Honestly, question 1 is why I give Veronica Roth props. Not many authors that I've read are actually willing to do that and I wasn't upset when it happened
Ironically, I was just thinking almost the opposite haha…I knew what was coming from the beginning bc there was no other reason to suddenly introduce a second POV in the last book of the series 🙃 I was so annoyed bc (imo) it wasn’t even executed well and I kept having to flip back to the start of the chapter to see who’s perspective I was reading
My entire year has basically been great concept and terrible writing, so I'd almost like to switch things up by boring concept and great writing. Also, 100% agree with sacrificing a book to revamp another one.
Joke’s on me, I don’t finish the end of a lot of books anyway 😂😂 sometimes even if I love it, when I can feel that something stressful is about to happen (or if it starts dragging) I just can’t make myself pick it up again and then “later” becomes “never” bc I go so long that I forget what happens and who everyone is 😂
Thank you for taking this games so seriously, Jesse I know they're not but it makes me feel accompanied with my own intensity of overthinking everything a lot XD
Also another thing with bugs, it might be, at the risk of sounding a little off, a little cool to find them pressed between pages. For example my mother gave me a complete collection of Oscar Wilde that has pressed flowers between the pages that she actually forgot about. Pressed bugs are a little different but it might give a similar sentiment for me
Yeah with the tattoo it generally matters to me if I get to choose the book. Because if so then I'll just pick a short poetry collection that is also a favourite of mine which I am pretty sure it would be Tell Me The Truth About Love by W.H. Auden, and it would be kind of nice having lines of poetry written here and there on your body. But if I don't get to choose then I will have to go for the cover.
I love spoilers. I will read the last chapter of a book like I did yesterday and I will look up spoilers before I start and I will look up spoilers halfway through the book. I will particularly look up spoilers if I think that there is even a slight possibility of a major or loved character death happening because I refuse to read it then.
I'd rather be spoiled for a character death because it would be annoying to finish if I know how it ends but if I know a character dies I can just brace myself for it to happen and it doesn't ruin other stuff.
the way i remember paticipating in this on instagram and yet can't remember some of my answers 😂 i totally get why one would prefer a book executing a cool concept well and lack in writing style, but for me it's the opposite. i find it way too hard to finish a book when i don't like the weiting style
1: I want to pick character death, so I can prepare myself, but there's this one book, told in the first person, where I would have hated to know that was coming. (View point character, not right at the end.) 2: The end. I might be able to figure out how we got here. 3: Sorry, can't choose 4: Cover 5: Character death 6: Boring concept 7: Bring them here. I know what I read 8: Sting 9: Since, realistically, you can't talk about them in either senario, I want the option that lets me reread the book 10: Revamp. They're fictional and fanfic is a thing 11: Cringe 12: Misspellings. Off grammar is something I'm more likely to notice, even when I don't consciously notice it.
I think the character death after each chapter could actually be a really cool book concept. Like, imagine a story where each chapter (would probably have to be longer-ish chapters for the most part) is told by a different character and then at the end of the chapter the perspective character dies. This could work really well if you have a complex story line with maybe some temporal aspects to it, like parts that happen in the past and parts that happen in the present, or a story that takes place over a long time. And then each character would essentially fulfil their role in the story and then die. Idk but I think that could be a compelling read
1. Depends on how much I love the character. If they are a main character, or someone I’m super invested in then having that be spoiled could be worse than the end of a series. So probably series ending. 2. Read the beginning, not the end. I already do that to myself by starting unfinished and abandoned fan fictions, so clearly it’s not a deal breaker. 3. Sticky, if there were bugs in between pages I would be terrified that there where live bugs stick somewhere in there. 4. The book cover, a single quotes okay, but a whole book is insane. 5. Character death 6. Execution all the way, a book I enjoy even with a basic concept is still a book I enjoy. There is such a large range of terrible writing, that can make it absolutely impossible to read, or even make sense of. 7. Depends on the world. I’m a fan of wildbow’s worm for example, but I would absolutely not want to visit there. Some worlds would be really fun, I would love to go to Hogwarts for example. But I don’t think I could take the risk. 8. Are audiobooks an option? If so then stinging it while I touch it would be cool, but for a physical book it’s the stinky one. 9. Never talk about the books I love. I can still read fan fiction as a silent observer. I can watch UA-cam videos without commenting. I can still bask in the community while not interacting in it. 10. The second one, it’s a good trade, a great book in exchange for an equally great book. Their sacrifice will not be in vain. Plus then I get to read another book. 11. Cringy dialogue. Bring on the cheese. 12. Misspellings.
