i read every book audrey hope reads in gossip girl (2021)

xoxo uncarley :)
this video is spoiler-free btw!!! also spot the FULL hamper of dirty laudry behind me :)
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Black Swans: police brutality, sexual assault
Her Body and Other Parties: sexual assault, rape
Anne Sexton: depression, suicide
Ornament and Silence: incest, sexual assault, rape, suicide
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[@uncarley]

audrey hopes books is on insta here: instagram.com/audreyhope.books?

[@watermelonyoongi3277]

can you please read cold brew by sanskriti Ramachandran. its so underrated but like you'll either love it or you'll hate it. but you should read it

[@Sade_Samms]

Next you should read what Sydney Sweeney's character reads on The White Lotus.

[@ananyashashidhar4529]

Reading feminist theory on the steps of the met is a life goal tbh

[@uncarley]

its all i wanna be

[@lesbiangoddess290]

Its who I want to be

[@arokf5113]

@Trinity M where in her comment did she say she wanted to be gazed upon? is it that hard for you to understand some people like to do somethings because they enjoy it and not for external validation or is that too much for you comprehend? besides you bringing up yourself being a gender scholar might just go to show your misogynistic views on what women are.

[@iffatshaikh8082]

We need a "reading books from ____ tv character" series now

[@uncarley]

😈😈

[@ireneperez2752]

@@uncarley you should do rory gilmore

[@marif2993]

@@ireneperez2752 THATS EXACTLY THE CHARACTER THAT POPPED INTO MY MIND AUTOMATICALLY

[@wamiam1333]

RORY. GILMORE. YES.

[@samiajunaid7021]

@@uncarley Carley do lucas Scott from one tree hill

[@lea.rosalynd]

The ultimate version: reading all of the books Rory Gilmore read on Gilmore girls

[@xoxoleighg]

bye this'll need to have like 198 parts or something 💀

[@TheMelsuri]

Yesss 👌🏻

[@memengwaa]

that's a whole series

[@mariananeves778]

yess!

[@SidneyIsabel]

OMG THIS !!!!

[@danielacoutinho897]

"reading phoebe bridgers' favourite books" would be such a good video as well!!

I support this idea

[@uncarley]

ooo maybe 😈

[@pheebsvegetable]

Same - Kyoto and Chinese satellite both ended music

[@k31k031]

I agree!!!!

[@alannavictoria7892]

omg pls

[@durucetin4090]

the way she talks and just exists is really charming she is really THAT woman

[@92enpuissance]

I can't comprehend why she's so... appealing to me. Like, I'm just mesmerized every video like 👁👄👁 I love her vibes so much

[@tonyirenn2560]

i know, im in the same situation haya

[@laurenmullikin]

she sounds and looks expensive

[@skyejay95]

I’m desperately in need of a “Reading Dan Humphrey’s Favorite Books” He’s often seen holding books, makes literary references, and his room has a visible book shelf. Please take me into the mind of Gossip Girl himself.

[@nathalie3601]

yes yes yes!!!! he's got good taste

[@becarokistra6974]

yessss

[@emilieguns3270]

And Blair Waldorf 🥺

[@AydanJane]

YESSSSS

[@ClausVlogs]

NEEED

[@khloemikai]

since we’re reading fictional characters fave books now…reading books Joe Goldberg mentioned in You?? 👀👀

[@uncarley]

i do love him

[@khloemikai]

@@uncarley oh- 👁o👁

[@abrilvonbunny6205]

Its mostly classics from what I remember, hes a pretentious weirdo 🥺 my type, sadly (.

[@joshuageraldbutler8037]

John fish did a great video reading the books Joe reccomends.

[@khloemikai]

@@joshuageraldbutler8037 yes! I loved his video!!

