The Stand is my number 1 book of all time. I read Swan Song, and it's also very good. I'd say it was Robert's love letter to King

Pierce Brown wrote another masterpiece with Lightbringer! Even though it’s still brutal, it felt like we got to spend more time seeing the characters connect, which I loved. Cassius definitely has one of my favourite character arcs in the series.

@iangubeli

9 ай бұрын

100% agree!!

Dang! 15 books in one month? That’s awesome!! I’m just starting Ascension. Looking forward to getting into this series

@iangubeli

10 ай бұрын

Can’t wait to hear what you think!!

I have ordered Red Rising a few days ago from Amazon.. They had it for $8 on the Amazon day we just had... very excited, thanks to you!

@iangubeli

10 ай бұрын

Oh heck yes!! You’re going to love it!

I just started reading A Darker Shade of Magic Thursday since everyone has been talking about it. Happy reading!

@iangubeli

10 ай бұрын

Happy reading to you as well! It’s a fabulous read!

Look at you go, Ian !! 15 books 🎉🎉

Checking back in to let you know I read Red Rising in a two day span and I CANNOT stop thinking about it! 🐺

@iangubeli

10 ай бұрын

YES!! So happy you liked it. That series is absolute perfection! The next books will be a wild ride, let me tell you!!

Hidden Pictures is SO good! I'm not too good at guessing the endings of thrillers/mystery books, but I did NOT see that ending! It was wonderful!

@iangubeli

10 ай бұрын

Excited to see what it’s all about!!

I loved the Pet Sematary audiobook! It was narrated by Michael C Hall and the voice he used for Jud was great! It made me laugh a lot but it also made me emotional. Losing someone is so painful and the urge to bring them back, despite the consequences presented in this book, are very strong. He uses that paranormal lens to show you through his classic Stephen King way that you can’t bring them back in real life. You have to live with the grief and no amount of stalling, or bringing them back from the dead, is going to help you. You’re just prolonging the inevitable. It’s a painful book but it’s a hard truth we all must face no matter how it’s delivered. Definitely a must read even if I made it sound depressing 😅 I wanted to start it over the second it ended!

@iangubeli

10 ай бұрын

Pet Semetary was AMAZING! The ethical and moral questions that arise with an opportunity like Louis had…cannot imagine. It’s a crime against nature what happens in that book!!

@AshlynnHolmes13

10 ай бұрын

@@iangubeli I agree! Part of me wished King pulled back a bit and made the ending more of a hard lesson that the main character had to endure. I expected the ending being the way it was but it was such a solid book and then complete chaos at the end. I still loved it but I didn’t necessarily need that over the top horrific ending. But it is a horror book and it showed the desperation of people and the terrible things they’re willing to do. So that’s why I still loved it!

@iangubeli

10 ай бұрын

@@AshlynnHolmes13 Totally agree! I felt the same!

Honestly, the first 1/3rd of The Martyr was rough but it does get a lot better. Looking back I think its my favorite of the trilogy but slightly.

I have 150 pages left of the shinning! I'm excited to see what you have to think about it! I'm really enjoying it so far

I read finally Red Rising and 5 stars .

@iangubeli

10 ай бұрын

YES!!! It’s so good!

Literally picking up Red Rising TONIGHT! 🎉

@angelaholmes8888

10 ай бұрын

I hope you will enjoy it

@Booksandheather

10 ай бұрын

I read Pet Semetary over the summer and it taught me several things. 1) I LOVE Stephen King’s writing and 2) after many years of thinking I’m not a horror girl, that I actually am a horror girl. It was an amazing book.

@angelaholmes8888

10 ай бұрын

@@Booksandheather I haven't read that book yet but I have heard good things about it

@iangubeli

10 ай бұрын

YESSSSS!!! You won’t regret it!!

I just finished the blade itself and I’m in love!! Totally see myself plowing though all his books!

@iangubeli

10 ай бұрын

Oh totally!! I couldn’t put those books down!! They are so good!

15 books is not bad at all. Very impressive actually and you completed the Harry Potter which is something I can’t do lmao.

❤📚♥️ I added The Prince of Tides to my Goodreads, thanks!

