my favourite books of all time
☕️ Hi, my name is Bell. Welcome to my little cosy corner of the internet where I talk incessantly about all things books. This is a list of my favourite books of all time (+ some honourable mentions!), as of April 2024. This is an ever-changing list and I'm excited to be updating this as I discover more amazing reads.
What are some of your favourite books? Let me know 💖
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🔖 Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:58 And every morning the way home gets longer and longer
03:19 Little women
04:35 Homefire
06:43 Stoner
08:07 Leonard and hungry paul
10:32 Transcendent kingdom
12:55 The remains of the day
14:14 Mary Oliver
14:46 The girl who fell beneath the sea
16:52 Honourable mentions
16:58 Island of missing trees
18:08 Wandering souls
18:56 Project Hail Mary
19:57 Senlin ascends
22:03 Brotherless night
acknowledging Country:
I live, work, play, and dream on the lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation. I love the city of Naarm (Melbourne) where I call home, and I’d like to pay my respects to Wurundjeri Elders past, present & emerging.
A great selection here! Remains of the Day pulled me out of a years-long reading slump and reminded me what an impressive novel can do. It will always have a special place in my heart too!
I agree - his writing is simply exquisite.
You are making me want to read all these books! I love "quiet powerful" books too. Glad I found your channel, excited to see what else you have going on here.
I think those "quietly powerful" books are the most understated, gentle, and brilliant books ever, I'm so glad you like them as well x
Such a lovely list! I just read Stoner for the first time and loved it.
I'm so glad you enjoyed it!
I love how soft spoken you are and the sound quality is great. It’s a pleasure to listen!🤍
Aw thank you so much. That's such a lovely thing to say 💖
I adore seeing Senlin Ascends get some proper love! I've read the entire series and its become one of my favorites of all time! I also love The Remains of the Day as well. Definitely a great example of quiet power.
the way you talked about Stoner and Leonard and Hungry Paul actually gave me goosebumps, I can't wait to buy and read them. Thank you for the lovely recs!!💛
I hope you enjoy them 😊
loved hearing you talk about these books, im about to put all of it on my tbr!
i love this selection & also the way you describe books 💗
😊 thank you
Thanks for the recs. Cool mic cover.
Omg I’ve been meaning to make a video like this for so long!! But like you said at the start, THE PRESSURE! 😅 I’m so glad you managed to push through and make it anyway, there’s nothing better than hearing people gush about the books they love! I’ve only read a few on your list, but they were all ones I enjoyed, and I totally agree about The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea!
The pressure is SO real! I hope you do make one one day x
I just stumbled on your channel and enjoyed listening about your favs, especially Stoner, Project Hail Mary & Remains of the Day as I adore them ☺.
They’re such lovely books 🥰 I’m so glad we have those in common
Fantastic selection :) I love The Remains of the Day and have Wandering Souls in my TBR.
Remains of the Day is fantastic. I really do think it's Ishiguro's best work yet. Hope you enjoy Wandering Souls x
I love Little Women, such a good one and totally agree that it’s a comfort read! Guess I need to add the rest here to my TBR 😊
Yes Little Women is so good! Hope you enjoy them x
@@readwithbell Agreed!! Thank you 😊❤️
Stumbled upon this video and I'm so glad i did! We share a few favorites so I have added some of the others you mentioned here on my tbr, thank you for sharing :) I alway struggle picking out favorites because there are so many brilliant books, but some of them are Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, The perks of being a wallflower by Stephen Chbosky, The little prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery, Ragged Company by Richard Wagamese, And every morning the day gets longer and longer by Fredrik Backman, The long way to a small, angy planet by Becky Chambers, A monster calls by Patrick Ness and Foster by Claire Keegan. Oh, also, Wendy Cope is my favorite poet so basically anything by her is also on the list but Serious Concerns takes the win I think.
Thank you so much for sharing your list! Ah I've read and loved so many of yours (except Frankenstein and Ragged Company, but they're on my tbr now). I love love The Little Prince, Becky Chambers and Claire Keegan (I totally agree with you - Foster is my favourite of hers too). I've heard so much about Wendy Cope - definitely checking her out soon!
knew i could trust this list when i saw transcendent kingdom. one of the best books of all timeeeee
I agree, it's such a wonderful read!
How do you find the time to read some many books, I can read maybe 2 per month. Currently Nicola Vath: The Rule of Three. This story in the Vampire family is so different than other "Vampire books"
I like your collection
Aw thank you!
Very enjoyable video, thank you so much. To Sleep in a Sea of Stars by Christopher Paolini was my train ride escapism go to. Science fiction with a kick ass female lead character, awesome book. You might enjoy In Search of Lost Time by Marcel Proust if you like really getting inside a character's life (aka stoner). It's got a pretty fearsome page count but I found it transcendent and beautiful. Thanks again.
Thank you so much for the recommendation! Added it to my TBR :)
"a shockingly beautiful portrayal of an unremarkable life" is a fantastic way of describing the book "Stoner". After all most people will not be remembered past their grandchildren or Great grandchildren's deaths; after that it will be as if they had never lived. Depressing. A very good book, though. Reminded me a bit of "The Death of Ivan Ilyich".
Ooh I've always wanted to read that novella! You've bumped it way up my TBR now ☺️
i still need to read stoner!!
Please do! It’s such a lovely book.
New to you ! Loved all your recs now following 🫶🏽
Thank you for subscribing, I really appreciate it! x
So excited to finally hear someone talk about Stoner! Immediate subscribe 🫶
Stoner is absolutely brilliant 🥰
Stoner is also one of my favorite books!!! You hit some of my book buzzwords with "small joys of everyday life" and meditation on a meaningful life. 🤍 Have you read Rilke's Letters to a Young Poet? If not, I'm pretty certain you'd love it. I recommend the Joan M. Burnham translation.
I’ve not read it yet but it sounds amazing. Added it to my TBR for sure x