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@Ms.SpookyNerd 3 сағат бұрын

Welcome to booktube 📚☕

@pustulioyo Күн бұрын

This reminds me of unintended bad morals from good Disney films. Like The Fox and the Hound, where the moral really ends up being "People are different and that's not okay". Or The Lion King, instead of the "Learn from your mistakes and become a better person because of them" message they were blatantly going for, the message really ends up being "Run away from your problems and everything will fix itself". It even extends to other non-Disney animated films, like Pokémon: The First Movie, except in that case it's a hypocritical, but good on its own, moral about "Forced fighting is wrong" shoehorned into a series with a main appeal of forcing monsters to fight for you. I can forgive the first two because they were clearly unintended and they were going for a different message, On top of both films being rather good, but the moral in the Pokémon film honestly ruins the film, which was really good right up until that point. At least they finished it off with the actually good and non-hypocritical moral of "The circumstances of one's birth do not define who or what they are", which is why Mewtwo is such an impactful character and by far the best part of that film on all accounts.

@ljslibrary Күн бұрын

one of my fav underrated gems is A Face Like Glass by Frances Hardinge - it's technically a children's book but it's so incredibly layered, with complex characters, beautiful writing, and a fantastical, absurd world. it made me so emotional and i was so immersed. definitely recommend! also im so glad to find another great comet fan :)

@ljslibrary Күн бұрын

& i also love reading on planes :) although i usually have 1 physical and 1 audiobook

@starrysteph 17 сағат бұрын

YAY thank you for the rec! I'll have to go look it up. I like reading children's books every so often (I actually read the first book in the Moomins series last month & it made my heart happy). I used to nanny and reading to kids before bedtime is one of my favorite things in the world. I have so many great comet trinkets, haha. I should put my egg shaker on one of my bookshelves!

@ChristelsTales Күн бұрын

i’m so happy i stumbled upon your channel! i am a theatre kid and am obsessed with musical theatre. i would also like to diversify my reading and what better way to do that than reading books related to my favorite musicals! i also prefer to read with a cat snuggled on my lap 😂 i look forward to more of your recs and booktube videos 😊

@starrysteph 17 сағат бұрын

Thanks so much for joining me here! :D It's so fun to reframe book recs in new ways, because sometimes I'm feeling slumpy or uninspired, but other hobbies & forms of storytelling spark my interest again and bring me back home to books. The purring is the best part. Lil vibration massage while you read!

@ChristelsTales Күн бұрын

these are actually some of my favorite musicals! books added to the tbr 🤩

@dwejradraws 2 күн бұрын

I have been struggling with making my bookshelf cute and now that I am buying more paper books, I really want to just buy another to finally get that aesthetic zoom background... And the color coded shelf is just a dream!

@starrysteph 17 сағат бұрын

Haha the Zoom background is KEY! My former boss used to always ask people with bookshelves in their backgrounds if they had actually read all of those books. And I would always get to say "YES!!".

@Kringlebert 2 күн бұрын

Good news for Kyle -- The other books in the Poppy War *are* getting collector's editions! Dragon Republic releases in late June. No info for Burning God yet, but if it follows the same timeline, it'll be early 2026.

@starrysteph 17 сағат бұрын

HA hopefully that is good news and not "uh oh, now I've gotta buy two more special editions" news. ;) Thanks for sharing! I also initially thought/assumed they were releasing all three at once, so we were both pretty surprised.

@NicholasOfAutrecourt 2 күн бұрын

Hi, Steph! I'm looking forward to hearing about all bookish things you want to share with us. From an oldie content creator to a newbie, welcome aboard. We're so glad to have you here!

@starrysteph 17 сағат бұрын

Thanks so much! I suppose I'm sort of a blend of oldie & newbie, but I'm happy to return 'home' to KZbin.

@jaybingham7862 2 күн бұрын

I follow you on Insta as I don’t have a tiktok. I love your short content but I am excited to see what you do with longer form content!

@starrysteph 17 сағат бұрын

Thanks so much for coming over here with me!

@PrincessHoney 2 күн бұрын

Ive been following you recently on instagram and now I find you here! Yay! My husband was most impressed by the casual mention of clown school :-) For a book recommendation in 2024 I LOVED How We End by LM Juniper. Excellent horror, apocalypse story with fab representation. I found it on Kindle Unlimited and when I finished had to go buy a physical copy from their website to keep forever! Looking forward to more of your content and recommendations, Im happy to find someone who maintains their ethical stance while recommending books!

