STORIES I ATE THIS MONTH | MAY 2018

[@polandbananasBOOKS]

WHY CAN'T I EVER MANAGE TO SPELL STORIES RIGHT IN THE GOSH DARN TITLE

[@bat5092]

polandbananasBOOKS STOREIS I ATE THIS MONTH

[@dantdmfanforevaaa4655]

lol

[@jasminesibley8202]

I honestly didn’t notice it until you mentioned it. Lol 😝 Also I can’t spell either so don’t feel bad

[@anaesteves6655]

It can happen to anyone! I love watching these videos :) keep being awesome

[@WiIIiamF]

YOU NEED TO READ THE KANE CHRONICLES BY RICK RIORDAN!! :OOO

[@vanessahansmann2465]

Not to be dramatic, but these videos are the sole purpose of my existence

[@polandbananasBOOKS]

lmao

[@orasolomons]

who else just sings along with the intro now?

[@abigailarmon]

MEEE!!!

[@marianaluz1761]

Ora Solomons omg me too!! 😂

[@katherinenina9033]

Meeee!!

[@ranch260]

honestly stories i ate this month are the best videos ever!

[@aswiftarmy]

i paused the video when you got to the part about Ali Wong, went on Netflix, watched the entire special, then returned and continued watching from where i'd stopped 😂😂

[@AlexaDonne]

YAS that is my FAVORITE Jane Eyre adaptation, as well! (Tasha did good) It's written by the same screenwriter who did North & South (if you haven't seen that, it's on Netflix and AMAZING), as well as the 2009 Emma, which is also my favorite Emma. And Toby Stephens is my fave Rochester--I just don't care for Michael Fassbender's, which a lot of people like. I didn't know they added it to Hulu! That's great news as it's been hard to find on streaming for years.

[@polandbananasBOOKS]

Definitely going to check those out! I'm so behind - I haven't seen any of these classic adaptations! =D

[@AlexaDonne]

Oooh... you should watch next time you need something really romance-y and angsty. North & South is basically 4 hours of unresolved sexual tension (the LI, played by Richard Armitage has his own mini-fandom) and Emma is a longer, more drawn out version of Clueless with Jonny Lee Miller as the romantic lead :D

[@salemtaylor1]

polandbananasBOOKS you should check out new Little Women adaptation by PBS (if I recall correctly) - so good. And North and South and Emma (2009) - as been previously mentioned - are painfully good. The storytelling and acting - just marvelous

[@iloveyourunclebob]

salemtaylor1 the Bronte sisters mini series is really good too.

[@AriPuff23]

I’m low-key in love with the “stories I ate this month” theme and every time id like to ask what’s the song name but I also feel like if I listened to it separately it wouldn’t be as good 🙈 #threstruggleisreal

[@erinmariecece]

I'm so proud of you for reading so much this month, I honestly feel like May was forever long and June is going way too fast, what is happening?!?!

[@tashapolis]

Twilight Commentary! I NEED TO WATCH THAT AGAIN AHAHAHA! Also, so glad you loved Jane Eyre cause it's my fave!

[@polandbananasBOOKS]

ME TOO IT'S BEEN SO LONG LET'S WATCH IT TOGETHER!!! NEXT TWILIGHT REWATCH

[@freddiehudson4154]

Tashapolis I can’t get behind Jane Eyre how did you enjoy it (please reply because I’m studying it) I want to like it but I just can’t ! Jane is so annoying ! She always talks about being feminists but doesn’t do anything! And I HATE Rochester he’s an arse ! Please HELP !

[@tashapolis]

YASSSS NEXT REWATCH!!!

[@LeightonReacts]

Yes! I'm so glad you loved Solo! So many people have said negative things about it and I'm like... y'all, it's so good! The guy who played Han played the character so freaking well. Especially by the end, he totally had the Han swag

[@catfairybooks5386]

I am OBSESSED with the show Viva! That show is only six episodes long but it's so original, poignant, dramatic, and intense! It's about two sisters from East LA whose mom passed away and leaves them the building where their mom ran a rundown bar. Now they have the choice of whether they are going to keep the bar or sell out! So excited for the second season!

[@JayGTheAwkwardBookworm]

I NEED TO SEE OCEAN 8 SO BAD OMG

[@BreSinging]

I’m having a really down week right now and your energy and happiness is contagious. Thanks, Christine!

[@jonathanrogers7735]

“Three books... all with my eyes”- lol you are queen

[@amanishonestreviews]

I loved the commentary for Prince Caspian and The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe.

[@iLiviesimone]

Messy is the perfect way to describe 13 Reasons s2!!! And gosh the last episode was so intense and saddening.

[@pemmialcantara8040]

Yay! I honestly loved solo so much and I don't understand all the hate it was getting from fans! I've always been a star wars fan since I was young and I agree that there isn't as much character work in the films and a bit too many fight scenes, so to see a whole movie on his backstory was just great!

