Congrats on all the new subscribers! I did, indeed, find you through the "hard books" video and was SHOCKED to see that you didn't even have 4000 subscribers at that time. You're doing GREAT work and you deserve a thousand times more. Fingers crossed that KZitem sorcery will get their eyes on you soon. I'm just happy I'm here to see what you have in store next!
@jamielynn1724
4 ай бұрын
You should definitely do a video listing books that have caused P.E.B.S - that would be awesome 🤗
@golovkinko1145
4 ай бұрын
Must read wayward pines trilogy … trust me lol enjoyable
@Dinadoesyoga
3 ай бұрын
I recently stumbled upon your channel and really like your taste in books. Lately, I've been craving more fantastical/strange books, so I think that's how I found you. 😅
@PaperbackJourneys
3 ай бұрын
So you were looking for something strange and you found me... ummm... hahaha. I'm kidding. That's great. I hope you get some recommendations that you enjoy. Thanks so much for commenting. 😃
@Dinadoesyoga
3 ай бұрын
@PaperbackJourneys oh wait! It was actually your review of The King in Yellow video. I read that recently and went on a binge watching videos about it. Anyway, glad to be here.
@jtaylor1981
4 ай бұрын
I totally agree with you about Dark Matter. My issue with Blake Crouch is his dialog - It's not good. I finished Lonesome Dove over the weekend & was blown away! I found myself chuckling out loud at Gus. Definitely a surprisingly wonderful read.
@OFFICIALEVILCATPRODUCTIONS
4 ай бұрын
Sir Paper never fails to fill me with his delectable content
@suemoro
3 ай бұрын
New subscriber as of today! Came here from the 10 hardest books video. Really enjoyed what I’ve seen so far! Congrats on the channel growth!
@PaperbackJourneys
3 ай бұрын
Hey Sue! Welcome! I'm so glad that you've subscribed and I hope you continue to enjoy the videos. Thanks so much for your kind words too.
@TheSuperrespect13
4 ай бұрын
Ok Ok,...lots of thoughts here!! First: Congratulations on the channel growth!! You deserve it!!! Its a testament to all the hard work you have been putting into it!! (The cult grows hahaha) Second: I also started to read Dark matter, and while I am enjoying it so far especially the prose, I also had some stuff going on so I got distracted....To see House of leaves leave the list of best books of 2024 is a bit surprising, especially considering your high praise of Lonesome Dove!! Really surprised me with that one, did not expect that! I have never read a western before and seeing your praise of it, and how many people brought up Red Dead Redemption, I have no choice to make this a priority read now!! Btw I also bought House of Leaves, its on its way to me but I will make sure to watch your video after I finish the book!!
@otavioalbano
4 ай бұрын
First to comment. 😊 Greetings from São Paulo, Brazil!
@PaperbackJourneys
4 ай бұрын
Wow São Paulo? Thanks mate. I appreciate it.
@valliyarnl
4 ай бұрын
ALMOST 5K HOLY SHIT. also pls pls pls i am still here recommending Recursion. I recommended that Richard from 2toRamble reads it and he loved it :) I have PEBS after The Wisdom of Crowds and I read it in January :((
@PaperbackJourneys
4 ай бұрын
Yeah I know!! It's crazy. You too. You're over 3k now? We're growing up and becoming proper little Booktubers 🤣. Also, with Recursion, if it's good enough for you and Richard, it's good enough for me.
@valliyarnl
4 ай бұрын
@@PaperbackJourneys so proud of us 🥹 And it was a fantastic video so totally deserved. ATM reading The Eyes of the Dragon. I watched the intro to your video and it was fantastic 😂 (will be coming back to it when I’m finished w the book)
@degreesbrix
4 ай бұрын
I think I read once McMurtry considered Lonesome Dove to be more like the Divine Comedy, while the readers saw it as Gone With the Wind.
@nbria4688
4 ай бұрын
Nah. I been saying you under rated. You deserve many more subs.
