In all seriousness the librarians will work with you, I've had books ridiculously overdue (many years) and they've never charged me more than price of the book. Many libraries / library systems have amnesty days or months they announce.
It's important to be able to sense and empathise with the inferiority of those who are less well-read than yourself. Let's face it, it's unlikely those people could even understand the widely loved classic that you're currently enjoying.
Same, and even though I have read only a few books this year, I can lord it over those who have read fewer or no books this year while also feeling superior to those who have read more books of inferior character.
It’s crazy to me that a book channel turned into such a big comedy skit channel but yet you still do Book reviews and videos, makes me happy knowing that some people always stick with what they started with even if it’s less popular then their other stuff.
I genuinely didn't knew that this was a book channel until this comment (just checked the videos sorted by oldest). I only follow the channel since a few month and thought the book reviews where a kind of side project :O Blew my mind
Hey Jake. I’m a long time fan and I don’t comment on your videos very often but I wanted to let you know I genuinely got back into reading fiction and read Blood Meridian just because of your videos
Thank you for dropping more of these. I love your longer form content a lot. You have a great way of describing the feeling a book gives. (The shorter videos are hilarious too)
I have a goal to read 52 books this year. It’s been a total blast honestly. I’ve read some Cormac McCarthy, To Kill A Mockingbird, I’m thinking of Ending Things, The Exorcist, a Jim Jones Biography, and a whole bunch of amazing stuff. Reading is great.
I used to do that and it’s a good way to kick start the habit. But I’ve since found that it’s far better to really slow down with books. To really visualise everything, comprehend everything, to spend enough time throughout contemplating and considering. If a book takes place in a specific time and/or place, and is tied to certain events, I like to stop, do some research etc. I also think that good books only really come into their own on a second reading minimum. It’s incredible how much you realise that you’ve misread or missed the significance of first time round. And not reading crap, ie, anything from RUclipsrs or TikTok, or mostly anything printed in the last 30 years. And never read tired, in bed or before sleeping. Waste of time. Good reading! I hope you find some life-perspective-changing books on your journey!
I am watching this video to ensure it performs well. I understand that a large number of your subscribers are here for the funny skits, but I want to support your other content the best I can.
I plan to read most of the crime books he recommends, that way I don't want to have to scrounge Reddit (or worse Google) for hidden gems; as a man carrying thing, he can do the heavy lifting for me.
I went back to your older videos and really enjoyed your book recommendations. glad to see they are not going away with the shift from recs/reviews to skit comedy (despite it being what has drawn me to the channel at first)
I sure am glad this is yet another famed skit from Man Carrying thing and not a long form video (perhaps 15 minutes in length) about books. Edit: It was about books. You bastard.
I got back into Fantasy novels more specifically Discworld and am currently reading Mort. You're video on it was actually the nudge I needed to get into it. Thank you, Man Carrying Book!
please never stop the book content, even though it’s exponentially less popular than your skits i always get excited when i see you drop another video where you talk about books like this
Oh man, the nostalgia of hearing someone talk about Ed McBain. My grandfather would buy those 87th Precinct paperbacks back in the day, storing them at our summer home; there's a whole shelf of basically just Ed McBain out there that I went through over the course of a few summers in my early teens.
Finished book 2 of Mistborn today. Masterful setups and payoffs, just like book 1. A dozen questions whirling around in my head, leaving a pit in my stomach knowing that they'll come up again at unexpected times with dramatic and unpredictable consequences. There's a tendency in the books, so far at least, to repeat descriptions of the same objects, locations, and events a bit too many times, but in a way it adds to the anticipation of discovering which of those dozen questions Sanderson will play with next.
