📚 booktube q&a part 1 | sober edition 👼
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- Опубліковано 2 жов 2024
- answering what i don't like about booktube, why i don't do sponsorships, which book character i'd fight, who i'd marry, why i'd rewrite twilight, who i'd kill between inej and kaz, and more.
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booktube questions - 15:38
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to the person who asked where to get books when your library doesn't have them: there are a lot of great online secondhand bookshops now, i use abebooks, thriftbooks and betterworldbooks! you can find great stuff on there for super cheap, even new-ish releases!
that's awesome!!
Agreed! I would also check out Half Price Books (they have physical stores and an online shop) and Book Outlet (for U.S. customers as I heard shipping is expensive for international orders) for some drastically marked down books. Or even Goodwill sometimes has a selection of popular and classic books.
Paperback swap is also a free book swap where you basically exchange with other people! You can put up books you want to get rid of and seek out books that others post.
Note: This is totally online and via mail so it can sometimes be easier to find stuff depending on what you're looking for.
also, loads of libraries have free online libraries on overdrive, just login with your library card and take out free ebooks and audiobooks!
You can also request any book through Interlibrary Loan. If you don’t know how to do that, your librarians can help. ILL is awesome!
I love the chosen one trope it’s been in style since the Bible
omfggg
readwithcindy 😂 it’s a best seller for a reason! That trope works 😆
I believe that was the definition of “oh, snap!” 😁
"Is there anything less diverse than sarah j.mass books?"
"Idk, harry potter"
Youre not wrong tho hahahhahaaha
ACTUALLY hermione is trisexual it just wasnt mentioned in the book bc it wasn't relevant to the story :)
@@withcindy i mean its obvious
@@Aggrobea its not really about that, im not really bothered for harry potter not having gay characters and all that bc Rowlings publishers probably wouldnt allow her that back then. But the thing is J.K. Rowling is now claiming that a whole bunch of characters were actually gay or people of colour all along so that way she gets to be called super progressive and gets all this praise when she didnt actually include any clues about these characters being this way so kids couldnt look up to these characters as like omg look at this great person being just like me. Get it, she gets the queer and diverse audience backing her up without actually losing conservative audiance. Its a money making technike and shes not the only one that does that.
@@Aggrobea also you have to understand that not everyone is like you. How often do you see main charactere that are queer or poc in popular ya fantasy series. There have been more of them lately but just imagine growing up and never being able to picture yourself as the hero bc they are decribed as a super pale blonde person. Not that there is anything wrong with being that, its just that pretty much every main character is very pale, probably has straight blonde or brown hair and is straight.
@@Aggrobea yeah i agree totaly
“Has reading helped you with your troubled past?” ‘No anti-depressants did.’ A TRUE ICON EVERYONE! The painful accuracy of that statement. 😂😂
Dear lord I love you Cindy, your videos just make me so happy every time i watch them. I’m the middle of the video dying laughing after probably not having laughed in weeks.
thank you cassidy! im glad that you enjoyed it and i hope that you are able to laugh more often soon
I hope this means we're also getting drunk edition.
indeed we are
“...I don’t fear death, I think it is a very practical form of technology...”
Idk but this is the best wording ever
Form of technology...You’re the best, I’m laughing so hard rn
LMAO i meant the whole system they have where u get a phone call on the day u die - that's a cool form of technology!!
readwithcindy oops m totally missed that then! I’m sorry. That makes sense actually hahaha dang it
Is it even a readwithcindy video if that camera doesnt fall? Hkgnfmska lmao
EXPOSE ME
Evelyn Hugo as Cindys sugar mother, i am dying 😂😂😂😂😂😂
i know she will take care of me
readwithcindy I bet you’d be a great sugar mother (yay you could change that much ?) 😂
Dude! Rewrite Twilight. Holy crap. That would be epicly funny. You can do what Stephanie Myers did and have bella be a self insert character. Bella with your sense of humor and sarcasm would actually make her likeable and interesting.