[@usedtobehere02]

I get anxious when people sit next to me in lectures and I also get anxious when people don’t sit next to me 😩 it’s a tough life out here, girlboss 😔

[@uncarley]

right? like give me SPACE

[@usedtobehere02]

@fathima snaps JDKSJD PLS 🏃‍♀️ THANK YOU 💃

[@Laura-xm5gz]

yeeessss please do more fictional characters' favorite books. bonus: you could criticize them endlessly and it's okay because they're fictional 😇😇 would love to hear your take on Rory Gilmore.

[@gracie__5696]

omg or bella swan

[@myra971]

love this idea! like maeve wiley from sex education!

[@AllisonBurtenshawdeVries]

omg yes yes yes at rory gilmore!

[@leilahampton7444]

honestly, owning books to signal to other people I'm well read is my crutch when academic textbooks make me feel like jared, 19.

[@moonycanwatch]

As a notorious reading at school girl my whole life, I feel represented

[@uncarley]

normalize reading so no one ever talks to you

[@moonycanwatch]

@@uncarley socialising? we don't know her

[@rosaliepicard7536]

Same, I can't even read during summer.

[@lesbiangoddess290]

Same

[@lesbiangoddess290]

@@moonycanwatch who is she?

[@em_overlover]

this adaption of gossip girl isn’t all that i hoped for…but the outfits, the looks, the fact that audrey is a reader 😩😩

[@uncarley]

i love camp tho but yes the outfits are everything i wanted

[@joshuaroger8364]

If they cut out the creepy teachers it would be so great

[@joellem625]

The adaption in my opinion is really good actually, has the original gossip girl feel without trying to be too much like the original. (Not fan of Maxes relationship with the teacher) but then again the original gossip girl had those wild relationships too. If u watch both the original and the reboot first episode they are equally as cringy and mostly just tell backstories of everyone. Both shows get better progressively.

[@blahblahhh78]

She is an icon, she is a legend and she is the moment. Now c'mon now.

[@lauracastro3826]

Trixie is that you? 👀

[@blahblahhh78]

@@lauracastro3826 uh, oops👁️👄👁️

[@ninap6697]

queen we need "reading mitski's favorite books" video😩😩

[@vatsalya385]

YESSSSSSS PLS

[@Anne_fka_XATM038x]

whattttt i didn't even know that information was available!! I LOVE MITSKI SO MUCH

[@xarnahstewart6935]

YES PLS

[@swoonscapades]

The part where you talk about how exercise helps with your mental illness but you hate it? Felt that so hard. My therapist has been trying to get me to exercise because it'll help my depression. Me and exercise tho? No. But I actually tried it recently because I was bored and the serotonin I get, I'm mad by how much this actually helps. Why do I have to suffer physically in order to be well mentally 🙃

[@uncarley]

WHY does it work?? i hate it sm i wish i got serotonin from lying in bed

[@lesbiangoddess290]

Same. I hate how it works

[@Lia-ll3ou]

,,maybe i dont know how the elite of the upper east side lives'' that's okay girlboss the writers of GG dont either and that's what keeps the whole thing interesting 😌

[@uncarley]

keeping it spicy for us

[@catandthemouse1]

if you're a gilmore girlie, then you should do reading books rory gilmore has read (not all cause bruh)

[@mj5697]

Carmen Maria Machado is a brilliant writer. If you haven’t read ‘In The Dreamhouse’ TW: it’s about abuse in a queer relationship. It’s real, raw, poignant, heartfelt. It reminded me a lot of an abusive relationship I have been in. It’s presented analytically, but her words are poetry. She and her story deserve to be heard 🖤

[@uncarley]

ive heard amazing things about in the dream house!! will definitely check it out

[@kenzieluvrify]

@@uncarley I’ve read it recently and I think it’s really well crafted and very important for us queer folks to know we aren’t alone in our experiences (those of us who have experienced abuse). Highhhhhly recommend

[@meadowrae1491]

I LOVED In the Dreamhouse. As a survivor it really validated so much for me.

[@mj5697]

@@meadowrae1491 same 🖤 I’m sorry that happened to you

[@bageba8]

In The Dream House is, in my opinion, quite possibly THE best book ever written

[@loujohnson3735]

Has anyone else never seen gossip girl, and just here for the book recommendations ?

