the summer i lost my passion for reading 🥲

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  • @Livin900
    @Livin900 3 місяці тому +311

    I will always love your humor and review vids Morpho. Hopefully you can read a book I make one day.

  • @reastmanable
    @reastmanable 3 місяці тому +206

    The authors of these stories never seem to understand the limit of what the human body can go through, and because of that they always become too ridiculous to take seriously, good vid.

    • @wintersupremacy
      @wintersupremacy 2 місяці тому +7

      Yeah I’d be more surprised if they knew the body’s limits lol

  • @friendtime5301
    @friendtime5301 3 місяці тому +190

    Your humor and editing makes me laugh so hard even when you’re describing the worst human acts possible, your channel is gold

  • @wzrrii3__-nb9jl
    @wzrrii3__-nb9jl 3 місяці тому +122

    Morpho doing the silly little think called “posting” and “making us sillier”

  • @rickymoves
    @rickymoves 3 місяці тому +137

    Your videos have helped me realize that I was right to never learn how to read. Get well soon xoxo

  • @echedp8903
    @echedp8903 3 місяці тому +62

    There is an interesting plot concept here, it's just really, REALLY, buried under a LOT of book. Namely the idea of luck helping the lead and maybe them being charmed in some way, IE. the dice NEVER rolling low. A smart story would use that as a bit of a hook and use that to build into a story. Like maybe the dice are loaded and the killer wants to make sure they never hurt the guy directly for some reason. Or maybe luck ALWAYS sides with the main character and they are somehow always blessed, but do not realize this until this moment. I just think you could take the idea of endless luck being actually a bad thing into an interesting direction. The book clearly never does that, which is sad. It really does feel like a very thin read.
    PS. I remember it being suggested a while back that a discord could be made for this channel. Would still love to see that.

  • @KirbyIsCute
    @KirbyIsCute 3 місяці тому +64

    I love the clips and pictures you add while explaining the story. It just makes it more fun to watch videos about disturbing books. Humor helps.

  • @skyepilot4074
    @skyepilot4074 2 місяці тому +15

    I thought you were just calling the killer skinny man as a joke but seeing the quote with him being called skinny man I just sighed

  • @face7118
    @face7118 3 місяці тому +135

    i hope one of these disturbing books explores the depths of these upsetting topics instead of just showing them off bluntly. i think most authors tend to forgot that these topics are not talked about bluntly because its taboo or not "PC", but because in general it just isnt a very good or engaging way to go about it. its clear they WANT to show some deeper meaning and philosophy behind it, but if you dont go any deeper than a shallow tidepool of blood and guts, the more nuanced meanings get drowned out as well.
    i dont remember what it was called for the life of me, but there was this one book that was similar in topics as the rest of these disturbing books, with SA, murder, and such. But it put you in the perspective OF the abused, of the person who has been so far manipulated to a point where even you as a reader do not identify anything wrong with the relationship. As all of the narration simply dismisses everything, and makes you think the abuser is just a side character who's important to the protag. It leads you along with this red herring story line, before finally revealing the abusers true colors in a horrific murder scene, where all the subtle hints and notes throughout the book make sense.
    It had similar blood and guts to these 'disturbing' books but left me feeling actually DISTURBED and horrified, while also feeling proper emotions and wanting to re-read the book again to pick up all the hints.

    • @angeliquexo
      @angeliquexo 3 місяці тому +29

      If you ever remember the name please tag me because omg that sounds AWESOME

    • @mainmorpho
      @mainmorpho  3 місяці тому +64

      remember the name of the book immediately 😐

    • @face7118
      @face7118 3 місяці тому +33

      @@mainmorpho I CANNNTT I CANNNTT. the last like, "disturbing" book (series) that i read that had a lot of the really brutal parts was Oyasumi PunPun, so my mind is filled with that instead of the other one :/

    • @Toranagi
      @Toranagi 3 місяці тому +8

      ​@@face7118Ahhhh, Punpun is such a good read!

    • @geektanic
      @geektanic 3 місяці тому +1

      MY THOUGHTS EXACTLY!!!!!

