Me: *Sees title* Also me: I’ll bet you a million dollars Peter Pan is on this list
@atharvadeshpande4749
4 жыл бұрын
I mean, was it a Suprise?!
@anonymousbibliomaniac4588
4 жыл бұрын
I ain't taking that bet -- I don't have a spare million lying around to lose 😂
@trinityjohnson7954
4 жыл бұрын
You'd be right!
@dannyharris3493
4 жыл бұрын
She's an icon, she's a legend and she is the moment
@shannonvermeulen9111
4 жыл бұрын
She is the most charismatic person I’ve ever witnessed
@holdeck
4 жыл бұрын
PURRRRR
@kalbarry10
4 жыл бұрын
@@bigboss3051 that's so British
@benparrish6157
4 жыл бұрын
I started the Wheel of Time series last week because of the “is it worth it” video you posted a while ago and I’m LOVING it. I’m so glad I found your channel because if I hadn’t I’d still be reading only young adult fiction since that’s what all the super popular booktubers read. I will still never forgive them for getting me to read The Mortal Instruments series.
@user-fy3nr7ei6b
4 жыл бұрын
Same! I started a little earlier than you though and I dont completely regret reading the mortal instruments series, I think it helped me be more critical when reading :P There is currently a read-along for the wheel of time series hosted by witchkittenreads if youre interested :D
@balrajsingh1492
4 жыл бұрын
Ben Parrish right? The 'main' booktubers read YA books. Nothing bad in that! But .....they only read YA books and no adult or rather better stuff. That's why merphy, Daniel and Elliot are better! They read adult and some ya which is ideal. Merphy is the best because she reads across all genres horror, thrillers, mystery and suspense , contemporary, classics , fantasy, non fiction, magical realism and thankfully also adult!
@thetruth830
4 жыл бұрын
@@balrajsingh1492 Wait, who are Daniel and Elliot?
@lemine235
4 жыл бұрын
Wow was it that bad dude lmao I feel you, there is nothing more infuriating than reading a bad series.
@lemine235
4 жыл бұрын
@@balrajsingh1492 Those three are my best booktubers, most of my readings these days come from their channels.
@texman89
4 жыл бұрын
Lol "I dont like revenge stories" *2 minutes later* "the Count of Monte Cristo is amazing."
@merphynapier42
4 жыл бұрын
Hey now don't call me out like that 😂😂😂
@trojanfan4321
4 жыл бұрын
To be fair, you could kind of call The Count of Monte Cristo an anti-revenge story when all is said and done.
@texman89
4 жыл бұрын
@@merphynapier42 seriously though. The Count of Monte Cristo is responsible for my love for fiction based in that time. Also The Last of the Mohicans.
@Fandresvc
4 жыл бұрын
@@merphynapier42 Read 100 Years of Solitude. Not a revenge story, just thought i'd recommend.
@Huntly23
4 жыл бұрын
Count of monte crisco is one of my favorite books
@LinkEX
4 жыл бұрын
0:00 (Introduction) 1:00 The Aeronaut's Windlass [Steampunk Fantasy] 2:50 And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer [Drama (Topic: dementia)] 4:24 Rebecca [Mystery Thriller] 5:39 The Rage of Dragons [Military Fantasy, "revenge plot done right"] 7:44 The Yellow Wallpaper [Horror, Short-Story] 9:07 The Blade Itself [Grimdark (character-driven)] 10:55 The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse [Children's Book conveying complex feelings and empathy] 11:59 Peter Pan [Fantasy Classic, duh] 13:36 The Girl with Seven Names [Nonfiction (Topic: escape from North Korea)] 14:20 The Count of Monte Cristo [Adventure/Dark Romance Classic]
@gloriaterry333
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@inlovewithoikaawatooru7867
4 жыл бұрын
Way too bored huh?😂😂
@LinkEX
4 жыл бұрын
@@inlovewithoikaawatooru7867 Nah, I've just seen so many people doing "the timestamp service", and I felt like giving back to the community :D
@Owlzindabarn
4 жыл бұрын
"Yellow Wallpaper" the official book of quarantine culture. Sounds like my life in 2020 lolz
@purjunka
4 жыл бұрын
I commented about this book after you finished ATLA, but I guess you missed it so - "The Sword of Kaigen" by M.L. Wang. It's a Japanese-inspired fantasy with a magic system very similar to Avatar and a lot more mature setting with amazingly deep characterization. It was also the SPFBO winner for 2019, stand-alone. Knowing your tastes I guarantee you'll love it! All the best :)
@mardzipanpan
4 жыл бұрын
purjunka Agreed! It’s in my top books read this year.
