Plan a month of reading & studying with me 🗓 March TBR

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Paradise Lost tidd.ly/3Dg6vWm
Solar Bones tidd.ly/3Mgwsun
The Body Keeps the Score tidd.ly/3mT1qxo
Memorial tidd.ly/3Dtv7Mg
Barnaby Rudge tidd.ly/3sAWWiw
Deadly Dreams tidd.ly/3pwGdL3
The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet tidd.ly/3Mhfn3p
Blood of Elves tidd.ly/3puo6p2
Blue Period tidd.ly/3pybSvT
Dream a Little Dream tidd.ly/3GeWr1T
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[@maanya__742]

Just when I thought I needed some comfy time, Emma posted. I wouldn't be reading anything new in March as I have my Finals coming, but I hope to read more after that! Hope you have a great day!🌸🌸

[@emmiereads]

[@maanya__742]

@@emmiereads Thanks a bunch🤗

[@yiao5601]

@@emmiereads sorry to add it here but I really hope you'll see this comment. I'm not sure how this come out in translation but the witcher short stories are much better, and show the world in more interesting way. And usually I don't like short stories at all ;)

[@km.sunidhisharma2891]

@@emmiereads can you please reply

[@khalilahd.]

As a pre medical student currently applying to medical school I love the idea of scheduling your month in advanced! It’s so easy to allow things to pile up and feel overwhelmed but this seems like the solution so thank you 💜

[@miriam5933]

As a junior oncologist I would like to tell my med school self (and also you if you find it helpful) not to get too obsessed with organisation and control. It is helpful, but things are going to pile up and be overwhelming at times anyway, and life is going to get in the way of your plans. And it is not going to get better as responsibility increases but you are going to get better at handling it, sometimes by not getting things too seriously or not being super harsh on yourself. You are going to have the most beautiful profession ☺️

[@miriam5933]

Btw I just felt super old 😨 I started working as a doctor in march 2020, and the pandemic was such a surrealistic experience during the first year or so that I have kind of lost track of how much time has passed 😥

[@stickwithbrit8635]

I read “The Body Keeps the Score” for a therapy assignment a few years ago and it changed the way I look at trauma and how our brains work and process things. It’s fascinating!

[@anajc9130]

Is it triggering for one who has undergone trauma or vulnerable individuals?

[@stickwithbrit8635]

It’s more information than anything. I’ve had major trauma and it was fine to read.

[@anajc9130]

@@stickwithbrit8635 Thank you!

[@Elochai_]

11:39 - When I started my PhD (I do Golden Age Spanish lit) one of my professors remarked to me that "no one ever reads a book in full." I thought he was being facetious, but you're totally right: we only have so much time in a day!

[@adrianoines521]

I read the body keeps the score around Christmas and my life since then has changed a lot. one thing I would recommend is maybe consider therapy so you have a space to process the emotions and trauma that comes up as a result. It really is a great book and helped me with understanding how my trauma manifests in my anxiety and in physical distress, but I don't think I would have gotten as much from it had I not been in therapy and had a designated space to explore memories resurfacing.

[@shelbycrobinson]

The Barnaby Rudge excerpt you read aloud was beautiful!!

[@milaces1323]

Thanks to you Emma i took up the habit of planning my reading month instead of randomly picking up stuff and because of it i'm reading way more so, thanks! 😊

[@emmiereads]

ah amazing so happy for you!

[@HJPeet]

Body Keeps the Score is a LOT. I read it bookclub style with friends and we read and discussed one section at a time and that was super helpful for me. It became a weekly therapy session bc that book brought up a TON for me. The support was definitely necessary for me.