  • @meilynsss
    @meilynsss 3 місяці тому +17

    I read this book a while back it was actually my first “disturbing” horror novel come to find out it’s a series where the author essentially exploits the main characters trauma and makes him into a Dexter character. It was a strange ride to say the least.

  • @Mario_Angel_Medina
    @Mario_Angel_Medina 3 місяці тому +15

    This book was very tame compared to other Extreme Horror novels, too bad it has nothing beyond the violence and some Elementary School-level pondering about luck and fate. If the author focused more on developming the characters and on their deteriorating mental state (and if learned a little more about anatomy so the mutilation didn't became so ridiculous) it could have been a decent book.

  • @sunnydered5545
    @sunnydered5545 3 місяці тому +18

    How many horror scenarios could be avoided by jumping the single assailant? At least try it, victims!
    I enjoyed this book a lot, but I think the second girl's suffering pushed it over the line as far as how hopeless the story needed to feel. It's a thin line between anguish and melodrama.

  • @kelahti
    @kelahti 2 місяці тому +7

    0:40 new desktop background

  • @arilawrence5853
    @arilawrence5853 27 днів тому +1

    I honestly really enjoyed this book, but I can definitely recognize its shortcomings.
    One thing I will note is that I saw the open-endedness of the dice and the luck as reflective of Roger’s view of it. He doesn’t understand why, and that is something that he has to live with, so it’s fittingly something that the audience has to sit with.
    Now, do I think the theme could’ve been executed better? Absolutely. And everyone is entitled to their own interpretation. That’s just mine.

  • @ghostface844
    @ghostface844 3 місяці тому +15

    why is this so fun to just listen to😭

  • @funnycow9099
    @funnycow9099 3 місяці тому +44

    another morpho classic

  • @Tunade5
    @Tunade5 3 місяці тому +5

    I honestly think the reason Roger didn't get picked during the dice rolls was because this is not a stand-alone book. Yep, there are two other books where Roger is the main character and the next book takes place 10 years after the events of this and Roger is now a painter living in California and that's all I know because I'm not touching those other two books with a ten foot pole.

    • @bepisthescienceman4202
      @bepisthescienceman4202 2 місяці тому +3

      No the dice never picked him because Yami yugi the king of games was actually there helping him duh

  • @ElijahZaporteza
    @ElijahZaporteza 3 місяці тому +8

    Im sipping water from my big bottle in my big hamster cage while watching the newest Morpho upload.

  • @JAZ_2002
    @JAZ_2002 3 місяці тому +26

    Ayo this book was actually in my own backlog after watching an iceberg video. Thank you for promptly reading it in my stead so I didn’t have to suffer. Since you’re already on it, why not read its sequel Born To Bleed? Surely it’ll be better than it’s predecessor

    • @mainmorpho
      @mainmorpho  3 місяці тому +24

      you always want the worst for me 🤧

  • @lorivaldez4839
    @lorivaldez4839 3 місяці тому +16

    This is gonna be crazy but good. I’m ready, Morpho!🍻

  • @geektanic
    @geektanic 3 місяці тому +4

    I've seen this book recommended SO MANY TIMES, and now I'm glad I just waited for your review

  • @FoodandGroove24601
    @FoodandGroove24601 3 місяці тому +3

    Man! I decided for whatever reason last year to read all three of the books in this series and let me just say. This one is a literary masterpiece compaired to the next too.
    Great video as always!

  • @XstickbuddyX
    @XstickbuddyX 3 місяці тому +12

    I'll save this video for later. I'm spending thr weekend with friends so I'll be to hungover

    • @mainmorpho
      @mainmorpho  3 місяці тому +13

      omg we get it you have friends 🙄

    • @XstickbuddyX
      @XstickbuddyX 3 місяці тому +5

      @@mainmorpho as long as the lie is believed

  • @jane_gorelove
    @jane_gorelove 3 місяці тому +7

    great video as always!
    I guess the more "extreme horror" stuff I read the more I realize it's just not a genre for me. the very few books I liked from this style I liked *despite* them being extreme horror and because they were doing something *different* to the usual sensibility of the genre. also yeah most of them are very obviously written for a specific type of person and as a certified wok left queer lesbo™ I'm not that kind of person most of the time ig...
    to anyone reading this I would rather recommend getting into House of Leaves or something, that's gonna keep you occupied for a long time and productively disturbed on a much more interesting level without just being unnecessarily nasty (even though one of the main characters is still pretty insufferable as a person imo)

  • @dorbzilla
    @dorbzilla 3 місяці тому +12

    The final confrontation and ending kinda ruined the whole vibe. Him getting so lucky with the dog collar and also that the captor doesn’t catch him and instead goes outside with his dog had me rolling my eyes so hard.

