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Springboard Thought
Canada
Приєднався 22 лис 2012
Hi there! I'm a published, Canadian Tabletop Role-Playing Game Designer.
I discuss tabletop games, other books, and post playlists of actual plays of tabletop games where I'm both a player and the person running the game for others.
I discuss tabletop games, other books, and post playlists of actual plays of tabletop games where I'm both a player and the person running the game for others.
The Best Books We Read in August!
Shelly Swearingen and I discuss the best and worst books of our reading month. On my channel, this month, the worst books are talked about.
Shelly's Channel: @Shellyish "best" books of the month over on her channel!
There is a playlist of all of our videos together here as well: ua-cam.com/play/PLdShDUcnZ1VFzWl0Aj77yz6ygw4lfTuum.html
#booktube #twomillennials #topsandflops #monthlywrapup
Shelly's Channel: @Shellyish "best" books of the month over on her channel!
There is a playlist of all of our videos together here as well: ua-cam.com/play/PLdShDUcnZ1VFzWl0Aj77yz6ygw4lfTuum.html
#booktube #twomillennials #topsandflops #monthlywrapup
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The Worst Books We Read in July 2023
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Shelly Swearingen and I discuss the best and worst books of our reading month. On my channel, this month, the worst books are talked about. Shelly's Channel: @Shellyish "worst" books of the month over on her channel! There is a playlist of all of our videos together here as well: ua-cam.com/play/PLdShDUcnZ1VFzWl0Aj77yz6ygw4lfTuum.html #booktube #twomillennials #topsandflops #monthlywrapup
Friday Reads: Found a Favourite in this assortment of comics, manga, and lit
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I have written a review on Goodreads & Storygraph for all of these books that goes into much more detail (typically). If something here piques your interest, consider checking out the review for more information. Timestamps Intro 0:00 Vinland Saga Vol. 3 & 4 0:20 Tower of God Vol. 2 3:20 V For Vendetta 5:19 Rurouni Kenshin, Vol. 2 #4-6 6:47 Blindsight (my favorite of the week) 7:40 A Minor Chor...
A Back in the Swing of Things Recent Reads?: Assassin of Reality, Liberation Day: Stories, Perfume
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For all of these books, I have written a review on Goodreads & Storygraph that goes into much more detail (typically). If something here piques your interest, consider checking out the review for more information. Timestamps Intro 0:00 PERFUME 0:20 Monster 3:00 Flowers of Evil 4:32 Goodnight Punpun 5:40 The Singing Sands 7:33 Witch King 8:25 Assassin of Reality 10:53 Leviathan Wakes 14:43 Liber...
I've (only) Read 188 Books So Far - The Mid-Year Check-In / Freak Out Tag
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Stats 0:00 Tag Questions 4:35 Questions: 1. Best book you’ve read so far 2. Best sequel you've read so far in 3. New release you haven't read yet, but want to 4. Most anticipated release for the second half of the year 5. Biggest disappointment 6. Biggest surprise 7. Favorite new author (debut or new to you) 8. Newest fictional crush - SKIPPED - 9. Newest favorite character 10. Book that made y...
