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@allaccessentertainment4755
Жыл бұрын
First reply 🥇!
@parsnipguy2986
Жыл бұрын
i wish you split your book and sketch channel apart. my brain is too sexy and smooth to bother with actual fr books
@davidbucky7634
Жыл бұрын
I thought this video was about batman in the first 30 seconds 😅
@dustinvanderpool592
Жыл бұрын
Payback?
@good5038
3 ай бұрын
Skillshare is a literal scam company, please avoid such sponsors.
@snoopywriter3643
Жыл бұрын
I’m so scared of books… This was the scariest video I’ve ever watched.
@chillsy_pluto
Жыл бұрын
Now replace the "k" with a "b" ... not so funny now is it
@snoopywriter3643
Жыл бұрын
@@chillsy_pluto Dude stop, you’re scaring the crap out of me.
@bigbluebuttonman1137
Жыл бұрын
I like books, but it really depends on the book for me.
@m00k61
Жыл бұрын
No one tell this guy about creepy pasta channels. Literally people reading.
@snoopywriter3643
Жыл бұрын
@@m00k61 Sounds horrifying. I love it!
@sophiaisabelle01
Жыл бұрын
Man Carrying Thing never fails to deliver the best content we could ask for. Seems like he only gets better each time.
@brothatisfunny
Жыл бұрын
Sometimes even delivering the best content we didnt ask for
@nerdanarcho
Жыл бұрын
@@brothatisfunny *carrying
@bobcratchit6431
Жыл бұрын
Man carrying KZitem
@KunjaBihariKrishna
Жыл бұрын
Plot twist: He's trying to produce the worst content imaginable, but fails spectacularly every time
@NickCrumpets
Жыл бұрын
I dont think my short attention span brain can handle an 11 minute skit, but i'll try to enjoy it nonetheless!
@ExtraQuestionableContent
Жыл бұрын
Definitely could use Subway Surfers in the corner, maybe some Minecraft parkour
@TheSlavicWarlord415
Жыл бұрын
@@ExtraQuestionableContent Maybe a little family guy too
@ExtraQuestionableContent
Жыл бұрын
@@TheSlavicWarlord415 How about we get some guy cutting some weird ass sand or something in the other corner because why the hell not
@TheSlavicWarlord415
Жыл бұрын
@@ExtraQuestionableContent Oh yeah, absolutely!
@dashockpixle4140
Жыл бұрын
@The Ugandan Warlord @Soos Maybe add a little vine boom every 5 seconds to return my attention to the screen.
@brothatisfunny
Жыл бұрын
Man carrying thing: come for the skits, stay for the skits, but the books reviews are nice too
@captainmidnight
Жыл бұрын
I was so excited when I saw this uploaded! Great timing, I've been obsessed with the Parker books for the past few months! Really enjoyed this one.
@ManCarryingThing
Жыл бұрын
Didn't know you also loved Parker that's awesome!
@serAltonTowers
Жыл бұрын
@@ManCarryingThing highly recommend the Darwyn Cooke graphic novel-isations
@1966Heath
Жыл бұрын
Hell yes, man! The Parker series had an ENORMOUS impact on my own work. Great video.
@S0NAL_
Жыл бұрын
keep these book videos coming, i hope you never stop carrying thing
@analuisarex
Жыл бұрын
I found you because of books. Stayed because all content was interesting/entertaining but I'm always thrilled when it's a book video!
@aidansullivan551
Жыл бұрын
As a big fan of Darwyn Cooke’s adaptations of Parker, I wasn’t super interested in reading the original books, but this makes me want to check them out much more! Thanks for the recommendation!
@jabrielmilner
Жыл бұрын
I started with the audio books, moved to paperbacks (local library ftw!) , then picked up the comics. Try em all, they're great.
@brianmurphy250
Жыл бұрын
I’ve been meaning to get those
@peaceofcrap
Жыл бұрын
Hey Jake just wanted to say that even though I love the skits and humor on this channel, I always appreciate it when you pivot back to more traditional book tube content. I'm definitely guilty of only really engaging in book criticism in an echo chamber around the stuff I already enjoy reading. You're the exception to this, having a very different taste in literature than I do and I always find your perspectives really helpful and I've even been encouraged to read some things I don't think I would have before. This series seems really interesting and I might actually check it out! Thanks for providing quality content every time!
