BEST BOOKS OF 2019!

[@vanshika2912]

when jesse’s bookshelf was more organised than your whole effing year.

[@nilulal545]

I agree!! Lol

[@bookaddictedswiftie3677]

All the time

[@istantoomanykpopgroups3795]

Ikrrr🤣

[@KenzyAli]

... Wait isn’t that normal though? Honestly I think this took a whole new turn as 2020 rolled in.

[@annie-4984]

Ready to expand my TBR even further *cries in student*

[@henriettaanneeles490]

Oh same!😭

[@yourlocalfarmerjen521]

libraries are a great option!

[@MrWereWolfGirl]

@@yourlocalfarmerjen521 Over here you are pretty much forced to buy books if you want to read anything besides popular books- which sucks - unless they were translated you won't find them in a library because for some awful reason our libraries don't carry much in English aside from classics and Harry Potter - or they will translate one or two books then realize that they aren't that popular and they'd just stop- I swear I remember reading Warrior cats from my library when I was younger- I read two books they had - then years later I learned that that series has 50+ books at the moment- and I've only ever read two they bothered translating lol

[@MrWereWolfGirl]

I found out that I can get a lot of of my money back if I order books- I only keep what I want to reread and sell the rest to the second hand book shop a few towns over- the owner can usually give you a pretty decent price if the book looks good enough- I remember buying something on sale years ago - it was only a dollar I believe- I got 8 dollars out of that because I've only read it once and never touched it again because it was boring and just not my thing lol

[@Ugaritic]

Annie - I highly recommend this book amzn.to/36zyBff. amzn.to/36zyBff amzn.to/36zyBff. amzn.to/36zyBff. amzn.to/36zyBff. amzn.to/36zyBff

[@yourlocalnerd9287]

My year sucked so much! My papa passed, I learned what depression is, my anxiety grew, and now I’m worrying about our nice friend Mike Pence. But.. I discovered book tube! Thanks Jesse you made me feel better and I didn’t feel like I was the only person ever who liked to read! I love book-tube and you Jesse are one of my favorite youtubers! Thanks for making me feel better :)

[@ravenclawthestral3964]

Your local nerd I hope you make it through it all. 😊It's gonna get better. 👍🏻

[@timothychamberlin6985]

Sorry your sucked.....

[@justjay6388]

"i'm hoping that if i say it i'm preaching it into existence" me talking about how i want to be happier and more self-confident in 2020 😂 sending you all the good vibes for next year Jesse, both reading-wise and in your personal life !!

[@lilumi]

“Homeboy is perverted” 😂💀

[@RielleAdaig]

I was gone lmao

[@mariaharo4281]

Am I the only one who don’t remember the books I have read in 2019?? Sad.

[@rubysteger4556]

i confuse what i’ve read this year and last year haha

[@leahcolwell9921]

I forget what I read as well but goodreads keeps track of everything which I find helpful

[@naelie2288]

Same lol

[@alliegrace591]

You should try goodreads. Yiu can keep up with what you've read and what you want to read.

[@elindigeno1215]

I recommend getting a bookshelf, writing about it and make videos of it. 😉

[@sarahp4888]

Whenever I'm in a reading slump and want to read, but also not want to read, I just watch one of your videos and I want to read immediately

[@JustMe-cw3ht]

His videos actually got me out of the biggest reading slump of my life. I'd gone from reading a book a day to maybe 20 books over two years.

[@hjs7626]

I feel the exact same way! I always feel so sad that I lost the will to read but then I here is voice and seconds later I want to start reading. His videos are just so inspiring.

[@wanderingshiiip]

sameee

[@zhuoyang3341]

Me: Expands my TBR Also me: *cries in poor person*

[@seagullprince2097]

you can always check books out at your local library!

[@cadencev5572]

:(((

[@julietibbetts9262]

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[@boredomcreation7894]

Furiously happy Want The night tiger How to make friends with the dark Down among the sticks and bones The fountains of silence A map of days Frankly in love

[@basicbaroque]

Thank you so much! I hate when people make videos of list and don't write it in the description. Makes it incredibly hard to look up later.

[@boredomcreation7894]

I kind of did it for myself so i could come back and look them up. But I'm glad i could come of some help. Have a good day.

