ULTIMATE BOOKSHELF TOUR 2020 (+ star ratings)

This is my bookshelf tour 2020 in which I show you the bookshelves that i have in my dormroom in my university city. I also show the star ratings, my entire tbr and whether i've read the book or not! Hope you enjoy!
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• TBR clear out & unhaul: • my ENTIRE TBR and book...
• If you liked this movie... you will like this book...: • If You Liked This Movi...
🌼 s o c i a l m e d i a
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🌺 a b o u t m e
Hi! My name is Leonie and I am a 22 year old girl who loves talking about books! From YA to non-fiction to classics, I read it all (although fantasy will always be my fave). I live in the Netherlands and go to university, but make booktube videos in my spare time :)
🌹 m u s i c
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[@anddestroyit2654]

Part of me wants nice, curated perfectly to my tastes bookshelves but then the other part of me wants every single book I can fit (plus some overfill) to create an overflowing library of books I have mixed opinions on and that part of me is winning at the moment (RIP my bank account)

[@snezanaivanisevic9043]

Same. Solution. Have a shelf or a couple with your all time faves and have those on a prominent spot like the living room 😁

[@snezanaivanisevic9043]

Same. Solution. Have a shelf or a couple with your all time faves and have those on a prominent spot like the living room 😁

[@kennedygifford5966]

leo, you look so pretty in this video, when you popped on screen i felt my heart skip a beat 😳

[@TheBookLeo]

🥺🥺❤️

[@LalK2K23]

She's always pretty🤗🤗🤗

[@kennedygifford5966]

@@LalK2K23 TRUE

[@vishnukamdar7200]

*gayeeee*

[@liv4808]

same

[@BooksMichelle]

7:10 THAT GROOT MUG IS ADORABLE ❤️ Also really appreciate the banana on your tbr shelf 😂

[@TheBookLeo]

i knoooow I love it! yeah there's also kiwis in the bowl but they weren't visible haha gotta be effective with my space

[@laura_h383]

Wow, when saying all of the Dutch names I love it, the language is so amazing and you have such a calming voice.

[@elenathegreat]

I love the set up of this video and how you showed all the ratings!

[@Gianikaa]

your hair looks so smooth. im jealous.

[@MaryAmongStories]

love how you edited this! great video 💛

[@mateoazcueta]

So surprised by seeing molecular biology of the cell. I’m studying it currently, and would never expect seeing it in a bookshelf tour

[@ohsoabby4689]

great bookshelf tour! and i would def recommend the picture of dorian gray - it’s my fav classic!!

[@harublooms]

I don’t know why but I got excited to see your textbooks!! I’m a medical student hiiii i love your videos 💕

[@aliA-jz5ms]

That is by far the best video of yours. You look so captivating in this once.

[@vicsvivi]

I'm so happy that you're posting frequently again!! did you like in the existentialist cafe? I'm thinking about getting it! shout out from Brazil 🥰🥰

[@TheBookLeo]

Yes I enjoyed it! It's a great intro into all the existentialist philosophers!

[@starbornreader4095]

this is super cute! I love your shelves!

[@ayanigloriaxo5529]

yay! these are my favourite types of videos :) I think I might read Priory of the Orange Tree now haha and the Groot mug is so cute omg 🥺🧡

[@dylandodson81]

Such a great tour! I love seeing all your textbooks too haha. I just got a giant book on marine algae for my classes!

[@TheBookLeo]

wow that sounds so cool!

[@laura_h383]

I love this tour! Love your channel, all of your videos are such great quality and I enjoy them quite a bit!!!

[@TheBookLeo]

thank youuu

[@adiahh6382]

Your videos are best part of my day ,I really like your voice it's so nice and calming, and I too like rainbow shelves they look amazing.

[@TheBookLeo]

thank you that is so sweet!

[@BasicallyBrittx]

Remember when we did a book swap and I got Uprooted from you and never read it? Every time I see Uprooted I’m reminded by that 😂 Loved the added star ratings!!

[@TheBookLeo]

ahahahaha omg i forgot that you never read it 😂

[@literalexisse]

I love the diversity of books on your bookshelf. 😍 I’ve got some nonfiction books that I never got around to reading. 😅

[@TheBookLeo]

thank you ^-^ and try some, you will be surprised :D

[@dalishrogue3621]

Not going to lie, the only reason I clicked on this was because I say uprooted on your shelf. I love it! I read it twice because it was so great!

