I Read 5 Books Outside My Comfort Zone

[@creativelyrikki5106]

okay girl, you need to keep us updated on your shadow and bone series journey. that series and the 6 of crows really brought me back to reading 💕

[@JustAli]

Yes will do!!

[@jill8868]

i read the pride & prejudice physical book while listening to an audiobook of it at the same time and it made the experience so much better!!! the audiobook was free on youtube and the narrator was phenomenal, it really made the experience for me and i ended up giving pride & prejudice 5 stars

[@freshtomatoes2455]

I would DEFINITELY recommend reading the physical book of Pride and Prejudice instead of audio, either that or both. This is not the type of story you’d want to listen to while doing chores especially. Also watching the movie before reading the book might help, the newest movie is very good! I hope you do keep trying it- it’s one of the OG enemies to lovers!

[@suuuregulus]

i love the fact that u literally read almost whole books in one sitting 😭

[@sarahdenton7559]

The Pride and Prejudice (2005) movie is so good in my opinion. I actually watched the movie before reading the book which I think helped me understand what was happening in the book better and also helped me to be able to imagine the characters. And when I read the book it took me FOREVER to read because of the posh language and wording. It was pretty hard to just sit down and read it for an hour or so. I kept getting distracted lol. Overall though, I’m glad I read it. I understand why you DNFed it though, it definitely takes a while to get through. I love your videos! Great job!

[@georgial.4507]

i love the ruthless elimination of hurry and the fact you aren’t afraid to talk about Christian books!

[@marieleyva2324]

They gasp that came out of my mouth when you DNF Pride and prejudice 🤣 I totally support DNF a book if you don’t feel like reading it tho, I recommend the 1995 series, it’s so good, as well as the 2005 film 🫶🏻

[@leenyloves]

SAAAME! Pride and prejudice needs to be read and savored, so so good.

[@wiktoriakopacz738]

“Someone who will love you in all your damaged glory” is a really fantastic short story collection and most if not all of them are about love so I think you’d love it :)

[@gemstonejasper17]

I find that short stories and poetry are better to read over time. Like read one, then wait a day before reading another. At least that's how I enjoy them

[@itsnoterica]

Honestly focusing on the romance in a fantasy is literally me 😂 I prefer the subplot of romance in fantasy books over the romance in a lot of romance books. I can’t wait to see your fantasy journey 🥰

[@lilylambert7318]

This is not something I usually do but I find with classics it’s easier to watch the film first and the 2005 one is great to connect to characters and the plot do I know what was going on and then found that I connected to the characters and the plot more. It ended up being one of my favourite books I have read, I recommend doing thus and giving it another shot

[@michellemp1626]

I would love to recommend the following book to you: Daily Rituals: Women at Work by Mason Currey - It's a non-fiction all about the process and daily habits/work habits/routines of some of the most famous artists, scientists, musicians, writers, poets, dancers, choreographers, etc. Each woman's creative process and habits are described in just a few pages- mostly 2-3 pages. I have found this book fascinating, interesting, and often inspiring. Happy reading!

[@mcj794]

I always try to read books from different genres or else I feel like you would miss out on so many great books with meaningful stories! The sci-fi book I read & loved: - The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula McGuin (definitely a "light" sci-fi book set in our world) A great historical fiction I read in spring: - City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert (fun & fast paced book set in NYC from 1910-1970, great writing-style) A creative non-fiction by the same author: -Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert (this was THE BOOK in 2017/18 especially in the creativity space) The best political thriller so far: - The Street Lawyer by John Grisham (such an underrated book about such an important topic!) A very well-written memior: -Anne Frank Remembered: The Story of the Woman Who Helped to Hide the Frank Familiy . by Miep Gies A fantasy book with a lot of oriental elements: -We Hunt the Flame by Hafsah Faizal (Duology) A melancholic tragedy that reminds me of Normal People by Sally Rooney: - Don't ask me why by Tania Kindersley (definitely underrated as well, a bond between friendships before, during and after college) if y'all want more recs lmk!

[@AudioEpics]

I've read all 5 of these genres but mainly stuck with epic fantasy, mystery/thriller and self-help. Getting out of your comfort zone is often a very good way to get a lot of inspiration to write. As a fantasy writer I got a lot of inspiration from encyclopaedias about animals and plants.

