Uploaded March 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
In which I jump on a tag video that I saw on @TheReadingHour1 and was first created by @BookChatWithPat8668 .
The Questions:
JOY
“Let’s be grateful to the people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.”--Marcel Proust
1. Name an author whose books bring you joy, or discuss a specific book that made you feel joyful.
2. Discuss something about booktube that you find joyful.
FRIENDSHIP
“Kindred spirits are not so scarce as I used to think. It’s splendid to find out there are so many of them in the world.”-- L. M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables.
3. Discuss a book that focuses primarily on friendship.
LAUGHTER
“There’s nothing like deep breaths after laughing that hard. Nothing in the world like a sore stomach for the right reasons.”--Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower.
4. Discuss an author or a specific book that makes you laugh.
COMMUNITY
“We cannot live only for ourselves. A thousand fibers connect us with our fellow men.-–Herman Melville.
5. Discuss a book where the idea of community is important
6. Discuss a communal reading experience that you have had.
GRATITUDE
“I can no other answer make, but thanks, and thanks.” –William Shakespeare, Twelfth
Night.
7. Name a book in which a character demonstrates real gratitude, or name a book that left you feeling a sense of gratitude.
AND FINALLY,
8. Tag others to spread a sense of joy and gratitude.
Books Mentioned
The Empire: goodreads.com/book/show/156016841-the-empire
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell: goodreads.com/book/show/14201.Jonathan_Strange_Mr_Norrell
Tilly and the Bookwanderers: goodreads.com/book/show/41713778-tilly-and-the-bookwanderers
Anne of Green Gables: goodreads.com/book/show/8127.Anne_of_Green_Gables
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy: goodreads.com/book/show/241798.The_Hitchhiker_s_Guide_to_the_Galaxy
Check Please: goodreads.com/book/show/37534577-check-please-book-1
The Particular Charm of Miss Jane Austen: goodreads.com/book/show/30638360-the-particular-charm-of-miss-jane-austen
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In which I jump on a tag video that I saw on @TheReadingHour1 and was first created by @BookChatWithPat8668 .
The Questions:
JOY
“Let’s be grateful to the people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.”--Marcel Proust
1. Name an author whose books bring you joy, or discuss a specific book that made you feel joyful.
2. Discuss something about booktube that you find joyful.
FRIENDSHIP
“Kindred spirits are not so scarce as I used to think. It’s splendid to find out there are so many of them in the world.”-- L. M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables.
3. Discuss a book that focuses primarily on friendship.
LAUGHTER
“There’s nothing like deep breaths after laughing that hard. Nothing in the world like a sore stomach for the right reasons.”--Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower.
4. Discuss an author or a specific book that makes you laugh.
COMMUNITY
“We cannot live only for ourselves. A thousand fibers connect us with our fellow men.-–Herman Melville.
5. Discuss a book where the idea of community is important
6. Discuss a communal reading experience that you have had.
GRATITUDE
“I can no other answer make, but thanks, and thanks.” –William Shakespeare, Twelfth
Night.
7. Name a book in which a character demonstrates real gratitude, or name a book that left you feeling a sense of gratitude.
AND FINALLY,
8. Tag others to spread a sense of joy and gratitude.
Books Mentioned
The Empire: goodreads.com/book/show/156016841-the-empire
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell: goodreads.com/book/show/14201.Jonathan_Strange_Mr_Norrell
Tilly and the Bookwanderers: goodreads.com/book/show/41713778-tilly-and-the-bookwanderers
Anne of Green Gables: goodreads.com/book/show/8127.Anne_of_Green_Gables
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy: goodreads.com/book/show/241798.The_Hitchhiker_s_Guide_to_the_Galaxy
Check Please: goodreads.com/book/show/37534577-check-please-book-1
The Particular Charm of Miss Jane Austen: goodreads.com/book/show/30638360-the-particular-charm-of-miss-jane-austen
I'm now a Bookshop.org affiliate! Click here to shop some of my favorite books: bookshop.org/shop/freshparchment
Contact Me
Instagram: instagram.com/freshparchment06
Goodreads: goodreads.com/freshparchment16
Storygraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/heather_freshparchment
Email: freshparchment06@gmail.com
