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He Who Speaks of Tales
United States
Приєднався 26 сер 2022
I come to speak of tales, not to conceal them.
Reading is often a solitary activity, but hopefully hanging out here and discussing books can make it a communal experience.
I read a wide variety of genres from Classics, Fantasy, Literary Fiction, to basically anything that interests me.
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📜 Electronic Carrier Pigeon: hewhospeaksoftales@gmail.com
Reading is often a solitary activity, but hopefully hanging out here and discussing books can make it a communal experience.
I read a wide variety of genres from Classics, Fantasy, Literary Fiction, to basically anything that interests me.
Findeth me h're:
🗡️ StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/hewhospeaksoftales
📜 Electronic Carrier Pigeon: hewhospeaksoftales@gmail.com
My Top 10 Books of All Time
It's time. I've read lots of amazing books since starting the channel, and I'm finally ready to sit down and tell you about my top ten.
Timestamp:
0:00 Intro
0:18 Book Number 10
2:14 Book Number 9
3:58 Book Number 8
5:10 Book Number 7
7:00 Book Number 6
8:21 Book Number 5
11:08 Book Number 4
12:38 Book Number 3
14:25 Book Number 2
16:40 Book Number 1
19:51 Your Top 10
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Timestamp:
0:00 Intro
0:18 Book Number 10
2:14 Book Number 9
3:58 Book Number 8
5:10 Book Number 7
7:00 Book Number 6
8:21 Book Number 5
11:08 Book Number 4
12:38 Book Number 3
14:25 Book Number 2
16:40 Book Number 1
19:51 Your Top 10
StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/hewhospeaksoftales
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Every book I read in August 2024 + September TBR
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August 2024 reading wrap up and September TBR. The Wandering Inn by Pirateaba ua-cam.com/video/ecoGccLxly8/v-deo.html ua-cam.com/video/9MoIKF297e0/v-deo.html ua-cam.com/video/XkspWBSb5Vw/v-deo.html The Book of Jhereg by Steven Brust: ua-cam.com/video/nAkOIAZuu_k/v-deo.html Timestamp: 0:00 Intro 0:08 Winter Solstice by Pirateaba 2:40 Vlad Taltos Books 1-3 by Steven Brust 9:10 Men at Arms by Terr...
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The Wandering Inn 4: Winter Solstice by Pirateaba [Spoiler Review]
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A review of Winter Solstice, book 4 of The Wandering Inn. TWI is a fantasy web series by Pirateaba. Beware of spoilers. 0:00 Winter Solstice 0:25 Laken & Durene 2:22 Rags & The Goblins 4:35 The Horns of Hameraad 7:00 Wistram 9:36 Erin & Lyon 13:59 Ryoka 15:05 Final Thoughts StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/hewhospeaksoftales
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The Book of Jhereg by Steven Brust [Spoiler-Free Review]
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Here I talk about the first three books of The Vlad Taltos Books (Jhereg, Yendi, and Teckla) by Steven Brust. 0:00 The Book of Jhereg 0:49 Vlad Taltos 2:00 Class System / Dragaeran Empire Houses 4:37 Magic 5:44 Lore 6:10 Humor 6:24 How Vlad is written 9:40 Friendships & Familiars 11:47 Book 1: Jhereg 12:10 Book 2: Yendi 13:53 Book 3 Teckla / How Brust wrote marriage 19:30 Final Thoughts StoryGr...
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The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson reread [spoiler review]
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My spoiler thoughts on The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson after a reread. StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/hewhospeaksoftales
Every book I read in July 2024
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July 2024 reading wrap up. The Wandering Inn by Pirateaba ua-cam.com/video/ecoGccLxly8/v-deo.html ua-cam.com/video/9MoIKF297e0/v-deo.html The Second Apocalypse Videos: The Darkness That Comes Before: ua-cam.com/video/dwkghirjUsc/v-deo.html The Warrior Prophet: ua-cam.com/video/lJotpaT8YYs/v-deo.html The Thousandfold Thought: ua-cam.com/video/hWpxsXhF5KY/v-deo.html Prince of Nothing (Spoiler Fre...
