The ASMR Book Tag 📚 Whispered Q&A

[@sporophyte9052]

Mauve you are like the secret gem of “booktube”. The things you have to say about books are so thoroughly felt and honest and your sensibility shines through so clearly. I work at a library and find myself reading book jackets being like “Mauve would totally like this” lol

[@MauveASMR]

Thank you so much!! I care a lot about reading and stories in general, so that means a lot to me 💜💜

[@Ruby-zj2zf]

Same here 🥰 the feels when I'm book shopping and something has Mauve vibes

[@bepald-wilpums]

I’ve gotten so into dnf-ing books this year. Even if I’m halfway through, I’m so chill being like nahh I’m done

[@ASMRfleur]

I wanna be like u so bad

[@ivy-ys8or]

same i DNF'd 5 books last month lol i have too many on my shelf to waste my time on bad books

[@HaleyJeanASMR]

thank you for tagging me 😭this was the perfect mid-day video to listen to while i work!! ♡

[@MauveASMR]

Glad you enjoyed it! I love your book videos so freaking much!! 💜

[@juliannej5826]

Mauve, I just wanted to tell you I made a dessert today that required tons of coconut shreds sprinkling work, and the entire time I thought of you, your love for the ultimate childhood snack, and your sleep-over story! I made white chocolate & pistachio truffles, coated with so much coconut shreds - that make the whole dessert! You made this time in the kitchen more fun and I giggled my way through it 😊❤

[@MauveASMR]

Lol I'm honored! Those truffles sound delightful, and you're damn right it's the coconut that makes the whole dessert! It always is 😂

[@juliannej5826]

@@MauveASMR ALWAYS! 😄❤

[@laurasmrr]

aaaaahhh this was relaxing af your voice is just so soothing ☺ i knew i couldn't do this tag without tagging you, your book videos are some of my faves

[@MauveASMR]

AHhhh Laura thank you so much for tagging me! I found your channel because of the tag and I'm so glad I did. Your whisper is SO RELAXING -- truly just 💜👌

[@laurasmrr]

@@MauveASMR Thank you so much I appreciate it 💖🥺

[@ASMRfleur]

I am obsessed with you. I loved this. I want bath books too!!!!

[@MauveASMR]

Thank you and thanks for starting the tag! It was a lot of fun to do 💜🤗

[@ksandsszz]

So happy to see this video! I always look out for your book recommendations you’re like an influencer to me at this point😅

[@Paritan164]

Yaaaaay, it's Mauve Monday! Thank you for another great video. I love books, so this was right up my alley!

[@QuietKyASMR]

Love everything about this. I feel like I have learned so much from you. Your taste in books is so exceptional ♥️

[@MauveASMR]

Aw thank you Ky! That's especially sweet bc I feel the same way about your videos -- I've learned so much from you about so many things 😊

[@asmr-pluto]

I could listen to you talk about books all day 😩

[@justrichelle]

The way you describe Asymmetry reminds me of how I felt about Trust Exercise. I wanted to love it but just found it try-hard and queasy.

[@MauveASMR]

I haven't read it and probably now won't go out of my way to do so 😅 Don't know if you saw this, but I included part of a Goodreads review for Asymmetry in the description box and I wonder if you think it applies to Trust Exercise as well: "...if poorly executed structural innovation is all it takes for a book to be lauded as a masterpiece these days I think we need to raise that bar just a little bit higher." Anyway it's how I felt exactly!

[@KeyKeyJay]

OMG I literally said the exact same thing! I absolutely LOATHE that book

[@justrichelle]

@@MauveASMR Yes, I think it applies here too! And it's too bad because I normally do like and want to root for experiments in form/structure.

[@julierg]

Awesome! I thought of you right away when I saw Fleur’s book tag video!

