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@NerdLevelRising 3 күн бұрын
Ah good old exam season. Stay strong brother lol
@CombativeRoboGuy 3 күн бұрын
@@NerdLevelRising It’s over now so all I have to say is- FUCK THAT!
@Talking_Story 7 күн бұрын
More Hobb more joy that’s just science!
@CombativeRoboGuy 3 күн бұрын
@@Talking_Story So true! She’s just so good! (don’t know why youtube didn’t notify me of your comment, sorry about that)
@Talking_Story 3 күн бұрын
@ no worries
@momo_genX 7 күн бұрын
You always bring me a smile, Iskandaria. Your exuberant and joyful goofiness is something that often is destroyed by other people making fun of you in High School. You stayed strong and maintained your true self even though you are...how do I say it, not like other folks, different, weird. I appreciate your attitude and your all over the place emotional roller-coaster reviews, and I will always be an avid consumer of your joy-inducing content.
@CombativeRoboGuy 7 күн бұрын
@@momo_genX Man, that’s such a delightful thing to hear man! Thank you so much, and believe me- I’m aware of how odd I am- I just don’t care! I’m the guy who does whatever the fuck he wants trying to spread kindness and joy through sheer force that way- and I think most people respect that so I’ve actually never been made fun of aside from the occasional jackasses who just don’t like anyone so who cares- but that’s why I love Luffy, he is me!
@momo_genX 7 күн бұрын
@@CombativeRoboGuy Do you mind if I email you? Comments are public on KZbin and I would like to expound on some things, as being among those that enjoys your content is a validation that I am in the right BookTube community
@CombativeRoboGuy 7 күн бұрын
@@momo_genX Of course man! shoot me an email any time you like!
@readbykyle3082 7 күн бұрын
Dude, Hobb said during her spotlight at Dragonsteel that she has 3-4 novels within chapters of being finished (not all confirmed Elderlings, though) and that three days before she had signed a contract for them! Hype! Thanks for tagging me so I could see your channel! Wall of Storms and Wind and Truth are so good!! I'm currently reading Assassin's Fate and I am not ready for it to be over 😭
@CombativeRoboGuy 7 күн бұрын
@@readbykyle3082 HOLY SHIT! 3-4?! Oh man, thank you so much for telling me that! I’ll be reading all of them day one. And I agree I am NOT ready to for Assassin’s Fate to end but I have to know- I just have to. And so happy to hear more good things about Wind and Truth and Wall of Storms! So excited to get through both of them really! This next month is PACKED!
@Chance.Dillon 7 күн бұрын
I dig the biweekly style brotha. Thanks for putting out even during exams
@CombativeRoboGuy 7 күн бұрын
@@Chance.Dillon Thanks man! I like it too. I just don’t have the time to do it every week so I just follow my whim, gotta live as best as I can right now when I get the chance you know?
@momo_genX 14 күн бұрын
You remind me of Jonathan Koan. His unedited style might be honed more by experience, but you check all of the the joy boxes throughout all of your videos, innocently... Satire!
@CombativeRoboGuy 14 күн бұрын
@@momo_genX I haven’t watched Jonathan Koan a lot, but thank you!
@2ToRamble 14 күн бұрын
Aww dang - Way too kind, thankful for our chat and love your passion.
@CombativeRoboGuy 14 күн бұрын
@@2ToRamble Thank you!
@esmayrosalyne 18 күн бұрын
Janny is the absolute best, enjoy and cherish those beautiful books!! Love hearing your thoughts on Perdido, it's been one of my TBR veterans for soooo long. And ooooh gosh how I feel you on Arcane. I loved the grittier, more character-focused approach of S1 a lot more than the crazy philosophical stuff we got in S2. Lots of the emotional beats didn't really hit for me because everything felt so rushed and I simply could not wrap my head around all the lore and magic as someone who is not familiar with the League of Legends at all outside of this show. Still enjoyed it and looking forward to more shows, but it was definitely not the second season my heart desired lol.
