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Alex Unabridged
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Hi folks, I'm Alex (he/him or they/them). Thanks for visiting my channel!
This is where I ramble on about books, so if you're a fellow book lover then do consider subscribing for more content where I discuss everything bookish - reading, listening, writing and making!
Do feel free to comment on the videos, I'm excited to get involved in the Booktube community and meet fellow readers.
This is where I ramble on about books, so if you're a fellow book lover then do consider subscribing for more content where I discuss everything bookish - reading, listening, writing and making!
Do feel free to comment on the videos, I'm excited to get involved in the Booktube community and meet fellow readers.
THE BODY SNATCHERS by Jack Finney | Science fiction for the somewhat hesitant, No. 16
For the second of my August classic science fiction reads I devoured 'The Body Snatchers' by Jack Finney! I also had a look at a couple of the film adaptations, both called 'Invasion of the Body Snatchers' - one from 1956 and the other from 1978.
So, what's my verdict on the novel and both of the movie adaptations?
Let me know your thoughts in the comments, as always!
Thanks for watching folks :-)
Join me on Discord for more bookish chat: discord.com/invite/mASFajRnA2
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
2:48 What I thought
13:40 Rating
16:22 My thoughts on the 1956 film
17:48 My thoughts on the 1978 film
20:41 Outro
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So, what's my verdict on the novel and both of the movie adaptations?
Let me know your thoughts in the comments, as always!
Thanks for watching folks :-)
Join me on Discord for more bookish chat: discord.com/invite/mASFajRnA2
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
2:48 What I thought
13:40 Rating
16:22 My thoughts on the 1956 film
17:48 My thoughts on the 1978 film
20:41 Outro
RUclips Subscribe Animation by YR Designs
rb.gy/dn2tvs
Music Credit (Intro sequence)
Music from #Uppb...
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GARBAUGUST FINAL WRAP-UP! | The final push to try and complete the bingo board!
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*Apologies for the tapping noise that pops up in this video - I honestly have no clue where it came from! The GarbAugust gremlins probably...* Time to have a look at what I read for the final week of #garbaugust , and find out if I completed my challenge of hitting all the weekly prompts, filling all the bingo board squares and reading/watching something from every decade for the last 100 years...
The BOOKBUDS' SECOND ORIGINAL TAG! | #tagtuesday
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It's #tagtuesday so it's time for another tag! This is the Book Buds’ Second Original Tag from @BookBuds I was tagged by the fabulous Debs over at @RaynorReadsStuff Book Buds said: "We're all Book Buds here on BookTube so let's have some fun with our buds and see who has the strength of character to help us out in some unusual circumstances!" If you do the tag, make sure you tag @BookBuds so t...
Alien horrors, terror tales & book mail that saves my GarbAugust! | Weekly Vlog No. 9
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Welcome to Weekly Vlog No. 9! This week I've been reading some novelisations for GarbAugust, digging into some fantastic classic science fiction, and receiving some unexpected book mail that made my day... Thanks for watching folks! :-) Channels mentioned: @RaynorReadsStuff @michellesmelancholia @bookssongsandothermagic @BookBlather Join me on Discord for more bookish chat: discord.com/invite/m...
MY PLANS FOR SEPTEMBER! | Shorty September possibilities and more!
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Hi folks, here's what's I've got going on in September! It's Shorty September of course, so I've got a pile of stuff for that! If you want details of this fabulous event, check out the videos below! Bert and Sian at @pastorytime2683 : ruclips.net/video/E2FeGRVwHDk/видео.htmlsi=SZCX8cV8RzAuIRqf Heather at @TooManyHeathers ruclips.net/video/6yb6BANMTiU/видео.htmlsi=WYVgBBce-1aCop9Z I'll also be t...
GARBAUGUST WEEK THREE WRAP-UP! | Smut, cannibals, ferocious ferrets & vintage pulpy goodness...
