Contemporary to Classic Book Recommendations

[@natassa9297]

Literally put all of them on my "to be read" shelf on goodreads, so thanks for that, Jean!

[@baabastic]

Would definitly like to see more of these! Also maybe a contemp to ancient or a classics to ancient? White is for Witching sounds really interesting...

[@JeansThoughts]

Yeah I might not do a separate one, I might just muddle the ancient literature in amongst the other classics but then again we'll see how many recommendations I come up and maybe it will get a dedicated video :). Glad to hear your enjoyed it!

[@theshadishow9255]

Your background is as bright as your personality ✨ Love these types of videos, thank you! x

[@JeansThoughts]

Aha it was so hard to control the lighting that day, it kept changing because it was super sunny outside SOMEHOW!!! I'm so glad you enjoyed the video ^_^

[@trina7012]

I love this video a LOT, thanks for the books! I literally marked them all on goodreads because of this! I've been looking for a long time now for a video like this, like recommended books based on the theme and plot! PLEASE MAKE MORE!

[@BlatantlyBookish]

Well this is a fantastic video idea! I'd be delighted to see more of them. I also can't wait to get around to reading The Butcher's Hook. I got it from the library recently along with a bunch of other books which I need to finish before they're all due back.

[@Fortheloveofclassics]

Therese Raquin is going on my TBR. Thank you for the recommendation!

[@racheljreviews]

Such a brilliant idea Jean! I really do need to read more classics. Therese Raquin sounds brilliant and I loved the Butchers Hook! And the collector does too. Loved the video 😀❤️

[@JeansThoughts]

Thanks! I'd definitely check out Therese Raquin if you enjoyed The Butcher's Hook!!

[@zairish1346]

Thank you so so so so so much for this video. I can't tell you how much I needed something like this. Seriously, this video was amazing. And yes, we'd love more videos like this. :)

[@LiterallyJasmine]

This series is such a great idea!! I love the YA to adult book idea!! Wow the Butcher's Hook sounds really full on dark.

[@SavidgeReads]

I loved The Butchers Hook and have Therese Raquin so I'll be digging that out soon. I need to start my Oyeyemi journey this year. I am two months in now and still haven't. Tsk. The Collector is amazing. I need to read The Dumb House. Ps The new hair colour rocks.

[@AmaranthNox]

Read the haunting of hill house and loved it so will definitely pick up White is for witching sounds incredible. Will probably pick up the other contemporary books you mentioned as well and maybe try their classic recommendations to try to get myself into more classic books. Thank you so much for the recommendations love these kinds of videos :)

[@murakamireads]

I loved this video! I added like three books to my "to read" list! I'm a big fan of Shirley Jackson so I obviously NEED to read White is for Witching after hearing you describe it and compare it to the haunting of hill house - as well as The Dumb House already sounded incredible and when you compared it to the Collector which I LOVED I knew I had to get it!! thank you for such amazing recommendations:)

[@theinkedpath9631]

Hi Jen! I discover your channel recently and it´s one of the best things I have done. Thank you. Thank you for your cheery tone and your love for literature. I adore this video...I would love to see more of this! I personally feel like 'The butcher´s hook' and 'The collector' appeal me the most. I can´t to see more of you! XX

[@al.bun.4143]

I have been meaning to read something by Fowles, having heard/read so many great things about him. Now, definitely, The Collector seems like a great book to commence with. Amazing video, btb.

[@nirushansivagnanasuntharam6518]

Enjoyed this video. The Zola book, The Butcher's Hook and the Fowles book are on my to read list now.

[@nymeria941]

I first heard about "The Butcher's Hook" from Jen Campbell--might be time to place that book depository order I've been wanting! The Helen Oyeyemi book sounds great as well.

[@ericamangin1184]

I've just finished The Butcher's Hook and really enjoyed it so may have to check out Therese Raquin - I haven't read any french classics that i can think of.

[@RowdysMommy74]

I am reading White is for Witching right now so I was happy to see it mentioned. I almost stopped reading it but am now intrigued by the house's narration. Yes very creepy but interesting!

[@alexalovesbooks]

I think this series is a brilliant idea! I'm looking forward to seeing more recommendations from you 😁

[@ketowithbecca7330]

What a brilliant idea -- Would love to see more of these types of videos!!!

[@annaraven9398]

definitely make a part 2 to this video! the Dumb House sounds brilliant. Love your hair aswell btw

[@eleanorhenderson9896]

This is such a good video! I love book recommendations like this.

[@BooksBitsNBobs]

Wow. The Collector sounds like such an interesting book that I never would have thought to pick up. Thanks for the recommendations! :)

[@KittyAndTheBooks]

I want more of these please, love them!

