Book Burning: The Ancient Solitary Reign Part 2 (ft. Shammy and Antony C)

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[@AFastidiousCuber]

As CloudCuckoo held the novel in his hands he started to think about the narrative implications of owl sex. What on earth could he have been thinking? Had he had some sort of accident or brain damage or illness or was the internet starting to get to-and CloudCuckoo suddenly started to feel a sudden influx of panic-to him, transforming him, oh how abominable to form such a conditional hypothesis, was he becoming like certain humans he had heard of, who enjoyed the fetishization of non-human animals? Oh by some ironic twist of irony, it cannot be true!

[@CloudCuckooCountry]

This is the best comment I've ever received.

[@Mariodash23]

Cocaines a helluva drug.

[@CloudCuckooCountry]

This is still the best comment I've ever received. Everyone else needs to step up their game.

[@AndrejZzzz]

@@CloudCuckooCountry Hot damn you still remember that comment even 2 years later. Man we fucking suck at commenting shit

[@trufatruffle936]

@@CloudCuckooCountry now, that comment was transcendental

[@MandaloreGaming]

This is so god damn fascinating. A real human being sat down and wrote those owl passages, probably revised them multiple times and said "this will do fine".

[@langlyvirginia4568]

MandaloreGaming I see you fam

[@Keatosis_Quohotos]

And would you believe that this isn't the only god damn book where this happens! They also do this shit in Ga'hoole (I regret reading all 35 of those in 5th grade)

[@aizle101]

...burb is scared some human watched us tack our talons, ruffled our feathers. I'm scared I'm being watched now...

[@ReinaRoyal]

Y'all a tight knit group, huh? Watched you, then Shammy because of you, now this because of shammy

[@aizle101]

Best group eva... for now. v(=V=)>

[@victorkaquatosh7536]

Now I understand why Shammy sounds disappointed with himself in every video

[@khurelbatbayanbat7913]

Victor Kaquatosh his slow loss of sanity is hilarious

[@Reddline198X]

>has no wikipedia page, has a wikifur page instead Oh god my sides

[@michaelavanessian8558]

Y'know the funniest part? Even the wikfur article just gave it three sentences before giving up.

[@luke-rd8nt]

>burns book indoors >holds it in his own hands >L A U G H S absolute madman

[@DougDangerous]

luke not madman madbird

[@mrturtlebobington]

Of course the primitive owls have democracy. Haven't you heard the phrase "a parliament of owls"?

[@ujjwalmishra8962]

criminally underated pun

[@ThatManinWhite]

“TAUGHT ENGLISH!!!” “...He’s dead so it’s fine.” Lol

[@baileywales7403]

When the critique of a book has better character development than the book itself

[@Salantor]

It's almost 2 a.m. here and I am watching an australian "rampant pseudo-intellectual on a quest for vengeance" furry book critic talking about owl-related sexual referances. What am I doing with my life?

[@Jw3vans]

Salantor Too much, you must slow down

[@SirPawsies]

"You can't just resolve conflict by killing the characters" "Martin Hocke you should feel ashamed... He's dead so it's fine" This wrote itself

[@CloudCuckooCountry]

That second line was improvised.

[@kinagrill]

I mean, Game of Thrones sorta did that.... a lot.

[@Mint-Lynx]

"Hush now. Don't tire yourself. Keep all your strength for getting well." "I mated with Renato," That was so random and awkward it made me laugh out loud.

[@drakep.5857]

"Please, be strong. You will survive." "I cucked you lmao"

[@kinagrill]

And was there ever an explanation that a Male owl cannot get the urge for a female owl that is already mated to another male?

[@meinlpurealloychina227]

6:32 Shammy definitely enjoyed every second.

[@InfernoWatson]

I couldnt stop laughing when I saw that message.

[@ItsCamille735]

I feel like I just witnessed a man losing his god-damn-birdie-mind.

[@samlynch8760]

Oh my fucking God. This book was read to my class throughout year 2 in primary school. One day we just stopped and I’d always wondered why. After 13 years I finally know why...