[@MariaGonzalez-lw4pc]

Thanks for the help on the summary of the books

[@simsim_ran]

My favourite books this year: *Everything, Everything* by Nicola Yoon *Stanger Than Fanfiction* by Chris Colfer *All the Bright Places* by Jennifer Niven *Passenger* by Alexandra Bracken *Wayfarer* by Alexandra Bracken *The Darkest Minds* by Alexandra Bracken *Never Fade* by Alexandra Bracken *Replica* by Lauren Oliver *Ringer* by Lauren Oliver *Geekerella* by Ashley Poston *Saint Anything* by Sarah Dessen *The Crown* by Kiera Cass *The Siren* by Kiera Cass *Love and Gelato* by Jenna Evans Welch *Turtles All the Way Down* by John Green *Fangirl* by Rainbow Rowell *Carry on* by Rainbow Rowell *Wayward Son* by Rainbow Rowell *City of Bones* by Cassandra Clare

[@peacemaker9115]

Thanks for helping me with my To Read list lol

[@intercosmic1455]

Wow you read a lot of books this year!!

[@ArtyGeek]

I've read a lot of those!

[@eli-pb3th]

YESSS WAYWARD SON

[@aandc9904]

Lol “Like mashed potatoes...... now I want mashed potatoes” * walks out of the video* MOOD

[@sascha_packard]

“But I plan to. At some point. When I feel like it.“ That’s so me! As for a nonfiction recommendation, I really enjoyed “The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America’s Shining Women” by Kate Moore, but it is a bit repetitive and you might not like it if you’re not a history nerd like me.

[@mildlypsychotic2634]

As a true crime junkie (even though it doesn't fit that mold really) I love the story of the radium girls. I'll have to check it out!

[@annar8498]

How to make friends with the dark was definitely one of my favorite 2019 reads highly recommend

[@annatk8027]

AnnieR 124 I saw it at Indigo yesterday! Maybe I’ll pick it up soon

[@ohohnenyeoo2654]

AnnieR 124 yes. Same. As I’m typing this I’m crying. Literally, can’t talk about the book without crying. It’s so powerful.

[@arrash4388]

Crazy how there's only a day left of the decade

[@roudhaalkhaja3361]

Arrash Nick Mazdai, ikr? It doesn’t even feel like the decade’s ending just tomorrow!

[@diegoreyes4219]

I have 2 days left wow never thought the decade would ever end

[@aaronexists4308]

There is a year and a day, in case it didn’t occur to you.

[@elizabethmorton3616]

For me there is only 2 hours and 45 mins left

[@mellovesreading9858]

Half an hour for me now

[@angiestone2818]

wayward son by rainbow rowell was one of my favorites of 2019

[@isopod007]

Yesss

[@tanya.24]

Wish I could say the same, I was just massively disappointed

[@eli-pb3th]

@@tanya.24 why

[@isopod007]

"i have changed from Jesse the reader to Jesse the picky reader!" me.

[@obxlgbt6126]

I absolutely loved How to Make Friends with the Dark, glad you put it on here. 💖

[@dxty.l7446]

I was just about to go to the bookstore and I didn’t know what to get so thanks for this haha

[@JustMe-cw3ht]

I just wanted to say thank you so much! For two years I was in the worst reading slump ever. The few books I read felt forced and it was just as much torture reading as it was not reading. I found your videos earlier this year and somehow they helped me. Maybe it's your passion or your contagious excitement. I dont know, but thanks to you I have actually managed to read 50 (well, working on #50) books this year. Reading used to be my entire life and, thanks to you, it's once again my greatest escape.

[@audreygunawan5648]

H O M E B O Y I S P E R V E R T E D lol I'm dying and idk why

[@megabyte829]

I can’t tell you how PERFECT the timing of this upload was! Thanks Jesse!!!

[@annie-4984]

I've clicked so fast omg i've waited for this video, good lord

[@kaybeereads705]

Jesse, I picked up Miss Peregrine's again. I am enjoying it so much more now. I read about half the book in one sitting. I cannot wait to see what the next half has in store!!! Thank you!

[@neassajennings3904]

I'm in a reading slump rn and I'm so sad. I just got some new books and I can't get through then bc of my slump.😔

[@emmaclaire5883]

Samme it annoys me so much, I have like 50 books on my TBR because of the stupid slump I've been in for like half the year

[@cadencev5572]

I usually get into a slump when I continuously read heavy Fantasy books, and I just discovered I can recover by reading light Contemporary novels. You could try doing what I did and branch out by reading a new genre or something you aren't generally interested in.

