This challenge will be the end of me... || Read it or Unhaul it Reading Vlog

[@AndreaGReads]

Clawdia the Cat Librarian, reporting for duty!! 😹

[@ericapoe]

At her Library “Silence is not Golden”😂😂😊

[@peggyluwhoreads]

I'm so bummed for you, Emily. Seems like a rough reading week Kitty tip, though. When I got my kitten an was trying to get her and my older cat introduced and liking each other, I made a toy that was basically a string that I tied other little toys to. I slipped it under the door with one of them on each side, so they could play with their own respective sides and it would pull on the other side, but they couldn't pull it all the way under because the toys wouldn't fit. This helped them see each other as playmates and not mortal enemies. Not sure if that description makes sense, though.

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

I’ll definitely try it!

[@tehelea]

aww that's so cute!

[@FabianRamoss]

in Spanish we also have genders for everything. When I was learning French it was kind of confusing because things that were masculine in Spanish were feminine in French and viceversa. a mess for real

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

Oh gosh that sounds extra confusing

[@minano-nim6795]

Omg I had the same problem. My first language is gendered, but then I learned French (very unsuccessfully) and then German. And the genders are different between all three and it makes no sense. I live in a German speaking country now, and had some French-speaking friends right when I moved, so I tried to juggle the languages and the genders... I have already given up, I'm just using whatever gender happens to pop in my head and I say it with the confidence of someone who doesn't speak the language 😂 Edit to add: the genders in my first language make the least sense of all of them. You'd think I know them instinctively after speaking it my whole life, but I swear there are words for which 99% of the population just improvises the gender.

[@ru22MGregory96]

Same in portuguese

[@FabianRamoss]

@@minano-nim6795 my god! I think i’ll start doing the same thing lol

[@keti.rg.editzzz]

I feel that but I'm German and we have three genders(neuters) the feminine and masculine words in German and French are mostly the same but for the neuters I have to remember new genders which is quite confusing sometimes 😂

[@capalluisce]

I love when the kittens are doing their thing, like climbing and falling, while Emily is talking about a book and she just calmly keeps talking without acknowledging them lol

[@DragonHeart29]

Ouarzazat/warzazat is the name of a Moroccan city. It's in Tamazight one of North-Africa's original languages. I've been living in France for the past 7 years, and I can confirm that the French have a rather strong tendency to using North African words (whether in Arabic or any original language) in the weirdest ways more often than you can imagine. It's one of the aftereffects of colonisation 🤷🏻‍♀️ it always throws me off even after years of constant exposure.

[@dornesque]

I am French born of Moroccan parents, and I am always glad when foreigners notice the weirdness of it 😂 some of the uses is totally due to the unchecked colonial legacy

[@dpier6]

I’m sorry Pear is having a hard time right now. It must be stressful. Fingers crossed that everyone can adjust in time and feel safe all together again.

[@PumpkinFinch]

Quebec French and France French are basically two different languages now, they can communicate but there is so many differences they aren’t considered totally the same.

[@deendrew36]

As a Canadian, I of course speak Quebec French, or French Canadian. Once, in France, a waiter told me he would rather talk to me in English because our Canadian French was “painful to listen to”. 🤨

[@clairebraeckman2243]

@@deendrew36 I'm Belgian, French speaker, and personally I don't think Quebecois is painful to listen to. It's so mean to say that, really. I find it fascinating ! Don't feel down because of that one French waiter. They like to tease when it comes to any different kind of French than their own. I've been laughed at for my Belgian accent and for some Belgian colloquialisms more often than I can count (I have to roll my eyes every time they use the Belgian "une fois" to mock us, when they don't even understand how we use it). Be proud of your own language !

[@christinedugas3089]

Hearing about the how big the difference is between Quebec French and France French reminds me of what George Bernard Shaw said about the English and Americans - Two countries divided by a common language.

[@deendrew36]

@@clairebraeckman2243 what a sweet comment, thank you. 😌

[@books_and_heels]

@@deendrew36 lmao not surprised, he lived up to the notorious Parisian waiters's reputation🙄

[@shaylaatiles]

Just think of it this way, you’re reading all the bad books off your shelf first, so you can save the best ones for last 😊!