[@aero8945]

I remember reading the Warrior Cats series when I was younger and being very shocked. There was also a Hitler-cat, who sought to kill all "mixed-clan" cats; a cat-law that had to be passed to prevent CHILD SOLDIERS, with a very gruesome passage describing the slaughter of one of these kittens in battle; along with a cat suffering a miscarriage and bleeding out on the "Sunningrocks". Luckily, all "sex scenes" were just tastefully described as "two cats lying with each other". Despite the bloodier aspects, I still loved the series and would recommend it to anyone, young or old, who wants to delve into some more questionable middle-grade fiction.

[@Yawyna124]

Redwall/10. I didn't collect more than the first four books, though I'm kinda curious to do so, just to see how the meta-storyline plays out (because that was a strong aspect in the book; bloodlines are as connected throughout the main characters as they are in Star Wars) and how it has aged, but man, them are some gorey books. Lots of mustelids getting cut in half (weasels, stoats, etc. are type-cast as bandits and mercenaries, due to being predatory critters), other forms of disembowelment and organ loss, foxes getting their face 'melted' of a sort by venomous snake poison, and, of course, in those books, one of the 'Deus-Ex Machina' ways villains are dealt with is falling in the creek-- the one that is endemically infested with pike throughout the ages. You can guess what happens after someone falls in with the sharp-toothed fishies.

[@jurgenshantz4273]

Ferretlover666 yo I don’t remember a hitler cat at all. It’s been a long time though

[@LuisPerez-dn1mg]

Ah yes, I remember the old days of reading the warriors series when I was like 11, I dropped the series after finishing the second part of it, after firestar's storyline

[@LuisPerez-dn1mg]

Wonderful Bear Tigerstar

[@Vera_Nova]

@@jurgenshantz4273 wasn't that in the second arc or something?

[@Conumbra]

I've actually read the Silverwing books by Kenneth Oppel, and remember liking them, though on reflection the sequels went completely bonkers and there was quite a bit of graphic violence. Bats are burned alive, one has his heart ripped out of his chest and eaten, another has their wings pecked off while still a child...and the running plot in Sunwing is about how a military experiment is turning bats into unwilling suicide bombers. It's also in that book where the protagonist gets sonar powers (the climax involves him using sonar to make a bomb hover in midair to prevent an explosion). Then in Firewing the main character's son travels to bat hell! There's so much fire and bats get devoured by the vengeful bat god of the underworld. And in the prehistoric prequel Darkwing prehistoric hyenas are stripped to the bone while still alive by carnivorous shrews.

[@Guru_1092]

That suicide bat experiment actually happened btw. The US government planned to strap napalm to bats and train them to suicide bomb. I'm not even fucking joking.

[@Topdoggie7]

So you're saying carnivorous shrews are basically flamingos or seagulls and in great numbers are capable of picking a T-Rex to the bone in ten seconds or less.

[@russianbear0027]

15:30 this is actually a common problem for birds raised in captivity. This is why you should always keep birds with at least one other bird, and why handlers sometimes wear masks to look more like the birds

[@CloudCuckooCountry]

For sure, and thanks for letting me know, however I still don't think it justifies the inclusion of the phenomenon as story material.

[@russianbear0027]

CloudCuckooCountry no problem! And you're right, it doesn't add anything of value in this story.

[@tooltiptinkerer]

"This owl is surprisingly eloquent, given the fact that she's just been fatally _SHOT_ " That's got to go on the highlights reel when you put one together.

[@tungstenivoxide2407]

I find these very entertaining and Shammy brought me here.

[@coachrenaldo]

I just love how Antony actually burns the book and not just use some cheap special effect or imply that he did.

[@krowking123]

DON'T WORRY YOU'RE NOT A FURRY! You're a bird, you don't have fur you have feathers! ^w^

[@Jw3vans]

krowking123 So he's a Feather-y?

