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Great review Erik! I was also questioning the romance between Luzia and Santangel. It happened too rapidly and I wish the author would've shown more training scenes between them at the beginning of the book to justify that chemistry.

If you enjoyed Nona, I would highly HIGHLY recommend going back and reading the first and second books the 1st book is probably the most reader friendly out of the series so far it’s fun and fast-paced with a really well written action, the second book is genuinely one of the best books I’ve read in my entire life but go into it knowing that you won’t understand anything going on until the last 10 pages it’s also the only time I’ve read something in second person and actually enjoyed it.

Great review..

I just finished this book in celebration of the Olympics. Thank you for your review! I appreciated your thoughts. Here is my own review of the book: ua-cam.com/video/0NswQsJgab0/v-deo.html

Yes but who else wrote the book? Patterson always uses a second writer. He's kind of a hack author.

Not planning to read it, but fun to hear your thoughts on the genre.

I have read a couple of her books in the past. I agree, she usually is a fast listen and the decisions the characters make.... but to try to figure it all out and the last couple of pages are: What? Wait? Really? sometimes I like tose types of books. I will grab this one and read it. :) Thanks for the review, after I read it I will come and start your review at 2:20... :)

I just want to see the actual book. Like the writing and illustrations so I know if it's suitable for a little child to read.

I liked hearing both of your thoughts. I do wish you had spent 0.5 - 1% of this introducing yourselves.

It's like shave and a haircut. Dun, dun. Dun, dun.... two bits.

The book mostly deals with the politics of the Third Reich, but he does have one chapter where he talks about their ideology and how the Nazis wanted to shape the world. That is the hardest chapter to read because it gets into the details of the atrocities that actually happened and the atrocities that would have happened if Germany would have won. I think Hitler would win the popular vote for most evil person who has ever lived. This chapter is a good example of why that is. Nazis were all about making assumptions about a person based on their birth circumstances. Poles were inferior to Germans and needed to have German overlords. If terrible things happened to millions of non-Germans, then it didn't really matter. That chapter isn't for the faint of heart.

The book made me think that the Axis powers could have easily won if Hitler had a firmer grasp on reality on the ground and if the Axis leaders could have worked together. If Japan had attacked Russia instead of the US, that would have been a lot smarter from a global perspective. Or if Italy and Germany had coordinated more in their movements. None of those three ever seemed to be on the same page even though they were on the same side.

This channel is a hidden gem

great review

Awesome review, as usual.

Thank you for this review. You’ve convinced me to spend my hard earned reading credit on this book 😂 Can I also say this was such a well put together production for this review! The video accompaniment was awesome! 😎 Kudos!

I would agree that the description of addiction is overstated. However, it is both more damaging and more common to understate the power of addiction. The depiction of addiction as having absolute control may not be a complete picture, but complete pictures are confusing and one-liners are easier to digest. As someone who has studied neurobiology and worked with addicted patients, I believe his statement is closer to true than what most people believe. I’d like to draw a picture that makes his statement appear more reasonable. I’ll use the example of alcohol, but really any addictive behavior can be substituted. For simplicity, let’s say that outcomes in this matter can be seen as relatively binary - either things went badly or they didn’t. It becomes natural, if not helpful, for an addict to ask themself, "How far can I go without a bad outcome?" Can they get extremely drunk without bad outcomes? Can they have a few drinks? Can they have one drink? They will naturally experiment to balance their desire for alcohol against their desire to avoid the devastating consequences of addiction. When a person deals with the addiction and seriously tries to find the boundary, it is not uncommon to realize that there is no point beyond 0 drinks at which they've ever been successful at making their own agency overcome the addiction. They’ve never had a success beyond that line (or very, very rarely). Trying harder doesn’t change that fact. Wanting it more doesn’t change that fact. If it did, we wouldn’t consider them addicted. We could graph “success vs. failure” (1 or 0) against increasingly dangerous activities on the x-axis. So, on the far left is praying in the presence of nun, and on the far right is injecting alcohol into their veins: 1111111111010001000000000000000. At the point where everything after is a 0, it’s reasonable to draw a line in the sand and say, “If I cross that point, I’ve already failed.” It’s not an excuse. It’s not pushing the blame to someone else. It’s saying that, realistically, my agency has lost at that point, and whatever a normal person might be able to accomplish, I cannot. We could argue, semantically, that they never lost their agency. In the most literal sense, they are still currently determining their actions in a way that others are not - he is in control of his own muscles. But when you’re the one in the situation trying to do something about it, it’s astonishing that you can’t reverse things at that point. Despite technically having agency, functionally, they have no agency after that point. One final note, that neurobiology supports the idea that there is a difference between your brain and theirs. Dyslexic individuals will find more success reading if they just try harder, sure, but that fact doesn’t mean they’ll ever read as comfortably as you. Some patient with Parkinson’s disease might be able to take actions that reduce their tremors, but it’s absurd to then say they can control their tremors. Similarly, an addict is not in control of their addiction. If they were, it wouldn't be an addiction. It is, completely literally, a neurobiological disease.