  • @yamzuh
    @yamzuh 3 місяці тому +9

    Morpho upload during dinner time once again. This time it’s burger and fry (one singular fry cause I ate while cooking). Very good, I am entertained and levitating

  • @MistahhMingus
    @MistahhMingus 3 місяці тому +3

    A good disturbing book to read is the green eggs and ham that one fucked my shit up

  • @localplaguenurse
    @localplaguenurse 3 місяці тому +20

    Honestly half the fun of these videos is seeing what tv characters you use for the book characters. This story sounded boring as hell but it's a little funny imagining Beavis and Butthead doing their dumb laugh at the horrors. How do you decide what characters you're going to use? Do you go off how similar they are to the book characters or is it whatever happens to pop up in your head first?

  • @MVV-ft1zo
    @MVV-ft1zo 3 місяці тому +9

    You know for a fact a book is going to bottom of the barrel when it starts with a main character sexualizing a minor lol

  • @leon_atrewo
    @leon_atrewo 2 місяці тому +2

    I can't wait for you to read Exquisite Corpse! This and Fluids are my favorite horror books, but they were also the worst to read:,D but the prose in Exquisite Corpse is oddly gentle, beautiful and absolutely breathtaking. By the way, have you ever heard of Earthlings? It's not extreme horror but it's certainly in the same vibe, and is a great book with a lot to say... And some deeply uncomfortable subject matter

  • @narumii_sakii
    @narumii_sakii 3 місяці тому +11

    !! AAAAAAAAA MORPHO POSTED WOOOOOOOO AND IM EARLY !! BEST DAY OF MY LIFE ((its 2 am but we dont talk bout that.))

  • @princeapoopoo5787
    @princeapoopoo5787 3 місяці тому +1

    idk how many channels I'm subscribed to at this point, but morpho is one that I always gotta check out the moment I see an upload in my inbox.
    when you mentioned that the sister character doesn't have any development whatsoever, I just knew that she was going to be a victim of the splatterpunk "generic over the top psychopath of he week".
    I think I'd probably be fine with this one if more of the book explored the lives of the kids and made it seem more like an exploration of how a slice of life narrative can be derailed by something horrible.

  • @bonzey9895
    @bonzey9895 3 місяці тому +4

    UrbanSPOOKS in a book form i see

  • @hershelroswell
    @hershelroswell 2 місяці тому +1

    "girlie is probably looking like lady cassandra from doctor who" GOD.

  • @epkurnissheoway
    @epkurnissheoway 3 місяці тому +1

    I really wish there was a huge backlog of videos to binge, but I've already watched them all

  • @ChunkSchuldinga
    @ChunkSchuldinga 3 місяці тому +40

    Once again, never not use Bibble in the thumbnail. Barbie Fairytopia is truly sigma male kino cinema.

    • @nerd9777
      @nerd9777 2 місяці тому +2

      I understand all of those words separately

  • @IcyDayMars
    @IcyDayMars 3 місяці тому +4

    I loooooove your humor, Morp!

  • @GundamB
    @GundamB 3 місяці тому +11

    Hey you should read Stone king by S. Douglas Johnson

  • @sword6449
    @sword6449 3 місяці тому

    Your background footage is perfection! Love it! Awesome video so far!

  • @argyle5906
    @argyle5906 Місяць тому +1

    I know you probably get like thousands of comments suggesting books and your tbr list is probably a mile long, but I highly suggest Motel Styx by Jonathan Butcher. It takes place in an alternate world where Necrophilia has been legalized and follows a man going to a necro brothel in order to find his wives body. It's a great book imho.