[@reillysreads4539]

I agree with 13 Reasons Why. I personally don’t really like the second season, it was pretty depressing and I just felt depressed after watching? I don’t know. Can’t wait for your book! Love your vids!

[@polandbananasBOOKS]

yeah i felt the same after i finished // Thank you!!!

[@ashleycloud1567]

Yeah, my husband said the same. I didn’t even watch...

[@mayaroumie4154]

Omg Oceans 8, you literally put into words what exactly I felt about the movie!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@valenciahidalg0]

These are some of my favorite videos I love that I get recommendations and hear your thoughts on all these stories.

[@anaisoro]

I Adore Westworld so much, rewatched episode 2x2 today and the scene with Maeve meeting Dolores is a GIFT and I need more!

[@comfortreadsJess]

Mr Darcy has the best arc ever he literally saves Elizabeth's family from scandal and ruin not to mention he fixes the ONE thing he actually did (telling his friend not the marry Jane) sooo mr Darcy is an adorable sweetheart and we don't deserve him. X

[@taylor6672]

I'm a huge star wars fan and nothing will ever beat Star Wars episode 4 or 5 for me but I loved Solo a Star Wars Story. I would say it was my third favorite star wars movie ever.

[@ediemoore7712]

YAY! Each month I eagerly anticipate your Stories I Ate This Month videos!!

[@MichaelaWagner]

Bridge To Terabithia and She’s The Man commentaries are LIT

[@polandbananasBOOKS]

oh man i gotta check out the She's the Man commentary XD

[@ayshaooms7223]

When you're so early there's a typo in the title

[@ema7godagt240]

aysha ooms yes 😀😝

[@polandbananasBOOKS]

SO MUCH REGRET NOT SPELL CHECKING

[@ayshaooms7223]

polandbananasBOOKS it happens to the best of us haha

[@msbrownie8248]

Hahah yh

[@avasuarez5487]

Best. Thumbnail. Ever.

[@emmad6760]

The Twilight commentary will always be the best! The sass is real!

[@polandbananasBOOKS]

YES XD

[@itisabookthing]

I love your thoughts on Darcy. I feel the same way! I actually wrote a whole essay for one of my classes about how Darcy isn't the ideal man like many make him out to be.

[@sandyreadsalot]

I really want to see Ocean’s 8! I’m glad you liked it!

[@iq12509]

I feel like I’ve been waiting for this video forever

[@manoeksbooknook]

*Favorite books I read* : Dark Matter by Blake Crouch omg my mind is still blown. And reread Simon vs the homosapiens Agenda, listened to it on audio and omg loved it. And finally read Salt to the Sea 😭 *favorite TV show I watched this month* : The Alienist. Wow so good ! Everyone needs so watch it *Favorite movie I watched this month* : Finally watched the Quiet Place and wow so good. And watched Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, for every book lover out there please watch this it was so beautiful and warmed my heart

[@melinas9213]

I dance to that intro song EVERY TIME lol. I read Anna and the French Kiss for the first time and loved it! As for shows, I've been watching The Good Wife and enjoying it as well.

[@annajohnson2115]

These videos are such a relief for me because you have similar opinions to me and we watch a lot of the same stuff 😅

[@madelinemattox1448]

Makeup always on point you are gorgeous and amazing!

[@polandbananasBOOKS]

thank you

[@orasolomons]

Jane Eyre is such a good book! I highly reccomend it. I don't normally read classics because i normally find them very word heavy but I didn't feel like that at all while reading Charlotte Bronte's book. You should read it and share your thoughts (just be prepared to spend a long time on it because i found I had to take breaks while reading and normally i fly through novels).

[@oscarfun100]

Jane Eyre is wonderful. Jane Eyre is life.

[@srenz2802]

I too didn’t like season 2 of thirteen reason why nearly as much, but I just want to talk about the scene in the last episode where they play the song that Hannah and Clay danced too, and Clay just walks to the center of the dance floor and cries and they all hug. That got me sobbing so hard 😭😭

[@alexo-o969]

Omg I'm so excited I've never watched a video so close to when it came out

[@gabbyreads]

I totally agree about Oceans 8!

[@jeseniacontreras8377]

Omg yess! The twilight commentary was everything 😂😂. This month started and caught up on Outlander tv series, didn’t know until it said there was no more episodes available that I had finished it 😭😭 so now I’m off to read the books

[@peachh6084]

Omg same about the Star Wars fights *whispers* I fast forward through them 😳🙊

[@averybass6627]

Omg I clicked so fast!! I agree on 13rw though. It was kind of all over the place. I saw a book tuner talking about brightly burning so I also read it. I ABSOLUTELY loved it

[@FiMilton]

I also read Brightly Burning and I loved it!!!

