jacqueline carey's prose is essentially my gold standard in fantasy(along with Hobb) and she demonstrates how effective beautiful prose can be to overcome weaker story elements at times. I liken the Kushiel trilogy alot to Farseer as well, with both series having similar pacing issues but makes up for it with great prose and character work.
@@thefantasynuttwork ive often heard a complaint that her prose is too "purple" but honestly she is as detailed, poetic, nuanced and complete with her text that i cant understand the purple complaint at all.
I haven't read Carey or Hobb yet but this is a point I've thought about a definitely agree with - I think it probably doesn't get enough attention: Good prose can be very effective for overcoming problems in a book; many things that might be noted as problems if you're not quite as strong of a stylist often get ignored if your writing is beautiful.
Hope you're fully recovered - being sick sucks. I loved Use of Weapons, hope it's a hit for you! I just watched your reading vlog, you have definitely moved Klara and the Sun way up on my TBR. Can't wait for your August wrap-up video.
Mad respect for continuing the show even when you're so sick, wishing you a speedy recovery! Hope you have been feeling better since filming! Very glad you got some great reads in last month, I love how you keep pushing old hidden gems onto my radar! Carlos and Yolanda also totally sold me on Pop, 1280, and your review here only made me more (morbidly) curious! Take it easy, Jimmy ☺
Covid does NOT fuck around. It beat my ass as well at the beginning of the year for a while. I would not have been able to read let alone film so props to you.
@@thefantasynuttwork I couldn’t even swallow when I had it for like 3 days cuz my throat was so swollen. I feel you deeply. Also child of god but good is a great pitch and has me even more excited for pop 1280
I had a pretty intense cyberpunk phase back in the day, primarily driven by “I want more Neuromancer.” Glad you liked it. 🙂 Hope you’re back to normal soon!
I'm about 80% through my reread of Kushiel's Dart, it definitely has it's slow moments, but at it's best, it stands toe to toe with just about any fantasy that is not ASOIAF in terms of political intrigue. I am going to need shorter leaner novel after I finish. I might as well do a reread of Neuromancer. I read it when I was sixteen and do not remember much other than that I thought it was so good that I went to the bookstore and purchased 3 more William Gibson books right after. Thanks for doing the upload even though you are feeling under the weather; that mma training you did has got you tough man
Yes «Neuromancer»! The description of Operation «Screaming Fist» lives rent free in my head! In July I read: «The Stone of Farewell» (Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, #2) by Tad Williams (Epic Fantasy, a key influence for George R. R. Martin's « A Song of Ice and Fire») «Tiamat's Wrath» (The Expanse, #8) by James S.A. Corey (Space opera) «The Warrior Prophet» (The Prince of Nothing #2) by R. Scott Bakker (Grimdark/Dark Epic Fantasy inspired by the Crusades, Silmarillion & Dune) I really have a hard time picking my July book of the month between «The Stone of Farewell» & «The Warrior Prophet»!😅 Currently reading «To Green Angel Tower» (Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, #3)!
If you enjoyed Gibson's writing I HIGHLY recommend Burning Chrome, his short story anthology. It dips into different genres (most of it is not straight cyberpunk) and makes for great summer reading.
hope you recover soon! covid kicked my ass when I had it so I'm impressed you powered through to get us this video, thank you so much but take time to rest!
Consider Phlebas is often considered the weakest of the books, but hopefully it grabs you!! It's not a series so much as a collection of stories, so you can read in any order.
