Emma’s videos is a safe space for me. I haven’t felt good whole day and I know that those 27 minutes will help me a little with my anxiety and bad thoughts. Thank you so much Emma for your presence is this chaotic world ❤

Life sucks lately and your videos are such a refuge. Thank you ❤

David Copperfield is my first Dickens. Honestly I was quite intimadated by it, but I'm having such a good time. Betsy Trotwood is defenitely the best character so far.

I love a good cozy day. It has been raining so much here in California that I have had so many days inside enjoying the sound of rain.

Your every vlog just feels like a warm hug from a close friend to this girl who feels so lonely at times. Thank you Emma 💜 Always stay blessed and happy.

Your videos are saturated with coziness! Just love the way you talk about these books.playing with calcifer while vlogging so cute .

Emma you are the book fairy of youtube, thank you for another calming vlog 😺

Hey Emma! On page 560 of David Copperfield. I definitely think that it gets better. I agree that it does get sort of repetitive with all of his moving about but I enjoy all of the characters and their interconnectedness. I would say keep going because some drama definitely unfolds after he’s out of his childhood and into his more adult life.

You and Calcifer are the best duo! I rewatched Howl's Moving Castle yesterday and i couldn't stop remembering you, guys! I already put Winter in Sokcho in my wishlist. 😉😺

Hey Emma! I finished David Copperfield 2 days ago and gave it 4.5 stars. It definitely gets better after the part you're currently at (in the video at least). I absolutely loved the book, but it was my first Dickens novel so maybe that's why. xx

Loved this one! Will we have a Hawaii travel vlog? I'm curious, Hawaii looks beautiful xx

i'm a serial lurker and never remember to comment on videos but i've adored your channel and your content for a long while now and thought it was about time i let you know. as always this vlog was so cozy and calming. the calcifer content always makes me smile. i'm so glad you had a lovely time on your trip💛💛💛💛

Your videos are so relaxing it's unreal. Time flies by so fast and before I know it, it's over!

I thoroughly enjoyed David Copperfield. Started reading 2 chapters a day then towards the end of the book I kept going till I finished it. ❤

Don't believe the gaming chair hype! My back has never been worse after years using a "good" name brand one :( Usually traditional ergonomic office chairs have much better support, aren't as hideous, and are FAR less overpriced. I love your videos ❤ Your channel is literally my happy place

Your videos are so cozy! they always put me in a good mood, thank you!

I've never read any Dickens before so I'm excited about that. I only pick up David Copperfield when I'm in the mood; I don't tie myself down to get through a certain number of pages each day cause that doesn't work for me(I did try) and I enjoy the book more like that.

If you haven't read "The hotel on the corner of bitter and sweet" by Jamie Ford. I highly recommend it! Happy that you had a fun trip in Hawaii.

Emma yours is the only channel I’ve ever followed; do you know that!! I don’t have any social media accounts, and I’m staying on this platform just so I don’t miss any of your videos! I can confidently say that you changed something in me - something I didn’t know could be changed.. sending you love and tight hugs ❤️🫂

Yay! Emma's back! Always a great video!

I loved David Copperfield, but I listened to the Richard Armitage audiobook on audible, it was phenomenal. I'm reading Demon Copperhead now (a retelling) and it's so the better for having read David Copperfield. Absolute joy to me

just got back from a week long geology camping trip and the first thing i’m doing is watching an emma vlog 😭😭😭

Honestly surprised that you are not enjoying David Copperfield I flew through it in like 3 weeks because I loved it so much I wonder if maybe after reading so many Dickens last year you are suffering from Dickensian fatigue? Don't really have much to say as help in that regard, but I feel like once you are done with the introduction and the characters start interconnecting more, the point of the book becomes a bit more clearer What I loved the most about David C was that it truly felt like life feels in my opinion, we have characters coming and going, and actions having a ripple effect I hope you find enjoyment soon, looking forward to the liveshow

Another awesome drop from Emma! ❤ Welcome home and I hope your trip was amazing. Your videos always calm me so much

the outro melody is sooooo beautiful Emma!!!! 😍😍😍

I don’t like Dickens and I just finished David Copperfield and gave it 5⭐️ You HAVE to listen to Richard Armitage’s reading of it. I cannot tell you how much it improves the experience, oh my god. And his voice for the voice of the aunt 😊😊❤

Yayyy! Emma posted a new vid,love your videos so much ❤

today i had to get so much work done and after finishing all of it, seeing you posted was such a rewarding end to my day- love you sm emma