[@emmaclaire5883]

@@cadencev5572 thank you so much I'm gonna try this and I really hope it works

[@neassajennings3904]

@Arie parie ok I'll give it a go. Thanks for the suggestion

[@alexleigh3030]

The fountains of silence is one of my favorites too! And I also really loved the first two books from the scythe trilogy!

[@ohohnenyeoo2654]

Alex Leigh loved the fountains of silence. And I still have to read Scythe though I have it on me.

[@michaelaeklova5679]

Best books of 2019 for me are: - Cassandra Clare Queen of Air and Darkness( they finally translated it into my language and I could read it HALLELUJAH) - Book Thief (I think many will agree with me that this book cannot be forgotten) - book serie by K. Cashore was also incredible - War with the Newts by Karel Čapek( not my cup of tea anyway i was suprised how good it is and i really liked it) I read a lot of different books, these are the ones I remember most.

[@lahlybird895]

QUEEN OF AIR AND DARKNESS!

[@clareseymour6227]

I really want to read Frankly in Love, The Night Tiger, and The Fountains of Silence!

[@theladytassi]

I also don't read much Non Fiction but these are my favorites! •Quiet by Susan Cain •The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls •Educated by Tara Westover •On Writing by Stephen King

[@sofiense379]

One of my favorite books that a read this year was The Book Thief

[@watermelonsugar8894]

I read it too this year. My brain hurt after reading ( in a good way).

[@hpreverychapter]

Sofiense a fantastic book

[@dharabarot4033]

That's my all time favourite. If you liked that you'll like Zusak's other books. Oh and Erin Morgentern's books

[@moreamyb]

“Frankly in Love” made my Top 10 for the year. What I loved most was how it explored Frank’s relationship with his parents. I loved how he discovered that his parents are real people with backstories and real feelings. I think that’s super important for today’s teens. It’s easy to see all the things we dislike about our parents instead of trying to really understand them as people.

[@r113y]

This was the best reading year for me! I discovered so many of my favorite books!

[@saragenti8041]

I was looking for some of your videos I hadn't watched yet and you upload a brand new one. GOAL.

[@melanieswritingplans]

I'm honestly surprised you didn't talk more about House of Salt & Sorrows because you were so hyped about it when it first came out. That was one of my favorite books of this year!

[@laylabahmanziari7663]

I was really interested in "How To Make Friends With The Dark" and now that I see you recommend it so highly, I think I'll pick it up!

[@Shruti14334]

This year I think I have evolved as a reader. Initially I just got into stories and just liked them. But after reading more books I realized that there's so much more. I have read many good books this year that has changed my perspective.

[@coolgirl3612]

i just started on the miss peregrine series thnx to u and boy is it good thanks for recommending it jesse cant wait to read a map of days

[@RF-mc8cx]

My favourite 2019 books/serieses : • Percy Jackson and the Olympians/Heroes of Olympus by Rick Riordan Ships (of both kinds) Unexpected dry humour Mythology Running jokes/the craziest fandom • Shadowhunters (The Mortal Instruments) by Cassandra Clare The ultimate urban fantasy Romance Sarcasm Mythological and religious context Isabelle Lightwood • The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins Worldbuilding Action Dystopia Fighting Polotics (but the cool kind) Revolution • (If memory suffices I read this in 2018 but I don't care) Theatrical by Maggie Harcourt Theatre Backstage Funny Romance FUNNY IT'S A GREAT BOOK OK, READ IT. • A Crystal of Time by Soman Chainani (5th book in the School for Good and Evil series) Intrigue New characters Old characters you thought were irrelevant but NOT ANYMORE And last but not least.... • Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo Diversity Heist Fantasy Sarcasm Something and someone for everyone Running jokes Plotting Gangs (Gore warning) Relatable characters DIVERSITY Kaz's scheming face D I V E R S I T Y

[@k-vy5nt]

Strange Bookish Child I just got the Hunger Games for Christmas and I’m super excited to read it! I also want to read Percy Jackson sometime in the near future

[@cadencev5572]

CANT WAIT FOR SIX OF CROWS TO BE OUT ON NETFLIZ

[@marybethdwellsinbooks3844]

Same with The Fountains of Silence!!! Ruta is absolutely one of my favorite authors!

