Best Big Books I've Read on Booktube.... (& the worst ones!)

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

Which big books were worth the pages in your opinion?

[@ashimamittal24]

All books by Robert Galbraith !!

[@vikhyativats5372]

Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrel. It's definitely not for everyone but I'm very much a mood reader and i really loved it. Read The Great Hunt and I'm glad I pushed through because The Dragon Reborn was just plain amazing

[@mafaldarosinhas9116]

I don't read a lot of big books but empire the vampire was great and a fairly quick read for me considering my edition has 750 pages or so!!

[@kartik3719]

@@ashimamittal24 ....

[@keziahduncan5081]

A declaration of the rights of Magicians was so worth it to read despite it having over 600+ pages and definitely deserves more hype along with The justice of kings which is definitely a big book but the themes of justice and equality as well as corruption really were written beautifully. Especially because it is by a new author. It’s long but it is so good plus it is a grimdark fantasy that reads more like a classic midevil times story.

[@mansigupta]

Looking up The Priory of the Orange Tree right now!! Also, the Wheel of Time series is such a journey. I've read the whole thing twice, and it has been an incredible experience both times. Surprisingly, even more so the second time round because I already knew the characters and the story well, so I knew which details to focus on and which ones I could leave by the wayside.

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

Yes that's the best part about rereading! Hope you'll enjoy the priory :D

[@kartik3719]

If you want something like the three body problem then you need to check out Ninefox Gambit by Yoon Ha Lee. It's a military hard sci fi and the author has a masters degree in math from cornell and you can TELL because the novel is so dense and the science is so out there but at the same time it's super fascinating and interesting. The characters are super morally complex and as a plus the author is a trans man so he had the good sense to not have any of the egregious sexism that plagued 3BP lol 😂😂 if you're on the lookout for more sci fi books then you should watch Rachel from the Shades of Orange; she reads and recommends a lot of unique and underhyped scifi books

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

Oh I have that one on my shelf! I need to get to it

[@xmilax96]

Hi, one question tho: does the sexism at least slide by or is purpusefull for hating the characters u are supposed to/ are mean to be moraly gray or is it just pointless sexism just because? I'm very intrigued by it but... 👀

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

Some of it might be cultural differences but you can't miss it and it's definitely pointless. Half of book 2 is about "his perfect wife who's tiny/looks like a kid, is silent and submissive and in book 3 it's heavy on the "men in the future are so feminine and it's a bad thing" vibes. It's not subtle lol

[@xmilax96]

@@BookswithEmilyFox Deng it. I might try and see but sounds like a lot yikes

[@zodiacsagittarius344]

@@xmilax96 still read it. The concept is so mindblowing specially book 2

[@booknerdwithlipstick]

I very strongly agree and also very strongly disagree with you on some books. I love how reading tastes are kinda unpredictable 🙈 I'm currently reading The Midnight Library based on your recommendation. 🤙

[@beLIEver31415]

I actually super love Robin Hobb. I'm on Book 3 of the 2nd Fitz trilogy (The Fool's Fate, so my 9th of hers so far plus a small novella) and Idk, I just really enjoy it. My fiancé loves fantasy too and we have a lot of overlap enjoyment books but he also couldn't finish The Live Ship Trader's and I was blown away by them HAHA

[@michaelmcgee335]

Very colourful series. The Live Ship trilogy is also well worth the read.

[@rin55]

I just listened to the first two books of the Stormlight archive, and the 1st one was so slow it almost put me into a coma 😄 I really don't think it had to be this long. It seemed that the author was unwilling to move everything forward until the 2nd book, and was withholding and circling around some world building information, yet still needed to fill in 1000 pages 😄 But the second one was so much better, and I will continue the series at some point. The Kingkiller Chronicles was one of the best decisions of my life, those books will never be long enough for me, I really enjoyed every second. And it's really cool that you can choose between 2 different narrators for the audiobook, I wish more books had that. I was very happy with my choice.

[@moev29]

I would’ve liked Priory of the Orange Tree to have been a duology itself. There are definitely parts I would’ve loved expanded on but the book was already huge. Split it in half and give me more! I’m excited for the new one next year I’m so glad you didn’t like Robin Hobb’s writing. I read all of Farseer and all of Live Ship thinking I was just missing something. I honestly feel like I’m taking crazy pills every time someone talks about how amazing her books are.

