More Popular Books I Don't Like!
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- Опубликовано: 15 мар 2018
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this video is fun until she pulls out one of your fav books 😂😂
farah accurate 😂😂😂
So true 😂😂mine was the cruel prince
I felt personally attacked when she brought up the Tearling series lmao
I was offended when she said 'call me by your name'😅😅😅
alexandra xx dont watch the video if you get offended by a respectable reader’s unpopular opinions
you should do the opposite video to this concept!! like “unpopular books that you love”!
Cassie Williams I really want to! I’m planning it soon ☺️
A Clockwork Reader yay!! looking forward to it!!
A Clockwork Reader, Woohoo!! I can’t wait.
Maze runner
A Clockwork Reader did you to this ????
This is why I love books: everyone has their taste. No one *has* to like or dislike a book. This is also why I hate it when book lovers shame each other for liking certain books/genres.
Kristen Nowlin I understand what you’re saying and I agree with you somewhat, but when a story doesn’t make sense or is just riding on the coat tails of another book, it can be really frustrating when people call it brilliant or say that it’s the best book ever
Kristen Nowlin Yes, I personally don't like Harry Potter and I actually lost a friend because of it. Stupid.
@@graceglitters7371 I... I'm not the only one?!? I always thought everyone just loved it, apart from me. I mean, it's not bad, but not that great either
It's just sad that people judge others based on what they like. I just want to be friends with people, not murder or fight them. 😒😥
Certain books shouldn't be liked by anyone. Books that make toxic behaviour, racism etc quirky or cool and ok. Or Pedophilia (I'm looking at you...LOLITA.). For normal books I agree with you. But for literally dangerous books.. nahhh.
I read Thirteen Reasons Why when it first came out. I was in like 9th grade and I HATED it. Honestly it made suicide look like a petty, arbitrary choice a teenage girl might make just cuz she's in a bad mood that day. And then there's the whole "love could have saved her" thing.
Like, I just thought it was kind of "meh" until I started working with a suicide hotline at which point I revisited it and decided I downright hated it.
Agreed. I didn't even really enjoy the storyline from and "entertainment" standpoint. I read it years ago when my best friend recommended it to me. She said it was "so good" and it was her favorite book by far. When I read it I was very underwhelmed. And I still haven't watched the series either.
see, i never saw it that way. i always looked at like, be careful of your actions, because you never know what someone is going through or how what you say might affect them. so like if someone is already REALLY depressed, one little insult might be that push that sends them over the edge, if they're that close to it already. i think 13 reasons showed how little trivial things can build and build, how they can add up until they become too much. i haven't watched the series yet, and i kind of don't want to, cuz i'm worried i won't care for the show. i can see why a lot of people think her reasons for committing suicide in the book were petty/trivial, but i think a lot of people also need to realize that the little things add up.
MewVenus it shows how your actions affect people and yes love can save people. Just be nice to people and think before you speak. But the blaming of other people from her tapes is so so wrong! Ppl who are depressed want to never make people want to feel bad because they know how it feels. Like maybe from experience but no person feeling like that will want ppl to feel the same way.
I read it before a year or so before the show came out and I think I only enjoyed it for the storytelling and the fast pace of it, but honestly looking back at it, it’s not the “healthiest” book to recommend to people.
I absolutely despise 13 Reasons Why and its popularity makes me genuinely sad and worried especially considering how young a lot of the audience is.
I took a shot (of water) whenever I guessed which book you were gonna show.....let’s just say I’m hydrated AF
Alison Fabi HAHAHA
I’d take milk shots and here’s the funny story behind it: whenever I’m sad I drink a full glass of milk. Idk why I think I just love milk. So that way, when I get older I don’t get an alcohol problem, only a milk problem
Over hydration is a big problem too
Steph K uh milk isn’t healthy and is cruel so nothing to brag about lol
Maria C milk is cruel? What has milk ever done to you?
The way Alaska is described in that description is very delibrate on john green's part. That is the point of the book. Miles sees alaska as this otherworldly "thing", not a person. I feel like that is the point of most of Green's books. People think he is only writing about manic pixie dream girls; but they are not manic pixie dream girls. Thats the way the male protagonist sees her as, and he always turns out to be wrong. That was the message in both paper towns and Looking for Alaska. I'm not that articulate with this, but I saw a post on tumblr describing how his books are misconstrued, basically saying that his books are about whiny teenage boys realizing that they have been over idealizing women in their lives, seeing women as stories rather than complex, autonomous beings, and how wrong that is. But ofcourse, you can dislike the book still😅 Just pointing out my personal feeling about the issue you highlighted😅😄
Manmehak Kaur exactly this. how do people not see this wtf
Yeah if you watch his videos on RUclips you see this is a journey that he had to go through himself and therefore he writes about teenage boys who have to learn everything he had to learn. Is it something I see all the time and lots of books, don't be a character who isn't isn't an explicit antagonist that is intentionally unlikable and people will go oh I didn't like this book because I didn't like insert character, this is commonly done with the Great Gatsby, hint you aren't supposed to like Daisy Buchanan, and Gatsby's a romantic feelings for her are not supposed to be healthy.
