my favorite books!!

[@miccocruz]

Haven't seen this commented yet, so here's a list of all the books mentioned in the vid: 1:32 - Persepolis 1:58 - The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime by Mark Haddon 2:27 - The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman 3:20 - My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell 4:16 - Things the Grandchildren Should Know by Mark Oliver Everett 4:47 - Coraline & Other Stories by Neil Gaiman 5:16 - Seconds by Bryan Lee O'Malley 5:51 - Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro 6:06 - Room by Emma Donoghue 6:48 - Smoke Gets In Your Eyes and Other Lessons From The Crematory by Caitlin Doughty 7:18 - Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata 7:55 - Lion by Saroo Brierley 8:32 - The Burn Journals by Brent Runyon 9:00 - The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini 9:25 - The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck by Mark Manson 10:12 - The Giver by Lois Lowry 10:36 - A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara 11:42 - Marbles, Mania, Depression, Michaelangelo & Me by Ellen Forney 12:17 - Watch Over Me by Nina Lacour 13:00 - The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune 13:43 - On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong 14:15 - I Kill Giants by Joe Kelly Happy Reading frens!

[@whistletoe]

thank you

[@miccocruz]

@@whistletoe No problem

[@AnneEdited]

Sign me up to petition a ban on movie covers for book covers. I know we shouldn't judge a book by its cover, but ngl sometimes it is a deciding factor for me whether to read/own a book especially when the original cover was soooo much better. I lol'd when you talked about the book cover for My Dark Vanessa. I share the same sentiment on the black and white book cover. The book cover you have is sooo much better. I've also seen recommendations on My Dark Vanessa, but you've convinced me to add it to my tbr with this video.

[@dystopic101]

my goodreads 'want to read' list is filling uuuuuuuup

[@Magicme79]

My dark Vanessa…holy shit…if anyone ever wonders how grooming works and why age of consent is a thing, we should just throw that book directly at their heads.

[@emilycoco1400]

I have grown up with a nonexistent relationship with reading, and at 22 years old, I have finally unearthed within myself a love for reading. Many BookTubers have been integral in sparking this new flame, but I am especially glad that I found your videos. Thank you for sharing your passionate thoughts about your favorite books!

[@clairebear9344]

Oooh I just started Convenience Store Woman. Gonna get Things the Grandchildren Should Know. Thank you so much for pouring all this love and energy into your videos. I just found your channel a few weeks ago and I’ve watched almost all of them. You bring something special and fresh to vlogging/booktube. Love from Ireland 💓✨

[@InvisibleLovatic]

Bro I just woke up and you gave me my breakfast video thank you

[@allisonpaiges]

i'm your breakfast video?! that's the highest honor.

[@batfacedgirl]

Smoke Gets In Your Eyes is AMAZING! But I loved her book From Here to Eternity even more. It floored me. One of my fave non-fic of all time.

[@allisonpaiges]

i wanna read that one SO BAD

[@raina651]

i’m reading on earth we’re briefly gorgeous right now! i love it so far

[@AnnaIPlayPretend]

Ive watched you since your original red hair dying video in your bedroom and I'm so happy to see you thriving and learn more about you through your favorites. Haruki Murakami's books brought me back into reading after you inspired me to pick up books again, Thanks for sharing your favorites so excited for your new upload schedule!!

[@jennadunn2338]

Out of all your favourite books I've only read room and it's brilliant!!movie I wasn't a fan of compared to the book. I'll have to check out some of your favourites except the very sad ones I'm sad enough right now 😒 love yoouu

[@egghead1324]

I read Persepolis in my French class sophomore year of college and I loved it, I think I'm gonna have to read it in English now

[@fleur_h]

Hoihoi!! New subscriber tuning in from the Netherlands. I’m in my first year of teacher training (also for giving English as a 2nd language). And I’m also a booklover so your content is so lovely and relatable for me to see! I’m happy to have found your channel because you’re adorable and your energy is contagious (even through a screen). ❤️

[@allisonpaiges]