[@mariaclarabarros4923]

I loved the long way to a small angry planet! It’s such a wholesome read, very much character focused but with that special flavor of space opera that makes it even more special

[@praniti8410]

I was having the worst day, my exam didn't go that well because of which I was struggling mentally but this totally made my day

[@emmiereads]

I had a test yesterday and I also was not in the mental space to write it so I totally understand, sending you so much love

[@buranko9623]

That muffin for puffin tshirt is too cute. Such a vibe

[@chantelleleswell7743]

The Body Keeps the Score is so enlightening and helpful, especially in terms of working through your own trauma. It intellectualizes a lot which I find really helpful for understanding what my brain is contending with. I hope it goes well for you! I might reread it soon too so please keep us updated if you feel so inclined :)

[@laurenveeder187]

I love Seamus Heaney’s poetry! The Grauballe Man is fantastic, it was inspired by the bog body with the same name. He has a few different poems about the bog bodies found from the Iron Age of Northwestern Europe.

[@Torsee]

17:43 Best passage of the video! Love the English language!

[@joelharris4399]

Hi Emma! I'm a new subscriber to your channel! Booktube as I'm discovering is a whole different ecosystem with its own idiosyncratic heartbeat. I'm liking your vlog a lot and you stand out simply for the way you personalize the reading experience as a university student and as a passionate leisure activity complimented with your delightful tea selections, home interior paraphernalia and your eclectic taste for fashion which combines the vintage and the contemporary. There are so many take-aways as a casual observer: principally your reading diary, your flair for video editing, the constant streams of zooms, jump-cuts and close-ups of your hands flipping through pages or sifting bookshelves, and of course, the inevitable product placement. Haha! The experience brings a warm smile to my face, seeing you lost in the ecstasy of wintry solitude only Canada can conjure. I guess that makes me a fan. Hold tight, with your organizational skills you look all set to go!

[@karadavis2431]

Paradise Lost is so much more enjoyable when you read it in whole than parts, it changed the experience for me completely.

[@emmiereads]

I'm finding that now too! I think I might actually not skip anything even if I've already read it

[@Tania.atlasinajar]

this is awesome I love that you get real organized each month for your reading plans. 🥰 so excited to curate a lovely massive tbr to see if you can get to all those goals. these are some of my fave videos. love the "muffins for puffins" shirt so cute! 😏🖤 (and YAY on 250K channel is getting massive, it's growing every day!) xoxo

[@Lokster71]

I love Heaney. I did "Digging" at school. Audible has lots of his poetry collections with him reading them, which is great. This may sound weird but all your academic stuff makes me want to go back and study something. I read Solar Bones a couple of years ago. It took me a little while to get into it but I found it rather beautiful in the end. It is, if I remember, all one long sentence. I could be wrong about that.

[@ulengrau6357]

Solar Bones is like Bras Cubas. You're gonna love it!

[@aiela]

Out of all your wonderful types of videos, these are my favourite. They feel so uniquely *emmie*. Thank you

[@Juju-bw7eh]

I can’t wait for you to read Hosseini! Such a great author

[@apoorvpragya1777]

I wish there was a way to leave more than one like lol. I love your videos Emma! They bring me a lot of calm in chaotic days. You have a lovely voice. Thanks for sharing these bits from your life. Your love and excitement for books really comes through. ☺ I hope you keep really well and happy. ☺

[@katjawalta]

Ah Emma, I also hate anthologies but the Witcher ones I found very nice! They're intricately interwoven with their timelines which make them interesting and not just short stories for no reason. They also are the build up to the first novel. Although I cannot say too much about that because I'm only 20 or so pages into that one haha

[@arcadiaaa1370]

I have to say, as a fellow short story hater, I really enjoyed the Witcher short stories. They're really something kind of in between short stories and a novel because there is definitely a narrative tying them all together, and I felt like they contributed a lot to the Witcher universe. I would highly recommend giving them a chance.

[@ashley-vr1cg]

I'd started reading the body keeps score this February and I'm really loving it so far. I tend to take it slow and dwell on the topics and like you said, it makes you confront a lot of things but in a kind, gentle way. I'm like a 100 pages in and I know it'll take me a while to get through. I'm excited to follow along with you and it'll be nice to hear what you think about it!