i totally agree. personally its my favourite john green book
Manmehak Kaur I totally agree with this! One of the main points of the story (at least that I felt) was that Miles was more in love with this idea of Alaska than who she actually was. That to me at least was pretty clear throughout the book
Looking for Alaska is forever in my top 10 favs. Because of that. 💜
Me the whole time:
Please don't say the book thief
Please don't say the book thief
Please don't say the book thief
OH MY GOD I LOVE THAT BOOK SO MUCH
My faaaave.
The book thief is one of the most amazing books I have ever read it almost made me cry twice but I held it back because I was in school I finished it in like 5 days and then I saw the movie and was so mad there were so many things and characters that were left out u don't care if it was a 8 hour movie and they included everything I loved that book my family is now doing it as a read aloud and I love it even more now it is one of the most amazing books I have ever read I mean it is up there with To Kill a Mockingbird and I love that book so so much so if she disses on the book thief I will be so mad😡
This book changed my life
@@sophieg7021 Saaaame.
"Smoke a lot of cigarettes, drink a lot of alcohol, and nothing really happens." Haha that describes the high school experience of a lot of American kids.
😂😂
The fuck are you from
We stumbled onto a murder scene, complete with the (later) convicted murderer on the phone with the cops.
Wild times.
James Cotter I read it before that happened 😅 so maybe that’s why I liked it.
Maybe that's why I didn't enjoy it. Either that or the edgyness on it.
23 minutes of Hannah and her opinions? Sign me UP
Jude was supposed to be an unlikeable character?!! I liked her.
She was awesome
Jude is a damn queen.
I LOVED her
she’s real badass so
I was shocked hearing this :)) didn´t seem like an unlikeable character at all
I found Jude really likable, despite being morally grey, her manipulating them causes the book to be very character-driven and she was able to the manipulate them because she made herself valuable and managed to get herself invulnerable to their charms
yes! I didn't see Jude as unlikeable at all - I saw some points when she tried to be cunning in the way that faeries are, but never saw her as a bad person
!SPOILERS!
For me Looking for Alaska is more of a cause and effect book than anything. You’re supposed to know that Alaska is going to die, it gives you a certain perspective on the first half of the book. As for Miles, it was pretty clear to me from the beginning that he was more in love with the idea of Alaska than anything. It’s a sort of cautionary tale, he idealized her so much that he just ignored the issues that eventually led to her death. I see it as a sort of warning about idealizing both people and life. However, this is just my interpretation of the book :)
starry _ eyed _ scorpio I totally agree
omg i’m literally reading this book and i scrolled through the comments and you spoiled it for me :((
Regina Phalange why would you read the comments if you’ve not read the books yet
Just put a spoiler warning please?
thanks for the spoiler warning
Hannah ranting about books is my favorite thing, I’M SO READY FOR THIS ❤️
Do you ever feel weird reading a book with a main character with the same name? Usually Emily characters die; so, that just might be me.
13 reasons why is the only book ive ever read with a main character that has the same name as me, so yeah, it was pretty weird lolll
Almost every book character with my name have either been a total b***h or super boring and it sucks 😂😂
Rose Van Hemmen I can relate in that as well. I was named after Emily Bronte, the most boring and uptight Bronte sister and I think that shapes the characters. However, you have one of the best Golden Girls at least.
Emily Rose Dreams That's true! Idk if you've seen Gilmore Girls but Emily Gilmore is one of my favourite characters, she's awesome :) I guess there are lots of good and bad characters for each name.
can’t relate hahahah
when you're afraid she's gonna say the pjo series but then you spot them all on the background
the typewriter huge mood omg
Yessssss
the typewriter True
me
me: * immediately scans the shelf *
Her: call me by your name
Me: *just smile luv*
FELT
It broke my heart when she said she hates it😭
I don’t get why suicide is presented in this way, like it’s someone else’s fault. I’ve had moments where I seriously considered suicide, and even though in the moment, I’m like, life is just too much, it’s the depression’s fault, not yours for feeling that way, a normal person in the same situation doesn’t react the same, that’s why it’s a mental illness. I hurt for people who think they did something wrong after their friend commits suicide. Like no honey, you couldn’t have known. When I was in my bad places I isolated myself, I didn’t want to tell people how bad I felt, that’s why suicide is often so surprising, we put on a smiling face for our friends and family.
