Hey! Can I ask what happened to your One Piece reading videos? I really liked them and was looking forward to every new one but there hasn't been one out in months or a year now I guess? 🥲

So much fun. Another year ends with you in the background, the new year starts the same way and since it's you that means it's a good thing. I find that I can't contemplate a time without The Fantasy Nuttwork channel around, that sounds wrong now, I believe that would be the worst decision (for us viewers at least, depending on where you're at in life if it ever happens), almost as wrong as you not ever finishing Parks and Recreation when the final season is probably the best closure to a series/characters arcs ever written (yes, I can't stop thinking about it since you first mentioned it years ago... please fix this). You're the best, keep pushing towards greater skies.

What the dominator didnt wasnt evil. it just was. The whole story of The black company tells you that there is no Good or evil. Everyone is the world is just evil no matter what side you are on. Its a realistic look on war. Every side thinks they are good and their opponents are evil. Every religious war things god is on their side. In this book god is replaced by lady or denominator or where the taken stand and their morals.

Love that you included Tana French. I've enjoyed her as well, especially the first two books of her Dublin Murder Squad series. And CLOUD ATLAS - the G.o.A.T.!! (I second your comment to start with the Bone Clocks, but only because after Cloud Atlas, nothing achieves the same high.) You asked for shorter books. I strongly recommend Exit West, another of my all-time favorites. It's a work of magical realism with gorgeous prose, and it clocks in under 250 pages. Among books I've read this year, I'd recommend The God of the Woods - very different in tone from Tana French, but if you enjoy literary fiction that's also a mystery, this one is pretty cool. (Also does the multiple P.o.V. thing that A.S.o.I.a.F. does.) And I also read a nice sci-fi short-fiction collection from Timothy Hickson (another KZbinr) called A Catalogue for the End of Humanity. The novella close to the collection's conclusion - Trickledown Lobotomies - was really cool and imaginative, while I also appreciated the elegiac tone of many of the shorter pieces.

I think the biggest complaint is that nothing much happens. But Rothfus is so good at bringing nothing to life and making it interesting I never minded. His prose and creativity of the lore and history is amazing.

You’re the one booktuber I consistently watch or listen to because I appreciate your takes and you also create a warm, entertaining, weirdly kinda relaxing environment. Thanks man! Keep it up!

so wonderful to watch while set up my journal for next year. This year, slowly but surely slid into general fiction as really needed a break from most of fantasy (aside from the fact that I just started my RotE reread). This shows in my top picks of the year: Notes of a Crocodile, Beartown, and In Memoriam share my number one spot.

Nooo!!! You ARE needed!! I would be so sad if 2025 was your last year!

Best New Author: Janny Wurts and Dennis Lehane Series of the Year: Realm of the Elderlings / Robin Hobb - Especially Tawny Man. - RotE has definitely become my favourite completed Fantasy series, but to see if it has become my overall favourite (completed or not) I started my long overdue ASOIAF re-read. Shortie of the Year: The Hedge Knight / GRRM (re-read) The Merchant & The Alchemist's Gate / Ted Chiang Biggest Surprise: Shutter Island / Dennis Lehane Fiction Book of the Year: Lonesome Dove / Larry McMurtry Mystic River / Dennis Lehane Disappointment of the Year: Boy's Life / Robert McCammon - Just alright. Grave Descend / Michael Crichton - Forgettable. Best SFF Read: A Brightness Long Ago / Guy Gavriel Kay Fool's Errand / Robin Hobb To Green Angel Tower / Tad Williams Warhost of Vastmark / Janny Wurts

Great video! I certainly plan to expand my reading in the future but... I haven't

Thanks for another great year of discussions and book analysis! I always appreciate hearing your thoughts, and I hope you have a great new year!

Great live, as always. Your Nuttys were, in hindsight, more or less obvious, with still some surprises - Tana French, Severed Echoes. I hope 2025 will have as many great books in store for you, if not more. Looking forward to the tier-rank live/vod of your 2024 reads (and that all-time favorites list one).

The Corum and Hawkmoon books are worth a read too. I grew up reading Moorcock

Almost forgot: if you're looking into short fiction, check out Raymond Carver and Lydia Davis.

Another awesome Nuttys! Don’t often comment but always lurking around 🤓 Remains is one of my all time favourites and I really need to carry on with Mitchell. Looking forward to what you’re planning for 2025.