@timswabb
4 жыл бұрын
If you love The Count of Monte Cristo, you may also like The Three Musketeers, the first of the d'Artagnan Romances, and Dumas’ second most popular novel. It’s set in a different century and is often lighter in tone, but there’s some weight to it as well. And if you love books about friendships, and I know you do, the friendship of d’Artagnan and the three musketeers is one of the best and most iconic. “All for one, and one for all!” Also, the two 1970s Richard Lester films adapting Dumas’ book (The Three Musketeers and The Four Musketeers) are fun and surprisingly faithful to the source, although not too faithful. They were written by George MacDonald Fraser, a great author himself (see the Flashman Papers series).
@TheQwerty841
4 жыл бұрын
Whenever anyone says Peter Pan, this gets stuck in my head "I am a lost boy from Neverland Usually hanging out with Peter Pan And when we're bored we play in the woods Always on the run from Captain Hook "Run, run, lost boy, " they say to me Away from all of reality Neverland is home to lost boys like me And lost boys like me are free Neverland is home to lost boys like me And lost boys like me are free" -Ruth B
@WritingisDifficult
4 жыл бұрын
The book that I recommend is ‘The Knife of Never Letting Go’ by Patrick Ness. It’s by far my favourite YA novel and I’ve never been giddy over writing before. I can’t praise this book enough!!
@elwingsmith7352
4 жыл бұрын
Oooh I love that book soo soo much !
@readwithrach17
3 жыл бұрын
One of my favourite books. Currently reading the 2nd book in the trilogy and still loving it
@deninatanaelkoswardi3201
4 жыл бұрын
Hey merphy! I just want to tell u that I'm finally reading mistborn, and I want to thank u for recomanding it to me. I'm enjoying it so far (still early on though) so, just, thank u.
@colburn0004
4 жыл бұрын
I can't say this enough: ignore all other Stephen King recommendations and read 11/22/63 then Revival(his most underrated book he's written).
@elinapant12
4 жыл бұрын
I second this!
@atharvadeshpande4749
4 жыл бұрын
I third this! 11/22/63 is a really awesome if not the best Stephen King book Ever. Perhaps Not better than the Stand But Awesome.
@benparrish6157
4 жыл бұрын
I read 11/22/63 in fifth grade after my teacher recommended it to me and it’s still my favorite king book to this day!
@nothing23145
4 жыл бұрын
11/22/63 is an amazing book. I've only read 3 or 4 Stephen King and this was by far the best book.
@evilgenius4213
4 жыл бұрын
Oh, man! I LOVED Revival! That one was so well-written and he nailed the small-town church community (disclaimer: not all church communities are like this, I am well aware, but there are some that are).
@jessali_
4 жыл бұрын
I recently picked up The Yellow Wallpaper because you advertised it in a video. I don't easily give 5 stars, but THIS WAS A 5 STAR STORY, and one of my top 3 2020 book highlights so far. Thank you!
@adrija2726
4 жыл бұрын
I read "And Every Morning The Way Home Gets Longer and Longer" yesterday and IT WAS LOVELY! The story is heartwarming as well as heartbreaking and I absolutely adored it! Thank you so much Merphy for the suggestion❤️
@hartsbane7028
4 жыл бұрын
you've probably never heard of this book, most people haven't, but i highly recommend Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone...
@anonymousbibliomaniac4588
4 жыл бұрын
Hmm what's it about? I think a friend might have mentioned it... once... 😋
@hartsbane7028
4 жыл бұрын
@@anonymousbibliomaniac4588 well, there's this kid named Harry Potter and he has to find this stone that was from a sorcerer... the book explains it so much better...