[@badfaith4u]

The kittens were adorable as always. 🐈‍⬛🐈‍⬛🐈‍⬛🐈‍⬛

[@madalenapires21]

Yeah... Cytonic is my least favourite of the Skyward series so far. A lot of people didn't enjoy it. And Sanderson did say that he had a really hard time writing it and had to rewrite the whole thing at some point. As far as I understand the last book will have Spensa with the original crew again, which I think will probabilly make it better.

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

That makes sense! I still don’t know if I’ll pick up book 4 but I’ll see what everyone says when it’s out!

[@mayralex18]

Spanish is also a gendered language, i've seen one or two examples of words with different genders among Spanish speaking countries but the most difficult thing is the unique words that each country has or the different names we give to the same thing. Im Mexican i've read books from mostly Spanish, Colombian, Peruvian and Chilean authors and some of them made me wonder if i actually knew any Spanish 😅😅

[@mayralex18]

Btw i almost chocked with my quesadilla at the miserable face and the thumbs up you did with cytonic 😂😂😂

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

This challenge is making me realize im a bit more of a mood reader than I thought 😂

[@katybyrd8674]

8:42 Hang on lmao fuckin sending Charlie in there like a Churu Trojan horse is the funniest idea I've ever heard

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

Churu Trojan horse 💀 I’m sad it didn’t work! She kept hissing and stayed too far to even notice the treat. Charlie is the village idiot so at least he didn’t notice at all (the treat on himself and his mom rejecting him) 😂

[@mathildesophie1735]

Coucou Emily ! Je crois que c'est la première fois que je commente sur ta chaîne et j'ai senti qu'aujourd'hui était le jour: oui en France video est un mot féminin et job un mot masculin ! Je trouve ces petites différences de langue avec le Québec très intéressantes 😊 Et vraiment désolé que tu aies eu à lire du Bernard Weber, je n'en ai pas entendu du bien 😭 comme Stephen King, c'est très très particulier 😅 Bon courage pour tes prochaines lectures 😊☀️

[@romxilda]

Kittens and mamas are tough and you’re doing amazing! I’ve had adult cats my whole life and had never had trouble until our kitten had surgery and got crazy aggressive with our other female, it was a process to get them civil again but we got there in the end and you will too!

[@rishyswishy]

Hi Emily! Fun video as always. I had a "cat situation" similar to this once, it's frustrating! But I don't think it's right to say Mama cat hates her kittens. She is afraid of them. That was real fear in the brief clip we saw of her. I was able to help my older girl with lots of safe spaces where my new kitten couldn't go, and time where she knew she could get my attention and the kitten wouldn't interfere. This was hard to enforce, but worth it. She felt insecure in what was once her territory, and she needed routine. Things improved slowly, but we did get there.

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

Oh I didn’t mean it literally. I’m coping with the situation with humor that’s why I say she hates them 🙃

[@rachaelhmack]

My dog heard the cats around the 5 minute mark and was trying to figure out where the noise was coming from. 😂

[@punchingwalls1011]

You can help them with putting toys that the kittens played with in her room to help her get used to the scents before re-introducing them

[@tomie1308]

poor clawdia😂❤ hope momma cat feels better and the babies have a mother/new friend again

[@NatalyaVins-blueflower775]

That was so interesting about gender of nouns in French. My first language is Russian and we have 3 genders for nouns, but there are general rules that determine it, with some exceptions. Words that end in “a” are feminine, words that end in consonants are masculine and words that end in “е” or “o” are neutral.

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

In French neutral is masculine lol

[@barbaraschmitt85]

German also has 3 genders, some of the words can seem a little funny in this regard, for example Mädchen (girl) is neutral since words ending in -chen are neutral. The little I do remember from learning French in school is that all words ending in -ion are feminine, words ending in -age are masculine so rules actually exist. But yes, you have to remember most of them because you have to know the noun's gender to build a whole sentence since the verb afterwards depends on it. But there are also words were both exists, for example Tour (la Tour Eiffel and le Tour de France; the only way I remembered is that it's the other way around in German 😂)

[@jmpresco]

This is a crazy challenge. Damn I don’t know if I could do it which means I probably should do it. Lol ❤

[@Angelica_Rodriguez39]

Listening to the chaos in the background while you were talking about Men Who Hate Women made me laugh much harder than I anticipated laughing at a book like that