I love the atmosphere of your videos. They make me even more desperate to start my new chapter as a student in September. I will no longer spend my days working a job I hate and have probably more time to read. Thanks for being just as you are and an amazing creator ❤️

Thank you for this video, watching your vlogs is always so conforting to me. I don't know what's gotten into me lately but I've had so many troubles with the Canadian immigration and I can't seem to find motivation or energy to do anything, even get out of bed , I feel so discouraged, and your videos really inspire, confort and motivate me ! I feel much better today so thank you❤ also send hugs to calcifer

Such a peaceful video to watch 🥰 I always love that you’re reading things that aren’t necessarily all over the internet. I’ve gotten so many unique book recs from you! I just started making videos again and will be talking about books I’m reading 💖

I've just finished david copperfield and honestly it took me until about the last quarter to start caring about any of it... but at least i got there haha

This was so relaxing to watch 🥰 vlogging helps me too to get back into a routine, so lovely to see it reflected in your vlog.

If you liked Winter in Sokcho, you should definitely check out the publisher's other books! Open Letter Books is a nonprofit publisher that only publishes works in translation, so you could find some good ones for your around the world challenge! All the books I've gotten from them have been fascinating; I've especially loved discovering Dubravka Ugresic and Merce Rodoreda.

That sigh you let out as you started reading David Copperfield is me every time I have to read my 20 pages of Les Mis. Commiserations Emma!

Dear Miss,thank YOU incredibly much for your great channel and so amazing job and effort! I really appreciate this! Your suggestions about books are so useful and helpful! Warm greetings from the Central Europe. And huge benefit for me - I try to improve my English ( btw. your voice is so pleasant,clear and nice). Have a wonderful time!

I loooved David Copperfeild. I’m sorry you aren’t enjoying it. It’s my new fave classic.

emma!! i want to hear how your hawaii trip was!! i’m always happy to see vlogs from your daily life. vlogging as a form of accountability is really smart. you might have inspired me to start some video journals

I have seen a winter in Sokcho everywhere but never felt the urge to pick it up until you talked about it 😅 I added it to my TBR. I agree with what you said about vlogging. I feel the need to be more productive when I vlog too

I agree, vlogging really helps keep me accountable as well. I have a small channel, I love the community so much 💗

I’ve been having withdrawal. So happy for a new vid.

Just today I was checking that if you had posted a video or not recently and then thought ah! You maybe gone on a trip or something that you said on the previous video of yours. And now, here you are... :) It's just so comforting watching your videos Emma.

Hi Emma, you should try and look for office furniture sales, you live in a big city so you should be able to find some. You can get amazing deals for super high quality office chairs from companies that vacate their offices. I got a 1000€ chair for like 80€, almost new and it is soooo comfortable

This is my comfort zone !!

I finished David Copperfield as an audiobook yesterday and I feel enormously proud of myself. I enjoyed that, wasn't bored but got really engaged after a while. I loved Peggoty's family and people he engaged with as an adult. Good luck, Emma, and congratulations to all who have finished 😊

1:05 little do you know how many times I've had my 2am ramen with veggies while watching your videos, it's been a cozy routine of joy in some bad parts of my life

Hi Emma，I always find your videos so relaxing and inspirational。I am currently reading Giovanni's Room and I like it a lot by far。You and your videos are really important to me❤

Happiness is Emmie reading Shatter me series, which is one my favourite series 🤗🤗🤗

No, you sighing "Oh God" the moment you opened David Copperfield SENT ME

I’m looking to get back into vlogging soon! Keep up the amazing work Emma! 💕

There's these chairs called posture chairs aka kneeling chairs that force your back to be straight, I'd recommend, they have a cool modern look too

The Herman Miller Sayl really fixed all my back issues

🥰 Same I hate the look of the gamer chairs!

