And Hamlet played by David Tennant was great, but my ultimate favorite Hamlet rendition is by Kenneth Branagh! And if you haven't watched it, I definitely recommend it!
OMG! It's so cool that I see Yamashita Tomohisa at the background. I LOVE HIM! And Ikuta Toma too. They are my faves. So freakin' hot, I can't even comprehend it. Who are your faves??
The fact that I find out you have NEWS posters and such all over your wall after watching one of your reviews on one of my new favorite books (Nevermore) just makes me all the more happy I subscribed to you. :) <3
@MaxieMagyx I actually agree. There japanesbsounds worse than when Americans try to speak Japanese. I feel actual embarassment for them sometimes. But, when I hear their broken Japanese I tend to feel really nostalgic. I'm so out of the loop as far as Jpop goes.
@ramenred17 Oh, me too! I'm kind of out of the loop as far as everything goes. x'D I used to be a huge Johnny's entertainment fan, but I have NO idea what's going on there now. Haven't checked any kind of pop culture news, haven't watched any Heyx3 or music champ or... anything for years. I'm still listening to a lot of old stuff. Just don't have the energy to keep up with it anymore =P
@ramenred17 Oh yeah, I know! I see them all over the Oricon charts. Personally, them singing in broken japanese kind of annoys me. But whatevs =P If the japanese folks like 'em, I'm not one to judge.
@ramenred17 You know I've noticed a lot of j-tards are k-tards now. =P I.... well, I don't know that many. But 2NE1 are ok. And.... whatwazzit... 4minute. That's pretty much it x'D DBSK were pretty awesome.
I loved you before I saw that wall, but my love has increased to a whole other level now. Do you just like Japanese music and culture or do you like music from other Asian countries as well?
@ramenred17 Well, I guess I like music from a lot of countries =P I'm more oriented towards Japan than other asian countries, though.. Korea's got some good bands.
@4everSasuSaku Haha x'D Vad bra att du uppskattar min vägg. Eller... förra vägg blir det väl nu. Sorgligt nog är det mesta av det nere. =( Men lite Yamapi var jag tvungen att ha kvar <3
Du borde läsa det i bokformat, det är awesome. 8'D
have you seen the version of hamlet with julia styles or the movie 'o' which is a modern day version of "othello" with julia stiles? did you like them? are they good?
@dontsleepread Oh, then I think I'll watch it soon :) It sounds so strange, though, doesn't it??? Keanu in a Shakespeare story! I can almost see him butchering the language now. =P Naw, just kidding. I'm sure he's marvelous. I do love him so.
hey! nothing wrong with libraries! If I bought every book I ever wanted to read, I'd be broke and a hoarder. Anyway, I don;t like the idea of never having to go to a library...you know?
@brattette x'D I totally get what you mean. I love going to the library and sitting down in the silence. But something I love even more is getting my own copies of books and smelling the freshness on the papers. It's a sickness.
Great video! I like the book haul videos reviewers do. I think I'm going to do one tomorrow, because I just bought a bunch of books for really cheap, that I'm excited to read.
@Sonythebooklover Well, thank you. Although I wouldn't exactly call it impressive (not exactly the best actor in the world) that monologue is the only one I know =P But thank you all the same. Hope you enjoy your books :3
@hollishillis Oh, I'mma read it too =) Very soon. Brave? x'D Maybe. I think it's the perfect type of fiction to read when you just want to be inspired. I don't really read them as ... books. If that makes any sense?
"If I stay" is so good! Mine is a different cover though. If you like Shakespeare, do you feel like reading some fiction? Then I would recommend Jennifer Lee Carrell's books. I've only read the first one so far but they are SO good.
This month I'm crossing my fingers to finish the 6th book in Camilla Läckberg's series (I'm not in a reading mood at the moment..) and then I have to decide the next one. I always sit on the floor, looking at the ones I have to read. It can take me an hour. :D
Great haul Kaisa!! I read Being by Kevin Brooks ages ago but I remember how super cool the plot was :) I really want to read If I Stay!! I've heard great things about it :)
your wall is so awesome <3 that callendar shigepi pic is one of my favorites! I only read If I Stay (well, and the Shakespeare ones...) and is nice! :)
Who are the sexy Asian guys behind you? Love your outfit BTW. Don't feel bad. I don't have money either. I mooch of my bf, parents and love my library. I also collect books and take forever to get to them LOL. I want to read Wingless, Being and If I stay. You have so many great books to read and have amazing taste. I also love Shakespeare but have not read a lot of his work yet.