[@mymindfullife7554]

I ❤️ reading poetry and nonfiction in between fiction or one section or chapter on the weekends when I have more time. Loved this video!!!

[@meganlachance4432]

A short story collection I’d recommend is Blackout by Dhonielle Clayton, Tiffany D. Jackson, Nic Stone, Angie Thomas, Ashley Woodfolk, and Nicola Yoon. Yes lots of authors! The stories follow different characters but all taking place in one night during a blackout in NYC. The stories deal a lot with love, relationships, friendships & it’s just so cute, and It’d be great to read if you’re getting into short stories.

[@sziakonyv]

this was a very good idea to show us the clothing pieces as book characters, I ALWAYS ALWAYS skip the sponsor sections of every single video on youtube, but this time I stayed, and I was interested! good job :)

[@JustAli]

aww yay glad you liked it! I'll definitely try to continue to make sponsorships fun like this in the future :)

[@hannahway5564]

I would suggest “the sun and her flowers” for a good poetry book!

[@thethriftyfawn]

This is actually a great idea for ANYONE to try doing! 😮

[@pawsandpages]

I love how to win friends and influence people it’s one of my favorite nonfiction books!

[@noraliewoudstra3959]

i love the red sweatshirt. Im exited to watch the video. keep going❤

[@masqueradechick]

I can relate to your struggle with Pride and Prejudice. I wanted to read Wuthering Heights a few years ago but the language is so old timey

[@hallewyatt2053]

When you put on the blue shirt and said it made you feel like America, I couldn’t agree more! You look almost identical to how I imagine her!

[@Tania.atlasinajar]

I commend a video like this with variety! 🥳Can’t wait to hear your thoughts on Pride and Prejudice!! 🤩

[@parisstardust111]

I tried to listen to the audio book of pride and prejudice and I didn’t like it too but I want physically read it . My favorite version(movie wise) of pride and prejudice is with Keira knightly

[@aimee7599]

If you want some fun light hearted short stories, any of Stuart Maclean’s books. He writes about a small town in eastern Canada and it mostly surrounds around a family but does focus on some other characters in that town. They are super funny and entertaining. He has recordings of him reading it to an audience and those are so fun to listen to as well.

[@hannikatharina9118]

short story rec: someone who will love you in all your damaged glory; such a long name but very funny and interesting stories 💗☺️

[@EmTurtle03]

ali!!! if you do a part 2 to this video you should definitely give plays and/or graphic novels a try. also i really hope you enjoy the rest of shadow and bone/six of crows! leigh bardugo is one of my favorite authors

[@riddles610]

I just read a short story anthology about vampires called: “Vampires Never Get Old” and I really enjoyed it. It included a story by V.E. Schwab that was adapted into a Netflix show. This collection is perfect for the Halloween season!

[@nerenax2132]

Just wanted to say that was a very smart way to do an add, made me watch the full thing :)

[@liamarie5926]

YEYYYY im so addicted to your videos😩 also, I love Pride & Prejudice PS: I recommend Rupi Kaur, she’s an incredible poetess!

[@laurenschenck5355]

I can’t wait to read fine print! 🧡👻👻🖤🍁🍁🖤🍂🍂📚📚📖📚📙👻🖤🍁🎃📖📚📙🍂📙📖🎃🍃🍁🧡🖤🖤🧡🍁🍁🧡🍂🍂📙📚📖📖🍃🍃🍁🧡👻🖤🧡

[@thestyleplanner]

Audible has their own version of pride and prejudice (the cover is like purple-pinkish I think) and I enjoyed that narration a lot more than others I tried. It’s also in their catalog so you don’t have to waste a credit on it

[@puffycookieee]

You're sooo adorable Ali ily so much

[@JustAli]

Aww ily2 🥹

[@Erika-pq7ip]

For short story collection I recommend The secret lives of church ladiessss

[@ChelsMoClark]

Since you enjoyed fantasy, I would love to see you make a reading vlog reading Priory of the Orange Tree 😊 New subscriber here, so obviously im binge watching bc I enjoy your personality so so much!