[@jodihowe7274]

I am thrilled you love Barnaby Rudge. It was such a pleasant surprise for me, so so good and it keeps getting better!!! (I love your book's cover, have never seen this one) 👍👍👍

[@ccollins1601]

as a literature student,I learn so much from your videos. Love u !!!!!

[@taliw7736]

Hey Emmie, not feeling my best lately but I'm so happy to see your channel and day-to-day improvement. Thanks for being the calming, sweet friend we all need :) I appreciate your hard work

[@andrewschley6047]

2022 is a year for healing. That really hit me, actually.

[@oak_leaf]

Actually, you did something to me/for me and I've just thought you may enjoy knowing that. I've been watching your vlog for a couple of months and you've got me discover little things I enjoy. For now, I can listed a tiny purchase of a notebook and a mug with Alice in Wonderland theme, I've asked for Olga Tokarczuk's book for Christmas, I bought some better cosmetics than usually and consider buying a good quality candle, because usually I don't tolerate normal ones and want to give a try with some a better one. I'm thinking about browsing ways to relax because I don't necessarily know many. To sum up, what I'm learning from you is taking proper care of myself and giving myself little treats that I usually give others. Thank you! PS. I'm very touched by the way you address us: beautiful people, etc. - it's heartwarming.

[@pearl9237]

What a great way to end my day, just finished studying and I am so glad I get the chance to watched your video before I sleep. Sending hugs from the Philippines!

[@emmiereads]

so glad you're having a break, what have you been studying? hugs! xx

[@pearl9237]

@@emmiereads history!🤗❤️

[@sandrad3346]

I sympathize with the amount of work you have for your classes. When I was in college, I used to think that all of my profs, because of the amount of homework I had, thought theirs was the only class that I had!

[@emmaopaline]

Reading only women this month ! essays, novels, non fiction, historic novels... Right now I'm reading American Martyrs by Joyce Carol Oates, Murder on the Orient Express and the royal assassin tome 1 by Robin Hobb

[@storiesandsadhbh4673]

when you said “I’ve already lost my tea” … I relate to that so much🙃

[@hyliannative9247]

The Body Keeps The Score is an AMAZING book. It’s written very well for a science based book. It is very helpful for survivors of trauma but also people who have loved ones who are trauma survivors. It helps you understand them if you haven’t experienced it yourself and if you have it helps you understand your body and mind. Honestly… amazing. PLEASE READ IT! I kinda get people saying that it’s bringing things up for them but honestly I didn’t think it was triggering. It’s academic enough IMO to help you understand what’s going on in your brain and body without leaving you in pieces. And the last part of the book is his years of findings in the most effective treatment methods and he explains what isn’t effective and why not. I can’t wait until it’s safe to get EMDR for my mom who has survived more than I can imagine and talk therapy did nothing for her.

[@miriam5933]

I feel so much calmer after watching your video… I could not be more grateful 😍 I used to make a preselection of books i wanted to read at the beginning of the month because i felt i had too many books unread and felt anxious about it so it felt more approachable. But then if i didnt complete that list, i would feel anxious as well. So i started just choosing whatever i felt like when i finished a book and even if i dont have that much time to read i have changed my perspective on reading. As long as i am enjoying reading i wont focus on anything else. No rush, no pressure and no anxiety. Books still piling up at times but it is okay now 🤩

[@joychalaby]

I absolutely love watching your videos where you plan your reading month, Emma - so motivational with my own reading goals! - I got so nostalgic hearing about your uni reading and classes - missing it so much! All the best with all the tests and assignments! It's really incredible that Paradise Lost is given such a great emphasis in your degree. Sadly it wasn't the case at my uni and I had to scramble to get acquainted with the text well before I began my thesis😅. This month I'm focusing on finishing Barnaby Rudge (which I'm very much enjoying too!) and a Castle in the Clouds by Kristin Gier. I just finished Hamnet last night, and ahhhh it was so good and the writing just got me, you know?

