These vintage books are DISTURBING (they didn't age well... obviously)

[@AthenaPOfficial]

[@skellies]

THE EMOJIS

[@sleepyboi7109]

SPECIAL AGENT OSO 🎉

[@anitachamberlain3391]

O S O

[@brandon63974]

huh, how did you do that, that's pretty cool

[@iamobsessedwithshadowsight]

I love when books use the word “pregnant” to describe anything other than someone actually being pregnant, it’s so funny to me and idk why 😭😭

[@scrambledmeggss]

Okay but like the first one was so :( they should have just made her guilt trip him the entire book, like she can never lose a fight in the relationship. He says something mean? She can just say “well you killed my family 🤨” literally the perfect way to always win an argument

[@scrambledmeggss]

@Bob sir, he killed her family 😭😭

[@scrambledmeggss]

@Bob okay, Robert, she could still win those arguments though. 🕺 like yes girl, milk it like a cow

[@scrambledmeggss]

@BobMan moment 😔 You do know why she put that book down right, wjdjdjd like siding with the man here (in a fictional story) is kinda embarrassing, Robert.

[@scrambledmeggss]

@Bob I assumed, but Robert is a much more fun name to say 😔

[@scrambledmeggss]

@Bob that’s exactly what I was going for, I’m so glad it worked

[@giantpinkcat]

No joke. I thought "The Blackmailed Bridegroom" was made in 1954. Not 1984.

[@Snowonacone]

“Did they teach no classes on getting to the DAMN POINT!?” Lmao!!! 🤣

[@auntyourmama2415]

I'm sorry, are we NOT going to address the cutaway when she said "pregnant instance"?

[@Strider115]

That's why I'm down here I'm a little weirded out by that

[@cocoakoda4042]

A little off-topic BUT the fact that you brought up their first name choice for Tex is hilarious to me, and only because a year ago I adopted a cat from a couple who had him since birth. 8 years they had this babe and when I asked what his name was they said "Idrk, sometimes we call him Blackie." ?! 1. This cat is mostly white with black mixed in and 2. You had a kitten/cat for 8 years and just never legally named him???

[@AthenaPOfficial]

Jesus and THAT’S the nickname they went with for 8 years 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@robertomorales1305]

STOP THAT'S LITERALLY THE NAME OF MY DOG. 😭 I JUST THOUGHT IS WAS A CUTE NAME

[@kermits_sexier_brother]

@@robertomorales1305 no it IS a really cute name even though I just realized that maybe it's a little rude and It's also my dogs name but the only problem is. is that the cat was mostly white

[@billgirl777]

I've had my cat for five years and we've just kinda called her Baby Girl since she showed up...

[@spicybeantofu]

That's Umbreon's name in japanese.

[@iamobsessedwithshadowsight]

THE GROWLING PART HAS ME IN TEARS OMG WHAT IN THE WATTPAD IS MARINA GONNA SING FIGHT SONG NEXT OR SOMETHING 😭😭😭

[@AthenaPOfficial]

She’s still got a lot of fight left in her 🥹

[@B.o.t2517]

The makeup is giving me life-

[@Pee-p1v]

Right? I *had* to draw a character with the same makeup lol

[@reiy8401]

a lot of these older books are so r*pey T_T i read one that sounded great and i wanted to read about the hero and heroine getting it on in the jungle while running away from soldiers. but he was SO MEAN to her and assaulted her a few times! and it was framed as just being normal bc he was horny/she annoyed and/or misled him. horrifying!!!

[@kristenhlady4079]

..that's horrifying that everything was grooming people back then to be beaten 😢

[@cryptkeeperthe9634]

I remember reading these kind of books in High School for the heck of it. I think I read Maria at Christmas Time. It was like a Hallmark Christmas movie where the girl falls for the rich countrymen, and I distinctly remember this part they find a kitten out in the cold. Best part of the whole book. It's weird how I remember the animal in things... Like the dog... *In Garm Wars: The Last Druid.* And after doing some research recently, it's apparently worshipped like a god. Perhaps Garmi were dogs the whole time!

[@dannytheundead4864]

Your creativity with both delivery and aesthetics never ceases to be the most entertaining thing I've seen lately XD your videos always feel like hanging out with a fellow neurodivergent friend, lovingly watching them infodump for half an hour 😭🖤

[@AthenaPOfficial]

Omg this is the nicest and most specifically accurate compliment I’ve ever received! Hahaha thank you so much

[@mysticpeachbud]

I wanna give you the list of pretentious ass books I was stuck reading in college so you can tear them all apart

[@AthenaPOfficial]

Please do! Hahaha

[@cryforhelp7270]

Yeah, the dog problem is also constantly present in the Korean comics I read haha. Wish the translators just used a different word, since I guess that's just a common name in Korea... But sounds weird as hell in English.

