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Always great to hear you talk about the books you've enjoyed :)

😂 of course you use the picture of me with one of my DNF books…Have Brides Will Travel…lol 😊 too funny.

I disagree. You CAN dance to AC/DC. I will not demonstrate as I am too old now but…it CAN be done.

This sounds like a fun writing exercise. I find myself trying to guess which stories or parables the author may have chosen. There are some Biblical stories that are so bound to the Near Eastern context that I can't imagine transplating them without either altering them considerably or rendering them almost nonsensical. But there are always aspects of the human experience that are fairly universal. Maybe I should just check out the book and find out. 😉

Whoops, I'd asked about true crime on another video before seeing this. Sorry about that. 😊

You know, I read a lot of nonfiction, and I'm aware of all of these, but I haven't read a single one. They all sound interesting, so I'm sure I'll get to at least some of them eventually. The material about avian intelligence would probably sit highest in my current interests. You mentioned having read more true crime. True crime is probably my only truly "guilty pleasure" reading. 😊 It can be fascinating, but there's definitely a lot of low quality exploitative trash published under the banner.. I'd be curious to know about some of the true crime books you would recommend. I'm not even opposed to recommendations that aren't necessarily commercial "true crime," but rather get into abnormal psychology and criminology in a more serious or even academic way.

Enjoyed the commentary. I used to be more of a fantasy reader, but not to a level of being "well read" in the genre. These days I still enjoy many novels that have fantastical elements, but I'm much more hesitant about material that is self consciously composed to be marketed as capital "F" Fantasy, especially if it's part of a never ending series of shelf bending doorstoppers. Quite frankly, my attitude about the genre probably jives pretty closely with your initial assumptions, with the caveat that there are indeed isolated gems well worth reading. I haven't read anything by Guy Gavriel Kay other than The Silmarillion which he assisted with. However, my understanding is that he creates stories within fantasy versions of recognizable historical civilizations and events, so I might find that sort of thing appealing. I continue to like the Tolkien legendarium because of how his expertise in linguistics and literature informed his creative work. Some more recent fantasy I've enjoyed was written by R. Scott Bakker and Steven Erikson, probably because their stories are informed in interesting ways by their backgrounds in philosophy and archeology/anthropology, respectively. Sensing a pattern here yet? 🤪 But anyway, I hope you continue to find work within the genre that surprises and appeals. I always figure that good is good, and I'll gladly take it wherever it's found. 😁 Have a good one.

This challenge has been in my mind since you posted this, I want to do it but I feel like I would be so nervous and awkward asking the staff haha. I think I'll give it a go

Cool! I recently stumbled on your channel, but I'm just starting to have a look at your earlier uploads. I'm a bloke whose formal education was in chemistry, who currently works as an agricultural laborer, and who reads a little bit of just about anything. That makes me really appreciative of commentary from teachers and other professionals with a perspective more specialized than that of a general hobbyist like me. I look forward to further exploring the channel and watching future uploads.

Orphan -The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett (Heidi would work too) Genre blend -Picnic at Hanging Rock by Joan Lindsay Off the rails (i n a good way) -Earthlings by Sayaka Murata ( Raptor Red and lucky red were also buddy reads with me so there's three connections, with Lucky Red you wanted a Western and I wanted a Historical Romance and we were both disappointed lol) Thunderstruck -Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao blew my doors off! The little story I'll tell here is that I used to be very very good at Guitar Hero and Thunderstruck was a very fun song to play, although it was only on Rock Band not Guitar Hero and rock band was a worse game. About LA - the Harry Bosch/Lincoln Lawyer series' by Michael Connelly (yeah that's like 31 boocks but I'm counting it) Fav romance -The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë (also Anne is the hest Brontë sister (hot take🔥)) Celebration -Homecoming by Ray Bradbury (a must-read for Addams family or Munster Family fans) Fire -Fires of Vengeance by Evan winter Audacity -Ducks Newburyport by Lucy Ellmann (over a thousand pages of a stream of consciousness inside the head of an anxious housewife where almost nothing happens. I still liked it though)

Nicely done Logan! I read Devil in the White City. Enjoyed it, a tad wordy but good.

Raptor Red sounds like it could be an interesting story. For whatever reason, stories about the mythologized Americsn West have never clicked with me, but Lonesome Dove is so widely recommended that I almost feel pressured to give it a chance. However, I'm not sure I've ever heard someone talk about it being funny before. Interesting. By the way, most of what I did at school dances resembled standing and talking, whether the song was danceable or not. My occasional attempts at dancing seemed to elicit mournful pleas that I never do such a cruel thing again, so it was better for all concerned that way. 😊 Have a nice weekend.