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The Great Ordeal by R. Scott Bakker [The Aspect Emperor bk.3]
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The Second Apocalypse Videos: The Darkness That Comes Before: ua-cam.com/video/dwkghirjUsc/v-deo.html The Warrior Prophet: ua-cam.com/video/lJotpaT8YYs/v-deo.html The Thousandfold Thought: ua-cam.com/video/hWpxsXhF5KY/v-deo.html Prince of Nothing (Spoiler Free): ua-cam.com/video/9Onk3l-Zt1c/v-deo.html The Judging Eye: ua-cam.com/video/kknG30yVBeo/v-deo.html The White-luck Warrior: ua-cam.com/vi...
The Wandering Inn vol. 2-3 by Pirateaba
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A review of The Wandering Inn vol. 2-3, a fantasy web series by Pirateaba. Beware of spoilers. 0:00 The Wandering Inn 0:12 Fae and Fare 0:49 Fae and Fare: What I Didn't Like 05:34 Fae and Fare: What Worked 10:20 Flowers for Esthelm 10:53 The Horns of Hammerad 13:13 New Characters & Others 17:35 MAGNOLIA! 18:19 The Goblin Who Hugged A Monster 19:09 Favorite Characters so far... StoryGraph: app.t...
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The White-luck Warrior by R. Scott Bakker [The Aspect Emperor bk.2]
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The Second Apocalypse Videos: The Darkness That Comes Before: ua-cam.com/video/dwkghirjUsc/v-deo.html The Warrior Prophet: ua-cam.com/video/lJotpaT8YYs/v-deo.html The Thousandfold Thought: ua-cam.com/video/hWpxsXhF5KY/v-deo.html Prince of Nothing (Spoiler Free): ua-cam.com/video/9Onk3l-Zt1c/v-deo.html The Judging Eye: ua-cam.com/video/kknG30yVBeo/v-deo.html 0:00 What Has Come Before 0:37 Cynici...
2024 Mid Year Book Freakout Tag
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I'm having an incredible reading year so far. My top 10 of all-time is shaking in its boots for the change that's about to come. 0:00 Intro 0:12 Best book you’ve read so far in 2024? 1:34 Best sequel you've read so far in 2024? 4:22 New release you haven't read yet, but want to? 5:46 Most anticipated release for the second half of the year 6:34 Biggest Disappointment 8:04 Biggest Surprise 9:37 ...
Every book I read in June 2024
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June 2024 reading wrap up. The Lions of Al-Rassan by Guy Gavriel Kay Review: ua-cam.com/video/g65dRDTo6Qw/v-deo.html Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett Review: ua-cam.com/video/wNoJuAla01Q/v-deo.html Dreadful by Caitlin Rozakis Review: ua-cam.com/video/vUlMd9sdvgc/v-deo.html The Wandering Inn by Pirateaba ua-cam.com/video/ecoGccLxly8/v-deo.html Timestamp: 0:00 The Eye of The Bedlam Bride by Mat...
The Wandering Inn vol. 1 by Pirateaba
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A review of The Wandering Inn vol. 1, a fantasy web series by Pirateaba. 0:00 The Wandering Inn 1:36 What is it about? 6:40 The World 7:24 The "side" Characters 9:33 An Unexpected Villain StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/hewhospeaksoftales
DREADFUL by Caitlin Rozakis
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A review of Dreadful, a fantasy comedy by Caitlin Rozakis. 0:00 DREADFUL 0:43 Dreadlord Gavrax 3:20 Comedy 4:48 Characters 7:05 Closing Remarks StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/hewhospeaksoftales
Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett
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This is the first time I've read anything by Pratchett. I will 100% be reading more of his works. 0:00 Guards! Guards! 0:31 World Building 1:25 Prose & Humor 5:21 Themes 6:03 Captain Vimes 7:25 Carrot 9:48 Closing Remarks StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/hewhospeaksoftales
The Lions of Al-Rassan - Guy Gavriel Kay || Spoiler-free Review
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The Judging Eye by R. Scott Bakker [The Aspect Emperor bk.1]
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The Silverblood Promise by James Logan Review
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R. Scott Bakker's Prince of Nothing Trilogy Review [No Spoilers]
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The Paper Menagerie & Other Stories by Ken Liu Review || History, Identity, & Culture
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