Anyone who "roasts" The Witcher is a Nilfgaardian.
@JZETH_
4 жыл бұрын
dj suth hahaha totally fact
@screamityeah
4 жыл бұрын
Fact of life
@mbphilly77
4 жыл бұрын
Unless you're Cahir because he "is not a nILfGaArDiAn!!!"
@lenna6013
4 жыл бұрын
@@mbphilly77yeah lol, you know that someone didn't read the witcher books when they say "Cahir is Nilfgardian".
@jole5468
4 жыл бұрын
Nilfgaard is in the right in the games
@nikkiheide5447
4 жыл бұрын
The books have so much more wit than the TV show!! And I love me some witty sarcastic dialog.
@CapturedInWords
4 жыл бұрын
Definitely agree with your opinion on the TV-show, it had it's moments but overall I feel like it is the weakest link in the franchise. I suppose it's a small thing but I was really disappointed how they changed Geralt first meeting Ciri in Brokilon, that was my favorite part in SoD and the show completely changed it. There's a lot of other small things that annoyed me, Jaskier was funny but felt too modern and different than in the books, I didn't care for the time-jump structure of the show, Geralt didn't show enough of his character-- basically just grunted a lot, and overall the world just didn't feel much like the Witcher world to me. I still think it's decent and I see why people like it (though it's definitely overhyped) but the books and games are SO much better!
@JonPaulHart
3 жыл бұрын
Were you as bothered as I was that the show basically erased the amazing friendship of Geralt and Dandelion? In the books, they were like brothers. There was nothing that Geralt wouldn't do for Dandelion (evidenced in The Last Wish story). The show makes it seem like Geralt just begrudgingly tolerates Jaskier and only tries to help him because he feels guilty (during The Last Wish episode).
@currangill430
Жыл бұрын
@@JonPaulHart I was furious
@jarektopa5791
Жыл бұрын
TV Series has next to nothing to books
@marjorie.mp4
4 жыл бұрын
5:57 girl you are not alone. I feel like a massive jerk that's ruining everyone's fun when I say I don't like the show! I played the game in 2016, then moved onto the books (after Blood and Wine bc I just thought Regis was cool af and I wanted to read about his history with Geralt). Like you, I was also optimistic about the show before it aired but... was so disappointed. I'm honestly baffled by the praise of it. I think fantasy fans are just hungry for another high budget show. The dialogue made me cringe, and they're going to end up writing themselves into a corner with some of the changes. I still have misplaced optimism about season 2 though.
@ketami2
Жыл бұрын
I agree, I liked season 1 because I could see the potential but season 2 killed it for me. Didn't finish. Have all 3 video games and all the books.
@Kutomi1
13 күн бұрын
Only ever heard people saying how bad it is and how it doesn't give a shit about the source material. I'm never watching it lol
@violaivy
4 жыл бұрын
There's a difference between depicting sexism in a story & creating a world treats women badly to comment on sexism and being actually sexist. I think the books are trying to do the former but sometimes end up being the latter. Mostly with over sexualizing women, which happened a lot in the 90s not just in books but everywhere. This doesn't mean the series is bad or misogynistic overall but some things could've been done better. There's been a lot of progress in the depiction of women in fantasy since the books were published, so they can feel a bit dated now. At least that's how I felt, reading in 2020. But they are good, having some dislikes about how women are portrayed is not hating on the series as a whole. No series is perfect, but we can still enjoy them regardless.
@traumer9622
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah there is this one fight scene where Yennefers dress splits to reveal a "shapely breast"... and stuff like that. And all the casual rapey things.... Cahir falling for Ciri when she is still a child because he dreamt of her as a woman... the almost rape of Yen in the short story with the dragon where Geralt is kinda fine with it and Jaskier is excited... But I still LOVE the short stories and the first 3 books.
@_koeriwurst9959
2 жыл бұрын
I feel like Sapkowski is one of those old people who are actually politically very progressive - as we see when his stories handle topics like abortion, freedom of speech, and idk, a lot of things - but just have some absolutely atrocious ways of talking deeply entrenched in their brains from decades of talking to their fellow old people. I mean, I think we all have that one elderly lady relative who will explain to you why she supports gay marriage, votes green party, wants to end racism and smash the patriarchy while dropping 20 N-words left and right without giving a single fuck.
@patternrecon5271
Жыл бұрын
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@Al-ji4gd
Жыл бұрын
@@_koeriwurst9959 ''I mean, I think we all have that one elderly lady relative who will explain to you why she supports gay marriage, votes green party, wants to end racism and smash the patriarchy while dropping 20 N-words left and right without giving a single fuck.'' I guarantee you there's not a single person that does that.
@SteelSpurs
Жыл бұрын
The best way to counter this is to have the men be overly sexualized. There's nothing wrong with being sexualized, we're a sex-driven species after all.
@bhob2612
4 жыл бұрын
Triss basically had a Red Head Redemption in the games. Hated her in the books and somehow she became redeemable in the Witcher III.
@Awesome30034
4 жыл бұрын
she got redeemed in the books too
@Dav1d15196
2 жыл бұрын
Well I liked her even in books because she showed a lot of love and care towards Ciri and I liked that she was not flawless. She had her + and - like a real person and thats good writting.
@fredrikgranstrom6743
4 жыл бұрын
the short story collections are the best books in the series.
@junechevalier
4 жыл бұрын
I first read the witcher when I was in high school, and I went in not knowing what to expect, and tbh to me The Last Wish doesn't feel like a collection of short stories. It feels episodic because a witcher is supposed to take on different missions. I read it like I'm following the stories of quests like those baron quests in Velen or the underground lords in Novigrad
@galinor7
4 жыл бұрын
Here's an unpopular opinion, almost nobody here has read the Witcher. It's in Polish. What you read was the translation. So how good was the translation? My mother tongue is English and I'm an English teacher but I'm fluent in Spanish. I adore the LotR. The English original was exceptional in it's prose, vocabulary and exploration of English etymology. The Spanish translation is in my opinion a cheap novel about some Elves and a dark lord and ordinary YA at best. It simply lacked the English competence in the Spanish version. Many Spanish people that I know, (I'm a Brit) have no idea, even if they like the story, why LotR is so revered in the English language, because they have read it in Spanish. So what I really want to know is, How does the English translation compare to the Polish original in tone, prose, meter, vocabulary etc...? Is it as good? And what are the differences?
@kurku4523
3 жыл бұрын
I love that you’re making this point here! Polish is my mother tongue, English my second language (majored in English Studies). The Witcher saga completely enchanted me when I was a young teenager reading it for the first time, in Polish. Then I read it again as an adult, and I noticed that it’s not the literary masterpiece I imagined it to be as a child. It has its writing flaws. However - I still love the main character, the moral dilemmas discussed through the story, the Slavic folklore, the concept of Witchers, and - mind you - the overall “Polish vibe” to it. I think it has to do with the monsters, the geo-political landscape, the language obviously, the customs. I tried reading The Blood of Elves translated to English and... I dropped it. The language felt so artificial, try-hard, unnatural vocabulary... did not like it. Maybe I would if I read to the end but... that’s all I can tell you.