[@confetticottage]

MAUVE!! I was seriously just seeing if you uploaded moments ago. Honored to be tagged and can't wait to nap to this vid! You're the best!!! ❤❤❤

[@MauveASMR]

HANNAH!! Always a joy to see you!! Of course I tagged you! Couldn't not! Wishing you the best of naps, ideally with your kitties 😴🐱🐱

[@hx0821]

omg im chinese and when you said chuang tzu my jaw dropped!!! you have amazing taste in books:)

[@MauveASMR]

AHHHHHh I'm so glad someone here knows what I'm talking about! It changed my life. It is SO HUMAN and SO GOOD and I think about it all the time 👯💜

[@mushymonk]

was so lookin forward to this today bro😤

[@MauveASMR]

Thanks for being here 🤗💜

[@clareelizabeth]

Recently discovered ASMR fleur. Love her. I love having a good staple of go-to ASMRtists

[@MauveASMR]

Yes and her book tag idea was a stroke of brilliance! She's so great and her channel is super calming 💜

[@kels..]

Can't wait for you to read some Vandermeer. Annihilation is truly the best place to start and I reckon you'll love it!

[@Mpilokhumalo856]

It’s great seeing you too Mauve❤

[@ziraffen]

I love my e-reader to death, but the way you described physical books was so beautiful! I fully agree!

[@tsirooooo]

wow, love this! the intensity of your feelings about Asymmetry _almost_ makes me want to read it... but fortunately I have a million better things to be doing with my life than gambling on a book that I bet I will find annoying

[@MauveASMR]

Hahah yes save your time and your money and your brain power!! I refuse to apologize for my feelings on this one 😅 Reading all the big pub positive reviews of it afterwards was v The Emperor's New Clothes for me

[@KeyKeyJay]

LOL Asymmetry reminds me of Deborah Cho’s Trust Exercises which is a book that I absolutely LOATHE. Literally has the exact same “twist” that everyone is like “ooooooh so cool” over and I’m like no this wasn’t a good story at all???? It has one story in the first half, then the second half is a completely different story that’s only slightly related to the first story and then the coda comes in at random but turns out it’s very slightly related to the first two parts. The point of it was to debate who owns a story but it was not pulled off in a thoughtful way at all.

[@MauveASMR]

I haven't read Trust Exercise but now I think I'll avoid it! Probably not for me. I'm debating whether I should find a spoiler hehe -- I think I will 👹

[@irenekatona7856]

Hey Mauve! Do you mind if I ask who was the author you mentioned at 15:00? Who writes the "uncanny, spooky and weird"? Haha when I heard that my ears instantly perked up but I didn't quite catch her name!

[@MauveASMR]

Marie NDiaye! She can do no wrong imo. My favorites are My Heart Hemmed In and Self Portrait in Green

[@linzianderton2090]

So agree about real books love them so much. Old books new books the smell the feel etc etc loathe e books with a passion

[@heatedfloors]

Every time you post a book video I've just finished something you mentioned, have it on a to-be-read list, or add it to that list. Are there any booktubers (not necessarily ASMR) whose tastes align with yours pretty well? Looking for more books to add to lists, I guess! Thanks for the content :)

[@MauveASMR]

I don't know! I'm not really in the booktube sphere -- maybe other viewers have some good suggestions? Sorry I can't be of more help 💜

[@MauveASMR]

Also I like your username!

[@ember9821]

the creator that i can think of that’s close to Mauve is Plant Based Bride. She’s not an asmrtist but i find her taste in books very refreshing and educational. she loves classics and more “artsy” if you can say type of books. Her take on books and the way she talks about them is also very intriguing! hopefully that helps!

[@heatedfloors]

@@ember9821 Thanks for the recommendation!

[@angelaxu43]

hi mauve i keep coming back to this video, amongst your other book videos, they’re all just so relaxing as a fellow bookworm. could you clarify which authors you said for question 7? i’ve been rewinding and trying to figure out which one the last author was but i can’t decipher it haha. i love the uncanny and the spooky so help a girl out 😭

[@MauveASMR]

Was it Marie NDiaye perhaps? If not leave the timestamp and I'll take another look! :)

[@angelaxu43]

@@MauveASMR yes it was thank you 🌷

[@roland78]

Happy Monday 😊

[@MauveASMR]

Happy Monday to you too! 🤗

[@Isabella-77]

For books that you don’t like the covers of, why not borrow from the library? Reading it without having to own it!!