@vancecunningham5032
Жыл бұрын
The darwyn Cooke graphic novel adaptations are some of the best comics I've ever read, especially the hunter! The martini editions are by far the most beautiful books I own
@dumcatto9022
Жыл бұрын
parker's character reminds me of anton chigurh from no country for old men. anton is like a strategic machine to kill without remorse or humanity, as if people are little mosquitoes. maybe parker is scarier than anton because anton shows an evil side of him that wants his victims to suffer, as well as parker lacks of.
@ace15Nura
Жыл бұрын
I currently reading Woman in the Dunes by Kobo Abe. It's a 1962 japanese surrealist novel about an entomologist searching for a new type of beetle in a rare desert in Japan, where he encounter a rare village almost buried in the sand. The novel make a great comparision between the adaptability of the beetle in harsh enviroment with the human's. it's almost kafkaesque the way the author related the dunes with human societies, in which the protagonist get trap as a insect in ant farm. Great book if someone is interested.
@holydissolution85
Жыл бұрын
There is a movie too...also very good
@ace15Nura
Жыл бұрын
@@holydissolution85 I need to watch it after I finish the book. Thanks.
@ace15Nura
Жыл бұрын
@@dylanmorrison8788 I have read Kafka. The Castle is a great book if you enjoyed Abe. It's his most "human" novel. The sad part is that he was writing it when he died, so it's not complete. My favorite writer is Thomas Pynchon, I don't consider his novel surrealist but they sure are crazy and poignant. In the same way as Faulkner. So, you my like Bleeding Edge if you grew up during the 90s - 00s. It's about a possible cospiracy related to the 9-11 and the deep web.
@aliatef7203
Жыл бұрын
dunes is fantastic, check out face of another it's my fav abe story
@ryanmacfarlane1831
Жыл бұрын
It was an inferior version of camus work in my opinion
@rarwexe
Жыл бұрын
I know you probably won't see this, but I initially found you through your skits before diving deeper and checking out some of your literary analysis videos. Haven't made time for reading in a while, but you helped me finally get back into reading again. I've already finished one book this year, and I've just started another! Thank you for being you and for talking about the things that interest you 💙
@Air_Serpent
Жыл бұрын
I've always wanted videos with books in the same manner as comics and movies. Super glad to be recommended this. The series doesn't seem to be my tastes but your commentary is entertaining.
@thejadearcher0783
Жыл бұрын
11:10 is the exact response you should have to that book. Bravo for your cutting commentary, Thing Man
@soualexander6532
Жыл бұрын
That sounds pretty interesting! I read "Butcher's Crossing" based on your recommendation and it was one of my absolute favourite reads last year so I'll put this on my list!
@Qochoc
Жыл бұрын
Back in the 70s I was reading every Donald E Westlake novel, the stark novels are very different in tone but also entertaining glad to see you discovered him
@dylanthrillmour866
Жыл бұрын
I've only read the Parker graphic novels by Darwin Cooke and I adore them. they captured such a great noir mood.
@kevintheminion2382
Жыл бұрын
I thought the guy in the thumbnail was Walter white and didn’t read the title so I thought this video was going to be about breaking bad 💀 but I’m not disappointed this video was great
@229axb7
Жыл бұрын
I've never seen his other non book related videos. Best book videos on KZitem!!
@garagegeek4863
Жыл бұрын
I’m reading them in order but am only on the fourth. I’d recommend reading them because the narrative grows with each book. We learn more about The Outfit and pulling off different types of crimes. I’m really enjoying this series.
@jaimemj2
Жыл бұрын
My dad bought the spanish omnibus of the Parker comics by Darwyn Cooke and I thought of checking them out. But now that I know Stark is a pseudonym for Westlake I really have to give it a try, since I really liked The Hot Rock which I read due to your recommendation.
