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@lesliepowell-mccarty7067 6 сағат бұрын
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@bookstalgic Күн бұрын
Wow, that is a very interesting premise, lol. I love your enthusiasm over this book! I’m not gonna lie, I’m a little intrigued because of your reaction to it (and I saw above that MJ loved it too.) My question is, which one does Olive recommend more: this one or the doorknob one? 😂 🐶❤
@bookssongsandothermagic 2 күн бұрын
I'm intrigued....you spoke about it in the show but this review fleshes it out more....i'm definitely curious.
@BryanM.R.-wt9eb 2 күн бұрын
Uh, huh huh huh ... you said "fleshes." That was cool! ☺️ By the way, if either if you hasn't seen "The Death of Stalin," I highly recommend it. I watched it yesterday as part of the Red September event, and I had no clue that something with that title would be so (deliberately) hilarious. Great cast. Great production. And again, the blasted thing had me braying like a jackass throughout. 😂
@AlbertTheConjugator 2 күн бұрын
🐶🐶🐶🐶🐶
@fiberartsyreads 2 күн бұрын
I haven’t heard of this but it sounds interesting for sure!!!
@fiberartsyreads 2 күн бұрын
But goodreads said I had heard of this because it was on my want to read list 😆
@BookBlather 2 күн бұрын
@@fiberartsyreads 😂. You’re like me… I don’t know how it got on my list! 😂
@mtngrl5859 2 күн бұрын
Olive kept her head down when Dad shares her spicy reading, she is shy ;)
@BookBlather 2 күн бұрын
Heehee... you should see what else she's reading! 😝
@mtngrl5859 2 күн бұрын
@@BookBlather Well as they say, still waters run deep ;) She has such an innocent face!
@BookBlather 2 күн бұрын
@@mtngrl5859 😜
@patriciafay-f9l 2 күн бұрын
You sold me - put it on my Thriftbooks wishlist Not sure when I will read it but think I'd like it in my "pile of possibilities"
@BookBlather 2 күн бұрын
Awesome! Hope you like it! I'm planning to read more from him, but maybe something a little tamer next 😜
@M-J 2 күн бұрын
Ha ha. Maybe it was meeeee. I read this almost two years ago and it's so bizarre ! I hate it so much that I LOVE IT.
@BookBlather 2 күн бұрын
Oh, maybe? I didn't remember that you read it! VERY bizarre, right?! 😂
@TheSecretofNym 2 күн бұрын
Well, this book sounds like quite the journey, and I am definitely interested in going on that jouney!
@BookBlather 2 күн бұрын
It's bizarre, Nym, so I'm sure you'll love it! 😉
@BryanM.R.-wt9eb 3 күн бұрын
Okay, so some bored thirty-something dude works what he fancies to be magic moves to enter a place called "The Fold" where time seems to stop? I'm gonna go out on a limb and speculate that's NOT what she said. 🤭 In all seriousness, you've sold me. Densely layered mind expanding literary weirdness? I'm there! Unsettling strolls through the shadowlands betwixt decency and depravity? Absolutely! Copious sexuality of escalating physical and emotional explicitness? Meh, but I guess that sex business is all the rage with the multicellular organisms these days, so what ya gonna do? So yeah, there is now a copy on my e-reader. Thanks for bringing it to my attention!
@BookBlather 2 күн бұрын
🤭. I hope you like it, Bryan!
@eriebeverly 3 күн бұрын
You could end up anywhere at this rate in terms of your reading. I've never read The Fermata but I have read House of Holes. It was funny, a little subversive, and the characters were interesting. I don't know if I need to read another Baker book because I did get exhausted with all the coining of new words to describe "stuff".
@BookBlather 2 күн бұрын
Ok, I just looked that up, and it sounds even crazier than this one! I definitely want to read more from him, but I think maybe I'll try one of the less bizarre ones first 😜
@gingerbibliophile 3 күн бұрын
Oh Olive! Spicy but not overly full on trash, I bet she was disappointed. 😂 This sounds disturbing but actually kinda cool!
@BookBlather 2 күн бұрын
Don't worry, Kat... Olive's plenty busy finishing up Ice Planet Barbarians 😊
@gingerbibliophile 2 күн бұрын
@@BookBlather gotta make sure Olive has her trashy books and treats or who knows what she’ll get into 😂
@BookBlather 2 күн бұрын
@@gingerbibliophile 😂
@ExtraT82 4 күн бұрын
🐶 🎉
@BookBlather 2 күн бұрын
😊
@Cobaltdragon 4 күн бұрын
Shirt says it all 🤣💕 She definitely has you trained, lol, good job Olive knows how to get those treats 😉🤣 Nice to see you both back 🤓
@BookBlather 2 күн бұрын
She sure does! 😂🐶
@BookishChas 4 күн бұрын
I’m so excited to read Vengeful, Dave. Eventually I need to start Dragonlance. I’ve never read them.