@whyonthefall5373
3 жыл бұрын
@@kurku4523 while I agree, I just want to point out that the character is probably less Polish than you might think. Geralt bears many, many similarities to Elric of Melniboné, as well as some of the main characters like Dandelion, Triss, Yennefer, Ciri etc. The Elric saga was was written nearly 30 years before the Witcher was, and the Witcher has definately borrowed aspects of it, such as the Conjunction of Spheres. Yet, I actually prefer the Witcher, even if many people say that it plagiarised the Elric saga, (which I only agree with in certain aspects)
@damesayo4656
3 жыл бұрын
Translation is what ruined Witcher. It was very popular in the Europe and a great success in many countries before it got translated to English and waaaay before the first game ! But they dropped that series, because no1 wanted to read it. Financial catastrophy. If not for the game success they would never go back to it and never would finish translating the series (they also skipped second book while translating ,so people were confused reading 3 suddenly). And even after it became phenomen no1 found gifted translator. Good translator should understand and feel the language he is translating from and it's good for him/her to visit such place even once. language is influencing how our mind works ! So, Witcher series is truly loosing it's charm. Trivia: before Witcher boom, some fans made fantranslation for niche who liked two books that were translated to English officialy earlier...and fans loved it ! they even convinced others who didn't like it at first to try once again and it worked ! So, translation with passion makes all the difference !
@kdnu27
Жыл бұрын
You've made an interesting point about LotR translation. I cannot answer your question about the quality of The Witcher translation, as I read it only in polish. But I want to comment sth else. Recently I read "Black Leopard, Red Woolf" novel in polish (it's the first instalment of fantasy trilogy inspired by african myths). The translation was very good and I could tell that author has an unique style and is definitely a master of English. It is very stylised novel especially in dialogues, which I'd describe as "biblical" in the vibe. I liked the book so much that I immediately bought the sequel, but this time in English (as the polish translation wasn't available). I was a bit afraid if I can read heavily stylised book, but so far do good. However, here I would describe the dialogues as "primitive". I have to point out that although I'm fluent in English I'm not a master of it, and my impression on the dialogues might be completely wrong. Nevertheless, it's interesting to see what difference make the translation over the original.
@JamieDMunro
4 жыл бұрын
Does anyone else just spend the whole time trying to read the titles of the cool books behind Elliot? lol
@bennwright8923
2 жыл бұрын
Yes 😂
@ytyler2012
4 жыл бұрын
I respect your opinion on the show, but you have to admit, Jaskier/Dandelion is a spot on character.
@KnightOwl1881
4 жыл бұрын
From what I remember in her reviews it was script and direction issues she had, not casting. So you're definitely right!
@kefkaFollower
4 жыл бұрын
"On spot" as funny and enjoyable, sure. As what the show needed to balance Geralt in some episodes. I agree 100%. "On spot" as close to the source material, I don't see it. The books Jaskier/Dandelion is proud peacock, he is a medieval rockstar. He can be witty so he takes Geralt's wit and grumpiness but would never take physical abuse. Show's Geralt punch Jaskier in the gut when they meet. Show's Jaskier/Dandelion would take any bullshit from Geralt and still follow him. -- edit: typos --
@Lioralon1
4 жыл бұрын
@@kefkaFollower yeah I also didn't like that they made a loser, when in the books he's famous and esteemed in his field. also made it seem like Geralt basically hates him/just tolerating him around. In the books they're best friends and Geralt loves hanging out with him, not just "lets" him come along :(
@Jo24689
4 жыл бұрын
Ty Young Jaskier looks nothing like the book, he suppose to be a womanizer, he suppose to wear a hat, in the show they made him a loser with a feminist character that sound like he was in love with Geralt while Geralt hated him most of the time, in the book they are best friends.
@geraltofrivia7456
3 жыл бұрын
Nah, he doesn't look anything like book dandelion, and in the books he is little bit more womanizer, he hitted woman on her butt (and he was not dumb) Sorry for bad spelling :)
@alexandravladmets8206
4 жыл бұрын
Geralts personality in the videogames and books are more similar to eachother than the carachter in the TV-show. Geralt is a rather chatty and funny (yet lonely) guy in the books, but on the TV-show all he does is grunt! I don´t think the TV-show has found its right form yet, since the books are written for grown ups n the show reads teen. It needs to decide if it´s cheese or serious.
@screamityeah
4 жыл бұрын
Can it be both?
@alexandravladmets8206
4 жыл бұрын
@@screamityeah both cheese n serious? Sure. Both chatty and grunty? sure haha
@presleychan3625
3 жыл бұрын
I hope henry cavill's geralt becomes a bit more sensitive as he becomes ciro's father figure. I feel like geralt's less serious side is what makes him a good character
@alexandravladmets8206
3 жыл бұрын
@@presleychan3625 He was kind of emotionless, wasn´t he? The directors of each episode are European but active in America. Perhaps it got "butchered" a bit by the American treatment. He is funny and caring, that is why he gets laid n we like him! He even have a few heart to hearts with men, even in the games, aabout his relationships!!!
@enclavesoldier1778
3 жыл бұрын
The virgin tv show and video game Geralt vs the chad book geralt
@BooksNdBarbells
4 жыл бұрын
Yennefer is a love to hate, hate to love. And I love it haha.
@Juli6SS
4 жыл бұрын
I actually liked the Last Wish much more than next books. I don't know, I guess I just enjoyed short stories of Gerald's adventures and would like to read more of them instead of getting into the main plot 😅
@kdnu27
Жыл бұрын
General consensus in Poland is that short stories are better than the novels. But we are specific market - at some point short SF and fantasy stories were more popular than the novels. Western market is exact opposite.
@rahhmennoodles338
3 жыл бұрын
SPOILER.....I hate Ciri's relationship with you know who while she was with the Rats. I feel like it started out with basically a molestation and turned into a weird Stockholm syndrome love type thing. Like she literally saved her from being raped and immediately preceded to rape Ciri. The whole time Ciri was with them I felt like I was reading about my sister being molested. Just got to the point in the book where she gets out of there and I do feel sorry about the gruesomeness that led to her leaving them but still I'm glad she got out of there.
@kdnu27
Жыл бұрын
The beginning of the relationship was definitely the worst part of the books. I think that Sapkowski had good intentions writing it (considering Ciri was genuinely in love) but had no clue how homosexuality works.
@bryson2662
4 жыл бұрын
I love all the books, all the games and the TV show
@oilman4032
4 жыл бұрын
I have been reading the books after playing the games and watching the the show. I have to say the show was pretty accurate to the first 2 books, and they didnt change too much. I didnt have a problem originally watching the show following the timeline which a lot of people said. But you are right ive also enjoyed them all.
@presleychan3625
3 жыл бұрын
Even the witcher 1? I can respect that but it looks borderline unplayable
@bryson2662
3 жыл бұрын
@@presleychan3625 Yeah, I liked it a lot.
@averagestraightwhitemale6776
6 ай бұрын
its great you should try it @@presleychan3625
@2smileystudios205
4 жыл бұрын
Literally the only thing that worked about the Tv-show for me was Cavill as Geralt. The scripts ranged from meh to bad. And the other castings ranged from okay to terribly miscast (looking at you Yennefer). The books are so much better. That said if I’m to critical of the novels (which I love), I feel like Sapkowski very much made them up as he went along and added what he felt was cool at the time.
@portuguesefan3
4 жыл бұрын
I think Joey did a good job as Jaskier as well. I didn't care about Yennefer's character in the show though.
@2smileystudios205
4 жыл бұрын
Isabel_S Absolutely he was definately one of the better ones 😊
@moorejb1
4 жыл бұрын
“It’s D&D with a game of thrones tone” doesn’t sound negative to me...
@HighShepherdLopes
4 жыл бұрын
I actually loved the audiobooks, the show was good, but there were character moments in the books that were just SO GOOD that didn't make it into the show and that was the most unfortunate aspect. I never played the games but I intend to play wild hunt.