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

I know! I never hear anyone say anything negative so I thought I was crazy XD I tried... I really did but her books are not for me!

[@wronggeometry]

There is now a second one. Not sure if it's just a duopoly or she's expanding it into a series

[@christinedugas3089]

Totally agree with you about The Passage. The sections were so disjointed from each other, it was like several different books stuck together.

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

Yes, that's why I was surprised to find out it was a trilogy... I thought my edition was the trilogy lol

[@sarahcnadler]

Love this video concept! I usually read 500+ page books on audio and they’re often non-fiction. Highly recommend The Autobiography of Malcolm X as told to Alex Haley and Midnight in Chernobyl by Adam Higginbotham

[@emilycopper3643]

Great video! I met my reading goal for this year and realized now is a good time to tackle big books.

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

Definitely the perfect time! No stress!

[@tomcollins2971]

Listen to the Wheel of Time. Rosamund Pike is doing new narrations of them and is simply amazing to listen to! Third book out next year.

[@RoundSeal]

I absolutely love Hobb's books, so was happy to see them here regardless 😆 They're so intensely character-driven, though, that if you don't click with them there's deffo no point in forcing the read. I recently borrowed Way of Kings from my best friend as I was in the mood for a chunky book....I just started Oathbringer and am completely hooked so far. Those long waits between releases will hurt, but with such a large project, I'm sure it'll be worth it. (Children of Time is also my favourite sci-fi so far! I deeply love and appreciate that the non-human characters in it and the sequel feel odd to read, alien and yet totally in-line with what I'd expect from them. I can't wait for Children of Memory 🕷️🐙)

[@jimsbooksreadingandstuff]

East of Eden is my favorite American classic, glad you liked it, too.

[@brdunfield]

The Dune books are really weird but I can't seem to stop reading them! I somehow really like how I only about half know what's going on at any given time, and it makes me want to keep reading! I just finished books 2 and 3 and have the rest on order. It's too bad that you're getting flak for not enjoying them though - I can totally understand why someone wouldn't like them! It's such an odd writing style, and keeping track of all the names / terminology is impossible.

[@christinacampbellbooks]

I really enjoyed The Passage when I read it a couple of years ago. In fact, my review of it was my first ever KZbin video. I'm not sure I'll ever continue with the series though. I do own it, they're all massive though and I'm not sure I'm invested anymore! 😂

[@becklebooks]

Haha when you got Patrick Rothfuss wrong I deeply related. I keep saying Neal SCHUSTERMAN when I mean Neal STEPHENSON. Gah, my mouth and brain don't have 100% connection a lot of the time but we try hahahaha. I'm also excited about more in the Priory world!

[@belen1998]

I just finished reading Remembrance of Earth's Past Series (the three body problem) and I absolutely feel just like you described. And imagine the experience I had when English is my second language and the books are just so incredibly hard to read. BUT I wouldn't change it for the world, oh my god, what an amazing plot, what an amazing premise, absolutely devastated by the message that it conveyed, and basically everything. I know I won't be able to stop talking about this series for a long time.

[@payholaa]

My friend just gifted me East of Eden for my birthday. I usually stay away from big books, but I am super excited to read this one!

[@ametrinemoon]

The dandelion Dynasty which is a four book series by Ken Liu. It is a series which is fantasy and dragon like creatures and battles. Everybook in the series is over 500 pages. I didn't expect to enjoy it so much

[@beLIEver31415]

Also, I remember when you started your big book challenge years ago and now it seems you're crushing big books all the time! :)

[@TheKarinaChronicles]

The Rememberence of Earth's Past Trilogy is by far my favourite Sci-Fi series I've ever read and I've never found anything alike. I'd highly recommend you to read "The Redemption of Time" by Baoshu if you're still not over Death's End. This is a fanfiction about what happens after Death's End, but it was found such high quality that Cixin Liu himself approved the book and it is now officially part of the series. I gave all the books in the series 5 stars and The Redemption of Time "only" 4, but it is still defenitely worth your time!

