honestly, i went overboard!!! | book haul

I kept buying them and they kept arriving at my house.! The first 1000 people who click this link get 2 free months of Skillshare Premium: skl.sh/arielbi...! Also, youtube removed polls!! so let me know in the comments about my audiobook question!
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There There
In My Own Moccasins: A Memoir of Resilience
A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor
The Great Gatsby: The Graphic Novel
Founders at Work: Stories of Startups' Early Days
Halfbreed
Beach Read
A Mind Spread Out on the Ground
Split Tooth
Sodom Road Exit
How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy
Do Nothing: How to Break Away from Overworking, Overdoing, and Underliving
The Chrysalids
The Story of My Life
Heartstopper, Volume 1
New Kid
Clumsy by Jeffrey Brown
The Hour of the Star
The Witch Boy
This Place: 150 Years Retold
Young Frances
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☞ My name is Ariel and I’m a Canadian writer, poet, and KZbinr. I organize my shelves by genre and then colour and my favourite book is Animal Farm. I've been making bookish content online for over 8 years and love spreading a love of reading through videos, panels, articles, and more! Think we could make something cool together? Send me an email!
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#bookhaul

[@hannaresnick362]

“As things got harder and sadder I bought more and more books” is now the title of my autobiography😔😂

[@npeliroja89]

Perfect Title for a book about 2020

[@BethMaryHal]

Literally just commented the same quote lol. It's an iconic one.

[@nikoletak]

YES!

[@opheliawinfrey9501]

I will most definitely be purchasing your autobiography lol

[@regwhip6708]

Or, the first sentence in that book.

[@h0llyrose]

ariel describing how “there there” is about all these characters traveling to the same point me, an english major: she’s going to compare this to the canterbury tales ariel, also an english major: so it’s like the avengers incredible

[@oopsgirl44]

This comment made me VERY happy

[@locutusdborg126]

Hilarious. And I'm an ENGLISH MAJOR. oops

[@JoshsBookishVoyage]

Ariel: "I bet there's at least one book you've never heard of." Me: *challenge accepted* First book: challenge lost.

[@ArielBissett]

ahhahahahhaa

[@michellebailey6216]

same djbdjebdj

[@ceebee1461]

Right there with you

[@danielaaleman7394]

the only one I know is "the great Gatsby" 😂

[@Klacombebaker]

SAME hahahaha

[@StudioLindsay]

Someone: What is your favorite genre? Ariel: Yes.

[@abrilayalaherrera5625]

Frida Khalo

[@andrearobyn3701]

Favourite genre: the written word

[@qualcosadinerd7471]

Ariel: *buys another Frida Khalo book* Everyone: "..." Ariel: *NO IT'S NOT A PHASE*

[@reneerosbrugh9438]

I LOOOVE the eclectic nature of your hauls, because it introduces me to books and authors I’ve never heard of instead of the same 12 books that are in everyone’s videos.

[@ForTheLoveOfMusicals]

People who listen to books unbound have a real advantage for the challenge, a lot of books I’ve heart of because you mentioned them there

[@ArielBissett]

hahaha listening to the podcast is HELPFUL! you hear that, people?! go subscribe!

[@BethanLCollins]

Ima need you to finish a beautifully foolish endeavour soon. NO WHERE NEAR ENOUGH REVIEWS

[@literaturelissy]

@@BethanLCollins EXACTLY! I had such a huge need to talk about this book that I made a review myself, because there are barely any videos on it yet BUT IT IS SO GOOD

[@madelinegaudet4674]

I just subscribed yesterday and I love it so much!!!!♥️🤍

[@sydneythewhale]

“so I think I’ve got to give this book another shot WOW that’s a tiny font, that’s unfortunate. I’ll tell you right now that’s unfortunate.” 😂😂😂 killed me

[@hannahduerr1610]

A note on Halfbreed: the first edition did not include 1-2 pages that depict a scene of sexual assult inflicted upon Campbell. The page was ripped out without Campbell's consent. Two women approached Campbell years later, telling her they would find the page. She said that they were all burned. These women found the page in the archives with a red x across on the page. Campbell added that page to this new edition. She is incredible.

[@Sxdakura]

Is it cheating if I know books cause YOU mentioned them in the podcast 🤭

[@Tutankhamun18Reads]

“Quarantine has just unhinged me and now I just buy every book I want” me: sits at home next to a huge pile of books same!