[@wywrd_mtnt]

I love every vlog from this challenge sm it inspired me to try to read everything i own and haven't read yet to see what I need to get rid of to make way for books I actually like

[@nina1872]

as a mood reader i could never do that 😭

[@wywrd_mtnt]

@@nina1872 I'm also a mood reader but I'm trying to stick to a tbr for the first time ever 😭 august went well tho I did actually stick to it cause it was full of stuff I really wanted to read

[@girlwithflowers8058]

Ahhh I remember when momma cat was still a temporary guest and you were trying so hard to keep her away from the books, but now you've just embraced the chaos ❤ I love that! The kittens wore you down 😂

[@weefolktales]

Hi Emily, I’m sorry you’re stressed about the kitties. I have 6 and all but two of them are different ages. Our youngest cat is a Tuxie and some of the older cats took to beating on him. Standard advice tells you to keep them apart and gradually introduce them into each other’s territory, however, we’ve rescued many cats and don’t find this approach always works. We let them stay combined, made sure no one was drawing blood, explained to them no one was being rehomed so work it out and they have. It took a little bit but as someone else mentioned they found spaces to avoid each other and we’re good. With that said, they (all of them) still hiss at each other and occasionally punch each other but they’re fine a minute later. It’s likely more stressful for you than it is for them. I have no doubt everything will work itself out.

[@amacina]

I binge read the Skyward Novellas and Cytonic this summer. I agree they were meh, but I actually ended up really enjoying the final novella and am excited for the finale.

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

Well I own the third novella so I might as well lol

[@Vampschic7]

do you need to read the novellas in this series? or i can i skip them

[@ElenaPUcles]

I love this challenge! I'm sure things will work out with Pear eventually you're the best Emily ❤

[@amethystoak9984]

Hi Emily! I have a cat recommendation that may help. I’m in the US, so I don’t know how accessible this would be for you. When I brought a new cat into my home, he had a hard time transitioning and had a lot of fear and aggression. My vet got us “Feliway Optimum” and it helped sooooo much. It plugs into an outlet and emits pheromones to reduce stress in kitties. We used it for about 2 months (that’s all we needed) but you can use it long term. It’s also good for helping with other kitty life changes (new cat, new house, etc).

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

Sadly there’s been one in her room for the last month… doesn’t work on her. The babies were much calmer when I had it in the living room tho

[@avsambart]

What a terrible time you had this time. But as always, thank you for making this series!

[@noaaa7]

J’aime bien Les Fourmis, mais mon préféré de Werber est Les Thanatonautes et sa suite L’Empire des anges. C’est sur un groupe de scientifiques qui veulent savoir ce qu’il y a après la mort, alors ils font des expériences où ils meurent et se font réanimer.

[@oumaimasbooks]

Ouarzazate is a city in Morocco, and it's a strange name for a dog. Also I speak French and I had no idea that french french is that different from canadian french

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

Well like we say here “je vais me coucher moins niaiseuse”!

[@TerizianS]

It’ll be great to see a recap of this challenge at the end of the year!

[@aulenika]

I've read a bunch of books by B. Werber (he used to be very popular in Europe like 10-15 years ago) and The Ants was one of them. I can't say that I disliked it but my only motivation to finish it and continue the trilogy was the 'uniqueness' of it. That being said I haven't kept on my promise and unhauled the series a few years back. The author is known by writing peculiar books and the one that I really liked is Le Miroir de Cassandre. If you want to give Werber another chance, you should probably try this one.

[@abs13687]

I have a 3 cats (mum and 2 daughters) who have hated each other since the daughters were 3 months old (even the sisters dont like one another). 10 years later they still dont like each other but have learnt to tolerate one another, it sucks but they have different personalities and mum definitely thinks they've over stayed their welcome 😅 hopefully your babies and momma will find common ground and be more civil soon ❤

[@lynxlou]

So nice to see the kittens in the background- 😻always makes me smile! Fingers crossed Persephone will stop hissing at them soon that must be so hard to witness! 💕💕

[@angelashepherd4429]

How do you get through a reading slump? I have over 300 books on my TBR so I need to get on it!!!

[@avianav5265]

I’ve been having a stressful vacation (it’s not a vacation anymore lol) so your videos are a good de-stressors for me, thank you!

