HOW TO READ MORE | reading for free + focusing tips

[@kenialcaso]

What helps me to read more is to read a chapter a day, however long that is!

[@Lrory5982]

Same, it gives me motivation to read more 😊

[@caricanread]

Yes!! Little goals and routines help so much!

[@Grace-dg4fb]

this works for me too. also, since there's no local library near my place, I'm trying this thing where i go to a book sale store near me, look for anything that catches my attention and buy it without looking at reviews online so i'm not biased when i read it. then i read a chapter a day before i go to sleep. i'll compare my review to that of the others after i finish it.

[@ameliavinar8752]

just dont read a secret history then loll

[@rina8687]

most of the time downloading pdfs illegally is my only option and it's frustrating 🥺 a lot of books aren't translated in my native language and by the time they are (sometimes it takes years) i unintentionally see spoilers online 😭 libby and overdrive are not available for my country and books in english are ridiculously expensive. so i usually just can't help myself and i download it and if i like the book i eventually buy a physical copy when i get the chance. the things avid readers have to do 😔🤘🏻 also, what helps me with concentration for reading and studying is a youtube channel called Guild of Ambience! they have amazing 2-3 hours long sounds of a library, rain, storms, crackling fire, a forest, seaside town market, etc; i hope it can be of help 🥰 i found myself reading/studying for hours listening to these.

[@caricanread]

Definitely understand, especially with translations. Murakami always gets translated to Korean SO FAST and my husband gets to read his new books literally years before me. Its painful to watch him reading 😂

[@pushtibhatt7443]

EXACTLY same situation here but with online classes my school docs take so much space I could use for book pdfs. -.- I can only have 15-18 downloaded books and so I can't keep my all time fav ones....

[@cWjkL8ysxOkrH66]

i completely understand but i would recommend downloading books in the EPub format! it's SO much better, you can customize font/font size, add highlighters, etc. i think iBooks supports epub but google docs don't, so i used an app called Moon+. but the epub experience itself is a much more pleasant one. also! if you can't find a book in epub (it's not that hard don't worry) you can always convert pdf to epub, just google something like 'pdf to epub' and you'll what to do. hope it helps :) i generally download my ebooks from z-lib.org, they have a massive archive.

[@chanyeolswife5235]

I got the same exact problem.

[@aaronsbeard2488]

@@cWjkL8ysxOkrH66 OMSGSGSG Thank u for introducing the website!!! 💜 💜 I can read alot of books that i never thought i could get my hands on. How could i not know this website existed😭😭Thank u so much & ily💜

[@Ann_E1989]

Library books have always pushed me to actually read them. There's a deadline ya know? Gotta get on it!

[@BeryllineBea]

As a librarian, thank you for your support of libraries! Overdrive/Libby and Hoopla are lovely resources. If it helps anyone to know, they work a bit differently. O/L are limited by the number of things you have checked out at any one time. You may have to be on a waiting list for items, because your library system can only lend out as many copies as it has bought licenses for. Each library system is going to have a different selection of books/audiobooks available, depending on what they’ve purchased. O/L also has magazines! Hoopla never has waitlists, but you are limited in how many checkouts you get per month. I’m not 100% sure on this, but I believe Hoopla’s selection is the same for all libraries. Both O/L and Hoopla allow you to watch/listen right from their websites if you don’t have a device to download their apps. Finally, it’s worth checking your local library, because they may be doing curbside pickup of physical materials as well (Mine does! Items are quarantined between borrows for safety).

[@oh_hey_sarah]

I accomplished my goal of reading 20 books in 2020 (I read 23, yay!) and have set a 2021 goal to read 50. This video was incredibly helpful, thanks Cari!

[@caricanread]

Yay!!! Hope you find some amazing reads this year ☺️

[@MavisCCC]

I ended up 103 and felt pretty good about it until I realized I liked (like, truly liked) around 10 of them. So honestly, doesn't matter :(

[@Lena-uo9xz]

I am so surprised how difficult and expensive it seems to be to buy books in some countries. I live in Germany and we have a foreign language book section in every bookstore and if you order books online you don't have to pay shipping (even if they have to have it shipped from another country before they can send it to you)😳 Anyway, thank you for the lovely video and recommending Libby/Overdrive! Borrowing books is such a relief when you read a lot as it gets quite expensive🙇🏻‍♀️ Have a nice day!✨

[@AntoniasVideoJournal]

i heard of libby from you and honestly it’s been so useful!! now i can read my books literally e v e r y w h e r e 💗

[@caricanread]

Yessss! Life changing app!!

