EVERYTHING I Read in July + Book of the Month!!
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Im calling it right now: Greatest book reviewer on the net. It’s incredible how you can describe what’s going on in the most beautiful way.
Also, HOW ARE YOU READING SO MUCH?!
@@edelkebap you are so kind. Just shoot for 100 pages a day and it adds up quick.
@@Talking_Story I'm just so glad you are THIS enthusiastic about literature. It's really something to enjoy. So I need to go since it's nearly midnight here in Austria - goodnight!
@@edelkebap goodnight my friend.
@@Talking_Story I have totally adopted the 100 pages a day mindset, it has been so good, I don't always hit it but its a great goal!
@@_Blackset 😂I didn’t hit just yesterday but I did stop and read and that was enough.
The fact that you are still this energetic and authentic on a second take is honestly pure magic to me lol. You went wild this month, glad you had so many great reads! I have yet to read Age of Madness, but I think BSC is my favourite Abercrombie as well so far.
As for Tchaikovsky, I'd highly recommend doing Guns of the Dawn... think Austen-esque female main character but put her in a war. It was my first and still my fave! Though if you want something shorter, try out either Elder Race or Ogres, those novellas are fantastic!
My favourite reads of July were The Sundering Hours by Jacquelyn Hagen (she just never disappoints!!), The Undertaking of Hart & Mercy by Megan Bannen, and Thirsty by Jas Hammonds. It was a very mixed bag month for me, but at least I got those standouts! Happy reading John 🤩
@@esmayrosalyne I will put all those recs on my list Esmay. I wish I had pushed that button so you all could see Jakobs face when I told him we had not been recording 😂
Guns of the Dawn is awesome! Hope you enjoy Age of Madness.
@@thatsci-firogue I am betting I will!
@@thatsci-firogue I am hoping to start it this month, can't wait after all the hype!!
If you want more Tchaikovsky but don't want to invest in a series just yet, I highly recommend Elder Race. It's a stand alone and a very short one at that, but it packs quite a nice punch.
I will add that to the list thanks!
Seconding this, I read it in a single morning and enjoyed every minute of it. Really shows off the strengths of shorter novels.
@@groofay packs a lot in a few pages for sure.
Another great novella of his is Walking to Aldebaran.
@@angelamccollister I will look it up thanks.
Your son is pretty cool on camera. I like it. I wish you all the success you deserve with your channel, John.
Thanks so much. He is a pretty cool guy all around but I have to admit to being pretty biased😂
For your next Adrian Tchaikovsky stand alone I'd recommend Cage Of Souls, its his take on a dying earth novel and like his other stuff it is a brilliantly imaginative, fun read.
Adding that to the list right now Thanks!
I read Demon in White and The Drawing of the Three this month. Both were absolute bangers.
@@mollyharrism love Drawing of the 3. Demon is coming up so quick for me and I can’t wait!
Your content is really interesting and fun to watch! Also, the way you talk about the books you read is just so enthusiastic that is makes me want to read them all! Keep the good work and I hope to keep watching your channel!
@@GuilhermedeMeloPinheiro thanks so much for this. Truly means so much for me.
Sorry Jakob, I definitely got a tingle when I subscribed a few months ago. My book of the month was without a doubt Station Eleven! Love all the positivity here and everything you guys do
@@thuff31 love Station 11! So glad you enjoyed it.
Joe’s character’s are amazing! It’s been years since I read Best Served, the poisoner……..amazing
Dude the poisoner he was sooo slimy! So great!
Tchaikovsky -
Stand alone novels - Guns of the Dawn & Cage of Souls
Novellas - Ogres & Dogs of War!!
Thanks so much I have added all of those to my list and I crazy excited to get to them.
Great wrap up as usual, John! I have The Book of Elsewhere to read soon - do I have to read the BRZRKR comic first..?
@@unlimitedreads I would say not. I think it covers the same time and probably fills in alot of holes I felt the comic had.
