BIG BOOKSHELF TOUR: my classics collection, 600+ books, office book nook

it's finally time for another peruse through my bookshelves! I love taking yearly snapshots of my bookcases - maybe I'm just measuring my life out in books - and seeing new additions, hope you enjoy xx
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0:00 top shelves
3:45 mini rilke & winter shelves
6:58 penguin classics
10:35 the rest of my classic lit collection
24:21 a big mesh of books
29:13 romance
29:45 fantasy
31:00 YA, manga, middlegrade
35:38 science fiction & nonfiction
37:06 floating shelves
40:49 plant stand turned bookshelf
44:02 Latin American lit
Music from epidemicsound.com
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[@kurtfox4944]

“Second-hand books are wild books, homeless books; they have come together in vast flocks of variegated feather, and have a charm which the domesticated volumes of the library lack” - Virginia Woolf

[@sameerrajakumar]

Goodwill is the place for gently used / second hand books as well as thrift stores.

[@jessica23claire]

Oh my god I'm fully aware I'm going to sound like a millennial boomer here, but it's so refreshing to see such a unique spread of books, and not the same YA fantasy and romance books on the same looking IKEA shelves. Bookshelf tours are a comfort watch for me, but they've just gotten so monotonous lately! Your bookshelf feels more like mine, and I relate to it a lot. PS I love your cat.

[@nunun672]

I was thinking the same 😭.Her bookshelf tour is how I always imagine a persons at home library should be with well loved and read books.This video reminded me why I read and how we have turned reading into a trend and not a truly pure hobby.

[@anitas5817]

What impresses me most in your videos like this is the depth of your sincere love of literature. I am so inspired by you. I love that your books are all for reading and so well loved. Such a variety! So many classics! You have such an education while still so young. I hope you continue to make videos for a long time so we can see how you continue to grow.

[@milaces1323]

Your bookshelf tours always leave me with a mix of peace, happyness and envy so let's go! 😂😂😂

[@chaptercarys]

There is something so satisfying about that shelf of penguin classics - it's just giving me dark academia vibes 🖤

[@GregoryCM]

It takes a certain level of vulnerability to show your shelves, but to guide us through it is an even greater kindness. The visiting 'star', your cat, cracked me up. I appreciate all you do here. Read On, and continue to grace us all with the authenticity and intelligence and enthusiasm that only you can give us! Peace to your heart.

[@bookoffholicbookwart5945]

Gods have answered my prayers

[@sziakonyv]

exactly my toughts

[@bookoffholicbookwart5945]

@@sziakonyv 🙌

[@johnsailorsgoat]

I love deckled edges! They make it hard to flip through pages with your thumbs but I still love the aesthetic of them.

[@TiffWaffles]

I have many old books that have deckled edges. Apparently, you had to cut open the book in days of old, which is why many old books have deckled edges. I have an edition of The New Magdalen by Wilkie Collins published in the early 20th century whose first owner clearly had to put some kind of letter knife through each page so that they could read the book. Love it. I get that many people don't like deckled edges because of the feel or the look of them, but they are supposed to resemble old books and I don't mind them.

[@Sky-bu1jj]

The Series of Unfortunate Events books at the library I used to live near had them. I hated the edges so much in the beginning, but now every time I see them they remind me of that book series and the times in which I read it, and I can't help but love them :))

[@courtneyreagan900]

Your copy of War and Peace looks like a bowl of fruity pebbles. Love it! Thank you for the tour ❤

[@cafepoem189]

Wow, what an impressive collection! Thanks for sharing this tour with us! 📚❤

[@kathy2539]

Hi Emma, I would like to request that you do another full video on Rilke. You have spoken of this author often, but it would be lovely to have an updated chat on your current collection of Rilke and your guidelines on a list of reading suggestions. Chronologically or by publication . . .

[@ravensandblots]

Your bookshelf tours are always so soothing and calming! And they always make me want to rearrange my books too! Hope you have a great day! 📚📚

[@zinahollis52]

Hey Emma, your videos are so relaxing to watch. I especially your bookshelf tour content because it has given me so much inspiration to read more and start collecting books. I’ve gotten quite a few books based off of your recommendations and I’m so glad I found your channel. Reading has helped me through some tough times and I’m so happy that I get to see others that love it as much as I do. 🙂

[@Victoria-pj2nd]

📚Your library really inspired mine! I especially love that you thrift so many of your books (especially when you were building your channel ❤️)Growing up I never thought having my own little library was attainable since books are so expensive. I have so many booktubers I love but you are the one who made collecting books seem attainable and inspired me to thrift my books. While we all love beautiful covers it’s the story on the inside that matters. My little library now brings me so much joy! Thank you for sharing yours 📚

[@Cubehead27]

Always incredibly happy to watch a bookshelf tour 💕📚

[@lits3212]

🤩🤩

[@user-rw6qm3eo4v]

I haven't even finished the video, but I just want to thank you so badly! For Ben Howard and your taste in books and music in general. I found a wonderful cover of It's Called: Freefall thanks to your videos and now I came across this song by Ben Howard called Old Pine. It reminds me so much of Fredrik Backman's novels. I think I will re-read happy and cosy chapters from The Winners listening to this song! It truly is like healing! Right now it is raining in my town, and the songs by your favourite artist add so much pleasure to such moments of tranquility and observing the nature Thank you! This is magical!