[@abigailb123]

Does it work for the uk?

[@noon2775]

@@abigailb123 the uk has its own version called borrowbox! Most libraries use it yeah ;)

[@soltanar3014]

How to read more: don't sleep that work for me at least.

[@caricanread]

😂😂😂

[@chanyeolswife5235]

@@caricanread hi, you did a how to read like bts... could you do one for exo? ^_^ I found your channel just some days ago. Love your content.

[@chanyeolswife5235]

@@bluemoon9113 she also did one based in the members, no what they read but what we could read based on them. I already do a kind of readathon based on exo superpowers, but I think it will be nice to have similar to what she did for bts too.

[@analuisaconstantinodossant7986]

Love the recommendation to read more because you love it and not for the pressure! Everyone read at a certain pace, so take a deep breath and go, folks :) And, Cari, don't forget to re-read Inkheart, you've said you would! And if you're reading this and you didn't read Inkheart by Cornelia Funke, please, go read it, its REALLY good.

[@caricanread]

💯!!!

[@aliciaguzman]

I personally like it when you change up your background but regardless I’d watch the video even if you were sitting on your toilet hahah okay wait that was weird comment to make haha

[@caricanread]

😂😂😂

[@melanieperina7531]

I just spilt my tea from laughing so hard at this omg

[@aliciaguzman]

@@melanieperina7531 I hope your tea wasn't too hot and that you didnt spill it on yourself.

[@melanieperina7531]

@@aliciaguzman aww haha, no worries! it didn't spill on me

[@user-vc5rp7nf8f]

poop vlog - the next frontier

[@marisawu3646]

After Dark by Haruki Murakami truly made me get back into reading! Still a very magical world to walk into from time to time. Thank you for being such a big inspiration! You have no idea how much your videos mean to me😊❤️💓💖💜💙❣️💗💛🤍💕🥰

[@caricanread]

😭🙏 thank YOU!

[@isabellaortunodelpozo212]

Hahaha I was reading and literally just picked my phone to scroll on KZbin to find this video

[@caricanread]

omg noooo hahhahaha

[@jacquelinesandoval4836]

Haha same😂😂

[@TheSorianoCAmille]

I’m trying to rekindle my love for literature (Had a reading slump for almost 3 years) and I started to read again last year due to quarantine. I am definitely downloading that forest app since my biggest distractions are my phone and twitter. Thank you for the tips! Here’s to more books to be read this 2021. ☺️

[@caricanread]

🥂✨🙏

[@CassRudolph]

Reading on my phone was the first thing to re-ignite wanting to read more so I really suggest giving it a shot if you're looking to read more. I had a hang up about more screen time but I've read so so so many more books because of it!

[@caricanread]

🙏🙏🙏

[@pockettangerine]

i’ve borrowed Six of Crows twice now and haven’t gotten to it before my return date came up 😫 i’m gonna actually read it this time though! 😂

[@caricanread]

YOU MUST!

[@manicmuffin]

Lifehack: If you have an actual kindle (not the app but the device), you can keep reading the book past the Libby/Overdrive deadline as long as you don't "exit" the book after it was returned to the library (like, go to the "home page"). As long as you only stay on one book and don't leave it for the home page, you'll maintain access to it and can read it all the way through, but once you leave the book then the kindle will "refresh" and remove your access to it. I don't know if this works for other ereaders like the Nook (I read on a Kindle Oasis). Sorry if it's not 100% clear, let me know if you have any questions, but this has been a game changer for me because sometimes the Libby deadlines would give me so much anxiety and now I don't worry about it. :)

[@chanyeolswife5235]

"Don't have your phone with you when reading" ...but I read with my phone 🙃 There is an app called read more. And you can do sessions. I like seeing how much minutes I read per day. And is free.

[@jacquelinesandoval4836]

That's cool! I sometimes read on my phone as well, I think she ment when you like have an actual book in front of you

[@mandyg.4875]

I’m a super slow reader so I often don’t read a lot because I read too slow. Something that motivates me is that on goodreads you can add the page number you’re on and then it says how much % you’ve read so far and this somehow really motivates me😆

[@morgan1877]

I never hear anyone talking about this but if you’re using Libby look into your surrounding counties/cities libraries. Often those areas will let you join if you have a residence in the neighboring area. I’ve lived in rural and metro areas in the US and this was true in both and even encouraged in the metro area. (It gives you more options for holds and waitlists.)