@CombativeRoboGuy 18 күн бұрын
@@esmayrosalyne Yeah, Perdido Street Station is just great Weird Sci-fi Fantasy. You should definitely read it! And so sad to hear you felt the same way as me for Arcane because yeah it just didn’t click. Especially with what they did with Vi (gah she makes me so angry). But here’s to hoping the other series go back to that character focus they had in season 1 (and season 2 episode 7)!
@esmayrosalyne 18 күн бұрын
@@CombativeRoboGuy episode 7 was easily my favourite of the entire bunch, such a welcome relief from all the craziness!! Vi wasn't even the most disappointing to me, I personally found Viktor, Jayce and Mel's arcs to be super rushed and underdeveloped. Fingers crossed for more of that storytelling from S1!!
@momo_genX 21 күн бұрын
Yellow or gold, blue black and or white. always makes for good covers. Sometimes red when neccesary. Breaking Bad is bad ass, and then you started talking about Arcane.
@CombativeRoboGuy 21 күн бұрын
@@momo_genX Facts!
@esmayrosalyne 22 күн бұрын
I mean, go big or go home, right?! Really hope all these chunkers will live up to the hype for you! I really think you are going to appreciate the unexpected direction that Dandelion goes in, such masterful storytelling! And heeeck yes, Wind and Truth day one babyyyy 🤩🤩 Happy reading!
@CombativeRoboGuy 22 күн бұрын
@@esmayrosalyne I hope so too! And really any direction for Dandelion Dynasty will just be a shocking surprise for me (except I have gotten a minor spoiler by looking through my Dandelion Dynasty endpapers). Will you be reading Wind and Truth day one too?
@esmayrosalyne 22 күн бұрын
@@CombativeRoboGuy oh boy, hope the spoiler didn't ruin too much of the intrigue and fun for you! though honestly, even if I told you the entire plot right now, I still think you would love reading it because Ken Liu's delivery is just a wild experience all on its own also, definitely a day one read, no way am I going to survive the fomo otherwise hahahah
@momo_genX 23 күн бұрын
When you have alotted two days for studying, but maybe you might break them.... so many layers there. I have no idea how anyone could be that organized, but I feel you on the only needing two days for studying thing.
@CombativeRoboGuy 23 күн бұрын
@@momo_genX The problem is those two days of studying are placed right before I think the Sanderlanche will start and once that starts going there’s no stopping.
@Bookborn 24 күн бұрын
Was not expecting to be mentioned with One Piece but honestly very here for it. Great book choices!
@CombativeRoboGuy 24 күн бұрын
@@Bookborn Thank you! But yeah when your One Piece video with Merphy Napier came out- it was the final push for me to actually go check it out.
@Talking_Story 24 күн бұрын
Goes both ways my friend we are incredible thankful for you!!
@AFantastical_Journey 25 күн бұрын
So what you're saying is One Piece is Journey before Destination?
@CombativeRoboGuy 25 күн бұрын
@@AFantastical_Journey EXACTLY!
@Chance.Dillon 25 күн бұрын
Wow dewd. Thank you again. Grateful you mentioned me at all. Super grateful for the entire community and everybody with just how welcoming they are. Thanks alex-stoked to follow your journey
@CombativeRoboGuy 25 күн бұрын
@@Chance.Dillon Of course I had to mention you! You’re one of the best peopld I’ve met here!
@Chance.Dillon 25 күн бұрын
@ means a lot coming from you brotha
@TheBeardedBookBeast 25 күн бұрын
Thankful for you too, brother! Great books in this video and amazing booktubers listed. Loved the thankfulness for your family. You are a gem my friend!
@CombativeRoboGuy 25 күн бұрын
@@TheBeardedBookBeast Thank you man! You are just absolutely amazingly kind!
@TheBeardedBookBeast 25 күн бұрын
@CombativeRoboGuy I appreciate that😁 You deserve nothing but kindness dude, hope you had a great Thanksgiving!