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Time to have a look at what I read in week three of #garbaugust, and how I'm getting on with the bingo board! Thanks for watching folks :-) GarbAugust 2024 Hosts: The Trashmeister General of GarbAugust is CriminOlly (Screaming, Creaming Olly) @CriminOllyBlog The co-hosts are: Reading This Life (Sleazing This Life) - @M-J Obsure Books Adventures (Obscene Boob Adventures) - @ObscureBookAdventures...
A zine festival, a library haul and plenty more trashy reading... | Weekly Vlog No. 8
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Welcome to Weekly Vlog No. 8! This week I've been to a zine festival and picked up some inspiring zines, had a trip to the library to find stuff for Shorty September, finished the first of my proofreading courses, and, of course, read a fair amount of trashy fiction for GarbAugust! Thanks for watching, folks! :-) Check out/buy a copy of 'The Bookmarked' zine I showed in the video here: villageo...
WHO GOES THERE? by John W Campbell | Science fiction for the somewhat hesitant, No. 15
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For the first of my August classic science fiction reads I dug into 'Who Goes There?', the novella by John W. Campbell that inspired John Carpenter's classic movie, 'The Thing' - one of my favourite science fiction/horror movies! So, what's my verdict on the original source material? Let me know your thoughts in the comments, as always! Thanks for watching folks :-) Join me on Discord for more ...
GARBAUGUST WEEK TWO WRAP-UP! | A trash-tastic week of category romance and men's adventure!
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Time to have a look at what I read in week two of #garbaugust, and how I'm getting on with the bingo board! Thanks for watching folks :-) GarbAugust 2024 Hosts: The Trashmeister General of GarbAugust is CriminOlly (Screaming, Creaming Olly) @CriminOllyBlog The co-hosts are: Reading This Life (Sleazing This Life) - @M-J Obsure Books Adventures (Obscene Boob Adventures) - @ObscureBookAdventures R...
Book mail, B-Movies and not-so-smutty Gay Monster Romance... | Weekly Vlog No. 7
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Welcome to Weekly Vlog No. 7! This week I've finishing off some art, watching trashy movies whilst feeling a bit ropey, getting fabulous book-mail from a BookTube buddy, and reading some gay monster romance and some men's/boy's adventure... Thanks for watching, folks! :-) Join me on Discord for more bookish chat: discord.com/invite/mASFajRnA2 Timestamps: 0:00 Sunday 7:09 Monday 10:31 Tuesday 15...
GARBAUGUST WEEK ONE WRAP-UP! | The best and worst of my trashy reading so far...
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Time to have a look at what I read in week one of #garbaugust, and how I'm getting on with the bingo board! Thanks for watching folks :-) GarbAugust 2024 Hosts: The Trashmeister General of GarbAugust is CriminOlly (Screaming, Creaming Olly) @CriminOllyBlog The co-hosts are: Reading This Life (Sleazing This Life) - @M-J Obsure Books Adventures (Obscene Boob Adventures) - @ObscureBookAdventures R...
Knitting vampires, talking pigs, making art and getting published! | Weekly Vlog No. 6
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Welcome to Weekly Vlog No. 6! This week sees the start of GarbAugust, so I've been reading some trashy fun stuff. I've been making art, building models, continuing my writing and diving in to my proofreading and editing courses. And I've finally got to see my name in print... oh yes, Garbology arrived! Thanks for watching, folks! :-) Join me on Discord for more bookish chat: discord.com/invite/...
JULY WRAP-UP! | Some fabulous spidery sci-fi and a ton of gaming-related reads!
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Hi folks, time to go through all the books I got through in July! Timestamps are below in case you want to skip to a particular book. Full thoughts on Planet of the Apes and We Can Remember It For You Wholesale: ruclips.net/video/6iQpDhfw7B8/видео.htmlsi=IT9XaNH0PdZBoLe4 Drop your thoughts in the comments! Thanks for watching, as always :-) Join me on Discord for more bookish ramblings: discord...