Oh I wouldn’t worry about your wrap up man! I mean, Allen puts out his monthly wrap ups out nine months after the month being featured and we all still watch them. Feel better! More Ishiguro! Yeah! Still not An Artist of the Floating World but maybe you’ll get there soon. Pretty positive month in July for me 😁 On July 1st I finished Say nothing by Patrick Keefe (the author of Empire of Pain). This is a nonfiction book about the IRA from the 70s through the end of the Troubles and the Good Friday Agreement. The events and people it discusses tie back into the notorious murder of a “disappeared” mother of ten named Jean Mcconville. The Price sisters, who helped organize the London car bombings, and Gerry Adams are also heavily featured. This book was fascinating and I would read it again. Some other nonfiction I read was Nothing to Envy and a book on Sekigahara with lots of big pictures. I also finished demon slayer! Whoooo Hoooo! One of my favorite fantasy series. Still have to finish the anime I usually like to see the fight scenes in the anime because I’m not familiar enough with manga to always be able to decipher them in black and white on the page. The Pleasure District Arc was my favorite and gave me a much needed laugh. If you are looking to get into manga this might be a good place to start. Three shorter novels I finished were Legends of the Galactic Heroes bk 4, The Samurai by Endo, and rereading In Cold Blood. LOGH bk 4 was ok. It wasn’t my favorite in the series. I kept hearing the Pitch Meeting Guy say “super easy, barely and inconvenience….oh really?” In my head. Ah well. On to the next installment. In Cold Blood remains fantastic. Read it. The samurai was really interesting because it is based on the mission of an actual samurai who travelled all across the world with a Catholic priest to help promote trade relations with the West. This author also wrote the book Silence which was adapted into the movie with Andrew Garfield. Both of these books deal with Japan’s relationship with Christianity during the Tokugawa Shogunate in the 1600s. I liked it a lot, but if religion doesn’t interest you, I don’t know if I would recommend. Or maybe I will recommend anyway. And I have two book of the year candidates FINALLY. These would be Fire and Blood and Lord of Emperors. These were fantastic. I haven’t yet finished the main series of ASOIAF. It’s weird I have picked up Storm of Swords a few times but just end of flicking through it without feeling attached to the characters. I still don’t know why. It troubles me. I found myself so invested in the people covered it this book. Maybe because I read mostly history so I’m used to it. The Aegon I chapters were my favorites I think. Lord of Emperors is my second favorite GGK novel so far. Under Heaven is still my favorite but sometimes your first is your sweetest. But what a duology. Happy reading 🤗
I'll join your Patreon one day, but I like to donate one at a time. It sounds like you had a good month Jimmy. I had me a good one as well. Keep up the good work!
I read Neuromancer earlier this year for the first time and the thing that impressed me the most was just Gibson’s style of writing and how he really just punches you into the world off of the first page. I don’t think I’ve read an author recently that has his ability to just set you immediately in a world and really set the tone of the place as concisely and as quickly as him. Chiba City Blues is such a strong first section of a novel.
I hope you feel better. I recently read Use of Weapons and enjoyed it, and I'm currently reading Neuromancer and loving it. I hope you enjoy Use of Weapons, too.
Sorry to hear you've been sick, hope you feel better soon! Kushiel's Dart sounds really interesting! This video also made me think I should more deliberately pick up books that have been on my TBR for a long time, so they might actually get read sometime :D
@@thefantasynuttwork hey Jimmy! Yeah Gibson is one of a kind. I also like that it ends with “written in Vancouver” :) People say he used to frequent my local bookshop. I can also recommend Idoru. It’s probably my second favorite of his. You might also want to try Web of Angels by John M Ford now that it’s back in print. It was before Neuromancer and highly influential for the genre. Also the prose is just amazing and dreamy
Kushiel’s Dart, one of my 3 all time favorite book series and probably the most UNDERRATED book series ever written! The rest of the series is just as good by the way….
@@thefantasynuttwork you definitely should…. I actually restarted the series last night, watched your video and got inspired 😊 seriously, it is so good and so underrated, I genuinely don’t get it
Oh man rest up and feel better! This is getting me pumped to try Neuromancer-I read a different Gibson cyberpunk a while ago that I liked called Idoru, and I should check out the seminal one.
