I still haven't watched the video but I wanted to thank you for focusing on short stories. They are one of the most important formats in my country's literary history (I'm from Argentina) and they often get overlooked in other places. It's so refreshing to see them here, I live short stories so much ❤ Edit: after writing this comment I saw that the first story you read was by a fellow Argentinian, that's so cool ❤
@rana_erdСағат бұрын
In defense of this series: the second book is better
@Youwantmetoputthehammerdown2 сағат бұрын
"We don't have another hunger games movie/book coming" did not except the 2nd Quarter Quell book announcement
@Jean-Travels4 сағат бұрын
Hi! I loved your takes on this topic. As someone who’s always wanted to create video essays I often wonder what editing softwares creators use. Or how they even acquire the media clips from films. I’m sure it is something you had to research thoroughly at the start of your channel. If you have any resources that you could extend I would appreciate it greatly. Nevertheless, you’ve found a viewer in me. I’m excited to hear more of your literary perspectives.
@ApoorvSrivastava-mq4iv5 сағат бұрын
that's coffee, right? That much coffee doesn't come back to uh, disturb your day?
@corawhitest5 сағат бұрын
Any book that begins with a playlist suggestion is a instant red flag.
@shannonscotchbrook49776 сағат бұрын
My takes (maybe controversial idk) More • Cosy fantasy • Gothic lit • Sprayed edges (but I only have 1 of each book) Sad to say goodbye That was great now let's move on • Tropification • Hating on Colleen Hoover Don't care • Hunger games Renaissance • Romantasy • Vampires • Hating on Colleen Hoover girlies (notlikeothergirls) Leave it in 2023 • Silent book reviews • Ice hockey romance • Simping over real ice hockey players • Colleen Hoover books I feel like when it comes to romance in fantasy, I enjoy it when it's the secondary plotline, rather than the main one, and I enjoy queer and sapphic fantasy quite a bit too. But not so much the books marketed as "romantasy". I did not get why people thought fourth wing was so good 😂 I love sprayed edges and special editions, but I go to buy one when I'm buying a book for the first time. The only time I've ever ended up with more than one of the same book, is if someone has gifted me a book I already had, and I usually donate the cover I like least. Cosy fantasies and cosy mysteries have been done of my faves last year and this year, and while I love a book with high stakes, I also adore the warm fuzzy feeling you get from these! Especially if there's talking animals, as a big middle grade reader, I will lap anything up with talking animals ☺️ And yeah, I don't really care and Hunger Games or vampires... Oops
@sothisistrishia6 сағат бұрын
idk if at this point you've already seen Past Lives but if not, please do! I was surprised at how I understood the ending. It was bittersweet but also I get why it had to be that way. It made me sympathize with both dudes and what's even better is they weren't mean to each other. The female lead also had her own agency which was amazing. Can't recommend it enough! Also, the director of Past Lives (Celine Song) is married to the writer of Challengers. Random trivia
@pequodexpress7 сағат бұрын
Who has the best analysis of _The Hunger Games_ as social, political, and economic commentary of contemporary societies, largely western, in late-stage capitalism?
@Random_xyz_8 сағат бұрын
There is no romance, this is just lust, attraction and smut.
@jupiterwasntavailable8 сағат бұрын
ur setup is so pretty! just wanted to say
@carlawisch8 сағат бұрын
You are so fortunate to have bookstores where you live. I live in a city with over 100,000 people and we have three used bookstores (two which are very small) and that's it.
@mackcollins641810 сағат бұрын
okay actually i do really appreciate your thoughts on the premise of match, because you're right, it IS a really compelling concept that could be used to explore compatibility vs passion, how to balance trusting your own judgement and following someone else's advice, recognizing when that advice is being given for your benefit or to further someone else's agenda. unfortunately the books themselves didn't really do that (though it's been a hot minute since i read them, i *do* remember feeling extremely betrayed by how boring and idiot-plottish they turned out). anyway, you've made me want to read or write something that actually makes good on that premise, because you reminded me why i decided to try out those books in the first place!