[@beLIEver31415]

@8:36 No Book 5 was 2023 originally but was pushed back to Nov (ish) 2024 - still plenty of time to catch up just letting you know :)

[@Katiedora122]

I read NOTW and loved it and I knew people had already been waiting for book 3 for a while, so I told myself I'd pick up the second book as soon as Rothfuss gave us a release date. That was in 2015 and I have lost all interest in the series, lol. However, I have now transferred all my attention to the Stormlight Archive and Liveship Traders, and I'm much happier!

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

Waiting years between books is too much! Like the SA series it's fine because we know it's going to be 10 books and that Sanderson will be publishing them regularly but Rothfuss never will lol

[@mothertrucker5673]

emily i love your videos, your personality and thought you put into your channel gets me excited to read when i havent picked up a book in a long time

[@alisha1341]

I love this video!! 😂 so funny to see how opinions differ it’s really interesting- personally I LOVED how long The Passage trilogy is, it gets so weird & meta 😅

[@jennthebookwyrm5484]

I'm reading IT right now. So far I'm liking it. I'm surprised by what you said about Robin Hobb. Most people love her books. I haven't read them yet but it's nice to get different perspectives!

[@PunkRockBibliophile]

I just finished IT a few days ago! I would rate it 4/5 stars. The only reason it wasn't 5 stars for me is because of the tangents that King goes off on on several occasions. That being said, at the end of the novel I did appreciate some parts that I found to be filler. Now off to watch the movies!

[@sarahschultz90311]

I will have to disagree with you on Wheel of Time, I’m halfway thru book 1 and am lacking motivation to finish it… definitely agree with you on Brandy Sandy, his books are epic in all the ways, and on Priory. I just recently ripped through The Spear Cuts Through Water and it was so amazing - worth every page!

[@abbywonder3825]

I loved Children of Time. I need a physical copy for my library. I heard the author confirmed book 3 for next year or year after for the name of the wind. But I could be mixing up my authors

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

I think he has been saying that for years lol

[@Secret413]

The Counte of Monte Cristo is my fav. I agree it does have extra fluff but I really liked the ending.

[@suryanarayanan1769]

Remembrance of earth trilogy is one of the best series i ever read...it is glad to see in your list too... But i recently completed Dandelion Dynasty by ken liu.. There are 4 massive books especially fourth one recently published speaking bones have more than 1000 pages.... I was immersed in world build by Ken liu... And became a fan of him... His short stories are also good.... First book. In Dandelion dynasty series you may feel less interesting but when go through sequels they are mind blowing....these books are fantasy sci fi genre.... 🤔as far i went through yoir videos i didn't see these dandelion series books thats why i said.... I don't know if you mentioned it somewhere in any videos 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@amivanzyl8876]

not super related but have your read Helm of Midnight? Medium chonk fantasy, weird ass magic system, loved it.

[@lisacole6037]

I loved The Passage and it's sequels. It's one of my favorite series/trilogies. Did not like The Wheel of Time. I think I read 2 or 3 books to say I gave it good try and then decided no more.....so, so boring. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is alright. But I expected it to be better. Something about the actual prose irked me. I enjoyed the Priory of the Orange Tree, Children of Time is one of my favorite books ever. It is brilliant. I'm a bit more than halfway through Hobb's Assassin's Quest and I am so in love with the world, the characters and Hobb's writing. I can't wait to read Liveship Traders. Finally, as someone who recently finished The Mistborn trilogy and think it is hugely over-rated, I'm not eager to read anymore Sanderson.

[@laurenschenck5355]

The priory of the orange tree sounds amazing 🎃🍃🍂🍃🎃👻📚👻🍃🍂🍃📚👻🍃🍁🍁📖📖📖📖🍂🍃👻📚📚📚👻🎃🍂🍃📚📚📚🎃🍂🍁📖📙📙📙🍃🎃👻📚📚🎃🍂🍁🍁📖📖🎃👻📚

[@laurenschenck5355]

Midnight sun I enjoyed it! I am big fan of Twilight series 🍃🎃🎃🎃👻🍃🍃👻🍂🍁🍁📖📙📙📙📙📖📖🍂🍂👻🍃🍃📚📚🍃🍂🎃🎃👻👻📚🍃👻🎃🎃🍂🍃🍃👻🍁📖📖📖📖📖🍁📖👻🍃🍃📚🍃

[@nonfictionfeminist]

I loved the beginning of Count of Monte Cristo, but after the 10 years later, I was so lost

[@pepperwings]

I have Priory of the Orange Tree, but I've been a little intimidated to start it--even though I think I'll really enjoy it once I get past the world building intro.