@markcahill9255
4 жыл бұрын
I’ve heard of a Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone
@atharvadeshpande4749
4 жыл бұрын
@Let's Lockdown same here, My Niece Watches a Movie of the same name all the time but Never heard it was a book.😜
@peasalexandrowicz790
4 жыл бұрын
J.R. Hart I'm sure she'll love it! Maybe she'll read it and make lots of videos about it that will get really popular and you'll have all the credit!!!😁😉
@daniellespencer5026
4 жыл бұрын
Yay books! 😊 Lockwood and Co (The Screaming Staircase) is a great combo of suspense and humor. Neat take on ghosts, and friendship for the win. Not widely read, but very good. 😃
@DancingTilDawn
4 жыл бұрын
I remember you got a copy of Sabriel a few unboxings back and I’m so excited for you read it. I don’t feel like I hear enough people talking about it
@turg6141
4 жыл бұрын
i bought the count of monte cristo because of this video and i absolutely adore it, it feels great knowing i can fully trust your recommendations because every book you've recommended and ive bought, ive enjoyed thoroughly
@ashleyvolkman8951
4 жыл бұрын
No one ever talks about The Queen's Thief by Megan Whalen Turner, but it is SO GOOD! Lots of fun characters, world building, court politics, and plot twists that genuinely surprised me and made me feel something!
@kraz3721
4 жыл бұрын
Picked up The girl with seven names after hearing about it on your channel and I loved it so much, definitely one of my favourite reads this spring. So thnx!
@nonfictionfeminist
4 жыл бұрын
Yeeeeess Rebecca!! Every time it's talked about, I want to read it again. I have loved every book of hers I've read so far (2 novels and 2 short story collections)
@natashastephenson8682
4 жыл бұрын
I’ve just read beartown and love Backman’s writing. I love his books so much!
@shamitsharma7304
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for uploading videos so frequently Merphy. You have helped me get through quarantine 😊
@nataliaweronikapetersson3425
4 жыл бұрын
I wrote my MA thesis (100 or so pages) on the topic of Yellow Wallpaper and Charlotte Perkins Gilman "Killing the Angel in the House" theme. Love it with all my heart and still reread it every year or so. It has been 20 years! Thank you for mentioning it, the book is still relatively unknown for the wider audience!
@Illjwamh
4 жыл бұрын
Count of Monte Cristo! One of my favorite stories of all time. Also, I had to read The Yellow Wallpaper for a lit class. Surprised and pleased to have seen it on here.
@becklebooks
4 жыл бұрын
Every time you describe Rage of Dragons I'm like "oooo" because I get hyped up by the premise of 1 in 100 and 1 in 1000 with abilities. I like military fantasy (yay Joe Abercrombie thank u) and revenge stories so I think I'd adore it. I'm so excited for the strong friendships you mentioned to stab me in the heart. :D
@s.m.ferris3486
4 жыл бұрын
I plan on reading The Blade Itself and I am so excited!! Thank you thank you for sharing this!! I super appreciate your spread of knowledge on these books. 😁😁😁🌼🌻🌹🌷
@octaviablackthorn9
4 жыл бұрын
I’m currently obsessed with the “All For The Game” trilogy by Nora Sakovic. It’s a self publish and it has a bunch of trigger warnings you need to be aware of before going into it but they’re really good & definitely don’t get as recognised as they should.
@alexamaharasofkabottega9462
4 жыл бұрын
I read this month, really enjoyed all books.🙂🙂
@hannahn.3388
4 жыл бұрын
i am sorry but those books are onjectivly bad? I totally get them as a guilty pleassure but there is so much wrong with tham and its basically torture porn. They read like fanfiction of a much better book
@selantrian
4 жыл бұрын
I get so many recommendations from u merphy 😂😂😂ive either read and loved or want to read literally all these books
@P1kes81793
4 жыл бұрын
When you said you'd be buried underneath all of your books and no one could find you, reminded me of Sheska from Fullmetal Alchemist.
@peasalexandrowicz790
4 жыл бұрын
Wow I would have never thought a lot of these books are subscriber's recs, so many of these are your favs!
@atharvadeshpande4749
4 жыл бұрын
Especially the Fredrick Backmann one.
