21 dating 16 in Mistborn is fine. Fantasy and Fantasy Romances you just naturally change the ages to whatever makes sense for you. Its fantasy in a fantastical world. And don't remind me of Twilight lol, the mental gymnastics I had to go through for it to make sense and OK lol
Pretty much every book tube I follow has raved about the green bones saga, yet no one has made me even slightly interested in picking it up. Maybe one day I’ll read it and love it, but it doesn’t intrigue me at all
I think most people who think Lord of the Rings is boring is probably because of the language. It doesn't use the same language style that we are so used to today like Sanderson's. So that can be a bit tricky.
I think an important aspect of Sword of Kaigen that got lost in the hype, was that Wang didn't initially intend the book to be this popular. According to her blog posts, she wrote the story while she was going through a really dark period in her life. She was basically unknown at the time, and it was more of a passion project. Her writing was a sort of therapy, she never expected anyone to actually read it. When people read it now, they don't know any of this and end up comparing it to books by millionaire authors who have access to the best editors. I went in with the mindset that this book was very personal to Wang, and it was an incredibly powerful reading experience.
I love seeing how animated Isa gets talking about books, it just makes me very happy for some reason. Also are you guys from the same place or do your accents just sound the same to my untrained ears?
I loved Jade City, but was so disappointed by Jade Legacy. The time jumps made me feel so disconnected from the characters. It felt like a summary of a series rather than a novel.
Hahah this was sooo much fun! I love that you brought Isa on to react to these. There were definitely some interesting hot takes, I would love to see a part 2!! 🤣🤩
Yes! I agree with the Piranesi comment. Everyone else seems to love it, but I was so underwhelmed. I kept thinking how can such a short book be so boring?!
Sometimes, "This book sucked" really means "It didn't give me what I was looking for" or "I was unable to appreciate it," which is the fault of the reader, not the book.
There are definitely worse books. Take Sanderson's books. His skyward is objectively a weaker book then his cosmere novels. I have seen people make excuses saying it's YA or other such stuff. But why can't YA books be well written. It is a 3 star novel at best even when read by the target audience.
My unpopular opinion is that the majority of Stephen King’s best books were written in the 21st century. His newer stuff is better than his classic older stuff (on average).
I say yes to part 2 :) Unpopular opinion: I hated Dune. I can see what people like, and its importance to the genre. Does not mean I enjoyed reading it Edit: There are things I greatly enjoyed, but other things just... ruined it. I'm also not fond of "my special training means I control my emotions to the point I can shut them off" makes for an unrelatable character who feels more like a sociopath than anything. Jessica initially was my favorite. But as soon as inciting incident happens she becomes a helpless waif who needs her 15 year old son to order her around to even slightly function. The way any and all deaths are handled. Some are off page. Some are glanced over. It makes them feel pointless. And strips away any importance characters had. It feels like teenage wish fulfillment. Teenager is raised in a super special club. Steps up into role of a powerful parent whole the other parent has to worship and obey them. They're awesome at everything they do because prophecy (I am aware this is subverted by later booke) and literally worshipped by a group of "badass" people. I think this is a key to why so many loved this book. It probably connected to them as a kid and has a huge impact as a result. Its like Harry Potter. I doubt I'd love it if I read it blind at 35 instead of being 10 when book 1 was published. Stuff I liked: the world building. How can I hate that part? The extreme desert planet. The sandworms, the spice, the way people survive with so little water.
I love Dune, love the whole series (the third book is the worst.) But I agree it can be a tough read with all the odd terms and such. Sorta agree about Jessica, but then she is pregnant and has to be careful through most of the book. She was still strong (most people could not handle what she goes through) but... yeah.
I will say, I'm sad when I see people who disliked the book for these reasons, because what I think it does is actually pretty brilliant and way ahead of its time. (Spoilers) Paul is not a good person, the Atreides use the Fremen for their own political gain, the Bene Gesserit manipulated the Fremen through thousands of years of religious conditioning, and Paul and Jessica take advantage of that to co-opt the fremen culture for their own selfish reasons. In the later books, Paul has committed multiple genocides, and ends up destroying the fremen culture.
@@IbbyMelbourne I will admit I can appreciate how the book had no "hero", no one was a "good guy" but I think I would have been more engaged if the characters had emotions instead of internal monologues of why they can't feel. I understand the internal logic of why, but for me it removed the impact of everything.