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

I read it as an ebook so it was easier to forget how big it is!

[@melliemac5617]

Aw, man. I just purchased The Passage and Assassin’s Apprentice. I’m gonna give them a try, but now I’m nervous!

[@cherries630]

I read "A little life" (which was more than one thousand pages in my edition) and I'd say it's the biggest book I've read so far. I hated every single second of it, don't know how I managed to push through. Maybe because everyone said it was one of the best books they'd ever read but yeah... Just torture p*rn, I felt like everything that happened was just there for shock value. All of the things that happened made the book feel way too unrealistic and disrespectful towards people who actually go through similar traumas. I hated every second of it, definitely too long, probably shouldn't even have been written in the first place.

[@laurenschenck5355]

SO EXCITED!! 🎃👻🍃🍃🍂🎃🎃👻🍃🍃🍂🎃🍂🍃📚📚📙📚🍁🍃🍃🍂🍂🎃🍂👻🍃👻🍂🍂📚📚📙📚👻👻🍂🎃🎃🍂👻🍃👻🍂🍂👻🍃🍁🍁📚📚📚📚🍂🍂🍂🍃🍃👻🍂🎃🎃🎃🍂🍃

[@chloemacc]

My friend gave me 'The Priory of the Orange Tree'. She bought it second hand for $4, it looks brand new. So I definitely must get into this one.

[@artbyandia]

I am the opposite for Farseer and Wheel of Time. I love Farseer (and the rest of the series) and found the Eye of the World so boring that I couldn't even finish it 😂 I did like two characters in it though.

[@badfaith4u]

I don't know how you read such big books. Well done. 📚📚📚

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

When I'm too overwhelmed I try to give myself a number of pages to read a day (50-100) which helps a ton!

[@rachelny5209]

Your dislike of Dune but love of sci fi is what convinced me to subscribe 😁

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

People take it very personally when you don't like that book XD

[@biankatoth1786]

I thought you were overreacted Dune but then I started to read it and it was quite boring. I read about 200 pages and then I just forgot about it and never picked it up again. Anyway for me big books start at about 700 pages because we, Hungarians, are used to 500+ books because of the structure of the language. Also if the book is great I would read it fast and doesn't matter if it's long. The best example is The pillar of the Earth from Ken Follett. About 1000 pages but so engaging that you cannot put it down. I read The way of kings and didn't really feel anything special so I will probably not continue, there isn't a Hungarian translation and I just don't feel like reading it in English. Edit: The passage. I really wanted to love it but this is the example when something is long just because but on the other hand it was interesting enough that I read it but I asked continously many people about their opinion if I should get going.

[@megm6569]

I was so interested to hear your thoughts on the Three Body series because I absolutely loved the concepts in it. It was definitely one of the most unique things I've ever read. And yet - the MenWritingWomen stuff happening in the second book nearly made me put it down. I could look past it in the first one, but the second...I can't! I did finish and I'm glad I did, but unsure if I'll pick up the third one.

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

Idk if it really helps but from what I remember it was a little bit less intense. Or more like it focused on the men in the future being perceived by the MC as feminine. Still plenty of sexism but cool concepts… it’s weird series to recommend

[@susiewang4749]

As a hardcore His Dark Materials fan, I didn’t like The Secret Commonwealth, but I still make a point to buy and read every new book Philip Pullman puts out in that universe. I also bought some new special editions of the original trilogy even though I already have three editions. I call this “paying overdue taxes to Philip Pullman”. I still feel like I owe him for giving me the lesson of life that I should have been given by the education system but never got. I didn’t even know fictional characters would be morally grey before I read HDM! I’ll forever be grateful to him because of that. Buying his new books despite the quality feels natural to me.

[@justheathers]

That was interesting to hear you say no to The Passage. From I what I remember I enjoyed it. One day I'll get round to re-reading it 😅

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

Some books it's better to never reread haha I know I'd probably dislike some books that were my favorites years ago!

