Book Collection Cleanout | Recs & Reviews | All Genres | Moving Prep 3 📖☕️🕰️📝

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[@alaafawal2254]

not the “ i hope somebody watches the whole video”😤id literally watch a 7hr video like this

[@MarySkinner]

🤣 I literally cut out almost a third of it because I was talking SO much 😅😅

[@mbs811]

@@MarySkinner GIRL! no! keep it ❤ this is the content we craveeee

[@jocelynriff]

Videos where you talk about books, editing, writing, etc. are my FAVORITE from you. You can see how passionate you are about this kind of stuff and I LOVE to see it ❤

[@MarySkinner]

I often hesitate to talk about books online because so many authors and series have realllyyyyy intense fans, but I do love reading sm and it would be fun to share more!

[@oliviaalvarado6526]

I actually think you’re the coolest person ever bc of this video. LOVED hearing your breakdowns and stories and emotions. Such a cool watch 👌🏼

[@MarySkinner]

while editing this I was just thinking to myself “god why am I crying again” over and over 😭 thank you!!

[@delia8316]

LOVED the deep dive into your book collection and your longer videos

[@MarySkinner]

This is so kind, thank you!!

[@lilya1308]

Love the video Mary, IMO the longer the video the better haha! Donating the books to little libraries is such a cute idea x

[@donatella9233]

The passion you have for literature is so comforting. As someone who also falls in love with books and can talk for hours on end about them, I loved hearing about the history of your books and why you love the ones you do.

[@ironicallyuntitledwithem]

greta grewig little women is THE BEST ONE!!! i'll be a little women girlie til my dying day. greta did that movie so so right.

[@MarySkinner]

one of the only instances where the movie does the book justice

[@Prettylittletiger]

Your podcast girlies got you for the whole hour. Loved the deep dive into your collection and even walked away with some recommendations. Loved it and would love more book recs from you in the future if that was something you're interested in sharing!

[@jaytee419]

you should get a photo album (like one for bigger photos 8x10) and put the greeting cards you are keeping in there… helps to keep them organized and also prevents them from getting ruined ❤

[@emilyoftheadamson]

MARY!! you should totally read hofas (crescent city 3)!! i think once it got out that there would be an acotar crossover people took that and ran with it and made it seem like the crossover was more prominent than it actually is. i personally think it's a casual crossover that focuses less on the characters crossing over and more on the worldbuilding and how sjm's worlds overlap and are all part of a grander history! the humor is SO funny and the story is just so beautiful and a really good end to bryce and hunt's story, i laughed out loud, i cried, i lost my shit, i can't recommend reading hofas enough!! (def recommend rereading the first two tho!) also such a good vid

[@KatelynWhiteFiesta]

i was just telling my friend last week that even though you didn’t like the prologues episode you recorded & wanted to re-record it i’d have loved for you to just post the outtakes because i missed your content so much! this longer vlog was everything!!!

[@alyssa321100]

literally every time you stress about how long a video is Im like "it could be 9 hours, I'd literally watch the whole thing" but I actually do put your vlogs on and listen while Im also working for body doubling, it feels like when one of my friends comes over and we work on different things in the same room so literally thank you so much

[@lauraschhh]

I was in such a terrible, mean mood when KZbin recommended this video. I clicked on it, because I needed something to shut my brain off. Mary, you had me bawling when you read the Julian Barnes passage. I was not expecting to feel so deeply connected to you, but this whole video was so fun and wonderful. Books are such an anchor for me and you describing that same relationship to books was so powerful. Definitely subscribed, I cannot wait to watch more of your stuff. Thank you so much!!!

[@mbs811]

Hey Mary! Can you do an prologues episode on Jane Austen? I feel like even though i may have read some of her works in high school I don't have a full understanding of her impact and it would be so cool to here from your perspective as a english/lit major with your passion all about it!

[@enfernie]

yes! I had the same thought while watching, as a STEM girly it would be so fun to learn more about your literature experience

[@jraelew]

Would you ever lead an online book club??

[@crystalchiquito7578]

Loved this cozy video, felt like we were FaceTiming.

