January Wrap Up 2017 | Books I've Read This Month

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

HOW DO I READ SO MUCH?! It's honestly simple. I read on the bus (1h a day) and before bed (1h). More during the weekends! Most people have the time to read just as much if not more... I just try and limit how much time I spend on Facebook, Instagram, etc!

[@rebeccacompton1634]

BookswithEmilyFox I stopped going on Facebook and Instagram and focused on reading more and honestly, even if I'm super busy at university, I still get through 2-3 books a week! Love you and your videos! Xx

[@ioannasan]

You're so lucky! I get so dizzy if I try reading on the bus and I spent almost 1h30min every day there... Such a waste of time...!

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

You could try audiobooks! :)

[@teliabattle3986]

Yeah I just took a break from Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest etc because I'm so busy with reading also! That's why I need to read before I go to bed & also during the mornings!

[@teliabattle3986]

Also you can download the overdrive app they've some audiobooks that you can really download as well. :)

[@izsamuel8997]

I never understood the whole Snape thing! He was excused from being emotionally abusive and just plain horrible all because he loved someone for a long time? Harry lost his parents, Neville lost his parents, The Weasleys lost one of their own, the list goes on and yet they all chose to still be nice human beings! I just don't understand why everyone thinks he's a hero despite being a bully to young children. Loved the video, though :)

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

A overall bad man did one big good thing... doesn't make him a perfect person! I think people just really want to find someone that will love them "always" and are forgetting the rest :P

[@supercreativename1359]

Iz Samuel I agree, he was basically an ass the whole time, but if you think about it, he had to be. He couldn't be kind and buddy buddy with Harry or he wouldn't have been able to fool Voldermort into thinking he was on his side. He had to be the way he was.

[@luciacanali9832]

Yeah, that argument would have some sense if he knew Voldemort was really alive and looking to come back by book one, but he didn't. I don't hate him, but all the things he did to Harry, Neville, Hermione, etc. were for just bitterness, not in serve for a grand scheme.

[@diamondsofsix]

Well, that was the purpose of his character. Rowling created him as a red herring in book one and kept him as such because she liked the premise. You're supposed to hate him so that the "reveal" of his sacrifice would have more impact. He is an ass because Rowling wanted him to be, a cheap trick basically. And imo one of the few places in the book where Rowling's concistency and storytelling lacked. People who love Snape usually tend to look at the character himself, his story, his messed up choices, his loyalty and his bravery.

[@sina5257]

The Picture of Dorian Gray is one of my favourite classics!! I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[@natashahassan3948]

I'm so happy that you're reading more classics! I wish more book tubers read them and talked about them. There are some amazing ones out there!

[@megreads824]

Margaret Atwood is my favorite author. I have never been disappointed by a single one of her novels or short story collections. The Handmaid's Tale is my favorite, but if you want to read another of hers, I can't recommend The Blind Assassin highly enough. It was absolutely beautiful.

[@kathleenboyle6285]

Oh my gosh I'm so happy someone feels the same way about Snape! I feel that everyone just forgets about all the horrible things he did or just decide that loving someone for his whole life redeems him emtirely! Thank you for not making me feel alone haha :p

[@taryndancer29]

Kathleen Boyle my 15 year old self though Snape was so amazing and now as I got older and realized things, no just no 😜😜

[@kathleenboyle6285]

I think a lot of us now as we've gotten older have realised it haha :p

[@Biglittlebookz]

The gunslinger is the first of seven books and it sets up the story, the books just get better.

[@freerangebookster9107]

I know so many people have said it, but keep reading the Dark Tower books. It is my favorite series, and I have just started re-reading it and I still don't care for the first book.

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

I will... just not for a while :P

[@maddielc204]

I just got Mimus in the mail today! I'm so excited to read it, I read it when I was like 12 and I remember really enjoying it.

[@marcusmusings]

Agree about The Gunslinger, but Emily give the next book a try, The Drawing of the Three. 100x better

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

I'll definitely will in the future... when I get over my disappointment :P

[@haleypratt7934]

I definitely feel the same way about Snape! Harry really should have picked someone else to name his kid after lol. I'm planning to read Aristotle & Dante next month - hoping it lives up to the hype for me :)

[@makaylar.6722]

Haley Pratt I adore that book!

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

hope you'll enjoy it :)

[@margaretroxxors]

The Queen of Attolia (the one right after The Thief) is my faaaaaaaave of that series. Also, Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood is another dystopia by her that I enjoyed!

[@MsJu92]

Yes! That's exactly how I felt about Snape the first time I re-read the books as an "adult" - even though in my case you could argue about the re-reading factor too since I read them in italian the first time and in english from the second on. I mean I understand the whole always thing and everything surrounding it, but he still took his adolescence-dated frustrations out on a boy that had nothing to do with it.

