I Need Space on my Bookshelves!! || BOOK UNHAUL 2019

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

Gosh that thumbnail tho... I'm so photogenic :D

[@emmiemust6033]

Emily, what if you hear something awful about Brian Sanderson, would you then separate the author by his work?

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

@@emmiemust6033 If he did something like the author of The Mists of Avalon? I wouldn't be able to read anything else by him. It would obviously make me very sad since I love his books but I wouldn't be able to support him.

[@alaa-7731]

for some reason I love unhauls more than hauls

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

We get reviews at the same time!! It also helps reduce the hype for me when I see people get rid of some of the books I'm interested in reading lol

[@berenicethegirl]

Me too! I'm not really interested in hauls because the person doesn't really have anything to say, apart from "I'm excited to read this" and read the summary 😂

[@flaviaaf]

I like unhauls because they already have a concrete opinion about each book instead of just guessing...

[@booksforsarah2197]

I watch wayyyy more unhauls than hauls

[@twistinyourside]

re. separating an author from their work- I can't, really. If I read a book and love it and then it turns out the author's a jerk, it doesn't taint my reading experience but I'm unlikely to buy more of their books because I don't wanna support that. If I hear about an author being a jerk before I read any of their books, I probably won't pick them up.

[@apinchofdisappointment]

Yeah same

[@cruelaz]

If i get the books for free like found them outside of apartments (people do that here) or at one of the community bookcases in town i usually give it a go but i dont want to support a author via buying his books there are enough books out there and better people to support

[@halliehurst4847]

Buying from second hand bookshops and charity shops is a way around this if you really want to read a book but hate the author. Borrow from libraries as well! That way your money goes to a good place. Also if the author is dead check to see where the money goes to. I’ve come across this problem *twice* when I was halfway through a series before and it’s infuriating. You want to know what happens next but definitely don’t want to support the author.

[@AwkardBookShenanigans]

Yea same. Though, especially if the author is still alive and writing, then I don't wanna support them. If they're dead maybe it doesn't matter that much. But I'm just immediately turned off from even trying an authors books if I already know they're racist/homophobic etc.

[@Chaotic_Pixie]

twistinyourside I can see that, particularly with living authors… this one is long dead. I would be curious to know who benefits now from the sale of her famous title.

[@nicolev.3532]

I can't separate an author from their work. If something awful comes out about an author I'll be thinking about it every time I see their book and I can't immerse myself in it.

[@Ceccan97]

Yay for unhauls, decluttering and organizing! 👏🏻 I'm decluttering/reorganizing my wardrobe right this moment 🙈

[@nazl6677]

can't wait for reorganizing video 😶

[@ICHMUSSMALPIPI]

Yes! I love watching unhauls, as well as getting rid of books myself.

[@freckledklutz]

I am so excited for your shelf/library reorganization but also realize that might be a big undertaking for you so take your time with it! And I won't buy books from authors who don't represent themselves well I can't as books are worth money and libraries only have so much space so I want there to be room for good stuff if that makes sense! Using my library frequently has save me so much time and money seriously I love it! I think I need to do this with some of my books as well come to think of it...

[@vegangurly]

I feel like a fun video would be a shelf makeover. I’m sure you have been recommended this before! But I would definitely watch. Books + organization = always satisfying.

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

Yup I mention in this video that the unhaul is part one of that!

[@arcticsprendogs4311]

I try NOT to separate the creator from the work because I don’t want to financially or otherwise support people who do or think harmful things. I’m looking forward to the reorganization video, and I think your blouse is amazing! 😊

[@kristac4654]

Marion Zimmer Bradley is a tough one for me. I read Mists of Avalon before I knew anything about what she did to her children. And I love the book. So much. But I can’t look at it now without thinking about what she did. I’ll never buy a copy of her books again. When an author is alive and they do something/believe in something I’m firmly against...I don’t want to support them. There are too many good books in this world. Life’s too short to make horrible people successful.

[@alinao4246]

Krista Culbertson I'm exactly in the same boat. I found the book last year, had in on hold from my library, and in the meantime I found out about what she did to her children. I still wanna read it but everytime I think about it I get a bad feeling. Maybe one day I'll read it but for now I just can't stomach it.

[@cruelaz]

Most of the time if i know a book i have on my tbr is from a questionable author i push it more back and back until i purdge it because i probably will find better books and people to give my time to

[@parkedawn]

Same for me. I read The Mists of Avalon over 10 years ago and loved the book. I only found out about her horridness a few years ago, so it kind of ruined the book for me. I'm not supporting horrid people with my money.