So much amazing Calcifer content in this vlog 😍😍😍

Can you do a skincare shelf tour? I know it’s not books and I love your calming book videos but those products look cool!❤❤

I'm always relaxed when I watch your Vlogs. I wouldn't even know where to start with doing a Vlog channel of my own tbh but I'm just about to start a new part time job in a few weeks (for medical reasons I have to go part time and it wasn't possible at my current workplace in my current role) so I'll be spending my spare couple of days each week studying yet again (always thirsty for knowledge) and also getting back into my various hobbies and getting out of my little 'I'm too busy and tired' reading slump! So I may take the time to start figuring out how to start Vlogging and get some equipment to get started and just go for it. I'm a busy Mother of 4 humans and 4 fur babies with lots of different hobbies so may be worth giving it a go :-) Thank you for another lovely vlog 🥰 and for more books, studying and Calcifer 😻 xxx

Hi emmie happy Thursday afternoon and I hope you having amazing day today and I loved your vlogs and you are amazing Supporter and I'm proud of you

god，catcher in the rye is my favorite book😂I am so excited for your review of it，hope you can enjoy it❤

This vlog just calmed my anxiety ❤

I forced myself into reading two chapters of David Copperfield every day. I'm not loving it either, and I have only four chapters left to the end 😅

calcifer playing at 6:00 is too cute 😭

I tried to read David copperfield a few years ago and I couldn't finish it, every time I tried I'd fall asleep😅 I think you are far beyond to where I stopped, I'm trying again this month with you guys but it's a struggle again

I’m planning on finishing David Copperfield up by tomorrow, and whilst some parts have definitely been a struggle, I’ve found myself really enjoying it and becoming attached to the characters. I will say that the plot does pick up a bit and get marginally more interesting, though if the domestic affairs are what’s boring you I’m afraid those will continue :)

I was hoping a new video today and there it was ❤

Winter in Sokcho is such a good book - I really felt the coldness of that place while reading and I loved the artist parts. I'm somehow proud that it was written by a girl from my country, Switzerland ;) Also, can't wait to start The Catcher in the Rye - it was one of my favorite books when I was around 14, but I haven't read it again since, so I'm curious how my feelings towards it will be now, 14 years later. Very enjoyable vlogs as always, I love your videos!

I like how you can still just pick something to read/listen on a whim. I love Libby too but my TBR is packed so tight that it’ll take me forever to deprioritize it!😅

Thank you emma for keeping me company during a sick day in bed :) edit: I'm very much relating to you on the David Copperfield issue. What helps me is listening to the audiobook while I read it

Highly recommend Branch for aesthetic office chairs that are still super comfy and ergonomic.

I'm so glad that I'm not the only one who is hating the whole process of david copperfield. I am just listening to the audiobook at this point because reading big parts is just sucking the life out of me, I litterally can't do it. AND ITS SOOOOOO LOOOONG i wanna cry bye

i'm half scared when emmie says she doesn't find david copperfield interesting, but so many viewers below say it is good, i'm again relieved, now i'll have the confidence in reading it for the first time, so thank you all beautiful readers ❤

Jaimes Library is very entertaining to watch. She’s a bit addictive. Goodie with her Leo energy 😄

27:00 yes! filming videos is actually so helpful for maintaining routine

This was so cozy! I’ve been meaning to read Winter in Sokcho, I’ll take this as my sign ✨ also, since you asked, I post reading vlogs, as well as videos about working in archives and libraries if you want to follow along! I’m posting a new video this weekend 🥰

If you want to travel somewhere in Canada, I would recommend Barf, Alberta. Emma, you will definitely love it. You will be surrounded by Nature and magical blue water 😍

Vlogging always helps me be so productive and I don't know why. Even if I never edit or post the video but keep a sort of account of what I do makes me actually DO more. I hope you had a wonderful time in Hawaii! *kisses and ice cubes to Calcifer from me*

I don't like the look of gaming chairs either, but I finally sucked it up and bought one and goodness my back has never been happier. I wish I had a recommendation for one that was cute.

I frequently find myself getting into multiple books across kindle, Libby, print, and so on. It just happens, lol. Been doing better though lately. Just reading Stoner at the moment. Wonderful read!

For 27 minutes it's like we are a friend hanging out. That probably seems strange to some but at my age I treasure any shared moment anyone is willing to do.

Excited to be able to watch 😊😅

I love Compass Books! Always try to stop there when I'm flying out of SFO. SF has tons of great bookstores if you ever visit :)

I hope you're enjoying The President! I know it won't be your favourite read of that course, but it was mine. 😁 (The part with the streets running from the violence, OMG, breathtaking.)

i loove your videos, you are amazing

Highly recommend a Sealy Office chair if you can find one. I got it during quarantine when I had to work from home and three years later it is still so comfortable. Worth the investment!!

Oh no, I loved David Copperfield!! 😳😅

Both excited and scared for your shatter me reading vlog, cause I loved this series with my whole heart and you don't even rate them on goodreads 😅, though the last two books felt like Mafi's brain had been stretched too thin for this story.