I have never read any book by Steinbeck. Not being English my mother tongue but enjoying reading in English, I've always thought his books could be "heavy stuff" to digest (meaning understanding) but I enjoyed very much watching your Video. Maybe I'd try the next Fall : The Pearl.

You are Irish? ☘️

Does this novel seem to have an overt political agenda? I like some of their earlier works and think both too talented to have authored this. I stopped listening after six minutes into an audio recording. I can't pin down what made me think "this is trash., not worth time." Thanks Erik Hill Reviews for confirming my suspicions, and for reading "Eruption" so I don't have to. I think Clive Custler inc. makes better product.

Oh, I love Of Mice and Men! I only read it once way back when I was in grade 11, back in 2009; it was part of our English course. The part about "the tart" used to make me giggle, and especially because her man kept his hands soft with lotion for whenever he touched her. The part about Lenny picking up the mouse, also, made me giggle. The teacher I had at the time, who is still a very dear friend of mine, likes the book, and she enjoyed teaching it to us as a class novel. After she found out about how that other character makes me laugh, she said, "She's a tart," and it made me giggle more. And, she also said, "She's a floozy," which continued to make me giggle. I was one of those students who loved entertaining and being entertained. The giggly stuff aside, I find the book important because it deals with the themes of classism and lack of education, two things that we still see around nowadays. And, with the status quo of the world's economy, there could be days ahead like that for some people, unfortunately. Thank you for this video. The book was on my mind a little while ago because I was thinking of re-reading it as an adult, and now this video has given me the suggestion to do so. Cheers.

Okay, now I want to read this just to see how I, as a woman, would rate it.😂

My favorite bit of trivia is that MC only wrote the book because Steven Speilberg asked him to. What's funny about that is that the movie uses very little from the actual novel. I'm glad they kept the trailer going over the cliff, though, because that scene is pretty iconic and one of my favorite scenes in the entire Jurassic film franchise. As for the novel, it's been a while since I've read it, so I'm fuzzy about some of the details. However, characters with any emotional depth was never MC's wheelhouse. Each character usually represents a particular field that is there to explain the science of what's going on. Crichton went to medical school, and you can compare his novels to a doctor breaking down a medical emergency in a way that those without a medical background can understand. That would explain the 'cold' approach characters had when witnessing deaths and things like that. I think the novel has a lot of great dinosaur action in it. I like the mystery around it. Just like his best novels, there's a slow build-up before actually going to the island. It also makes sense that it takes the name from Sir Author Conan Doyle's book because it's literally a study of a species living in isolation ( A Lost World). I do remember the book breaking down that they couldn't actually study the process of evolution or extinction because the island wasn't sustainable for the dinosaurs. There were too many raptors, which had gone crazy and were basically attacking each other now. Again, I'm overdue to read it again, but I know it had some great dinosaur action at the very least.

Uh, you say there was no small intro scene? What about the whole pre-eruption incident two years before with the banyan trees in the botanical park? That was classic Crichton. Then you have the calm opening scene of the lead teaching surfing. Did you read an abridged version or skip the first ten pages?

reading the book now -- it got so many great reviews too!!

Congrats on 1,000 subscribers! That is awesome! You had around 400ish when I subscribed maybe a year or less than a year ago. Keep up the good work!

I want to read this book too! 🇺🇸

Its too short

I love the second novel a bit more than the movie. Still, both of them are best.