[@rasamisiuniene4181]

I'm early yayyyyy Love you Ali 💗

[@edwardleecaliforniausa]

Good morning happy Friday morning and I just wanted to say that your book vlogs is amazing and you are amazing Supporter and I'm proud of you

[@laurenschenck5355]

SO EXCITED!!!📙📚📖📙😚🧡🧡🍃🖤🖤🖤🍂🧡🍂🍃🖤🖤🍂🧡🧡🍃🖤👻👻📖📖📖📚📙📚📖🎃🎃👻👻🍃🍃🍂🧡🧡🍃🍁🍁🖤🍃🧡🍂🖤🖤📖📖📖📚📙🍁🖤🍃🧡🍂🖤🖤🖤👻👻📚

[@suspirinicolo]

Are you going to read the second book for it ends with us, 'it starts with us', when it comes out October 18th

[@JustAli]

YES! I'm so excited for it to come out

[@laurenschenck5355]

So proud of you Ali great book choices! 👻🧡🖤🧡👻🍂👻🖤🍁🍁📖🎃📚📙📚📖🖤🧡👻🍂🍂🍃🖤🖤🍃🍂🍂👻🧡🖤🖤🍃👻🍁🍁🍁🎃📚🍂👻🍃🖤🧡👻👻🍁📖📚📙📙👻🧡🖤🧡👻👻

[@brandy4470]

Ahhh I love the fact that I was looking to see if you posted today 😭

[@Maggie_mccann]

This is the first video of yours that I've watched and I will just say, I was taken aback when you talked about Hoover in the ad. I personally don't like her (for very well documented reasons) but if you do, that's OK. However, I will suggest you watch the videos A ClockWork Reader and MelReads posted about Hoover recently. Very insightful

[@ChristinaMBasler]

oh noo, i love Jane Austen and have read all of her books😂 I’d start with Northanger Abbey or Persuasion as their shorter and easier to get into!

[@Pennsylvania0523]

Pride and Prejudice is not set in the Victorian Era actually

[@aleenavelasco7190]

OMG THE MAIN CHARACTER IN SHADOW AND BONE HAS THE SAME NAME AS ME!!! THATS SO COOL

[@hannahfirminger5026]

Please read the acotar series and do reading vlogs for them they are amazing!!

[@hannahkay6964]

argh this video was so good !

[@alexandraroussin5070]

YESSS pls enter your fantasy era! you would literally love acotar

[@adeadladybug]

I LOVE your top from day 2 😊

[@JustAli]

Thank you! 😃

[@jasminesmith6361]

I beg of you not to give up on poetry! I have some recs 😊: Mirabai Ecstatic Poems, On Sun Swallowing by Dakota Warren, Upile Chisala, Rilke, Jasmine Mans, Ocean Vuong. That's all I can think of right now 😂💙

[@emanali1005]

Please do book review of Shadow and bone series or dan brown books or elif shafak books ?

For fantasy PLEASE READ A Song of Wraiths and Ruin!!! It's so good and there's a sequel and there's romance in it (it's YA so no spice) but it is so good! And the world building isn't that heavy either! always love your videos🧡🧡

[@adeadladybug]

I think you would love the His Dark Materials series!

[@julievandemoere1194]

omg finally someone that doesn't hate shadow and bone!!

[@julievandemoere1194]

oh and 2 short story books i liked are let it snow by john green and blackout by a bunch of authors including nicola yoon

[@JustAli]

Eeee thank you for the recs!! They both sound really good. Especially Let it Snow with Winter/Christmas coming up in a few months

[@aimee7599]

Also love watching your videos!

[@vanessaazcune487]

I loved pride and prejudice but I don't like to read classic on audio. Maybe you should try to read it physically

[@AdrianasWonderland]

i also couldn't finish Pride and Prejudic... maybe the day comes when we finally read it hihi

[@louisereads]

Classic books are so hard on audio, particularly when you're not used to them

[@alexanders4911]

You can try reading "easy Read" books. Its lighter to Digest. Since u like romance books, maybe try Anna Karenina as easy Read?

[@emmariggs5298]

Poetry recommendations: Mary Oliver Robert Frost WH Auden Rupi Kaur Short Story Collection: "Me Talk Pretty One Day" David Sedaris

[@BleuThePandaVlogs]

I’d love for you to read Sci-fi! The book that got me into the genre is Skyward by Brandon Sanderson, which is YA. The whole series is AMAZING and I’d love to hear your thoughts on it 🥰.