[@pcc12]

I’m surprised Les Fourmis is that bad! The series and the author are really famous here in Korea. I haven’t read it so I didn’t know it was mystery/horror/thriller so that surprised me, too😂

[@onfaerystories]

Hey Emily, I'm Québécoise and a language nerd (as well as having a French husband lol) and I found that the words in French that are gendered differently usually aren't originally French. It's the same with the word "covid", in France they decided it would be feminine and here we use more often the masculine because, in that case, you really just can make up the rules (there aren't many nouns ending in "ide" in French, when you think about it). As for "bafouer", true, no one says that here but I guess we do know what it means. :P I looked it up and it's considered a formal register verb (registre soutenu), which makes sense in literature. Even in English there are many registers depending on the country, social class, dialect (have you ever heard the cockney accent and colorful vocabulary?), etc. It takes some time to adapt but then you learn new words, and that's always a win for me (well if I like the content of the book, of course 👀).

[@deearisa]

Juste pour covid c'est l'inverse, on dit usuellement un covid mais l'académie française a décidé une covid car c'est la maladie coronavirus...

[@onfaerystories]

@@deearisa Oui, logique! J'ai changé l'ordre, merci. ☺️

[@pennPi]

Try the Jackson Galaxy method of introducing cats to each other. (Watch his detailed video.) Step 1 is to place their food bowls on opposite sides of a closed door, so they associate their scents with something positive. And it’s requires some repetition, like about 4-7 days. Step 2 site swapping, for momma cat to refamiliarize kitten smells throughout the home. And for kittens to rub their scent in her area. Step 3, visual contact- for momma to see them but still feel secure in her area. Step 4 slowly let her out with the kittens around and monitor their interactions. Don’t let momma stare down anyone, intercept before she pounces or bats at them. And growling or hissing is normal at first. Also, if you’ve already introduced them and there are issues, then start at step 1 and follow through. This method is like a reset button.

[@pennPi]

Oh gosh, if this doesn’t work you may need to re-home momma. It is their natural instinct to chase away kittens after weening. It’s natures way to prevent inbreeding. She may never adjust to them because they are her kittens.

[@erintrolley3074]

that's so interesting about the differences btwn quebecois French and Parisian French, I had no idea!!!

[@crazybiogeek]

I hope that soon your bag of book slips will fit into the jar instead of the large bag! I also did a "read it or unhaul it" thing because I went on vacation and wanted to bring a couple books with me that, if I finished them, I would put into a Little Free Library or something. I finished one of them, and it was actually pretty good. And I'll still unhaul it because even though it was good, I don't plan on rereading it and someone else would benefit from it instead.

[@thiadesg]

I read Les Fourmis at the end of the 90s and I remember liking the trilogy, but I would never put them in the thriller section. I haven't reread the series in recent years, but I probably wouldn't like them anymore.

[@bellynch3728]

Came for the books, stayed for the cats! :)

[@lesmonki]

Thank you for the video! The way I gasped when you showed "Les Fourmis" - I had started reading another book by Bernard Werber two years ago (Le Mirroir de Cassandre), and I found it so bad I had to DNF it. I was thinking of picking up another book by him, but now I'm not so sure haha. Which is a shame as I find him to be a great orator and storyteller, but something about his written work just doesn't click for me.....

[@Elsa_ingenue]

Oh non c’est super décevant pour Les Fourmis! J’ai récemment regardé une émission avec Bernard Werber (un jeu télévisé basé sur le concept du jeu « Les loups garous ») et je l’avais trouvé très intéressant et malin, et je comptais lire cette trilogie malgré la prémisse un peu curieuse. Étant donné qu’on a généralement des goûts très similaires je vais sûrement m’en passer 😅

[@budgetbooknerd]

I’m so glad you’re going to continue this challenge next year. It’s my favorite series you do! I just hope you get a good one at some point 😂

[@FayroseH]

I love this challenge!! Maybe we need it twice a month hmmm...?

