NOTE: I’ve grouped these books into Classics, YA, middle-grade (age 9-13), non-fiction, children and contemporary. I grouped these subjectively (as in, if I think of it as a “classic”, I put it in the classics section!). I just wanted to separate the recommendations out a little bit so they’re easier to digest!

My “books to read” list just increased significantly

CLASSICS - The odyssey Homer by emily wilson - Jane eyre by charlotte bronte - frankenstein by mary shelley - dracula by bram stoker - the tennant in wildfell hall by anne bronte - rebecca by daphne du marier - jamaica by daphne du marier - the scarlet letter by nathaniel hawthorne mobydick silvia plath journal the bell jar by sylvia plath shakespeare plays: king lear the winter’s tale macbeth much ado nothing to kill a mockingbird harper lee paradise lost by john milton breakfast at tiffany’s truman capote the diary of nobody the picture of dorian grey oscar wilde study in scarlet by sir arthur conan doyle the great gatsby by scott fitzgerald the go beet wen fahrenheit 451 by ray bradbury if on a winters night a traveler a christmas carol by charles dickens great expectations charles dickens - around the word in 80 days - i never promised you a rose garden oliver twist by charles dickens - lord of flies by william holding - brave new world - 1984 - of mice and men - the color purple - dr. jekyll and mr. hyde - Winenburg ohio - Invisible man by Ralph Ellison - Bartleby the scrivener by Herman Melville - The ballad of the sad cafe by Carson McCullers - The melancholy death of oyster boy - The complete poems of Emily Dickinson - Emily Dickinson Envelope Poems YA FICTION - Laurie Hase anderson catalyst winter girls a danger to herself and others the strange and beautiful sorrows of ava lavender - The perks of being a wallflower - A good girls guide to murder Holly Jackson - The bullies like me - Turtles all the way down by John Green Aristotle and dante discover the secrets bad girls don’t die be live a relic dear evan hansen - enter title here paperweight - more than this patrick ness - Walking naked - Small spaces the hate u give by Angie Thomas what i was by meg riding the ocean and the end of the lane the unwind we were liars - slates trilogy - Wolf by wolf - Every day David Leviathan - Torn by Cat Clarke middle - Howl’s moving castle - Tinder - Coraline - Multiple choice - Counting by 7s - A monster calls - Wonder by R. J. palacio - The clockwork sparrow - Love Aubrey - Gregory and the Grimbockle - Summer’s dream - Christa stands strong - The lightning thief - Eleven - After the fire - The alice miranda series - The lie tree - Wolf hollows - Northern lights - My sister jodie - Little darlings - Bad girls - Wave me goodbye - The goldfish boy - Word nerd - mister greecher - Mockingbird kathryn erdkunde - Memoirs of an imaginary friend - Fat boy swim - River boy - Ways to live forever - The bunker diary - The recruit - Persepolis - Pig heart boy - Out of my mind The ant colony - Gifted series CHILDREN - I am David - Harry Potter - Hobbit - Peter pan - The nutcracker - A little princess - Little women - Boy - Matilda - Secrets of malory towers - Swallows of Amazon’s - The series of unfortunate events - Anne of green gables - The little prince - Angela Brazil - Alice in Wonderland - The magic faraway tree IDK WHAT CATEGORY The institute blithe spirit history of the rain the children act ancheail beach - Gather the daughters - Me & emma - Jistory of wolves - Extremey loud & incredibly close - The man who walked through walls

4:24 YA 5:50 Middle grade 8:35 Children 9:46 Contemporary 12:10 Nonfiction

This has inspired me to....... Read more

* has over 100 books on my tbr * * notes down ruby's recommendations anyways *

the way you smile when you look down, realise what book it is and i can almost see you remembering the book and how great it was. it so heart warming to watch 🥺