[@coletterature]

Oh my gosh your shelves are lovely

[@ShaniceNoelle]

Ooooh Rutger Bregman! I need to check those books out! The Groot mug is 🥺

[@TheBookLeo]

yesss and they're very readable! i love my groot mug

[@ivingzuniga841]

I remember I subscribed to your channel because you loved Angelfall so much. Around that time that was my favorite book too and I had never seen anyone talk about it in booktube. I’m still salty it was so highly underrated! It deserved the hype Hush Hush got

[@TheBookLeo]

woww such nostalgia too that time that I was always talking about that book! It was so good!

[@asmergoli249]

As a molecular biologist I approve of your university course 😊 My family and I were planning to drive to Leiden in a month (but my mum broke her arm, so we decided to sit this one out). Anyway I got real excited when I saw your degree 😅

[@TheBookLeo]

yesss biological sciences for the win!

[@sabrinaaustin8432]

I LOVED the Lunar Chronicles! Make sure after you read Winter, go back and get The Fairest (all about Queen Levana's past) and also Stars Above!!!!

[@sophiescreative]

Hi Leonie, Nice uni bookshelf tour! And such a wonderful book edition you have of 'De oorsprong van (bijna) alles' (The Origin of almost Everything) written by Stephen Hawking. And nicely sorted by color, rainbow organized :) and partly category (as in your TBR shelf halway). Curious for your bookshelf next year, who knows if it's gonna be completely different haha. Loves from Sophie

[@danytriestoread1467]

I’m glad that you are making more content. You are the lifesaver for this self asolation time

[@TheBookLeo]

i'm glad you're enjoying it :D

[@pagesandpeaches]

that copy of dorian gray is stunning 😍😍 this was such a lovely video

[@TheBookLeo]

thank youu

[@inmimisbowl]

oeh, you're pretty :) and that HP collection though *heart eyes*

[@aishagamal2090]

iam reading crime and punishment and its decently one of my fav books all the time 🖤🖤

[@nostalgia7965]

I always say I relate to your feelings about books, but it's almost creepy how your tbr shelf is the same of mine 😭 (At least the books you pulled and the same edition of Neil Gaiman's Neverwher) 😍💜

[@garacabrera4826]

Love it !!! 😍😍😍

[@Julija12]

FIRST because I'm too excited to watch this 🧡

[@TheBookLeo]

eeeep thank youu

[@billkeon880]

Crime and Punishment was very surprising great to me. Turns out to be one of my favourites of all time

[@TheBookLeo]

ohhh good to know!

[@floralreads3601]

so prettyyyyy (you and the bookshelves haha 🙈)

[@leoraaileen]

Deze video is zo fijn! Ik vind je film setting ook echt mooi als je voor je boekenkast staat 💙💙💙

[@TheBookLeo]

dankje! Ik heb wel getwijfeld of ik mn videos niet allemaal voor mn boeken kast moest filmen maar het licht komt zo erg van de zijkant :/

[@leoraaileen]

Mmmm klein ringlampje kan wel helpen dan?

[@chadabouttodie8562]

you look like young blake lively omg 🥺 pretty.

[@johnkonrath1115]

I love "Crime and Punishment" and think it's much better than "The Idiot". I recommend it and think you'll find it's worth the time you invest in reading it. It raises many thought provoking philosophical questions and the detective in it is interesting. I notice you've read many Existentialist books. I'd love to hear your thoughts on these books (maybe in a future video) and how they mesh with your personal philosophy. Have you ever read the plays "Waiting for Godot" or "No Exit"?

[@IrinaE]

Thank you for your videos! Thank you, thank you, thank you!

[@JayGTheAwkwardBookworm]

Okay but the grout mug is my favourite thing ever

[@TheBookLeo]

i'm in love with it as well

[@ViktoriaReads]

Ah I thought I saw the only person that has read the rebel of the sands trilogy! Also very cute bookshelves

[@TheBookLeo]

it needs more love!

