Hate Comments Control What I Read For a Week 😡

[@SillyCelly411]

"Men don’t want to see your behind the scenes things" truly nothing more male gaze-y than interpreting a woman as a dvd with bts footage

[@khadid8998]

this was definitely the worst part of the comment, esp because i'm pretty sure a lot more women are watching her content than men anyway, so why should she have to cater it especially to men?

[@paulasalazar2093]

I looooooove the behind the scenes footage!!

[@Elix90]

Him assuming he is the target audience of absolutely everything in the world is driving me nuts.

[@arielreads]

Ashley Fisher watching this rn 👁️👁️

[@Julesbooksandthings]

😆😆

[@thefriesofLockeLamora]

Ashley Fisher must be doing some heavy breathing

[@briereads3214]

Been waiting for this moment.

[@amandacee113]

😂😂😂😂

[@renaisreading]

Ashley is probably actually a bot

[@bimmer3081]

As a little german girl i'd like to step up and apologize and take responsibility for the little german girl community

[@BooksandLala]

😂😂😂

[@carolinesch.]

I second this😂

[@booksandanni]

I thought the same thing 😅

[@bimmer3081]

@@booksandanni Lil german girls unite to fight online hate 🤝🏼😔💫

@@bimmer3081 Can I be a part of the supportive little German girl group, too, please?

[@theneverlandreader9932]

That one make up comment kills me, I love the vibe of “hanging out and discussing books like friends” instead of feeling like you’re trying to sell me something

[@sailor.neptxne]

exactly! i love it so much

[@charlicoca123]

I'm not a big audiobook person, but whenever someone pontificates about the medium's inferiority, I'm like...bro. How do you think those Ancient Greeks communicated their myths? Heard of the Odyssey? The Illiad? Two of the major foundational texts of the western literary canon? They were written down long after their creation. Also, the poor. Heard of them? Widespread literacy is a pretty modern development. Oral storytelling, and thus, the auditory consumption of those stories, predates the written word and transcends class. It is, in many ways, the superior medium.

[@CJBailey372]

Not to mention, it's super ableist. What about visually impaired people??

[@Sharletwitch]

Literally if you can talk to someone in depth about the story who read the physical copy, then you read the story too. People just want to play semantics and say “well ACKshually 🤓 you LISTENED to it” like who caaaaaares

[@jessicalewellen3345]

Found my new reading mantra “But would Matt approve?” If the answer is no, then read it.

[@beansquee2383]

Matt is for Kayla like Scott is for Jeneva Rose 🤣 if Scott disapproves it’s a must!!

[@jio5680]

Truly a mantra to live by

[@uydfi35]

I'm sorry but "you're the end of emerald and the starting of turquoise" could be a poem on its own, Rob is a hidden poet haha

[@loganshirley9058]

Reccommending Proust and Joyce while putting down anything "modern" is peak lit major bro energy

[@Chaucerettescs]

As an English professor, I can attest. You can be a woman with a PhD in Literature and lit bros will STILL push Joyce on you like this.

[@thefriesofLockeLamora]

And I'm sure none of them have finished Ulysses or In Search of Lost Time

[@jacforswear18]

Absolute dunce behaviour. Haha. Get the hat!!

[@LynnHermione]

yeah funnily enough they never recommend Austen

[@greenonionbabey]

"Oughhh I hate ~modern~ literature" (recommends and praises literal Modernist writers/books)

[@samantharose1001]

every single piece of BookTube content is “hanging out with a friend” vibes for me at this point so…. Lmao this was such a good video concept

[@foreverpumpkin7776]

"sometimes I screenshot hate comments that make me giggle" was the most badass sentence I've heard in a long while. These commenters have been incinerated

[@spiral32]

ashley is the aggressively closeted lesbian that only comes out on youtube. happy pride to ashley i guess really made everyones day 😀😀😀😀😀😀

[@Lemonade_Stand_]

Ashley can be a male name too.

[@Marissa_Is_Reading]

I am absolutely deceased at “happy pride to Ashley I guess” 😆😆😆☠️☠️☠️

[@LoQualityReads]

You are so unserious I love it. I cried at Rob reading the gobble comment. 😂

[@urturningviolet]

The googly eyes segment was the best thing I've seen all week. (For the record, I'm a Sunday is the end of the week kind of girly)

[@emmal7510]

Arguably, audiobooks are the most appropriate way to read things like The Iliad and The Odyssey.