❤️‼️

[@kayleigh6966]

smoke gets in your eyes is maybe my favorite book ever (???) per your recommendation from years ago and i made my whole family read it

[@allisonpaiges]

no way! wow i love that

[@cryingaboutbooks]

UGH SECONDS IS SOOO GOOD 👌🏼🔥💘

[@Lonelygrrl555]

looooooved this vid and the books you included!! also i must know where your sweater is from * o *

[@allisonpaiges]

aww thanks! &thrifted! so sorry

[@TheKickasskatie]

Have you read anything by Catherynne Valente? I think you would fall in love

[@wesleybesikof9301]

Out of curiosity… what did u think of the Room adaptation. I loved it but haven’t read the book. Definitely on my TBR now

[@allisonpaiges]

i thought the movie did the book serious justice. jacob tremblay crushed the role. the narration is spot on to the book as well. but the book was still worth the read despite knowing the story. (i saw the movie first too!)

[@wesleybesikof9301]

@@allisonpaiges thank you!!

[@kianadoescod6402]

Oh god I’m curious about my dark Vanessa but I was a hot mess after a little life to the point where I stopped reading sad books for a month I just couldn’t do it

[@allisonpaiges]

id skip it then for sure!

[@converse036]

i love that your faves seem to go from People-Dealing-With-And-Recovering-From-Traumatic-Experiences books to Magic-Is-Real-And-Life-Is-Good books. and im here for it!

[@Tayreynolds1]

Your channel is wonderful and I'm glad to be a new subscriber. Saroo Brierley was adopted by an **Australian family and he lives in Tasmania (where I live). Thanks for sharing your favourites!

[@allisonpaiges]

thank you for the clarification - you're absolutely right! it's been too long since i read it. time for a re-read!

[@leahedd]

New person here. so excited about finding your channel -love your taste in books.

[@katiajannai2142]

The editing, the enthusiasm, and the all-around good vibes rlly keep me invested in this channel WE LOVE TO SEE IT

[@indigo5487]

I never subbed to somebody this quick. I had the "Reading Bo Burnham's Favorite Books" recommended to me and now I'm binge watching all of your videos!!!

[@GrimFemme]

SO exciting that your channel is growing :))) Your cute lil vlogs are quickly becoming some of my favorite videos and I'm always happy when I check back and see that you've posted. I think I have been a subscriber for a month-ish now? I love all the amazing book recs I'm getting from you, so thank you

[@kirstea]

you can bet i’m taking these recommendations straight to my bookstore basket

[@angelarisoldi2952]

idk why by always thought it was pronounced Neil gaymin? is it Neil guymind? I thought you were saying Neil Diamond a few time haha.

[@allisonpaiges]

not confident on what is real anymore

[@janievalgunn]

It’s Neil “Gay-Min” I’ve listened to many interviews and audiobooks narrated by him and that’s how he pronounces his name

[@allisonpaiges]

@@janievalgunn thanks so much! good info to have :-)

[@janievalgunn]

@@allisonpaiges yeah of course! I’m super dyslexic and always scared of saying things wrong especially names haha - so if possible I try to look up how people say their own names etc 💕

[@converse036]

i’m so glad to have found you from the uncarley vid!!! i’m excited to witness your come up 🥰🥳 you deserve hella followers

[@allisonpaiges]

aw :,) thanks for thinking so!

[@adhdcoachmeg]

Your channel is so full of fun and personality, I too am here via the uncarley book video and have become a total fan.

[@alaskaless6836]

this content was very much needed, i'll do a reading vlog ASAP aaaa. im very exciting about the double uploading, here some possible video ideas just in case: update tattoo tour, bookshelf tour, 24h reading vlog, story time of every kind, asmr, book video tag, q&a.

[@allisonpaiges]

woooow you're the best - thanks for your ideas!