@bryson2662
4 жыл бұрын
I disagree with the person who says you are not less of a fan if you only watch the show. Who is more of a fan of LotR? The person who reads it every year or the person who read it once and liked it? The former. That's not to say the latter isn't a fan or the former is better but the former is definitely more a fan than the latter.
@svnwukong
2 жыл бұрын
The author is sarcastic about video games. In polish language sarcastic tone sounds different than in english. He doesn't play games, but he respects developers from CDPR that made witcher games.
@weronikaryfka3088
4 жыл бұрын
Yeah as someone who is polish I totally agree that so much is lost in the translation. The Battle of Brenna is an entire gag in the polish version because, as the people who read the books know, it was renamed that from its original Battle of Old Bottoms, because the society collectively decided that Battle of Old Bottoms sounds stupid. In polish "Stara Dupa" is an insult. So if it was called the Battle of "Stare Dupy" it would insinuate that the people fighting in it were "stare dupy". And reading the translation I was like.. come on. It could have been at least something like "the Battle of Old Hags" because I feel like even though it isn't an exact translation, it gives the meaning across better.
@marianafata8169
4 жыл бұрын
I love the books, I feel bad when people don't like them. The series was fine, but you're right the best are the videogames. Greetings from Colombia.
@GEORGIOARCADE
4 жыл бұрын
Ohh my, this video is a nail biter Elliot 😬 😆 lol. I love The Witcher 3 game and i really did enjoy the show mainly for the action. I think it's all subjective of course but i think the tv show was a great way introduce new people to the franchise from a visual standpoint. Obviously the books are gonna be better cuz they go more in depth in terms of character building. You got me into this franchise through the books. Yennefer is not hateable to me considering how she came up. Well high 👋 for getting through this video. Have a happy reading day/weekend 💜
@loandbehold7348
4 жыл бұрын
I'm so happy seeing you talk about the Witcher series b/c you put my feelings about the books so well into words, especially in regard to W3 AND the TV show. I can totally see why people may feel put off by the series regarding style, pacing, etc. but same as you, I didn't have that much of a problem with most of the critique points b/c of what I feel for the game(s). Also, kudos to you for watching the whole Netflix show! after I've seen how they adapted the Pavetta/Duny story arc, I just couldn't be bothered to continue 😕
@skijumpnose
4 жыл бұрын
Toss a coin to your hater
@ducky36F
4 жыл бұрын
Witcher book haters infuriate me in a special kind of way
@ducky36F
4 жыл бұрын
Tom The Fish or at least the subsection of gamers that feel the need to dump on books they haven’t read (or went into reading wanting them to be bad) because they want to pretend CDPR came up with the Witcher or something. And it makes me sad because while TW3 does a good job of being a gateway into the series it is even better after you’ve read the books because you pick up on all the nuanced details they added and you understand Yennifer and Ciri a hell of a lot more. Edit: not liking the novels is fine and tbf most of the comments in this video are valid enough but there’s a difference between not liking something and straight hating
@urorazbojnik5678
4 жыл бұрын
I'm shocked, honestly....because the writing is awful and lacks a hand of a good editor.
@sernoddicusthegallant6986
4 жыл бұрын
I mean if you genuinely get mad because people dont like a book you do the the problem is kinda with you chief. I mean sure getting mad because of especially ignorant arguments (such as theyre "impossibly misogynistic") is one thing but getting mad because people hate your book is another.
@ducky36F
4 жыл бұрын
SerNoddicusTheGallant sorry if I was unclear: not liking something doesn’t bother me. Hating on something does, particularly when many hating either have don’t actually have valid complaints beyond “its bad, unspecified reason”, “the games are better” or “the author is this or that” or flat out refuse to read them because they’ve decided they are bad in advance. I think hating and not liking something are two different things. I probably shouldn’t of worded that comment so strongly. A better statement would be certain witcher book haters frustrate me. Normally seemingly subsets of the GOT or Witcher game fandoms (I love both the Witcher games and ASOIAF btw) that seem to want to discredit the Witcher books for some reason. Not liking the writing style, the story or feeling it is mysoginistic I may disagree with, but I understand
@ducky36F
4 жыл бұрын
Đuro Razbojnik I disagree 🤷♂️ it’s different to most English fantasy writing but it’s more a matter of translation and style than objectively bad.
@alexistrudel6837
4 жыл бұрын
People saying the books are mysogynistic really dont look at it as a whole(ciri, yennefer even Triss have a spotlight)
@poojarawat6168
4 жыл бұрын
I watched the show first, loved it..and then I read all the books. Now having read all (all 8) I love the books and I am still excited about the show. Is it weird? Somehow I feel that the books and show are different and I am (and will) not making any comparisons. Though I do have complaints about some parts of the book storyline...only hoping for the show to do a better at explaining/presenting certain portions of the books.
@vigilante47
4 жыл бұрын
I like the books so much. But I think we should look to the Witcher series as a whole. I mean games are telling the continuation of the books. So I loving them all. Also I am very confused about Netflix show.
@przemoc19225004
4 жыл бұрын
I fully agree with most of it being lost in English translation... I've read Polish ones many times (I'm obviously Polish) and have read English translation couple of years ago... It seems the same, but kind of castrated... :P
@isa_the_icequeen
4 жыл бұрын
I liked the TV show for what it was. The glowing center was Henry Cavill and his devotion to the character and the series. But the erasure of all of the Slavic nature of the story (even if it is not based in the real world, you cannot deny it that organically Slavic nature) was deplorable. And focusing almost entirely on Yennefer and Ciri so early on was a bit odd. Yes, their stories needed to be told, but at least in the stories they were bringing to light in the first season, Geralt was the center of it. Ciri takes on a larger part in the series later on, she basically takes the helm toward the end, but at the beginning Geralt is the center. The script writing was lax and the costumes were terrible (whoever was in charge of costuming needs to take a flying leap, cuz that ain’t it, sis.) And whoever cast Foltest needs to be hit. Foltest had boyish good-looks and was charming, not the fat slob they made him out to be. But, anyone who says the Witcher series is misogynistic clearly hasn’t read past the short stories (which you cannot do if you’re going to review or criticize anything). The sorceresses are powerhouses unto themselves-in the books, Witchers are actually fairly easy to squash like a bug, they’re not as powerful as they’re made out to be, hell SPOILER Geralt was killed with a pitchfork to the gut. Sorceresses can bend the laws of nature to their whims, are advisors to kings, and basically have entire kingdoms wrapped about their little fingers. And they all have very distinct personalities, which usually does not happen in high fantasy women characters, if we’re being honest. Yes, they are highly sexualized, but sometimes it is what it is.
@Tarcan222
3 жыл бұрын
Hi, first of Sapkowski's Hussite Trilogy, The Tower of Fools will be released in english very soon. I'm curious if you will like it or not.
@troo_6656
2 жыл бұрын
Just started to read the books few months ago after playing Witcher 3. It is so great to see that I am not just some lone lunatic who thinks Wild hunt and short stories were the best part.
@skrensh69
4 жыл бұрын
Honestly when I read the first two Witcher books that are a collection of short stories, I never realized at the time. Like, to me, it just felt like I was reading a regular book..? lol I should also add that they were my first fantasy books.
@TheHexedLibrary
4 жыл бұрын
I've only watched the show (like a week ago) and I really enjoyed it. It definitely has me wanting to read the books =)
@mouneebak2078
2 жыл бұрын
Old comment and even older video. But the reviews and ratings of the show say otherwise.
