i finished this book in a day and i thjnk i have to go back to read it again. it was so confusing! i want to understand this book so bad.
@islesofshoalsАй бұрын
You need to improve your vocabulary.
@brownlowbooksАй бұрын
Verily, thou can fucketh away.
@JohnyG29Ай бұрын
Looks interesting. FYI, the Thames is pronounced "tems".
@robertvaughn9448Ай бұрын
I read this novel in just over a day and liked it.
@sneakyflutesАй бұрын
That sounds pretty good tbh
@brownlowbooksАй бұрын
Also my friend says I have a knack for making bad books sound good 😂
@skylerdean2398Ай бұрын
Thank you for your honest review , definitely will look forward to reading it
@esther79762 ай бұрын
just finished reading and i completely agree! i guess it was okay for what it was but i don’t get how google said it was the “best” book by this author
@brownlowbooks2 ай бұрын
Google said this was the author's best book?! I'm concerned about the 5 other books by her on my shelf that I haven't read lol
@esther79762 ай бұрын
@@brownlowbooks yeah i went on some site that ranked her books and it was at the top 🤷🏾♀️ i’m curious to hear your thoughts on another one of her books “None of This Is True” i feel like this one had sm more potential and a much more interesting plot but without giving too much away lol there were some decisions made by the author that i found problematic so it made it less enjoyable for me. great review btw :)
@brownlowbooks2 ай бұрын
I don't currently possess that one but I'll keep my eyes open for it. 👍🏻
@lalalovengun2 ай бұрын
I love weird and disturbing thrillers and twists but this was more _cringe_ weird/psych projecting-like. I felt like Jewel wrote some sort of personal revenge surrogate…
@brownlowbooks2 ай бұрын
Like I can't imagine what it is to have someone you love go missing, but this like happy ending of finding out she had a child was weird and too....joyful? Some odd choices made and a total lack of tension pulling it all forward.
@geodesaurus2 ай бұрын
Omg it is so huge. I think the publisher was trying to make the book for small children, not really thinking about how many adults love Spooky Lake Month. I wish we made it normal sized 😅
@brownlowbooks2 ай бұрын
No, I love the size! You can see all the paintings details so much better! I was just very caught off guard with the size of box that showed up at my house 😂
@scottgall83833 ай бұрын
Great video
@silviareshmeen50913 ай бұрын
Stop being bad reviewer
@brownlowbooks3 ай бұрын
Stop being bad commenter
@SmilingFlashlight-fr1ec3 ай бұрын
Best summary for this book so far
@brownlowbooks3 ай бұрын
🤗 thank you. Such a great book.
@mapleyoga81163 ай бұрын
What's with all the f bombs? Is this to make it seem cool to the middle graders? 😢
@brownlowbooks3 ай бұрын
I happen to like the word 'fuck'. And I assure you I have no idea what middle graders think is cool.
@GrantKeegan4 ай бұрын
I read this book 2 years ago and I thought it was great! You have good nonfiction taste.
@brownlowbooks4 ай бұрын
Thanks 😊 I truly loved how passionate she is about everything.
@MargaretPinard4 ай бұрын
YES YES YES!!! Educate yourself and do better when you can, readers! <3
@brownlowbooks4 ай бұрын
Yeah I definitely understand that in small isolated communities it might be the *only* option but indie bookshops are increasingly online these days and more and more offer shipping too! I should have mentioned bookshop.org!
@eileennielsen51655 ай бұрын
Yes! I still have my old copy of A Tree Grows In Brooklyn I bought umpteen yrs. ago. Read it to my girls when they were teens. EXCELLENT!
@eileennielsen51655 ай бұрын
I LOVED " Days At The Morisaki Bookshop"! It just blew me away. Now one of my ALL time favorites now. It evoked so many feelings, emotions and thoughts in me. I could not put it down! I thought about it for days after I read it last week. I did order " More Days...." a few days after finishing. Rated 3.? shows you how wrong Good Reads can be. I rated it 5 in my journal.
@brownlowbooks5 ай бұрын
I never *truly* trust Goodreads 🤣 mob mentality, fake profiles, vendettas et al. I do however think that the Morisaki Bookshop is meant for a special kind of person who enjoys the slow and steady of an everyday life. I don't need a triple crossed plot twist and shock around every corner to be entertained. Morisaki almost feels like it was written in a different time, though that may also be a result of the translation. Have you ever tried A Tree Grows In Brooklyn? It has a similar slow and thoughtful feel and quickly became my favourite classic novel.
