Snowstorm coziness, Rilke's letters & leaves // reading vlog🌨

[@amandalavelle2638]

I think what you say about loosing yourself in motherhood is very insightful. My situation is quite unique as both my children are autistic and are very dependent on me. I have to devote the majority of my time to meeting their sensory, emotional and physical needs- it can be all consuming and exhausting. It is also why reading is so important to me- that’s the thing of the me before motherhood that I cling to- it’s a vital part of maintaining who I am, apart from just a mother (which I love being btw, exhausting as it is) xx

[@buttercup8452]

I never clicked faster, thank u for posting this Emma, your videos are a cozy place here on KZbin 🍁🍂

[@emmiereads]

Thank you so much! And ah that's so nice to hear

[@sarawiser]

Emma you give me such amazing vibes every time I have a bad day I watch your videos to calm myself down and get me in the reading mood (i’ve been in a slump for like 2 months and you’re videos have really been helping me tbh). You’ve also inspired me to pick up Rilke for the first time and i’m loving it. Sending so much love to you!!!

[@adillaafiani6921]

I am extremely glad, you have no idea, that you post another vlog!!! I am almost running out of your old vlogs (have been diving into your old ones recently!). I think i only have two (old) vlogs left! So sad. But no worries and no pressure! Take a really really good care, Emma!!!! I wish I had thunderstorm here!!!

[@Jess-qg2gk]

that looks beatiful! we had our first snowfall back in october, but since then, it's been unseasonably warm!

[@emmiereads]

ugh same over here, I keep watching the weather and hoping the snow will come back soon!

[@jessewilliams5250]

Do you, by chance, live in Southern New England?

[@Jess-qg2gk]

@@jessewilliams5250 nah, northern illinois. our weather's pretty unpredictable!

[@RovingReader]

The second book you mentioned sounds so beautiful and deep! I think I’d love it.

[@camillesylvia5319]

aw i wish i had snow! you'd think new york would have way more snow than it does. thanks for posting. your reading vlogs always calm my anxiety and make me feel so safe

[@getalifecyd]

I hope you're doing well Emma! Your videos makes me really happy and calm. Stay happy!

[@richardsnyder8714]

I read the “The bridge of San Luis Rey” 20 years ago and thought “What an odd book”. And I just finished reading it again tonight and thought the same. Still an odd book. I have no idea why I thought the need to share that. Love your channel.

[@milliebks]

Thank you so much for posting today. I started my "girl time of the month" and I'm not feeling so well, but your videos always make me feel better.❤❤

[@emmiereads]

You're so welcome!!

[@milliebks]

@@emmiereads Sending a big hug to you as well!

[@helloitsme5727]

Your videos help my anxious brain to be less of a pain in the ass, thank you for that.

[@brycebanick2331]

Hi there. I just want to say thank you for posting today! You brought me into classics and now I love them! Thank you!!

[@kaelynmynhier2406]

I now HAVE to read Turn of the Screw. I finished The Haunting of Bly Manor a couple weeks ago and I felt that it must have been adapted from a book, but couldn't find which one.

[@milaces1323]

I could watch those trees swaying in the wind for hours and hours, add to that Rilke's letters and i'm in heaven. 😍

[@suespiers9943]

I love your posts Emma. I have not read Rilke yet, I keep feeling a little daunted, but maybe I will try ' Letters to a young poet' as a first read. I wondered if you know of any KZbin videos or book explaining Emily Dickinson's poems please? I am older , I was a paediatric nurse in a previous life, but never an academic. I am in the UK. I started to read ' Collective poems of Emily Dickinson ' recently and whilst some I understand, there are some that I really don't. Thanks again, your posts are calming, cosy and very educational. Light and love 📚

[@akshata836]

I have been watching all of your old vlogs and loving them! So excited to see this vlog❤️you make the best ones❤️

[@sappho1939]

I read The Invisible Life of Addie Larue last month - and it BROKE me!😭💔

[@veronica2770]

uh oh my copy gets here today and this is what I keep hearing about this book...wish me luck!!😭

[@KatherineDV]

Your vlogs just calm me down so much

[@munan4824]

I discovered your channel this week and I've been binge watching your videos. You're the first channel that gives me this much happiness, and the first channel where all of your videos are perfect for me. Thank you for doing what you do, you bring us so much joy

[@emmiereads]

Eep I’m so glad! That means the world💕

[@ciarathepixie7776]

I love Turn of the Screw, it's such an amazing and clever story

[@diffitt]

Cheers from Pennsylvania friend! Just found your videos and the solitude they have brought me is immense. Thank you for the awesome content and take care!! :)

[@Vera-oj8hj]

Can you do a video on all your five star reads? I've seen you give a lot of four stars, but am curious to see what you consider 5 stars! (other than phantom of the opera of course haha)

[@emmiereads]

ooh yes I'm planning to film that soon!!