@hollowtomato
4 жыл бұрын
I think one of the issues fans have with the Netflix show is, that we've seen this world and it's characters come to life with the Witcher game series. It was done with love, passion, respect and writing (in Witcher 3 at least) that almost rivals Sapkowski in quality. The Netflix series does not take that route. The showrunner, the writing team and producers are clearly telling the story, that allings with their real world political ideology: - Focusing so much on Yennefer and Ciri. Notice how Geralt was center of the marketing for the show, even though the witcher is almost a side character in his own show? -The slavic theme has been erased and forced diversity runs rampant. - Nilfgaard and their scrotum armor. They also are reduced to religious fanatics... And they are all white, when the show itself is so diverse. If we compare the games and the show, you can clearly tell who are the ones that actually love the source material.
@kuuki.yomenai
2 жыл бұрын
I'm still disappointed with some of the side character's ending, I feel like they got used for the story and then killed off once they got their use on that point in time, or I'm just still bitter with a certain poet's ending...
@catalinaounowho3406
2 жыл бұрын
I was really disappointed with side characters constantly being killed off too! I will say…. I’m not sure if you stopped reading when you got to that point in the books (I’m assuming I know what you’re referring to), BUT you should definitely continue. I’m not trying to give too much away, but let’s just say that has a much better outcome than expected :)
@kuuki.yomenai
2 жыл бұрын
I just finished all the books last night, and I've never been so glad that the Witcher games exists. If its just the books, man ohh man.
@aragorniielessar1894
4 жыл бұрын
I liked the tv show, it was not a great show. But all in all i liked it, but yes the books are better. I have not played any of the games. I apologize for my awful spelling and grammar.
@hrvojezovko8426
4 жыл бұрын
I played Witcher 2 back in the day when it came out. Because of it, I played the Witcher 1. Because of it, I read all the books. Because of it I played the Wild Hunt. Because of it I watched the show and play standalone Gwent to this day. Games are awesome, especially Wild Hunt. Show was okay, nothing special but better than I expected. I'm most grateful about reading the books, for me they are quite good fantasy series. In my top 5 for sure, and I read quite a lot fantasy. Overall, this is one great franchise which gets too much hate because it became too mainstream for your average hater
@andrewhanson405
4 жыл бұрын
How is 'It's like DnD but with Game of Thrones tone' a roast? That sounds bad ass
@bruncla2303
4 жыл бұрын
i dont get the comparison. witcher and GOT are both adult fantasy and thats like all they have in common. focus of the story is different, scale of the story is different, even the social standing of the main characters are different.
@TheRedHaze3
4 жыл бұрын
@@bruncla2303 The tone, mate. Obviously they have a lot of differences, but they are both pretty dark and gritty. That person was specifically talking about the tone.
@ShadowPa1adin
4 жыл бұрын
I consider it more an "Grimdark Discworld" or "R-rated Princess Bride."
@whyonthefall5373
3 жыл бұрын
@@ShadowPa1adin for me, Elric saga and fairy tales
@MKTraxel
4 жыл бұрын
So I read the Last Wish. I'm personally not a fan of short stories to introduce a universe (they're great once I love a series). I struggled my way through the Last Wish, especially since the short stories weren't even in order. Would you recommend trying to find a chronological way to read the short stories to get to the novels? Or which books are covered by the first season of the show?
@diegostach9563
2 жыл бұрын
I know, it's been a year, and you probably read every book by now but... Theoretically season 1 was supposed to be some things from short stories, and a few from blood of elves. Things turned around in season 2, because literally nothing from books is there. They changed plot, characters, places, world, everything so yeah. I really don't think we could say that they "cover" any of the books here.
@X-PAGAN-X
4 күн бұрын
To paraphrase G R R Martin, ..."some people complain about my detailed descriptions of a penis entering a vagina but they are happy with my equally detailed descriptions of an axe cleaving a skull or a disemboweling sword thrust, this puritanical attitude seems to be mostly an American phenomenon"...as an American George is far better qualified to make such a statement than me, however for myself as an open minded European adult I suspect he just may have a point, having said that there is no such detailed sex within the Witcher books, interestingly the complainers do not seem to be complaining about the appalling racism and violence but feel upset over sexual attitudes (within the world of these stories) particularly 'sexism' (or the full and frank appreciation of the female form) from men to women as that seems to be the trigger for most complainers and yet during the course of the entire series of books the 'sexism' is clearly featured not only from men to women (complaints) but also women to men and women to women (no complaints about either funny that) these books are not for every one (what is ?) ......if you find the themes inherent within these stories offensive....... leave well alone.
@Eden-zl1zf
4 жыл бұрын
The Witcher is so amazing. Honestly it's fantasy at it's best
@stevemps11
4 жыл бұрын
I appreciate your prospective on the series and the genre in general you inspire me to actually read more books. In the last handful of years I have gotten lazy and have stuck mostly to audiobooks lol
@Dav1d15196
2 жыл бұрын
Witcher 3 Wild Hunt was something else. It greatly resumed the story after the books and it greatly gave respect to books too. Character development, main story about Ciri and her destiny to complete prophecy and Geralt's love with Yen or Triss is done great too. A lot of things is mentioned in this game what happened in books too. Even Regis in DLC is brought greatly back. It was something else that game. Sapkowski was hatin on that because he was not making big money from it. Netflix is making show that is not very well based on books and they are basically creating they own story and he likes it because he has more money from it...
@iaxandthemoon2471
4 жыл бұрын
Reagarding the reading order/publication order: the English book market is sooo sloppy. So often they change book covers mid series, they change the sizing of the book, etc.. especially in longer series where there are gaps between the publications.
@deyanmilev8492
2 жыл бұрын
Yennefer is the best female character in the fantasy genre. Change my mind. I'll never understend why some people dislike her. Moste of them are just immature teenagers, I presume...
@ciamciaramcia99
4 жыл бұрын
People accusing "Witcher" of misogyny really infuriate me. It's like they didn't read or comprehend the books at all. Is Sapkowski a feminist? No, but I'd argue that his books (atleast this series) are. World of the witcher is full of smart, capable and liberated women. 1. Most of magic practitioners are witches. 2. The best monarchs are usually women (lioness of Cintra, queen of lyria and rivia, queen of elves) while male monarchs are often incompetent slobs and drunkards manipulated by others, often witches. 3. The only morally good, non hypocritical religious leader in the series is a priestess of an all female cult, worshipping the goddess Melitele, who's friends with main character and sends her female pupils to the war where they nurse the wounded (note that much of the horrors of war are portrayed from female perspective). 4. Ciri (the other main character) is a teenage witcher AND a witch trained by both Geralt and Yennefer, she's the most powerfull character in the story and also a lesbian/bisexual which is not portrayed as a bad thing or "just a phase". 5. Yeneffer (3rd or 4th most important charachter) is a badass, smart, ambitious, highly competent and sexually liberated witch who's in an on-and-off relationship with Geralt where they're equals, although most characters in universe think that she's "on top" and witcher is just her boy toy. 6. Witcher is friend with the leader of dryads, who are an anarcha-feminist commune of eco-terrorists who kill soldiers and lumberjacks send by neighbouring kings and lords to chop wood in their forrest, kidnap little human and elven girls to raise as dryads, use captured men for reproduction before releasing them and they're not only portrayed as not evil but at worst morally ambivalent, but also right to fight for their survival. 7. Geralt has a lot of lovers, but he never uses them, on contrary sometimes he's the one one who's used by some witches who think it would be sexy and exotic to have sex with a mutant. Sometimes, like with Triss in the first book of the Saga, Geralt gently refuses woman's advances, because he doesn't want to hurt her. 8. After the battle of Thanedd and the destruction of the wizard's council, a group of witches form an all female lodge, which isn't at all portrayed as clique of man-hating harpies hellbent on rulling the world, but morally ambigous even though they try to manipulate Geralt, Ciri and Yen for their plans. 9. There is a chapter when one of Geralt's companions is revealed pregnant while on the dangerous mission. Rest of the team who are all male, debate how to best help her and all acknowledge that it's her right to choose, and whatever she does they'll support her and never judge. 10. There are two (afaik) instances of Geralt stopping rape, and in neither the victim is a stereotypical overly thankful, pretty young maid who's ready to kiss the hero just moments after almost getting brutally raped. Actually, in the first case (from flashbacks) when young inexperience Geralt expects thank you from the victim, she just screams, terrified of witcher who just brutally killed her attacker, showering her in his blood. In the second case, Geralt and his team happened upon a gang rape and kill the rapists, but the victim was to mentally numb and damaged to even say anything. 11. Pretty much all characters who espouse bigoted views are portrayed as morally evil, usually hypocritic, often of low inteligence and bad personal hygiene.
