This novel has changed me forever
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- Опубликовано: 1 окт 2024
- In Ascension by Martin McInnes is a revolutionary new literary sci-fi novel about that famous and beautiful concept: we are all made of star stuff.
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The way you review books is truly amazing. I mean you go deep and mention things that most I think miss when reviewing. Love your videos
Thank you so much! 🥹
I agree! She's really relatable!
I'm new to this channel and can hardly believe the difference here from most reviewers. You said exactly what I was thinking and feeling about Willow's depth and sensitivity.
You “miss”??MISS?
@@ins4nutty341who is the “she” ? I’m confused which character?
I’m crying. I just finished the book minutes ago and came back to finish watching this video. Hearing how it impacted you and the meaning it had for you is magnifying what I’m feeling as I process what I just read. So incredible. I will absolutely be reading this book again in the future.
Your review gave me chills! I feel the same yearning to read this book as I did with Piranesi when I first heard about it. That book turned out to be a favourite. Currently having to restrain myself from just running straight to the bookstore.
Thanks for the review!
Piranesi is a wonderful, beautiful book 💜
I adore the way you talk about books, you clearly have so much passion ❤So excited to read this!
The authentic emotion that came out in this video is infectious. One can't help but be curious to take the journey themselves. I appreciate you encouraging that personal exploration while whetting our appetite.
Sci-fi is my second favorite genre next to horror, and I've really been wanting to read more of it. Although when I read this, I'll have to buy it because of its length. It's on my Blackwell's wishlist now. It sounds really, really good.😇🌠
First comment hehe
Clarke wrote the set-up The Sentinel. I read it in 1959 in Expedition To Earth story collection. Best.
I have to stop midway through the video to write this down and say that I'm totally going to read this book. The story is interesting and the way you gave your insight and opinion in an honest way, made me decide to "yep, I'm totally going to read this" I want to be shocked about the rest of the story! Thank you for always giving such a genuine reaction about what you're reading!
And also enjoy the book haha!
I just finished it - after buying it bc of your rec - and it was absolutely stunning. One of those books that have a mesmerising effect. I tore through it, probably too quickly, and I think I have to revisit it in a year or so, and take it slowly. So much is left open, but it was also tied up very neatly and heartbreakingly. What a journey... I have to force someone to read it so I can discuss it in depth. 😂
Thank you for the excellent recommendation, I feel really enriched by the book and all thanks to you! ❤
Yay!! 🥹
I’m glad I am not the only one that lost my understanding in this book. I started to lose my confidence in comprehension
Wow! Sounds great. I recall the impact that Carl Sagan;s book "Contact" had on me and I have never forgotten it, all these years. It sounds like this one would fit into this category. I have always liked Sci Fi. Thank you.
If you haven't already read it, I think you will love The Book of Strange New Things, by Michel Faber.
I feel like every video of yours I watch makes me smarter or something. 🤣 Your way of speaking and explaining things is just sensational
Wow, thank you!
Willow please, My TBR is out of control. This sounds amazing.
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I honestly thought this book would be about something completely different based on the cover and didn’t even bother reading the blurb months ago. The way you have described it has made it go immediately to my tbr.
You sold me on this! Thanks for the excellent review!!
I saw this book in my local independent bookshop and wanted to see what people thought about it. Thanks for this!
oh my god it sounds like this book was written specifically for me haha. thank you so much for this review, i really appreciate how eloquently and impactfully you describe the books you read. cant wait to check this one out!
I really liked most of this book but I feel like it was too long and Leigh is too detached from everyone else.
I need to pause watching your reviews. My TBR is exploding.
Haha sorry about that 😇
I’d been saving this video to watch when I had finished the book. Very happy to say my experience is parallel, I would normally struggle to get through 500 pages (ADHD here too) but I bolted this in a week. I felt thirsty to read it the whole time, the depth and beauty floored me. The miriad of connections of life at different levels on every page, the subtlety of the relationships and Leigh’s resolve. I’m feel like I’ve been plugged into the mains. Have you read Sabrina Imbler’s ‘My Life in Sea Creatures’? Real life (& queer) marine biologist interweaving non-fiction science and personal essay. I think you’d love it! 🖤
This sounds like an interesting book. Shame I couldn't find it in the audiobook app I use, which is basically my library. And even many ebooks are quite expensive right now so I don't know if I feel like buying it. I don't think I can really afford it right now and the local library (which isn't free by any stretch of the imagination) probably doesn't have the book either. I'll just put it on a wishlist and see if it'll get a discount at some point.