@dahakhamoontouched4133
4 жыл бұрын
It's very cool that you are getting as much out of us as we get out of you!
@asfaloth12
4 жыл бұрын
I loved the Aeronaut's Windlass! I am really looking forward to the sequel...whenever it comes out ;) The others either will go on or are already on my TBR. Thanks for sharing this :)
@dailycarolina.
4 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I want to see the Why Peter Pan is my Favorite Book video !!!
@blacklabelz9
4 жыл бұрын
You really do have some of the best subscribers ever.
@annagirling4807
4 жыл бұрын
By the way. With the Dresden files, the audiobooks are great! James Marsters (spike from Buffy the Vampire Slayer) does a really great job bringing the story to life!!
@phillipknight9266
4 жыл бұрын
Hello, Merphy! Long time watcher, first time commenter here...I think! Forgive that it's on one of your older videos. Since you're a professed fan of Jim Butcher, I'd recommend his traditional fantasy series, the Codex Alera. I really, really enjoyed it and I thought the furies were a really interesting way of doing a magic system. Another plus is that the series is actually finished; no long waits for the next volume!
@olivialinnebur5221
4 жыл бұрын
I also loved The Count of Monte Cristo!!! The size was crazy, but it was well worth every minute spent reading.
@Demon88061
4 жыл бұрын
The First Law Trilogy, The Rage of Dragons (Sounds like my jam), The Girl with Seven Names and The Count of Monte Cristo, thanks for those recommendations, IT WILL BE SO FUN!
@ninnusridhar
4 жыл бұрын
I read "and ever morn...", Made everyone I know read it, and read it again, and made everyone read it again. Then I read every book hes written and read his books again. He makes me feel incredible things
@paigevb758
4 жыл бұрын
I just started reading The Blade Itself yesterday and I was thinking about DNFing it, but now I think I'll give it another shot. I listened to And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer this month and I now have to read everything Fredrick Blackman has ever written.
@Deamonfly
Жыл бұрын
I was looking through Juniper Books on your recommendation and looked for a pretty version of Frankenstein. Found an anthology that included The Yellow Wallpaper and immediately chose that version, again on your recommendation! Put that version on my wishlist!
@MLLatUtube
4 жыл бұрын
And it all circles around as I read Peter Pan because of you! I need to buckle down and read The Count of Monte Cristo.
@gabrielortiz9195
4 жыл бұрын
You should then do the Worst books you've read from subs
@atharvadeshpande4749
4 жыл бұрын
No, Don't do that, that would break someones heart. She won't I know she won't.
@VoidSplendor
4 жыл бұрын
I really want to see this one lol.
@octaviablackthorn9
4 жыл бұрын
Atharva Deshpande everyone has different tastes. Just because you adore something doesn’t mean the next person will like it at all, and vice versa.
@atharvadeshpande4749
4 жыл бұрын
@@octaviablackthorn9 Just Kidding I don't have any control over her content she wants to make a video she will. I can't send a thing from Where I live here in India all the way to Kentucky. So I can just be happy or Sad for others.
@gabrielortiz9195
4 жыл бұрын
@@atharvadeshpande4749 well it's not like it's gonna be a rant of who recommended to her and why they suck lmfaoo, that would be messed up
@xxLilRed56xx
4 жыл бұрын
I just found your video in my recommended and I am now subscribed I added so many of these books to my tbr
@JessWest118
4 жыл бұрын
There are books you would have never read without your subscribers, yet there are books we would have never read without you. I would have never read Peter Pan, An Unkindness of Magicians, The Picture of Dorian Gray or Jurassic Park (currently reading that now) without your recommendation. And lets not forget my TBR which keeps getting longer pretty much every time I watch one your videos.
@violetadaguiar9776
4 жыл бұрын
Hey Merphy! Read Rebecca because of you and LOVED it!!! Also Lies of Locke Lamora is super high on my TBR. Thanks for grat recommendations!
