books I read in january (really suprised myself with these) // January Reading Wrap Up

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Here is my january reading wrap up! Reviews for all the books I read last month. I definitely suprised myself with how many books I read but also with how much I liked/didn't like some of these.
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• The Tao of Pooh by Benjamin Hoff: 0:27
• The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery: 2:56
• De Meeste Mensen Deugen by Rutger Bregman: 5:16
• The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden: 5:54
• Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman: 9:11
• Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman: 10:36
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@anbuX101 4 жыл бұрын

i imagine that the timing of when you read a book plays a big factor in shaping your opinion around it! a significant portion of ppl i know that loveeee the little prince read it when they were a kid or teen/weren't aware of all the hype/particularly attached to the themes (innocence, imagination, critique on cynicism, etc.) in that story prior to even reading it. in any case, i'll definitely be adding your recs to my to-read list !! :)

@BooksMichelle 4 жыл бұрын

Eleonor Oliphant is one of my favorites!! I completely agree on how emotional and relatable it is

@Stonedead1991 4 жыл бұрын

I love the way your hands move when you talk.

@TheBookLeo 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks haha

@chattymermaid1755 4 жыл бұрын

I think my love for the Little Prince has to do with how I was feeling when I read it. I read it for the first time as a kid and it was just okay to me. Then I read it again when I was 15 in the middle of the night when I couldnt sleep and was extremely emo hhhh , and it hit me differently and I felt like i was reading it for the first time. I dont know if present 21 years old me would feel the same way tho, this kind of makes me want to reread it again just to see

@valentineboudaud1887 4 жыл бұрын

I was about to comment the same thing ! It's a book who can be read multiple times and everytime you have a different experience and the atmosphere is really unique

@Wanderness 4 жыл бұрын

The Bear and the Nightingale is a highly anticipated book for me, thank you for not just hyping it up and giving your honest thoughts!

@Wolfhailstorm 4 жыл бұрын

The little prince is such a gorgeous story, very interesting how they get the message across I loved the winternight trilogy. I think if you are at all intrigued, then I would say continue as the story get a even better, I feel

@snoopysister1 4 жыл бұрын

I COMPLETELY AGREE WITH YOU ON THE LITTLE PRINCE!! I saw a stage production once, and it blew me away and made me cry, but when I read the book, I was like...okay?? Where's all the stuff I felt? I dunno, I also felt kind of let down. Edit: I also felt lukewarm about The Bear and the Nightingale, but I LOVED the second and third book! I picked up the second one because the synopsis sounded cool, so I'd totally recommend giving it a chance!

@lapin96 4 жыл бұрын

so glad to see eleanor receiving love 💕

@sarahgaither3626 Жыл бұрын

It's quite an old book. My dad read it as a kid so I assume it was more mind-blowing at the time. Also I read it when I was 6 or 7 and I could clearly see a snake instead of a hat. I think when you're a kid you haven't delved into these philosophies yet so it opens up your world quite significantly.

@leccionesdevida.podcast 4 жыл бұрын

you are soooo pretty and I love your personality! It’s crazy how I consider booktubers my friends like I don’t even know you but I can relate so much!

@aphroditereads 4 жыл бұрын

i definitely need to check out the tao of pooh now

@passengerrseat 4 жыл бұрын

Happy to see someone talking about Eleanor Oliphant, I got it as a gift and your review makes me excited to pick it up ☺️ loved this!

@TheBookLeo 4 жыл бұрын

Yess you should pick it up

@cozyninos 4 жыл бұрын

I wish I knew about “The Tao of Pooh” when I did a paper on Taoism/Daoism, would’ve been a new perspective to the philosophy/religion

@faith_es 4 жыл бұрын

I recommend that you continue reading the second book after the bear and the nightingale bcs that's when the actual story + action *really* starts. anyways, the trilogy became my favourite series for last year so it feels good watching others reading it 😄 oh also, the pronunciation for vasya is actually 'vasia'. blew my mind the first time I found out about it so I figured you might be interested as well :D

@cinantyamala 4 жыл бұрын

i thought the same when i read the little prince. but i picked up the book again when i was 26 and it became my #1 favorite book. you’ll need to re-read it after you pass 25.

@lornatw 4 жыл бұрын

Love these, just added a couple to my own list! Also that eleanor book is one I randomly picked up because it sounded good at a book sale so I basically got it for less than a pound and now everyone is talking about it! And I have yet to read it past chapter 1 ahh time to catchup 😂

@TheBookLeo 4 жыл бұрын

Yess i hope you will love it!