Some of these depend a lot on the context for me: Great concept but horrible writing, or boring concept but good writing? 1. How good is the good writing? Is it amazing or just well-written? 2. In what way is the bad writing bad? Is it repetitive? Tough to read? Bad in a funny way? 3. What do you mean by 'concept'? Often 'concept' just means the idea rather than the whole plot and execution. Are both concepts executed well? 4. What about the characters? I'm assuming the good concept is also executed well, otherwise the decision is too easy. I'm also assuming the characters are equally good in both books. Conclusion: - If I'm picking between a book with a writing style I hate that makes it hard to read, but the concept and execution are excellent, and a book with a boring concept and a mediocre execution, but a writing style that I love reading, I would easily pick the writing style. I've loved a few books purely for the writing style (looking at you, Night Circus), so I think this would work. - However, if the bad writing style is bad because it's full of amateur 'writing mistakes', that is a much harder choice. This is annoying, but can still be fun to read, and I will enjoy the unique, well-written plot. But then a boring concept can be easy to ignore if the writing's really good. I think it would depend whether the boring plot is also unsatisfying, and how good the good writing style is. Sucked into a fictional world without favorite characters, or have favorite characters come to visit? 1. Is being sucked into the world permanent or is it also temporary? If it's permanent, no other questions asked: I'm picking the second option. As much as I love fiction, I would never want to live there forever, especially if I can't read or write more books or listen to my favorite music or see my real life favorite people. 2. Can I choose which fictional world I'm visiting? If I can pick a favorite world to visit that is not necessarily from my favorite books, I will pick the first option (as long as it's temporary). Seeing new places is a huge mood and inspiration boost for me. This is even better if I can visit multiple worlds and have some sort of safeguard against their dangers. 3. If I can't choose the world, which world will I be sucked into? As you said, some worlds are too similar to this world to be super interesting. Also, a lot of worlds have dangerous elements that might get me killed or badly injured. But as long as visiting the world would be a positive (and temporary) experience, I actually think I'd still pick the world. Which is surprising because I'm a HUGE character person. But this is exactly why I'm reluctant to pick the character. Let me explain: - A lot of my faves are heavily flawed characters! Some of them are people I wouldn't even like in real life (get Light Yagami, Heathcliff, and half the cast of Abercrombie's books away from me!). Others have other flaws that could cause problems, like kleptomania (sorry Wayne, I don't wanna lose my stuff). - Also, I don't wanna be disappointed. The characters could be less fun in real life than in the book, or maybe they won't get along with me, or maybe it'll be awkward and I won't know what to say to them. Exploring a world is a lot less pressure. I found a loophole in this one though: Would you rather have a book you love disappear from existence after reading it or never be able to talk about the books you love? I'd pick having the book disappear after reading. Why? Because it is only one book. 'would you rather have A book you love (singular) disappear' or 'NEVER be able to talk about the bookS (plural) you love'? I would much rather have ONE of my favorite books disappear from existence after reading it than not be able to talk about ANY of my favorite books to anyone. It would suck that I couldn't recommend that one book to anyone or reread it or showcase it on my bookshelf, but it's only one book and I don't do many rereads anyway and I would still remember the story and be able to tell people about it (though they might not believe it was a real book). I think the worst part would be not being able to recommend it to other people since the book does not exist, but that wouldn't be possible for the second option either since I can't talk about it. And I could retell the story so other people can enjoy it too. Easy choice for me.
I can't remember what I initially chose for character death at the end of every chapter vs. forgetting the chapter before, but I'd go with character death. But it is super dependant on if it actually adds to the story, or if the author's killing off characters just to kill of characters.
1. Ending-i had my fav character death spoiled once-reader trama 2. Ill read end. Ill catch on 3. Bugs. People are gross 4 butt cheeks. Crack is the spine😂. 5 forget. Thats called book version of momento could be fun 6 great writting cause good writing can save plot. 7. Bring on my charecters. Most of the worlds are a little unsafe. 8 smell terrible. Mask and gloves 9never talk about. My friends dont read. 10 new book. There are some awesome concepts that just fall flat due to unexperienced writing. 11. Misspelling. I can't spell so probably not notice.
I used to be SO bad at grammar and now it's basically my job, but the worst thing about that is now noticing all the mistakes i never would have before and it's so frustrating 🙃. If you wouldn't mind, what is the silvery cover book below the lower plant? It's so pretty 😆
1. Man that's hard. I'm going to go with character death, because like you said, it's not as dramatic as an entire ending. 2. Reading the ending without the beginning. I'd say it's less devastating. 3.... Why? Bug, I can just wipe it away. 4. I mean, if it's my favourite book, I'd love to have the whole thing tattooed on my body. So yeah, I'm going with that. 5. Oh god that's hard. I'm going to go with character death though, because I hate getting lost halfway through a story. 6. Boring concept but great writing. Easy. 7. Now see, I'm going with the first one. Because I have this fear that even though they're my favourite characters, that doesn't mean they'll like me, or if I actually interacted with them, then I would discover I don't like them. 8. Smell. I hate being stung. 9. Ok first off rude, I don't like this. I love gushing about my favourite things, and I love re-experiencing my favourite things. I guess I'll go with not being able to talk about it, even though that honestly sounds like what's awaiting me in hell. 10. Incredible concept any day. I can just go to fanfiction for my favourite character being revived. 11. Cringe. Life is strange is a perfect example of this. Cringe dialogue, Fantastic story and characters. 12. I'm going to go with misspellings, because I can fix those in my mind. Bad grammar just bugs me like nothing else. That was fun.
Authors being cowards for hardly ever killing main characters was not the take I expected to hear today, but upon further thought I think I agree with it? I mean, I don't appreciate when they kill someone off (main or otherwise) just for the shock value, but if you are going to kill characters (and why wouldn't you? Death and grief are enormous parts of the human experience) always choosing to kill unimportant side-characters is definitely a cop out. Additionally, I feel like many of the books that have really stuck with me involve important characters' deaths. I want books to make me feel things and not just randomly kill that one guy we met twice and expect that to hit home (spoiler: it won't).