We got some rough news for my family today (we’re a-okay) and this video was the perfect pick me up! Thanks for always being a blast to “hang out” with. Maybe even got a tingle even though I’ve been subscribed forever 😜
I am so sorry to hear this. These words mean the world to me and I will be sending you all the best wishes I can. Part of the journey is tragedy and hardship but the bonds of family can make anything endurable. My best to you all.
I wasn't all that interested before, but hearing the way you described Chesapeake Bay Monsters this time really made me want to pick it up! Plus I agree with you that it's really fun to watch an author grow.
If you get into let me know how it hits you. I think there is alot to enjoy there.
Excellent video! I'll add Service Model to TBR Mountain. Totally right.. Sandman Slim opens up like Dresden. Glad you had fun with it! That's exactly why I read them. Thoughts and prayers to Jakob for having to do a 47 min video twice. Been there, done it, got the pint glass. "I was just yawning." - Jakob Minton.
@@BrianBell7 I wish I hit the button so u could see his face when I told him I didn’t hit the button.
My favorite read of July was actually a Cosmere Book, The Emperor's Souls. Such a good novella, very concise yet so fun to read story, you get to know a type of magic that will briefly appear in the last book of Mistborn Second Era, the main character will stick with you after the book is finished. I really recommend it.
Also, this year I read The First Law trilogy, from Abercrombie, and, boy oh boy, this author is perfect for my taste and I'm very delighted to find out his other books are equaly good, or even better!
@@GuilhermedeMeloPinheiro Emperors Soul was great. I say Abercrombie is just gonna keep getting better.
For Tchaikovsky my favourite standalone is Guns of the Dawn which is a fantasy, and for scifi it’s Cage of Souls. I have also just finished The Doors of Eden which was also an incredible and mind bending read.
@@jennyking1773 thanks so much I will add these to my list!
I almost done with Lions of Al-Rassan so it is my favorite of the month. I absolutely fell in love with this book very early on. A nice comparison is discovering a new musician like Billy Strings and listening to several albums and then finally coming across one where every song is great. Now I will have to go back and restart Song for Arbonne again. They have the same audiobook narrator so that fact will make the read difference for me. The audiobook narrator of a 5⭐️ read kind of becomes that warm blanket when you hear the voice again.
@@heidi6281 I am sure when I get back to GGK I am gonna feel the love for sure.
Elder Race by Adrian Tchaikovsky is a great little standalone book by him! Love the atmosphere he builds in it
@@maxmiller987 I hope to get into it soon!
Bound and the broken is simply EPIC, war an ruin gets so much better on an already Epic book 2!!
@@Lim_Jahey I am excited to start that next month. Our discussion of book 2 will drop tomorrow. Had a great time.
@@Talking_Story yeah I feel book 3 took the character work to that next level, in my opinion. It's one of those stories where your bummed when the chapter is done and you jump into another chapter with a new character and you find yourself not upset in the slightest.... my least favorite characters are still awsome!
@@Lim_Jahey I have heard very much the same thing from Mike I am kinda blown away by the growth from book 1 to 2. Still a few things to pick at that I get into in the discussion but if he takes another leap from 2 to 3 I am gonna be all in which I already am 😃
@@Talking_Story yeah he most definitely deserves his flowers, truly an epic story, looking forward to hearing your thought's... enjoy sir!
Great wrapup! Read Book of Elsewhere and Brzrkr this week and loved it all! I agree on Service Model, it was excellent!
@@TheBeardedBookBeast thanks so much
Starting to regret not picking up the Service Model special edition from TBB. Might... have to get it next month if they still have it in stock. Love how you hype up every book. I've only been watching this channel for a few weeks but its quickly becoming one of my favorites.
@@rhyesajackson3034 thanks so much! Very kind of you. You gotta let me know how Service Model hits for you. That BB is really nice. Very tempting.
Glad you like Sandman Slim. Book 2 (Kill the Dead) is my favorite in the series, although I’ve given quite a few 5 stars. Hope you get to it soon.
@@brianc.4081 I hope to not wait too long
Great to hear you loved BSC, though I think he still draws quite heavily on inspirations for each of the standalones, particularly those of film. Believe JA said Point Blank was a big inspiration.