[@caricanread]

Omg thats so good to know, i had no idea!!!

[@ninna12tw]

I need a most anticipated books for 2021 vid !! Omg same I cant read in the morning unless it’s a really lazy day and im reallyyyy into the book. Important Q: any updates on the bookclub ? 🥺🥺

[@caricanread]

I’m juggling a lot so my mental health is sort of in the dumps so the book club will have to wait at least another month I’m sorry 🥺

[@ninna12tw]

@@caricanread totally understand I just wanted to make sure I hadn’t missed anything 🤍🤍

[@lovemexicanfood]

I started reading Just kids on Monday and I'm on the last 30 pages. Thank you so much for the recommendation. I want to read more this year so I think this is a good start

[@caricanread]

Its still on of my all time favorites!!

[@clarissagutierrez5015]

I’m on like page 100 right now! It’s pretty interesting since I knew nothing about them but I keep pausing to google names or things from the book lol

[@lovemexicanfood]

@@clarissagutierrez5015 Jajaja, same. But just the way Patti Smith talks about her relationship with Robert is so captivating that I can keep reading

[@clarissagutierrez5015]

@@lovemexicanfood that's true!! i rarely read books that talk about platonic soulmates so this book is refreshing

[@dinoelexierdeslebens]

aaaaahhhh you always post when I'm about to sleeeep oh well here we go again btw im currently reading Kim Jiyoung, born 1982 thanks to your video!

[@caricanread]

enjoy and sweet dreams ahahah

[@xhan104]

I decided to read instead of watching Netflix. I was just getting so bored with the shows on Netflix but with books there's so much variety! I also only read 'books' on Kindle and I read more self helpy/textbooks on iPad/iPhone!

[@ephemeralcreationsstudio]

I started reading again after about 6 years of not reading for fun after a childhood of inhaling books thanks to Cari. So thank you Cari for that. I saw your enthusiasm about reading again and I wanted to start too so I did. Even if my going through books is slow but that's on me. Thank you Cari. Hope you're doing well. See you next week. Lots of love.

[@caricanread]

😍😍😍😍

[@ghanshyamsingh3653]

Cari Cakes should be declared A WHOLESOME BEING and both her channels....THE WHOLESOME ONES. She makes my jaw drop with the videos she makes...a very wholesome reading video, indeed!!! This video makes me wanna hug her🤗✌️👍❤️

[@MissAyeGo]

I just finished Sweet Bean Paste (my friend lent it to me). I'm also an English speaker in a non-native speaking country (Japan) and have also found other foreigners' bookcases a great way to get access to books :) You've reminded me that I need to set up an Overdrive account - thanks!

[@jaehyukbae7813]

i download libby last december and it totally change my life, i read 10 books on dec. while before i just read 2-3 books/month

[@caricanread]

YESSSSSS!!!!

[@imagirl688]

Since you read books that are suggested to you, if you haven’t already, please read The Shadow Queen. It’s a retelling of Snow White, but she’s less like a damsel in distress and kind of badass. It’s a little typical or classical but it was a great read for me!

[@len1061]

am i the only one who feels like she oozes with 'karen gillan' vibes? she's as beautiful as her, oh my god!

[@caricanread]

What a compliment! Thank you!!

[@anamariadecastro917]

This video was so necessary! Because, a lot of times I already felt pressionate by myself or somebody´s else in social media about how much books the person read, and a felt like "I should read more", then my quality of reading got down. So I trying not put pressure on myself, and this video was one more great reminder about it. Thank you so much, your videos help me so much and bring me a AMAZING felling!!!

[@marycarmensabrinaguerrero109]

This was such a comforting video to watch

[@caricanread]

Thank you ☺️☺️☺️

[@ellasdream]

i literally almost cried when you finished talking about being able to focus because i loveee reading but for some reason it’s been so difficult to focus lately and i’ve been feeling like something is wrong with me or something :( Cari, thank so much, your videos are such comfort and i’m happy to know that someone understands and discusses these things❤️❤️❤️

[@alexis-nj6kz]

you got this!