Ayy new booktube video!! Great to see another one again! Also, small anecdote about me, I did finish Dune and 1984, finished Dune Messiah and Children of Dune along with the first trilogy of Foundation books, thanks for inspiring me to go on a new literaey journey, helped me a ton, both irl and with friends, thank you ❤
Thanks for the reminder to read books. There's a book for everyone to love if they just have the patience to find it, and nothing feels more enriching than some deep reading. Reading calms me so much, and I'm always much more inspired if I'm constantly engaging with books. All the concepts and thoughts constantly interweaving. As much as I love listening to people talk, nothing sticks with me more than the stuff I read in a physical book. It's the tactile sensation and the smell of paper and the mental theater scraped to life by the needle of my eye's focus passing over the ridges of typography, like a phonograph. I just got back into reading after a long time of not much. A few years ago, I read Finnegans Wake, and it broke my brain and I l've only read a few things since then. Maybe one book a year. In the past couple of weeks, I've been really excited to read again. I recently read Blood Meridian and Hume's Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding. Currently, I'm almost finished with The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter. I've loved it so far, and Blood Meridian is easily one of the most mystical and singular books that exists as a novel.
What I like about Faulkner is that he's great at both prose styling AND narrative structure. A lot of authors write great prose yet deprioritize narrative and vice versa, whereas Faulkner manages not only good prose but experimental prose combined with gripping and tense narrative.
What are we all reading right now, gang? I started Virginia Woolf's *Orlando* this morning and I plan to also start David Sedaris's essay collection *When You Are Engulfed in Flames* this evening.
I realized recently that I hadn't read a book for fun in nearly 7 years. It was a startling moment, but your video on Dune kickstarted my journey back into reading and I just wanted to say thanks for the push. Just finished God Emperor and taking a little break to read the Assassins Apprentice series. Yay for reading!
You got me back into reading for pleasure, and I've finished three books in the past two weeks, two Poirot mysteries and "Checkout 19" by Claire-Louise Bennett. Thanks for making these videos, they convey very well that you're just discussing the titles that appeal to you, and it comes off as a genuine enjoyment.
When Jake occasionally drops a serious video dedicated to books, I am reminded why this is the best channel on RUclips (well, second best after the disheveled goblin)
I've been reading ASOIAF and the Horus Heresy books (I know it's not exactly high art but they are pretty enjoyable). That being said, I need to get back to the classics. The last one I read that could qualify is The Sun Also Rises, and that's probably the best book I've ever read. I've heard good things about Faulkner, I'll have to check him out next.
Thank you so much for recommending Mcmurtry's Houston series. I just finished Moving On and you can't imagine how much I loved it! I'm looking forward to reading the rest.
Not commanding it or anything, but I'd really love a video where you explain how you find the books you read. I feel like the books listicles I find or recommendations I get are extremely recent (within the last five years) or classics that I already know. I feel like there is a big gap of books that I'd like to read but have no idea how to find these gems in the past.
a bunch of different ways. i go down rabbit holes - constantly browsing. Usually I find my favorite author's favorite authors. Stephen King loves Westlake, who was friends with Block, who loved Hammett, etc.
Glad I'm home alone, as I rather loudly yelled out "yes" as you revealed you read The Glass Key. While I haven't quite connected with a lot of noir books, I love the genre and Hammett is by far my fave.
Last year I only read 3 books. This year I’ve already read 9 books so far. I’m very proud of how much I’ve improved and I aim to read 20 books this year
Since your last book related video, I've done everything in my power to obtain Lonesome Dove as I want to dive into McMurty, just as I gave up, I found it, mere two days ago and I am beyond excited to dive into it!
I’m currently ready “The Count of Monte Cristo” as my first big read and I can’t put it down. I found a new love and am excited for this book reading journey trying to stay away from social media, doom scrolling, and mundane things that have no substance.
Had a few months of lull in reading thanks to a book I powered through, but your description of All my friends are going to be strangers seemed perfect for me, picked it up and now im addicted to the series.
I bought the new hardcover of Dune with the blue edging on the pages. I gotta tell you, it's a great looking book, I just love looking at it on my desk next to my keyboard. Can wait to read it someday.