Just finished the Greenbone Saga this month, with Jade Legacy being my favourite of the three. Was also pleasantly surprised by Fevre Dream by G.R.R. Martin, a unique take on vampires combined with some interesting themes. (And you can also see some ASOIAF ideas in beginning to form which is cool).
Read Fever Dream when it first came out. Can’t wait to get into Green Bone. I’m sure he had tons of inspirations on these stand alones. They just weren’t so close to surface or apparent for me I guess.
So happy to see someone who loves Joe as I do. He just gets better and better. Talking about Joe’s the ledger reminds me of John Corey by Nelson de Mille. They’re all so snarky and sarcastic. ❤. Love your tube and you both. Ps have a word with Amazon them Joe Ledger books are. So expensive in England.
If will get on the phone with Amazon for you right now 😂. Thanks so much for the kind words.
Hi 👋 Ryan Cahill books series are so good!!! 😊 interesting video 🎥🎥🎥
@@safinan8008 thanks!
Just finished Service Model myself and really enjoyed it too! I thought it was hilarious and smart, and I think Alien Clay is a great bet for you next since it had a similar satirical bent to it.
Head to Children of Time for a mind-blowing sci-fi epic, Dogs of War for a near future Earth-set sci-fi thriller, Elder Race for a beautifully written and deep character study, Ogres for a one-sitting banger of a novella, or Shadows of the Apt when you want to start an incredible big steam-punk/insect-punk fantasy series.
I’ve read a lot of Tchaikovsky and still have so much to go!! I still need to read his fantasy standalones and trilogy and the older sci-fi standalones and lots of the novellas.
Thanks for all the directions Ben. He is someone I can see myself getting lost in coming up in the future.
Man I have also just read „best served cold“ and the two other stand-alones and all of them abolutely slapped. „The Heroes“ was my favourite of the bunch though
Awesome to hear the Heroes are up next for me.
Sandman and Ledger are not dissimilar as characters 🙌🏻🤪
@@ithrahmunchswallow468 both bad asses!
@@Talking_Story and tortured 💔
First of all, I’m so grateful you mentioned me.
Being thrown in as Jakob’s name at the end-that is an all time honor. The love is reciprocated.
Spoilers for BOTM:
Secondly, so happy best served cold won BOTM. What a fantastic way to describe Joe Abercrombie. He is a special author and you Mr. John, are a one of a kind orator.
Oh my friend. So awesome to see you launch your channel. Look so forward to watching it grow!
@@Talking_Story you guys were a primary inspiration. Just setting up my phone and going for it. I’m grateful you guys are so inclusive with your community and communicate the way you do
@@Chance.Dillon I am so glad to have met you and I take great honor if we had anything to do with you jumping in.
@@Talking_Story 100%
The whole video? You missed recording for the whole thing? Man...
I accidentally read Best Served Cold first. I didn't feel lost at all. It's a great story that is all it's own. Can't wait to dig into that world properly.
I was reading War and Peace last month, did not finish it. I was able to just wrap up The Forsaken Planet though. It was a fun read and I'm interested in seeing what the rest of the series holds.
@@christhewritingjester3164 yes the whole video. 😂
Glad you loved Best Served Cold! I need to get back to Tchaikovsky, been too long.
I mostly stuck to reading comics in July, just needed a change of pace and I just missed reading comics, especially Image Comics. I read:
*Comics*
Invincible Volume 1
Written by Robert Kirkman | Art by Cory Walker
- I used to be a HUGE Walking Dead fan but as a kid and teenager I always preferred what I had read of Invincible.
Jupiter's Legacy Volumes 1 & 2
Written by Mark Millar | Art by Wilfredo Torres
- A lot of modern Millar reads like a film pitch but not this. It's mature but not as edgy as a lot of his creator-owned superhero stuff tends to be.
Kick-Ass Volume 1 (re-read)
Written by Mark Millar | Art by John Romita JR
- A bit of a miss for me on re-read. JRJR's art is already an acquired taste but just doesn't do it for me anymore.