When you said that some authors are cowards that don't kill the characters people care about, I immediately had to think about the fact that 95% of my favorite characters are dead 😂They always die. So much it has become a running gag between me and my friends
For me, if I actively dislike the way something is written I am not going to enjoy the book. Meanwhile, if I love the writing I am willing to overlook of areas falls short on. Also, many books I love is described as boring by others, partly because they are slow paced, but nonetheless. So I will go for the good writing for those reasons. Even if the book is overall executed well but with poor writing I will not be here for it and I will not enjoy it.
Question 1: I usually don't get too fussed over characters deaths in books (Depending on the character though).So if I knew which character bit it..if they go out in a bang or way where their death is impactful, it sucks but I could move on. I would hate to be spoiled for how a series ends if I'm enjoying the ride. Question 2: See I need context as well and cannot just start the end of a book without knowing how we got here. I would read the beginning and if the book is great, I'd be disappointed if I couldn't finish it. Question 3: Easy answer, Bugs. I could just wipe them off the pages. Question 4: *Sings Bubba Sparxxx's Ms new Booty🍑 Question 5: Again I'd rather have character deaths than literally forget everything with every new chapter. Like you said Jesse What is the point if you're not taking in the information if you forget everything? Question 6:One thing that always bothers me is when someone has a brilliant concept, but the execution isn't met. The plot could be mundane but the writing and execution could be phenomenal. I think I would pick the great concept but messy execution because it may surprise me. Question 7: Well I wouldn't want to bring any of these fictional characters to our world because it may be sensory overload to them. Especially if they hail from a different time period or fantasical world where the laws are alien to them. I would love to jump into any number of Goosebumps books though even if I'm just an observer. Question 8: Smelly Book please Question 9: in this situation either way you lose the book you love, at a cost picking one of these, I guess an incredibly revamped book with a solid concept might be worth the sacrifice? Question 10: Give me all that Cringe! If its written in a eye rolling Dad Joke way where it can be entertaining, I'm all for it. Question 11: I would rather choose the poor grammar over mispellings to be honest. If I see a mispelled word, I can't unsee it. This was a great idea Jesse!
Ngl, with the last one I chose the misspelling because, as a bilingual reader that I haven't always been, misspels are pretty common and now they just make me laugh or bring me a tiny smile, also it's pretty common with translated web comics, so I'm used to it (just my personal situation 😅) and with the horrible grammar I'm used to it too BUT, and this is why I chose it, there's been ocassions where bc of a bad elaborated sentence or smth like that, I got confused and misundertood the meaning of a dialogue and that leads even to not care about a character for being "rude" or taking it the wrong way idk XD None of them bother me 'cause it's tipical, but I know for experience that a bad grammar can confuse me and make me re-read something a lot or not understand the intention XD Too long Sorry 🤣
I can't believe so many people would rather read the ENDING of a book?!? That question was so easy for me. Most of the time I really don't like how books end anyway (or I never get to the end of series). I'm there for the concept, the writing, the world building, the characters -- I can make my own ending
One time I loaned my beautiful copy of 1984 to a friend. I got it back a year later, and the back had a dollop of something hot-pink and sticky. My friend was unable to identify the substance. There is still a hot-pink stain on the back of the book. The whole thing was terrible. But depending on how many pages have squished bugs in them and how badly the pages are stained with bug guts, I might still opt for the unknown sticky substance.
Fun video. Yes I want to know when a character is going to die. That way I can either brace myself properly or dnf the book before I get to something that would make me rage quit anyway. I'd pick reading the end of a book. Like a movie you arrive at 20 minutes late you can still figure out what is going on. Also if this is a trilogy reading the last book in it could count as reading only the end of the story. Bugs, you can always brush them away and at least you know what the stains are. I don't do tattoos, period. Just not my thing. I'm going to be weird completely contradict myself from earlier and pick character deaths every chapter cuz the manga I am currently reading is like that anyway. Half the deaths are bad guys so it's cool. I normally would say the opposite but Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas is something I am weirdly loving. And I hate pausing all the time and coming back to it because it is long and I do keep forgetting what is happening by the time I have time to read more (or at least the chapter I left off with.) cuz it's only available in English online with fan translations. This was a hard one I guess a boring concept executed well. That's what slice of life books are anyway right? What would be the point if I couldn't meet my favorite characters? I'd have them meet me in my world. I would pick the stinging book. Gonna be a long reading session so I don't have to touch it too many times. But bad smells can give me a huge headache and make me want to puke. Next one is really hard. Can the book disappear from my existence to be constantly passed along to other people's existence to read and discover it and still talk about it with me? Or I could just memorize the story as I go if the book could never exist again. Then I could write down the story myself and share that with people. I would kinda be the book's new author. Neither. I'll keep my favorite books as they are thank you very much. Even if the character survives there is no guarantee the book will be good. And even if a book can be revamped into something maybe incredible it's still not worth sacrificing and old favorite for a potential chance at a new one. I have a high tolerance for so-called "cringe" so bring it on. At least the book might end up an MST3K situation. Bad grammar I guess. The truly worst option would be a book with no punctuation though.
