After reading East of Eden, I vowed to read everything Steinbeck has written. It's a lot, and I'm a slow reader. It may take me the rest of my life, but I'm gonna do it. Travels with Charley is my current read, and if you haven't read that one yet, Ana, I think you'd particularly like it!
@deblawrence83412 ай бұрын
Travels with Charley is definitely a great read! Enjoy your journey through Steinbeck.
@annatierney66082 ай бұрын
I’m not joking when I say this is EXACTLY me!! I read East of Eden earlier this year despite being terrified about getting through 600 pages but it was the best 600 pages I’ve ever read. And I have to read all his books now.
@Niniii072 ай бұрын
I am currently reading East of Eden! I have already read Grapes of Wrath and absolutely loved it.
@giovannispadolini52762 ай бұрын
My first book of hin was of mice and men. If you haven't read it,go for It. It's a short story but it's stunning and very sad
@redmousie3738Ай бұрын
Steinbeck is the GOAT!!
@SyMpHOny8932 ай бұрын
“the moments that paralyzed the ideas that you previously had” 😩 yes! finishing a new favorite book and shedding the person you were before you read it. UGH
@SyMpHOny8932 ай бұрын
the timing of you putting your hand up during the intro at the same time as past you put your hand up in the same way was GORG
@dazedconfused4633Ай бұрын
I WAS LOOKING FOR THIS COMMENT
@BrendaETobarАй бұрын
No one talks about Wild anymore! ITS SO GOOD! I love the writing. It struck me and took me by my shirt and shook me. It yelled at me “you are redeemable.” I needed that. I will forever love Wild.
@boholover36 күн бұрын
I absolutely adore Wild as well. 🧡
@niesub6 күн бұрын
never heard of it but this comment made me buy it lol waiting for it to arrive
@dianagro992 ай бұрын
Ana! Your hair is looking fabulous! Hair routine video please! I’m especially curious how you style your bangs :)
@AnaWallaceJohnsonАй бұрын
I’ve got it in a vlog somewhere! But basically I use a Calista (not sponsored lol) brush and style it out. I’ll try to incorporate it into another video again :)) thank you!!!
@emersongrace48152 күн бұрын
YES PLEASSE
@deblawrence83412 ай бұрын
You are such a ray of sunshine! 🥰 I've got East of Eden and Wild on my bookshelves and MUST make time for them. I am slowly working my way through Kazuo Ishiguro and am currently reading his debut novel, A Pale View of Hills, which is turning out to be far more mysterious and interesting than I anticipated! One of the things I admire about him as a writer is that every book of his that I've read so far is so different from the next.
@sarahogborn80242 ай бұрын
Love the rendition of “Under The Hall of The Mountain King” you gave us there 😂🙌🏻 low key that music SLAPS forever
@fiddleleaffiction2 ай бұрын
Absolute banger right there. One of the first songs I ever learned on piano as a kid, will always be a favorite 😂
@AnaWallaceJohnsonАй бұрын
Agreed! My mom listens to classical 24/7 in her house and I’m ready to bring back the trend!
@BulbousBeanBag2 ай бұрын
ANGELS! IN! AMERICA! Thank you so much for introducing people who are possibly outside of the theatre world to it. It is The Best Play™️ and also my favorite :) very very very excited to hear what you think when you’re done
@caseyisbooked67522 ай бұрын
I just found you here, and from one East of Eden lover to another, I'm happy to be here! East of Eden is also my favorite book of all time and I've read it 5 or 6 times, nothing is quite like it. Great Vid!
@nationalskaren2 ай бұрын
If you haven't already, try James Baldwin. I associate his writing style with Steinbeck. Highly highly recommend!! I loved reading if Beal street could talk and seeing the movie afterwards.
@AnaWallaceJohnsonАй бұрын
I know! I gotta read him. He’s on my list of ‘get to these’ authors. I’m slackin!
@fiddleleaffiction2 ай бұрын
I bought The Shards a few months ago - after this video, I am immediately prioritizing it for July 🎉 Also yessss East of Eden. Just brilliant.
