Recommending The Witcher Books in 3 Minutes
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- Опубликовано: 18 фев 2024
- Today I'm recommending The Witcher Saga by Andrzej Sapkowski in 3 minutes! Maybe you're a fan of The Witcher Netflix adaptation or the video games, I'm here to recommend the source material!
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Buy The Witcher Saga using my affiliate links! The illustrated editions are probably the ebst ones to go with (eventually I want to pick them up myself and replace the red editions I have).
The Last Wish Illustrated: geni.us/TheLastWish
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Blood of Elves Illustrated: geni.us/BloodofElves
I love the Witcher books so much. I don't know how to explain it. The way he writes is so interesting. It took a second to get used to, and in the end, I just loved it!
It's so good!!
Can u send me the books ?
Are books 18 + ?
@@ShivamShukla-vq4en Definitely.
@@ShivamShukla-vq4envery
I am very glad to hear some appreciation for this series as it is the one fantasy world I felt immediately drawn to and at home in, rare for me being predominantly a reader of history. Blood of Elves is easily my favorite fantasy book Don’t get me wrong, these books can be absolutely bonkers and I don’t expect people to immediately like them. I think part of the problem is people go in expecting them to be just like the short stories and the novels aren’t necessarily like that. I’m not even sure I would say Geralt is “THE” main character. And that last book throwing in two frame narratives and the “this might not even be what really happened because history is usually wrong…..” ok could we have done that earlier instead of waiting to the last second? These books are like a sibling to me where they can be annoying and you see flaws but you love them anyway.
Happy reading!
Ey, you forgot to mention the polish tv series.
It has many flaws, but is not worse than Netflix one, i think it deserves a watch.
I never did watch the polish series, but I should definitely check it out soon!
@@CapturedInWords polish tv series wasn't as bad as some people claim it to be and I think its worth a watch
I listened to audiobooks with background music from the game that added to the atmosphere. This is a good series of books
I'm Polish and I read the series in high school probably five times over, it's a shame the English translation leaves so much to be desired. There's also a lot of cultural themes and references to mythology that are very hard to explain, but hopefully at least provide some sense of exotic mystery for the Western readers. Absolutely in love with the series
Hi 👋😊. I’m from Colombia 🇨🇴 and I follow your channel for a while. Because Elliot’s (from Elliot Brooks) and your recommendation, I’ve started the Witcher books. I have read 5 so far, the last one read was Baptism of fire; and I love this serie. I was a fan of the wild hunt as well 🤗.
Thanks for brining these books to my life 📚. I enjoy your videos. They are always so well edited and condensed. You do a fantastic job!
Hi, thanks for watching and I'm happy you found the channel 😁👋 Glad you're enjoying the books! The Witcher is such a great franchise, and Geralt is one of my fav characters of all time. Also happy to hear you enjoy my content :)
@@CapturedInWords 😊
Anyone planning on reading The Witcher books needs to know that it is "Literary Fiction ", not "Genre Fiction ". The Book guy has a video explaining the differences very well. I feel a lot of reviewers and readers fail to understand this. If you only read Genre fiction you may enjoy the short stories but the Saga will probably not be to your liking. This is a matter of personal taste, I'm not trying to imply this has anything to do with intelligence or that Genre Fiction isn't "real literature " as i love both. Anyway, happy reading!
Okay. You've coninced me to give it a try.
My job is done 🙌🎉
How do you find them ?
You recomended so good that now I have wish to reread again. Too bad am on Malazan now and next need to go for Sanderson and Rotfus. :)
Haha it's so good!! I'm on Malazan now too and that will likely be a long journey lol 😄
@@CapturedInWords I am on book six. Somethimes is hard to follow, but it's rewarding journey in first place!
You will enjoy, that's for sure!
It will be mega fun for us when you try to recomend that in 3 min. 😁
Just started The Last Wish. Enjoying it so far!
Played all of the games and loved them!
Netflix was.... yeah.
Can't wait to dive deeper into the original material!
Love these 3 min recs!