[@shinystarsimmy]

This lockdown has definitely seen my library and TBR expand massively. Lol. But hey, there are definitely worse things we could spend our money on. My 10year old has also been wanting many new books and I have a rule that if he asks me to but books I agree to buy it. Computer games not so much.🙈 Lol

[@gomiho91]

I knew there were going to be books I never heard of because I have a committed relationship with my favorite genres, but I really didn't expect you to throw an actual textbook at us lol

[@SantReads]

I'm super early here but I'm not complaining. I'm just concerned because does that mean I'm on the internet too much and not reading?? lol

[@SamWest96]

Story of my life

[@dimpledarling55]

My dilemma everyday 😂

[@jay-ts8ux]

Yes, and I have the same problem

[@johannalehto9154]

Same! 😂

[@TaMara-ld2bc]

Ariel spinning in a circle with her chair and not stop talking absolutely made my day 😂😂

[@CharlottesReads]

i've only heard of two of the books on the list, do i get an anti-gold star lol

[@n0skies]

Ariel: *walks in quietly with giant stack of books* Me: *already laughing*

[@anaclaraazevedo5684]

me: probably everyone knows about the existence of my country, Brazil is a huge place after all *Ariel buys a book by a Brazilian author* me: OMG???!!! DAKDHKJSDHJKS?? that's my country!!!!!?? I'm from Brazil!!??

[@theaxx1214]

Yeah, but Russia is like the biggest country in existence, but I don't think I know any other Russian author except Tolstoy. I'm not Russian btw I'm Austrian so I know how it feels when your country is like randomly metioned and you're HYPED. So, yeah, relate. Austria isn't a huge country though, so

[@ameliapc3943]

@@theaxx1214 I feel like everyone should know the countries of the world, most people in the UK can't name counties Beyond france, Spain ect. maybe 200 countries by memory is a bit extreme but the general knowledge would be nice

[@mihmarcondes]

I was about to leave the mandatory Brazilian comment, but thought I'd check first because there had to be one already hahahah

[@karolpotters]

it's always the same reaction from me: wAs tHat A mOtHeRFuckINg BraZILiaN RefFerEncE lmao

[@mariagrecea4368]

I get so happy when Ariel posts! She's so positive and honestly a joy to watch, her videos always cheer me up!

[@meg9579]

i can't get over "STOUT ʰᵉʰᵉʰᵉ it's STOUT ʰᵃʰᵃʰᵃ"

[@HeyMarysh]

I came to the comments to say the same thing 😂 That just tickled me

[@zoeycake100]

I love how you laugh at your own jokes 😂

[@EricKarlAnderson]

There can never be too many books! 😇📚📚📚📚📚📚 Yep, haven't heard of In My Own Moccasins. Already failed your test. 😂

[@ArielBissett]

hahahaha GOTCHA!

[@shinystarsimmy]

I hadn't heard of There there either. 🙈I must have been living under a rock. 😂

[@amosbehavedcalm]

I hate how we have to have a "favorite" genre. A genre couldn't be generalized, and it's much better to just read stories that attract us, whatever the genre.

[@aden.e]

picks a book from a poc author for diversity then proceeds to not read it .....

[@nataliesoutlet]

My favorite kind of videos for sure 🙌🏽🌈

[@rozhansadeghi3773]

I almost never watch book hauls but yours are always sooo interesting

[@bourneleader96]

“Remember when I just read YA.” AHH, I love how eclectic this is and how much you’ve branched out. So good.

[@fldombro]

OK - Split Tooth is the BEST book I've read so far this year. It is SO special!!

[@astudyinmarkgatiss]

i usually prefer when an author reads their books!! this year i’ve consumed a lot of audiobooks so i have some favorite narrators i notice right away, but i find it so personal when an author narrates. they give the characters the perfect voices and nail the jokes.

[@Justluffyyy]

Can you give me some recommendations where the author is the narrotor

[@Kittikee10]

Ariel this is so random and unimportant but I LOVE YOUR NAILS, they are always on point and I desperately want to know how you do them 😭

[@fooduzzi]

I just LOVE when you do bookhauls, Ariel! I literally sit here with Goodreads open and just add rec after rec to my "to read" list. :) Such an eclectic, fun haul!

[@NoelleGallagher]

Ariel ??? I’m working ??? And you decide to upload this gem NOW ???

[@NoelleGallagher]

🎞💘🎞💘🎞

[@mollysheacreative]

"Stout" *giggles* "It's stout" *identical giggle* 0:12:25

[@sabri3214]

I love this girl. 15:43

[@SylvieLewa]

18:30 😂

[@reading_with_k]

Beach Read is an absolute delight! I love how many indigenous books you got!