[@localabsurdist6661]

💯

[@LynnHermione]

best audiobooks take, it really is

[@morganarosana]

Well they were originally oral stories before someone put the words in the paper

[@Trish0978]

Actually....yes. why do we not do this in school? The excerpts I had to read in class were painful and that experience is what's holding me back from trying to read them now even though I actively want to 😅

[@tiredofit4761]

I love to read but I don’t have the time to sit quietly and hold a book for hours. Also as I age my vision isn’t the best. Audio books are great while driving to work or doing housework.

[@omalleysmith9100]

As for Ashley Fisher; her comments told us WAY more than we ever needed to know about HER so her attempt at disparaging you has failed in the most epic way. lol

[@margueritemitchell1829]

Ashley can be a boy 👦

[@elihaliwell]

I’ve literally never commented on any KZbin video ever before, but I just had to say that this is easily and instantly my favourite video of yours you’ve ever made. The absolute embodiment of “I really don’t give a fuck” in this video is just so good. This channel absolutely IS the girls getting together for a sleepover and a women’s show about getting a makeover. I’ve been watching your channel for years at this point-I’m one of those quiet but eager lurkers-and I wanted to also take this opportunity to say thank you for all the happiness and fun you’ve given us all over the years, and this video seemed like the perfect time to do that! 😊

[@BooksandLala]

Thank you so much for such a lovely comment!!

[@JemilaBeReadin]

Kayla you know damn well none of us would have figured out the theme 😂😂😂

[@JemilaBeReadin]

Also f*ck the haters!!

[@whereismylibrarycard]

they could never make me hate you queen

[@theglitterybookworm]

“i actually do cuss a little”

[@amandacee113]

“What’s your favorite cuss word?”

[@sagekay]

“probably fuck”

[@Doloresntheforest]

@@sagekay😂😂

[@c-hwilliams156]

😂

[@mjllw2000]

I’m cackling I love the internet 😂

[@Chaucerettescs]

So, I'm a literature academic and can definitely attest that there are lit bros who do indeed think that Proust and Joyce are the ONLY two authors worth reading and are definitely much more edifying than whatever 200 other books, classics or otherwise, you are reading. And they are exactly as exhausting as they sound.

[@Chaucerettescs]

They will corner you at grad mixers to brag about reading Ulysses out loud to their infant daughter before insulting whatever drink you have in your hand because it happens to not be their favorite IPA.

[@mwahaha3750]

Are they dumb? Lmfao

[@Kaasmattie]

Floogelhornz could not have been more wrong. This IS the girls getting together for a sleepover!!!! That's one of my main reasons why I enjoy your videos so much, it's truly just like hanging out and getting book recommendations along the way

[@shashuhughes]

Sticking eyes on the books was so unserious and eye-conic of you!!!

[@spc.aesthetic]

As someone who’s doing an undergrad in Book History, reading audibly has been the norm for longer than silent reading has been… so technically the historically “correct” way to consume literature is via audio 😊

[@theotherveronica]

someone else commented something similarly and i’m so glad you guys made this point. in adding it to my arsenal because i feel like it’s a real zinger.

[@kelseytruley2558]

you kinda just blew my mind

[@rachaelhall9009]

My sister and I would bond over your vlogs, you were her favorite KZbinr. She passed away from cancer this past January. She would have loved this video so much. Thanks for all the laughs. You are truly a joy. I appreciate you.

[@almostatami]

Oh God 😂 I feel Ashley doesn't hate you but rather WANTS you.

[@DarkVeracity]

Desperately, might I add lmao

[@samantha.donovan]

now that Kayla narrated The Eye Book for us can we count that towards our goodreads goal?

[@RainlionReads]

Now there's an idea.... I mean since audiobooks are reading shouldn't this count too?

[@darcy501]

bruh

[@shannonconn2421]

🤔 😂😂😂 ☠

[@latasharenay3890]

I think you need a restraining order against Ashley Fisher.

