EVERY book I've ever given 5 stars (103 books) 😶

[@shybunnymia]

I really love it when you discuss your favorite books! You really light up when you talk about them!

[@TheWhisperCooks]

Yes, I had the same experience with the series of unfortunate events. I used to read it everyday. I borrowed the whole series from my school library

[@shinyswondrouslibrary]

it's so wholesome just how happy you get talking about your favorite books

[@apostatepostbox2821]

Thank you so much for also including some non-fiction books! Your range of reading genres is wonderful!

[@LemsLife]

oh this is great, so thankful for you sharing this with us 💜

[@mariasmiles68]

I have Mexican Gothic on my shelf and was planning on reading it this month. I just listened to The Ocean at the End of the Lane recently and loved it. I'm excited to get to The Graveyard Book next.

[@Katiedora122]

My Goodreads goes back to 2010 when I was 20 and it's wild seeing how much my reading habits/style/tastes have changed over the years! I was always an avid book reader (and rereader from the library) growing up, and I don't think I could begin to identify all my 5 stars, hahaha. Although I do have a storage box of childhood books that include two sets of Anne of Green Gables, a bunch of Mary Kate and Ashley books, and my top selection of Dear America/Royal Diary books.

[@elsitacacahuete427]

So many books that I have read and love myself and the last one is my next bookclub read, so looking forward to it🥳. I have added quite a few to my TBR. Thanks for the video; it was great. 👌

[@willow_rosie]

Yay! Another video by Christy Love it already

[@JenniferTijssen]

I haven't had a lot of time to watch your videos lately, which makes me appreciate this one even more! Such a great catch-up of what books you've been loving recently. Thank you!

[@christy-anne-jones]

Thank you for being here 😊💛💛

[@chathurijayaweera1590]

I finished reading "The song of Achilles" just two days ago. I picked it up because you said amazing things about it and I am soooo glad that I did. It was such a beautiful and moving tragic story that I will remember for a long time.

[@blah914]

i just finished it on audiobook as well, and i loved it. altho i have one gripe. its an 11 hour long love story about a gay couple, but the only actual sex scene in the entire scene is a straigh one, and it was kinda r*pey 👀 im just saying, i would happily have gone without

[@chathurijayaweera1590]

@@blah914 Yeah, one thing I felt while reading is that ancient Greece was so not the place for a woman. It has been so violent and unkind for them.

[@wawahals]

Love it when you talk about books you love, making me wanting to read them too! ❤❤❤

[@megahunter27]

I love way too much this kind of videos. Already added a bunch of them to my "to read" list. Thank you!

[@YourTrueShelf]

I can tell when I started watching your channel, as from that point on, nearly all of the books made it onto my tbr!

[@Tams842]

Wonderful compilation. I’ve got some good recs now. Thank you for sharing ❤❤❤

[@naomimillsogiugo722]

Loved so many of these! All The Light We Cannot See is so beautifully written 😍

[@lukewinkmoran]

I don't know who The Picture of Dorian Gray made a deal with, but I keep getting older and it stays just as beautiful.

[@elsitacacahuete427]

😂

[@nikkiguerlain]

Love this! I hope you’re keeping good spreadsheets lol

[@JemimaRose]

i love the journey you took us on. 😊

[@chiarazilli9742]

Your videos make me so happy!! 🤩

[@johnhenry5835]

Great video. Will use as a reference. Thank you.

[@wageeshasdiary]

Nice ❤ Good luck with ur upcoming videos Christy 😊

[@katiechatseyeshadow4394]

Such a great video. Saved for future reference x

[@IlFilodiArianna_vlog]

this was so entertaining to watch! you made me want to read a lot of books that I already own but still didn't get to! 🥰

[@parker8758]

i absolutely adored piranesi-and also cannot escape mispronouncing the title! loved this video, so happy to have found your channel! side note your makeup is absolutely stunning!

[@starlasell5698]

Your 5 star reads are so in line with mine...so, of course, I had to add all the ones I haven't read yet!! 😊

[@toliyeptho3313]

So glad to see, so many of my favourite books here😊😊😊😊

[@covergirlbooks]

4:49 I got to see the first episode of All the Light We Cannot See, (the book is also on my favorite shelf) and it really captured the atmosphere of the book nicely! The director and much of the cast fell in love with the book first, and Doerr was heavily invested in this adaptation, on set for the filming, etc. The full series will be streaming 11/2 on Netflix 😊

[@TheMennomilist]

I love so many of these books you mentioned and many I added to my to-read list. Thank you so much for going through all the books you love the most. I started tracking books I started to read in 2007, from after my first child was born, but I remember a lot of my favorites growing up too (and I didn't read as much until after becoming a mom, in which now I read like a maniac).