[@julianamandelli7972]

Oh My God. Clarice Lispector is the best. I wonder how they translated her work... in portuguese is already quite a difficult narrative.

[@EpicReads]

OMG our TBR just got so much bigger!

[@JordanThatblondegirl]

“WOW, that’s a tiny font. That’s unfortunate.” Just made me snort out loud. 😂

[@colereads]

Ariel, I just gravitate towards you and your reading tastes so much! We are on the same wavelength for the kinds of books we enjoy reading. I could listen to you talk about books for hours. I also love your podcast with Raeleen (p.s. I'm sorry if I misspelled her name.)

[@camivasquez12]

what?! the drawings in my “heartstopper” copy are in black and white 😔 that one looks gorgeous though

[@SlantedSpines]

The founders book sounds good!! I always love hearing origin stories from people who’ve “made it” 😊

[@bradsmith2858]

I hated my English class too. Never read another book all the way though till I was 22.

[@seaquarian]

Ariel: I bet there's at least one book you've never heard of Me, going on 5 years of being a bookseller: bet First book: Me: oh

[@jessiefitz7175]

Hey x would you mind like modulating your volume a bit😅 makes it sort of hard to listen when one minute I cant hear you and the next you exclaim and it hurts my ears

[@LighthouseReads]

I read Split Tooth a year and a half ago and loved it! It's sooo strange but in the best way possible

[@Steffi74ify]

I've read A Mind Spread Out on the Ground. It's AMAZING. I've also read Halfbreed, but it's been about 25 years, so I am going to get the audiobook; I've read Split Tooth; I've read The Chrysalids (also in Gr 9 English, in like 1988). I've read The Great Gatsby, but not the GN. I have There, There and In My Own Moccasins on my TBR, and I will be adding This Place to it! Sodom Road Exit looks intriguing; Crystal Beach is near Fort Erie, ON. I remember when the amusement park shut down! We need more Canadian Booktubers! I know you and a few more...but we need more rep!

[@adelaquinne2838]

No such thing as going overboard when it comes to books

[@kyra8138]

I’ve started listening to Books Unbound while I’m doing chores around the house and it’s so entertaining! Plus I wanted to know what colour your nails were, they look so pretty.

[@lucasbaptista4700]

I'm so happy you got a book by Clarice Lispector AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA (i'm brazilian lol)

[@sophiasms7826]

Ariel: it’s a strange stack of books. Ariel Fans: POPCORN PLEASE!

[@Victoria-hy1mt]

Tommy Orange gave a talk at my school and he was such an inspiration - I want to pick up There There soon!

[@moev29]

I literally just finished A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor like 15 minutes ago. It. Was. So. Good. Hank is such a freaking great writer in general but this book feels insanely timely. I liked it even better than An Absolutely Remarkable Thing

[@Shelby_antaya]

I miss you! Please make more videos. They are my happy place 💗

[@jennifer17kingston]

your laugh makes me laugh so hard, if there were superlatives you win "best laugh" on KZbin!!

[@yoonsungflwer]

Clarice is simply incredible, one of my favorites. If you want to dive more into brazilian literature i would recommend picking any of Machado de Assis’ books. He is amazing, probably the greatest brazilian writer that ever existed.

[@puk3fairy]

You are too good, love!!!! I always love hearing what you have to say and honestly, you are so fucking beautifully intelligent. It makes my heart so warm!!!

[@Marit958]

I think it's great that you talk about such a variety of books. I feel like people mostly talk about the same books over and over, so i really enjoy your videos where i actually find out about new books that i otherwise wouldn't have known existed!

[@laura__5544]

Ariel, have you heard of the book What Would Frida Do?: A Guide to Living Boldly (by Arianna Davis)? I came across it on goodreads and thought of you! Looks like it's coming out in October.

[@maya-gur695]

I'm listening to A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor on audiobook right now and it's AMAZING!

[@sydneythewhale]

This video is full of Chaotic Ariel Energy (CAE)... I’m so here for it

[@leticia4893]

Clarice Lispector is indeed AMAZING and one of the best Brazilian authors, but I have to say that we have produced a lot of incredible authors! As a good Brazilian, I feel the need to recommend two: Machado de Assis, which is arguably our most famous author. One of his best books is The Posthumous Memoirs of Bras Cubas - which got a new translation last month and the Amazon copies sold out in a day. Also, if you want to reignite your love for contemporary, there's Vitor Martins! He has three books published here, and they're all fluffy, happy, queer rom-coms that I think you'd enjoy! He's making his international debut this year with Here The Whole Time (also, the cover is stunningly beautiful!)