@patkapapatka
4 жыл бұрын
For anyone interested in how to pronounce the author's name it's: ANJ- (like in Jet) - EJ (like in EIght) It's a simplified version, not 100% accurate but much closer to the proper one ;)
@nenerson1195
4 жыл бұрын
Oh man, Season of Storms was not my jam even though I loved the rest of the books. (spoilers) I hated how the book started and ended in the same place, it just felt so contrived. Like, what did we just do for 500 pages?
@ducky36F
4 жыл бұрын
Even though I know it was a prequel it was kind of jarring for me that Season of Storms was suddenly all about Geraldt again after being so used to following Ciri about 60% of the time by the end of the main saga It was kind of just a bit of fun though rather than a serious story I think
@nosferatum791
4 жыл бұрын
I have read the series 6 times (7 times "Baptism of Fire" and "Lady of the Lake") but never played any of the games and was disappointed with Netflix TV series. I don't have time to make longer comment now, but I'll watch the video later and read all the comments :) EDIT: About sexism: I have read these books first time around 15 years ago, most readers that i know in person are female (including my 2 ex girlfirends) and i never heard from them any such accusations.
@sanjanphukan
4 жыл бұрын
Last year I finished reading all the 7 books (except for Season of Storms) and I enjoyed all of them. Some of the characters like Regis and Milva became my favourites. I thoroughly enjoyed all of their interactions. The show was good too. It had it's own style. I'm waiting to see how it turns out in the subsequent seasons. Also love that absolutely insane background score of the show. I haven't played the games as of yet. But I'm planning on playing Wild Hunt.
@M_aryAnne
4 жыл бұрын
Did you see Assassins Creed Valhalla trailer that came out yesterday? I know you love Vikings and video games so it seems right up your ally. It looks so good and now I’m to excited for it! 😂
@thewingedserpent5823
4 жыл бұрын
Of course women aren't treated well in the witcher. Nobody really is treated well in the witcher
@SheWasOnlyEvie
4 жыл бұрын
When we heard that The Witcher was going to be released on Netflix, my husband tried getting me to play Wild Hunt. I wound up reading The Last Wish and Sword of Destiny (I enjoyed them), then we bingewatched the show (also, I enjoyed it). I finally tried playing Wild Hunt and...I just didn’t like it. I’m also not really into video games and am pretty picky about them when I do play: I love Horizon Zero Dawn, Spyro, and Mario Kart and that’s about it.
@She-wolf3636
4 жыл бұрын
I watched the show first, then read the books. I really, really liked the show :) That being said, definitely not for everyone
@rhoeginearaza2647
3 жыл бұрын
Because of the show, I read the books too!
@danecobain
4 жыл бұрын
I haven't played the game and bailed on the TV show after the first episode and a half, but I did like the books :D
@jackbolder5734
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the balanced review. Is there any similar series you could recommend?
@BrettWoodPiano
4 жыл бұрын
I think most people who like the books are influenced by the game. I've never played the game, and the only books I liked were the short stories. I think the games add something that make the books more bearable
@deniahmetaj
Жыл бұрын
I knew about the witcher 3 ever since it won the GOTY award and never played it until I saw the show when it came out and then read through all the books before playing TW1, 2 and wild hunt. So, no, in my opinion the books are great on their own and the awful show does only one good thing for the series: inviting new fans to start reading the books
@BloodDjimon614
Жыл бұрын
I re-read the the 7 novels (not Storms) every year. Easily my favorite fantasy series, maybe my favorite series overall outside of the first 4 Dune novels. I'm not a fan of the games . I enjoyed 2 but couldn't ever get into 3. Never understood the point to them. The story has a definitive end in the novels, and one of my favorite endings at that.
@BrettWoodPiano
Жыл бұрын
@@BloodDjimon614 I don't know how that is your favorite ending, especially after the slog that is Lady of the Lake, but different strokes for different folks
@fasdaVT
4 жыл бұрын
I think that the video games are fun games but sort of miss the point of the story. Ciri isn't the chosen one she the mcguffin to give birth to the hero. There isn't supposed to be a big monster for ciri to fight, the big problem is climate change.
@GiovanniAlckmimRusso
2 ай бұрын
My unpopular opinions would be that The Witcher works better when it's just Geralt doing his job and the adventures that comes from it, which is why my favorites are The Last Wish, Sword of Destiny and Seasons of Storms. And Yennefer is not that great.
@JennaWahl
4 жыл бұрын
Oh my gosh! I just recently found your videos yet you are so adorable! I cannot wait to try to annotate my books moving forward. Yet, I cannot wait to hear what you have to say about the Witcher. I have a KZitem channel and I talk about how we emotionally connect to fictional characters. Which I am doing all the Witcher characters. I saw one of your floating tags saying "i hated Yennefer" and I am interested to see where that is going because I did too in the beginning and shared it on my video of Yennefer.
@megshay7844
4 жыл бұрын
All I know about the Witcher I learned from memes ...this seems like it’s for me
@justinszzzz
4 жыл бұрын
I completely agree with you on the show. Good moments and episodes, but overall just no. Also, without reading books or playing video game, unfortunately, will probably not read the series, or basically it has been pushed to the bottom and will stay at the bottom of my tbr =[
@unkempthawk
4 жыл бұрын
I respect your opinion on the show, but I really did enjoy it a lot. It’s different from the books, but I think so many of the actors had so much charisma and character to them that I was able to recognize it as an almost alternate-universe to the books. I’m looking forward to season 2
@guitarmama06
11 ай бұрын
I started my journey into the Witcher world through the Witcher 3: Wild Hunt game. Then I heard that it was based off of a book series and I realized that there were two previous games. I was about halfway through the 3rd game and had no prior knowledge or backstory, so it was confusing to me. I bought all 8 books and read them all. I did enjoy every single book. I do wish I could play the first game, but, I don't have a PC. I do have a 360, and I have bought the 2nd game, but haven't had time to play it (there are children about, and a job), so it's just easier and more personal/intimate to just play TW3 on my Nintendo Switch Lite, as I can either wear headphones or turn down the volume if need be. Then I understood that there was a TV series. I was able to find a place on the Internet to watch the first series for free. I actually did like [most] of the series. All in all, I prefer the books and [at least the 3rd] game(s).
@roiking2740
2 жыл бұрын
what do you think of the butchering of emyr character in the witcher 3?