Tough guys who are a Pure Cinnamon Roll Too Good For This World is a fantastic trope to get behind.
that is my taste in men 100%
@@withcindy Yes. And when you were saying you wanted Inej and Kaz just to have a small touch at some point like a Victorian romance, it made me think of characters who flex their hands after accidentally touching the object of their affection and now I'm dead.
everything you said about kaz and inej hit me on a spiritual, emotional, physical, metaphysical (idk what that is but i needed a fourth) level.
I freaking love you and your obsession with Six of Crows duology 😂❤
it made me feel things OK?!
readwithcindy Oh same. Those books ruined me.
There's drama no matter what topic or hobby these days. A friend of mine does bird-watching as a hobby, and apparently there's swathes of drama over bird-watching. Let that sink in for a second.
omg i want to know more about this. spill the bird-watching tea sis
@@withcindy Apparently consumerism drama runs deep everywhere because certain birders believe that you should spend mad cash on expensive binoculars in order to properly identify the correct birds...or whatever. I dunno, between BookTube, the gaming industry, and the anime realm...there's only so much I can dip my toes into before my brains explode.
wow that is really interesting to know that consumerism is a prevalent topic across all niches! i think there's always class differences in every activity, so even a "hobby" can be tainted by capitalism lol
I think it would be funny if you ever did a video of how much money you saved by using your library if you purchased them new (physical copy), used, or new (ebook). I personally think people don't think how much money we spend on books that we may not enjoy and take up a lot of space.
that is a fantastic idea!! a lot of calculations but still i love that idea LOL
I feel like this would be a good stat to add into end of the year book stat videos
Stock images of people on covers are probably my least favorite kinds of covers 😆
Loved getting to hear your answers to these questions. Can’t wait for the next one :D
theyre my least fave too, it's a total turn-off
That sudden freeze and paranoia when you think someone is outside listening. I feel that. I feel that in my soul haha.
Me every time I film
"It ain't that deep" is going to be my mantra for 2019 thanks to you!!
it's a good motto to follow!
"What she gonna do blind people? I already do that with my face." honestly same.
caNNOT WAIT for the drunk edition!!! also how do you manage to be eloquent and throw memes and curses in at the same time ahhhHHHH QUEEN
thank you coco
Song of Achilles: Greek myth, queer dudes. Circe: Greek myth, badass lady witch. Both: fantastic omg plz read them both yesterday kthxby.
i'll be reading circe in january!!
"i don't believe in having reading goals" same but also like take out the "reading" and i just don't believe in having...goals 👍
I really hope the people in the rooms next to yours could hear all of this
better than my poor neighbors at my apt TBH
I am suffering through the grisha trilogy rn and i am happy to see someone that is pissed off by alina as much as i am
literally every character in this trilogy is stupid
omg ur outfit is so cute omg
i get so happy watching you talk about SOC. you make me want to reread it!!!
omg THROWBACK i was never huge on wolf but i feel like if i reread TLC i would like him much more now
i also cant concentrate at home! i thought i was such a minority in this, its cool to find someone else who understands! i usually go to the library, my school campus, or barnes and noble :)
YES EVELYN HUGO
tbt to soap dick, that shit was so intense i literally took my train in the wrong direction, i dont regret it tho
thanks for being so candid about your attitude towards spons! i love your mindset
"it's not on purpose but it's something we should still be cognizant of" i wish more people understood this!!!!!!!
loved this q&a
LMAO at the soap dick diverting ur path. that's a metaphor right there. honestly im pretty open to sponsorships if publishers are interested, i just havent been offered the right books yet and am picky with them. and yes, colorism is a real thing in every community and we can work towards improving that if we are aware of the issues AND aware that people are not doing this on purpose, they just need to be informed
You’re the first booktuber I’ve seen that, like me, gets all their books at the library. It’s nice to see somebody’s book journey I can relate to so much even though I’ve been a reader since elementary school and you only got into reading recently.