THE TWO MILLENNIALS BEST BOOKS OF JUNE 2023
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Shelly Swearingen and I discuss the best and worst books of our reading month. On my channel, this month, the worst books are talked about. Shelly's Channel: @Shellyish "best" books of the month over on her channel! There is a playlist of all of our videos together here as well: ua-cam.com/play/PLdShDUcnZ1VFzWl0Aj77yz6ygw4lfTuum.html #booktube #twomillennials #topsandflops #monthlywrapup
THE TWO MILLENNIALS WORST BOOKS OF MAY 2023
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Shelly Swearingen and I discuss the best and worst books of our reading month. On my channel, this month, the worst books are talked about. Shelly's Channel: @Shellyish "best" books of the month over on her channel! There is a playlist of all of our videos together here as well: ua-cam.com/play/PLdShDUcnZ1VFzWl0Aj77yz6ygw4lfTuum.html #booktube #twomillennials #topsandflops #monthlywrapup
THE TWO MILLENNIALS BEST BOOKS OF APRIL 2023
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Shelly Swearingen and I discuss the best and worst books of our reading month. On my channel, this month, the worst books are talked about. Shelly's Channel: @Shellyish "best" books of the month over on her channel! There is a playlist of all of our videos together here as well: ua-cam.com/play/PLdShDUcnZ1VFzWl0Aj77yz6ygw4lfTuum.html #booktube #twomillennials #topsandflops #monthlywrapup
THE TWO MILLENNIALS WORST BOOKS OF MARCH 2023
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Shelly Swearingen and I discuss the best and worst books of our reading month. On my channel, this month, the worst books are talked about. Shelly's Channel: @Shellyish "best" books of the month over on her channel! There is a playlist of all of our videos together here as well: ua-cam.com/play/PLdShDUcnZ1VFzWl0Aj77yz6ygw4lfTuum.html #booktube #twomillennials #topsandflops #monthlywrapup
THE TWO MILLENNIALS TOP BOOKS || FEB 2023
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Shelly Swearingen and I discuss the best and worst books of our reading month. On my channel, this month, the worst books are talked about. Shelly's Channel: @Shellyish "best" books of the month over on her channel! There is a playlist of all of our videos together here as well: ua-cam.com/play/PLdShDUcnZ1VFzWl0Aj77yz6ygw4lfTuum.html #booktube #twomillennials #topsandflops #monthlywrapup
THE TWO MILLENNIALS FLOPS OF JANUARY 2023
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Shelly Swearingen and I discuss the best and worst books of our reading month. On my channel, this month, the worst books are talked about. Shelly's Channel: @Shellyish the "best" books of the month over on her channel! There is a playlist of all of our videos together here as well: ua-cam.com/play/PLdShDUcnZ1VFzWl0Aj77yz6ygw4lfTuum.html #booktube #twomillennials #topsandflops #monthlywrapup
Hollow Bamboo by William Ping, a Chinese-Canadian Historical Post-Modern Semi-Autofiction in NFL
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Where I'm at: You can find all of my social media here: linktr.ee/frasersimons Feel free to follow or friend me, whichever you prefer, on Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/author/show... or on StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/frasersimons I also write about books on Medium: medium.com/@frasersimons/about photo credit: www.pexels.com/photo/trail-to-a-house-on-fogo-island-newfoundland-canada-...
The Top 10 Movies (and 3 TV Series) I Watched in 2022
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letterboxd.com/frasersimons/ Where I'm at: You can find all of my social media here: linktr.ee/frasersimons Feel free to follow or friend me, whichever you prefer, on Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/author/show... or on StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/frasersimons I also write about books on Medium: medium.com/@frasersimons/about
The Top 25 (+1) Backlisted Books I Read In 2022
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The Top 25 ( 1) Backlisted Books I Read In 2022
THE TWO MILLENNIALS TOPS! | THE BEST BOOKS OF DECEMBER 2022
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THE TWO MILLENNIALS TOPS! | THE BEST BOOKS OF DECEMBER 2022
1-2 Minute, 14 Rapid Review Recent Reads: Steve Jobs, The Art of Fielding, Hyperion, Middlesex
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1-2 Minute, 14 Rapid Review Recent Reads: Steve Jobs, The Art of Fielding, Hyperion, Middlesex
A Mostly Bounce-Back Recent Reads: M: Son of the Century, The Magicians, Frankenstein, Lightseekers
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A Mostly Bounce-Back Recent Reads: M: Son of the Century, The Magicians, Frankenstein, Lightseekers
A Modern Classics & Series Recent Reads: The Handmaid's Tale, The Joy Luck Club, Northanger Abbey
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A Modern Classics & Series Recent Reads: The Handmaid's Tale, The Joy Luck Club, Northanger Abbey
A (Mostly) Disillusioning Recent Reads: Free Billy, Daemon, Tokyo Vice, Mystic River