@delza9137
4 жыл бұрын
My rates for The WItcher. The video game: 10/10 The book serie: 7/10 ( I red it in french tho..) The serie: 4/10
@brad5342
3 жыл бұрын
So I actually read the books because of the show, I looked for reviews on the show because I knew it was a game (even though I never played the games) and sometimes shows or movies based off video games end up being really bad. Then I found out that the books actually existed and that they weren't based off the video games so I jumped into the books because I always have to read the books before I watch the show. I made my way through The Last Wish, sped through Sword of Destiny and then watched season 1 and I actually really enjoyed the show. I might be in the minority of book readers who actually liked the show but I can't wait for the new season! As for the book I'm currently on Blood of Elves and I'm really enjoying it!
@tushartanvir5672
3 жыл бұрын
No you are not. you will find many book readers have really enjoyed the show with some disagreement with some changes.
@s-wo8781
4 жыл бұрын
The author's disdain for video games is what caused him from getting screwed in his deal with the video games. He didn't realize how much money video games made and went with a straight up cash deal instead of a royalty deal and the series blew up!
@sernoddicusthegallant6986
4 жыл бұрын
Sapkowski still has a deal with CDPR, they settled their beef a while back.
@boris_bulletdodger9109
2 жыл бұрын
I personally don’t think story of The Wild Hunt is better than books plot but it definitely on the same level.
@ellasnovellas
4 жыл бұрын
I've never played the games but I loved the books (after the short stories)!! I tried to give the show a chance but didn't get past the first 20 minutes 😂
@aspacelex
Жыл бұрын
It should be more commonly known that the first two books are collections of short stories and if they're boring you, you can just skip to the last one, which is basically the prologue for the actual series.
@aleksandragieralt7370
4 жыл бұрын
I had very low expectations of the show and it exceeded them, but I didn't like it very much nonetheless. They didn't do the one thing that I worried about - overly politicize the story. I kinda wish they put in MORE politics and focused on the prejudice more as opposed to brushing it over. They didn't explain why these groups were prejudiced against each other, they just kinda left the prejudice - and the history of the countries and factions - in the background. I really enjoyed the main cast (Geralt, Ciri, Yen and Dandelion/Jaskier), I did not expect to like any of them but I liked all of them. I thought the villains would be caricatures of real-life people and I appreciate that they weren't, although I do think the show was maybe a bit too black-and-white (in the books Nilfgard does to a point represent Germany and its relationship with Poland, but not so much WWII - there are more parallels to Prussia during the partitions of Poland and to the modern day EU, I'd say there are even some parallels to the British empire and colonization). However, the fact that Geralt does not meet Ciri in Brokilon and that Geralt's, Ciri's and Yen's fates are completely inevitable turns me off from the show. In the books you could escape your destiny although there could be negative consequences to that. And episode 3 was unwatchable for me because Yen and Ystred (Istred?) spend it naked (I'm not saying anyone/anything is sexist, but I don't watch nudity for both religious and personal reasons). I do think the nudity was gratuitous and put in for shock value as opposed to plot reasons. I stopped watching after this, although I was still willing to give it other episodes a chance after listening to reviews to see if the nudity trend would continue. I found out about the Brokilon thing and some other changes and decided to give it a hard pass. I do find that a considerable amount of the originality of the story is lost in translation . . . The characters and story are typical of fantasy, Sapkowski is a very well read fantasy writer who enjoys these tropes and admits to having written the stories quickly without outlining them for money (I do think he loves his stories and characters more than he lets on, but they do seem to be a bit rushed. I know CDPR had difficulty mapping the world because the geography was inconsistently described). I think the archetypal fantasy characters running around spewing very Polish phrases and Geralt and Dandelion sounding like my Polish uncles adds a certain . . . warmth? . . . to it. And a lot of the humor is based on idioms ("where the devil says goodnight") and references to Polish books that are mandatory reading for schoolchildren in Poland (Henryk Sienkiewicz, Wyspianski). The elements pertaining to more famous folk stories (Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Rumpelstiltskin) probably translate very well, and I think they were quite original when they came out (this was before Shrek, Enchanted and the Disney remakes) but I came to these books in the height of the Disney remake and fairy tale deconstruction craze and had seen these stories deconstructed in the same way multiple times before I read Sapkowski's take, so its also a matter of timing in my case. It doesn't reflect upon the originality of the work when it came out, but its hard to view it through that lens when reading it at the height of the retelling craze. I have seen three episodes of the show Game of Thrones and (sorry) I didn't like it one bit - it was very nihilistic. Witcher is quite dark, but never nihilisitc, there's always a hint of goodness in these people, Geralt and Ciri pretty much always do what they believe to be the right thing, and even Yen and Dandelion are very loyal and willing to sacrifice for their true friends. I know the Game of Thrones books are different, I'm not claiming they are nihilistic (from what I hear from fans they are darker but they are also more hopeful, more of a contrast, but I can't vouch for them myself). I will be honest about the "misogyny": I feel weird about how the women are portrayed (the men too). I don't think its misogynistic. However, the proverbial "male gaze" is very prevalent and I can tell which traits Sapkowski finds most attractive in women by the way he describes Yennefer and Ciri. I also have the impression that he prefers bisexual women because most of the female characters (Ciri, Triss, Calanthe, Meave) are bi while almost all the men are straight. I think he wrote it this way because he finds it attractive, and the way he writes it comes across very awkwardly. I do think that the men are equally over-the-top and that he makes efforts at incorporating a female gaze for Geralt - he's tough and masculine on the outside but a soft-hearted white knight on the inside, but I don't necessarily think that's a good thing. There's also a "male gaze" on Geralt in that male readers can live out their fantasy through him. People might be upset at the Lodge, which seems to be a parody of a combination of Freemasonry and feminism: they are feminists who conspire against others, especially other women (Ciri and Yennefer). Unfortunately that is a bit true to life because there are some people (male and female) who refer to themselves as feminists but disregard other women when its inconvenient for them. I'd say maybe the Lodge is a bit over-the-top, but I don't think Sapkowski fears powerful women. In his stories the kingdoms and churches in which women are in power - Cintra with Calanthe and the Church of Melitele with Nenneke - are usually the "better" ones. I definitely don't think someone is sexist for liking the books. The way men and women are described is awkward, but I wouldn't call it offensive. Its a bit too much information about himself on Sapkowski's part, but on the other hand he's writing what he enjoys . . .
@jamtex2
4 жыл бұрын
If your uncles sound like Geralt and Jaskier, I envy you.
@LanaFeyah
4 жыл бұрын
With regards to the comment saying that basing something off traditional fairytales makes it feel unoriginal - I mean, while I do fully agree with this, you would be amazed to learn of how many books, games and films are based on fairytales and mythology without anyone ever noticing. That said, I personally found that The Last Wish was very tropey (not meant to sound negative). I mean, even Geralt himself is a lone warrior trope. I think what stood out as unique to me was the way in which Sapkowski fleshed out Geralt and the other characters in The Last Wish and made them so believable and human. Like (spoiler) Geralt trying to understand why on earth he cares that Yennefer's nose is too long and not being in-tune enough with his emotions to understand that he's getting a lil' crush, shall we say. With writing as straightforward as Sapkowski's (when he isn't info-dumping through dialog, of course), if you don't pay attention to the details you might miss out on everything he has to offer. That was the mistake I made the first time I read The Last Wish and the reason I didn't like it until I re-read it a bit more carefully. Also, I prefer the games to the books as well, fight me.
@whyonthefall5373
3 жыл бұрын
To make it seem even more unoriginal, it bears many similarities to the Elric saga, so much so that some call it plagiarism
@szafraniec8164
12 күн бұрын
Great work
@nathandunlap3039
Жыл бұрын
God bless u. Old friend.3.5.