[@adarsh3098]

Emma is here to motivate me to study...again!

[@mels2036]

Just finished a five-hour exam and this is just the perfect way to relax now! Thank you so much! 🥺

[@circleofleaves2676]

I'm so glad to see The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet on your shelves. My favourite from that 4-book series is book 2 (A Closed and Common Orbit). Oh my heart.

[@edina4902]

Emma you always give me so much motivation whenever I am in a reading slump,thank you so much for this video and I can't wait for your what I read in March video!! much love ❤️❤️

[@TheHahamadeulook]

ALICE OSWALD’S MEMORIAL IS SO GOOD 😭🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

[@emmiereads]

it just came in the mail last night and it looks breathtaking :')

[@edus3058]

best channel to watch after a long school day! much love

[@nehatandel2372]

Planning are definitely my favourite type of videos to watch from you❤️

[@dulcepelayo7571]

0:09 😗 the reflexion on the pencil holder >v

[@emmiereads]

you just made me die laughing lol a face of intense concentration

[@juliasmith8983]

I've started reading The Body Keeps the Score recently and I'm certain I'm much slower reader but I've found myself reading a chapter and then spending the next week re-reading and trying to really process and practice what I learn. Definitely a book to take your time with ♡

[@macsburke271]

Emmie is already my favorite booktuber by a lot, and then I see a Murakami on her shelf behind her! She's funny and watching videos just kind of feels like hanging out with a friend with great book recs.

[@yuliia5634]

Hi Emma!

[@dohabeshir9405]

your videos always make me comfy and happy and the fact that i always come back from my boring maths class to find a video from you is like a warm hug🫂❤ i hope you do well in your exams✨

[@laya5687]

I swear there is nothing better than seeing that you posted a video after a tiring day in school:)) also, love the clips where you make tea!!

[@lilypuckey3030]

emma!! i recently read “small things like these” by claire keegan and it’s such a cozy winter read. i loved it so much and i think you’d love it too. it’s by an irish author, and takes place in ireland in 1985. it touches on the way women were treated by the catholic church, and how just a bit of empathy goes a long way. it’s a short read, i read it in one sitting, and i really think you’d enjoy it!

[@minionluver2001]

the body keeps a score is such a good read, 10/10 recommend.

[@taliw7736]

Thanks for doing these vlogs

[@tatata70]

making a monthly TBR is such a great idea. It made reading more organised :)

[@ecaterinatitova2969]

Somehow your videos besides being inspiring and interesting, are very calming. Thank you so much.

[@pammarquez773]

Just went through a tough breakup and watching your videos gives me the motivation to read again ❤️ thanks emma

[@juliaquiros908]

I had to pause the video, this is crazy but Mike McCormack was my professor for a semester during my Erasmus stay in Ireland at NUIGalway, I can't believe you have to read one of his books! Funnily enough I bought Solar Bones whilst I was there but when Covid hit I had to leave a few things behind including my copy of his book so I never got to read it, only a few pages (I had other books to read my first semester there and thought I'd read it later in the year). Anyways, I hope you like it, one of my housemates did read it for her essay and she loved it! I'm excited to hear your thoughts on the book!

[@Fatima-wi9hd]

i loveeeeee when you upload literally anything because it’s always motivating. i’ve always had issues balancing school and reading. i’m doing a masters degree in math and part of it is reading tedious research papers but watching this video makes me want to get back to reading for fun. good luck in school

[@elmarie7898]

Congrats on reaching 250k subscribers, beautiful soul! Well deserved💖

[@isabellehall9217]

I love you Emma!!

[@faheemah6947]

I'm using the buzzword challenge to help me read through the physical books I own, so my March tbr is wuthering heights, justice in Moscow, the neighborhood and then I also have Mrs dalloway, the last wish, if I had your face and ayesha ever after.

