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"We must rip out all the epilogues from the books that we have read." - Conor Oberst
I read a lot of trash in August
#garbaugust
This video was inspired by @CriminOllyBlog
This video was inspired by @CriminOllyBlog
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn | Deep Dive
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First published in the United Kingdom in December 1884 and in the United States in February 1885. Dear Viewers, It's getting to be several weeks to a month between videos at this point. I plan on picking up the pace in the future, but I'm experiencing a heavy load in my personal life and I'm not always up to working on videos. I've got a few more deep dive videos like this in the works, as well...
June 30th, June 30th by Richard Brautigan | and my Mid-Year Restitutions
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June 30th, June 30th by Richard Brautigan, published 1978. 77 poems from his 7-week stay in Japan in 1976. Also, my Mid-Year's Restitutions. How did your New Year's Resolutions turn out? Consider giving something back to yourself at the midway point of the year. Take care of yourselves.
You Like It Darker - Stephen King | Book Review
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You Like It Darker - Stephen King | Book Review
Green Hills of Africa - Ernest Hemingway | Review
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A discussion on Green Hills of Africa by Ernest Hemingway. the reading at the end of the video is a combined and abridged version of many of the separate hunts undertaking throughout the memoir/novel. The goal was to selectively combine these passages while retaining progression of events.
I'm Coming Back
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Part I I review 10 of the 26 books I've read so far this year. Part II I take a moment to check in with myself and discuss the reasons for my absence from this channel the las 4 months.
Channel Update
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I discuss some of my 2023 reading stats, my 2024 reading goals, and my plans for the channel going into the next year. Here's a link to my reading wrap-up from 2023: ruclips.net/video/ZL-bNBLlpxk/видео.html
80 Books in 40 Minutes!
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I discuss all 80 books I read in 2023. What did you like last year? What are your recommendations?
55 Movies in 40 Minutes!
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I discuss over 50 movies and TV series I watched in 2023. Let me know in the comments what you liked best in 2023, what are your recommendations?
Oribital - Samantha Harvey | Book Review
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I review Samantha Harvey's December 2023's book release, Orbital. A modernist, social, experimental SciFi release exploring the nature of human perspectives. One of the best books of 2023! Highly recommend.
Book News: a Posthumous Release, Banned Books, and More!
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Fall book news from 2023. Including a posthumous novel from Gabriel Garcia Marquez, the discovery of a lost story from Louisa May Alcott, Pink's distribution of banned books on her Trustfall tour, a book club in California who took 28 years to read Finnegan's Wake, and the return of a library book that was 104 years overdue.
50,000 words in a month | NaNoWriMo Wrap Up
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A month-long vlog from November 2023 documenting the process of trying trying to squeeze writing a 50,000 word novel into a busy schedule. How'd it go? A lot like me trying to fit into pants I used to wear in high school.
10 Lessons From Reading Bad Books
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10 Lessons From Reading Bad Books
7 Short Book Reviews - The Good, Bad, and the Should-Probably-Be-Banned-But-I-Don't-Believe-In-That
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7 Short Book Reviews - The Good, Bad, and the Should-Probably-Be-Banned-But-I-Don't-Believe-In-That
Holly - Stephen King | Book Reviews
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Holly - Stephen King | Book Reviews
The Book of Form and Emptiness - Ruth Ozeki | Book Review
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The Book of Form and Emptiness - Ruth Ozeki | Book Review
Strong Motion - Jonathan Franzen | Book Review
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Strong Motion - Jonathan Franzen | Book Review
I Completely Spoil This Old Star Trek Novel | The Entropy Effect - Book Review
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I Completely Spoil This Old Star Trek Novel | The Entropy Effect - Book Review
Raft of Stars - Andrew J. Graff | Book Rewiew
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Raft of Stars - Andrew J. Graff | Book Rewiew
My Struggle - Karl Ove Knausgaard | Book Review ... how to improve your writing with this one book
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My Struggle - Karl Ove Knausgaard | Book Review ... how to improve your writing with this one book
This was fun!