[@real_jjk4647]

YES! I was waiting for this! Omg I need to read Night Tiger! It's on my TBR! MY FAVOURITE BOOKS OF THIS YEAR: (These aren't all NEW books that came out this year, I just read them this year) -Russian Roulette by Anthony Horowitz (Book 10 in Alex Rider series, I don't think it has spoilers since it doesn't follow Alex's story unlike the other books) -Soldier, Legion and Inferno by Julie Kagawa (Books 3,4 and 5 in Talon series) -Need by Joelle Charbonneau (Stand -alone book) -Dividing Eden by Joelle Charbonneau (Book 1 in duology) -Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle (Stand - alone book, I loved how different it was and there were so many plot twists! -Shadow of the Fox by Julie Kagawa (Book 1 in SOTF trilogy) -The Good Son by You - Jeong Jeong (Stand-alone book, psychological thriller) -Gumiho: Wicked Fox by Kat Cho (Book 1 in series, came out in June 2019, Book 2 - vicious spirits is on its way and will be released April/June 2020 or something)

[@reaganp4398]

Nonfiction recommendations: •Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann •Bad Blood by John Carreyrou •On Writing by Stephen King •Radium Girls by Kate Moore

[@tarynkenzy3811]

I love that you share my love of the Mrs. Peregrine series😍😍

[@anathelunar1922]

My faves of 2019... 1. The Strange And Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender 2. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 3. The Ocean At The End of The Lane 4. Cinder

[@k-vy5nt]

Ana Furjan I’m reading Cinder right now

[@anathelunar1922]

@@k-vy5nt Yesss, I hope you love it!

[@k-vy5nt]

Ana Furjan So far I *LOVE* it. It’s making it’s way up on my list

[@anathelunar1922]

Thats great!

[@ART-tk9xl]

I love how arranged your bookshelves are dude. Salute!

[@lillysbookcase9682]

This year I read every book by Rick Riordan, which where books I was not expecting to enjoy as much as I did especially since they were so hyped. But I wasn’t disappointed in the least, Frankly I had the best year of reading that I’ve ever had. Not to say the next year can’t be better I’m just saying there’s huge competition now. Hope your 2020 reading year is the best.

[@sparrowwestlake7267]

You want to be bored to sleep? My aunt wrote a book called "JB Chifley: An Ardent Internationalest" And we all had to read it. It was as bad as it sounds.

[@PuprleFox]

This year some of my favs are Red White & Royal Blue, Wish You All the Best, The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue and All the Light We Cannot See! I still need to read library of souls :”)

[@craftingismylife]

Non-fiction book that’s great to listen to is “Devil in the white city” by Erik Larson. It’s the creation of the Chicago World’s fair juxtaposed with a serial killer H.H. Holmes.

[@pucksandpaperbacks]

I'm currently reading Frankly in love! I'm liking it so far!

[@jessethereader]

Yay!

[@Musesnightmare]

I totally got Frankly in Love as a Christmas gift this year! Admittedly half the reason it was on my list was because of the cover but now I'm even more excited to read it!

[@jessethereader]

yay!! i hope you like it. :)

[@deniseauld4094]

Nonfiction recommendations: Over the Top by Johnathan Van Ness, Educated by Tara Westover, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot

[@ohohnenyeoo2654]

Denise Auld yes, the immortal life of Henrietta Lacks.

[@HannahReadsFiction]

My favorite reads this year would be Ash Princess by Laura Sebastian, Lord of Shadows, Five Dark Fates and The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm. I hope to catch up on the Peculiar series at some point, I’ve only read the first one so far. Have a happy new year!

[@israaahmed7168]

Here are some of the Nonfiction books I want to read that you might be interested in: 1)Assuming Names by Tanya Thompson 2)The Neuroscientist Who Lost Her Mind by Barbara K. Lipska 3)The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper

[@alysonserenastone2917]

You know....This year really wasn't a great reading year for me either.