FULL LIST OF BOOKS Classics: - The Odyssey - Jane Eyre - Frankenstein - Dracula - The Tenant of Wildfell Hall - Rebecca - Jamaica Inn - The Scarlet Letter - Moby Dick - Sylvia Plath’s journals - The Bell Jar ~Shakespeare subcategory~ • King Lear • The Winter’s Tale • Macbeth • Much Ado About Nothing - To Kill A Mockingbird - Paradise Lost - Breakfast At Tiffany’s - A Diary of a Nobody - The Picture of Dorian Gray - A Study In Scarlet - The Great Gatsby - The Go-Between - Fahrenheit 451 - If On A Winter’s Night A Traveller - A Christmas Carol - Great Expectations - Around The World In 80 Days - I Never Promised You A Rose Garden - Oliver Twist - Lord of the Flies - Brave New World - Nineteen Eighty-four - Of Mice and Men - The Color Purple - Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde - Winesburg, Ohio - Invisible Man - Bartleby the Scrivener - The Ballad of the Sad Café Poetry: - The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy - The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson - Envelope Poems (also by Dickinson) YA Fiction: - catalyst - wintergirls - A Danger To Herself and Others - The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavendar - The Perks of Being a Wallflower - A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder - Bullies Like Me - Turtles All the Way Down - Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe - Bad Girls Don’t Die series - believarexic - Dear Evan Hansen - Enter Title Here - paperweight - More Than This - walking naked - Small Spaces - The Hate U Give - What I Was - The Ocean at the End of the Lane - Unwind series - we were liars - Slated trilogy - Wolf by Wolf - Every Day - Torn Middle Grade Books: - Howl’s Moving Castle - Tinder - Coraline (

1:08 classics 4:24 YA 5:50 Middle grade 8:35 Children 9:46 Contemporary 12:10 Nonfiction

13:22 you should feed whoever you're keeping in your basement.

You should start a bookstagram

Ruby Granger is like if Rory Gilmore didn’t go rogue...

10:56 ... sis really predicted the future i-

Can these be added onto a shelf on goodreads so people can add them all easily?

For 9-13 readers I really highly recommend A Series of Unfortunate Events series!!! It’s one of my favorite children’s books of all time and honestly the children in the book are very good role models and survivors. I preach this series enough. Even the narration is amazing and defines certain words through the writing which sounds weird when I explain it but it works!!

i haven’t even read 200 books in my lifetime what

The kite runner & a thousand splendid suns is a MUST READ

I love how even by just reading a name of book you can hear pure happiness and nostalgia behind your voice, it reminds me of me ❤

Me preparing for my exams : I have to prepare for after life too

It's a really sad thing that not a lot of people have read Heidi by Johanna Spyri.... I highly highly recommend it... It has a beautiful relationship between a grandfather and a granddaughter... It's set in the Alps... and johanna's writing is just beautiful! Do read it if u like books with character development... ( also if u have read and liked it pls like this comment so that ruby sees it and reads the book as well)

Emily Bronte out here waiting for her name after Charlotte and Anne. 🥺

Read “the woman in cabin 10”-its a murder mystery And “where the mountain meets the moon” - its one of my favorites. It is more laid back and is a nice before bed read

Your taste in books is perfect! I just recently finished Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close and it’s most definitely been added to my favourites list. I’m going to try and dig into more Jonathan Safran Foer books but first I need to add the estimated 60 of your recommendations I’m yet to read! Thank you so much ☺️

Hearing you talk about all your favorite books makes me realize how similar reading tastes we have :) Sometimes when I hear lists like this, I don't feel at all interested in these books, but for yours, I'd love to give all these books I haven't read (if possible) a shot Also, I'm so excited about your announcement!

I’m so excited to hear THAT announcement

My favourite book is ''Life" by Guy de Maupassant. It is just beautifully written, very emotional, easy to read, short and with deep, philosophical meaning. It changed my view on life and helped to understand people better.

Extremely loud & Incredibly close has a special place in my heart. Glad to see it here!

