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Absolutely! I remember watching Next Generation with my dad growing up, so I'm excited to dig back into Star Trek. I agree! They are so cool. I think it is way more interesting than a generic sword with a blue background That's cool, I didn't know that!

You most definitely did! I forgot about that when I filmed this. You got me Murtagh that was signed by Paolini. Good catch!

Haha I know its hard to say no to books. Thank you! And thank you again for feeding my addiction haha

It feels good to get one out! Of course my friend! It's okay it just gives me more time to catch up on other stuff haha Hahaha yeah my view of length may be a bit skewed. But I promise you, once you finish WoT you won't really be afraid of the length of a book ever again. I didn't realize he's Australian as well! So that's cool. I feel everyone else on my shelves are either American or British. It really is a nice cover. Now I'm debating if I read Daughter's or Thief first...

There is so much! Cheers!

Also, congrats on 500 subscribers! 🎉

Hahaha yeah I really don't mind having mismatched books anymore. It used to bother me and would get jealous of other people on Booktube that have immaculate shelves and first edition copies or premium everything, but I realized that its more about being able to read an awesome story over having a pretty book. That's a good price! Hopefully you can track them down! The Inheritance Cycle was the series growing up that got me into fantasy. That's awesome! That is always a cool find. Thanks Lan! 500 is huge number for me. We got there way quicker than I anticipated.

I haven't read them yet, but I've heard good things about The Leatherstocking Tales by James Fenimore Cooper. Thanks for watching!

That is insane! Especially because my wife and I thrifted it about two years ago now. Also congrats! Ironically I had my first four months ago, that's why hardly anything has been posted on my channel since than. I gotta ask, how do you find the time to consistently upload with a baby? I find any spare time goes to catching up on washing bottles, laundry and sleep haha

@@DiggerdanReads Well I only started my channel after I had a kid, so I haven’t know really anything different. At this point all my video work is done after he and the wife go down for the night and since my editing and video work is very low effort at this point that makes it easier.

@@DiggerdanReads huge congrats on the kid as well. We found that things got easier at about 4.5 months. Having a kid is the best work I’ve ever done! Hope it’s going good for you guys!

@@iSamwise Well that's fair, but I still find it impressive nonetheless! Yeah that makes sense, having low edits definitely can quicken the process. Thank you! That's great to hear, because for every night that she sleeps through most of the night its followed by multiple where she is up every couple of hours. I completely agree! I find being a Dad is the coolest and most gratifying thing I've ever done. Same to your family!

I'm glad I'm not alone! Yeah the lack of description to emulate an Eastern feel I think really hurt it IMO. That's good to hear, I'll have to give it a try!

That is true! That scene I think gets glossed over a bit as far as showing Mat's true character early on

Hi Spencer! Sorry for taking forever in responding. We try our best to avoid spoilers past book one, but we do spoil a couple of things later in the series

I'm glad you're excited about the video series! I still can't believe I convinced Richard to do every book with me. Lord of Chaos is easily one of my favorites!

@@DiggerdanReads hey! Will absolutely be tuning in to every episode. Lord of Chaos ending was indeed absolutely insane! I’m now about halfway through A Crown of Swords and enjoying it so far. I’ve kinda gotten the vibe that a lot of readers think book 7 is either bad or the starting point of the series being really slow paced but so far book 7 has had a lot of cool stuff and I don’t really feel that slow pace. I even thought book 6 was slower in the middle. What’s your take on that? (With no spoilers of course) 😄

@@CvpArt I'm happy to hear it! I agree that what you said is the general feel for a lot of readers, however I disagree. Although key in mind that I never experienced "the slog" and just ripped through the books one after another. In my opinion Crown may be a touch slower than other books because of how much time is spent in Ebou Dar, but for me personally it never really dragged.

@@DiggerdanReads yeah that makes total sense. I do see how the Ebou Dar story is a bit slower than for example Rands pov chapters but I’m having a good time with Mats pov. My plan is also to try to get through the “slog” books pretty fast and keep momentum going. I’m generally a pretty slow reader and it took me like 2 months to get through Lord of Chaos, but I’ve read half of book 7 in 6 days or so so that’s pretty fast for my standards haha. Also not bad that 8-10 are some of the shorter WOT books. Heard it really picks up again in Knife of Dreams. Excited for your next episode btw! Hope it’s coming soon. 😄

@@CvpArt Hey everyone has their own pace! I think I averaged about four week a book for the first 7 or 8 and slowly got faster. Honestly what is saving me now on the reread is the audio book. Now even with very limited time I can knock out a WoT book in a week and half to two weeks max. Book three video should come in the next few weeks, I just gotta coordinate with Richard to sit down and record!

That's great to hear! Looking back since reviewing Sword, I think of it fondly and I am looking forward to continuing the series. I agree, I could be wrong but my guess is that a majority of people (myself included) that make the similarities are people that haven't read much of Brooks. I love the world in Sword, especially with the scene of the skyscraper "skeleton" really showing the history of the world. The covers are some of my favorite from all of fantasy!

I know! I'm so disappointed. Haha he is smarter than I am

I had people telling me the same thing, and like I mentioned in the video, I was on such a high from Children of Dune that I think it made this book all the more disappointing. I wanted to like this book so badly, partly because I didn't want the first three books to be tainted by poor sequels, but also to prove the haters wrong. Now I have become a hater haha Yeah 99% of the book is boring thought experiments with Leto and the other 1% is the bridge scene. Yes! This is exactly why I hate giant time jumps. It makes the first three books feel so disconnected. That's true, Idaho is a completely different Idaho that we grew with. Hahaha thanks for being so patient! That is true, and is most likely why I found it so hard to connect or relate with Leto. He is definitely beyond human consciousness. Well thats the catch! When you start Heretics, you find out that the ending of this book is really just "Another beginning of The Golden Path"

Thanks! I think this book set the bar pretty low, so it shouldn't be too hard to like the next one more haha

They can’t all be winners

Thank you! Haha I hope that they don’t! And if they do they won’t like my takes on the next one either

​@@DiggerdanReadsI seem to of gotten away with saying God Emperor was my least favourite so far. Let's hide together from this mafia.

That’s the plan eventually!

I know it can definitely be a challenge! Same to you!

That is very generous Mr. Eves! Of course bro! I find it a touch ironic because you are the one that originally made me interested in reading growing up with Eragon and Harry Potter. I distinctly remember you siting me down in our bedroom and forcing me to read the first chapter of the Sorcerer's Stone 😂 Love you too bro <3

Yes! The plan is to review every book, including New Spring!

Thank you Teresa!

Thanks for letting me know Talon! I've always been intimidated by Warhammer because of the sheer amount of content

@DiggerdanReads Yea it's a lot..for the Heresy the first 5 + Siege of Terra are kinda the "main story"..after that you can jump into any 40k book really

Okay! I think I'll have to do just that. Good to know. I feel more inclined to start a series if I have it completed or nearly so. Lol that is true! It can be very frustrating. But one of my favorite parts book thrifting is that I constantly get exposed to books/series that I wouldn't have been otherwise.

Thanks Ed! I'm sorry! You are a stronger man than I trying to catch up with your physical TBR before you purchase more. How is that challenge going by the way? I hope you are making good progress!

@@DiggerdanReads Aaah, well, yeah, I'm a slow reader, but still not buying new stuff. Let's say I'm halfway... If I crack, I'll just blame you.

@@DutchGreyBeard hey halfway is pretty good! Haha feel free to use me as the scapegoat

Let's gooooo!!

Good to hear, I'll have to try out the rest of Sandman if its that highly praised. You're right, the movie is coming out in 2026. So I have more time than I was thinking. I feel like I watched one of your videos where you didn't like Starship Troopers, but I can't be certain. So I can guess what you had typed out lol That's not a good sign if you remember nothing haha. I've seen a couple people I follow say that its okay overall but nothing raving about it positive or negative. So I guess I'll let you know when I finally get around to reading them. That is incredibly generous Benjamin! I'll be sure to start it soon after I receive it and film a review. I'm excited because I've always been fascinated by Warhammer as an "outsider" and now I'll pull the certain back

I'm glad you liked the video! Don't worry many people reminded me since posting this video lol. Yeah I guessed I glossed over the reread caveat when I was reading about the rules of the bingo card. Godkiller seems good! I actually ended up reading The Tainted Cup recently! It wasn't as good as I was excepting, but I'm still glad I read it

@@DiggerdanReads I'm glad! I have that on my TBR and I CANNOT wait to read it. I read City of Stairs this year and he is def a new favorite author.

I'm not gonna lie, I've stayed away from Tolkien outside of The Hobbit & LotR. But I'm gonna have to give it a try! Thanks for the recommendation

That's awesome and makes me so happy to hear! I'm excited to be part of your Wheel of Time journey

That is very funny, and I didn't catch that myself until I went back to edit this video. Good catch!

Thanks Ed! I’m happy you enjoyed it

Thanks man I'm happy you enjoyed it! That is awesome to hear, you're in for the ride of a lifetime.

Thanks Benjamin! I appreciate the support. Children was great! Than the quality takes a massive nosedive with book four, and I actually just finished book five last night. Heretics was better than god emperor, but still not anywhere near the quality of the first three.

@@DiggerdanReads Yeah I also didnt enjoy God Emperor much, nothing happened all book basically. I have so many books I need to get to, Heretics will make it one day haha

I’m glad you enjoy good takes

@@DiggerdanReads 😆

Thank you Adam! I’m glad you’re enjoying it. It’s been a blast to film with Richard

Thank you! I appreciate the support, you have no idea how much that means. I’m glad you think so! Filming with Richard is some of the most fun I’ve had with the channel so far

Thanks Ben! I appreciate that. Yeah I was surprised by Children as well, I fully expected the first two to be better. I know I really need to start reading Gwynne this year. There’s just so much good stuff out there

Thanks!

Thanks Lan, I appreciate the kind words and grace

Yay! Even sooner than I thought! Thanks again Teresa!

Thank you Wera! I appreciate the kind words!

Thank you Scott, I'm glad you enjoyed the video!

Thanks Joe! That is fair, I apologize if I ruined anything for you. I find it really hard to not go full spoilers during discussion. I promise I'll be better about avoiding things that come up in future books

Dude if I had to talk to a buddy about like stormlight, red rising, or any series I’ve read and try not to do spoilers it would be so hard! I totally understand! Hopefully my comment didn’t come off as rude!

Thanks for understanding! No not rude, but even if it was I wouldn't be upset lol Spoilers can cause a lot of emotions

That's awesome! It took me about a year and a half to get through the entire series. For me so far, the reread has been even better than the first time through

@@DiggerdanReads Dude I cannot wait! The 2nd book is the one that really hooked me to the series, the Seanchan, the Horn, multiple characters stepping out of the shadows in good and bad ways. Cannot wait for the re-read

Thanks!

Way to stick with it! I'm always happy when I hear that someone gives WoT a second chance and they end up enjoying it

It is a solid fantasy story! Great choice