Re-reading the Lord of the rings. Because there is no better fantasy book describing the feel of an epic journey in a massive world that feels vast and mythical. ❤

Great Video! I startest reading WoT a few months ago and i am already at book 3! I love the memorable characters and the story so far, but I don't have the goal to read the series as fast as possible, but to enjoy the way to the end! I started with the books about the horus heresy too two weeks ago. It will be a long journey, but the first book was already great too! :)

The combat sucks; melee combat has zero feedback. You just twirl through enemies with no resistance or feedback. Skyrim has better combat than the Witcher 3.

I dived back into the witcher 3 about 2 weeks ago...i wanted to play an rpg with an amazing story or something glorious and quick...so rather than find something new..it had to be witcher 3 or Bloodborne..i highly recommend the latter after you finish elden ring

Hi,love from sri lanka.you have very unique style.keep up the good work

I know we talk books here, but I have to say that this video gave me big ASMR vibes for some reason. I thought you were gonna start book tapping! 😴 anyways, good message. Let’s read with intention!

When you're ready to pick up a series after WoT you should check out the sci-fi series Red Rising. The seventh book releases late 2025 or early 2026 and is currently my favorite fiction book series at the moment.

Red Rising. Easy one. It has a lot of themes that make you reflect on a lot of topics.

I finished Name of the Wind on Wednesday. It was good! Have you not read Wise Man's Fear yet? There are so many books out there which have style, poetry, and imagery that are similar (and perhaps not so similar too!) to Rothfuss. For me, some of them are by Frank Herbert, John Irving, John Steinbeck, JRR Tolkien, William Golding, F Scott Fitzgerald, Ken Kesey, Daphne Du Maurier, Richard Adams, William Gibson...and that's just a sampler! I wish you a successful journey as you discover authors whose works speak to you!

Congradulations on 5,000 subscribers! Your style of video is so unique to BookTube, and the whole of KZbin itself! <3

Lots of good points. Biggest plan this year is to read the Sun Eater series by Christopher Ruocchio. Other than that, a few specifically chosen fantasy Books. Going to do my best to read more fiction as to not grow overly tired of fantasy. I would highly recommend the Beartown trilogy. Backman is slowly becoming one of my “first day” reads. I would love to hear your thoughts on his 2016 novella “And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer.” Only 97 pages. You won’t regret it!

This video is so well made and aesthetic

Yes, CDPR respected the lore... Until The Witcher 4. Aka when they got infested by you know who. Sad, that the company youre praising does not really exist anymore.

The most inspiring book is LEAD me where the light is ours ~ by N.Galilea. It is 5 stars Best book this year hands down! You would love it !

Journey before destination it's an essential quote from The Stormlight Archive by Brandon Sanderson, but I guess you don't want to start another long journey just after finishing The Wheel of Time 😂 It happens to me but the other way around, I have read everything from Thr Stormlight Archive and the Cosmere and even though I would like to read WoT, eventually, its another big commitment that I dont want to make yet

you've definitely became my favourite book channel on this platform that I've found last year. soon to be my favourite book channel at all! Great and very comforting content, thanks man!

Witcher 3 was unmatched for me until BG3. The witcher books are also amazing

Hitchhikers guide is a good one.short and sweet

I have just started the stand by s king

Just stumbled across this video, and instantly subscribed! Great stuff. I finished WoT early July 2024, and it is WELL worth it. I'm looking forward to your review on the book!

My goal is to find a sweet spot between holding myself accountable and reading how I feel when I feel. lately it's felt like I would read so much and hate reading, or not reading at all and feel sad that I didn't get to experience a story that day. I think there's a very fine line that I need to find and my goal is going to be the journey of finding it.

I love the change up on the video format. My goal is no more than 4 books a month. Audio books are another story, I can’t listen to them at normal speed and I always have audiobook going in the car. The issue I have is that I want to read so many different titles. I know more books will come out and there thousands of titles available already. I just want to read them all.

Great video. But you absolutely must play the DLC hearts of stone and blood and wine. They are the best parts of the game imo. Also the only thing I kinda disagree with you is the exploration. I think witcher 3 has the best exploration in any game. The more you explore and play the game the more you love it and find new side quests and things. There is always something you have not come across yet and it amazes me how intricate the world is.

I loved A Wizard of Earthsea. It has some really great character development.

I'm also trying to step outside my comfort zone this year. I'm trying philosophy for the first time and I figure one work a month is a good pace for me. I hope the deadline at the end of the month will keep me on track while also giving me plenty of time to experience the work. As for fantasy (which is what I usually read) I don't have any goals or deadlines other than to read what I'm feeling called to.

Hi Thomas, loved the vid bro. Have you thought about trying out Finnegans Wake?

My goal is to try and to read more, but stay at my own pace. I mostly mean giving more of my free time to reading, and I also want to start reading some classics as well. I'll be starting my classics journey with Crime and Punishment.