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A (Mostly) Disillusioning Recent Reads: Free Billy, Daemon, Tokyo Vice, Mystic River
TWO MILLENNIALS DISCUSS THEIR FLOPS | THE WORST BOOKS OF NOVEMBER 2022
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TWO MILLENNIALS DISCUSS THEIR FLOPS | THE WORST BOOKS OF NOVEMBER 2022
A Southpaw Sidewinder All-Time Favourite Recent Reads (& One Or Two I Just Did Not Get)
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A Southpaw Sidewinder All-Time Favourite Recent Reads (& One Or Two I Just Did Not Get)
A Feminist, Intergenerational Oral History of War-Torn Honk Kong: The Lost Century by Larissa Lai
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A Feminist, Intergenerational Oral History of War-Torn Honk Kong: The Lost Century by Larissa Lai
The Terrible, The Mediocre, and The Excellent - Friday Reads: Brokeback Mountain, Three Parts Dead
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The Terrible, The Mediocre, and The Excellent - Friday Reads: Brokeback Mountain, Three Parts Dead
TWO MILLENNIALS DISCUSS THEIR TOPS | THE BEST BOOKS OF OCTOBER 2022
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TWO MILLENNIALS DISCUSS THEIR TOPS | THE BEST BOOKS OF OCTOBER 2022
Friday Reads: The Silence of the Lambs, The Time Traveler’s Wife, Little Brother
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Friday Reads: The Silence of the Lambs, The Time Traveler’s Wife, Little Brother
Cops Being Trash & Magic Tricks: The Black Dahlia, The Prestige, Troubling Love, My Policeman
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Cops Being Trash & Magic Tricks: The Black Dahlia, The Prestige, Troubling Love, My Policeman
Buddy Fest Mystery Week (Kind Of?): Motherless Brooklyn, Bohemian Highway, Small, Angry Planet
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Buddy Fest Mystery Week (Kind Of?): Motherless Brooklyn, Bohemian Highway, Small, Angry Planet
I just finished this. I did LOvE it, but I’m feeling confused. 🤔 as in maybe I’m not smart. I appreciate this video.
I found this book at a random hotel half the world away from home. I also read it in one sitting. I am torn between analyzing the book as a methaphor, or take it at face value. Either way, I agree with both parents being unfit to care for the child. As the mother is clearly delusional unrelated to whether it's supposed to be read as a methaphor or as a pure fiction. The father also does questionable things in a desperate attempt to make his child normal. Some of the doctors seemed scetchy and putting AI in a childs brain is not a solution I'd be on board with, neither the "water treatment" the mother was inflicting on her. I was confused at the ending, and I'm wondering if chouette leaving meant she actually died?
I've bought this book some weeks ago in a local books fair, I gonna read it.
I'm not very good at doing searches within a channel. So I am wondering if you read and reviewed "Foster" another novel by Claire Keegan.
Great, I just finished this book and it was good. At first, I thought husbands trying to poison their wives in account of keeping money and not paying alimony. They've gotten ill a chain of command, then on p.346 it mentions para....Their cure is based on salts, oxygen, rest and sooner or later goodbye. A must read.
What a wonderful review! I value the thoroughness of your insights, taking in almost every aspect of the novel. WOW!!
I love his other book In the Distance even more
Part of me wants to read this novel however I follow Patricia Taxxon on UA-cam who is the child in this novel and I think that’s a bit creepy. Anyways I love your voice and I will be following you for your reviews.
i have no idea why yt recommended this 2 year old video but i clicked so fast cause i've recognized you from your profile pic lol been following you on tsg for a while. i always read your reviews!!
Where if could asist, can i get this book on pdf or digital version
I really really love your channel & have been binging all your videos. you should have more views!
Basically, like Black Swan but in dog form?
Your intelligence comes through.
Great review! The reason why this book is so similar to control is because thr game devs of control took a lot of inspiration from the SCP foundation
I thought it beautifully written but I'll be honest and say that I'm not really sure I understood the ending. I really just didn't get it and it left me confused. What was your take? Perhaps I just couldn't see the wood for the trees ;) But there is a lot of really clever thought and ideas contained therein and I enjoyed the book and Mr Burnet's efforts very much. I also loved 'His Bloody Project' and will certainly buy whatever he writes next.
Loved the Break. She also wrote Children’s graphic books about the Métis’s history in Manitoba. Look up A Girl called Echo.
Yes I’ve read that as well!
Just finished it. I like the first book of the four, but overall I didn't find it that interesting. Likewise, I didn't particular like or feel connected to any of the characters.