[@vatnsmelona-4571]

I loved the butcher's hook so keen to read Zola now! (I once attempted germinal but really didn't like it) could you do a modern classic/contemporaries --> ancient classics?!! 😉

[@BetweenLinesAndLife]

Loving the format!

[@BiblioGLAMDrama]

I love this video & was so very excited to see it up!

[@antheagrace3396]

Great subject theme. Also the ash colour of your hair is ace. Love from Australia.

[@MissKriekentaart]

You clearly put thought in this type of video and it shows- always a joy to watchI think most of us are interested in finding classics based on the contemporary books we like, so it might be nice to recommend a classic based on multiple contemporaries. At least it would increase the chance of the video containing a book I'm already familiar with :p just an idea!

[@Winniennknk5150]

I would really love to read The butchers hook! Have heard great reviews about this book!

[@georgiacarr2599]

ah yes Jean!!!!! such a great idea for a video; can't wait to watch the YA to adult videos now!!

[@JeansThoughts]

I hope you enjoyed them too!

[@HeyPaulaCooper]

The Dumb House premise actually happened, we studied it on Cognitive and Symbolic Anthropology when we touched the subject of "the sacred language"

[@Verally]

this is such a great video idea! I really want to read the haunting of hill house!

[@bookingforewordtoit]

The collector is brilliant! We did it on school it was so interesting to study (if a little disturbing)

[@cherry97girl]

Love this, I just can't get into the description heavy classics that I have tried to read so far!

[@TheSlothReader]

I haven't read any of these but now I want to. They all sound like darker reads and that's kind of my jam so

[@everydaylifewithkat]

Love this kind of video!

[@meiagal]

Great video! Definitely going to try The Dumb House! And yes, to more of such theme videos :)

[@ornleifs]

The collector is brilliant, read it quite a while ago but it's so memorable, there's also a movie from the mid 60's which I saw as a kid which I also liked - will check Dumb House out.

[@vickyflynn]

Love this idea, gonna check out the YA to adult vids now ☺

[@2BOLD4U]

By the way, I heard about Therese Raquin but I didn't write it down so I forgot the name of the book. Anyway, I am going to read that soon since it sounds like a good book.

[@JeansThoughts]

Aw well I hope you enjoy it now you've been reminded :D

[@Seitenfetzer]

5:23 That moment when you recommend a book I put on my nightstand yesterday.

[@nadinesalem1113]

Ohh god this video was needed!

[@ndlad]

this is random, but i like your hair this way

[@JeansThoughts]

I'm glad since I just got it done so am stuck with it for a while aha. ;)

[@ashleystaines7885]

Hello ! I have been watching your videos quite recently and I was wondering do you ever sell any of your old university textbooks ? if so why? and when professors ever gave you a pdf of Their slide show did you print it off and makes notes on top of it or did you just note take from the slideshow before the lecture ? Thanks so much !

[@ThesaurusToblerone]

The Butcher's Hook was so creepy and so much darker than I had expected.

[@Vikram-mg9rx]

hey how about videos on Translated books from all over the world like the one you did with vegetarian. It would be nice to see classic from all around. I agree it is too much a suggestion, but videos on classic is always a welcome from my side :).

[@rachelcairns9042]

Please do more ya to adult book recommendations!

[@JeansThoughts]

I will definitely try to think of some ^_^

[@antonellac7189]

I knew that Therese sounded familiar! I've watched the movie adaptation, 'In Secret' starring elizabeth olsen, oscar isaac and jessica lange, it's really good and has a nice photography :)

[@JeansThoughts]

Oh my gosh it is! I think I saw the trailer ages ago before I read the book and I just watched it again. I'll have to go watch the movie now :)

[@antonellac7189]

yay :)

[@katri3415]

The Dumb House sounds really interesting! I would like to see more videos like these from you, ya to adult or contemporary to classics :-)

[@DeeDeeCatMom]

I love these types of videos! Although the selection today fell a bit into the creepy, which is not my thing...

[@JeansThoughts]

Aha I think that might just be a reflection of the classics I've read, at least the ones I could think of good comparisons to contemporaries I'd read. Going to have to think of some more for anther video :).

[@momina_amjad]

i love recommendation videos!!

[@JeansThoughts]

Yay!

[@Alshaar_Mustafa_Alghaly]

i love your face you nice

[@gracetaylor7351]

Love this video!!

[@ashleystaines7885]

Hello ! I have been watching your videos quite recently and I was wondering do you ever sell any of your old university textbooks ? if so why? and when professors ever gave you a pdf of Their slide show did you print it off and makes notes on top of it or did you just note take from the slideshow before the lecture ? Thanks so much !

[@JeansThoughts]

I've never gotten rid of university books because I'm still studying the same topic for my PhD, I'm trying to build my academic book library aha. I've never printed off a slide show but I used to print of journal articles and annotate them :).

[@ashleystaines7885]

Jean Bookishthoughts okay thank you :)