[@markpeschel8958]

Closer to scalie than anything else, really

[@m_crowley6674]

Avian

[@VineFynn]

Captain Ahab nah that'd be me

[@ocularorb4021]

krowking123 THATS WHAT I WAS THINKING!!! 0v0

[@Jw3vans]

I love owl sex as much as the owls having it do, this also applies for the allegory for the conflict between Israel and Palestine. This keeps me going on in life.

[@Jw3vans]

Geez as I watch more things I love keep coming, Gay Poetic Owls and a Human Loving Crazy Owl? Yeah boiiiiiii

[@jeremy7157]

oh hey its you

[@Crowborn]

incredible string of words

[@akerravala]

at 14:00 I believe he means irony of fate as punishment for hunter attempting to rape whatsername little owl. A story about a society of owls hints at prison rape. That's my guess.

[@akerravala]

Also I'm here from Shammy thank you shammy for showing me this

[@jetex1911]

That was one hell of an ending.

[@m_crowley6674]

I wasn't expecting him to "The Fugitive" Winger and protectorate in front of owl congress

[@CloudCuckooCountry]

Thanks to Shammy for lending his voice to this noise: kzbin.info Thanks to Antony C for lending his face to this mess: kzbin.info

[@wyrmling]

Do you plan on making a episode on Empress Theresa?

[@someguy4405]

..or - and Hunter felt a sudden rush of panic at the thought - or, oh dreadful to conjecture, was he one of *THE GAYS???*

[@TheInsomniaddict]

Good to see an aristocracy flourishing so well in a society with ancient democratic systems of government and rule.

[@Yawyna124]

This sounds like such an odd novel. At the most base level, the choice of owls doesn't even make sense! Beyond them being there due to the title's tie to the poem, nothing is gained by the use of owls in this novel- whose base purpose seems to be to spout conservative musings on moral and political values? I'm pretty sure that's what the reason for it. It strikes on feminism, homosexuality, bestiality, prostitution, and seems to be caught on the homeland of the Jewish- with some possible anti-semitism I picked up on if I'm not mistaken? That's what I felt was being referred to when the man-behind-the-curtain antagonist was accused of aristocratism, having a land owned by their ancestors for centuries, wanting to dismantle and take over others' societies, etc... It's just a bunch of ideas that are shoehorned bluntly into a story posing as an epic novel. They aren't reflected upon, or contributed to by the inclusion of the characters being owls. Just "feminism sometimes conflicts with meritocratic values, but is sometimes right... or maybe they're deluded?", "homosexuals are ooky-spooky", "bestiality is committed by people who are crazy and bear a likening to homosexuals", and "Aha, I have exposed you for the fraud you are, you filthy Jew! Now go back to your homeland and stop corrupting our society!". And, yes, there was a fair bit of likening between homosexuality and being of an unfit state of mind, and a bit less firmly to bestiality. The fact that Hunter felt uneasy to be locked in a cage with Humanoid would be because of either two things: either Hunter felt he might be raped by Humanoid, or he felt he was in an otherwise harmful position for his bodily/mental health beause of Humanoid's presence. I wouldn't put it past Hocke to suggest the first one due to the protagonist almost raping his best friend/ interracial girlfriend, being unfaithful, and in general not being able to control his "urge" (the implication being that males can't help but to be unfaithful rapists, naturally), but, if I'm not mistaken, there were suggestions that Humanoid wasn't entirely well, which was the reason for the jump from "he's infertile" to "oh no, he's a homosexual?!?" And of course, it just turns out that he's crazy and is into bestiality, a totally tactful narrative twist for a character just suspected of homosexuality. Just... what is this book? If it would have just been an adventure about anthropomorphised owls, okay, that's fine. But he just tosses in a bunch of controversial topics in there without critical reflection on them at all.