It’s interesting that it’s been such a polarizing experience for people. It’s done so well, yet I didn’t get much out of it. I tend to gravitate toward post modern structures even. I think I was predisposed to enjoy it. And yet.
Its the giggle show.
As a translator, I approach this book with fear and respect. And wonder if it's even translatable without losing its essential.
TINAD is one of my favorites. My second read through was also good, but very different. It inspired me in parts of my novel, Above Dark Waters. The main company is an AI therapy company and tries to maximize usage to heal people. Instead of anti-memetic, an AI using brainwave data, accidentally makes something supermemetic: something so good you can't remember anything else.
Cool!
Just finished the book...and I can't get over it...never connected so much with a character and their journey...and i loved your explanation.
It’s a pretty unique experience!
Thank you for a fair assessment and detailed analysis of this! I had the same experience of finding the "middle moons" tedious. Yes, this is an original book but the lack of specificity, as you mention, made this dry and repetitive for me. It did not draw me in, unfortunately. Still, there is black humour and a Boschian vision of hell that are remarkable.
Well put !
The entire book hinges on a psychotic girl manipulating a man into killing another girl. How in the holy hell did you chooses this lens? Jesus dude. Lift some weights and get some testosterone flowing through your damn veins. I could write a thesis on how this review encapsulates toxic femininity and what it has done to the modern male psyche.
i love weird, surreal n feral fiction. i didn’t see a lot of reviews of this book *get it* but yours is a great overview! might give this a read sometime :3
fun fact the writer's daughter is actually a youtuber i watch and she stated that this book was written by her mother about the experience of raising a child with autism
I follow the writer on goodreads but didn’t know that, thanks for letting me know. Does the daughter also review books, or what does she make, content wise?
@@SpringboardThoughtshe makes music and does literary analysis :) her most recent essay is where she mentions this book, and also talks about nonhuman identity! she’s patricia taxxon here on yt :3
@@rabidlovinggg thanks!
I read books. I don't consume content. Left the video after a minute.
Nobody cares
I feel like sections 1&2 could have have been omitted. Diaz should have have expanded section 3 and included parts of 4 inside of part 3. Thumbs up if you agree
Okay review, but I didn't benefit from you telling me too much of the story. Too much information. And also, when you give your analysis, it's very abstract. You've tried to mention everything, instead of generalising and grouping the related topic areas which are used to build the narrative; together. I got a bit lost, but was still interested jn what you had to say right the way through yr review, as each point was of significance. Perhaps if you prepared your review on paper, then it would be more structured and clear. I understood, however; only because I have just read the book but I still struggled with the speed and way in which you forned yr analysis of this book.
Women Talking is an amazing book! I love it so much!
I loved "Women Talking" but I have a problem with Toews using a male narrator. I think the book would have been much more powerful if the narrator was a woman. I know, the women did not know how to read and write, but in fiction anything can be done. The movie got it right, and removed the male narrator.
Yeah, it was interesting to see how the adaptation handled it.
The Patrick Melrose novels have been on a secondary TBR for a while since I watched the miniseries. Before them, I need to get to the Raj Quartet books which have sat on my shelf far too long.
So much to read, so little time!
I loved Women Talking, hard hitting but so well written. Always love these vids ❤
Thank you! Yeah, it was so good!
I’ve just now downloaded Supergirl Woman of Tomorrow from my library’s Hoopla collection. Thanks, Fraser!
I hope you like it as much as I did! Such a pleasant surprise!
Funny, different readers get different things from "Some Women Talking", which is I guess a marker of the book's strength. For me it was a marvellous exploration of literal versus metaphorical language. I have "All Our Puny Sorrows" to read.
I feel like Women Talking was a lot more intelligent than it gets credit for. The male narrator worked to communicate a lot of themes beyond the dominate story, but most people criticized it for the choice. I thought it was a clever choice but it’s the number one thing people tend to bring up in their reviews and recollections. I liked Puny Sorrows a lot but I remember it not being as cerebral as much as Women Talking.
My feelings, almost exactly. 100s of pages of bad writing for a not surprising end.
Yeah, I still think of it as a pretty average to annoying experience.
Agreed. Shallow feeling and rushed.