[@messy678]

Same. It turned my stomach. And made me so sad cuz it was one of my favorite books of all time. Course after that all came out, a few scenes did seem problematic.

[@Chaotic_Pixie]

It’s one of my favorite books. I’ve reread it 3 times in the last 15 years. It’s a masterpiece of feminist literature. I didn’t know about her history until today. It’s like… we didn’t know the author of To Kill a Mockingbird was a jerk until recently… doesn’t stop that book from being an iconic masterpiece of tolerance and fighting for justice.

[@ashtynrms]

your voice is so calm and i love it. like i could sit here and listen to you for hours! love you emily! also, neal shustermans books are really difficult to get into. i have the same struggles.

[@xForOurIntermission]

Unhauls are so therapeutic.

[@vilvin2893]

Yay! Bookshelf cleaning! I'm so excited to see tidy and organized bookshelves!

[@toma5312]

Love unhauls AND love that shirt!

[@rdpa4019]

The glass castle is my favorite book of all time! 😍

[@ceeceegreene2126]

I really love the way your bookshelves look. Has a lot of character to it. 👍👌❤😍😍

[@beepboop9976]

I loved speak. I have selective mutism so I related a lot to it and there’s hardly any SM rep in the YA community. Some of those books are on my TBR and I’m kinda nervous for them now 😬😬

[@thiadesg]

I also have The Mists of Avalon on my shelves... I remember reading the first book in French when I was younger, so I still want to give it a go in English, even with the things that the author might have done... but I have been putting it off for a while.

[@mopaflo]

I am definitely a person who can't separate the artist from the art. I've had to let go some of my favorite books as well as a few fav authors bc I just can't seem to separate them and don't want to support them in anyway. I've learned not to put any author on a pedestal since I've been disappointed too often. While no one is perfect, ethics do speak a lot (at least from my experiences)

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

I feel you! I try to stay away from learning too much about authors to try and avoid this XD

[@00shelly77]

i love watching unhauls so much. it’s almost cleansing haha also that dress really looks well on you!

[@agla7460]

I can't wait for a bookshelf reorganization

[@benjaminsparrow8016]

Regarding separating an author from their work, if I find out something after I've read a book, I'll keep the book, but won't read anything else. Oftentimes, I've already stopped reading their work for other reasons. If I haven't read them yet, then I usually won't unless I already have the book.

[@JennV-B]

Love unhauls!!! And can't wait to see how you organize your shelves!!! So excited! I'm a nerd lol

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

I'm excited too! I'm so overdue for a cleanup and I have a bunch of fairy lights and decorations I've been meaning to install!

[@celina6259]

Oh yes a reorganization video coming 😍 can’t wait

[@jennawar13]

excited for the shelves to be organized! lol I read the Unwind series and I liked it, but I won't buy anymore books by him when I can go to my library, so I feel you.

[@witch268]

I totally feel the same about reading translations! If I can read a book in English I will never read it Dutch, it really isn't the same.

[@jenniferapplegate516]

I’m ready for the book reorganization video!🤭😂

[@lauramolina3337]

Jennifer Applegate yes please!!

[@ananyamullapudi7880]

IM READY FOR THE REORGANIZING

[@hill.a]

The firt thing I do when I watch your videos is search for snowglobe Emily and I'm glad I find her everytime 💃💃

[@wiz952k]

Have you read the scarlet letter? I read it in high school and I remember liking it....though it was 25 years ago!!!!

[@kathyking2515]

I really loved Mists of Avalon in my 20s.

[@DarkMistyDay]

Can't wait to see the reorganized shelves!!!!

[@pipparoberts7130]

I completely agree about the Cruel Prince. It was dire.

[@amusicalbookworm]

I 100% am with you about Karin Slaughter. I tried Pretty Girls, but it was too much for me.

[@maartjedegroot9598]

I love your blouse! One of my favourite books ever is The mists of Avalon.When I read these books for the first time I didn't know anything about the author. Now I love the books so much that I do want to separate the author's life from her stories. I also loved The cruel prince, although I liked the second book more.

[@inanimatecarbongod]

I *always* try to separate the artist from their art, otherwise I'd be unable to consume a lot of the art I enjoy.

[@capalluisce]

I read Since You've Been Gone and I honestly don't remember much. Based on that, I'd say you aren't missing much with that one, imo. Also, I'm excited for the organizing of the shelves! Yay!

[@Meenieweenie]

Omg I know what you mean about translation books!! I want to read more in Spanish but it has to be originally in Spanish or it’s weird.