[@MissBOverseas]

HIIIIIIII ok i am new (as of today) and i know that this video is like 7 months old but....you asked us to introduce ourselves so....HI!!! Im Caroline, I'm from the US but moved overseas about 3 years ago to teach internationally. I currently am living in THE PHILIPPINES!!!! So hi from Manila

[@neverloyaltomybias8217]

I can't wait to get my hands on On earth we're briefly gorgeous

[@helenas7605]

Long time subscriber here but I'm SO happy to see so many new people in the comments. You deserve it Ally, you have the nicest community, happy to see it growing

[@klarahenriksen4842]

I’m a new subscriber too! Subscribed because your “read Bo burnham’s favourite books” was the best produced video I’ve seen here on KZbin in a long time! I’ve already read several of the books you are suggesting so that must mean we have similar taste :) Really exited to read some of your suggestions. - Klara, Denmark

[@EmptyKingdoms]

OK. Two things. Are we sensing a trauma overarching theme here, eh? It baffles me how my favourites are mostly 20th century backwards, _Hamlet_ being right there at the top. Edit: but _Room_ is something recent I've read and appreciated very much, and Ocean Vuong's one too.

[@allisonpaiges]

trauma or magic or both! no middle ground!

[@sebsy6429]

whats your name: seb/ben where are you from: new england why are you here: because i love books and i find your content entertaining! uve quickly become one of my favorite booktubers and a comfort watch :)

[@rosiegrace2359]

your videos make me feel so cosy

[@xxvendettaxx1105]

Omg you more than double your subscribers in 6 months!!! You are doing amazing! I've been here for a loooong time finding you through Deidre

[@kirsty5170]

hey just letting you know that ‘the curious incident of the dog’ is actually pretty bad autistic representation + a lot of autistic ppl have heavily criticised it. the author is neurotypical + did no real research on autism before writing the book + is very stereotypical. just letting you know bc you seem like a v understanding person and would want to be aware of that. that’s all, loved the vid tho :)

[@mcsc370]

I just watched your Bo video, my first video of yours and now I’m on this video! We have similar reading tastes but I HATED a little life. I have no issue with trauma and stuff like that but I felt like the author just went into it a little bit too much

[@miccocruz]

I keep opening this video and debating whether or not I should do a full list read. But then my wallet says no, and so I leave, only to come back a few days later lkajsdsa

[@aliceinbookland3212]

I want to read so many of your favs but I feel like none of them would translate well through ebook so now I have to wait to buy them :^]

[@meekelareads]

So say hypothetically, someone wanted to do a "reading allisonpaiges favourite books" at the time of Feb 2022 - would other books be included...? 🤔 If so, which ones?

[@meekelareads]

Aside from lonely castle in the mirror because you know I have already added this 😅

[@insomniac.archive]

The ocean at the end of the lane is my ALL TIME fav!!! And I’m so happy to see someone talk about it cause it’s so magical but real at the same time.. I love it! ♥️

[@aisling8308]

i'm a new subscriber lol my name is aisling, i'm irish, and i'm here because the algorithm recommended me your 'i read uncarley's favourites' video

[@juliedeer13]

Ahhh I'm so glad you said you like a book because it just gave you that "feeling". Sometimes you just jive with a book and you can't really explain why (which makes recommending it a little hard but eh, who cares, right?) Thank you! You get it! ❤️

[@nalanaproudlock7272]

I’m Nalana, I’m from Seattle, and ur adorable and so intelligent and I love the way you talk. Peace and love

[@whataprilreads]

I just joined the Patreon and I can't wait to level up the tiers! And I'm so excited for the Pocket Pages Book Club! I recently picked up Coraline, I'm so pumped.

[@freddysreads]

my tbr is filling upppp let's go!!!

[@emmakates]

i’m reading watch over me right now & really enjoying it! it feels like a supportive hug of a book

[@allisonpaiges]

yes! perfectly put :)

[@windinthetrees8573]

These were all great recommendations. My library wish list just grew. Thanks so much

[@yjayyy]

the way I had to rewind 10:40 3 times to see the adorable pressed flower T_T

[@yasminjessen235]

I am wondering how you like the books by Holly Bourne

[@l0velouie]

I am so glad I found your page. Your taste in books is exactly what I have been looking for and your energy is astounding!