[@ayushikaul5252]

i just remembered how in the recent community posts most people said 'books to read in public to show you're better than everyone' and u saying u wanted to have a physical copy of the book to seem smart in public like bestiee we're right there with u

[@peanutbutterjellyt1me]

your channel makes me so happy, like it’s a safe space

[@uncarley]

💖💖 you girlboss

[@lanas.2507]

Your pfp makes me feel happy and safe. I love moths

[@emiloberg2110]

spotted: all the girlbosses in the girlboss nation scrambling to take care of themselves after carley threatens them, she really is the queen bee of booktube

[@onthesamepage367]

"Audrey is better than everyone and she is cool" I love the idea of analyzing what the creators are saying about Audrey Hope through her book choices. Clearly, someone at HBO Max is very well read. Amazing. Indie. Feminist. Depressing. Adding Ornament and Silence to my list! --Nat

[@lifeandprimes]

Completely off topic but I started reading a few weeks ago for the first time in my 31 years of life because of your videos Carley and I started with So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed. It was really good, so thank you! Now I’m trying a classic and I want to recommend Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier. I’m only 43 pages in and it’s an absolute spooky romp! The language is, as you say, “really accessible for my dumb dumb brain”! I can’t believe I’m enjoying reading, who am I? Thank you!!

[@uncarley]

ahhh!! im so glad! i hope you enjoy it 💖💖

[@realchuna]

i haven’t been taking care of myself lately, but i will admit you posting now helped me feel a little better

[@thomme8539]

That's cute but you're on the hitlist now 😚

[@realchuna]

@@thomme8539 damn😩

[@Ceeayejayy]

Take care of yourself OR ELSE

[@brookeb444]

When I saw her reading an Eve Babitz book I immediately thought of you!!! Love the video

[@uncarley]

she is my girl

[@DulceHernandez15]

I'd love to see you read Zoya's favorite books! I've been writing some of them down. (Looking for Lorraine, Slave Play, The Devil Finds Work, Notes on a Native Son, The Bluest Eye, etc) There's a couple more if you're not necessarily drawn to these. You can see a stack of books in her room in the pilot as well.

[@uncarley]

i was thinking of doing this because i love reading plays and zoya has been reading them sm in the reboot!!

[@Andrea-rj7lp]

@@uncarley do it pls! Love you girlboss🥰

[@si-wi9qv]

carley: are you taking care of yourself? me, watching the video while drinking water and doing a face mask: for once i actually am

[@uncarley]

hell yess

[@Rosemary-zv9iv]

Spotted: Jack Edwards’ new stationary products on the steps of the Met (Carley’s desk)

[@uncarley]

xoxo booktube girl

[@itsflowerside]

who told you europeans start counting with their pinkies, i have literally never done this before ever

[@catherinekedala8517]

I think she was thinking of that scene from Inglorious Bastards where the Germans recognize that one soldier is an American spy because of the way he starts counting with his index, middle, and ring fingers, when the Germans would normally start with their thumbs. That’s where my brain went lol

[@lesbiangoddess290]

@@catherinekedala8517 I start with my thumb every time. Who tf uses their pinkies.

[@catherinekedala8517]

@@lesbiangoddess290 I don’t know anyone who uses their pinky first but I usually start counting with my index finger

[@danielllyn6486]

the positive pr carley’s videos are doing for the girl boss community… exquisite

[@jasminehewitt793]

You should definitely do Maeve Wiley from sex education I would die

[@brunaboi1741]

Yes girl, get a brainy book and read it in a coffee shop, let them know you're better than them yeassss

[@uncarley]

what a vibe

[@gillianricci6764]

Audrey also has a goodreads account!!

[@danielaberenice7944]

YESSSS just watched the latest episode and she was reading the white album by didion. I love her actually

[@uncarley]

oh MY GOD ICONIC

[@oliviaerror4203]

U should do every book Eloise reads in Bridgeton

[@graceashworth-lawson5132]

If you're not concerned about public perception of the books you read are you even a reader..? 👀

[@maia_gaia]

I love having one fiction and one nonfiction going at a time because I can't read nonfiction for long stretches, but also my ADHD brain gets bored easily and can't just focus on one book at a time.