@iangubeli

10 ай бұрын

It is amazing! I will say, there are some elements that are hard to read. There are scenes of domestic violence, SA, and attempted suicides…it’s heavy, but AMAZING!!

@starlasell5698

10 ай бұрын

@@iangubeli Amazing...sold!

WOOO LET’S GO IAN! Reading a lot of my favs lately and soon. Light Bringer is shaping up to be my book of the year and man, that ending🥲 Pet Sematary is also one of my favorites for spooky season and for King, so much so that I have a tattoo for it, so I’ll be looking forward to your thoughts, cuz boy, is it depressing😂 and The Shining too! probably my third favorite King and even better than Pet Sematary in my opinion. Also glad to see you’re gonna read Swan Song. I’m part of the crowd that thinks it’s better than The Stand. Would also recommend Boy’s Life by McCammon; it’s so King-coded with the small town coming of age, wrapped into a murder mystery. One of my favorite books ever. And that Joe Abercrombie guy is pretty good, too. Wisdom of Crowds was my favorite in Age of Madness so hopefully it’ll crack that five star for you🔥

@iangubeli

10 ай бұрын

Love this comment so much!! Excited to get into some of these reads, and finish some of these series. I think Wisdom of Crowds will blow my mind. Abercrombie never disappoints! Swan Song so far is INSANE!! Way more exciting beginning than The Stand! Pet Semetary was AWESOME!! Loved every second!

Have you read Project Hail Mary yet?! It’s a must read!! & also fantastic on audio

@iangubeli

10 ай бұрын

I really need to stop putting off reading that book! And you’re it the first person to say the audio is amazing, so thank you so much! You’ve helped make up my mind!!

I remember I DNF'ed Malice cause I wasn't clicking BUT when it did click I didn't stop till I finished last book in Of Blood and Bone

@iangubeli

10 ай бұрын

Malice has my heart and soul!! I get where the middle could make someone want to DNF it…but holy crap the ending of that book set me up for the rest!!

Watching yours and Ashlynn’s Harry Potter vlogs got me to start re-reading them and they’re just as good as they were when I read them in middle school 😅 Alsooo I think you guys have talked about it before but I think you and Ashlynn both would Loveeee the throne of glass series! Highly recommend!

@iangubeli

10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!! Okay, so I actually got her ToG for her birthday! So, there may or may not be some fun vlogs coming out in the near future😉🤔🤔

Amazing reading month Ian! Can’t wait for special videos. ❤

Dark Matter is excellent and A Little Hatred is on my TBR. Also Post Apocalyptic is one of my favorite genres…thanks for a great video and sharing all your reading experiences ❤

@iangubeli

10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!! You’s re going to love Abercrombie!!

I haven't seen this video yet but I saw 'The Stand' on there and I realised I have that book and I want to read it but it's the biggest book on my shelf

@iangubeli

9 ай бұрын

It is big, but it’s so good!!

@Rhianne694

9 ай бұрын

@@iangubeli thanks Ian. Def made me feel better about it. Hopefully read it sometime soon.

@iangubeli

9 ай бұрын

@@Rhianne694 if you want a good book to prime you for The Stand I would recommend Sean Song by Robert McCammon! Both are post-apocalyptic stories of huge magnitudes, but Sean Song is almost 400 shorter!

@Rhianne694

9 ай бұрын

@@iangubeli it's hard to find in Australia. I've tried just looked for it

Glad you enjoyed a little hatred and a trouble with peace 😎 Never read the prince of tides but I have watched the movie adaptation I love that film

@iangubeli

10 ай бұрын

Prince of Tides was HEAVY!! It broke me down, man😂

I am just about to start empire of the vampire and selams lot for this spooky season reads for me

@iangubeli

10 ай бұрын

You sound like good vampire stories!

Good luck with Pet Cemetery. You are brave.

@iangubeli

9 ай бұрын

It actually was really good!!

I'm so glad to see you reading Stephen King. I've been reading him since high school and have been enjoying reliving his books thru your eyes! I read the stand before they came out with the complete and uncut version so had to go read that as well. As far as I'm aware, I've read all of his unless there's something out there digitally I've missed. Working on Holly now. Can't wait to see your take on Pet Sematary. Also loved Swan Song.