@BookBlather 2 күн бұрын
There are still a lot of DragonLance novels on my shelf that I haven't gotten to yet. I think I'm going to start over soon and read a bunch more of them. Scott Bryant and I had planned to reread the first one together shortly before he passed away, so i put it on the back burner for a little bit. But I will before too long.
@BryanM.R.-wt9eb 4 күн бұрын
Hey, welcome back! As a near teetotaller whose limiited club experiences have been as a designated driver whose dancing attempts were met with tearful pleas to stop and never do that again, this might not be my tag. Enjoyed your take on it though! And I love how you've trained Olive to go lethargic. That one's too clever for her own good. 🐕
@BookBlather 2 күн бұрын
Oh, I would have assumed you could cut up a rug with the best of them! 😉
@wordfullyyours 4 күн бұрын
Missed your videos! Love the shirt! Also - I think Light Speed was one of the magazines that I submitted to and denied me. If so, screw those guys! lol
@BookBlather 2 күн бұрын
😂🤣. Hey, not everyone recognizes literally genius when they see it, right?
@wordfullyyours 2 күн бұрын
@@BookBlather Absolutly! 😅
@AlbertTheConjugator 4 күн бұрын
🐶🐶🐶🐶🐶
@BookBlather 2 күн бұрын
😊
@BrianBell7 4 күн бұрын
Thank you so much for doing the tag!
@BookBlather 2 күн бұрын
Thanks for creating it! This was a fun one!
@eriebeverly 5 күн бұрын
Welcome back to you and Olive. Fun tag and honestly I was expecting one Tchaikovsky book or the other to turn up at practically every question.
@BookBlather 2 күн бұрын
Ha! Am I that predictable? 😜
@CliffsDarkGems 5 күн бұрын
Fun tag Dave! Great to see both of you back and LOVE the thumbnail. I know we have spoken about this but I would genuinely love to do a re-read of Dragonlance starting in November/December. We could do a casual buddy read or do live as well. Let me know if you are keen. Dark Matter has been recommended to me a number of times, will definitely give it a read in future. Olive loves her treats. I stayed up till 6am to finish The Terror by Dan Simmons, a massive book. I really struggled with Gardens Of The Moon, finished it but never continued the series. Great video! 🐕🐕
@BryanM.R.-wt9eb 4 күн бұрын
Hey, Cliff. I don't really like to shill for books, particularly a ridiculous doorstopper series, but I'll make a small exception by sharing my experience here. I read Gardens of the Moon many, many years ago and had a pretty "meh" reaction. It's not that I found it horribly difficult as it's reputed by some; it really just struck me as so-so. I only started the second volume months later because I happened to grab it as I was headed out the door to an optometrist appointment or something. I'm glad I did. Turns out there is a huge quality jump between the first and second books, and that second book knocked me absolutely flat, one storyline particularly so. It was enough to hook me into reading the rest of the blasted series. So yeah, I typically roll my eyes when devotees of these shelf bending series insist that you have to invest in multiple volumes to get to the "good stuff," but this is one awkward case where I actually encourage folks to give the second book a try before permanently bailing. 😊
@CliffsDarkGems 4 күн бұрын
@@BryanM.R.-wt9eb Thank you so much Bryan! Yes, I did struggle with Gardens of The Moon on my first attempt. I read mostly horror these days, but if I am ever in the mood to return to some serious fantasy, then I will remember your advise. Much Appreciated! 😀
@BookBlather 2 күн бұрын
Yeah, I'm down for DragonLance! I've heard great things about the The Terror, but I don't know if I'll take on a book that big anytime soon.
@BookBlather 2 күн бұрын
@@BryanM.R.-wt9eb You read the whole series? Did you also read the Esslemont ones?
@CliffsDarkGems 2 күн бұрын
@@BookBlather Noi. I've only ever read The Chronicles, Twin trilogy and other random books in the Dragonlance universe.
@fiberartsyreads 5 күн бұрын
🐶💗🐶💗🐶
@BookBlather 2 күн бұрын
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@heidi6281 5 күн бұрын
This was fantastic Dave! Thank you for doing this tag! I joke that you and Gareth never pick up my recommends but this makes up for it! I did watch the tv shows Dark Matter & Silo and enjoyed them very much. I have not started Malazan yet but plan to in 2025 on audio. For the last question I though you were going to say that “ door” book…relieved it was Children of Time!
@BookBlather 2 күн бұрын
Thanks Heidi! Agreed... I think both shows are great. Haha... definitely not the "door" book 😂. Fun, but not one to stay up late discussing! 😂
@revenantreads 6 күн бұрын
I’m finally getting around to my backlog videos! I agree 💯 about Redshirts.