Nailbiter Volume 1 (re-read)
Written by Joshua Williamson | Art by Mike Henderson
- I dunno what I was doing when I originally read this because I will definitely be trying to get to the next volume sooner than later.
Saga Volume 1 (re-read)
Written by Brian K Vaughan | Art by Fiona Staples
- My favourite ongoing comic and I am YEARS behind 😅
Scott Pilgrim Volumes 1 - 2 (re-read)
Written & Drawn By Bryan Lee O'Malley
Sin City 1: The Hard Goodbye (re-read)
Written & Drawn By Frank Miller
- Visually speaking, Sin City is a treat. The use of negative space, shadows and caricature is breathtaking, I'm surprised how well this translated to film. The depictions of women is questionable tho.
The Boys Volume 1 (re-read)
Written by Garth Ennis | Art by Darick Robertson
*Historical-Fantasy*
The Last Light of the Sun / Guy Gavriel Kay
- Underrated. Carried over from June.
*Thriller*
Winter of Frankie Machine / Don Winslow
- Looking forward to reading more Winslow! Carried over from June
As for what I'm currently reading:
*Grimdark Fantasy*
Aspect-Emperor 2: White-luck Warrior (re-read)
- As mind blowing as Bakker was on first read, the re-reads (so far) have been twice as impactful. The Blood Meridian inspiration is very prominent, and I like what Bakker does with it infinity better NGL. My priority read atm.
*Sci-Fi*
Cloud Atlas / David Mitchell
- I'm not wild about the short story approach in SFF so I've been taking my time with it but so far it's gotten much better. Just started the 1st Timothy Cavendish story.
*Western*
Streets of Laredo / Larry McMurtry
- It's great to be back with some of the Lonesome Dove crew.
@@thatsci-firogue your amazing taste definitely includes your comic choices!
I’ve only read two Tchaikovsky and both were five star reads. I’ll keep my eyes peeled for service model.
Let me know your thoughts if you get into it.
I can't wait to read Service Model but I have too much Cosmere and Osten Ard to read right now. I have read his two previous books that came out earlier this year and loved them.
@@angelamccollister I am with you on the too much Cosmere 😂. They both write soooo fast.
There was definitely a tingle😂
😆😆I knew it!!
Great video! If you want a standalone from Adrian Tchaikovsky I highly recommend Elder Race. It's my favorite novella.
I have added that 1 a lot of folk agree with you!
So nice, we did it twice :D
@@gryftkin😂boy child was not happy.
My fav was definitely The Unholy Consult (book 7) by R. Scott Bakker. It was nearly tied with The Great Ordeal (book 6). Im starting Blood Meriden by Cormac McCarthy for August. Then ill follow it with As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner and Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad. If i have time, I'll squeeze in Emperor of Thornes by Mark Lawrence. Happy reading.
That’s a list filled some heavy lifting and thought provoking stuff man. Hats off to you. I really want to get to Bakker sooner than later. Thanks for sharing that list.
Book of the month for me is an easy choice because I only managed to read one! The Vanished Birds!
However, I did actually really enjoy the book (and the discussion). I think the ending is going to stay with me for a while. Thank you for suggesting that as the Quilluminati book - would never have been on my radar otherwise. Looking forward to the next Quilluminati read.
@@Broon88 me too. The next book is 1 that was not on my radar at all.
@@Talking_Story yeah completely new to me as well but actually looks very good. Looking forward to it! Hopefully have Oathbringer done by then….been working on it for a while now.
@@Broon88 oh I hope you enjoy that Sanderlanche!
Great video John! I started of Blood and Fire by Cahill and I was enjoying it!
The action will ramp up by books end in that 1.
Last one, I promise :D My read of the month was Breath of the Dragon by Fonda Lee. Very reminiscent of The Rage of Dragons by Evan Winter.
I do have my eyes on that 1.
My favourite book this past month was a buddy read with one of my daughters; Kristan Hannah’s The Nightingale. It’s about two sisters’ heroic lives in second world war France.
@@elainedejong2806 buddy read with a daughter pure magic! Book sounds great. I will look it up.
