BOOKSHELF TIME CAPSULE ⏳📚

[@jacintasousa6880]

“some day i’ll read them all” that’s what i say to myself everyday when looking at my shelves

[@daniela-ml7bn]

Who else is jealous of jesses aesthetic????

[@Star18262]

Me

[@marinacavalcanti8117]

"I won't be able to read them for the first time again". If you let all those books fall on your head you might get rid of that problem.

[@TheArtisanGeek]

Yay for switching up your book shelves and creating a better space for yourself!! :) xx

[@jessethereader]

🖤🖤🖤🖤

[@mcarts4722]

a wild artisan geek appears!!

[@averykamden2340]

you prolly dont give a shit but if you guys are stoned like me atm then you can stream all the latest series on instaflixxer. Have been watching with my girlfriend during the lockdown =)

[@lukaschris9333]

@Avery Kamden yea, I have been using instaflixxer for since december myself :)

[@JayGTheAwkwardBookworm]

“Some day I’ll read them all” the biggest lie all booktubers tell themselves

[@AyrisMoon]

Oh yesss, including myself

[@bhsprinkle]

I'd read them all repeatedly. The books that I own have been read five times or more each. I have had the same books for years. Only own about 20 books. My need for books is desperate. Haven't read any new books in years. No money and no library transportation. No book loving friends either. Actually, no friends at all. Unless you include fictional characters. Or my dog.

[@erinnsbookclub]

@@bhsprinkle its ok ,pets are the best friends ! :)

[@ishi_gofishin]

The chaotic energy vibes will never go away lol

[@Fiddler4mySavior]

For odd sized books, lay the tall skinny ones does and use the aesthetic short chubby ones in the center on top of the tall skinny ones. All the other books should go from tallest on the edges down to shorter. It created a mini shrine feel

[@rosefraiman2971]

Jesse: There's just something about the color blue, that I love, and I just can't help myself My PJO heart: are you sure you're not Percy Jackson? The next video Jesse tells us how he's obsessed with blue food-

[@idk_mcr_3488]

😀😀😁😁yes yes yes

[@marielakrumova115]

I mean, he was wearing a blue shirt

[@hyacinth_haze]

There is nothing better than blue💙💙

[@ella_melchionna]

Yes

[@murdermcmurderface]

He might be the doctor, too... Doo wee doo 💙💙

[@navyachopra3862]

The best thing about 2020 was finding Jesse!! Xx

[@asiabegum1368]

Agreed 👍

[@mcarts4722]

ayee welcome newbies

[@bookwyrmgirl]

Dude, I am SO THERE with you on the annoyance of books not matching despite being the same format. I bought a paperback edition of The Last Magician by Lisa Maxwell at Walmart on a whim one weekend. It's about the standard dimensions of your average paperback in terms of height and width. When I saw the sequel. The Devil's Thief. was coming out in hardback, I was a bit peeved that I had to wait a while for the paperback edition to release. Then, Amazon surprised me with an option to order it in paperback early, so I jumped on it - even though there was no prime benefit to it. Then when I got it, I WAS FURIOUS!! This "paperback" turned out to be as tall as your typical tall hardback! So next to each other, there's like a full inch difference and I just get so irritated when I look at them together! I love the books though and would recommend them to you, btw.

[@lavendermoon_]

Totally agree, colors can really affect your mood. Also I don't think it's dumb to get new ones of the same type in a diff color. IKEA stuff are sturdy and last a goooood while, so I totally get you!

[@ellamartin4369]

My bookshelves are so full that my organization method is wherever it fits.

[@just_ella17]

I feel that

[@girlscouttroop4547]

Haha same

[@michellehorstman8888]

Honestly me

[@avapaull3814]

Same.

[@emilykaneshiro2894]

Mood, so at the start of 2019 me and my twins bookshelf was pretty full.......17 cassandra clare, 10 volumes of manga and 3 other new books later.........we have a large problem

[@lilyflower28589]

When you say 'what up reader fam' it gives me happiness. My book that gives me nostalgia is probably 'The Witches' by Roald Dahl because it was the first book I ever really enjoyed reading because it was not for school. I jope you have a great day to whoever is reading this. :)

[@otherworldsthanthese]

the last time I was this early, throne of glass was a series about an assassin

[@repulore13]

I haven’t even read that series (yet) and I can tell this is a hecka burrrrrnnnn😂😂 btw hi Harry merry X-Mas!