Honestly, I love your vlogs and your point about vlogs as providing some accountability is pretty good. I'm currently working on editing some for my channel, but that's the main issue I've run into with those--I struggle with the time and mental energy to edit them so I currently have a backlog of footage that I'm needing to work on. (And any editing tips would be lovely if anyone has them.)

I just loooove your vlogs! Since you've asked about us having a BookTube channel - I actually do, but it's in German :) Buuuut I know you're interested in learning German, so my channel might be a fun place to practice a bit! I've been so inspired by your content, you are one of the reasons I initially started my channel - so thank you so so much for your videos that always make me feel so warm and cozy 💛

Calcifer looks great, which had worried me bc. my cat never reacted well to any sojourn. So that's good. As for chairs, I use a La-Z-Boy office chair, with which I'm happy, and also I have a small pillow on it. Just before seeing you here I put down Catcher in the Rye, after reading the first 45 pages or so. So far, it is very much like the novels I used to read as a kid. Writing styles have changed since then, and it is therefore a welcome relief. Earlier this week I finished David Copperfield, and have only one quote for you: "In this country there are neither slaves nor slavedrivers ...[and therefore] will walk wheresoever I please." Glad you're enjoying the Spring, and hope to see more soon.

waa hii emma! i missed you so much ♡ happy spring 🌸🐰 i will watch today's video well >

With regards to office chairs: gaming chairs are actually NOT a good purchase at all. They commonly lack ergonomic features and are simply not comfortable. If you’re willing to spend more, look into Steelcase chairs. You’ll need to try them to see which one suits you but they’ve got quite a few options and are not aesthetically displeasing. Edit: typos

Betsy Trotwood is the fucking best and she just gets better! I finished David Copperfield and I actually really enjoyed it, stuff does start to happen but it is slow, it all comes to a head at the end. I read it by audiobook, so maybe you'd like that better? It's narrated by Richard Armitage as seen in The Hobbit and he does a great job!

Yaaaaaay new vlog 💕 Wait...you ordered 1984? I need to hear you talk about it! I read it in Arabic translation and loved it

Emma: says she slept super late Me: oh wow, must be like 2 or 3pm Emma: it’s like 11am Me: 😮🙃

I started rereading The Catcher in the Rye Monday and wow I loved it the first time, but now I adore it 😍 I was nervous bc Carolyn said it’s her least favorite classic and several of my friends said they hated Holden, but it is not disappointing. When I read it the first time, I loved it bc I related to Holden so much. This time, I still relate, but I understand so much better what Holden’s going through and why he can’t communicate and my heart is just breaking! I’m a little over halfway through DC on audiobook. I definitely wouldn’t have made it very far if I was physically reading, but I’ve found the audiobook a very comforting listen. I’ve found some parts I’m interest in and into and others I could care less. My audiobook hold lapsed so I had to check out a diff audiobook and I don’t like this narrator as much.

Miss you Emma!!!

I don't have specific recommendations for brands or models, but when looking for a new chair, the best bet would be either a high-quality office chair or a gaming chair. The office chairs don't usually have headrests, whereas gaming chairs do, but the office chairs are apparently better ergonomically for the back than a gaming chair, though a gaming chair would still be miles better than a regular chair. I have a rare muscle disease and I'm considering a gaming chair (though I'm not a gamer). I agree about the aesthetics though - I don't like how they look. I like the look of cozy, homely things, not something that looks like its the seat in the control centre of a spaceship.

Invest in a good quality executive chair!! They can be a bit bulkier than the gaming chairs but they do the same great things for your posture without the gfuel aesthetic. i've seen different price ranges, imo if you spend more than five hours a day sat on it its a good investment to get a really good desk chair. the only two features you really need are a full backrest that goes up to the top of your head and a height lever to get the right height for your desk.

David Copperfield was my second Dickens novel (I read it a few months ago) and I didn't enjoy it as much as Bleak House, which I loved. Hanging on for the Dickens vs Tolstoy club to get there eventually! I'm going to try Great Expectations or Our Mutual Friend next.

This was a sweet video

Hi Emma, thanks for another great video. I'm currently reading a book and I can't stop thinking about you whilst reading it. It's called Ocean Sea and I think you would love it. The story takes place mainly at a remote shoreline hotel and it gives me similar vibes as One Hundred Years of Solitude. Would love to hear your thoughts 💕 Sending you a hug from Portugal :)