38:00 iykyk
A fun romp indeed. I enjoyed watching your facial reactions to these stories. This was a cool theme. Thanks.
You’re a hero, taking the time to read only trash/garbage. Loved how you threw the 1-pointer on the Eric-scale up in the air. Next year again?
i was discussing "next year" with my dad last night. while some of these books were a terrible slog, others i enjoyed quite a lot and would not have come to on my own. i think it's a good thing to shake the tree sometimes, so, why not next year again?!
@@gronskeibooks One outside-of-the-box-month a year. Not bad.
Hey, I like the idea of an outside the box month. maybe "Outta the Box October"... That way I wouldn't have to limit it to Trash!
@@gronskeibooks You might even.. I don't know... include fantasy... Just sayin'
@@DutchGreyBeard It would take me all month to read Way of Kings! haha (Though you're close to convincing my to read GGK!)
And I just thought it was an awesome and entertaining book. Who knew? LOL.
I read this book as an adventure book in school. I want to reread this again as an adult and then read James by Percival Everett.
I'd like to read that too. i was going to wait to do this review of Huck until i read James, but this review ended up long enough!
I'm in part two right now and the thing that strikes me about his self-awareness, compared to other (younger, particularly American) writers these days is the absence of playing the victim and any psychiatric jargon. What we have instead is just an honest and seemingly organic self-reflective account of memories, thoughts, and feelings. He makes it seem simple and breezy what he's doing, but it's definitely not.
I just recently re-read Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe, a book we read in freshman English class, and had very much the same revelation you present here: reading an adult book as a child without being properly prepared or have the life experience to quite comprehend the content and subtext. I think all of us could probably find a book on our middle or high school reading lists that probably hit us differently now as adults.
I might try it again. The first time I tried, I gave up ... It's nice to see someone reviewing something other than the same books.
Thanks a lot! I tend to read where my mood takes me. I'm reading "garbage" books for the month of August; many of these I'd never heard of before. Should be a unique review video on this project in a few weeks.
Man, that was some kind of a deep dive. It's been decades since I read this book and like your first time, I never saw all that. I'll have to blow the dust from my copy and read it again.
If you do give it another read, come back and let me know what you thought!
my first stephen king was also christine! so cool! great video!
Awesome! And thank you!
I just finished reading this book and came to see some other points of view on it. I loved your eloquent review and found it interesting that you picked up on some different aspects of the book to me. I thought the book was amazing, it took me ages to read because I had to keep stopping to absorb and think about it. I will be reading it again soon I am sure and I am not sure I can put my feelings about the book into words until I do! Liked and subbed - I am interested to see what other books you have reviewed.
Thanks so much! Glad to have you here. I love it when people come away from a book with ideas I didn't consider, I'd love to hear what your points of view on The Book of Form and Emptiness were.
@@gronskeibooks I am thinking of doing a review, but it may have to be a short, as like you I read the book cold and think that's probably the best way to approach it. Still letting it settle and formulate at the moment 😊
Stephenson is a premise writer and this book is based on a flawed premise which kind of taints the plot with falseness.. Despite that, he could have still made an interesting story, but didn't.
still on it and having a memorable time in a positive way
glad to hear it!
Great talk, as always. Love to hear your take on books.
Thanks! hope your trek has been good!
Great vid. I like the format.
Thanks, Salty!
There are and were some fantastic talented regional writers. John Ehle wrote some excellent novels of pioneering and road building in the North Carolina mountains. He wrote just a well and interestingly as any author. I think every region must have a favorite. I will have to try We. I may have recommended these before. Empire of the Sun by Ballard and To the North Sea by Dickey. These two are fascinating character studies of broken minds. Thanks for the video.
thanks for the recs! i have Empire of the Sun on my TBR
I'm not a big fan of novels, or horror, but you peaked my interest in a title or two. Hooray for Hamlin Garland. I have three of his titles. Didn't know anyone else knew about him. Thx.