I will be honest, I didn’t know you did book reviews and I was waiting for a punchily for the first 3 minutes. I then realised this was a legitimate book review which is cool :)
These are my favorite of your videos. Thanks to you Ive read so many great books that I wouldn’t have even heard of. I’m currently reading the Dark Tower Series (on book 4) and will start Blood Meridian when I’m done. If you want a good crime novel you should read Mr. Mercedes by Stephen King, I loved it. Thanks for making these videos
I've always enjoyed your videos on author/book spotlights; you convinced me to get the copy of Absalom that now sits in the slush pile on my dining table Having recently started Cities of the Red Night, I'd be interested to see you do a video on William S. Burroughs. Mostly just to see someone describe his writing while skirting demonetization
I picked up reading again about a year ago after an 18 year break, and I’m so into it that I finished 39 books in a year. I was also a voracious reader in high school, but my comprehension must have been low, because I don’t remember hardly any of it. Sometimes I mosey through the shelves at the library to see books and remember that I had read them, but have no clue what they were about.
I'm currently reading The Mirror and the Light, the third Wolf Hall book after caning through the first two. I actually forced myself to wait 6 months before starting this one, just to savour it. The prose, the plotting, and the ways the characterisation is communicatee are all utterly compelling, while holding incredible beauty. In the gap between, I read the 3 Body trilogy which is really great, dark sci-fi all about big ideas.
I've been reading "As I Lay Dying" and struggling to get into it. Maybe Faulkner isn't who I should have picked up while in one of the worst reading slumps I've ever gone through. I'm taking Faulkner's appearance here as a sign I should keep going with it.
As I lay dying is one of his shortest but most difficult books (i had to read it in high schoool and HATED it). The book that got me into Faulkner is Light in August. More conventional novel, but you get Faulkner's voice: florid language, bigger-than-life characters, comedy, tragedy. Really recommend starting there.
@@ManCarryingThing difficulty and unconventionality would normal not bother me too much--my favorite book of all time is Zone One by Colson Whitehead (big recommend if you haven't read it of course). I could feel myself getting pulled into As I Lay Dying a few times, and I can see myself appreciating what he seems to be doing with perspective the same way that I appreciate what Whitehead does with time in Zone One. Just gotta get through this slump man.
New Man Carrying Thing book videos are the most exciting part of the year by far ("what's that... my sister's wedding? Oh yeah that's cool too or whatever I guess")
Light in August fantastic book. One thing I like about Faulkner, every book of his I’ve read he puts an autistic guy somewhere in the story. And this was back in the 1920’s-30’s, I don’t even know if they knew what that was yet
If you like Hammett you should read Dain’s Curse. There is something compelling about the mystery being connected to something that is supposedly passed down through this family. Continental Op proves to be a great character compared Sam Spade (in my opinion). Maybe not as complex as Maltese Falcon, but definitely worth it.
all my friends are going to be strangers looks so good. those yellow pages. that big red name in the western font. just peak graphic design also sounds cool i should read it
Yes we love it when you post book content!! I actually own a hardcopy of The Glass Key in one of those collected "novels of Dashiell Hammett" things. I'll have to give it a read.
I jus tlove these videos about your readings, man. I've discovered Raymond through one of your videos. Currently I'm reading the Count of Monte Cristo, I've never read it before. Also, I read the Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett. I've been wanting to read the Discrowld for quite some time.
Glad you liked The Glass Key! I really agree about the lack of interiority, in fact it's one of my favourite things about it. i feel like the main mystery in Hammet's work is the main character - his plans, motivation, ideals, rules. I'm reading The Thin Man at the moment and I feel this sort of mystery is what's missing for me, but I guess it's a different approach for Hammet. Glass Key's lead is a lot more interesting than the Continental Op, so its an overall upgrade over Red Harvest :)
Hi Man. I just wanted to express my appreciation of you for making book videos based on what you want to read. Over time I’ve unsubbed from most of my other book channels because everyone is so caught up in the the eternal algorithm grind and I’m so sick of “I read the worst book in the world because it’s trending on tik tok and I’m desperate for clicks!” videos, especially when 90% of the channels made the exact same video. To the viewers out there: There are other good book channels! If you like this channel, you will probably dig Criminolly, Media Death Cult, and Bookpilled. What other recommendations do you have?
criminolly is fantastic. and i appreciate the message - but I dont cast shade on any booktuber out there for chasing trends. My channel is mostly comedy, which pretty much subsidizes my book videos. Booktube is a rough world - this is my way to find the balance
A long form Man Carrying Thing book review?! We're eating good tonight! Seriously though, these are some of your best videos, I hope you keep doing them!
