Book Haul: May 2021

[@joeyhorn4100]

Just finished the first Red Rising trilogy. Thank you for talking that series up so much. It is now my favorite sci-fi series.

[@colinseguin9651]

Just started the other day. 150 pages in and it’s so brutally good I love it

[@coleton7048]

It's epic as fuck.

[@billellis2507]

Dude me too like two weeks ago or so it is so great

[@coleton7048]

@@colinseguin9651 To be honest when people talk about how epic and awesome the series is they're talking about from book 2 onward. You won't really understand the hype until Golden Son.

[@colinseguin9651]

@@coleton7048 Yea that’s what I got from Mike’s video on it. I absolutely can’t wait because the first book has me so hooked so for it to get even better book 2 and on is going to astound me.

[@attentivegingy48]

Finally a book tuber that reads more than just YA contemporary. Enjoying the vids!

[@analuisarex]

I Just wanted to say that I found your channel a couple of weeks ago and I'm completely addicted. I really enjoy your videos. I find your opinions honest and very human. You have a been a really good company during these hard times. :) I love that edition of Shogun. I Personally read a 1976 edition that has been read by my grandfather, my father and both my siblings and I had to be very careful not to break it apart but I loved the book! Enjoy your reading!

[@KalleVilenius]

If you end up enjoying Vinland Saga, the author (Makoto Yukimura) also has a shorter hard sci-fi series called Planetes. That's finished at least.

[@neondemon5137]

The anime is so good, highly recommend.

[@turtleanton6539]

Don't forget about vagabond

[@KalleVilenius]

@@turtleanton6539 Vagabond, while very, very, very good, is unfinished and likely to remain that way.

[@Yungshamgod]

Look into the manga named Vagabond. Beautiful artwork and amazing story.

[@Yungshamgod]

Lol just got to the part where u said u didn’t need any more recommendations

[@JerodimusPrime]

Vagabond is one of the most beautifully drawn mangas I've ever see. It's literally art.

[@turtleanton6539]

This

[@doza8222]

Can’t wait to the next review for the golden age arc of berserk

[@cmmosher8035]

Is the arc the anime is based on?

[@brandons2640]

@@cmmosher8035 theres 3 different animes, they all touch on golden age arc. also the oldest anime version (the best one) ends after golden age arc. the others dont do the story any justice and has crappy CGI.

[@cmmosher8035]

@@brandons2640 ha... Ya... I meant the older hand drawn anime. I put the cgi adaptations out of my mind. I never read the manga because the size put me off.

[@brandons2640]

@@cmmosher8035 the story kind of flies by in the manga, theres very little filler in it so the plot is always progressing in some way. id recommend giving the manga a try sometime. the artwork is arguably the best in manga and only gets better the more you read, also the story overall just hits harder it seems, it feels like im watching a movie when i read it lol easy to binge read

[@doza8222]

@@cmmosher8035 yeah the 1997 anime but there is a whole lot of content cut out of it.

[@farhad_s]

That's a fantastic haul. I'm probably missing out on a few but loved Misery, Gormenghast, Beowulf, and that Shogun is a must own.

[@andreamiller3578]

That is one of the best Beowulf translations. It really is a fairly fast read. I think you will enjoy it.

[@iWizard]

Revelation Space is one of the best, most satisfying SF books I've ever read. The next two books Redemption Ark and Chasm City are also great. Absolution Gap is good but not as good. I would love to see you review Alastair Reynolds.

[@mikesbookreviews]

I remember you speaking highly of them on Zoom before.

[@Freakgirl1985]

Wow. The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon was my first Stephen King and I loved it. Got me into reading horror novels. That edition you got is absolutely stunning!

[@Patrick.__]

Blade of the Immortal is a fun read, plus it's a completed series.

[@ccam504]

Great podcast, love seeing all your book hauls. I have a grandson on the sprectrum that just finished Gardens of the Moon and now on to Malazan. He also likes the Larger size paperbacks but not easy to find which he has to order them. We now have great book conversations about what you and your readers like! I watched Lock & Key, but thanks for the tip to read the books instead. 👍

[@davidveskadiaga3004]

Shogun is excellent, the other books in his Asian saga are also very good. I just bought A Memory Called Empire and A Desolation Called Peace by Arkady Martine, Red Moon by K.S. Robinson and Synners by Pat Cadigan. I loved the A. Martine books, great SF.