@Silver77cyn5 ай бұрын
Of course Tennessee would ban it. 🙄
@brownlowbooks5 ай бұрын
Naturally.
@fawksydork5 ай бұрын
I also somehow doubt that a lot of the stuff I enjoy reading (horror, smut) is even produced in Braille! Heck, most of it isn't even available as print, so frick that horrible take.
@brownlowbooks5 ай бұрын
Embossing and binding can take 7-10 days per book nevermind adding the time for initial transcription. And that includes short books like childrens books! Of course they're not going to produce just anything but the most popular books. These people don't have a "hot take" they just have ✨sparkling ableism✨
@ashleys_space6 ай бұрын
I was so excited to get this book because the illustration alone made for a conversation piece. After I read it, I was convinced that most of the reviews (including TikTok and KZbin) were fake. There’s no way they read this and thought it was good. The first few chapters was good, the middle dragged, and the twist of them kidnapping a girl, changing her to a boy, the ghost mom, the. Them finding out the truth all for them to be convinced that she’s ok now that she’s back a girl … just like she always knew because of her favorite color. This book definitely pushed a couple agendas here.
@brownlowbooks6 ай бұрын
Many of the illustrations were beautiful. But that One Year Later was a hot mess. It felt like all the agendas were confused 😂
@TolulopeOmolola-h8f6 ай бұрын
Wrd it's good
@shoconutdank6 ай бұрын
your review shares the exact sentiments i have with this read!! the second half picked up and really established baxter's identity and life which is such a treat for the reader although i wanted the entire book to have the same pacing and speed of events as the second half, the first half grounds you and makes you focus on baxter
@brownlowbooks6 ай бұрын
Truly no one in this book but Baxter matters 😆 it's almost sad to leave him behind because you just truly do hope that his life works out for him, eh?
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@CrazyStoneTiger6 ай бұрын
Did you like Beckett? He was my favorite character by far.
@brownlowbooks6 ай бұрын
I absolutely adored what they did with him in the movie. Thought it was absolutely spot-on for a kid who has grown up in the woods but lacks the social skills to show he actually means well. You wouldn't expect him to have growth being the trail expert but allowing him to grow with his forest disciples is wonderful.
@ericacole84116 ай бұрын
Definitely 4 stars!
@fawksydork7 ай бұрын
As soon as you said he was from "My Boys" I had to look him up. and yes, YES he has aged very well. 👀👀
@brownlowbooks7 ай бұрын
I *really* like him in Late Night. But I also simply love that movie.
@shawnasparks88687 ай бұрын
I'm so glad you love them too! Let's keep spreading the word.
@brownlowbooks7 ай бұрын
I feel like I'm literally telling everyone all the time lol
@simplicify31527 ай бұрын
please write a script before making a video. You sighed, lip smacked, and paused about a million times. Half the video is you staring into the camera smiling instead of an indepth summarization or rating.
@brownlowbooks7 ай бұрын
Oh, is this your channel? No? Then fnck off, I'll continue to do what I want. You can continue to get inauthentic content elsewhere.
@katherinelangford9817 ай бұрын
I read half of this for book club happening in 45 mins. I too disliked that parts with the kids. Not sure why but it was the slower part for me. Part 1 was ok. What I wish was that the fate of Detroit was somehow different, because this is an alternate path the French win and regardless is seems it ended up the exact same as it actually is/was in Detroit. The fires, the crime, the community gardens, etc. Maybe that's the point, it's going to be the same no matter what? Who knows. I didnt finish it one because I ran out of time and two, meh. Thanks for the review and vid.
@brownlowbooks7 ай бұрын
It does very much imply that the fate of Detroit is Detroit's fault and not the much larger problem of an uncaring capitalist system and a government that couldn't be bothered. An non surrendered Detroit also brings about the question of Quebec in general as the French fucked right off and said, here you go England, you do it lol. What's so special about Fort Detroit at that time that it was kept? A quick wikipedia type summary of the city would have helped clear a lot of things up but is maybe not the style or the intention she was going for. I don't think you'll find yourself as the only person feeling indifferent about it at your book club. Hopefully there will be good snacks.
@anilthapa56317 ай бұрын
Hey I am from India and I am also suffering from anxiety disorder for so long now that it has become second nature to me. I have figured it out the limitation of my anxiety. What I know is that mental health issues are quite common in today's time.
