TOP 5 FAVOURITE BOOKS

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[@abdullahalqallaf]

I've had How green was my valley on my to read list for a while since the first video of yours that I watched where you spoke about it. I'm from Kuwait and moved to Wales as an 18 year old to study medicine. I'm now qualified and having lived with the Welsh for 7 very impressionable years I cannot wait to read this book. I sense it will tell me more about every single person I meet and treat in this country as these people have immense historical and cultural pride. I'm almost postponing reading it to heighten the excitement and cherish it even more (you know the feeling). Great video as always.

[@didu2689]

please never stop uploading

[@amisha25211]

Yeah same...now she's not active and there 's this void on booktube for me because she was the first of the two booktubers I loved❣️

[@newtocamelot]

I bought East of Eden today because of this video :) The only Steinbeck I've ever read is The Pearl, and I've been wanting to read one of his novels for a while now.

[@jessicarossman2966]

To Kill A Mockingbird and East of Eden are two of my fave classics. Read them in high school and have reread them multiple times since. Will have to check out the rest! Thx for the list.

[@elenagreads]

I've had "How green was my valley" in my wishlist since you first mentioned it quite long ago... I think this book will be right up my alley and I can't wsit to read it. It's quite difficult to find it in Spanish, though, so I'll probably read it in English :)

[@mementomoriadam]

I love How Green Was My Valley - I still have the sequel to it yet have no cracked it yet as I've heard it is not as good. Also, love East of Eden though have not read it since I was a teenager. It is a massive crime that I have never read Evelyn Waugh especially considering one my favorite authors is Muriel Spark who is always put in the same boat with Waugh. Great post.

[@MarieBergCarlsen]

Thank you for the recommendations! I was sure that Little Women would have been on the list - must have been pushed back by East of Eden :P Great video :) xx

[@victoriahoyle-publichistor6986]

How Green Was My Valley sounds right up my street - I have a bit of a thing for Welsh valley novels. Have you tried The Life of Rebecca Jones by Angharad Price? It's a recent book translated from Welsh with a very similar setting, so spare and beautiful. My other favourites are Feet in Chains by Kate Roberts and One Moonlit Night by Caradog Prichard.

[@utubeviewer2550]

I've never read a book that i'd previously watched it's movie, as I feel i already know the plot. Do you still recommend reading To Kill a Mockingbird ?

[@SherlockRhodes]

YES. Just remember that even if you know the plot, you are going to get so much more information.

[@suemoro]

My guesses are: 1. How Green was my Valley 2. Cider House Rules 3. Rebecca 4. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 5. East of Eden

[@suemoro]

3 out of 5! 😊📕📕📕

[@okayokayval]

I knew Vile Bodies, To Kill a Mockingbird, and East of Eden would be on here, but I was really surprised that both Betty Smith and Dodie Smith were left out! Perhaps you had the young girl's coming-of-age story category already covered by To Kill a Mockingbird?

[@softlyfierymars]

I guessed The Cider House Rules, East of Eden and To Kill a Mockingbird! I'm planning on reading East of Eden this summer, I'm very excited about it!

[@psmith1843]

I think you are my favourite book reviewer on KZbin. I have discovered that we have such similar tastes that your recommendations never let me down. Thank you for what you do!

[@jazzfan6]

Have you read "A Confederacy of Dunces"? Not everyone's cup of tea, but I often find myself naming it as my favorite.

[@michaelhearn1676]

Yes, to 'Mockngbird,' "Valley'--is it still in print?--and |East Of Eden, which I consider The Great American Epic Novel!

[@JP2times2007]

How Green Was My Valley is a great pick. Was happy to see it on your list!

[@bathwash.]

Have you read Fall on Your Knees by Anne-Marie MacDonald? It's incredible, another one that follows a family through generations.

[@katiejlumsden]

I love Vile Bodies. What a book!

[@BaileeWalsh]

I'm watching this like a month late, but these are my guesses: The Cider House Rules How Green Was My Valley Little Women Rebecca To Kill A Mockingbird and I've noticed East of Eden has been on your mind still even though you finished it a while ago. The only surprising one you mentioned was Vile Bodies!

[@sumikatti]

I hunted down and bought the Finnish edition of How Green Was My Valley from a secondhand bookstore online. I have had this on my shelf for a month now and I'm quite certain I am going to like it if not love it. I'm just not sure wether to enjoy it as a summer read now...or to save it for a rainy autumn evening..or perhaps a snow storm in the winter :D

[@sarahelasfour6562]

I'm guessing The Cider House Rules by John Irving will be on this list since you talk about it pretty much all the time :D

[@joannoriol6444]

Want to read a great character study book, I read it and reread it every year or so, the memory of running. Excellent book. It is sort of a coming of age story of a down and out man in his 40s. New subscriber here, love your videos. All your top 5 books are movies too.