@CombativeRoboGuy 25 күн бұрын
@@TheBeardedBookBeast I have! I hope you did too man!
@momo_genX 25 күн бұрын
None of the books that meant something to you have I even read. However, all of the BookTubers you are thankful for, I concur indeededly. Still the best thing about you, for me, is your great sense of humor. Satire!
@CombativeRoboGuy 25 күн бұрын
@@momo_genX HAHAHAHA! Thanks man!
@PhilipChaseTheBestofFantasy 25 күн бұрын
You have excellent taste in books, and I think it’s beautiful that stories have taught you empathy and determination. Best wishes for all your reads, and thank you for the lovely video!
@CombativeRoboGuy 25 күн бұрын
@@PhilipChaseTheBestofFantasy Thank you! And I hope you have great reads and a great day as well!
@momo_genX 26 күн бұрын
I think Sci-Fi needs more mutant alien "women of ill repute" like the three-breasted one in Total Recal with the crazy half-face. Maybe some Tribbles like with that Star Trek episode. Maybe some Reeses pieces and some bike riding aliens would be slightly ok as well. Lol Satire!
@RalphNC09 26 күн бұрын
This was a dope stream
@CombativeRoboGuy 26 күн бұрын
@@RalphNC09 It really was! Thanks for being there!
@zeit6614 26 күн бұрын
I MEEAN CMONNNN
@supermayo8a 27 күн бұрын
Thank you 2ToRamble for helping me find amazing booktubers
@CombativeRoboGuy 27 күн бұрын
@@supermayo8a yeah these guys are genuinely awesome and amazing!
@momo_genX 27 күн бұрын
The Assasin's Apprentice is a really good cover.
@CombativeRoboGuy 27 күн бұрын
@@momo_genX It really is, and those covers just kept getting better.
@momo_genX 27 күн бұрын
You have a great attitude and a good sense of humor. I hope your platform grows exponentially. I am very hopeful about the future of literature in 2025. Hopefully there will be some new literary releases that shake the Trad industry to its rotton core.
@CombativeRoboGuy 27 күн бұрын
@@momo_genX Thank you! I’d love to see more books that throttle trad industry just so I can see more out of the box ideas.
@tallaaron1115 27 күн бұрын
We need more book tyrants! Thank you for sharing what is coming up (or things I need to look back on). Either way I am glad you posted this on @Talking Story since it allowed me to find your channel.
@tallaaron1115 27 күн бұрын
That is awesome, thanks to you I am just hearing about this and you have another follower. If there is anything I can do to help support you, please reach out. You have done amazing work here.
@CombativeRoboGuy 27 күн бұрын
@@tallaaron1115 Thank you! And honestly the thing that helps me out the best is just being able to talk to people like you in the book community because it just makes me happy and that’s why I’m on booktube.
@tallaaron1115 27 күн бұрын
@@CombativeRoboGuy It is people like you that helps indie authors like myself. Keep up the good work, I do not care what you push book wise but please keep it coming. Passion for reading is so important. Keep up the great work.
@Talking_Story 27 күн бұрын
Wow cannot believe we made the list!! We have reveal news coming so so soon!!
@CombativeRoboGuy 27 күн бұрын
@@Talking_Story I can’t wait!
@Talking_Story 27 күн бұрын
@ neither can we!
@Chance.Dillon 27 күн бұрын
@@Talking_Story I friggen hope so!
@Talking_Story 27 күн бұрын
@@Chance.Dillon you gotta be off the chart excited as well!
@Already-Overbooked 27 күн бұрын
I have to go with the Devils!
@CombativeRoboGuy 27 күн бұрын
@@Already-Overbooked So fair, it’s going to be so good!
@Chance.Dillon 27 күн бұрын
Wow brotha. Thanks for mentioning me at all. Totally honored and stoked to hear your thoughts. As far as the cover-I’m thinking January 1 it’s all fair game 😂😂
@Chance.Dillon 27 күн бұрын
I’m also looking forward to all the other releases you mentioned
@CombativeRoboGuy 27 күн бұрын
HAHAHAHA, Of course! Your book is going to be fantastic!