@JenReads Those sexy asians combined make up the very sexy asian band NEWS. ;D Oh, I don't feel bad, I just feel bored. One thing I've learned from all of this is that I can live off of no money for a very long time. :D.... if I live with my parents that is x'D Thank you =)
@MaxieMagyx Thanks for your reply. I will check out that band. :) I live with my parents still too. It is hard to find a job and even harder to find one that could support me enough to get my own place and pay off my college debt. I get bored too in the sense that I don't have all the new books everyone is talking about. I am getting caught up on some of the gems of the YA genre. :)
@totallyuninspired1 Oh yeah! I heard about that :D ..... Oh I'd love to see it :( Maybe if I wish hard enough The Doctor will come on down and take me there for free.... Oh wait.. :O
Yay! You got my book! And If I Stay was not action-packed YAFic. It was beautifully written and very emotional. My college is doing Hamlet next month! Woot!
@MaxieMagyx I WISH I could play Ophelia. But nope. You're not allowed to try out for the plays if you're not a theater major. Unless it's a musical. They let anyone try out for the musicals. :)
I love your shirt! lol :) the books you got sound good/ interesting. I read If I Stay, I thought it was decent but nothing amazing. i hope you like it though
Being sounds like a really interesting book. Look forward to hearing more about it when you finish it
Glad the book and bookmarks got to you quickly and safely. Hope they all bring you much literary joy
I am currently reading a huge bio on Peter the Great which I am sure will take me a good part of April to read. Currently it is focusing on his war with Sweden, sadly for you Sweden is not fairing so well
David Tenant is amazing and it is so worth watching, I've been scint and it does kill. I hope to get my hand on the city of fallen angels and you against me this month, though I'm doing a book hauls soon.
Ur sooooo awesome and out going and funny!!! Love watchin ur vids!! :D
EvansAnge0926 1 month ago
I hate shake spear, but I really want to check Being out!
RachelSuperBook 3 months ago
Have you been to Japan??
If not, you should come~~.
abbyabby315 4 months ago
Agreed Hamlet is the bomb! : D
And Hamlet played by David Tennant was great, but my ultimate favorite Hamlet rendition is by Kenneth Branagh! And if you haven't watched it, I definitely recommend it!
Desertgirlinc 6 months ago
OMG! It's so cool that I see Yamashita Tomohisa at the background. I LOVE HIM! And Ikuta Toma too. They are my faves. So freakin' hot, I can't even comprehend it. Who are your faves??
jazzer53 7 months ago
@jazzer53 x'D Well, I guess all of NEWS. That band is very close to my heart ^-^
MaxieMagyx 7 months ago
@MaxieMagyx ME too!! I rather like them as actors too. Have you seen their movies and dramas? Yamapi and Toma are fantastic actors! =D
jazzer53 7 months ago
@jazzer53 Oh yes, I agree =)
MaxieMagyx 7 months ago
Kevin brooks is AMAZING!!!
YAreader 8 months ago
OMG I LOVE HAMLET!
im my middle school play i played Rosencrants but i wanted Ophelia
lorena33614 9 months ago
The fact that I find out you have NEWS posters and such all over your wall after watching one of your reviews on one of my new favorite books (Nevermore) just makes me all the more happy I subscribed to you. :) <3
AnimeFox09 9 months ago
@MaxieMagyx I actually agree. There japanesbsounds worse than when Americans try to speak Japanese. I feel actual embarassment for them sometimes. But, when I hear their broken Japanese I tend to feel really nostalgic. I'm so out of the loop as far as Jpop goes.
ramenred17 10 months ago
@ramenred17 Oh, me too! I'm kind of out of the loop as far as everything goes. x'D I used to be a huge Johnny's entertainment fan, but I have NO idea what's going on there now. Haven't checked any kind of pop culture news, haven't watched any Heyx3 or music champ or... anything for years. I'm still listening to a lot of old stuff. Just don't have the energy to keep up with it anymore =P
MaxieMagyx 10 months ago
@MaxieMagyx It's kind of like the fandoms have merged because a lot of Korean groups are debuting in Japan now.. DBSK definitely was good.
ramenred17 10 months ago
@ramenred17 Oh yeah, I know! I see them all over the Oricon charts. Personally, them singing in broken japanese kind of annoys me. But whatevs =P If the japanese folks like 'em, I'm not one to judge.