[@GabrielaSeptriana]

We have the same childhood books faves!!! Harry Potter, A Series of Unfortunate Events, Jacqueline Wilson are all my faves during elementary school ❤️

[@MaedBetweenthePages]

Yesss! I’m also a fan of both the movie and book of Howl’s Moving Castle. They both do such different things but do them really well 😍

[@ReadingNymph]

Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell is one of my favourite books ever, alongside Song of Achilles ♡ Amazing books

[@asmrclassic1]

This is so cool. Love your enthusiasm. We've only just started ASMR, but books are at the centre of what we're doing too. Although nothing like as professionally as you!

[@rossco3603]

Great taste in books, my first video of yours but an instant sub. Spectacular earrings too!

[@sacharymateo1710]

loved this video ♥

[@lesliewells-ig5dl]

Thanks for this video, very helpful. By the way, i love your dress, it looks like something laura Ingalls wilder would have and you look really pretty in it. Also love those cool earrings!!

[@emilys1447]

The books of these I have read are also some of my favourite books. We have similar taste is books so I have just added A LOT to my TBR 😅

[@marichikat904]

Christy loves all the books that i love❤❤

[@isobelledger]

Oh, I have some of these books!! I need to bump them up my list 😊

[@anglictinathomas]

I love your style, video quality and your voice 🥰!

[@user-tg1he2fr6v]

you are such an inspiration

[@MatildaTheBookDragon]

I need to give Mr Norell and Jonathan Stark another chance! Listening to The Graveyard Book now and really enjoying it. I dont like as dark books that you do but that one is just so charming 🥰 There is a new Swedish translation of 100 years of Solityde that im really interested in reading. Listened to a talk by the translater, so interesting!

[@lxtatar7773]

Diana Wynne Jones ❤ I'll always be saying, she was the best. Though if we talk about the Chrestomanci series, I would list The Lives of Christopher Chant and Conrad's Fate as my favourites

[@clarejean3309]

Nice book picks, Harry potter was my complete childhood, even still have the books which I probably will be reading philosopher's stone for the coming spooky halloween season! But when I was a teen I was reading mostly harry potter, twilight and Percy Jackson. I'm getting new books this weekend; 1.The Dragon's promise by Elizabeth Lim 2.Goodnight Mister Tom by Michelle Magorian 3.XOXO by Axie Oh Just need to finish up You've reached Sam by Dustin Thao. P.S. can't wait for protect teacup to come out!

[@katerinakokki2013]

Sooo many great books here! ❤❤

[@saraackerman8019]

Great taste! I love all the same books as you do 😅

[@suzanneboily5224]

Thanks your so pleasant! Love that read so many books! ♥♥

[@exsistance_is_pain]

I love how you talk about your favourite books ❤ and you are beautiful... subscribed 🤌🏽

[@kimswhims8435]

Love the 5 star content. This is the first uploads of yours I've watched, nice to see a fellow Aussie. I was going to recommend Richard Fidler's books to you and then you held up Ghost Empire 😊 I tend to listen to his work more than read from the page, he's such a top broadcaster. Currently listening to his new one, book of Roads and Kingdoms and loving it, it feels a bit like The Arabian Nights. I read a lot of Auslit and follow the prizes but will be trying to read more from my shelves in 2024 (famous last word). Perhaps I'll even try a bit more fantasy in 2024, Susanna Clarke's novels and a couple of Angela Carters are glaring at me from my TBR shelves, saying yes! Thanks for the recommendations.

[@christy-anne-jones]

Saga Land by Richard Fidler and Kari Gislason is also really good, in case you haven't read it yet! 💛

[@kaylag9579]

I just found you and I cannot wait to binge your videos.