8:06 look, i would die in any fictional world, and my favourite is percy jackson, so its basically ours with demigods, and if im mortal AND i don't meet my favourite character, theres no point in me being there Buttt, if the characters meet me id be safe and (give them a break) get to meet my favourite characters So 100% they come into our world
1. character death, just because i know it will happen, doesn't mean I know when and how it will happen, that barely counts as a spoiler to me 2. idk neither actually... I think maybe the start, then I can imagine how it'll end on my own, also it is not like I don't do that to myself plenty of times anyway (honestly need to finish some of those books x.x ) 3. I think probably sticky, I don't like bugs being killed... I'll just clean the book and it will be fine 4. I am just gonna tattoo the egg on my back, I think it could fit xD is that cheating? I feel like limiting it to the back is cheating... oh well 5. I wanna read at least one book that ends with a character death each chapter 6. amazing concept, terrible writing 7. sucked into the world, I probably wouldn't like the characters in rl anyway 8. sting me probably... 9. can not talk about it, I mean now I can barely talk about it past its good, or I loved it lol 10. honestly I would prefer to keep the fav book instead of sacrificing it D:, but I guess if I have to, I'd rewrite a good concept but bad execution book so its amazing, I don't care enough about any fictional character to revive them, thats what fanfics are for, not canon 11. yeah probably the cringe, though ugh... 12. misspellings, bad grammar is so much more noticeable
1: character death. I will stop reading if a character I like died. Lol I will live in denial. They didn't die if I didn't read it. 2: beginning but not the end, so I can create my own ending 3: sticky. Wear gloves. I'm gonna gag over bugs. 4: cheeks! 5: emotional whiplash 6: boring concept but good writing. Bad writing takes me out. 7: visit me. I don't wanna be in danger and we can hang out! 8: ughhhh i guess smell? I'll just read outside lol 9: never be able to talk about it. I love to re-read my favorite books. I can show people books I recommend even if I can't speak about it 10: bad book becomes good. Especially if i don't get to pick the character 11: cringe. 12: misspellings since i can acknowledge what they're going for. Bad grammar just sounds weird reading it
I took part in answering the questions and even though I can't remember my answers, I do remember finding it hard to make a choice for many of them. Now that I think about it... on the tattoo question... - imagine getting the text of a book all over your body, but the book is some unhinged dark romance haha.
Have you read ‘Stoner’, Jesse? A book with a very boring concept: the (very mediocre) life of a college professor. It’s one of the best books I’ve read
i had a certain character death spoiled for me from harry potter & the half blood prince. the book had just come out but i had to wait for my sister to finish reading it before i could and my friend told me :)
For me I would much more rather have a sticky book than a book with bugs. As they say ignorance is bliss. Also it would much easier to wipe off the sticky outside of the cover with like a wet wipe/washcloth whereas the bugs is a lot harder and you could ruin the pages by getting it wet trying to wipe off the bug smear. The question didn't say anything about being able to clean it after you have it
I think I have a certain type of dyslexia where I shuffle letters in words around and pronounce them wrong, so I probably wouldn’t notice misspellings, but I would definitely see grammar mistakes. 😂😂
I feel like the people who want to meet their favorite characters want to shoot their shot but my favorite characters are mentally unstable serial killers so survivability is incredibly low.
And what if our favourite character hates us, or finds it suuuuper uncomfortable that they are a fictional character and have a fan who knows everything about them. We would be their bump in the night. Every action they take, they'll wonder if we're reading it. It might be a suuuuper creepy situation for them 😅
What’s crazy about the question where a book disappears from existence, is if someone else in the world finishes it before you, you’ll never get to know how it ends😭
The one of visiting the fictional world of your favorite book or being visited by your favorite character was easy for me Like, my favorite books are thrillers, criminals or just tragedies XD there's also Hush-Hush but I know I cam being killed EASILY XD I'm fine with them visiting me, I'm sure they'll love my country 🤣🤣🤣 no offense, I just don't want to live not even for a minute where a entity that looks like my worst fear can eat me, or the France of 1800, like I'm a woman, I'm being realistic, I want to meet them at least XD
I just realized while watching this video that I read the first part of a book without reading the ending all the time with fanfictions... that authors drop... 😅
Ever, all time? The King's Men by Nora Sakavic. This year? Thats the real hard question I cant answer quickly 😅. Maybe Like You've Nothing Left To Prove by E.L. Massey.
7:55 I’m sorry but y’all are *lying!!!* There are books that get onto the New York Times Bestseller list based on concept *alone,* not to mention all of the TikTok books that are marketed and sold solely on concept!! I find that most don’t have the attention span for a bad concept. They’d rather suffer through bad writing for a good concept than suffer through the bad concept for… what? Good writing? I’d pay money to see that. Heck, if it’s a bad concept, it’s probably not even being read. You have to hook readers in any way you can nowadays.
Honestly, question 1 is why I give Veronica Roth props. Not many authors that I've read are actually willing to do that and I wasn't upset when it happened
Ironically, I was just thinking almost the opposite haha…I knew what was coming from the beginning bc there was no other reason to suddenly introduce a second POV in the last book of the series 🙃 I was so annoyed bc (imo) it wasn’t even executed well and I kept having to flip back to the start of the chapter to see who’s perspective I was reading
YES! I agree!
My entire year has basically been great concept and terrible writing, so I'd almost like to switch things up by boring concept and great writing.
Also, 100% agree with sacrificing a book to revamp another one.
Joke’s on me, I don’t finish the end of a lot of books anyway 😂😂 sometimes even if I love it, when I can feel that something stressful is about to happen (or if it starts dragging) I just can’t make myself pick it up again and then “later” becomes “never” bc I go so long that I forget what happens and who everyone is 😂
I just love all the efforts you’re putting in your content. I really hope that your youtube reach goes back to being normal really soon❤
me too! i’ve accepted that it might not happen & i just want to continue talking books with those who do watch & let that be more than enough 🖤
@@jessethereader you genuinely deserve all the support you can get! keep up the great work!
