Books: Some of my Must-Reads

[jameyskyexo]

you look like a prettier younger version of lady gaga

[dinaklarisse]

I absolutely love Sophie's World! 

[RunBehindMeNow]

I love The Historian ;)

[DetestMainstream]

English 'chicks' really dont all sound like this. She is just a small proportion of the middle class people who do pronounciate words as such.

[FuzzBallFrost]

The kite runner was good. READ THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER.

[ItsAboutWhatUDo]

English chicks sound so smart im jealous. Even tho im not a chick lol but i mean english people in general.

[LITTLEooMISSooNONAME]

you're the first english person who i have ever heard saying 'Budapest' in a correct way! i'm impressed! :):):) xxxx

[sunbeamsjess]

@LITTLEooMISSooNONAME Woo! xx

[elisaaworks0209]

jessie i love youu!!! thanks for the recommendations love <3

[sunbeamsjess]

@sianbbz16 So glad you enjoyed it! And I know, I'm loving it right now :) x

[cakeissex]

I ordered Larsson’s blockbuster because I’d heard so much about it and figured it must be pretty good to achieve such widespread popularity. Boy, was I wrong. If you enjoyed this book, then I have some additional reading recommendations for you: IKEA assembly instructions, a Saab 9000 owner’s manual, the side of the Absolut bottle that you’re clutching as you wistfully recall the Faulknerian prose of the Harry Potter novels.

[sunbeamsjess]

@cakeissex Because everyone must read highbrow books all the time, as opposed to those that you might just find enjoyment in and be able to relax reading.... I appreciate your opinion on the book but there's really no need to tell me I'm stupid when I'm not.

[cakeissex]

Survivor - Chuck Palahniuk

House of Leaves - Mark Z. Danielewski

Dermaphoria - Craig Clevenger

[FluturaWhispers]

The book theif is my all time favourite book - I'm so glad that it made your list. Highly recommend boy in stripped pyjama's, a thousand splendid suns and the lizard cage too :)

[sunbeamsjess]

@FluturaWhispers I've read a thousand splendid suns but will look into the other two - thanks for the recommendations :) x

[lexiedm14]

I love the Gemma Doyle trilogy. They are so good. They are like the girl version of Harry Potter.

[Loopylily03]

Thank you for this video, some great ideas for future books to get.

Thank you.

[sunbeamsjess]

@Loopylily03 You're welcome, I'm glad you enjoyed :) x

[omglikewoah21]

Have you ever read Paint it Black? Its by Janet Fitch who wrote White Orleander. I just started reading it and it's really good xx

[sunbeamsjess]

@omglikewoah21 Oo not heard of that one - might check it out! x

[sunbeamsjess]

@MsYoshix3 Thank youu :) glad you enjoyed it! x

[TheElizabeth12395]

I am taking Eng Lit now and the novel I'm doing this year is Golding's Lord of The Flies, it's so dark, but I still like it :p definitely going to read the books you recommend :)

[sunbeamsjess]

@TheElizabeth12395 Ah yes I've read that one, I love a dark book - glad you enjoyed! x

[MorikoYuti]

Great books! My favorites are definitely Arthur Golden's Memoirs of a Geisha and Kazuo Ishiguro's Never Let Me Go. Do you have a Goodreads account? :)

[sunbeamsjess]

@MorikoYuti Glad you enjoyed! I shall check those two out :) I don't actually x

[JennahLeigh]

It's so funny hearing you trying to pronounce the Swedish names of the protagonists of the girl with the dragon tattoo(:

[sunbeamsjess]

@JennahLeigh haha yes I'm quite obviously not swedish :P x

[vanillacupcake013]

how old r u

[sunbeamsjess]

@vanillacupcake013 It's in the description box but 16 x

[Lauliix3]

Have you ever read a book from the author, Paul Auster? He's brilliant, you should really try one of his books! Favorite author of all time for me :)

[sunbeamsjess]

@Lauliix3 Oo I haven't even heard of him - I'll check him out! x

[meganisobel]

Jess what are you hoping to study at uni? I've just finished an English Literature degree and you'd be perfect for it, you're so articulate and seem so passionate about reading!