[@muhkennzee]

LIVING for the moving prep! idc how long the video is, i'm going to watch it!! your book collection and taste is aspirational. and no lie, i added so many of the books you shared to my tbr

[@jordynfeige5902]

I could literally listen to you talk about books everyday and never get bored

[@chaycebrall1302]

MARY im fighting back tears at being old enough to be reading fairytales again

[@paitynrybij6296]

Can you do a reading vlog for the throne of glass series please? And also the crossover for CC and ACOTAR is done in a way that makes sense and isn’t annoying imo

[@mbs811]

I'm old enough to read fairytales again ♥ that's such a beautiful, romantic way to put it

[@Sharon_Cort]

The tag on your shirt, "This feels overwhelming. I'm getting anxious." Realisation that it could be the caffeine I HAVE NEVER RELATED MORE MARY! 😂

[@KyrahStewart]

I am absolutely SAT watching this entire video

[@snow_shew]

You can make a memory box for all your wedding things in a pretty decorative box

[@katehurst5849]

Now I’m just adding books to my must read list. This video may have financially ruined me 😂

[@Chlotube22]

This was THE BEST 🫶🏻 loved hearing your personal connections with every book. Do another vid with your fav classics?!? Love u Mary

[@babybutton]

I purchased Sirens & Muses because of your review on it and I love that book so much it made me cry at the end. You also inspired me to get the dictionary of lost words and I also really loved that book as well.

[@jilliansullivan4513]

I thoroughly enjoyed this video and got a bunch of ideas for future reads

[@alexisgonzalez358]

Hurt my HEART when you said you’re tossing acotar 💔 loved this series though!!!!!

[@Nicole_switzer]

I had to keep pausing this to add to my TBR

[@Elliemcgrane]

Biggg little women girly❤️ I biased to the Winona Ryder version because I grew up watching that with my grandma- BUT LOVE Greta Gerwig’s ❤️

[@jasminmai3528]

New sub here 👋🏼 re. birth control, I got the implant removed when I was 25 after 9 straight years on it, and that was 3+ years ago now. It’s nervewracking, but worth it. Worst case scenario, you can always go back on it. Good luck

[@MichelleDiaz-nr3nw]

i dont know if i can articulate this correctly but i am super careful what content i consume from "influencers" but TRULY your content has always been SO comforting and relatable. you are such a dimensional gal!!! i love your love for books, journaling, emotions, and just life. and as always thank you for all your efforts in raising awareness on mental health!

[@laurelgauchier4575]

I love your long videos so much, you make great "videos to keep me company when I'm home alone". And I've been writing down so many titles from your keep pile to read myself! Ps. GIANT Inheritance Cycle and Artemis Fowl kid those were sooo good.

[@gracethomson1404]

Loved this! Also the Villa is SO good. Just listed to this as an audiobook on a road trip and I loved it. The vibes are Frankenstein/Mary Shelly, Fleetwood Mac, love triangles, murder, loved it.

[@JamieRenee101]

Mary can I just say as a long time subscriber, I’m jealous of your friends for getting to have you as a friend! Haha! I wish more than anything that we could be friends. I just resonate so much with everything you are and say. I’m listening to one of your girl talk episodes on your podcast and you’re just speaking to everything I’m going through and needed to hear. You’re such a blessing. Thank you for sharing your wisdom with us ❤ Also great video ❤

[@victoriawrighttt]

I just love book review videos so I did watch this all and would watch any video you put out talking about books. Also appreciate the religious trauma discussion. Relatable. But also, where’s that sweater from? It’s exactly what I’ve been looking for 😊

[@del8501]

Patiently waiting for the Jane Austen analysis video as a fellow English girly 👀

[@annas8524]

OMG PLEASE DO A Prologues episode where u talk about Jane Austen PLEASEEEEEEE

[@marambakr2477]

Instead of investing the century that it takes to reread the crescent city books, highly recommend watching Carrie Can Read’s summaries on KZbin

[@morganlucero5972]

Mary! Please read A New Earth, it is such a beautiful book that will help you so much emotionally and spiritually (if that’s your thing.) it transformed my anxiety and OCD.

[@deannaciarletti4395]

I loved this video! Currently adding multiple books in this video to my TBR that’s already a mile long 😂

[@annabelle5671]

I read Jane Eyre in college but in a gothic literature course. I definitely agree that it’s not romantic-I view it more like a creepy horror/gothic text but that’s also the lens I studied it through. It’s so cool how people can study these books in different lenses and views!