[@denji5426]

dude i literally see you everywhere on every video i watch and ughhh that ellie pfp i have to stan 🥺

[@maia_gaia]

@@denji5426 omg we're just on the same wavelength lol

[@denji5426]

@@maia_gaia love that for us

[@roy.shrestha]

Omg same

[@BimRen246]

The books mirror the drama going on in Audrey's life. She needs to project control at all times but is surrounded by chaos in her home life, public life and internally. I think internally she is struggling with being the caretaker for her mother, her social position is uncertain due to her family's current financial problems, and her relationship with Aki & Max is not conventional and is a conflict for her. Her book options flip-flop between who she wants to be and where she is currently. Side note: I think as viewers we don't see Audrey's mental wellness issues as problematic because she is highly functional but is often clearly overly anxious. She also shows some compulsive disorder tendencies.

[@ivi1647]

Maeve Wiley next pleaseee

[@flor8567]

your analysis made me think on how unwell audrey’s mom is after her separation from her father and how audrey herself is handling that. she acts like a grown woman to fill the position her mother is supposed to take, while her mom can’t get up from bed because of her depression. now this are my thoughts on the muse part: her relationship with aki is stagnant yet they remain in it, her more mature approach to life and how she handles herself in the relationship makes me think that she wants to be exactly that, a muse. being the woman behind the man, the indispensable force he needs in order to succeed will not allow for her to be “thrown away” like her mom was. also being the perfect socialite adds to it. these are just my rambles after my first coffee of the day, excuse me if they are all over the place and badly written.

[@chloegardner3540]

Carley, bestie, I get dog person vibes from you (idk if this is founded in truth or my brain), but I just wanted to tell you that you're my cat's fave KZbinr. She literally won't take her eyes off the screen when I'm watching your videos. That is all.

[@uncarley]

im both!! i love my cat to actual death and would put my life on the line for any cat

[@chloegardner3540]

@@uncarley the ultimate bisexual stance on pets, we love. Clearly my cat is just an aspiring girlboss- glad she has a good mentor 😤

[@chloegardner3540]

@@aleeshaidrees34 no one with an energy as exceptional as Carley's is straight

[@Useruser88325]

I don’t know if you know but the gossip girl team made a Goodreads account for Audrey ☺️

[@hannahwiley222]

you NEED to read like rory from gilmore girls.. queen of books she reads like 339 books throughout the entire television series

[@lauracastro3826]

Can you please do an "OG Gossip Girl Crimes Against Humanity" like you did with PLL? I swear I have seen that video like 10 times and its just 😘👌🏼 Btw, non related, but the past week I was like... should I get on the treadmill to... exercise... for a change? I am thirsty... shoul I drink some water? I feel a little sad... should I take a shower?... I feel like I am dying and my life is ending... should I go sit outside on the grass? You know, taking care of myself AND EVERYTIME, I heard your threats in my head so... I guess you a saving my life, you beautiful girlboss 💕

[@lesbiangoddess290]

No but this is my eternal, internal dialogue. Like hello actual self care?!!

[@fleur2482]

I used to literally hide in a bush and read to avoid talking to people when I was like 7 and I feel better about that fact knowing girlboss carley would classify that as 'untouchable'

[@oliviabonon902]

I did the same!

[@tatianaaa4569]

I have curtain bangs and can confirm that I don’t blow dry them,, they go curly and then I look like someone from the regency era- great video as always 😩😩💞💞

[@isabeladuleba810]

She also has a goodreads account!