@@douglasdea637 I'm glad others can enjoy the book, and it's why I acknowledge it's an unpopular opinion. I'm definitely the odd man out here.he the terms didn't bother me at all. I actually really enjoyed the beginning of the book and being dropped into this world so unceremoneously. I felt extremely engaged with Leto's skepticism, Jessica's worry and protectiveness, Paul's curiosity. But once they get to the planet and shit hits the fan is when the book lost me. Primarily because the "I cannot feel" bits. But I understand thats half the point. For me, it disengaged me from the story. The parts with the Baron scheming were great, I just wish he was a tad less of a cartoon villain. Again, I get the goal was for him to feel hedonistic and draw attention to how all these royal houses suck and bring misery to the common man. But instead of hedonistic he felt more like a cartoon to me.
I'm not sure about Silmarillion or Tolkien's other works, but I don't think that Sauron is a good villain in the Lord of the Rings trilogy itself. I think that he is more of a good threat. his pressence is felt, but I don't think he actively participates enough to be a compelling villain.
My unpopular opinions: 1. The Book of the New Sun series by Gene Wolfe is way overrated, ridiculous and was written as a parody of sci-fi and fantasy. 2. Canticle for Leibowitz is also way overrated, is not a novel and is mostly dull. Opinion that isn't really unpopular but could get me in some trouble: Name of the Wind is overrated, not "Top 20" material, and the main character, Kvothe, is a Marty-Stu perfect boy.
Hmm.. as someone that haven't read the Godfather or Green Bone Saga i kind of want to read the books in that order to see if that comment have any truth to it.🤔
Excuse me, my husband and I started dating when I was 16 and he was 21. That nonsense opinion is sometning I take personally. P.S.in the „History of Middle Earth" Sauron has kind of backstory, not much but still. P.S.2 I love the Silmarillion even more than lotr, is that weird 😂 I love Sanderson's books as well
You can take pretty much any book in any genre and many people will tell you just how bad that books. And, the more popular said book is, the more some people will dislike it. Lots of people dislike whatever is popular and will eagerly tell you just how and why it is no good. Would be interested in more content of this nature.
A Song of Fire and Ice a.k.a. Game of Thrones is dime store fantasy for neophytes and basically sucks when compared to Howards Conan or Feists Riftwar or Asprin & Abbey et. al. Thieves World.
OH MY GOD!? What is wrong with you? Are..are you ok? Blink twice if you are being held in captivity and they are making you write these dreadful things XD
It's just an average to above average YA novels. The timing of the release or marketing or whatever. it's probably hard to explain why the initial popularity happened. And she rode the wave properly by continuing to write decent sequels.
@@ecthelionofthefountain8267 I know they exist, my sister is one of them. But often those people are the ones who only read Potter instead of more avid readers.
You cannot deny thought that the worldbuilding in HP is top notch. There are probably few universes as well realized in that department. I think other aspects change if you have nostalgia versus do not have it. But that worldbuilding I don’t think is anything to sneeze it as a kid or as an adult.
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Aaaaah thank you so much for inviting me to your amazing channel so that we can do this video! Was honestly SO MUCH FUN! 🎉🎉
I'm so glad I was able to find your channel through this one! Love your takes and your energy!
21 dating 16 in Mistborn is fine. Fantasy and Fantasy Romances you just naturally change the ages to whatever makes sense for you. Its fantasy in a fantastical world. And don't remind me of Twilight lol, the mental gymnastics I had to go through for it to make sense and OK lol
Pretty much every book tube I follow has raved about the green bones saga, yet no one has made me even slightly interested in picking it up. Maybe one day I’ll read it and love it, but it doesn’t intrigue me at all
I think most people who think Lord of the Rings is boring is probably because of the language. It doesn't use the same language style that we are so used to today like Sanderson's. So that can be a bit tricky.
Would definitely love to see a part 2 🥰
I think an important aspect of Sword of Kaigen that got lost in the hype, was that Wang didn't initially intend the book to be this popular.
According to her blog posts, she wrote the story while she was going through a really dark period in her life. She was basically unknown at the time, and it was more of a passion project. Her writing was a sort of therapy, she never expected anyone to actually read it.
When people read it now, they don't know any of this and end up comparing it to books by millionaire authors who have access to the best editors.
I went in with the mindset that this book was very personal to Wang, and it was an incredibly powerful reading experience.
This was so much fun! I might have to do this sometime. The Elend one was the funniest take! I disagree, but it was funny the way it was written! 😂
i vote for a repeat, it was so much fun!! great video 👏
Thank you! I really enjoyed making it!