SheWhoWalksSilently thank you for this actually. I have friends who are really having a bad time with depression and I’m trying to help them. Whenever they start talking about suicide I really feel that I’m not doing them and I blame myself. Although one is doing much better.
So thank you😊
Well for me my parents mentally and physically abused me which caused my depression so..
It's kind of their fault lol
@@Lia-tn5nr Ya, that’s rude. Hope you have new people in your life that treat you right 😅
I get what you mean but every suicide victim did not commit suicide due to depression. I was never depressed but I have had suicidal thoughts due to bullying. Being a friend is also not the same as a bully. Bullying is what have caused almost all of my mental illness today. I think there is a huge correlation between bullying and mental illness and also suicide that needs to be talked about. Bullying is like hurting a person on the inside which affects the person negative.
Depression is more Spiritual than Mental. But to those who aren't spiritual, your prozac won't save you.
I am so trash for these videos
Same girl, same
Same. I thrive off negativity. Lol
I like them because they prove that the reviewers are honest and aren't afraid to give their honest opinion. They're also super cathartic when you also hate the books
Same! I enjoy these videos so much!!
Me too. They also make me feel less crappy for disliking popular books.
What I understood as Jude's motive was that she was primarily bitter about being human. She kinda envied her older sister at the beginning for being a fairie, throughout the book she was constantly taunted for being weak and unable to defend herself against fairies, I assume this also stems from the fact that her father kidnapped her and killed her mother. While her twin sister accepts inferiority and behaves, Jude didn't want to be submissive she wanted power. I think the sisters themselves show how different a traumatic event can affect a person. For Jude it invoked something violent and vengeful but for Taryn (?) It was a message to stay down and obey people in power.
Also the 2nd and 3rd book go in much deeper into Jude and Carden 😭 they're so good 👌
I think you could „trash talk“ my favourite book and I wouldn’t care, because you do it so politely and gently!
Well, with Looking for Alaska the point isn't the plot. It's a character study and you see how Pudge is a bad person and you have to look past his narration and see her beyond that at her as a character. She is actually very complex and that's what the end is all about. He realizes how badly he imagined her and how selfish he was as a person to her. It's about the breakdown of toxic masculinity.
mustardsfire22
Thanks. I am currently reading Looking for alaska and I have not see it that way. I thought it was boring, still think it is, but you definitely show me a new way of looking at it.
Whaaattt?!? No omg I just finished reading it and I loved that book!?!
The peach scene has scarred us all - my friend split peach tea on herself and I got serious flashbacks
Nokutenda Zhou what happened with the peach??? Don't really plan to read that book, but now I'm so curious. Please tell me!!
How to put this delicately ? He (can't remember which character) ejaculates into the peach and the other guy eats the peach.
D:< omg
Omg
true. i can't forget that scene...
me: she’s gonna say call me by your name. it’s something she wouldn’t usually read.
*mentions call me by your name*
disappointed but not surprised.
I mean Call me by your name sucks
I’m so torn on that book. I love the writing of the book, but some parts of the book could have been left on the cutting board IMO and it would have made the beautiful writing that much better.
Tbh I just read the book and it also disappointed me
India Anna I kinda feel that fr
i'm reluctant to read the book bc of the minor x adult relationship,,, also the author is a white cishet male.
Thank you Hannah!!! I detest 13 Reasons Why. There are so many other ways they could have dealt with the tough topics. Counselors are there to help you. It's ridiculous that there were no other lifelines.
I definitely agree with you about Thirteen Reasons Why. I read it a few years ago and I really didn't like it.
Florentine Violet I listened to the audio book years ago and COULDN’T STAND IT. I was shocked that it became so popular and that Netflix made a series about it. The same thing happened with Twilight. I listened to the audio book while I was on a long drive with my Dad. At the end we just looked at each other like “WTF???”.
me too...my cousin liked it a lot and i couldn't really understand why....Hannah Baker just didn't really have an impact on me and i really didn't care about her......this book could have been much better but the message was conveyed really poorly
Yup, I also agree. I listened to the audio book because I saw the series and wanted to see if the book was better than the series (because I didn't like the series too much haha).
And, yea, the book is better. I like the way it portrays Hannah more, but in the end it was still very meh.
Call me by your name is like my favorite thing ever both book and movie so when you mentioned it I took a deep breath and basically turned into that Arthur meme with his fist but I respect your opinion and I’m okay 😂
I respect yours too! I'm glad you loved them both!
Lmaooo not the Arthur meme
I also understand hannah's opinion... this book hit me in a way i wasn't expecting to and I might never watch the movie but i did enjoy the book, it's one of my favorites books but i don't think i'm going read it again, i just can't :P
I usually agree with a lot of Hannah's opinions on bad books, but I'm still so intrigued by this one. And so curious now about the peach scene...