@iangubeli

9 ай бұрын

The Stand was so freaking good! Compared to Swan Song, I think it still holds out better. McCammon did a very good job with paying homage to King, but there is just something about The Stand that blew my mind! And Pet Semetary😳…holy crap!!

I herd mix reviews of lightbringer but I trust your opinion we have similar taste in books

@iangubeli

10 ай бұрын

I could see where some people wouldn’t get it, but it’s really good! Just as any other Red Rising novel!

I absolutely loved Hidden Pictures, I even emailed the author asking for an autograph and he mailed me one with a postcard and a book plate 😁

@iangubeli

10 ай бұрын

WHAT!? That’s incredible! I will be reading it very soon! Excited!

you need to read the perfect son by miss frieda Mcfadden!!! this was definitely my biggest 'what the HECK are these plot twists' closely followed by the inmate (However I know that book isn't for everyone but I thoroughly enjoyed it)

@iangubeli

10 ай бұрын

Thank you for the rec!! I will definitely add this to the TBR!!

So many special videos to come. Lol Looking forward to I Am Legend. I love the movie but I hear the book is nothing like it. Might add this to my TBR after I hear what you have to say.

@iangubeli

10 ай бұрын

That video is coming out soon! I will say, it was not what I was expecting, but in a very good way!

@jaecubed592

10 ай бұрын

@@iangubeli I can not wait for that video! FYI, I just got my copy of The Pariah and Jade City from my library yesterday. Will be digging into those as soon as I finish Dracula by Bram Stroker, which I'm actually enjoying. Interesting take on a book as we are reading journal entries and letters. I think you would enjoy it. Anyways I'm so excited to start those books based on your thoughts on them. Hope you are having a wonderful weekend and look forward to your next videom

@iangubeli

10 ай бұрын

@@jaecubed592 I cannot wait to hear what you think of both of those books! They are great!!

im a third way through the shining and its incredible!

@iangubeli

9 ай бұрын

I finished that earlier this week…SO GOOD!!

an Ian video im so excited!

Loved the video! Can't wait for the next one ❤ I'm also reading pet sematary this month! And the shining was really intense, but the sequel is even better!

@iangubeli

10 ай бұрын

That makes me want to jump into Doctor Sleep too!! Thank you so much!!

Glad you enjoyed Ascendant! Onto Unbound!!! Sorry to hear you didn't get on with Peter's narration. Narrators can be hit or miss for folk.

@iangubeli

10 ай бұрын

Loved the book! Excited to jump into Unbound!!

Heckkkk yeahhhh it’s Ian time! I can’t wait to watch but I have to finish my scary movie first. Lol may have to watch a Disney movie or something after haha You need to read Salem’s Lot by Mister King, and then NOS4A2 by his son Joe Hill. Both are vampire books done right

@iangubeli

10 ай бұрын

Thank you!! I am all about a good vampire story. I need to get Salem’s Lot!

Great wrap up 🎉

I hope to love Red Rising. I just find it in a thrift store for $3, but just book #1. I want to read all of them, but I have to read my 50+ physical book tbr I have... especially, since I just filmed another 20+ book haul video that is being posted the 22nd of this month. The thrift stores have been so good here lately! Also, you should read Christine by Stephen King. There is the classic King profanity, but that was my favorite movie since I was around 8, and also one of my favorite books. I read it for the first time last year, and love it as much as the movie! I think because I'm a car/truck person, I understood the bond that you can have with vehicles. (My truck is my example. 😂)

@iangubeli

10 ай бұрын

You are going to love Red Rising! It is challenging, but so freaking good!! And, I really do need to read Christine! I love everything King does, so I know would like that one!

You should read ninth house - it does switch character views but didn’t hurt the book any. I just wasn’t aware of it when I started reading and had to think for a second 😂.

@iangubeli

10 ай бұрын

I like Bardugo! I might have to pick that up!

I know I know, I will dig Red Rising out from that huge pile...