The READER'S PROFILE TAG! | #tagtuesday
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This tag was originally created by Hilary at Book Bustle @HilaryBGreen ruclips.net/video/JQwEfv1DN-M/видео.htmlsi=qgPI9BjslyEzAacX I was tagged by Pat at @BookChatWithPat8668 ruclips.net/video/BQnC4gH6yjM/видео.htmlsi=sNQzGPjsYauKj5nc The Prompts: 1. What for you makes a good book? 2. What are you currently reading? 3. What's the last book you didn't finish and why? 4. What obscure book do you ...
Troll Slaying, Hot Weather, Buying Books and GarbAugust! | Weekly Vlog No. 5
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Welcome to Weekly Vlog No. 5! This week I've finished up my reading from July, been for a meeting in Manchester (which ultimately meant I went to the bookshops etc), done some more writing and generally been hot and bothered thanks to a mini heatwave... Thanks for watching, folks! :-) Join me on Discord for more bookish chat: discord.com/invite/mASFajRnA2 Timestamps: 0:00 Sunday 4:05 Monday 7:0...
Planet of the Apes & We Can Remember It For You Wholesale | SF reading project , no. 13 & 14
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Planet of the Apes & We Can Remember It For You Wholesale | SF reading project , no. 13 & 14
MY GARBAUGUST TBR! | Can I hit all weekly prompts, fill the bingo board & cover 11 decades of trash?
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MY GARBAUGUST TBR! | Can I hit all weekly prompts, fill the bingo board & cover 11 decades of trash?
The HONEST BOOKTUBER TAG! | #tagtuesday
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The HONEST BOOKTUBER TAG! | #tagtuesday
Writing horror shorts, gaming-related reading & a poorly puppy | Weekly Vlog No. 4
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Writing horror shorts, gaming-related reading & a poorly puppy | Weekly Vlog No. 4
MY PLANS FOR AUGUST! | What I'll be reading next month...
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MY PLANS FOR AUGUST! | What I'll be reading next month...
MODERN GARBAUGUST RECOMMENDATIONS! | My suggestions for some 21st century trashy books & movies!
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MODERN GARBAUGUST RECOMMENDATIONS! | My suggestions for some 21st century trashy books & movies!
The MID YEAR FREAKOUT Tag! | How my reading is going so far this year...
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The MID YEAR FREAKOUT Tag! | How my reading is going so far this year...
A new book-nook, a writing research adventure and more monkey-themed reading! | Weekly Vlog No. 3
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A new book-nook, a writing research adventure and more monkey-themed reading! | Weekly Vlog No. 3
A SMALL APOCALYPSE BY LAURA CHOW REEVE | Book Review
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A SMALL APOCALYPSE BY LAURA CHOW REEVE | Book Review
GARBAUGUST 3D IS COMING! | GarbAugust 2024 Announcement... The trashy reading event is back!
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GARBAUGUST 3D IS COMING! | GarbAugust 2024 Announcement... The trashy reading event is back!
JUNE WRAP-UP! | A nice chilled month for me...
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JUNE WRAP-UP! | A nice chilled month for me...
More decorating means more audiobooks! Spiders, octopuses & monkeys in space... | Weekly Vlog No. 2
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More decorating means more audiobooks! Spiders, octopuses & monkeys in space... | Weekly Vlog No. 2
SOLARIS BY STANISLAW LEM | Science fiction for the somewhat hesitant - Episode 12
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SOLARIS BY STANISLAW LEM | Science fiction for the somewhat hesitant - Episode 12
Audiobooks, decorating, short stories and an election night… | Weekly Vlog No. 1
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Audiobooks, decorating, short stories and an election night… | Weekly Vlog No. 1
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY BY ARTHUR C. CLARKE | Science fiction for the somewhat hesitant - Episode 11
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2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY BY ARTHUR C. CLARKE | Science fiction for the somewhat hesitant - Episode 11
Aside: my local minor league baseball team is the Trash Pandas. Your little guys make me so happy.
