You were WRONG! Oh I mean Right. These Books Deserve The Hype
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Last video was over hyped this video is for books that I overhype. I’m part of the problem
Last vid: ruclips.net/video/80GNy79uTQY/видео.html
😂😂😂we're all problems
🤣🤣🤣 I love how you’re so earnest in vid but then in comments it’s THIS.
I have no idea if you have heard of these Manga books: Solo Leveling by Chugong, there are 6 volumes, I read vol 1-3 so far and it is surprisingly good. It's like a video game, but in book format.
Both these videos are so good. Hadn't heard of it, but discovered Kindred by Octavia E. Butler here, great upload.
@@ryan9257 manhwa*
My favorite line from Hitchhiker’s Guide is “The President in particular is very much a figurehead - he wields no real power whatsoever. He is apparently chosen by the government, but the qualities he is required to display are not those of leadership but those of finely judged outrage. For this reason the President is always a controversial choice, always an infuriating but fascinating character. His job is not to wield power but to draw attention away from it.”
Truer words have never been written.
Thats just blatantly untrue
@@emilyc.404 (This is referring to the book lol - the "Galactic President" is picked to draw attention from the ACTUAL people that hold power, it just plays as a quick jab to real politics too haha)
I love the lines so much, "Time is an illusion, lunchtime doubly so." "The ships hung in the sky in much the same way bricks don't." "Aren't you just the hoopiest frood to ever know where your towel is."
1:55 The Last Quentista
6:32 A Man Called Ove
8:48 Kindred
11:00 The Haunting of Hill House
14:03 Uzumaki
15:54 The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
19:11 Jurassic Park
21:55 Nevermoor
Honorable mentions (because we already know Merph loves these): LOTR, Name of the Wind, First Law, Mistborn, Lies of Locke Lamora, Gardens of the Moon, One Piece, Hunter x Hunter
Thank you, screenshot taken
Name of the wind became my favorite series despite not being finished. Well that’s if I exclude One Piece, the true number 1.
Really thanku!
Thank you!
3:30 - I know you mean terraformed, but I'd also like a dark book where humanity was legit chloroforming entire alien populations just to move in.
Had to scroll too far for this lol
Was looking for a comment on this as well
I’d still highly recommend watching Netflix’s Haunting of Hill House, I’ve always loved the book & 60’s film adaptation and thought the show really nailed the feel of the story, and there’s a thousand details and references to the source material that are seamlessly weaved throughout that are so fun to spot
That show is goated for sure. It’s a “horror” show, but the characters are so fleshed out and developed in a way you don’t normally see at all in horror, and the show really packs an emotional punch
Neck Bent Lady
Exactly. Good call.
One author entirely worthy of the hype she's been getting is Emily St. John Mandel. Her breakout novel, Station Eleven, was recently adapted into a mini-series, but her other works (The Glass Hotel and The Sea of Tranquility) are equally worthy. Emily St. John Mandel excels at writing multiple POV, interwoven story line novels which tie together brilliantly in the end. If this is your jam, shes well worth the read and the recent hype she's been getting.
Worth noting that the Hitch-Hiker's book is itself an adaptation: it was first written as a radio play. You can probably still get hold of the CD release. The original radio scripts were also published with commentary from the producer and author; some of the stage and effects directions are themselves hilarious.
The Radio Series is superb. It's my favourite version of the HHGttG. Then the books. Then the TV series. Then the film.
They're all on audible
Oh Haunting of Hill House is probably my favorite Horror books ever…like, this book isn’t just about the hunted house but it’s actually about being hunted in real life by trauma or by any some kind of fear.
Also you should definitely watch the Netflix adaptation…highly recommend to do it…It’s very different from the book but the main message of the book is shining in the series. Like Mike Flanagan said I love this book
I also want to tell a story of my own here! It’s made with love…It’s maybe less scary for me but…it’s much more emotional and real and I can’t stop thinking about it!
@@iamtulip3614 romance? Well there are some but I think if romance then you maybe talking about Haunting of Bly Manor, the second season
Hey Merph just letting ya know that finding your channel recently has been a god send. Watching you fall in love with one piece just as i did over 10 years ago, really got me through some tough weeks. I started watching some of your other videos too and it reignited my love of reading novels. I hadn't read novels in over 6 years and i feel like I found a part of myself that I had lost and you helped me reach that. Love your energy, love your videos and thank you for providing the world with your presence.