@bookishsoul49966 ай бұрын
Would surely reconmend this book... It will really really help you❤
@MillieEyelash147 ай бұрын
This book was so infuriating the first time I read it! 😭 The ending upset me a lot… Thank God I found someone who believes the same! And I’m so sorry stuff like that happened to you ❤ And I can guarantee it’s (unfortunately) the same as how it happened to you nowadays too
@brownlowbooks7 ай бұрын
Have you read How To Be A Girl In The World by Caela Carter? It's similar but honestly, darker, and instead of making me feel somewhat indifferent, it made me sob. Multiple times and a lot. The ending felt better than MHJLY but I still have the experience of being a 39 year old woman in the world and know. I just know. Trigger warnings abound for it. (Will also be my review next Monday)
@ashleys_space7 ай бұрын
I didn’t know what to feel about this book and felt everything at the same time. It’s a difficult book to place because it was like reading two separate books about the same thing, but one is written good and the other was terrible. Poppy was giving me Orphan vibes. That little girl was weird af. Everybody else was weird as well, but she was the line. Paul, Hanna, Blue, Jake, and Theo could have been left out of the story all together… they added nothing but confusion as to why they were there. Floyd’s other daughter was pointless too. I finished this a few days ago and I’m still processing what she wanted us as readers to feel. I love a thriller … but Huh? 😂
@brownlowbooks7 ай бұрын
It was almost like she was trying to lay down all these different possibilities of things that could happen and then didn't follow up with any of them. Like hey, look at all these directions, I wonder what's happening here... but what's happening here is actually boredom. I'm glad I'm not the only one who felt like this 😊
@fawksydork8 ай бұрын
and they call *us* snowflakes. It's also probably the most they've written in a long time 🤔
@brownlowbooks8 ай бұрын
Oh I imagine they're out there writing incoherent paragraphs to women who give no fucks all day.
@fawksydork8 ай бұрын
Laramie and Nicolette (Nicorettte?) - was the author trying to quit smoking? 🤣🤣
@brownlowbooks8 ай бұрын
Right?! I was just sitting there like 'are these girls named after nicotine products in a middle grade novel?' 😂
@funmilayobisola69068 ай бұрын
i love your library
@brownlowbooks8 ай бұрын
Thank you 🥰
@melaniemitchell94198 ай бұрын
Not only do I think Blake Pierce is either AI or a bunch of random ghost writers, but I believe it's the same people or AI as Rylie Dark, Ava Strong, Kate Bold, and Molly Black--probably more.
@brownlowbooks8 ай бұрын
I found so many generic nothing names when I went on that deep dive that I don't even remember what they are. You're probably right!
@darwinhaditbackward58998 ай бұрын
Have you read “Gracefully Grayson”?
@brownlowbooks8 ай бұрын
No, I had never even heard of it until now. What are your thoughts on it?
@darwinhaditbackward58998 ай бұрын
@@brownlowbooks It is similar to “Melissa” and written by Ami Polonsky. Definitely recommend it. I actually prefer it to “Melissa,” actually. I’m trying to get it approved as a “choice book” in our middle school curriculum. Your local library should have a copy. The other English teachers read it and are enthusiastic. 😊
@brownlowbooks8 ай бұрын
@@darwinhaditbackward5899 I'll be sure to look into it!
@X3nophiliac8 ай бұрын
i wish there were more stories with representation that didnt REVOLVE around that persons identity and nothing else. color blind books with great stories are very important.
@brownlowbooks8 ай бұрын
Yes! I'm reading a great book that I'll have a review for in a few weeks that has some beautiful points of this in it. Have you seen the movie Love, Guaranteed? It is a cheesy Netflix rom-com (and I love it) but it stars Damon Wayans Jr and Rachael Leigh Cook and I kept waiting for that thing where someone's like... But, but, but... But instead it's just two people falling in love! It was so refreshing as someone who grew up with things like Save The Last Dance.
@X3nophiliac8 ай бұрын
@@brownlowbooks I havent, ill check it out! the only thing i can recommend back is the Disney Haunted Mansion movie from last year. It's so fun!
@allenatkins22638 ай бұрын
Need to get the message out, we need more SJWs.
@truthwizard8 ай бұрын
Anything that will bring value and teach them a lesson. What will a book about transgenderism or drag queens teach? Books are also a form of propaganda.
@brownlowbooks8 ай бұрын
That they're not alone. That there are other kids that feel like them. All media can be used for propaganda. Or have you not seen the 2001 classic film, Josie and the Pussycats?