I have to add this to my tbr after that. Great review 😊
I remember the 70’s film terrifying me as a kid. There was also a TV series ‘The Invaders’ from the 60’s that I used to watch as a teenager. This type of horror has always scared me, people not being who they should be. An episode of Hammer House of Horror gave me nightmares for a long time, I think it was called ‘The two faces of evil’ great 80’s horror in the vein of body snatchers. I will definitely be reading the book!
You did amazing! 🎉
I completely relate to having a lot of ongoing series. And love that you’re willing to read children’s fantasy. I’d like to give The Giver a reread…since I’ve only read it as a child. Hope you’re having a fantastic Shorty September so far!
I love that b/w version of Village of the Damned. The book is great if you get a chance to read it. Ha ha. Don’t think I’ve been called heroic before 😂. Glad you enjoyed the book and that it helped you complete the bingo board. You had a brilliant garbaugust, excellent work 🎉🎉🎉. Great wrap up
That was dark! hahaha oh yeah, pretty dark!! - one of my all time faves.
This sounds like a really fun tag
We'd be so dead in a fantasy novel but it'll be a fun time before we die. This was extremely fun!
Thanks for thinking of me! I'd swap libraries with you anytime! On that note, I am almost halfway done with my re-read of Annihilation, hopefully getting to Authority in the next day or so. Have you made any progress with it yet?
Lol, no problem 😀Will be starting Authority at the weekend! Am going away on holiday so it'll be a great chance to get a load of reading done. Going to aim to get through Authority next week and then read Acceptance the following week as part of the 'Week of Weird' reading event 👍
Strange situations is right !! 😂😂 thanks for doing our tag. Loved your answers. Going to check out this group of booktubers. Thanks for playing along ! 🎉
Love this tag and I love your responses. Thanks for including me and your lovely words 😊. Interestingly I think I have been tagged four times in this. Each time it has been for that prompt. It’s the person most likely to steal stuff 😂😂😂 but I would be delighted to be your partner in crime
Cheers, Debs - thanks again for the tag! I had a lot of fun with this one. Hilarious that you've been tagged multiple time under the same prompt! 🤣
Stuck on a desert island with me? That may become problematic the first time there's a full moon, of course. Especially if you've pulped my Dickens! 🐺
What a fun tag & responses. Thanks for sharing Alex!
Ah, yes - I didn't consider the full moon issue. Had better put off building a stage in favour of a Troy-proof cage. For me, not you - you can run free chasing squirrels whilst I'm locked up, safe from your wolfy ways. 😉
I read a short story by Stephen Graham Jones once about someone stuck on a tiny desert island with a werewolf. It didn't end well. However, he didn't have a nest of shredded Dickens, which I think would _improve_ the odds, for sure...
Such a fun tag! I enjoyed your thoughtful approaches to each question, Alex.
Thanks, Pat 😊It's always lovely to have chance to talk about booktube buddies!
Big fans of Ballard and Highsmith over here! Thanks for sharing your TBR. ❤
Thanks for watching! Really looking forward to all the shorties on my list for this years' instalment of your fabulous event! 😀
The Body Snatchers is sooooo good! I'd like to re-read it soon but I do remember enjoying the doctor's voice
It's excellent isn't it! Has to be one of my favourite science fiction books of the year so far. Just about to watch the 1970s film version tonight, hope it doesn't creep me out too much! 😂
The Body Snatchers sounds fab. Caught you on the livestream. Lots of fun 😂. So glad the step back arrived in time. Your reaction to it was amazing 😂. Love the village donkeys 😊
The Body Snatchers is absolutely fantastic, I thoroughly recommend! Glad you enjoyed the livestream, I'm chomping at the bit to do more now I've got that one under my belt. It was so much fun. Thanks again for the step back - best surprise I've had in ages! 😂
Funny you're talking about Salem's Lot. I did a bookstore tour today searching for the new Vintage paperback edition -- they picked up that book, Carrie, and The Shining and reissued them here in the States all with kind of garish old-school covers, clearly influenced by Paperbacks from Hell. Found all three of them, although I didn't buy them. It was tempting, though -- their spines are exceptionally gorgeous together on a shelf. Also noticed the new Olive Books edition of The Exorcist with its very creepy and kind of hilarious cover and was pleasantly surprised to see it's the original 1971 text. Vintage, take note: release the original version of The Stand! Sorry, this comment was longer than your entire vlog. Glad you're loving The Body Snatchers!