[@turtleanton6539]

Yes goue tanabe is great I got that exact book. There are mountain of madness ones to in English and more in other languages

[@dpeady78]

Nice that you got the new Chuck Wendig, I loved his last book Wanderers

[@TheDanishahmad]

Yeah Vinland Saga will be the best to go to after berserk.

[@Yungshamgod]

Vagabond!

[@TheDanishahmad]

@@Yungshamgod one of my favs..😍😍

[@TronaldDumpYourFired]

Enjoy those books

[@JasonFalter]

The entire Shogun series is awesome. Protip: Read Shogun and then watch the 1980 Shogun movie. They don't do subtitles for everything and you will notice that you picked up some Japanese just by reading the book.

[@JamesI88]

Awesome edition of shogun, and such a great book.

[@mvinson8706]

I absolutely loooooovvvveeee Locke and Key!!!!! Great story great art! I’m so envious of the collection sent to you! (Another michelle lol) Shadow of the gods has been on my radar for months! May have to bump it up my tbr. I’ve been binging horror lately, Great video! Love the content!

[@Coley_-_]

I love American Psycho book and movie. I love the way the author writes. Its funny and kept me interested. I listened to the audio book.

[@Dragondarkness30]

I work with special needs children I think it's Great that you mentioned it. These children are more than amazing.

[@awizardintraining]

I second Locke & Key. It's my favorite thing Joe Hill has done so far. Horns comes in second

[@wjamimah7772]

Chuck Wendigs sci-fi apocalypse book that came out in 2019, Wanderers was one of my two favorite books I read last year in 2020. Id highly recommend. I preordered his next one too.

[@alexanderboukal5332]

I read "On the day that you were born" when I was younger. It isn't specifically targeted toward disabled persons. It's just a book that really celebrates the beauty of birth and life.

[@cmmosher8035]

Magician was one of those novels that was originally meant to be one book but if was large enough it got split into Apprentice and Master. I remember really enjoying it when I was in my late teens on the 90s. I picked up the 12 Kings and read it this March. I actually really enjoyed it. I have picked up the rest of the paperbacks. Apparently, the last book is out this summer so its nice to have a completed series.

[@evermoremystic17]

The Ben Barnes comments and the mug was hilarious! He seems a very talented actor, to boot! 😉The folio society books look absolutely beautiful. Interested to read Locke and Key, thanks for the recommendation, Mike! 🙂

[@chibimeee]

awww, my sister is a special need teacher, and that book just reminds me of her kids at school. i love to buy them books and toys to use in her class. it pays to see them having fun with it :')

[@lancer9916]

I get to learn a lot of trivia from your book haul videos.

[@nicole73551]

Wow! Some great titles, some laughs and some splashing lovely editions! Cheers to the gift givers! Reading these will be great as it is, and being gifts all the more pleasurable. I look forward to your reviews when you get to them.

[@moirad3504]

Beowulf is a really fast read and the Heaney is shorter than it looks because it also has the old english in it.

[@AverageJoesLibrary]

definitely want that shogun, I almost ordered it last week because it was slightly reduced price.

[@NmDPlm31]

Mike, after you finally get back to Beowulf do yourself a favor and read John Gardner’s book “Grendel.” It is the story of Beowulf but told from the perspective of the monster, Grendel. And it is fantastic.

[@corinnereneesbookreviews9896]

Well, with Beowulf and that big black leather book, maybe you could read one chapter a day. Someone I knew read War and Peace that way. I guess she got overwhelmed so her daughter suggested that idea.

[@hugovillarreal1663]

Vinland saga is a straight 10, you will definitely love it

[@corywinterberg8764]

If you enjoy your vacation you should read A Salty Peace of Land by Jimmy Buffet

[@Musicteachersheff]

Ben Barnes Made that show! Perfect Darkling! “Fine…Make Me Your Villain” Me too! Totally mentally dating him. And man he can sing too!

[@skyanaugustus3513]

You're reading Vinland Saga and Berserk? YES! Enjoy the experience!!!

[@UsagiKuroChan]

Finaly a series we've both read 🤩 lock & key :D i have the standard paperback bind ups :)

[@Tinahgirl83]

My fiancé LOVES Vinland Saga. I hope you enjoy it!

[@thepapertraveler1122]

I’m really looking forward to reading The Book of Accidents-Chuck Wendig. I read Wanderers last year and it’s one I really enjoyed and look forward to reading more from him. His writing reminded me of Stephen King. Nice haul and love those special editions!