[@rosawolke2788]

Thank you for all these wonderful recommendations (a big thank you for not focusing on classics😅💕), I even took some notes :) I would like to mention some amazing books that get not much international attention: - The canvas by Benjamin Stein, a special book that can be read from both sides, each side has its own story and main character that meet in the middle, whereupon one of the two might cease to exist. A great book that gives insight into jewish culture with a hint of magic. - Measuring the World by Daniel Kehlmann, about the life of Humboldt and Gauss, written in a fun way - Lud in the mist by Hope Mirrless, one of the first fantasy novels ever written, there is also a murder mystery in there - The City of Dreaming Books by Walter Moers, a fantasy story about a city where everything is about books, in this cozy surrounding the main character soon questions too much and ends up in the cities catacombs where a dangerous book habitat enfolds that is said to be haunted by a monster. I have rarely seen a story this creative. - Cryptos by Ursula Poznanski, I never read scifi but this is an exception. The main character works as a creator of virtual worlds (like the metaversum) that can be entered by some sort of electrical connection to the brain while the person lies in a casing. The protagonist notices something odd going on in some of her worlds, and when she checks on it she soon notices that a program was added to her ID that causes exiting to the real world to result in getting electrocuted. This means virtual death means actual death. There are certain people that want to get rid of her - but why? And there is someone that leaves cryptic messages.

[@tonydeluna8095]

In high school, I used to read , Romeo and Juliette, catcher in the rye, to kill a mockingbird. College, Beowulf, Oedipus the King, The Roman Empire (The Fall of Julius Cesar), Ceres and Proserpina, My all time favorite old English story is Beowulf. I miss reading Old English literature

[@jacquelinenichols5330]

You are my comfort channel :,)

[@Rachel-hp9bf]

Thank you x1000 for your recommendations! I created this giant list of books to read. Also..where are your earrings from 👀 they're gorgeous.

[@user-gf8hl5sw5k]

I love talking and hearing about favorite books 🤧

[@melissamybubbles6139]

Some of my five star favorites have been The Field of Blood by Joanne Freeman, Revolutionary Backlash by Rosemarie Zagarri, The Soul of An Octopus by Sy Montgomery, Floating Coast by Bathsheba Demuth, Red Notice by Bill Browder, and As You Wish by Cary Elwes.

[@annbechtel7113]

What a wonderful video ❤❤.

[@skycolinregan]

SUCH great taste in books! We have pretty much the same taste. I HIGHLY recommend Magyk by Angie Sage and all of its sequels. The character Marcia Overstrand is an icon.

[@thelitnerd]

Subscribed - we have quite a few favorites in common! 😁

[@meesalikeu]

glad i stumbled on this roundup - 😮nicely done. funny i just came back from over a month in australia. one of the books i read while i was there was norstrilia by corwainer smith - its a fun scifi adventure about australia and i think you would like it. if you happen to live in melbin fyi i left it at sacred heart op shop on clarendon st. 🎉

[@AlyseTurnsPages]

Now you have me wondering if I should get the first book of Lemony Snickets!

[@ashleighhuda8776]

We have almost the same exact taste so any of the books I didn't already read were instantly added to my TBR lol.

[@kirkpetersjr]

Yes, i certainly did get a bunch of lovely recommendations many of which were on my list and confirmed that i need to get to it.😅

[@sanssmithy8246]

@29:11 Love to see people rave about Mexican Gothic ….. I’m also reading the beautiful ones by SMG and it’s amazing …..I didn’t however enjoy Gods of Jade and Shadow. The daughter of dr Moreau is one of my favorites by her too

[@katievr9249]

I recommend Italo Calvino’s Italian folk tales made me weep it’s such a good book.

[@michellecgb]

We have so many books in common and that makes me feel so good 😂

[@user-sp2qq6iv3z]

Hi! I want to say thank you for your videos. With your love and energy, you inspired me for working for my own novel! Earlier i was just a screenwriter and i thought, that literature its not for me (in Russia scripts and books have very different "languages"). So I youre videos so motivated for continuing work! Привет из России! ❤

[@ooh29]

Never tired of reading the Christy Anne Jones book🙂 Something new all the time 👐📖

[@Ninaofthe90s]

I wouldn't wait until Winds of Winter or A dream of Spring comes out. There's a possibility that it NEVER comes out. But it doesn't matter that much, because this series is still a must-read. It's not all about the ending. It's about the journey. The third book (A storm of swords) is one of the greatest books ever written and that is regardless of how it ends or not ends. Why would you deprive yourself of reading these brilliant books JUST because it hasn't ended yet. Some of the greatest character arcs of all time wasted because of that! I read them 6 times so far and it was worth it everytime. Please read them 🙂

[@clarejean3309]

i think it's always about the journey not how it all ends, the journey makes up for it. I have read the first three books and I have to say I'm enjoying them!

[@xUmberBlackstonex]

That’s true, same for me. But some readers feel that endings are the most paramount part of the story and so it does tie into their overall enjoyment of a book series.