@megalawr
Жыл бұрын
love the book vids. Thanks dood
@Turbo_Waitress
Жыл бұрын
I’ve been wanting to check out Westlake for awhile. My main familiarity with him is through the first Stepfather film, which I thought he did a good job with. I’ll have to check out one of the Parker books.
@FirionLeFleur
Жыл бұрын
I don't know if you've already done it but you should definitely play Disco Elysium. Best book I've ever played. Really well written.
@funnybleepbloopthing
Жыл бұрын
Only “book” i ever read lol. Also I think the game was based on a book too but it’s not translated to English yet.
@futurestoryteller
Жыл бұрын
I think I was smart when I was still in school, game made me finally realize I'm just dumb now. Can't follow any of it, especially the loquacious narration
@zxvadcsfbh
Жыл бұрын
@@funnybleepbloopthing it was based on a TRPG that the designers made for their own friend group which eventually became the 2013 book, Sacred and Terrible Air, and then eventually became 2019's Disco Elysium and is currently becoming a commercially-released TRPG. Or at least was before ZA/UM collapsed into infighting at the end of 2021. Seriously, the studio is currently a mess with most of the founding members and creative leads gone.
@zxvadcsfbh
Жыл бұрын
@@futurestoryteller really? It's hardly abstract. Esoteric and existential at all times, yes. But it's not exactly heady reading.
@futurestoryteller
Жыл бұрын
@@zxvadcsfbh Really. Do you even understand the words in your own vocabulary? You do know that esoteric means "hard to understand" right - like that is all but *the* definition of that word? DBAA
@JakeIannarino
3 ай бұрын
I didnt think hunter was the best either. but I read all of them, and then reread the hunter. and knowing Parker so well, I fell in love with the hunter. it's a beautiful book. in a way I think it is the best of the series.
@CulnamoElrond
Жыл бұрын
Loving these reviews, I find myself looking forward to them just as much as the skits and I'm obsessed with those.
@mfbobyle6771
Жыл бұрын
I love Richard Starks Parker series. Love Darwyn Cookes adaptations. Love Point Blank starting Lee Marvin. Love everything about this universe. Also there’s a handful of spin off books written by Stark in this series. My favorite is Lemons Never Lie. About one of Parker’s sidekicks. Definitely give it a read
@KelleyGreenEcstasy
Жыл бұрын
i thought you had spilled coffee on yourself right before filming and just rolled with it.
@julespelarski
Жыл бұрын
watching this as I put off sitting down to write. Love to hear you talk about fiction. you say terminator but I'm getting some james bond as well. I'm reading 1q84 by haruki murakami. fantastic; we have different tastes but it's hard not to love. i think you'd be enchanted by the mystery and interconnectedness and writing style. kind of like a little life not in plot but in that it's a huge book epic in scope that was a cultural phenomenon since you gravitate to noir i wonder how you feel about gillian flynn.
@mattkean1128
Жыл бұрын
I'm familiar with Levi Stahl at the University of Chicago Press that put out all those matching reissues of the Parker books. I'm slowly collecting them all.
@NotoriousLightning
Жыл бұрын
They're not Pokemon, you know.
@albion65
Жыл бұрын
The best Parker book that I've read is "The Score" from 1964. The plot is like OCEAN'S 11 turned up to 11! The sheer audacity of the crime along with the epic fashion in which the job goes south leads to an exciting read. Plus the book introduces the character Alan Grofield who Westlake spun off into his own set of stories.
@ManCarryingThing
Жыл бұрын
Agreed - the score is excellent!
@leonardotavaresdardenne9955
Жыл бұрын
Have you ever heard of Golgo 13? It's somewhat similar. A sociopathic main character that's basically a Terminator, and the more interesting aspect is the side characters and how they react to Golgo. A lot more violent though
@UberSchluh
Жыл бұрын
For anyone who likes Westlake/Stark, I have to recommend Jim Thompson. Westlake called him "the most nihilistic writer America ever produced" -- I'm not sure I'd go that far, but he was still incredible.