@brianholly3555 27 күн бұрын
Remember this about Severian - he’s not just an apprentice torturer, he’s also a sheltered teen venturing into the wide world.
@CombativeRoboGuy 27 күн бұрын
@@brianholly3555 oooh, thanks. I actually never thought about applying his age to his actions. I just thought of him as- yeah the apprentice torturer. I appreciate it!
@iSamwise 28 күн бұрын
Hey Alex, I’m deeply flattered by the shout out! So glad you’re reading Wolfe! You mentioned being confused about a lot, but the fact that you’re following the writing and then being confused by the deeper layers, to me is a great sign. The books become more clear the farther in you go. I highly recommend reading to Urth of the New Sun as it contains the end of the journey for many of the main characters. Great video giving your honest thoughts!!
@CombativeRoboGuy 28 күн бұрын
@@iSamwise Ahh gotcha, I was under the assumption that Urth was just a lore dump but if booktube’s resident Wolfe expert says so I gotta listen! Thank you!
@Chance.Dillon 28 күн бұрын
Damn what a great topic. It greatly guides the stories pace. And I tend to lean between the two. It is super rewarding to get through a quick chapter and a lot less daunting, but long ones open up for a more expansive view into the characters head or world…etc. Both have their pluses and negatives. But you crushed it on the topic. I’ll be catching your livestream replay tomorrow brada. Stoked for my continued journey through we are the dead
@CombativeRoboGuy 28 күн бұрын
@@Chance.Dillon Thanks man! Appreciate it, I wasn’t sure if there was some aspect I had just failed to touch on, but happy to hear you agree!
@ZOMGfantasy 28 күн бұрын
Oof, some nice nice covers highlighted here. I love Janny's covers especially!
@CombativeRoboGuy 28 күн бұрын
Janny's covers are just stunning to me and now I was just reminded of the Sundered Moon Cover, should've added that one. GAH! TOO MANY GOOD COVERS!
@ZOMGfantasy 28 күн бұрын
@CombativeRoboGuy haha it's true. Them cover artists are really killing it!
@Already-Overbooked 28 күн бұрын
Some Killer artwork there my friend
@CombativeRoboGuy 28 күн бұрын
I know right?! Some of it is just crazy good
@Already-Overbooked 28 күн бұрын
@CombativeRoboGuy Right!
@amy_harboredinpages Ай бұрын
...We Are The Dead... 🤔.... short chapters... yessssssss..... I will be picking that up soon! This video just nailed it into a higher priority... after I read the Last Argument of Kings... and maybe my reread of The Lord of the Rings...
@CombativeRoboGuy 28 күн бұрын
@@amy_harboredinpages Oh man those are some great reads- Last Argument of Kings will knock your socks off and We Are The Dead is definitely worth your time. Now important question: what is the best of the Tolkien works? Hobbit, LOTR, or Silmarillion?
@amy_harboredinpages 28 күн бұрын
@CombativeRoboGuy picking one is so subjective. Because each has something special. LoTR... It is the only set I haven't reread, probably because I have been scared that my feelings would shift. I didn't read Tolkien until I was an adult in my twenties. I've always felt The Hobbit is a story for his younger siblings and children. It was the one I started with, as it was the most familiar to me. I remember watching the animation when I was a child. My besties' husband loaned me LoTR and the Silmarillion as well as some D&D books because he believed I wouldn't finish Silmarillion... he was wrong. Where LoTR was darker themed , and the friendship, fellowship, and honor also very prevalent, the Silmarillion is added back stories, history, and origin story. The words he melded to create the languages I found impressive. Listening to the audiobooks on rereading with the voices from the movies like Andy Serkis and Christopher Lee... chefs kiss. Obviously, I love Tolkien. That being said, I can totally understand why it might not be for everyone. But this fantasy reader wishes there were more Tolkien stories! Come to think of it.... mayhap, we have gotten more because I can see his influence in so many of our favorite fantasies today.