I'm just so happy you didn't hate kushiel's 😅 The indentured servitude part of the night court gets addressed in later books but not the age thing. To help decide on the sequels, if you are interested in the exploration of what it means to be an avatar of kushiel and how far that takes her, and the dynamic between her and Melissande, then keep reading. Though I would warn you the third book goes to much more uncomfortable ends
Kushiel's being first person is fascinating BECAUSE you're in this messed up world where a child gets sold into the sex trade but since the culture sees it as holy no one thinks it's gross, and the rest of the crazy things that happen...the author committed to the conceit and didn't pull her punches. And the politics in it is 👌
If you've never read it, check out the sci-fi masterworks classic, Earth Abides by George Stewart. One of the best post apocalyptic books I've ever read.
So now you have read THE cyberpunk book. I said before the sequels are underrated. If not for Neuromancer Snow Crash would be THE cyberpunk book. Beyond that there is currently Glow and Afterglow, Core Doctorow wrote The Rapture of the Nerds; I would call those must reads in the genre. I DNF Kushiel's at the first sex scene which was some dude violently throwing her around a room. I thought about just skipping such scenes to read the rest but I did not. I think the closest thing that is for BDSM people that I read and got through was Druuna out of Heavy Metal.
So, pretty sure I have COVID now, too. So forgive me if this rambles. But just wanted to thank you for giving KD a fair chance. I get so tired of it being labeled as “the sex fantasy” books. You have to understand, when this book came out, it was a very different world. Female hood was often portrayed as either the sexpot or the saint, the virgin or the hag. So reading about a female main character who is smart and strong, soft and hard, aggressive and submissive. It blew me away. Showing that as young girls come into their own bodies, there is a power and a sense of wonder in it. We can create life and give comfort and also be weapons. It’s heady stuff. I understand if you choose not to continue- it gets darker, much darker, and stakes are raised. But you also see Phedre grow into adulthood and figure out how to use her curse (to feel pain as pleasure) in her life. When I read the conclusion of the final book, I literally weeped. Thank you for being open minded and once again, showing BookTube how vital it is to read outside your comfort zone sometimes. Hope you feel better soon!
@@messy678 I love to hear your perspective and in retrospect wish that I had expressed my positive thoughts more than I did cause I did like the book a good amount. What you’ve said here makes me want to read the sequels so job well done! I hope if you have covid it passes quickly, mines dragging on haha
@@thefantasynuttwork I have only recommended this series once in my whole reading life, lol. It’s dark, sensuous, and lush for sure. But there’s so much more. Carey dives deep into the religious parts which served as a great counterpart to the more sexual side of society. She’s able to show these two sacred practices side by side while following characters who embrace each. Phedre seems to straddle the line, which is what kept me hooked. So to see an author vividly being to life a character who enjoys sex, is smart and strong, has deep friendships and a huge amount of loyalty was like a lightning rod moment for me. Just a word of caution though, I heartily agree with what a precious comment said- pacing is a bit varied, esp in book 2, but it all does come together beautifully. It all unfolds to become a huge story arc involving love, loyalty, morality, parenthood, sex, and the question of what defines you as a person? Your religion? Your family? Your choices? And once you think you know, how do you hold onto that? I e reread the series probably at least 5x and each time, I find something new to appreciate as I grow older, or when I got married or became a parent. It’s all in there, and if you continue, I hope you enjoy the journey!
Kushiel's Dart gets better with each installment, imo I disagree about "the spice" though, the sex scenes literally take ~1 page top and are often described in quite vague/not standard terms, and there's barely any sex scenes after first ~25%. And I'm NOT a spice reader so I was happy at that. The scenes a bit longer in the 2nd trilogy though (which for me had lower lows and higher highs compared to first trilogy).