Just to clarify, the answer to the great question of life, the universe, and everything is 42. The psychiatrists were attempting to stop people from learning what the great question to life, the universe, and everything actually was.
Hitchhiker's! Yes! One of my all time favorites. Merphy is a hoopy frood who really knows where her towel is. If you want something similar, check out the work of Christopher Moore. Less sci-fi but same absurdist humor.
Also Discworld!
Honorable mention: Year Zero by Robert Reid
I just finished the man called ove today! It was in my tbr for a long time since you recommended it. Don't really read character focused books that much but this book was everything. Totally worth the hype.
Is hearing about amazing books going to make me want to purchase more when I still have plenty to finish now? Yes it is. Am I still going to watch the video anyway and love it? Yes I am.
I love that you mentioned a book from Octavia Butler. I love what I’ve read of her books.
Really glad to hear youre getting back to Malazan, I was getting worried you had DNF'd it. I also had to take a few breaks between Malazan books cause it hurts so much, Id recommend having a light easy read at the ready to cheer you up the moment you finish a Malazan book like Diskworld or Hitchhikers Guide, worked wonders for me.
I totally agree I had to read something uplifting after reading a malazan book
Same. I tend to have Dresden Files volumes as a “break” during my Malazan rereads. Or, really cheesy kissy spicy books, lol.
Malazan fans, united in our tears!
What a perfect time to find your channel!
My pick for this is Ann Leckies Ancillary Justice
She won multiple awards for the book, and it certainly leaves you asking a lot of questions
I can’t wait for your review of Memories of Ice
The Haunting of Hill House is one of the best modern TV shows I've seen. From what I understand it's very different from the book but I think it's very worth the watch. I'm a bit of baby with horror, but Ladyknightthebrave's video on it convinced me to watch and it was just excellent!!
(Also the practical effects, especially on episode 5, are amazing. And there are a bunch of fun videos on youtube tracking all the hidden ghosts throughout the series)
The Last Cuentista has such a beautiful cover! I want to buy it now just because the book looks awesome.
I suspect Merphy wouldn’t like Berserk, but it is and always has been my GOAT fantasy story. It was the first manga I ever read, and nothing from any medium has come close to occupying the same amount of space in my head. I will continue to be a conductor on the hype train for this series.
@@skyladani it is such a shame, you can't say this thing isn't for you if you haven't read it😕, why not embrace it?
I think that through all the darkness she would find in Berserk, there is A LOT of beauty she would absolutely love...
@@carlosdanielcalderonmontoy3723 if it comes with the fucked up shit that happens in Berserk, you can absolutely say that lmao (and that's coming from someone who's adored Berserk for years!)
@@viinaart you can absolutely or you can't?🤔 haha
As someone who doesn’t do horror, Berserk is the exception to the rule!
@@viinaart The worst part about Berserk is when you try to tell people about it. If you try to explain what happens in the story, you come off as a sick and twisted individual.
Great video. I am so glad you are going to continue with Malazan: Book of the Fallen. It takes a bit to get used to the writing dynamics but by the time I finished the last book, The Crippled God, I was just amazed... I still don't know whether I am over it.
Glad you're getting back into Malazan. Book 2 is absolutely heart wrenching, I completely understand taking a break after, I had to take a break as well. I'm currently on book 8 and this is definitely a series you wanna read slowly, its heavy af.
I think you will like the Netflix adaptation of The Haunting of Hill House as it focuses on family, relationships, memory and not just plain horror - it is so much more than that. I loved both the show and the book as two separate things and in my opinion they are a lot more enjoyable when viewed that way.
Thank you Merphy for recommending Locke Lamora !
I finally read it last year and I loved the trilogy ! The humor was spot on 😄
I had never heard of The Last Cuentista but I will keep that one in mind. I don't usually like middle grade, but my daughter is at that reading level and I try to share some reads with her. We even started a mother-daughter book club, which we need to get going again. We just need to wait for a French translation on that one.
The HGttG is such an amazing series and I'm so glad you pick it up. With that said, try to get the original radio series as well, its incredible, Douglas Adams is a genius
:) "No I didn't" is such a beautiful out-of-context line for anyone to say.
And then you said "chloroformed" instead of "terraformed" and it made me think of who we are as a species that we would definitely gas a planet and say "shh shh shh sleep planet, us humans will take you over now".
Kindred continues to sound more and more intriguing the more you talk about it, so if I end up loving it, thank you in advance.
