i read HENKA's 5⭐️ reads and they SHOCKED me |
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- Опубликовано: 2 июл 2024
- first collab video (how EXCITING). this one sees me being pushed to return to Stephen King with Misery and Haruki Murakami with Norwegian Wood. i was shocked with how strongly i felt about each! thank you to @HenkaReadsBooks for collabing with me... i am his biggest fan ;)
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Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
00:57 - Misery
03:44 - Norwegian Wood
05:45 - NW spoilers
06:15 - Norwegian Wood
08:45 - Misery video call
10:21 - Misery spoilers
11:48 - cat interlude
11:58 - Norwegian Wood vid call
14:59 - NW spoilers
19:13 - final thoughts + reflection
19:44 - outro + henka's song
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This was so fun to do and your video turned out amazing! Glad you loved Misery and definitely don't give up on Murakami yet!
I definitely won’t! Kafka here I come :)
Great video!! I'm currently reading The Stand for the first time and really enjoying it a lot. I've heard good things about Misery so might read that next! Good to know the audio book is good!
I've read a few books by Murakami (Kafka on the Shore & Hard Boiled Wonderland and The End of the World) and while I enjoyed them and like how unique his blend of magical realism is, I do find his portrayal of women to always be pretty horrible overall. Most of the women in his books do not feel believable and are always over sexualized, not to mention he just has a lot of... uncomfortable scenes. Like his sex scenes just always have some weird twist to them and sometimes feel pointless to the narrative overall. Despite that, I still find his books really fascinating though and want to read more. So he's an author I'm very mixed on 😂 I haven't read Norwegian Wood yet but want to get to it eventually and see how it compares to the others I've read
Hi Jay! Thanks for watching :) I hope you enjoy the Stand (one of my favorites) and I definitely need to read a few more before Murakami before making my mind up on him 🤓I’m probably going to read Kafka next. Looking forward to one day seeing your thoughts on how NW compared to the rest of his works!
Great collab!! Thank you for re-introduce me again to Misery! I read that book (although didn't finish it yet) at highschool and I remember that I was really enjoying it. For sure, I'm going to go read and finish that one out. Usually, I really enjoy Stephen King books but this one was in that sweet spot for me. Never heard of Norwegian Wood and based on the synopsis, if I read it, I sure hope to be on a good mood and not a sad one because this one seems very very depressing 😅
Norwegian wood is quite depressing but some people find beauty in it too! Do definitely try out misery :) thanks for commenting !
Great Vid! Can’t wait to see part 2 on your choice on the other channel ❤☺️
Henka read the Stand by Stephen King :)
Brilliant vid, the music is amazing!
Glad you think that! Be sure to check out Henka's spotify if you like it :)
Great video 😻 I’m tempted to read Norwegian Wood after hearing Henka’s and your thoughts. I know through Japan’s history and culture that they handle sex in literature/art differently than the west. I’m not validating the Author’s choices and I’m not excited to read another book with lackluster characters. But, I’ll give it a shot. Loved the montage in the beginning ❤
Yeah like I’m clearly in the minority and Henka absolutely loved it so do check it out!
This is such a fun idea!!! I can’t wait to watch his video about your favorite books. And now im thinking we need to collab sometime 🤭💗
I LOOOOVE MISERY! How did you feel about the scenes that were the pages from the book Paul was writing? Some of those dragged on for me so I ended up rating it 4/5 stars ⭐️
I haven’t read Norwegian Wood yet but I loved hearing your commentary on it. I will definitely be thinking about that if I ever decide to pick it up 🤔
LOVE MISERY!! (And that scene) Definitely do check out Henka he’s so cool and has an amazing taste :)
And yeah if u have an idea lmk 😊
King is one of the best character writers. And The Dark Tower is on the top fantasy series. Not sure what you read from him previously. Misery’s adaptation is also very famous to movie. It won an Oscar to the best woman actor.