[@Jenny-iw8rj]

Last time I was this early, the MC of throne of glass only had one love interest

[@avaxoxo2767]

Lol the first book was my favorite and I personally think it went downhill from there

[@otherworldsthanthese]

@@avaxoxo2767 wow I think the opposite, I thought it only got better

[@blainevanity6]

@@avaxoxo2767 Interesting. I think the first 2 books are the worst in the series.

[@AA-rv8ok]

0:48 to 1:07 A thing most people forgets about all the time and go on and judge a person because of how many books they have instead of how much knowledge they have in general about books

[@grasielavarkari8163]

There are many books that make me slip back in time. I think the most vivid memory comes to my mind when I think City of bones. I remember that it was a late night (around 12am) around Christmas time and I had just finished the movie "mortal instruments: city of bones". I just loved it so much and I remember myself pacing in my room being super excited because I wanted to read every single book in the series and find out what happens later on. And after a few days I got the first book. It was the year (2016). It was when I started actually reading and loving books. Until then I hadn't really read any books. So I'm really thankful for the movie and for the mortal instruments and infernal devices because they sparked my interest in books. Without this series, i honestly don't know if I would be the same person.

[@annamattos8627]

Book stacking should be an olympic sport around here...

[@madelyn3702]

one of many books that makes me “time slip” is “The Mark Of Athena.” It takes me back to 2017 when I first read it (there are a lot of creases in the spine). It was significant to me because at the time, I’d written a note in it that said “I read this in 8 days! No joke!” I was really amazed because I’d never read a book that long that fast before 😂

[@nakiboy7]

My organizing method on my shelves are in order by author and sometimes by genre as well.

[@finaleclipse2110]

It’s silly how happy it makes me that you also organise your books by height. That’s what I do and I don’t think I know anyone else who does that too!

[@HlavacKristina]

The book that I slip back in time with is “All the Bright Places” by Jennifer Niven. I was going through a really difficult time with my mental health and struggling with depression and other triggering things so I won’t say. However, I read this book in one day and I was crying. I just felt so connected to the characters and the story. I read it shortly after I got out of one of my inpatient hospital stays. It was a while ago, but I think it’s time for a reread

[@kayleighkamienski]

one of the best books! i’ve read it like 4-5 times and i don’t really annotate books but that one is completely full of tabs bc it’s so beautiful

[@TheWordN3rd]

Lol. I too have no really organization method beyond "these books vibe together". I'll start out trying go by genre, but then I like to keep authors together and I have a bunch that write in multiple genres so... Things just go where they go.

[@beej13]

FIRST. Excited to hear what the king of booktube has to say.

[@jessabelle990]

Yes I'm happy you decided to change the bookshelves to make your mood better. 😊 Tbh I'm also buying new shelves soon and I want to get a lighter shelf because I already have one dark shelf and if I get another dark shelf it'll make my room too dark. I get it, Jesse. You do you 🙂

[@Waffle_batter]

Any Jesse vibes are good vibes

[@AA-rv8ok]

Arghhh! time capsules are the best, already know I'm gonna fall in love with this video too

[@valj137]

I love how you always mention manga and comics alongside the conventional idea of books!

[@fireheartLuke24v32]

3:45 Yeah I feel you, I’ve left the last book/season of so many books and tv series because once I’ve finished them my relationship with the series is over. The worst is when I read the first few ones over and over but never the last book 😭 The First Test by Tamora Pierce is a book that makes me slip back in time. I can remember the first time I picked that book off the library shelf and the fond smile that appeared on my face every time I spotted it on a library/bookshelf after. I loved Keladry as a protagonist and it’s probably the moment I fell in love with female warriors which now permeates every creative aspect of myself.