@TheSkaOreo
Жыл бұрын
The Parker novels are exactly what got me into crime fiction. They do soften his character a bit in the later ones, but The Hunter is a stone cold classic.
@gradientO
Жыл бұрын
As a partial sociopath, I'm gonna enjoy this series
@primenumberbuster404
Жыл бұрын
Same bruh
@Gwestytears
Жыл бұрын
Thats ❤
@dominicrouse2623
Жыл бұрын
"Hes a totally sociopath who just goes around killing people, not because he likes it, but because hes good at it" later "hed be a great ceo" this
@tysoneburns5349
Жыл бұрын
Why does your outro slap so hard? 😭 (i neeed it)
@sirkyoj1
Жыл бұрын
Just found this whole series is free with an audible membership. Thanks for telling me about the series.
@stews9
Жыл бұрын
Stephen King's favorite. The Parker novels are brilliant, harsh, and vivid. I think Parker lets the reader project dark fantasies into and onto that character, as a cathartic release.
@noahgambriel6556
4 ай бұрын
Darwyn cook made this into a comic and it’s awesome
@shayneazimi7584
Жыл бұрын
Thing Carrierman, you’ve totally sold me on this series - sounds very compelling. Will pick it up for sure
@columbosunday
Жыл бұрын
I read both Pronto and Nada on your recommendation, which i enjoyed very much, so I will definitely be checking these out!!
@quinngorman9432
Жыл бұрын
Picked these books up from this review and its just what I've been looking for recently; loved it. thanks for the highlight and recommend. Love the book content; skits are great too. Keep it up.
@GreayWorks
Жыл бұрын
Sounds like if Cormac McCarthy wanted to make a whole series about Anton Chigurh.
@clayowsley5920
Жыл бұрын
Right now I’m reading “the brothers karamazov” and I’m really liking it! The character featured are some of the most complex I’ve found in fiction I’ve read thus far. The author, Dostoyevsky, has a knack for pumping out great story’s that feel really organic and don’t feel contrived. Dostoyevsky’s writing can sometimes drag, he has a tendency to fill page upon page with internal monologues or wax philosophical rants and dialogues, but, given the attention, that length really adds a lot and has a lot of complexity and nuances to unpack.
@chris92S
Жыл бұрын
It's such a good book!
@clayowsley5920
Жыл бұрын
@@chris92S straight up. I already read “the gambler” and “notes from the underground” and was thoroughly intrigued
@chris92S
Жыл бұрын
@@clayowsley5920 I need to read The Gambler how was it?
@clayowsley5920
Жыл бұрын
@@chris92S sorry for the late response, but I liked it! It’s an ensemble piece so there’s a lot of characters to keep track of, so I struggled keeping up at times, but it’s was surprisingly quite funny at points, It offers a really good dissection of the nature of addiction too.
@pandaplays971
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the entertainment you keep giving us consistently. I also hope you’re not over exerting yourself in any way, just wanted to check in regardless so take care!