[@nataliekind]

Just received nevermoor last month from amazon and got the book cruel prince last year. I’m hoping to enjoy it when I get to it

[@SuperHappyNotMerry]

In response to separating the author form their work for me it is a case by case scenario. There is really a lot of nuance to be had in these issues and I will admit I would have a harder time dismissing an all time favorite author if they did something bad than I would with an author I've never read anything from. It also depends on how bad I perceive the allegations against them are, which is very subjective. As an example I will mention Phillip Pullman who wrote His Dark Materials which is amazing. Lately I heard people accusing him of transphobia. I was honestly surprised because he just didn't seem like the kind of person who would do that but nevertheless I researched the issue. I found out he had made a comment that I didn't interpret as transphobic but that nevertheless was vague enough that I understood why someone else might make an argument for it being transphobic. As such I made the decision to continue reading his works because I still enjoyed him as an author. As another example the author you mentioned Marion Zimmer Bradley who committed inarguably more terrible crimes, there is no way in hell I could ever read or support such an author's work. I would feel complicit in a sense.

[@tara3827]

I separate an author from their work. I always borrow books from the library and than if I like it then I will go and buy it.

[@l0n3wolf89]

Same 🙋🏼

[@happyrunnergirl11]

So excited for the reorganization!

[@Lysis99]

I can't distance the author from the book. Yes, I'm probably missing a wonderful story. Yes, maybe the book doesn't represent that bad thing. But at the end, they are selling me their books. If I buy them, I give them money. If the author did something bad, I would not like to encourage it by buying his books.

[@DairyFreeAutism]

Émilie this is why I will get books from charity shops for authors like that. Cause at least the money goes to a good cause.

[@AshleyZieman]

@@DairyFreeAutism that is a very clever solution to a very emotional and problematic situation!

[@ionelaciomag1136]

I love the Unwind series by Neal Shusterman

[@Sophie-en4jf]

Morgan Matson's books are great!! I actually try to avoid contemporary romance books because they are usually very cliche and boring, but I really enjoyed hers. She is very good at creating an atmosphere etc. I think they are very different from the usual hyped YA contemporary. It is ofcourse your choice but maybe should give it a try, if you haven't given them away yet haha :)

[@llyrensbookishadventures8220]

If you can, try the audio version of the Wundersmith (Nevermoor #2). The narrator is excellent and it's a really great experience! I've listened to both of them on audio and I'm not sure I would have loved them as much if had been reading them...

[@dailycarolina.]

Can we see a bookshelves organization/tour video ??

[@lostinabookcase3796]

I'm sorta scared now. Cruel Prince is the first fae book I want to read!

[@fannfannmsb]

totally agree about translated books!! i'm french and i can't read translations anymore... dialogues are often so weird and awkward when translated and i don't like it

[@nonfictionfeminist]

I don't usually separate the author from the book, but I LOVED Mists of Avalon. I've read one other by her and enjoyed it, but didn't love it, so Mists of Avalon is the exception, and only because I read it before I learned about who the author was.

[@leap-of-faith]

ahh unwind and challenger deep!! sad to see them go, I personally really enjoyed both!! hope you are able to find some better reads though (:

[@wisecraic]

I've heard some pretty negative things about Anne Rice and Orson Scott Card, but I had already read (and loved) some Vampire Chronicles books and Ender's Game series books prior to hearing those things. I find the way that I handle it is to purchase "problematic" authors' books used so that I can still enjoy the work without feeling like I'm directly contributing to them.

[@maddielc204]

I would watch an hour long unhaul and organize your shelves

[@newnametocome386]

For me it depends what is being said about the author as to whether or not I can still read something by them.

[@lisav2526]

Loving this shirt!

[@eobrien1]

This is unrelated to books lol, but you mentioned a book for the beach & where to French Canadians tend to go for beach? I realize idk. In southeastern US, we tend to go to Florida and North + South Carolina

[@alib8694]

I think the topic of separating the author from their work is usually oversimplified. Writing is never separate from an author. An author's experiences, world view, and even sometimes deepest feelings influence their writing. Even when it's fiction, it's still a glimpse into the author's mind. You might be able to block out things you don't like about an author so that you can still enjoy their work, but in all honesty you can never actually separate an author from their work.