I felt like screaming: wanna bet about the statement I wouldn't understand it? I have a background in biomedical science and engineering so I probably would understand most of it well enough depending on how deep the details of the physics and maths go. I'm also Dutch and this got me intrigued about how well The Netherlands is represented in this book. If Leigh (which is a weird name for a kid here even with all the foreign names integrated into the language) studied and or works in NL I'm so curious how well the unis are represented. There's only three places you can study marine biology for example and up to this video I thought there was only one place you could do it, which is a smart bit of promotion from that uni because they didn't actually state it with those words.
I have this this strong feeling my family would push me to pursue an opportunity like the one Leigh gets btw. I have so many issues finding a suitable job, if I really wanted it and I got such a unique chance to go they would tell me to do it. I know, because in a simpler, smaller scale situation they already have. And it was big for me at the time. They never told me not to try something if I really wanted it, more like the complete opposite. Now, what I would choose, I'm not sure about if it was about going away for such a long time. Really wanting something might not be enough to actually do it.
Hello Ama! I was truly astonished when I came across your comment. I sincerely hope that you've completed your degree and are relishing your role as an aunt to those five wonderful children. It's been three years since I watched your "Mass Market Paperback" video, and I find myself revisiting your channel every now and then, eagerly hoping for new uploads. It warms my heart to know that you share my enthusiasm for this book.
If you're interested, I'm more than happy to send you the ePub file through email or direct message. Just give me a shout, and I'd be delighted to share it with you.
@@NapoleanBuonaparte Hey.
The 5 are now almost 7. But my struggles stayed and I got burn out. Such is life (and it wasn't the first time, sadly).
Would you mind changing my name to Amma or Ama though. I'm starting to try and get my full name from the internet since it's quite unique. I've just been procrastinating because going through video descriptions and comments is a TASK.
I might upload again, or I might not. It's been a while and I keep thinking about what I would even like to post. It's good to be careful online since everything stays on it foreverr.
Also: no, I didn't finish my degree. But I've since come to the conclusion that that workfloor would probably be way too much stress and pressure for me anyway. I don't regret the studying though. It was interesting and fun until it wasn't (fun) near the end.
And an ePub would be nice. I can't promise I would read the book very soon. I have a massive to read list, plus I got into puzzling and gaming again as well I picked writing back up. The book is still on my wishlist though.
Wonderful review. I live in Edinburgh and cut Martin's hair. I cannot understate enough that he is an unbelievably lovely and genuine person. I had no idea that i had such an incredible mind in my chair. I can't put the book down. You gained a follower.❤
I have read the book and enjoyed it a lot. I was incredibly bored by the movie though. I found it to have incredible cinematography but my god it is slow and I am highly impatient. I'm also not sure I would have understood what was happening in the film if I hadn't already read the book.
So I might give this In Ascension a go after this glowing review.
I was saving this specific review, upon your recommendation of this book in another video, until after I had read 'In Ascension' and I just finished it 10 minutes ago. I'm am in utter shock, awe, wonder, and filled with emotion. You explained and put my feelings into words way better than I ever could so thank you for making me read this world defying book. It truly has changed me forever.
An absolutely gorgeous and lyrical sci-fi epic. Just finished reading it. I have no words. Breathtakingly beautiful.
A great review of an amazing novel. I felt the same after reading it earlier in the month. Just an inspiring and mind expanding work.
I live outside the city of Cleveland OH - far enough outside that, on certain clear nights, the stars and occasionally planets are brightly shining. My partner remarked how clear it's been lately, how easy it was to identify Orion. I thought about the protagonist of In Ascension when they would mark the journey of coming up on the next planet - the detail about the *window* and what it really was - how insane to imagine passing by a planet. Anyway, I had been waiting for this book to become available at the library - when I started it, I'd forgotten how I'd even heard about it. It occurred to me today, it was probably on your channel. How gratifying to watch this video again and experience the joy of this book with you. Thank you for the recommendation - my life too has been changed!