@tine2722 ай бұрын
the shards was amazing i hope you love it too!
@AnaWallaceJohnsonАй бұрын
I hope you like it!!! It’s campy and fun
@ProseAndPetticoats2 ай бұрын
Hello Ana. I just discovered your channel because you were listed among the BookTubers that my audience watches! You have a lovely channel. Happy reading!
@AnaWallaceJohnsonАй бұрын
Thank you so much for stopping by!! ❤️
@LitPicksbySarah2 ай бұрын
East of Eden has also become my all time favourite novel. Cried like a baby in the end.
@folksurvival2 ай бұрын
It's very good but I found the end disappointing, anticlimactic. It seems like it's building up to something more the whole time but then it just fades out. There's something poetic about that too but I thought there would be something more.
@AnaWallaceJohnsonАй бұрын
Absolutely gets the feels rolling.
@timothyw.h.45262 ай бұрын
i just found an autographed copy of "wild" on the street the other day. also i still need to finish that copy of "what i talk about when i talk about running" you gifted me. hopefully inspire me to get back to running.
@chargipad2 ай бұрын
I’ve been reading what I talk about when I talk about running, it’s great, I’ve been running 3 miles a day since reading it
@AnaWallaceJohnsonАй бұрын
Tim!!! You are my icon. Running a marathon with no training is a feat. I think about it all the time. Miss you!
@MandaPan2 ай бұрын
I've gotten so many great books recs from you! Just finished A Little History of the World and moving onto Devil in the White City! Love your channel, you are stellar ❤
@AnaWallaceJohnsonАй бұрын
Two great books! I’m glad you’ve gotten some recs! I always worry that I give bad recs, so I’m happy you found some that work for you :D
@apos9212 ай бұрын
Just recently finished East of Eden for the first time and WOW! It was slow going in the beginning but by the end I couldn’t get enough. I find myself missing the characters and wondering what happened next because after all was said and done it felt like it ended in the middle of the story. Maybe that’s the point
@AnaWallaceJohnsonАй бұрын
ABSOLUTELY! I think about how the land is doing haha. Such great storytelling. Even the deplorable characters are great
@apos921Ай бұрын
Yes! At more than one point I was like Mr. Steinbeck 🙈 is it ok to write this?
@harshgogia27152 ай бұрын
My all time fav books include Seven husbands of Evelyn Hugo A little life Song of Achilles Call me by your name Gone girl
@sqttttt2 ай бұрын
Love how the thumbnail makes it seem like you've got a tower of books on the top of your head hehe
@AnaWallaceJohnsonАй бұрын
Lmaooooo it’s a weird genetic trait. All my family has it
@directedbylolaАй бұрын
The aesthetic, the quality, the intelligence. I want to be like you when I grow up!
@NoelleNorthASMR2 ай бұрын
As an unabashed Bret Easton Ellis fan, I ADORED The Shards. It's like Less Than Zero meets American Psycho in the best possible way.
@AnaWallaceJohnsonАй бұрын
I think about it so often. I loved that novel!!! He’s king
@divyabanerjee5666 күн бұрын
I absolutely love the way you talk!!!!! It’s so beautiful ❤
@elpa62062 ай бұрын
East of Eden got me into reading (many many moons ago), still one of my favourite books. Favourite book of all time for me "Martin Eden" Jack London. A book you will never get out of your head once you have read it "Perfume" by Patrick Süskind.
@AnaWallaceJohnsonАй бұрын
Oooh, I’ve read Perfume. WILD ride. Makes me want more books like that.
@realitywinner7582Ай бұрын
Martin Eden is brill..so's 'dead souls' and 'magic mountain' !
@OliviaNordicGordon11 күн бұрын
Love these! Would love to hear more POC authors/Playwrights as well!
@dhutton775 күн бұрын
I am another Steinbeck lover; have read most of them twice; East of Eden is next on my second read list. My second reading of The Grapes of Wrath was just stunning. Thanks for your other recommendations.
@ridendurance3 күн бұрын
I read Grapes of Wrath for the first time and I am 67 years old. So glad this book was not pushed on me in a high school English class. It was absolutely brilliant and I would never have understood the depth of this novel as a teenager. ❤incredible and brought me to beginning East of Eden right now.