@krr-li1ru11 сағат бұрын
Could you please give a review of the book "Unveiling the Science Behind Your Dreams: A Fascinating Journey into the Depths of the Mind"?
@noneedtoknowmyname905811 сағат бұрын
WHRE JS THE AUDIO FROM!?!?!
@themasterofbbq123414 сағат бұрын
If I ever actually bought the physical versions of the 1300+ ebooks in my Amazon account then I'd literally be drowning in books lol
@jasonortiz31214 сағат бұрын
26 min in and 3 "romance " recommendations? WOW, 30 minutes of my life just wasted.
@wickerlibrary14 сағат бұрын
a short story that I found really beautiful that was told in SUCH an interactive, beautiful way was "the boat" (2015) by nam le. it is technically more of a comic, but has musical and animated elements illustrated by matt huynh. takes only a few minutes to read (for free! if you search up the name and author it usually comes up, it's won a lot of awards) and really made me rethink stories and the ways they're told!
@Kiyarata14 сағат бұрын
This got to be satire
@Cool.Aunt.Lilith16 сағат бұрын
I think they're cringe because when it's the main plot and there's nothing else it makes me really uncomfortable 👍
@slxxpy3317 сағат бұрын
9:40 the reason the world looks like that is because it’s an illusion used to kill people’s hope ☺️🫶
@corinn222218 сағат бұрын
First of all fantastic video! Second I think I’d be really cool to do this with original fairy tales. Third tell tale heart is my favorite Poe! Yessss! Fourth guy de Maupassant has a famous short story called boule de suif and I don’t know why it stays with me always
@HazZzel-18 сағат бұрын
If anyone reads this pls rate my dystopian world based off an uber shortened version Okay so the U.S bombs Korea except it ends up pretty much causing the apocalypse which is this thing called the Corruption. Its slowly rotting the earth and killing people and spreading, and while it's slow at first this insane magician man speeds it up because he tried to tell the other magicians it was real and they could fix it and they laughed at him so he just straight up brought on the apocalypse (bro is unhinged). Anyways present day all of the nations that survived are chilling in America (colonization part two lmao) and right now they are trying to solve the apocalypse which is a little hard since most the magicians are dead as hell and nations keep scuffling instead of getting anything done (+10 realism)
@ariane280918 сағат бұрын
“I do not for a second believe there would be a futuristic world where we outlawed love” Well maybe not straight love… but
@princessprog20 сағат бұрын
i love short stories so much, they're some of the most emotionally impactful works of fiction i've ever read. a lot of the images in Raymond Carver's stories have stuck with me for years
@inastaria507521 сағат бұрын
My dad joked about another stitch after I, the third child, was born (he didn't mean it) and the doctor deadpan looked up at him and said 'if you don't get a vasectomy, I'll sew her shut' because my mom got SO SO sick during pregnancy and the doctor really liked my mom and didn't want to see her suffer anymore (they already knew I was their last kid)
@SufiKitty23 сағат бұрын
TFW you realize most of the plots are about people mistreating each other (especially mistreating women) 🤢
@raiissapala23 сағат бұрын
Omg I love love love love dystopian books!!! Specially 2010's ❤❤❤❤
@irfanb433223 сағат бұрын
Do not support Amazon. Buy a Kobo.
@irfanb433223 сағат бұрын
You should read the mistborn series.
@ChitChatwithShanum23 сағат бұрын
Wow, your review had me laughing and cringing at the same time! Thanks for taking one for the team and reading that "terrible TikTok billionaire romance" so we don't have to. Your analysis was spot on, and I appreciate your honest take on the book. By the way, I'm an 8-year-old book lover, and your channel is one of my favorites for insightful and entertaining book reviews. Keep up the great work!
@irfanb433223 сағат бұрын
I understand how you need to see a physical copy of a book, just so you do not forget you bought the book. You could however make post its or cards with the titles of the books you bought and keep them somewhere you can see them.
@appelsinpikenКүн бұрын
I just saw the first sentence of "The six deaths..." and my immediate reaction was tearing up. That story shattered me a few weeks ago. I never cried so many times on only several pages.