MaxieMagyx 10 months ago
@MaxieMagyx Yeah, I started as a jpop fan and then slowly became a rabid kpop fan. What particular Korean groups do you like?
ramenred17 10 months ago
@ramenred17 You know I've noticed a lot of j-tards are k-tards now. =P I.... well, I don't know that many. But 2NE1 are ok. And.... whatwazzit... 4minute. That's pretty much it x'D DBSK were pretty awesome.
MaxieMagyx 10 months ago
I loved you before I saw that wall, but my love has increased to a whole other level now. Do you just like Japanese music and culture or do you like music from other Asian countries as well?
ramenred17 10 months ago
@ramenred17 Well, I guess I like music from a lot of countries =P I'm more oriented towards Japan than other asian countries, though.. Korea's got some good bands.
lol, thanks anyway :3
MaxieMagyx 10 months ago
Åh, älskar din vägg!!!!! Yamapi!!! <3
Jag gillar också student/teacher grejen, men i manga, haha, har aldrig läst det i "bokformat" XP
4everSasuSaku 10 months ago
@4everSasuSaku Haha x'D Vad bra att du uppskattar min vägg. Eller... förra vägg blir det väl nu. Sorgligt nog är det mesta av det nere. =( Men lite Yamapi var jag tvungen att ha kvar <3
Du borde läsa det i bokformat, det är awesome. 8'D
MaxieMagyx 10 months ago
have you seen the version of hamlet with julia styles or the movie 'o' which is a modern day version of "othello" with julia stiles? did you like them? are they good?
quirkyOverload 10 months ago
@quirkyOverload I'm gonna watch them soon. I didn't know they existed until you told me x'D
MaxieMagyx 10 months ago
Interesting haul! "Much Ado About Nothing" is my absolute favorite Shakespeare comedy, so I hope you love it!! :)
tinpanalley101 11 months ago
You live in Sweden don't you? That's probably why "If I Stay" has a different cover, I wasn't a big fan of it..I hope you like it though.
AberrantBooks 11 months ago
awesome haul.....i lovee you :)
deevya1984 11 months ago
I went to Stratford-upon-Avon last week! The home of Shakespeare! It was awesome, I saw King Lear! :)
WeasleyIsMyKing09 11 months ago
@WeasleyIsMyKing09 :OOO I'm super jealous right now. That will be on my list of things I have to do when I visit England. *writes it down*
MaxieMagyx 11 months ago
City of fallen angels
13Kira13 11 months ago
@13Kira13 I pre-ordered that one last month!! Super excited =)
MaxieMagyx 11 months ago
I loved If I Stay -- and it takes place in my home town! :O
Also, you have excellent timing, since if you do like the book, the sequel comes out tomorrow! :P
11Juliet 11 months ago
@11Juliet Tomorrow? Oh, I do have nice timing =P Let's hope I love it.
MaxieMagyx 11 months ago
I think I have seen that movie with Keanu. You should watch it, if it's the one I'm thinking of it's hilarious.
dontsleepread 11 months ago
@dontsleepread Oh, then I think I'll watch it soon :) It sounds so strange, though, doesn't it??? Keanu in a Shakespeare story! I can almost see him butchering the language now. =P Naw, just kidding. I'm sure he's marvelous. I do love him so.
MaxieMagyx 11 months ago
hey! nothing wrong with libraries! If I bought every book I ever wanted to read, I'd be broke and a hoarder. Anyway, I don;t like the idea of never having to go to a library...you know?
brattette 11 months ago
@brattette x'D I totally get what you mean. I love going to the library and sitting down in the silence. But something I love even more is getting my own copies of books and smelling the freshness on the papers. It's a sickness.
MaxieMagyx 11 months ago
Great video! I like the book haul videos reviewers do. I think I'm going to do one tomorrow, because I just bought a bunch of books for really cheap, that I'm excited to read.
Deliman5 11 months ago
@Deliman5 Oh yeah, you should totally do one :) It's fun, and people seem to like it.
MaxieMagyx 11 months ago
Ballad by Maggie Stievfater... It's ok but Lament (the first one) was a bit better. Idk.
It's sortof like that one was cool colors while this is warm colors and I like the warm colors better?
