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🥰Thank you! I hope 2025 is off to a great start for you as well.

😂 I'm so glad you were able to find it! I hope to find more indie authors in this genre because I haven't enjoyed most of the newer YA fantasy. Of course, I started looking for classics and saw the Anne McCaffrey Fern series. I want to give it a read. Have you read any of her work?

I'm sure I've never read any Anne McC. Looks like she's got about a million titles from the 60's right up till her passing in 2011, busy lady! Lucky for me E.A.H. has been professionally narrated by Magnus Carlessen and Jane Maree I'm sure they will be great. Problem with independent authors is they usually haven't been professionally recorded, best you can usually hope for is if they have narrated it themselves, which can also be very cool. Or just do like I usually do and wait 95 years until it slips into the public domain then if it's any good some will hopefully read it aloud for LibriVox.😂 These new AI generated readers are getting better and better but I still can't listen to them through a full length novel. It's amazing how much better even a mediocre human narrator is than a computer 🖥️. "I'm sorry Dave, I'm afraid I can't do that"---HAL9000. 2001 is the greatest Sci-fi ever!

@katiekitchens7879 have you checked to make sure the adapter (with 3 prongs) is completely clicked into place?

@katiekitchens7879 no I haven't had any problems with mine and sometimes if a player sounds too low it could be the speed (3 options are present)

Thank you!

Thanks so much Doug🥰 You're so thoughtful and kind. I don't celebrate but hope you are able to spend some time with family and friends if you have time off this week. Take care and see you in 2025!

@OliviasCatastrophe Thank you! I really have had a great reading year. I totally agree and my heart goes out to authors who sold the rights to make film adaptations, and the production doesn't stick to the essence of the novel. I'd be heartbroken.

@nathanielluscombe5277 Yes! It's how I found you actually 😆 Emily was talking about Moon Soul on her Insta and I couldn't resist. Thanks again for writing such a beautiful novel (and the cover is gorgeous!)

@ ahh I love that. Thanks for sharing!

I've sent your channel to a few friends because I'm so excited about you reviewing my books and also mentioning some of my author friends. Your mention of EA Hendryx had me so happy.

@nathanielluscombe5277 thank you so much!

@nathanielluscombe5277 oh my goodness! The honor is mine! Oh that warms my heart🥰 don't let the impostor syndrome infect you, the reality is that you're a talented writer, and we love your work!

" _Never try to teach a pig to sing; it wastes your time, and it annoys the pig_ ." - Robert A. Heinlein, Time Enough for Love I am only 10% into _Time Enough For Love_ so it's too early for comment. I've only read 8 of his, but (no surprise), my favorites, in order, are _The Moon is a Harsh Mistress_ then _Starship Troopers_ then _Stranger in a Strange Land_ but I haven't read the last one since college (quite a while ago). His early stuff / shorter stuff really doesn't have the page length to get into things too deeply, and seem to be pretty standard for the era (especially his juvenile novellas). I've seen it said that we don't have much sci-fi anymore, it's really sci-fantasy... Likewise, the 1950s could be said to be sci-westerns - instead of horses and revolvers, you get ray-guns and robots.

Ha ha ha! Heinlein put a clever twist to Matthew 7:6! Marquita and I were talking about Dune a little bit ago and Heinlein makes me wonder the same thing about Christianity in the far future. Hope you enjoy Time Enough!

@kurtfox4944 I like your style😆 (my pile is 400+🫣) What are you currently reading and genres do you naturally gravitate?

@@leafsonata Thanks for asking. I usually have 2-3 books going at any one time. One is my main read in the living room, one at the bedside table, and one for the vehicle (eg. if I am waiting for a store to open, waiting to pick someone up, if I arrive early to an appointment, etc). My main read is usually more intellectually deeper when I can spend time with it, whereas my bedside read is usually more "fluffy". Vehicle book is something that can easily be picked up and put down (eg. short chapters). I am quite eclectic in my reads and will read most anything, but tend to stay away from gushy romance and war-glorifying military books, and drug/alcohol-glorifying books. I prefer something well written than most any other factor, and usually desire that the book says something other than just a plot narrative. Thus, I often gravitate to literary classics, or modern classics of any genre. If I sliding towards a slump, or need a breather, I will read a mindless popular/recent book (which I usually get out of the library). Current reads are: _Snow_ by Orhan Pamuk (main read), _Aqua Viva_ by Clarice Lispector (vehicle) and _Time Enough For Love_ by Robert Heinlein (bedside sci-fi).

@kurtfox4944 Yes! I need depth and deep perspective to feel satiated when I read as well (and of course like you said with a little fluff as a palate cleanser). That's an excellent idea (3 books on rotation). I just may incorporate that in my routine. I grok Robert Heinlein style of writing! I guess I'll be adding these 3 to my pile 😆 thanks Kurt!

Hi Marquita, ha ha ha! If you groked Stranger in a Strange Land you'll enjoy Time Enough for Love!

@@leafsonata Beware - just because I am reading them doesn't mean I will recommend them. I might DNF the Lispector. I'd have to have a better understanding of what you read in order to recommend _Snow_ as I think it's not for everyone. Pamuk's _My Name Is Red_ was one of my top reads of 2023 though. I'm going to predict that the Heinlein will be in my top 5 for the year.

Ooo, you're in for a treat! Enjoy your trip and reading my friend! I hope you love it as much as I do.

@BonnieNicoleWrites Thank You! I see we have quite a bit in common 😆

@NicholasOfAutrecourt Thanks so much John David 🥰

@@dougirvin2413 I agree. I'm sure they wouldn't it in Christendom.