@Cool.Aunt.LilithКүн бұрын
How can you read smut scenes like those unironically 😭
@myronemmaturnerКүн бұрын
Honestly any short story by ray bradbury is worth reading
@baileymorton4116Күн бұрын
I do know multiple people that only read YA though
@bisexualqueen-uc9zgКүн бұрын
SPOILER ALERT FOR THE MAZE RUNNER WHEN SHE WAS TALKING ABOUT HOW SOME OF THEM ARE IMMUNE, SOME OF THEM ARE NOT, SHE PULLED UP NEWT. LIKE NO WAYYYYY. IM DEPRESSED NOW LOL
@stitchtehzombie7420Күн бұрын
I got into reading again because of my new ereader! physical books are so impractical to me. i love reading but i rarely did because i hated carrying (even more) books with me and because i hate holding a book while lying down. To me it is super super important that the ereader has physical buttons, for the exact reasons that you mentioned: the touchscreen sucks. its not a bad thing necessarily, it is just the nature of current e-ink technology (that is also affordable). the only reason why companies stop implementing buttons is because buttons are more expensive to produce, making ereaders super impractical. *that* i have a problem with, because e-ink screens still suck! so i got the Pocketbook Verse pro version. it utilises both touch screen and physical buttons. i hate it when it turns the page when i accidentally tap the screen. other stuff: - accessibility features like dyslexia font, big letters, and text to speech - audiobooks - built in dictionary. literally just press and hold a word and it can look it up for you
@catarinahenriques8433Күн бұрын
Hiii I don't know if you buy second hand books but if so then where do you buy them here in the Netherlands? Physical shops or online Thank youuuu
@tobycatVAКүн бұрын
I'm a reader, watcher, listener, lifelong learner, and cat fancier. Your accent is pleasant.
@Techdash.Күн бұрын
Loved it. More of these types of videos please.
@nakharininmontana6475Күн бұрын
I love Bride so much. It’s such an easy read
@MyrtleWarren-zl2coКүн бұрын
I feel like for someone who has never read The Maze Runner it might seem like a really dumb book where the scientist are all just idiots but when you actually read it it makes a lot of sense and is actually really good. It’s also important to note that they already live in an apocalyptic world before this disease came out so they barely had anything left of humanity and were really desperate. (The purpose of the trials is to try and find a cure)
@belena7789Күн бұрын
As an argentine I love the international success that Mariana Enríquez has earned these last years! I would also recommend Samantha Schweblin, another great writer from our country with great short stories and nouvelles.
@bob_the_axolotlart5254Күн бұрын
the trope where the girl has like never had a boyfriend and the guy is sleeping around on the daily. i can only read so many books with this trope😭
@davewho6378Күн бұрын
Okay here’s what we really want to know. What did you do with your tea?
@woundworshipКүн бұрын
i love the husband stitch, but honestly i would recommend evey single story in her body and other parties. carmen maria machado is amazing
@bobkeane7966Күн бұрын
Lifeline by Robert Heinlein is one that sticks with me and I really enjoyed it.
@josephr9930Күн бұрын
You look a lot like the Ace of Base singer. It is uncanny.
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I still haven't watched the video but I wanted to thank you for focusing on short stories. They are one of the most important formats in my country's literary history (I'm from Argentina) and they often get overlooked in other places. It's so refreshing to see them here, I live short stories so much ❤ Edit: after writing this comment I saw that the first story you read was by a fellow Argentinian, that's so cool ❤
In defense of this series: the second book is better
"We don't have another hunger games movie/book coming" did not except the 2nd Quarter Quell book announcement
Hi! I loved your takes on this topic. As someone who’s always wanted to create video essays I often wonder what editing softwares creators use. Or how they even acquire the media clips from films. I’m sure it is something you had to research thoroughly at the start of your channel. If you have any resources that you could extend I would appreciate it greatly. Nevertheless, you’ve found a viewer in me. I’m excited to hear more of your literary perspectives.
that's coffee, right? That much coffee doesn't come back to uh, disturb your day?
Any book that begins with a playlist suggestion is a instant red flag.