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

I can barely do it once a month 😂💀

[@FayroseH]

@@BookswithEmilyFox 😅

[@isirlasplace91]

17:27 France always says we're wrong here😂

[@Yvette.T]

Success on getting thru two more books. Hope things with Mama improve ❤🐈‍⬛️

[@JayGTheAwkwardBookworm]

I’ve still yet to read a Brandon Sanderson book… I really need to 😤

[@sandiematthews3099]

me too 😭 I have way of kings part 1 sat on my shelf but i’m so daunted by it

[@shellykeyes8389]

Warbreaker was my first Sanderson book & I loved it!

[@CaffeineWords]

Can I suggest writing the titles in sharpie or something? It's really hard to see the titles on the slips, even when the camera focuses on it

[@Aiyume7]

language person, neither of you is wrong, your language just evolved in a different way and that's okay 💕

[@msellenandrea]

Norwegian is my first language and it's a huge deal every time I read a Norwegian book 😂 I've read 1 so far this year, of 70 total so far haha

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

Norwegian sounds so difficult!

[@msellenandrea]

@@BookswithEmilyFox I actually had to google, and Norwegian is pretty easy to learn for people who already know english! Apparently one of the easiest

[@passmethatbook]

Still enjoying all the kitty content! Sorry the books aren't good but if it makes you feel better, I always love when your videos pop up. Its always such a fun time watching your videos!

[@ashm4738]

I had trouble with Cytonic. I really enjoyed the first two books, but there was something about Cytonic that didn't work for me (I read them all pretty much back to back, so it wasn't because my tastes changed over time). To me, it does read the most YA of the 3 books so far (even though they all read YA) and...I don't know, maybe it's just because it felt like nothing really happened. Or, rather, nothing really important happened.

[@yasmontreal]

Salut Emily! Ouarzazate est une ville au Maroc. 😊

[@kathleenkemp1030]

LOL I'm laughing at your cats.

[@moncoinlecture]

OMG... Ouarzazate? WTF?? You're right, French here and in France is a bit different. Vidéo is feminine I think... I use "une vidéo" but I hear both. Job is 'officialy' masculine but the dictionnaries are made in France so... I guess that's why we're always wrong! I have many French friends (met because of my blog) and the first time I went there, we had some... interesting conversations regarding hockey or drinks. I tend to drink Diet coke even in the morning and I said... "Ne soyez pas surpris, je bois de la liqueur le matin". But for them "liqueur" is strong liquor. So they thought I was drinking vodka at 8 AM... AND THEY GOT ME SOME!

[@emmaopaline]

First of all I love this challenge even though it's a bit crazy 😂❤ I'm French and I noticed that French from France and French from Québec differences are beyond vocabulary, sometime yeah we do not agree on the gender of a word which is ok because even in France for some words we do not agree on the gender of a word 😅. Thanks for this video ❤

[@cruelaz]

I dont know if you can get it in canada but the company feliway makes room sprays for cats. theres different options some against anxiety but one is something called multiple cats or coliving. they come with an adapter you plug in your outlet. Alot of people over the years told me it helped with their cats behaviour towards each other. maybe its something you have to believe in idk 😂 but its def worth a try to improve the mood haha

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

Sadly I tried it (there’s one in her room right now). It worked on the babies when I used it in the living room tho 😂

[@cruelaz]

@@BookswithEmilyFox oh no. mine only had one fallout in their seven years with me and I forced them to eat together. good vibes only 😂 they normally dont even eat together because one would just vacuum up every ounce of food but for the time I think it was more effective than the sprays

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

I wish! I just played with Clawdia in the living room while Pear was watching from a shelf and she was growling the whole time 🙄

[@linabrhd3773]

Ouarzazate est une ville au Maroc. Vers le sud elle est connu parce qu’il y a un très grand studio de cinéma là bas où ont été tourné par exemple la série Game of thrones.

[@deathbylawschooldebt]

I learned that words borrowed from English are always masculine. That's what they teach in American French classes. Does that help?

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

I’d never heard that! Good to know

[@lucadoesvideos]

Oh yeah ! This is true in French for any borrowed word from any language unless the word is feminin in the original language. For example, pizza in french is also feminin. Une pizza (:

[@Tina-uc3qc]

It's so interesting. I live in quebec city and we say "une vidéo", but we say "ta job"😄

[@notokay3223]

I heave been losing it for like 5 mins because of the kitty @ 10:22 😂 you need to do a funny compilation of them or something

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

Chunky isn’t the most… elegant of the three babies 😂

[@zachreads]

As of Friday I officially don't own a blanket at my dog hasn't chewed a hole in lol

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

Oh no! I’m hoarding blankets because everything I own needs to be covered and protected for the claws!

