March Wrap Up (2024) - Some Great Books... Some NOT!
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- Опубликовано: 24 июл 2024
- March Wrap Up 2024 - What I read this month!
In the Month of March I I hit 6 books and, honestly, it was a mixed bag.
In this video, I'm breaking down what I read in March-what worked for me, what didn't, and everything in between.
If you're looking for book recommendations or just curious about what's been on my reading list, you've come to the right place. No fluff, just straight talk about each book. Let's dive in and maybe you'll find your next read among my March adventures.
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Love the ongoing top 10 idea! That's awesome. Definitely intrigued more by the Three Body Problem series now. Nice video mate. Keep it up 👍
I hope you enjoy The Three Body Problem Danny! Thank you for the feedback on the top 10 list. I think I'll feature it every month. It helps me reflect on all the great books I've read this month too.
I discovered your channel through this video. I've read all of the books you discussed except for "The Dark Forest." I'm starting the "Three-Body Problem" this month. Happy Reading! 😎📚👍
It's a wonderful series, enjoy!
About Deaths End I agree with the ending. Overall it was a 5.5/10 for me. (Spoilers)I think it was the best when diving into the cosmic sociology and the fallout of the “Swordbearer” role being passed to perhaps the wrong person. Thomas Wade I love. The fairytales I love. But when it started getting into the 2D stuff?? It fell off from me. Some people in my comments section have left very interesting AND VERY DIFFERENT interpretations of the ending about how it’s poetic that we originally thought only humanity would end, in fact the universe ends. And the universe ending is good because it allows a new universe to be born. A Chinese viewer said that he disagrees with the translation of “make time for humanity or humanity won’t make time” because it doesn’t t exactly tie into the ending as well as the original where the idea is that “if nothing matters then everything matters”. I’m explaining it badly (the commenter was very eloquent and I’m not). And so the fact that the universe ends anyway, and nothing truly matters that means everything has that equal value of “nothing” so in a sense each human and each civilization matters the same amount. And because of that it’s a positive ending that kind of reassures you(?)
I wouldn’t say I 100% agree with that, but I never thought of it that way before the comments I received so I wanted to pass it on! (I still don’t understand the 2D part but I liked how Luo Ji had his little moment with the Mona Lisa)
2D is like getting stuck inside a painting, imagine the harry potter people in the moving pictures just a thousand times worse because there's no depth. We are just squished to total flatness, we as humans can't visualize it properly, but we can get the general idea, basically - it sucks, I would not want to live in it.
Edit: There's a video by BRIGHT SIDE about the subject, and he displays what it would look like, even though I imagined it a little differently while reading (I'm not a scientist, nor even smart to begin with), in conclusion it would be terrifying.
I'm looking forward to your upcoming video on the differences between Forrest Gump the book and movie 😁
Really enjoyed the format of the running top ten. Some solid choices on there and definitely stuff for the reading list.
Reckon I’ll avoid Forrest Gump and Tender is the Flesh like the plague. Tender is the Flesh sounds intriguing but I’m way more squeamish as I get older. There’s no way in hell I could read Haunted by Chuck Palaniuk these days but it was a doddle when I was a whipper snapper.
Reading The Dark Forest at the moment, about 1/4 of the way through and it’s great.
My March was
-For We Are Many and All These Worlds by Dennis E Taylor (Bobiverse books 2 and 3)
-Strumpet City by James Plunket (novel set in Dublin in the early 20th century. Phenomenally good)
- Equal Rites, Mort, Sourcery, Wyrd Sisters and Pyramids by Terry Prachett (my Discworld marathon)
- The Secret by Lee Child ( Reacher books are a blast)
- A Memory of Light by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson (finished the Wheel of Time thank Christ)
- The Three Body Problem by Cixin Liu (well everyone was talking about it so about time I jumped on board)
Tender Is The Flesh is the most disturbing book I've ever read! Great video per usual.
I too, understanded. Living too much in that Forest Gump world. Haha! Really enjoying the videos. Easily an instant watch for me when you have a new one up. Cheers!
Thanks Cody. That means a lot to me to hear things like that. I appreciate it.
Excellent video I enjoyed Tender Is The Flesh, and yes, it is disturbing. I think the cold, detached, almost clinical approach to the world and characters definitely made me uncomfortable. The writing is superb, this is reality and the way things are. Deal with it! The scene where they do a tasting of the "woman" is firmly imprinted on my brain. I'm Thinking Of Ending Things is on my kindle but I have been put off by the mixed reviews.
Yeah that was a particularly disturbing scene in Tender is the Flesh. I really loved I'm Thinking of Ending Things but I can see how some people wouldn't like it as much. There's a surface level of what's happening and it all feels like dreamlike but it's like you can tell there's more that meets the eye.
Thanks for the comment mate.
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do u think ur reading order of the dark tower was right. Is there anything u would add?
This is a great question. I think I need to release an updated reading order but off of the top of my head... I would put Wind Through the Keyhole at the end. I would also drop The Regulators and Desperation. I don't think they're required reading.
Spoilers for Tender is the Flesh:
The further I get away from it the more I’m convinced it shock for shock value. The world building is really good. The concept of the special meat plants and how women have their arms and legs cut off to act as incubators for more “special meat”. Disturbing and good for world building. That being said I truly don’t think the author says anything other than “veganism good, meat bad”. I think the set up is good the execution is not…
I think I gave it a 5/10