[@ayjfr88]

Jesse: if you're a person who keeps all your books I get that Me: *looks over at all my books that my parents bought before I was even born*

[@chanelletime]

It makes complete sense to change them to a different color. I agree about the atmosphere affecting how you feel i’ve legit always hated dark shelves bc they make me so much more depressed and anxious and i always felt silly about that so thanks for talking about that 😪

[@charlietheis4048]

You putting „it‘s not that funny.. lower your expectations“ is me everytime I start telling a story lmao

[@sarahtachine3720]

I love to organize my books by color or by genre!

[@bellanovella3752]

Hearing that signed book story made me realise just how sweet Susan Dennard sounds. She seems to put a lot of effort into her fans :)

[@imma_queen_bee8188]

i love this idea aww imma do it by myself. alone. because i can.

[@elisabethprice4697]

A book that I have on my shelves that makes me go back in time is my copy of Eragon and Inheritance because they are signed by Christopher Paolini and my memory is that I went to a Barnes and Noble book signing event and I met Christopher Paolini and got a pic with him. He also liked my Eragon t-shirt and took a picture of me and posted it on one of his Twitter posts which was really cool!

[@Jesse_andrew]

That used to be one of my favorite series, Good Memories

[@elisabethprice4697]

@@Jesse_andrew thank you!

[@avaxoxo2767]

I totally get the bookshelf color thing. I used to have these white bookshelf and I moved and now I have grey walls with bright colored handprints that I did myself so I needed new ones and I went to this antique store and got these super pretty green shelves and yeah I get the whole color change thing.

[@MisUnderstood_Rose]

I totally understand I first started with black bookshelves and then I got light ones and it really does change the atmosphere👍

[@cheri1567]

The Land of Stories book 3. I remember crying so hard at the end. Such an emotional roller coaster. This series helped me through university because, I remember my eyes being glued to the phone because of the ebook the whole time on the bus ride home one day. Nothing else mattered. It was a fantastic series. Can’t wait for the movies.

[@alyssasmith6119]

Queen of Air and Darkness is a book that will always remind of a certain time in my life. I read it during a hospital stay due to my mental health. I was extremely nervous to be in the hospital and this book really helped to keep me busy and calm. Now it'll always be a reminder that I'm glad to be alive.

[@davinarobinson8024]

I have a book on garden flowers that I bought at a second hand book store. Every time I see it I vividly remember baby me holding this huge book like it was a treasure. This was the first time I bought a book with some of my own money, and it is just a fun memory. I can picture the bus stop perfectly in my mind.

[@AnEmbarrassmentofBooks]

I am exactly the same way with V. E. Schwab's books! I'm just now finishing A Conjuring of LIght (amazing!), and I did read Addie when it came out (I own 3 editions), but all of the others are waiting on my shelf. I know she's now writing 3 more books in the Shades of Magic universe, so hopefully she'll keep us Schwablins in books for a long time!!

[@paytafeyd3200]

I organize my books by authors, then genres, then favorites, and color... it sounds complex, but it’s really easy and looks great. I also love organizing my shelves, I could spend days on it and be so happy.

[@meepitydoodle]

I have the same organisation method as you aha!! Although my books are a mix of hardbacks and paperbacks, mostly paperbacks. I do also section them sort of e.g. my mythology/folklore/folktales section. A book that makes me slip back in time is definitely the letter for the king, I've read it 5 times in 5 yes since my friend got it for me.. I just love it and it's so special to me.

[@ella_melchionna]

Percy Jackson is super nostalgic for me, because it’s something my best friend and I bonded over.

[@jocelynjacob5102]

i LOVE how your bookshelf is organized!!

[@eleftheriak.8889]

Organization is what you said. I have a few groups of books that I usually put together. I also mostly divide the Greek books (native language) from the English one. I just have a lot of Greek books that have such a different binding than the English ones. Not all of them though, I have a couple of shelves with all kinds of languages

[@raeannekinney5266]

You make my day! I have so many books that bring good memories! My Alice 19th manga make me remember the sleepovers I had with my friends in middle school. We were all a bunch of misfits, just getting to know ourselves. I don't have any organization to my shelves! I just throw my babies in there however they fit, the poor things!

[@sophies.6320]

I have many unread books so I divided my books in read and unread and then sorted them by the authors names. I really like the feeling of putting more and more books to the others I have already read and always reorganizing small areas of my bookshelves.