The DLC's will rock your world. Glad you found that game

I bet you feel so accomplished getting to the end of WOT. I have a 7 week old baby and my reading goals have shifted a lot this year due to this. I normally aim to read a certain number of books but this year my goals are to read the Legendborn series, finish Harry Potter and read the Narina collection. I wish you the best of luck with your reading this year!

I just started The Operator by Robert O’Neill. It’s an autobiography on the guy who supposedly took the shot on bin Laden.

Literally *every* book mentioned in this video is either something I’ve read and enjoyed, or something on my TBR 😁

I want to spend more time reading intentionally than doomscrolling. I miss my childhood love for books. Trying to find it again, but sometimes I feel like it’s more than obligation than a pleasure. So just trying to find my pleasure time again in 2025

Have I written about how soothing it is that all your Wheel of Time volumes are matching? Mine are too! And this is my reading goal for 2025: to re-red the first two and continue at least up to Book 7. After this? IT is my favorite book! It's a whole world. Maybe the Malazan books? I've read wonders about them. Thanks for introducing me to the Beartown Trilogy, never heard of it before! It goes straight on my to-buy list.

I can’t recommend Lonesome Dove enough. It’s awesome.

You can try the Red Rising trilogy, considering you told you wanna dive into sci-fi for the first time

Robin Hobb, The Last Unicorn, The Earthsea cycle...these are all fantastic choices, and I low-key envy you that you might read these for the first time this year. If you're interested in checking out some of the works which were big influences on the Wheel Of Time, the 2 obvious ones are Lord Of The Rings and Dune. The Eye Of The World in particular was very Tolkien-esque, and once you read Dune you can see exactly where Jordan got the idea of the Aiel.

I’ve been reading a lot this month. My cousin got me the whole HTTYD saga to read, and I have two Luke McCain books to read with another one coming out soon. I set up my bookshelves to have my A books on top and B books on the bottom. I plan for every two HTTYD books I read, I ten read one Narnia book, because I’ve also been needing to read the series. I’m excited.

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Lovely video as always! I have two goals this year: continue the loving of reading & reading the books that I want to read. And not what is popular or what other people want me to read. The last one Will be interesting because I struggled with this a lot, I think because I wanted to fit in. But it’s okay not to follow the crowd. Looking forward to that adventure. The first book I am reading right now is part of that adventure. It is something I really wanted to read and not something other people will read, but I enjoy it so much!

Been wanting to take my time and slow down with what I read. This is my sign to do just that! I am looking to read some longer works this year and I think slowing down fuinnily enough will make sure I am able to take it all in. Great video!

Now that I'm this early to a video, I'd like to take the time to thank you. Your videos are a delight to watch, to slow down and view reading from a different perspective. I'm an English Literature student, so I'm often reading very good books, but also need to rush through them. Add some dyslexia to the mix and you create a very stressful time whilst reading. I want to follow your example and (when I have time) commit to a longer series, just to be with those characters for longer and in more depth. I'm currently considering starting Game of Thrones during the summer, when I have a few months without having to read for university. Again, thank you for your videos. Please keep sharing your thoughts, I greatly enjoy listening to them :)

Time to start reading the Horus Heresy from Warhammer 40K, a solid 65books! Or any Warhammer book.

Your button up shirt game is amazing. What are you wearing?

Agreed, I have a vast number of books to read. Fantasy, romance, horror, mystery, sci-fi, non-fiction. I shift from one to another. Some YA even. Just because it's an easier read doesn't mean it's not an enjoyable book. Endless worlds, characters, and possibilities.😁

there's always the dark tower, wink wink

a good list, read some of them and are going to read some of them soon. The stand for example Iam starting tonight and after that lonesome dove. and then maybe shogun and pillars of the earth . so many books....

I loved this new take in fahtasy than these epic heroic ones like narnia or lotr...i prefer watching movies But thank you fir sgaring I love new modern fantasy like these but i hate the toxic fandom of sanderson Youre brave to speak out

Pretty much every notable game released in 2024 has better combat than the Witcher 3, even Dragon Age the Veilguard, It’s just not that good. Gwent is a fun card game for a massive action rpg, but doesn’t hold a candle to Slay the Spire, Inscription, or Balatro. Even FF7 Rebirth’s Queen’s Blood is better imo

Hey man, salutations from Poland! The expansions are defo on par with the main game, if not better, though maybe not as personal for Geralt. I strongly encourage you to play through the first two games too, don't get put off by people saying that they are archaic. Not that they aren't, it's just that you forget about the technical aspect momentarily. The thing about this universe is, I guess, that it's so bleak, yet the characters we follow are incredibly vibrant which gives it a nice contrast. Oh, and of course, don't watch the Netflix show. Nothing to see there.