I’m surprised libraries aren’t more normalized on booktube!
I totally agree with not putting real people images on book covers. I've hesitated on reading the Vampire Academy series because of this lol.
it's a huge turn off for me. i likely won't read a book if it has real people on it lol
I love VA. The covers don't do it justice.
"Alina is not going to save me..." hahaha facts! 😂😂
You are my favorite booktuber if only because you actually use your library, hahaha! I'm at mine every week and I too make them buy books I want to read, so I don't have to!
I cannot wait for Part 2. Please don't make us wait long. :)
i'm glad i'm not the only one!! i wish i kept track of all the books i've made my library order just to see how much i've made them expand their collection lol
The moment I saw that title, my immediate thought was "I can't wait for the drunk version." My second thought was, "It's 27 minutes what a good time to be alive."
this was a pain in the ass to edit, IDK how yall can stand my voice for almost half an hour
3:28
Yeah, I screamed there a little bit. Thank you for answering my question and oooh my god, yes, same, I want Kaz and Inej to at least kiss properly 😂
it'll take them 100 years before they get to that point but i'm here for the slow burn
This video is great and i am excited for the drunk part 😂
i'll premiere that one!
You’re the first booktuber I’ve heard that doesn’t do “reading goals” and tbh I’m so happy I’m not alone
do whatever u want girl!! i can see how reading goals would be fun but i like just going with the flow and not feeling like i gotta force myself to read specific books
readwithcindy AMEN SISTA
u are NOT wrong about harry potter being less diverse than sjm books LMAO
womp womp
Children of Vengence and Virtue is coming out in March! Tomi Adyemi is queen!! I am so excited for the Children of Blood and Bone sequels!
im curious how inan is going to be "redeemed" hmmm
Very excited for the drunk edition! 😂
I REALLY need to read the Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo!
It’s SO GOOD!
Congrats on 10, 15K!!! You're going to be so proud of us, but I'm buddy reading Six of Crows with Rachael next week! OMG YES, I second punching Inan on the face! As long as Zelie gets punched a bit as well 👌
GIVE ME ALL THE SHIPS. Cindy, same. A good romantic relationship hooks me no matter the genre. That's ultimately what can make me love and obsess over a book. I loove the local bookstore idea. I'm in TEARS after that ending. Can't wait for part 2!
The Inej and Kaz question had me TRIGGERED!!! Also I want Inej and Kaz to kiss as well but I don’t know if they’re ever will be another book 😭It would make my life tho.
leigh tweeted about wanting to write a 3rd book but it wont be for a LOOOONG time
"how am i so funny? ummmm i don't know, how do y'all have a shitty sense of humor?"
damn even when u roast us, i'm laughing
Oh Cindy, I am so grateful to have been here from the beginning of you joining booktube. So happy you are a part of this community. You have stayed true to yourself & are so great! Love your spunkiness & personality. You never fail to make me laugh.
i'm so glad that you were one of the first booktubers i started watching!!
I need to get better at taking advantage of the library! I definitely always pay for books by smaller authors, because I'm a small author myself and I like that we support each other. But for huge bestsellers, I think the library is fine. And I need to start using it more, lol. Thanks for your inspiration! :)
I like your outfit in this! I have a similar dress :) it’s crazy to see how far you’ve come. Netflix money and twitter Monday. Truly thriving honey ❤️🥺
Thank you so much!!
i haven't read the grisha trilogy yet but from your comment about alina i can only imagine the kind of identity crisis i'll have
it's.... not good
I HEAVY relate to relationships' ability to sway my genre preferences
we all have our genres but LOVE IS UNIVERSAL
Like what are genres without societal stereotypes ?
Biological facts is not enough for sexual/romantic attraction (to me at least)
song of achilles just ripped my heart out even though I knew what was going to happen, definitely recommend
i'm gonna read circe in january and if i like it i'll try out song of achilles!