[@serenalawson3123]

Adding all these to my tbr! Also love your nail color!

[@hermionegranger5647]

There is no ‘bad’ book. Depends on your type and genre of book. People can hate a book but will n’émet a person who adores the same book. I prefer The Embassy Row series.

[@TundraBlue11]

I was surprised that Little Women didn't crack your Top 5! 😀 Love your edition of Vile Bodies! Where did you get that?

[@mcgonagallerys]

I stopped the video and came down here to comment as soon as you said to guess XD Ok, I'll go with How Rich Was my Valley, I Capture the Castle, East of Eden, Little Women and Vile Bodies? I feel like I'm forgetting all the important ones, and I'll want to kick myself later lol

[@mcgonagallerys]

Ahah, I was so close XD I definitely have to read The Cider House Rules now, you're doing a good job insisting until I give up. Also I was one of those people who hated Vile Bodies (sorry).

[@cynthiaespinoza2406]

I'll definitely look for these to pick up, thank you for the fantastic recommendations!

[@strawberryrhubarbpie]

who else was super excited to see this pop up in their subscribers list this morning?!!

[@karenkoutsoumbaris6308]

Thank you so much , I love your reviews, I am reading How green was my valley and I love it!

[@xxjuiciixx]

Do I have to read Decline and Fall before Vile Bodies or do they read as stand-alones?

[@t.j.forest6657]

My guesses were: 1. A Moveable Feast, by Hemingway (nope) 2. Any John Irving book (technically right, but I didn't get the exact one!) 3. East of Eden (yep! I remember you saying how much you loved this book. I really need to read it!) 4. To Kill a Mockingbird (yep! Guessed this as soon as I saw the Irving book because I remember it being on your list of favorite father-figures video, along with TKaM) 5. Any Bill Bryson book (nope) I'll say 2.5/5 correct, since I didn't really get the John Irving one right.

[@juliequick5526]

I only guessed To Kill a Mocking Bird and it's the only one I've read. My TBR is growing again.......

[@2phone_ike]

just wanted to give u a shout out and say thanks for this video. I'm new to your channel and u have a new Subscriber 👊🏽

[@duckpondwithoutducks]

I guess Little Women, How Green Was My Valley, The Cider House Rules, East of Eden, and maybe something by Bill Bryson?

[@KanwarAnand]

After reading Steinbeck's Grapes of Wrath, I dont know if I would like East of eden.

[@jessicarossman2966]

Kanwar Anand East of Eden is very different from GOW but they do sort of inhabit the same time period and place. Steinbeck has a very distinct style so if that's why you disliked GOW then I would say no. But EOE has an almost American gothic family story to it that has stuck with me for 20 years. It's the only Steinbeck I would recommend.

[@tituspullo6365]

I'm sorry but I would regret it if I didn't address Your comment, I completely hear You about grapes of wrath but at the same time EAST OF EDEN is a diamond of abook.the audiobook read by Richard Poe is just such a grand listen my personal favorite book and I would feel remiss if I allowed You to not hear full disclosure regarding my feelings for this book. Please give it a chance, grapes of wrath can't even touch east of eden it is completely different from any other Steinbeck I've ever experienced.

[@KanwarAnand]

@@tituspullo6365 You have won me over with your words. I shall read it this year. Thanks for taking out the time.

[@brandaluna]

I'm going to guess Rebecca, Little Women, Cider House Rules, East of Eden, and How Green Was My Valley.

[@JosephQuinton]

To Kill a Mockingbird is my favorite, as well.....also a favorite of Sue Moro!

[@JosephQuinton]

I love the cover of EoE that you own!

[@strawberryrhubarbpie]

Ok before I watch I have 2 guesses for what's on the list: cider house rules and something by William Shakespeare

[@lilsvintageworld]

I guessed vile bodies and little women, very shocked little women wasn't in your top 5 although I am sure it is still probably in your top 10 :)

[@SofijaMitrovic]

ok, i'm guessing !. How Green Was My Valley 2. Little Women 3. Picture of Dorian Grey 4. East of Eden 5. something by P.G. Wodehouse, i'll go with The Inimitable Jeeves

[@SofijaMitrovic]

how did i forget To Kill a Mockingbird ?? i am a disappointment, sorry Leslie

[@WhoaThereMama]

I guessed Little Women, How Green was my Valley & East of Eden :)

[@Biblioconto]

My guesses: - I capture the castle - Rebecca - How green was my valley - Anne of Green Gables

[@Biblioconto]

Oh! And A tree grows in Brooklyn.