[@Lokster71]

Seamus Heaney's version is excellent. There are so many different translations. I own three. Heaney, Tolkien and a new translation by Maria Dahvana Headley. I'm planning to read (and re-read) all of them come Autumn/Winter because it always feels like a story to tell on cold, winter nights.

[@Michael_L_Morrison]

The Locke & Key comic was fantastic!

[@turtleanton6539]

Don't forget to read vagabond a samurai story about the famous swordsman miysmoto musashi

[@lindaschwab8873]

Shogun is amazing. I read it years ago and I’m going to start listening to it on audio soon. Hope you enjoy it. Hail Mary started slow but it was pretty good.

[@DonGass]

You had it backwards - Magician was one book when it originally came out. Much later they split it into two volumes.

[@Lady_S]

Shogan is an amazing book and one of the books omI used to reread regularly. I'm so excited for you to read it!

[@vaportrail85]

Love the new coffee cup. Also that shirt is dope!

[@wjamimah7772]

Omg I love Locke and Key. So primo. I love that shit so hard.

[@conorsowersby1274]

Does anyone else love when Mike says, “Oviously”? Lmao. Mike you’re the man bro, best KZbinr and always great content!

[@marcovenosta9950]

I'll be reading Shogun soon! I'm really excited

[@farhad_s]

Hahaha I've been meaning to ask about the mug for the entire video

[@Rogue_VI]

RE: Riftwar... There are 30 books in that universe, but they are broken up into smaller series, mostly trilogies. I would recommend reading the first 13 books for sure. After that, the quality does drop a little. Riftwar, Empire, Krondor's Sons, and Serpentwar are all pretty stellar. The Empire trilogy is a companion story to Riftwar, taking place at the same time but told from the other side of the conflict. I enjoyed it, but one of my friends refused to read it because it makes the enemy from Riftwar a bit more sympathetic.

[@anderskoskinen1306]

I'll be curious to see what you think of "To Sleep In a Sea of Stars". I loved The Inheritance Cycle and was super excited for a new Paolini book, but I found it too long, and pretty boring with a stupid, immersion shattering ending.

[@grnberet9401]

Glad you got the book!

[@cynthiaholmes5124]

I just requested the shadow of the gods can't wait to read it almost done with dune jade legacy comes out in November 😉🤗🙂

[@MetalGildarts]

Oh nice! I really liked Jade City and Jade War.

[@cynthiaholmes5124]

@@MetalGildarts it comes out on November 30 I started reading the series last year I absolutely love it 🥰😍😊

[@MetalGildarts]

@Cynthia Holmes I already love Asian stuff, but I was so impressed with the world building

[@calista3371]

OMGOMGOMG! I love Shogun. It is one of my all time favorite books. It is amazing. I'm reading Gai-jin at the moment, the 3rd book in the series. It is an unbelievable series. I hope you can read it soon. It is more than 1,000 pages and worth it.

[@surajsingrajput7512]

You should probably start Percy Jackson series and start resing Rick Riordan

[@sharkt96]

Just started to get back into reading. And I bought Shogun as well. It's a beautiful edition

[@austinmoore1113]

Shogun is insanely awesome.

[@wjamimah7772]

My plan is to finally get to WoT after Malazan, around this time next year. I was going to do WoT this year but you talked me into Malazan now and wait on WoT, I know a couple peeps are doing both at once, not me! I don’t want a total burn out and feel like I’m only reading these two series all year.

[@jgamez215]

As someone who absolutely loves Locke & Key thank you for what you said about the Netflix series. I wanted to love it but it was way too teeny bopper for me. And given how (IMO) well they did Umbrella Academy shortly before I was actually hopeful. What a mistake on my part lmao.

[@AmeiWasHere]

So many great books!

[@RedFuryBooks]

That edition of Shogun is near the top of my TBR. I love epic scale historical fiction.

[@erickramirez6772]

You are about to get so much testosterone by reading Vinland and berserk back to back. Best stories ever told.

[@NmDPlm31]

Actually just read Carrie and ‘Salem’s Lot for the first time given your passion for King. Carrie I found to be okay but damn, ‘Salem’s Lot was fantastic. It holds up really really well. It would rank in the top 3 of King’s books for me that I’ve read, up there with The Stand and IT.

[@samchau3476]

Yes Mike! You're going to love Vinland Saga and of course Berserk just gets better from The Golden Age arc, I can't wait to hear your thoughts on that one. Another recommendation I'd like to make is Monster by Naoki Urasawa. It's an absolute masterpiece full of mystery, eerie themes and very interesting commentary on human nature, you could also give the anime a shot which was very well done. Manga is definitely quicker to read though. Monster has one of the most intriguing antagonists I've come across and I believe you might enjoy this work a lot.