Thanks! :D I like to make them, even if they've been underperforming lately
I just got the first few books and am so very excited to pick them up.
I love thé hardcover. I am getting it soon. I love garalt he is amazing. I want a 3 min recommendation of the trials of Apollo. I love those books by Rick riordan. If not one for sons of darkness. I am going to read it but it would not hurt no have a push.
The hardcovers look amazing! I agree, Geralt is such a great book! Currently reading Sons of Darkness and will definitely make a video on it. Trials of Apollo is on my list to start soon :)
I just finished reading The Last Wish this past month and I wish I already had the next book handy to start on. I'm loving the world so far and I need more.
Thank you this was my 3rd fantasy series I ever read and I feel so nostalgic about it! Shame they butchered the series!
Happy you suggested he make this video, as it turned out great! I definitely feel nostalgic about the Witcher as well
Also I like that you used music from the games in this video
The soundtrack from The Witcher 3 is just too good! I sometimes listen to it as I write
Even after a second time rereading all the books, I still feel like I love the short stories better.
Really? I feel the opposite way but I absolutely love the short stories too
Almost finished with the last wish! I cannot wait to start the series!
Currently reading The Sword of Destiny right now. Finished The Last Wish not too long ago and have The Blood of Elves on my nightstand waiting.
I'm planning to read them in Dutch (my native language) because this year a Limited Edition of the books will come out (4 are already out) and I'm really excited. The series went downhill after season 2 and I believe the books are always better so I'm very curious especially after this video. Keep up the great work!
Ik heb ze in het Engels gelezen, die Nederlandse uitgaven zijn 25 euries per stuk ofzo (betaal je dus 200 voor de hele serie).
Had zo'n boxed set met alle 8 boeken voor 20 euro gekocht, veel oud-Engelse termen maar het went snel.
Als je het voor de limited edition doet en t geld ervoor over hebt moet je het uiteraard gewoon doen. Ik dacht ik zeg t je even, aangezien over het algemeen de Nederlander vrij zuinig is hahahah
@@Fartin_Gayrix nee ik weet hahaha, heb de Engelse ook gelezen van een vriend. Wil graag die speciale edities kopen, kosten 22€. Krijg binnenkort een mooie nieuwe boekenkast en die speciale edities van de boekerij gaan daar super mooi in staan. De eerste 4 zijn uit nu wachten op de volgende.
I read all eight books last month, which helped me realize how poor the screen adaptation has been (even though it’s still good viewing per se). The final book of the five-book series seemed a little forced, with shoehorning in Arthurian mythology (and then reinforcing/justifying it in the prequel Season of Storms). But superior writing and better nuanced characters than pretty much any other fantasy series I could think of. Gerald is not as shining white as he is in the TV series, nor as automatically right in every decision, which make him a more complex and enjoyable character. The sheer weight of characters that enter, exit, and reappear in the series makes the narrative harder to follow than in n manny other series (that’s a good thing!). Sapkowski perfected his complexity and 3:56 art with the Hussite trilogy series: also a must-read!
I’m currently reading The Tower of the Swallow. I loved the short stories and Geralt is one of my favorite fantasy characters, but I’m not enjoying the novels that much… I will definitely finish it (‘cause I’m already that far and I love the world building and the characters), but it’s not a 100% my cup of tea…
Same for me, for me it's the focus on Cirri. I like her as a character, but she feels like the only reason the story happens. Get Cirri to safety, hide Cirri, Cirri is lost, find Cirri. The entire continent is at war this only affects the cast in their efforts, to find Cirri.
Still gonna finish it, but I was wondering how you feel about the novel's.
The short stories are actually well written. The novels are miserable pieces of crap.
Seriously, I felt the same way you did and was MASSIVELY let down by the end. Andrei clearly had zero clue how to write a saga like the witcher. The last book is what would happen if you wrote yourself into a corner and had to deliver the final book to the publisher within 2 weeks.