Favorite this month 🤔
Ysabel
Most fun 🎉
Neon Ghosts
Series continuation 🤓
Binti (I pray for more 🥺)
Series finish 🙌🏻
Dead Stars II (Emaneska)
@@ithrahmunchswallow468 nice month my friend!
Read through five books this July:
A Storm of Swords by George R.R. Martin
Eye of The Needle by Ken Follett
A Cavern of Black Ice by J.V. Jones
The Jade Setter of Janloon by Fonda Lee
Jade City by Fonda Lee
All 5/5 stars!
Currently reading:
Dragon Prince by Melanie Rawn
Jade War by Fonda Lee
The Silverblood Promise by James Logan
Might add: Menewood by Nicola Griffith
@@Vinteractive I had a good time with Silverblood. I am excited to get to Green Bone soon.
Now that is a busy month of reading. I love the way Best Served Cold really starts to open up the world.
I'm tempted to pick up Service Model from what you've said, will have to see when I next order books.
@@ChrisPJ_reads let me know if you get into it. Would love to hear your thoughts.
Excellent July! 🍦So well said about how each First Law book constructs one large story about the world!
I highly recommend checking out the short story, A Good Man is Hard to Find by Flannery O'Connor. It's brilliant (Philip said he teaches it every year), and it made me appreciate On Slide Inn Road all the more!
@@Johanna_reads I have read A Good Man. It is wonderful indeed.
Your explanation of brsrkr was absolutely fantastic. Like the story is super neat but it’s not going to blow you away, but the story is interesting and makes you want to continue wanting more and learn more. Plus if you like the comic you will enjoy the book of elsewhere!!
@@dewey9499 thanks I absolutely look forward to getting into that.
Sounds like Jakob needs to start asking YOU if you're recording now 😂 BOTM was the only possible choice. Can't wait for you to get to The Heroes!
@@OnlyTheBestFantasyNovels I ordered it in but I am unhappy with my purchase I will show and tell the story during the book haul.
@@Talking_Story oof, that's not good to hear. I'll watch out for the book haul.
Currently reading Dark Age. I just finished Iron Gold and want to get caught up on the red rising series. This book is DARK, BRUTAL, INTROSPECTIVE and I LOVE IT!
I did as well. The second trilogy hit way better for me than the first.
Ogres is a standalone novella that Tchaikovsky wrote just a few years ago and its my favourite novella he's written.
@@thatsci-firogue I have added that to my list today.
I was a film minor in college and got flashbacks to all the times I didn’t check batteries or SD cards before shooting something😅
John your enthusiasm is admirable, Jakob, I’m you lol.
I read Empire of Silence this month and am all in on Suneater! I’m going to see Christopher Rocchio in September so howling dark is on my TBR between now and then. Ryan Cahill will be there too so I’m starting with The Fall (shoutout to Ryan making it free on his website) and will hopefully get through the first full book in his series as well.
Also one more thing- as a creative person myself I really resonated with your bit on the artist’s journey, John. I think it’s so cool that you have that perspective and are giving a platform to books that are a representation of the beginning of someone’s journey. You’re making me want to write!
If the muse is calling to you, you must find the chair and begin to start writing. I think you will find Howling Dark is another step from Empire that will grab you and not let you go. I did feel horrible about not hitting that button but Jakob has gotten to many a set and not had the cord or SD card we needed that day so he was pretty forgiving.
Can’t wait to hear your thoughts on Of War and Ruin (it’s 1,000 pages in hardcover)! What do you think of Farda?
Oh Dawnshard is so good, it just feels like Sanderson dropped a giant boulder into the pure lake and will eventually have major tidal waves. I think I like Secret History a little more but I seem to have an unpopular opinion of loving Rysn.
@@CombativeRoboGuy how can Rysn not be crazy important going forward? Farda OMG I am a pendulum I’m on a redemption story then he does something that I think he is not redeemable. I swing back and forth on him.
@@Talking_Story I know, right? Farda makes me go back and forth to the point where I feel dizzy and I love it!
@@CombativeRoboGuy yes!