[@adillaafiani6921]

Leo... You're so pretty and that hairrrrr gorgeous! 😳

[@TheBookLeo]

thank youuuu

[@merrygracelayugan]

Its 1:42 am here in the Philippines yet I'm watching😉

[@TheBookLeo]

i feel this

[@antonellagrandon3681]

I really love your videos.

[@TheBookLeo]

[@emilyannn]

your bookshelves are so pretty 🥺 mine are ugly because it’s organized just so everything can fit lol

[@TheBookLeo]

book tetris!

[@daryapu6214]

I'm from Belarus and during our course of Russian lit at school (two official languages, gotta learn two literatures xD) we've read both The Idiot and Crime and Punishment. As far as I remember, I enjoyed both of them, but Crime and Punishment probably impressed me more. So, if I were you, I'd totally go for it ;)

[@TheBookLeo]

ohhh thanks, good to know!

[@PuprleFox]

The message inside of animal farm is so sweet haha

[@TheBookLeo]

yes i'm so happy i still have this book

[@michaelsommers2356]

@@TheBookLeo All books are equal, but some books are more equal than others.

[@mallu2.05]

Moluse കൊള്ളാലോ😍

[@kira3351]

Highly recommend to read crime and punishment!! It s my favourite book from school curriculum(I’m Russian).

[@aliA-jz5ms]

This girl is so pretty I just bumped into this channel due to her mesmerising face on cover ;)

[@shreiya]

you should read notes on underground by Fyodor Dostoevsky! It's only 100 something pages long and apparently gives you a taste of his writing style for Crime and Punishment. The book itself is fantastic and despite the dark matter, I have never related to a narrator more, as most people find, he draws out our darkest thoughts and makes you really think, its a five star for sure!

[@daysleeper1989]

I have similar feelings for The idiot, I even re read it to see if I liked it better the second time and I didn't. But Crimen and Punishment is a lot better, I would say it's even one of my favourite classics

[@Elentirion]

A little late to the party but I highly recommend Crime and Punishment, absolutely riveting read.

[@anneschaldemose]

We use some of the same textbooks for school although I'm a med student from Denmark 😊

[@sepehrf8052]

Albert Camus😍 I read most of his books but my favorite one is the plague

[@sexydoorframes]

Angelfall was awesome. I fell in love with it. I remember when it was supposed to be 6 books, but somehow was decided to be only 3. And the 3rd book, the finale, was awful and such a let down. The 1st and 2nd are awesome. But the 3rd one still upsets me. Seems like she just got bored of the story or something. I remember being so disappointed because it was a 5* star story before that.

[@zanayahussain6075]

Is it ever difficult to switch between books written in English and Dutch? Do you prefer reading one over the other?

[@vaishalihanda8506]

She is sooo pretttyyy

[@miepa6181]

Wow, ik heb nog nooit een Nederlandse booktuber gezien lol. Herkende je accent gelijk😂

[@XIENTIFIKO]

I think I am in Love! Thanks! Y como sabes Español, Creo que me enamoré. Gracias por compartir.

[@FaresA123]

Thanks for the tour. Are you a medical student? I've been thinking of doing more videos about the books I read and bookshelf tours.

[@marianadias6769]

The Picture of Dorian Gray is one of my favorite books of all time, hope you like it 🥰

[@gelenananda6461]

ik ben een simpele man. Ik zie Leonie, ik klik.

[@vasilisashakurova743]

«Crime and punishment” is great!!!! You should definitely read it. I’m Russian so I know what I’m talking about.

[@Shahrukh_Husain]

Which camera do you use ?

[@george-vk8ke]

idk if anyone has told u yet but hannibal by thomas harris is actually the third book in a series!! dunno if you've read the others but i thought i should let you know in case you haven't haha

[@regitzexenia]

I haven’t read The Idiot, but Crime and Punishment is my ultimate favorite Russian classic so I definitively recommend 😊

[@crystalrose8787]

Hello I love the things on ur shelf. It is almost like ur bookshelf shows who are u

[@TheBookLeo]

:D

[@crystalrose8787]

:)

[@Anton_Jermakoŭ]

I wish I could hear more of your thoughts on existentialism and Jean-Paul Sartre. Existentialism does not seem compelling to me TBH.