I just finished reading this and wow. It speaks to our inability to comprehend the miracle that is life. The fact that I don’t really understand all the science seems entirely appropriate.
I am interested in reading this book and this is how I eventually reached your channel. Your video just made my "hype" about it even bigger. I can feel the excitement in every single word you say. I will be buying it definitely. Just a question if I may, since I am not a native English speaker - do you think the vocabulary is too technical or scientific at times? I read pretty much everything and anything in English but scifi is a genre I've been keeping a distance with in English since I don't know if I will get "lost in translation" so to speak.
The bookshops in my city wouldn’t stock this one, so I finally ordered a copy and I cannot wait to read it. Your glowing review has fully convinced me that this will be life-changing.
i bought this on my kobo immediately after watching this video. whew!!
Such a wonderful review! I’m so excited to start reading this.
Wow, this sounds amazing! The deep sea stuff reminds me of when I read The Swarm by Schätzing waaay back when, but what really intrigues me is the blend of hard sci-fi and themes of humanity and human nature that you mentioned. Definitely going on my 'to read' list, thanks for bringing it to my attention :D
re-watching the video. I ordered this book after watching this video the first time. I cannot wait to read it!
What a beautiful, powerful review this is. Deep and obviously emotion filled. This book was already on my 'need to read' list, but has shot to the top after listening to this. Thank you, I'm so glad I stumbled upon your videos.
I have added this to my tbr. Thank you so much for this review, it was wonderful.
Thank you for this review. I've had my eye on it since I heard it was coming out. Will be making it a priority now.
This sounds so interesting! Gah, so many books, never enough time.
This is another one that I want to save for a book club suggestion. If you keep suggesting such amazing sounding sci-fi books I'll end up with loads of ideas to suggest to the group
Now I am hooked! I will definitely read this book very, very soon. Thank you for bringing this up to me!
Came back for a rewatch after finishing it. Did you by chance read the recent How High We Go In the Dark? There are some interesting parallels in the storytelling, and of course Our Wives Under the Sea, one of my favorites from last year too.
Yup! I have a video about it floating around here somewhere!
What a book, finished it last night. Thanks as always
I look forward to reading the book, thanks for the review.
This book is on the longlist of the booker prize 2023.
Correct
Brilliant review, the ending WOW!
Ow Willow you did it again!! You made me want to read this book sooooo much!! I developed a book addiction thanks to you ahahhaaha I live in The Netherlands so the fact that Lee is in Rotterdam made me even more excited! I promise i am going to order this one too! XXX
Awesome! Huge love to The Netherlands. I’ve spend a lot of time in The Hague and wish I could move to The Netherlands permanently 💜
@@WillowTalksBooks really?!! That would be amazing! If you decided to move to The Netherlands you are very very welcome to visit me and i will cook a nice dinner for you. We have a lot in common and we both love books and cats 🥰Big hug ❤
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Hi. New subscriber here. Just went out and got this book based on your review. I think you are now my favourite Booktube reviewer. I'll begin In Ascension when I've finished wrestling with Mason And Dixon. Keep up the great work.
Thanks so much!
As soon as I saw your short about this book I knew I'd have to read it. What a great review. Can't wait to read this this month
I deliberately waited to watch this; you mentioned this book in...I think a wrap-up video, or something? Anyway, something about the way you described it had me immediately one-click it, without even knowing anything about the book at all, and you were completely, 100% correct. I've never, ever read a book (and especially ending, just wow) with the impact that this one had and god, it was just an incredible experience. You reviewed it just perfectly!
I am so happy and so relieved that you had the same experience I did! This book is very, very special
Wow, can't wait to read this!
A great review of a stunning book!
This is a very compelling recommendation. . .
And I stand by it
i've never bought a book this fast. thank you for this absolutely stunning review!
Aw thanks!
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I can't understand why it has not made the Man Booker shortlist. I loved it.
I AM SOLD
I will be purchasing this for my shelf.
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You have a convincing voice for this type of review it matches everything … in how you describe the book review and open the vast scope of the world
Well, RIP to that voice lol