Can’t wait to see your thoughts on the heroes and some more Shivers!
Shivers's arc is my favourite in the series. I love how in the AOM trilogy he is mentioned to be a "noted humorist" 😂😂
Shivers was soooo great in this 1. Not a kind world for a character that sets out to just be a better person.
@@Talking_Story I love how his story kind of mirrors Logen's but at the same time he has his own way and is not just a copy of Logen
@@Why_do_I_do_this. absolutely!
Pretty positive month in July 😁
On July 1st I finished Say nothing by Patrick Keefe (the author of Empire of Pain). This is a nonfiction book about the IRA from the 70s through the end of the Troubles and the Good Friday Agreement. The events and people it discusses tie back into the notorious murder of a “disappeared” mother of ten named Jean Mcconville. The Price sisters, who helped organize the London car bombings, and Gerry Adams are also heavily featured. This book was fascinating and I would read it again.sine other nonfiction I read was Nothing to Envy and a book on Sekigahara with lots of big pictures.
I also finished demon slayer! Whoooo Hoooo! One of my favorite fantasy series. Still have to finish the anime I usually like to see the fight scenes in the anime because I’m not familiar enough with manga to always be able to decipher them in black and white on the page. The Pleasure District Arc was my favorite and gave me a much needed laugh. If you are looking to get into manga this might be a good place to start.
Three shorter novels I finished were Legends of the Galactic Heroes bk 4, The Samurai by Endo, and rereading In Cold Blood. LOGH bk 4 was ok. It wasn’t my favorite in the series. I kept hearing the Pitch Meeting Guy say “super easy, barely and inconvenience….oh really?” In my head. Ah well. On to the next installment.
In Cold Blood remains fantastic. Read it.
The samurai was really interesting because it is based on the mission of an actual samurai who travelled all across the world with a Catholic priest to help promote trade relations with the West. This author also wrote the book Silence which was adapted into the movie with Andrew Garfield. Both of these books deal with Japan’s relationship with Christianity during the Tokugawa Shogunate in the 1600s. I liked it a lot, but if religion doesn’t interest you, I don’t know if I would recommend. Or maybe I will recommend anyway.
And I have two book of the year candidates FINALLY. These would be Fire and Blood and Lord of Emperors. These were fantastic. I haven’t yet finished the main series of ASOIAF. It’s weird I have picked up Storm of Swords a few times but just end of flicking through it without feeling attached to the characters. I still don’t know why. It troubles me. I found myself so invested in the people covered it this book. Maybe because I read mostly history so I’m used to it. The Aegon I chapters were my favorites I think. Lord of Enperors is my second favorite GGK novel so far. Under Heaven is still my favorite but sometimes your first is your sweetest. But what a duology.
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I’m glad you guys had a great reading month. I’m going to read Tchaikovsky soon.
Happy Reading!
@@Fianna1775 what an inspiration you are to me. What an amazing and eclectic list of reads. This so moves me to get out of my comfort zone as soon as I can and get into some great stuff thanks!
mixing genres up can prevent reading burn out I think. Lots of good stuff out there. Any genre in particular you’re looking to get into?
@@Fianna1775 I would like to squeeze more horror and scifi in. I feel like in my effort to catch up on what I have missed in fantasy for so many years I can get stuck in that genre.
Found your channel from the empire of the damned review. I like your take on things and the channel seems like a breath of fresh air! Keep it up!
Wow thanks so much. Means the world to us.
My best read of July definitely was The Wisdom of Crowds by Abercrombie. That whole trilogy is 6 out of 5 stars for me!
Wow I cannot wait to get there!
this channel should have 700k subs. My only question is how do you read all those books in one month?
I just shoot for a 100 pages a day. Then sometimes I get so into a story I may go a little over. I have stopped playing video games and I watch way less TV so it really is just about what you decide to pick up with your free time.
Haven't read Service Model yet, but I'm a huge Tchaikovsky fan, so glad you enjoyed it! I just read Alien Clay and did enjoy it, though personally my favourites of his I've read are Children of Time, Cage of Souls (standalone), and Elder Race (a standalone novella).