[@zainabelmadhoni6856]

"Ouarzazat" is a famous city in morocco known for filming movies.

[@dornesque]

European French here and I confirm we say “ton job”. Didn’t realise it could sound weird to Quebecois. The more you know! Btw which word would you use for “bafouiller”?

[@JohnSaxon-vw5vi]

Emily I am so sorry when you picked up your first book I lost interest as all I could see was your beautiful little kitten 🐈‍⬛ love her and this video and your wonderful channel ❤❤❤

[@katietatey]

I love this challenge. I'm doing something similar but I never seem to DNF / unhaul. I always slog through. At least there is a light at the end of the tunnel, I think I will be done in about 6 months. I'm sorry you're still struggling with the kittens getting along with their Mom. Hopefully they will come to a truce eventually.

[@romymi8497]

Ouarzazate is actually a city in Marocco, and no, french people don't name their cats ouarzazate ^^ but it's not surprising either ^^ there is no rules

[@ejderhaz]

omg as soon as you talked about words with different gender in québécois i immediately thought of the word video. But I didn't know "ta job" was a thing 😳

[@mariakrupka2953]

My Barbie had babies 2 yrs ago, and immediately after she stopped nursing them, she started to hate them so much. Now, 2 yrs later, it is a bit better - usually she ignores them. She still is not a big fan o her sons - when they look at her, usually it earns them a slap. She has her moments, though. Very rarely, she let them lick the top of her head. But usually if they are in the same room as her she just goes outside or to the other room. So yes, it's not great but civil at this point. I don't have any good advice on how to deal with that :/

[@cdal1621]

It’s also hard for some cats to adjust from being an outdoor cat to exclusively indoor …

[@anikamercier2651]

Also, haha after both of those it makes you like Fourth Wing more I bet. 😂

[@iheartfantasyM]

I loved Skyward and Starsight but hated Cytonic 🙈

[@ThatGeekCatty]

Can confirm my French grandparents only name their dogs ridiculous things.

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

I always think about how silly I would feel yelling a dog name… it’s an important factor 😂

[@samuellesaindon7809]

we also say UN video in New-Brunswick (acadian)!! its almost like we follow different rules than France french ppl lmao

[@TheEmmaLucille]

Hello! French lady here. "Ouarzazate" is the name of an algerian town . This is a VERY strange name for a dog, indeed (funny tho). And yes, some words have a different gender in France and Quebec.

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

I can’t imagine yelling that at the dog park haha

[@anix670]

I think it's a town in Morocco😊. Agree about calling it in a park or something, although it does sound lovely when said.

[@Tharia1981]

First, for sure there are rules. I don't speak French, I don't know the rules, but for sure there are rules. I can just give an example from German: the English words are usually neutral, das, like Email, das Email, but I did also see the feminine version, die Email. There are always exceptions, but there have to be rules.

[@cdal1621]

Hey Emily - maybe it’s time to have the kittens go in that room and let Mama Pear out with you an aged roam and look out the windows ? She can’t be too happy in there by her self all day 😢she can join you in your library … Does she enjoy playing with any toys? Could you play her some bird /squirrel videos ? Our cat loves to watch those . Good luck 😊

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

She doesn’t stay there all day. She does have a window and cat tree but we spend time and play every day in the rest of the house

[@katietatey]

@@BookswithEmilyFox You are doing great! It must be so hard to have gone from no pets to a very high-maintenance 4 cat situation! You are such a dedicated and kind cat mom.

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

Thank you! At this point the babies are pretty easy since they have a routine but Pear doesn’t seem to be improving which is stressful. The kittens are getting surgery before the end of the month so hopefully that’ll help!

[@cdal1621]

@@BookswithEmilyFox Yes Emily !!!!! You are doing an amazing job - no easy task taking on 4 cats when you didn’t even have 1!!! They take a lot of your time and effort-hopefully Pear can learn to mellow out soon🤞🏼

[@anikamercier2651]

Maybe you need to try to sit with mama and then open the door so she sees the babies. I think some of it is jealousy so if you’re with her it might help. Keep us posted!

