in our culture even if it is within books, if you’re ever in ct or anything come visit Mohegan Nation!💙

[@booksnstitches3271]

I love watching your book hauls and stuff because you have such "obscure" books that literally no one on booktube is talking about. Your stuff is just so well rounded, and it reflects your desire to learn and expand your horizons, and then there's popular fiction thrown in every now and then. It's not a curated list of booktube darlings like other book hauls tend to be. I can't wait to check these all out!

[@anaclaraazevedo5684]

me: probably everyone knows about the existence of my country, Brazil is a huge place after all *Ariel buys a book by a Brazilian author* me: OMG???!!! DAKDHKJSDHJKS?? that's my country!!!!!?? I'm from Brazil!!??

[@theaxx1214]

Yeah, but Russia is like the biggest country in existence, but I don't think I know any other Russian author except Tolstoy. I'm not Russian btw I'm Austrian so I know how it feels when your country is like randomly metioned and you're HYPED. So, yeah, relate. Austria isn't a huge country though, so

[@ameliapc3943]

@@theaxx1214 I feel like everyone should know the countries of the world, most people in the UK can't name counties Beyond france, Spain ect. maybe 200 countries by memory is a bit extreme but the general knowledge would be nice

[@mihmarcondes]

I was about to leave the mandatory Brazilian comment, but thought I'd check first because there had to be one already hahahah

[@karolpotters]

it's always the same reaction from me: wAs tHat A mOtHeRFuckINg BraZILiaN RefFerEncE lmao

[@emilymcfarlane2391]

As someone who’s starting to find new reading tastes, much attributed to university enlightening my reading experience. I love that you don’t just read what’s big, you’ve made me pick up so many books that are weird and wonderful, and to just buy books that catch my eye when out and about.

[@julianamandelli7972]

Oh My God. Clarice Lispector is the best. I wonder how they translated her work... in portuguese is already quite a difficult narrative.

[@merces0700]

I’m loving your energy in these videos, it’s so positive! I also cannot get enough of your eclectic and diverse book hauls, it really helps to see a lot of content that isn’t talked about because it isn’t YA or popular and it’s on those discoveries that we mostly find books we tend to fall in love with! Also, I’m so excited about the fact that there is a graphic novel of The Great Gatsby! I love that book so much and graphic novels, cannot wait to dive into that!

[@michellebassuener1633]

I love how random this haul is! It makes me feel less alone because I bop around quite a bit with different styles and genres too!

[@annafilipponi5136]

I love your videos because you're always talking about books I don't hear from other KZbinrs! You're so original and unique!

[@LouieLaCompte]

Speaking of throat singing, highly recommend the band _The Hu_ , a Mongolian metal band that utilizes Mongolian throat singing and traditional instruments. They were featured on the _Star Wars: Jedi - Fallen Order_ soundtrack last year.

[@erincassidy-cernanec9755]

I can’t even. You are so entertaining! Especially with the chair. I love how you just keep talking as you spin around. So hilarious! Ready there there 1st.

[@kelsey7071]

I seriously love your videos 💕 you come off genuine and so engaging for us to watch 💕

[@pamelajuarez6808]

Omgg you are beautiful and fun as ever! 💗 i stopped reading when I stared college because I had very short amounts of free time 😭 but I’m starting to read again (now as a fourth year) and your channel was one of the first ones I started looking for. So all I can say is thank you for still making videos and still being here 💗 so excited to start my reading habits again!!

[@modernentrepreneurship]

I started following you because of your home renovation. I have not really read a book since high school (10 years ago!) but the way you talk about reading got me so inspired to start back up. I have read a book a day since I started and just wanted to thank you for reigniting my love for reading!

[@kyra8138]

I’ve started listening to Books Unbound while I’m doing chores around the house and it’s so entertaining! Plus I wanted to know what colour your nails were, they look so pretty.

[@susannacain3564]

This video is exactly what one needs on a rainy day :D thank you, Ariel! I've been really curious recently what books you read in two of your university courses that you've mentioned on the podcast. I would love to know what you read for your Time Travel course and your Magical Realism independent study. Plus what books in those lists became favorites. If you ever find yourself stumped on what to film next, I would honestly rush to give that video a watch. Thank you for all your content! Your videos always get me inspired about reading!

[@user-vq6zj1of3u]

Can I just say I’m so glad I found your channel? You talk like your talking to a friend and I love that! Like I’m sitting next to you and just chatting about books ❤️

[@adelaquinne2838]

No such thing as going overboard when it comes to books

[@nicolej4649]

I love watching Ariel! She just such a bubbly and fun person and (obviously) I love her book videos!