@starrysteph 2 күн бұрын

Thanks for joining me on KZbin! I truly need more reasons to casually bring up clown school ... it's a conversation starter if nothing else. 🤭 How We End sounds super cool! I just added it to my want to read list.

@Kayleanuh 2 күн бұрын

Oh, Masquerade is so good!

@orladdin 3 күн бұрын

Just yesterday I watched your favourite books of 2024 short and was hoping you'd post more long form videos again! Welcome back Steph!

@starrysteph 2 күн бұрын

Thank you so much! Happy to be here. :)

@SylviaFrey 3 күн бұрын

What should I read if I like Epic?

@ReadingIDEAS.-uz9xk 3 күн бұрын

Hello and welcome to book tube. I’m still pretty new to all this malarkey and finding my way around too. Look forward to hearing what you have to say. Best wishes with what you choose to read. Happy reading!

@starrysteph 3 күн бұрын

Hello hello! Thanks for being here & congrats on jumping into your own journey. Happy reading to you, too!

@maiiau 3 күн бұрын

I've seen some of your shortform content on here, but as someone who really prefers longform, I'm looking forward to seeing more of that from you! I really appreciate your recommendations. Also, shout out to Animorphs as a formative childhood book experience.

@starrysteph 3 күн бұрын

Thank you so much! I agree - sometimes my brain is spinning after consuming too much short form content in a row. It's nice to spend a longer time listening to someone (I'll put on KZbin videos like little podcasts when I do chores). I keep thinking about doing an Animorphs reread ... I wonder how dark it feels to me now as an adult horror reader haha!

@SweeneySays 3 күн бұрын

Ok first of all I am also a clipboard girlie. Love a clipboard lol. Second: this is delightful and I am so excited to see more from you over here!!

@starrysteph 3 күн бұрын

Emotional support clipboard!! It was also an essential part of playing pretend as a kid (had to look OFFICIAL). I'm so excited to be here (and to watch more KZbin content from friends like you, too)!

@dwejradraws 4 күн бұрын

My top 5! 1. A Master of Djinn - P. Djèli Clark 2. The Space Between Worlds - Micaiah Johnson (one of the first books I read from your recommendations!) 3. The City & The City - China Mièville 4. A Psalm for the Wild-Built - Becky Chambers 5. When Among Crows - Veronica Roth 🎉

@Washdt07 4 күн бұрын

I read Little Rot because you suggested in another video. I'm not sure if I should thank you for that 🥴😅. What a ride 🫠

@elliethecat222 4 күн бұрын

my top five (in no particular order) 1. the spirit bares its teeth by andrew joseph white 2. comet in moominland by tove jansson 3. interview with the vampire by anne rice 4.fun home by alison bechdel 5. the book of bill by alex hirsch !!

@Aleks-Athame 4 күн бұрын

the spirit bares its teeth is sooooo good 🙏

@starrysteph 4 күн бұрын

@elliethecat222 I read my first Moomins book this year :)

@madisonc3128 4 күн бұрын

i only read 48 but my top 5 are (in no particular order!) 1. bright young women 2. cult classic 3. natural beauty 4. the orange and other poems 5. knock knock open wide

@GooseEnthused 4 күн бұрын

Ooh ok in no particular order but also number 1 is number 1 1. Hollow Kingdom by Kira Jane Buxton 2. The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon (longest book I have ever read and 100% worth it) 3. The Spirit Bares its Teeth by Andrew Joseph White 4. Vermis by plastiboo, this is mostly an art book which feels like cheating but I don’t care, god it’s fun 5. Killers of a Certain Age You’ll notice a few of these are books you recommended so I must thank you for that! Hollow kingdom especially, I don’t know if I’ve ever read a book that felt like it was made for me in the way Hollow Kingdom did

@starrysteph 4 күн бұрын

@@GooseEnthused Hollow Kingdom really did destroy me! I’m glad you loved it. And no books are cheating!!! A book is a book 😁

@kayallalith-f5p 5 күн бұрын

The way I’ve read all of these books and loved them, especially sideways stories from wayside

@somename774 5 күн бұрын

This gal has a lot of games with hunger

@athina_leon 5 күн бұрын

I love anything Jemisin. She's brilliant ❤️📖

@starrysteph 5 күн бұрын

yes indeed!