[@CloudCuckooCountry]

I suspect that the thought might've just started as: "I want to write a fantasy story about owls for young adults and children." but then Hocke may have become a bit political while writing it and decided to just start inserting his musings about various topics into the story. It's difficult to tell, as there's no way of knowing for sure aside from asking Hocke himself, but since he's dead and there's not a lot of other information on him out there, I can only speculate. I'm not surprised that someone wrote a book like this. Like I said, this still isn't half as offensive as a lot of self-published fanfiction out there, but I'm just astounded that a publisher read this and decided to take a chance on it. I know that stories can change a lot in the editorial process, but publishers are notoriously risk-averse, so I don't think an editor would add something like an almost-rape scene committed by the protagonist into the story. Even assuming that Hocke is solely responsible for those scenes, I still have no idea how it made it through publication. Copyeditors aren't the types of people who are afraid to just draw a big red X over a chapter and say "Cut this whole thing". One other possibility is that the novel was approved, but they didn't or couldn't find an editor for it (which I'm willing to believe considering the grammar just dies in a few paragraphs, like the one showcased in this video). A friend of mine who has written a novel has even said that the publisher he had a contract with made a mistake and ran the pre-final copy of his own novel through the printers, which was exactly the same as the final copy except that it still had a bunch of typos. So now when customers read his novel, they find lots of typos and become frustrated. So I'm also not ruling out publisher incompetence as an explanation. From what I know, the publisher, Grafton Books, was never a notable brand and it appears to have been dissolved by HarperCollins around 1993. So there you go.

[@Yawyna124]

Indeed, I have read some pretty... janky books in my time. The librarians at my junior high (don't know what that would be for you, but it's kind of an intermediary portion of schooling between primary and secondary) would occasionally clear out any particularly poorly written novels out of the schools collection and I would sometimes pick one up and read through it before they were disposed of. Thankfully, a lot of bad books fall under the "this sounds like it was not only written for a sixth grader, but also written by one" category instead of the "how many words can I use to describe a lightbulb in a single sentence" category, so they tend to be quick reads. I find the lack of quality editorial work a likely plausibility for the sort of thing where it's a publisher that will take anything, while not providing much of anything as a service for the author. I also agree with the perspective that it may have started as a fantasy book for young adults and children and adapted over time. He seems as though he was a man who was busy with other occupations besides writing novels, and as this was his first, for it to be a passion project corrupted by a man's frustrations with society as he iterated upon it isn't unreasonable. I just find it baffling how badly shoe-horned into the novel the "adult" concepts are, editor or not. How does one look upon their writing with which they have taken to with all the subtlety and sensitivity of using a ten-pound maul to nail on your roof shingles, and think, "yes, I have done well"? So much wasted potential in anthropomorphising creatures to reflect upon human qualities and actions, especially when using a creature with such an expressive physiology and a mystique to them as owls. Just one last comment, for now: an example that illustrates how he could have done so much better by using traits of the species. Instead of posing diplomacy as the base state of the organization of a civilized group of owls, and the man-behind-the-curtain 'owl owl' as leading them into a negative advancement, why not use the trait of them being raptors, and have their natural organization be a domination-based dictatorship, as one would expect from a bunch of murder-birds? That way he could have the established diplomacy, at threat of falling, be posed as them overcoming their destructive, bestial, ways, and thus driving out the 'owl owl' is not preventing new developments, but overcoming a destructive old that is uncompatable with civilized society? Dunno, food for thought for a dead man. Badly written book is badly written. We'll never know why he wrote it the way that he did, but we know how and why to not fall into the same pitfalls. Just a curiosity, have you taken a look at the other couple of books that he wrote in what is apparently a trilogy? I found the book's wikipedia article, by the way. Turns out it has an alternative title, "The Ancient Kingdom of Silence", and that is what the wikipedia article is under. The other two books in the trilogy were not fortunate enough to receive an article themselves.