[@morganmeadowes6861]

On one hand, it’s really interesting to hear your opinion, but on the other hand, I just have a completely different reading taste. XD I might try some Robin Hobb at some point, even though you said you didn’t enjoy it. I find it generally easy to read big books when I already care about the characters. For example I loved The Dark Artefices by Cassandra Clare even though I didn’t really like some of the main plot lines, I just loved to see the diversity of characters and the Lightwood-Bane family.

[@leticiatoraci9855]

I want to read The Priory of the Orange Tree and The Three-Body Problem eventually but are they long...

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

They're very intimidating but hopefully you'll love them when you get to them!

[@a31c]

Hi Emily, is it possible to read The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo as a standalone or it won't make sense? I'm really interested in it, but I'm not a big fan of series.

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

I think so! You won't have all of the answers but it should be fine!

[@aliebellule]

Did you qatch the hbo adaptation of his dark materials? They did a great job with the first two seasons!

[@MM-introvert]

I didn’t know anything about the story and ended up binging the 2 seasons on HBO. I then bought the books to read but haven’t started yet. Wondering if I should try to finish reading it before watching the upcoming season 3.

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

Only season 1! I need to continue

[@eliotopian]

IT: *screams about the ending ruining such a good reading experience*

[@kmsons4610]

I had to read an abridged version of the count of monte cristo for a class in high school and even that version was too damn long

[@roserobb]

If you ever felt up to it, I'd love to see you try 1Q84 by Haruki Murakami (big book!). Murakami is mine & my friends' problematic fave (seriously, there's 3 of us with very different reading tastes and we all love his books despite... everything lol) and I devoured 1Q84 when I read it, I absolutely loved it. And if you didn't love it, it'd make a very entertaining vlog haha

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

After Norwegian Woods I told myself I wouldn't read more by him XD

[@roserobb]

@@BookswithEmilyFox perfectly fair!

[@nonfictionfeminist]

When I have a lot of trouble sleeping, I'll turn on the Dune audiobook. I'm usually asleep within the first two chapters.

[@jcparial7075]

Stopped reading big books earlier this year. No matter how good they turn out to be - I would automatically and consistently spiral into a reading slump thereafter. Kinda sucks but at least I know what to avoid.

[@reynardthefox9072]

Hi Emily, I find myself agreeing with everything you said. Dune was so disappointing with the fake Arabic and Persian words and concepts hiding as legends and prophesies. I just finished mist born and the way of kings...Sanderson is just awesome. and I'm looking forward to starting the Wheel of time series. I recommend the Hyperion series by Dan Simmons If you haven't read it. 🦊🦊🦊🦊🦊

[@fashionfixeshearts]

Oh you did not include A Little Life ? I think it’s quite a memorable long one ❤

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

I totally forgot! It's definitely memorable... Willem ❤

[@rocsimmons8535]

Thank you for your reviews

[@jimsbooksreadingandstuff]

Children of Time sounds intriguing with the evolved spiders.

[@elskuperus4393]

Agree about the audiobooks of The Three body problem etc. Very much worth big book: I am Pilgrim.

[@szalaizsofia7019]

It's so interesting that I hated how repetitive the Eye of the World narration is and made me put down after 200 or so pages but Robin Hobb captivated me with the character focus, and its the exact opposite for you!

[@laurenschenck5355]

Happy Saturday Emily hope you had a great weekend xoxo 😘 🎃📚👻🍃🍂🍂🎃👻📚👻🎃🍂🍁🍁🍁📙📙📙👻👻🎃🍃🍂🍂🎃👻📚📚📙📙📖📖📖📖🍁🍁🍂🍂🍃🎃👻📚📚🎃🍃🍂🍂🍂🍃🎃👻

[@eliotopian]

the book of dust / the secret commonwealth: I haven't read these yet, cause im terrified they'll be terrible and ruin his dark materials for me... but! now you said its Erin morgenstern-like, so I suddenly think ill love it. lol!!! :D *flings red scarf around neck, rêveur style* lol

[@MegaChadAnakin]

thank you for the SA warning, i feel like a lot more booktuber should do this !

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

I swear 99% of the time it's a pointless addition to the story!

[@melliemac5617]

I agree. It’s not something I ever want to read about.

[@valentineboudaud1887]

I'm currently reading Death's end and I was so scared because my edition is 950 pages but OMG it's soooo good ! I can't wait to know how it ends !! Have you tried other books by the author ?