Your rating scale is exactly how I feel! And lol at the Harry Potter comment. I am there with you 😳😳😳, On that..the library, anti depressants, it all lol. Also ppl are able to submit to the library online for them to buy the book (I’ve done this about 4xs this year and all 4xs they purchased it). This was amazing, looking fwd to part 2.
i make my library buy books all the time!
IMO, Circe is slightly better than Song of Achilles, although both are amazing.
Circe is gonna be the first book I read in 2019!
I mostly subscribed to this channel because it was nice to see someone fangirl over a book series I'm obsessed with which is Six of Crows, instead of the typical Cassandra Clare and Sarah J. Maas. And I haven't been disappointed since subscribing. I love your humor and the fact that you promote going to the library, you and MynameisMarines are like the two main booktubers who highlight the greatness that is the library and ease the pressure to buy books. Cause even though I do collect books, it more because I'm a big re-reader. But I usually borrow from the library first and then buy it if I love the book.
Also shoutout to you for wanting to see more dark skinned booktubers become more mainstream. Also, even though I love Harry Potter, I reread one book like every july, you are not wrong about the diversity.
glad to meet another fan of six of crows! it truly is a great series. and yes, libraries are the best!!
Another suggestions for how to get books when your library doesn't have them. Hibooks (audiobooks only $9.99 USD a month) and Scribd (audiobooks, ebooks, magazines, sheet music $8.99 USD a month) hibooks is unlimited use and scribd is mostly unlimited, although there are caps on newer releases/popular books so they aren't always available
I'd also want to rewrite Twilight for the same reasons. And you've been raving so much about Six of Crows that one of my goals for 2019 is to finally read both Six of Crows and Crooked Kingdom and finally understand all the hype.
Six of crows can take a while to get into so I hope you like it!
I just now reading them, so far they are fantastic! Even though the storyline in six of crows takes a while to get to, the little stories about each character make up for it. Its great
Cindy posted and literally made my day.
I’m honored!!
OMG! I love horror soo much (particularly Stephen King)
Here are some character-driven horror books
If you want a kind of dystopian psychological horror book go for "The Long Walk" The plot is basically 100 boys walk until there 's only one left. It might sound cliché but keep in mind it was written before 1974.
Another psychological horror that is oh so good is Misery. A writer gets kidnapped and is saved by his number one fan (who is also a little cray-cray), there are only two characters in this book and they evolve so realistically.
In both those books, there is no supernatural.
Two delicious paranormal stories are Carrie (classic), and firestarter.
If you (for some reason) want an *Extremely*, and I do mean extremely gore book I would recommend Desperation. It has killer spiders, coyotes, buzzards, snakes, crazy killer cops, possesions, demons, cult sex and a whole bunch of murdery murders (like a lot).
Jesse's also the first booktuber I watched who got me to this whole booktube world (though I'm not one myself)!
And yeah I'm late to the club
The first question your answers is so me
I totally feel the bouncing around with reading genres. Otherwise you can get totally burnt out. Great answers, Cindy! You had me laughing PER USUAL.
exactly! the grisha trilogy is kinda burning me out from YA so i'm looking forward to bouncing over to adult fiction next!
@@withcindy one more thing...I LOVE THAT DRESS! I wear black 24/7 and it's so hard to find a black dress with a little something different. LOVE IT!
Graphic novels are also a good option for people who want to get back into reading :)
Too funny Cindy, I can’t wait for the drunk edition
Cindy, a really good book that's character driven and contains some horror elements is The Diviners. It's set in the 1920s in New York during prohibition and focuses on a diverse cast of different characters with supernatural gifts, and features some pretty hair-prickling paranormal horror.
(And *Bonus* there's some VERY shippable couples)
do u recommend reading the physical book or audiobook?