[@CloudCuckooCountry]

In Australia, we only have Primary and High schools. No middle-school, junior-high, or anything. Primary covers grades 0-6 and high covers grades 7-12, though it can vary exactly from state to state. I found quite a few neat gems in the $1 bins at my high school library. The one I keep touting is, of course, Dragoncharm, but you'd be surprised how many decently entertaining reads you can find in bargain bins. I don't know that I could say The Ancient Solitary Reign was the worst _overall_ but it was the worst that I read to completion. I wasn't able to track down a copy of The Lost Domain (Book #2 in the series), however from what I read of it online, it appears to be the same story again, but from the perspective of a different character. It seems strange to me that there would be another novel after The Ancient Solitary Reign, as Book #1 followed Hunter from birth to death and appeared to be a complete chronicle of his entire life. It might be a situation similar to Dragoncharm in the sense that the first novel was written to stand on its own as a complete story, but then the idea for additional installments came later on. It's possible that The Ancient Solitary Reign being made into a series was part of the initial contract between author and publisher. I've heard (particularly when it comes to fantasy novels) that publishers draw up contracts not simply to publish one novel, but that commission several other novels in advance from authors whom they agree to work with. As for me: I'm not inclined to revisit Martin Hocke's work ever again. I wanted to make a video on this novel and how offensive it was ever since I began talking about literature on this channel in 2013, but now I'm satisfied enough to put Martin Hocke behind me for good. If The Lost Domain is to be dragged kicking and screaming into the limelight, it certainly won't be by me.

[@reservoir_flow]

That opening warning card is a gem

[@NoriMori1992]

16:02 Both "Ivy Perch" and "Honeysuckle Rose" sound like perfect owl stripper names. I guess we've found Martin Hocke's one talent.

[@Barakon]

You’re what happened to Medic if he decided to become a book review/ author instead of a doctor.

[@Bnau94]

Thanks to Shammy for sending me here

[@salinval]

It almost makes sense that the owls would have a democracy. A group of owls is a parliament, after all. ... No, I'm giving the author too much credit. That's likely more of a coincidence than a shoe-horned concept like every other "detail" in that book. That was simply so impressively bad it makes my notes and improv for DnD look masterful.

[@thesilentexo7539]

"…and could not mate with owls of the other sex." So, did Hunter also imply that gay owls can't mate with females? If we're meant to take it as they choose not to, why not use "would not" instead of "could not?"

[@iamaunicorn1232]

Nope. Clearly the author thinks that if you are gay even doing the most basic form of mating becomes impossible.

[@whalleyreviews]

As I'm watching this, I can almost hear both Shammy and Antony's souls being crushed and destroyed. Animal books can be very weird. -_-'

[@bulletpointpen5833]

I just find it funny that the url has a emoticon of a man with a monocle Q_O "I say, sir! That is highly inappropriate!"

[@catherinecao4810]

I read Black Beauty as a kid, and it really struck a cord with me. It felt like a horse version of the Plague Dogs, just a bit less dark but just as disturbing.

[@ItzHawkFox]

Hocke was like 51 years old when he wrote this. What the hell. Also, you should cover guardians of gahoole or warriors.

[@adiscerningdunmer9311]

I kind of want that image of you holding that burning book in your hands and cackling as a desktop wallpaper.

[@CloudCuckooCountry]

That's not me. That's my friend Antony C who agreed to provide some cutaway gags.

[@adiscerningdunmer9311]

Ah, my mistake. The desire still stands, though.

[@doctorsnakeeater1997]

@@CloudCuckooCountry Why does he look like a younger Grand Moff Tarkin going through a midlife crisis? Not an insult, he's genuinely quite handsome I feel.

[@doctorsnakeeater1997]

That line about Humanoid having the urge for a human female makes me wonder if the author happened to see an owl trying to convey the desire to mate to a human woman by dancing and hooting to her, and he thought 'Yeah, that'll go great in a book.'

[@popalupa4844]

"insultingly mundane and sterile children's affairs" > Shows Zootopia Excuse me, what?

[@CloudCuckooCountry]

I believe you can refer to that as a "deliberately provocative gesture".

[@popalupa4844]

Oh, I guess I'm just a moron.

