I work long 11 hour days. My favorite part of the day is coming home and turning on your newest video to help get me in the mood for spending the rest of my short time in the day reading. Thanks for all you do Mike!
My favorite time of the week - Mike's weekly update time!! Thanks so much for the shoutout my friend, and for the FANTASTIC chat yesterday! I had such a blast, and it was a privilege talking all things books, music, adaptation with you - def felt like we could have chatted for hours haha :) Am hoping to read The Last Kingdom before the Quiluminati discussion, fingers crossed! Hope you have fabulous week ahead Mike! :)
You got me obsessed with John Gwynne. Halfway through Wrath. I fucking love this series. I'm just gonna dive right into the rest of his stuff. Thanks Mike!
Your spoiler talks were actually the best for me for jogging my memory…I tried a lot of genuine recaps and they were too rapid and emotionless to stick in the way I needed it to
Bernard Cornwell is probably my favorite author for large/major battle descriptions. His Sharpe's Rifles novels are classics! Another of my all time battle writers? Robert Jordan. That guy wrote some fine calvary battles... Honorable mention- R Scott Baker😊
Mike, you should try some of Follett’s spy thrillers and see what you think - Eye of the Needle, Man from St Petersburg, and Key to Rebecca are all great!
You make me excited to try The Last Kingdom, the book and show. Last week the only thing I finished was The Masquerade of the Red Death by Edgar Allan Poe. His prose are so good. I’m hopping between The Hunger of the Gods by John Gwynne. I don’t love Bloodsworn as much as Of Blood and Bone, and not nearly as much as The Faithful and the Fallen, but I’m interested in the way it’s going. The other book I’m working on is The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson. I’m not gonna lie, I think I’m having trouble putting it down. Haha The story’s so interesting and the characters are very compelling. I already really like Kaladan, Shallan and Syl. I’m only 15% of the way through the book so I haven’t gotten to Dalinar or Adolin but I’m sure I’ll like them. I’m also very interested in Szeth even though he’s had very little page-time.
Hi Mike. Yes, Ken Follett is a great writer. If you love this series, then I can't wait to hear what you think about the Century Trilogy. That has coming of age and it's a family saga of five families in 4 different countries. I also wanted to let you know, that I have started another historical fiction book called the Women by Kristin Hannah. It tells the story of a Vietnam war nurse. It's been really good. I have it on my to be read list to finish both the Century Trilogy and the Kingsbridge series next year. I have no idea at what time. I also need to start reading while listening to the Storm light Archive for the first time too.
I have never read Brandon Sanderson but I am interested in trying out some of his stuff I just don't know where to start with him because I want to read mistborn and stormlight archive and not sure what one. But I have started red rising over the weekend a d I'm already about half way through a d loving it so I think I'm gonna stick with this series for now since I have all 6 so far and heard from friends the series gets better each book
I work long 11 hour days. My favorite part of the day is coming home and turning on your newest video to help get me in the mood for spending the rest of my short time in the day reading. Thanks for all you do Mike!
My favorite time of the week - Mike's weekly update time!! Thanks so much for the shoutout my friend, and for the FANTASTIC chat yesterday! I had such a blast, and it was a privilege talking all things books, music, adaptation with you - def felt like we could have chatted for hours haha :) Am hoping to read The Last Kingdom before the Quiluminati discussion, fingers crossed! Hope you have fabulous week ahead Mike! :)
You got me obsessed with John Gwynne. Halfway through Wrath. I fucking love this series. I'm just gonna dive right into the rest of his stuff. Thanks Mike!
Starting it next right after I finish Jade Legacy!
Your spoiler talks were actually the best for me for jogging my memory…I tried a lot of genuine recaps and they were too rapid and emotionless to stick in the way I needed it to
Bernard Cornwell is probably my favorite author for large/major battle descriptions.
His Sharpe's Rifles novels are classics!
Another of my all time battle writers? Robert Jordan. That guy wrote some fine calvary battles...
Honorable mention- R Scott Baker😊
I'd be interested to hear your thoughts on the extended cut of The Counselor. Ridley and Cormac McCarthy working together. It's unhinged.
Mike, you should try some of Follett’s spy thrillers and see what you think - Eye of the Needle, Man from St Petersburg, and Key to Rebecca are all great!
Didn't know you were a music major. So was I. Cool.
You make me excited to try The Last Kingdom, the book and show.
Last week the only thing I finished was The Masquerade of the Red Death by Edgar Allan Poe. His prose are so good.
I’m hopping between The Hunger of the Gods by John Gwynne. I don’t love Bloodsworn as much as Of Blood and Bone, and not nearly as much as The Faithful and the Fallen, but I’m interested in the way it’s going.
The other book I’m working on is The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson. I’m not gonna lie, I think I’m having trouble putting it down. Haha
The story’s so interesting and the characters are very compelling. I already really like Kaladan, Shallan and Syl. I’m only 15% of the way through the book so I haven’t gotten to Dalinar or Adolin but I’m sure I’ll like them. I’m also very interested in Szeth even though he’s had very little page-time.
Hi Mike. Yes, Ken Follett is a great writer. If you love this series, then I can't wait to hear what you think about the Century Trilogy. That has coming of age and it's a family saga of five families in 4 different countries. I also wanted to let you know, that I have started another historical fiction book called the Women by Kristin Hannah. It tells the story of a Vietnam war nurse. It's been really good. I have it on my to be read list to finish both the Century Trilogy and the Kingsbridge series next year. I have no idea at what time. I also need to start reading while listening to the Storm light Archive for the first time too.
You’re reading a big Follet book. I’m reading 11-22-63. Did you know the first Doctor went to the Reign of Terror and met Napoleon?
I have never read Brandon Sanderson but I am interested in trying out some of his stuff I just don't know where to start with him because I want to read mistborn and stormlight archive and not sure what one. But I have started red rising over the weekend a d I'm already about half way through a d loving it so I think I'm gonna stick with this series for now since I have all 6 so far and heard from friends the series gets better each book
WWE slaps. Started the Last Kingdom, it's reading really fast and I get the feeling I'll be continuing the series throughout 2025.
Ken Follett’s earlier thriller books are not as big as his historical fiction epics. I would highly recommend them.
Instead of buying Wind and Truth digital you could have just read the free chapters for a couple days.
Napoleon was not great with the writing side of things. Kind of a waste of Joaquin Phoenix