[@clarejean3309]

true.@@xUmberBlackstonex

[@Ninaofthe90s]

@@xUmberBlackstonex yeah but still...I would never deprive myself of this story or characters just because the end is missing. I mean you still have 5 massive books to read. If you had only one book then maybe I would understand it better. But 5? And they are great regardless. 😕

[@xUmberBlackstonex]

@@Ninaofthe90s yeah and you can imagine the ending that you want if they never come out 😂

[@maartjedegroot9598]

I just started Mexican Gothic. And after watching this video with lots and lots of my favorites I’m even more enthusiastic

[@abiturient_plus]

I resonate with many of your choices and would like to share some of my favorites: If you enjoyed The Secret History (Donna Tartt), you might like: Gone Girl (Gillian Flynn) The Silent Patient (Alex Michaelides) Absolute must-read: A classic that I enjoy every time - The Master and Margarita (Mikhail Bulgakov) Other Favorites: Monday Begins on Saturday and Roadside Picnic (Arkady Strugatsky and Boris Strugatsky) Man's Search for Meaning (Viktor Frankl) Series: Shades of Magic (V. E. Schwab) The Book of Dust (Philip Pullman) The Stormlight Archive (Brandon Sanderson) I’d love to hear from those who have read these books as well. 😊

[@darksydeeee]

i was watching John green videos and this video of yourz popped up i jus wanted to see what you talking about in 2 min i find myself finishing 30 damn minutes witjout knowing how. i really like the way how you discuss and the feeling, the value, about those 5🌟 books, you absolutely great at it. But- How can you forget The Novel Sula By Toni Morrison and To kill a Mockinbird by Harper Lee ?! thats the most important Novels that you should not miss.

[@jorgelopez-pr6dr]

Have you ever read The Werewolf of Paris by Guy Endore and Through A Glass Darkly by Joseph Sheridan LeFanu (this is not a novel, it is a series of ghost stories, the Victorian ones, which are the best)?

[@gregoryross.303]

We had to read 'Mrs. Dalloway' for English Lit. (Stage Two) at Canterbury University, NZ, in 1972. And they are still reading such books for Eng. Lit. these days at universities.....

[@pokeybear3904]

Hi, I was just wondering if you read Kafka on the Shore. And if so, what did you think about it? Thanks!

[@reyhanehm874]

Pachinko has a tv show which is worth to watch

[@mongo7129]

Project Hail Mary By Andy Weir The Midnight Library By Matt Haig Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine By Gail Honeyman

[@joanahenriques8863]

I read The House on the Cerulean Sea in 2022 and I absolutely loved it, but I actually loved Under the Whispering Door even more (read in 2023), which I didn't think was possible! I'm curious to know if you've read it and what your thoughts on it were? :)

[@elyssarenae]

Have you read Klune’s latest, In the Lives of Puppets? Just finished this week!

[@joanahenriques8863]

@@elyssarenae not yet, I saw it at the bookstore the other day and I felt curious! How did you find it? :3

[@elyssarenae]

I really loved it! (I loved Cerulean Sea and Whispering Door also, so I would've been surprised if I felt otherwise lol). Another really lovely band of characters that made me laugh out loud at times and more themes about the value of chosen family. I mostly love how I feel like I'm watching a pixar movie play out in my head when I read his books haha, Puppets was no different!@@joanahenriques8863

[@joanahenriques8863]

@@elyssarenae I'm eager to give it a try 😍

[@Blackenedwhiplash]

I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy was such a well written autobiography. I listened to the audiobook which Jennette herself narrated and hearing it from her own voice made it so much more powerful. I'm really happy that Jennette has been able to take control of her life since then and start to do the things that she wants to do. I would love it if she authored books regularly. Thanks for sharing your insights on these books, there are some I hadn't heard of before but want to check out now. I'm definitely more of a horror guy, I read so much Stephen King, Edgar Allan Poe, and HP Lovecraft. (Though I like Lovecraft's imagination more than I like his writing style. And obviously more than I like him as a person lmfao). Personally I wasn't a fan of the novel Frankenstein, but I do respect it highly for its influence and it's innovation in science fiction. I need to read more Neil Gaiman. I've only read maybe two or three of his books and I remembered really enjoying them and I really like his personality outside of books. With everything I'm interested in, I go through phases where I surround myself with it for a while then move on to something else until I come back full circle a long time later. Whether it's with playing video games, watching movies, reading books, skateboarding, playing guitar, etc. Lately I've been back in book mode so I discovered your channel at the perfect time lol. EDIT: I really need to do an overhaul on my Goodreads account. My ratings from when I was in high school through college are so messed up. I put high ratings on books that I'm not a big fan of and lower ratings on books that I still talk about a lot to this day. When I look at my five star ratings, I'm not seeing books that I know are some of my favorites. I don't know what the heck possessed me to go so weird on my ratings.