SPEWbooksandthings 11 months ago
@SPEWbooksandthings Oh, I've been wanting to read that series. I mean, I don't like books about faeries, but I do LOVE Maggie stiefvater =)
MaxieMagyx 11 months ago
Impressive quote-age, i'm reading before midnight and first grave on the right.
Sonythebooklover 11 months ago
@Sonythebooklover Well, thank you. Although I wouldn't exactly call it impressive (not exactly the best actor in the world) that monologue is the only one I know =P But thank you all the same. Hope you enjoy your books :3
MaxieMagyx 11 months ago
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Sonythebooklover 11 months ago
Library books FTW! I'm saving up money for trips so I'm depending on the library and books that i've been holding onto for months.
elizziebooks 11 months ago
@elizziebooks The library can be handy-dandy, sometimes. I only wish my library had more..... books x'D
MaxieMagyx 11 months ago
Still working my way through Brandon Sanderson's massive The Way Of Kings. Awesome so far!! 1007 pages long!
supreman53 11 months ago
@supreman53 OOOMG :O Good luck to you x'D
MaxieMagyx 11 months ago
@MaxieMagyx lol thanks :)
supreman53 11 months ago
loved the first 20 seconds of this. haha. kyle is awesome woohoo!!! I'm reading wingless right now! Oooo tackling Shakespeare. Brave.
hollishillis 11 months ago
@hollishillis Oh, I'mma read it too =) Very soon. Brave? x'D Maybe. I think it's the perfect type of fiction to read when you just want to be inspired. I don't really read them as ... books. If that makes any sense?
MaxieMagyx 11 months ago
I love Hamlet too, my favorite movie is from 1996 with Kenneth Brannagh. I'll check this one from 2009 too.
Much Ado about nothing is very fun, hope you like it :)
laraelwing 11 months ago
Haha, I am so glad you said that teacher/student books are your guilty pleasure. Mine too. :p
ReadingRhinoPress 11 months ago
Awesome haul Kaisa :) I haven't read too many teacher/student relationships before (only in manga... >__>), but I understand the appeal X)
thereadables 11 months ago
@thereadables Haha. Yes. I guess the truth would be that forbidden romance is my guilty pleasure =P
MaxieMagyx 11 months ago
"If I stay" is so good! Mine is a different cover though. If you like Shakespeare, do you feel like reading some fiction? Then I would recommend Jennifer Lee Carrell's books. I've only read the first one so far but they are SO good.
This month I'm crossing my fingers to finish the 6th book in Camilla Läckberg's series (I'm not in a reading mood at the moment..) and then I have to decide the next one. I always sit on the floor, looking at the ones I have to read. It can take me an hour. :D
missburn 11 months ago
@missburn Ooooh Shakespeare fiction? Nice =P I might have to check that out.
MaxieMagyx 11 months ago
@MaxieMagyx Yes, you really do.
missburn 11 months ago
Great haul Kaisa!! I read Being by Kevin Brooks ages ago but I remember how super cool the plot was :) I really want to read If I Stay!! I've heard great things about it :)
TheArtsygal12 11 months ago
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your wall is so awesome <3 that callendar shigepi pic is one of my favorites! I only read If I Stay (well, and the Shakespeare ones...) and is nice! :)
canonato 11 months ago
@canonato Oh yes :) My wall of NEWS. I'm so used to it I don't even see it anymore.
MaxieMagyx 11 months ago
I read "If I stay" last year or the year before, in Norwegian translation. I thought it was a nice read.
Shakespeare rocks! Hamlet is AMAZING. Have you seen the Kenneth Branagh film from 1996? Excellent screenplay of Hamlet!
purplebookfairy 11 months ago
@purplebookfairy No! I haven't seen that one. :O I'll have to check it out =) Never heard of bookcrossing either x'D Is it like book swapping?
MaxieMagyx 11 months ago
@MaxieMagyx It's a bit like swapping, only different. :-) I should make a proper bookcrossing video one of these days, explaining all about it.
purplebookfairy 11 months ago
Are you familiar with bookcrossing? Awesome way to get books!
purplebookfairy 11 months ago
Who are the sexy Asian guys behind you? Love your outfit BTW. Don't feel bad. I don't have money either. I mooch of my bf, parents and love my library. I also collect books and take forever to get to them LOL. I want to read Wingless, Being and If I stay. You have so many great books to read and have amazing taste. I also love Shakespeare but have not read a lot of his work yet.