[@NoriMori1992]

@@CloudCuckooCountry Was it sincere though?

[@phyvo]

It's fascinating how, even for a book this bad, you gave concrete examples of how to improve the writing. I'm not really a writer, so it's not like this is something I should be able to do, but I had the distinct feeling that I couldn't cut through the sludge and garbage that you did. It gave me extra respect for the struggle of all writers to produce something enjoyable.

[@hilaryfijolek4608]

"It reads like a Rick Santorum rant about how homosexuality leads to bestiality, except from the point of view of the animals!!!" Absolutely. Priceless.

[@Caatiua]

I´m coming here straight from Shammy´s people-to-follow recommendation video, and I am so enjoying your breakdown:D

[@camilabertolini5050]

"I'm not into owl girls." "Oh no, you're not gay, are you?" "Of course not! I'm just into humans." "Oh, thank- wait, what the FU-"

[@mikeb8441]

Does he know that Owls (among every animal that isn't humans) have mating seasons? I can't tell based on the way he seems to mention the urge so much.

[@josephsweijd3168]

Shammy's comment about never forgiving you was completely in character.

[@dashiellgillingham4579]

Your eyebrows are glorious.

[@Anthaghoull]

I am an aspiring writer... and your book burning series must be, without parallel, the best advice I ever received. Also... it's so funny I almost choked. Thanks, Cuckoo

[@agilagilsen8714]

The dying owl is very nice to the other owl that is going to live after he attempted to rape her. But you know, whatever.

[@praxis5788]

1:31 You mentioned the guardians of Gahoole series earlier, what are your thoughts on it? Also, woo, Silverwing! Loved that series as a kid. Starts in the same vein as Watership Down, but then throws in supernatural elements and turns into a ridiculous fantasy epic by the second book

[@CloudCuckooCountry]

Didn't read Guardians of Ga'Hoole beyond the first book. The writing style completely killed it for me and I didn't feel like continuing.

[@langlyvirginia4568]

Exofox nice profile pic cmdr

[@AroAceGamer]

CloudCuckooCountry They are still a better story than this spewel of nonsense...

[@beargrill42]

That opening without any context is really funny

[@esistdonnichtdom]

Thanks Shammy for redirecting me to Cloud. It's not enough that I have to watch video-games act as a virtual train wreck, I now get to witness literature do the same thing, but now I get to have things like THE URGE imprinted into my brain until the end of time.

[@peral9728]

Man... This gave me Warriors series nostalgia... I *loved* those books. I read all of them and there were like 14.

[@dobo9150]

Thank you for helping me to appreciate just how awful some folks' published attempts at symbolic therapy can be.

[@freazeezy]

Look what you've done Cloud. You've driven Antony to drink! And not to mention what will happen to his premiums if his insurers saw this. Alternative title for this vid: How owl sex broke a man and burned his house down

[@ConcreteShaman]

10/10 weird owl fanfic

[@ShadowmarkReturns]

I've had a few stories knocking around in my head, I've wanted to write them for a while. Never got started, but these videos are helping me with sentence structure, as well as plenty of other things. It's making me want to actually get to writing it. In other news, you are a good birb.

[@patras458]

Now I got the weird "urge" to read this book. Sadly or luckily it's not on bookdepository.

[@TytoT-pj9lz]

Better art? The art you have right now is fantastic, You don't have to change a thing!

[@CloudCuckooCountry]

Thanks. All the art in the Book Burnings is drawn by me, but I would rather have it done by a professional artist. A personal friend of mine, Dragonfoxgirl, did the animated splash card for the review videos on this channel and I'd like to get her to replace my current set of poses that I use in these more analytical/editorial videos.

[@TytoT-pj9lz]

CloudCuckooCountry Good luck getting their help with the art, but I'll always like yours the best!

[@ReverendLeRoux]

Shammy corpsing at the 'Allegation of gay owl jail rape' scene is fucking hilarious.

[@jessecmason2352]

Amazing reading Shammy, just truly beautiful.

