I am looking forward to Cimmerian September. It is going to be a blast! I need to get around to reading the Chronicles of Amber. I love Zelazny's writing.
Thing about planning is that plans give you a direction. You must almost always change the plan, but you have some idea of where to go. In A Glass Darkly is a must read for fans of old school ghost stories.
it was revelatory when I learned about the speeches roman generals gave before battles. 20% inspiration, but 80% of what will happen and what we aim to achieve through what means. As a well informed committed group of soldiers working for a vison to achieve is better than a blabbering fool on the radio who is scared to move the unit
Very much looking forward to Cimmerian September and Varney! (real life ~ this has been the summer from H-E-hockey sticks. But I'm hoping for some good news today) ... Amber ~ Yes!!!
I had (still have) the Galactus introduction in the over sized Treasury edition which was 1.5 ft by 1 ft. For a young kid, this was the Imax of comic books. I poured over that for hours. Hard to stock, hard to store, but great to read.
My reading plans tend to go awry as well. 😅 My goal for the rest of the year (minus October which is reserved for horror) is to go through my TBR backlog and knock off as many as possible.
Ooo, I may try to squeeze in squeeze Fuzzy Papers to join you. I have that same two volume copy. I just recently learned about, and acquired, a third Fuzzy book by William Tuning. Just read Carmilla the end of last year and loved it.
Read the third book in the series by Piper instead of the Turning book. Turning wrote it before the previously lost manuscript for Piper's was rediscovered and the Piper is far superior.
As a superhero fan, I think you’ll really enjoy The Scarlet Pimpernel. You can see the inspiration it provided for what soon followed. Read it for the first time last year and loved it.
The only problem with watching other book tuber channels is that it increases the tbr. So many books and so little time. Best wishes with what you read.
I've been attempting to finish reading Varney the Vampire for a year now. For some reason, the Kindle version I have stops the page count after about 700+ pages and that is about 50% of what is in the Kindle version. I think I'm about 60% of the way through it now. But lord, I feel like a vampire that can't die and will willingly walk out into the sun if I ever finish reading this dreadful.
The main branch of the county library here had a flood.By all accounts, only a few books were damaged,(they claim a miracle within 4 inches of many books suddenly becoming pulp), but they used to moving of the books to make repairs an excuse to purge the shelves of less-checked-out items and we walked out with 34 books and 6 DVDs, Unfortunately, we had to miss many new carts of arrivals throughout the afternoon.
To be fair, one of the reasons Varney is the best known, and most popular of the penny dreadfuls has a lot to do with the fact that it's one of the few penny dreadfuls we still have all of available.
I don't have a definitive list but finally started this week 'LOTR: The Return of the King'. I have other projects would like to continue that I started this year. A Stephen King Dark Tower reread with first none comic (believe got covered in the Marvel series) read of 'Wind Through the Keyhole'. Only got through book 1 before work turned wacky. Don't think will finish it this year because I want to take breaks between each book. I had started 'Shogun' this year too. So those are at forefront of mind. If I can finally catch up on my monthly comic backlog would like to get back on Savage Sword of Conan. I had read the first 60 issues and never got back to it.
Hello, Michael,I agree with you, real life is to be avoided as much as possible. I'm recuperating from prostate surgery,and it definitely is a part of real life to avoid. Any way, I think you will like Mrlville0s Typee which was one of the first novels to deal with western enounters with people of the south seas,it's pronounced TeePee like an Indian dwelling or wigwam- a loy of coloful characters but doesn't take itself too serioyly.
Like this, avoiding real life, but I think that reading is also reality. You have such a nice little fantasy world in this channel. I'm not taking myself seriously the same way, and I find it to be such fun.
I'm a big fan of Lovecraft but some of his stuff is pure dreck! As for his revisions; they were some of the first of his stories I read way back in the early 90s when I went on a Lovecraft jag. I'd recommend setting aside a whole month to tackle them. "The Horror In The Museum" is one of the three volumes of his revisions that I now have that I read back then. They were great fun!
Great video as always, sir! Beat this then, Mr V. I recently finished reading a book that I thought I'd been reading for quite while but when I did the math, realised that I had actually started it 18 years ago! It was The Fall of Troy by Peter Ackroyd. Shame on me!!!
I think that this October I might have to delve further into H.P. Lovecraft. I have a nice volume of works on my shelf that is just begging to be read!