[@kratangg-arang]

Every video I get slapped by your humor like a dead fish to the face and it’s truly wonderful.

[@AthenaPOfficial]

LOVE the way you said that!! Hahaha thanks so much

[@iatethefloorcheese]

like a what

[@kratangg-arang]

@@iatethefloorcheese I know what I said

[@kratangg-arang]

@@AthenaPOfficial YOO glad you like my wordsmithery! You’re hilarious, also *how did I not notice this a year ago* lmao

[@zoroarkking18]

12:47 We absolutely appreciate and value slant rhymes in this household.

[@Aizawasducky]

THE LEVITICUS JOKE IS SO FUNNY 😭

[@AthenaPOfficial]

Thank you I was kinda proud of that one hahaha

[@xalasor]

I love how the green sticky notes were effected by the green screen

[@pjmlem1450]

And this is why I will never read any of the books Mom has on her shelf... bit of a topic change, gonna give some book recommendations here. The Nerdy and the Dirty by B.T. Gottfred is one of my all time favs. They have two others too, if you're interested. OCD Love Story by Corey Ann Haydou is... wild. Anatomy of a Misfit by Andrea Portes is also interesting. The Dangerous Art of Blending In by Angelo Surmelis is another one of my favs. I just thought these would be interesting to check out if not for a video then in your spare time. Anyways I'm gonna go play Mario Kart, have a nice day.

[@itstybear]

I’m glad Marina cares about my safety 😌

[@EmpathNaga]

Okay. Book 1. Page 1. A "pregnant" length of time means a long one, usually uncomfortable. See: Courtney Act's "Pregnant pause..." So "Pregnant instant" is...a complete contradiction. So already this writer is spreading potpourri on their poo and hoping to sell it.

[@MaximumHyperfixation]

I've decided we are friends now. Your book reviews are my favorite.

[@catpoke9557]

The way authors write often sounds pretty, but I find myself feeling grateful when an author learns to speak concisely AS WELL as prettily. You can use pretty words while keeping the description brief. You can also find words that sound nice, that people actually know the meaning of.

[@joselynvifquain9406]

omfg, I finally realized where i knew your voice from lmao. I was watching your wordgirl video and i couldn't quite place it. then it hit me, feralton

[@AthenaPOfficial]

MY HANNAH MONTANA MOMENT IS HERE!!! Yup feralton is me, I am him 🧔🏻‍♂️ so glad you know me from both bc I love creating both haha

[@Gayemorat]

9:31 Was that a cover of the BoJack Horseman end credit song? 😭

[@AthenaPOfficial]

Truthfully I was just strumming random notes 😅

[@Pee-p1v]

how could you say you only read trash? That among us story is my favorite book, Athena😡

[@AthenaPOfficial]

DANG YOURE RIGHT THAT ONE WAS A MASTERPIECE

[@noodlepoodle3582]

You can really tell when the author is paid by the word

[@BaynexoMusicOfficial]

“Jockularity.” 1:05

[@jerry5353]

The longer it takes to get to the point in a book the better the book is

[@jadedoni6447]

Your chaos is now a comfort watch for me. I have been watching the cursed book report playlist on loop for like a week now and I still laugh out loud at your hilarious commentary. My sister and I keep quoting your vidoes at each other lol. I love this channel to bits!

[@dollytraiter0776]

The make up reminds me of the innkeeper from the ending scene of movie version of Les Miserables That's a complement btw

[@1tsmeadam]

I named my dog after Martha speaks but I couldn’t find the episode online if you know the episode it’s the one with the non-talking dog who runs away and a kid calls him scribbles

[@AthenaPOfficial]

As im watching this week I realize there are A LOT of episodes where the dogs run away 😅

[@kyronhoward9935]

Keep up the amazing work, Athena P

[@LoraCoggins]

I read a book called "Born in Fire" by Nora Roberts. Dropped it after chapter three. The first chapter had me hooked with the wildest character death, but then the love interest is creepy and abusive and the main character loses development as she marries and eventually has a kid with Rogan fucking Sweeney. I literally skipped to a scene in chapter 7 where he gets so sexually enraged at the woman that he skids his car off the road and violently kisses her. I put the book down right after that. Then I read the next book "Born in Ice", which is much better than the first one but the guy is still a little creepy and the girl still loses some character development. I have no idea what the third book "Born in Shame" will be about but I am expecting a wild ride.

[@eattherich5409]

i was born in the wrong generation. oh to be a trilobite.

[@kristenhlady4079]

12:31 did you send in for your teddy bear ?!

[@ashleighpeterson1510]

I appreciate your hard work

[@redcherry8137]

Thanks for the new video queen

[@WhereNothingOnceWas]

All of the random chroma keyed objects make this a trippy watch.