The first I read for the first time was Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton, right after I was disappointed with Dominion. After reading the book, I gave it a 4/5 for a great read. After that, I found out on the list he wrote The Lost World and started reading. And after I finished reading it, I was completely blown away by how the book is completely different from the movie and gave it a solid 5/5 for the best book. Then, I got Congo novel and gave it a 4/5 and Timeline, a 3/5. And I’ve just ordered Rising Sun by Michael Crichton.

It a really good book, after reading it, I gave it to my uncle for him to give it a read. And after he finished reading it, he said it was good, but, he said the author put a bit too much effort in the ending, character development, etc. But, he did enjoyed reading Timeline.

Loved this and the first movie Didn't realise it was a book until couple years ago couldn't believe how much darker and brutal the book was

Who the hell watch the book reviews, wasting time over here just buy the damn book?

I have read it several times. I give it five stars

It amazes me how no one can figure out Willie The Weirdo. The grandfather becomes Willie at the end. Probably a top 5 story for me. So creepy! Answer man and Two Talented Bastids are probably the best storys. Cheers 🍻

I am looking forward to reading this one! I really enjoyed The Devil In The White City so I am sure this one will be good as well.

This book is on my TBR pile! Huge fan of Erik Larson.

Wait, this is what it takes to get 3.5 stars? How atrocious does a book have to be to get 2 stars? As far as I’m concerned 1=worst book ever and 5 = best book ever. Therefore 3 would be about average, normal, middle of the road book.

Currently marathoning your channel! Love your videos!

May not hold a candle to Jurassic Park, Sphere or The Andromeda Strain, but still a fantastic read nonetheless. I love how Doniger ended up.

I recently finished reading “Babel” and it was a great novel! R.F. Kuang is amazing and I also loved her book “Yellowface”!

I’m about to read The Midnight Feast and I’m hearing great things about it. I wonder if you are going to post a review on “The Familiar” by Leigh Bardugo? I’m reading it now and it’s very good!

One thing I should clarify - I think I oversold the ending a bit. I wouldn't call it a great ending, but it was satisfying and a solid conclusion in my opinion.

I just started reading and voila! Found this review... ❤

My book club just read this book, it’s such a great read

I loved the book, so let down by movie,

This man incorrect .: I respect his opinion and not coming from hateful way lol but red rising is fun hell of read and it’s probably the worst book in the series

I just finished reading this book and I have to admit you're right about a lot of things. The worldbuilding is amazing the dragons are top notch the plot is very interesting and it's written very well. I also appreciated that we got necessary background information about the world through those scenes in which she walked across to the academy. The building and set up also looks really cool. But as I guessed from the Dutch description of the book it's almost more leaning to romantasy than fantasy. It's absolutely no surprise if you think about the fact that Rebecca Yarros only wrote romantic stories. But this book could have done without the romance being as equally important as the staying alive and finding out about what the "government" is hiding. They could have easily started with them slowly trusting each other since they are stuck with each other anyway. Also I knew from those descriptions that Xaden's secrets and Violet immidiatly telling him what she feels would become the relationship issue at the end. We get his pov at the end and know how much he cares but god this romantic relationship was so predictable. Don't get me wrong I alsways loved a good romantic subplot. But those tropes 😅🙄 This was a perfect example of hot best friend and hot enemy but oh who would she chose 😂🙄 But still it's a good book, great story, amazing dragons, great plot twist at literally the very last page. I hope the second book is just as good.

3.5 stars? This book was just absolutely terrible. 1 star. Who stores radioactive chemicals in glass cannisters, that could wipe out all of mankind, inside of a lava tube, in a volcano, in an active zone? To me, that was the most ridiculous part of the book. And there was never any logical explanation to that. I know the government doesn't always make the right decision, but this is just too dumb to be part of a plausible storyline. This was written for the very low IQ. This would be good writing if it was done by ten-year-olds (slightly below average ten-year-olds). And the ending was one of the most anticlimactic endings I have ever read. The entire story literally resolved itself in one paragraph. It went from a 100mph to 0 in an instant. I had to check the page number and then re-read the paragraph just to make sure I didn't miss something crucial. It was almost like they just said: fuck it, let's just put this to rest and pretend it never happened. I wish I could.