Thank you for taking this games so seriously, Jesse
I know they're not but it makes me feel accompanied with my own intensity of overthinking everything a lot XD
Also another thing with bugs, it might be, at the risk of sounding a little off, a little cool to find them pressed between pages. For example my mother gave me a complete collection of Oscar Wilde that has pressed flowers between the pages that she actually forgot about. Pressed bugs are a little different but it might give a similar sentiment for me
this is why i chose bugs! i'd be so happy identifying all those little squished bugs 😆
0:57 that fake cry was giving Voldemort 😂
Yeah with the tattoo it generally matters to me if I get to choose the book. Because if so then I'll just pick a short poetry collection that is also a favourite of mine which I am pretty sure it would be Tell Me The Truth About Love by W.H. Auden, and it would be kind of nice having lines of poetry written here and there on your body. But if I don't get to choose then I will have to go for the cover.
I love spoilers. I will read the last chapter of a book like I did yesterday and I will look up spoilers before I start and I will look up spoilers halfway through the book. I will particularly look up spoilers if I think that there is even a slight possibility of a major or loved character death happening because I refuse to read it then.
I'd rather be spoiled for a character death because it would be annoying to finish if I know how it ends but if I know a character dies I can just brace myself for it to happen and it doesn't ruin other stuff.
I have DNFed SO many books because of bad dialogue! For the longest time, I was DNFing every contemporary romance I read!
the way i remember paticipating in this on instagram and yet can't remember some of my answers 😂
i totally get why one would prefer a book executing a cool concept well and lack in writing style, but for me it's the opposite. i find it way too hard to finish a book when i don't like the weiting style
1: I want to pick character death, so I can prepare myself, but there's this one book, told in the first person, where I would have hated to know that was coming. (View point character, not right at the end.)
2: The end. I might be able to figure out how we got here.
3: Sorry, can't choose
4: Cover
5: Character death
6: Boring concept
7: Bring them here. I know what I read
8: Sting
9: Since, realistically, you can't talk about them in either senario, I want the option that lets me reread the book
10: Revamp. They're fictional and fanfic is a thing
11: Cringe
12: Misspellings. Off grammar is something I'm more likely to notice, even when I don't consciously notice it.
I think the character death after each chapter could actually be a really cool book concept. Like, imagine a story where each chapter (would probably have to be longer-ish chapters for the most part) is told by a different character and then at the end of the chapter the perspective character dies. This could work really well if you have a complex story line with maybe some temporal aspects to it, like parts that happen in the past and parts that happen in the present, or a story that takes place over a long time. And then each character would essentially fulfil their role in the story and then die. Idk but I think that could be a compelling read
5:42 I have adhd, so I basically already do this. I just remember the vibes of things (this is also why it’s really difficult to finish a book)
1. Depends on how much I love the character. If they are a main character, or someone I’m super invested in then having that be spoiled could be worse than the end of a series. So probably series ending.
2. Read the beginning, not the end. I already do that to myself by starting unfinished and abandoned fan fictions, so clearly it’s not a deal breaker.
3. Sticky, if there were bugs in between pages I would be terrified that there where live bugs stick somewhere in there.
4. The book cover, a single quotes okay, but a whole book is insane.
5. Character death
6. Execution all the way, a book I enjoy even with a basic concept is still a book I enjoy. There is such a large range of terrible writing, that can make it absolutely impossible to read, or even make sense of.
7. Depends on the world. I’m a fan of wildbow’s worm for example, but I would absolutely not want to visit there. Some worlds would be really fun, I would love to go to Hogwarts for example. But I don’t think I could take the risk.
8. Are audiobooks an option? If so then stinging it while I touch it would be cool, but for a physical book it’s the stinky one.
9. Never talk about the books I love. I can still read fan fiction as a silent observer. I can watch UA-cam videos without commenting. I can still bask in the community while not interacting in it.
10. The second one, it’s a good trade, a great book in exchange for an equally great book. Their sacrifice will not be in vain. Plus then I get to read another book.
11. Cringy dialogue. Bring on the cheese.
12. Misspellings.
Some of these depend a lot on the context for me:
Great concept but horrible writing, or boring concept but good writing?
1. How good is the good writing? Is it amazing or just well-written?
2. In what way is the bad writing bad? Is it repetitive? Tough to read? Bad in a funny way?
3. What do you mean by 'concept'? Often 'concept' just means the idea rather than the whole plot and execution. Are both concepts executed well?
4. What about the characters?
I'm assuming the good concept is also executed well, otherwise the decision is too easy. I'm also assuming the characters are equally good in both books.
Conclusion:
- If I'm picking between a book with a writing style I hate that makes it hard to read, but the concept and execution are excellent, and a book with a boring concept and a mediocre execution, but a writing style that I love reading, I would easily pick the writing style. I've loved a few books purely for the writing style (looking at you, Night Circus), so I think this would work.
- However, if the bad writing style is bad because it's full of amateur 'writing mistakes', that is a much harder choice. This is annoying, but can still be fun to read, and I will enjoy the unique, well-written plot. But then a boring concept can be easy to ignore if the writing's really good. I think it would depend whether the boring plot is also unsatisfying, and how good the good writing style is.
Sucked into a fictional world without favorite characters, or have favorite characters come to visit?
1. Is being sucked into the world permanent or is it also temporary? If it's permanent, no other questions asked: I'm picking the second option. As much as I love fiction, I would never want to live there forever, especially if I can't read or write more books or listen to my favorite music or see my real life favorite people.