  • @jaredadan3619
    @jaredadan3619 3 місяці тому

    morpho ily, you're giving me the drive to go back to reading

  • @cherrycordiaI
    @cherrycordiaI 3 місяці тому +2

    Crazy! I'm 12 chapters into this very book right now. I was told that it was like the novel I'd just finished (Survivor by J.F. Gonzales - not great, btw) but "done right". I'm gonna save this video for after I finish and edit this comment with my thoughts. In the meantime, take care. Muah. Love your videos.
    Edit, also spoilers: Alright, I'm back. Disappointed, but it was better than Survivor by miles. Skinny Man was so cartoonishly edgy it took me out of the plot. My mind's eye couldn't help but imagine him as a cross between Miner 49er and Sonic.exe. The torture for the most part, was more boring or annoying than disturbing. I feel like there was no point in keeping the Mystery Woman alive once she took an axe to the head beyond allowing the author to throw in a lot of goofy violence without hurting the main characters. Then a solid third of the book was just Tooth torture porn. It tracks, since Tooth had mad death flags since page 1. Also, I couldn't help but feel like Roger didn't care all that much about Jamie? He claims that his sister's kidnapping and torture gave him "urgency", but he has to remember her dying body in the basement once the cops show up. I know he's a terrified nerd but that's his little sister, dog. She could have been any other character and the plot wouldn't have changed at all. I didn't hate this book, since it's one of the less-bad ex-horrors I've read so far. It is pretty boring though.
    I actually found myself somewhat endeared to Roger and Tooth. They feel like a couple of dudes I grew up with. Not, like, friends of mine or anything but dudes from around town. They felt like characters and believable friends, right down to being knuckleheaded pervs. Still, it's crazy how many death flags Tooth had. That Red Sox hat may as well have "hardheaded bestie who's gonna die to give the nebbish friend can get revenge" embroidered on the bill. This book's also the first part of a trilogy, which intrigues and worries me since ex-horrors are usually one and dones. I did clocked that the Skinny Man wasn't working "alone" as soon as he mentioned "them", so I have an idea of what the rest of the saga's might be about.
    Once again, ex-horror has yet to wow me. Your review was great though. I'll try to look around the closet for my nurse costume, but if I can't find it - Get well soon

  • @purogamingyt2327
    @purogamingyt2327 3 місяці тому +12

    when the

  • @natalieportman7175
    @natalieportman7175 3 місяці тому +1

    this makes me miss the balloon boy smut☹️

  • @limelantern5637
    @limelantern5637 3 місяці тому +2

    This is some of your best editing yet!

  • @LunarRetro
    @LunarRetro 3 місяці тому +6

    The suffering these books gotta be cause. Poor Morpho. When was the last time you had the chance to read a book that wasn't pure torture porn?

  • @Krumplebumble
    @Krumplebumble 3 місяці тому

    Thanks for making these videos because these disturbing books would get hyped up and once I read them I'm just mad at how boring they were! You express most of my reaction to these books! 😭🙏

  • @juno00033
    @juno00033 3 місяці тому +8

    my midnight snack can wait new morpho js dropped

  • @Catzster
    @Catzster 2 місяці тому +1

    🧌 I’m now the official president of the Morpho fanclub

  • @glassclef
    @glassclef 3 місяці тому +2

    you made my day, morpho

  • @susanburgess820
    @susanburgess820 3 місяці тому +2

    Love your channel morpho❤❤❤❤

  • @KiaraCatFurry17
    @KiaraCatFurry17 3 місяці тому

    You’re one of my favorite UA-cam channels. :)

  • @WhiteTulip2002
    @WhiteTulip2002 3 місяці тому +1

    Babe wake up, Morpho has a new trauma to spill the tea on

  • @alf0.323
    @alf0.323 3 місяці тому

    Love these videos really hope to see your channel keep growing ❤

  • @intentionalgameplaypurposes
    @intentionalgameplaypurposes 3 місяці тому

    i love this style of humor

  • @mari_6660
    @mari_6660 2 місяці тому

    I love your channel, videos and humor and I hope one da I could be like you

  • @Mozdalav
    @Mozdalav 3 місяці тому

    I LITERALLY LOVE WHEH YOU POST😭😭

  • @ilikemendigo
    @ilikemendigo 3 місяці тому +3

    EVERYONE CHEERED

  • @weenienutt
    @weenienutt 3 місяці тому +2

    Another banger from our queen

  • @twinguide
    @twinguide 3 місяці тому +2

    Fuck yeah, more Morpho!