@knoxknoxitsme 6 күн бұрын

So who let Mr. Wormwood right a Matilda review?

@cicidaypop 6 күн бұрын

OH MY GOD THAT SHIRT IS BASED OFF OF THAT ONE GAME I SAW WHEN I WAS FIVE ON MY MOMS PHONE OMG MY CORE MEMORIES JUST GOT UNLOCKED ALL AT ONCE

@starrysteph 6 күн бұрын

it’s a book!! super popular picture book (am i suddenly old 😭)

@bexthewitch87 6 күн бұрын

I love that shirt!!! Where did you get it???

@starrysteph 6 күн бұрын

out of print :)

@Luxuri0usL1fe 6 күн бұрын

Playground by Aron was actually so scary

@peoplelikemeithink 6 күн бұрын

After reading agggtm thank you for saying the dog is fine

@MikkiJoeRingtail 7 күн бұрын

I appreciate the clarification that the dog is okay!

@starrysteph 6 күн бұрын

it was the first thing I would have wanted to hear 😂

@cindywingetbooks 7 күн бұрын

Bunnicula and Anne of Green Gables are two of my favorite books! These reviews are ridiculous! Lol

@Roar_eh 7 күн бұрын

Stinky cheese man was my favorite book as a kid

@mirage_summon9152 7 күн бұрын

Reading the first book for a local book club. Glad to see people enjoy it!

@Victoria-_ 7 күн бұрын

If you like The Deep, you should definitely check out the Waterfire Saga by Jennifer Donnelly! It’s such an underrated series

@Your_queer-teen_therapist 7 күн бұрын

May I ask if you know of good LGBTQ+ books? I live in a more conservative house and I’d love to have an outlet of queer representation in books that my parents won’t find out about.

@starrysteph 6 күн бұрын

most of what I read & recommend is queer!! some favorite YA queer fantasy picks are the sunbearer trials, dauntless, bone weaver, death’s country, to shape a dragon’s breath, haunting melody, otherworldly

@Your_queer-teen_therapist 6 күн бұрын

@ thank you so much! I’ll be sure to try and check them out at some point. I greatly appreciate it! ❤️

@PixiePoisies 8 күн бұрын

Hey! Thanks for the recommendations but would these books be appropriate for a 12 year old? My niece is a big fantasy reader and likes books that follow a similar plot to the ones you showed. Her birthday is coming up and I’m looking for some gifts 😊

@starrysteph 8 күн бұрын

@PixiePoisies Aw I love that! Raybearer is YA, but the other two are adult and have some disturbing content. I’d recommend looking at: Beasts of War, The Sunbearer Trials, King of Dead Things, Bone Weaver, Dauntless, Elatsoe & Sheine Lende!

@PixiePoisies 8 күн бұрын

@ Okay great! I’ll check out those other books :)

@HimikoToga-k6m 8 күн бұрын

I have the first book but it has the old cover

@starrysteph 7 күн бұрын

@@HimikoToga-k6m i have that version, too! this is the special edition :)

@TheLazyDaze 8 күн бұрын

If you like Wicked then you should read wicked from one of Steph’s many collections 😂

@starrysteph 8 күн бұрын

please stop by my apartment and grab a copy 😭 wicked book pop up store while supplies last

@KatBambi 8 күн бұрын

THE STINKY CHEESE MAN WAS MY FAVORITE BOOK IN THE WORLD GROWING UP!!!

@natthetheatrekid 8 күн бұрын

what about newsies and waitress?

@theamazingdevilstan 8 күн бұрын

do you have any based off of falsettos you could recommend?

@wriggleby 8 күн бұрын

Angels in america

@NatalieSwank-i9v 8 күн бұрын

I love the Sunbearer Trials so much and I got into it because of my love for Percy Jackson

@starrysteph 8 күн бұрын

i love that!!

@RNS55553 8 күн бұрын

Wicked was one of the worst books I ever had the misfortune of reading 😂 The fact that the musical is successful is a testament to the song writers

@starrysteph 8 күн бұрын

Schwartz is a genius for sure, but the team reshaped a lot of the plot as well! They’re REALLY different stories.

@BBS-dl1lt 9 күн бұрын

Omg I literally thought I was the only person to have read this is how you lose the time war! It was such an incredible book yet none of my friends have read it and I never see booktubers talk about it. Absolute gold that deserves to go viral.