[@kirihara120]

Not to repeat everyone else, but yeah I would recommend pushing on to book 2 of the dark tower series. If you still don't like it, then it's not for you. Book 2 is when King really finds his voice and tone. Also, He revised a lot of book 1. That's unfortunate that the graphic novel didn't do A Tale of Two Cities justice. I think it's by far Dickens' best story.

[@polkadottedheadband]

Love to see Canadian booktubers wooooo go Canada

[@tara7261]

To be honest, my track record with Stephen King has been pretty great so far. I've read Carrie and Cujo, two of his oldest novels, and I absolutely loved both of them. I say don't give up on him. Cujo was one of my top 5 reads of last year, it was so thrilling. Highly recommend.

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

I've listened to the third book in the Bill Hodges trilogy and loved it so I'm still planning on reading more from him :)

[@311vandal]

Emily, I love watching your videos. I actually started watching your beauty channel and I got more into my reading last year and started branching out into booktube videos...and I was shocked but happy to find you were also a reader. Keep on making your awesome videos. :) You knocked out quite a few books this month. :)

[@marielzanibegona460]

Sanderson is AMAZING!!!!!! His books are mindblowing

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

Yass!! :D

[@underlinetruth9745]

The gunslinger should be confusing because the other books are way better. It doesn't stand alone and I think you can't judge the series based on it because it's an introduction to the world Stephen King created. I urge you to try the second book. If you don't like it then it's not worth it to read more. I, unlike many people, loved the gunslinger with all it faults because of how atmospheric and intense it was. Just know that a lot of his other books play big part in his series. Some characters and monsters jump in the gunslinger universe.

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

I'm definitely going to continue... I'm just not in a rush right now :P

[@ZakiyaDeliefde]

ahhh brandon sanderson is sooo good!

[@MarigoldMorrigan]

Your facial expressions in this video are so perfect. Definitely gets the feelings across. :D

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

I tend to be a little expressive :P

[@ivingzuniga841]

Oh man, The Queen's Thief series... I have the same opinion as you regarding The Thief, and yes, *everybody* says the second book gets better, but omg did I HATE it. The romance ruined it all... So yeah, looking forward to hearing your thoughts!

[@makaylar.6722]

I bought the vintage classics collection because I saw it on your channel 😄

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

Aren't they pretty?! haha :D

[@jessicacormier9579]

I did the same thing! 🙊 They're soooo pretty!

[@madamshante17]

I definitely want to grab Binti, concept you descrived seems really interesting. Love your channel

[@jaedyn225]

wow you had an awesome reading month! hope it continues throughout the rest of the year!!!

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

Let's hope so haha

[@carolinethereader]

YESSSS BRANDON SANDERSON! Mistborn is so good and the books after the main trilogy are excellent as well.

[@SomeRandomSingerGirl]

Mistborn is on my tbr! I finished A Darker Shade of Magic yesterday and I've ordered A Gathering of Shadows which should arrive tomorrow :)

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

Hope you enjoy them!!

[@stephaniecook9212]

The Giver movie is actually awesome! Give it a try for sure.

[@keytokate3079]

I've read Do Androids Dream and I was expecting more, although the part with the spider was disturbing so at least that felt real. It's not often that the main character is so unlikable. As for recommendations, Margaret Atwoods "Oryx and Crake" is my fave from her so far (I started collecting her books after reading this in university). Thomas Kings "Green Grass, Running Water" is a really cool and funny. They're both Canadian authors too.

[@kylaesque1211]

If you enjoyed The Handmaid's Tale, I highly recommend Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood. A phenomenal dystopian as well - much more focused on advanced technology/environmental issues. It's the first book in a very unique trilogy that I've loved so far.

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

It's going to be in my next haul :)

[@grenbaygrl1]

I read The Picture of Dorian Gray this month as well! Overall I loved the book, however I have to agree there was a section in the middle of the book that I felt was a bit slow. I read a different Margaret Atwood book, Oryx and Crake, and I thought it was a really good dystopian, and I would recommend it. Yeah, as an education major it kinda bugs me how often the fandom over looks just how mean of a teacher Snape was to his students. In any event, have a happy February!

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

Everyone is recommending me this one and I actually already have it - it will be in my next haul haha

[@EvesBookNook]

You should do a video about your English-learning experience! I am a native English speaker and speak conversational Spanish, but I would love to speak more fluently. Would love to hear your suggestions!