[@LemonyLauren]

I love your booktube! You inspired me to read the Six of Crows series from your main channel and now I’m almost done with all the series in the Grishaverse! I can’t get enough of Leigh Bardugo’s books now. It was difficult to enjoy reading post college due to the association of books being so demanding so a huge thank you to you

[@caricanread]

Omg YES love that leigh is changing our lives for the better

[@emilysatticarts5538]

I do feel pressured about reading sometimes but this really helped me😁 I read about 130 books a last year😀 And I'm really proud of it!!! Keep up the good work😊

[@waverlyb6908]

I just started using forest and i absolutely love it. the plants are so cute and it's helped me with focusing a lot more and stay away from my phone. i used to have major separation anxiety with my phone but now i can stay away from it for hours if i need to. it's helped me stay more engaged with everything going on around me. absolutely love it!!

[@noursayed7795]

I love the colourful abstract painting you did behind you. It's great to see it finished after that video where you started it :) .

[@caricanread]

Thank you! I love it too 🥰

[@eleni7371]

Yayyy!!! I was waiting since you put it on your story! This actually came in the best time possible!!!

[@caricanread]

Yesss hope it helps!!

[@VenieRay]

The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune, which I discovered from your channel, is one of my most favorite books of 2020. Thank you, Cari! 👌🏼💜

[@rachelwilson3301]

Love your jumper, it's so cute! Book recommendation: Burnt Shadows by Kamila Shamsie, really interesting read. Also loved Home Fire by her too, that won the women's prize for fiction a few years ago.

[@caricanread]

I will look her up, thank you!!!

[@syflthfia]

Hi, Cari! Greetings from Indonesia. Sadly, Libby and overdrive are not available in my country. Luckily we have alternatives: iPusnas (national digital library - it's free!) and Gramedia Digital (digital e-reader from a local publisher). They have a huge collection of books written/translated in Bahasa Indonesia. For English books, I usually use Scribd. They're all great in their own way.

[@ricatrinidad7707]

For book recos - I love this book podcast STRONG SENSE OF PLACE ... it even has a accompanying blog & atlas for more detailed book recos ... the podcast’s concept is it focuses on 1 place (country or venue) and the hosts talks of 5+ great books that capture the sense of the place ... i’ve gotten so many good recos from it, in quite diverse genres ... their blog images and the hosts’ description of the places are also a daydreamer’s & traveler’s paradise 😁

[@mergesviz]

One of the biggest things that revolutionized my reading is audiobooks. I use Libby a ton for that. While I’m exercising, getting ready for the day, making my meals, etc, I throw on an audiobook! I’ve also tried to get into the habit of reading (physically) before bed because I need to ✨stop staring at screens✨.

[@cassitta5232]

thanks for that video! i am brazilian, and here books are SO expensive, and when we want to read in another language, physical books are almost impossible to buy if u don't have much money. the idea of online libraries open a new world to me, so thanks a lot 🥺♥️

[@veronicainkorea]

The So Little Time reference got me XD. Gotta recommend the app Serial Reader. Lots of classics in serial form so you can read in more manageable chunks. Librivox also has free audiobooks of classics, recorded by volunteers. Quality is sometimes meh but lots of narrators to choose from which is nice.

[@Eliana-gu5vx]

Book recommendation: The Penderwicks

[@caricanread]

oh i've never heard of this! thank you!

[@rachelwilson3301]

The penderwicks is such a heartwarming read! Loved it

[@gabrielledecordova-harris1369]

I love these tips, thank you so much for making this! I’ve recently got back into reading and I usually read a chapter when I wake up and a chapter before I go to bed and anything else in the day is definitely a bonus for me!

[@marigoldandlilies]

If anyone is scrolling through the comments, wishing to find a good read, I suggest Almond by Sohn Won-pyung! It is my first read of 2021 and I love it very much! It has a very interesting plot so I wish you will enjoy it too!! x

[@av8213]

I've wanted to read that for a while since I saw it last year. Is there a physical English translation, digital, or did you read in Korean? (and where can you get it if it's in English, haha) thanks:)

[@acidburnsaya]

Thank you so much!!! I’m really enjoying the app. And having focus hours. Where I don’t touch my phone and just focus on reading. Except whenever they mention something and I’m like “I wonder what that is” and go to check my phone lol But thank you so much for the advice. Keep up the good work :)

[@ChoochooseU]

I am an old subbie to your other channel and new to this one- and newly, eh like one month deep back into reading and girrrl- *Libby & Me are 🤞* I simply love having the ability to read for free and get on the holds lists, and there’s enough material available online to keep me busy for a lifetime I’m sure. I also love just having everything in the same app! I know some people prefer to use a different reader- but in the kind of person who likes it alllllll together.