I actually started reading Three Body Problem because of one of the channel recommendations during your Dune content. Feels great getting back into reading.
Thanks for making another one of these! I started reading the Richard Stark's Parker series this year thanks to your recommendation a while back and I've been reading those back to back with Donald Westlake's other Dortmunder series--I'm a little obsessed with Westlake's writing style now.
Uh good Man Carrying Book, I forgot to return a book to my library 8 years ago and now I'm scared of the 3 million dollar fine I'll have to pay
just keep stealing books, dont let them catch you
@@ManCarryingThingbest advice I've ever heard.
@@ManCarryingThing Man Teaching Crime's
Just sneak it into the stack, it's fine, ever since the 1976 library thieves general amnesty act signed by President Ford
In all seriousness the librarians will work with you, I've had books ridiculously overdue (many years) and they've never charged me more than price of the book. Many libraries / library systems have amnesty days or months they announce.
I’ve started reading again recently after years of reading nothing, and I can safely say I now feel superior to everyone around me.
based
I don’t feel superior because of all the empathy I gained while reading books. That’s how I know for sure I am superior.
@@joost0133 Post ironic superiority complex. Relatable.
It's important to be able to sense and empathise with the inferiority of those who are less well-read than yourself. Let's face it, it's unlikely those people could even understand the widely loved classic that you're currently enjoying.
Same, and even though I have read only a few books this year, I can lord it over those who have read fewer or no books this year while also feeling superior to those who have read more books of inferior character.
It’s crazy to me that a book channel turned into such a big comedy skit channel but yet you still do Book reviews and videos, makes me happy knowing that some people always stick with what they started with even if it’s less popular then their other stuff.
It's the kind of thing other channels might stop doing, but not Man. Man carries on with that thing.
@@KillahMate that's deep, man
I genuinely didn't knew that this was a book channel until this comment (just checked the videos sorted by oldest).
I only follow the channel since a few month and thought the book reviews where a kind of side project :O
Blew my mind
I'm glad his hour long vid on butcher's crossing did really well
the ‘plankton farts’ videos seem like a cry for help
Don't tell me what to do.
Don't tell me not to tell you what to do.
Dammit, I was going to write that, verbatim!
I don't care.
@@potatinator9831 Don't tell me not to tell you to not tell me what to do
Gottem, Daniel Felix!
Maybe the true thing he is carrying are the friends we made along the way
Or the viruses
❤️❤️❤️
Can someone explain this phenomena of many different people independently posting this same phrase in response to this guy’s videos?
@@DroolRockworm The channel is called "Man Carrying Thing" and its just become a daft trend in the comments to speculate what the thing is, thats all.
I waited two minutes for a punchline before I realized you're really carrying book this time
This is where all the missing seconds went into
I was literally just about to read a book but then Man Carrything Ing released a 15 minute video so
you had no choice
Hey Jake. I’m a long time fan and I don’t comment on your videos very often but I wanted to let you know I genuinely got back into reading fiction and read Blood Meridian just because of your videos
thats amazing
@@ManCarryingThing thank you. You know I’m being serious because I called you “Jake” instead of “Man”
@@ManCarryingThingyour name is Jake, what? Are you from State Farm or something?
Wait, his name is Jack? Not Man? 😨
I feel uncomfortable knowing Man's name.
I really love when you do those kind of videos once in a while.