@BookBlather 6 күн бұрын
@@revenantreads Ha! I’m weeks behind… haven’t even posted in 3 weeks! Damn real life!
@ObscureBookAdventures 23 күн бұрын
Hi, just a quick question. Do you already know what your GarbAugust host recommendation is? I don't remember you mentioning it, but it could be I missed it.
@BookBlather 22 күн бұрын
I did not…. I’ve been falling down a lot this summer…. Too much real life at the moment. Did you? If so, what was it? 😜
@ObscureBookAdventures 22 күн бұрын
@@BookBlather Oh, never mind. My host recommendation was a short story. My Favorite Murder by Ambrose Bierce. It also fits the violence prompt. I found this such a funny short story. It's free to read at project Gutenberg. This is the link to my review of it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/d169anybjq-fmdE
@krisreviews 23 күн бұрын
I've been wanting to try a Scalzi book... although maybe not this particular one 😅
@BookBlather 2 күн бұрын
Oh, I missed this! I've been planning to try Old Man's War.... probably soon .
@eden20111 24 күн бұрын
I honestly loved Children of Memory. I was hooked frorm start to finish. I loved seeing all the species working together in harmony as they discover the remnants of the other ark ships. Now that all the ark ships have been discovered, its time to focus on the Fleet finding the makers of the Engines. Thats gonna be a deep read for sure
@BookBlather 24 күн бұрын
@@eden20111 Yes, that would be great! It’s been a little while now, so I actually don’t remember…. We know that was the last of the ark ships? As long as he keeps putting them out, I will continue reading this series until the cows come home!
@heidi6281 26 күн бұрын
Dave if you come across Joyland by King, I think you would like it.
@BookBlather 26 күн бұрын
@@heidi6281 i don’t think I’ve even heard of it! I’ll look it up!
@RaynorReadsStuff 26 күн бұрын
Looks like you read more than you thought. I am intrigued by the HG Wells and We and I must get around to reading them soon. Redshirts sounds interesting too. Hi Olive 🐶
@BookBlather 2 күн бұрын
Hey Debs! Sorry, this one slipped by! It's been a hectic couple months, so not nearly as much reading as i had wanted to do. I found We to be a somewhat difficult read. As for Wells... I liked The Time Machine much better than this one 😜. Redshirts was definitely different. Worth reading just for novelty of it.
@AaronReadABook 27 күн бұрын
I love H.G. Wells and haven't read that one and was getting excited about the description 😂Sounds like you've hit some lesser works. I enjoyed Redshirts but it doesn't live up to it's intro which I found hilariously good. I do much prefer his Old Mans War.
@BookBlather 27 күн бұрын
@@AaronReadABook Yeah, Gareth sent me Old Man’s War, so I’m definitely trying that one!
@mediumjohnsilver 28 күн бұрын
I read _When the Sleeper Wakes_ last year and was disappointed as well. The central character recognized the injustices in the society but there was no solution but to wage war against the existing authority, then when that is replaced, wage war against the new authority, with no end in sight. For Rocket Summer, I read _The Legion of Space_ by Jack Williamson - a pulpy adventure that was much too “Perils of Pauline” for me. On the other hand, I had a delightful reread of _Time and Again_ by Clifford D. Simak. This is the story of a man who returns from the mysterious Cygni 61 system after being dead for twenty years. He lands his nonfunctioning, leaky spaceship back on Earth, reactivates his internal organs, and plans to reveal a mind boggling truth about conscious life in the galaxy. But time travelers from his future are out to stop him.
@BookBlather 27 күн бұрын
Almost like When the Sleeper Wakes was mirroring real life! 😜. I have a number if Simak books on my list (City, Way Station, Project Pope). That one sounds awesome… I’ll need to add it to the list!
@AlbertTheConjugator 28 күн бұрын
🐶🐶🐶🐶🐶
@BookBlather 27 күн бұрын
😊
@Cobaltdragon 28 күн бұрын
Glad you are focusing on spending time with your daughter, definitely a big life change coming. Olive so cute, hope she is enjoying her garbage reads 🤣🤣🤣
@BookBlather 27 күн бұрын
She is! 🤪
@BryanM.R.-wt9eb 28 күн бұрын
🐕 Just wanted to leave tribute for Olive, Smut Devourer and Riley, Unseen One. May their days be ever filled with treats and ear scratches. 🐕 Oh, and I sent a message about Kipling and whatnot to keep from gumming your comments up too badly. 😊
@BookBlather 27 күн бұрын
I’ll read it! 😊
@JohnSeney 28 күн бұрын
🐕Thanks for reviewing that largely unknown Wells 👍 now let's see if I can find it at the Brooklyn Public Library Central, with one million books there I'm gonna bet I do! 👍😸😆 I've found Jack London's controversial "The Iron Heel" there so the sky's the limit!