@josephfortier54502 ай бұрын
You adorable. I loved Herman Hess, Edgar Allen Poe, Somerset Maugham.
@AnaWallaceJohnsonАй бұрын
I gotta get to hesse!
@alenemarie17262 ай бұрын
I really should read East of Eden. It comes highly recommended by so many people
@_samaa2 ай бұрын
I love these kinds of videos!❤
@AnaWallaceJohnsonАй бұрын
❤️❤️❤️❤️
@muratisik695627 күн бұрын
This makes me want to read, and write. Thanks for inspiring!
@teneshaanderson47612 ай бұрын
Love the shards
@AnaWallaceJohnsonАй бұрын
Baby me too
@scott98582 ай бұрын
Sooooooo good...and once again my "books to buy" list grows (every time I watch your videos). I have East of Eden in the queue, BUT I just ordered "Journal of a Novel: The East of Eden Letters." I'm thinking it will be interesting to dig into this one first, a sort of Steinbeck behind-the-scenes peak for a nuanced context. Have you read?
@AnaWallaceJohnsonАй бұрын
Oooh, haven’t even heard of that. But I love to think of a documentary sort of read. I think it was him that had a dog eat a first draft of a novel? Maybe Of Mice and Men?
@jjjjj-vs8pw2 ай бұрын
13 seconds was a jumpscare. so excited!!
@AnaWallaceJohnsonАй бұрын
Hehehehe we here baby
@rahulshah38362 ай бұрын
Please please please read Lonesome Dove! I guarantee it will make your favorites list when you re-revise this video
@AnaWallaceJohnsonАй бұрын
Ooooh, noted! I love a good guarantee!
@thenichesamplerАй бұрын
East of Eden is one of my all time favourites too!
@anaclaudiamaia2911Ай бұрын
You started with Cockroaches by Scholastique Mukasonga and you had me. A suggestion from a Ana to another one: Small Country by Gael Faye, not a autobiography but a novel based in his childhood in Burundi in the 90’s , the son of a French father and Tutsi mother. The books are completely different but I feel a dialogue between them.
@arksy1987Ай бұрын
First video I'm watching of yours. Your mannerisms are giving Dennis from IASIP lmao. So charming.
@Wakodahatch2 ай бұрын
Interesting and inspiring, from a fellow reader. I’ve read everything, man. Like the Hank Snow of readers.
@AnaWallaceJohnsonАй бұрын
HAHA! I sang that as a song in my head.
@aletachristopherson78472 ай бұрын
I read The Shards because of you. I agree w you. Thank you.
@AnaWallaceJohnsonАй бұрын
Omg! YEASSS!
@justinswag340319 күн бұрын
Hi you speak in such a poetic way love this video!
@kitcondorАй бұрын
Lovely! How about a video on Steinbeck’s body of work?
@CassieRose82 ай бұрын
That stack of books is making me nervous, seems a tad too high to be safe! Unless they are secured somehow.
@TerryJ9502 ай бұрын
It’s a vertical shelf. Saw it empty on another video.
@thehomelessteddycomics33462 ай бұрын
Interesting book choices. You should look for author Stacy James Meadows. Anyway great video with interesting insights. ❤
@AnaWallaceJohnsonАй бұрын
Will check it out!
@rafaelhernandez80362 ай бұрын
Beautiful rendition of Doug theme song
@AnaWallaceJohnsonАй бұрын
Hahaha! Omg, the song came in my head and I couldn’t trace where it was from. You saved me from months of confusion.
@briannamattis74542 ай бұрын
Literally clicked on this video because of how stunning you are! Plus I like books hehe! Thanks for the list!