[@eli-pb3th]

my favorites that i've read this past year (2019-20): *carry on* by rainbow rowell *wayward son* by rainbow rowell *fangirl* by rainbow rowell *this is where it ends* by marieke nijkamp *the problem with forever* by jennifer l. armentrout *every last word* by timmara ireland stone

[@emmaclaire5883]

Here are my favourite books that I read/ reread in 2019 1. The last of the Skypirates by Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell, this book follow Rook an under librarian who lives in the sewers of Undertown. In a turn of events Rook is thrust into a dangerous journey to the Freeglades and beyond where he discovers a long lost hero to which he challenges the evil power, the dreaded guardians of the night. I rate this book five stars and it is one of my favourite books of all time. I read this book when I was around 8 and now at thirteen reread it and have loved it so much more. 2. Jane Doe by Jeremy Lachlan which follows the protagonist Jane Doe who is the outcast of the town she lives with her disabled father and a family who drew the shortest straw and had to take her in, she has only one friend who is the daughter of the family who took her in named violet. In this fantasy novel there is a giant mansion in the sky that is a portal to other worlds and when her dad enters it she is thrust into a dangerous journey to save him where she learns interesting secrets about her past and her family. 3. The wizard of Earthsea by Ursula Le Guin, which follows a young and powerful mage who lives in the island of Gont and one day hears his aunt bearing goats with words to which he tries and succeeds, which shows his aunt that be has the power to be a great wizard. Eventually he becomes an apprentice to a mage but moved on to a school for mages where he becomes one of the best there, but he has let out a shadow spirit and lives in constant fear it will come for him. So he sets out on a journey to destroy it. Another 5 star rating and a strong recommendation. 4. Friday Barnes series by R.A. Spratt, this book series is aimed at maybe 10-12 year Olds but I reread it to try to get our of my reading slump and througougly enjoyed the writing and the characters. So it is based on a child genius Friday Barnes the youngest of five children who are all physicists and extremely smart, along with her mother and father who are also very very smart, which in turn causes Friday to be over looked into eh family. Her uncle one day aware of her potential introduces her to a case that no-one can solve, (with regards money of course) she solves it and uses the money to go to a private high school where she meets her best friend Melanie and the son of the man she convicted of stealing the money. She solves cases for the children at the school along with a major one each book. I give this a four star rating it would be a five if it ended the way I wanted it tooooo ahhhhhhh I admit I cried because I wanted it to end perfectly. 😭 5. Sophie's world by Jostein Gaarder, this novel follows Sophie who lives an ordinary life until she starts getting letters in her mail box on philosophy, when she finds out who the mysterious letter bringer is (Alberto Knox) weird things start happening and she keeps getting letters addressed to a person named Hilda but care of Sophie. And she finds some of Hilda's belongings in her cupboard like a scarf. I don't want to give away any spoilers cause I think it will ruin the surprises but let's just say that one philosophy course on existenialiam reveals what is actually going on. 4 star rating only because it was slightly hard to read (probably cause it was written a while back and cause I'm 13), but if you are a bit older I think that it is an amazing read and quite informative on philosophy. Sorry for the reeeaally long comment (but this took like 45 minutes to write) and please if you have any suggestions on what to read in 2020 please tell me

[@kaitling6527]

currently reading Harry potter for the first time. absolutely loving it.

[@dianaayt]

JESSE if you enjoy 2 story lines that at the end come so nicely together you NEED to read "Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the end of the world" one of my favorites this is and maybe even the one I enjoyed the most!!! It is a Murakami's book and I love the feeling I got when reading it and that I always feel again when remembering it. When I ended it I was like OMG IT ALL MAKES SENSE" even though at the beginning it is kind of a mess. I just wanted to re-readed it as soon as I finished because I would have a different point of view and I would understand so much more things! It is really amazing OMG LIKE REALLY I JUST LOVED IT

[@preserumcoco]

I LOVED FRANKLY IN LOVE

[@s.l.thecoffeeaddict1657]

Lindsay Ellis is publishing her debut novel in 2020 (Axiom's End). Super excited!

[@livslibrary]

Ahhhh I just got Night Tiger! So excited!

[@martinag1343]

The night tiger and Frankly in love are also among my favourites of the year and I discovered both of them through on of your previous videos, so thank you!

[@themightyquill560]

Watching this video while doing some cleaning. Jesse’s videos can make anything better! If it makes you feel any better about your “bad” reading year, I read 60 books in 2019 and only 5 of them got 5 stars, so like 8%. I don’t read much non-fiction either but I’m trying to find some history books and biographies that interest me. The Night Tiger and How to Make Friends With the Dark sound really intriguing! Also hoping to read The Fountains Of Silence this year, I’ve really enjoyed Ruta Sepetys’ books.

