Bookcase Cleanout - donating books / sharing my book collection!

AHHHHHHHHHH I hope ya'll like this because it took hours to film. And it was very emotional to dump these books in the donation bin. I'm just a firm believer in being super intentional in the items you keep long term in your space, and sometimes that means making tough decisions. Let me know if you would have donated books I kept or kept books I donated, and let me know what you want to see next!
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[@olivianichols8111]

Yesss Mary I loved this vid🤍 More book content pls!

[@meggedwards7303]

I got so scared when you held up ACOTR i was like "please don't throw them away please don't."😂😂 But i love this style of video!!!!

[@doloresofcourse]

I've donated around 3,000 book to local libraries in the past five years. It was crazy. I was in every book club back in the day. Decades worth of those. Plus Amazon, bookstore and thrift store haunting. I ended up having multiple copies of the same books and didn't even realize it because the shelves were packed so tightly. I got rid of old TBRs, ones I didn't like and especially the ones where the print was hard to read or the physical book quality wasn't good. I still have five shelves I'm working through. Down to the keepers at this point.

[@lavneetdhillon4265]

mary!! you should do a giveaway where the winner/winners get to pick a book out of your donation pile! it'd be like a cute little book club /book sharing experience

[@ericatompkins151]

I wish I could buy some of these books from you!! Especially the Throne of Glass series that I absolutely love. Awesome that you're donating them all though because there are going to be some happy thrifters out there :)

[@maddiecaldro716]

omgggg i love you in this setting Mary, more book videos PLEASE

[@dani10200r]

I love decluttering especially when moving! I recently moved and declutter so much feel so nice (:

[@RachaelR]

If you can, find a local used bookstore to donate to! A lot of time they’ll give you credit for your donation and then you can get used books there for free. Usually a lower waste alternative! 😊

[@gabriellecochran8609]

this! sometimes public libraries will take book donations for used book sales, so check there too!

[@miriamgarcia6948]

Your the one that inspired me to start reading again 😭 I love these types of videos ! ❤️

[@ObiWansMistress]

I love these types of videos where it just feels like we are hanging out together

[@katieeava]

mary in her booktube era (slay)

[@proseandcons7730]

This was what I call a declutter video! It was satisfying to see u get rid of so many books that can have a better home. And I like that u have a small bookshelf! (Mine is even smaller🤭)

[@anandapatel5780]

Watching this helped me add more books to my list and also inspired me to go through my collection! Thank you Mary!

[@Nicoladorablexo]

Thank you for giving us short little descriptions of each book and I loved this and helped my anxiety too. Appreciate you Mary 😊

[@imadizzymess1]

I love hearing your thoughts on books and especially classic books you loved/hated. This video is such good cozy, kombucha-in-a-wine glass, self care vibes ❤️

[@emilyosburn6320]

Make this a series!! Getting rid of things before your move!

[@maryh6495]

I love this style of video and your thoughts on books!!!

[@rebekahmeadows7261]

Girllllllll these book recs 👌🏼👌🏼 I’m taking notes. I relate so much to your expressed emotion over your books. I grew up with a similar excitement over the library and read anything I could get my hands on. AND also have a similar not so long ago background of religious deconstruction. I’ll be forever working through that. So eating these up!! 📚

[@mrodriguez377]

love your taste in books, would love to watch more reading vids!

[@cassiesalva]

subscribed and have been seriously binging all of your videos because they soothe me somehow and make me feel good about myself. i love you mary!

[@samanthaguymon960]

this is my favorite video of yours yet! 🤍🤍🤍

[@melissaschneider3332]

Love the book content!! I know the main focus of your content isn't necessarily book related but the fact that this is a facet of who you are and what you love is another reason why I admire you and watch your videos! Great video, love that you admire a ton of classics. Seeing Blue Like Jazz and CS Lewis took me backkkk, haha. I've been meaning to reread Donald Miller as well to see how I feel about his work now versus when I was in my teenage years.

[@jacklynmaza9623]

One of the best videos yet!

[@kristinemueller4071]

I loved this video and now I might go and clean my own bookshelf

[@emilyarmstrong5595]

The English major in me was living for this…would love to hear you do mini video essays on various English lit classics on tiktok!! 📖 dying to hear your opinions

[@shelbylynn9457]

I will be referencing this later for new book recommendations, and this also inspires me to clean my shelf as well

[@courtney3974]

Same!

[@mraz95]

Loved this so much!

[@heyhayhay96]

Dropping everything to watch this!🖤

[@emilyosburn6320]

So here for the book content!!

[@hall4jd]

added so many to my TBR! Also, good point bc why keep books you don't like/wont read just because it "looks cool" I'll take this to my own home

[@nicolepetit335]

This inspired me to get back into short romance novels 😭😭

[@MarySkinner]

you should!! perfect way to unwind

[@courtney3974]

I read Good and Mad on your rec in this video. Thanks! So interesting.

[@tonischatte4128]

I really enjoyed this video! I'm also in the same boat of only keeping books that have sentimental value or that I think I'll reread. :)

[@allyssavp2818]

i am a hugeeeee katherine mansfield fan, was absolutely shocked when u pulled up her book !! big slay, amazing taste ms mary x

[@dannischischka404]

I loved this video so much!