2. Can I choose which fictional world I'm visiting? If I can pick a favorite world to visit that is not necessarily from my favorite books, I will pick the first option (as long as it's temporary). Seeing new places is a huge mood and inspiration boost for me. This is even better if I can visit multiple worlds and have some sort of safeguard against their dangers.
3. If I can't choose the world, which world will I be sucked into? As you said, some worlds are too similar to this world to be super interesting. Also, a lot of worlds have dangerous elements that might get me killed or badly injured. But as long as visiting the world would be a positive (and temporary) experience, I actually think I'd still pick the world. Which is surprising because I'm a HUGE character person. But this is exactly why I'm reluctant to pick the character. Let me explain:
- A lot of my faves are heavily flawed characters! Some of them are people I wouldn't even like in real life (get Light Yagami, Heathcliff, and half the cast of Abercrombie's books away from me!). Others have other flaws that could cause problems, like kleptomania (sorry Wayne, I don't wanna lose my stuff).
- Also, I don't wanna be disappointed. The characters could be less fun in real life than in the book, or maybe they won't get along with me, or maybe it'll be awkward and I won't know what to say to them. Exploring a world is a lot less pressure.
I found a loophole in this one though:
Would you rather have a book you love disappear from existence after reading it or never be able to talk about the books you love?
I'd pick having the book disappear after reading.
Why?
Because it is only one book.
'would you rather have A book you love (singular) disappear' or 'NEVER be able to talk about the bookS (plural) you love'?
I would much rather have ONE of my favorite books disappear from existence after reading it than not be able to talk about ANY of my favorite books to anyone. It would suck that I couldn't recommend that one book to anyone or reread it or showcase it on my bookshelf, but it's only one book and I don't do many rereads anyway and I would still remember the story and be able to tell people about it (though they might not believe it was a real book). I think the worst part would be not being able to recommend it to other people since the book does not exist, but that wouldn't be possible for the second option either since I can't talk about it. And I could retell the story so other people can enjoy it too. Easy choice for me.
Idk, cuz I really loved "They Both Die at the End," and it's the title that's the spoiler for both MC's deaths and the end of the book.
I can't remember what I initially chose for character death at the end of every chapter vs. forgetting the chapter before, but I'd go with character death. But it is super dependant on if it actually adds to the story, or if the author's killing off characters just to kill of characters.
1. Ending-i had my fav character death spoiled once-reader trama 2. Ill read end. Ill catch on 3. Bugs. People are gross 4 butt cheeks. Crack is the spine😂. 5 forget. Thats called book version of momento could be fun 6 great writting cause good writing can save plot. 7. Bring on my charecters. Most of the worlds are a little unsafe. 8 smell terrible. Mask and gloves 9never talk about. My friends dont read. 10 new book. There are some awesome concepts that just fall flat due to unexperienced writing. 11. Misspelling. I can't spell so probably not notice.
I used to be SO bad at grammar and now it's basically my job, but the worst thing about that is now noticing all the mistakes i never would have before and it's so frustrating 🙃. If you wouldn't mind, what is the silvery cover book below the lower plant? It's so pretty 😆
1. Man that's hard. I'm going to go with character death, because like you said, it's not as dramatic as an entire ending.
2. Reading the ending without the beginning. I'd say it's less devastating.
3.... Why? Bug, I can just wipe it away.
4. I mean, if it's my favourite book, I'd love to have the whole thing tattooed on my body. So yeah, I'm going with that.
5. Oh god that's hard. I'm going to go with character death though, because I hate getting lost halfway through a story.
6. Boring concept but great writing. Easy.
7. Now see, I'm going with the first one. Because I have this fear that even though they're my favourite characters, that doesn't mean they'll like me, or if I actually interacted with them, then I would discover I don't like them.
8. Smell. I hate being stung.
9. Ok first off rude, I don't like this. I love gushing about my favourite things, and I love re-experiencing my favourite things. I guess I'll go with not being able to talk about it, even though that honestly sounds like what's awaiting me in hell.
10. Incredible concept any day. I can just go to fanfiction for my favourite character being revived.
11. Cringe. Life is strange is a perfect example of this. Cringe dialogue, Fantastic story and characters.
12. I'm going to go with misspellings, because I can fix those in my mind. Bad grammar just bugs me like nothing else.
That was fun.
Authors being cowards for hardly ever killing main characters was not the take I expected to hear today, but upon further thought I think I agree with it? I mean, I don't appreciate when they kill someone off (main or otherwise) just for the shock value, but if you are going to kill characters (and why wouldn't you? Death and grief are enormous parts of the human experience) always choosing to kill unimportant side-characters is definitely a cop out. Additionally, I feel like many of the books that have really stuck with me involve important characters' deaths. I want books to make me feel things and not just randomly kill that one guy we met twice and expect that to hit home (spoiler: it won't).
Love your videos. The funny and wholesome vibes made my day better
When you said that some authors are cowards that don't kill the characters people care about, I immediately had to think about the fact that 95% of my favorite characters are dead 😂They always die. So much it has become a running gag between me and my friends
To the surprise of absolutely no one, Jesse takes a fun game incredibly seriously 😆
Honestly, I would NOT know how to answer these questions. 🙈 I would def go “El Dorado” style and say “both”
This video made me laugh and I really needed that, so thank you.
