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I have re-read phase 1 like 5 times over the years. Initially I was sure I didn't touch phase 2 but when you gave the synopsis I found out I remember this plot, must had only read it once when I was a kid. I have also finished SOME phase 3 books, like the adventures of Talon. I should get back to it eventually now that the series is complete. The simpler language was a big plus for me, I used Magician and Lineage 2 to learn english as a kid. could not handle Game Of Thrones or Empire trilogy initially due to language, but I figured Magician pretty quickly with a dictionary. Been coming back to it every few years : )

This could have been a 3 second video of you just saying, "Yes."

LOTR books were daunting to read, especially the first book when Tolkein was depicting the happy hobbit life of Frodo & co. I tried 3 times to start reading them, and ended up truly going through them in audiobook format. Everything ramps up the moment they meet the elves, and Boromir's temptation in the books was what truly hooked me in. Ever since going back to the books, the movies do not do it for me anymore, tolkein's writing, though slow it may be, is inherently beautiful and nuanced. The characters are well crafted in the books, I disliked Movie Frodo, but book frodo is truly courageous, a hobbit, who while physically weak, is the most determined and brave of all, resisting temptation of the one ring throughout his whole journey when elves and noble man failed to resist upon glancing Ishilfur's bane. I love Phil Dragash's audiobooks.

You have me convinced to keep reading. I was about to give up after 250 pages. A fellow nine-nine here!

Sounds like the typical girlboss slop, made to be female pr0n, noooo thank you, this is why I don't read books with female leads, especially ones bas bad as this. The "hate" videos are dead on, Twilight was highly rated, doesn't mean it was good.

What should i read after mistborn era 1? I know there’s no a specific order, but would you recommend. If you could give me a full list I’d appreciate it because i plan to read everything. I just wanna read them in the best order to get whatever Easter eggs and not spoil anything on accident

I just finished the Poppy War trilogy + Drowning Faith and I have to stare at the wall and have some closure by watching RUclips reviews on the book. Yours is by far the best! Thank you for adding in the historical background of the trilogy's plot base. It took me a while to finish the trilogy because I have to dive in deep in Wikipedia and other websites to research on the real history, but you perfectly summed it up. 🎉

I tried that series a decade ago, as a 19 year old and gave up on the second book. You convinced me to give it a secomd try.

Thanks!! Nice to hear your take on series. I have it and haven't started yet. Refreshing style and got me subscribed. Totally agree on reading whatever entertains me best👍😎

Lord of the rings should be ready in highschool

Not my favourite series and had multiple weaknesses, like re-use of phrases, unanswered questions, magic system being inconstant at times more akin to soft magic and the series being poorly paced, it really should've been more than 3 books, there's not enough time to develop characters and the world building. Overall however, fantastic twists and a phenomenal ending, the most satisfying end I think I have ever read in a book book 3 easily being the best.

no one should move on from tolkien, it would be sad. but its important that we dont limit ourselves to middle earth

Excellent video! Thank you for making it. Enjoyed the funnies sprinkled in as well. Funnily enough, I too am reading this after finishing up WoT - which I loved with every fiber of my being. Currently in Gardens of the Moon and not disappointed in the least, the witty adult banter is refreshing and the magic system is delicious. Happy reading!

Great video and i appreciate you going in depth. Definitely going to give it a go at some point, but holding off since I’m just getting into reading. There’s a LOT going on with these books

Man, I DNFed "Deadhouse Gates" three times. Now I'm in the mood to start again 🙃

"I'm drowning in bravery, cleverness and heroism, Instead, kindly give me a little common sense"

18:35 No it does rotate, it's just tidally locked, which means it's rotation around the sun and the roation around it's own axis takes the same amount of time

8:04 and the reason the pilots are all YA is because most don't live long enough to grow up.

1:35 those black book with golden art is no much more beutiful than we got in Europe

26:07 "unintentionally" being the key word. Since Shallon does this INTENTIONALLY and that broke the character for me.

20:55 That is the weakest point for al books. In my opinion chapter one can be removed and it does nothing against the entire story

16:40 I disagree: The world is relevent to the plot: For instance the highstorm; It gives them light and magical power. If the shattered plains were not shattered there was no use for bridges and thus no bridge crews.

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Hey thanks for this review!!! I just finished reading it and I loved it so so so much, I was so excited to hear what people thought of it and was honestly sad to see all of the videos that were just banishing it!

3:45 gapekeep *antebellum accent* **Lindsay Graham** Oh My

Fun AF intro.

I read the series as a adult like a year ago maybe two years ago. and I read them in the old order not the new order where you start with the magicians nephew. and i want to say, i enjoyed the earlier parts of the story, by the time we reach the last battle. i just wanted the end, the interesting parts are all at the end of that book. and i didnt totally enjoy that end it felt, hollow and lazy to me. but i appreciate what this series did for many for years. just needs less religious undertones in the themes.