Don't let these shills with affiliate links gaslight you into thinking the series is anything other than meandering shlock
@@marijnstapert9036I’ve finished the series a couple of weeks ago, and I’m hugely disappointed… I didn’t like Geralt’s arc, Ciri’s arc and the story in general. Now I have a love/hate relationship with The Witcher series: I love the first two books, Blood of the Elves is good, and I hate books 4 to 7… Maybe I will read Season of Storms one day (cause I’ve heard it is more like the short stories than the novels), but I need a very long pause from the series before that.
I love the video games so much, & The Witcher 3 is my top favourite game alongside RDR2♥
The books are fantastic. The show made me so angry I quit in S1 lol.
I've those red editions, but was annoyed that 2 are smaller than the rest, so last year I invested in the stunning hardback editions by Orbit. Am also currently re-reading 🙂
Witcher 3 and also RDR2 are both amazing! Two of my favorites as well. I'm VERY tempted to get the new hardcover editions for Witcher, they look so much better
@@CapturedInWords Oh they are gorgeous! But make sure you get the Orbit imprints and not the Gollanz ones, as the Orbit editions are nicer and have a quote on the naked cover and better sections of colour design etc 😊
Glad you told me this! Will definitely look for the Orbit imprints
@@CapturedInWords no worries 👌
Filthy casual!
I've played all the Witcher games, Witcher 3 is the absolute best. Last year I picked up the first three books (two short stories and first novel) and I really didn't enjoy them. Honestly the only reason I got through those books is due to my connection with Geralt from the games. I don't know what it was about the books that didn't grab me, but after thinking about it I found that if I had never played the games, I would have never picked up these books.
Everyone who starts to read sf in Poland knows Witcher. Those who begin to read sf are going to heard on about those books through the grapevine and the next day your friend in school gives you the whole set. We Poles know the Witcher from the earliest age :)
When will you read Doors of Stone?
The book that isn't released?
I need to give Witcher another chance. I went into The Last Wish with the absolute wrong expectations. I was completely thrown off by it being a collection of short stories and never went back to the series.
It's definitely worth revisiting! It has its problems here and there, but overall a really great series!
Almost at 100k!
So close! 🎉
You should recommend Murderbot Diaries in 3 mins!
Will definitely do this soon!
Great video but I can't with the 321 in the beginning it's annoying to me
Read about 4 of the books I like the series so far.
Awesome!
Why is the last wish so small.😄
Right!? It bothers me how that edition is smaller than the rest 😂
Gods damn these books are amazing don't know how netflix messed up the adaptation so bad literally if they just focused on the relationship of best dad, raven haires wifey, and ashen haired daughter, and let the series about a monster hunter be about hunting monsters
Love the Witcher!
SOOOOOO GOOD!
The Witcher books are great and I enjoyed them very much. The games not so much. They didn't honor the books similar to the show. The soundtrack was good at least.
I love the short stories but the story lost me later on in the series
I tried witcher 3 because of how much people really seem to love it. It just went to solidify how much I don't care for open world games I guess.
Dang that's too bad! For me, it took quite a while to fall in love with it, as even the starter zone is pretty massive and the story just hadn't picked up for me by that point. But then, once the gameplay and story finally clicked, it was a beautiful experience. I'm someone who likes to look for every hidden treasure and secret though, which is why I sometimes prefer more linear games as sometimes it can be daunting when there's a huge map with question marks and side quests everywhere.
Bro please buy a new The Last Wish book :P.
It HAS to match dude :D
I did lol! I have these editions, and 2 of the books (both the short stories, I think) were smaller than the others. So frustrating and annoying, so last year I ended up buying the gorgeous hardback editions by Orbit 🙂
Ahaha yeaaa I hate that it doesn't match. I want to buy those new hardcover illustrated editions
Sorry this series is not for me…… 😮 thanks for the video!! 🎉
No worries! I know it won't be for everyone :) Thanks for commenting Safina! 🎉
I read Blood of Elves, but could not get into the writing. The plot often meandered without aim, the prose was stilted, and the worldbuilding lacked focus, so I ended up more frustrated than immersed by the book. Since the Witcher is a work in translation, it's possible that these issues are reduced in the original language, but they're severe enough to hamstring one's enjoyment.