@radiantchristina2 ай бұрын
When is your single for In the Hall of the Mountain King being released? My top books change often. The top that never change are "Anna Karenina", "The Elegance of the Hedgehog", "The Painted Veil", and "Oranges are not the only Fruit" for fiction and "The Outermost House " and "Alone in the Kitchen with an Eggplant" for nonfiction. If I had to come up with a top 10 list, those would always be on there and the remaining 4 spots would change every few years. I go through phases with my reading. For a while (years) I was really into Russian Literature so my all-time favorites would have mostly been Russian Lit. Same with a phase (also years) I had with Japanese literature. I'm in my essays and memoirs era right now and more specifically, my Patti Smith era and I know for certain that at least a couple of her books will end up in my all-time favorites list. I am head over heels in love with her writing.
@eliasE9892 ай бұрын
Great list! I wanna read Zadie Smith now
@AnaWallaceJohnsonАй бұрын
She’s really that great
@TechtalkpathouАй бұрын
Currently with ‘A man called Ove’.
@KDbooks2 ай бұрын
I’m so glad Kane is on this list ❤
@AnaWallaceJohnsonАй бұрын
KANE IS NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART BUT WE HAVE STRONG HEARTS!
@dahlia8027Ай бұрын
I really like that cover on your bed! 😍.. Can you please share where to get it?
@JohnSeney2 ай бұрын
Bad Ellis is still okay Ellis. He is one of the few American authors I would say is always readable and re-readable if not always perfect!
@AnaWallaceJohnsonАй бұрын
AGREED! I know I’m still going to have fun with him. He is a great storyteller
@susangladstone357Ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing this!
@ndifsmurida88382 ай бұрын
Lol yes, I recognize the beat of the song you did.
@Handmedownmac22 ай бұрын
I miss the person I was when reading The Shards…I was so consistent with my fake tan
@AnaWallaceJohnsonАй бұрын
LMAOOOOO omg. Absolutely true. I would workout when listening to it. We are those babes
@danieljosephleo2 ай бұрын
I just noticed that tower of books behind you! You are obviously a kindred soul...😆
@Tommy-xy1eh27 күн бұрын
WoW ! Excellent 👍🏻 Thank you 🙏🏻 We’re new here ! We have same shelves @ wall 🎉 But not as high 😅 How many pieces / shelves are there you used ? ❤
@stefanyrojo6667Ай бұрын
The coolest person on the internet!
@HeatherB812 ай бұрын
You’re hilarious and i love you 😂
@AnaWallaceJohnsonАй бұрын
You the best, baby!
@nathansnook2 ай бұрын
sooo happy to see John Waters in the list of favs! have you done Role Models by him? i just revisited it recently and it still holds up tremendously. love the man!
@AnaWallaceJohnsonАй бұрын
Baby!!! Yes! Omg. I read that when I first came to NYC. There was this amazing bookstore in the village that has since closed. It was one of my first book purchases in nyc. I love that icon. I wanna be him!!
@cornflourr2 ай бұрын
I also love Wild! Does anyone have any similar recommendations? Loved the hiking/outdoors theme
@raerae28852 ай бұрын
John Krakauer’s Into Thin Air
@writerchic6762 ай бұрын
A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
@cornflourr2 ай бұрын
I’ve read both of those already dang it! And loved them both haha
@AnaWallaceJohnsonАй бұрын
Was going to suggest those as well haha. Hmmm. Lemme see. There is called In the Eye of the Wild, about a woman documenting her time before and after a bear attack. Not as funny or laid back, but definitely outdoorsy
@SuljoAllTheWayTRT2 ай бұрын
"You have been reading the wrong fucking books." Will Hunting
@AnaWallaceJohnsonАй бұрын
Hahah! I gotta watch GWH! Still haven’t
@IamArakellyАй бұрын
Loved the video, but where is the top from🤔
@hakurizweistein7088Ай бұрын
i just stumbled upon your chanel. you seem like such a cool person
@Wakodahatch2 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@AnaWallaceJohnsonАй бұрын
Omg! Thank you so much. You make my day :))
@ipshitajeeАй бұрын
I'll get my Grammy made me crack up lol
@julyja0824 күн бұрын
Would someone write out all the books?
@jnh128752 ай бұрын
Insanely beautiful.