Ooo, those Vintage editions sound cool! Yes, the original version of The Stand should definitely get that treatment. You didn't buy the Kings but did you buy anything else on your bookstore tour? The Body Snatchers was amazing. Absolutely loved it, great recommendation again, dude. Thanks! 😀
Go Deb’s with that stepback cover!
Debs is my hero! 😂
There are several small press publishers who are doing wonderful things with the shorter lengths. While I can't claim to have read anywhere near all of the novella length books from these publishers, I've yet to find a bad one. The first is Luna Press' series of excellent novellas, then the not so small press PS Publishing, specifically their Absinthe Books line of novellas, and lastly, Black Shuck Books' Shadows line of short books. I've just started a very short collection of short stories in that series, by Teika Maija Smits, called Waterlore, which looks to be excellent so far.
Oh, that's great Dave, thanks for sharing those names! I'll have a good look at their stuff. I've come across Luna Press before, via their Beyond Realities collections. I'll have to check out their novellas too. I'm a fan of Comma Press, up here in Manchester - have you come across them before? They've got a great range to what they publish, and they champion authors from a really wide variety of backgrounds.
Great list. Going to be on a watch out for a few titles. Also huge thank you for sharing your story
Thanks for watching, Erin! 😊Some of these titles are pretty old now, but they do pop up in used book stores so keep your eyes peeled! They're all still worth a read 👍
Fab wrap up Alex. Good luck with the rest 😊of the
Cheers, Debs! ☺
I loved Grief is the Thing with Feathers. I’m planning on reading Lanny in September. Great plans… and I’m with you on remaining pretty promptless in September. The GarbAugust bingo card has worn me out 😊
Yay to Lanny in September! 😀Will look forward to hearing what you think of it if you get to it. Can’t wait to read Grief is the Thing with Feathers. I absolutely need a break from prompts. And trash. By the time I’ve finished my GarbAugust reading tomorrow I’ll be totally trashed out 😵💫
Wow -- Lloyd Alexander, Lois Lowry, and James Ferry, all in a single month -- you have a spectacular September ahead of you!
@@troytradup Told you that you’d find plenty to approve of in next month’s plans! 😉
Cool to hear about some different books during GarbAugust. Good luck with the bingo card!
Yeah, some of this week’s reads were really, ahem, ‘different’! 😂 A very fun experience all round tho! Am close to completing the bingo card, but it’s going to be a marathon of trashy reading tomorrow to make sure I get thru everything. Had better load up on sugary snacks to get me thru to the end… Cheers for watching and commenting! 😀
Do enjoy watching summaries/wrap ups from a year or more ago to see what good reads may have missed. Thanks for sharing your views Alex
I was playing catch up myself in 2022 - I’d just got properly into fiction after many years of barely reading any, so there was plenty I’d missed out on. I’m just as enthusiastic about Project Hail Mary today as I was 2 years ago! Many thanks for watching 😀
Hey there Alex. Here after your chat with Gareth & Dave, and really enjoyed your perspective. So thought I’d start at the beginning.
Hey there Erin! Thanks for joining us last night, glad you enjoyed listening to my blather! Ah, my newbie tag - feels like ages ago that I did it. Good place to start 👍
Woof. I think you're gonna need some serious Dickens in September to counter all this trash! Or maybe at least a little Tolstoy. 😉
Well... Chuck was a pioneer of serial publication, often ending instalments of his stories to keep readers in suspense and encouraging them to buy the next instalment. Very commercial. On that basis, Dickens IS trash. Just sayin' 😜 My September pile of possibilities will be revealed tomorrow - I think you'll find it acceptable. No Dickens or Tolstoy, but hardly any trash. And a couple you'll definitely approve of heartily!