@eddya7894
4 жыл бұрын
As someone who hasn't read the books (Yet! I just started "The Last Wish" this week), I loved the show. I liked the characters, the mystery, the plot, and even the structure. Geralt is hit or miss. But the character that really had a great growth arc and also grew into my favorite was Yennifer. I am really excited for the next season. I know that I'm not versed in the Witcher book lore and universe (though I am quickly rectifying that), and I've never played the games,, but I can't understand why so many people don't like the show. Yeah, it isn't the best show in the world, but to me it is better than 75% of the stuff on TV and streaming right now. I think it does a decent job of ushering in the "new wave" of Fantasy shows (post-GOT). But those are just my opinions as a Witcher newbie. To each their own.
@insanodeathguy2160
4 жыл бұрын
Started reading season of storms love it
@geraltbiaywilk1788
4 жыл бұрын
Well part of sorceresses power is their attractivness, they use their sexuality as a way of manipulating others, they charm powerful people not using the magic. And also: most sorcerreses grow up ugly, i mean imagine if you could become from like average looking person and than boom, you are basicly goddess, so far more attractive its hardly imaginable, ofc you would experiment with your sexuality a lot Aretuza, the main school where they grow up, is incredibly toxic place, everyone is cutthroat, ruthless, ambitious, and that sort of behaviour is rewarded, so obviously they dont learn to grow healthy attachments, and after graduation they get their magical enchancments and are thrust into that cold and uncaring world with A LOT of power, and into positions of power, so most of them have very shallow relationships with everyone around Idk, thats my take on the issue
@Joharis
4 жыл бұрын
I'm only 3 books into the Witcher series and so far the collection of stories are the most interesting to me
@mikedahuman
Жыл бұрын
Anyone who says video games are a waste of time, But reads a lot obviously doesn't see the irony in that statement. They are essentially the same thing, some could say that video games are more stimulating because there is also problem solving and other skills that can come from playing them. Just like how reading has its skills that can come from doing it.
@Morfeusm
4 жыл бұрын
I love Witcher since 2003 but I never care about video games and Netflix series was ok. 🤗
@akaMissFierce
4 жыл бұрын
I'm so glad you made this video! You can absolutely love something and know that other people might find it problematic. I think the problem lies when people rave about something without the little asterisk being like psst hey...there's some stuff here that you might not like for x, y, or z. But from what I've seen of your videos, you always do a really great job seeing both sides. I personally love the plot of The Last Wish but couldn't stomach how women were treated, and therefore liked the show a lot better. I'm also a person who doesn't play video games, so the show is my only option to see this story through at this point, since I won't be continuing with the books. Dear Witcher stans in the comments, pls don't roast me for my opinion.
@chiefpurrfect8389
4 жыл бұрын
I've no intention to "roast" you or whatever, you are entitled to your opinion just like everyone else. But as a woman, save for a few more or less inoffensive instances, I just didn't find anything wrong with the way female characters were treated? Like sure, there's definitely what they call "male gaze" and yes, there's some violence but it's all across the board. Other than that I found the book series to be overall quite progressive, given that it's dark adult fantasy especially, which often tends to be an edgy, angsty rapefest in the name of gRiTtY rEaLiSm. I don't want to argue with you or tell you that you are "wrong". I'd just appreciate it if you were willing to articulate what it was that made you drop the book series after one book (which, you don't owe me btw).
@sineadjenks5325
4 жыл бұрын
I've watched the show, (loved it), seen the games being played (need to get them for myself) and I'm still really keen to read the books ☺️
@whyonthefall5373
3 жыл бұрын
4:56, true, but the Elric saga came out before that, so it's Elric saga with fairy tales
@KnightOwl1881
4 жыл бұрын
Making me feel that the fact that I loved The Last Wish (it and Baptism of Fire are my favorites) is an unpopular opinion haha!
@MrLikeaboss81
4 жыл бұрын
Baptism of Fire is my favorite too! But I think some readers don't like it as much because plot doesn't advance too much. Of course, that's the point! (at least with the Hansa)
@sernoddicusthegallant6986
4 жыл бұрын
I think Baptism is most people's favourite.
4 жыл бұрын
This video is so awesome! I really like that fans of "The Witcher" series can see another points of view through this. I would like to adress that comment about misogyny. I will not defend these books - it's true that Sapkowski could has done this topic better and for me (as a 16 yo when I read this) as a woman it was too much sometimes. But I think it's good to know the context. "The Last Wish" came out in 1993 and the last part of this series came out in 1999. In Poland the 90's is the first decade after transformation. Earlier when the country was under comunism policy there wasn't that much of information, especially from west. In that time woman should have been wife, mother, eventually - when the husband was ill or died - the breadwinner. There wasn't that much thought to woman position, it was about survival and being good human - in the end, in comunism everybody should be the same, right?. Maybe that's why in many Polish books back then in 90's there were sexist comments, too much sex content or mysogyny - Polish authors just didn't think about it, feminism was barerly existing here, the first ideas and reflections just started coming. So, yeah, he could have done better research, but I don't really think that he expected these books will be popular after nearly 30 years and in other countries than Poland.
@Amestria
4 жыл бұрын
You make a valid point and I do agree. I`d just like to comment that for me it`s more of a comment on misogyny itself. Sure now woman rights are more prominent than 30 years ago. But did it really all changed? From my experience, if a woman is in the position of power she`s expected to behave like a man and the amount of time I`ve heard women can`t lead they`re too emotional or being emotionally unstable (what does that even mean?) is crazy. So yeah I agree there is a lot of misogyny in those books, but pretty much every female character is strong, independent and thinking for herself. Is it easy for them, by all means, no? Would I like it to be less sexist? Sure. But the world of Witcher is a bad place, so I don`t think that would be realistic. Also, I`m a pessimist and I think in times of war people would be exactly that. Horrible, petty, vicious and advantage taking creatures, not all and maybe not even majority but the pupulation that would be exaclty like that would be enough to make everyone elses lifee miserable and living hell.
@jamtex2
4 жыл бұрын
What are you talking about? Communism was all about feminism and women's rights. Also, i honestly can't remember what's so terribly misogynistic about the witcher saga. The worlds itself - maybe; the books - how?
@jamtex2
4 жыл бұрын
@@Amestria "From my experience, if a woman is in the position of power she`s expected to behave like a man" To acquire power, and to hold this power, certain behaviours bear better results. It's not about "behaving like a man". Just read Machiavelli. Or history. Read about Olga of Kiev or Katherine the Great. It simply comes more natural to men, because we have lesser capacity for empathy.
@ciamciaramcia99
4 жыл бұрын
Most of what you said is wrong. The "man at work, woman at home" is a dychotomy of 1950s USA, not Poland in any period. Before the ww2 vast majority women (and children) from peasant, proletaryan or poor nobility background had to work for their families to survive. When communists came to power, women were even more integrated into the workforce because of both their feminist ideals and the need for workers to rebuild and industrialize Poland after ww2. Also, Witcher is not sexist or misogynist in any form, I would even say it's borderline feminist, but that's gonna be a separete comment.
4 жыл бұрын
@@ciamciaramcia99 I think that you just misunderstood me and just answered to "woman at home" thing. I also said that they were breadwinners, and okay, they worked in the communism time I didn't say it so that's my fault. But I don't think working is feminism - what I said about survival contains woman as a worker. It didn't change the woman position - she was expected to be a good wife and mother as the priority and there is still a myth about "Polish mother" ("matka Polka" which is still alive to this day btw and Polish woman fight with this myth also now). I just said that neither Sapkowski nor other Polish authors didn't think much in the time of transformation or in early years after about how to picture woman characters, how do they feel in certain situation, which way of treating them would be not offensive even if the action is taking place in medieval. There were no papers or research about this or at least they were not as popular to make a difference. And also of course I can be mistaken in some ways, I'm saying all this things from my family experience (I'm Polish) and my university studies (I'm Polish philology major). We can talk about this more if you want, but I think our points of view on Polish situation under communism policy can be different, there were so much different people in different situations at that time and different books tell different things about this.