[@elizabennet7397]

I wish I was able to somehow get The Kept Woman. I love Karin Slaughter novels (and was very happy to discover her with Pretty Girls, it is not her best novel but certainly got me hooked). As for separating the artist from his work, I actually try to do that since I believe the art should not be valued by the same criteria (that we value a human being) however I find it very hard to do. Luckily so far the writers whose work I enjoy seem to be nice people. However it is the film makers and actors I'm having trouble with. I used to love Woody Allen films, he was one of my all time favorite directors but now every time I wanted to watch a film of his, I find that I simply can't. But I'm trying to get over this since logically I think art should be separated from its maker.

[@Phillybookfairy]

I wanna read Unwind now lol. I loved Scythe and Thunderhead but I havent read anything else by him yet. Did you like any of his books other than those? You did read Thunderhead. Right?.

[@imperatrice211]

I feel quite similar to you, I try to separate authors from their books but don't end up doing it a lot of the time because more often then not, I'm not too interested in these authors either way :) I get rid of books right after reading them if I don't think I'm going to reread them so not a lot of books end up on my read shelves actually x)

[@MaryAmongStories]

you're breaking my heart with Nevermoor xD

[@gracie9658]

I can't read translated books either, now that I can read English, I feel like I'm missing something if I'm reading the translation. And for that very reason I can't use my library because they only have a handful of books in English but nothing I like, which is very frustrating.

[@Amanda-dn4ld]

I had never heard of the mists of avalon until a co worker was telling me about it and how she remembered it from her childhood

[@berenicethegirl]

Are you kidding me I am watching this video before going to bed and starting Unwind 😂😂

[@sumayyah5015]

I tend to disassociate books from their authors. Especially when i know nothing about the author other than their name and when i just want to read for the sake of it, not really critiquing the writing. However, if I happened to hear a bad price of news on a respected author of mine I would probably feel disappointed enough to stop reading their works. P.s I live watching your unhauls, can't wait for the reorganization.

[@arlynnw9916]

What's your lipstick?

[@oatmeal4020]

You just got rid of half of my TBR! Shiii....bubbles XD

[@milaces1323]

Unhauls give me anxiety lol. But i'm a filthy book hoarder 😅

[@leticiatoraci9855]

We are caring book holders, like dragons 🐲

[@belasantosapril1998]

Same opinion on cruel prince

[@emilyh1886]

Completely agree with you on the Cruel Prince... But for some reason I read the Wicked King? No idea why 😂

[@yandusoup]

I like your blouse. Also, I want to get rid of Shades of Magic series but I don't know anyone who wants them, and I lowkey want to give the last book another go.

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

Thanks! It's a dress and its currently 50% off! The last book was definitely the weakest one :/

[@alittlereader]

It’s kinda funny... all the books you’re getting rid of are ones I’ve been wanting to read 😅 (which makes me second guess myself cause I trust your judgement) the only reason I haven’t picked them up is because my town is so small that we don’t have a library!

[@cozyafternoons]

I didn't know anything about Marion Zimmer Bradley but I read Mists of Avalon early this year and thought it was fine. It's nothing special enough to warrant reading if you're uncomfortable with the author!

[@han-qe8cx]

it's so difficult to separate an author from their works, even if i do love the book. like when i read ender's game i absolutely loved it and bought all the sequels but only read 3 before finding out that orson scott card is really shitty. i could never bring myself to pick up the rest of his books and eventually ending up getting rid of them. i still kept the first 2 bc i did really enjoy them but i don't know if i'll be able to reread them any time soon :/

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

I guess I'm lucky I didn't care for Ender's Game lol I learned only after about the author so I never finished the second book I had picked up by him :S

[@willprotector]

I try to separate an author from their work, especially if they are dead. Alive authors are a little more tricky depending on the controversy.

[@mokedoki]

I’m kind of the same, I try to separate authors from their work but majority of the time I end up feeling guilty and I can’t enjoy it anymore without remembering what they did

[@bookmilla8616]

I loved the cruel prince 😂

[@BertaRS]

There are many many authors out there with great books (or films, paintings, whatever) to find reasons to read books by terrible people. I used to try to separate them but it doesn't work for me.

[@Lorena-ey7px]

okay but unhauls are really interesting to watch even tho sometimes most of my tbr books get unhauled.😂

[@tierinko2419]

Gosh she looks great in that shirt 💚

[@tierinko2419]

Oh well dress!

[@LilTheLah]

The reorganization hype is real!

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

I'm so overdue haha

[@LilTheLah]

@@BookswithEmilyFox Welll, if you can dream it, you can do it! haha. Getting started is probably the most difficult, but I believe in you! xD

[@jenb7780]

I think with Mists of Avalon, given what her children said she did to them, and the fact that there is incest in the book... I don't think you can separate the author from the book at all. It's nauseating.

