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@royreadsanything 2 сағат бұрын
Good stuff, bots and all, always great to see you talking about what you love!
@LetsReadSFF 2 күн бұрын
The mass market paperback is the easiest format for me to read. The shifts in publishing to favor trade has confounded me. I can still read any format, but mass market is the easiest for my hands to hold, plus the size is always convienient for me to bring anywhere.
@MichaelRomeoTalksBooks 2 күн бұрын
Well done, Duncan. I'm happy for you.
@backawayfromthedonkey 2 күн бұрын
Thankyou Michael
@maureenmulinda-o7m 2 күн бұрын
Congrats on 400 Duncan.I have been watching you from the start almost.I'm enjoying your short stories segments lately,keep meaning to post about them,but besides my own ill health ( Diabetes, thyroid issues, compromised immune system pernicious anaemia to name just a few lol) I also am a carer for my 88 yr old husband who has had several strokes and has dementia I have to fit in reading and following KZbinrs as and when possible.Ah the good old days when I read 20 books a month minimum but reading,especially SF still takes up all my spare time.I am 77 next week and prefer vintage SF to modern,and am reading a lot more short stuff now because of circumstances,and I enjoy quite a lot of what you like.Happy reading! T
@backawayfromthedonkey 2 күн бұрын
Thankyou so much, I'm planning on quite a bit more short content, kind regards to you and your husband
@ReadbyFred 2 күн бұрын
Congratulations Duncan! Thanks so much for being a member of this amazing community of readers.
@backawayfromthedonkey 2 күн бұрын
Thankyou
@MysteryandMayhem-gr7nn 3 күн бұрын
Hi Duncan, Congratulations on 400! I don't comment much, but I do watch and enjoy your channel very much.
@backawayfromthedonkey 2 күн бұрын
Thankyou very much
@MysteryandMayhem-gr7nn 2 күн бұрын
Cheers!
@bigaldoesbooktube1097 3 күн бұрын
I’ve been waiting for that number to pop 🎉
@GenreBooks23 3 күн бұрын
Nice :)
@MichaelsBacklog 3 күн бұрын
Congratulations!
@backawayfromthedonkey 3 күн бұрын
Thankyou
@wordswordseverywhere9113 3 күн бұрын
Congrats, Duncan :)
@backawayfromthedonkey 3 күн бұрын
Thankyou
@bigaldoesbooktube1097 3 күн бұрын
Krull was such a vibe, gave me the willies when I was a kid.
@backawayfromthedonkey 3 күн бұрын
It's a bit of a weird film as it cost a lot of money, bombed at the box office. It was directed by Peter yates (the director of Bullitt) but mixing Science Fiction with Fantasy rarely works in films and I think it confused people. I think it should have done better as much as there's a lot of nonesense in it it is fun and looks great plus a fantastic James Horner score
@ObscureBookAdventures 3 күн бұрын
This defeitely peeks my curiousity. I’m picking up my computer tomorrow by the way. It could easily be repaired and quickly too if they didn’t had to order a special screwdriver to repair it. Lol. Oh well that’s what you get when you have an old computer.
@backawayfromthedonkey 3 күн бұрын
A Special Screwdriver. Thats the sort of thing that happens to me.
@royreadsanything 3 күн бұрын
...and _Warriors_ was the last film screened by the last cinema in our small toon.
@backawayfromthedonkey 3 күн бұрын
At least they finished on a High!
@bigaldoesbooktube1097 5 күн бұрын
I almost bid on a set of the Amtrak wars books 🧐
@backawayfromthedonkey 5 күн бұрын
They seem to have a bit of s cult following
@bigaldoesbooktube1097 5 күн бұрын
@ they do! I stumbled upon a channel that said it was their favourite series and since then I’ve seen them praised on a few channels.
@ObscureBookAdventures 6 күн бұрын
I just wanted to let you know that my computer broke down last week and I having problems getting into my mail. I’m waiting to hear if it can be repaired. But I’m working on an alternative so that I can pick up making video’s for Februari. I don’t think there will be a problem on that front. But for my mail account I need to get my old computer back.
@backawayfromthedonkey 6 күн бұрын
Thanks for letting me know, I do have a discord (link below video) if you need to tell me anything. Not many people in there though😁. Hope it gets sorted soon
@nikhii 8 күн бұрын
Thank you that was helpful!!
@ObscureBookAdventures 10 күн бұрын
Great trailer.
@GenreBooks23 11 күн бұрын
Thanks for doing the tag. I read that Heinlein book last year. I always see the Amtrak Wars in 2nd hand shops, might have to take a punt one day..
@backawayfromthedonkey 11 күн бұрын
I've not read that Heinlein for 20 years or more (you could probably tell). I think though it's one of the first stories to have a Generation ship in.
@bigaldoesbooktube1097 14 күн бұрын
Wow he really does have some good descriptions 👌
@backawayfromthedonkey 14 күн бұрын
His prose is lovely, what could have neen a mediocre story is elevated just by his skill as a writer
@royreadsanything 17 күн бұрын
This is genius!