[@ferventfei]

rEEEAAD heartstopper! also ive heard of beach read and i'm getting to that soon. im so excited!

[@booksnstitches3271]

I love watching your book hauls and stuff because you have such "obscure" books that literally no one on booktube is talking about. Your stuff is just so well rounded, and it reflects your desire to learn and expand your horizons, and then there's popular fiction thrown in every now and then. It's not a curated list of booktube darlings like other book hauls tend to be. I can't wait to check these all out!

[@habibadesai1071]

I'm a new subscriber and slowly making my way through all your incredible videos! I adore them so far, your personality and your pure joy makes me smile and I've now got an ever growing list of books to make my way through!

[@pamelajuarez6808]

Omgg you are beautiful and fun as ever! 💗 i stopped reading when I stared college because I had very short amounts of free time 😭 but I’m starting to read again (now as a fourth year) and your channel was one of the first ones I started looking for. So all I can say is thank you for still making videos and still being here 💗 so excited to start my reading habits again!!

[@megandavis4705]

So, the Great Gatsby as a graphic novel, Beach Read, are the only books I have heard of in this haul. I read The Animal Farm and The Handmaid's Tale graphic novel adaptations this year and enjoyed them.

[@tamaraaboualwan9532]

Your the one who got me into reading and your channel is so fun and happy I love watching your videos ❤️❤️📖📚

[@StephanieLuff]

I'm halfway through Hank's book. Loving it so far.

[@ameliapc3943]

rip KZbin polls

[@jaz_luo_studio]

I read the title and the Too Many Cooks song started playing in my head ... but like Too Many Books

[@calsreadingcorner8615]

Ariel-- you mention that you're a mixed-race person, so you're allowed to say 'halfbreed'. I totally adore that the majority of your picks highlight or include Aboriginal people and cultures. I'm from Australia and am heavily focused on Aboriginal Australia (in fact, it's my degree!) and we usually compare Aboriginal Australia/ns to an international Indigenous community. I always always always pick Canada, as I find many of the First Nations Canadians as absolute #goals (/'aspirational') for reconciliation here in Australia (it's an absolute disaster). I've been watching you since roughly 2014, so forgive me if you've said it before and I didn't pick it up -- are you Aboriginal Canadian? I totally understand if you wish to keep this private -- I absolutely adore that you are promoting Aboriginal businesses and stories. It's something I wish to do on my own channel, but in the context where I'm from.

[@ArielBissett]

Hey! I’m half white (French European) and half brown (Latina Honduran)! I don’t have any North American Indigenous ancestors, but my moms family is Mestizo/Maya which is different but something I think a lot about!

[@merces0700]

I’m loving your energy in these videos, it’s so positive! I also cannot get enough of your eclectic and diverse book hauls, it really helps to see a lot of content that isn’t talked about because it isn’t YA or popular and it’s on those discoveries that we mostly find books we tend to fall in love with! Also, I’m so excited about the fact that there is a graphic novel of The Great Gatsby! I love that book so much and graphic novels, cannot wait to dive into that!

[@biricicleta]

You should see my face when you pull off the clarice lispector´s book

[@renjcuts7356]

Heyy loved your video, I was so surprised to see Clarice Lispector in it (I'm Brazilian haha). If you have the opportunity also check out an author called Machado de Assis, one of my favorite books by him just got a new transations to english and It's called "The Posthumous Memoirs of Bras Cubas" and honestly it's a masterpiece. Brazilian literature is really good, I hope you like!

[@LouieLaCompte]

Speaking of throat singing, highly recommend the band _The Hu_ , a Mongolian metal band that utilizes Mongolian throat singing and traditional instruments. They were featured on the _Star Wars: Jedi - Fallen Order_ soundtrack last year.

[@saracasale3329]

Literally everytime I watch one of your videos (especially book hauls) I feel like buying books and read and read and read all day long (and I already read A LOT ). you're magical...anyway the only book I knew was The great Gatsby (ooops) and after this I'll probably go buying the illustrated version 'cause it looks so cool and also the other books 'cause they seem reeeeeally interesting. Please don't ever stop making videos, I NEED THEM!!! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@peculiaritea]

Beach Read is HORRIBLE or maybe I'm a snob - possibly a combination

[@leahthenerd]

Authors reading memoirs is 10/10. Authors reading their books SEEMS like a good idea, but there is the infamous Donna Tartt reading of A Secret History that just...missed a mark or two. I listened to An Absolutely Remarkable Thing on Audiobook and the way that last chapter was done made it the best audiobook I've ever listened to!