[@venusphantomhive7285]

Lol i deadass gasped when u pulled out unwind, but your reasons where fair lmao

[@berenicethegirl]

I wanted to start reading it literally tonight, should I do it still then??

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

I liked the book! I just don't have enough space on my shelves to keep everything

[@paperback_cat]

Loving the library love :)

[@saraho92]

Wait there is a book called "P.s I love you" and one called "p.s I still love you"? Is that not a bit confusing.... is Jenny Han hanging on Cecelia Aherns coattails or something?

[@aliciacampos5789]

Separating an author from their work: when it comes to child sexual abuse, it is so heinous that it is not even a question for me. I do not want to see those books, much less touch them. I feel sick, physically and emotionally.

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

Very true! I'm just glad I had gotten that book from a library sale!

[@SuperHappyNotMerry]

Agreed. In these cases there really is no way I could continue to support that author.

[@charityyoder9028]

The more I think about Nevermoor/ the morrigan crow books, the more I dislike how all of the adults keep secrets from the kids. It ended up driving me nuts.

[@maddog6041]

This isn’t very relevant to this video, but what is the yellow and white series on the top left shelf?

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

It's not a series, it's the Masterwork edition of classic sci-fis!

[@13swimchick]

😭 I wish I was your friend!! I want some of those!!

[@charityslibrary]

For me personally, separating a book from an author comes down to their opinion versus how they have hurt other people. If what I don't like is simply a difference in opinion, I'll still read and enjoy the book. But if the said author has murdered, or sexually abused someone there is no way I can mentally or emotionally support someone in that way no matter how good their book may be. Also, thank you for mentioning the mists of avalon tea. I was not aware of it but now that I am it's been taken off my tbr. So thanks!

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

I feel very similarly! I think in some cases people tend to freak out over something that isn't a big deal (JK Rowling?) but then some things are just too much and I can't enjoy the books!

[@arlynnw9916]

Anyone else so excited for her to organize her shelves. 😅🤣

[@kydeup1990]

Arlynn W YESSSSSSS I’m here for it

[@Lisa130799]

I can't separate the author from their work, I have a friend that is a super fan of Cassandra Clare's books and tells me to read them all the time, but my sister told me some very bad things about her and now I can't read them, my friend says is all lies but there's no way I can know and I don't want to risk it

[@witchf4ce310]

Lisa Rosa it’s not all lies... or idk maybe some of what you’ve been told are lies but she’s a little problematic tbh

[@g.chatterjee2296]

Not lies. There are evidences online. You will be able to find the copy of the lawsuit and word by word reproduction of someone else's work in her works. Not to mention her self plagirism where she published Draco trilogy as TMI. Plus she bullied a uni student online and either got her expelled or threatened to. SO.... nope. Big Noooooo.

[@Lisa130799]

@@g.chatterjee2296 thanks, definitely won't read her books, I knew about the cyber bullying, but I didn't know about the uni student geez

[@glacecoco]

Is Cruel Prince really that bad? 'Cause I really wanted to buy it but everyone seems disappointed about it.. Some advice?

[@booksforsarah2197]

You broke my heart with Cruel Prince 💔 great video though, I love that you’re donating a lot of them to your library 📚

[@nocturnus009]

Let all that stuff go & be open to all the stories you will love!

[@coolerthanyoo]

The Mists of Avalon was a meh book for me, so you’re not really missing out on much

[@ravensandblots]

Re: separating the author from the works-yep. on the whole I find that if I enjoy an author’s work I don’t really care what they do in their life. Now there are exceptions to this: jk rowling who needs to stop; and a few other authors that how they behaved makes me adamant I will never read them...but for the most part if I like a book I don’t really care what they do outside of it.

[@lindabrorsson9743]

I loved the Mist of Avalon but it seems like I have missed what the author have done. :/

[@Senidhr]

Me too, wish to know honestly, because i also like some of her darkover books and the firebrand (besides the mists of avalon).

[@messy678]

It’s pretty gross. She gave testimony that she knew her husband was with young boys in bed and didn’t care. Put the blame on the boys cuz they chose to be there. Insane stuff.

[@lindabrorsson9743]

I did look it up and I am so disgusted by the things they did. Particularly when the fantasy books had such a focus on strong womens.

[@leticiatoraci9855]

I read the Mists of Avalon when they were published and were Bestsellers, and I knew nothing about the author. I'll take a look on what's about it, but the Avalon series was very good and Feminist, it's the Arthurs Saga from the POV of women and it's a pity it has gone down due to the author.