[@skjoldursvarturskikkjan7860]

Cool, I am in 3rd year of BioMed, Guyton and Hall's Textbook of Medical Physiology is one of the favorite books of all time. I see you like neuroscience, I know the books you showed, but personally I used Principles of Neural Science, by Eric Kandel, i highly recommend it if you are into it, is more then double the length of Bear's Neuroscience. Kandel's textbook I consider to be my favorite non-fiction book of all time. What do you intent to do with a BioMed degree? Research, Clinical Analysis at a Hospital, etc.?

[@TheBookLeo]

don't know yet :(

[@Brightberrystudios12345]

I recommend reading Warrior Cats, Surrounded By Sharks. I want your opinion on them.

[@charlottegreen7274]

9:49 was not expecting to see molecular biology of the cell in this video and honestly it's bringing back some bad memories

[@TheBookLeo]

big oof

[@michaelsommers2356]

I've got the first edition of that. I haven't read it, though. It must be hideously outdated.

[@cozyninos]

Stopped reading glass castle to see them shelves 👀

[@TheBookLeo]

ohhh what an honour

[@isabel-ui2gw]

I've heard from a lot of people that Crime and Punishment is better and more interesting than The Idiot! Want to read that one too eventually - it's just soo intimidating :0

[@TheBookLeo]

same, they really are intimidating

[@nellsea8086]

It indeed is if you're looking for a more interesting plot.

[@filmywala4495]

Have you read SCARLETT: LOST IN THE FIVE LANDS book?

[@alb0zfinest]

If you're going to read Dostoevsky, read The Brothers Karamazov, it's his best book. And basically beloved by the most important authors, philosophers etc.

[@TheBookLeo]

i know but that one is so looong

[@alb0zfinest]

The Book Leo Lmao, I believe in you. There are some good audiobook versions, it will make it much easier.

[@nayrieshahenean5363]

oh god elke keer als ik Molecular Biology of the Cell zie wil ik het uit het raam gooien hahaha

[@TheBookLeo]

en terecht

[@michaelsommers2356]

Are science classes in the Nederlands taught in English? I noted the English-language textbooks.

[@TheBookLeo]

yup most uni classes are english

[@michaelsommers2356]

@@TheBookLeo That surprises me. I would expect grad school in technical subjects to use English, since if you're going to be a scientist you will have to publish in English, but I didn't expect undergrad courses to use English.

[@jorgelopez-pr6dr]

What about Fahrenheit 451?

[@laura_h383]

Wow... bio med... you are so talented and must be so incredibly intelligent.

[@andreeam.1888]

I felt like Crime and Punishment was way better than The Idiot. Also, another good book by Dostoyevsky is Notes from Underground.

[@iliana.m]

I prefer Brothers Karamazov to the idiot and Crime and punishment... But maybe it depends on what you didn't like about the Idiot..... I personally couldn't stand the characters, events and where the story was going, lol.. Also I think I prefer reading Tolstoi (his short stories and novels) way more than Dostoyevsky and among the Russian classic writers. :D

[@DallasfanTen]

Didn't realize the star ratings till half way. Whoo hooo But then saw that Homo deus only received a 3.

[@TheBookLeo]

like i said in the video, i give most non-fiction books 3 stars, it means i enjoyed it!

[@danashaw5334]

How did you find the Watchmaker of Filigree Street?

[@TheBookLeo]

it's on my tbr!

[@danashaw5334]

@@TheBookLeo I would love to hear what you think of it when you do get around to reading it!! Love your videos by the way.. I get so excited when I see a new video from you!

[@keysea7676]

Oh nooo why didn't you finish ACOMAF???

[@dnovess]

Cool smart and beautiful.

[@yogiekida349]

Hi

[@leoraaileen]

Hahaha en jij houd echt van de correspondent 😂

[@TheBookLeo]

ja oeps hahaha mijn politieke voorkeuren zijn echt exposed in deze video 😅

[@polyjavierabarreraruiz1780]

When i see you i see Rory Gilmore...

[@tedstruijk7688]

Hè wat leuk je hebt gestudeerd in leiden Mooie stad hè Ik ben er geboren en woon er met veeeeel plezier

[@controlthedreams]

Alice in Wonderland 3 stars?? That's the most outrageous thing I've seen on KZbin for years!

[@pixar6381]

How can we meet