[@breehill9042]

Bluets is phenomenal. I reread Nelson’s The Argonauts every year, she’s an amazing writer 🖤

[@marwarashed4951]

I adore your vlogs & your voice is sooooo soothing;)

[@smartyfrog1]

I was watching one of your videos and I know you love Phantom Of The Opera and I now have an special edition in my hands and I am going to read it right away. I love your videos !

[@literaterue]

!! The rawness of your vlogs. ❄️

[@annazhou3732]

i just finished letters to a young poet last night as my introduction to rilke based on your recommendation, what lovely timing for a reading vlog🤍🕊 would you happen to have any other specific recommendations on which works of his to read next?

[@zv1670]

Its 6 am right now, drinking my coffee and watching this to start my morning❤️☕️😊

[@nicole2462]

I read The Turn of the Screw on audiobook and I dont know if it was just me but i really shipped yhe au pair and the housekeeper. Then I watched Bly Manor on Netflix and its a lovely adaption but it isnt an adaption of just The Turn Of The Screw, it is inspired by a lot of Henry James work like the romance of certain old clothes being a great influence for the black and white episode

[@ruthireland9618]

I am hoping to pick up the Turn of the Screw later this week! I really look forward to reading a full Henry James novel and the live stream!

[@MilenaReads]

So interesting to hear you talk about The Turn of the Screw. I think I'm going for the audiobook as well!

[@nimrasaeed807]

currently reading the turn of the screw and i totally agree with your thoughts! it's rly interesting but i have to go back to certain lines to truly understand what happened.

[@Destiinyy3]

9:53 I watched the show and it is so good! I didn’t know there is a book! I’m definitely gonna pick that up ✨🤭

[@johnsaxongitno4life588]

I wish we had snow in winter in Australia please stay safe and i love you and your channel love John from Australia xxx

[@julielynn86]

I read The Turn of the Screw last year and very much enjoyed that very strange world.

[@camillesylvia5319]

i love your videos! Do you have any book recommendations that are wholesome and give off the vibe of tea, france, old times, beautiful language? That probably didn't make any sense, sorry

[@levitybooks3952]

Nice to see Bluets and Autobiography of Red to recently show up on your radar. They're interesting experiments if anything!

[@josephine7583]

I absolutely adore Rilke -- it's nice to see other people appreciating him. Have you read Novalis? His "Hymns to the Night" are extraordinarily beautiful and also deal with grief. Also, this is the first video of yours that I've seen and I love it, keep it up!!

[@veronica2770]

I'm excited about diving into the turn of the screw!! I just finished watching the Netflix adaption The Haunting of Bly Manor, so I'm not sure what to expect from the book after having watched that? but I loved hearing your thoughts about it :)

[@emmiereads]

Ooh I've heard so many things about the Netflix adaptation, I hope you like the book!!

[@cariann_hope]

Bluets is my favorite book 💙

[@juandbooks]

hi. you make me really really happy

[@recapture]

i just started the invisible life of addie larue! ✨✨ also excited for the first snowfall 🥺❄️

[@RadioGirLF]

I started Phantom of the Opera just this morning. You made me do it! 😊

[@emmiereads]

ah I hope you love it!

[@kakaobaba]

In hungarian we have the same word for letters and leaves: levél.

[@ayeshazafar1641]

My dose of Serotonin is here. 💛

[@DasKatze500]

Yeah, I read Turn of the Screw last month. My pithy line about it is I’d probably prefer writing an essay on it than reading it. The ‘is she mad or are there ghosts’ angle is great, but I honestly didn’t find the writing particularly tense, scary or engaging. I only finished it because it was short and a classic.

[@DasKatze500]

“??” - Emma, 2020

[@kaoc799]

I'd love if you could do more content related to your studies

[@annawasse8491]

I’m interested to hear what you think of Bluets! I read it recently and honestly I didn’t like it too much. I thought it was a little self-conscious, as if Maggie Nelson were ‘showing’ rather than ‘sharing’ her experiences. I’ve just finished the Broken Wings by Kahlil Gibran and I really enjoyed it, even more so than The Prophet! Xx

[@ghonwill3726]

Hi First time here. I found your KZbin chanel by chance and I think is very interesting. I like to read but unfortunately i do not read many books . I am currently reading "The Psychology Book". And The last Book You mentioned sounds very interesting. Changing The subject, your home looks very cozy and I love it. I like how you dress and do your hair.

[@pavlinazitkova]

🌻

[@theministryofutmosthappiness]

I am really interested in reading Rilke but don't know where to start.

[@kokrylacap]

letters to a young poet

[@breadysaltedpillow]

I've been watching a lot of your videos lately and I am loving them! Your love of Rilke has got me super hooked. What translation of his Letters to a Young Poet do you recommend?

[@sarahzahed531]

Can you do a series on "Books that make me want to write". For me, it was Arundhati Roy's God of Small Things. And, by the way, I LOVE your channel.