[@mollyscheldt791]

i love the way you speak in your videos, its like we're just having a conversation. its so nice to see a video that isn't overly edited:)))

[@StoriesForCoffee]

whenever i see another view of yours I just get so excited to read alllll the books! I'm looking over at my TBR as I type this, and am like, "I wish I could read these all at once!" You always reignite my love for reading when I'm feeling slumpy

[@habibadesai1071]

I'm a new subscriber and slowly making my way through all your incredible videos! I adore them so far, your personality and your pure joy makes me smile and I've now got an ever growing list of books to make my way through!

[@saracasale3329]

Literally everytime I watch one of your videos (especially book hauls) I feel like buying books and read and read and read all day long (and I already read A LOT ). you're magical...anyway the only book I knew was The great Gatsby (ooops) and after this I'll probably go buying the illustrated version 'cause it looks so cool and also the other books 'cause they seem reeeeeally interesting. Please don't ever stop making videos, I NEED THEM!!! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@avalynn468]

I love your energy so much!! Your videos are so enjoyable because it's clear how passionate you are about books and reading 💓💓

[@vitaemins4527]

i totally agree with what you said about school shaping our "hate" for certain books, authors or genres. I remember in 9th grade my English teacher was the absolute worst, i hated her, i hated the class and all the kids in it. I was totally miserable. We read Fahrenheit 451 and I could not say enough bad things about it for years to come. Fast-forward to college, my sophomore year im taking a science fiction class and we are assigned a good chunk of short stories from Bradbury's Invisible Man. I loved my professor though and when she saw me groaning over Bradbury I told her the story with F451. She gave me a bit of a look, told me to just trust her and start with The Long Rain and go from there. She was totally right. I freaking loved it, could not stop reading! I'm actually on a bit of a personal challenge to re-read the books I hated in school. I have a feeling that the results will be pretty similar. Bad teachers can make even the greatest literature seem like garbage.

[@ArielBissett]

This is exactly me!!!!! It’s so crazy how much the context of reading a book can change your opinions!

[@yoonsungflwer]

Clarice is simply incredible, one of my favorites. If you want to dive more into brazilian literature i would recommend picking any of Machado de Assis’ books. He is amazing, probably the greatest brazilian writer that ever existed.

[@kaylayeager8443]

I love your book hauls! You never know what you are going to see! So fun and refreshing!

[@tamaraaboualwan9532]

Your the one who got me into reading and your channel is so fun and happy I love watching your videos ❤️❤️📖📚

[@lejanne]

I love how you fully inspect the shapes of the books 😂😂😂😂 I loved heartstopper, volume 3 is the best!

[@laureneliza5807]

I stumbled across your channel yesterday and I’ve been binging the whole time !

[@Victoria-hy1mt]

Tommy Orange gave a talk at my school and he was such an inspiration - I want to pick up There There soon!

[@AlexmaryGR]

Me encanta cuando dices palabras en español!! Also, this is the most random haul ever, love it. I want to be more open to genres like you.

[@beatrizdubois8731]

I love Clarice Lispector, she was an amazing Brazilian author! I’m truly glad that you’ve chosen Hora da Estrela. Personally my favorite Brazilian authors are Machado de Assis and Guimarães Rosa but I really appreciate the effort to diversify the authors. I believe you’ll love the book, and seeing your tbr makes me believe that you would enjoy The Posthumous Memoirs of Brás Cubas

[@suchaweird0]

Definitely!

[@laurahanauer2369]

it makes so emotional to see foreigners reading brazilian author's, im so soft... thank you for showing native author's, i don't know any outside of brazil and is so important to read from their perspective, especially considering how shit our countries treat them, thank you! 💛

[@frannieforthoughts9527]

So many different books, this was absolute heaven! That gothic lesbian book? OMG, ARIEL, YES THANK YOU!!!

[@abbybodemann3840]

I love that you have a story for every book. It makes me happy 😊💕

[@anshrulz345]

Your podcast (and books❤️) are the only things keeping me sane in this quarantine

[@emilyables5608]

i haven't read something in almost a month and it's been making me sad but this vid has gotten me a lil more excited about getting back to it, maybe i'll finally start something new today !!

[@raquelrose6240]

honestly, the way I look at it is i think that it's a good sign that your book haul is filled with books that seem really random because it shows how widely read and adventurous you are in your reading! :)

[@megandavis4705]

So, the Great Gatsby as a graphic novel, Beach Read, are the only books I have heard of in this haul. I read The Animal Farm and The Handmaid's Tale graphic novel adaptations this year and enjoyed them.