I have put Cage of Souls and Elder Race on the list from recommendations today.
The 2nd book of The Southern Reach is amazing. It’s minuscule goodreads rating makes me sad 😢
@@scottv5587 I got it on the shelf and look forward to it.
Yes, «First Law»!
In July I plan to read:
«The Stone of Farewell» (Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, #2) by Tad Williams (Epic Fantasy, a key influence for George R. R. Martin's « A Song of Ice and Fire»)
«Tiamat's Wrath» (The Expanse, #8) by James S.A. Corey (Space opera)
«The Warrior Prophet» (The Prince of Nothing #2) by R. Scott Bakker (Grimdark/Dark Epic Fantasy inspired by the Crusades, Silmarillion & Dune)
I really have a hard time picking my book of the month between «The Stone of Farewell» & «The Warrior Prophet»! 😅
@@MacScarfield sooo hard to pick. I just started Hobb last night and I have Demon in White right after. I foresee a meltdown in choosing book of the month.
@@Talking_Story «Stone of Farewell»: Love the prose, love the setting: Does it suffer from Middle-Book Syndrome? Yes, but still better than most writers ever produce! «Warrior Prophet»: One of the darkest novels I have ever read (Bakker, you sick, sick puppy! 😱), but also so thought provoking! But, again, I can’t really recommend it and the series to just anyone, so perhaps «Stone» by default? 😅
@@MacScarfield I am getting into Bakker. Bring on the darkness!
@@Talking_Story Yeah, for a Horror-Guy like you (& chilli dog-dealer for Harlan Ellison! 😂) I think it would suit perfectly!
BTW: I apologize if I do repeat myself, but as a Horror Guy, had you read any Clark Ashton Smith (multiple short story collections: Zothique” (Horror S&S set in a far future dying Earth), “Averoigne” (Cosmic Horror set in Medieval France), “Poseidonis” (S&S Horror set in the last Bronze Age colonies of Atlantis), “Hyperborea” (Horror S&S set in a Pre-Ice Age Lost Civilization)): The third leg of the “Weird Tales” Trio of him, Robert E. Howard (“Conan the Cimmerian”) & H.P. Lovecraft. To quote Wiki: “H. P. Lovecraft stated that "in sheer daemonic strangeness and fertility of conception, Clark Ashton Smith is perhaps unexcelled", and Ray Bradbury said that Smith "filled my mind with incredible worlds, impossibly beautiful cities, and still more fantastic creatures"”.
@@MacScarfield as a Mythos lover you know I have read a good bit of Smith. Great stuff!
My book of the month for July is Wool by Hugh Howey
@@zackattack366 read that a good while back but I so dug it! The Apple plus show is very good if you haven’t checked it out yet.
Hey John, a comic you might like if you haven't read it - East of West by Jonathan Hickman and Nick Dragotta - It's a scifi/western about the 4 horseman of the apocalypse..def check it out, seems like your vibe
I like that sound of that I will add it to my list for sure thanks.
Don't go into the light Johnny-Anne!!
@@ithrahmunchswallow468 I’ll respond when I get out of this TV I have been sucked into.
@@Talking_Story 🤣😅😂🙌🏻
Yesss all the Abercrombie love!
Excited for you to read The Heroes!
Me too!
Also really wanna grab a Mathew Corbett book based on your reviews. Sounds cool!
Speaks the Nightbird is a chonker and the series changes and grows so much from that beginning it sooooo worth grabbing. Can’t wait for the final book in the series coming this December.
@@Talking_Story do you recommend just starting with book one?
@@OfJaggedRisings absolutely! It is historical fiction but the characters are deep and it will suck you in even if that is not your jam.
@@Talking_Story thanks! I love historical fiction.
@@OfJaggedRisings ohhh you are in for a treat then.
Berserker isn't just a comic, it's an autobiography. I mean, my God, has Keanu aged in the last 20 years? Not a lot.