[@BooksBlogs23]

i’m counting it. i don’t give a fuck lol. make kayla’s haters mad

[@foulmouthednewenglander4392]

I put googly eyes on our knock off roomba. I thought it would be goofy and freak my daughter out less. Instead the “robot pancake” was watching her 🤣🤣🤣

[@BooksandLala]

Omg I *love* that

[@lina_t_k]

she's an icon, she's a legend, and she is the moment.

[@carriefolkerts6175]

Rob reading the hate comments was the best! I was laughing so hard, I woke my puppy up.😂

[@SharniandBooks]

Jokes on you floogelhornzzz, the “putting on makeup” parts are some of my favourite parts of vlogs! I LOVE that it feels like we are just hanging out 🥰

[@bihter3201]

Me too!

[@ghostiegail7768]

waiting for ashley to comment

[@BooksandLala]

I'll be keeping my eye out 👀

[@amandaplaysthesims]

Literally JUMPED to these comments to find her! 😁😁

[@GabrielTheMagolorMain]

@@BooksandLala🤣🤣

[@amandacee113]

They probably get flagged 😂

[@KurKiriKuru]

Start pinning them pls 😅

[@gabimatrecito2903]

you putting googly eyes on everything is feral behavior LMAO

[@whitneyhendrix8075]

“Idk if he just means I should really just Joyce and Proust instead of the 200 other books I have and read” gracefully ate him tf up

[@federicaf.4891]

"I wonder if Matt would approve" Oh, how I love sassy Kayla 🤣

[@hotla7]

I was not prepared for Ashley Fishers comment. On the floor laughing as I type this.

[@hotla7]

Oh my! There’s multiple!

[@emilywild21]

The fact that Proust and Joyce were once forced to hang out and hated it (and the others works) makes that comment from Matt too funny. Also, why is he giving the book version of a finance bro...he does not sound like a good time. So happy to be here for the eyeball era.

[@juditkovacse]

That account is giving off finance bro vibes probably because of the stock market stats stock photo as the profile picture. Also, thanks for the literature history trivia. Makes this whole thing extra funny.

[@Katertot8895]

I totally agree with what you said about why someone seeks out certain booktube people. I do not have the same reading tastes as you at all but I love how you talk about books and how you're pretty much game for any weird book you stumble across. I watch two other booktube channels more for their content because I have a similar reading taste to them but one of them I only watch videos about the books he's talking about; I never watch videos that may venture outside of talking about books. But for your videos, I just like hearing you explain why you like and dislike books and also how Liam's doing and when you're getting your hair done and the walks/bike rides you go on and basicically just the parts of your life you like to share with us.

[@melindaforry644]

Totally agree with you!! I love Kayla (and the fam 😊) even though she reads most things I don’t lol

[@NancyLiliG]

Thank you for not blurring anyone’s screen name!! 🙌🙌🙌

[@localabsurdist6661]

As a literature student I hate people (which are mostly men) who say you should only read x and y… there are so many great authors, also especially these men almost never read books written by women or bipoc authors.

[@AshleyZieman]

Agreed. Also we read for very different reasons😊

[@virginiafernandes336]

You going into Story of the Eye without context is HILARIOUS

[@BooksandLala]

I was NOT prepared

[@Alewo2735]

I fully support the "no fucks given" vibe if this idea and I love it so much! I wish more people had this attitude regarding Internet trolls 🙌🏻

[@violet.waterlily]

the googly eyes have to be the best thing I've ever watched in my life 👀

[@Channyreads]

“You should read Proust and Joyce” .. the man’s so bored with his own recommendations he’s gone to your channel to watch your KZbin vids and recommend said books

[@staceymccullough3671]

I hate book snobs. Read what you enjoy and makes you happy. Life is short!

[@GavinReadsItAll]

11:36 omg I thought it was only me who did that with eggs

[@BooksandLala]

💀

[@feliciajohnson6412]

The way this comment is not getting the attention it deserves 😂

[@megknitsstuff1727]

Accepting audiobooks as “real reading” absolutely changed my relationship to classics. Before 1920s, most books were expensive and served as form of group entertainment. People would often gather as someone or a group would read aloud. Popular authors aiming for a middle class or higher “educated” demographic knew this and structured their stories so they flowed well for listening. Dubliners is a totally different book read out loud. There’s a version with a handful of narrators reading a few stories each (like would happen in a family or group of friends) and it is SO GOOD. :)

[@vanessiaosborne4874]

The fact that you didn't even know that you had multiple comments from the same person speaks volumes about how seriously you take these. I love it

[@ohwildesoul]

Screw the haters, but also I love this video concept so thank you to the haters??? And the googly eyes on the books made me LOL.