[@cupcake-zq7yt]

I’m so glad you said you loved Solo! I’m a huge star wars fan and I also thought it was a lot of fun!!

[@zohalarbabzada9654]

I really love these Stories I Ate videos. You have really complex constructive thoughts on what you consume :) I can tell you know a lot about film from the way you talk about them, breaking them into the different story components and all :D Very enjoyable!

[@bat5092]

YESSS I LOVE STOREIS I ATE THIS MONTH!!! I'm always really excited for Tuesdays because l love your videos.

[@iliketoreadstuf]

YES I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THISSSS

[@r.t.laurila]

Yaaay new video❤️you are one of the biggest reasons I got into reading. I really love your content

[@polandbananasBOOKS]

thank you so much

[@Hana-mm1lk]

I read city of bones, the assasin's blade, acofas, city of ashes, the fault in our stars, city of glass, city of fallen angels, clockwork angel and clockwork prince and i watched the city of bones movie(again), infinity war and the new truth or dare

[@annbutnotanne]

Actually, when I watched Shut Up and Dance, I also guessed the twist, but it's still one of my favorite episodes of Black Mirror, because even when I knew the twist, strangely enough I was still kind of rooting for him, which has never happened to me, at least to this extent. A personal favorite of mine is White Christmas if you want some twists you won't see coming. 😊

[@mireillek2841]

Notification squad! These are my fav types of videos! 💖💖

[@hollyh2169]

I'm back to recommend Wynonna Earp again because season 2 came out on netflix last week and I really think you would enjoy it! It's like a modernized western, but with supernatural elements and it's one of the most unique things I've ever watched

[@crono_digger]

12:03 FINALLY! Someone actually said it!

[@estellecuriel690]

these are always my fav videos

[@kirapeters8881]

Personally, I was introduced to Pride and Prejudice through an adaptation, which has completely changed the way I feel about what happens in the book. If you want to give P+P another chance, watch The Lizzie Bennett Diaries on KZbin. They take the original concept and make it so much better and more modernized! Seriously, it's FANTASTIC! Also, I agree with you about enjoying Star Wars, but not loving it the way a lot of people do.

[@sje7937]

i love christines personality

[@ppittsburghgirll]

I loooooove Solo! Unpopular opinion but I prefer Solo over Rogue One which I didn’t really like until the end. A+ the guy that plays Solo (Alden?) is amazing, he totally nailed it, aaah Han & Chewie ❤️❤️ I agree with 13RW S2 it didn’t hit me emotionally like the first season did, except the finale..OMG that finale!

[@nabeel2453]

Finally ! long awaited

[@nesmamostafa710]

Three books ...all with my eyes ..😂😂😂 love you Christine

[@tesslydon6925]

Just started watching Younger 'cause of your recommendation. I'M ALMOST DONE BINGING! SO GOOD!

[@polandbananasBOOKS]

oH MY GOD YES IT'S SO EXCELLENT!

[@cecilie4296]

When season 2 of Westworld is done, you HAVE to make a video about it!! I need that in my life!

[@emmanaturegirl1318]

Oh i totally agree with what you said about Oceans 8!!!!

[@kiranstarr4359]

How you doin' Christine? Your face has brightened my day. 😊

[@TheWordN3rd]

You also put on eyeliner and blended that eyeshadow, super fancy. I felt the same way with the Last Jedi. I'm a SW nerd and about three quarters of the way through I was just bored. The fighting was just so drawn out. I wanted more character scenes and fewer explosions. And then right as you'd get reinvested in a scene, they'd cut to another set of characters. (I love that version of Jane Eyre, btw, it's the version that got me to read the book.)

[@riannecantona]

I'm so glad you loved SOLO bc I felt like I was the only one

[@kerilynne128]

Omg you described my feelings towards Star Wars perfectly, I connect with everything you said

[@susiek9569]

christineee please read restore me, i need a book talk!! i loved it

[@santanasg8445]

YES I LOVE ALEXA'S VIDEOS!

[@marisagill123]

I absolutely love this series!!

[@Gabrielathebook]

My favorite story this month is Killing Eve it's so AMAZING. So well done

[@ainsleyheath9570]

Ainsley is literally never a name in a book so I really want to read Brightly Burning!! And what it is about seems cool too.

[@talie224]

i love your layers! your hair looks great :)

[@polandbananasBOOKS]

Thank you!! =)

[@abigailarmon]

YAYAYA I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS VIDEO!!!!!

[@SidneyIsabel]

Couldn't agree more with your analysis of the second season of 13 Reasons Why!

[@IshamaMarium]

I agree with u about the classic Spiderman trio!

[@sawyerrials1688]

I finally watched Outlander Season 3 in May and really enjoyed it

[@marissaburns4889]

I love the Twilight commentary!