JenReads 11 months ago
@JenReads Those sexy asians combined make up the very sexy asian band NEWS. ;D Oh, I don't feel bad, I just feel bored. One thing I've learned from all of this is that I can live off of no money for a very long time. :D.... if I live with my parents that is x'D Thank you =)
MaxieMagyx 11 months ago
@MaxieMagyx Thanks for your reply. I will check out that band. :) I live with my parents still too. It is hard to find a job and even harder to find one that could support me enough to get my own place and pay off my college debt. I get bored too in the sense that I don't have all the new books everyone is talking about. I am getting caught up on some of the gems of the YA genre. :)
JenReads 11 months ago
Great haul! I'm reading Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver and it's good so far. I'm also gonna be reading Water for Elaphants soon.
StoryLoverX 11 months ago
@StoryLoverX Before you see the movie, then? =) Sounds good.
MaxieMagyx 11 months ago
great haul!!! :D I'm still reading "Clarity" by kim harrington & I love it so far.
DevvourBookReviews 11 months ago
@DevvourBookReviews Oh I've heard loads about that one!! Sounds amazing :)
MaxieMagyx 11 months ago
I love that version of Hamlet :)...Though thinkk my favourite Shakespeare play might be Othello or even Romeo & Juliet...
David Tennant's going to do Much Ado About Nothing in London as well :D
totallyuninspired1 11 months ago
@totallyuninspired1 Oh yeah! I heard about that :D ..... Oh I'd love to see it :( Maybe if I wish hard enough The Doctor will come on down and take me there for free.... Oh wait.. :O
MaxieMagyx 11 months ago
Yay! You got my book! And If I Stay was not action-packed YAFic. It was beautifully written and very emotional. My college is doing Hamlet next month! Woot!
TheLitkid 11 months ago
@TheLitkid Yey!! I did :D So psyched to check it out!!
Ohrly? Are you going to be in this play? 8D That would be awesome.
MaxieMagyx 11 months ago
@MaxieMagyx I WISH I could play Ophelia. But nope. You're not allowed to try out for the plays if you're not a theater major. Unless it's a musical. They let anyone try out for the musicals. :)
TheLitkid 11 months ago
I love your shirt! lol :) the books you got sound good/ interesting. I read If I Stay, I thought it was decent but nothing amazing. i hope you like it though
Delilahv17 11 months ago
Great choices. I know about being poor. Books can be expensive. ;(
JASaare 11 months ago
@JASaare Yes they can =( But when they're good, they're worth every penny. =)
MaxieMagyx 11 months ago
Being sounds like a really interesting book. Look forward to hearing more about it when you finish it
Glad the book and bookmarks got to you quickly and safely. Hope they all bring you much literary joy
I am currently reading a huge bio on Peter the Great which I am sure will take me a good part of April to read. Currently it is focusing on his war with Sweden, sadly for you Sweden is not fairing so well
yhctower 11 months ago
@yhctower Oh, well, sorry but here's a spoiler: we turn out quite alright =P
MaxieMagyx 11 months ago
You should make a TBR video :D
WennaMuZz 11 months ago
@WennaMuZz Yeah. Maybe x'D
MaxieMagyx 11 months ago
David Tenant is amazing and it is so worth watching, I've been scint and it does kill. I hope to get my hand on the city of fallen angels and you against me this month, though I'm doing a book hauls soon.
irma2000 11 months ago
@irma2000 Oh yes, City of fallen angels, even poor people like me can't resist that one. I pre-ordered it a while ago =)
MaxieMagyx 11 months ago
I don't wanna freak you out or anything... but there's a bunch of asian dudes(?) on your wall.
Grimmy616 11 months ago
@Grimmy616 HAHA! You're right! If you hadn't said something I wouldn't have noticed them! Freaky =P
MaxieMagyx 11 months ago
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Grimmy616 11 months ago
If I Stay was... disappointing... I guess... [imo, anyway :D]
Shakespeareeeeee <3 My fave is Othello... and Taming of the Shrew... and the Comedy of Errors
butcheayeah great haul :]
LeanneJaseyRae 11 months ago
@LeanneJaseyRae Oh yes, I saw your review on it!! I hope I won't find it disappointing. =(
MaxieMagyx 11 months ago