@amy_harboredinpages Ай бұрын
Great choices!... ohhhhh, wouldn't SunEater be coool... but... I really want an adaptation of Red Rising...🐺
@CombativeRoboGuy Ай бұрын
@@amy_harboredinpages I really want to get to Red Rising at some point next year.
@amy_harboredinpages Ай бұрын
@CombativeRoboGuy yes yes!
@amy_harboredinpages Ай бұрын
Welcom, welcome, welcome! ✨️💙📚🥰📖💙✨️ Love your channel name and your obvious enthusiasm for reading! I'm someone who mostly talks about how the book makes me feel. I dont consider myself a reviewer, but I'll share my rating. I, too, began a channel to hopefully find others to talk about books with, and I have. I hope you find great bookish friends along your bookish adventures!
@amy_harboredinpages Ай бұрын
BLOODSWORN... TAKE 1001!!!! 🎬 relating! Loved this saga, so much! I want more!!! Orka is a BADASS! I just finished Fury last week. ✨️💙📖🥰📚💙✨️
@CombativeRoboGuy Ай бұрын
@@amy_harboredinpages I know right?! The saga was so good, I hope John Gwynne comes back to this world someday. He said he might.
@amy_harboredinpages Ай бұрын
I'm still watching the video... I totally agree, Elvar had balls of steal! Loved her arch.
@amy_harboredinpages Ай бұрын
@@CombativeRoboGuy yes!!!! Just wanted and needed to hear!
@Already-Overbooked Ай бұрын
Nice shirt bro
@CombativeRoboGuy Ай бұрын
@@Already-Overbooked Thanks!
@AFantastical_Journey Ай бұрын
The ultimate short chapter book I've read is Dragon Rider by Taran Matharu. He has on average 4 to 8 page chapters the entire book!
@CombativeRoboGuy Ай бұрын
@@AFantastical_Journey hmm, I’ll have to add it to the infinite TBR. Thanks!
@_jared Ай бұрын
Good luck with the Meditations
@CombativeRoboGuy Ай бұрын
@@_jared Thank you! I’ve slowly been working my way through the first part and wow it is SO FASCINATING! I love it!
@thedrownedkingdomsaga7847 Ай бұрын
Great video! This is my favourite SFF series of all time! You are in for a ride!! Enjoy!
@CombativeRoboGuy Ай бұрын
@@thedrownedkingdomsaga7847 Thank you! I really am loving it. I plan on making a video on how Arithon is shown in Ships of Merior soon because Janny is doing something SUPER interesting there with perspective.
@Already-Overbooked Ай бұрын
I'm out will be back once I read it my dude!
@CombativeRoboGuy Ай бұрын
@@Already-Overbooked Thanks man! I hope you enjoy the book!
@Already-Overbooked Ай бұрын
@CombativeRoboGuy I have no doubt I will. The hype has been real for this book
@esmayrosalyne Ай бұрын
So well said, I haven't been able to put into words what makes Liu's style so unique so thanks for helping me make sense of his storytelling magic hahaha. I think in those little vignettes/close-up scenes, you really see his short story writing skills come through. The rest of the series becomes much more character-driven and less summary-esque, but it still just stands out from the crowd in so many ways. Happy to hear you enjoyed this!!
@CombativeRoboGuy Ай бұрын
Oh this comment just made my day. I'm happy to hear I was able to help! I can't wait to see what you mean about it getting more story driven. I plan on continuing with Wall of Storms in January of next Year.
@Already-Overbooked Ай бұрын
This is such a great book! Great video undown
@CombativeRoboGuy Ай бұрын
@@Already-Overbooked Thanks man!
@Birmanncat Ай бұрын
Good review, but your metaphor about corpses behind a curtain was kind of misplaced. The book is nearly bloodless, there is very little action. Might give people wrong impression that it is really like Berserk, which it is not, at all.