[@evamatthaiou6032]

This but with Maeve Willey from Sex Ed! If I remember correctly she makes many references of feminist literature

[@fluidsings7870]

what did you eat Carley because you are glowing

[@SallyThames]

1.bestie these vlog sections make me want to move to toronto it’s so cute. 2. all these sweater vests >>>> 3. that anne sexton poem has be in a HOLE 4. i stan meredith i won’t lie

[@uncarley]

move hereeee i need friends

[@shibasandshelves]

“If somebody likes this book a lot, it’s like a red flag…” Oh 😔 “…in a great way.” Oh, okay 🥲 I seriously love Carmen Maria Machado, everything she writes is perfection in my eyes and you absolutely have to read her memoir, In the Dream House.

[@itssarah3438]

They for sure tried to push this intellectual image on her but once you watch the show, you realise her storyline is awkward cause of the badly written script 💀

[@apriliashinta]

it’s interesting bc they actually made a goodreads account for audrey

[@slowednreverbbg5175]

what is it called

[@taylor11111]

Interesting to see how so many of the books deal with depression, anxiety, suicide, etc yet she seems to be unsympathetic to her mother in those regards. Obviously there’s a lot more going on there and I am sympathetic to Audrey’s side and well and actually her feelings mirror a lot of the feeling I have had with my own mother when I was younger. Interested to see how they’re relationship will evolve throughout the series. Last nights argument between them was very real.

[@sophiarojas1659]

maybe she reads them trying to get into the mind of her mother, to become more sympathetic

[@taylor11111]

@@sophiarojas1659 very possible even if just subconsciously. also i think audrey may have some mental health issues that will arise through the series possibly. i feel like aki in the last ep saying youre ‘acting like your mother’ maybe alluding to us getting more into that story line in the future.

[@nusifromthebrook]

I was wondering about the same thing as Carley was noting to be interested about how mental illness is going to be incorporated into Audrey's character. I think it is clear to an extent that she does want to understand her mother as ​@Sophia Rojas said, but I do think we are going to see her own struggle with it later on. Or at least I really hope so.

[@zoerosiee]

This video dropped the same day as the episode Audrey reads The White Album by Joan Didion and I think that's serendipity.

[@marif2993]

i absolutely ADORE sad women poetry! anna Akhmatova, carmelina soto, and paula luna are some of my favorites. if you know any more please comment them below!!!

[@marissaseaman8788]

You should do a shailene woodly one (since she claims to read a lot I don’t actually know) and you should do another Emma chamberlain now that she’s read more. Also have you read Toni Morrison? Bluest Eye (trigger warning) is PHENOMENAL.

[@TheJeannag]

Reader girlies uniting under the toxic banner of reading in public to be perceived as smart 🙌

[@mariapires8828]

Emma Watson would be a great one to do😉

[@azure113]

if i were taking care of myself i wouldn’t be this early to this video so please spare me the ruining of my life

[@uncarley]

fine

[@Laura-db2sx]

I also love reading about Eve in LA in the 60s-70s, but I found her depiction of the assault of Rodney king and LA riots in Black Swans to scream privileged white person choosing to remain ignorant - and then now learning she is also a Trump supporter really turned me off from her :/

[@uncarley]

that chapter was a big YIKES! also the depiction of latinx people was... questionable at best

[@annastansfield3918]

Yeah, eve is mess. Love her writing (well the one book if hers i read lol) but she is every bit of her conservative cali rich white girl upbringing. Kinda like didion tbh but didion didnt go full wackjob recluse

you literally killed me with the intro loved it

[@uncarley]

hehehehe

[@MH-cq9ek]

omg where is your sweater vest, necklace, and earrings from!

[@flowerchildrenee3753]

The beginning!! 😭😭 “hey upper east siders” *gun shots*

[@aparajitabhaumik3277]

can we please talk about carley's new background-😩✋💖

[@uncarley]

💖

[@blahblahhh78]

You pointing finger guns at me is the right amount of serotonin I needed for this week.

[@ananyashashidhar4529]

Carley u need to read “night sky with exit wounds” by Ocean Vuong. It’s a poetry collection! I wanna hear your thoughts on it

[@uncarley]

one of my favourite collections i read this year!!