@ramennoodles7328
Жыл бұрын
I like when man carries books
@WillN2Go1
3 ай бұрын
The Parker novels are brilliant. Many of them start out in media res with the word "When..." "When he saw that the one called Harbin was wearing a wire, Parker said, "Deal me out," and got to his feet." "When he didn't get any answer the second time he knocked, Parker kicked the door in." or "Hearing the click behind him, Parker threw his glass straight back over his right shoulder, and dove off his chair to the left. The bullet furrowed a line through the plans on the table..." Once you've done some writing, it's not that difficult to make a likeable character. But then what usually happens? They go off and make mistakes you'd never make. You, the reader, knows what the characters should do. With Parker, you might have a few ideas, Parker's ideas are revealed in action, they're quicker than anything you could think of, more efficient , and sometimes brutal, but only as needed. Take David Balducci Memory Man. The protagonist is forced into the back of a car by a skinny guy with a gun. Another criminal even smaller than the gunman, is at the wheel. The Memory Man is well over six feet. He's a retired police detective. He knows when they get to where they're going they are going to kill him. Okay. What happens:? What should happen? Ask any cop. That's not what happens. Instead he chats with them until they order him out of the car and tie him to a chair.... Th correct answer if a person with bad intentions is within a few feet of a trained police officer or soldier, they are going to take the gun away. Parker would've beaten any information he could get out of the gunman on page 30, then killed him so there'd be no problems. On about page 70 he'd have beaten the driver, killed them, and then would have to think of something else to do for the next 150 pages. Richard Stark can write likeable characters but what he usually chooses to do instead is write characters who are driven, motivated, have a goal. They may be lying. Their character is revealed in action. He'll forgive a mistake, but never a betrayal. Brilliant writing. If some how you're a writer, maybe a woman writer, and because you had absolutely nothing better to do you've watched this video and you're reading this? Read Parker, but think What if he were a woman, What if that woman wasn't a criminal. What if you rewrote Pride and Prejudice with this kind of drive.... and... Elizabeth Bennet already has amazing drive. She didn't just say "No thanks" to Darcy, she took him apart to make sure he completely understood and then she shot him in the face. Well not really. Jane Eyre was a lot more like Parker than Oliver Twist, David Copperfield or Pip. (David Copperfield was Dicken's trying to do what Bronte did in Jane Eyre, tell the story from the child's point of view. David Copperfield is mostly passive. There is nothing passive about Jane Eyre. Dickens said he never read Jane Eyre, said he didn't need to. And yet, he tried to steal the core idea (smart) but without reading the book (stupid) to better understand it. So read great writing even if it's completely something you would never read. And learn how to take a gun away.
@melanino
Жыл бұрын
I like your sketches a lot, but honestly, I mostly come back for book reviews, I love them
@kevingreene6624
Жыл бұрын
I read Hitman by Lawrence Block because you recommended it. It was great.
@krishadyn5211
Жыл бұрын
I sub for the skits, and hadn't read books in decades. Your rec got me into the Scudder series. I'm sad now though, because they cost almost $10 each and only take a day to read. My monetized video game is way cheaper.
@ManCarryingThing
Жыл бұрын
if you have a library card and you're in the states, use the Libby App to check them out for free
@kevinharpermusic
Жыл бұрын
Westlake was a genius, and Point Blank is an utter classic of cinema
@charlesclark3840
10 ай бұрын
Payback (1999) starring Mel Gibson as "Porter" is an extremely well done cinematic adaptation of Parker.
@doctormorbuis
Жыл бұрын
Stark/Westlake pulled an interesting literary trick with Slayground. The Blackbird--not a Parker book, technically--has the same first chapter as Slayground, but instead of following what happens to Parker, it follows Grofield instead. Stark did something similar with the eighth Parker novel, The Handle and the Grofield novel, The Damsel. The Damsel starts right at the end of The Handle. I love the Parker novels. It's not quite right to call Parker a sociopath. He exists in an amoral world where there are no innocents, so he's perfectly sane to be as ruthless as he is.
@FlameForgedSoul
Жыл бұрын
We would also recommend the Graphic Novel adaptations by Darwyn Cooke as well as the film Payback, which is probably the best big screen adaptation based on the Stark novels.
@commandershepard1357
Жыл бұрын
You should check out The bridge on the Drina by Ivo Andric. Serbian writer who won a nobel prize for literature and its about a bridge on the river Drina that connects Serbia and Bosnia and centuries of history it carries with it, it's similar to the one hundred years of solitude, no main character just generations of people that live there. There is violence, love , tragedy and many more stuff and it also has wonderful prose i highly recommend it.
@stevolukic
Жыл бұрын
But Ivo Andrić is a Croatian name. But he was born in Bosnia. But he is regarded highly in Serbian literature. But he would have liked if you called him Yugoslavian.
@commandershepard1357
Жыл бұрын
I said Serbian writer because he declared himself a Serb so thats my reason for writing Serbian.
@stevolukic
Жыл бұрын
@@commandershepard1357 The joke is that it is best we don't get into it.
@commandershepard1357
Жыл бұрын
@@stevolukic True that.