[@krissaboman1951]

A book that really transports my back in time on my shelves is my copy of Some Ether by Nick Flynn. It’s a beautiful collection of poetry that was lent to me by a college professor. Less than a week later I had a house fire in which a lot of my possessions were destroyed, but this little paper back poetry book survived. It has smoke damage on the cover but didn’t burn at all. Every time I look at it or read from it I’m reminded of that fire and of my college professor that gave it to me, in hope that I’d find enjoyment and inspiration from it.

[@sophiekimber9482]

I love the calm vibes :)

[@zoeexrenee]

i haven’t watched you in so long and the serotonin i just received is astronomical

[@Ray-sj8et]

14:23 perfect us by Durjoy Datta. It was my first and only book that i got signed in a book event. 🙈🙈😅. It was an eventful day as when I was leaving my friend with whom I was gonna go ditched me last minute due to some college project and then my bike stopped working and then I was completely awkward the whole event because hello awkward me 🙈🙈🙈🙈. But yet it was the best day. 😅😅🌟🌟

[@kendallm8331]

My copy of Memoirs of Imaginary Friend by Matthew Dicks - I got it from a family friend back in 2012 because I had broken my ankle and was gonna need surgery, which obviously meant a lot of time sitting around. I read the book and fell in love - it's still my favorite book to this day

[@ranaabdelwahed4389]

I organize my books by color but also by hight, though not in the usual hight organization method, it's actually organized to look wavy and a little chaotic. I'm very happy with how it looks though I find different methods gorgeous as well💛

[@fercortes1d]

Thanks for all of the positivity your channel bringed to all of us book lovers in 2020

[@Ray-sj8et]

4:03 yesssss.... i have so many books that i have kept so as to read them later and enjoy them for the first time ever. 🙈🙈🙈

[@aubreygrace8896]

With your copy of Why We Broke Up, when I've had books that rip like that I've found it helpful to put a small piece of tape on the inside of the dust jacket! Doesn't work for all rips depending on where it ripped but thought it might be worth a mention!

[@mariaong3398]

Happy Holidays Jesse! Your enthusiasm and charisma still shine through. Thank you for this little holiday treat. I wish you lots of luck with your move. I think either Birch veneer or white bookshelves might be good for you and perhaps add some green plants maybe? Thank you 🤗

[@love.april.]

~ I first got into booktube 6 years ago and watched Jesse’s videos when he only had 1 black bookshelf as his background until he added more. Then I kinda stopped watching booktube altogether after a few years coz ya know life happened... I just got back to watching the OG booktubers. Anyways all I’m saying is I’m gonna miss your black bookshelves in the background coz I remember the excitement I felt whenever I see it on a thumbnail with a new content from you. Sorry, I’m blabbing. I’m excited for you though and new place, hoping it will give you the good vibes you are looking for 2021! Happy New Year!

[@pucksandpaperbacks]

The hanging bookshelves are so cool! I just have a little bookshelf from Target. Good luck with the move and I can't wait to see your bookshelves revamped!

[@one_million_realities_away]

I think what I usually do to organize my bookshelves, is to dedicate one or two, sometimes even three, to the books I am yet to read, and then organize the rest of them by genre. It really helps when my mood reader tendencies kick in.

[@chainilotus1117]

I organize my book shelves by genre with authors works together. I also separate read from unread. Since I'm a bit of a broke bookworm it's rare that I get a new book or a hardback so most of my books are second hand and well worn so sorting by genre rather than esthetics makes sense

[@louisity]

I rarely reorganise my bookshelves. I 💗 hanging bookshelves too! 😊 Throne of Glass UK covers and spines look better in my book. 👍 I am excited to see your new bookshelves with a different colour. 😊

[@eci.is.living]

A book that brings back good memories for me (which is also my comfort read) is The Little Prince. My dad used to read it to me as a bedtime story

[@artisticwaffle5183]

Great video, Jesse! I love both your calm and chaotic videos, they're both fun, I'll watch anything you're in tbh. I don't have a whole lot of books, but I organize mine mostly by author and series (I could never split up a series, it would feel so wrong) but I also kinda just do whatever looks good. I feel like all the books I've read/own feel special to me, I can't really think of a specific story tied to a book.