@BobbyHall-eu1xv
4 ай бұрын
I read Lonesome Dove in June of last year, read the sequel Streets Of Laredo that December and finished reading the first prequel Deadman's Walk a week or so ago...trying to hold off on reading Comanche Moon till at least the end of this month, Larry McMurtry is just such a great writer that I will be checking out all his other stuff eventually.
@JonStallings
4 ай бұрын
It's a nice bald head 😂. Congratulations on your channel growth.
@PaperbackJourneys
4 ай бұрын
Haha! Thanks mate. I appreciate it.
@al5068
4 ай бұрын
You’re hilarious 😂 !!
@PaperbackJourneys
4 ай бұрын
Thanks! I'm going to show this to my wife and say "seeeee? Some people think I'm funny!!" Hahaha. Thanks for the comment.
@johnbeougherjr1411
4 ай бұрын
One of those new subscribers here, absolutely love your videos. Your humor, style, insight. Really enjoying it, looking forward to more!
@PaperbackJourneys
4 ай бұрын
That's really nice of you John. I'm glad you like the videos. I appreciate it.
@dannyletcher5873
4 ай бұрын
Lonesome Dove is also one of my favorite books! Congrats on the success of the channel. I’ve been a subscriber since your Dark Tower journey, and your channel is so underrated and one of my favorites!
@PaperbackJourneys
4 ай бұрын
Hey Danny! Yeah Lonesome Dove was incredible. I really loved Augustus McCrae and all of the characters. Thanks so much for your nice comment. Yeah I remember your comments from the Dark Tower days. It means a lot mate. I'll have some more Stephen King reviews out soon. 😃
@TheBookThing
4 ай бұрын
Great vid as always. You and Lonesome Dove need to get a room. 😂 Really going to show my age now, but I remember watching the Lonesome Dove TV miniseries when it came out. Dark Matter’s been bothering my TBR for a couple of months and nearly made the cut for June, it might just start to slide a wee bit further down.
@CliffsDarkGems
4 ай бұрын
Great Wrap-Up! Despite being a horror reader, Lonesome Dove is most definitely on my tbr. I have heard so many wonderful reviews on this novel. I love Neil Gaiman and will read anything by the author. That is a great top ten! Congrats on the growth!
@PaperbackJourneys
4 ай бұрын
Thanks mate I appreciate it. Yeah Lonesome Dove was epic. I'm going to hopefully read You Like it Darker this month, but I need to read Cujo first apparently.
@skunke2290
4 ай бұрын
Glad to see so many new subs, welcome y’all! I can relate with how much stuff has been going on in may that I only read 3 books. Rage by Stephen King (not worth the hunt for it at all), The Kindness by John Ajvide Lindqvist (I finally got around to it and read it, it was worth it) and The Thief of Always by Clive Barker (really nice little book). Great video as always! :)
@Danny_Matson
4 ай бұрын
You deserve all the success! 🎉
@KelliJ_
4 ай бұрын
PEBS! I love it!! 😂
@valerieswart4900
4 ай бұрын
So happy to hear about the channel growth, you deserve it!!
@MoonLightAmethyst_
4 ай бұрын
I don’t know why but house of leaves intimidates me. I want to pick up that book so bad but I’m terrified.😮 not because I think it’s gonna be scary or anything because people talk about how difficult it is to read
@PaperbackJourneys
4 ай бұрын
Yeah it is difficult to read. The reason being that there's multiple plots all happening simultaneously and half of the book is footnotes. HOWEVER! It's not quite as difficult as it sounds. It's complicated, rather than hard if that makes sense? You'll be flipping back and forth through the pages but the actual story is easy to follow.