Ruby is so beautiful on the inside out

Normal Booktubers: My top 10 favourite books recommendations. Madlad Ruby: My top 200 book recommendations.

I was just waiting for you to mention the Book Thief. It's fantastic!

I'm not a book warm, but your passion and this huge selection of books will definitely motivate me to read at least a few of them! Thank you Ruby!

i love this so much!! thank you Ruby for these amazing recommendations!! i actually loved the glass castle so much as a kid because i could relate to it and Jeannette Walls' way of writing really got me? and i am so excited for this book club project!! lots of love from Birmingham!!

You should try reading some murakami! He has such an interesting way of storytelling and really transports you to a different world.

I love these kind of videos, it really motivates me and makes me want to read more and also I would actually be sooo excited if you were to write your own book someday !! xx

both you and jack have helped me get back into reading. my new years resolution was to read five books this year (i read only one last year) and i have already read four and i’m on my fifth! also reading the harry potter books for the first time yay

when you mentioned aristotle and dante i got so excited! i absolutely adore that book with all my heart. definitely one of the best books i’ve read in my life! and dear evan hansen, the perks of being a wallflower, wonder, anne of green gables, harry potter (of course), the institute, the hate u give, the book thief, to kill a mockingbird, boy erased... there are so many books you mentioned that i loved! i actually have to read lord of the flies for school and i can’t wait to start it-i’ve been meaning to read it for so long! also, since you mentioned the lightning thief, if you still haven’t finished the percy jackson series i 100% recommend it. i’ve read those books so many times (as well as pretty much all of rick riordan’s books), it’s one of my favourite series ever!

I LOVED Aristotle and Dante discover the secrets of the universe. And I'd like to recommend ' The catcher in the rye' by Salinger. It's brilliant

omggg, I always wanted to be part of a bookclub but never in my dreams I thought of being part of one with you! Count me in!

I’m so beyond excited to see what books you select for the book club! I can’t wait for it to start!

Loved this video. We have very similar, eclectic tastes. You have several of my favourites on this list and I have added a number of books to my TBR. So excited!

I'm so glad you mentioned Out of My Mind by Sharon M Draper! I absolutely love that book but I never hear anyone talk about it!

"Gone with the wind" is in my heart forever. ( Also "Sapiens", "All Stephen Hawking's books" and books about economics. )

I'm so happy you've include Catalyst! I feel like I never see people talk about it. It's SO good!

I wrote down every book you mentioned! (It wasn’t very easy but I’m happy I did it!) can’t wait to start your bookclub omg it is so inspiring how many books you read every year and I would love if you could do some reading vlogs on your channel it would be so amazing!

I read Jane Eyre last year and it was my favourite book of 2019. Howls Moving Castle is so good, I personally liked it a whole lot more than the movie adaptation. The Clockwork Sparrow has been on my TBR for a while and I'm very excited to pick it up. I've just added A Million Years In A Day to my TBR because it sounds really interesting. So excited about the book club 😊

I don't know if this would make a great video idea or not, but I would enjoy watching a video about how you decide on what book to read. You read from almost every genre. How do you pick out good books? Do you base it on reviews? Are you not afraid of spoiling the book for yourself? Do you base it on authors or a books topic? I tend to only read fantasy and high fantasy, but I want to get into other books also.

My TBR has just quadrupled in a good way. Thank you so much. 😊

Wow! This is my first time watching your channel, and I loved the video and have now subscribed. And I’m even more overjoyed at the prospect of your surprise as well!

This got me back into reading :D I just finished „A danger to herself and others“ (read it in less than two days :‘D) and now I‘ll get another one of your list😍

This is my first time watching her videos and I’m in love with her. She’s so sweet 🥰

Thank you Ruby ! I got very motivated by a lot of your recommendations. Great Video ! ♥️

Awesome video! Thanks for sharing - I have added a number of your recommendations to my Goodreads :) Also excited about the book club!