Thank you for dropping more of these. I love your longer form content a lot. You have a great way of describing the feeling a book gives. (The shorter videos are hilarious too)
Guys today he carried books while being sick and unwell. What a legend
I have a goal to read 52 books this year. It’s been a total blast honestly. I’ve read some Cormac McCarthy, To Kill A Mockingbird, I’m thinking of Ending Things, The Exorcist, a Jim Jones Biography, and a whole bunch of amazing stuff. Reading is great.
Don't end things. Keep reading
I used to do that and it’s a good way to kick start the habit. But I’ve since found that it’s far better to really slow down with books. To really visualise everything, comprehend everything, to spend enough time throughout contemplating and considering. If a book takes place in a specific time and/or place, and is tied to certain events, I like to stop, do some research etc. I also think that good books only really come into their own on a second reading minimum. It’s incredible how much you realise that you’ve misread or missed the significance of first time round.
And not reading crap, ie, anything from RUclipsrs or TikTok, or mostly anything printed in the last 30 years.
And never read tired, in bed or before sleeping. Waste of time.
Good reading! I hope you find some life-perspective-changing books on your journey!
If your looking for high fantasy i can’t recommend the witcher series enough, incredibly thrilling and well written
@@SwordStone55The Earthsea Quartet is the best I’ve found in terms of fantasy, outside of Tolkien of course.
@@happymaskedguy1943 thanks for the recommendation, i’ll have yo check it out
I am watching this video to ensure it performs well. I understand that a large number of your subscribers are here for the funny skits, but I want to support your other content the best I can.
I plan to read most of the crime books he recommends, that way I don't want to have to scrounge Reddit (or worse Google) for hidden gems; as a man carrying thing, he can do the heavy lifting for me.
It caught me off guard but I’m happy nonetheless
I just picked up a pile of scrappy old copies of Faulkner’s greatest hits from a sidewalk bookseller - this video’s timing is impeccable
I went back to your older videos and really enjoyed your book recommendations. glad to see they are not going away with the shift from recs/reviews to skit comedy (despite it being what has drawn me to the channel at first)
I sure am glad this is yet another famed skit from Man Carrying thing and not a long form video (perhaps 15 minutes in length) about books.
Edit: It was about books. You bastard.
I got back into Fantasy novels more specifically Discworld and am currently reading Mort. You're video on it was actually the nudge I needed to get into it. Thank you, Man Carrying Book!
Man definitely carried things in this video. I feel enlightened, quality content.
Ooh a book video. This is a treat. Hope you feel better soon.
please never stop the book content, even though it’s exponentially less popular than your skits i always get excited when i see you drop another video where you talk about books like this
Oh man, the nostalgia of hearing someone talk about Ed McBain.
My grandfather would buy those 87th Precinct paperbacks back in the day, storing them at our summer home; there's a whole shelf of basically just Ed McBain out there that I went through over the course of a few summers in my early teens.
Finished book 2 of Mistborn today. Masterful setups and payoffs, just like book 1. A dozen questions whirling around in my head, leaving a pit in my stomach knowing that they'll come up again at unexpected times with dramatic and unpredictable consequences. There's a tendency in the books, so far at least, to repeat descriptions of the same objects, locations, and events a bit too many times, but in a way it adds to the anticipation of discovering which of those dozen questions Sanderson will play with next.
man carrying book(singular he is unwell and cant carry all of them)
Man finally carrying books again we've come full circle the timeline is healing.
15 minutes? Wow I thought man carrying book respected our time
I guess we’re watching his evil dopple ganger
Man Carrying AttentionSpanDeficit Viewers
Is this a joke? Asking honestly
@@reallyrealraven its a reference to another skit MCT did, I don’t think they’re actually mad lol
@@reallyrealraven what’s a joke
Your vocabulary, subject matter knowledge, and way of presenting your ideas make your videos very enjoyable to listen to.
Ayy new booktube video!! Great to see another one again! Also, small anecdote about me, I did finish Dune and 1984, finished Dune Messiah and Children of Dune along with the first trilogy of Foundation books, thanks for inspiring me to go on a new literaey journey, helped me a ton, both irl and with friends, thank you ❤
that's so cool, thanks!
please more book videos! ! theyre honestly the main reason I'm subscribed
i like a good mix of comedy and serious, down-to-earth stuff like this. very enjoyable. hope you feel better soon!