Repeat!!
Neeeeeed part 2. Unpopular opinions are always fun.
Another fantastic video!!! Thank you!!!
I love seeing how animated Isa gets talking about books, it just makes me very happy for some reason. Also are you guys from the same place or do your accents just sound the same to my untrained ears?
Fun fact: Did you know that in the German edition, Vin's love interest is spelled "Elant", because "Elend" is the German word for misery? 😂
This was great and so much fun! Definitely need a Part 2.
I loved Jade City, but was so disappointed by Jade Legacy. The time jumps made me feel so disconnected from the characters. It felt like a summary of a series rather than a novel.
I respect your opinion but I definitely didn't have that experience with it!
Great video guys! Definitely want the second part of this type of video!
amazing duo! more or these two plx
Hahah this was sooo much fun! I love that you brought Isa on to react to these. There were definitely some interesting hot takes, I would love to see a part 2!! 🤣🤩
I love Lord of the Rings. It's probably my favorite fantasy story. But I wasn't impressed with the movies.
Yes! I agree with the Piranesi comment. Everyone else seems to love it, but I was so underwhelmed. I kept thinking how can such a short book be so boring?!
That's why Lord of the rings is so good though. it doesn't have to be fast passed to be good
My two favourite book-tubers together 🎉
Awwwwwww! 🎉
Unpopular opinion.
I didnt finish the Grace of Kings. So dissapointed. I really wanted to love it😂
Great fun, thank you 😊 🙏
Sometimes, "This book sucked" really means "It didn't give me what I was looking for" or "I was unable to appreciate it," which is the fault of the reader, not the book.
There are poorly written books that are just crap.
There are definitely worse books.
Take Sanderson's books. His skyward is objectively a weaker book then his cosmere novels. I have seen people make excuses saying it's YA or other such stuff. But why can't YA books be well written. It is a 3 star novel at best even when read by the target audience.
Let’s see a part two. This video wasn’t long enough. 😢
My unpopular opinion is that the majority of Stephen King’s best books were written in the 21st century. His newer stuff is better than his classic older stuff (on average).
Comparing lord of the rings to modern fantasy is like Comparing the original iphone to todays models.
I say yes to part 2 :)
Unpopular opinion: I hated Dune. I can see what people like, and its importance to the genre. Does not mean I enjoyed reading it
Edit:
There are things I greatly enjoyed, but other things just... ruined it. I'm also not fond of "my special training means I control my emotions to the point I can shut them off" makes for an unrelatable character who feels more like a sociopath than anything.
Jessica initially was my favorite. But as soon as inciting incident happens she becomes a helpless waif who needs her 15 year old son to order her around to even slightly function.
The way any and all deaths are handled. Some are off page. Some are glanced over. It makes them feel pointless. And strips away any importance characters had.
It feels like teenage wish fulfillment. Teenager is raised in a super special club. Steps up into role of a powerful parent whole the other parent has to worship and obey them. They're awesome at everything they do because prophecy (I am aware this is subverted by later booke) and literally worshipped by a group of "badass" people. I think this is a key to why so many loved this book. It probably connected to them as a kid and has a huge impact as a result. Its like Harry Potter. I doubt I'd love it if I read it blind at 35 instead of being 10 when book 1 was published.
Stuff I liked: the world building. How can I hate that part? The extreme desert planet. The sandworms, the spice, the way people survive with so little water.
I love Dune, love the whole series (the third book is the worst.) But I agree it can be a tough read with all the odd terms and such. Sorta agree about Jessica, but then she is pregnant and has to be careful through most of the book. She was still strong (most people could not handle what she goes through) but... yeah.
I will say, I'm sad when I see people who disliked the book for these reasons, because what I think it does is actually pretty brilliant and way ahead of its time.
(Spoilers)
Paul is not a good person, the Atreides use the Fremen for their own political gain, the Bene Gesserit manipulated the Fremen through thousands of years of religious conditioning, and Paul and Jessica take advantage of that to co-opt the fremen culture for their own selfish reasons. In the later books, Paul has committed multiple genocides, and ends up destroying the fremen culture.
@@IbbyMelbourne I will admit I can appreciate how the book had no "hero", no one was a "good guy" but I think I would have been more engaged if the characters had emotions instead of internal monologues of why they can't feel. I understand the internal logic of why, but for me it removed the impact of everything.