Overall great and short books but the english translations are just so bland it's really hard to recommend them. I read them in spanish and it's a whole different vibe, actually made me laugh out loud
Maybe I should try those :D i am studying Spanish
@@Fianna1775 i think you will find them hard.
The original books, for give it a more past flavour used Renaissance polish slang.
Fot simulate such efeect, the translator used barroque spanish.
You won’t understand it.
I tried the 5 warrior angels trilogy, but I don’t know if the author uses some medieval or archaic or gringo mid east dialect, but I don’t understand many of the words.
It's amazing how USA has so many bad translators in all forms of media. Be about books or even games.
I swear I've read books written by Russian, Polish, Japanese and Chinese authors with better Italian and Portuguese translations than the English versions.
I’ve always found the process of translating fascinating. It is my belief that no matter what, there will always be something lacking or altered in a translated version of a piece of writing, particularly something as subjective as humor. I was trying to read 100 years of Solitude and just couldn’t handle it. I kept wondering if it was the translation. I did try to read the original after that but the dirt eating just wasn’t really my thing.
I’ve read some strange Spanish translations too. In my Spanish edition of the hobbit they call Bilbo “Bilbo suitcases” or something instead of Baggins. And in A Man Called Ove they added this really long sentence to a description of Ove carrying an axe or some other tool. In the English they said he looked like a guerrilla fighter. In the Spanish they said he looked like a guerilla fighter in Africa who was about to storm the presidential palace. Quite a specific scenario there.
One of the few times I have been annoyed with the English performances in Witcher 3 is when Ciri hugs Yen for the first time in the game. In the Polish version Yen was calling her daughter in a way that translated more to “my baby” or something. They take that out in the English version which is sad because I think it softened Yen a lot and showed how important that relationship was to Ciri.
Why do these recommendations have to be just 3 minutes?
I discovered Witcher via the music first, which is near superb!
Then I discovered these were games.
And now you're saying these started off as books?
I have a love hate relationship with The Witcher books. I really liked The Last Wish, didn’t care for The Sword of Destiny, loved Blood of Elves, and I despised The Time of Contempt. The Time of Contempt really killed my enthusiasm for the series. I want to give Baptism of Fire a shot, but I don’t want to hate read it.
I personally enjoy way more the short story books (The Last Wish and Sword of Destiny) over the main arc books.
Andrzej Sapkowski should have written more short story collections or prequels, instead of complaining about the games.
@@AnonymousAnonposter My favorite part of the Witcher is the monster of the week thing in the Last Wish. But I really enjoyed the world building in Blood of Elves, and the stuff with Ciri.
I like the Baptism of Fire the most. It introduces so many new, very well written, interesting characters and a few deep dialogues about life and morality (like in the rest of the books but better in my opinion)
@@papej3290 I’ll have to get back to it at some point. I was just really let down by Time of Contempt.
But that is 4 minutes
3 mins without the intro and outro ;)
I've read the book and it wasn't that good. But the prequels were good.
Basically it was 3:30 mins lol
Yeah went a bit over time haha!
I'm a huge fan of the Witcher and I'd recommend anybody to read the first two short story collections (two of my favorite books), but for me the main series really fell off after the 2nd book. I'd say unless you are a huge fan of the Witcher world, the main series can be skipped.
I’ve read the first three books and started the fourth but stopped listening because it was a little cringe and much less Geralt who I love.
Yeah I think the fourth one was definitely weaker than some of the others. I also had some issues with Blood of Elves, but overall enjoy the series. I agree though, there can definitely be some cringe moments
Read the first book (shortstory collection) and, even though I'm a guy, I found it verry sexist....
Lol the writers NEVER disliked the books.
That's a total rumour.
I'm currently on Time of contempt and the series is actually quite accurate to them.
The games are also NOT accurate to the books or even canon.
They are fan fiction.
Dollar store Elric.
My husband started the series in audio format. He did mentioned that there are a bit sexist. 🥲
Then you gotta stop him or he'll become sexist too 😱