Thanks for the reminder to read books. There's a book for everyone to love if they just have the patience to find it, and nothing feels more enriching than some deep reading. Reading calms me so much, and I'm always much more inspired if I'm constantly engaging with books. All the concepts and thoughts constantly interweaving. As much as I love listening to people talk, nothing sticks with me more than the stuff I read in a physical book. It's the tactile sensation and the smell of paper and the mental theater scraped to life by the needle of my eye's focus passing over the ridges of typography, like a phonograph.
I just got back into reading after a long time of not much. A few years ago, I read Finnegans Wake, and it broke my brain and I l've only read a few things since then. Maybe one book a year. In the past couple of weeks, I've been really excited to read again. I recently read Blood Meridian and Hume's Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding. Currently, I'm almost finished with The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter. I've loved it so far, and Blood Meridian is easily one of the most mystical and singular books that exists as a novel.
the contrast between these videos and the recent unhinged one is mad
What I like about Faulkner is that he's great at both prose styling AND narrative structure. A lot of authors write great prose yet deprioritize narrative and vice versa, whereas Faulkner manages not only good prose but experimental prose combined with gripping and tense narrative.
so true - many of his books would just be great genre books if all the style was stripped away
What are we all reading right now, gang? I started Virginia Woolf's *Orlando* this morning and I plan to also start David Sedaris's essay collection *When You Are Engulfed in Flames* this evening.
I realized recently that I hadn't read a book for fun in nearly 7 years. It was a startling moment, but your video on Dune kickstarted my journey back into reading and I just wanted to say thanks for the push. Just finished God Emperor and taking a little break to read the Assassins Apprentice series. Yay for reading!
You got me back into reading for pleasure, and I've finished three books in the past two weeks, two Poirot mysteries and "Checkout 19" by Claire-Louise Bennett. Thanks for making these videos, they convey very well that you're just discussing the titles that appeal to you, and it comes off as a genuine enjoyment.
Sold me on Terms of Endearment.
When Jake occasionally drops a serious video dedicated to books, I am reminded why this is the best channel on RUclips (well, second best after the disheveled goblin)
I've been reading ASOIAF and the Horus Heresy books (I know it's not exactly high art but they are pretty enjoyable). That being said, I need to get back to the classics. The last one I read that could qualify is The Sun Also Rises, and that's probably the best book I've ever read. I've heard good things about Faulkner, I'll have to check him out next.
Thank you so much for recommending Mcmurtry's Houston series. I just finished Moving On and you can't imagine how much I loved it! I'm looking forward to reading the rest.
Not commanding it or anything, but I'd really love a video where you explain how you find the books you read. I feel like the books listicles I find or recommendations I get are extremely recent (within the last five years) or classics that I already know. I feel like there is a big gap of books that I'd like to read but have no idea how to find these gems in the past.
a bunch of different ways. i go down rabbit holes - constantly browsing. Usually I find my favorite author's favorite authors. Stephen King loves Westlake, who was friends with Block, who loved Hammett, etc.
@@ManCarryingThing That’s a good idea - thank you!
Glad I'm home alone, as I rather loudly yelled out "yes" as you revealed you read The Glass Key. While I haven't quite connected with a lot of noir books, I love the genre and Hammett is by far my fave.
Read Blackwater by Michael Mcdowell. I think you would love it, epic Southern Gothic family saga with some unexpected twists.
Last year I only read 3 books. This year I’ve already read 9 books so far. I’m very proud of how much I’ve improved and I aim to read 20 books this year
He remembers... it was a book channel.
Man carrying the books, very nice video of books. I enjoy your videos of books very much.
Since your last book related video, I've done everything in my power to obtain Lonesome Dove as I want to dive into McMurty, just as I gave up, I found it, mere two days ago and I am beyond excited to dive into it!
