Reacting to a year of book hauls! 📚😬

[@KatrinaEames]

I can't believe you've been able to read so many of the books that you've hauled! That's a huge accomplishment, I can't wait to hear what you thought of these books once you get a chance to read them

[@baeticat]

Jen, your weekly videos are part of my relaxation and wind down routine during the week. I love spending time with your videos. They're so calming. Please keep doing what you're doing. Hope you have a wonderful evening/day. ☺️🍂

[@RVChua-js2dw]

Includes outfit and lipstick reviews!!

[@aleksismil]

Jen you are the best! Thank you for making this channel and for sticking to it regularly. Love all your videos, book reviews and daily diaries.

[@elisalenzi]

The paper managerie is wonderful! I believe you will enjoy it very much.

[@christinacampbellbooks]

Really enjoyed watching this video with my morning cup of tea. Very interested to hear your thoughts on Heartsnatcher. It sounds like a very interesting concept. Looking forward to the reading vlog where you read the books on your TBR the longest ☺

[@Hillary429]

I’ve always loved the idea that every cell in your body has supposedly regenerated itself every 7 years (not sure if this is factual) but sounds like a fitting idea for your 7 year KZbin anniversary.. you are still improving and growing every year and I love your content and your very deep knowledge of the books, fairy tales, disability, and the book world in general. Congrats on 7 years 🍾 🎉

[@doesitmatter13]

Herman Hesse's Steppenwolf is one of my favourite books of all time! I wouldn't say it is bizarre at all but it is brilliant

[@sarahmarx2267]

Heartsnatcher is one of my mother's favourite books, I vividly remember her talking about it all the time when i was younger

[@allycanuck]

Well that is certainly impressive! Way to go, Jen!

[@zubooks]

Honestly, all those unread books sound great! I hope you'll have a good time going through them in your upcoming vlog. And thanks for reminding me of Iain Pears. I used to read his novels a lot, in my early twenties, and then suddenly I stopped, no idea why. Now might be the time to pick one up again!

[@chockycake1]

So excited about your book coming this week 😊

[@84degreesnorth88]

“War and Peace” and “A Suitable Boy” have been on my TBR for 15 years! 😄

[@janedraycott5919]

The Instance of the Fingerpost may be a long book but it's an easy to read page-turner so I don't think you need to worry about it taking up too much of your time. I read it a few years ago and I really enjoyed it. It made me want to read more of Ian Pears' books, so I bought Arcadia but I haven't managed to read that yet!

[@oewins53666]

this got me so curious about my tbr (which I certainly don't tend to as lovingly as you do), I went straight to goodreads to look at my oldest addition to said tbr and it was Keith Richard's autobiography 'Life'. It's been sitting there since 2015 and it's a big boi, uh oh :D

[@meghnadas6067]

Hi Jen! Would definitely love to see more videos like this🤩

[@sophiaz.1083]

this reminds me so much of kaylas closet unhaul series, which i adored (from booksandlala). I also feel like you guys have a few genres you are overlapping in. very excited to see you get to read those books!

[@elisam9054]

Wow, that's impressive!! I don't usually watch haul videos but this format was very enjoyable! :) I wish I could also have access to these infos about my reading habits! Lovely video as always

[@Maritzen84]

I have just pre-ordered your book. October is my birthday month, so it can be a birthday present for myself :)

[@jess2424ica]

The Luminaries has been one that I’ve had on my shelf since forever. I think the size has always scared me off, but this video has inspired me to reach for it soon!

[@miaarndt9501]

I really loved Steppenwolf (although I think I remember it being difficult to read because there weren’t really any chapters or page breaks)! It’s been several years so I’d like to revisit it but parts of it have really stuck with me.

[@koritsi2142]

I find this concept so interesting, really enjoyed the video! Although I think the title could have also been "Judging outfits I wore in past videos" xD

[@PoliticalPars]

My 1st Jen shock: dismissal of Hesse; he reigned supreme for me and took a Nobel.

[@paulwinchell6904]

That was amazing.

[@shadowmoontarot3781]

Wow! That is impressive! Well done, Jen! :)

[@LouiseReader]

Incredible effort!

[@libraryofkayla]

I love that you pointed out that you were wearing the same necklace in that video and then you were wearing it in a whole bunch of them!

[@SM-vr8dz]

I also have Paper Menagerie and Steppenwolf on my bookshelves. I would be curious to hear your thoughts on those ones especially.