@TheJohnnyCalifornia
Жыл бұрын
It is interesting you compare him to The Terminator as I believe Jon Boorman, the director of POINT BLANK compared him more to Frankenstein's monster than any typical hard-boiled anti-hero.
@journeytotheotherside
Жыл бұрын
Anyone else read the title and expect Diary Of A Wimpy Kid?
@kirktanka8199
Жыл бұрын
Man Carrying Thing always leaves everyone wanting more. I think the video must have been cut off. I did not get the It Ends with Us review. Looking forward to that in the next video. I will be here for that review.
@kevinalamo4250
Жыл бұрын
I enjoyed this video bc I can't read-- my mom is dictating this for me-- so it makes me feel neat bc I can tell people that I read a book one time about a real life terminator. I am good at books. 😎
@clayowsley5920
Жыл бұрын
I like books, but the words I don’t care for personally. Books have spines, and as a person with a spine a identify with that.
@The.Lake.Effect
4 ай бұрын
The completely accurate Skillshare ad read made me realize that Man Carrying Thing could realistically accept a sponsor and we wouldn't be able to tell if he was actually sponsored or if it was part of the bit and he was imitating other KZitemrs.
@DestinyComics
Жыл бұрын
Westlake wrote a book called "somebody owes me money " I want to see it turned into a movie so bad. It's my favorite book of his.
@SplendidCoffee0
Жыл бұрын
Just found this! I adore the Parker series, though I’ve only read the comics. Those comics stand above most, in my eyes.
@maximofernandez196
6 ай бұрын
ok you convinced me, man carrying books
@matthewjaco847
3 күн бұрын
I finally reached Butcher’s Moon in this series. It was better than going to the movies.
@ManCarryingThing
3 күн бұрын
great book
@alexbadeau5027
Жыл бұрын
I plan to read Eight Million Ways to Die after I finish Five Decembers (checked it out based on your recommendation). And I can’t say I expected a Colleen Hoover reference in a video about the Parker novels 😂
@ellenh278
Жыл бұрын
Off season amusement parks are the BEST backdrops/settings in both horror and murder mystery movies/ books. Instant chills. Now I'm curious if sociopaths like reading books where a sociopath is the main. I know someone (minus the murder part) that may identify heavily with Parker. Normally when I hear a series has like 30 books I shy away cos I like to do start to finish, but you sold me on these.
@alexbadila1
Жыл бұрын
I remember reading a book in the Parker series back in my noir/hardboiled phase. I'm pretty sure it was The Hunter. I really enjoyed it, but yeah, the main character was really brutal. I currently just finished The Icewind Dale trilogy by R.A. Salvatore. If you're interested in sword & sorcery books set in the D&D universe, these are very well-written and fun. Salvatore is the best writer I've read when it comes to writing action scenes. They're easy to follow and very engaging. I also started reading the Animorphs series by K.A. Applegate. I'm on book 2 right now. It's great so far. I love how the authors are able to express complex ideas with simple language. It's also surprisingly mature and dark for a kids' series. Keep up the good work! Love your videos!
@Seanbo88
Жыл бұрын
Series sounds very interesting. I love stories that remove fluff and longwindedness and focus on action. Thanks for the review. I'm gonna check it out.
@Beastlango
Жыл бұрын
Definitely going to check them out, looks like quite a few are free on audible right now
@vinny9875
Жыл бұрын
Read about this series in Tarantino’s new book, been meaning to check it out. Loved John Flynn’s film The Outfit
@smugbowkid9919
Жыл бұрын
It’s like James Bond but with a surprisingly enthralling writing style, at least for me.
@darklime191
Жыл бұрын
Love this type of content!keep it up!
@noisecorerap6029
Жыл бұрын
Read Ice by Anna Kavan lately and I have been obsessed with it since I finished it, also Of Mice and Men
@SidneyBroadshead
Жыл бұрын
The Parker movies are *_Point Blank_* (1967) starring Lee Marvin and *_Payback_* (1999) starring Mel Gibson, both based on _The Hunter_ . *_The Outfit_* (1973) stars Robert Duvall as "Earl Macklin" (rather than Parker), based on the third Parker novel of the same name. *_Parker_* (2013) starring Jason Statham, is based on _Flashfire_ .
