What your favourite classic novel says about you

[@WillowTalksBooks]

Sorry about the ball gag, mum

[@joshmckfuggles5710]

i GASPED

[@Adeodatus100]

​@@joshmckfuggles5710If you could gasp, you weren't using it right.

[@ThatNerdyMystic]

That was GREAT.😂

[@WillowTalksBooks]

LMAO

[@RachaelsLibrary]

I'm dead 🤣

[@XOXOLOLA100]

😂😂😂😂 A petition for part two 👇🏻

[@RachaelsLibrary]

Count me in😅

[@jasmin5246]

Yes, please!

[@rachelh9985]

Yes please!

[@scal2025]

PLEASE make this a series.

[@JamesCarter1998]

The Wuthering Heights one is scarily accurate… How did you just peer into my soul and read me like that 😭

[@chelled.4622]

Same

[@darcysnovella]

💡 moment: The reason why Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass had such a profound impact on me as an (undiagnosed) autistic child is because Alice falls into a world where the rules of engagement are constantly changing, and the cast of characters refuse to really understand her (except for direct communication Cheshire Cat). I was diagnosed autistic at 29 y/o and it ALL. MADE. SENSE. why had I been saying since I read both at 10 y/o that if people wanted to understand what it meant to live as me and in me, these books get. it. Way before it was clocked I was autistic to BOOT.🐰

[@RSorei]

I was WAITING for the Dracula bit, and it did not disappoint 😂

[@ryanjackchristensen727]

I knew I was safe with this video, being a Frankenstein fan boy. 😆

[@tovezuiderveen4234]

Well now I think I need to read *Crime and Punishment*

[@WillowTalksBooks]

😈

[@nlb9307]

You totally do.

[@danielaweberdani]

wuthering heights here and you just summarized my adult lifestyle in a joke. 😉

[@WillowTalksBooks]

It’s my own second favourite classic after Frankenstein 😌

[@Christine-jg2ch]

Wuthering Heights and Crime & Punishment are my two favourite novels 😳😂

[@glizzymcguire7]

Clocking me as straight in the first 10 seconds made me bust out laughing. Also, the ball gag killed me. Loved this!! ✨

[@becsingleton7951]

Carmilla, Anne of Green Gables and Picnic at Hanging Rock are my favourites (I also like Jane Eyre a lot and felt very called out lmao)

[@Androsynth75]

The Proust comment had me rolling.

[@MsPixieD]

Same. I was literally giving that comment a thumbs up even though no one else was in the room.

[@rosesisler9275]

We definitely need a part two. This was hilarious, Willow!❤

[@genteelblackhole]

If your favourite classic novel is Crime and Punishment, my number is 079… (I haven’t actually read it yet. I’ll get around to it eventually, but I’ve been a little tied up.)

[@smittenforfiction]

HAHAHA this put a smile on my face after a difficult day. My top two are Dracula and Frankenstein. I would pick a different #1 depending on the day. Would like to re-read those soon. My oldest child's fav book is 1984, and they talk about it all of the time. They said it's their Roman Empire (along with Animal Farm).

[@roxannemead2827]

Omg you fucking nailed this list I'm dying 🤣🤣🤣😭

[@ninsh9821]

My favourite classic novel is Crime and Punishment ... and you're pretty much on point. ⛓️😉

[@JoyKeaton]

Omg! Wuthering Heights here and you fully called it: in every way! 💕

[@tirarosaurioreads]

I never lost that childhood spark! Woo-hooo! I loved this video, so funny and yet completely spot on.

[@Naraya1981]

I love "Dracula" and "Frankenstein" equally, so I can live with your judgement. :)

[@Adeodatus100]

In my 20s, Crime and Punishment, and yes, you're absolutely right! These days, probably Dracula ... and yes, you're absolutely right! 😂

[@nlb9307]

Mine is “Frankenstein.” Loved it when I read it 40 years ago, and it’s still my fav today. ❤ Mary Shelley. You should get your hands on her journals - fascinating stuff.

[@morebirdsandroses]

Thanks! I shall have to do that. 🌹

[@Melianmei]

I feel personally attacked! But it is true, though (Wuthering Heights) 😂😂

[@TheAnitaAlvarez]

I feel utterly roasted by the Pride and Prejudice one... I'll see myself out.

[@katiesstudycorner1109]

That mug is brilliant! Love Star Trek Voyager and Robert Picardo!

[@WillowTalksBooks]

Finally, someone recognised it! I love my new mug 🥹

[@katblack394]

Oh, this gave me such a laugh! Ulysses, you say? You're better than everyone - lol! Thanks for the early morning chuckle!