Gabby Wray same lol
Broooooooo, noooooo. Not the cruel prince, not the cruel prince 😭😔💔
Just to add, where are all the cruel prince fans and comments? I'm out here by myself.. its lonely
🙌🙌 I love the cruel prince. I finished all 3 books the day I bought them lol
Meee!! Waiting for the how the king of elfhame learned to hate stories💖💖
I didnt really love the cruel prince it was good I liked it, but the wicked king is just 😍😍😍 I loved it
The cruel prince is alright, i read it and it wasn't the worst.
the cruel prince is good, but it's hard to keep up with what's going on there's so many details you have to remember
I love the cruel prince and I'm waiting to read the queen of nothing
It's really subtle but I always really love your eye makeup
Thank you
Emma D Same here!
you’re actually one of not many people who doesn’t like 13RW and thank you for speaking about it, a lot of people don’t see this
As someone who suffers depression and had suicide attempts, 13rw physically made me sick to read. I forced myself to watch the show after.. And it was even worse. 😣
Yea i personally didn’t really like it either
An Enchantment of Ravens sounds suspiciously similar to the A Court of Thorns and Roses series..
I searched for this comment!
EXACTLY! Apart from that fact the the MC paints as a living and there's insta-love, it sounds EXACTLY like acotar. The live interest is even called the Autumn Prince.....
LMAO I love that you talk about Enchantment of Ravens and say "It's extremely short, it's about 300 pages" I'm just dying, I totally relate but omg if someone who doesn't love books heard that
I believe she said that due to the fact that it's a fantasy book. In this genre the writter has to introduce this whole new world and explain everything from scrap so I would also say 300 pages is really short for a book of this type.
1. Enchantment of Ravens
2. The Cruel Prince
3. 13 Reasons Why
4. Looking for Alaska
5. Call me by your name
6. The Queen of the Tearling
Rachel Z thank you ❤️❤️❤️
Rachel Z Call me by your name was a great film though✌🏽❤️
I’ve only read Looking For Alaska and I gave it 3/5
why do you list the books but don't say if you loved/hated them?
@@bookwormlife1278 I think you missed the title of the entire video
I was curious about the peach scene so I looked it up and now I want to launch myself into the sun
Daniella Roque
eXPLAIN
I don't wanna be responsible for scarring you for life but here www.vulture.com/2017/11/armie-hammer-peach-scene-in-call-me-by-your-name.html
@@daniellaroque8672Wow. I'm scarred for life. Don't know why I had to read that. ._.
What the actual fuck. This is some fan fiction shit.
@@_x_sxs_x_7181 @DragonGirl_14 I warned y'all
lol the peach scene in call me by your name was iconic
when you talked about The Cruel Prince
me: *clenches fist*
(;^;)
When she said she didn’t understand what was so special about Jude that she could climb the social ladder and do stuff other humans couldn’t I was legit like did u even read the book? Madoc is literally the general and she had special circumstances compared to the other humans that usually get taken to faerie. That rlly annoyed me ngl.
I felt attacked tbh
Life gets hard when you’re an ace YA loving reader who just wants good YA books without a lot of romance in it. I don’t like a lot of popular books because why is there no adventures where people don’t suddenly fall in love?
Lotta Niemi have you read this savage song
Ciara White I haven’t actually because I haven’t gotten my hands on it yet but I heard good things!
If you like adventure books I would suggest the Nightrunner series by Lynn flewelling. It’s a fantasy adventure series. The main characters don’t fall in love until the second book. It’s one of my favorites!
01yhesi Thanks for the suggestion! I’ll look into it.
the gentleman's guide to vice and virtue. a lot of adventures and low pace romance..
It really sucks when you’re hyped for a book and it totally disappoints
Giannah Golden yes Jm Ariel last one utter rubbish compared to the others didn’t finish it.
I just started The Cruel Prince and it has me hook line and sinker. Hopefully it lives up to the hype; by how it started, I’m pretty sure it’s gonna be a great book.
I didn’t really like the cruel prince but pushed through and the wicked king is honestly one of the best books I’ve ever read 🤷🏻♀️
I'm really struggling to push through the first book and came to RUclips to look for inspiration so that I can finish it 😭
@@kawsarjune4894I really enjoyed it myself, especially Jude having her own agency thoughout the book despite being lost and confused at times, the family relationships were also really complex and nuanced thoughout the series. And then it gets even better from the end of Cruel Prince and into the next books, but I don't want to spoil why. If the faerie politics is boring to you, I can see why it's hard to push through.