[@JayGTheAwkwardBookworm]

Ugh I’ve had priory on my TBR since it came out but it scares the shit out of me 😂

[@ellenlowe9013]

Totally agree with you on The Passage! That was awful….I didn’t finish it

[@tamakikawaii]

I'm ashamed to say this, but the only +800 pages book I read this year was Crescent City by Sarah J.M, it was on sale and I was like "sure, why not" 😑🤦‍♀️

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

I haven't read many this year either!

[@dianaquintas]

Are there any tw for the girl with the dragon tattoo?

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

Yes! ED and SA

[@caitlinl2750]

This was so fun!

[@Mizt9462]

I hope I listened to you before reading Middlegame. It’s terrible and a total waste of time. I picked it up because three other booktubers are hyping it up like it’s the best book in the world 🙈 But hey, 3 Body Problem series, Stormlight Archive and Children of Time are part of my Top 10 fave books/series of all time. Not sure why you didn’t include A Little Life in this list, you forced me to read it and freakin Love it with a Passion!

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

I totally forgot to include it... tbh I could do a part 2 because I tend to have extreme opinions about big books! Glad our tastes align!

[@Jaanniiee01]

Thank you for the recommandations ! I live in Quebec and I don't know where to order English books online ! Where do you buy your books ?? Thank you very much ❤

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

I love going to library sales or used book stores but online there's amazon, book depository (for pretty uk editions) or chapters indigo!

[@GilbertHorn1]

I've read "The Count of Monte Cristo" four times and expect to reread it again next year. Much better than this it just don't get.

[@spiritofthefaerie]

I read the A Chorus of Dragons series by Jenn Lyons this year and the books range from 560 pages to 636 pages, and I thought the world was really interesting. It was a very LGBTQIA+ positive series and the audiobooks were amazing.

[@thecaffeinatedsloth7531]

I can really recommend the original 3 films of the Millenium trilogy. The dubbed version starring Noomi Rapace. The dubbing isn't distracting at all and the final film / book in particular was just sooo satisfying. I did appreciate the ending more visually than i did reading the book. They remade the first book in English and while Roony Mara was awesome and tbh fit the physical description of Lisbeth better than Noomi Rapace, Daniel Craig as Blomkvist just utterly ruined it for me, he's just so wooden! As for the new books by the other writer, I've read them but there is just so little about Lisbeth in them I feel as if they are just purely cashing in on the original trilogy and for me they were very mediocre at best.

[@agrafkaable]

Agree with you. If the book is not drawing you in, DNF. Nothing bad about it. Author can't please everybody with their story, and that's fine. Try next one. We all evolve, our taste change. E-books nowadays are cheap, try something else. Our time here is limited, do not push trough book you don't enjoy

[@somatoes4667]

I really don’t know what came over Rothfuss that made him put those 10 chapters into A Wise Man’s Fear. It added absolutely nothing to the story except change Kvothe’s personality into something close to unbearable. ****SPOILERS***** . . . I feel like it would’ve made much more sense for Kvothe to have slept with some random girl from a bar (maybe that busty redhead i forgot her name) as his first time and him going through all the awkward motions instead. Then have the lore of the fae world be told as some other separate (and more exciting) adventure they encounter on the road.

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

SPOILERS If I wanted to read fairy porn I'd read some Sarah J Maas XD The whole book became about his sexual exploits afterward, it was painful

[@Asnavy]

Yea the ending of the Count of Monte Cristo is definitely weird 😂 but I enjoyed the book quite a bit. Definitely not the ending I thought I was going to get though 😅

[@kartik3719]

I always read big books through audiobooks because I don't have the strength to read a 600+ page with my own eyeballs 😂😂

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

That's something I do too XD

[@KristinKravesBooks]

I tend to avoid big books because they intimidate me but I have read a few that I thought were worth it. The Jasmine Throne and Plain Bad Heroines were the first to come to mind!

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

The part that stresses me is... what if it's not even good? I'll read 1000 pages and it won't be worth it??? lol

[@KristinKravesBooks]

@@BookswithEmilyFox exactly! That's why I have avoided Sanderson even though I am curious.

[@glendaw5221]

If Brandon Sanderson wrote a non-fantasy book I’d read it. Does one exist?

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

He does have some! Like skyward (YA sci-fi) and some short stories sci-fi (Legion, Snapshot, etc.)