[@phoebelianna7226]

Hoopla is fantastic! If a book or audio book is on there, you can borrow it right away without having to place holds or wait for it to become available and you can keep it for twenty days.

[@saragh3900]

I live in Iran so I don't think I'd be able to use those apps. Watching you is really comforting💘

[@caricanread]

Hope you can find a way to get your hands on all the books you desire!!

[@coldbrewhour9268]

I love your sweater so much omg

[@caricanread]

Me too 😭🙏

[@teabloom4132]

I adore how you talk about books, you make everything seem so magical (I'm so jealous of your forest haha my trees are pretty lonely and they seem to value their personal space) ♡ also I'm obsessed with this sweater, it looks so good on you, really brings out your eye and hair color 😍 mesmerizing ♡

[@WeirdReadswithEmilyLouise]

Thank you so much for the Libby recommendation! I've read 3 books on it so far since watching this video. Seriously can't thank you enough.

[@caricanread]

That makes me so happy 😭😍

[@luci31030]

Hi cari! New subscriber here 🤗, for both of your channels, I looove your content so much! I've honestly been wanting to restart my reading path since I discovered your channels lol, I used to literally eat books in highschool and then I stopped, so this vid is coming right on time for me! Hope you have an amazing end of your week 🥰❤️✨

[@caricanread]

Same!! Life after high school is hard but coming back to reading was the best thing I’ve ever done!!! Thank you 💕💕💕

[@luci31030]

@@caricanread Totally! Can't wait to get back to it asap 💖💖

[@iggy5801]

i’ve been in a big reading slump recently so tysm for this!!

[@caricanread]

🙏🙏🙏

[@evewithwonder]

I feel you! I have a mountain of books I started and just couldn't muster up the I-wanna-read energy to finish...

[@sailorsoph3470]

You got me into the Forest app last year and it's been soooo helpful to help me focus on reading because I'm also TERRIBLE for randomly picking up my phone when I'm reading!! 😒😒 I've still got a long way to go but it definitely was a really helpful tip so thank you! 😊💖

[@fraixa20]

Last year I wanted to get back into reading with Paprika but I had to put it on hold with all the pandemic anxiety. Butttt in October/November I was determined to read again so I took up your recommendation of Six of Crows and GIRL we are back in motion. I am gonna read Crooked Kingdom now and then fully finish Paprika. 🤓 Thank you always for you recommendation and reading motivation Cari! You have a fan in me from Puerto Rico ✨📚

[@LC-zt1kr]

Bookstagram is so much less toxic than instagram itself. Thank you for the recommendation. Happy reading!

[@storm3927]

also forest premium pays for trees to be planted. you can always try that. i like to pretend i have it so that way it feels like i'm helping the earth more by reading

[@CookieMonster32102]

my 2020 reading year was so much better thanks to you cari!! House in the Cerulean Sea will be a tiny happy world that lives on in my heart forever, and I only found that book cos of you!!

[@dai5774]

This video was everything that I needed now! Thanks!

[@caricanread]

🙏🙏🙏

[@catherinearitonang1665]

everytime i need an inspiration i just watch your video thank yoouu🌸💖

[@caricanread]

🥰🙏

[@rachelsaelid6081]

Idk if this falls under your usual reading list, but I'd recommend The Street by Ann Petry. It was the first novel by a black American to sell more than a million copies. It is about a single black mother in the 1940s trying to raise her son and make a living in Harlem. It's definitely not a "feel good novel" but Petry's mesmerizing writing style is so relevant to today and her characters are so real that I bought myself a copy after reading it at the library.

[@ReReChan]

As someone who reads English books (I'm bilingual), and currently living in Taiwan (the language system here is Chinese), I usually read ebooks by using Scribd. It's great cos I can read/listen to as many books that I want with a cheap affordable price. I would say it's like a library but you'd have to pay for membership kinda library.

[@ReReChan]

Also! Just like you, I won a samsung tablet on my trip to Seoul and that's the main the device that I use to read!