I love that I have a series on your channel! 😂

Great tag my friend. Lonesome Dove is gold

Fun answers. Books about witchcraft hysteria are almost always interesting to at least some degree. I haven't read "Devil in the White City," but I'm familiar enough with H.H. Holmes to know there's only so bad it could possibly be. I share with your experience of horror FICTION not being personally "scary." That being said, the most horrific and disturbing book I've ever read is Iris Chang's "The Rape of Nanking" about the mass atrocities carried out against Chinese civilians during the Second Sino-Japanese War. Took me a while to "recover" from that one.

Best witch book -The Mercies by Kiran Millwood Hargrave (not real witchcraft just people using the excuse of Witchcraft to persecute women) Spooky MC -No Gods No Monsters by Cadwell Turnbull haa several Orangefever -Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon (Not spooky but Samantha Shannon is the closest thing I have to a god lol) You'd pbly dig A Clockwork Orange Gouls and ghosts -I Remember You by Yrsa Sigurðardóttir Horrible horror -American Gods by Neil Gaiman

Are you planning on reading Dark Bloom soon?

Nice job with the Spooky Tag. Happy Halloween!🎃

Interesting idea.

This sounds really fun! I love reading outside my comfort zone and it’s so fun to be surprised by a book that you would never otherwise pick up. I also really love reading about the human experience, especially one that’s different than my own. Great video 😊

I’d like that copy of Secret Honor, assuming it’s still available.

Awesome video man! I love this! I will do it too next time I make it to my local bookstore😊

My first time watching your channel! Lol! Very entertaining!

Thanks so much Dr. L for featuring my book in your book haul video, and taking a chance on A DROWNED KINGDOM! It is greatly appreciated! I hope you enjoy it!

This sounds fantastic!!

Interesting concept. I may try this in the future and reference back.

Great insight here Logan! Perfect books because they fit the reader…interesting.

For me, top books all depend on my mindset at the time and what I want from the book. Sometimes I want a book that is just a fun adventure, while other times I want a book that has me thinking deeper on a subject or perspective.

Gulag Archipelago is the more commonly refrenced Solzinetsyn (just guessing at the spelling here) book. Also recommended. And if you want to read a novel about the same camps but under the czars, Dostoyevsky's House of the Dead is a fiction novel but the author spent time in one of these work camps. Great idea for a video and just in general!

Upper tier books become brainworms. I find myself revisiting them in my head randomly, even out of context. I quote them and refer to them to support arguments and philosophy.

Now THIS is a great idea! I love it, it’s like….a book piñata but instead you offer money to a bookshop keeper instead of batting a papier-mache object! My only problem though is I’m not sure of any non-major bookstores in my area. I have the one B&N and the rest are Books-A-Millions, which I would guess are equal to “main chain” as B&N. I believe there may be a used book warehouse in a little town not too far from me so I could check that out. If worst case scenario would a local library count? I believe mine may sell books but they are very limited on stock. It may take some time but I definitely want to do this challenge!

I have One Dy in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Alekandr Solzhenitsyn on my tbr! One person I talked about it with said "it will knock you on your ass" which sounds good to me. A small Russian booktuber I like is Mary Reads if you want some more Russian recs. I've considered doing this at a black owned bookstore and asking them to pick several wildly different books in very different genres by bippoc authors.

Years ago, in the early '90's I tried this concept while clothes shopping. I told the guy about how many shirts, slacks, ties etc & approximate amount I was willing to spend overall. It went great until it was time to finish up & I said, "I still need underwear..." He gave me a deadpan look & said, "that's where I draw the line, you are on your own!" Actually, turned out to be a positive experience! I could see the book approach to be really interesting & expand one's horizons.

Great idea! I will definitely do this and post a video

Digging the new location. Talking with the author of a book really adds another level to the reading experience. Very cool.

Great video, brother!!! Fantasy buddy read down the road!?

That cover looks really cool! I need to get it

Last of the breed is the first lamour book I read and while it’s not a western it’s a great book and I recommend it to anyone that’s interested in reading lamour.

Last of the Breed is the one I was going to suggest especially for you.

Nice haul! You will like these!

Welcome to the club. I read sackett's land and the short story collection off the mangrove coast! They were both really good. Also just bought a few more books of his recently, even though I still need to read monuments rock as well.

I read some L’Amour when I was in scouts! Blast from the past!

I have never read L'Amour I have heard some great things. I really need to check them out. Great video my friend