[@nehamadhavan7547]

I felt so called out 😂👏 Loved this

[@radiantchristina]

Best video on KZbin this month! North and South had me in tears from laughter. I don't have one favorite, I have three - Wuthering heights, Crime and Punishment - and yes, you are spot on. 🖤😏 My other favorite was missing - Anna Karenina

[@WillowTalksBooks]

I’ve never read Anna Karenina 😳

[@radiantchristina]

@@WillowTalksBooks No worries, I'll add my own roast then - If Anna Karenina is your favorite book, you are always looking for love in all the wrong places. 😇

[@meganmadkour9328]

This was hilarious! You pegged me, and I am NOT admitting which was my favorite classic novel! 😳

[@morebirdsandroses]

Oh, lovely! I'd like to know you too. 🧟This was hilarious and fun. Totally agree about the Bronte sisters.

[@therealbeanibaby8649]

Mine is the Picture of Dorian Gray, do your worst >:)

[@jackiemoffitt6780]

That's my favorite too!

[@WillowTalksBooks]

I did Dorian Gray but the file got lost in the edit 😭 You’ll have to wait for the sequel video 😈

[@therealbeanibaby8649]

@@WillowTalksBooks I'll be waiting 😌

[@Kamila_Koziol]

@@therealbeanibaby8649 It's one of my faves as well

[@RoundSeal]

Frankenstein, 1984, and my all-time favourite, War of the Worlds 🛸 I needed these laughs this morning!

[@salliesones9506]

That was hysterical!!! I loved watching this!!!!

[@likelyowl]

As someone with a degree in Japanese studies: anyone whose favourite classic is The Tale of Genji is either not okay and needs some help, or the Japanese literature prof. xD Also, YAY for Dracula! (And for Japanese classical lit, it has to be Natsume Soseki's Kokoro!)

[@ABetten86]

Dracula and Frankentein are my favorites. Yet other favorites is the Picture of Dorian Grey, the Master and Margarita and Little Women.

[@MsPixieD]

Little Women has a special place in my heart, being the first series of novels I ever read (third grade). I also like other 19th century American authors. And, no surprise, I'm a longstanding member of the Frankenstein/Dracula/Dorian Gray/Brontes club that seems to be well represented here.

[@elisabettastratta395]

This video is an absolute delight! So much fun :) (Frankenstein and 1984 here!!)

[@drwhaleprince6452]

the Alice and Drac combo just fuelled my god complex. what have you done willow?!!!

[@LiteraryStoner]

Yay! New friend! Lol. Frankenstein ❤

[@jonessamendoza]

HAHAHAH I HAVENT READ MOST OF THE CLASSICS HERE BUT THIS VIDEO WAS UNEXPECTEDLY FUNNY I LOVE IT 🤣

[@erica471]

North and South- scarily accurate for me 😂

[@maika0395]

Thanks for making me laugh! 😂😂😂 These descriptions are so accurate! 😂

[@Tutankhamun18Reads]

Love this! Highly entertaining and suprisingly accurate! But where is The Portrait of Dorian Grey?

[@georginatoland]

Literally sipping cocoa from one of my four Alice in Wonderland mugs, while making plans to do some juggling and hula hooping later this afternoon. I’ve also been known to chase rabbits. ☕️ 🐇

[@wallhagens2001]

I used to keep an eye out for rabbit holes as a kid. I wanted to visit Wonderland so much! “Curiouser and curiouser” is a way of life. I’m late!

[@RachaelsLibrary]

My faves are Frankenstein, Jane Eyre, Wuthering Heights, and Dracula. By the way, I love your looks and outfit today. You're glowing and pretty ❤

[@WillowTalksBooks]

Thank you 🥹💜

[@ThePortjumper]

I'm between Wuthering Heights and Crime and Punishment out of this selection. Wuthering Heights was spot on me most of the time. Crime and Punishment just had me audibly saying 'woah' and wondering if there is something latent inside of me that I should explore -or bury deeply.

[@cat-yp1gk]

This is Victor Hugo ERASURE (would love to see this with modern classic too)

[@MatiRL]

I loved this because it looks like you were having fun

[@EvieM1]

*Mariah Carey voice*: “Jane Eyre?, I don’t know her.”

[@Tsukushi240794]

ok but how did you nail the Jane Eyre one, because that's my favourite classic and yes indeed! I do accept what happened

[@crk.resrhetorica]

You absolutely got me there! 😂😂😂

[@impastomusic]

Love it! My favourite classics are Frankenstein, Dorian Gray, and Woolf’s Orlando.

