Crocheting while I read for 24 hours! // Rory Gilmore and Jess Mariano readathon!!!

[@abigailwoodruff6259]

I have been re-watching Gilmore Girls for the umpteenth time with a friend of mine who has never watched it before and our weekly episode for the week was the basket episode! Also, I adore Wharton. So excited to see that you enjoyed Ethan Frome!

[@CarolynMarieReads]

Ahhh that's wonderful! :) It's such a great episode! I was so excited by Ethan Frome too! A wonderful and unforgettable read! Best wishes Abigail and happy Gilmore watching :)

[@rayanakesty]

Crochet + gilmore girls + readathon = everything I could've asked for

[@avaroberts4912]

Hey Carolyn! I actually think this is one of your best vlogs (I watch them all!) You mixed the reading chatter with the crocheting bits perfectly. Your energy was awesome. I loved watching this one!

[@CarolynMarieReads]

Thank you so much Ava! I'm incredibly glad you think so! I had a blast filming and editing it, so to know you enjoyed watching it brings me such joy! Best wishes :)

[@nikkivenable3700]

Aw, is anyone on the internet more adorable and wholesome as Carolyn is? I love your videos for many reasons...they are inspiring and comforting to name a couple. Also, there are 3 things we can be sure of in life: death, taxes and Carolyn's neighbors doing the mowing when she's filming lol.

[@CarolynMarieReads]

That's so sweet of you to say! :) Thank you very much for your kind words!! Oh my gosh hahaha you're so right!!! They're always doing the mowing when I film hahaha! Best wishes Nikki!

[@jasmineelizabeth3342]

I just watched these two the other day! Gilmore Girls is my go-to rewatch for this time of year 💛

[@jennv.4520]

Your positive and warm energy is so infectious, I absolutely love your vlogs. I only recently started watching Gilmore Girls and was very happy to learn you are a big fan! Thank you Carolyn

[@samibobami]

Hi Carolyn! I just wanted to comment and say how much I admire your authenticity. This was such a unique vlog but it really shows these sweet/honest parts of your personality and it’s so fun to watch!

[@laisnunes9908]

More crocheting videos, please!

[@nikkivenable3700]

One of your books you were trying to decide from at 5:10 was Flowers for Algernon...I haven't finished watching but if you didn't choose that book this round, oh Carolyn, you MUST read it! I am in my 40's and read it for the first time last year. It was SO BRILLIANT, so tender, so awwww just everything a book should be! It's why I choose classics over any other genre...PLEASE read it, my sweet bookish friend....you won't regret it. Edith Fromme is another favorite of mine. I read it last year to and fell in love with it. It was my first Fromme and I wasn't expecting to love it as much as I did. Brilliant! Both Flowers and Edith made it to my list of all-time favorites and I've been reading for 30 years!

[@CarolynMarieReads]

Yes!!! I've heard such wonderful and heartbreaking things about Flowers for Algernon! I'm hoping to read it soon! Very glad to know you recommend it so highly! :) So happy to know you love Ethan Frome too! :)

[@amelian9677]

Captivated is a better word! This was a fun video.

[@youtubegunlugum]

44:16 that thought made me giggle too 😂💖

[@alexandrazibritovska870]

Aw this was great Carolyn!!! Loved this so much! Gilmore girls and you talking about books? Yay!

[@CarolynMarieReads]

Thank you so much Alexandra! Can't go wrong with books and Gilmore Girls! :) Best wishes!

[@sunshinelorena]

I loved the crocheting with audiobooks. This was so cosy 🧶I have been thinking of taking up knitting and doing that with an audiobook sounds so cosy and fun 😊

[@lalolanda8458]

I've read 'Death in the afternoon' and Ernest passion, knowledge and meticulousity when narrating and discribing the bullfighting world is intoxicating and very insightful, whether you agree with his views (which we have to remember they are of the 1930's). It's a non fiction work, which to be honest todays society can barely read, but man it is full of wisdom. Great video Carolyn.

[@leisamorton8997]

Love both of you and your beautiful content 💛 Helping me reset after a full on week as always!

[@christbianchi]

Great readathon Carolyn! Wow your hands must hurt from those granny sqaures!

[@CarolynMarieReads]

Thank you Chris! Yes, a bit hahaha

[@martasgreatlibrary]

loved this! i need to read some wharton!

[@MaryAmongStories]

reading & crocheting is such a cute combination 🥰 what a cosy video 💛✨

[@jenn_b9411]

Edith Wharton is one of my favorite authors. I felt the same way about The Age of Innocence. Definitely try The House of Mirth!

[@sarahsperusals]

there was something SO satisfying about seeing the stacks of flowers you crocheted!!! next time i go to the thrift store i will try to find ethan frome and some hemingway

[@CarolynMarieReads]

YESSSS

[@marianamonsanto]

It was my first time participating in a 24 hour readathon and it was soo much fun! Loved the video

[@CarolynMarieReads]

Yay! I’m so glad you had fun participating! :)

[@doowopshopgal]

Joy in the morning is a book by Betty Smith, author of A tree grows in Brooklyn.