Ah yes real life, definately something that spoils fun, summoning Surtur killed most of my reading the last few weeks .. too hot, too sweaty. I've no huge plans for the rest of the year, wouldn't miss Cimmerian September and then I'll return to Moorcock.
As children we couldn’t wait to be a grown-up…..blech. Work, bills, mortgages, stress! Adults need the distraction from real life and books are a great release from everyday life. One advantage to adulting? Ice cream for breakfast!
If you read between the lines, you will finish your reading plan on time, as there aren't any words there. Or, if you read every last word in your chosen books, you will very quickly finish by that method. On the other hand, if you really want to avoid real life, take up politics. BTW the Scarlet Pimpernel was defeated by a prescription acne medicine.
"real life is a terrible thing that you want to avoid as much as possible", I say amen to that
"Real world is a terrible thing that you want to avoid as much as possible"
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I am looking forward to Cimmerian September. It is going to be a blast!
I need to get around to reading the Chronicles of Amber. I love Zelazny's writing.
Thing about planning is that plans give you a direction. You must almost always change the plan, but you have some idea of where to go.
In A Glass Darkly is a must read for fans of old school ghost stories.
it was revelatory when I learned about the speeches roman generals gave before battles.
20% inspiration, but 80% of what will happen and what we aim to achieve through what means.
As a well informed committed group of soldiers working for a vison to achieve is better than a blabbering fool on the radio who is scared to move the unit
@@szaggasd I imagine it is.
Very much looking forward to Cimmerian September and Varney! (real life ~ this has been the summer from H-E-hockey sticks. But I'm hoping for some good news today) ... Amber ~ Yes!!!
Greetings 🙏 from Raleigh, North Carolina 🙏 😊 I'm just going to read 📚 😀 the ❤️ Comics I bought 😀 from Barnes and Noble back 😀
I had (still have) the Galactus introduction in the over sized Treasury edition which was 1.5 ft by 1 ft. For a young kid, this was the Imax of comic books. I poured over that for hours. Hard to stock, hard to store, but great to read.
Once upon a time I made a video of the 24 SF books to read in 2024. I have read 4 of them so far.
I will be reading Dracula in October for the first time :D
And i really recognize too many reading plans, but not enough time in this year haha.
My reading plans tend to go awry as well. 😅 My goal for the rest of the year (minus October which is reserved for horror) is to go through my TBR backlog and knock off as many as possible.
Ooo, I may try to squeeze in squeeze Fuzzy Papers to join you. I have that same two volume copy. I just recently learned about, and acquired, a third Fuzzy book by William Tuning. Just read Carmilla the end of last year and loved it.
Read the third book in the series by Piper instead of the Turning book. Turning wrote it before the previously lost manuscript for Piper's was rediscovered and the Piper is far superior.
Hello my friend! Hello!
As a superhero fan, I think you’ll really enjoy The Scarlet Pimpernel. You can see the inspiration it provided for what soon followed. Read it for the first time last year and loved it.
That Fuzzy book cover gave me a serious case of the giggles, love it!
The Scarlet Pimpernel? Sink me! I'm ready for Cimmerian September.
The only problem with watching other book tuber channels is that it increases the tbr. So many books and so little time. Best wishes with what you read.
As a fan of vampire stuff, I need to get around to reading Varney at some point. I finally read Carmilla last year and really enjoyed it.
Roger's looking a little pasty. Put him out on the sun deck for some fresh air and rays.
I've been attempting to finish reading Varney the Vampire for a year now. For some reason, the Kindle version I have stops the page count after about 700+ pages and that is about 50% of what is in the Kindle version. I think I'm about 60% of the way through it now. But lord, I feel like a vampire that can't die and will willingly walk out into the sun if I ever finish reading this dreadful.
The main branch of the county library here had a flood.By all accounts, only a few books were damaged,(they claim a miracle within 4 inches of many books suddenly becoming pulp), but they used to moving of the books to make repairs an excuse to purge the shelves of less-checked-out items and we walked out with 34 books and 6 DVDs, Unfortunately, we had to miss many new carts of arrivals throughout the afternoon.
Wow! Glad they were able to save most of the books and glad you made out like a bandit!
To be fair, one of the reasons Varney is the best known, and most popular of the penny dreadfuls has a lot to do with the fact that it's one of the few penny dreadfuls we still have all of available.
That’s a pretty good reason.
I read Typee earlier this year and I thought that it was great. A very anthropological narrative.