@josephinelohr4764
4 жыл бұрын
currently reading Rebecca! I’m about halfway and obsessed with the slow-burn insanity of it all😂
@Mr_CrowFPV
4 жыл бұрын
Me! Muaaahahaha. Can't wait for book 2, even though butcher hasn't talked about starting it yet... So glad you liked it! You will like Superpowereds too, drew hays is a great author and you will love the characters
@rkgrkg
4 жыл бұрын
I recently finished TCoMC for the first time too, and yeah. Love. Still have that 'book hangover'. Will probably try Rebecca next.
@LuskaTheWusky
4 жыл бұрын
When are we getting a “the child thief” video? Please add it to your list soon. I’ve been waiting so long to hear your thoughts because you love Peter Pan so much. Keep being your wonderful self 💜💜
@Justusrabbits
4 жыл бұрын
Such a great story and the illustrations are awesome
@thetruth830
4 жыл бұрын
I just checked it out on Goodreads and the premise is very interesting, is it any good?
@LuskaTheWusky
4 жыл бұрын
The Truth I adore it. It’s such a nice dark twist on the story. And Brom does all the art himself.
@thetruth830
4 жыл бұрын
@@LuskaTheWusky Okay, thank you, will definitely be checking it out! Ever since OUAT did a dark version of Peter Pan I've loved them, so I appreciate it very much!
@texman89
4 жыл бұрын
Rage of Dragons is dope. I cant wait for part 2 but there are so many in my TBR I cant wait for.
@elfxteume
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you also, I enjoy a lot of the books you recommended. So now, I have a very long list of TBR. :)
@knit0004
4 жыл бұрын
Jim Butcher said that he was going to alternate between writing The Dresden Files and The Aeronauts Windlass series. Since 2 Dresden books are coming out this year, he said he would focus on AW. Both are so good! I highly recommend both Strange the Dreamer and Meddling Kids. Strange is a beautiful fantasy with fantastic prose and compelling characters. MK is one of the most fun books I have read in a bit (it helps that it is full of nostalgia with the heavy Scooby Doo influence.)
@trinkab
4 жыл бұрын
It's amazing how much she can read!
@victoriagaa7128
4 жыл бұрын
i'm rereading the count of monte cristo right now!! love it so much. if you haven't read the bartimaeus trilogy that's what i recommend to everyone, it's one of my favorite series ever. :-)
@celinefuchs4095
4 жыл бұрын
I have Rage of Dragons checked out from the library!!! I wouldn't have checked it out if it weren't for you; I'm really excited to read it! I hope to read The Count of Monte Cristo in the somewhat near future. And I love Peter Pan. I just reread the first few pages last night...I hope to continue, though I also have like twenty other books vying for my attention, so...it might be one of those slow-burn, read-a-few-pages-at-a-time rereads, at least for now. :-) I can't wait for you to talk about it!!
@JennFaeAge
4 жыл бұрын
I hold out hope that one day Redwall will at least be one you like (I'm not arrogant enough to think it'll be on your best list lol), I am holding out hope Ultraviolet is more of a home run for you though. Also, I am with the previous commenter who mentioned Knife of Never Letting Go, Chaos Walking is amazing...although that ending makes me wish there'd be a fourth book lol
@joshvillas7615
4 жыл бұрын
Just finished And Every Morning..., oh dear heavens it is poignant and beautifully written.
@annagirling4807
4 жыл бұрын
I love Jim butcher. His Dresden files books are fantastic. I cannot wait to watch your review!!!
@KayliHallo
4 жыл бұрын
I'll recommend Skulduggery Pleasant until you get round to it. Don't mind waiting because it is so amazing and you will love it.
@tesshogan1885
4 жыл бұрын
Omg yes I don’t even usually like horror but the Yellow Wallpaper was so awesome
@bunnymuffin7607
4 жыл бұрын
I wrote about the Yellow Wallpaper in an essay about using visual metaphors in the story’s setting to represent women’s liberation. It compared three pieces of work- the Yellow Wallpaper, A Doll’s House, and Pride and Prejudice
@JayGTheAwkwardBookworm
4 жыл бұрын
Ooo I love that cover for Rebecca!
@fartingdonkey
4 жыл бұрын
I recommend the Saga of Darren Shan. It’s one of the first books I’ve ever picked up on my own accord and made me actually wanna read books
@octaviablackthorn9
4 жыл бұрын
I second this. Darren Shan were some of the first books I ever read.