@iangubeli

10 ай бұрын

You won’t regret it!!

Hidden Pictures was great!

Who won the month you or your wife prayers and blessings to you both love your Aussie family friend John ❤❤❤good luck with your October reading 📖 month

I've read Hidden Pictures and I really enjoy hearing the diverse responses people have to it. very keen to hear thoughts from both of you!

@iangubeli

10 ай бұрын

Excited to read it! Video coming soon😉

Yay! Spooktober all around!!👻Also 15 books in one month? I aspire to reach that level one day :D

I have book recommendations for ya! Needful Things by Steven King Dragonriders of Pern by Anne McCaffrey Gilgamesh by Stephen Mitchell (the new English version specifically, it's supposedly the oldest story we know of) And of course, as always, Wizard's First Rule by Terry Goodkind! Loving the videos, keep em coming!

@angelaholmes8888

10 ай бұрын

Needful things is so good and so underrated have you watched the movie adaptation 🤔

@BriansReadingHovel

10 ай бұрын

@@angelaholmes8888 100% agreed! And yeah I saw it many years ago

@iangubeli

10 ай бұрын

Thank you for these recs! Just added them to the TBR. Gilgamesh has been on my radar since I was in school, but have never actually seen a copy anywhere.

@BriansReadingHovel

10 ай бұрын

@@iangubeli I found a copy at my local free library and read it while I was waiting on my gig and, it was a really fun read. Definitely cool to see how heroics were viewed before the Greeks & Romans, who would later be imitated by everyone, creating the typical hero tropes we know today :)

For king, try the stand

I have Hidden Pictures to read, will read soon.

I read The Shining two years ago and if I remember right it's different from the book BUT the movie is still fantastic. And I read Pet Semetary last year and I feel that it''s more weird then scary in my opinion,but still good though. I've yet to read LightBringer yet. My TBR is getting bigger and bigger.

@iangubeli

10 ай бұрын

Isn’t that the freakin truth! The TBR never stops growing😂 Excited to read The Shining! Just finished Pet Smemtary…I did feel some aspects were scary, but it’s really more the ethical and moral issues of the basis of the characters choices that was weird.

After you read The Shining, read Doctor Sleep!

September was a pretty good month for me as well, I'm currently making it through The Sun Eater series by Christopher Ruocchio, which I cannot recommend enough.

@iangubeli

10 ай бұрын

I need to start that series, man. I have had Empire of Silence for ages and haven’t touched it.

15 books. Bro…..how? One day I will have that kind of time.

@iangubeli

10 ай бұрын

It was blurr😂 I will never read that many books in a month again!

Wow! Big books for September. I had a large reading month of close to 30 books, but none of them were probably over 350 pages😅.

@iangubeli

10 ай бұрын

😳😳 30!?!?

@paperbacksandponytails

10 ай бұрын

@@iangubeli yep, I don't know what's going on with me lately. I've been reading a lot, well listening to a lot of audiobooks.

@iangubeli

10 ай бұрын

@@paperbacksandponytails nothing wrong with that, or you, at all!!

Dang, I wish I could read that many books in one month. I’m lucky to get 3-4 in. But I have a 16mo daughter. 😅 Swan Song has been on my tbr for awhile now, interested in hearing your thoughts on it.

@angelaholmes8888

10 ай бұрын

Swan song is really great you definitely should give it a try

@iangubeli

10 ай бұрын

I am a good portion of the way through Swan Song and it is definitely worth it!

Okay but Wisdom of Crowds is dark. I want to know if it’s darker than light bringer in your opinion! I had to have a breather after I finished. Such a good series

@iangubeli

10 ай бұрын

Darker than Lightbringer?? Oh man! I need to finish it to see🙈

I have a video idea. A color book cover shopping challenge.

@iangubeli

9 ай бұрын

I love that so much!!

Here's what I read in September Tell me everything by minka Kelly memoir A billion years by mike rinder memoir Someone else shoes by jojo moyes Jane Eyre The plus one by mazzy enddings The outsider by Stephen king Sammy Espinosa last review Dnf hyperion by dan Simmons One Italian summer by rebecca serle Picture perfect boyfriend

@iangubeli

10 ай бұрын

Excellent TBR list!