[@MauveASMR]

You're so right -- I should do this more! But I love love love to annotate

[@sandrapaolaavilapenunuri5964]

Siempre disfruto mucho tus videos! Y más los de libros

[@MauveASMR]

Gracias Sandra! Acabo de grabar otro sobre un par de libros medio artisticos que compré -- lo voy a publicar pronto! 💜

[@danieljeyaraj001]

Thank You Mauve...🎉🎉🎉

[@MauveASMR]

You got it! 💜

[@literaryleila]

so happy to see a bookish video again, yours are by far my favorite ASMR videos ❤I totally agree with your opinion on Fingersmith and the Handmaiden! Both were so fantastic and although the movie strayed from the source material, it did so in a good way!

[@MauveASMR]

Yes yes yes! Best adaptation I've ever seen

[@floccinaucinihilipilificationn]

VAMOS VAMOS VAMOSSSS MAUVE MONDAY

[@MauveASMR]

ALL ABOARD! 🚂

[@calliacovers]

hell yea!!!

[@calliacovers]

btw i remember you had recommended "biography of x", i'm reading it and loving it so far!!

[@MauveASMR]

I just finished it yesterday! So glad you're loving it. I really liked it... esp in my head? My heart didn't fully connect to it, if that makes sense -- but I'm still like 👏👏

[@Alicia-t5z5c]

I love your voice

[@SUAVE_AMIGO-X]

Good feeling fun lovely lady thank you!❤❤

[@Abdulrahman1997A]

❤

[@ali_rogue_]

When can you do more Roleplays. You are very good at that .. Chillaxing

[@MauveASMR]

I'm taking a break from roleplays for a while but hope to get back to them soon!

[@ali_rogue_]

@@MauveASMR Cool, I'll look forward to them :D

[@ZackyASMR]

Hi mauve ❤

[@MauveASMR]

Hi Zacky!! 🤗

[@ASMRFan2144]

Please do more gum chewing videos, Mauve!

[@MauveASMR]

Maybe on Patreon soon!

[@ASMRFan2144]

@@MauveASMR Thank you!

[@hundhundkatt]

Lol I cant with books trying to be witty, its usually so obvious

[@mrodriguez377]

You hate war stories?? I thought you were liking War and Peace though !

[@MauveASMR]

Haha yes! After I posted this in my head I was like 🤔 for exactly that reason. In the end I think it's 20-21st century wars I'm not into, and American-involved wars -- like WWI, WWII, Vietnam, please count me out. Especially if it's written for an American audience

[@mrodriguez377]

@@MauveASMR Lol I was wondering if you had noticed afterwards.. although I guess W&P is really kind of its own thing and can also be an exception since really Tolstoy just makes fun of the whole concept

[@dmhq-administration]

I DON'T LIKE "listening" to an ASMR video when...I HAVE TO HEAR CHILDREN UPSTAIRS and it's NOT even in My building! I can hear their television AND I can even hear them ACTUALLY talking! My volume on My smartphone is NOT loud at all, QUITE low, actually, but the Skullcandy earbuds that I wear, ÜBER sensitive to pick up sound in a video. Just saying. 🤔🙄😒🤨😠👎🏻😮‍💨 I'm going to go watch a different video. Bye!

[@MauveASMR]

I'm not a professional, I just do the best I can within the limitations of my environment 😎

[@dmhq-administration]

@@MauveASMR No, no, no! Mauve, lovely! I wasn't bitching about you about it! That's NOT what I meant. I apologize if I hurt your feelings. I don't care if you're "professional" or not! I still love you as My ASMR lady. 🤔🥺😭💔 Maybe that night wasn't a good night. I LIVE in a noisy building and I'LL BE DAMNED if I DON'T complain about it, but everybody here thinks I'm a joke anyway, like, it's okay to do shit like that 24/7! NOT ON MY EATCH! But they do it anyway, so... I wasn't mad at you, Mauve! Just annoyed. Normally quiet in your videos. I wouldn't be able to make a video in that condition because I'd be having a mental/nervous breakdown because I can barely tolerate noise because I'm PROBABLY misophonic, so, don't judge Me! I JUST woke up and Am cooking beans for supper. Okay, ttyl. No hard feelings, okay. 🥺