[@FlutterRoze]

Oh no! Not the Book Trash! LMAO! XD

[@runningtoastgirl7766]

I have only just discovered this channel and I am already bingeing this stuff

[@CuteZi]

Your singing is SO GOOD

[@AthenaPOfficial]

Thank you so much!!!! I love singing!

[@PurgatoryProductions1]

the way you edit your videos reminds me so much of kurtis conner /pos

[@AthenaPOfficial]

Thanks so much!! I love his vids

[@A_Sterling_Rose]

Is it safe to assume the dog's name is the same or similar to H.P. Lovecraft's cat?

[@vijones]

It's more like " Brownie" lol

[@Enixon869]

@@vijones usually, I'm all for sensitivity in language, but when it gets to the point where referring adding a -ie to a dog's literal fur color is racist it's starting to get to the same level as people who say calling your dog "a good boy" is racist because of how actual racists use the word "boy"

[@vijones]

@@Enixon869 Well, it's not just a color adding"ie" pinkie is still fine bluey, etc. But bl*ckie has been used as a slur for centuries and still is in several places. So I can see why people see it as a problem.

[@shadowunkownlife]

Did they send you a teddy bear though? I feel as if this was the most important takeaway from either of those books...

[@korgimi1018]

the puns in this video *chefs kiss*

[@thisisasupersayin376]

Nice green bookmark lmao

[@Dat_Boy_Dale_Gribble]

2:32 I'm so glad I'm not the only one who's seen that movie

[@malikam6166]

10:35 I HIGHLY disagree. That joke was phenomenal; I imagined it, then you actually did it and I just really needed that. Thanks 💕

[@sleepyboi7109]

The first one sounded like a sad modern tv show 😢

[@kathrynwolfe1287]

You are a goddamn fucking delight!!! Just started watching your channel and I seriously love your humor and pacing, it really resonates with me 👌👌👌

[@ireneplaribeaux4150]

New subcriber !!! Could you do a review on twilight ( btw i'm no twilight fan I just want to see your reaction)

[@AthenaPOfficial]

I would LOVE to! Need more time for those books though… they’re a LOT

[@Ribbonnanza]

A lot of writers used to get paid by the word, so that is probably why it’s so wordy XD

[@neon-kq6wz]

Can I just say that you are SO FUNNY omg 😂

[@undeawolfifegamer4216]

Great video Athena

[@AthenaPOfficial]

Thank you so much!!

[@charcoal2273]

You should cover flowers in the attic it’s crazy there’s books and movies and full of drama

[@jamesminer7398]

Can we talk about the "Ewwwww" sound effect used at 7:30. Its my absolute favoeite and i wanna know where i get it from. 😭

[@tingears4817]

it's from the Bratz TV show kzbin.info/www/bejne/j2i2YYWto76NZ8k

[@grandviceroyoftheempire]

Your shirt is a really cute design in this.

[@purgatorysan9381]

can anyone tell me what happened in the assault scene in the first book?

[@ajthewildwolf]

I have several questions

[@fang2271]

Ha vintage trash is my nan

[@daiichikuroslightnovels7293]

A good book that I read, An Archdemon's dilemma: How to love your Elf Bride

[@Ne0nLightzz]

this is so random but i just wanna say that i have no right having this video opened up in a background window on my laptop and listening to this video as if its normal background noise while i write my silly lil fanfictions n one shots for tumblr and ao3- like why can i actually focus on both of em? i usually cant even focus on writing alone-

[@Miskamouskamikumouse]

Love it when you read books Athena, theyre just so entertaining when im studying my own stuff

[@zxtudio]

Was the first book really about her making a choice of being a Suger baby for a old dude or the killer of her family. She wat....what at least manhwa are not the only ones with this issue.

[@faustina9328]

If someone says they were born in the wrong generation they probably just forgot any generation would suck to be born into. This is often expressed when someone feels alienated, but the truth is they would feel that way in any generation.

[@h3ru_art358]

Absolutely loved this video :0

[@AthenaPOfficial]

Happy to hear it!!! Thanks so much!

[@laraalvarezzz2]

OMG this is Gold!!!!