I've added a few of those to my reading list. x

[sunbeamsjess]

@meganisobel That's actually the plan haha! I would really love to do English, it's been the subject I've been drawn to since I was really small :) I'm glad you enjoyed and thank you! x

[meganisobel]

@sunbeamsjess haha, fantastic. if you ever need any english lit related info etc. feel free to message me. i'm just applying for a masters. :) x

[sunbeamsjess]

@meganisobel Oo thank you! I may take you up on that once I'm back at school and in the whole process haha x

[rachelsday]

oops, my tweet no longer makes sense.. i thought you were referring to people thumbing down your handbag video, but you meant this one! hee hee, i still love the handbag video though!. i remember reading northern lights when i was little and it had me hooked!

[sunbeamsjess]

@rachelsday Haha I see it now, that's fine :P I know that book is just amazing, I was in awe when I was small haha x

[katiac6]

there's another book called A Thousand Splendid Suns also by Khaled Hosseini its really amazing it's from the point of view of an afghan woman, and another big book it's Cathedral of the Sea by Idelfonso Falcones it's a really long long book but i think might like it. xx

[katiac6]

@katiac6 sorry i wrote the comment like at half of the video and didn't realize you already had mentioned it sorry xx

[sunbeamsjess]

@katiac6 Haha it's cool - thank you for the other recommendation - I shall check it out! x

[missjones873]

You reeeeally need to read Atonement and The Crimson Petal and the White. Not for the faint-hearted, but soooo good. xx

[sunbeamsjess]

@missjones873 Oo I've read Atonement and really enjoyed that (wonder where that's got to haha) and I think my mum read The Crimson Petal a long time ago so a copy should be in the house - will definitely check them out, thank you :) x

[shelbiicrawford]

OH, i've also read a Great and Terrible Beauty. It's FANTASTIC! i love books that take place in the victorian era, and the characters are amazingly written and so vivid

[shelbiicrawford]

i loved this video because i love to read and i really liked how you didn't do what most youtube gurus do when they do 'book hauls' and just name like super 'girly'/'chicklit' books like twilight. the only one out of these i've read is the kite runner and i LOVED it! if you liked that one you should defiantely read A Thousand Splendid Suns by the same author, it's even better! anyways, i'm definately going to check some of these out!

[sunbeamsjess]

@shelbiicrawford I did actually mention A Thousand Splendid Suns in the vid and I loved that one too :) Thank you lovely, I like a big of chicklit from time to time but not always haha x

[arwiie]

*look great

[arwiie]

These books like great! I might read some of these. :)

[sunbeamsjess]

@arwiie Please do, they're really good x

[jennypaker]

@thewordpatella it says in the description bar - primark xxx

[Spagoochy]

whats with the dislikes? just because its not a beauty video doesnt mean you have to thumbs it down! thanks for the recomendations jess, i'm hoping to get in the pattern of reading again, out of that selection of books i've only read the book thief but i quite like the sound of the icarus girl, thanks again x

[sunbeamsjess]

@Spagoochy I'm glad you enjoyed it and got something from it lovely :) x

[skylersquirrle334]

YOUR GORGEOSSS

[sunbeamsjess]

@skylersquirrle334 Thank youu <3 x

[Oceaenna]

I have read all of these books!

[sunbeamsjess]

@Oceaenna Woo go us haha :D x

[loveenusia28]

YEAH i love bk vids ♥

[sunbeamsjess]

@loveenusia28 yay! x

[electronic166]

I think I read kiterunner in 2005 and I remember it was really heartbreaking but a great book at the same time! I belive we have kinda similar taste in books xxx

[sunbeamsjess]

@electronic166 Yeah I can't remember when I read it but I know I loved it :) x