Apr-Jun 2023 Wrap Up Reviews

All the books I read from April to June 2023
00:00 Channel update
00:36 My goodreads rating system
01:27 A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor - The Carls 2 - Hank Green
03:47 The Apocypha
05:14 Live and Let Die - James Bond 2 - Ian Fleming
06:30 The City and The Stars - Arthur C Clarke
08:10 Taran Wanderer - The Chronicles of Prydain 4 - Lloyd Alexander
09:51 Taran Wanderer maps
11:06 White Knights - Fyodor Dostoyevsky
12:12 Five on a Hike Together - Famous Five 10 - Enid Blyton
13:38 Brave New World - Aldous Huxley
15:24 Norse Mythology Volume 1 - Neil Gaiman
16:04 Are Your Lights On? - Gerald Weinberg, Donald Gause
17:08 The Great Hunt - Wheel of Time 2 - Robert Jordan
17:24 House of Blades - The Traveler's Gate Trilogy 1 - Will Wight
20:20 What's Expected of Us - Ted Chiang
What's Expected of Us by Ted Chiang - www.nature.com/articles/436150a
Goodreads - / neville-ridley-smith

[@NevsBookChannel]

One thing I forgot to mention. In the movie of Live and Let Die, there's a scene where James Bond is in a nightclub and he's in a corner nook that suddenly sinks down through the floor. I was surprised to find that's from the book!

[@Talking_Story]

Great video! I find Ted Chiang never misses with me. Bummed about Foolish Endeavor I was looking forward to book 2.

[@NevsBookChannel]

Thanks! You’ll probably really enjoy it now that I’ve lowered your expectations. Definitely still worth reading!

[@danmacarro]

I'm drooling over the archaeology study bible. My go to since college has been the oxford study bible with so many copious historical and language notes and essays. No pictures tho!

[@NevsBookChannel]

It’s soo good!

[@bardsandbooks]

Glad you’re enjoying wheel of time! Looking forward to your thoughts on the later books

[@NevsBookChannel]

Me too!

[@allysonrokita436]

I loved hearing about the wide array of books you've read. I got so excited when you mentioned The Great Hunt! I've been slowly but surely getting through the Wheel of Time for about 9 years now (I'm on book 12 now). Look forward to hearing about what you'll be reading next!

[@NevsBookChannel]

Thanks! I’m currently editing my next 3 months TBR video, so you’ll see very soon!

[@jan2bratt]

Great wrap up, Nev. I don't believe I have read any of these books except for The Great Hunt. Not sure, might have read Brave New World back in the 70"s, maybe??? Should read it again or for the first time I suppose. Just checked, I do have it.

[@NevsBookChannel]

Thanks! Yeah, it’s a nice short one. Give it a go. I’d be interested to hear what your thoughts are