[@roxannejoncas]

The ocean at the end of the lane got into my bones and haunted me for days---I loved it.

[@vuhnella2635]

WAIT IM INLOVE WITH YOUR CHANNEL AHH IM GLAD YOUR VIDEO GOT RECOMMENDED TO ME

[@allisonpaiges]

WOW THANK YOU I'M GLAD YOU'RE HERE NOW

[@jack_crawford]

Approximately 0% overlap in our tastes but your videos are so packed with personality that I can’t even care. God bless the algorithm

[@allisonpaiges]

:,)

[@mimie.6210]

The Sims 2 Soundtrack 😂

[@nashdome]

My name is Nashaly, i an from/live in Puerto Rico and i am here because you are relaxing to watch and i so far do anything you do 😁 You still play uke?

[@allisonpaiges]

hi nashaly! thank you for the intro :-) i do sometimes!

[@egghead1324]

Omg also the curious incident of the dog in the night-time amazing I immediately subscribed

[@paigeelyse2709]

Okay weird question, but where do you get your cool printed book tabs/page markers?! I love them!

[@allisonpaiges]

honestly? the grocery store.

[@buttercupetc]

this just came up in my recommended and apparently youtube algorithm knows me better than i know myself because we have a decent amount of common favorites soooo now i HAVE to pick up everything else you mentioned

[@nicholasdanlag5926]

I also liked Curious Case and somewhat liked On Earth, so I guess we had some of the same taste, so I started reading a random book on your list. I picked Cerulean Sea, and I have not been able to put it down. Thank you!

[@nicholasdanlag5926]

Also just finished Smoke Gets In Your Eyes and Store Woman. The first made me think more about mortality and I needed that, also I cried like 2 times. The second changed how I viewed jobs and other people's perceptions of me. Just picked up Seconds and I might honestly just read all of these books, cuz each are bops

[@libertysuzanne9199]

boo movie covers but yes for dev patel.

[@Kudos2Ewe]

Love the nostalgic music. 😁

[@Mizt9462]

A Little Life is my fave book of all time.

[@margauxb3591]

The conflicting feelings of the discussion about the trauma of A Little Life and the Sims 2 soundtrack in the background is undescribable

[@allisonpaiges]

hahahah

[@siennakeroulis1009]

i love u and ur vids so so much :))))

[@christiane3443]

My dark Vanessa ❤️

[@clairecarlson5519]

Stumbling across your channel last year was one of the highlights of 2020. So glad the channel is growing and people are discovering one of the best corners on the internet!!

[@allisonpaiges]

:,)

[@sundancekat7656]

ummm how dare you apologize for presenting a scrambled bowl of mashed potatoes...potatoes is lyyfffeee haha We just added a new hairless guinea to the herd (well 2 actually) and his name is Spuds. Big tater stan over here ;) Excited for your pyramid scheme vid! And I NEEEED to read Smoke gets in your Eyes. It's on my list. Sounds fascinating and I Lurve a good memoir. And yes, Coraline the book is oodles scarier than the movie haha somehow the cutesy stop motion animation made it way more kid friendly, but I remember reading the book as a youth being like "Oh good, guess I won't sleep anymore!" And YES I WILL sign your petition to never again put a movie cover on a book front. it is a SIN

[@rakwelo]

Sad books are so good!!!!

[@Blair666witch]

Marbles 🖤

[@CopyAndConversations]

I'm binging on your channel after work, sipping on my Chai and looking for book reccos. Rishabh this side, sending good vibes from India. :)

[@Jack-gp9rt]

I started watching your videos after I saw the Bo Burnham video. Your content is S-tier, *please* keep making cool vids

[@MariaRodrigues-xi5eh]

Hi, this is my first comment on a KZbin video ever but I just want to say your videos bring me so much joy and comfort and I just want to say thank you ❤ this video got me out of bed during a depressive episode this week. You seem like a really cool person :) xx

[@catreadsabunch]

I am new here! I just subscribed a few days ago! I love your vibe! You describe your reading experiences very eloquently and directly which I really appreciate! Sending Love

[@sadvegetableperson]

I adoRE Brian lee O’Malley. Read lost at sea. Much like seconds , the theme is similar but it hit me so much deeper

[@allisonpaiges]

oooh i also read that one! i love his stuff. “snotgirl” is also so so fun. can’t wait for there to be more!