[@M.elissa.M]

Loved this! Out of these I’ve read the trial and 1984 and choosing between the two…the trial and you’re spot on 😂

[@Amoscrts]

I love North and South! So good! But Jane Eyre is my favorite, and you’re spot on! ❤

[@Redirisrose]

You nailed most of my favourite classics (Frankenstein, Wuthering Heights) can I also offer up 'Moby Dick'?

[@Kamila_Koziol]

Nice... and kinda true. I don't think any of these are my faves but some are definitely up there. Though it also made me wonder what is my favourite classic novel and I've made a list. So for the next video I'll play roast bingo. I have a friend who knows Proust inside out and it's her favourite. Here in Poland it's also common among older generation to know Sienkiewicz's Trilogy by basically rereading it as soon as they've finished.

[@RianFloyd]

I chuckled at this while brushing my teeth this morning. Managed not to spray toothpaste all over the bathroom mirror, but even if I had it would have been worth it. Thank you for the great start to my day. 😂 Another +1 to turn this into a series. The fans have spoken.

[@TheBonsaiGarden]

I love Frankenstein but prefer Dracula. My favourite is Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland. I’ll take hot while retaining my childlike wonder 😂 That Barnes and Noble leather bound copy of Dracula is such a beautiful object. I have several of these on my shelves including the Frankenstein, Dante and Poe. Ps. Did you show the Tuttle massively abridged version of Genji?!?! WTF 😂

[@stace2490]

Please nurse, I need a part 2

[@zombie_likes_cake]

Yeah, we are gonna need a part 2 to this. (suggestions "The Island of Dr Moreau" and "I am Legend" because I need to hear your take on theses)

[@skeletonkeybooks]

Of these, Dracula. But my all-time fave is Rebecca.

[@MsPixieD]

Du Maurier was channeling some Jane Eyre with Rebecca, but really made it her own! The movie was also great, an almost-miracle since it was post-code (kudos to Hitchcock).

[@christinedugas3089]

Jane Eyre fan here. Can confirm.

[@ms_hansel]

So funny! Well done calling us all out! 🤣

[@AnnaShikari]

super accurate omg, my favourite from this list is alice in wonderland but my favourite book ever is peter & wendy :')

[@chrissy1510]

Spookily accurate! 😂

[@TwirlGirl2197]

Here’s what my favorite classic (Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison) says about me: You get very angry when people confuse it for The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells.

[@WillowTalksBooks]

My best friend accidentally fell in love with the works of HG Wells when they accidentally read The Invisible Man for a university class instead of Invisible Man. A happy mistake for them!

[@ReadingNymph]

Need a sequel asap!! My favourite is Dorian Gray, but it used to be Jane Eyre (100% accurate), untill I read the Uncensored Dorian Gray and OMG that is a favourite EVER not just classic

[@WillowTalksBooks]

Oooh I don’t think I’ve ever read the uncensored! I need it!

[@InnerProp]

I was afraid I was going to be caught out for not having read any of these, then Frankenstein (hated). I love Dracula and am re-reading it now. I love Alice's Adventures in Wonderland too. What about The Three Musketeers? I think that's my favorite. I never read Crime and Punishment, but I did take a test on it and got an A.

[@Lourdes-nc3sp]

Just watched this and I'm laughing harder than I have in a long time. My favorite classic is Jack Kerouac's The Dharma Bums, I'm terrified of what you'd have to say about me 😂😂😂

[@bran7536]

My favorite is War and Peace, but you've gotten me excited about a classic that inspired Dragonball.

[@isaacriggs4656]

I guess Of Mice and Men is close enough, but my real favorite classic is Lord of the Flies. Yes. I did like English class in highschool. You're 100% correct. I would even read the whole book on the first assigned day, and then threaten to spoil it to my friends the next day. I loved all of the assigned reading books I had to read.

[@morebirdsandroses]

Yes. We both loved English class and lived to tell the tale.

[@kawaiikitty4569]

Could you do Animal Farm? Not sure if that counts as a classic novel? Or Watership Down? You can see where this is going since I do like Alice in Wonderland too! Fun video!

[@athena4580]

Aww I haven't read most of them yet, though I do own a copy of Frankenstein, Dracula and 1984! I'm inclined to start Frankenstein soon. Also I wanted to say that I really enjoy your videos Willow, you're a big inspiration and have great tips for my ever-growing TBR 😆💖

[@israaahmed7168]

Frankenstein & Wuthering Heights here 🙋🏻‍♀️🙋🏻‍♀️🙋🏻‍♀️

[@WillowTalksBooks]

Ditto 🥲

[@jstamps9578]

Hahahaha brilliant. But my favorite is The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers

[@WillowTalksBooks]

I’ve never even heard of that book or author!