@@withcindy I read the first two and listened to the third. It was my first audiobook and set unrealistic expectations for all other audio books because the narrator is Just. So. Good. So I mean, whichever you feel like, but the audiobook is amazing. 😁
Just rewatching this and noticed that you talked about TSOA at 4:29 and now you actually plan on reading it! Very excited 🙃
I stopped buying books I haven’t read unless I can’t get it from the library because it’s so infuriating to spend money on a book if I end up not liking it; plus we don’t have the space. We’re lucky to have an amazing library system too.
i'm the same way, if i were to ever buy books i would still need to read them first so that i know it's actually good!
taking advantage of a library
has been LIFE CHANGING i wish more people had 1) access to great libraries/take advantage of the great libraries that are already around them provided they have a great library around them and 2) less of a collecting mindset thing, i like minimalism too lol
not surviving a fantasy
setting? you and me BOTH
fixing twilight
is a phenomenal idea! i enjoyed those books well enough but whewww the toxicity of that romance and the racism... yikes
boys with a gruff exterior but soft hearts
Thank u so much for the kind comment! ❤️ I agree, having a well funded library in the area truly makes a difference. Glad we have a lot in common!
gentlemans guide to vice and virtue has the mutual pining but neither knows its mutual friends to lover trope mlm... bi rep + biracial rep (w epilepsy!) and addresses the main character's privilege in european 1700s society and also racism and sexism and also has some fantasy aspects to it (alchemy) and also is basically about three character traveling throughout the european continent being chased by a french duke and it is very character driven you fall in love w all of the characters and their backstories and!!! the romance is so cute and good
also the cover is so goddamn ugly but please disregard it
Yes please more dark skinned book tubers!
I love your Q&A's Lol I laughed from start to finish
I loved that KonMari part about getting rid of stuff :- ) Your videos spark joy big time so I'll keep them in my life for now :- )
“Antidepressants did!” 🤣
I can’t wait to watch the second part ☺️
Always the most entertaining videos!
AHHH!!!! I can’t believe you answered my question first. I had just finished reading the six of crow dualogy because of you and I just had to ask. 🤣🤣🤣. I love this video and can’t wait to see the drunk edition
it was a great question!!
ugh queen i've been waiting for this
thank u elaine!!
I’m the same way about being a hopeless romantic and reading whatever book if it has a shippable couple!
i have no romance in my life and seek it from fiction
Thanks for answering my questions! I actually got way more of an answer than I expected loll and hopefully the publishers will learn that you're only interested in their money :P:P
also the whole Kanej relationship being like the victorian era killed me. what have we become? cuz it's so true I would also die if they could just brush each others skin.
Lol ikr! i can be a sellout but they gotta offer me the right stuff! omg kanej is the definition of slow burn romance
now I'll be waiting for part two!!!
You could check the wrath and the dawn if you like romance, I am sure you will find some problems but I think you will enjoy it too!
i actually did not like the wrath and the dawn lol! renee ahdieh's books are a miss for me
Some books I think you’d like to gush over a relationship in the contemporary/adult scene: The Idiot by Elif Batuman | Less by Andrew Sean Greer | Half A Lifelong Romance by Eileen Chang
Wow these 20ish minutes flew by I don’t even know too much a lot about the books mentioned but the way you speak of them makes me want to read them
thank you! i am planning on reading "all the light we cannot see" this month and am excited for the relationship that's going to be featured there
Great questions and answers Cindy! You know I'm waiting for your drunken segment! 💜
Cindy I suggest The Tiger Curse Series! It's a YA fantasy but it has a great romance. One of my favorite series that I feel like no one talks about.
thanks for the rec maitland!
I liked Song of Achilles a lot! It's got that sad boi energy
i will give that a try at some point!
You're booktube goals!
Sis I want to be friends IRL.
Lez do it
@@withcindy I'm totally taking your offer for real :)
Thank you again for inspiring me to start a love affair with my local library. I am also kicking ass in the "let's get this TBR pile taken care of so you don't have to feel guilty looking at these unread books anymore".