[@EmilyADavis-kq8el]

I really liked the Silver Trilogy when I read them several years ago. Very fun read!

[@jeovana4272]

My next semester starts at the end of this month so I hope that you make a lot of uni content to stay sane because as a plus result I will be more excited for coming back to college.

[@mfluder2320]

omg this is wonderful! your videos are so soothing. ♥️

[@emmiereads]

thank you so much!

[@MartinDSmith]

Just started chapter the thirty-third of Barnaby,and the way Dickens contrasts the storm outside and those sheltering around hearths and firesides is just gold dust.I also laughed aloud when Chester speaking with Mrs Varden says Bullet,Mullet,Pullet.😂❤️

[@Jojojozilla]

Your Videos are always so calming and soothing and I really need that today. Thank you and have a wonderful day

[@emmiereads]

[@ava1872]

I have so much on my tbr this month! Even though I have finals for half the month but I’m still going so ambitious with 12 books 🤭 Also I love your voice it’s so calming 🤍

[@wayhome13]

Thank you for another wonderful video!

[@rem5157]

i have been so bored and i checked my phone and surprise! emmie posted so not really bored anymore

[@bookoffholicbookwart5945]

Always looking forward to these videos

[@mennatu-allahislam562]

Oh finally you're reading Blue period!! I hope u enjoy it i really loved the anime SO MUCH!!

[@2009ashmi]

Going through a hard time lately so I'm just keeping it easy for now and just reading Gone with the Wind when I can and and listening to Keeper of the Night. Not as far along in my reading goals as I'd like but I'll get there. Sending you hugs from America Emmie. 🥰❤️

[@nwokorochima3059]

Nicely decorated

[@rickcroucher]

I went out today and bought a dozen books that you have recommended as wonderful. I hope I love them, as much as you have. Thank you for the suggestions.

[@emmiereads]

ooh hope they're hits for you!

[@__cutie14__]

Just discovered you through Book Leo, and you are just amazing! Your so easy to listen to and are very interesting! Loving your videos!

[@agustinaforesik4363]

yaaaaasssss finally 🤍🦋💌✨

[@_inhisbluegardens]

Long Way to a Small Angry Planet is such a perfect little morsel of space opera. I don't often think of space opera being cosy as a genre (something about the crushing dark expanse of space, I guess) but the way the Becky Chambers writes found family is just beautiful and heartwarming. Reading this was so wonderful that I psyched myself out of reading the rest of the series because I didn't want to be disappointed by it 😂

[@Gowithkt]

The Body Keeps Score is a phenomenal book. I read it at the very beginning of the pandemic when I lost my job and helped me a lot mentally.

[@howstrangehowsmall]

"Don't read it and become sentient." !!!!! I am dying!! 🤣🤣🤣

[@Dayswalters1]

I’ve read The Bodt Keeps the Score and I plan to reread it soon. It goes through a lot and talks about therapy. My certificate on childhood trauma was more difficult. It’s a great read.

[@ruth4799]

I'm currently reading what I talk about when I talk about running and hamlet & utopia for my renaissance class

[@iriskooijman218]

I started “the body keeps the score” in an dark period of my life but couldnt get through it. It wasnt that must triggering but just a little bit to academic at that point. I’m doing soooooo much better now and been thinking of picking it up again and LO AND BEHOLD Emma gives me the motiviation to do it! 💪 I will 100% read along with you if you decide to pick it up 🥰🥰

[@twicetakemymoney7674]

Let’s be honest here, Freud drags himself into everything. 😌

[@jamesduggan7200]

lol - that's so hilariously true!

[@Zee200]

Im already in chapter 10 Castle In The Clouds. And oh my, Emmie, i love the book so much🥰

[@emmiereads]

ah so glad:') that book makes me smile just thinking about it

[@eddiecational]

The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet is so so good - very much fits your vibes of galavanting in space imo hahaha. The way that Becky Chambers depicts aliens is super fun and I hope you enjoy if you do read!