[@samathareddy8833]

Omg 🎉 I was just watching your old bookself today afternoon and then you decided to upload another one .Emma you made my day 🤗

[@mikeyoung9810]

Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell is one of my favorite things let alone one of my favorite reads. I don't read much these days so it the story really has to interest me for me to read it. This book I read then listened to dozens of times. I love getting lost in the world she wrote.

[@lunaginebra]

📚This is everything we needed ❤ I think I’m not sure about how I feel about deckled edges but I kinda feel like I like them ❤ I’ve also heard really good things about The name of the rose! There are so many books I wanna read thanks to you and so many others that I’ve read and now absolutely love thanks to you, Emma! ❤ ugh I love it here, it’s like my safe place

[@olivi7868]

I've been waiting for a bookshelf tour bless you Emma ❤️

[@thedustdevil]

just what i needed 😎 i’m obsessed with bookshelf tour videos lately thank u!!!

[@eelsaacf]

This is my favourite type of videos ever😍 thanks for the update Emmie! ❤

[@morganreads]

the raven cycle is one of my absolute favorite series of all time and every time it survives one of your unhauls my heart sings

[@internalscreaming9617]

So happy you did this! Ill have so many books to look up by the end!

[@denisefreitas6727]

The most waited video! Loved it! Thank you, Emma, you made my day! 💖📚✨

[@alanbauch2815]

Wow... that was great... I am also a book lover, in fact some of mine go back to the first books I ever bought back in .. 1967 & 68 ! And just continued from there... oh you just mentioned Rebecca: you would absolutely love it. : so gothic, a classic.. a great story.. anyway I really loved your presentation! And I look forward to seeing you again, Al

[@naomid1609]

📚 I always stay to the end 📚 exactly what I need after a long, stressful day is a long, relaxing Emmie video 🤍

[@millieb3823]

Absolutely loved this! Have written down some that sounds great, i am trying to get into classics and just expanding my knowledge so i love watching your videos as they provide exactly that! Alongside the most adorable Calcifer! ❤ 📚📚

[@Dkara9]

I’ve discovered so many great books thanks to you such as ‘the bloody chamber’ and ‘season of migration to the north’❤ love your videos 📚

[@mariacamellabarruela3404]

finally!!!!!! updated bookshelf tour!

[@Rizahawkstang]

Thanks for an updated tour! I love seeing your collection and I love seeing Calcifer as well. ❤ I also dislike deckled edges! I like to cross reference similar passages within a book and so I’m always flipping back and forth as I read and deckled edges make it harder to do that. I also usually dislike the way it looks. There are some more antique-looking cover designs that I think are enhanced by deckled edges but when the cover design is really crisp and modern I think deckled edges look really odd.

[@mariadlft]

i can't wait to have a collection like yours once i move out. it's so beautiful and i'm so jealous

[@alloriginalgirl13]

YES another Emma bookshelf tour!! Thanks for a great video (which motivates me to start my school year right) ❤

[@MotherofMax-he6mj]

I literally just finished Orlando.... I loved it. I have a hard time "fitting in" anywhere in my life. Like, ever. Or anywhere.... I identified with this book so very much because of that very reason. I can't wait to see what you think about it.

[@perksofbeingadeadpoet]

it's always a delight to watch your videos emma!

[@brenndasouzaa]

“This miserable font” I’m 100% adopting that when I don’t like a font.

[@Tanya_LitLife]

📚📚📚 so much bookish inspo & comfort vibes in one video.

[@Ricky-es9vg]

Enjoy Fathers and Sons! Turgenev is one those writers who can so vividly create scenes that not only compel one to dive deep into the narrative, but make one feel that they have shared the same experience before, or at least closely. I remember parts from that book often when I go on walks.

[@charkh96]

I feel the need to redo my small bookshelf now! Thank you for sharing.

[@StephG26]

I love deckled edges and especially love the Penguin Classic Deluxe Editions.