[@Nyledam89]

The Tenant of Wildfell Hall is wonderful. Hope you can get to it at some point. :)

[@meinTraumschloss]

For a second I was so confused when you mentioned Sasa Stanisic and "women in translation" in one sentence😁 "Before the feast" was actually the last book I bought before the pandemic hit. I remember it so vividly, we had a family reunion, went to an art exhibition and of course I snuck off to a bookshop... shortly after we went into lockdown but even with a lot of free time to fill I couldn't bring myself to read that book. It reminds me of the "before" and makes me weirdly emotional.

[@kimswhims8435]

Your Stats are way better than mine! Although 2015-2016 would have not been a really high book reading year for me. I didn't really get back into reading a lot until 2018. When I think I discovered your channel and bought your book of short stories.

[@londongael]

Seriously impressed. I guessed you would have hauled about 100 books, and read 70-80% of them. I should have realised! Question: do you regularly prune your book collection? What makes a book a "keeper"? Do you have any you've had from childhood? Bookish love!

[@mradcaqbdb]

I need to dig up Solar Bones. I’ve got a lovely edition of it around here somewhere and I’d like to get to it!

[@booksandbargains]

Oh dear ... I dont think I will do this ... I would just be roasting myself

[@sarahkeeler7700]

Pre-ordered your book, can’t wait to read it. 😊

[@jenvcampbell]

Thank you, Sarah. x

[@beverleychong11820]

Great to keep track of what books are just hanging around and process why. BTW you look younger now than you did six years ago. I don't know what you're doing but keep doing it 😘

[@jacquelinemcmenamin8204]

I read An Instance of the Fingerpost via audio. A good way to tackle big books.

[@mariahiggins4280]

I'm so impressed you've managed to read so many of the books you've hauled, I'm definitely guilty of buying without reading a lot of my tbr! Could I ask where your jumper is from as well? It's lovely :)

[@jenvcampbell]

It was a Christmas present from my mum a few years ago; it's from H&M x

[@bookling_of_bohemia]

What a coincidence. This just showed up in my feed... five minutes after I have ordered The Sister Who Ate Her Brothers :D

[@jenvcampbell]

♥️☺️

[@cathyhauslein1750]

I’m so sad that the release of your new book has been delayed in the US. I preordered on July 5th but told it won’t ship until November 22nd. I plan to read this to my 6 year old grandson. I know he’ll love it.

[@jenvcampbell]

I’m sorry about that; it’s due to a paper shortage and lots of books are in the same position. Hopefully it’s worth the wait! x

[@charlottemolloy]

Marlon James' a brief history of seven killings is the oldest book on my shelf, purely because of its length! Intimidating!

[@sarareads9185]

I never would have guessed 14. My lucky number is 21 so that was my guess. Also I have already pre-ordered your book from Chapters Indigo as I am in Canada. Unfortunately it does not release this week here I think the release date was pushed back of it until November. I should have ordered through Book Depository. However their shipping time here is about the same so either way I'll get it around the same time. Are you going to be doing any events for your book? Where can we get that information? Also I would be interested in getting a signed bookplate if that's something that you do. Please do let me know.

[@jenvcampbell]

Hi Sara, I sell signed books through my website. I may add an option for just the plates, but that's not available right now. You're welcome to email me if you'd like. I'll add event details to my website, too; there's an events page; still scheduling things in at the moment. Links are in the video description. And, yes, publication date was pushed back in North America due to paper shortage, but hopefully worth the wait. Thank you. x

[@gilliankingston1141]

Why haven't I read these, sitting on my kindle shelf for too long: The Little Red Chairs by Edna O'Brien, The Buddha in the Attic by Julie Otsuka and Ruby by Cynthia Bond. Jen, can you or anyone inspire me to give them a try?

[@marja2909]

I didn't like "Before the Feast". The whole story felt rather cold and distanced. But the author's demi-biography "Origin" is great! Still, I'd be interested in your opinion on "Before the Feast". For that book feels so entangled with Germans' view on its own eastern state Brandenburg -- and I'm unsure whether that translates to foreign readers.

[@jacquelinemcmenamin8204]

Have you any books you want to read before 2022?

[@jenvcampbell]

I spoke about those here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pn6vi6OErZlnZqc :) x

[@jaynaortenzio8642]

I’m guessing you’ve finished 85%, but I have a feeling I’m underestimating with that guess! 😁

[@celina6259]

Now I will count the books I bought and havent read yet from last year.😳

[@jenvcampbell]

That would be a different story for me, too 😅

[@mastersal4644]

I am guessing about 17 books in total which are unread