CINDY MY QUEEN
You’re so funny ahaha thank you for this incredible moment!
thank you jotaro!
I’ll give you a free copy of the Book of Mormon for an honest review
i'm going to hell
readwithcindy you’re killing me smalls!
Your library sounds awesome! :)
thank you! i'm def lucky to live near a well funded library
This was so interesting! Now I cannot wait for the drunk edition!!!
thank you amelie!!
i also hate real people on covers most of the time unless their using a suitable photograph, but even then i still prefer art or smth
making a 10k q&a at 15k, what a legend
I CANT FILM THESE FAST ENOUGH OK
Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff's Aurora Rising comes out next year and I feel like you'd like it. Base on the synopsis at Goodreads, it kinda gave me the Six of Crows vibes because of the whole band of misfits 👉📖👀
should i try out the illuminae files first?
@@withcindy i actually tried reading the first book in the illuminae files but didn't really got the gist of it but this new book of them seems to be standalone though still a sci-fi/probably set in the same universe.
Thank you for answering my question!!
youre welcome!!
OH MY GOD! I had no idea there were plans for a third six of crows book!!! I just went to goodreads and saw that it’s fucking light years away but there’s gonna be a third book!! Yaaaaasssss bitch!!!!
finally a reason to keep living
PUBLISH THOSE SUCKERS I WOULD READ ALL OF THEM, EVEN TOTALLY UNEDITED ❤️
If you liked children of blood and bone I would highly recommend an ember in the ashes. It's much like children of blood and bone but in my opinion better
i have heard good things about it!!
The book that made me love books was A Wrinkle in Time in 6th grade.
I should reread that! It’s been so long it would basically be a new book to me
Idk why but this video renders big bisexual energy
The most number of questions I’ve been asked was about my sexuality LOL
For character driven horror try Christine (love triangle horror)
The Stand (post apocalypse)
Pet Sematary (dealing with grief)
The Shinning (psychic in a haunted hotel)
IT (Monster that kills kids)
These are all character driven stories.
I love how you have to clarify that this is the sober edition 😂
drunk edition coming soon!
Thanks for answering my question! 😄
thanks for participating!
Cindy is the most ICONIC slytherin
We are such lucky bitches 🙏
'Is there any character you'd want to punch in the face?'
*without missing a bit*
"Inan"
Same, honestly same!
are we surprised at this point
@@withcindy Not even a little.
Omg, please read The Song of Achilles, I'd love to know what you think about it!!! It's one of my favourite books! I read Circe but didn't really love it, but that might just be cus I live by "If it ain't Gay™, then I don't want it".
Wayward son by Rainbow Rowell
READ CARRY ON FIRST!!!
I can't think of any fantasy world I want to live in. If it was a great place to live, then why would I want to read about it?
yea i cant think of any truly utopian fantasy world; it would be so much more difficult to survive there than IRL
I think the closest to a utopian world I’ve read is in Neal Shusterman’s Arc of a Scythe series (though that’s sci-fi not fantasy)
I know the Harry Potter scenario is not the best case of good representation, and that you were being lighthearted in that remark, but ohhhh boy, maybe you've not read the Throne of Glass series by SJM, she fucking brutalises, makes a black woman go through a CRAPTON of sexual violence and be murdered to further the white chosen one protagonist's storyline and give her something to wangst about, in Acotar, the two POC slaves wear slave collars and one POC high lord is of course exoticised and a predatory bisexual stereotype. The rich alluring land of spices is actually called Bharat, which is the name of my country. POC don't exist, but their clothing and customs are appropriated by the white folk. And honestly??? as a brown woman, I'd take the tacky representation in Harry Potter, re: someone calling the two Indian girls the "best looking" in their year, over what sjm serves us anyday.
This comment comes off as being pissy af and believe me I am not, the HP series is a mess in its own way, but I just have a special bond of hatred in my heart for SJM.