[@SerenaRosetail]

For nonfiction, I recommend Under the Same Sky by Joseph Kim. It's about his life growing up in North Korea and how he survived the famine in the 90s. Also In Order to Live by Yeonmi Park. Similar to the first one, but because she escaped as a female, her journey is a lot harder. Trigger warning for depression, anxiety, self-harm, sexual abuse, and death

[@KK-nb5gk]

Great job! Check out the two books by L M Faircloth. Neither are sleepers. Jacobs Soul and Forever Tethered.

[@Nerd101]

What wonderful video! Happy New Year!

[@fireheartLuke24v32]

I’ve been absolute trash for middle grade books and regency romance this year probably cause it’s been hard and dreary. Here’s hoping to a brighter 2020 and a variety in my reading choices! Hope you all have a happy new year!!

[@michellebasinger1613]

A couple non fiction books I read this year were: "The Distance Between Us" by Reyna Grande, "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" by Sherman Alexie, and "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson, all of them were assignments for my AP Language Class but I still enjoyed it even though I had to analyze rhetorical strategies

[@nikkiereadsandgames]

Nonfiction recommendation: Brain On Fire by Susannah Cahalan. I haven't read Night Tiger yet. I did get it for Book Of The Month when it was a monthly choice. I have The Fountains of Silence on my TBR pile too. If I'm not mistaken, it was also a book of the month book. I really need to read A Map of Days. Did you know a fifth book is coming out? I'm so sad that I never heard of the rest of the books before this! Adding to list now!!!

[@stxrship0927]

2:35 he kinda explained 2020's situation.

[@jayy7568]

This needs more likes

[@maddisonbuch3491]

"Hey, Kiddo" is a nonfiction comic book sort of thing that goes through the author's life story. I read it this year, and it made my top five of 2019!

[@aestover91]

ahhhhh!!! i also wanna read more nonfiction in 2020. i got a few reads in this year, and they were all really really intense but also extremely interesting. i read "brain on fire" by susannah cahalan (a journalist who gets hospitalized because of psychosis but doctors find out its a neurological disease just in time to save her), and "a thousand naked strangers" by kevin hazzard (a memoir of the experiences of an EMT worker---so like, all the shit that goes down in an ambulance). chose the two because i thought it'd be fun to read, but totally didn't expect to really love them so much. i hope you enjoy them too!!

[@k.s.thompson5766]

I highly recommend Megan Shepherd's duology "Grim Lovelies" and "Midnight Beauties". After swearing I was not going to buy any more series, I realized that I had to break the rules to buy these books. They're that fantastic and I hope you enjoy them, as well.

[@RandomPerson8908]

I read the Night Tiger because of you and I loved it! The romance seemed a bit unnecessary, but it didn't ruin things.

[@avaxoxo2767]

You should try "Where the Mountain Meets the moon." It follows a girl who lives by a dark and perilous mountain. It has not rained for a decade and people believe the mountain is why. Armed with the fairytales and stories her father told her, Our protagonist runs away determined to find the source of the drought. with this twist on a Chinese folklore, Grace Lin spins a awesome story.

[@castielcas3657]

This makes me eager to venture all my books, LOVE

[@underatbr2212]

Lab Girl by Hope Jahren as a non fiction book i highly recommend i still remember details of the book (audiobook for non fiction are a MUST for me) this book is a memoir and talks about the author life before she found her job and during +after as well, she also has Bi-polar disorder (i think dont remember if it was that or something else)

[@shainashah784]

Definitely check out Persepolis. Its a non fiction comic type of book

[@lilypeterson3715]

I finally got to reading perks of being a wallflower, and I really don't know what to mean about it. However, I did love it? I guess. Idek. It just moved me in so many ways and I ended up reading it in under one day, so I guess I really liked it?

[@bookwyrmgirl]

I've read over 40 books this year, yet I still consider myself a "new reader" as I've only been seriously reading for the past 2 years and I'm STILL discovering authors and writing styles that vibe with me. My personal favorite stand-alone was "Sorcery of Thorns" by Margaret Rogerson. But my all-time favorite series (thus far) which I re-read this year was "The Invisible Library" series by Genevieve Cogman. BTW Jesse, if you're still looking for books about book-loving characters, try that series out sometime. There's a library that takes up its own dimension (so I assume it's the size of a planet?) and the librarians are inter-dimensional spies hunting down rare books from a variety of realities. Each volume also gives some cultural experience in re-imagined ways, like a steampunk 1890s London, a dark masquerade Venice, and that's just the beginning 😎.