@@julieevans6482 I physically cringed during the anal scene where her she gets splinters under her finger nails. Idk, I think that’s fairly graphic and will make it hard for some people (I know a few who dnfed at that scene) I don’t say spice at a negative btw
I might be pushing a button that you might find annoying but I hope that is not the case.......... I really wish I could hear your thoughts on one piece again is there a chance we see you back on dudes talking manga eventually? I check back every month :( PLEASEEEEEEEEEEE FOR US
@@thefantasynuttwork are you still enjoying one piece? I understand your reasoning for walking away I just hope you didn’t walk away from the manga itself
jacqueline carey's prose is essentially my gold standard in fantasy(along with Hobb) and she demonstrates how effective beautiful prose can be to overcome weaker story elements at times. I liken the Kushiel trilogy alot to Farseer as well, with both series having similar pacing issues but makes up for it with great prose and character work.
@@ddookhar yeah the writing is so goooooood
@@thefantasynuttwork ive often heard a complaint that her prose is too "purple" but honestly she is as detailed, poetic, nuanced and complete with her text that i cant understand the purple complaint at all.
@@ddookhar literacy levels are in the dumpster unfortunately lol
I haven't read Carey or Hobb yet but this is a point I've thought about a definitely agree with - I think it probably doesn't get enough attention: Good prose can be very effective for overcoming problems in a book; many things that might be noted as problems if you're not quite as strong of a stylist often get ignored if your writing is beautiful.
We are all fortunate of your commitment to these Nutshells. I wish you a quick(er) recovery.
@@sy.kepler I appreciate it!
Jimmy proving once again why he’s the gigachad of booktube!!!
@@iSamwise I try hahah
I hope you are feeling better! 💜
I am so intrigued by Kushiel's Dart, even more so now!
@@SheWasOnlyEvie you should try it!
Pattern Recognition is another excellent Gibson that still lingers in my thoughts after many years. Hope you feel better!
@@darthandy6161 thanks!!!
Hope you're fully recovered - being sick sucks.
I loved Use of Weapons, hope it's a hit for you! I just watched your reading vlog, you have definitely moved Klara and the Sun way up on my TBR. Can't wait for your August wrap-up video.
So far loving Use of Weapons
Mad respect for continuing the show even when you're so sick, wishing you a speedy recovery! Hope you have been feeling better since filming!
Very glad you got some great reads in last month, I love how you keep pushing old hidden gems onto my radar! Carlos and Yolanda also totally sold me on Pop, 1280, and your review here only made me more (morbidly) curious!
Take it easy, Jimmy ☺
@@esmayrosalyne thanks Esmay!
Covid does NOT fuck around. It beat my ass as well at the beginning of the year for a while. I would not have been able to read let alone film so props to you.
@@kendawooda it’s been a really miserable 5 days
@@thefantasynuttwork I couldn’t even swallow when I had it for like 3 days cuz my throat was so swollen. I feel you deeply. Also child of god but good is a great pitch and has me even more excited for pop 1280
Thank you for powering up and making a video while sick. We appreciate you very much!
@@Zechree it was fun!
Klara and the sun! Can’t wait to hear your thoughts. 😀🎉
@@michellesreadingshelf vlogging it right now!
I had a pretty intense cyberpunk phase back in the day, primarily driven by “I want more Neuromancer.” Glad you liked it. 🙂 Hope you’re back to normal soon!
@@MattonBooks thanks man! I really need to rewatch the Matrix lol
I'm about 80% through my reread of Kushiel's Dart, it definitely has it's slow moments, but at it's best, it stands toe to toe with just about any fantasy that is not ASOIAF in terms of political intrigue.
I am going to need shorter leaner novel after I finish. I might as well do a reread of Neuromancer. I read it when I was sixteen and do not remember much other than that I thought it was so good that I went to the bookstore and purchased 3 more William Gibson books right after.
Thanks for doing the upload even though you are feeling under the weather; that mma training you did has got you tough man
Gibson is a great short read!
Hope you feel better soon! Can't wait to hear your thoughts on the Patreon book! 🔥🔥🔥🔥
@@phen0menos congrats on the win!