@enrichment9899
4 жыл бұрын
You're making me so nostalgic! Awesome book series, one of the series that really made me a bookworm
@slammergirlj
4 жыл бұрын
I realized while watching this that I only read Peter Pan and The Girl with Seven Names because of your recommendation(s). I especially loved the latter because it was so moving. Thank you!
@ashleybookluver7184
4 жыл бұрын
Oh, I recommend The Walk by Richard Paul Evans, Girls on the Verge by Sharon Biggs Waller, Such a Pretty Face by Cathy Lamb, and Witch Boy by Molly Ostertag
@mtsoupcan
4 жыл бұрын
This is the best ASMR channel on KZitem
@Sund3v3
4 жыл бұрын
Also another story where a talking cat was done really well is Kafka on the Shore. The cat was incredibly fun and made more so by his companion - a simple-minded man who talks to animals to help people find their lost pets.
@austinrogers4132
4 жыл бұрын
i just thought this was cool: i remember when you first posted the video where you talked about The Yellow Wallpaper, i watched it and hadn’t heard about it before. the next day my american literature class started a new round of short stories and one of them was the The Yellow Wallpaper. i really enjoyed, especially for a school assignment
@stopthatwaffle9928
4 жыл бұрын
Aaa oh my gosh someone talking about the First Law trilogy!! Glokta best character Actually reading the Count of Monte Cristo right now :0 70% of the way through. I was worried it'd be too slow for me but it's been so well paced so far.
@realyoriginalchanel3218
4 жыл бұрын
If you want another incredible book about complex feelings and concepts for kids I recommend the little Prince even thought it focuses on different things. Definitely one of the best books and it's a classic in many European countries.
@skeletonkeybooks
4 жыл бұрын
I'm not much of a re-reader, but I have gotten a lot out of re-reading Rebecca occasionally. I find something new in it each time. And I second the recommendation below of My Cousin Rachel, another excellent and layered book.
@peehurasotra5084
4 жыл бұрын
merphy, you gotta read the shiva triology. it's Hindu mythology, and even if you're not into mythologies, i highly recommend! please give it a go.
@aliebellule
4 жыл бұрын
It feels like a good video to throw recommendations in. I just read one of my favorite books of all time : The Eighth Life (for Brilka), by Nino Haratischwili. It's a family saga that spans the 20th century in Georgia, under the soviet union and after, told from an aunt to her niece in the hope that she will be the one to break free from a family history of broken hopes and disillusion. I'm not usually one for family sagas but this one is is crafted in such an organic way, with compelling characters and a beautiful writing style that flows seamlessly, and it just kept me invested from beginning to end. It's a real brick, but it's like a good wine: best enjoyed slowly to taste all the subtle notes. Put it on your list if you want to pick up a great historical novel (bonus point: it's translated from German).
@tjl594
4 жыл бұрын
Great video merphy! Very original and cool! The Jim butcher book sounds interesting, I'm gonna need to do some research on him
@aridaiescamilla497
4 жыл бұрын
Hi, I just discovered your channel a few weks ago and I loooove your videos, you loving your rereads so much helped me a lot with my readers block (I wasn't use to reread almost anything) thank you soooo much.
@UdyKumra
4 жыл бұрын
I picked up Mistborn AND The Lies of Locke Lamora because of you, Merphy!
@Anastasia-ko5sn
4 жыл бұрын
Hey Merphy, I just finished reading Fish In A Tree by Lynda Mullaly Hunt and I think that you would really like it! I remember in one Reading Vlog how you said you appreciated that the book you were reading had a character that had dyslexia, so I thought you would appreciate this one. It is about a girl named Ally that is dyslexic and it follows her throughout what it is like for her at school. She deals with many challenges like bullies, reading, etc. This book has one of my favorite endings and I hope one day you’ll read it!📚
@kat_kami
4 жыл бұрын
By the way you would love the feminist analysis of the Yellow Wallpaper, we did it in my Feminism Studies class. Basically the ripping apart of the wallpaper symbolises her liberation and it's amazing.
@PropperProp-her
4 жыл бұрын
I read The Portrait of Dorian Gray for the first time and it's a new favourite for sure- highly recommend if you haven't read it yet!