[@Katt_Dubbs]

I know not everyone has positive experiences with it, but I chose to get the copper IUD two years ago after being on hormonal birth control for about 12 years. My periods are heavier and I cramp a little bit more the first two - three days, but other than that I've had a pretty positive experience. My depression is a lot better and I do not have any mood swings like I did when I was on hormonal birth control.

[@Macomberjt]

I already commented once earlier but I had to come back to finish the rest of the video after work 😅 I never realized you were homeschooled. So was I! As well as a massive reader and got back into it in 2021

[@laurenb1380]

Okay but every time you were like “comment if you were a [insert book series here] girlie” I thought about commenting separately 😅 I loved this video! I got so many good new books to add to my tbh and also went down my own nostalgia lane of my childhood!

[@Macomberjt]

I literally just gave the exact LOTR box set to a friend when cleaning out my place. I also had it since I was around 12-13

[@FemmeFatalePod]

I put this video on in the background as sort of a 'podcast' while i studied, it was perfect! I would love to see more book related videos from you like recommendations, faves, ect. :)

[@MeganWillke]

I loved The Villa by Rachel Hawkins. I’m reading her new release now “The Heiress” Def give her a try! ❤

[@gracenewell6507]

I’ve watched the video is phases because I’ve never had enough time to watch it at once but I wanted to watch it all! Please don’t let length stop you from posting, we are not upset with the length!

[@victorialeon401]

“History was dramatic enough” imma tell my friends that when they ask why I read historical non fiction and fiction

[@biancakrige6988]

The Thursday Murder club is turning into a movie/show! Just saw the news and thought of you :)

[@didisouth7486]

Such a good video, definitely not too long! I am also about to move to Edinburgh and I cannot tell you how comforting it is to watch long cosy videos of someone going through a similar time as me ❤

[@Sophia-ky4uk]

Did youtube suggest this video to everyone who needed bc i was not having it but then i watched this video and got emotional w u esp the quote u read 😭 felt like a conversation with u n tickled my literature major heart

[@theresaclarkeharter4781]

I love and completely agree with your take on birth control!! Thank you for the extra long video loved it!

[@HannahLisaLohr]

This was so much fun to watch! High key relate to tearing up over how much the Eragon series means to me, and collecting special editions in my library! (I collect Little Women and Anne of Green Gables 🥹)

[@han26335]

Hey Mary, do you have a Goodreads or a StoryGraph? I would look to keep up with what you’re reading. ❤

[@ShaunaGilbride]

14:01 or maybe other people are figuring it out and I’m just dumb is such a mood hahah good reads always calls me out

[@alaafawal2254]

im putting a book order in soon so this was very helpful!!🫶🏻🫶🏻 also we LOVE this kind of content and im personally sooooo excited about more travel downsizing cleanups and vlogs💞💞

[@jscadias.]

I enjoyed listening to this so much and the way you speak about these books, xx

[@monicacordova4658]

I’m a month late but this blog being an hour long is ICONIC and just what i needed

[@sofi7053]

i also dream of having a big library with a cozy fireplace😭

[@madeline8317]

I have Woman in White on my bookshelf, I think it’ll be my next read!

[@cpathofgrace]

I have No Bad Parts on my bookshelf! Can't wait to read

[@loovelikewooe]

It would be super cool if someone wrote down all the titles of the books 😬😬😬

[@demigoodspeed]

I can’t wait to buy your conversation card game some day!

[@samanthapurdom2687]

SUCH a good video, I added so many books to my TBR🫶🏻 please keep going with the long videos we LIVE for them💓💘💖 also girl 10/10 would recommend the third crescent city book, I’m half way through and ITS SO GOOD!!

[@andreabetancourt3920]

the way i almost cried when you read the CS Lewis quote oh my god

[@havatopolski572]

I feel so seen that you also get emotional talking about books ❤️❤️

[@emilylinesch3300]

You’ve convinced me to place an amazon order for little women

[@bellerobinson]

This is my formal request for full series on Jane Austen 😊

[@shirine8672]

Im so jealous of your LOTR edition its gorgeous

[@GottaLoveYou2]

I could listen to you talk about books forever.

[@lilya1308]

Congratulations for 50k subscribers!!! 🥳

[@MarySkinner]

Thank you!!!!! So excited!!