[@kpineapple2792]

Loved this! A book that brings me back in time is Puddin’ by Julie Murphy. I had just discovered YA looking at the book section in Target and this was the book I saw. I checked it out from the library, loved it and now have my own copy of it. Since then I’ve started collecting a lot of books, but Puddin’ will always have a special place in my heart for being my first YA book and one of my favorite books.

[@darkroseguild4685]

The organization I try is keep series together. After that I stick all my hand backs and same size together and all small paperbacks together. My book that has damaged is my big Song of ice and fire history of the lands of Westeros book. (Yes the one that’s like $50-$80 and is the big red one) I saved up and got it and proceeded to carry it around with me because I love the world and would read it between class. The corners got damaged and I have taped them up to keep it looking nice. I love the book and haven’t fully read through it all but will at some point!

[@katiem1431]

For that 2nd shelf that bothers you I find that if you put tallest books on the left and smallest on the right it looks pretty good. That's what I do on my shelves because I organise by genre so everything is a different size.

[@rikkebay8548]

My organization is based on the individual shelf. I have a lot of paperbacks in the same height so yeah, definitely going for the height on that shelf (and then genre) but I also have a sort of miscellaneous shelf, so that is completely based on what I think works together.

[@alexishurtado6183]

A new video from Jesse right before Christmas??? This is the best early Christmas present ever!!! 🥳

[@becklebooks]

Ooh good luck for the move! Having white shelves in my room makes the space feel brighter so I definitely get what you mean. 🥰 I’m really good with unhauling and DNFing books. I got my tbr down from 205 to only 2 (after a few years of holding myself accountable hehe) and it feels so therapeutic! It’s like clearing out the reading cobwebs. 👏🏻

[@nicol8423]

I organize my books by series/collection. Some publishing companies make collections of authors/genres, so that's how I organize them.

[@FutureMrsJustinBiebs]

That’s how I feel with my Cassandra Clare books! I have too many to fit on one shelf, so some of them are stacked in front, but I don’t have enough to fill second shelf

[@finley13]

I reorganise pretty much every week! It is so satisfying and relaxing😐✌️

[@roorooreads]

It's always fun to hear you talk about Japan! My roommate is also obsessed with everything Japan and is actually planning to move there in the near future to become a bonsai apprentice and someday master 😊

[@Pianoman25624]

Your the reason I started reading. Happy new year!! 😁

[@mjh8237]

Charity shops / thrift shops are a great place to get loads of books for really cheap, it’s where I buy 90% of my books!

[@erinnichols531]

I am with you all the way with the Kingdom of Ash cover! When I was looking into reading the books I looked up the box set, and I low key debating not reading them (I have a thing about needing to own the books I read) because I didn't want to buy them and be constantly bothered by the fact that one of them was different. Although the yellow cover no longer bothers me as much because it matches my bookshelves esthetic. Instead I'm bothered by the fact that the spine for Tower of Dawn is different, even though it would be stupid for Aelin to be on it, because its between EoS and KoA

[@marymik7372]

For the spine tear on Why We Broke Up you can tape the tear from the inside of the dust jacket so the tear becomes less noticeable and you won't see the tape either

[@ellendodd496]

The colour will help! Daylight, light/bright colours. I'm all for colour therapy. Do it! Do it! Do it! 😻

[@paigesogard2385]

If I had to guess the color Jesse's new bookshelves are going to be I would say a light blue or possibly a white/lavender.

[@jaelojaelo5279]

Watching you always makes me feel better. Thanks Jesse

[@abigailjean7131]

Right now I have my shelf by color but I want to redo it since I don’t have that many books and I like organizing and decorating. My favorite thing is that I have my unread on top of my dresser and all my read on the main bookshelf behind my bed(it functions like a headboard). Children’s books are by color as well but that’s not going to change, too many tiny books in that bookshelf.

[@abigailjean7131]

My most nostalgic book is island of the blue dolphins, it’s a historical fiction children’s novel and is the first book that made me actually feel things. Probably what threw me into the addiction of reading

[@aivaorina2093]

My favourite books on my bookshelf are those 10 books I bought when I was on holiday in England. I felt so happy that I could walk into a bookstore, and not have to look for the "english section" which is usually only 1-3 bookshelves here. I live in Denmark, but I prefer reading in English, and most books i have to order online, cause they don't have that many books in the English section.