[@cassidystuart3474]

One of my fav videos of yours :)

[@katiewhite1152]

Love is blind😍😍 so good

[@lexvirgilio]

Love this video, and you look absolutely stunning boo!!!!

[@andreamarroquin8593]

Loved this ❤️

[@ionamortimer6418]

katherine Mansfield is such an excellent writer, some of her stories fall "short stories from english class that will haunt you". Theres a beautiful garden party inspired garden in the Hamilton Gardens in New Zealand

[@MaddieMettler]

I hold onto only like 7 books and the rest I read and then put in the free little library cases. If it’s a book I know will service a lot of people, I will loan it out to friends but still hold onto it myself. One that I’ve done this with is Come as You Are by Emily Nagoski.

[@MarySkinner]

I’m in the middle of reading that one! So helpful

[@courtney3974]

Love this content ❤And also Love is Blind! 😅

[@kirstyfisher1953]

Tell Matt if he loves John Gwynne’s “Hunger of the Gods,” then he needs to read his other series “The Faithful and The Fallen.” It’s a 4 part series and amazing!

[@eimajhteb8288]

This is like my favorite video I’ve ever watched lol

[@emilyosburn6320]

Was about to go to bed and saw this video. Safe to say I’m staying up

[@cynthiarodriguez3404]

I love this style of video! Would you consider doing a closet clean out similar to this?

[@maeveburrell3015]

i love the ireland thing 😂 i’m irish and honestly you’d love it, funny you found a celtic man though!

[@ObiWansMistress]

I love that you’re a Narnia girl like me 😭💖

[@amxranthine]

I already liked you but your book tastes made me like you even more!

[@sarahbuckman9860]

loved this video!! just curious, why do you put the books in the shelf spine facing in? is there a purpose or is it for aesthetic reasons? Would love to know!

[@franciscaandrade9896]

I LOVED this 🌚🕊📚

[@Kittle425]

Okay, but I would definitely watch a video of you talking about Jane Eyre!

[@savannahflint7535]

I need you to make a list of all of your books 😭

[@josettewood2429]

Find a few little free libraries around you & donate there! Good way to give people free access to books :)

[@babybutton]

Dollar general has those smutt books for $3 and I think I might have to get one now. 😅

[@Yunaresuka]

I read ACOTAR faster than any other book series and LOVED IT, I tried to read it again and could not get through it lmao idk what happened but it only worked once

[@aesthetex2013]

omg i’d love to hear you talk abt Jane Eyre more, it also infuriates me when ppl only view it as a love story

[@monicacordova4658]

the english major in you came out!! loved it 🫶thank you for sharing with us

[@wildeone27]

is there a reason you prefer to buy books instead of getting them from the library? especially as someone who reads a lot!

[@emilychernisky526]

Hey! I would love to see study tips if you have them :) I have struggled with studying and note taking for a while and would love any advice you have to offer.

[@evecoffey4469]

Love Katherine Mansfield

[@samnewport5743]

mary!!! i love katherine mansfield i live in wellington new zealand where she was born! 🫶

[@amxranthine]

I have never heard anyone else say they like Kathrine Mansfield! What other of her books did you read? My absolute favorite was the garden party, I have read it twice and would read it again

[@MarySkinner]

Omg LOVE garden party!!! Love the dolls house as well

[@sarahy7347]

i own one lucky vampire by lynsay sands. I got it from value village but i haven't read it yet. have you read it?

[@Lyssa827]

I totally understand cleaning out the collection but I GASPED at some of the classics. Just English major probs lol

[@ObiWansMistress]

What did you think of Where the Crawdads Sing? Because I was like the only one in my book club that didn’t love it.

[@kristenglass3804]

What about the body keeps the score was traumatic?! I've had it recommended but haven't gotten around to it yet!!

[@lindseymontgomery6042]

why do you put the books on the shelf with the bind to the back? no hate! i’ve just never seen anyone do that before

[@melaniezimmerman1070]

Love this video!!! Have you read the series by J.R. Ward that starts with Dawn Lover? It's the Black Dagger series. I think you'd really enjoy them!!! 🧛‍♂️ 🖤 📚

[@gabriellecoop1075]

Not me adding over a dozen books to my tbh!

[@austenweathersby7027]

Love this! If you like Jane Austen I recommend “The Real Jane Austen” by Paula Byrne.

[@natalieserrano3029]

Love how u just kept mainly the classics and got rid of all the booktok books! Lol

[@celestemaldonado5015]

WAITTT I needed to hear your thoughts on Verity bc I just finished it and I loved it 🥺 you dont really talk about coho on your tik tok, do you like her writing?

[@MarySkinner]

not for me!

[@rebeccawillson9660]

What’s the Jeannette Winterson book you mention? (If that’s the right author haha)

[@kaileyneal6899]

Im pretty sure I heard Sexing the Cherry when she said that author ! It's on thrift books for like 4 dollars

[@MarySkinner]

Sexing the Cherry!

[@rebeccawillson9660]

@@MarySkinner thank you!!

[@rowseeyo]

you would give away the books you don’t want to your subscribers? there’s a few i would like to read lol

[@robertlong5143]

🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪

[@infergnome]

Save your sanity and DO NOT read The War of Two Queens (FBAA #4). Apparently there are one or two more books after that and I just don't think it's worth it.

[@allisonjane8753]

Loved this so much!