@stephencarter7266
Жыл бұрын
There is also *The Split* (1968) starring Jim Brown as "McClain" . Based on Westlake's _The Seventh_ .
@DocMarsTalesToAmaze
Жыл бұрын
donald westlake's dortmunder is also amazing
@archer1949
Жыл бұрын
That’s why I never thought the various movie adaptations of the Parker series never really grabbed me. The movies try to flesh him out, even try to make him sympathetic. That’s antithetical to the point.
@rmmatsus
Жыл бұрын
I like the idea that Parker is the flip side of Westlake’s other famous character, Dortmunder.
@meganefanatic9218
Жыл бұрын
damn, never noticed how comfortable that chair looks
@dawngrrrl
Жыл бұрын
Black Wings Has My Angel just came in the mail thanks to your recommendation :)
@brianwatts25
Жыл бұрын
Donald Westlake is also a pseudonym. I believe his actual name is something like Evan Hunter. He has a number of pseudonyms or rather had a number of synonyms that he used to write multiple series 11:28
@olberon
Жыл бұрын
This is must that phenomenon that the young fellas call 'literally me frfr'
@gregorydavidson2744
Жыл бұрын
Started reading The Hunter on your recommendation -- good so far. I'm glad I checked it out. Quentin Tarantino talked about Parker a lot in his recent book, "Cinema Exploitation," so I assumed reading that and watching this vid around the same time is a sign Parker is for me. I love movies like Taxi Driver or Nightcrawler where the main character is this unstable element and you're wondering what will set them loose. Feels like that's the general vibe with Parker.
@israfaeldari5532
Жыл бұрын
The movie Payback with Mel Gibson is based on the book "the hunter".
@yeetoburrito9972
Жыл бұрын
AHHH BOOK VIDEO *HISSSS* WOE WOE
@EddieMane
Жыл бұрын
Keep it up. Your channel will go the distance. Just breath, bro. You can do it.
@skababiez1520
Жыл бұрын
Very cool video thanks!
@archer1949
Жыл бұрын
My favorite Scudder novel is Walk Among The Tombstones. By a mile.
@Calypso694
Жыл бұрын
glad you are bringing awarenes to Parker and Stark. Fantastic series and the base for the smooth con man. The Mourner has one of the best visual of Red and Green in a book EVER. It would make for great television. Time for you to check out Dortmunder.
@supaskin
Жыл бұрын
If you close your eyes you can still hear him talking about books.
@mfbobyle6771
Жыл бұрын
Also Robert Downey Jr is making a movie or tv show in this Parker universe.
@voodsood
Жыл бұрын
thank you for the content warning, i am very afraid of books but i was able to get through the video by covering my eyes as i was advised to do
@Technique1995
7 ай бұрын
Please do more noir series like these . Love from India 🇮🇳
@seannyhan2254
Жыл бұрын
Fun fact "Richard Stark" was borrowed by Stephen King as the alter ego of the protagonist in The Dark Half.
@deanochannel
Жыл бұрын
Honestly thought this was gonna be about the Diary of a Wimpy Kid books
@johndough7710
Жыл бұрын
just found your channel! Payback with mel gibson was based on the parker series- i think they use the name Porter though. Have you heard of/read the Phineas Poe trilogy? (by Will Christopher Baer) super gritty. written/published in early 2000's, but i think everythings out of print- he fell off the face of the earth while working on his next book. good shit, keep on keeping on!
@bobwitimer9264
Жыл бұрын
John D. MacDonald book series Travis McGee is really good. He wrote The Executioners which was adapted in a movie called - Cape fear.
@odolowa1
Жыл бұрын
Also recommend Westlake’s Dortmunder series. A much lighter and more comedic take on the heist genre. The first actually started as a Parker novel but after the plot became a bit too silly Westlake rewrote it with a different lead. There’s even a quasi “crossover” of sorts where Dortmunder and his associates at one point try and pull a heist based on a non-existent Parker novel.
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