[@simplyoiseau]

If you loved “Furiously Happy.” I strongly recommend “Born a Crime” by Trevor Noah

[@Bookdragon11]

Good video Jesse 😃. Especially the mashed potatoes bit 😄😄. One of my favorites that I finished in 2019 was: My grandmother sends her regards and apologises. I love it! 😍

[@river7048]

Nonfiction recommendations - The Sun Does Shine by Anthony Ray Hinton, and Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult :D

[@kenziecheyenne97]

Jodi Picoult is a realistic fiction author. She is my favorite author, and everything she writes is amazing, but it’s fiction.

[@avaxoxo2767]

Keeper of the lost cities is a awesome series! It is written by Shannon Messenger. Our protagonist can read minds and she finally finds someone who can do the same thing. He takes her to a world where she finally feels complete. Let's just say she has many near death experiences. I can't really say much because of spoilers. But it is fantasy, and it' awesome.

[@arpitasdey]

I just cane across this video and found it so hilarious. Jesse, you have a wonderful amiable style and your recommendations are spot on. I am picking up a few of these very soon!

[@ryanwolf1582]

Your videos are the bestttttt!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You are so positive.

[@ReadByJess]

Frankly In Love was my last book of the year and it would make SUCH a good movie!

[@everettharmon2763]

I'm definitely hoping to read more in 2020 the last book I read was Queen of Air and Darkness by Cassandra Clare and I've been in kinda a reading slump this 2019 so I really hope to get to read a lot more

[@readbymarta2781]

the fountains of silence is sooo good! as a spanish reader i can say that it's a great depiction of the time period it's set in!

[@iamjohnlocked3783]

The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls is a really great memoir that I'd recommend to anyone!

[@lindsayrosejohnson8432]

Have you read When Breathe Becomes Air?? It’s a memoir about a neurosurgeon who reflects on his life while dying of cancer. It deals a lot with grief so it might really resonate with you! 👍🏻

[@israaahmed7168]

I’m so excited for the Manga Monday Bookclub next year!!!!!!

[@lillyfish1046]

I recently read the first book of "The Final Six " and loved it. The second book is coming out in February. Ohhhhhh I can't wait. I am also reading "Merlin lost years" and "The Last Wild," they are all amazing books.

[@rebeccam4746]

I reccomend the audiobook of The Good Neighbor a biography on Fred Rodgers, Ghost Boy, Reading Lolita in Tehran, The Only Pirate at the Party, The Unwomanly Face of War, Saving Jemima, A Hobbit, A Wardrobe, and the Great War, and Zen in the Art of Writing.

[@illustratorsam]

Non-fiction recs (closest resembling The Bloggess’s book): Radium Girls, Stiff: TheCurious Lives of Himan Cadavers, Lady Killers, and anything by David Sedaris.

[@user-du7jy8kr3p]

Maybe it wasn't your best reading year📚 But it was your best year on booktube!!!💫 🤩🤩🤩

[@hannahstvringejlertsen2510]

i'm currently reading Frankly in love and i love it sooo much

[@pinkradiohandlerr]

Another great book by Ruta Sepetys is Between Shades of Grey it takes place during World War II and it’s about how the Lithuanians were taken to labor camps under the rule of Stalin. It’s a really good read and I recommend it.

[@prioryofprose6366]

I really loved The Glass Castle for non-fiction. I think you would find it interesting!

[@molllykbat]

I read 3 books that came ot in 2019 that i read in 2019... At least as i can remember... And they all are 5 stars defintly best books of 2019 they are Starsight By brandon sanderson book 2 in the skyward series Dragonwatch 3 By brandon mull 3rd book in dragonwaych sequel to Fablehaven Legacy by shannon messenger 8th book in keeper of the lost cities Yall should really read all of them all of the are anazing as are there series P.s those are NOT the only books i read just my favorites

[@anamarijahrastovec3148]

Book recommendation for 2020.: Splintered trilogy by A. G. Howard 39 clues by a bunch of different authors Oksa Pollock series by Anne Plichota and Cendrine Wolf *all of these are fantasy