OVERHYPED BOOKS THE TITLE FOR MY NEW VIDEO
girl yassssss!!! you had me shook over looking for alaska though, it was my favorite book when i was in middle school so now i'm curious if i'll still love it now... you've inspired me to re-read it
An enchantment of ravens sounds almost exactly like a court of thorns and roses hmmmm let's see
-painter feyre
-human in a fae world feyre
-falls in love with some powerful fae lets see..........................feyre
YES I IMMEDIATELY THOUGHT OF FEYRE WHEN SHE TALKED ABOUT THAT BOOK
The book reminded me of the lost girl the show
And how the fae love interest is ruler of a SEASON WORLD!!! Such a rip-off.
Thought so too. I even looked up the release dates and thorns and roses were release 2 years before an enchantment. So I'm thinking...did she plagiarized Sarah's work?
Don't forget the fact that there's courts of Fae.
Regarding Jude. Her motives are clear in that she doesn’t want to adapt to this world by being a scared mortal like Taryn. She wants to be recognized as strong and par with faerie.
She was able to lie - that was what was special about her.
It’s sad that it didn’t click for you. :/ I don’t understand how that all went over your head.
LETS WATCH CALL ME BY YOUR NAME NOW HANNAH 😂😂
WHY DO YOU WANT TO TORTURE ME
I love u Brandon
the movie is incredibly beautiful id recommend it even if the peach scene made you squeamish. its done very well in the movie
It's actually really beautiful 😂
Alex why? The movie is actually so much better than the book and is nowhere near as sexual as the book was. Yes the peach scene is still in there, but it’s done in a way where it doesn’t seem as gross. Also Timothée Chalamet and Armie Hammer had insane chemistry and both were fantastic in their roles.
Talking about Call me by your name and the lack of development, I feel really connected to it because that's how all my summers were as a Spanish person. It's a really cultural thing that I feel it serves a nostalgia purpose. But you definitely got a point, I just loved it because it took me back to my own memories. Love your honest opinions and analysis!
Sorry, I'm not sure if it was understandable 😑 hahaha the lack of development is the feeling I get from my slow summers, the cities slow down so much, it always feels like nothing happens whilst you grow and change and think a lot, and spend a lot of the time in the house hiding from the sun and with friends during the nights....so that lack of development delivers that kind of emotion
No, I would completely agree with your statement. Call Me By Your Name was one of my favorite books partly because of the intense and very real feelings of first love and infatuation but also, partly because as someone who is French, it really highlights European culture and thinking. While we may not go on crazy, lavish planned dates like many Americans do, we have a way of doing nothing and meaning everything to the person we care about.
I definitely agree with u...
I litterly just finished looking for Alaska and I’m so in love with it. I cried the whole freakin’ book. Does that make me an emotional person??
I can’t believe she said looking for Alaska
I personally love call me by your name, both the book and the movie but I definitely understand why it could be a bit too much for some people 😂 the peach scene is really something else
you should try to read Will Grayson, Will Grayson! it's co-written by David Levithan and i really enjoyed the characters
obiyaa i’m glad someone like it too! it’s my favourite john green book! :)
obiyaa I DNFed that book. I just couldn’t get into. But I do LOVE some of John Greens other books.
obiyaa i HATED that book. it may be contributed to the fact i read it when i was pretty young, but i remember being extremely bored
obiyaa
I LOVED THE SECOND WILL GRAYSON BUT THE STEREOTYPES WITH THE GUY HE ENDED UP WITH UGHHHH
I really enjoyed that book!
I love these videos so much!
Also with Queen of the Tearling, I feel like the reason the world building isn’t really expanded upon in the first book is because of how important it is to the plot device and to the overall storyline. Because if you know everything up front then it’s a completely different story, you learn as the characters learn basically. But that’s just my take on it, and I totally understand why it can be hard to get through. Personally i love the pace
The ending of Call Me By Your Name is the definition of nostalgia and it's so so good, and even if the rest of the book is a little slow (and gross) it was worth it
I think the key to love call me by your name is to watch the movie first. Cause movie is better (in my opinion at least) and it makes you love the characters and understand emotions. Book is Elio's sick mind. I loved it and hated it but after finising it I watched movie again and omg, luca guadagnino is a f genius for all that scenes that was SO important and wasn't even in the book.
agat787 AGREED. A straight man writing about a mlm relationship is uncomfortable, tho I did read and like the book having a gay man like luca really bringing the book to life in the film adaptation is what really makes call me by your name touch your heart and pull at the heartstrings.
I read the book then watched the movie and well I loved both! The book and movie are beautiful in their own ways
I find it very funny that you hate Looking For Alaska and love Turtles all the way down, and I’m the opposite. LFA is one of my favourite books, and in my opinion TATWD has no plot to me. I just find that funny, but I’m glad to hear your opinion on it.
FrenchyIsAwesome I love both books, but I agree that TATWD lacks a plot. LFA definitely has more of a plot.