Anyting By Octavia Butler is well worth reading. Kindred may be packaged as science ficti0nbut is more magic realisn
I have Ove! Read Beartown, as per your recommendation, and LOVED it. Thanks! Reading gets me through my hard times lately.
So glad I found you just as I made the promise to myself to rekindle my love for reading!
I picked up nevermoor because of you and it's soo fun, the very definition of fun, i'm loving it. I'm also definetely going to read hitchhikers now too
Yessss I feel kinda vindicated with this video. I sent you a copy of Nevermoor in 2020 and you didn’t seem too stoked about it. I am so incredibly happy that you have enjoyed the whimsy of Juniper and Nevermoor so far! :)
The haunting of hill house on Netflix is genuinely amazing I highly recommend it! Especially since you read the book and see the parts of the book the show used. It's one of my favorite series of all time
The Last Cuentista! That was a great book! I remember that I was looking for another book on Goodreads and this beauty appeared and I couldn’t resist falling in love with the cover and once I got a copy I couldn’t stop reading. It was so good! I definitely recommend it to everyone
I would love to see a video about dinosaur books you've read (if there have been enough to do so 😂 ). I could use recommendations for the dino collection I'm making!
So glad you loved Hitchhiker's Guide so much! You should also consider listening to the BBC radio play - it's my favourite format to experience the story in and the cast is just perfect!
As a fan of Shirley Jackson and someone who loves The Haunting of Hill House, the Netflix show is still phenomenal despite being very different! Check it out!
Never forget your towel!
Good list, I think in an effort to expand my reading horizon I should check out Backman. The content isn't generally in my wheelhouse, but you love it so much I feel like I should definitely give it a shot. Also, I'm not fully through Malazan Book of the Fallen, however, if House of Chains hurt you, there's a fair bit more where that came from, you may need to buckle up for the emotional ride that's coming, at least through book 5, can't say beyond that.
Again, thanks for the list. I think I'll grab that Cuentista book so I can read it with my daughter in a couple years since she's only 5 now.
I really hope you can add the discworld to this list in the future.
Hi Merphy!
Thanks for your recommendations. Will check them all out. I did check out "A Man Called Ove" a few months ago and loved it (even had my brother read it).
And many many thanks for the update on Malazan. FYI, MoI is the favourite of many Malazan fans. I hope you enjoy it as much as you did the first two.
I'm definitely picking up The Last Cuentista after this. Thanks Merphy!!!
I remember when A Man Called Ove (En Man Som Heter Ove) came out back in 2012. We gave it to my dad and grandfather like a joke gift. They never read but they rarely read books so it's understandable. But it's so it's surreal to see how popular he has become outside of Sweden.
Ooooh I’m here early! Love the book content😍 I can follow it much better
I would add The Vanishing Half to this list (I see it on your shelf hehe). It was big online a while ago and I thought it was amazing
I got the Mistborn 1stbook but still on my bookshelf and still had the plastic on xD
I don't usually read middle grade books but the ones you've recommended in this video do sound interesting. It'd be cool to see a video on middle grade sci-fi/fantasy recommendations.
14:02 Oh wow I just finished reading Uzumaki yesterday! It's the first manga I've ever read so reading it backwards was so weird. On a real note, I have actually started noticing spirals in my day to day life...
Great video but would love to know where you got that sweater looks cool. very fashionable
DON'T PANIC.
Printed in large, friendly letters on the cover.
Every single character in Hitchhiker's Guide is a joy, especially Marvin, but the guide itself is also hilariously written, from the development of The Probability Drive to the last message for humanity from the dolphins.
Hooray you’re back on the Malazan series!! I tell folks to give it through the end of Book 3. If it doesn’t grab you by then for the full commitment, you at least got a fantastic trilogy. :-) I reread them every year, because it’s such a beautiful journey. I think this will be my 9th or 10th time through, and I still catch something new each time.
They destroy you yes, because at some point pretty early on, the characters just become family. So there are many times you’ll cry through tears, but 10 pages later you pump your fist with a “heck yeah!!” moment.
I'd definitely recommend the Haunting of Hill House. I had no idea what to expect when I started it and I was blown away at how good it was. It sounds like a loose adaptation based on your description but definitely worth the watch.
I started reading Fredrik Backman because one of the videos you talked about Ove.