  • @Drextly
    @Drextly 3 місяці тому +2

    morpho i could watch you talk about the most demented, disgusting and despicable things all day

    • @mainmorpho
      @mainmorpho  3 місяці тому +1

      im sure that disorder is in dsm-5

    • @Drextly
      @Drextly 3 місяці тому

      @@mainmorpho of course, i love statistical machine learning

  • @rom.rattaa
    @rom.rattaa 3 місяці тому +1

    A day with a new vid from morpho is pretty great day

  • @daistellae
    @daistellae 3 місяці тому

    baby wake up, new morpho video just dropped 💅🏻 (I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS!!!)

  • @halcyon63
    @halcyon63 2 місяці тому

    >"oh hey new morpho vid!"
    >watch the video
    >take psychological damage
    >"what a great video! thank you morpho

  • @staryygloom
    @staryygloom 3 місяці тому

    You inspire me to open a channel just to talk about my books

  • @MusicLover-ko4hw
    @MusicLover-ko4hw 2 місяці тому

    Your editing is hilarious 😂❤

  • @jessicajk13
    @jessicajk13 2 місяці тому

    Highly HIGHLY recommend reading Exquisite Corpse by Poppy Z Brite. It’s splatterpunk/extreme horror but it’s BEAUTIFULLY written and quite deep. Essentially two horrible serial killers find each other and fall in love. I’d love to hear what you think of it!

    • @cherrycordiaI
      @cherrycordiaI 2 місяці тому +1

      I found it pretty ridiculous. It's basically irl serial killer fanfic based on a teenager's real life murder. The protagonist is also pretentious and annoying, like if H.H. were a slasher villain.

  • @jennieifanis8917
    @jennieifanis8917 2 місяці тому

    Thank you for the video! This book was so predictable & bad. The gratuitous gore could've been more exciting if there was a supernatural element behind it.
    "The Summer I Died" feels like an unearned title considering Roger has the biggest plot armor known to man. But what if the twist was that the dice landed on him early on and he died from the villain chopping off his leg or something. But then, the next chapter begins with him very much alive and discovering that he is unable to stay dead, because he has some unique power that makes him immortal? When the killer sees that Roger resurrected, he'll really wail on the kid along with his friend & sister, and it can turn into Roger sacrificing his body to prevent his loved ones from getting hurt any further. The ending could still have them die, and Roger escape, but the philosophical monologue could hit harder with Roger asking why God chose him to have this power and yet not having it be enough to save the others? I know there are sequels to this book, so if this was the route the author took, I could very much see this idea expanding on how he was immortal, etc.
    I got this idea as I read the scene where the random lady woke up after getting an axe to her head. I assumed there'd be a surprise where the villain transformed his victims to withstand extreme pain so he could use their bodies as much as he wants. But no, that woman just had a high- and unrealistic- pain tolerance. Keep up the good work! 💕

  • @Sealinaroom1540
    @Sealinaroom1540 3 місяці тому +1

    Babe wake up, morpho posted

  • @colossus2612
    @colossus2612 3 місяці тому +3

    Wake up bae morpho posted

  • @vinic_
    @vinic_ 3 місяці тому +1

    Oh morph how I’ve missed you 😔

  • @pariahred13
    @pariahred13 3 місяці тому

    When someone around me is stupid and i am judging them (as i should), in my mind i see the little morpho dragon giving them that look lol. Morpho you personify my sassy judgment.

  • @mosshivenetwork117
    @mosshivenetwork117 3 місяці тому +1

    Your editing is great.