😂 yes please keep them coming. I really appreciate these 💎. The JCC sounds really neat too! I have been considering picking up Foundation so that sounds really disappointing. I have read a couple of Robert Heinlein's books and really enjoyed them. They are science fiction but are written in the fantasy style 😍 I grabbed Martian not long ago from the Dollar Tree because I've heard so many good things about it. Dune? 🤔 OK, ok I'm going to give it a try. Thank you so much!

Hi Marquita, Rober Heinlein catches a lot of flack nowadays but actually Starship Troopers isn't a bad Sci-fi. And I stand by my 4 out of 5 ranking for his Time Enough for Love, it's Louis L'Amour meets Arthur C. Clarke, very enjoyable read.

Are you serious?!!! You still have the letter- THAT'S SO CRAZY COOL! I hope you framed it! You really make me want to read Contact now. I am thrilled that you liked the movie! Jodie was awesome! Shes so talented. Yes that quote does make you question quite a bit about the rights of children. They definitely need protection but should also we respected- such a thin line. I didn't know that about cosmology. It's so well documented now- wow. Speaking of, I had a membership to The Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, AL last year and visited almost weekly. We have so much in common. I'm going to try and find Cosmos. It sounds like it's right up my alley. Also, I started listening to the Three Body Problem yesterday but I really don't care for the crude language from some of the characters. Do you have any more hard scifi/philosophical scifi recs that aren't as graphic/gory?

Thank you!

Thank you so much! Doug, I really appreciate you🥰 I feel like I have alot of catching up to do. Ooo, I like that quote from Carl Sagan. I have Contact on my shelf too! I haven't read any of his work but I really enjoyed the movie Contact with Jodie Foster. I plan to read it next year. Have you read it? Did you like it?

Hey Doug! I really do love it and thankfully the movie is almost identical to the book but the book is a bit darker because we experience even more of the psychological aspect of the characters. Let me know how you like it. I have to say all the actors were very good in the movie. I'm not sure about Ronald Reagan but I'll definitely look that up. Yes! I recently read The Minority Report and other short stories- I won't say how many times I'd seen it and Total Recall over the years🫣They're some of my favorite movies (well, the edited for TV versions that is😆) I totally agree with defining what's real! My book friends are real and I won't believe any different. Thanks so much for watching and commenting. Btw what's your current read?

​Hi Marquita, I'm just about through with The Color of Water by James McBride. It was a rec from Mara's channel and a good one too. It's billed as a tribute to his white mother, which of course as a mulatto brother I could really relate to. James McBride is older than me but not by a bunch so a lot of his recollections from the 70's are extremely germane. I just finished Lonesome Dove at Alana's recommendation, another hit 5 out of 5 stars. It's a wonderful Western and I'm really not even into Westerns. But it works even better as a character study of a few different personality types,(didn't you say you are a psychologist?) some of which hit almost a little too close to home. So think of Louis L'Amour meets Moby Dick. Then I talked to my sister on Thanksgiving (she's a librarian) and she told me to read Doc by Mary Doria Russell. It's a very well written retelling of the Wyatt Erp & Doc Holliday mythology which I did enjoy and will give a 4 out of 5 stars to, but It's mostly about Doc Holliday as the title implies and I have the same issue with him as I have with those rotten Beats. Namely Luke 12:48. Burroughs, Ginsberg, Kerouac all had degrees from top tear universities but the only thing they could think of to do with their incredible privilege was take drugs and road trips and chase girls and worst yet boys. And in many ways John Henry (Doc) Holliday was the same way. He came from a family of Southern aristocrats and was both skilled (he learned modern(ish) dentistry), educated(loved the classics and read them in Latin and Greek), talented (he played the piano, not just my boogie woogie in C or G but real piano like Beethoven and stuff!) and he was obviously smart(any good gambler is a sharp cookie). But what did he do with his talents? He gambled, played with guns and chased the ladies, at least he stuck to ladies I'll give him that. LOL! On the whole I just have never found him to be a sympathetic character. Tomorrow the weiner dogs and I are going to watch Jodie Foster make John Hinkley Jr fall madly (and that's the judge's opinion) in love with her in your The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane, should be good! What about you, got any good titles going?

I really was fangirling wasn't I couldn't help myself. I would've been completely obsessed with this book in my younger girls. The message meant so much to me😂 Thank you, I love Gingerbread flavored everything and the season is just too short. Thank you so much for watching. I really hope you like The Davenports as much as I did- it was an excellent book, great storytelling. There I go again😂

Thank you! Yes! Ive heard that about Sherlock and it's amazing that Sir AC Doyle was able to do so. He was so talented. I have yet to read The Wind in the Willows- it must be very good if you've mentioned it. I don't own it. Do you think I'd enjoy it on audiobooks? Sometimes I struggle with the classics on audio- contemporary and thriller I enjoy most on audio. I'm making a note to pay attention to chp 7 (thanks for the tip). Now, I know that ratings and tastes are subjective. So, I hope everyone takes my review with a grain of salt, but I loved this book so much.

Hi​@@leafsonata, Grahame's Willows is a classic and now in the public domain so lots of people have done audio productions some are very good like the Richard Briers narration on YT, some are heavily produced like the one on Audible with an entire cast of professional actors reading the various characters. If you are ever lucky enough to come across the hard cover edition illustrated by Michael Hague the art work in it is wonderful!

@OliviasCatastrophe Olivia! Thank you so much for commenting. I really enjoy your reviews. Yes, this was a nice cozy read and very short. I think you'll enjoy it as a pallette cleanser.