@Sund3v3
4 жыл бұрын
I remember reading the Count of Monte Christo (hardcover, two-tome edition) and loving it so much that I dragged it in my backpack to school to read on breaks. When I finished the first part, I was so keen on startin g the second that I brought BOTH books with me. They weighed a ton but the story was so worth it. I recommend it to everyone who's starting classics. It's bloody brilliant.
@danielvanrooyen9602
4 жыл бұрын
I only read Blade Itself so far, and it was amazing. There was a conversation where Logan Ninefingers tells the apprentice all that he has done in his life, good and bad, I read that page about 5 times, just amazing writing.
@RKStumblingbear
4 жыл бұрын
I also am not a talking animal fan, but I think Jim Butcher did it well. And I also enjoyed the Aeronaut's Windlass also.
@felopeeontube
4 жыл бұрын
Just wanna say thanks to those subs who recommended the rage of dragons to you, since I picked it up after your commendation. I loved it!!
@luscarora703
4 жыл бұрын
I really hope someone on booktube picks up the red rising series. While the first entry is quite a bit like the hunger games, it evolves so so much from there and has some of the best characters, worldbuilding and realistic depiction of war in it I know.
@JulianTheRanger
4 жыл бұрын
I adore Rebecca and The Count of Monte Cristo! Rebecca is so atmospheric and I remember finding it very interesting how all the side characters reacted to the, frankly, bizarre situation. I'd really recommend The Traitor Baru Cormorant! That book is absolutely stunning, excellent prose, amazing relationships between characters. It's marketed as a revenge plot, but it's so much more than that, it goes really deeply into colonialism's cultural effects (in a secondary world, it's fantasy), without ever losing sight of the fact that it's telling a story, not holding a lecture. I can't recommend it enough.
@nikkib6698
4 жыл бұрын
Hiya, Peter Pan is also my favourite book and when I was younger I read a translated book called “the book jumper” which I adored. It’s about a girl who can jump into her favourite story’s ( including Sherlock Holmes and Peter Pan) I thought you might like it. It’s half way between middle grade and ya
@Huntly23
4 жыл бұрын
I recommend the Horatio Hornblower books, they were my dads favorite and I have to agree, they are super well written
@memorylapsedm8262
4 жыл бұрын
I got a couple of one off recommendations for you. One classic and one not so much. If you haven't read Of Mice & Men and/or Wringer, give them a try. I read Of Mice & Men as part of an English reading project with the rest of the class in the 9th grade, and Wringer in the 6th grade for the same reason but for Reading class. As for a couple series I would recommend, that would be the Beyonders Trilogy and also Five Kingdoms both by Brandon Mull. Could also try his Fablehaven and Dragonwatch series as well. Outside of anything by Brandon Mull or the other one offs mentioned beforehand, you could try either and/or all of the following: Around The World In Eighty Days (translated by George M. Towle), Journey To The Center Of The Earth (translated by Frederick Malleson), Twenty-Thousand Leagues Under The Seas (translated by F. P. Walter), and The Mysterious Island (translated by Stephen W. White); all by the famous and beloved late French author of the late 1800's who is considered as the father of Science Fiction himself, Jules Verne. If you do decide to read both Twenty-Thousand Leagues Under The Seas and The Mysterious Island, make sure to read Twenty-Thousand Leagues Under The Seas first. Also, beware, you may need to look up some words that you either A) Are not too familiar with all the time, and/or B) That you've never heard of before when reading anything by Jules Verne, because he does splash scientific facts of his day like the scientific names of minerals or the scientific names of animals and other scientific theories into fictional concepts; and he does it well, truly blurring the lines between reality and fantasy. If you want something a little lighter by him to get used to his style of Science Fiction, before breaking into the heavier and longer stuff by him, try Around The World In Eighty Days or Journey To The Center Of The Earth first. If you haven't read any one of what I have brought to the table, give them a go, and let us know what you think of them. Plus, if you haven't read anything by Jules Verne, you haven't lived till you let his work take you on an adventure.