Really like how you offer up those 'forgotten gems' :)
I'm convinced you misunderstood objectivism, you can do badly call "' sacrifices " if you value the relationship or the recipient and life for your children if that is what you value. And if you think the society portrait is a straw man I encourage you to check collectivist societies in more detail
Great choice ! Also who’s in the song ? The beats awesome
Trash book. First one I didn’t actually buy but got from the library. He’s long past his zenith.
Great vid. I immediately went to buy that Brautigan book but it costs a fortune online. I loved that poem you read from it. All the best on that not buying books thing. I think you will fail. I always fail!
That may be true! but let's see how long i can go! Speaking of buying books, I collect Brautigan, i buy his old paperbacks when ever i find them.
I have read Richard Brautigan real in the time 60's. Trout Fishing in America and The Abortion were two pretty interesting cult classics then A Confederate General from Big Sur made him more popular. That novel is hilarious as I recall.
Trout Fishing was my introduction to Brautigan. In Watermelon Sugar is probably my favorite. Big Sur is fantastic. Willard and his Bowling Trophies is bizarre and dirty. crazy book. One day i'll do a video covering all his works; I'm planning a great reread. one day!
Great video, Erik! Love the poem you recited. Poetry is one of the few genres I hardly get around to reading. Good luck with your Read-What-You-Own challenge. I notice that I find it increasingly difficult not to buy new books (but I'm hanging on).
I also don't read much poetry. I always WANT to, but i'm just not drawn to it as much as I wish I was, or think I SHOULD be.
That's 😁 funny. Quit 2 bad habits in one day. I've been meaning to take up smoking. Heard it makes you look cool. But seriously, congrats on quitting. Maybe I should do half-year resolutions. Now I gotta think of some self-improvement items in the next 11 hours.
I’ve read all but Danny’s Bad Dream (many said this was the best one) but for me, Laurie was the worst in this collection. Finn was Ok, not great but better than Laurie. So far, Rattlesnakes for me is the best…
Danny Coughlins Bad Dream was my fav story in the collection. Overall I loved the stories, but this story stood out for me. I also think that Jalbert is the most interesting character, but I rather felt sorry for him. At the beginning he could have been right & his intentions were good nonetheless. He’s a rather tragic character.
I'm a big fan of villains whose actions feel identifiable and ALMOST align with my own principals. Jalbert's reasons for disbelieving Danny were perfectly reasonable! I also felt sorry for him
I read this about 2-3 weeks ago. Already forgot what most stories were about, but I remember having this feeling that some stories were "like King stories written by someone else". Was mostly disappointed. I like the Answer Man and The Dreamers. Those felt like stories I expected from S. K.
Almost picked this up yesterday. Glad I didn't...
It's Getting Old should be the title of his next short story collection, and the cover can be a guy beating a dead horse.
Put a little bacon, lettuce and tomato on that nothing burger and maybe it will be tasty. You don't know!
I like 3 things dark: 1. My coffee roast 2. Humor 3. Stepehen King books. Now that you mention it, when a writer has an author insert character in their novel, they always seem to sound like the author rather than the character they created. Finished Night Shift recently, and it was pretty good overall.
I'm with you on 2 & 3. I prefer light roasts. Nightshift is excellent!
Best wishes with your writing and what you choose to read.
thank you very much!
Love Hemingway but Green Hills is not my favourite. Fiesta, The Old Man and the Sea and the book of short stories, A moveable feast I have gone back to the most. Happy reading to you.
I haven't read Fiesta yet! i'll check it out
I haven't read Fiesta, yet. I'll have to check it out. I read Hemingway a lot when i was younger, but i'm enjoying him again now in my 40's
Nice review dude. Now I am imagining Tom Petty hunting in Africa while signing "Running Down A Dream".