Ok so I read Carrie, Salems Lot, The Shining, Rage. The Stand (which Henkas video will be on and it is my favorite King so far), the Long Walk, The Deadzone, Firestarter, Roadwork, Cujo, the Running Man, The Gunslinger (I intend to continue with the series), and now Misery*
@@valliyarnl from that The Stand would be a great deal. 11.22.63, It, and some of the non-horror books (after all Stand is out of the horror category) like Green Mile, Shawshank Redemption. Those movies are on the top tier for a reason. And Pet Cemetery. But who knows? The Dark Tower book 1 is not the fastest read for sure. It’s not full with the team character dynamic that King can do. What Dark Tower still did that’s the title already added: that was the western lonely gunslinger hero book. The others each give an other type of story. Like portal fantasy, etc… just in King’s dark way.
As always I enjoy hearing your opinions. I saw the movie Misery years ago and loved it, so after watching you talk about it, it sounds like a good read. I mean it IS Stephen King right? But I’ll pass on Norwegian Wood! I’ll stick to the Beatles version.. haha interested to see your next read!
Also I was wondering what is your favorite genre to read? I’m a sci fi fantasy nerd myself, but am thinking about trying some mystery suspense.. my mother recommended Janet Evanovich or David Baldaci..
Thank you Steve, that's very kind of you! I'd say definitely give Misery a try. I actually haven't seen the movie but I am planning on doing that ASAP. I agree that Norwegian Wood (Beatles' Version) is better than Norwegian Wood (Murakami's Version). I'd say my favorite genre is fantasy but I do love my literary fiction classics as well 😊
Thanks for passing on the mystery recommendations!
she can fix me
Makes me wonder if the cultural differences in Japan are a factor in the enjoyment of Japanese literature
that's what i was thinking! i'm sure there are things that i missed because of the translation/the culture.
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Thanks for watching! ❤️❤️
What a coincidence I’m reading Lolita right now :)
I really need to get back on that book bc I loved the writing style!! I think I might do a little Nabokov marathon sometime. Hope you enjoy it!
Its seems every people have this kinda reaction how murakami writes about female characters but i think more of like how japan was like in his time and his wife is the editor of his books 😂
That’s so interesting I didn’t know that 😂 maybe it’s a translation issue? Idk well like I said I adored Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and didn’t mind the way women were depicted there, ig it was just Norwegian wood that didn’t click with me. But I’m gonna read a few more of his books for sure
"This collab is hilarious! I loved how you guys went from fangirling over Stephen King to being totally traumatized by Murakami. Wera, your impersonation of Holden Caulfield from Catcher in the Rye was spot on. 😂 Also, can we talk about how Cricket the cat is the real star of the show? Stealing the camera and interrupting like a boss. Maybe Cricket should get his own review channel?!"
Holden Caufield is literally me. Thank you for such a sweet comment! 🫶🏻
About the Cricket review channel I’m gonna refer that question to @HenkaReadsBooks
Great vid and supporting libraries is peak behavior. What is the Polish equivalent to gigachad or is it Geralt?
Tbh 80% of my reading is done thru libraries and audiobooks bc I can’t really afford to buy books atm :/ but yeah the library system in Ireland is amazing! Polish equivalent to gigachad I think would be “Kozak” maybe? But not exactly haha. Geralt is a gigachad for sure
@@valliyarnl I love libraries, what they represent, and some of the most beautiful buildings I've ever seen have been libraries. I hope they never go away. And hey, you're a student right? You've got to be frugal. And you're reading a whole lot of books, it's got me motivated to up my book reading more, so thank you. I get the pull though, wanting to buy new books and own them. Hope that never goes away. "Kozak", I like that, I'll have to try to do it justice and pronounce it right.
There is no self reflection in Norwegian Wood? Did we read a different book?
To be honest I’m starting to think that my library put the Norwegian Wood cover on a different and worse book bc I’m definitely in the minority :/
@@valliyarnl that’s definitely alright, I still like what you’re building in this channel, you’re doing an awesome job.
thank you
I can’t believe you didn’t like Norwegian Wood :((( but it’s ok I get it… it’s controversial for a reason
Glad u liked it!