Questions: 1. A book you rated high but have now changed your mind and/or a book you’ve rated low and changed your mind The Catcher in the Rye. Used to ADORE this book. Still love it lots, but I don't get all tingly now when I think of it. Unlike some people, (cough cough, Mark David Chapman, John Hinkley Jr.), I actually grew out of my teen angst, so the book lost some luster in my eyes. 2. A book you bought because of the cover but might not read Don't have one. Made the mistake of purchasing a book based on the cover once, and actually managed to slog through it, but never again will I make that mistake! 3. A book you constantly put on your TBR but cant seem to get to Don't have one. I usually force myself to read whatever is in my queue. 4. A hyped book you aren’t sure you’re interested in Harry Potter, maybe? I dunno, I'm a little beyond the age range for HP I guess, so I doubt I'll ever learn what all the hype was about! :) 5. A book you dnf’d The Invisible Man, by H. G. Wells. I've tried to read this book like 5 times, and I just can't do it! And what's funny is that the thing is less than 200 pages! Still, it's boring AF, so I guess I'mma just have to forget about that one! 6. A book you were loving until the ending made you think twice and/or a book you weren’t sure you liked until it’s epic ending! The Stand, by Stephen King. Was digging the tome up until the ending, which was lame, anticlimactic, and really just nonsensical. It was painfully obvious to me, 17 though I was, that King had written himself into a corner and then had no idea how he was going to write himself out. So, what did he do? Just made up some hastily thrown together shit that didn't make sense and was a MAJOR let-down. Sad, just sad... :( 7. A series you were loving and then decided to not continue and/or a series you weren’t sure about but now want to continue. Don't have one. I don't really read series. 8. A genre you used to like but now don’t read and/or a genre you used to not read but now love. Fantasy. Used to like some of it, now just find it silly and mostly aimed at juveniles. 9. A character you changed your mind about (either good or bad) Don't guess I have one. My judgments of characters in stories usually stick once I've made them!
I grabbed a batch of the early James Bond paperbacks and was so dissapointed. I was a huge fan of the Sean Connery era movies. The books were like you said, extremely out of date.
I love your bookshelf! I started reading on Kindle Paperwhite a couple years ago, and while I love it for many reasons, I'm sad that it lacks the joy of having a bookshelf full of real, physical books.
The reason we're all reading less historical fiction adventures is bc there aren't many good ones being written. It's Bernard Cornwell or Ken Follet or Hilary Mantel occasionally. There are others like Conn Iggulden (?) but not on the same level imo. Believe me, publishers are eager to buy historical adventure novels too bc they sell well but the authors who can write them are few and far between
New subscriber here. I know what you mean about buying a book for the cover but have no intention of reading. I have a couple of leatherbound books, too.
The Man in the High Castle is a pretty great book, but in the beginning it's rather confusing. The Amazon series is great BUT it expands a lot over what's actually in the book so, don't expect to see the same thing written down. The book plot is fairly different. _____ Edit: do written answers to tags count? I say they do. Here are my answers: 1. the DaVinci Code. Loved it when it came out, tried to re-read it and found out you just can't. Once you know the plot, the entire thing falls flat. 2. Half a dozen. Got a pretty bounded Lovecraft anthology I'm pretty sure I'm never reading for example. 3. A Dance with Dragons. And considering that: 1 - I was liking the show much more than I was enjoying the books which was a snooze fest; 2 - the ending of the show sucks but it apparently is the canon ending, 3 - Martin will likely eat himself to death before he finishes the books...well...why bother? 4. The Fault in Our Stars. I have absolutely zero interest in reading it. 5. "Hit Refresh: The Quest to Rediscover Microsoft's Soul and Imagine a Better Future for Everyone". Boring, self-centred and preachy. 6. The Death Note series. The first 3 books are great. Then it derails. 7. Whatever the True Blood series was actually called. Never read the last 3 books.