[@nuggetthesnail9407]

You should read ‘Home body’ by Rupi Kaur

[@mmmaaaaarrrrrr]

so cool u did that! its very important that we learn to read out of booktok😅 ( no hate tho, ily)

[@emmastorckmortensen5874]

Recommendation for a short story collection: "Men without Women" by Haruki Murakami

[@camrincosta4628]

I do think that you'd like pride and prejudice more if you had the physical book

[@alexanders4911]

I love the red top. Maybe i can get for my gf as xmass gift 🙏

[@leighross6855]

If anyone is looking for an entertaining, hilarious, and kinda blunt self help book I would HIGHLY recommend "Everyone You Hate Is Going To Die: and other comforting thoughts on family, friends, sex, love, and more things that ruin your life" By Daniel Sloss (long title, I know)

[@korbinspringer830]

Ender’s game for sci-fi (+classic)!

[@elliepettersson7962]

You have to do a video when you read whatever your bf tells you 2 read

[@nadiaburkett4490]

i had to read pride and prejudice for school and dnf’d it and read spark notes. I think the writing drags a lot. I do recommend The Great Gatsby for a godd classic because i enjoyed this way better

[@floydshady2]

Stephen King has short stories

[@lunasole4920]

I think you should physically read pride and prejudice to really enjoy it, not listen to it!

[@erin8692]

I love shadow and bone and six of crows. I read all of them in a day each. They’re so good

[@moggy2234]

I would've called atlas six magical realism more so than fantasy,

[@JustAli]

Oooo yes!! Thats such a better way to categorize the atlas six. thank you!!

[@lapech1226]

AUDIOBOOKS ARE ALWAYS A MISTAKE.

[@Julie_ao]

😍

[@matthiasabc5903]

Cute

[@emanali1005]

The 43 books on my physical tbr ~ Finding cindrella ~ All your perfects ~ Finding perfect ~ The Alchemist ~ The witch of Portobello ~ The zahir ~ The fifth mountain ~ After the prophet ~ Muhammad ~ The Forty rules of love ~ The bastard of Istanbul ~ Honour ~ Three daughters of eve ~ Dear life ~ The effective executive ~ The power of your subconscious mind ~ Beach read ~People we meet on Vacation ~ This is going to hurt ~ digital fortress ~ Angles and demons ~ The da vinci code ~ The lost symbol ~ Shadow and bone ~ ruin and rising ~ Seige and storm ~ Six of crows ~ Crooked kingdom ~ Kuch or nahi ~ Hawa ke naam ~ Doosra qadam ~ Mere chahre ghar ~ Muhammad a prophet of our time ~ Tales of Shakespeare ~ World order ~ The cat stole my pants ~ The new atkins made easy ~ phir achanak yun huwa ~ Religion and families ~ Islamic way of life in the light of sirah ~ Al-islam book-5, a selection from the holy Quran ~ History of kaaba ~ The mystery of the missing man

[@Erika-pq7ip]

Don't for dnfing pride and prejudice. Even as an English Literature student I didn't like it much (gave it 3 stars). The posh writing honestly annoyed me and I think there are much better romance classics out there so I do think it's a bit overrated 😬

[@The_Superior_Sam]

I dnfed pride and prejudice too because honestly I was bored reading it and wasn't interested in the characters..

[@milliejones4095]

Honestly, same with Pride and Prejudice! I managed to finish it, but it took absolutely ages and just was not my vibe. The story itself was interesting, but I was looking at the words and not really taking them in. A very average book for me overall 😶‍🌫

[@EmmaParnell]

For self help books, you should read You Are a Badass! One of my favorites, and VERY mind blowing all the way through.

[@eliotopian]

Pride and prejudice: I dnf’d it after the 500th time having to read the word “countenance” by page 2. Lol. It just felt like every other word was countenance somehow and I was OVER🎉IT🎉

[@JustAli]

yesss I feel that

[@Tams1978]

That’s why I use a dictionary when I’m reading a book and I find words I don’t know. Pride and Prejudice is one of my favorite books!