[@DaniCalderon_G]

RissWrites me too!! And the eclipse one is great as well 😜

[@Katherine-rb7rk]

I AGREE darcy is just... not appealing? i can appreciate the story but i don't see the hype around his character

[@BaileeWalsh]

My favorite thing from May is the Netflix Original Korean variety show BUSTED!

[@kahtiagooch8664]

I hated pride and prejudice, but Jane Eyre is my favourite classic and I love it

[@kat5669]

Christine, I recommend watching One Day at a Time on Netflix! It's a really heartwarming show and I think you'll love it if you want something light

[@alissaroberts7798]

With the stories of the PAP time and all of those. The stories I have read (and it's few because I find those stories very difficult to read) I found that there are many characters like Darcy. I hated pride and prejudice when I read it in my senior year of high school. I fell asleep reading it many times and the very heavy dialoge made it more telling than showing, which was very much against my creative writing classes I was taking. So when I found the lizzie Bennet diaries five years after the original telling of it, I was dismissive of it to start, but it had one of my favorite KZbin actresses in it (Mary Kate Wiles who plays Lydia) so I decided to give it a chance. LBD is a multiple channel KZbin series that tells the story of pride and prejudice in a modern way. It gives arcs to characters and has made me cry multiple times in the many rewatches I've done. It may make you appreciate the story more and the characters. In the book the only character I liked was Mary, but in the series it gave all the characters (eventually) an arc for the most part. I don't know if you have seen it. If you haven't I recommend giving it a chance. Maybe with the playlist on pemberly digital as it has most of the in world videos (all of the important ones anyway)

[@alissaroberts7798]

kzbin.info/aero/PL_ePOdU-b3xcDyyzeR5NjxeLEElsqYzn1

[@lillym.4093]

So Kat's things i'm loving video got me to finally start watching Timeless. 4 days later I've finished binging 2 seasons, and need the 3rd one yesterday, but they might not be renewed😭😭

[@mckenziestaley9063]

I think The Bold Type just came down from its impactful season finale and now it's starting over. It wasn't my favorite episode but I do have hopes for it!

[@fallinginfiction]

I love Alexa Donne’s videos, (as a fellow writer, I just find them so interesting, informative, and beneficial) and I really want to read her book.

[@aisya2909]

HI QUEEN, I AM EARLY AND SHOOK. AND THAT JANE EYRE ADAPTATION IS MY SHITTT, I FINALLY FOUND SOMEONE WHO TALKS ABOUT IT

[@chamorritagurl96]

I recommend the Imposters on Netflix! The first season is lots of fun and revolves around con artists! :)

[@keenanwalker7114]

Christine you should totally read Leah on the Offbeat it's amazing!...amazing video😻

[@ikigaime3158]

Christine likes to make people's days!

[@emilyrose4776]

I agree with your Star Wars opinions 100% !

[@hallinguyen2169]

If you loved Brightly Burning, may I suggest My Lady Jane by Cynthia Hand, Jodi Meadows, and Brodi Ashton? It's a historical retelling of Jane Grey, and it's hilarious and funny, and just perfect in my opinion! And the sequel's about Jane Eyre, and it's coming out on June 26th of this year!

[@jenniferlouise5600]

me and my friend watched ocean's 8 the other night loved it but I haven't watched the others so maybe that was part of the reason I loved it so much

[@emblapersson1945]

I've just finished the Bloodlines series and I've seen your booktalks after every book but I can't find one for the Ruby Circle, haven't you done one for the Ruby Circle?

[@erinlayke]

“I put on lipstick annnnd a scarf, so I am fancy for you....Yeahuh!” Me talking to any guy I like ever

[@storiesofwonderland8900]

I'm currently watching Thirteen Reasons Why but I'm not as invested as with the first season. I find the premise of the polaroids interesting, but I when I started watching I expected that to be the "new tapes" and now I kinda forget about them. That could be because I don't binge it like season 1. I find it hard to place the new flashbacks into what we already know. (That could be me, I have the same problem while watching Once Upon A Time) I plan on finishing the show and I'd like to see what they want with the announced third season. I do think that maybe they should've stuck with the first season and give it a closed ending. I think limited season adaptations of books could be really amazing, hopefully they'll do this with Looking For Alaska. I read War Storm by Victoria Aveyard on audiobook and it was amazing! I listened to the whole Red Queen series on audio and I LOVE LOVE LOVE it!

[@peanutb108]

Ah I love your wrap ups!!!

[@yvonnejong6376]

I want the rainbow shelf in the background Christine, I need it

[@OudayYehya]

ok so I had a Superwoman notification, a liza notification amd yours. i clicked yours first. YOU'RE IMPORTANT!

[@hxjo28]

the mr. darcy slander, THANK YOU

[@210snooki]

I’m starting Westworld now... waiting for your in depth analysis 🤗