@sloth.mp3
4 жыл бұрын
I rushed off to read "And every morning the way home gets longer and longer" the second you said it's a short story and I SOBBED YOU WERE RIGHT IT'S AMAZING AND MY HEART HURTS
@merphynapier42
4 жыл бұрын
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@reaper411b
4 жыл бұрын
This is perfect timing. If nobody else has recommended this yet, then let me highly, HIGHLY recommend the late great David Gemmell. Absolutely phenomenal British heroic fantasy author. Grew up on him, shit was formative. Gotta be honest, some of his shit's pretty rough, pretty raw, like you can tell what was his earlier stuff. Also, his portrayal and feature of women is kinda limited and not very three-dimensional; kinda has a reoccurring thing with love interests. But that's it, those are my only real critiques, everything else is freaking epic, my absolute favorite shit by far. Better than Tolkien, better than Jordan, better than Sanderson, definitely better than Martin. His shit is visceral, it's real, you can see it, feel it, put yourself there. And when they hurt, you hurt. And when they win, you can taste it. Highly, HIGHLY recommend. I'd start with either the Rigante series or the Hawk Queen dualogy. The Troy trilogy is truly awesome as well (his last before his death, wife finished it), and both it and the Greek dualogy are really, really cool reimaginings of history. Lotta great single titles too (Echoes of the Great Song). Really hope you read this and take me up on it; would love to hear what you think about him. Thanks.
@kristenharpell2158
4 жыл бұрын
The Count of Monte Cristo is one of my favourites and the copy you have is the one I bought my partner a few years back. Have you heard of Scavenge the Stars by Tara Sim? It is a gender-bent Count of Monte Cristo retelling that came out in January of this year. I haven't read it yet but am curious to see if it comes anywhere close to the original. Love your channel so much, very glad I found it! I love the variety of books that you read. I have to recommend the Daevabad Trilogy to you though!!!! It is SO amazing. First time author S.A. Chakraborty. The third and final book just came out so you can read the whole trilogy straight through (which you will want to!). It is set in the middle-East and it's so wonderful exploring these cultures and their style of magical worlds and fantasy through the eyes of the main character with her introduction to the world of the djinn (think genies).
@bibliophage4217
4 жыл бұрын
If you loved Rebecca, definitely try My Cousin Rachel. :) Also, I'd absolutely love to hear your thoughts on The Unwilling by Kelly Braffet. It's getting such mixed reactions and I definitely want to see where you stand.
@rebma8829
4 жыл бұрын
Hey, what about you making a Dear Authors Video on familys? I mean, your family are the persons that will always stick up with you (or at least they should), and they have a really big influence on how the characters personality is. I also would be very interested in a Dear Authors about World Building, even though this is a really huge topic, and I'm sure there will be a lot of different opinions about it.
@lothcatrun4147
4 жыл бұрын
I have to reccomend The Iron Fey series by Julie Kagawa- I haven’t re-read it in a while so I can’t quite remember a lot of details, but it’s one of my favorite series!! There’s something about the way she writes that’s just super fun!
@hannahn.3388
4 жыл бұрын
i sobbed the whole time while reading "and every morning.." like i ugly cried and had to pause because i couldnt read through my tears
@shifan2482
4 жыл бұрын
I’m beginning the Count of Monte Cristo right now. I’m really excited. I read a book in 7th grade called “The Otterbury Incident” which I LOVED. I recently tried reading it again but it wasn’t on ebook format and it was hard to get a copy of a physical and one. I looked into it and realized it was written way back in the 1960s I think. Anyways, it’s a book about british schoolboys who have issues with one another. Two gangs. The friendships are amazing. I have a feeling you’ll enjoy it. There’s a plot that someone stole something (i think it’s been a long time) and they try to figure out what happened because they get blamed for it. Clever little brats all of them. Has anyone heard of it? Wish I could read it again.
@MikeFriesenLampLightGames
4 жыл бұрын
I would recommend Dawn of Wonder by Jonathan Renshaw. It's his first book I believe but it is phenomenal.
@harshvaria9753
4 жыл бұрын
Since you mentioned Jim Butcher I'd recommend you check out Codex Alera. Jim was challenged go write a fantasy book about Pokemon and the lost Roman legion. And what a series he came up with. Each book progressively gets better.
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