Uploaded November 2022 | Updated September 2026, 5 hours ago

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Hello, so the other week I recommended you underhyped books and now I'm hear to tell you about 10 books that I think are really worth the hype, or which popular books you actually should read. Mostly literary fiction, historical fiction recommendations, and one middle grade too.

Let me know your favourite popular book.

0:00 - Intro
0:56 - The Vegetarian by Han Kang
2:49 - Normal People by Sally Rooney
4:59 - Still Life by Sarah Winman
6:58 - Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend
8:32 - The Promise by Damon Galgut
10:30 - Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward
12:40 - The Mercies by Kiran Millwood Hargrave
14:50 - The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennet
16:57 - Queenie by Candice Carty Williams
18:55 - Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel