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Levity Books
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Добавлен 17 сен 2020
Hi, I'm Liam! This is my book channel.
I'm a former neuroanatomist and have been active on GoodReads for almost a decade. Subscribe if you want to engage with a long-time fan of literature. I hope my analytical and biographical analysis of literature will help you find and appreciate great books, and save you reading time. I always reply to comments, I welcome discussion and respectful disagreement, as broadening our perspectives will help us become better readers.
Come find me on GoodReads, Twitter and Instagram (best place is GoodReads). I've been a dedicated reviewer on GoodReads for years, feel free to add and message me there.
I'll post random videos and gaming videos every now and again, but I assure you I am a serious reader and have big ideas for video series I'd like to do once I eventually have a subscriber base. Hopefully I'll get the following to guide me through how to make them the best they can be.
I'm a former neuroanatomist and have been active on GoodReads for almost a decade. Subscribe if you want to engage with a long-time fan of literature. I hope my analytical and biographical analysis of literature will help you find and appreciate great books, and save you reading time. I always reply to comments, I welcome discussion and respectful disagreement, as broadening our perspectives will help us become better readers.
Come find me on GoodReads, Twitter and Instagram (best place is GoodReads). I've been a dedicated reviewer on GoodReads for years, feel free to add and message me there.
I'll post random videos and gaming videos every now and again, but I assure you I am a serious reader and have big ideas for video series I'd like to do once I eventually have a subscriber base. Hopefully I'll get the following to guide me through how to make them the best they can be.
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong | BOOK REVIEW
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong is a very emotional book! A must for poetry lovers.
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My * ratings mainly reflect my estimate of accessibility/likeability to a general audience. Sometimes I award 5*s to less accessible books that I think have important messages and good morals.
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You can find me here, always happy to chat:
GoodReads: www.goodreads.com/levitybooks
Twitter: LevityBooks
Instagram: levitybooks
My * ratings mainly reflect my estimate of accessibility/likeability to a general audience. Sometimes I award 5*s to less accessible books that I think have important messages and good morals.
* = Dislike (not recommended) ("failed")
** = Okay (recommended to select audience) ("flawed")
*** = Like (recommended to general audience) ("fine")
**** = Really like (strongly recommended to select audience) ("focused")
***** = Love (strongly recommended to...
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Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen | BOOK REVIEW
Просмотров 6902 года назад
When a grown man reads Jane Austen by themselves for the first time. The case study the world never knew it needed. You can find me here, always happy to chat: GoodReads: www.goodreads.com/levitybooks Twitter: LevityBooks Instagram: levitybooks My * ratings mainly reflect my estimate of accessibility/likeability to a general audience. Sometimes I award 5*s to less acc...
Punchdrunk The Burnt City Review
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This is a spoiler-free review of The Burnt City by Punchdrunk, I saw the Previews on 28th March 2022. It's pretty epic but I advise attendees to get acquainted with some Greek mythology before you go, otherwise it'll be very hard to know what on earth is going on!! (0:00) Introduction (1:34) Tips for attendees (8:59) Review (9:33) Strengths of TBC (13:39) Weaknesses of TBC (21:46) Anecdotes/Thi...
Seeing a Punchdrunk show like The Burnt City for the first time
Просмотров 6 тыс.2 года назад
This video is a "strategy guide" on how to have a good experience seeing a Punchdrunk show like The Burnt City or Sleep No More, based on my experience of Sleep No More and The Drowned Man. Here is some advice on how to have a better experience when seeing a Punchdrunk show like The Burnt City. Obviously everything is hugely subjective, debatable, and down to chance, but knowing and doing a few...
Punchdrunk The Burnt City predictions
Просмотров 2,4 тыс.2 года назад
I read the source texts for The Burnt City by Punchdrunk, here are some predictions for what the show might be about (that will probably be totally wrong!) It'll be on show from tomorrow of this upload, I'll be leaving the show about this time next week!! (0:00) Introduction (01:41) The 4 Books (02:15) 1. Genre (02:24) 2. Subgenre (03:22) 3. Narratives (04:23) Hecuba & Agamemnon (06:35) Metropo...
The Driver's Seat by Muriel Spark | Book Review
Просмотров 8752 года назад
The Driver's Seat by Muriel Spark is an excellent short story that reads like a psychothriller, horror and literary fiction all at once. In this book review I briefly describe why I think there's more than action to this story, which puts it apart from a conventional story, and as always, avoiding spoilers. Muriel Spark is now in the running for being my new favourite British author, will be bu...
Timequake by Kurt Vonnegut | Book Review
Просмотров 4542 года назад
Timequake feels like Kurt Vonnegut's famous last words www.goodreads.com/review/show/4541015030 You can find me here, always happy to chat: GoodReads: www.goodreads.com/levitybooks Twitter: LevityBooks Instagram: levitybooks My * ratings mainly reflect my estimate of accessibility/likeability to a general audience. Sometimes I award 5*s to less accessible books that I...
This One Summer by Jillian and Mariko Tamaki | BOOK REVIEW
Просмотров 6282 года назад
www.goodreads.com/book/show/18465566-this-one-summer It may not be groundbreaking, but This One Summer by Jillian Tamaki & Mariko Tamaki does nothing wrong. It is a fun and comfy read, a joy for anyone who likes coming-of-age stories where not much happens but that's okay because it's real enough to make you feel something. You can find me here, always happy to chat: GoodReads: www.goodreads.co...
How to be alone by Jonathan Franzen | BOOK REVIEW & SUMMARY
Просмотров 3072 года назад
Some incredible and terrible essays about reading and writing!! www.goodreads.com/review/show/4423341051 Here's an overview of this How To Be Alone by Jonathan Franzen, a story of how Franzen became a writer and sees the future of fiction. Essential to all Franzen fans and anyone thinking seriously about the future of classic fiction. Something for both readers and writers here! You can find me...
The Great Hunger by Patrick Kavanagh | #10 Penguin Modern BOOK REVIEW
Просмотров 3192 года назад
www.goodreads.com/review/show/4266909602 Irish poems about the rural struggle for life. P.S. I mistakenly referred to Heaney's "Digging" as "Potatoes", but I decided not to edit it out as I found it funny and the point is more or less the same. You can find me here, always happy to chat: GoodReads: www.goodreads.com/oolevityoo Twitter: LevityBooks Instagram: levitybook...
The Three Electroknights by Stanisław Lem | #9 Penguin Modern Book Review
Просмотров 2042 года назад
www.goodreads.com/review/show/4261969847 The Three Electroknights by Stanislaw Lem is a collection of four space-themed fables about why you should not try and usurp the throne! Stanisław Lem is a Polish Scifi writer I've wanted to read for a long time. Somehow, Polish (and occasionally Russian) translations rarely work for me, the English is just too stilted and they feel too cold. It wasn't t...
Food by Gertrude Stein | #8 Penguin Modern BOOK REVIEW
Просмотров 2272 года назад
Is this the lowest rated book on GoodReads? www.goodreads.com/review/show/4260092352 Food by Gertrude Stein reads like it was written by a bad AI bot, except it's not funny. This book review is a warning to avoid Gertrude Stein's writing unless you know what you are in for! It felt like empty, wayward nonsense to me. That said, her other books seem to be more liked, so Food might just be a bad ...
Games I played in 2021
Просмотров 842 года назад
Here are the PC games I played in 2021. I'm still looking for games with stories as good as literary fiction. Also, this is just here to prove that I don't only enjoy stories in books! You can find me here, always happy to chat: GoodReads: www.goodreads.com/oolevityoo Twitter: LevityBooks Instagram: levitybooks My * ratings mainly reflect my estimate of accessibility/...
Ice by Anna Kavan | BOOK REVIEW
Просмотров 3152 года назад
www.goodreads.com/review/show/4406115929 Ice by Anna Kavan is a very strange story. In this book review, I describe how Ice is very unpredictable and visually appealing, and try as always give pointers for who will most like this book with as little plot reveal as possible. (Audio and lighting a bit low on this one, it was my first recording after Christmas and my setup was changed, it'll be fi...
Poems I read in December 2021 | Poetry Wrap Up
Просмотров 882 года назад
I read some poetry collections in December 2021 that I never got around to making separate reviews for, so I put them all in one. Normally I'd stick to my format but I needed to return them to the library (which is why they are all in shiny plastic sleeves). I'm going to put more detailed thoughts in my goodreads reviews, which you can find here: www.goodreads.com/oolevityoo I also just am read...
Notes on Nationalism by George Orwell | #7 Penguin Modern BOOK REVIEW
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Notes on Nationalism by George Orwell | #7 Penguin Modern BOOK REVIEW
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Woolgathering by Patti Smith | BOOK REVIEW
Falling Awake by Alice Oswald | BOOK REVIEW
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Felicity by Mary Oliver | BOOK REVIEW
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Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis | BOOK REVIEW
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Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis | BOOK REVIEW
3 Japanese Short Stories by Akutagawa & Others | #5 Penguin Modern BOOK REVIEW
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3 Japanese Short Stories by Akutagawa & Others | #5 Penguin Modern BOOK REVIEW
The Custard Heart by Dorothy Parker | #4 Penguin Modern BOOK REVIEW
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Penguin Modern Series Launch (Join me!)
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Bewilderment by Richard Powers is not for everyone | BOOK REVIEW
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Bewilderment by Richard Powers is not for everyone | BOOK REVIEW
Where's kim?
hospital because shot if you let yourself go at the end of the tribunal
I think both voices are good, but the new version has better sound mix than the old one.
Woah you hit this book on the nail. I was so convinced that this book was what the perfume was based off of. Somany similarities
"It didn't give you any fun for that money" feels so, so bitter.