@blacklabelz9
4 жыл бұрын
I personally loved the books and also liked the show. I only got through half of the wild hunt (approximately 70 hours). I can’t wait to go back and finish it. I got to know some of the characters really well through my play through and then meeting them in the books was really entertaining. I will say that when it comes to the show some of the casting I thought looked completely different than I imagined the characters to be such as Vilgefortz and Ciri. I also think a few of the added scenes felt out of place like that battle between the sorcerers.
@skrensh69
4 жыл бұрын
The only book I did not like out of the series was the last one -- The Lady of the Lake :(
@screamityeah
4 жыл бұрын
Bad moment to read this comment. I just finished Tower of Swallows
@ducky36F
4 жыл бұрын
@@_DarkEmperor I agree, the main problem imo with the last book is it spends to much time away from Ciri and Geraldt to try and cover the war, he probably realised he didn't want info dump "oh and this happened in the war, the end" after the Ciri/Geraldt story and didn't know how else to do it. Made a mistake not having an interesting pov involved in the war earlier in the series. The end, end also gets kind of crazy real fast without adding more spoilers.
@skrensh69
4 жыл бұрын
@@_DarkEmperor I agree on the fact that the ending of the series is "just stretched too much", it could have been maybe 200 pages shorter.But it's not what bothered me the most to be honest. What I did not like, and it's probably personal because none of you two mentioned it, was the (SPOILER) parallel-worlds trope. I was SO NOT interested at all in what was happening at the beginning of the book, I just wanted to get back to the usual world.
@sheepinaspaceship
4 жыл бұрын
I first watched the show, which i really liked although it is flawed. Then i started playing Wild Hunt, and I'm loving it, it's good! I recently read the 2 short stories collections, and although they weren't the best books ever, i really liked them, the vibe was like listening to an old tale around a campfire, but the characters were developed, and not just stock-characters. I guess i'm in the minority that likes all three different incarnations of this story 😂
@poojarawat6168
4 жыл бұрын
I am with you. Though I haven't played the games..but I love both the books and the show!!
@jamtex2
4 жыл бұрын
Could someone explain to me how is the Witcher Saga misogynistic?
@RubALamp
4 жыл бұрын
I kind of get why they would say it, however it is a very shallow way of looking at the series. Sure, Sapkowski tends to over-sexualize the women in his books, yet they are never one dimentional. In Blood of Elves where Ciri is nagging Yennefer about her virginity, Yennefer tells Ciri that if her virginity is so important to her then she should lose it just so she stops making a big deal about it; meaning sex is not only a stupid way of defining one self, but it is also unimportant, in contrast with many other works where they essentially view women only as sex objects. In Sword of Destiny, Geralt thinks just because Yennefer and him were physically intimate once, then that means Geralt kind of ‘owns’ her in a way, Yennefer basically tells him to fuck off. I could go on, but I think I’ve made my point. As I said in the beginning, people who think The Witcher saga is misogynistic are looking at it superficially and not giving it too much thought.
@jamtex2
4 жыл бұрын
@@RubALamp "Geralt thinks just because Yennefer and him were physically intimate once" Unless I misremember, it was Yennefer's opinion, not only about Geralt, but about all men. Also, I don't think Sapkowski over-sexualizes women. He often describes his female characters as attractive, but that's not misogyny IMO.
@RubALamp
4 жыл бұрын
Pietrek It is as you say, but in the end Geralt tells Yennefer that essentially that is what he thought. Then Yennefer tells Geralt to fuck off. I mean, in some descriptions Sapkowski can be very descriptive to the point of being somewhat silly (like Sabrina Glevissig in Time of Contempt), yet he never makes their sexual features the spotlight of the woman in question. I also agree that this shouldn’t qualify as misogyny, but I understand why some people would view it as such.
@jamtex2
4 жыл бұрын
@@RubALamp fair enough.
@rozusperelko
4 жыл бұрын
Check illumicrate special edition of the last wish. Its stunnig
@gloria5334
4 жыл бұрын
I completely missed witcher's roast on your IG profile! So, my unpopular opinion: I totally hate Ciri. Seriously, because of that I often thought about quit the series. Right now, I don't see the point of doing that as I'm about to finish with the last two books. I can't say I'm a huge fan of these books, sometimes I get bored while I'm reading and instead, in some other parts I'm very engaged. I think the adventures are nice and it's entertaining to go around this world (as well as in every fantasy books). Besides, Geralt is written very well. I feeling bad writing that because I'm a fan, but it should be funny to see the unpopular opinion about Stormarchives.
@death14x45
5 ай бұрын
The Witcher, LOTR and Harry Potter series are the best Fantasy books ever. All other best selling fantasy books fell short of these three gods.
@JLchevz
4 жыл бұрын
I'm about 70% into Sword of Destiny, having read The Last Wish of course and my only complaint, which of course may stem from the fact that both books are short stories, is the fact that it doesn't feel epic enough, or to put it differently, I feel like nothing really is going on. A.S.'s writing style is great and he is a great storyteller but it can get a little boring lol. Can't wait to start reading Blood of Elves though. Can anyone confirm if the actual main story is better than the short stories (not better, but you know what I mean)
@bruncla2303
4 жыл бұрын
for the first reading i liked the mains story better. but after rereads i just love the short stories bcs u already know the characters from the main saga and u are much more invested in them.
@Starman.2957
2 жыл бұрын
TV show is so devoid of life
@SorceressWitch
5 ай бұрын
I think the sexism isn't just about how women are treated. It's the author himself describing eomen in such ways that objectify them. I have read the 2nd chapter of The Tower of the Swallow and there is such a disgusting part that made me uncomfortable that i had to put the book down for a while. It literally had an man guilting a teenager into sex while he was dying, despite being twice her age. I was just thinking what is going through the mind of the author who wrote this? Because that's pretty messed up. Nobody should be ok with this. The good things written about women in these books don't make up for the sexism. I didn't know about the sexism until reading these books and wish people did talk about it. I have noticed bookborn do videos on the sexism. I think many people probably will excuse it but there is no excuses.
@CupCakeUnleashed
4 жыл бұрын
I'll throw up my feels as a person who played all the games and has read the main series (but not the shorts) Triss > Yen and even the games point out how Yen really isn't that great of a person for Geralt. I get that people like Ciri being Bisexual / gay (depending on your perspective) but people really miss that all her relationships were very abusive and she was taken advantage of multiple times. Considering the whole point in her is that her child could be the destroyer of the world (I cant remember how it all goes) , I feel that the point in her storyline is that she can't really be with anyone. Witcher is set within a mythological medieval Poland. There is going to be 99.99% white people and women are going to be treated badly. That's the context of the setting and I'm glad Andre doesn't hold back on it. On that, I do feel like Andre adds a bunch of random sexual moments for no reason other than he's bored and old and needs to get laid. People can skip the shorts, the main series explains enough as you go through. The games are better than the books, specifically W3 which handles the material so much better. Video games are definitely a waste of time, but I still enjoy them. Ciri is the best character with the best story, albeit kinda messed up what she goes through.
@TakittixD
3 жыл бұрын
I personally think (and lots of people I know irl) that the short stories collections are the best part
@jankrizkovsky9446
3 жыл бұрын
The first two books (short stories) are absolutely the best of them. And people would be missing to skip them as they do set up things.
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