[@hourstooshort1447]

Ouarzazate is actually a town in Morocco

[@ManEatingTeddyBear]

Tbh, I agree with you about the Skyward novellas kind of ruining my desire to continue. And hearing what other people have to say Cytonic? I'm not really sure I care to continue either...

[@Nico-lk5hb]

I read those 3 BS books in a road without the novellas (haven’t read them yet) and it was the best decision 😍 I relay enjoy the plot expansion and looking forward the 4th end one 👽🛸

[@MegaChadAnakin]

werber said on a french radio show that for each book idea he has he writes 2 books at the same time and then chooses which one to publish, so i'm not really surprised his books are a little bit of a mess (also i never knew that canadians had different genders for things it's so interesting)

[@lantreauxlivres]

Hi, I'm French, and yes, we say "une vidéo" et "le/un job" (actually, we say "le travail" and rarely use "job" for "work"); it seems like there are many differences between French Canadian and French from France! As for dogs... no, we don't call our dogs like that 😂 I read Bernard Werber when I was quite young, like middle/high school, and... I hated the last book I read by him as an adult, it was really bad...

[@michellewilson6210]

I think the Sanderson book is classed as YA. I'm not 100% certain but it was in fairyloot and they tend to do YA.

[@becklebooks]

I also didn't like Cytonic. It felt very wacky and not in a good way. Undermined characterisation to me and seemed deliberately distracting. If it was combined with the novellas which gave us some familiar territory/characters to ground it, MAYBE I wouldn't have disliked it. Alas. I'm on the fence about reading Defiant. :(

[@kirikaloria4589]

Hey Emilie did you try Feliway friends ? i did that when i have to introduce my 2 cats. Its help to apeased them its pheromon.

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

I did… she has one in her room. Hasn’t helped at all with her. When I put it in the living room the babies were calmer tho 🤷‍♀️

[@joannievh2071]

The French say we can't properly speak french in Québec, but that's to be debated. As for vidéo, Le Petit Robert says it's feminine (but I do use it as a masculine word) and job is masculine (but I also use it as a feminine word-also québecoise!😂). We have a hard time imposing "our" way as we're so few. But I know we got courriel accepted when they still use e-mail overseas! 💪 And Warzie? I believe you just convinced me not to read it!

[@jackiesliterarycorner]

Love watching you do this challenge, especially when it get cat content.

[@moodybookworm7856]

Ok I need one of those door screens. Where did you get it? What is it called if it's an Amazon find?

[@books_and_heels]

Funny to hear you discuss Canadian French and "European" French lol.. I had no idea that some words had their gender reversed "over the pond" ;-) How would you say "il bafouilla" in Canadian French? I would go as far as saying that in Belgian French you could say "il broubella." Not sure of the spelling though because it's colloquial French.

[@moonbook12]

16:40 also Hebrew is gander base language

[@pripridrapri]

En Belgique c’est aussi un job et une video 😮. J’avais essayé werber ado et pas du tout accroché. Assez déçue de cytonic aussi Merci pour tes videos!

[@Katiafliger]

Came for the books but stayed for the cats 🐈💗 et je suis suisse francophone et oui on dit un job en Suisse et en France haha (d’ailleurs je vois pas le problème avec il bafouilla 😭)

[@MichiruEll]

Regarding the new words being masculine or feminine. I'm Swiss and to me it feels like the words keep the gender of the word they shorte or abbreviate. So vidéo to me feels short of vidéographie and all words in -graphie are feminine. Job is rarely used in swiss french, but we would absolutely say it masculine, because it replaces travail or taf (informal local word) which are both masculine. But those or just some vague intuitions, there may be other explanations.

[@books_with_clementine]

Je suis française, bafouiller is a word we use, but not that often nowadays… And yes French language is very gendered, it makes me uncomfortable 😅 For genders like video, it is indeed feminine in French, and the Académie française is supposed to give the rules for new words appearing in the dictionary (doesn’t mean that we also use the right gender though in real life 😂)

[@shadowcreature7598]

In Belgium we also use une for vidéo I believe. I'm dutch tho so not 100% on that.

[@anitaalende1181]

Ourzazate is a Moroccan city!!! I think