I am reading hidden pictures atm!

@iangubeli

10 ай бұрын

Can’t wait to hear what you think!

@insidelaurensbrain3833

10 ай бұрын

All I’m going to say is the ending through me off😩

I was not a fan of Hidden Pictures, found it incredibly boring. Looking forward to all the super, special vlogs 😊

I wonder when you'll decide to dive head first into The Cosmere wink wink nudge nudge

@iangubeli

10 ай бұрын

I have Stormlight on hold with Libby! I will pop a video out of it one day when no one is expecting it!

I loved The Inheirtance Games and The Final Gambit books are awesome and amazing and you need to finish that series. My library didn’t have available The Hawthorne Legacy so I jumped to The Final Gambit and since I had an idea about what book 2 would be about I had no problem jumping to book 3 and I was right about book 2. But now I am debating whether I should go back to read The Hawthorne Legacy ? Is there anything else in book 2 that I might have missed by skipping this book ? 😅😊

@iangubeli

9 ай бұрын

It’s hard to answer that without giving spoilers away😂 it’s a really fun book, but since you’ve read the third book, you may not want to?? If you reread the series I totally recommend reading the second book!!

@logann-mackenziefroste563

9 ай бұрын

@@iangubeli thanks. I will probably read book 2 when I buy the series and tab it.

@iangubeli

9 ай бұрын

@@logann-mackenziefroste563 that’s a great idea!

Awesome vlog ‼️ I am on book 2 Golden Son and I am only 60% of way through and it is so far my favourite book in this series. And I have recommended this series to 2 people. One bought the book and the other got the audible version. 😊 what’s your Goodreads so that I can follow you ? 😅😊

@iangubeli

9 ай бұрын

I love that so much! Golden Son is also my favorite book in the series!! My Goodreads handle is: “Ian Gubeli”

@logann-mackenziefroste563

9 ай бұрын

@@iangubeli thanks. I am on the last 5 chapters of Golden Son and I keep having to rewind because so much is happening and I don’t have the book yet and I don’t want to miss out on the little details. And I got someone at barnes to buy Red Rising just from raving about Golden Son.

@iangubeli

9 ай бұрын

@@logann-mackenziefroste563 I love that so much!! I still think about the last handful of chapters in Golden Som to this day, and I read it in February🙈

@logann-mackenziefroste563

9 ай бұрын

@@iangubeli yes ‼️ I am rushing through the next book in never after series and saving Morning Star for last as I always save the best for last.

W vid. When we getting Brandon Sanderson

@iangubeli

10 ай бұрын

Stormlight is on hold with Libby! I am going to sneak attack everyone with a video once I finish all of them!

❤❤❤

have you read the will of the many? really curious about your opinion on that

@iangubeli

8 ай бұрын

I have not yet. I want to!

What book of Joe Abercrombie’s would you suggest starting with? I’ve been wanting to read something of his for a little while now but I’m not sure where to start 😅

@iangubeli

10 ай бұрын

I would recommend staring with “The Blade Itself.” It’s the first of all of his First Law books. It’s amazing, and the story gets so good form there!

@teatree7615

10 ай бұрын

@@iangubeli Thank you!! Will definitely be starting the series soon! ☺️

Have you tried the road Cormack McCarthy ?

@iangubeli

8 ай бұрын

I have. It was interesting for sure!!

curious, do you have something against sex scenes? personally I don't mind them and even enjoy them from time to time but every time you come across them is seems to be a mark against that book

@iangubeli

10 ай бұрын

Sexual content just seems unnecessary to me as a plot device. It takes away from the overall feel of a novel for me. I think sexual stuff in general is a “behind closed doors” type of thing. It’s private. I don’t know, maybe I’m a prude, but I prefer no sexual stuff in my books!

Do you really remember the books you read this quickly though? 😭

13:10 The Shining book and movie or so different. Your going to hate the real reason they go to the hotel🫢 14:56 aaaaggghhh🙀 Dark Matter don’t get lost❤❤❤❤

@iangubeli

10 ай бұрын

Thank you!!