[@CJReads]

so muh overlap in our TBR! love it. i still need to pick up there, there.

[@jujubraganca]

Please, as a Brazilian living in Canada, make a video about Clarice Lispector book! I would love to watch you talking about her!!

[@pastorytime2683]

Seeing as you love Frida Kahlo.... Have you come across Ana Mendieta? She was an amazing artist and I think you'd love her too!

[@sagekay]

I prefer memoirs read by the author but when it comes to fiction I ALWAYS prefer a full cast.

[@frannieforthoughts9527]

So many different books, this was absolute heaven! That gothic lesbian book? OMG, ARIEL, YES THANK YOU!!!

[@Gagging4Lit]

recently been buying a shedload of books too! And please show more of your poetry!!!!

[@aneesaidrees2532]

I just love your channel so much Ariel, I am planning to start a booktube channel by the end of this month and I look up to you for inspiration

[@serenekho7030]

Ariel!! What happened to your big book challenge? I was looking forward to that 🙈🙈 also, love your videos! You’re the best!!

[@ddotzil]

it is so nice to watch a booktuber who has a similar taste to books to me and doesn't just read what is popular. keep up the weird book hauls!

[@beatrizdubois8731]

I love Clarice Lispector, she was an amazing Brazilian author! I’m truly glad that you’ve chosen Hora da Estrela. Personally my favorite Brazilian authors are Machado de Assis and Guimarães Rosa but I really appreciate the effort to diversify the authors. I believe you’ll love the book, and seeing your tbr makes me believe that you would enjoy The Posthumous Memoirs of Brás Cubas

[@suchaweird0]

Definitely!

[@kelsey7071]

I seriously love your videos 💕 you come off genuine and so engaging for us to watch 💕

[@astudyinmarkgatiss]

i commented too soon - definitely recommend the audiobook for split tooth, it’s a wonderful experience (narrated by the author!)

[@taylaleonardis6951]

As a sixteen year old who mostly reads YA fantasy, this video gives me hope that one day I will be as well read as you are across multiple genres ❤️

[@isadoraemiiwahashi864]

So happy to see my country's literature spreading. Clarice Lispector is brilliant and unlike anything you will read in your life. In the same note, read Machado de Assis, best Brazilian author

[@gracealyssa28]

If you like looking into Hellen Keller and trailblazers of the disabled community, I’ve heard good things about this book called the imprisoned guest by Elisabeth Gitter- it’s s biography about Laura Bridgman the first blind-deaf person to get a significant education in the English language

[@emmaf8264]

guess i’m good at my job (librarian) bc i knew most of these books. validating 😌

[@fortune_roses]

Detecting air in your astrology :0 lovely list, thank you

[@fiveafterseven]

Books read by the author are my favourite audiobooks I also read The Chrysalids in grade nine and I forgot to return it so I got a notice three years later that they wouldn't let me graduate until I did

[@bts_vinyl]

For memoirs I definitely do prefer for the audiobooks to be read by the authors. When it comes to fiction, unless the author has performing experience, then I don't think they should read their own books. I've encountered some awful audiobooks read by the authors where they don't do enough with their voice to differentiate between different characters or add any emotion to the scenes. It can make it too confusing to try and listen to the book because I can't tell which character is talking or it's just a monotone droning on.

[@andrearobyn3701]

During quarantine I've bought so many books from my local bookshop, bless curb side pickup and their website. To celebrate my would-have-been graduation day I bought 'The Plague' and 'My Year of Rest and Relaxation', had been interested in both for a while though still most definitely an #ArielMadeMeReadIt moment, and both were fantastic! Ecstatic that you picked up some Indigenous books, sadly many people in Canada aren't educated on Aboriginal history as we should be and it's important to continue to learn.

[@pochiseguel]

hahaha the chair part 😂

[@laurendanielle.]

LISTEN TO THE SPLIT TOOTH AUDIOBOOK!! That listen was my FAVORITE last year. Throat singing included as a part of the experience. Absolutely adored that book.

[@agnetebutk]

Actually Heartstopper is in grey-scale. The teal is the American edition. For anyone who wants to read it, it started as a webcomic and you can read it on Tumblr, Tapas and Webtoon

[@annamullan9377]

First Noelle and now Ariel. I’m going to be broke honestly hahaha. But it’s worth it!