@BookBlather 28 күн бұрын
@@JohnSeney I don’t know that Jack London book (*starts googling*)
@BookBlather 28 күн бұрын
@@JohnSeney Holy cow, how did I not know about that?! (Just looked it up). It sounds like a must read! Was it good?
@JohnSeney 28 күн бұрын
@@BookBlather I liked it as a political tract of the time, looked at in context 👍 Others claim that London's brand of socialism was akin to Nazism but people are always saying things like that. Anyway the more controversial they say a thing is the more I'm likely to read it and make my own decision! 😸😆🐕
@BookBlather 27 күн бұрын
@JohnSeney Ditto!
@GenreBooks23 28 күн бұрын
Ah, The Variable Man! I’ve not yet read so many classic PKD books, but I have read this one :)
@BookBlather 28 күн бұрын
@@GenreBooks23 Did you like it?
@janicecuroso1042 28 күн бұрын
🐕🐶❤
@BookBlather 28 күн бұрын
@@janicecuroso1042 😊🤗
@stevecloutier8673 28 күн бұрын
As I said to Vin, I liked Redshirts, but it was rather meh. It was a great and interesting idea (the metafiction part), but it didn't seem to work. Oddly, I found the Codas better than the story. I like Scalzi too. This isn't his best though. If I were to give one of his novels to introduce him to someone, it would not be this one. 🐶🐕
@BookBlather 28 күн бұрын
@@stevecloutier8673 I’ll try Old Man’s War next, since I have it. Have you read that one?
@stevecloutier8673 28 күн бұрын
@BookBlather yes, I like that one, though it's been a while since I read it. It's the book I would suggest people begin with.
@ExtraT82 29 күн бұрын
An interesting wrap up for your reads. Shame about Redshirts. Enjoy the real life events
@BookBlather 28 күн бұрын
@@ExtraT82 Thanks Erin! Hope you’re enjoying GarbAugust so far!
@CliffsDarkGems 29 күн бұрын
Hi Dave, love the intro! Welcome back. My rocket Summer also bombed and that has spilled over into August. Life does get in the way and that's fine! Still a great selection of books. I did not know Rudyard Kipling wrote sci-fi, love his Just So Stories and The Jungle Book, sorry your book sucked! I enjoy Revenant Reads, talks horror from time to time. 🐶
@BookBlather 28 күн бұрын
@@CliffsDarkGems Revenant Reads is a great channel! I’ve read a few books because of Vin!
@michaelk.vaughan8617 29 күн бұрын
Wells actually did change some things in The Sleeper Awakes. He was definitely not satisfied with the original version. That’s a great edition! I think I’ll rename the event to Awful Rocket Summer for next year! 😅
@BookBlather 28 күн бұрын
@@michaelk.vaughan8617 oh, that’s good to know! I’m tempted to read that version to see what he changed, but I didn’t enjoy the book enough to read it again 😜. Ha! I guess the wording on the thumbnail came out the wrong way! 😂
@BookChatWithPat8668 29 күн бұрын
Hi Dave: It sounds like you actually read quite a bit for Rocket Summer. I'm sorry, though, that your selections weren't more satisfying reads. You are a trooper for sticking with books that really aren't getting better. I saw Vin's video on Red Shirts, and I said there that I have been wondering about Scalzi, about whether he's someone I would like to read. I really enjoyed Rocket Summer. I did follow the decades. I read some Bradbury and some H.G. Wells and some Ursula K. LeGuin, so it was pretty great all around. I have to tell you, I love when you ask Olive a question about the book you're discussing. She always looks like she's considering the question and getting ready to answer you. You have some really BIG things on your table now. All the best with the getting-ready-to-leave-for-college for your youngest! That's very exciting, but I'm sure it's also fraught with a lot of feelings for everyone. All the best for everyone!
@BookBlather 28 күн бұрын
@@BookChatWithPat8668 I probably should just come to terms with DNF’ing, but I always feel like I’m too invested, so I won’t quit (not intentionally, anyway. I unintentionally DNF a fair bit because I get too many things going at once). Glad you enjoyed RS… you’ve really been expanding your horizons, which is awesome!
@BookChatWithPat8668 28 күн бұрын
@@BookBlather I totally understand about DNF’ing. I never did it before BookTube!
@BookBlather 27 күн бұрын
😂
@eriebeverly 29 күн бұрын
Enjoy the real-life events! We'll be around. I haven't read Redshirts but my experience with Scalzi is that his prose is workmanlike and dull to read but the audiobooks narrated by Wil Wheaton are fun. Wheaton is doing a lot of heavy lifting in his performances.
@BookBlather 29 күн бұрын
I still have to read Old Man's War, which Gareth sent me. You read that one? I think the only audiobook I've listened to by Wheaton was Ready Player One, but he did a great job with it.
@gingerbibliophile Ай бұрын
Oh Olive! You’ll never break her of her smut addiction! 😂😂