For me, if I actively dislike the way something is written I am not going to enjoy the book. Meanwhile, if I love the writing I am willing to overlook of areas falls short on. Also, many books I love is described as boring by others, partly because they are slow paced, but nonetheless. So I will go for the good writing for those reasons. Even if the book is overall executed well but with poor writing I will not be here for it and I will not enjoy it.
Question 1: I usually don't get too fussed over characters deaths in books (Depending on the character though).So if I knew which character bit it..if they go out in a bang or way where their death is impactful, it sucks but I could move on. I would hate to be spoiled for how a series ends if I'm enjoying the ride.
Question 2: See I need context as well and cannot just start the end of a book without knowing how we got here. I would read the beginning and if the book is great, I'd be disappointed if I couldn't finish it.
Question 3: Easy answer, Bugs. I could just wipe them off the pages.
Question 4: *Sings Bubba Sparxxx's Ms new Booty🍑
Question 5: Again I'd rather have character deaths than literally forget everything with every new chapter. Like you said Jesse What is the point if you're not taking in the information if you forget everything?
Question 6:One thing that always bothers me is when someone has a brilliant concept, but the execution isn't met. The plot could be mundane but the writing and execution could be phenomenal.
I think I would pick the great concept but messy execution because it may surprise me.
Question 7: Well I wouldn't want to bring any of these fictional characters to our world because it may be sensory overload to them. Especially if they hail from a different time period or fantasical world where the laws are alien to them.
I would love to jump into any number of Goosebumps books though even if I'm just an observer.
Question 8: Smelly Book please
Question 9: in this situation either way you lose the book you love, at a cost picking one of these, I guess an incredibly revamped book with a solid concept might be worth the sacrifice?
Question 10: Give me all that Cringe! If its written in a eye rolling Dad Joke way where it can be entertaining, I'm all for it.
Question 11: I would rather choose the poor grammar over mispellings to be honest. If I see a mispelled word, I can't unsee it.
This was a great idea Jesse!
Ngl, with the last one I chose the misspelling because, as a bilingual reader that I haven't always been, misspels are pretty common and now they just make me laugh or bring me a tiny smile, also it's pretty common with translated web comics, so I'm used to it (just my personal situation 😅) and with the horrible grammar I'm used to it too BUT, and this is why I chose it, there's been ocassions where bc of a bad elaborated sentence or smth like that, I got confused and misundertood the meaning of a dialogue and that leads even to not care about a character for being "rude" or taking it the wrong way idk XD
None of them bother me 'cause it's tipical, but I know for experience that a bad grammar can confuse me and make me re-read something a lot or not understand the intention XD
Too long
Sorry 🤣
I can't believe so many people would rather read the ENDING of a book?!? That question was so easy for me. Most of the time I really don't like how books end anyway (or I never get to the end of series). I'm there for the concept, the writing, the world building, the characters -- I can make my own ending
One time I loaned my beautiful copy of 1984 to a friend. I got it back a year later, and the back had a dollop of something hot-pink and sticky. My friend was unable to identify the substance. There is still a hot-pink stain on the back of the book. The whole thing was terrible. But depending on how many pages have squished bugs in them and how badly the pages are stained with bug guts, I might still opt for the unknown sticky substance.
Fun video.
Yes I want to know when a character is going to die. That way I can either brace myself properly or dnf the book before I get to something that would make me rage quit anyway.
I'd pick reading the end of a book. Like a movie you arrive at 20 minutes late you can still figure out what is going on. Also if this is a trilogy reading the last book in it could count as reading only the end of the story.
Bugs, you can always brush them away and at least you know what the stains are.
I don't do tattoos, period. Just not my thing.
I'm going to be weird completely contradict myself from earlier and pick character deaths every chapter cuz the manga I am currently reading is like that anyway. Half the deaths are bad guys so it's cool. I normally would say the opposite but Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas is something I am weirdly loving. And I hate pausing all the time and coming back to it because it is long and I do keep forgetting what is happening by the time I have time to read more (or at least the chapter I left off with.) cuz it's only available in English online with fan translations.
This was a hard one I guess a boring concept executed well. That's what slice of life books are anyway right?
What would be the point if I couldn't meet my favorite characters? I'd have them meet me in my world.
I would pick the stinging book. Gonna be a long reading session so I don't have to touch it too many times. But bad smells can give me a huge headache and make me want to puke.
Next one is really hard. Can the book disappear from my existence to be constantly passed along to other people's existence to read and discover it and still talk about it with me? Or I could just memorize the story as I go if the book could never exist again. Then I could write down the story myself and share that with people. I would kinda be the book's new author.
Neither. I'll keep my favorite books as they are thank you very much. Even if the character survives there is no guarantee the book will be good. And even if a book can be revamped into something maybe incredible it's still not worth sacrificing and old favorite for a potential chance at a new one.
I have a high tolerance for so-called "cringe" so bring it on. At least the book might end up an MST3K situation.
Bad grammar I guess. The truly worst option would be a book with no punctuation though.
side characters no one cares about?????? THOSE ARE MY FAVORITES AND THEY ALWAYS DIE
My one is "what's your favourite book?"