Great Wrap-Up! Glad you are enjoying your GarbAugust reads. Might just check out your extreme horror smut. Death Cult sounds fun, I do enjoy my cannibal stories. 😁 Good job with the bingo board!
Thanks, Cliff! It’s been a fab GarbAugust so far! Death Cult is a really quick fun read, the cannibal side of thing grossed me out just the right amount 😂 Horror Smut definitely surprised me but there is one story in it that turned into a bit of a ‘brain slug’ - it’s still squelching its way around my head leaving slimy trails wherever it goes. I can’t get rid of it… 🥴 Yuk.
I also read a book by Christine Morgan this GarbAugust, though not quite as scandalous as Horrorsmut. It was her addition to the Splatter Western series, a novella called _The Night Silver River Run Red,_ and it was fun... The short story you mentioned sounds familiar, I was wondering if maybe it was included in a different anthology I read, but I couldn't find it... "Single guy at bar goes home with someone out of his league, horror ensues" is a pretty common premise, so I must be thinking of something else. 🤷♂ Glad you had a good week!
There is a "single guy at bar goes home with someone out of his league" story in Garbology. Maybe even a couple!
@@troytradup I can't wait to read them! My month was so overflowing with trash already I decided to save Garbology 'til next month.
I saw Morgan’s western novella when I was looking at what else she’s written - looks good! I’ll definitely read some more of her stuff, she can definitely bring fun to the proceedings! Yep that premise is rather common! The ‘final act’ of the one in Horror Smut (“Nice Girls Swallow”) was a nice fun twist, it wasn’t groundbreaking or anything but it was a solid execution of this particular trope. I enjoyed the characters in it too. It was definitely one of the least extreme stories included, and was at a good point in the collection where I was ready for something a little bit less gruesome/bebauched! Hope you’re still enjoying your GarbAugust reading and aren’t too trashed out!
lol, same here - I’ve managed to read a few stories from Garbology but I’m saving the rest for next month 👍
@@alex_unabridged Her splatter wstern was fun, I reviewed it recently (along with Chandler Morrison's). I actually think it could have been served by being a little longer, and giving me more time with the characters I liked and spending some more time building up other characters, she definitely had the grist for another 40 pages, I think. Still, it was fun, and probably better to get out early and leave 'em wanting than overstay your welcome. My trash was diverse enough that I'm not trashed out, but my reading pace was a little more exhausting than is anything close to sustainable...
NOT VERY GOOOD? Justice for the 90s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle movie. Sorry your health was up and down this week! This was wonderful!
To be fair, I remember loving the 90s Turtles movie when it came out! It's still great fun, and I enjoyed the nostalgia 😀 Cheers, Andrew - health seems to be more stable again now, I fought off the damn bugs my wife brought home from work! Glad you enjoyed the video!
What a great idea to publish your work in Zine format. I’d buy one. The event looked great. Went to an exhibition of really old Zines at Nottingham Contemporary a couple of years ago. It was fab. Great video 😊
Cheers, Debs! 😊The event was so lovely, am so glad I went. Was worth braving the city centre at a weekend for it! There were a couple of zine libraries represented at the festival, they had some older zines on show - they were fabulous, and have real cultural/historical value too. Looking forward to making some of my own - I've made a few in the past but not for a long time!
So...I had to look up what a zine was....Why have I not heard of this term?...is it my age? (old man!)...is it my location? (midwest US)... I am excited for you that you now have quick internet!
Lol, zines are a little niche, until recently they've been mainly part of a sub-culture of DIY publishing though they've seen a bump in popularity in recent years. I wouldn't call them mainstream but they're less underground than they were! I love them, they're so often very playful and the creator's personality usually really shines through in them. 😀
Lou Sullivan! My almost namesake! I note you are once again in flannel. It is in the 90s here today, with a heat index around 105 F!