Updike was an amazing writer. Most people in real life aren’t that likeable
Great review. I was about to get the book because i thought it would be worth it.
i never even knew there was an old cuno until i found a video about it ! new cuno's equally silly . and a lot easier to listen to, too, in me opinionne
this scene really took me aback the first time it happened the first moment i’m laughing my ass off at these prank calls and then it all just comes tumbling down when harry is brought to reality and that whatever past he had left with his ex-something is gone and i just started sobbing. It hurts even more that it’s an “interfacing” check so harry was probably triggering some muscle memory to be able to call his original house number and the same goes for the time harry calls the video store
a lot of people are saying which voice they prefer but i just want to say i never even noticed that the voice changed
I wish I was the wind.
Wait, so how do you get this to happen in the game? How do you get Cuno to join you and replace Kim?
If you fail to warn Kim of le paule/simply let it happen,Kim will end up in the hospital.
need fail on authority check at tribunal
Yo bro, leave neuroscience and go to law school! You got this book down to a tee
When I found out our boy had burnt out and was taking two cases a week; And then ran into the love letter and your shadow. It broke me in the best way ❤
Sorted!! Thank you
Calling. Calling. Still calling. DESTRO-
The original voice is annoying, fits so much for this brat. they did him dirty in the final cut
Is that the one from sucksession?
Calling. Calling. Still calling... Calling in the night...
The saddest sound in the world.
jesus fuck
Cuno is the reward for chosing an easy death over spending another sec with kim.
what are your thoughts on the homosexual ideas portrayed in this book
what are your thoughts on the homosexual ideas portrayed in this book
Playing this scene with two Morale feels balsy
walruse
Cuno just bringing up Blood Meridian out of nowhere lmfao
I'm in a philosophy class right now and this really helped me to get why Horkheimer was making some of the points he was (specifically I was really confused why he was upset people were moving away from religion, but it makes much more sense considering the context). Thank you!
damn this feels different after you've lost someone
Jean tossing Cuno into the MC is great : )
Harry: Cuno will be joining a junior officers program Jean: No, he's twelve. Cuno: Cuno's fucking nineteen!
If you try to shoot Cunoesse will he still join you?
Lem's the goat. Absolutely genius author.
I subscribed to your channel today after going through your review on Design as Art. I found your review very descriptive and knowledgeable. It helped me realize what to expect from a book. Unfortunately, your latest video is 1 year old. Fortunately, there are a lot of reviews to refer by the time you start uploading videos again.
god damn i didnt realise there is a guy in left top corner
The moment at the end, when his voice becomes unusually quiet and docile, promising he won't swear... it brings a tear to my eye. Don't get me wrong, I totally understand and agree that his overconfidence is right for him, he obviously has to be strong to handle his situation in life. I interpret the change as him being hopeful of having a little more safety in his life, with this new job. It's like he can finally relax.
and have something he's interested in, motivated to do, and be inspired by ;-; <3
When Kim gets shot, one of the worst timelines imaginable. ☹️
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Quite agree with your reviews... kindly suggest books that deal with environmental issues and leave a note of optimism...plz.. grateful for the vedio
Kisses…Kisses…Kisses
This oddly feels comforting after breaking up...
only a game this silly and irreverent could be so emotionally devastating.
Blood Meridian is a pretty smart reference from the Cuno. Maybe his dad had a copy of the book, or he heard the term once in school (something to do with the setting sun, but the book is pretty violent and respected, so his dad might have a copy.)
I love this ❤
Harry puts on his most scientific looking clothing to discern his ability to teleport.
Nobody freak out, but there's a person in the top left corner of the screen. Just lurking there for the entire video.
Feels like most of the people commenting knew ahead of time what was going to happen at the tribunal. Seems weird to deliberately spoil a game like Disco Elysium with a walk through... Can understand a little at the start but once you've gotten going makes no sense to me to not want the surprise
Yeah we all love Cuno.... and he still doesn't give a shit 🙂
The new one is just better. She sounds like someone fragile and about to crack, which is even referenced in one of the internal dialogues. Her laughing "at" you also makes sense, when you say that line you sound just like the brute she used to like, the one that was hanged.
After spending literal hours going through his dialogue tree, the little brat started growing on me. I really wish there was a way to save him and Kim.
Both voices have their own interesting way of the character. The old one really shows that she's mourning and tired of life, which kinda fits the expression of her portrait and what she's been through in the game. The new one makes sense to me because she might be more flirty and somewhat lively, but she still sounds very tired. The new voice also makes her more cunning and manipulative, and fits more voice lines imo
В оригинале отсутствует приятный мужской закадровый голос, и не все женские реплики (Клаасье) озвучены! Финальный вариант просто более качественно сделан и проработан. Женский голос оригинала тоже хорош, но финальный мне больше нравится! А так это единственное видео сравнения голосов этого персонажа, которое я нашел. Спасибо за видео! ... "ОДНАЖДЫ Я ВЕРНУСЬ К ТЕБЕ" - Синди Череп