8. Never really changed my tastes. I do read a lot less fantasy and more historical books these days, but that's 'cause I'm kinda being forced to do it. 9. Bella Swan. I thought she was the stupidest female character ever written...until her knock-off S&M version was published.
Loved The Man in the High Castle, but man, P.K.D. went SO off the rails it just became kinda silly. In 20 years the Nazis colonize the whole solar system? Really? Still, a pretty great book, all things considered!
I finished reading 'Steppenwolf' for the first time last month. Enjoyed it as a Hermann Hesse fan but didn't completely understand it's messages and meaning (intent of Hesse).
@@kaylemkerr6989 sorry my English my grammar is very bad. But with this book i found the meaning of misantropia and filantropía, empatia for myself. And when i read the book i had 16 years old and then i read it other 4 times at least, and the message was sometimes it's okay not be okay, we can found a aesthetic space in the lonely and sad moments. And nobody will understand you at 100%.
@@kaylemkerr6989 Well, it's about a midlife crisis, Jungian psychology, the birth of modern culture from the ruins of pre-WWI Europe, and the rise of the Nazis. A pretty fascinating combination, I'd say!
You just spoiled under the dome for me 😂😂
I like watching or reading reviews to help decide if I want to read it. When the ending is tossed out at me I’m shocked and then sad.
The man in the High Castle. SO good. The book I mean. Show is good too.
He's back in a big way. Great video!
Questions:
1. A book you rated high but have now changed your mind and/or a book you’ve rated low and changed your mind
The Catcher in the Rye. Used to ADORE this book. Still love it lots, but I don't get all tingly now when I think of it. Unlike some people, (cough cough, Mark David Chapman, John Hinkley Jr.), I actually grew out of my teen angst, so the book lost some luster in my eyes.
2. A book you bought because of the cover but might not read
Don't have one. Made the mistake of purchasing a book based on the cover once, and actually managed to slog through it, but never again will I make that mistake!
3. A book you constantly put on your TBR but cant seem to get to
Don't have one. I usually force myself to read whatever is in my queue.
4. A hyped book you aren’t sure you’re interested in
Harry Potter, maybe? I dunno, I'm a little beyond the age range for HP I guess, so I doubt I'll ever learn what all the hype was about! :)
5. A book you dnf’d
The Invisible Man, by H. G. Wells. I've tried to read this book like 5 times, and I just can't do it! And what's funny is that the thing is less than 200 pages! Still, it's boring AF, so I guess I'mma just have to forget about that one!
6. A book you were loving until the ending made you think twice and/or a book you weren’t sure you liked until it’s epic ending!
The Stand, by Stephen King. Was digging the tome up until the ending, which was lame, anticlimactic, and really just nonsensical. It was painfully obvious to me, 17 though I was, that King had written himself into a corner and then had no idea how he was going to write himself out. So, what did he do? Just made up some hastily thrown together shit that didn't make sense and was a MAJOR let-down. Sad, just sad... :(
7. A series you were loving and then decided to not continue and/or a series you weren’t sure about but now want to continue.
Don't have one. I don't really read series.
8. A genre you used to like but now don’t read and/or a genre you used to not read but now love.
Fantasy. Used to like some of it, now just find it silly and mostly aimed at juveniles.
9. A character you changed your mind about (either good or bad)
Don't guess I have one. My judgments of characters in stories usually stick once I've made them!
I grabbed a batch of the early James Bond paperbacks and was so dissapointed. I was a huge fan of the Sean Connery era movies. The books were like you said, extremely out of date.
Enjoyed the video, I'll be doing the tag soon
You are really good at this tag business. Do more :)
Travis, good to see you. Automatic thumbs up from a long-time viewer.
I love your bookshelf! I started reading on Kindle Paperwhite a couple years ago, and while I love it for many reasons, I'm sad that it lacks the joy of having a bookshelf full of real, physical books.
