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[@davidnovakreadspoetry]

In the end - after the dust has settled - _Ethan Frome_ may be my favorite of the Whartons that I have read. Because it is so stark. Thanks for the intro to two new BookTubers, and good luck on your new shelf arrangement.

[@Shellyish]

I’m surprised with how long Frome’s story and details have stuck with me.

[@CharlieBrookReads]

I really need to get to The Luminaries. So many interesting books😊Hope your computer gets fixed asap Shelly. Sending love xxx❤️

[@Shellyish]

Thank you! You too!

[@LaurieInTexas]

I just finished The Mirror and the Light after rereading the first two books and while I don't love TMatL the most of the trilogy, I'm not sure I could pick a favorite between the other two. All three books are so good.

[@Shellyish]

They all are so good!

[@abiwk04]

The big deal about the Daughter of Time is that it’s about the real life mystery of the princes in the tower, who may or may not have been murdered by their uncle, King Richard III in the 15th century. It’s a mystery that has never been solved, although the bones of 2 young boys were discovered in the Tower of London hundreds of years later. It’s something many English historians disagree on and Richard III even has a fan club.

[@Shellyish]

Love that!!

[@KenyaCarter517]

Can you do more picture book recommendations please like the one according to new york times or ones with beautiful illustrations like water color and stuff please thankyou

[@Wiredbishop]

The opening of the video has me rolling. The accidental dutch angle and then the face you made when you noticed it was peak comedy! Thank you so much for the shout out, you're literally my favorite youtuber and I love all your videos 😭

[@Shellyish]

Thank you so much!!!! For sharing your laugh and the kind words.

[@jacksontalley]

I promise to read more Jane Austen (specifically Emma) and hope to have my mind changed. 🤣

[@Shellyish]

Enjoy Emma! I think P&P is Austen’s best.

[@karlalikestoread]

I really enjoyed The Wonder too. I need to read more from Emma Donoghue. And more Edith Wharton too, she’s amazing. I need to get to Hilary Mantel asap!

[@Shellyish]

I definitely want to read more Donoghue as well.

[@socaltoobie8984]

Appreciate you “taking one for the team” by recording out of your comfort zone to give us content! 😊 I just started Beautyland last night (I think you talked about it a couple of videos ago). Just a handful of pages in but so far so good! 👍

[@Shellyish]

I’m so glad to be here!! I must know how Beautyland shakes out for you.

[@socaltoobie8984]

@@Shellyish Wow…! Not sure how well I can articulate. Finished it today. It is literary fiction, coming of age - the sci-fi component is quite small. Took me a bit to get used to the writing style and then I loved it! Beautiful prose (almost poetic at times). Insightful, heartfelt, funny, poignant. Will definitely get you in the gut and make you think and reflect. (Think of I Who Have Never Known Men as far as how you reflect after having read it.) I think Beautyland is a “Shelly book”. 😁 4 stars!

[@evapeat5020]

Wolf hall was ok but I loved bring up the bodies much more

[@Shellyish]

So good!!!

[@iheartmarie]

Please do an updated illustrated picture books. Thanks.

[@Shellyish]

Will do!

[@starlasell5698]

❤📚❤️ I purchased Wolf Hall because of your excitement and love for the book. I'm saving it for winter reading next to the fireplace. Oooo, I have Pilgrim at Tinker Creek and Ethan Frome as well!! I'm reading Marcelo in the Real World by Francisco X. Stork right now. It's about a teen boy who hears music all the time, that nobody else can hear. His father doesn't believe in the music or his sons differences. I'm only two chapters in, but I have high hopes it will be a great read. Good luck getting the computer back soon, but know you're still doing a wonderful job!

[@Shellyish]

That you, Starla! I’m adding Marcelo to my TBR because it sounds like my kind of book. ☺️

[@starlasell5698]

@@Shellyish I hope you enjoy it. 🤗

[@aaronfacer]

I'm reading Wolf Hall for the first time right now. It's so good!

[@Shellyish]

Love that book.

[@jaimee-kate]

Loved The Wonder and reading Wolf Hall now!

[@Shellyish]

Enjoy!!!

[@insearchofwonder]

Currently re-reading Ethan Frome. It's long been a favorite of mine. It just really packs a punch.

[@Shellyish]

It’s so good!!

[@thenewongoam2486]

The Luminaries was one of my favorite book of all time.

[@Shellyish]

Same!

[@KDbooks]

I see Wolf Hall… I click

[@Shellyish]

Same!

[@Donna-vg2vo]

I absolutely loved Lonesome Dove. Also, I keep thinking I should read The Luminaries because I really enjoyed the author's latest book, Birnam Wood. Wolf Hall was just not a good read for me. I wish it was - then I would have continued with the rest of the trilogy.

[@Shellyish]

Lonesome Dove so good!

[@karengustafson7666]

I love The Daughter of Time. I think of Richard III as innocent ever since.

[@Shellyish]

Love that!!!

[@GloriaZThompson]

I’m shocked to not see Middlemarch on this list 😉

[@Shellyish]

Oh! It’s only because I didn’t move the book to my guest room otherwise it’s on the tippy top of my favorites list.

[@annegibson6072]

Good morning. I am reading By Any Other Name by Jodi Picoult. It's the story of women assuming male names to have their plays and stories told. It sounds like you

[@Shellyish]

Oh! Thank you!!!

[@bjminton2698]

I was so disappointed in the Tey book! The label "the best mystery of all time" was made by people who do not read many mysteries. The prose is nice, but the mystery is pitiful. You should try Nero Wolfe. He solves mysteries from home and they're very good! Of all of your choices, Sansom is my favorite! I enjoy historical fiction where the main characters are fictional. I had to DNF The Constant Princess by Gregory because I was liking Catherine too much and I knew that Henry was going to murder her!! Wonder sounds interesting! Hope you get your computer back soon 🙂. I'm perfectly happy with the unedited ones however. Enjoy your reads!!

[@Shellyish]

I added Nero Wolfe to my TBR. Thank you!!!! I’m excited to try it

[@eralonuva]

You can talk about nonbook things too you know. Some of us are happy to get to know you. And if you're worried about it you can make it a seperate video or put it at the end? Sorry you've been sad!

[@Shellyish]

That’s a good idea! Thank you!!

[@fudgerrr9385]

What happened to the one piece read through?

[@Shellyish]

Things are a bit chaotic right now.