Not gonna lie - the tiny, double column text in that Varney collection made me recoil in horror!
It is pretty frightening.
I know! My eyes would bleed!
I don't have a definitive list but finally started this week 'LOTR: The Return of the King'. I have other projects would like to continue that I started this year.
A Stephen King Dark Tower reread with first none comic (believe got covered in the Marvel series) read of 'Wind Through the Keyhole'. Only got through book 1 before work turned wacky. Don't think will finish it this year because I want to take breaks between each book.
I had started 'Shogun' this year too. So those are at forefront of mind.
If I can finally catch up on my monthly comic backlog would like to get back on Savage Sword of Conan. I had read the first 60 issues and never got back to it.
Hello, Michael,I agree with you, real life is to be avoided as much as possible. I'm recuperating from prostate surgery,and it definitely is a part of real life to avoid. Any way, I think you will like Mrlville0s Typee which was one of the first novels to deal with western enounters with people of the south seas,it's pronounced TeePee like an Indian dwelling or wigwam- a loy of coloful characters but doesn't take itself too serioyly.
I hope you feel better soon, Frank!
@@michaelk.vaughan8617 Thanks, Michael. No pain, but weak as a ktten
Real Life gets in the way of EVERYTHING!!! Reed Richards needs to work on a device to fix that.
@@macavitymacavity he really does.
I'm going to read Ken Follett, Tess Gerritsen, Louis LÁmour, Elmer Kelton...
Like this, avoiding real life, but I think that reading is also reality. You have such a nice little fantasy world in this channel. I'm not taking myself seriously the same way, and I find it to be such fun.
I'm a big fan of Lovecraft but some of his stuff is pure dreck! As for his revisions; they were some of the first of his stories I read way back in the early 90s when I went on a Lovecraft jag. I'd recommend setting aside a whole month to tackle them. "The Horror In The Museum" is one of the three volumes of his revisions that I now have that I read back then. They were great fun!
Oh yes! I see "The Horror in the Museum" on your shelf!
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"Little Fuzzy" being P.D. doesn't surprise me---Piper had rotten luck!
Love ya, Mike! 😊
Great video as always, sir! Beat this then, Mr V. I recently finished reading a book that I thought I'd been reading for quite while but when I did the math, realised that I had actually started it 18 years ago! It was The Fall of Troy by Peter Ackroyd. Shame on me!!!
I think that this October I might have to delve further into H.P. Lovecraft. I have a nice volume of works on my shelf that is just begging to be read!
Ah yes real life, definately something that spoils fun, summoning Surtur killed most of my reading the last few weeks .. too hot, too sweaty. I've no huge plans for the rest of the year, wouldn't miss Cimmerian September and then I'll return to Moorcock.
I get the one book a time thing. It gets too jumbled together. Finish one story at a time the way God intended. 😂😂😂
Herman Melville's Typo (DAMN auto-correct!!!)
The hype is real for The Scarlet Pimpernel.
It’s good that October is a 31 day month because Varney is a chunky chappie 😅.
"The Scarlet Puh-Puh-Pumpernickle!"
Wouldn't the bigger edition of Varney be easier to read? I'm hesitating between the two.
@@sylvaindurand1817 yes but it seems less cool somehow.
As children we couldn’t wait to be a grown-up…..blech. Work, bills, mortgages, stress! Adults need the distraction from real life and books are a great release from everyday life. One advantage to adulting? Ice cream for breakfast!
Real life is a snare and a racket, not to discussed in polite society 😂. Right up there with religion and politics.
Stupid Real Life is always spoiling our reading fun!
Will you push that third volume of Sherlock in behind you. Getting on my wick the way it sticks out. .
@@k9nick it’s in a separate slip case so it just looks that way. Sorry about your wick.
@michaelk.vaughan8617 so am I. Funny, it was fine a couple or three weeks ago.
If anyone said that to me I'd pull it out farther and do the same to another book just to annoy them more. 😊 Because it's MY bookcase.
@RobynHoodeofSherwoo yeah and if it was a serious issue, you could lose a click.
Nice use of the word interspersed
If you read between the lines, you will finish your reading plan on time, as there aren't any words there. Or, if you read every last word in your chosen books, you will very quickly finish by that method. On the other hand, if you really want to avoid real life, take up politics. BTW the Scarlet Pimpernel was defeated by a prescription acne medicine.
Spoilers!