"Into the Great Wide Open"
What an erudite review, Prof Gronskei! Disecting a book like this, I'll be here any time for any book. Hemingway so far hasn't resonated with me, but I'll give him another try. Thanks!!
Well thanks! Much appreciated!
Welcome back! Great review as well!
Getting rid of stuff is my favorite pastime.
OMG Mr. G. Excellent review.
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❤️❤️❤️ you too, ol Pard, haha
I can so relate to part 2. Thanks for the book reviews I have 3 added to my TBR first time watching . subscribed
Glad to have you here!
Glad you decided to come back. I appreciate your honestly and post whenever you want to. I, and I imagine, others are perfectly fine with that.
I have watched pretty much every video on your channel. I can tell a lot of preparation and thought goes into each video. Since you are obviously a perfectionist, and also have a very active mind things may expand and evolve beyond manageability quickly. May I suggest less editing and preparation for your book review videos. Just sit and chat a bit about books. Quite a few booktubers don't edit at all and it feels authentic and just fine. I also recommend drawing, coloring or acrylic painting. It is zen without the sitting and meditation. Health is number 1.
that's top tier advice, and your insight is dead on. i wonder if i'll be able to pull back a bit? it doesn't always feel like i have the option of keeping it simple
Good luck to you bro
Good to see you again! Feels like a friend has turned up after a while away.
Welcome back. The videos will be better when you feel better, so best to have two a year done well than 30 and only a few you can proud of.
Roger that! The last thing I want to do is produce videos from ambition. Rather, I want my presence here to be one of passion and reflective of my energy and interests. Thanks for watching, Scoop!
Good to have you back! 2024 going to get a whole lot better now! Also, do you have any plans on making a writing video? Something similar to your NaNoWriMo video from last year but shorter? Would be interesting to know your writing schedule and routines! Here's to 1000 subs by the end of 2024!☀ Edit: and yes to the shorts on short stories!
I have considered a video on my process. But probably not until I'm really done with the book I'm working on now. Filming everyday during NaNo was hard, and I really want to focus on the book, not a video about writing the book. But, yes, more writing videos will be forthcoming. Reading is my second greatest love AFTER writing, so it would be weird to omit that aspect of my life from the channel. Thanks for watching and thanks for the kind words!
@@gronskeibooks I'm sure we're all excited to see it! Appreciate all the hard work you put into that video, it's one of my favorite of yours - as well as the review on My Struggle by Knausgård. All love from Norway!
So great to see you back again, Erik. Shorts, naaah. I did 4 or 5 of them and stopped making them. Short stories reviews, perhaps bundle them in one nice video. (And for those who are shorts-addicts, chop them up into shorts...) Star Wars. Not watching the extra movies, not reading the books. Is that answer enough? Why, oh, why did you read King's 'It' for a 3rd time? Your reading is very different from mine at the moment (none of the books you mention I've read), but that makes it all the more interesting. Regarding the second part of your video, specifically directed at me: Thank you for your candidness. I so hear ya! You mentioned it yourself: be nicer to yourself. Being perfect?? (Indeed, a self sprung trap.) No, accept imperfection, not as a flaw but as the Yin-part of your own Yin&Yang. Right! Work on stuff that energizes you. F... viewers, F... their expectations (if such a thing even existst) and F... (excuse me) your own obsessive perfectionism. Take care, buddy. I love your channel. Make your own rules and lose any release schedule. Any video you put out, will be welcome, whenever it arrives.
Thanks so much! Yes our reading is very different at the moment, I've read only a few of the books I've seen on your channel, but I agree, that makes it interesting. I watch other thoughtful BookTubers to DISCOVER, not to reinforce my narrow band. Thanks for the kind words!
Great to see you back Eric. Whether it's 1 video a week or 1 every 4 months, I'll remain an avid follower. Thanks for all the hard work; you produce some of the best content on here. it's appreciated.
Thanks so much! Truly appreciate it.