I disagree,TATWD had a lot of plot.
Same! Loved LFA, didn't really like TATWD. I felt it was a bit tonally confused, like it wanted to have a Paper Towns mystery but to also be TFIOS at the same time.
same
Same, I love looking for Alaska and I hated turtles all the way down
I vividly remember forgetting everything that happened in Looking for Alaska the moment I finished it. Like, honestly, I was forgetting it as I was reading it.
Lol looking for Alaska is one of my favourites and I think you completely misinterpreted the actual messages of the book about not idealising people and Alaska’s fractured life and personality
YES. I actually loved Looking for Alaska and disliked Turtles All The Way Down (TFIOS was also a big meh for me).
You're right!
Exactly.
Not everyone has the same taste. It's her choice if she liked it or didn't.
When I first read Queen of the Tearling I actually put it down after 50 pages but then decided to pick it up again about a year later and now its one of my favourite series, I can see why some people don't like it though, it took me ages to get into it!
I really didn't care for ACOTAR. *RUNS AND HIDES FROM THE MOBS*
I have no intention of ever reading it so I don't blame you :D
I bought it before the major hype hit because "beauty and the beast retelling" and "really nice cover". I didn't read it until after the hype and I'm glad because I feel like I've grown as a reader and if I had read it when I first bought it I feel like I may have liked it because that was a period when I sort of just liked everything for some reason.
the first one is crap but it definitely gets better but you do have to struggle through the abusive first book
I’ve read it and although I enjoyed it, I was still disappointing due to the overhype with it!
Agreed, I don't really like any of the series ( acomaf was honestly no better imo) but I love throne of glass and am worried it's becoming too much like the acotar series :/
Ohmigod it's so relieving to hear someone DIDN'T like The Cruel Prince, bless up.
Lauren Crowley I didn’t either am hoping wicked king is better
Wheels of Glitter you haven't read wicked king yet? It was better, at least, in my opinion.
L.A Zheng And the time I posted this comment I was reading it. I took basically a eight year hiatus from reading. The wicked King is better not great but better. Hopefully the queen of nothing is better
Haha me2! I thought I was just missing something. The wicked king was slightly better nut still not a 4 or 5 stars
oh as a gay guy i can confirm that call me by your name is trash. the age gap in the relationship is thing that seals its fate above all else for me, it makes me horribly uncomfortable and it plays into a lot of harmful and unfounded stereotypes that surround gay men.
"it's just seven years why does it matter". dude, if you're 17 you're like, still in high school, whereas most 24 year olds are already out of college, if they went to college. if you're 17 you probably still live with your parents, if you're 24 you might even have a family of your own. if you're 17 you are still legally a CHILD and if you're 24 you're legally an adult.
there's more i could say about that book, but i'd be wasting my breath. basically just trust my (gay) opinion when i say it sucks okay it belongs in the garbage.
goth boyfriend EXACTLY. It really isnt a good representation of lgbt people and enforces a lot of harmful stereotypes about gay men.
the film take place in italy, and the age consent in there is 14. So basically elio is an adult. And if u watch the movie or read the book, elio is actually the one who is more dominant than oliver.
call me by your name (the movie) is a poetic masterpiece, you can't change my mind.
@@tgandreaa just because the age of consent is 14 doesn't mean he's an adult. Those are different things.
"its only 7 years apart" lmao try saying the same thing when one guy is 17 and the other 10. It gets a whole lot creepier yikeeeees
The thing about Looking For Alaska was that it sort of told you that life can be full of sparks and adventure but it doesn’t always mean that that’s going to make you happy and that sometimes you’re just going to have moments where you don’t really know what to do
Like... a relationship between a 17 year old and 24 year old is not healthy and I feel like a book that depicts it shouldn't be a major lgbt+ book because there are other books about more healthy relationships
Josie Danckaert THIS. I mean, here in the US that’s illegal. Even if it’s consensual, in court it would be classified as rape. So why use it as an important lgbtq+ book?
But it happened in the 80s. So, basically it being healthy is not plausible. Also, in Europe, their legal age of consent in sex is around 13-15. It being an important LGBTQ+ book is to me okay - as it's more of a depiction of lust evolving into love (of a person, in this book Elio) than a truly healthy relationship. But of course to each their own opinion :)
Josie Danckaert one, it happened in the 80s and two, the legal age in Italy is literally younger than 17
it's totally fine, it's not set in the us. the way they do it also makes it more okay since the younger boy is the one making most of the moves. it's not predatory in any way, since oliver is extremely careful with what he's doing. elio is mostly the one going after him. their romance and who they are is not what makes the story important, it's what it stands for and how it's different from most other stories that have been trying to do the same kind of thing.