My takes (maybe controversial idk) More • Cosy fantasy • Gothic lit • Sprayed edges (but I only have 1 of each book) Sad to say goodbye That was great now let's move on • Tropification • Hating on Colleen Hoover Don't care • Hunger games Renaissance • Romantasy • Vampires • Hating on Colleen Hoover girlies (notlikeothergirls) Leave it in 2023 • Silent book reviews • Ice hockey romance • Simping over real ice hockey players • Colleen Hoover books I feel like when it comes to romance in fantasy, I enjoy it when it's the secondary plotline, rather than the main one, and I enjoy queer and sapphic fantasy quite a bit too. But not so much the books marketed as "romantasy". I did not get why people thought fourth wing was so good 😂 I love sprayed edges and special editions, but I go to buy one when I'm buying a book for the first time. The only time I've ever ended up with more than one of the same book, is if someone has gifted me a book I already had, and I usually donate the cover I like least. Cosy fantasies and cosy mysteries have been done of my faves last year and this year, and while I love a book with high stakes, I also adore the warm fuzzy feeling you get from these! Especially if there's talking animals, as a big middle grade reader, I will lap anything up with talking animals ☺️ And yeah, I don't really care and Hunger Games or vampires... Oops
idk if at this point you've already seen Past Lives but if not, please do! I was surprised at how I understood the ending. It was bittersweet but also I get why it had to be that way. It made me sympathize with both dudes and what's even better is they weren't mean to each other. The female lead also had her own agency which was amazing. Can't recommend it enough! Also, the director of Past Lives (Celine Song) is married to the writer of Challengers. Random trivia
Who has the best analysis of _The Hunger Games_ as social, political, and economic commentary of contemporary societies, largely western, in late-stage capitalism?
There is no romance, this is just lust, attraction and smut.
ur setup is so pretty! just wanted to say
You are so fortunate to have bookstores where you live. I live in a city with over 100,000 people and we have three used bookstores (two which are very small) and that's it.
okay actually i do really appreciate your thoughts on the premise of match, because you're right, it IS a really compelling concept that could be used to explore compatibility vs passion, how to balance trusting your own judgement and following someone else's advice, recognizing when that advice is being given for your benefit or to further someone else's agenda. unfortunately the books themselves didn't really do that (though it's been a hot minute since i read them, i *do* remember feeling extremely betrayed by how boring and idiot-plottish they turned out). anyway, you've made me want to read or write something that actually makes good on that premise, because you reminded me why i decided to try out those books in the first place!
Could you please give a review of the book "Unveiling the Science Behind Your Dreams: A Fascinating Journey into the Depths of the Mind"?
WHRE JS THE AUDIO FROM!?!?!
If I ever actually bought the physical versions of the 1300+ ebooks in my Amazon account then I'd literally be drowning in books lol
26 min in and 3 "romance " recommendations? WOW, 30 minutes of my life just wasted.
a short story that I found really beautiful that was told in SUCH an interactive, beautiful way was "the boat" (2015) by nam le. it is technically more of a comic, but has musical and animated elements illustrated by matt huynh. takes only a few minutes to read (for free! if you search up the name and author it usually comes up, it's won a lot of awards) and really made me rethink stories and the ways they're told!