Part of what i found interesting in this book was not knowing whether other characters were truly being so horrible to her, or if her paranoia was making it seem worse than it was in reality. Which puts even you as the reader in the position to doubt her experience, which of course is a major theme. I don't have experience with chronic pain that debilitating but i do relate a lot to the issues with chronic illness, medical gaslighting as a woman, not being believed by friends/family/doctors, having friends & family get sick of your issues and the lack of compassion, and then also feelings of loss & grief associated with aging as a woman... Looking at old pictures and videos of herself and longing to be that person again. I really loved this book although i just finished it and haven't had enough time to think about the ending to really understand it. Another thing i found interesting was how it lets you justify her meanness and vindictiveness, sometimes even cruelty, because of how angry you feel on her behalf.
Yes absolutely, it’s very clever. The most so thematically. Looking forward to her new book as well. Bunny was also great.
Thank you for the review, it’s very insightful! I really liked the book but missed some things on the way and your review helped me fill in the gaps to properly appreciate it.
You’re welcome! Glad it helped :)
Your voice sounded sometimes a totally different person😮
Oh?
Heh, I really liked Si Spurrier's Hellblazer. I thought it got closer to the old school Hellblazer than the last few reboots have been.
Better than the last couple reboots, but I don’t know it was always so busy and trying to ape the original that I just was like… I may as well go read those then lol and is old man Constantine actually coming back or what here
Fraser, I always love the books/vinyl/etc. that you feature on the shelves behind you. I always try to see what’s spotlighted- that Robert Johnson record is fantastic! Goodnight Punpun seems interesting- the bird element reminds me of the graphic memoir Pros and Cons List for Strong Feelings but with a totally different tone/subject matter. The magic system in Assassin of Reality sounds really interesting!
Hah thanks a lot! It’s fun moving stuff around. The magic system in the Vita Nostra series is one of my favourites. Very fresh and interesting, I think.
Watch out for the boob! 😂 To bad about the Witch King. I really like the Murderbot books.
Yeah maybe just too high expectations!
Wait there is a movie of Perfume with Alan Rickman?! How did I not know this??
There is!! It’s so good as well. A lot of heavy hitters in it.
Ah! I did not know there was a film adaptation of Perfume - interesting! I will have to check it out. I did a project in my history class on The Daughter of Time back in middle school and since you and Shelly have both talked about it, I really want to go back and read it again. It's sooo good as I recall.
I hope you enjoy it all over again ^^
Perfume is such a weird one. It’s probably the weirdest book I ever read. Good part 2 ❤
It is pretty odd lol the idea of being evil and not accepted by people because they don’t smell lol I am very glad I was born in a time of good hygiene…
@@SpringboardThought 😂😂
I haven’t read any of these, & probably never will. Though! I did get to about the same place in Constantine the movie that Shelly did (eons ago) … Also, I loved Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland, and agree the book doesn’t hold up as an adult wanting to read good literature.
Constantine does get pretty freaky!
Can't wait for Constantine 2!!! Please let it be good! I also like the movie The Perfume better than the book. And do you know the play with Ben Whishaw and Judy Dench about the real people who inspired Peter Pan and Alice in Wonderland and the dark stories related to these books?
I didn’t know there would be a sequel to Constantine? The play sounds vaguely familiar… not positive though…
@@SpringboardThought It should come out next year.
I thought Leviathan Wakes was ok..gave it a 3. Hearing you say this is a favorite series and gets better makes me want to try book two!
Yeah Leviathan Wakes was noooot amazing. It does only get much, much better
I remember when my colleagues at the library were raving about Perfume when it came out, and I could tell from what they said about it that it wasn’t my thing. I’m glad I stayed away from it. Alice in Wonderland, on the other hand, IS my thing. Love the edition illustrated by Yayoi Kusama.
It’s a pretty wild tale, that’s for sure. I’m sure I’ll give Alice a go at some point!
Perfume was one of the most intriguing novels I have ever read. It sticks with me to this day many years after reading it. I read it before I saw the movie however.
It’s often the first medium of a story that sticks with me.
I enjoyed Perfume. Very informative and beautifully written.
I didn’t like Alice In Wonderland either. Great video
Thanks! I’ll have to try that one with some low expectations-if I try it at all.