Just have one book/kindle and store the devices in a bookshelf.
THE TRAV IS BACK
The reason we're all reading less historical fiction adventures is bc there aren't many good ones being written. It's Bernard Cornwell or Ken Follet or Hilary Mantel occasionally. There are others like Conn Iggulden (?) but not on the same level imo. Believe me, publishers are eager to buy historical adventure novels too bc they sell well but the authors who can write them are few and far between
I honesty don’t think I have any
Good ta see ya uploadin' again
New subscriber here. I know what you mean about buying a book for the cover but have no intention of reading. I have a couple of leatherbound books, too.
Philip K. Dick Makes my hahaha every time.
man in the high castle is ok, not really what I was expecting from the TV show. Ubik is wonderful, read that instead.
I second that. Ubik is my favorite sci fi book ever
The Man in the High Castle is a pretty great book, but in the beginning it's rather confusing. The Amazon series is great BUT it expands a lot over what's actually in the book so, don't expect to see the same thing written down. The book plot is fairly different.
_____
Edit: do written answers to tags count? I say they do. Here are my answers:
1. the DaVinci Code. Loved it when it came out, tried to re-read it and found out you just can't. Once you know the plot, the entire thing falls flat.
2. Half a dozen. Got a pretty bounded Lovecraft anthology I'm pretty sure I'm never reading for example.
3. A Dance with Dragons. And considering that: 1 - I was liking the show much more than I was enjoying the books which was a snooze fest; 2 - the ending of the show sucks but it apparently is the canon ending, 3 - Martin will likely eat himself to death before he finishes the books...well...why bother?
4. The Fault in Our Stars. I have absolutely zero interest in reading it.
5. "Hit Refresh: The Quest to Rediscover Microsoft's Soul and Imagine a Better Future for Everyone". Boring, self-centred and preachy.
6. The Death Note series. The first 3 books are great. Then it derails.
7. Whatever the True Blood series was actually called. Never read the last 3 books.
8. Never really changed my tastes. I do read a lot less fantasy and more historical books these days, but that's 'cause I'm kinda being forced to do it.
9. Bella Swan. I thought she was the stupidest female character ever written...until her knock-off S&M version was published.
Loved The Man in the High Castle, but man, P.K.D. went SO off the rails it just became kinda silly. In 20 years the Nazis colonize the whole solar system? Really? Still, a pretty great book, all things considered!
So you slog through a 1,000 page Stephen King book, you finally get to the Big Reveal, and... it was just teenage aliens. Classic!!
Hated 77 Shadow Street ... 40 pages in I set it down ....
His shorts look like they are made from the same material as the armchair in the background lol
I HATED 77 Shadow Street. One of the worst books I’ve ever read, in my life. I don’t know what Koontz was thinking.
Okay, you should read Vanity Fair. Becky Sharp is one of the greatest characters in literature. Don't be a snob. Give it a chance.
Steppenwolf - Hermann Hesse
I finished reading 'Steppenwolf' for the first time last month. Enjoyed it as a Hermann Hesse fan but didn't completely understand it's messages and meaning (intent of Hesse).
@@kaylemkerr6989 sorry my English my grammar is very bad. But with this book i found the meaning of misantropia and filantropía, empatia for myself. And when i read the book i had 16 years old and then i read it other 4 times at least, and the message was sometimes it's okay not be okay, we can found a aesthetic space in the lonely and sad moments. And nobody will understand you at 100%.
@@kaylemkerr6989
Well, it's about a midlife crisis, Jungian psychology, the birth of modern culture from the ruins of pre-WWI Europe, and the rise of the Nazis. A pretty fascinating combination, I'd say!
I burned my copy of a Wizard's First Rule, and it is the first out of two books I have ever burned purposefully. Absolute trash.
Atlas Shrugged meets lord of the rings, sounds awesome.
"femenist react to James Bond" ... By the looks of the next Bond movie i think they already did :O)