[@leon2550]

g a y o w l s what even am i witnessing

[@tycobuttflex4079]

1:14 just like harambe

[@CloudCuckooCountry]

> animal xenofiction memes Perfect

[@doctorsmiles4530]

I remember when this video originally came out. I really like literary analysis like this but I haven't found anything else thus far. Hope you're doing well

[@CloudCuckooCountry]

I'm doing well thanks. I'm glad you like this video. I've continued to make more literary analysis, although these days I tend to be a bit more positive rather than talking about bad books

[@YayapLives]

you can find fanfiction far better than this even

[@artemiswyrm4249]

I like how this video became a ride down the heart of darkness with a laugh track.

[@alizekar8379]

Shammy sent me I fucking love you.

[@Scors4]

Is it bad I come see these for the mental breakdowns? I stay for the review and writing critique, though.

[@MintyRoot]

Anybody can check on Antony C to see if he's okay?

[@thornangel16]

I have immense pity for poor Antony. And immense laughter at the ending bit.

[@joe2501echo]

I have a feeling that if someone were crazy enough to edit down the entire book, it would look less like a novel and more like a short story.

[@gmacwizard8890]

5:20 that's the wrong play

[@V0idedOut-E33]

by the third clip I wonder why Antony hasn't just used this book for toilet paper and/or kindling yet..

[@skyleviathan9669]

I think the biggest attrocity is that you use the dark on light mode for discord.

[@NaiTaiDai]

Been waiting for Part 2 for months. Worth it.

[@CloudCuckooCountry]

It's only been just over 1 month. #winning

[@cheesychipmunk8382]

You need so many more subs, this is great stuff

[@DeathAlchemist]

Well I didn't expect this second part to end the way it did. I can't wait for that "more intellectual" video.

[@alexmodnueldo8493]

Here wondering why shammy's video isn't present and hoping this will quench my thirst

[@TheArkhamjester]

You had me watching with how you made a book discussion entertaining (there are precious few good book tubers) But you had my subscription when you slipped in Conkers bad fur day music in response to owl fucking.

[@TrickyFox93]

That escalated quickly XD

[@HawksHail]

That ending is something.... 10/10

[@rejask448]

Professionalism is funny-when you're not, it's painfully obvious-it hurts like hell.

[@ceruleansunrise8261]

Ave Maria was such an inspired choice bravo

[@tycobuttflex4079]

What part did Shammy voice?

[@jacksonlasley6621]

19:15-19:31 is just the best

[@ionianorion9349]

When you were reading those parts and showing your reaction afterwards,you really seemed like you just wanted to drink enough to the point you forget about this book

[@ionianorion9349]

And possibly everything else

[@lerouxpurple7766]

This was wonderful! Makes me genuinely curious about finding this book.

[@LadyLunarSatine]

Good sir, this was an amazing thing to take in.

[@drakep.5857]

A book about the nature of owl sex. Why.

[@somerandom5535]

I like the redesign in a later video. I understand why you did it.

[@XpertSin]

yes!! I need more book burning in my life

[@camolotthe42]

*watches you mention Redwall* Whoa there, partner. Tread lightly now. You're playing chicken with my childhood.

[@0hate9]

I think the "irony of fate" is referring to the fact that Hunter nearly raped Alba, and that if Humanoid is gay, Hunter thinks he will be raped.

[@direbear1454]

owl fucking.wav

[@theoreticallydrew]

I really enjoy reading the Redwall series and I have no idea why. It’s just really good in my opinion

[@otterlystrange2963]

I read the first three and then stopped. I had my fill of mice after that.

[@somniloguy12]

Your videos are a real treat!

[@CloudCuckooCountry]

Thank you very much!

[@raulendymion9917]

why are these themes not handled better! Idk how one would go about this. but I can't help but feel the same exasperation you probably felt reading this, jesus..

[@EkkieEkk]

Found you through shammy, this is some good shit.

[@9nidow756]

Live action bits are great, made me lul