[@glendaw5221]

@@BookswithEmilyFox great, I’ll try those!!

[@janierichmond5607]

I have a question for you and/or your subscribers: when you read such long books, do you annotate? Chunky books intimidate me bcz I think I would forget who is who, where is where, who is connected to who, what the secret was, etc. AND, I don’t know how to annotate. It also seems like a chore if you have to go through this process just to read a book. Could anyone shed some light on this subject and help me get over this worry bcz I would really like to read these large books. Thanks! 😅

[@1313AnimeFan]

I haven’t read The Three Body problem, but a book that comes to mind that is heavy on science and technical details is The Apollo Murders by Chris Hadfield

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

Oh good to know, I recently picked it up!

[@1313AnimeFan]

@@BookswithEmilyFox I describe it as an astronaut manual with a plot 😂

[@stardroplet9499]

Woah, I’ve read so many of these books and did not realize they were big books. Ebooks has messed with my perception,

[@zixaz00]

I just read Cloud Cuckoo Land and really liked it! And the audiobook was really good too

[@mariansimarrogonzalez8612]

You shoud read Lois McMaster Bujold, specifically the Vorkosigan series. Almost all are less than 300 pages and suuuper nice.

[@nanimaonovi2528]

Agree, you picked the one book with a creepy age difference in LMB's vast body of work last time. You'd like the Paladin series, Penrick's series, the Vorkosigan Saga and The Spirit Ring.

[@gbisch1010]

For me, "Jessica" is not the name that takes me out of Dune...it is Duncan Idaho.....like WHAT

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

That too XD

[@availandco]

Middlegame was such a disappointment- it had the possibility to be a successful series but there was just something missing. The magic system had high levels of potential but investing in the characters just didn’t happen for me 😢

[@Allenro711]

Agreed 100% on Hobb. She has great writing but man that trilogy was exhausting and annoying. Everyone that didn't like Farseer seems like the ship one, now idk... Lol. Maybe if I'm ever super bored and nothing else to read I'll give it a try. I agree and disagree on Priory. Yes it's definitely for people who like world building a lot and a slow burn, but I absolutely hated what she did with the ending, really brought down my overall enjoyment of it. I'm afraid to read Dune, but want to try it at least D:

[@talesofaseeker4526]

Finally someone who doesn't like Midnight Sun! It was totally mental and paranoid 😅

[@nveletkoslin33771]

rotisserie chicken💀 have you heard the theory that It and Creepy Wolfboy are gonna have twins?

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

I did not 💀 tell me more

[@richardanderson8107]

I found the Stormlight Archive to be far too long for what it was trying to convey, very circuitous. Not terrible but I felt Sanderson could have used a more judicious editor so he didn't end up repeating himself again and again. What's funny is that Robin Hobb can also be a bit overlong and repeat previous plot points but I don't mind in her case. The difference for me is the prose. Sanderson's prose is very simple, sometimes clunky, while Hobb's is of much better quality in my opinion and makes reading whatever she's talking about a joy for me.

[@karamarie6781]

EAST OF EDEN IS MY FAVORITE BOOK!

[@ThunderForce2000]

Other than Dune, are there any others books you disliked but you liked the movie?

[@appleoatmeal4634]

Watched the movie as a teenager with James Dean East of Eden still one of my favorite books the other is Dune🤨it ok if u didn't like it 😀

[@readingwithkelsey]

ur thoughts on dune are 100% correct

[@E-VisionTraveler]

Good keeper, I like books

[@necholejacobs6195]

You should do ya books that you hate and love lol. I loved this 💙💙

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

Worst YA books: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bJnUm5uHqbqSpZo Best YA books: kzbin.info/www/bejne/i3izq5ygmtJ-bJY :)

[@necholejacobs6195]

@@BookswithEmilyFox thank you I’ll watch them when I can I’m excited.

[@Marie45610]

Not Worth it long book 'Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas' That book is 800 pages long. The book itself is very pointless, but it really didn't need to be that long. The amount I skimmed over and skipped would've made it about 400-500 pages and even that was a little too long. Edit: Worth it (and kind of wish it had been a little longer) The Ninth Rain by Jen Williams

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

I gave up on that series after books 3 being a complete waste of time... nothing happens!!