Jimmy!! Brother!! Four years ago I cut my teeth with “ book tube “ on your channel! It’s people like you ,though we have never met in person ,who have succeeded in making me a part of this community! Let’s put away this talk of 2025 being the last year for the channel. Yours is a channel that I regularly check to see what’s on and I confess that I haven’t watched everything you put out😅 but you’re like a security blanket for me. When I am able to sit down and watch you never fail to disappoint me. Whether it’s a live stream like this or you’re talking about a book I’ve read or might read I’m thoroughly engaged! Let’s not fail to mention that it’s wonderful to watch you interact with the other creators that I enjoy watching as well. Man one of the best things I’ve experienced was watching the supposed short stream Allen and you did recently while you and Kelsey were visiting. My face hurt from smiling so much watching you guys make each other laugh! Loved it and you brother. Happiest of New Year’s to you and Mrs. Nutts.

Had one of the best reading years of my life and it’s mostly thanks to following along with you on your journey and taking your recommendations. Appreciate you immensely Jimmy 💪

Man i m reading memory sorrow and thorns rn and i absolutely love the slow, intricate, beuatifully written style. It is a joy to read. The characters have me laughing and cheering and i am so excited to see how he will weave all the hints at larger plot points and world building together. I went in expecting 200 pages of boringness, but it was amazing!! I surely hope shallow, action packed books are not becoming the norm. But i dont think so. Writing and especially prose do be less well crafted, slowly on a decline, but there are still many great works including modern ones out there. Plus finding old gems is fun too!

playing along... New to me author of the year: William Gibson (for Neuromancer) Series of the year: The Neapolitan Novels, by Elena Ferrante Shorty of the year: Coup de Grace, by Sofia Ajram Surprise of the year: The Bloody Chamber, by Angela Carter (And Severed Echoes, legit deserves it) Fiction book of the year: The Little Friend by Donna Tartt (Character of the year here too) Disappointment of the year: Sun Eater by Christopher Rucchio (it's extremely *okay*) Sff of the year: Lord of Light, by Roger Zelazny Great list there Jimmy!

My Dark Vanessa and The Book Thief aren't books you will enjoy but are definitely books that will make you think. Very important books in my opinion.

I have followed you since your beginning and you are one of my favorites. The conversation that you create are amazing. Even if I don’t necessarily agree with your taste, I love the conversation. Please don’t leave lol

Honestly, I would never wish for you to keep doing this if it stops being fulfilling and fun for you, but I do really hope you know how incredibly much you and your videos mean to me. Sitting stuck at home stewing in my darkness because of my stupid mental health for the past 4 (or really 7) years would not have been bearable without The Fantasy Nuttwork; thanks for continuing to bring me comfort and giving me lights in the dark to grasp onto and look forward to ❤ Okay, enough sappy doom and gloom, this award show was everything I was hoping it would be, and then so much more! Cloud Atlas is absolutely going to be one of my top priorities in 2025, and I can't wait to read more Ishiguro! If I had to pick winners for these categories myself, I would probably go with: - Best New Author: Rachel Aaron - Series of the Year: The Empires of Dust by Anna Smith Spark - Shortie of the Year: Requiem for a Star by U.G. Gutman - Surprise of the Year: Butcher and Blackbird by Brynne Weaver - Fiction Book of the Year: Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors - Disappointment of the Year: The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo - SFF Book of the Year: Asunder by Kerstin Hall (THIS IS SO CRIMINALLY UNDERRATED!!!) Hope you had a lovely holiday season and end the year on a high note. Can't wait to see what 2025 has in store for you, sending all the love! 🥰

Wonderful video, like always - The Nuttys are amazing! I don't often comment, but thought I'd thank you for all the wonderful content you provide. As for your pondering the question of whether you are needed or fill a space in BookTube, I want you to know that thanks to you I've read many great books that I would otherwise maybe not have prioritised. Like the Bas Lag series, which I read this year and loved. I am buddy reading Cloud Atlas in February because of you. Remains of the Day and Klara and the Sun are on my TBR in 2025 because of you. I appreciate your reviews, I find them intelligent and thoughtful. I can relate to your introspective thinking so much. I sincerely hope you find reasons to keep this going for some time still. I wish you all the best in 2025! Greetings from Minna.

Jimmy I appreciate you. You’re one of my favorite booktubers. You always have a nice mix of book recommendations. It’s easy to always read the genre of books we love but growth/development cones from diversifying one’s tbr. Thanks again for what you bring to the book community.