[@bobthecat-rh5dy]

A birthday cake shaped as a stack of books would be right for you. BTW, happy upcoming birthday! 🎉 And thank you for all your book recommendations! I’m putting all your fav books on my tbr list. I am so grateful and find it so valuable to get this kind of info from people, but especially from the ones who have already read a lot, since those should know what they are talking about, right? 😊🙏

[@aidanweyer22]

i always look forward to the annual emmie bookshelf tour

[@bbebi6377]

Omg emmie!! I was literally thinking the other day about you doing an updated bookshelf tour. And you delivered! You mindreader!!

[@rondoflicflac]

Omg The Tunnel!! An Argentinian classic, we use to read in highschool. Super dark, I think you're going to enjoy it!

[@isam.2653]

📚📚 love this and I am really jealous of your edition of The Book of Disquiet!

[@AlexandraJane21]

Oooh, please let us know when you are going to start Moby Dick! It is on my tbr and would love to finally read it alongside you!

[@joychalaby]

📚📚 Love your home library collection, Emma! So amazing 🎉

[@yacrupni]

love this so much!! i aspire to having such a cozy library someday

[@jen3566]

Emma for your love of winter books, I can’t recommend The Bear and the Nightingale highly enough. It has the right mix of contemporary prose married with old world slavic mythology and strikes a balance of fairytale meets a coming of age story. I read it when I was far from home snowed in in my apartment. I’m finally picking up the second book of the trilogy and there’s a magical dark yet cozy homey feeling of it all. Edit: Oh!! I was just going back in time down the archive to marathon your Shelf Tours in order and saw that you read it back in winter of 2019!

[@jamesduggan7200]

Calcifer Superket: Keeping the world safe from two inch alien life forms. Enjoyed seeing the show. Getting to know you through books these past few years has been one of the good points of my life. With luck you'll choose a continuing course of study with which you can continue to grow, particularly if it's in a direction consistent with your personal plans. Take care Emma, and thanks.

I ran to Amazon while watching this because I need more retellings that remind me of old Barbie movies! Thank you for that lovely bookshelf tour!🤩

[@anadajovic]

This was sooo satisfying💓 I can't wait for an unhaul someday, I still love the one from a year ago

[@filmaddict143]

oh girl u dont know how happy i am every time you do these bookshelf tours

[@hennamelender]

Oooh I hope you love Orlando as much as I did! I love deckled edges, they're so hard to find! Deckled edges, paper texture cover & french flaps is the best combination for me :) 📚

[@joseandres32_]

The Tunnel is one of my all time fav! You will love it

[@alorainautumn]

I love the way you discuss books! 📚

[@alexandragutu8652]

I absolutely love your shelves, I hope mine look like that some day! Also I rarely leave comments but I wanted to say that you have been a big source of inspiration for me to pick up reading again, especially after experiencing a deep depression. And it has been such a joy watching your videos. You are a lovely person, and I want to thank you for spreading your love for books on this little corner of the internet. Much love from Portugal and take care!

[@maria.rioperes]

Whoa, I’m also portuguese and recovering from a depression in the company of books & Emma. how special is that ❤️

[@alexandragutu8652]

@@maria.rioperes Sending you big hugs 💛

[@sindibanushi3665]

Loved this bookshelf tour 🥰😍😍❤️❤️

[@Sages_and_Pages]

Thank you for the bookshelf tour! I watched till the end 📚

[@Thunderballer]

That’s a grand collection, Emma! Really well done 🔥

[@LexiBun]

Amazing bookshelf tour!!! 📚🥰💛

[@arianaaltun8442]

Beautiful collection 😍 you should have your own library like Jack

[@pendragon2012]

I miss having nice bookshelves. 😞Thought about you the other day, Emma. I was watching Mystery Science Theater 3000--a show where they watch bad movies and make fun of them. They were watching a movie set in Mexico and as the characters were driving through a desolate landscape, the people watching started singing, "100 years of solitude, 100 years of solitude, take one down, pass it around, 99 years of solitude!" I couldn't stop cackling. Hope you are doing well!

[@annagyorsa8100]

omg Emma, THE NAILS!!!!!! They look so good :)

[@karenyates6797]

Stack off 📚! Loved every second of your "Current books" video! So many interesting prospective reads are still remains, too!!! Go for them all!!! Love from Chicagoland!

[@karenyates6797]

Are still remaining!!!***

[@ekramababneh5805]

Thank you thank you thank you for this gem of a video Emma!! Been waiting for this for so long!! 💞 Also, your outfit is so so cute it suits you so well

[@Sof_rha]

Wow, your shelves are beautiful!!❤

[@tine272]

oohh i read the exact same version of the master and margarita, soo soo gorgeous 🥺

[@mariareadsssf]

"Piranesi" is my favorite book of all times. I hope you will love it as well. Happy reading to you!