[@sarahhansen8004]

Just rolling through every one of your book videos, they are a treasure! Love the music and humor. To confirm, yes they are funny. I know you ask occasionally.

[@peacelife81]

You channel is what inspired me to read books that I have interest in and now I actually like reading !!!

[@uncarley]

ahhhh!! im so glad

[@chantalcastro8394]

You don’t understand… I’m addicted to your personality… crack could never compare…

[@uncarley]

crack wishes she was me

[@annastansfield3918]

Ive wanted to try out anne sexton, i even have some of her poems, but after learning more about her it gets harder for me to separate the art from the artist. :( i still might give her a shot, since her book is just laying around my house

[@jaydonsmalls4074]

@@jeepersfred6796 do you have any recommendations

[@emilygrace7850]

I’m reading black swans right now, she absolutely kills it every time wow

[@elifsudecalk1865]

FINALLY!!! NEW BOOKS! I still didn't read every book I bought but still...

[@uncarley]

hahahaha

[@sarahsshelves]

“I’m just flicking you off for no reason” we deserve it

[@violetslit]

off-topic but i love her circle glasses!! they look so good on her

[@uncarley]

thank you 💖

[@rayna8382]

HI WHERE IS THAT SHIRT FROM OMGGGG ITS SO CUTE YOURE SO CUTE

[@vanessa1209]

i just found out they made a goodreads account for audrey!! literally never heard about a show doing this for a character, how fucking cool? and her taste in books is immaculate: www.goodreads.com/user/show/138621908-audrey-hope

[@martasgreatlibrary]

"at uni i like to look unapproachable" girl same

[@TheDavara29]

u should do the original gossip girl books too! so many classics

[@carolinehodges7463]

I needed this girl boss energy today ✨

[@uncarley]

💖

[@blahblahhh78]

Hear me out: tier ranking feminist books/authors etc.

[@felixhaas8218]

ABSOLUTELY GET THE BANGS also love content like this love audrey

[@felixhaas8218]

in aki’s insta bio there’s a link to all the movies he loves and rated because he’s a movie nerd and it would be such a cool video to watch and review his sophisticated taste in movies

[@claraviana7200]

i need "tv characters book club" now!

[@springonion8124]

fun fact: anne sexton and sylvia plath were in the same writing/poetry class in boston for a bit!

[@jilliandamiani4098]

God, I want to be your friend. 11/10 personality plus a cool cat and art postcards

[@Romane085]

anybody know where her earrings r from? the gold hoops with the lil pearl in the middle 😩 kinda obsessed with this idea of reading characters fave books

[@peach_levell]

Getting threatened by Carley every video is what i look forward to. Yassss girl shoot me

[@uncarley]

🔪🔪🔪

[@lindita5064]

Could u do a Book with Blair Waldorf Books?

[@yanagerss]

Audrey Max and Aki - the only reason why i watch GG (Luna is cool too). Others really annoying, especially Z

[@ariyatabassumabdullah1143]

When I tell you I wanna steal your personality, I mean it. You're the coolest, girlboss. Also you should totally get the curtain bangs. They'd suit you do well.

[@evagiilbert]

''this lil poet anne sexton, shes going places... oh ok she commited suicide in 1974''

[@julieannelovesbooks]

Wtf is going on with that hanging ivy in your background 😂😅😂😅😂😅😂

[@professordekarios]

watching this to vicariously feel cool girl energy because i'm too sensitive to actually read any of these books without having a panic attack ✨

[@lilypadrg5750]

Can u please do this for kim Namjoon from bts he always shares his favorites books 😊

[@melanieventer3511]

does self care count as watching Carley's videos? I think so

[@pinkopat]

If you get curtain bangs I won't have a choice but to get them too.... so please don't

[@dani3po]

I don't like poetry but I have read The Bell Jar like eight times.

[@ktcrich]

I have a request, please read Lorde's favorite books in celebration of her new album. I just watched her Rooftop performances, this new album is already giving me life. Will I remember to buy it or even listen to it? Who knows. I will watch your video though; my ADHD commands it.