what you said about taking your time with a book and having it become folded into your life really resonated with me. it’s one of my favourite things about reading and i wish i had the foresight to do it more😌
@ashtynofficial
8 ай бұрын
Okay, I just have to say I’m so excited to find a person who talks about books who isn’t super big yet. I think how you and I genuinely intake books from what I’m seeing and even how you talk is very similar which is what I like. Just subscribed because I think you’re gonna blow up if you keep doing what you do. You’re naturally funny and it feels like talking to one of my friends listening to how you speak. So super cool ❤ excited to see what you do. Sorry for the short ramble.
@toastytowns
8 ай бұрын
thanks for saying that!! Happy to have you around:)
@janetmarugg9424
8 ай бұрын
This. Deep, immersive reading is a great goal.
@hannahbrennan2131
8 ай бұрын
Awesome! I don't make reading goals myself though. It makes it seem more like a chore that I have to complete than a fun hobby.
@samm8190
8 ай бұрын
OH NOOOOO!!!! My reputation is in danger!! I await your judgment both on my taste and my soul!
@toastytowns
8 ай бұрын
I’m giving you two chances!! Only because I like you
@veneramine
8 ай бұрын
I love the idea to take viewers' suggestions, that would be really cool! You can name it like "You/youtube made me read it". One thing though - personally, I wouldn't want to read anything by russian author because of the war they've started. It would inadvertently popularize their culture (also, if "War and Peace" title was a question, the answer is clearly "war"). For me, the timing is just not right.
@veneramine
8 ай бұрын
However, if you do read it, it would be nice to preface it somehow (that russia is aggressor and invaded once again). Hope you understand me, I'm from Ukraine and it's hard to see when Western people search for "deep meaning" in russian culture, while we have several air raid alerts each day (yesterday it was 6 and they bombed the civilian train station).
@srl3749
8 ай бұрын
I swear to god you are my male doppelgänger. im freaked.
@derekb.4292
8 ай бұрын
Has that Return of the Jedi poster always been there? I love it! I actually already enjoy the level of depth you go into with your reviews. Your thoughts on Voidwalker in particular were very interesting to me and I liked the Sarah J. Maas stuff you did recently too. Yes, a lot of it is explaining how you feel vs. diving into more structural stuff about the book itself, but there's not necessarily anything wrong with that. That said, I think it will be interesting for you to experiment with analyzing things on another level (especially if you want to be a writer yourself) as long as that doesn't get in the way of the fun factor for you. I'm also not one to be super up on new releases. There are so many great books already out there that it's hard to keep up with the new stuff. 😅
@toastytowns
8 ай бұрын
Yeah the Maas stuff I was already trying to have at least a nuanced take, so my ideal review would be similar to that. Also, expect an Umbrage review shortly! I finished😈😈
@derekb.4292
8 ай бұрын
@@toastytowns Nice, I really liked that style of discussion, so I could see that being cool. Haha sounds like I should be scared. Totally kidding, I'm looking forward to it.
@TheMarkofMerc
3 ай бұрын
Idk I think the monocle is necessary. 😆
@Trampolina2000
8 ай бұрын
Ahahah I mean if we're not gonna have to pay to recommend books it would be so funny to just get roasted for suggesting a book that flops, I'd pay to get an "Ellie you're a dumbass how, how?, can you enjoy this piece of garbage"
@Trampolina2000
8 ай бұрын
Not saying "suggest bad books" that'd be cruel, I just appreciate some personalised salt and snark and whatnot
@toastytowns
8 ай бұрын
IT SOUNDS SO FUN TO ME!! And it someone did suggest a bad book on purpose, then they would just be labeled as the local fool in front of everyone. More fun for me!
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