In before one of you smartarses points out two errors in the video: 1. Carmilla is not set in a fictional country but in fact in the Austrian state of Steiermark - to be fair, I had no idea that was translated into English as Styria. I definitely should have considered English speakers' natural aversion to using place names in their original language. 2. I mistakenly called the protagonist of Agnes Grey "Anne" at one point. I have no excuse for that one.
@Tristan-L-Space-Books5 ай бұрын
I borrowed I Captured the Castle from the library. Thanks for the recommendation!
@SpinstersLibrary5 ай бұрын
I hope you enjoy it! I might do a reread myself this spring
@MTaylorEA5 ай бұрын
one of the best bookish contents i've watched in a while❤
@SpinstersLibrary5 ай бұрын
Thank you so much ❤️
@anastasiamorozova77335 ай бұрын
That’s a nice list! Thank you
@davebonello19445 ай бұрын
(Melanie here) I loved I Capture The Castle by Dodie Smith which Kate Howe recommended. I really enjoyed Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier, too. I remember liking Agnes Grey when I read it, but it's been quite a few years. I will check out the other two - thank you!
@anastasiamorozova77335 ай бұрын
Dear Claudia, thank you for consistently pitching I Capture the Castle to us. I've finally read it and it is truly wonderful, though left me pretty sad. Thanks again and please go on with this!
@SpinstersLibrary5 ай бұрын
I'm so glad to hear it! I've actually just started rereading it after putting it off for years thinking I might not love it as much on a second read. Loving it so far though I also remember being disappointed by the ending. Either way, I expect I'll make a review video when I'm done because despite banging on about this book forever, I've not actually reviewed it yet.
@eringolive5 ай бұрын
Great recs! I’m 40 and there really wasn’t a YA category when I was young. I did read the Uglies series in my early 20s though.
@SpinstersLibrary5 ай бұрын
Yeah it only really took off about 20 years ago, at least where I grew up.
@gaildoughty67995 ай бұрын
Excellent video, Claudia. Your synopsis of each book is just right-enough information to tantalize without giving anything away.
@SpinstersLibrary5 ай бұрын
Thank you so much! I'm so happy you liked those summaries - they're always the hardest part to write for any recommendations or review video.
@ryan.harvill5 ай бұрын
I read the YA in the title and thumbnail as the slang for 'you' and 'your' "Classics for ya fans!"
@SpinstersLibrary5 ай бұрын
Now I wish I'd done that video instead 🤣
@YourTrueShelfАй бұрын
Hi, I'm new to your channel after seeing your live with Katie 😊 Your descriptions were so well done. I absolutely loved Rebecca, which I've read twice. Also really enjoyed I Capture The Castle. I want to try Anne Brontë as I've never read her works before, but I recently bought The Tenant Of Wildfell Hall.
@kestraavalon5 ай бұрын
Thank you for this list Claudia.
@AbiofPellinor5 ай бұрын
One day I will finally read Rebecca!
@SpinstersLibrary5 ай бұрын
It's inevitable
@katiejlumsden5 ай бұрын
Great recommendations!
@patricia_ps3 ай бұрын
Anne is definitely my favorite 💜
@winterlinde53955 ай бұрын
But aren’t smartarsecomments what pushes the engagement in the comment section? 🤓 So I guess I am a YA fan because I love quite a few of your recommendations.
@SpinstersLibrary5 ай бұрын
Ha - perhaps I just wanted to out-smartarse the lot of you 😅