8:06 look, i would die in any fictional world, and my favourite is percy jackson, so its basically ours with demigods, and if im mortal AND i don't meet my favourite character, theres no point in me being there
Buttt, if the characters meet me id be safe and (give them a break) get to meet my favourite characters
So 100% they come into our world
1. character death, just because i know it will happen, doesn't mean I know when and how it will happen, that barely counts as a spoiler to me
2. idk neither actually... I think maybe the start, then I can imagine how it'll end on my own, also it is not like I don't do that to myself plenty of times anyway (honestly need to finish some of those books x.x )
3. I think probably sticky, I don't like bugs being killed... I'll just clean the book and it will be fine
4. I am just gonna tattoo the egg on my back, I think it could fit xD is that cheating? I feel like limiting it to the back is cheating... oh well
5. I wanna read at least one book that ends with a character death each chapter
6. amazing concept, terrible writing
7. sucked into the world, I probably wouldn't like the characters in rl anyway
8. sting me probably...
9. can not talk about it, I mean now I can barely talk about it past its good, or I loved it lol
10. honestly I would prefer to keep the fav book instead of sacrificing it D:, but I guess if I have to, I'd rewrite a good concept but bad execution book so its amazing, I don't care enough about any fictional character to revive them, thats what fanfics are for, not canon
11. yeah probably the cringe, though ugh...
12. misspellings, bad grammar is so much more noticeable
That was so fun on IG!
1: character death. I will stop reading if a character I like died. Lol I will live in denial. They didn't die if I didn't read it.
2: beginning but not the end, so I can create my own ending
3: sticky. Wear gloves. I'm gonna gag over bugs.
4: cheeks!
5: emotional whiplash
6: boring concept but good writing. Bad writing takes me out.
7: visit me. I don't wanna be in danger and we can hang out!
8: ughhhh i guess smell? I'll just read outside lol
9: never be able to talk about it. I love to re-read my favorite books. I can show people books I recommend even if I can't speak about it
10: bad book becomes good. Especially if i don't get to pick the character
11: cringe.
12: misspellings since i can acknowledge what they're going for. Bad grammar just sounds weird reading it
I took part in answering the questions and even though I can't remember my answers, I do remember finding it hard to make a choice for many of them.
Now that I think about it... on the tattoo question... - imagine getting the text of a book all over your body, but the book is some unhinged dark romance haha.
Have you read ‘Stoner’, Jesse?
A book with a very boring concept: the (very mediocre) life of a college professor. It’s one of the best books I’ve read
I haven’t, but I’m intrigued now!
When Jessethereader said “Take a break”, he meant breaking his spirit.
i had a certain character death spoiled for me from harry potter & the half blood prince. the book had just come out but i had to wait for my sister to finish reading it before i could and my friend told me :)
I recently read The Ritual, and let me tell you. I could have done without the second half entirely. Beginning of the book all the way 😂
For me I would much more rather have a sticky book than a book with bugs. As they say ignorance is bliss. Also it would much easier to wipe off the sticky outside of the cover with like a wet wipe/washcloth whereas the bugs is a lot harder and you could ruin the pages by getting it wet trying to wipe off the bug smear. The question didn't say anything about being able to clean it after you have it
Now I just have an image in my head of someone with the entire text of Queen of Air and Darkness tattooed all over their body
I think I have a certain type of dyslexia where I shuffle letters in words around and pronounce them wrong, so I probably wouldn’t notice misspellings, but I would definitely see grammar mistakes. 😂😂
Honestly i would love to have my own channel about books like yours. But i can't find the time.. i'm always reading😅
There are some really aesthetic and subtle book covers….so not that big a thing
I feel like the people who want to meet their favorite characters want to shoot their shot but my favorite characters are mentally unstable serial killers so survivability is incredibly low.
And what if our favourite character hates us, or finds it suuuuper uncomfortable that they are a fictional character and have a fan who knows everything about them. We would be their bump in the night. Every action they take, they'll wonder if we're reading it. It might be a suuuuper creepy situation for them 😅
What’s crazy about the question where a book disappears from existence, is if someone else in the world finishes it before you, you’ll never get to know how it ends😭
The one of visiting the fictional world of your favorite book or being visited by your favorite character was easy for me
Like, my favorite books are thrillers, criminals or just tragedies XD there's also Hush-Hush but I know I cam being killed EASILY XD
I'm fine with them visiting me, I'm sure they'll love my country 🤣🤣🤣 no offense, I just don't want to live not even for a minute where a entity that looks like my worst fear can eat me, or the France of 1800, like I'm a woman, I'm being realistic, I want to meet them at least XD
Some books *do* end every chapter with a character death. 😂
nah if i know someone is gonna die i get more attached
this might make me a horrible person but if a book i read just disappeared after i read it, i would simply rewrite it and republish it
Okay but some of these were actually kinda hard 😂
I just realized while watching this video that I read the first part of a book without reading the ending all the time with fanfictions... that authors drop... 😅
'Would you rather each chapter of a book end with a character death....' Is that not the tv show The Fall of the House of Usher?
Misspellings all the way because I can't spell. Thanks dyslexia.
You are the complete opposite of boring!
Hardest question ever: what's your favorite book?
Ever, all time? The King's Men by Nora Sakavic.
This year? Thats the real hard question I cant answer quickly 😅. Maybe Like You've Nothing Left To Prove by E.L. Massey.
7:55 I’m sorry but y’all are *lying!!!* There are books that get onto the New York Times Bestseller list based on concept *alone,* not to mention all of the TikTok books that are marketed and sold solely on concept!! I find that most don’t have the attention span for a bad concept. They’d rather suffer through bad writing for a good concept than suffer through the bad concept for… what? Good writing? I’d pay money to see that. Heck, if it’s a bad concept, it’s probably not even being read. You have to hook readers in any way you can nowadays.