  • @justdoingmything
    @justdoingmything 3 місяці тому +2

    WAKE UP HONEY NEW MORPHO VIDEO JUST DROPPED AAAA

  • @theanubisfan10
    @theanubisfan10 3 місяці тому

    Thank you Morpho we say in unison and then implode because WHAT?

  • @AleTitan
    @AleTitan 2 місяці тому

    3:50 Hey! they're still nice! they weren't CAUSING her to scream, so if she's okay obviously she should still give them a chance

  • @i.c.weiner6852
    @i.c.weiner6852 3 місяці тому

    Babe, wake up! Morpho just dropped another video!

  • @MonarchMercury
    @MonarchMercury 3 місяці тому +14

    yes your sense of humor is great but so are your horror takes. imo so much horror (movies and the books you review) are boring because they don't have any depth in the writing. and are very predictable and tropey. perhaps they think if they put enough blood and screaming in there then it will suddenly become a good story lol

  • @kirataylor5199
    @kirataylor5199 3 місяці тому

    YAYY MORPHO UPLOAD
    thank you for suffering for our entertainment 🫡

  • @MyLadyAbsinthe
    @MyLadyAbsinthe 3 місяці тому

    hope you feel better soon

  • @laylaschu
    @laylaschu 3 місяці тому

    so relaxing :3

  • @Dumbledoraexplora
    @Dumbledoraexplora 3 місяці тому

    "I'm dying and I don't care" puts out fire editing anyway

  • @wisk8265
    @wisk8265 3 місяці тому +1

    babe wake up morpoho posted

  • @Husain5XG
    @Husain5XG 3 місяці тому +1

    Another episode of Morpho covering another nothing burger book ☕

  • @Aestheticchickennugget
    @Aestheticchickennugget 3 місяці тому

    I am also sick, morpho, not only will I send brownies and a sexy nurse, I’ll also send actually good books 🍫👩‍⚕️📚

  • @Timelodged
    @Timelodged 3 місяці тому +1

    This was the second "extreme" horror book I read.. and then I read the sequel.. which was.. a trip. And I couldn't finish the third (just boring)

  • @TheJericho1123
    @TheJericho1123 3 місяці тому

    this is one weird game of D&D.

  • @L33W1NT3R5
    @L33W1NT3R5 3 місяці тому +1

    A bee? Bro how big is that bee

  • @ameliamay5246
    @ameliamay5246 3 місяці тому +4

    Ryan C Thomas more like Ryan needs to C a therapist

  • @thisDreamOfFlesh999
    @thisDreamOfFlesh999 3 місяці тому

    Morpho dropped, it's hot girl shit time 💅

  • @dreamer-fz9ct
    @dreamer-fz9ct 3 місяці тому +1

    Please don't be too mean to me when I release my book

  • @telecastKiss
    @telecastKiss 3 місяці тому +1

    everybody SHUT UP morpho posted

  • @noahsan92
    @noahsan92 3 місяці тому +2

    4:58 didn't her skull get cleaved in two

  • @justsatan6747
    @justsatan6747 2 місяці тому

    If it makes you feel any better, I can't read

  • @Joao.Benitez
    @Joao.Benitez 3 місяці тому

    Beckett will have to wait, Morpho just dropped (Malone will die anyways)

  • @cloudieo
    @cloudieo 3 місяці тому

    Have you read Horrorstör yet? Its supposed to look like a furniture catalog but in reality its a horror book! Its really fun and could be a break from books like.. This one..

  • @staryygloom
    @staryygloom 3 місяці тому

    Would you read something from ottessa moshfegh, Morpho? I really want to buy lapvona from her, and it would be fun seeing you talking about a book of hers :33

  • @a.r.tivadar
    @a.r.tivadar 3 місяці тому

    Omg you actually read it!

  • @inkbath000
    @inkbath000 3 місяці тому

    everyone tell morpho it's okay to review better books and that we'll still watch

    • @mainmorpho
      @mainmorpho  3 місяці тому +3

      girl everyone tell goodreads users to stop lying this is rated 3.87 stars on there 🤨

  • @Tony4You
    @Tony4You 2 місяці тому

    Hey, Love your videos but please mix the audio a little bit when it comes to the censor ear grape sound effect. It really messes up the vibe