[@urosmartinovic940]

real eyes realize real lies (booktube edition) (kayla's version)

[@naastyaaaaaaaaa]

The absolute SASS of talking about the 'no makeup' comment while doing makeup. Chef's kiss✨

[@juliacanread]

When Kayla said she was entering her hater era, she was not messing around.

[@BooksandLala]

LOL

[@Effaly_]

I'm usually a silent watcher, but seeing that people actually hate on you, I'll leave a nice comment under every video I watch from you from now on! Let's start with your eyes, for obvious reason: I've always found them so beautiful! 🥰

[@taylornpickle]

okay im about to sound very ass-kissy but these comments are ridiculous. first of all, you're clearly gorgeous. second of all, i dont even have the same taste in books as you and yet can sit and listen to you talk forever because i appreciate YOU and what YOU bring to "booktube" that's different than others i watch in this space. you are well-spoken (the cussing comment is wild to me cuz i feel like i rarely hear you swear and when you do its always necessary emphasis or quoting something), funny, and just radiate good vibes like someone i would want to hang out with and shoot the shit. i love this video concept. keep doing you!

[@BooksandLala]

thank you for taking the time to leave me such a kind comment taylor 💕🥹

[@shashuhughes]

Dear Ashley - “ be who you areeeeee, for your prideeeeee”

[@JessicaRoseReads]

Those flashback scenes were an absolute joy to watch, I can’t believe how many of those videos I remembered just from short clips of you swearing 😂 truly iconic

[@fanpiresam482]

The Ashley comments read like aggressive thirst to me.

[@devsea]

the fact that i would never ever say anything hateful but the anxiety of watching this video because WHAT IF I DID. I cant be the only one??? I've got to laugh or ill cry 😭😭😭

[@GabrielTheMagolorMain]

You putting those googley eyes on those books was hilarious. Thank you. I needed that today.

[@library.critter]

"I've called you worse" loool I love when Rob makes appearances

[@BooksandLala]

hahahha I didn't know if anyone would catch him saying that 😂😂

[@EssentiallyBooked]

I’m cackling that you started it with Dr. Seuss. I love this video so much omfggg

[@urosmartinovic940]

by the way i love how funny you are, just doing silly little things like putting googly eyes on covers, totally indulging in the unserious tone (and kinda interacting with hate comments in that way)

[@gabbyreads]

Rob reading the hate comments is sending me 😂😂😂😂

[@JanAgaton]

i love this 'cause i was just telling joey a couple weeks ago: "i doubt even with kayla's following she gets too much hate like there's no way" but as always, the internet is freakin' wild.

[@kristinicole91]

I love how creative you are with your content. If your channel was only about reading, it would be so boring! I love how you give us bite-size pieces into your life and are genuine.

[@BrittWarren201]

NOTHING could've prepared me for those first few pages of Story of the Eye 😭😭😭 I love this video idea btw!!

[@lysslysslyss]

actually dying at the googly eyes

[@shreyabooked9309]

You should do another vlog where you read books based on your favourite complimentary comments!

[@BooksandLala]

I actually cut out an entire clip from this vlog where I read through a folder of nice comments just to disprove the comment that I'm "ruining the joy of reading for people," so I love this idea!!

[@shreyabooked9309]

@@BooksandLala I hope you do end up making this video!

[@AmandaShouldBeReading]

“I might have to put together a montage later to prove it,” is the exact level of pettiness that I am so here for! I love your self confidence and humor. Never change!

[@cocobarnes8634]

I have never ran to a video faster after seeing an IG post. 🏃🏼‍♀️😂 This is EVERYTHING. Please actually cuss more, read faster, and show us more “intimate scenes”. K thnx.