@truthwizard8 ай бұрын
@@brownlowbooks the real question is, if what they're being presented is the truth or a narrative pushed to deepen the delusion. There are no trans children in poor countries. This is a side effect of an excess of prosperity and freedoms. Mathematically it can be proved that the LGBTQ ideology has been hijacked and artificially inflated. Also, there is no LGBTQ gene. So it must be a social outcome. Why encourage normal kids to question something they are not prepared to face? We should strive to have less false positives in this regard no? Do you really justify cutting off genitals and castrating children? Children can be extremely influenced by any thing. Especially by a well engineered sexual agenda.
@brownlowbooks8 ай бұрын
Ah, making men write paragraphs I'll never read. 😎
@ahvideplaneet8 ай бұрын
This isn't controversial. It's more of the same. Representation for thee, 'diversity' for me.
@brownlowbooks8 ай бұрын
I am a cisgender, heterosexual white woman; I am well and truly represented. If I only read about other cisgender, heterosexual white women, I would be bored.
@sticks78578 ай бұрын
@@brownlowbooks I find it interesting that diversity is something that only "cisgender heterosexual white women" seem predominately obsessed with while the actual diverse people you supposedly speak for are more interested in characters like goku from dragonball.
@brownlowbooks8 ай бұрын
@@sticks7857 I speak for no one but myself. People can be into whatever they want to be into.
@fawksydork8 ай бұрын
Well said! and even horse girls come in all different shapes, sizes and experiences!
@brownlowbooks8 ай бұрын
Yes!
@simonhenriksson39348 ай бұрын
Or instead of forced diversity show your kids compelling stories with a moral lesson.
@brownlowbooks8 ай бұрын
So you think diverse books can't be compelling or moral?
@fawksydork8 ай бұрын
A moral lesson doesn't help you understand someone else's experiences, though. The Bible has moral lessons, but it also preaches a lot of garbage that isn't relevant or helpful. Sometimes what is more compelling to a child is a story whose focus isn't heavily on morals, but instead on character experience and growth.
@BadgerOfTheSea8 ай бұрын
If a kid living in the suburbs of an American city can read a book about a medieval European knight fighting a mythical beast or being the captain of a space craft in a thousand years time deep into the cosmos and have the intelligence to be able to relate to the character then he can read a story about a girl.
@brownlowbooks8 ай бұрын
☝🏻
@Not-A-Tree8 ай бұрын
THIS IS SO TRUE!!!
@julieg_quebec-julesselivre86418 ай бұрын
Yes! ❤
@shawnasparks88688 ай бұрын
I really enjoyed Banyan Moon.
@brownlowbooks8 ай бұрын
Perhaps, unsurprisingly, I have not read it yet. 😆
@RodrigoTorresV9 ай бұрын
I think that any story that can be enjoyed even when you already know how is going to end, is the ultimate test for a masterpiece. Some times you just need a guide to navigate a complex writing or setting. Some other times is both. When I read Neuromancer I definitely needed to know what was ahead but it never diminished my enjoyment and amazement 🤖
@brownlowbooks9 ай бұрын
There's been times I've spoiled a book for myself on purpose. I just need to know before I'm far too invested. I think I'd rather know a specific bit and look forward to it than come to something and have it be the opposite of what I wanted and be disappointed.
@RodrigoTorresV9 ай бұрын
This book was just added into the One eRead Canada. For the whole month of April 2024 it can be read without waitlists, but still I wasn’t sure to read it 🤦🏻♂️ After watching your emotional and heartwarming review I’m totally convinced 📖😅 I’m even going to give it a try in French, because I’m learning the language (for immigration purposes). The setting of the story already resonates with me as we immigrants are constantly pushed beyond our comfort zone, but we willingly do whatever it takes to thrive in this wonderful country 🍁 Je te remercie beaucoup d'avoir partagé cette vidéo 😊🙏🏼
@brownlowbooks9 ай бұрын
My gosh, I'm so happy that my enthusiasm about a book has made someone else want to read it. ❤️ I often wonder if I'm missing out on great Canadian books because I struggle with French so I'm very pleased when they're translated! Best of luck with it! Je suis ravie que tu sois là.
@jaxonhenderson26729 ай бұрын
This book was extremely boring, the premise was overdone, and you could see the ending 15min into the book. I’d give it a 2.5 star, also, the book made me kinda hate Kate Wise. And just a random thing, the beloved kids literature series about cats “Warrior’s”, was written by “Erin Hunter” that is a name that a group of women write under together to produce multiple series. Good review!
@brownlowbooks9 ай бұрын
So many of the huge kids series were a series of different people like Carolyn Keene of Nancy Drew. That doesn't bother me so much. It's these shady adults that bother me. Like just let people write under their names, ya know. But yes, one of the most boring books I've ever read. Was literally only listening to it because I had physical labour to complete 😆