This got to be satire
I think they're cringe because when it's the main plot and there's nothing else it makes me really uncomfortable 👍
9:40 the reason the world looks like that is because it’s an illusion used to kill people’s hope ☺️🫶
First of all fantastic video! Second I think I’d be really cool to do this with original fairy tales. Third tell tale heart is my favorite Poe! Yessss! Fourth guy de Maupassant has a famous short story called boule de suif and I don’t know why it stays with me always
If anyone reads this pls rate my dystopian world based off an uber shortened version Okay so the U.S bombs Korea except it ends up pretty much causing the apocalypse which is this thing called the Corruption. Its slowly rotting the earth and killing people and spreading, and while it's slow at first this insane magician man speeds it up because he tried to tell the other magicians it was real and they could fix it and they laughed at him so he just straight up brought on the apocalypse (bro is unhinged). Anyways present day all of the nations that survived are chilling in America (colonization part two lmao) and right now they are trying to solve the apocalypse which is a little hard since most the magicians are dead as hell and nations keep scuffling instead of getting anything done (+10 realism)
“I do not for a second believe there would be a futuristic world where we outlawed love” Well maybe not straight love… but
i love short stories so much, they're some of the most emotionally impactful works of fiction i've ever read. a lot of the images in Raymond Carver's stories have stuck with me for years
My dad joked about another stitch after I, the third child, was born (he didn't mean it) and the doctor deadpan looked up at him and said 'if you don't get a vasectomy, I'll sew her shut' because my mom got SO SO sick during pregnancy and the doctor really liked my mom and didn't want to see her suffer anymore (they already knew I was their last kid)
TFW you realize most of the plots are about people mistreating each other (especially mistreating women) 🤢
Omg I love love love love dystopian books!!! Specially 2010's ❤❤❤❤
Do not support Amazon. Buy a Kobo.
You should read the mistborn series.
Wow, your review had me laughing and cringing at the same time! Thanks for taking one for the team and reading that "terrible TikTok billionaire romance" so we don't have to. Your analysis was spot on, and I appreciate your honest take on the book. By the way, I'm an 8-year-old book lover, and your channel is one of my favorites for insightful and entertaining book reviews. Keep up the great work!
I understand how you need to see a physical copy of a book, just so you do not forget you bought the book. You could however make post its or cards with the titles of the books you bought and keep them somewhere you can see them.
I just saw the first sentence of "The six deaths..." and my immediate reaction was tearing up. That story shattered me a few weeks ago. I never cried so many times on only several pages.
How can you read smut scenes like those unironically 😭
Honestly any short story by ray bradbury is worth reading
I do know multiple people that only read YA though
SPOILER ALERT FOR THE MAZE RUNNER WHEN SHE WAS TALKING ABOUT HOW SOME OF THEM ARE IMMUNE, SOME OF THEM ARE NOT, SHE PULLED UP NEWT. LIKE NO WAYYYYY. IM DEPRESSED NOW LOL
I got into reading again because of my new ereader! physical books are so impractical to me. i love reading but i rarely did because i hated carrying (even more) books with me and because i hate holding a book while lying down. To me it is super super important that the ereader has physical buttons, for the exact reasons that you mentioned: the touchscreen sucks. its not a bad thing necessarily, it is just the nature of current e-ink technology (that is also affordable). the only reason why companies stop implementing buttons is because buttons are more expensive to produce, making ereaders super impractical. *that* i have a problem with, because e-ink screens still suck! so i got the Pocketbook Verse pro version. it utilises both touch screen and physical buttons. i hate it when it turns the page when i accidentally tap the screen. other stuff: - accessibility features like dyslexia font, big letters, and text to speech - audiobooks - built in dictionary. literally just press and hold a word and it can look it up for you
Hiii I don't know if you buy second hand books but if so then where do you buy them here in the Netherlands? Physical shops or online Thank youuuu
I'm a reader, watcher, listener, lifelong learner, and cat fancier. Your accent is pleasant.
Loved it. More of these types of videos please.
I love Bride so much. It’s such an easy read
I feel like for someone who has never read The Maze Runner it might seem like a really dumb book where the scientist are all just idiots but when you actually read it it makes a lot of sense and is actually really good. It’s also important to note that they already live in an apocalyptic world before this disease came out so they barely had anything left of humanity and were really desperate. (The purpose of the trials is to try and find a cure)
As an argentine I love the international success that Mariana Enríquez has earned these last years! I would also recommend Samantha Schweblin, another great writer from our country with great short stories and nouvelles.
the trope where the girl has like never had a boyfriend and the guy is sleeping around on the daily. i can only read so many books with this trope😭
Okay here’s what we really want to know. What did you do with your tea?
i love the husband stitch, but honestly i would recommend evey single story in her body and other parties. carmen maria machado is amazing
Lifeline by Robert Heinlein is one that sticks with me and I really enjoyed it.
You look a lot like the Ace of Base singer. It is uncanny.
The cat who saved books is a great book!