[@MartinDSmith]

Haven't read but have seen James Franco's As I Lay Dying and loved it.I was tired just looking at you doing all that crocheting:super stuff!

[@CarolynMarieReads]

Maybe I should try the film before going back into it. That often helps me when I'm not 100% into a particular story. Glad to know you loved it! Yes hahaha but I had a lot of fun, though my hands did get tired :) Best wishes

[@MartinDSmith]

@@CarolynMarieReads As in all things aesthetic,we either share in or for whatever reason cannot,the grammar of the emotions of the artist in question.My own philosophy is never to dismiss too readily people and their vision of reality.

[@jaimeehingerton2397]

The Sun Also Rises is one of my favorite Hemingway’s! There’s an interesting non-fiction about that book called Everybody Behaves Badly. Pinocchio is on my TBR 🙂

[@jamesduggan7200]

Always I've liked For Whom the Bell Tolls and A Farewell to ARms. The others, eh, tho I do like The Old Man and the Sea. I didn't quite get The Sun Also Rises at First.

[@christyannamarchiano]

i love your videos and energy so much🥺 such cozy vibes! i hope you're doing well!

[@CarolynMarieReads]

Aww I'm so glad you do! :) I hope you're well too! Best wishes Christyanna!

[@johnsaxongitno4life588]

I love your black and white intro love your channel and this video please stay safe and enjoy your reading love your channel love your number one Australia fan John 💙💚❤️

[@CarolynMarieReads]

I'm so glad! Thank you very much John! Best wishes to you!

[@johnsaxongitno4life588]

@@CarolynMarieReads no worries 😉 thank you 😊

[@boglitt6918]

Oh, how I wish that you and I could be friends. Like genuinely. You seem like such a sweet person.

[@MilenaReads]

This was so cosy! I'm so happy you enjoyed Ethan Frome. I'm not sure how I feel about the blurb of the book either, it feels very biased about the story. I think one of the best parts is that the narration makes it so subjective. I'm still not sure how I feel about the characters. I feel like the problem with The Age of Innocence is that the main character is a very boring man 😂 The stories in the little black classics collection is really good too!

[@CarolynMarieReads]

Thank you so much Milena!! Me too! Right?! I'm glad you agree! Yes, exactly! I agree on all accounts hahaha :) I'll definitely give the little black classics a read!!! Thank you for letting me know! Best wishes

[@MilenaReads]

@@CarolynMarieReads 💜📚

[@alexasplace]

I loved this video❤️

[@CarolynMarieReads]

Thank you! I'm so glad you did! :)

[@algorithmimplementer415]

Beautiful and refreshing video 🙂 Which app do you use for audiobook?

[@CarolynMarieReads]

I use “Libby” through my library! It’s free and works for different libraries around the world, you just need a library ID card to sign in!

[@TheJengagirl]

I love Faulkner but I feel like it’d may be a bit much for an audiobook, especially for a first read through

[@CarolynMarieReads]

Yes, I think I’ll try reading it physically when I pick it back up! :)

[@MarionOlvas]

Read The Awakening Carolyn! I am so sure you will love it because it is so amazing, and it surprised me so much how much I adored it! I am so curious about your opinion on it :D I love your Rory Gilmore readathons, let have so many more of them! :D

[@LexieMoon321]

That intro had me cackling as I make myself a sign that says verbatim "I'm an Edgar Allen Hoe"- 😂

[@CarolynMarieReads]

Oh my gosh I love that!!! hahahaha

[@zubaerchaudhari8267]

Hey

[@der-buchhandel]

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[@stephencharlton2024]

No content!!! No real analysis. I am sure you cannot possibility read all these books and give them a personal interpretation. Crochete, ETF. Also I sent you a DVD of the BBC War and Peace without so much as a thank you..... no better than Clickbait

[@CarolynMarieReads]

Hi Stephan, I'm sorry you feel that way, it wasn't my intension for this video to come across as clickbait. I do feel I was able to give the books I read my full attention, and I enjoyed each one very much. I did receive the DVD of War and Peace, which I greatly appreciate! I usually send out thank you cards to people who write to me or send something, but since it came from Amazon there was no return address for me to send one to. With that being said, I'm very glad I can thank you now. I hope you're having a lovely day! Best wishes to you, Carolyn :)

[@avaroberts4912]

Carolyn is just having fun my guy! It's incredible she reads all these books AND still has time to crochet AND films a whole video just for your FREE viewing pleasure. Stay positive!

[@zuhraa4171]

You should never send people anything if you expect them to make you a thank you video. Not nice.

[@hannamayer8500]

@@CarolynMarieReads honestly this answer is why I appreciate you wholehartedly. You got an unjust and really hurtfull comment and you were still able to stay calm and kind. I wish there were more people in the world like you. I love your channel and wish all the best for you❤️