[@circleofleaves2676]

I love it so much. My favourite is the second book in that series.

[@fountain_writes]

I’m so excited that you’ll be reading some Seamus Heaney! He’s one of my favorite poets. I think his work is just astoundingly evocative of Ireland. I’m not sure if you’ve got any interest in Medieval literature, but I love his translation of Beowulf. It’s not the “preferred” translation, but it’s the one I ended up keeping on my shelves postgrad.

[@luhsea]

I really need to start planning out my monthly reading like this - I feel like that would help with keeping up motivation so much! I am currently reading The Makioka Sisters by Junichiro Tanazaki and just started listening to The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater.

[@marciajohansson769]

A couple of friends and I are reading The Body Keeps the Score. We have just started and it is a tough read. It is eye opening and we look forward to continue reading it and with support we can give each other

[@jamesduggan7200]

In the big hit film, "Godfellas", there's a joke about how all the boys at a wedding are named either Peter or Paul. Perhaps in an earlier time, i.e., Milton's England, all boys were named John (or James). In some cultures, 'the sons of thunder' (Christ's (half-)brothers) are more revered than either the rock on whom the Church was built or its chief architect.

[@stews9]

We share a birthday but Dickens is my favorite writer of years gone by because I first encountered him in Pickwick Papers, given to me by my mom on an Easter when I was probably about 12. Instant favorite.

[@hannahlynch2399]

Such a lovely, calm video! I’m always excited to see what your reading, we have slightly similar tastes. If you haven’t yet read “The Orphanage” by Serhiy Zhadan, I recommend. He’s a Ukrainian Author. I’d love to hear your thoughts on it, because it’s not exactly well known or talked about.

[@emmiereads]

thank you! I've yet to hear of that one so I'll definitely go look it up, thank you so much for telling me about it

[@haleylquinton]

looooove Digging! Seamus Heaney is such a great writer.

[@tiffanymoton704]

solar bones! that book is one long sentence with no stops but it’s so so good

[@emmiereads]

I got it in the mail yesterday and flipped through and it looks so intimidating haha but I'm intrigued!

[@laoshi_reads8950]

Can't wait to hear what you think of Seamus Heaney! I'm covering some of his stuff this semester at uni too. Hello from Scotland!☺

[@TheBookwormMeg]

The Body Keeps the Score is an amazing book on understanding and healing from trauma. I found it very useful in my journey and it has plenty for every stage of that journey. I truly hope it does for you what it has done for me. Take care of yourself

[@denisefreitas6727]

Hi Emma! Thanks for sharing your TBR with great recommendations. A Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers is very good, the whole serie is very good. And i want to read Barnaby Rudge! 💖📚🌻

[@AL-br2ox]

Muffins for puffins!! Omg I want that

[@itsi4778]

My favourite type of Emmie's videos 🤭♥️

[@emmiereads]

[@kasiag4274]

Good luck with the work load this month!🍀 I am currently reading Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 which is so so so good. Also chapter by chapter reading a book by Matt Parker full of mathematical mistakes which is really funny. And studying bits and parts of Frankenstein for English class for my oral next week :)

[@jamesduggan7200]

good luck - Orals are nerve-wracking. I was pretty confident with my three inquisitors, but I think that knowing they would accept my Thesis made me worry that much more it wasn't worth anything. Also, there's that weird tension about what comes next since there's never any room currently in the Department. That's how it was for me. I hope for you there's a cushy job and office already lined up!

[@kasiag4274]

@@jamesduggan7200 Yeah quite nerve-wracking haha. Thank you!

[@josephcossey1811]

I'm currently 200 pages into "Barnaby Rudge" and loving every page so far. A surprising amount of action in the early chapters...a character called Solomon Daisy and - confession time - I think I'm in love with Miss Miggs!