[@sadvegetableperson]

@@allisonpaiges also as a Canadian it’s cool to have him as representation. Havent red snot girl. Gotta get on it

[@אליענהרובינס-מורגנשטרן]

Based on what you recommended you should check out "behind the beautiful forevers"

[@belair90210]

Love Persepolis. I also loved Embroideries by the same author. The illustrations are amazing.

[@allisonpaiges]

yes! in love with the art style as well.

[@belair90210]

@@allisonpaiges the film is great too if you haven’t seen it ☺️

[@joshuamcleod3088]

Just read Coraline out loud to my parents. It sort of felt like a full circle of my childhood when they would read to me and my brother. Now please let the job search go well so I can move out before I go crazy...

[@ruxandravita]

i LOVE that you made this video!! Thank you for sharing🥰 Here from the “reading uncarley’s favourite books” video, staying for the book content 🤘

[@rylee4268]

I recommend Hold Still and The Disenchantments by Nina LaCour! Two of my fav books EVER! I still need to read Watch Over Me though

[@sylviayaknowlikeplath]

Hi just arrived from your bo burnham video, love the format of your videos happy to be a new subscriber

[@rociocarballomartinez]

Hi! I´m from Argentina, Tierra del Fuego "The end of the world" Love ur videos!

[@ILoveJahangeer]

Stay cool, stay amazing and continue doing what you do because I love it!

[@hollyellis8185]

yep, this video will not be good for my bank account

[@livarosen7545]

you make me wanna read my life away, its so nice the way you talk about books

[@NeetuSingh-eo4iu]

Hi 🤗, new to your channel and I’m so glad I came across your channel by chance.

[@ylrim]

How meta! A favorites video by my favorite KZbin person 🐸

[@ohmygooooooooooooosh]

watch over me is on my tbr this month! thank you for this video dude, i just put never let me go on hold at the library 😄 so excited for u to see your channel grow and grow 🌱🌞

[@haihai101]

so many great recommendations wow

[@haleybeasley7990]

Watch Over Me honestly changed my life. So beautiful, so simple, so relatable. The “fantastical” element is so well done and pure. Glad to finally see someone else give it more than an average rating.

[@isabel5224]

So happy I found your channel! 💓 these are my favourite types of videos!

[@dinaklarisse]

Sorry for the onslaught of my comments but I'm binging your videos because UR THE MOOD Love love this list, we have such similar taste in books! Khaled Hosseini is one of my fav authors and went to my high school! He used a lot of familiar landmarks from my hometown in The Kite Runner and And The Mountains Echoed (the clock tower in his high school and the city flea market) that always made me feel a type of way 🥺🥺

[@allisonpaiges]

that is such a fun fact! (also you never need to apologize for commenting - i appreciate it!)

[@nayavalverde1775]

new around here... my name is naya and i'm brazilian. your channel is amazing!💖

[@iheartyou187]

i love the movie Coraline so much and i don’t know why it never occurred to me that i should read the book 🤯 your influence

[@lexynope]

I have been in such a reading slump. I am excited for these recommendations!

[@estherthebester]

i'd like to invite you all to take the opportunity to use your local libraries if possible when you're looking for these amazing books!! it's money saving, and helpful to the library (and its employees!). i don't know the situation for other countries, but i do know for the US, at least, that you can order books online to be sent to your library, if it doesn't have what you're looking for. support your local libraries!!

[@allisonpaiges]

i live in belgium and there is one shelf with books in my language - otherwise i would! (i do still have a library card that i renew every year just in case though 💛)

[@isabellehall9217]

Ooh, i have the exact same copy of 'The Ocean at the End of the Lane' 😊😊😊 and i loved the book