Yes «Neuromancer»! The description of Operation «Screaming Fist» lives rent free in my head!
In July I read:
«The Stone of Farewell» (Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, #2) by Tad Williams (Epic Fantasy, a key influence for George R. R. Martin's « A Song of Ice and Fire»)
«Tiamat's Wrath» (The Expanse, #8) by James S.A. Corey (Space opera)
«The Warrior Prophet» (The Prince of Nothing #2) by R. Scott Bakker (Grimdark/Dark Epic Fantasy inspired by the Crusades, Silmarillion & Dune)
I really have a hard time picking my July book of the month between «The Stone of Farewell» & «The Warrior Prophet»!😅
Currently reading «To Green Angel Tower» (Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, #3)!
glad you are feeling a bit better and were able to make a video!
@@BrianBell7 thanks bro
If you enjoyed Gibson's writing I HIGHLY recommend Burning Chrome, his short story anthology. It dips into different genres (most of it is not straight cyberpunk) and makes for great summer reading.
@@francb1634 I love the sound of that
hope you recover soon! covid kicked my ass when I had it so I'm impressed you powered through to get us this video, thank you so much but take time to rest!
@@ajpruitt4628 thank you!
Get better soon, and keep letting us know about things that are a bit off the beaten path from most of this corner of booktube!
I’ll do my best to
Feel better Jimmy! I'm only 55% into book 2 of The Sprawl trilogy (Count Zero) but it's very good so far. At least as good as book 1.
@@andrewlavigne44 I should continue
Just picked up the first book in the Culture series. Thanks for moving up to the top of my TBR hahaha
@@reading_by_myshelf woooooo!
Consider Phlebas is often considered the weakest of the books, but hopefully it grabs you!! It's not a series so much as a collection of stories, so you can read in any order.
Oh I wouldn’t worry about your wrap up man! I mean, Allen puts out his monthly wrap ups out nine months after the month being featured and we all still watch them. Feel better!
More Ishiguro! Yeah! Still not An Artist of the Floating World but maybe you’ll get there soon.
Pretty positive month in July for me 😁
On July 1st I finished Say nothing by Patrick Keefe (the author of Empire of Pain). This is a nonfiction book about the IRA from the 70s through the end of the Troubles and the Good Friday Agreement. The events and people it discusses tie back into the notorious murder of a “disappeared” mother of ten named Jean Mcconville. The Price sisters, who helped organize the London car bombings, and Gerry Adams are also heavily featured. This book was fascinating and I would read it again.
Some other nonfiction I read was Nothing to Envy and a book on Sekigahara with lots of big pictures.
I also finished demon slayer! Whoooo Hoooo! One of my favorite fantasy series. Still have to finish the anime I usually like to see the fight scenes in the anime because I’m not familiar enough with manga to always be able to decipher them in black and white on the page. The Pleasure District Arc was my favorite and gave me a much needed laugh. If you are looking to get into manga this might be a good place to start.
Three shorter novels I finished were Legends of the Galactic Heroes bk 4, The Samurai by Endo, and rereading In Cold Blood.
LOGH bk 4 was ok. It wasn’t my favorite in the series. I kept hearing the Pitch Meeting Guy say “super easy, barely and inconvenience….oh really?” In my head. Ah well. On to the next installment.
In Cold Blood remains fantastic. Read it.
The samurai was really interesting because it is based on the mission of an actual samurai who travelled all across the world with a Catholic priest to help promote trade relations with the West. This author also wrote the book Silence which was adapted into the movie with Andrew Garfield. Both of these books deal with Japan’s relationship with Christianity during the Tokugawa Shogunate in the 1600s. I liked it a lot, but if religion doesn’t interest you, I don’t know if I would recommend. Or maybe I will recommend anyway.