[@JordanMusante]

Undisputed queen of booktube 👑

[@BrebearMckae]

The Googly eyes made my day 😂 have you seen the clip of the older lady going to the grocery store and doing that to stuff?!? It’s so cute 😂

[@asterizco]

it's crazy that you get hate comments you're literally the most positive KZbinr I watch

[@poslekise685]

If Kayla's not well-read, what, then are the rest of us? Defining being well-read so prescriptively makes zero sense. Reading modern lit, which is def not all she does, is what keeps literature alive.

[@thisisnancybot]

I like the fact that you gave Dubliners a genuine read. I feel like a lot of these literature snobs end up ruining classics for folks who might otherwise enjoy them. But lets be honest, they don't actually care about recommending good books to people. They just want to feel superior.

[@cheesygrl12]

THE THUMBNAIL 💀

[@kwilliams0507]

I used to watch you like 13 years ago, when your channel was obbsandlala because I cloth diapered my daughter and came to KZbin to learn how to do that. So when I started to look for book content, I was pleasantly surprised to find you here doing that very thing. We have mostly different taste in books, but there is some overlap. Love watching your videos!

[@camryn9377]

Woman! I frickin love you🤣 You don't deserve hate comments, no one does, but excellent positive spin. And wondering if Matt would approve of it🤣 The googly eyes🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@MelissaMoore-bm9uf]

The ending of Little Eyes haunted me for weeks. Samanta Schweblin has a real gift for creating stories that get under your skin and won't leave in a hurry.

[@vivalabee]

30:21 popping in to say we love you so much Kayla!!! I don’t even know how many years ago I followed you but you have consistently been my comfort creator for the entirety of that time (in a non-escapist, actively engaged way!) there is a reason you barely get any hate comments despite having a large platform on the internet, and I think all of us here know what it is ☺️🧡

[@BooksandLala]

this was such a kind comment to leave, thank you so much!!

[@ratfishking]

The one about cussing sends me because istg I think I curse in absolutely every sentence I utter. If that person stayed just 5 minutes next to me on an average day they would probably faint like a little victorian lady 😅

[@KittyxKult]

“Since I’m in my eyeball era” 😭😭😭 but seriously, what possesses people to be so rude and cruel for no reason???? You are so cute and have such a kind spirit and you’re so funny, I don’t understand why anyone would want to tear you down unless they’re just trying to make themselves feel better or they are unsupervised children on the internet.

[@KittyxKult]

Also I love acting like we’re besties and seeing you do all your stuff like getting smoothies and taking makeup off. I also think Ashley Fisher is your stalker not your hater. Seems a lil obsessed.

[@victoria9663]

Girl kudos to you for choosing to laugh at those jerks! Also I always have to choke back a laugh every time I get to THAT line in The Eye Book and I'm reading it aloud to my children...

[@LehuasLibraryy-iv3xy]

not gunna lie, ya'll killed it with matching the stones with your eyes!

[@sofiasamou]

4:42 I'm tempted to count it for my goodreads reading challenge 😂.

[@sheilapatton1609]

Im counting it lol

[@BooksandLala]

do itttttt

[@crazeekids9744]

Giiiiirl, I could NEVER be on social media. My squishy little heart just couldn’t take it!!😂😂😂 Glad you can laugh it off.

[@readknitwithcheryl]

I got a hate email once saying I'm old, lazy and ugly and that's why I can't get a date. I laughed because it was so funny to me that someone took the time to actually email me to tell me that, lol. Great video! I can't believe people actually said those things!

[@BooksandLala]

omg nooooo, people are SO weird

[@patriciapersson7111]

This is one of my favorite videos of all time 😂 The sass, the drama, the ashley. Just a masterpiece. For sure better than anything Proust or Joyce could've written.