All I can say is, Thank you. I had an amazing experience with the author so far, SO. MANY. FEELINGS.
thanks, i love book recommendations of different genres (mostly fantasy/scifi/horror/nonfiction). also Jurassic Park is in Top3 of my favorite books, i read it once a year :D
Yes!! You are going to love memories of ice(hopefully)
Nice, Uzumaki is definitely a classic. Oh btw, really looking forward to watch your review/first impression video on Spy x family.
I watched a man called ove just a few weeks ago on tv, didn't know there was a book 😱 the movie was beautiful, have to check out the book soon!
I'll add "The Last Quentista" to my TBR. it sounds a little similar to a YA scifi book series i read in the 90's (which i wish i could remember the name of again). Its protagonist, a young boy, is also on a spaceship where the people are layiing in a cryo stasis and he wakes up alone after the spaceship arrives to a new solar system. And each book is basically consisting of a fun adventure as he explores the planets and figuring out why he is the only one that woke up on the ship.
I wish i knew the name of series and author but my memory is so bad with names. :( /mini rant over.
Anyway, i'll give the "The Last Quentista" a read. 😀
Yay new Merph video, just after I finished binging like 6 old videos haha
Also also, and and and and, yeah ya did.
“Queen’s Thief” is pretty awesome series
Jurassic Park was a surprised, I read to book so many years ago and I loved it. Thanks for letting it getting some deserved hype. The movie was amazing, and still is today but the book just make it even better.
There’s an old black and white moving based on the haunting of hill house. Which I really enjoyed.not to many special effects and a lot left to the imagination.
we needed a break.... so perfect
I bought a man called ove! I’m excited to read it.
I'm so glad that you put The hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy in this list, it's my favourite book of all time
Beartown 3 is slated to come out this Fall! Idk if we’ll get it though with the delays
My go to Octavia Butler is Parable of the Sower. It might be a little paralleled to present day for some folks though.
It's a bit of a tough novel but I think House of Leaves by Mark Z Danielewski would be such a great read for you for similar reasons to why you enjoyed the Haunting of Hill House. It's a book I've read again and again for over 10 years and it affects me all that same. It's a book I'll never be able to forget.
Hitchhiker's Guide is my favourite novel of all time. Glad you enjoyed it.
I've had nevermoor since I was seven I saw it in a shop while I was travelling and I liked the cover (the newer one) and I had no books so I asked my mother to buy it and she did absolutely one of the best children's books ever
Fredrick Backman is very hyped in Sweden so he gets some justice over here at least! (But they did him dirty with the Swedish covers) Also reading Backman in Swedish is a great blessing (it also means I’ve already read The Winners-It was GREAT). And btw for context Ove is a very typical old man’s name in Sweden.
3rd book of beartown series - the winners has been published in sweden nd the English version will be out September 2022 I am so excited!!!
Tom Hanks is starring in an adaptation of A Man Called Ove later this year (they changed the title character's name to Otto.)
Of course Tom Hanks is playing Ove. OF COURSE HE IS.
I’m gonna be the first in line.
You are awesome💜I wonder what is the white collection of books behind you, with the woman in black, a bit nex to the blue Peter Pan book.Looks beautiful✨
It’s the Obvious State edition of the Jane Austen set!
@@azurevalleys thank you so much!
I really think you should definitely check out Bone (it's a hilarious fantasy epic graphic novel) if you have not already.
You should try one of my favorite series of all time "Keeper of The Lost Cities" I love this series soo much. It's middle grade. I think back on when I binged read it and man those were the good times. I hope you read it some time
I needed this to pick the hitchhiker's guide again
If you loved HHGttG this much, really need to read Discworld if you haven't already. It's the same constant hilarity but with a much deeper point, though with the balance more tipped toward the serious point over the humor.
And, you know, I kind of have to agree on liking the JP novel more, at least on a story level. The movie is still amazing and nothing actually seeing beats the epic T Rex moments on screen. But yeah, the book did a lot better then the movie.
As a Swede I'm so proud of Fredrik Backman, even though I don't know him at all 😄 But I love his books too, and it's great to see his talent reach outside of Sweden 😊🥰
Books that i have read that deserve their popularity:
Loraine Hansberry: A Raisin In The Sun
William Shakespeare: Hamlet
Jane Austen: Sense and Sensibility
Arthur Miller: The Crucible
Chris Wallace: Countdown 1945
Jane Austen: Emma
NK Jemisin! Nnedi Okorafor! (And yes, hitchhikers guide is awesome, thanks dor the tips of jurassic park)
I strongly urge you to watch the Haunting of Hill House series. You'll find it interesting how they used all the same names and high points, and incorporated them into the new storyline. I found it enjoyable to read the book again the compare. Have a great day. I love your videos.