[@evelynslibrary5712]

That was very motivational without making me anxious! Also, forest is the only thing that can keep me away from my phone for that long

[@abbymclean8783]

I love the Forrest app! It makes me so happy to plant trees :)! I am pretty sure it is free except (for me) it cost 1.25$ for a premium which you only pay for once and you always have it. It's defiantly worth it for me. Also, the trees you showed are some of my favorites! :D :D

[@diazisidora2]

i read a lot for college (i study literature) so in times that i'm in summer vacations (as right now in Chile) i find really challenging going back to read for fun or simple enterteinment, i have a tbr for this summer and i'm hoping i can start reading it before i go back to classes in march, thank u for the advice and recommendations!

[@icedcoffeee348]

Axis 360 is amazing, too!!! It uses the same Library system as Overdrive and Libby, but I guess it's just like a place where if Overdrive doesn't have it available, then Axis might. (If that makes sense...) Anyways, your channel is so cool!

[@lemonlemonster]

Hoopla is great if your library has it! There's no wait time to download books and you can instantly reborrow it if you don't finish, which is great for a slow reader like me. Also another ebook store and e-reader option is Kobo (if you want to avoid Amazon). They often have $.99 books in their store that can be read on your desktop/tablet and their e-readers are really nice with the night shift/yellow backlight option on most, which I really enjoy.

[@lostcharge]

I feel the living abroad pain! I live in Japan and if I want to read a book in English, I either have to use an e-reader or pay for a book and cry over the shipping costs. There are some English book sections big book stores in Japan, but as I dont live in the city that's not happening. I got a library card from home and check out things digitally :) Though right now I try to focus on reading in Japanese. Thanks for this video, and appreciate you reminding is that reading isn't competitive!

[@VJal95]

I personally buy used books online and they're usually in great condition and way cheaper, unless I can't find a certain title then I'd buy it new.

[@val.daffodils]

Omg the forest app is the cutest thing ever! Such a good video btw!

[@Zoe-fe6sm]

I’m in high school and my school did give me a library card. It’s so helpful and I use it all the time for libby

[@jjgarrett8225]

If you like middle grade you should read “Keeper of the lost cities”!!! It’s so good I read all the ones out around 7 in a months time and they are Beefy books!!

[@marigoldandlilies]

I dont know how some of you all feel about book depository but that's where I buy my books online.. especially when I want a physical copy of a book I love! They have free shipping fee and also offers lots of different book covers which is amazing!

[@kkxcomo2333]

For anyone who can’t focus when reading like me because of background noises and chattering etc listen to library ambience it helps me focus so much 🤍

[@laurelhell]

incredible video!! you really motivate me to read more, love you 🥺

[@caricanread]

🥺🙏 thank you!!!

[@als240]

in hope of inspiration and a good 2021 reading year 💗 always so calming videos and vibes

[@caricanread]

🙏🙏🙏

[@imani_iguana]

Growing up, my parents used to buy my brother and I a book once a month, even when money was tight. There are usually a great selection of books at cheaper prices ($1-$5) at Goodwill. I do have a Libby account with about four different library cards attached to it (; To recover from a reading drought, I tend to reread one of my favorite books to get me back in the spirit of things. (Also, my memory kind of sucks, so I do reread some of my favorite books once every few years anyway.) To find books, I go to the bookstore and read the backs of books in my favorite sections. If I find a book I think I’ll like, I take pics of the book cover so I can get them from the library at a later date.

[@bia220298]

if you're in Brazil (and i think it can ship internationally too...?) there's a website called Estante Virtual, that has so many indie bookshops and second hand bookshops (sebos) from all over the country, you can look for specific books from any store, or browse any one stores catalog, it's great, it's cheap, it supports local stores and you can find books in many languages other than Portuguese, even if those are the vast majority

[@mariamonteon4345]

Thank you for the libby recommendation!! Its my first library card after elementary school!!

[@gertrudetan7208]

Just so you know, I’ve NEVER skip through your videos before ☺️

[@selinaa19]

I’ve been looking for a lot of book inspiration, so this is like really helpful! + book recommendation ~ “The Testaments” by Margaret Atwood

[@caricanread]

🥰🙏 and thank you!!!!