[@selolaikaloi8942]

The green screen tho

[@queenmarshmallow8013]

I wanna see feral Annie now

[@ninjacoffeebunny4659]

My neighbor had a indoor/outdoor cat that won't come inside, but she keeps trying to get her in. (I moved into the neighborhood a month ago) Every time I see her I try to help, but it's *so* awkward because this cat's name... "Little Blackie" Not kidding, whatsoever. Even worse, a new family with 3 teen-ish girls moved onto the corner, a mixed family, and the kids are *constantly* torturing this cat. I am at a loss as to what to even do here, as everyone is so unbelievably wrong and every word I say in the situation sounds racist. (Note: I'm actually 1/4 Native, but am very white passing)

[@phoenix333rises]

My favourite part of this video is how the book interacts with the green screen 😂

[@partyfavours]

This video is so funny that I laughed male

[@corrinesnyder1954]

the books when they have green on them

[@WhereNothingOnceWas]

I did NOT see the male/female obsession coming, but given the primary demographic, it makes total sense. (These books are sold in dollar stores and grocery stores and shit to conservative and elderly women)

[@just.ur.average.artist.6701]

Octonauts video when

[@AthenaPOfficial]

At some point! Adding that to that list!!

[@just.ur.average.artist.6701]

@@AthenaPOfficial you are my idol btw 😊

[@BrielleMyers-v8c]

What is up with the invisible book? is it a green screen? green book cover,green post-it notes,

[@DUDLEYLETMEPLAYPS2]

I’ve only seen Paul once

[@chloesantos8637]

im laughing out loud rn

[@coyoteartist]

Let's not call New York Paul, I still cringe a little every time my favorite columnist in the paper called San Francisco Frank. Besides if you were going to call New York City anything, it would be NIck spelled Nyc

[@Miscellaneous_Minx]

But… did you get the teddy bear?

[@spiderwickian]

athena you are fucking hilarious as always!!!!!!!

[@katjosephperez8772]

I hate that the horrific first book’s title seems to be a play on words about nuns. “Black Veil Bride” is a woman who kinda marries into the faith. (Idk, I’m Protestant and Bi 🤷‍♀️) The title of The Blackmail Bridegroom HAS to be a riff on Black Veil Bride, and that author is either in hell or needs some kind of religious or moral system in their life (In between these paragraphs, I thought “Authors in the 90’s were all criminals who smoked cigarettes” and “Keep the hard drugs away from authors, especially Stephen King. I feel sick when he crams disturbed shit into compelling stories.” *at least Rochester got broiled and blinded in flames for his sins before getting to spend his life with Jane. Katherine and Heathcliff both deserved better and didn’t deserve each other, so they should be alone (All as fictional characters. I’m not wanting real ppl who make mistakes to be punished). I’ve been into Shakespeare for 13 years, but Romeo and Juliet is trash, yet it was written as a MELODRAMA. The “After” series (among others) romanticizing FUCKING WUTHERING HEIGHTS IS UNBELIEVABLE

[@cloverSKITS.]

4:23 I’ll beget he did

[@daiichikuroslightnovels7293]

This is why Light novels are better.

[@normalhuman9878]

She was a boy He was a girl

[@alicebthegachaweirdo8378]

Can I make it anymore obvious?

[@a2zninja992]

WAIT ATHENA ARE YOU ACTUALLY PREGNANT

[@AthenaPOfficial]

Nope! Haha just 2 towels under my shirt

[@a2zninja992]

@@AthenaPOfficial omg it looked so real

[@1tsmeadam]

9:27 is it the N-word

[@vijones]

It's closer to "brownie"

[@jessidolly6575]

I watch videos like this so I don't become one of these crazy authors lol I'm taken notes what not to write in a book! Also are you pregnant? If so congrats

[@DoomyRei]

As scary as your face paint

[@jessicajones1995]

Is she pregnant or just a bit chubby im genuinely curious

[@AthenaPOfficial]

I’m chubby but in the pregnant shot I put a towel under my shirt

[@jessicajones1995]

@@AthenaPOfficial oh okay and your awesome btw

[@AthenaPOfficial]

@@jessicajones1995 thanks so much!!

[@wolfclaw719]

wait is naming a dog 'Bla**ie' after its dark colour offensive? Cause if so I have some old photos of the family dog with captions I need to redact...

[@Enixon869]

I've never heard it referred to as such by anyone before nor used that way in any old movies that like to throw that type of language around for what that's worth. Since it's literally just a color with -ie added to the end I'm sure someone out there has used it like a slur, but honestly it kind of feels like acting like the name "Red" is offensive because some assholes call Native Americans various things using it, at some point you gotta stop letting racists claim every word as a slur or there won't be any left.

[@FooPanda]

It's also the Japanese name of the Pokemon named Umbreon, I think you're fine. 😅

[@wolfclaw719]

@FooPanda I mean Jynx was a thing because of the Japanese and we all know how that went

[@bakufan0658]

I don't like books cuz there a result of tree murder

[@DoomyRei]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

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Yo

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Third

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Cool

[@captcrunch360]

Dislike, no boyfriend

[@captcrunch360]

I can stay mad at you 😀upvote.

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Can't *

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Or cannot.

[@I-lost-my-account-rip]

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