[@agnetebutk]

Actually Heartstopper is in grey-scale. The teal is the American edition. For anyone who wants to read it, it started as a webcomic and you can read it on Tumblr, Tapas and Webtoon

[@LiterarilySmitten]

I love how varied this book haul is! And thanks so much for sharing the books written by indigenous people! It’s really important to me that I diversify my reading, and now I have some fabulous suggestions! Split Tooth is calling to me. Thank you for always being a Booktube inspiration!

[@sophiasms7826]

Ariel: it’s a strange stack of books. Ariel Fans: POPCORN PLEASE!

[@alejandraguillen-garcia1084]

I loveee the corner bookshelf with the couch situation going on.

[@swashbucklerbooks158]

I for one, love that you're branching out to all these obscure genres. 🙌🏽

[@aneesaidrees2532]

I just love your channel so much Ariel, I am planning to start a booktube channel by the end of this month and I look up to you for inspiration

[@Purelyanna]

Surprisingly you're the most interesting booktuber for picking the most "unknown" books imo! Love your videos!!!

[@TheWackoGreenAlien]

I do love authors reading their books but there are some awesome narrators out there who do great jobs of making the story come alive

[@BethMaryHal]

"As things got harder and sadder, I started buying more books, and now here we are." What a mood.

[@ferventfei]

i love how ariel made me expand my love for books. i bought my only graphic novel called climate changed and i dont usually read non-fiction nor graphic novels. i also heard of it from a comment in one of ariel's videos and i found it on sale and bought it impulsively and if that isn't the most ariel bissett thing ever, im not sure what is. (the book has beautiful illustrations btw)

[@flklrvrmr]

I’m so happy to see you talking about Clarice Lispector 💖✨

[@leticia4893]

Clarice Lispector is indeed AMAZING and one of the best Brazilian authors, but I have to say that we have produced a lot of incredible authors! As a good Brazilian, I feel the need to recommend two: Machado de Assis, which is arguably our most famous author. One of his best books is The Posthumous Memoirs of Bras Cubas - which got a new translation last month and the Amazon copies sold out in a day. Also, if you want to reignite your love for contemporary, there's Vitor Martins! He has three books published here, and they're all fluffy, happy, queer rom-coms that I think you'd enjoy! He's making his international debut this year with Here The Whole Time (also, the cover is stunningly beautiful!)

[@dimpledarling55]

The chair spin really got me 😂

[@maya-gur695]

I'm listening to A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor on audiobook right now and it's AMAZING!

[@cassandy7644]

I love watching your videos and listening to the podcast! Your honesty & true love for books are so endearing.. even my 2 yr old son likes to watch “girl talk books!”

[@folklaur]

I really liked The Handmaid’s Tale graphic novel! I also like when the author narrates the book, especially if it is poetry or told in verse. I’m also Canadian so thanks for introducing me to some interesting Canadian Reads!

[@jaz_luo_studio]

I read the title and the Too Many Cooks song started playing in my head ... but like Too Many Books

[@kellyschertle6733]

Love that you read non-YA and more obscure books! Honestly, I'm not big on YA and I love finding booktubers that don't emphasize that genre.

[@laurendanielle.]

LISTEN TO THE SPLIT TOOTH AUDIOBOOK!! That listen was my FAVORITE last year. Throat singing included as a part of the experience. Absolutely adored that book.

[@Shelby_antaya]

I miss you! Please make more videos. They are my happy place 💗

[@leahthenerd]

Authors reading memoirs is 10/10. Authors reading their books SEEMS like a good idea, but there is the infamous Donna Tartt reading of A Secret History that just...missed a mark or two. I listened to An Absolutely Remarkable Thing on Audiobook and the way that last chapter was done made it the best audiobook I've ever listened to!

[@guaoa5715]

really happy you bought heartstopper!!! hopefully you'll love it

[@LuhvleeLexx]

I think the only way to read a memoir is when the author reads it! I love hearing them voice their story because they know how to tell it to make it the best and have inflections where they're needed. For fiction, give me a person with a wonderful voice who can change pitch to get different characters. Not a big fan of full casts, though I haven't found many for the books I've read.

[@micahlawrence8684]

I love the art style of New Kid and the way the protagonist's drawings are a device for the illustrations. Felt really short and felt like I wanted more from it but it's an important story to tell!

[@fldombro]

OK - Split Tooth is the BEST book I've read so far this year. It is SO special!!

[@mariamonicadelgado8925]

As a Spanish speaker, you saying "muy bueno" gave me life

[@taylaleonardis6951]

As a sixteen year old who mostly reads YA fantasy, this video gives me hope that one day I will be as well read as you are across multiple genres ❤️

[@bestnarryever]

AAAAAAAA YOURE KIDDING ME YOU BOUGHT A CLARICE LISPECTOR BOOK I’m so proud of you as a Brazilian hahahahah I HOPE YOU LOVE IT