[@shanechristie2956]

The Invention of Angela Carter and Starting Point are kami-tier biographical works.

[@littlebitofrachel1369]

Does anyone know where Christy got her blouse from? It's so pretty and I've been looking for shops that sell those types of clothes

[@TrueMan956]

Hello. I read Virginia Woolf's Orlando in Russian and it was something extraordinary. A melodious, incredibly expressive language. But since I read in Russian, it’s difficult for me to say whether this is due to the translator or the author.

[@guisellalosa7557]

Please can you talk more about reading Mrs. Dalloway and VW in particular. I'm having such a hard time!! (English is not my first language but I've been reading for years) still it's very painful. Thanks

[@melaniegrace7707]

I wanted to respond to what you said about Norwegian Wood by saying that I thought The wind up bird chronicle was my favorite of his, but looks like that's on here. I'm curious what other Murakami books you've read/ liked?

[@christy-anne-jones]

'Killing Comendatore' is good -- A slightly toned down version of 'Wind-Up Bird' imo. I really like his short stories, too: 'Sleep' is my favourite. AND I love 'Novelist as Vocation' and 'What I Talk About Whn I Talk About Running' :)

[@lolly5657]

I had to stop and save this video to playlist as I'm writing down the books to read and do not want to go overboard 😂

[@christy-anne-jones]

hahaha I'm glad you're finding it helpful 💛💛💛

[@lolly5657]

@@christy-anne-jones I absolutely love your trials of writer routines so fascinating and learning that not everyone has the same process helped my confidence in writing immensely. So I tip my hat to you and your wonderful videos.

[@tehaneponcolona2984]

same 😂

[@lowrihanlon1547]

Can I just ask . I am going on holiday for a month and want to take 2amazing books! If you had to pick 2 books to take what would they be? Thanks

[@gregoryross.303]

I enjoy your critiquing Christy. Wow, you actually read and reviewed a biography of Angela Carter. And Sapiens et al. I have watched many You -Tube Literary reviewers spout their very many book reviews/fav books of the year/worst books of the year etc. and so far it seems that you are the only person who has read and reviewed a nonfiction book. I read nonfiction, because, as the saying goes: FACT IS STRANGER THAN FICTION, and I find nonfiction more-interesting than any other genre because the people in these books actually did do these things described in the books. History, biography, memoir (all forms of history) I love. But only if it is well-written. It's not the story, but how you tell it. A skilled writer can take a potentially very boring bit of history, such as the Gold Rush in Australia, or a biography say, and turn it into such an exciting read it ranks with best-selling novels. I admit that when I was young in my early 20s I did read sci-fi, fantasy, horror, crime, and novels novels novels. By the time I was in my 40s however, I could only stomach nonfiction, as I now wanted my reading to teach me about life, rather than entertain me. Well done, for reading a few nonfiction books and reviewing them Christy. You are indeed a rarity among the You Tube literati.

[@melissamybubbles6139]

I question some of my choices looking back on them.

[@gillian6530]

Anthony Doerr has another book called Under Grace that is excellent also.

[@philipmoser3784]

Great taste in books and in board games. Suburbia, Clank, Gloomhaven and Through the Ages!?

[@kemouse]

Perks is great.

[@factcheckingyourmum]

Off topic im sorry but where are your earrings from?? I can't stop staring at them

[@EnglishOnly-zl3vs]

GIRL, in my university, I have a lot of those books to read!

[@J.e.m85]

I’ve read a lot of books in my life and I don’t think I’ve given many of them 5 star reviews. But if I were to pick just one, I would choose The Merro Tree by Katie Waitman.

[@ExLibris-Alys]

His Dark Materials ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️♥️

[@jackpenberton1750]

Dystopian Novel : The End Of Silence by George Ernest

[@ulyamoon]

OMG I LOVE ANYONE WHO LOVES HOWLS MOVING CASTLE AND HOUSE OF HOLLOW (the duality of man)

[@teresak2022]

Piano Tuna - who remembers? 🐟🐟🐟

[@xxMegha33xx]

Where to start with Ursula Le Guinn?

[@BookOwl60]

Nice Video xD