[@sincerelyels]

I got so many book recommendations 😭😍😍😍, the one that touches on the Medici, the Richard Oseman, pride and prejudice ( this year is the year) and the Julian book (the emotions you showed 💗) thank youuuuu

[@marambakr2477]

Could we please get an updated goodreads or some other way to keep up with your reading recs 🙏

[@MarySkinner]

I’m not on any of the reading platforms right now :/ I can never seem to find the time to keep up with it and write proper reviews!

[@bettytimethrifts]

This made me wanna READ 🎉

[@Melisawith1Schannel]

Just found your channel! Watching this whole video and the Edinburgh vlogs because I'm heading there in a few week 🎉

[@milavisnjic7957]

AHHHHHHH FINALLY ANOTHER LMA STAN!!!!!! Little Women is literally the best series ever and I will forever love everything that Louisa May Alcott has written and anything that gets adapted from her works my god

[@cierracook3113]

This was such a fun and refreshing vid!! As a fellow LMA/CS Lewis/weird mythology kid, I’d watch if it was twice as long 😅

[@jraelew]

I loved Eight Cousins & Little Women! I cried when I visited Orchard House in 2022

[@acorinne787]

Love these long videos! Was the perfect accompaniment to folding my laundry

[@amandacooper1306]

Did i watch the whole thing through? Yes. Am i gonna restart it immediately so I can take down book recs that I liked the sound of? Yep

[@enchantedfairy13]

I threw this video on while doing my spring closet cleanout, and it was perfect! Loved hearing your thoughts about all the books and why you were keeping them or donating them.

[@alyssa321100]

we love hearing you talk about books! you're so passionate about them and so well spoken 💚 I would love to hear you speak about what you're reading more regularly! if you posted reviews or something we could join in the comments like a bookclub!

[@devonbreceda257]

I love love love your videos and you!! And I hope this doesn’t come off the wrong way, but is there anyway to have the camera focus better?

[@MarySkinner]

Yes unfortunately I didn’t realize til afterwards that I needed to fix a setting :( I wish I had caught that sooner!

[@devonbreceda257]

💛 still watched and adored the entire video!! Sincerely a fellow Amy girl

[@anamariaekholm]

This video is so beautifully pure and raw Mary! I absolutly loved every second of it!❤️ thank you for sharing and I will def read Julian Barnes and Wintering, they seem such a great books🌸

[@meganwright1506]

Mary! Do you have a Goodreads?

[@samanthaguerra6943]

Watched this and loveddddd it ! We have different types of book interests but I love how you have background info and memories of each book

[@juliannaf4401]

Really great video I’m a huge reader, I also enjoyed your take on bc, I’ve tried being off of it and recently went back on because my cycle is too much naturally for me and I think that is one narrative that can be lost in the media, that sometimes it is just needed for some women

[@traylynnetsinnie9000]

21:44 I love you but I died laughing choking on my drink seeing you get excited about the book stamp and you choke on dust 😂😂

[@julia69224]

I absolutely LOVED this video Mary, so fun to listen about all these stories and what they mean to you

[@holly_mckee]

I'm sick in bed today, thank you for keeping me company for an hour. BTW I think you would love a book called The Green Witch

[@georgiamackay9667]

Mary, this was my favourite video you have ever posted🤍 I adore the love and connections you have with literature

[@AldenCain]

This video is a dream!! Love getting book recommendations & just seeing your eyes light up when you talk about books. As an English teacher there’s nothing I love more than seeing people be passionate about books🥲

[@flklrvrmr]

Just discovered your channel through this video and let me tell you I watched and enjoyed every minute of it, so excited to binge watch your channel and listen to the podcast as well ❤

[@sophiepedroni]

amy girl forever !!! also i would love a podcast episode of you gushing about jane austen that would be amazing

[@amandashort222]

Loved this video, Your bookshelf always gave me chaotic good for sure! Thank you for championing the value of deep reads AND entertaining books!!! Saving this for next time I need some recommendations.

[@emmajoy1065]

I watched this while cleaning my house and it really inspired me to pick a book up again! Thanks :)

[@MarielVazqz]

I love how books find us at the right moment! Thanks for sharing your favorite books and how they impacted your life. I agree that not everyone will connect the same way to the same story. 🤎