On the Taldain races thing, due to the structure of the star system, Darkside is actually hit by more UV radiation than Dayside.

Everyone is entitled to their own opinions but I really appreciate your open-mindedness, especially given how well-versed you seem to be in the fantasy genre. I've seen people get into super heated discussions about this book when, for me, it's just really not that serious! Is this book a literary masterpiece? No. Is it attempting to break the mold and do something novel and earth-shattering? Seriously, no. I'm 30 y/o and a "serious" scientist by day, so when I choose to read in my spare time, I do so for fun and I just had a damn fun time reading this 🤷‍♀

What a fun video Kit. Very interesting and entertaining. Not a Romance reader at all but I love how you come up with all these examples that do not seem to adhere to my experiences and prejudices about this genre. Generally, I tend to hate how romances in any medium enforce toxic and unrealistic expectations in relationships. I'm saving this video for when I"m in a 'something fresh and different than my regular reading'-mood. Thanks!

Book 2 is the best.

It's not "that horrorish." And yes - the ending was fantastic. I can't imagine how it could otherwise have ended and still qualify as the sort of "epic myth" that King sought to write. Here's what King was trying to say when he said "we don't have to read the ending." Roland didn't HAVE TO climb the Tower. He had already saved the Beams - that was the "must check" box. From there, he could have simply walked away and sought peace. A character even points this out to him. But no. In his obsession, he just "had to know." And because of that, he was sent back to do it all again. I used to think there were "acts along the way" that Roland had to correct in order to eventually find peace. But I don't think that anymore. I think he just has to (eventually) turn away from his obsession. Save the Beams and then just go and live in peace. Anytime he's ready. But so long as he can't give up that climb up the tower, he will suffer on. Once he's up there at the top, there will never be mercy.

Re: your jokes and "acceptance" of various sorts of people, it's so easy. If a person isn't hurting other people, then nothing about how they are living their lives is a negative. Full stop. Don't hurt people. Otherwise, live however makes you happy. And all of us should be just fine with anyone who's taking that approach to life. There are enough people out there who ARE hurting other people to keep us plenty busy. Just because our parents or grandparents thought something was wrong doesn't make it wrong - those people were humans and humans screw up. THINK - don't just blindly follow.

The plates were deliberately sharpened - their purpose was to be a form of weapon.

THERE WEREN'T ANY OTHER GUNS. Guns weren't just lying around in Mid World. There was a reason the boys had to complete a huge amount of training before taking up "their fathers' guns."

Blaine wasn't sentient. He was an AI.

There is no "objective quality" re: art. Ultimately it is all about to what extent it's enjoyed - that's the only thing that matters. The closest you can come to making that "objective" is to poll some large number of people (the more the better) and get a "population enjoyment" estimate. That's the only way to say anything "globally objective" about a piece of art. And given that how you feel about a work of art today might not be how you feel about it tomorrow, you'd probably have to extend that poll over a long period of time, too - the longer the better. So, to be TOTALLY objective you'd need to poll all people continuously across their entire lives. Not something that's ever going to happen.

I also found the Ganoes Paran storyline in this series very very complicated.

I started reading this series around 2005-2006. I got up to book 6 and stopped there. I have the remaining 4 books on my self but its probably been over a decade since I read book 6 that I think I need to start from the beginning. With the rate I read books and the sheer size of each novel I think it will take me approx 3 years + to get through all ten! 😮

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Amazing I love the channel merge! Fantastic job, you'll have to bring her back again in the future❤! Please lol

Thanks for sharing. I love the Bergman Brothers.

It's a great fucking book! Loved it.

Wonderful first video I do not really read Romance but this might change that.

I listened to the audiobook and loved it! After I finished I immediately went to the author's website to see when book two was coming out. It's been a while since I've been so excited for a book to come out 📚

your reviews are fantastic. thank you for the recs!

I thought The Blood Mirror was pretty mid, but I very much enjoyed the rest of the series. Broken Eye and Blinding Knife were both fantastic, and I thought Black Prism and Burning White were both very good.

Yay Kit!!! Didn’t see a notification so I’m late to this one, but great video! Hope you’ll do more romance recs 😊 even if I mostly read fantasy, probably still need to find the one that works for me. I tend to read romantasy between ‘heavier’ books, it’s for me the perfect cleanser between things. (The latest one I enjoyed was the serpent and the wings of night, far from perfect but I had fun) You guys are awesome and I hope you’re having a wonderful day. 🌻😊

What I love about stormlights simple world building is that if you want more. You dive head first into the cosmere and then your off to the races lol

Iv'e been reading them in order and am currently on the first book of the LAST trilogy and after all those books i had no idea what a worriers tail looked like!🤣😅 i thought it was a plait...