[@rebeccacompton1634]

I totally agree with you about the picture of Dorian Gray! I also just finished reading it and it was a bit hard going! Xx

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

It's definitely one of those books that you like afterwards but my... in the middle it dragged on a bit :P

[@JayGTheAwkwardBookworm]

GAH! Everyone said Every Heart A Doorway is amazing!!! I want to read it so badly!!! I'm terrible at reading classics! I don't have the attention span for them XD

[@Verally]

The Picture of Dorian Gray has been sitting on my shelf for aaaages and considering you gave it 4 stars, I might finally read it in February! :)

[@natasama1069]

The Bookish Pensieve When this video ends(5min) I'm going to start this book. Emily convince me to read it😆

[@DeeDeeCatMom]

Salut Emily! I can't believe you are able to read so many books in a month with work and school...plus your book budget must be huge unless you buy them used (as I often do). Kudos on reading those classics :) I haven't re-read harry potter in a long while, but book 6 is my favourite too..or was. I'm not sure any more. I have a few in French (I pick them up when I see them at yard sales, etc.) but I find the changes so weird they kind of freak me out (Hogwarts vs Poulard). Plus I feel like novels with a Parisian vocabulary hard to follow as an Acadian. Sorry for the belated comment :)

[@reptilesarehott1234]

So inspiring! I really need to limit my time on social media and spend it reading because I only finished two books lol.

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

I still watch videos and movies but I really cut on the "look at Facebook for 3h and then wonder why..." and just overall compulsively looking at my phone haha :)

[@catarinamanso4394]

Emily you should read the other books from the The Giver collection !! you will be following different characters in all the books but at the last one it will all come together :)

[@LydRitz]

I agree Emily should read the rest of The Giver books, they are SOOO good!

[@ajani7852]

I totally agree with u about The Dark Tower

[@martineguitard7639]

I recently read Six Of Crows and it was ABSOLUTELY AMAZING! If you haven't read it yet, I think it might be a story you would enjoy. 🤓

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

It's on my TBR for sure :)

[@McGandalf15]

I'm reading Mistborn thanks to your recommendation and I love it so much! I'm finishing the 1st book at the moment but what you said about 3rd one got me really excited to finishing this series :D

[@jazzey19921]

I'll finally be reading the mistborn trilogy today! Yay!

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

Yay!! Hope you'll love it :D

[@tammycochrane2496]

the dark tower series does get better as it goes along. I agree the first was bad.

[@ingrid2770]

I feel exactly the same about The Thief!!

[@isadoramarchioni8934]

you should try to read "dusk or dawn or dark or day", it's seanan mcguire's new novella. "every heart a doorway" was also a 3.5 stars read for me but this one was without a doubt a big 5!

[@Zangerstein]

A Tale of Two Cities is one of my favorite classics. But seeing the version you have by checking it on Goodreads, I think it did not gave it justice. The story if quite long and deep and I'm afraid shortening it will make anyone like it (specially making it a graphic novel, which in my opinion the conversations makes the story - it just will never work). The unabridged Charles Dickens version I hope you could check. :)

[@anna--emilia]

interesting reads! I just bought the Handmaid's Tale so looking forward to seeing what I think of it. So glad you enjoyed the Hero of Ages!

[@cathrinecortes]

Yes, yes, yes, yes about Snape! I get so irritated when people forget how awful he was. I'm sorry, the fact that he was in love with Harry's mother doesn't justify all the bad things he did. Sure, he did some good things and he was kind of misunderstood. But a shit ton of people (sorry, I'm really passionated about this hahaha) in the Harry Potter series experienced awful things but didn't go around making everyone else completely miserable. Snape was both bad and good. In that sense he was a really well-crafted character and I love Rowling for empathizing that all people have a little darkness inside them.

[@zahraonokevbagbe2725]

That's a shame the graphic novel of A Tale of Two Cities wasn't good... The original book is one of my all time favorites!

[@finickityreader5274]

OMG, I agree so much about the gunslinger. :-)

[@caitlina5936]

Also, I was wondering - will you ever do in-depth book reviews? I really like hearing your thoughts about them (especially since we have similar taste) and I appreciate that you're critical no matter how hyped a book is.

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

I hope to do them in the future but I don't really have much time right now!

[@biblioobscura]

Awww, such a bummer about Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? Did you like the movie Blade Runner (which was based off of DADOES)? I wished I hadn't watched the movie first because it set the bar high for the book. Either way, I quite liked the book. Thanks for the wrap-up! Happy reading :)

[@jessicacormier9579]

Great reviews! I'm starting to read Mistborn, I can't wait to see if it's worth the hype. I feel like we have a similar taste for books, you should really try Philip Pullman's trilogy, His dark materials. It's one of my favorite series, besides Harry Potter of course!

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

I'm sure you will love it!! I actually read it as a kid - I'll have reread it at one point :)

[@dorjnyambayarkhuu7508]

Wow, i'm just questioning myself how did she read all of those books. It's just fascinating.