I also had a very productive reading month, I completed Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell finally, which was great. I also read The Strange, which was also really good and one I think you'd like (which is why I added it to the September Patreon List.) The Prophet of Edan, which was also really good and made me really excited for the third and final book. I finally got around to reading Lonesome Dove, which was one of those books that is as good as people say. I don't want to say too much since I'll be going on MattOnBooks' channel to talk about it.
Also, Jakob! Let your dad speak about the tingle!
Great video guys.
@@someokiedude9549 man you did have a great month nephew!
Everytime I watch your videos I have my Goodreads open and add to my "Want to read". From already being quite thick it's now getting obese.
So happy to add to your Goodreads obesity😆
If you really liked Annihilation and want that kind of mystery from Tchaikovsky I can't recommend Cage of Souls enough (it's a standalone)
Nice second rec for that 1. I love it.
Yeah, it's my third comment :D I should have waited until it was done :D I think you need to check out Dead Man's Hand by James J Butcher.
@@gryftkin I’ll do it
The first thing I heard about a Best Served Cold adaptation, it was a report that Rebecca Ferguson had said yes, in principle, to star in it. Now you say that Abercrombie's also made it into a screenplay? My hopes are rising.
Also: product placement, courtesy of Cheerwine? =D
@@dant7677 I read he wrote the screenplay. Please I hope it is true!
After hearing all the booktubers praise Joe Abercrombie’s The First Law, I took the plunge and read the Blade Itself. Boy, was I disappointed! The protagonist are caricatures at best, the pacing is excruciating slow (I enjoyed the first 200 pages, it was different but then it became repetitive and boring) and the writing is just ok. I liked the world building and the humor so it was not a total loss.
I liked the concept of having gray characters that you should not like but end up rooting for anyway, it just didn’t happen for me.
Unless the second installment is vastly improved, I won’t be picking it up.
@@thebetterthird6402 I will say I think there is a major step from books 1 to 2 as well as another from the first trilogy to this stand alone. But I honestly think it just may not be for you. These things hit us all in such a singular fashion.
'Chapeau!' for keeping up the energy all the way through take two. I would probably have come close to deleting the channel at this point *lol*. Or at least throw the camera out the window.
I felt sooooo bad. I will never not hit the button again. 😀
I want his opinion on the movie of I am not a serial killer.
I have not watched that 1. Have you?
Danny Coughlan's Bad Dream was a banger, wasn't it?
A real page turner for me! I really enjoyed it.
Whoopsie…the video that was made twice 🤪 That’s an awful feeling when you realize nothing you’ve just done matters lol
@@StoryGirl1128 I wish you could’ve seen Jakobs face when I told him. I felt so bad.
@@Talking_Story For real! 😧 😳😭
@@StoryGirl1128 oh yeah
Finishing Best Served Cold now. It’s good. Annihilation was awesome and the rest of the trilogy. Such weird vibes. That is a perfect example as to why Hollywood should not make movies from books. That movie barely resembles the book and is an abomination. But is an adaptat…… NO! Whoever made it ruined everything about it. Just follow the freaking plot as laid out in the book. How hard is that? It’s already there. There’s nothing to do but film it. I read his Bourne, it was weird, but just not as well done as the Southern Reach. It seemed more cartoonish instead of otherworldly and cosmic horror.
I really do wanna continue the books. The movie did stray quite a ways from the source material but I enjoyed more than you for sure.
Also, congrats... I butcher China's last name every time I try to say it :D
@@gryftkin not sure I get it right either.
@@Talking_Story Well then you screw it up more smoothly than I do :D
Of Darkness and Light my biggest disappointment of 2023. The book I wanted to throw out the window because it got me into a slump
I enjoyed it more than that for sure. Had my issues with repetition and some pace but overall I am truly getting onto the characters and the world. Sorry it did not hit for you.
@@Talking_Story I had to push myself to finish it. I had problems with this book and the first half of The Exile. The monster that follows is a quick read and is really pleasant, and the next novel as well
@@radudumanovschi3387 I am reading the Exile now and really getting ino the character of Dayne.
@@Talking_Story I like him. Didn't like Alina.
@@radudumanovschi3387 I get that.