I’m currently ready “The Count of Monte Cristo” as my first big read and I can’t put it down. I found a new love and am excited for this book reading journey trying to stay away from social media, doom scrolling, and mundane things that have no substance.
Had a few months of lull in reading thanks to a book I powered through, but your description of All my friends are going to be strangers seemed perfect for me, picked it up and now im addicted to the series.
thats awesome
Thank you. I found your channel through your love of “Moby Dick” and I hope you don’t stop these longer videos on literature.
Man not unaliving book.
I bought the new hardcover of Dune with the blue edging on the pages. I gotta tell you, it's a great looking book, I just love looking at it on my desk next to my keyboard. Can wait to read it someday.
Have just started reading again and am going through all of Stephen King’s books. Going through IT right now. He is such a fabulous author
This man is single-handedly saving me from terminally online brainrot
I will be honest, I didn’t know you did book reviews and I was waiting for a punchily for the first 3 minutes. I then realised this was a legitimate book review which is cool :)
These are my favorite of your videos. Thanks to you Ive read so many great books that I wouldn’t have even heard of. I’m currently reading the Dark Tower Series (on book 4) and will start Blood Meridian when I’m done. If you want a good crime novel you should read Mr. Mercedes by Stephen King, I loved it. Thanks for making these videos
As much as I love the short-form memes, these booklist videos are my favorite. Love McBain, he's so bingeable!
I've always enjoyed your videos on author/book spotlights; you convinced me to get the copy of Absalom that now sits in the slush pile on my dining table
Having recently started Cities of the Red Night, I'd be interested to see you do a video on William S. Burroughs. Mostly just to see someone describe his writing while skirting demonetization
Started reading again recently and so cool to see man carrying books!
I hope you'll get well soon!
thanks!
I picked up reading again about a year ago after an 18 year break, and I’m so into it that I finished 39 books in a year. I was also a voracious reader in high school, but my comprehension must have been low, because I don’t remember hardly any of it. Sometimes I mosey through the shelves at the library to see books and remember that I had read them, but have no clue what they were about.
Finally, I've been waiting for months for another book video
Um sorry, I don’t know how to read because my entire life has been spent watching a man carry thing
This video reminded me that I finished Butcher's Crossing and am now allowed to go back and watch your video on it. Thanks!
hey this was a genuine surprise! ive gotten so used to the short jokes that a book review caught me off guard xD
great video!
I'm currently reading The Mirror and the Light, the third Wolf Hall book after caning through the first two. I actually forced myself to wait 6 months before starting this one, just to savour it. The prose, the plotting, and the ways the characterisation is communicatee are all utterly compelling, while holding incredible beauty. In the gap between, I read the 3 Body trilogy which is really great, dark sci-fi all about big ideas.
Mr. Thing, even though I don't end up reading most of the books you talk about, I always look forward to seeing your yearly book roundup.
release a video teaching me how to read I forgot
its like watching tik tok but less fun
I've been reading "As I Lay Dying" and struggling to get into it. Maybe Faulkner isn't who I should have picked up while in one of the worst reading slumps I've ever gone through. I'm taking Faulkner's appearance here as a sign I should keep going with it.
As I lay dying is one of his shortest but most difficult books (i had to read it in high schoool and HATED it). The book that got me into Faulkner is Light in August. More conventional novel, but you get Faulkner's voice: florid language, bigger-than-life characters, comedy, tragedy. Really recommend starting there.
@@ManCarryingThing difficulty and unconventionality would normal not bother me too much--my favorite book of all time is Zone One by Colson Whitehead (big recommend if you haven't read it of course). I could feel myself getting pulled into As I Lay Dying a few times, and I can see myself appreciating what he seems to be doing with perspective the same way that I appreciate what Whitehead does with time in Zone One. Just gotta get through this slump man.