Great list! A Monster Calls never fails to get the tears going :( I'm a huge fan of Murakami so I was hoping to see him in the list but its okay :,)

About the announcement, you could create an specific hashtag! (Idk if that was your original idea but just in case i tell you xD). Anyway, thanks for the book recommendations!!

I'm so glad More Than This made the list! Definitely my favourite book I have ever read. If you're interested in reading any biographies, I really recommend Jacob Abbott's Makers of History collection. He wrote them for children in the 1800s and you not only get highly detailed accounts of monarchs' lives, but a lot of social context from the time period in which he wrote them. I got an original edition of his Mary Queen of Scots book and it is one of the most beautiful and informative things I own.

Such a phenomenal list of books! Can’t wait to read the ones that caught my eye! I loved The Overachievers. I actually wrote a paper on it last year in school!

Me: doesnt like reading Ruby: uploads books you must read Me: i dont like reading but i like Ruby so........

Seeing as the only graphic novel you have ever read is Perseopolis I have to recommend Maus (famous graphic novel about the Holocaust), its a must read.

Good list. I watched the nonfiction and classic parts and a lot of books I would highly recommend were included. Some books I've read that I hated are included but they weren't exceedingly badly written books or anything so different tastes, I imagine. Thank you for the great video.

I have read some of these books, but it is great to hear more tips for great books. Thank you! :)

Read 33 of these. Several more are on my list. I'd definitely come back here for more recommendations if my TBR wasn't over 150 long.

Jacqueline Wilson was my favourite author when I was younger too! I love her so much still!

Thank you for this, especially the middle grade list! I found lots of ideas for books that I could get for my niece!

In LOVE with your channel right now! ❤️

Watching this video I realised there's still so many books I need to read and not enough time. 😭❤

2:07 I'm reading that book and it's marvellous!!

Yay!! I was just watching your video and you uploaded another one!! 😍💞

i've read a few books of your list and i never got dissapointed they're amazing! I even came back to this video several times to find a new book xD

My Sister Jodie was the first time I cried too!! The ending was so unexpected and I was heartbroken! I was 8/9 when I read it!

les mis is an amazing book! it’s quite long so if you don’t like long books then i wouldn’t reccomend it, there’s quite a few unnecessary parts but it’s still so good!

i JUST finished Emily Wilson’s odyssey this morning and I’m OBSESSED with it, I already ordered her translation of Seneca’s plays

I am so excited to find your channel! I am a book lover. My goal for 2020 is to read as many genres and subgenres as I can. All new books, no rereads. I am LOVING it! I am clearly a classics fan - I have read most of the books on that list but almost none of the YA. I was reading classics by 11 years old (I learned to read when I was 8). I basically skipped YA.

I highly highly HIGHLY recommend All The Light We Cannot See! My English teacher made my sophomore class read it this past winter and I absolutely fell in LOVE with it! I’d say that it’s probably my favorite book ever! It’s about a 16 year old French blind girl named Marie-Laure who lives in France during WWll, and is also about an 18 year old German boy named Werner and how he joins the Hitler Youth and eventually becomes a Nazi. The stories intertwine with each other, and it’s just incredibly inspirational and amazingly written!!!

I remember reading the book thief!!! That was one of the first books I actually cried at!!!

haven’t even started but the fact you’ve read over 200 books is super cool. i’ve read about 15-25 books and most were in my childhood 😭

I'm currently reading Frankenstein with my English tutor, I'm up to chapter 19 I think- I'm in love with this book, it's beautifully written and I think everyone will learn something from this novel if you read between the lines.