And I have two book of the year candidates FINALLY. These would be Fire and Blood and Lord of Emperors. These were fantastic. I haven’t yet finished the main series of ASOIAF. It’s weird I have picked up Storm of Swords a few times but just end of flicking through it without feeling attached to the characters. I still don’t know why. It troubles me. I found myself so invested in the people covered it this book. Maybe because I read mostly history so I’m used to it. The Aegon I chapters were my favorites I think.
Lord of Emperors is my second favorite GGK novel so far. Under Heaven is still my favorite but sometimes your first is your sweetest. But what a duology.
Happy reading 🤗
The man is sick with the coof and you're gonna make him read all that? 😋
I…..didn’t think about that. I repent!
🤓
Lovely comment and what a crazy good month! I died laughing at the Allen dig 😂
Hope you’re already feeling better! I’ve had Covid a few times and it’s no fun. Thanks for the July wrap up!
@@StoryGirl1128 thank you!
wish you a quick recovery !
Thanks!
I'll join your Patreon one day, but I like to donate one at a time.
It sounds like you had a good month Jimmy. I had me a good one as well. Keep up the good work!
@@someokiedude9549 no pressure for the Patreon, appreciate you supporting by watching and commenting
I hope you feel better soon!
Thank you!
YES!! Use of Weapons is one of my favourite books ever. Very tempting to bump something to reread it.
@@SamPegg90 I hope I love it!
I read Neuromancer earlier this year for the first time and the thing that impressed me the most was just Gibson’s style of writing and how he really just punches you into the world off of the first page. I don’t think I’ve read an author recently that has his ability to just set you immediately in a world and really set the tone of the place as concisely and as quickly as him. Chiba City Blues is such a strong first section of a novel.
@@epicgamer2727 yes it’s super immersive
Poisoned by your enemies. Sending you my energy like a DBZ spirit bomb.
@@mitch8948 I’ll need it, I’m out of sensu beans
I hope you feel better. I recently read Use of Weapons and enjoyed it, and I'm currently reading Neuromancer and loving it. I hope you enjoy Use of Weapons, too.
@@dalejones100 thank you!
Sorry to hear you've been sick, hope you feel better soon!
Kushiel's Dart sounds really interesting! This video also made me think I should more deliberately pick up books that have been on my TBR for a long time, so they might actually get read sometime :D
@@annak_reads I gotta lower my tbr count 😂
Glad you enjoyed Neuromancer. The whole series is excellent and the sequels might be even better.
@@nicktankard1244 NIIIIIIIIIIICK!!!! I’m definitely gonna read the sequels eventually, his writing is so good
@@thefantasynuttwork hey Jimmy! Yeah Gibson is one of a kind. I also like that it ends with “written in Vancouver” :) People say he used to frequent my local bookshop. I can also recommend Idoru. It’s probably my second favorite of his. You might also want to try Web of Angels by John M Ford now that it’s back in print. It was before Neuromancer and highly influential for the genre. Also the prose is just amazing and dreamy
@@nicktankard1244 I’ll order both right now, I hadn’t heard of either before now. I appreciate the recs!
A true man of the people! 🤟
@@joshramirez7 I try lol
Been reading to read Neuromancer for years. Thanks for touching it out. Feel better.
@@BookishTexan hope if ya get to it that you enjoy! And thanks!
For the love of god man, rest up 😂 glad you enjoyed Pop 1280, and we'll see you soon
C&Y
@@storytoob I plan on sleeping as much as humanly possible this week lol
Kushiel’s Dart, one of my 3 all time favorite book series and probably the most UNDERRATED book series ever written! The rest of the series is just as good by the way….
I’m tempted to continue
@@thefantasynuttwork you definitely should…. I actually restarted the series last night, watched your video and got inspired 😊 seriously, it is so good and so underrated, I genuinely don’t get it
Feel better, Jimmy!