@@troytradup lol, yeah, I thought you’d approve of that book purchase! The flannel will probably feature more regularly again now that we appear to be done with summer in the UK, have skipped autumn and are apparently back in winter. Today I’m wearing three layers, and got the heavy corduroy trousers out as well. Still had to spend most of the afternoon and evening under my snuggly blanket to keep warm. Though I’ll take that over 104F any day! 🥵
What a cool event! Hope to see a zine of your own soon. 😎📚👍
@@mildrumpus it was a really lovely event, came back with loads of inspiration! Tinkering with some zine ideas already, so fingers crossed I’ll get something made soonish! 😀
This sounded good to me, so I went to project gutenberg to see if it was there. There are 9 works by John W. Campbell, but this was not one of them. It also mentioned he wrote under the name 'Don A. Stuart" but no luck there either! At any rate, I will keep my eyes open for it! By chance, was this included in a larger work which I may be missing?
@@musicroom7185 It is included in a couple of collections, but not that I’ve been able to find free to access. The only freely accessible version I could find is the one in Astounding Science Fiction, on Internet Archive. I downloaded it as a PDF - if you don’t mind reading it in that format I can send you the file. Just drop me an email if that’s the case and I’ll send it over. You can buy it as an ebook too, but I liked the idea of reading it in its original form where it was first published! It’s absolutely worth a read! 👍
@@alex_unabridged I will give a look on Internet Archive & see if I can download it... I am not the most technology oriented guy, so we will see! If you mail it to me, will I just be able to click on a link & open it? Thanks! Or for that matter, I may give a look at my local library...I will let you know how it turns out!
Just looked...My local library has it as ebook and audiobook, both to download.....that doesn't really appeal!
@@musicroom7185 Apologies I'm only just replying to this - missed the notification from RUclips! Have you managed to access it at your library? If you'd rather have the pdf then yes, it should (in theory) be as simple as clicking on the file in the email to open it. Just drop me a message if you want it 😊
@@alex_unabridged I ended up doing an audio-recording of it. I enjoyed it! For me, the drawback of audiobooks is that they don't give you time to stop and "digest" if there a particularly descriptive or captivating line of prose. I do, however, consume numerous books per year on audio. I had watched "The Thing" back in the early '80's when it came out so I had a bit of context, but my memory is not the greatest as far as picking out areas where it was & was not faithful to the book. Thanks!
Busting out the flannels in August -- do you time them to coincide with Starbucks' pumpkin spice season? 😉 As a writer, you might get something out of Frozen Hell, Campbell's initial take on Who Goes There? And I'm a huge fan of first film, The Thing from Another World, although it is a much looser adaptation than Carpenter's.
@@troytradup The flannels are out because it’s FLIPPIN’ FREEZING! 🥶 I had to put the heater on whilst I was filming too, ridiculous weather. So no, I am not timing in with pumpkin spice latte season. Bleuch, can’t stand the stuff! I nearly went for Frozen Hell over Who Goes There?, but decided to read the originally published version first. I do want to take a look at it tho! I’ve seen The Thing From Another World - I randomly found it on BBC iPlayer last year and watched it. Definitely a looser adaptation, but still very enjoyable!
I like the beetle on the cover of Whims. I don't know that I want to have a romance with it, however.
@@troytradup there’s no beetle smut in it, it’s not that kind of monster romance fortunately! That would be a bit too bizarre, even for me! 😂
Great wrap-up! I must confess I really enjoy trashy conspiracy thrillers especially if they involve the Vatican, religious scripture or something along those lines hehe
@@michellesmelancholia cheers, Michelle! 😀 I’m with you there, a good trashy conspiracy thriller can be super fun! Anything that weaves in arcane knowledge, secret societies (Illuminati, Freemasons etc), religion etc will usually catch my eye. I’ve got a couple sat on my shelf that have been there for years - I’m feeling the pull towards them now I’ve read The Dante Conspiracy!