[@multicraftual]

The eyeball candy unlocked my childhood fear of all halloween candy and food that was eyeball themed. Immersive vlog 10/10 😂❤👀

[@lisalajmo597]

OMG! The googley eyes!!! 😂

[@chelseybun]

The audiobook 'debate' is so silly. Like yes we know that listening is not the act of reading, but what do they want us to say 'consumed'? Have you consumed this book? In what way? Which sense did you use? It's so silly. But I always notice I will correct myself and say I read-listened to that book, because people get so defensive about it. I am a big audiobook listener. I have adhd and suspect I have dyslexia, reading has always been difficult and because I'm so slow reading books my Hyperactive brain gets bored. It's like I'm wading through quick sand, and I lose the plot. But the thing is, I love books. So now I LISTEN to about 100 books a year. Before it would be one. I listen to books on 2 - 3.5x speed while I work, to keep myself focused. We all have different processing speeds, and different factors that account for our understanding and enjoyment of a reading experience. I also have aphantasia, so while some people are imagining vivid worlds, I'm starting at words on a page that my brain doesn't want to process. The discourse obviously stems from people associating books with merit inteligance and notoriety. That is why people are so quick to say classics are superior, and if you read too many you aren't getting enough out of your books. Reading a book used to make some people feel supiorir and now they feel like people are cheating and using a short cut. If I say I've read/listened to 100 books a year, I'm not braging, I'm not telling you I'm smarter and more accomplished. I'm saying I've experienced 100 stories. Hundreds of characters and worlds. Most of what I read isn't some classic that I can reference to show superiority over anyone, it's trashy romcoms, raven boys and thrillers.. and I love that for me. On the other hand, I have listened to classics. If I didn't use audiobooks, I would have never read pride and prejudice, or the odyssey or 1984. But now I have, and I can recommend them. So many people identify as people who don't read, or hate reading, but how many of them would love literature if they tried an audiobook? My friend used to think it was crazy I listened to books at 3x speed. And then he tried an audiobook, and he now listens to romance at 3x speed. I know there is the same superiority around movies, which movies are worth notoriety and which are silly. But it's all just content, it's all stories, and knowledge and new perspectives. I don't care if someone watches a show one episode a week, or marathons it in a weekend.. we can still discuss and get excited about it. We have still experienced the same story. So to the people who have physically read no more than 12 highbrow classics a year and look down on anyone who reads differently from you.. I encourage you to do 3 things: #1 pick up some non fiction books on disabilities and ablism. #2 pick up the modern classic, The Giver, and pay attention to the message about gatekeeping information, history, experiences, and individuality. #3 Go and watch the video Jack Edward's did called 'modern books that will be "classics" in the future'. Just because a book is old, does not make it more important than modern books. Modern books are a very important reflection on current societal issues and commentary. Something like the hunger games, though it's a young adult series in a fictional world, it perfectly convays important commentary about our world to readers of all ages in an easily consumable way. Important messages don't have to be old, eliquent or decoded to be valid and meaningful. One day, these modern books that you turn your nose up at, will join the classics which you covate.

[@eri_bot]

dare i say this is your best vlog. the concept, the humor, the gobbling of eyeballs. perfection

[@courageousgleek]

obsessed with this energy

[@bookbinder_way]

"I wonder if Matt would approve" 🤣💀 OMG Kayla, I love you

[@trishab490]

I am a member and although I don’t join many of the live content as I’m in the UK, I LOVE watching EVERYTHING!!! I’ve found so many amazing books thanks to you (House of Leaves an all time fave!) and I just love how natural you are. Love the fact you just take this in your stride. Don’t ever change!!!

[@kyanisbooked]

The breakdown of cursing each year and the favorite word of the year SENT me. Perfection!

[@circlesofflame]

What an interesting video concept. I didn't expect that I'd watch this video and want to put googly eyes on all the relevant book covers I own, but I love that!

[@taeanna1644]

Well, we have learned that, Kayla, you have beautiful Mossy Bench eyes, Ashley is thirsty, that people don’t understand that lessons can be learned just as well from modern books as they can be from classics, and cussing is an efficient fucking form of communication. Loved the video, as always - especially the catching-up-with-a-friend-feeling parts - and the googly eyed books was everything.

[@MelpoReads]

I LOVE that you didn’t sensor usernames. 🙌🏼 Jokes aside, I am sorry that you get so many horrible comments and that they’re so much worse than you even shared with us. You deserve all of the love!

[@encyclopediaofelizabeth]

That guy listing authors you should read and Shakespeare being in his list...Bruh...

[@calamitywindpetal]

This is SUCH a good video, the concept is hilarious and I love your attitude around these hate comments