[@klara7068]

Omg, my prayers have been answered, thank you, Emma!!!

[@lectershunt]

missing the phantom of the opera shelf😭🫶

[@euanfreeman179]

Titus Groan by Mervyn Peake in storage. :( I think you'll really love it- gorgeous language, gothic and gloomy, atmosphere you can cut with a knife. I found the Atlas Six to be both be overhyped, but still good. It wasn't phenomenal or a genre-defining dark academia, but it was fun, and fast, and compelling to read.

[@saqweq]

Titus groan is amazing

[@annarrah]

📚 Always enjoy watching your videos 💖

[@alexandratikhomirova4076]

Hi Emmie, I've read pretty much all of the books from your Christmas book shelf, and "Winter's Promise" is by far the best! Please, read it!!

[@annisartinakos3881]

Posetivity. And books. Lots of them. All over the place. God bless you.

[@tayabarry3839]

Please read Open Water! It’s one of my favorite books of all time and I would love to hear your thoughts on the melodic writing and heavy themes

[@IAmWilltoo]

“the Brothers” is a book I want to read! It is everywhere quotes, product placement etc etc

[@ExploringthWorld]

I don't like deckled edges either! It turns me away from the book altogether. I've seen all of your bookshelf tours and never tire of them. So beautiful!

[@rory1723]

The solving Agatha Christie novels is how i found your channel, I’d be so excited to see more!

[@JasminWatching]

There’s nothing better than seeing a new video from you after opening KZbin

[@nate7081]

orlando is the only woolf i've read but it's great, i hope you love it!

[@tereziebalkovska8121]

please read the winters promise its so good its my favourite book of all time, great world building the best vibe and huge slow burn. my favourite fantasy series.

[@SyakiraAzam]

AAAAAAAAAAA I LOVE BOOKSHELF TOUR VIDEOOOO AND ESPECIALLY FROM YOU!!!

[@jkpiowa]

I collect the Penguin Classics Deluxe Editions and like the quality. The covers are all so weird and unique too.

[@TiffWaffles]

I want a few of the Penguin Classics Deluxe Editions for my own personal shelves. However, I haven't gotten around to getting them because I have the attention span of a Labrador puppy and get distracted by other books. I heard that the translation of Victor Hugo's Les Misérables in this edition is really good, not to mention complete, but I am too scared to even look at the book. I've become really picky with my French to English translations ever since I discovered that a popular translation of Notre-Dame de Paris (Hunchback of Notre-Dame) refused to include entire sections of the book due to sexuality and other such taboos.

[@ava3300]

your bookshelf tours are such comfort videos for me! my fav part each time is you complaining about arcturus editions haha

[@Elizabeth-mt1si]

ooh could you flip through one of the manuscript copies in a later vid? I'd love a glimpse of the pages! I didn't know those were a thing but that's so cool.

[@sheilagibson982]

I am glad I found your channel, (most of my books are sadly also in storage).

[@EstudanteLeitora]

I love bookshelf tour❤😍

[@samanthaimrie2918]

I LOVE Ishiguro Remains of the Day, you should totally read that next!!!

[@kriskringle5270]

Ty for the tour! ☺️📚

[@efluvial]

Heather Dixon who wrote “Entwined”, also wrote “Illusionarium”. I found this information on the back of the book “The Enchanted Sonata” which I purchased on your recommendation though haven’t read it yet. And yes Heather Dixon Wallwork is the same person. Thanks for the video Emma!❤ 📚

[@maddygillette3194]

i’ve been waiting for this!!!!

[@hemera.r]

this is so satisfying every time...

[@mvs1122]

my favorite type of videos

[@MsGloomyLamp]

I haven't even started this video, and yet I feel blessed

[@Teaisfortigger]

I just noticed Lighthousekeeping on your shelf, and woo boy, can't wait for you to get to that. Perfect for when you want a delicious, short read. Also dying for you to read Name of the Rose. Perfect for a vlog series. Blew my mind, made me laugh, and was so entertaining...even when it's at times thirty pages just describing the decorations on an archway....but it's golden.

[@mlleChesca]

Omgggg that top’s so cute!! And also the bookshelf 😂😂

[@bipolar_kitty]

Also Winterhouse by Ben Guterson (about an orphan living in a hotel), Winterfrost by Michelle Houts, The Ice House by Monica Sherwood, and The Woods in Winter by Stella Gibbons

[@daniellejdevlin8882]

One day I'll have a collection of books like you have. You have excellent taste in literature!!!!

[@kurtfox4944]

You need to do a poll. Deckled edges or not. I hate deckled edges. Function over form. They are such a pain to flip through (plus they flake off if they are older and leave a mess)