@@douglasdea637 I'm glad others can enjoy the book, and it's why I acknowledge it's an unpopular opinion. I'm definitely the odd man out here.he
the terms didn't bother me at all. I actually really enjoyed the beginning of the book and being dropped into this world so unceremoneously. I felt extremely engaged with Leto's skepticism, Jessica's worry and protectiveness, Paul's curiosity. But once they get to the planet and shit hits the fan is when the book lost me. Primarily because the "I cannot feel" bits. But I understand thats half the point. For me, it disengaged me from the story.
The parts with the Baron scheming were great, I just wish he was a tad less of a cartoon villain. Again, I get the goal was for him to feel hedonistic and draw attention to how all these royal houses suck and bring misery to the common man. But instead of hedonistic he felt more like a cartoon to me.
- Definitely some wild opinions there 😂
damn, those are really unpopular opinions
I'm not sure about Silmarillion or Tolkien's other works, but I don't think that Sauron is a good villain in the Lord of the Rings trilogy itself. I think that he is more of a good threat. his pressence is felt, but I don't think he actively participates enough to be a compelling villain.
This is awesome 🤣
My unpopular opinions:
1. The Book of the New Sun series by Gene Wolfe is way overrated, ridiculous and was written as a parody of sci-fi and fantasy.
2. Canticle for Leibowitz is also way overrated, is not a novel and is mostly dull.
Opinion that isn't really unpopular but could get me in some trouble:
Name of the Wind is overrated, not "Top 20" material, and the main character, Kvothe, is a Marty-Stu perfect boy.
Hmm.. as someone that haven't read the Godfather or Green Bone Saga i kind of want to read the books in that order to see if that comment have any truth to it.🤔
Excuse me, my husband and I started dating when I was 16 and he was 21. That nonsense opinion is sometning I take personally.
P.S.in the „History of Middle Earth" Sauron has kind of backstory, not much but still.
P.S.2 I love the Silmarillion even more than lotr, is that weird 😂 I love Sanderson's books as well
You can take pretty much any book in any genre and many people will tell you just how bad that books. And, the more popular said book is, the more some people will dislike it. Lots of people dislike whatever is popular and will eagerly tell you just how and why it is no good.
Would be interested in more content of this nature.
A Song of Fire and Ice a.k.a. Game of Thrones is dime store fantasy for neophytes and basically sucks when compared to Howards Conan or Feists Riftwar or Asprin & Abbey et. al. Thieves World.
Calling a 21 yo dating a 16 yo a pedo is stretching it way too far wtf.
😂😂😂 I agree 😅
Hi 👋 great video 🎥
Thank you!
Unpopular opinion that would get me in guillotine :- i dont find streaming platform stickers annoying in the book covers😅
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OH MY GOD!? What is wrong with you? Are..are you ok? Blink twice if you are being held in captivity and they are making you write these dreadful things XD
Priory should have been printed will small margins. It's page count is bloated due to the publisher wanting to make it look large.
The Hobbit 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍
The lord of the rings 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍
Did you just say "From the movie it seems...." What was that? 😢 Since when do we judge a book by its movie? 😮 Let's try to read the books before...
The rings of power 🙂🙂🙂🙂
lotr? too long, too convoluted, too mant places and characters, ain't nobody got time fer dat
Unpopular opinion.
Harry Potter is really quite bad. Not as good as everyone thinks it is.
Is that really even unpopular opinion in the reader scene? People have nostalgia for it but it's rarely on anyones top list.
It's just an average to above average YA novels.
The timing of the release or marketing or whatever. it's probably hard to explain why the initial popularity happened. And she rode the wave properly by continuing to write decent sequels.
@@Colaman112 Oh, you'd be surprised by the amount of hardcore HP fans there, who can't stand anything critical.
@@ecthelionofthefountain8267 I know they exist, my sister is one of them. But often those people are the ones who only read Potter instead of more avid readers.
You cannot deny thought that the worldbuilding in HP is top notch. There are probably few universes as well realized in that department. I think other aspects change if you have nostalgia versus do not have it. But that worldbuilding I don’t think is anything to sneeze it as a kid or as an adult.
LOTR is a good book to read or movie to watch if I need a nap. It’s boring to me. Not my genre.
I vote for a part 2. My Hot take is that Hunger Games is a PG rip off of Battle Royale
Fantasy books with asian setting don't appeal to me at all! Their history until 20 century is also boring af!
Oh strong disagree haha!