Great wrap up Alex. Still loving the trash pandas. Your bingo board is doing brilliantly. I’ve been concentrating on the decades this week too. Currently on the 1910s. Happy trash reading 😂
@@RaynorReadsStuff Thanks, Debs 😊 Am pretty pleased with how the bingo board is coming along, tho that 3D movie/step back cover is beginning to concern me a bit… that damn thing might be my undoing 😂 Might be like your cigarette ad woe of last year…
@@alex_unabridgedoh god that cigarette ad drove me mad. Good luck 🤞
I really like your additional trash panda ratings! If my own current GarbAugust wrap-up wasn't looking like it is going to be a marathon then I would almost definitely steal, err, borrow them!
@@arockinsamsara 😂 Thanks! 🦝 I’m very glad I ended up deciding to do a weekly wrap up for my GarbAugust reading - the task of having to cover everything for the month in one feature-length video would be quite full on! Tho I’m very much looking forward to watching yours and finding out what trashy goodness you’ve been reading 😀👍
So. Much. Trash. 🤩
DO YOU HAVE DONKEYS? Do you live on a FARM!?! Amazing. Sorry to hear about all of the Pet related illness. Oh the tryanid models look good! Ultimatium doesn't have any pretty pictures hahahahaha. Great video!
Oh man, do I wish I had donkeys! Alas, I do not - yet. One day I will though, that's the dream! Donkeys, pygmy goats, cute sheep, ducks, chickens, alpaca - a whole flippin' menagerie! For now I get my donkey fix with these little beauties from the farm just up the road from my house. Marvin and I like to go and say hello to them on our walks. 😀 And I totally agree - Ultimatum has no pretty pictures at all! I felt dirty after reading that... 🤣 Thanks for watching, Andrew! 👍
Ah, thanks for all the nostalgia feels with the Action Comic. All very macho but I lapped it up as a boy. For someone that seemed to be born with feet for hands and hands for feet these publications let me live out my fantasies of saving the day or scoring the winning goal. My personal favourite was the 1980’s version of Eagle. Two strips by the artist José Ortiz ( absolutely love all his work) appeared: The House of Daemon and The Tower King. I’d highly recommend both. I’m sure they can be found on the inter webs somewhere 😂 Hope you have a better health week and it’s always a pleasure to see Marv!
Lol, you’re welcome - always happy to bring the nostalgia to the proceedings! Action Comic was great fun, it was a bit before my time (I was born in ‘81) plus I’m pretty sure my mum would have vetoed any request to purchase something similar! I’ll have a search online for the other publications you mention - there’s a wealth of digital versions of old stuff out there these days, it’s great! Am pretty much all better now, cheers! Fought off whatever bugs were trying to take me down! 😀
Good grief -- I didn't expect you to pull out a Michelin star salad for lunch! So many people adult better than I do. 🙃 Happy new week -- hope you're back to 100%!
Yeah, I’m all better now, thanks! Well, apart from a bit of back strain that I think I got from sneezing too hard 🤣 My salads are always pretty full-on: it was for dinner rather than lunch so I go all out when it’s the main meal. That wasn’t even the finished article, I added coleslaw and balsamic dressing when I got to the table! I used to do flatbread with it too (am a carb monster) but Sarah has instituted a bread ban when it comes to salad as it’s too filling for her. Salad wuss. 🥬
What a great poster. Love the letter set. Great vlog. Really enjoy this format. Glad you liked the book mail 😅
Thanks Debs 😊 The letter set is really fun to use and is a great bit of design! Designed by an artist called Will Mower - he’s worth checking out! Love the book mail! Hope your package arrives soon 😀Am really enjoying making the vlogs, it’s a really chill format to do, has definitely cut down on my BookTube workload a bit!
Will have to check out Vampire Knitting Club, sounds like my kind of thing. Solid start to GarbAugust!
I reckon you’d have some fun with the knitting vampires! They good short audiobooks, perfect for a chilled little reading session! 👍
Brilliant Alex. Some good contenders there and I am loving the return of the trash pandas 😂