Bought 3 Ishiguro books without having read him yet after hearing enough positive feedback. I'm hoping for good reads and will try not to expect too much.

Great vid, Jimmy! Another awesome year of reading in the books. I’m starting my 2025 with The Remains of the Day on audio, really excited!

This channel means so much to me honestly. Everytime you go live, I genuinely look forward to it, whether I'm able to catch it live or after the fact. The Fantasy Nuttwork has become one of the special spaces in my life and I'll be along for the ride for however long you continue this thing, though selfishly I hope it never ends. Much love, Jimmy!

Very based as usual. Hope you get what you want out of your channel next year. As someone currently playing Dark Souls 3, ideas of stagnation, rot and holding onto things for too long is at the forefront on my mind. 2025 shall be my year of change 🔥 I read some Flannery O’Connor this year. Highly recommend if you want to feel attacked as a person 😂 She has some thoughts on what it means to act selflessly when living a secular life (spoiler: they aren’t the nicest thoughts). Does it beautifully though.

Great show Jimmy. Best of everything for you and Mrs. Nutts in 2025. Also I'm happy for Cloud Atlas. It's been a while since I read it (I think it was right after the movie came out) but it remains one of those precious gems that got stuck in my mind. Definitely my top 10.

Yes!!1 Cloud Atlas!!

Some big surprises here, except for series 😄 I just started my David Mitchell journey this year with Slade House, so good to hear the love for characters up front, I will definitely be continuing on with more. Shawn Breathes Books did an awesome author discussion with Stephen Markley about Deluge in his Friday reads last week! Absolutely sold me on wanting to pick it up asap in the new year, it sounds so phenomenal. With where your reading is going, maybe more translated fic, and a translated category next year? Would love to see it.

Great to see Tana French win. I absolutely love her Dublin Murder Squad books. Each book is a character/relationship study thinly veiled as a crime procedural series.

I'm a certified Nutter!

Was rooting for Foster, but I like Pale View. Didn’t know that you had read Ohio. I thought it was pretty great. I thought Cloud Atlas was very good and I definitely think it fits the category.

I appreciate you checking in on me the other day Jimmy. I wish I would have been able to jump on this live last night, but enjoying the watch after the fact.

Foster broke my heart in a good way kinda

Im going nuts over here

Remains of the day is a masterpiece! Glad it won haha! Also Tad Williams and Last King of Osten Ard deserve the highest praise 🎉

Always love the Nuttys. I need to continue with Tad soon. 2025 is definitely the year I try Cloud Atlas. Your channel brings joy to a lot of people and the way you talk about books is much more insightful than you give yourself credit for, hope you keep doing it for many years to come.

Artist of the floating world by Ishiguro is also 200/100 ❤

I’m loving this new direction for the channel so much. Keep it going Jimmy. This is the best place on Booktube

nuttwork, johanna, libraryofallenxandria - my favorite booktube channels that carried me through picking up reading when the dune movie was coming out. LETS GO - 2024 COMPLETE!!

I’m so glad the award for best series of the year went to Tad Williams!! 🎉 🎊 Well deserved! I absolutely agree with you on how Williams has a way with epic fantasy. His writing has that extraordinary staying power.

Exactly! That’s what people don’t understand when it comes to Sanderson. I always want to love his books because there’s so much! I would love to be fully invested in the Cosmere

This is more culturally significant than the Oscars

Great year end wrap up! I got a couple of book queued in front of it but I'm hoping to get to Cloud Atlas in 2025. I've heard that the book is similar to some of Thomas Pynchon's work which has my interest. I have read over 20 books by Sanderson and have a similar reaction of being up and down with him and wishing that I loved it as much as everyone else. For me, my novel of the year is The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera. I thought it was kinda of mid at the start but by the end I can see why it's considered a classic in post-modernism anf existential fiction. Love your channel! Hope you keep enjoying making videos . Have a great New Year!

I look forward to the new format. I like these live streams. Not edited and just free forming and you interact with many of the well known people in the chat which reflects a splash of color via the interpersonal relationships with the faceless audience. I don’t read as much as others but my favorite book for 2024 (although I’m not done with DCC and that’s coming up close) was Fantastic Land (about the amusement park).

Just finished, and im blown away. It's absolutely amazing. Wow. I'm just so impressed by this.

You're making me doubt whether I actually even read The Remains of the Day lmao