I really agree with you and will say even more. People often use "legal age" as an excuse to not see the real problem with age gap... is unhealthy not because of the numbers itself, but because of the unfair dinamics and power inside the relationship. Doesn't matter how "mature" a 17yo thinks be, a teenager will never be at the same level as a 24yo and that's why is not a healthy relationship, they are basically kids to play with from a perspective of everyone older than 22 - any adult with a tiny bit of respect for the minor would just say no and end up things there.
Oh, well. I didn`t read Looking for Alaska, but after your description, it is literally the same as paper towns. In both books there is the protagonist, who falls in love with a girl and sees her in a way everybody sees her, but not who she really is, the protagonist grows as a person and in the end, he is okay with leaving the girl behind, because now he is a better, more mature and sort of an understanding adult.
True!
Lily Unruh i’m not sure after reading both paper towns and looking for alaska
looking for alaska is definitely better paper towns was the most boring thing ever
actually no it's about idealizing people but what happens in the book like the whole plot and everything is totally different
After rereading both novels, I can confirm that the plot lines are quite similar.
exactly and now I hate that every john green's protagonist has to meet some person in order to grow up, i was fascinated by this trope when I was a teenager and I always thought being single is pathetic, i hated my life for this
THANK YOU SO MUCH for explaining, in a way that I've never been able to, why 13 Reasons Why is trash in terms of the message it sends
I feel you on Looking For Alaska. I didn't really get all the hype with that one at the time.
Are there any Fairy/Fae court books you do recommend?
When you said Call Me By Your Name, I really wanted to stop watching but I love your videos way too much
Thank you I appreciate you
Lol same
I love these videos (even if I just started watching you) it’s really nice to hear from other people’s points of views and can see what books I may not like.
“NOTHING ELSE REALLY HAPPENS SIS” ALASKA DIED SO MUCH HAPPENED
Lol you just spoiled the book for so many people
OH MY GOD I HATE YOU.
YOU JUST SPOILED EVERYTHING. I CAN'T BELIEVE
YOU JUST DID THIS.
Kidding! I don't hate you.
But maybe a little bit....^^
Different opinions. Stop attacking her like that.
@@madhatter4129 Girl I was joking first of all and not you coming on here attacking a comment I made a year ago-
@@ashleyberry8288 You should put spoiler alart. I was thinking of reading the book but now I already found out the ending before even starting 😭
Thank you so much for making that point about 13 reasons why! It was also my main concern reading it because the way they execute the message of suicide and bullying is not good in my opinion. I didn't even bother watching the show no matter how much my friends love it. Glad I'm not the only one who didn't like it..
Heshuah my mom works with a suicide hotline and she told me she hated it
that peach scene scarred me too. i haven’t read the book or watched the movie but i came across a post on twitter about it and wish i would have kept scrolling lmaoo
Ariana lol grow up
I really enjoy your voice! it's calming and soft and there's a bit of merriment under everything you say. It's just lovely!
lol i didn't expect queen of tearling at the end. caz u were so excited to read it. well happens. thank you so much for ur rec on circe tho. im truly in love with that one
I disagree with your assessment of Looking for Alaska in terms of Miles not learning anything. He does fall in love with Alaska because she’s hot, and the book shows how we fall into idealization of a person it leads us to expect them to be more than they are. His whole final essay I think can be seen as the culmination of what Miles has learned: about how we deal with unfair things, unfair people and the way our lives change from them. Also you are supposed to know that Alaska is going to die and I think Iran interesting you viewed that negatively. John Green wrote in his anniversary edition of the book that Looking for Alaska is formatted in before and after because this is a book about grief and he was thinking a lot about 9/11 and how nothing was the same after. I keep finding that a lot of booktubers don’t like Green because of his lack of plot, and I find it really interesting because it seems to me that just because his books don’t have plot doesn’t mean there isn’t anything to take away from it. Just some thoughts :)
Jenna Woodcock I discovered John Green while I was taking a Lit course in high school, and I think that massively contributed to how much I love his books. They need to be approached more like literature than run-of-the-mill YA fiction. They're less about what happens, and more about what the characters experience. They're kind of like ruminations on certain facets of life.
Thirteen reasons why I felt the same thing...Agree so muchhhhhhh
It's odd how differently one can read a book. Because i read looking for alaska in the 8th grade and I still remember how miles strugged with his understanding of a person he thought he knew after a tragedy.
You mentioned “The Night Circus” and I LOVE LOVE LOVE that book!
I didn't like 13 reasons why either, luckily I got my copy for free so I didn't spend money on it
Your thoughts on Looking for Alaska are EXACTLY the same as mine, wow! Thank you for wording it so well.
I still giggle every time I remember 'apricock'.