[@noon2775]

@@caricanread make sure to read the handmaids tale as the testaments is a novella based on it

[@anancybrown]

I have trouble focusing/reading for a decent amount of time if it is too quiet at home. I usually prefer to read in cafes, so one thing I wanted to recommend for anyone who is like me is ASMR rooms! Since we can't go to cafes these days, turning on a cafe ASMR room on my tv and lighting a candle has really helped my reading time ^_^ Also, I can confirm - Kindle does have a desktop app ^_^

[@bookoffholicbookwart5945]

"Sick to death filming in that corner" 😁🤣🤣🤣 perfect intro

[@meredithellen620]

I just found you and I'm Soo excited 🥺❤️ you are precious and I really love your vibes and your beautiful sweater. ⭐

[@MJ-qv8pz]

I recently went from buying physical books to reading on my kindle. I find it really helps me read a lot more because I can read in low lighting, it only requires one hand to hold and it fits in every bag. I love physical books but I have loads on my shelves that I ended up not really liking, so it doesn’t even bring me joy to look at them. So for now, eBooks all the way. Unfortunately, both Libby and Overdrive don’t work on kindle if your library is outside the US. I know they could save me so much money (and make me try books I wouldn’t normally read) but I just don’t enjoy reading on my phone :(

[@TheGabySouto]

Thank you SO MUCH for the Libby recommendation, I'M SO HAPPI :') Free books yay \o/

[@hm7747]

I’m currently reading Ember in the Ashes (on Overdrive haha) by Sabaa Tahir, and I love it so much but I can never focus! This video is really helpful :D

[@hunterb7561]

I didn't know that you lived in Korea, and I literally screamed when you said that because I live in Korea right now too.

[@pockettangerine]

at least in my location, you can borrow books online from your library and they have curbside pickup and drop off if you have a hard time reading e-books or prefer a physical copy! i’d just check out your local library’s website and see if they have something similar set up

[@caricanread]

Ohhhh yes!!!!

Hello, I am a student of English. I would like to follow you for practicing my listening skills. Apart from this, I liked your tips, I agree with you. In School, I had to read a lot of book that really i didn't do, because it was an obligation. Few years ago, I read some book of that time, I could enjoy it much more. It wasn't a homework. I usually read at weekend or each night, but I don't have enough time to read focus in an intense story. Or Fridays at night too.

[@Hippolyta.]

I clicked on this video because I recently had a change of location and I haven't been able to read as well here and I think it's because I haven't designated a certain reading spot. My brain doesn't associate one certain spot with constant reading. (Actually in this particular place, my brain associates the outdoors with reading but its winter and cold and snowy so I can't exactly read outside) Also I just downloaded Forest (free on the Google Play Store, in Canada) and I'm v excited

[@caricanread]

Hope you get back into the groove soon 🥰

[@monjeeee]

spotted mary oliver somewhere in there

[@lila3372]

6:14 I have a kindle paperwhite which unfortunately doesn't work with any of the library apps but I do usually get the free trial in the kindle shop and if I do like it I end up getting my books second hand online. There's been quite a few books I was eager to read but really really did not like their first chapter at all so that saved me bugs too. I unfortunately moved away from my beloved library which saved me oh so much money and I read so much more then but now I have a pile of second hand books to get through which is fun as well. Not like I think I will get to read those 70+ books I haven't read/finished yet but I'm at book five for this year so fingers crossed!

[@lila3372]

also that forest app sounds so good but it's $3(!!) ugh

[@jackalynbishop8534]

Zlibrary is what I use... it has so many books that you can download for free... they even have new releases

[@LilAllygator]

Yess I love using Forest!! Such a great app for focusing 👌

[@hernans901]

I love Forest. Such a helpful app.

[@amberpittman6870]

Love both of your channels! I am planning a trip to Seoul in the future :) If you still are there I would love a chance to meet you. My future Mother-In-Law is from there and married her American husband there while he was in the service. She then came to the states. I have always been drawn to that culture. I have been trying different Korean dishes. Some I like but some I don't. Went to the Hanguk Market 3 hours from me the other day. Loved it in there :)I live in West Virginia btw. I most recently decided to learn the history and language. Seoul is so beautiful! I like to read but it always makes me soooo sleepy :( What kind of plant is that in the background? It is very pretty!

[@victoria4]

Another tip with Libby. I have two libraries in my area so I have two library card but I have a friend who lives in NY and she doesn’t use an iPad or EReader to read like I do. So I used her library card too! That’s way if a book isn’t available at my library it will almost always be available at hers. So I have three cards in Libby

[@victoria4]

Also Forest is paid I believe I have it too! For people who don’t want to pay just type pomodoro timer in the App Store there’s free apps

[@caricanread]

Oh yessss! I actually use my dad’s county card 😉