[@xItspaolax]

ordering the Mistborn series now haha I hope it's as good as you say

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

Hope you'll love it!

[@Shafik69]

Emily! You should randomly go through your GoodReads friends list and hit the Compare Books button - there's a Book Compatibility button you can see how you and your friend go up against each other. *cough* I'm 96 % compatible :P *cough*

[@BernasBookishAdventures]

I read Dorian Gray and felt the same as you. The beginning and the ending was really interesting and well written but the middle parts were a bit dull. By the way, the Gunslinger and Binti is on my TBR list. I will expect less from Gunslinger but I still want to give it a try.

[@aliciaohara8794]

Have you read Crime and Punishment yet? It's really long, but I enjoyed it...once the action starts taking place. In the beginning I kept thinking, "Where's the crime?! Where's the punishment?" :P

[@sffrnndzn]

Emily, Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood is probably more to your taste than Handmaid's Tale. It's super science-y, lot's of eerie predictions about biological/genetic manipulation, etc.

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

I have it!!! It will be in my next haul :D

[@caitlina5936]

I might spam you with this comment on every video, but I really think you should pick up Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo. It's comparable to Brandon Sanderson's Mistborn series, IMO, and I genuinely think you'd like it a lot. c:

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

Planning on it! :)

[@Ella-hg6su]

Oh I'm currently reading 'The Picture of Dorian Gray'! I'm supposed to write a thesis on the book, so I have to read it really slow to analyse it. You don't happen to have any suggestion on a thesis haha?

[@diamondsofsix]

Dickens as a graphics novel? But the reason Dickens is so amazing is his humour and satire in the prose itself! The stories are usually pretty dull >_>

[@booksfortea]

I think it is definitely a reread if you read it in another language :D Where are you from and what's your first language? :) Love your channel

[@charmingbrunette3]

A book idea how about "A Man Called Ove."

[@katieamarsh]

Have you read Locked In by Scalzi? It's a fun scifi mystery book.

[@taryndancer29]

Have you read the Pendragon series? So good.

[@breannamay8800]

Weird question, but how did you learn English? You speak it so well, sometimes there isn't even an accent. I speak French as a second language, but it takes me forever to read books in French.

[@mariamawwad944]

Breanna May wait what? She isn't a native english speaker? She speaks it so well! What is her native language?

[@roxemary]

Mariam Awwad it's french lol

[@roxemary]

Breanna May start by reading blogs, only then start with books; another way is to read children's books first!

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

I learned the basics in school but the rest I did what most people seem to do! Movies with subtitles in french at first (so english for you!), then movies with english subtitles (french for you!) and then no subtitles - that improved my comprehension but also how to read in english. As for reading I recommend starting with books you already know like Harry Potter! :)

[@TwilightFan31539]

My favourite Harry Potter books are also the 4th and the 6th

[@AliHamel]

Impressive.

[@KimxMuahha]

Have you picked up Vampire Academy yet? I remember you hauling it a few videos back!

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

No yet!

[@maryjbankz8553]

wasn't there controversy with the author of thanks for the trouble?

[@maiden411]

Just out of curiosity, why do you read books in print versus e downloads?

[@booknerdnova3151]

Binti: Home is even better than Binti!

[@Thejulieta99]

omg how do you get time to read so many books? my top is three books per month lmao

[@sarahlucas1999]

Juliet Correa Haha, yeah me too. I can't understand how Emily who hasn't spoken English for very long can read way more books than me and it's my first language 😯😂😂

[@HesthervG]

How do you read so much in one month?? Teach me, master.

[@verenisecolado366]

Hi Emily!! English is my second language as well, and I was wondering if reading classics is difficult for you? It is for me! I've tried to read a few of Charles dickens and Jane Austen novels, and I can't get into it. I was wondering if you or anyone has any tips 😅

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

It definitely can be! I was reading classics in French a lot so it helps quite a bit! I think with practice we'll get there :)

[@hbarekst]

How do you read so much and how do you get the time?

[@jacullyhunter3975]

where were you born?

[@natasama1069]

Jacully Hunter Really uncommon question...

[@jacullyhunter3975]

Natasa Ma Sorry it's just that you have a accent and you said you were a fluent English speaker "back in the day"

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

I'm French Canadian :)

[@jacullyhunter3975]

BookswithEmilyFox That's cool ! Sorry for the creepy question.

[@delza9137]

BookswithEmilyFox I'm french Canadian too yah!and I love your channel. Do you read french book also?

[@kaivanakiri5174]

what is your native language?

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

French!

[@brooklynautenrieth8334]

Don't watch the movie!!!!! It's REALLY bad!