[@Biblioconto]

How could I forget To kill a mockingbird???? I love it too.

[@ashgarstin4307]

My guess 1. Little Women 2. How Green Was my Valley 3. The Picture of Dorian Grey 4. Vile Bodies 5. The Cidar House Rules

[@ashgarstin4307]

Three out of five. :) woops cider*

[@jtferdon]

How Green was my Valley Little Women Cider House Rules East of Eden To Kill a Mockingbird?

[@jtferdon]

4 out 5, not bad. I am with you though, it is impossible for me to pick top 5 books. they are like my children and you could never pick favorites among children.

[@christoppi5936]

East of Eden … solid choice 👏🥂

[@writerspen010]

Hmm.. Idk if I've truly been watching long enough to be correct, but my guesses are: To Kill a Mockingbird, Harry Potter, and Rebecca... :D

[@writerspen010]

Well, I got one right at least xDD Really glad to see East of Eden on your list! That novel made me fall in love with Steinbeck's writing, and is definitely on my top 10 list of books ^_^

[@yokatipunero]

Do you have a goodreads account?

[@sarahs2951]

Sad to see no Dorian Gray. I guessed Vile Bodies and How Green Was My Valley.

[@tituspullo6365]

East of eden !!! Of course

[@archiewoosung5062]

All 20th century. I could weep.

[@astroporpoise7802]

I'm pretty sure Rebecca and Little Women will be on the list! Let's see!

[@astroporpoise7802]

Lol, I was wrong on both guesses! xD But, of course, there are so many books that we book lovers love. :)

[@mikecrowley2472]

Mae "How Green is My Valley" yn llyfr gwych. Diolch llawer am sôn amdano. 😍

[@margaretg7773]

Stopped the video, so here go my guesses. Little Women, How Green Was My Valley, I Capture the Castle, The Great Gatsby, ? Now back to your video.

[@apocketfulofprose]

I'm guessing The Cider House Rules by John Irving

[@apocketfulofprose]

And probably East of Eden

[@JosephQuinton]

Little Women and I Capture the Castle!!!

[@BookworminBarrie]

Something by John Irving, and something by Daphne Du Mourier.

[@megdunphy8264]

Have you read The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins? You will enjoy it. meg

[@louloureads3953]

I'm guessing Little Women and maybe East of Eden?

[@louloureads3953]

I was surprised by no Little Women, but I had forgotten about How Green Was My Valley :-)

[@AdirondackRuby]

I've only read one of your picks. Need to fix that.

[@LettersfromLou]

Little Women and How Green Was My Valley im guessing :)

[@LettersfromLou]

Yay i got one! :) Practically all of your top 5 are on my TBR-Thinking Ill start with either The Cider House Rules or How Green Was My Valley :) xox

[@BillieW1312]

Cloudstreet is my guess

[@eiaarias]

East of eden, cider house rules, great gasby and little women?

[@strawberryrhubarbpie]

no shakespeare? I'm shocked!

[@pauloribeironeto759]

I also thought Little Women was going to be on the list...

[@miltonwhorle9765]

WordsofaReader Can I ask (and please don't think I am implying anything, I know how nasty people can be, and how, occasionally, nasty in a subtle fashion - completely sincere) how do you keep your books so crisp? Do you have two copies, or are you just very careful? Advice maybe wasted on me - my copy of Fagles' Iliad is falling apart and held with tape, and that began in earnest on the 4th reading - I'm generally not too concerned, but occasionally I do wish to keep a book in as good condition as possible, always to no avail, so I'm kind of hoping you do have two copies and I don't need to feel such a failure, but if you have a tip or two, do share as it seems especially impressive. P.S. I love Waugh, that good ol proto-fascist reactionary (which is emphatically not the thing I love about him). "Scoop" would be my favourite. Good choices. One last question, and I should warn you, on this I will judge and judge harshly ;) What do you think of P. G. Wodehouse's Psmith books? Anything short of gushing praise shall be viewed askance

[@JK-es9wu]

choppy editing is distracting the book in your hand keeps bouncing around have it on a stand ... Perhaps ..

[@jesseramos3810]

I read 2 of those 5

[@katerynanunley2219]

Guesses little women Vile bodies

[@raykline7904]

The Hotel New Hampshire!!! And state-of-Maine!!!

[@amyd.2237]

Wow! No Little Women!