New Man Carrying Thing book videos are the most exciting part of the year by far ("what's that... my sister's wedding? Oh yeah that's cool too or whatever I guess")
Finally, a long awaited book review. This is what we've been waiting for
Light in August fantastic book. One thing I like about Faulkner, every book of his I’ve read he puts an autistic guy somewhere in the story. And this was back in the 1920’s-30’s, I don’t even know if they knew what that was yet
If you like Hammett you should read Dain’s Curse. There is something compelling about the mystery being connected to something that is supposedly passed down through this family. Continental Op proves to be a great character compared Sam Spade (in my opinion). Maybe not as complex as Maltese Falcon, but definitely worth it.
all my friends are going to be strangers looks so good. those yellow pages. that big red name in the western font. just peak graphic design
also sounds cool i should read it
I'm still traumatized from high school, man carrying book
He may be sick but he can still carry Faulkner book
I can't believe Robert B Parker died 15 years ago. We have been alive at the same time for half of my life
I'm listening to this and Erik Satie's Gymnopédie performed by Romi Kopelman and you morphed from funny meme man to Genuine Intellectual.
Just finished Soft Touch. That was fucking hilarious! Really slick writing and well-paced. Fun ride.
Yes we love it when you post book content!! I actually own a hardcopy of The Glass Key in one of those collected "novels of Dashiell Hammett" things. I'll have to give it a read.
We need more book videos. They are always bangers.
I jus tlove these videos about your readings, man. I've discovered Raymond through one of your videos. Currently I'm reading the Count of Monte Cristo, I've never read it before. Also, I read the Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett. I've been wanting to read the Discrowld for quite some time.
Glad you liked The Glass Key! I really agree about the lack of interiority, in fact it's one of my favourite things about it. i feel like the main mystery in Hammet's work is the main character - his plans, motivation, ideals, rules. I'm reading The Thin Man at the moment and I feel this sort of mystery is what's missing for me, but I guess it's a different approach for Hammet.
Glass Key's lead is a lot more interesting than the Continental Op, so its an overall upgrade over Red Harvest :)
Please make more of these.
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I reread East of Eden, so good
I am happy that you did not loose your love for reading
Hi Man. I just wanted to express my appreciation of you for making book videos based on what you want to read. Over time I’ve unsubbed from most of my other book channels because everyone is so caught up in the the eternal algorithm grind and I’m so sick of “I read the worst book in the world because it’s trending on tik tok and I’m desperate for clicks!” videos, especially when 90% of the channels made the exact same video.
To the viewers out there: There are other good book channels! If you like this channel, you will probably dig Criminolly, Media Death Cult, and Bookpilled. What other recommendations do you have?
criminolly is fantastic. and i appreciate the message - but I dont cast shade on any booktuber out there for chasing trends. My channel is mostly comedy, which pretty much subsidizes my book videos. Booktube is a rough world - this is my way to find the balance
These are always my favorite videos of yours
I would like to recommend When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill
The prose is rhythmic (is all I can say without overselling it)
Omg he looped back to his old content
The favorite novel is “Sotnikov” by Vasil Bykov. If I had to swear I wouldn’t do it on the Bible, I would do it on Sotnikov
Man Reading Thing uploaded. Can’t wait to enjoy this pinnacle of cinematography and art. Genius.
Man, thank to you i discovered Lawrence Block and Donald E. Westlake, love the Matt Scudder and Parker series. 8 Millions Ways to Die is so good.
I recently read Stephen King Cell, very good read. It's about when people use cell phones they go absolutely insane. Also very funny. Recommend it.
A long form Man Carrying Thing book review?! We're eating good tonight!
Seriously though, these are some of your best videos, I hope you keep doing them!
I actually started reading Three Body Problem because of one of the channel recommendations during your Dune content. Feels great getting back into reading.
Thanks for making another one of these! I started reading the Richard Stark's Parker series this year thanks to your recommendation a while back and I've been reading those back to back with Donald Westlake's other Dortmunder series--I'm a little obsessed with Westlake's writing style now.
Thank you now I'm going to find and watch the Terms of Endearment film!
UPDATE: It was a good film.
I just finished McMurtry's In a Narrow Grave and I didn't know what other ones to start with. Thank you! I know for sure my library has those