[@igotsomechicken9714]

Hi Jesse, this is kind of random but I wanted to tell you anyway, I mean idk if you will read this but anyway. So I used to watch so many of your videos and was an active jessethereader stan(tm), but over the last couple of years my life has just been really up and down and I haven't been able to enjoy a lot of the things I used to love like reading, which is why I stopped watching booktube. I want to say thank you because you are the person that introduced me to kpop and when nothing else did, kpop comforted me. I'm also getting back into reading slowly and my life is getting better, and I just wanna say how grateful I am for your videos because whenever I watch them I feel like I'm home. So thank you so much and I love you.

[@genevievenewton1532]

I love Billy bookcases also. I drove 3 hours just to pick up another one over quarantine :)

[@vanessachristina._.5874]

I think Jesse just got me out of a reading slump. Again. I don't know how you do it but you're the best!

[@geminithetwins]

I was trying to sleep,(where I live,it's 2:00 in the morning) but then somehow turned on my phone and saw your notification. I guess I've achieved the power of telepathy :D

[@sercemwksiazkach]

I’ve always loved your bookshelves even though you don’t have an organization method! But the height thingy is big goals, it looks very pleasing. As for me, I enjoy reorganizing my bookshelves, probably because they don’t really change around a lot 😂 The most important thing for me is putting all author’s books in one place (they’re usually same height and type so that’s a bonus point for the aesthetics), and then other authors of same genre. It’s easy since most of the books I have are fantasy and the rest are like classics lmao. They usually also don’t change their places since I’m used to how they look lol Good luck in organizing your bookshelves in your new place! I hope the new environment will make you more energized and in a better mindset. Have a nice day!

[@ashoakthorn369]

Any of the Redwall series by Brian Jacques. I was going through a really hard time in my life (19-20) and these books gave me a beautiful fantasy world to live in here and there, where good triumphs over evil and there is amazing food ❤

[@sunsetntwilight]

to your question at +/- 4:00: yes *puts hand up* (although my biggest issue is being a mood reader XD)

[@maliatfirst9]

Yep you're definitely not the only one. I always try to put off the best animes for later cuz i want them to last forever lol

[@OliviasCatastrophe]

I hope the new colour of shelves works better for you! As someone with only one shelf and a lot of books... fellow book stacker!

[@sydisue22]

I relate to the whole organization thing My main basic organization is by when I bought the books or read them Old ones top newer ones bottom But it’s not exact at all I loved watching this video!

[@zeynabhoseiny279]

I organize my book shelf by author's name. Which is really hard to fit some times but I do it any way cause I like that particular suffering. And my favorite shelf is my Cassandra Clare shelf. I just love her work.

[@danielhand9810]

Great minds must think alike. I am changing out my bookshelves as well. Currently I have many different bookshelves (small, large, open, glass doored, oak, maple, antique). I will be changing them into something like what you have but in expresso color. I share your OCD with organizing my books. For me they have to be 1st by genre, 2nd alphabetized by author, 3rd in chronological order. I hope to have my revamp done by the end of January. Good luck with your project and Have a Great Holiday. Cheers!

[@viveka5790]

i have a condition from a ptsd which makes me suddenly disassociate myself, so while i register words, i cannot comprehend them distinctively for a short while. it happened while i was watching this video, and you wouldn't believe me if i told how _MANY TIMES JESSE SAID BOOKSHELF OR SHELF!!_

[@Darrkness]

Congrats on moving. Very exciting. Also, Happy Holidays everyone!

[@alexreid1173]

I have used basically every organizational method lol. Alphabetical, by color, by genre, by size, etc. I’ve gotten really into nonfiction in the past few years, so right now I have a nonfiction shelf and a fiction shelf... except I also have separate Rick Riordan shelves and an LGBT shelf on my bed headboard shelves. Unlike you I got my bed with the intention of also using it as a bookshelf! I just love touching books while I’m sleeping lol You’ve inspired me to reorganize my bookshelves now at 2am on Christmas eve

[@krissaboman1951]

I love watching manga slowly but surely take up more and more shelf space :)