I can really relate to all your reviews so much! I'm glad I've found your channel! :D
I like the expression you chose as the thumbnail 😄
call me by your name is one of those books i never read, despite such good reviews, because i knew i would hate it so much lol. finally feel validated in my opinion. and i find it weird that no one mentions how creepy the age difference is tbh. as an (almost) 24 yo, i know how creepy it is when 20 yo are dating kids in high school
when i read the book i didnt know the age difference and imagened he was only 2 or 3 years older, by the book alone you cant really tell
ik u commenter this 4 years ago so there's a chance you wont even see my reply but as someone who loved the book id advise you to try to read it, its truly wonderful but undertand if you wont, much love
I LITERALLY JUST FINISHED THE SECOND BOOK OF THE CRUEL PRINCE AND I LOVE IT SO MUCH🤩🤩❤️❤️ and then I see this lol
When you did the first one of these I guessed that you’d talk about Looking For Alaska, I was kinda surprised it wasn’t on your list but now I’m redeemed
13 Reasons Why is one of my favorite books; it resonated with me a lot. I didn't read her suicide as a revenge plot (at least not in the book -- I think the show definitely leans in the direction of revenge) -- the tapes seemed more about Hannah attempting to be understood by others on her own terms as opposed to the narrative about her that continued to spin out of control no matter what she did and, yes, making sure they knew what role their actions played in how difficult her life became and how she began to see herself. I definitely see your point though about how the novel is trying to accomplish a couple of different things at once and maybe should've taken time to develop both more fully.
I can hear you talk for hours . Great video , love your honesty 💕
Her: **pulls out call me by your name**
Me: aw, i was planning on reading that, it looks good (I wanted to read it cause i love LGBT books- since I'm gay- but i didn't know much about it)
Her: It's about a *seventeen year old boy* who falls in love with a *twenty four year old man* and it's also super sexual
Me: well i guess i can put that on my "do not read" list
SillySatyr Productions Sammee. I’m Bi personally and it’s something I hate about stories so nope!
SillySatyr Productions I think you should give it a try. This book is much more than just those sexual things. It is about discovering who he really is, its about his family, art, books and much more stuff that make this book so lovely. I also find the way it is written very beautiful. And when you think about it their age difference is not that big. Just give it a try. I fell in love with this book.
Yeah, the books is actually pretty meh but try to watch the movie! It's a pretty dope movie
I, to this day cry when i think of call me by your name. Please give it a try- its a very beautiful book.
It is my favorite book. Its so well written. I love it. Please give it a try.
it's been nearly 4 years since this was uploaded, and although I still haven't read it, 'The Cruel Prince' shocked me cause it's still so popular and loved
Yayy another upload!! I literally clicked on the notification sooo fast
Yayyyy!
I’m currently reading An Enchantment of Ravens right now aaaaaanddd I’m not sure how I feel about it - it’s sooo freaking slow! 🐢
UPDATE: I just finish it... aaaaaanddd it was garbage lmao.
My most hated popular books would have to be
-50 shades of grey
-after
-anything by sarah j mass
-twilight
-divergent
-the girl on the train (Paula Hawkins)
I love your recs and reviews, you're one of the few booktubers i really trust with her choices and opinions
I really really did not like The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue but I feel like I'm the only one. So disappointing
Nope, I didn’t love it either. I gave it three stars because it did an excellent job with the issues it presented, but I abhorred Monty’s personality and didn’t feel connected to the characters at all. I wanted to love Percy so much, but usually I felt really distant to it all.
I was like:
Don't say Percy Jackson
Don't say Percy Jackson
Don't say Percy Jackson
PLEASE!!
However when you said about CMBYN, I was just like: :") shock
New to your channel, subbed instantly! You have a very unique insight, catered to your interests & I love the new inputs on books I love too! Super excited about watching all your videos! Also bummed you talked dirt on Looking for Alaska. What’s good with that? Totally kidding, love your videos. Love from Alaska! (where I’m from, not the book) 💘
Omg your voice is so soothing, I love your videos so muchhh!!!
Same issues with looking for Alaska I was still didn't understand why it was so popular everywhere
I totally agree with you a out the cruel prince. I loved the older sister wanting to go back to the human world (also points for it being the modern human world) and the subplot with the "cruel prince" actually being abused by his family and how he copes with it. But the main plot where Jude got hired as a spy even though at no point was that skill set or that she was capable of doing that implied happened I was confused and really only finished it to see if it made more sense later. Low key I like the prince more than Jude
She was hired as a spy bc she is a human thus she can lie while faries cant
I completely agree with you about Looking By Alaska. I was expecting so much from it and it just wasn’t that good. I predicted that "plot twist" from the beginning as well
I felt exactly the same way about looking for Alaska! I’m Glad someone agree with me!