@bigaldoesbooktube1097 19 күн бұрын
Hooray for Wheel of Time 🎉
@roberthoughton1627 19 күн бұрын
I joined the discord 🎉
@backawayfromthedonkey 18 күн бұрын
Thankyou, see you there
@colonelmustardinthelibrary 20 күн бұрын
Very cool.
@bigaldoesbooktube1097 20 күн бұрын
Love the choice of clips 👌
@flabbybum9562 26 күн бұрын
Well done. You nailed the issues that people want to know about and discuss. I've watched a ton of videos of people just rambling, and saying nothing. But I actually got things clarified here.
@backawayfromthedonkey 26 күн бұрын
Thankyou, I'm glad you found it useful
@GenreBooks23 Ай бұрын
Haha- Doon! I found that earlier this year and only read it a few months back. Humour is a very subjective thing, but it’s certainly funnier that “Bored of the Rings”….
@backawayfromthedonkey Ай бұрын
No matter what it’s worth owning for the Pennington cover. Not read bored of the rings
@bigaldoesbooktube1097 Ай бұрын
Great intro and border 🫡🎅
@forenichtreader Ай бұрын
I only know Walter Wager for the novel 58 Minutes - better known as the basis for Die Hard 2.
@backawayfromthedonkey Ай бұрын
That's interesting because the Die hard was based on a book by Roderick Thorpe (can't remember it's name)
@bigaldoesbooktube1097 Ай бұрын
I wish my kids would accept an annual for Christmas 😅
@backawayfromthedonkey Ай бұрын
Do they still do annuals?
@bigaldoesbooktube1097 Ай бұрын
@ funnily enough they do. A check of WHSmith this time of year usually yields a few.
@backawayfromthedonkey Ай бұрын
Yes I know I misspelt Cheeseboard on the thumbnail! I May fix that later😉
@BeyondBooks-wt5il Ай бұрын
Thanks for doing our tag! It's so much fun to see it going around the world! Awesome video. Happy Holidays!
@backawayfromthedonkey Ай бұрын
Thankyou, it was a fun Tag
@bigaldoesbooktube1097 Ай бұрын
I am looking forward to seeing what’s on that list! Great picks for books of the year 👌 I think I’ll try ‘The Snail on the Slope’, next by the Strugatsky’s.
@bigaldoesbooktube1097 Ай бұрын
Great job 👏, The Hogfather is a great pick 👌 Loved the washed out CRT look for the video, felt like 1987
@backawayfromthedonkey Ай бұрын
Thats the sort of look I was aiming for. It's ironic I have a camera that shoots in 4K with beautiful colours then all I want to do is grade those beautiful colours out of it.
@bigaldoesbooktube1097 Ай бұрын
@@backawayfromthedonkey haha sounds like something you’d do 😅
@GenreBooks23 Ай бұрын
Nice answers. I only read “Hogfather” last Christmas for the first time- class as always from Pratchett
@davebrzeski Ай бұрын
I was given The Black Cloud to read by my 4th year English teacher, when we did two weeks on science fiction. It was a little much for a 14 year old! Now, 54 years later, I'd like to give it another go. More successfully, he also gave me the Ray Bradbury story, 'Dark They Were, and Golden Eyed', to read, which I loved then, and still do.
@backawayfromthedonkey Ай бұрын
That's a great Bradbury story, but they all are as far as i'm concerned. I've not read The Black Cloud (Gavin Has), there is a modern Penguin edition of it I think. I may have to read it now as i'm intrigued to see how it reads compared to A for Andromeda. Thanks for the comment.
@bigaldoesbooktube1097 Ай бұрын
Nice chat gents, I’ll leave a like at the half hour mark in case I’m not here still in an hour 😅
@CliffsDarkGems Ай бұрын
Excellent reading plans, i agree that it is a good idea to read the books on your shelf, they do tend to get over-looked. A randomizer could be fun. Hope you have a wonderful festive season.
@backawayfromthedonkey Ай бұрын
Thankyou, I am thinking of some sort of randomiser. Have a great Christmas.
@tim9059 Ай бұрын
I am looking forward to your PKD videos! Perhaps you could do shorter videos on (individual) PKD short stories?
@backawayfromthedonkey Ай бұрын
Thankyou, I want to so some more short story discussions so some PKD stories will definatelly appear.
@backawayfromthedonkey Ай бұрын
I will be online for the premeire My audio is not as good as I would like, I have a new PC and I hadn't quite dialed in the settings. It's likely the case that only I notice this, but Gavin's audio is far better but I get obsessive about such things and wanted to apologise if anyone notices. I hope you enjoy what was a fun discussion.
@c.lstrife Ай бұрын
I was gifted my first brand new kindle in high school at the time (my kindle is 12 years old now lol). I think I only bought like 5 ebooks while the rest I got for free from Gutenberg and borrow from my local library. I’m not surprised though since I was a bit skeptical with Amazon. Also if Amazon is gonna pull this again, they might as well refund everyone who bought the book back or send a notice that will make the customers aware of this before doing it.