@@patsmythos thanks brother
Oh man rest up and feel better! This is getting me pumped to try Neuromancer-I read a different Gibson cyberpunk a while ago that I liked called Idoru, and I should check out the seminal one.
You may love it!
Hope you're feeling better!
@@RedFuryBooks slowly getting there, thanks!
Feel better, Jimmy.
Thank you!
Depravity, post apocalypse, cyberpunk and crappy sheriffs. The variety here is neat and impressive. Love to see it, never change Jimmy 😃🤙
I’ll do my best 😂
Hope you feel better soon!
@@currangill430 thanks buddy
@@thefantasynuttwork Sorry KD didntbwork that well for you. I might have to read Neuromancer again I didnt like it that much 😅
@@currangill430 I liked KD!
@@thefantasynuttwork Oh okay. You seemed kinda back and forth with it. Mixed?
@@currangill430 I’d say mostly positive! Sorry, I should have been clear in the video but I’m half dead right now lol
I read Neuromancer a few years ago. Maybe I'm just dumb, but I had no idea what was going on. Molly was cool.
@@samcostello2861 it’s a pretty jarring story
Damn, I've never heard Culture described that way. I'm going to have to try it sooner rather than later.
@@OnlyTheBestFantasyNovels I’m hyped to read more
I'm just so happy you didn't hate kushiel's 😅 The indentured servitude part of the night court gets addressed in later books but not the age thing. To help decide on the sequels, if you are interested in the exploration of what it means to be an avatar of kushiel and how far that takes her, and the dynamic between her and Melissande, then keep reading. Though I would warn you the third book goes to much more uncomfortable ends
@@Kristenisfullybookd I’m tempted to continue
Pop 1280 is at the top of the list now, I need to start reading shorter books lol! Hope you feel better soon mate!
@@RJGibson7 appreciate you brother, hope to see you soon!
I really liked the Scholes series.
So far so good
Feel better brutha 🤙🤙
@@crzabjj thanks brotha
Kushiel's being first person is fascinating BECAUSE you're in this messed up world where a child gets sold into the sex trade but since the culture sees it as holy no one thinks it's gross, and the rest of the crazy things that happen...the author committed to the conceit and didn't pull her punches. And the politics in it is 👌
Very true!
Hang in there!
@@sw3dge doing my best!
Hope you get well soon! 😢❤ health always comes first ❤
@@SarahJ70 thank you so much
💚 Be kind to yourself
Always!
If you've never read it, check out the sci-fi masterworks classic, Earth Abides by George Stewart. One of the best post apocalyptic books I've ever read.
I definitely will!
Hey Jimmy, hope you’re feeling better! Any updates on the one piece reviews?
@@iDjA7xi thanks! I’m hoping to get back to one piece soon, but no current plans for more videos
@@thefantasynuttwork Glad to hear it, hope you enjoy the journey!
We making it out the sick bed with this one
@@GarrickReads god I hope
So now you have read THE cyberpunk book. I said before the sequels are underrated. If not for Neuromancer Snow Crash would be THE cyberpunk book. Beyond that there is currently Glow and Afterglow, Core Doctorow wrote The Rapture of the Nerds; I would call those must reads in the genre.
I DNF Kushiel's at the first sex scene which was some dude violently throwing her around a room. I thought about just skipping such scenes to read the rest but I did not. I think the closest thing that is for BDSM people that I read and got through was Druuna out of Heavy Metal.
@@Montie-Adkins the sex scenes were very hard to get through when it involved those elements
So, pretty sure I have COVID now, too. So forgive me if this rambles. But just wanted to thank you for giving KD a fair chance. I get so tired of it being labeled as “the sex fantasy” books. You have to understand, when this book came out, it was a very different world. Female hood was often portrayed as either the sexpot or the saint, the virgin or the hag. So reading about a female main character who is smart and strong, soft and hard, aggressive and submissive. It blew me away. Showing that as young girls come into their own bodies, there is a power and a sense of wonder in it. We can create life and give comfort and also be weapons. It’s heady stuff. I understand if you choose not to continue- it gets darker, much darker, and stakes are raised. But you also see Phedre grow into adulthood and figure out how to use her curse (to feel pain as pleasure) in her life. When I read the conclusion of the final book, I literally weeped. Thank you for being open minded and once again, showing BookTube how vital it is to read outside your comfort zone sometimes. Hope you feel better soon!