@anac.4801 4 жыл бұрын

I love the little prince! 🤴🏼

@hanaalfayez7150 4 жыл бұрын

Did you read the Te of Piglet as well? I read it after reading the Tao of Pooh and they are very informative and entertaining because I love Winnie the Pooh

@languagepolicy 4 жыл бұрын

I don't know where to start .... Maybe by the end? And that Mozart music? Haha I don't doubt you're very cultured but it was fun to listen to Mozart at the end of the video. Well, and about the books, Winnie Po Taoist surprised me. I really don't have philosophical or transcendental problems because I am Catholic. And about the little prince you are right, in the end everyone understands that book but it leaves us some mystery. The rest of the books, wonderful. I loved hearing you in your mother tongue, the Dutch. I would like to learn it. Maybe one day you make a video in Dutch. It would be like a lesson and you my teacher. Regards 😘📙

@HierarchyofReads 4 жыл бұрын

I felt the same way about The Little Prince in that, while I appreciated it, I didn't get the hype. Tao-Pooh book sounds interesting! Thanks for sharing the books you read and your thoughts on them. :)

@TheBookLeo 4 жыл бұрын

Glad to share!

@karolinamikeskova8043 4 жыл бұрын

I have the exact same opinion as you on the little prince, so glad I'm not the only one! 😁 also great video Leonie!! 💞

@TheBookLeo 4 жыл бұрын

Ah im glad im not the only one as well haha

@amvg1008 Ай бұрын

I feel the praise may come from people associating it with the memory of their childhood and reading it as a kid in school. I also know that it's a book kids have read in school in many different countries for decades.

@JackalopeHope 4 жыл бұрын

I agree with you about The Little Prince! The message is good, but I don't think it's a groundbreaking book. Plus, I got a copy of it as a gift when I was really young, and the snake scared me silly.

@TheBookLeo 4 жыл бұрын

Hahaha i can imagine

@pagesandpeaches 4 жыл бұрын

how do you colour grade your videos? they give off a very vintage/warm tone vibe that i am LIVING for!!

@TheBookLeo 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, that's exactely what im going for😊 i slightly bump the midtones towards red/pink and make a shadows a bit deep purple

@RLeVeriteArt 4 жыл бұрын

How many hours a day do you read? Wow. I can barely finish a book in 3 months. The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoyevsky took me around 5 to finish, and that was like 30 to an hour every few days. 6 books. That's fantastic.

@mikaelab7485 4 жыл бұрын

Not book-related but I LOVE the shirt you’re wearing. Where did you get it???

@TheBookLeo 4 жыл бұрын

It's from Stradivarius. But a year old so i dont think you can get it anymore :(

@mikaelab7485 4 жыл бұрын

The Book Leo Aw man! Well it looks great! I’ll just sit here. Coveting. No biggie.

@marianamenegati3738 4 жыл бұрын

What are you studying in university if you don't mind me asking?

@kimd.65 4 жыл бұрын

Same for me with The Little Prince! It's nice and cute and I enjoyed but I don't get the hype either :D

@mallu2.05 4 жыл бұрын

Woow

@MansDybala 4 жыл бұрын

Egyptian one is here 💚👋🇪🇬

@glacecoco 4 жыл бұрын

4:44 same! I read it and it was quite enjoyable but it wasn't AMAZING either. I mean it's there and I respect it but I don't understand this huge hype. xD Genre pour de vrais les gens ils forcent de ouf, j'ai pas compris cette hype, j'ai lu le livre en une soirée et je suis grave restée sur ma faim.

@mattea2629 4 жыл бұрын

if only i have time for 6 full books in one month 😬 its that or just procrastination 🤭

@raro4316 3 ай бұрын

💖🍀💐👍👌💖

@Limp_shallot 4 жыл бұрын

Maar nu ben ik heel benieuwd wat je van De meeste mensen deugen vind..

@americanenglishschool2021 4 жыл бұрын

Winnie the taoist 😂

@wandagambling6523 4 жыл бұрын

I hope your reading rate doesn't drop super far.

@joshuabanjarnahor8125 4 жыл бұрын

Are girls in Netherlands pretty as you are?? 😊

@waterblonk 4 жыл бұрын

Joshua Banjarnahor Dutchman here. Yes they are.

@Plus-nc8dl 4 жыл бұрын

The first time I see beauty and intelligence in one person

@Blake4625kHz 4 жыл бұрын

Fyi the root word of Pooh is poo.. just saying. Nice shoulder work in beginning of vid by the way. Two thumbs WAY up.

@LienVNDL 4 жыл бұрын

Funny thing is that Winnie the Pooh is banned in China...

@waterblonk 4 жыл бұрын

Ok, your appraisal of only five percent of your viewers being Dutch seems infinitesimal. Hahaha We Dutch really are the epitome of a vocal minority on this planet.

@TheBookLeo 4 жыл бұрын

And with that 5 percent it is actually the third largests viewer group!

@waterblonk 4 жыл бұрын

*Cries in windmill*