MIDDLE GRADE Howls Moving Castle Diana Wynne Jones Tinder Sally Gardner Coraline Neil Gaiman Multiple Choice Janet Taishanji Counting by Sevens Holly Goldberg Sloan A Monster Calls Patrick Ness Wonder R J Palacio The Clockwork Sparrow Katherine Woodfine Love, Aubrey Suzanne LaFleur Gregory and the Grimbockle Melanie Schubert Summer's Dream Cathy Cassidy Chrissa Stands Strong Mary Casanova The Lightning Thief Rick Riordan Eleven Tom Rogers After the Fire Will Hill Alice Miranda at School Jacqueline Harvey The Lie Tree Frances Hardinge Wolf Hollow Lauren Wolk Northern Lights Philip Pullman My Sister Jodie Jacqueline WIlson Little Darlings Jacqueline WIlson Bad Girls Jacqueline WIlson Wave Me Goodbye Jacqueline WIlson The Goldfish Boy Lisa Thompson Word Nerd Susin Nielsen Mister Creecher Chris Priestley Mockingbird Kathryn Erskine Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend Matthew Green Fat Boy Swim Catherine Forde River Boy Tim Bowler Ways to Live Forever Sally Nicholls The Bunker Diary Kevin Brooks The Recruit Robert Muchamore Persepolis Marjane Satrapi Pig Heart Boy Malorie Blackman Out of My Mind Sharon M. Draper The Ant Colony Jenny Valentine Gifted Marilyn Kaye

100 years of solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marwuez is one of my favorite classics. Nice that you have Calvino in your list but in general you seem to miss some of the great south European/latin american and Asian writers.

THANK YOU FOR PUTTING KING LEAR! I studied it at A Level and all anyone did was complain about it being too long. I could have studied it for years and never lose enthusiasm. Also love that Emily Dickinson is your favourite poet. I visited her house when I went to New England 2 years ago, so recommend! I also did my academic literature essay (same course as you at exeter!), which sid a comparative study between her and Sylvia Plath, to argue her case as the founder of congressional poetry. I’d love to watch a series where you go deeper into specific books 🥰

YAY I’m so excited!! I’ve always wanted to be a part of a book club. This is so exciting 🥰

I miss the days when I used spend all my time reading. I didnt realise that you never have more free time than the present

“I can go on and on about poetry!” Please do!

This is the best book recommendation video!!!! Thank you so much.

Needed some recommendations for the year...thanks Ruby...the perfect video😍💕

the alchemist by paolo cohelo is amazing!! (and fight club and call me by your name but maybe im biased because i loved the films first lol)

Honestly if I didn't grow up reading I wouldn't be in top set english, or doing as well in school as it has helped my vocabulary immensely😊💗

I'm in such a non-fiction mood right now, so many of these have been added to my list!

I am starting to read books more in quarantine thank you 😁❤ I can't wait

Percy Jackson books are amazing as are the heroes of Olympus and trials of apollo. Fun Greek and Roman mythology stories

OMG! Finally an account that doesn’t just recommend the usual endless list of horribly written YA fantasy. I’m 25 and I’ve read a lot of these books and completely agree that they’re SO GOOD. So glad you reminded me of some of these as my old favourites. Excited to try out some of the ones I hadn’t heard of 🥰🥰

I’m so excited to watch, your channel is by far one of my favorites 💚

I love your recommendations. I think I added 20 books to my wish list. Love your channel.

Her: "Hello it's rudy" Me: *instantly subscribes*

Rebecca is my all-time favourite book, I’m glad it gets appreciated in this video! ✨

Wow! I am absolutely going to join this book club! Sounds amazing ❤ Beautiful video, I have been taking some of them for my reading list 😊

it wouldve been nice if you gave us your opinion on each book and tell us more about what theyre about but it was a nice video overall! cant wait to read some of them.

I've never been this early before lol I just finished a book today called The Wych Elm by Tana French. It was a really good crime book and can definitely recommend.

is this a threat

I don’t need to do much revision, the school year that I’m in, but you really inspire me to be more organised and productive :D x

ruby u are the best sometimes u are literally the only thing /person that can motivate me to study. there is something about u that is soooo inspiring and sooo kind and so relatable- you feel like a good old friend- you are literally an angel xxx