[@АндрейЗяблицкий-т9б]

🍂🍁👍

[@sarahsperusals]

you're making me want to read turn of the screw haha, i had to read daisy miller in highschool and it was the most lukewarm book i've ever read. but turn of the screw sounds better

[@alexandralaurenborres9428]

Where'd you get your glasses? I need new ones and yours are seriously adorable. Btw, you're now my favorite booktuber. I love your reading vlogs ❤

[@user-hp4dm5po1y]

I wanna know too 😍

[@Viralsbookreviews]

I m here because i m always here.. lurking... For new videos..

[@bookwizard23]

I just finished The Turn of the Screw for Halloween and really liked it. I followed along with the audiobook from youtube as well. The Haunting of Bly Manor on Netflix is this same story. Haven't watched it yet so idk if its any good but it has good reviews

[@TheSelkie1990]

The Turn of the Screw is one of my favorites of all time! I've seen all 5 movies and the new mini series: the Haunting of Bly Manor. They're all so different it's really interesting to compare and contrast them. I highly recommend doing a movie marathon of them. I just didn't like the Marlen Brando version. That one is really weird.... :)

[@sofiaribeiro2349]

Ohhh i LOVE STAR WARS! can you give me some rec on Star wars world books?

[@kasumidusk4320]

Cosy vlog 🌸 I love this! I read the turn of the screw last month and I'm quite conflicted about it. I thought the sense of uncertainty and despair was definitely well portrayed. There's way more than meets the eye I can certainly agree however I also believe certain parts were a tad abrupt in addition to not being well-rounded? No spoilers I hope 🙈 anyway, I can't wait to hear your final thoughts on it. I hope you are doing well. Have a wonderful day Emma (≧▽≦)

[@Mariak82]

I am onto the final part of Les Misérables and hoping to start Addie LaRue as soon as possible. :) where do you live? keep seeing your lovely views in your videos. I am in the UK. :)

[@theministryofutmosthappiness]

Hey can you make a video about where to start with Rilke.

[@emmiereads]

I've been planning it for a while so it'll be out soon!

[@daun7912]

an off-topic question: ive just started reading Divine Comedy and im having trouble interpreting and imagining what Dante is describing. any tips?

[@minimal13579]

I‘m not Emma, but my tip would be to read a heavily annotated edition and read all the footnotes as you go along. Quite time consuming but worth it. Also, reading secondary material on it is always helpful. Hope it helps!

[@daun7912]

@@minimal13579 Thank you! The version I am reading has notes at the end.

[@Emmm523]

Have you ever heard of the book Einstein’s dreams? If not, I think you’d love it! It’s basically a bunch of super short stories about time

[@adelaideisbooked6600]

I sent you a book and I think it was supposed to come around the 1rs of November, so I hope it made its way to you safely! It came with a note (signed as Adele Vankova i think). I hope you enjoy it, I just felt an urge to buy you a book, because your videos make me so happy. Lots of love!❤️

[@emmiereads]

omg yes I picked it up on thursday and opened it (which is gonna be in part II of this little reading vlog i think ) and AH the Invention of Morel right?! Thank you so so much, so incredibly excited to read it - such good timing too because it's compared so much to Turn of the Screw! Sending you a very big virtual hug, that was so incredibly kind of you

[@adelaideisbooked6600]

@@emmiereads of course! I am happy it made its way to you safely and that it made you happy, that’s all I wanted haha

[@chatwithcharlie]

U look like daisy Edgar Jones from normal people ❤️❤️

[@authorgreene]

It's been at least 10 years since I've picked up a Star Wars book! I really want to read the Star Wars series written in a Shakespearean style by Ian Doescher. Have you read them?

[@jamesduggan7200]

I'm hoping to join you and the other DAs for the live show. I finished it the other day, and now I'm re-reading parts of it. The narrator feels unreliable tho it's not clear. I've got it on e-book. It's together with three other stories, at least one of which also is about a person who sees ghosts. It seems likely James was more interested in the topic than he was in confusing the reader. I agree that his prose demands concentration on the reader's part. Thx - enjoyed.

[@beiyunl]

Dear Emma, just wanted to let you know that I really enjoy your content. I just finished Dorian Gray, currently reading and loving "Woman in White" and "Broken Wings" is in the mail. You've inspired me to read far beyond what I had before and it has enriched my life in so many ways! If I may, I'd like to recommend a book for you :) It's called "When Marney was There". Maybe you've already read it? If not, it is both a movie and a book, and both are wonderful. It is a children's book, so I don't know if there is an audiobook version, but should be an easy read. It is one of the most hearwarming stories that I've ever read so I think you will enjoy it as well (although you may cry... I certainly did). Okay, that's all from me for now! P.S. this is my very first youtube comment!

[@markf3521]

I am desperately in love with you.