@Millie.C
4 ай бұрын
Congrats on the channel growth! 🙌 Ad astra ✨
@PaperbackJourneys
4 ай бұрын
Appreciate it Millie. 😃
@gcs2715
4 ай бұрын
Just realised I'm liking your videos before watching them. That's a good thing right? Performance related pay was so last year anyway 😂😂 serious question for you: Andy Weir's PHM is the only sci-fi book I've read in the last 12 months and whilst the story was good, we both agreed the physics was 🤯 so what about the Three Body Problem? Easy to read for someone getting back into the Sci-Fi genre?
@thehomelessteddycomics3346
4 ай бұрын
Interesting book reads. You should checkout author Stacy James Meadows. Great video with interesting insights. 👍
@severianthefool7233
4 ай бұрын
Love your channel! What region of the States did you move to?
@PaperbackJourneys
4 ай бұрын
Thank you so much! You're very kind. I moved to Atlanta.
@amy_harboredinpages8272
3 ай бұрын
📖😎📚
@PaperbackJourneys
3 ай бұрын
📚 📖 🤘
@SuperStrangSshadow
4 ай бұрын
Hope you won't remove Pet Sematary from the top ten list. It's my personal fave.🙂
@PaperbackJourneys
4 ай бұрын
Yeah I really enjoyed it. So creepy! We're almost half way through the year so I think it has a chance of surviving the top 10 list.
@theoriginaledi
4 ай бұрын
@@PaperbackJourneys I'd be fascinated to see you also keep a running list of your top... 20, maybe??... Stephen King books. I'm honestly amazed that you put Pet Sematary above Misery (and I'm saving your individual SK reviews for little treats when I find time to re-read the books), so I'm deeply curious about which of his books appeal to you the most, and why. To be clear, there are no wrong answers here! To each his own and all that jazz! I'm just curious, that's all. 🙂
@thomasoa
4 ай бұрын
"Turn of the century" no longer means what it meant when we were younger. 🤓
@PaperbackJourneys
4 ай бұрын
You're right! I was at high school at the turn of the century arregghhhh!!!
@thomasoa
3 ай бұрын
@@PaperbackJourneys A few years back I was reading a review of a miniseries that described it as taking place at the turn of the century, and I was very confused when watched it later, expecting it to take place about 100 years earlier.
@RhinoViper
4 ай бұрын
I don’t understand the love for Lonesome Dove. It’s fine but it seems to be in everyone’s top 5….no. 😁. I’m even a character first reader too. But there might have been 1 or 2 characters in the whole story that I liked. There were opportunities to give you a little more action than was given. Then there is this whole side story with the sheriff and his b*tch wife that did nothing for me at all. Stupid sheriff chasing his crazy wife around who clearly wants nothing to do with him. And all the cowboys on the other side fawning constantly over a prostitute…meh, ok…anyway. Fantastic writing, a couple solid characters but a mediocre story and some annoying plot lines and characters.
@PaperbackJourneys
4 ай бұрын
For me, the authenticity of the characters really stood out. You’re right that there wasn’t a lot of action initially-the first half of the book focused on introducing the characters. However, when the action did arrive, it was sudden and violent, making it feel much more impactful. The balance between action and reflection seemed true to life. I agree that July Johnson was an unusual character, chasing after a wife who wasn’t interested in him. He had a strange tendency to desire women who neither respected nor wanted him, and this trait persisted throughout the story. I don’t think it was unusual for all the men to be attracted to Lorena and falling in love with her. She’s described as one of the most beautiful women they’ve ever seen, and in a world dominated by cattle and rugged men, she stands out like a beacon. Plus they're all red blooded and starved of any affection. Thanks for the comment mate.
@RhinoViper
4 ай бұрын
@@PaperbackJourneys In regards, to July Johnson and Lorena....I understand the why's...mostly...but it wasn't top 5 book of all time worthy to read about. The July Johnson stuff was worse than the Lorena stuff...but neither are worthy of praise when talking about the book and it being "fantastic"...and they both lasted for the majority of the book. But this, as we say, is art and it's very subjective...i'm just surprised by how many people elevate the book as high as they do. : ) Keep knocking out the good vids!
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