I never thought I'd add horror books to my tbr with such excitement! You really sold me on a few in my least-loved genre!
I think you meant Terraform instead of chloroform ..... For the last cuentista.... But yeah that was a good book
Also I got my coworker to agree to try out Backman so I'm excited for her to love him and for me to lend her ove and for her to cry
I have recently found your videos and I'm jumping around, watching them. I have not read the Haunting of Hill house, as a matter of fact, I didn't even know it was a book. However, I would highly recommend the Netflix show. If you can try to divorce it from the book in your head (as it does not sound anything like what you're describing the book to be), I think it's a worthwhile watch if you like horror/suspense shows. The acting was really good. The cast is reused for the director's other shows (The Haunting of Bly Mannor and Midngiht Mass --both really good). I felt like it was smartly written and smartly directed and was very good. If you can get past the fact that it has the same title as a book that it doesn't seem to follow (which is odd, I'll grant you) then I really think you'd like this. Just my opinion. Thanks for your videos! They're a lot of fun to watch and I'm getting great recommendations for things to read!
I love love love Nevermoor! It's a great series.
Merphy, are your doors slamming shut on their own often??? How are you so casual about that
Oh my goodness!!! I felt the exact same way about Ove when I finished the book. So many times I laughed out loud and just started crying while reading it. After the first time that happened my husband stopped asking what was wrong and would just hand me the tissue box. 😆 🤦🏽♀️
I think I’m ready for a reread.
You should read Vorkosigan Saga by Bujold also I'm not sure if you've started Discworld yet, if not you should. Both series definitely live up to the hype
Happy to hear you are keeping Malazan!
Hi there Merphy. How are you doing? Speaking of Malazan, I am now on chapter seven and 27% into the kindle version and audio book version of Deadhouse Gates right now. Also, last night I finished listening to Soul of the Sword by Julie Kagawa, which is book 2 of the Shadow of the Fox trilogy. It's been fun. I know how you feel. Steven Erikson does not write female characters very well. Ouch.
Okay WOW how have I never heard of Kindred? That sounds AMAZING and I need more sci-fi in my life that has proper PoC representation. Thank you for this.
The way you described The Last Quentista reminds me of Red Mars. It's about people who start a colony on Mars hoping to create a utopia, but they bring with them all the old problems of Earth which they were trying to escape. It's a very character driven story about humans who -- despite tremendous technological progress and achievement -- are still only human.
If possible, definitely give the Haunting of Hill House show a chance. The writing and direction of it is phenomenal. It's probably one of the best loose adaptions i've ever seen!
Speaking of middle-grade books - a recent series I've picked up with my 9-yo daughter is "A Royal Guide to Monster Hunting" that is pretty good.
May I ask where you got your glasses? Love them
two books I'd like your opinion on:
- The buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro, it's a bit of a different take on fantasy
- The beach by Alex Garland, basically about a backpacker in Thailand
anyway, two very different books which you may have already read, but i'd be interested in what you have to say about them! Also I'd love to hear daniels thoughts!
There is a very good movie version of the Haunting of Hill House called The Haunting. Liam Nelson, Owen Wilson, Catherine Zeta Jones, and Lili Taylor. BUT I haven’t read the book, but I really enjoyed the movie.
There is a book series I read when I was young, “ink spell” my memory of it is nostalgic. I’m afraid to reread it because I don’t want to ruin those feelings. Do you have any books like that or have you read that series?
Great set of books! I'm glad you loved the Hitchhiker's Guide. Douglas Adams worked out the story in several iterations -- radio plays, TV mini-series, and books. You might like the original BBC mini-series. When it comes to Jurassic Park, I love both the book and movie, but I like the characters in the movie a lot more. The children, Ellie Sattler, and Ian Malcolm are all much better characters in the movie. I also like the treatment of John Hammond in the movie. He's still self-deluded and arrogant, but in a more humanized way.
Merphy I need you to know I've started saying "oh my goodness" because of you😭
The last cuentista - they gather up "the people who matter", I imagine they were in for a rude surprise when they got wherever and they were short on janitors and plumbers etc.