[@Vojtechsroub]

Silverthorn is awesome, one of my favourite "fast adventure" books...whole Riftwar saga is great, but then Daughter of empire trilogy is one of the best reads ever. You are in for a threat

[@brianhall5259]

The Poop Collectors Editions set that guy sent you had me rolling Mike lol. I'm going to check out THE RIYRIA REVELATIONS soon. Thanks for the Rec... Reading The Rage of Dragons by Evan Winter now. Have you read that one?

[@donaldcreech7782]

I would love to hear your thoughts on Riftwar.

[@emilydecook4282]

Thank you for picking up vinland saga

[@roygbiv7370]

Hey Mike, have you ever read the Dragonlance books?

[@malloryhiggins4020]

Chuck tingle!!!! If you’ve even had a curiosity about gay dinosaur book porn in outer space, then he’s your guy😁

[@josefineli4604]

@mallory higgins I mean who hasn’t? Glad someone knew the world was missing out on it!

[@Morfeusm]

Just finished Saga yesterday…. So there not be a sequel? 🥺 It ended on kind of important stuff

[@Severian1]

Ended on very painful important stuff. That ending still crushes me when I think about it. They're supposed to get out of hiatus this year.

[@Dylankiwi1]

for comics its less a sequel but just a continuation... the series is just on hiatus. It will be back from hiatus eventually .

[@julieserres9713]

I read sci-fi and some urban fantasy... I'm looking to broaden my horizons and want to read a fantasy series. Does anyone have any suggestions for a newbie fantasy reader, something that isn't too intense or too "heavy"??

[@japre8]

Berserk and VS. My 2 personal favorite Manga!

[@chimmey7741]

💩😂😂😂😂😂💩 He who shall not be named.. Mr Dump.. 😂😂

[@plungeybabie]

Magician is one book, split into two parts for USA.

[@loriannwhite8384]

Hi Mike, did you finish reading The Grisha Trilogy? I stopped after book 1.

[@mikesbookreviews]

Haven’t read book 3 yet.

[@theoa126]

17:30 say no more fam, I got you.

[@mikesbookreviews]

You are the best!

[@anamarkovic3393]

Vinland Saga is amazing 🤩🤩

[@hordolur]

Another great video, thanks Mike, you rock

[@ReallyGoodandKind]

The Jade books are great

[@beanie0026]

Nice Shirt! I share birthday With Mr. Edgar Allen Poe.

[@Pekara121]

YOOOOO Vinland Saga slaps. Lets goooo

[@Ulalamulala]

So happy to see you're checking out Vinland Saga too now, this is my favourite manga! The other manga I wish you would read now is Hunter x Hunter (it's a pretty dark story with a hard magic system like Sanderson books and it makes for really exciting fights)

[@davidlarramore1990]

I care nothing about reading Shogun, but damn, that is a beautiful book.

[@allenredwing9446]

Mike, great channel!

[@chrisholmstrom8652]

Mike, Mr King has an interview on CBS Sunday Morning.

[@oracularmass9713]

You should carry on reading the demon cycle as there is a new series on it about their children

[@serafinu]

Mr dump is legend

[@AdamThayer]

Hey Mike, I'm about to ruin your TBR and apologize in advance. Have you ever looked into the Delphi Classics collections on Kindle? They're dirt cheap, and have the complete works of some major "classic" authors (a few I think you would be excited for include Lovecraft and Stoker). I just checked, and the complete Lovecraft is $2. (This is the reason my Kindle is so full....)

[@joseph_b319]

@7:40 you just broke the first rule.

[@rupertcrump1312]

Enjoy Gormanghast when you get to it Mike, hopefully you arent too much wtf am i reading lol

[@willforlife_]

Hahahahhahahahah amazing you got trolled that pounded ass book ahhahahah amazing

[@AJPzaworld]

Can’t believe someone sent you Chuck Tingle, lul. Man, I remember when the EFAP lads were doing a reading of his stuff, and I tell ya’, he gets graphic. Also, yeah, that Locke and Key show is atrocious. Such an insult to the comic.

[@TreySaunders88]

Was my other comment deleted?

[@cabrademora1]

:)

[@alexanderrobles8712]

MaNgA aReNt ReAl BoOkS 🥴 I can’t stand people who say these things.

[@turtleanton6539]

Read more berserk