[@asterismos5451]

Just finished Jane Eyre and that's probably my favourite, others are Narnia, Watership Down, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Great Gatsby was my favourite of the classics we were forced to read in high school though.

[@l_mistynights]

So apparently I hate people and fun.. Well, that's somehow accurate 😂

[@heyheimeg]

Lol this is such a fun video!! My favorites are The Secret Garden, Mary Barton, and The Ladies' Paradise. I don't know what this says about me 😅

[@SashaGobbels]

One of my favorite classic novels isn't even a novel (yes, I have ADHD and I certainly didn't read the assignment). It's Nagiko Sei-Shonagon's "Pillow book". In the English translation, my medieval Japanese is a bit rusty at times 🫠

[@v78981]

I need a whole series please

[@WillowTalksBooks]

Oh you’ll get one 😈

[@MsPixieD]

​@@WillowTalksBooks ​ you're having so much fun with this, which makes it extra fun to watch!

[@v78981]

@@WillowTalksBooks omg thank youuuuu

[@nathanielashley5350]

Loving the mug. What about Tale of Two Cities or Gatsby?

[@WillowTalksBooks]

Thanks! Next time 😈

[@miriamhameed908]

F$*!#@?&ing hysterical!

[@Lettucemendham]

Awesome! This made my day 😂❤

[@Kaoruishere]

My favourite classic novel is by Anthony Trollope. They're all the same, but I love them. (Also: Middlemarch!)

[@badfaith4u]

My favourite is Pride and Prejudice but most of those things don’t apply. I love this video. Hilarious and awesome.

[@WillowTalksBooks]

Oh yeah they don’t apply to my partner either, who’s a huge P&P fan. Proving this is just goofy nonsense :)

[@maartjedegroot9598]

Yes! I love Frankenstein 😄 and have you read Julia by Sandra Newman? It’s 1984 from a women’s perspective and I think even more gruesome than the original.

[@WillowTalksBooks]

I’ve avoided it because I didn’t like The Heavens and I heard that The Men was a bit transphobic

[@peaseblossom4252]

Jane Eyre-the Disney-kid cut hurt. 😅 Also Kindred and Dune if there’s a Part 2. 🙏 Off to read Crime and Punishment… 😉

[@MsPixieD]

I adored Wuthering Heights and still think of it a bit more often than Jane Eyre, but read Jane Eyre for the first time in a Brontes grad seminar. It was a very deep dive with a lot of psychological analysis, so the book never felt Disney to me... Although of course you could easily psychoanalyze the classic Disney movies too 😄

[@KatheD]

I thought my favorite was Great Expectations (I am not, and never have been, a guy, in this life at least) but then you listed Alice's Adventures in Wonderland 🥰so I'm good

[@earlgrey9694]

mine is anything by oscar wilde i love his work

[@WillowTalksBooks]

The Dorian Gray segment of this video got lost in the edit 😭

[@earlgrey9694]

@@WillowTalksBooks oh noo, but i’m guessing you are calling me gay 🙏🏻

[@jacforswear18]

@@earlgrey9694 LOL I was going to just reply “you’re gay” 😂😂

[@FisherKing9633]

Well, I don’t know about Crime and Punishment, but Brothers Karamazov is my favorite classic novel. And Castle of Otranto.

[@hfollman98]

My 2 favorite classics are Frankenstein and Dracula, sounds like we need to be friends! 😁

[@DangerMoo]

Fun video some good takes ❤ For me its Dracula and 1984 from your video. I regularly listen to PMQs as it happens and argue with people about the need for tactical voting because of FPTP system. I did wonder how old a book needed to be to be considered a classic though? If its old enough then "I am Legend" would be added to my list great book for me personally.

[@AdriftInTheWatersGorge]

i only enjoy unpublished works more than published, didnt know if youd get me with a pub book ive read then you dropped alice an frank....yeah u got me lol T-T

[@Maryjane022]

Love it!!!! 😆😍😍

[@mjearnshaw]

That was so much fun!

[@barbarablonsky7521]

I have to go with Frankenstein, then Dracula…… but I do love my Tolstoy! Anna Karenina and War and Peace! ( hey, also Lolita…..).

[@louaneriga3222]

Hahaha my fave book is p&p got attacked very early on. Not straight tho !!! 😂

[@WillowTalksBooks]

Everyone who commented about P&P so far has been queer 😭 I fear I misjudged 😭

[@oana-mariauliu5828]

My favourite is Jane Eyre, but I also like Wuthering Heights, The Way We Live Now, and Frankenstein. I think it depends on what you like about them, on how you perceive them.

[@WillowTalksBooks]

Uh huh

[@mademoisellenepenthe9379]

That’s fun!💕 How about “ Notre Dame de Paris” by Hugo? 💕