@@messy678 I love to hear your perspective and in retrospect wish that I had expressed my positive thoughts more than I did cause I did like the book a good amount. What you’ve said here makes me want to read the sequels so job well done! I hope if you have covid it passes quickly, mines dragging on haha
@@thefantasynuttwork I have only recommended this series once in my whole reading life, lol. It’s dark, sensuous, and lush for sure. But there’s so much more. Carey dives deep into the religious parts which served as a great counterpart to the more sexual side of society. She’s able to show these two sacred practices side by side while following characters who embrace each. Phedre seems to straddle the line, which is what kept me hooked. So to see an author vividly being to life a character who enjoys sex, is smart and strong, has deep friendships and a huge amount of loyalty was like a lightning rod moment for me. Just a word of caution though, I heartily agree with what a precious comment said- pacing is a bit varied, esp in book 2, but it all does come together beautifully. It all unfolds to become a huge story arc involving love, loyalty, morality, parenthood, sex, and the question of what defines you as a person? Your religion? Your family? Your choices? And once you think you know, how do you hold onto that? I e reread the series probably at least 5x and each time, I find something new to appreciate as I grow older, or when I got married or became a parent. It’s all in there, and if you continue, I hope you enjoy the journey!
Kushiel's Dart gets better with each installment, imo
I disagree about "the spice" though, the sex scenes literally take ~1 page top and are often described in quite vague/not standard terms, and there's barely any sex scenes after first ~25%. And I'm NOT a spice reader so I was happy at that. The scenes a bit longer in the 2nd trilogy though (which for me had lower lows and higher highs compared to first trilogy).
@@julieevans6482 I physically cringed during the anal scene where her she gets splinters under her finger nails. Idk, I think that’s fairly graphic and will make it hard for some people (I know a few who dnfed at that scene) I don’t say spice at a negative btw
@@thefantasynuttwork I mostly skipped spice and it was very easy to do since the scenes were so short
@@julieevans6482 the content itself is more what I’m mentioning. I like the book
Dense and nonlinear? Give it to me baby.
@@jeroenadmiraal8714 hahah use of weapons buddy read!
Brain fog gang! Get well soon!
@@OriginalMrocco thank you!
About fucking time you're getting back to the Culture 😂
@@thatsci-firogue hahahaha
Damn that bdsm shit is now in the nuttgod gospel
@@veszeljko7645 hahahaha
I might be pushing a button that you might find annoying but I hope that is not the case.......... I really wish I could hear your thoughts on one piece again is there a chance we see you back on dudes talking manga eventually? I check back every month :( PLEASEEEEEEEEEEE FOR US
@@gtkingly8127 no current plans for that at the moment unfortunately
@@thefantasynuttwork are you still enjoying one piece? I understand your reasoning for walking away I just hope you didn’t walk away from the manga itself
@@gtkingly8127 of course! Been way slower about it but it’s more enjoyable that way tbh
great video!
question about the patreon list on screen during the patreon pick: is that up to date? because Im not on it
I messed up my slide for the video, brain fog lol but you are on my master list I used when I draw the ball, so no worries. My bad haha
Reading for whom the bells tolls by hemingway right now and my god it’s boooring! Maybe i’m just an uncultured moron
@@playermartin286 I’ve struggled with Hemingway. Going to try Men at Arms as my last attempt for him
@@thefantasynuttwork I think you mean a farewell to arms
@@playermartin286 lmao yes I did
@@playermartin286 lmao yes I did