@tiffersome2 ай бұрын
I just read What I Talk About When I Talk About Running and signed up for my first 5k! I don’t think I’ll ever want to run a marathon as they seem miserable and Murakami just seems like a man who can endure a lot of misery.
@AnaWallaceJohnsonАй бұрын
!!! Hey, a 5k is still a huge feat. That’s really impressive. Good on you!
@samismith8752Ай бұрын
Oof If I could erase one book from the universe it would be Wild. Like or love everything else you mentioned, though.
@AnaWallaceJohnsonАй бұрын
Lmaooo I can see that. I’m surprised I liked it as much as I did, but if got me goooood
@eunicekwon75862 ай бұрын
Hi! where did you get your bookshelf in the back? its so nice
@deniska2055Ай бұрын
i would like to know that as well! :(
@AnaWallaceJohnsonАй бұрын
Hi! Sorry for the late reply! I think it's from West Elm? We found it on the side of the road in NYC, but if you type in 'floating bookshelf,' something similar should come up!
@swhitehouse10 күн бұрын
CRACKPOT! love Waters...would reco ALL of his books
@rottenapple95882 ай бұрын
"I wasn't activily really alive for" were you passively alive?
@AnaWallaceJohnsonАй бұрын
Lmaooo sometimes stuff comes out of my mouth and I have no idea what I’m saying
@maro5202Ай бұрын
I mean when you’re really little like toddler/ infant little you’re basically passively living 😆
@ganeshasr1412 ай бұрын
Ana🤗 I read "Cockroaches" in 2023 - you told about it last year. you inspired me to pick that. great book. Felt sad about why Humans kills each other!! Running by Harukami - will not read it since I already crossed over Marathons. You try something Ultra Run, you will not care much on Harukami books on Running much on. You look not so much Happy in this video OR is it me !!?? Anyways Cheer up !!
@AnaWallaceJohnsonАй бұрын
Cockroaches is so sad! But unfortunately such a timely novel. And not sad in this, promise! Just recovering from a sun burn :))
@Rogerdoger-bh8sj2 ай бұрын
Shards >>>>>>
@AnaWallaceJohnsonАй бұрын
YEASSSS!
@momsnoteatingbugs19192 ай бұрын
I love that lamp in the right corner. Where did you get it? Have you read The Master and Margherita by Bulgakov? That's my favorite novel of all time.
@AnaWallaceJohnsonАй бұрын
I actually got it in Ukraine from a thrift market called Petrivka. Strangely enough, on that same trip, I visited Bulgakov’s home (and yes, I’ve read TMAM and it’s AMAZING!)
@brindabanerjea1158Ай бұрын
Not sure why there are interruptions on this video that prevent a smooth running of it! Just subscribed. May need to unsubscribe.
@kw1ksh0t2 ай бұрын
There are no classics?
@bronwynbradshaw74262 ай бұрын
do you suggest reading the shards as a first ellis read?
@AnaWallaceJohnsonАй бұрын
Hmmmm. Actually, you could definitely do it. I’d say it’s one of his easier novels, linear storytelling wise.
@silveroceanletters2 ай бұрын
has anyone ever told you that you look like you could be the lovechild of julie delpy and toni collette?
@AnaWallaceJohnsonАй бұрын
Haven’t heard the love child, but I’ve heard Julie delpy! I’ll take that compliment. I love those queens!
@harshgogia27152 ай бұрын
Hi
@avagrasso47162 ай бұрын
Ily
@AnaWallaceJohnsonАй бұрын
rbau (right back at u)
@Souljacker72 ай бұрын
You look like you are the main part in a 70's movie!
@AnaWallaceJohnsonАй бұрын
Omg. Dream compliment. Thank you
@Souljacker7Ай бұрын
@@AnaWallaceJohnson I still can't put my finger on it, but the vibe is totally there!
@coconutmilch2351Ай бұрын
Tbh a booklist video needs to be more than “it’s so good” for it to have an effect on me. Like of course you think it’s good and that’s why you’re talking about it…but you gotta explain it assuming I don’t know what it’s about and why it’s good. Otherwise it’s just a playlist of someone’s favorite songs without explanation. Any book can be someone’s favorite book.