books i've never talked about (but i did read them!)

[@Lokster71]

My experience of self-help books is that once you've read one, you've read them all. They just dress them up differently. They're like chess sets. The same pieces, the same moves but sometimes you've got a Doctor Who-themed one and sometimes you've got a traditional looking one.

[@woebegone6733]

@Najawin I think he was talking about doctor who chess sets

[@sammorgan9526]

Leonie calling Brandon Sanderson “Brandy Sandy” made my day 😂😂

[@lostinfantasy]

Idk why but to me calling him Brando Sando sounds cool xD

[@genmea]

@@lostinfantasy calling him Brando Sando is just so natural to me. 😂

[@lostinfantasy]

@@genmea same ^^

[@CocoRegardless]

There are three types of Sanderson readers: the ones who call him Brando Sando, the ones who call him Brandy Sandy or the normal ones. I'm the second type.

[@the_reading_apprentice]

@@CocoRegardless there's a fourth type 😂 I call him Branderson

[@LittleMushroomGuy]

"Not like other self help books" is a perfect title lmao Also I had a small stroke when I for the first time saw a bookshelf filled with those selfhelp books with censored swear words in the title. Some internal mechanism triggered my fight or flight reaction

[@marietaghazaryan9138]

Every time I decide to read self help I’m just put off by how arrogant the authors come off.

[@jb66544]

The only thing I can say about Brando Sando is his writing is so many leagues better now. Particularly his character work. Try skyward or if you’re up for a long book The way of kings.

[@Elentirion]

As others have already pointed out, Sanderson does a LOT more with characters' psychology/internal feelings in his Stormlight series, so if that is something you really want to see in a fantasy series I'd highly recommend Stormlight Archive. Tangentially related to that: The Wheel of Time also does a lot with characters' internal struggles.

[@sheyslibrary]

So I’m currently studying the Ancient Greek language and I can vouch that Circe was originally written as Κίρκη and is pronounced keer-keh ! But you can blame Latin for eventually insisting we pronounce and write it Circe

[@michaelsommers2356]

I believe the final eta should be long. Also, in Latin the 'c's would also be pronounced as 'k'.

[@Erika-pq7ip]

Yass love you for saying this 🤣💖

[@Erika-pq7ip]

@@michaelsommers2356 well technically the eta(η) and omega (ω) were longer to pronounce in ancient greek but because we put emphasis on ι in Κίρκη, I think that's why she pronounced it like that. Obviously this is just a more romanized version. If you know Greek you won't have a hard time with pronouncing😁

[@victoriah4648]

Ayyyyy yo, I'm Greek, just adding my two cents: it's Keer-kee, emphasis on the first syllable. The letter η is an ee sound, like in "tree". (Note: I read the "k-eh" part of your comment as as an ε, "Am-eh-rica", like Leonie pronounced it, you may have meant it as a short ee sound)

[@gaiaparisi9611]

Do you wanna know a dumb twist? I'm Italian and I study classics. Here we pronounce it Cheer-Che (final e as in epsilon)

[@leoniesliberi]

Now that you‘ve talked about Circe (which I have not read yet, but now with your blessign definitely want to 😊) I‘m left wondering whether or not you‘ve read A Song of Achilles. Cause that is just as hyped, but in my opinion deservedly so. I loved it.

[@louisatusk2739]

I loved Circe, if you love greek mythology then you will absolutely love it 😍 I finished it in like 3 days and was so entertained by reading other myths on Circe’s point of view.

[@UmbraKrameri]

I feel like Brandon Sanderson improved a lot in that regard even within the Mistborn series. The first book was mainly action, but in the second and third books the characters have much more breathing space and they reflect on their emotions much more.

[@pilvinentaivas]

I actually drank water during the self care point! Yey c: Thank you for reminding

[@Taja_]

You think Brandon doesnt enter in the characters heads? Just wait until you read the Stormlight Archive... He goes so in depth and explores depression, ptsd, and MUCH more. And its also consideres his best work, so maybe try reading The Way of Kings? I would love to see your review

[@Rosekettles]

100% agree with this. I read Mistborn trilogy and liked elements but overall was disappointed and assumed Brandon Sanderson was just over hyped. The Way of Kings is a much better, more nuanced book than Mistborn and is a more accurate example of his great writing and characters. It's not perfect but it's miles better and I'm excited to read the next books in the series :)

[@lostinfantasy]

I agree with your points that Stormlight is better in that regard comparing to Misborn, I myself prefer Stormlight. However, based on the types of books Leoni reads on her channel, I'm not sure The Way of Kings is the book that she will for 100% like. Maybe Warbreaker or Skyward would be something more of her taste. But ofc if she decides to read Stormlight I would be happy to hear her review. I'm just not very sure that Stormlight is the kind of series that she would love, but ofc that's just my opinion and I would be happy if I'm wrong.

[@Taja_]

@@lostinfantasy Warbreaker is fantastic, and Skyward sounds right up her alley. I mentioned Stormlight because its his "flagship", and trying the 1st book is a good ideia for any fantasy enthusiast out there

[@Sir67-2]

@@Rosekettles aaaaaaaa i thought i was the only one that dissapointed by the ending of the book, like that was nonsense, altho i really like the story but the end tho😭😭😭, as musch as i want to try stormlight archieve, im still dying waiting for door of stone to come out like what the fuck is wrong with the author, its been a decade :(

[@Rosekettles]

@@Sir67-2 The ending wasn't terrible but I do agree it seemed to go 1-100 from no where. My main gripes was the main character being a terribly written 'strong female lead' who felt very obviously written by a male author. She wasn't terrible but there were parts of the book I was cringing at and she never felt like she developed or changed like the other characters did. I've only read Way of Kings but I already like it way better then all 3 Mistborn books. You should definitely give it a go, especially if you're waiting on Rothfuss to finish. Though didn't he recently do a Q&A regarding the book and seemed a lot more optimistic and open with regards to the book? The way he talked about it It makes me feel like it's almost complete!

[@LittleMushroomGuy]

Circe seems really interesting tbh, gonna pick that up for sure

[@mayakane9978]

I ADORE CIRCE I'M SO HAPPY

[@mazet5933]

u really should

[@sheyslibrary]

Circe is amazing especially if you’ve read / know the story of the Odyssey!

[@nerdine1987]

YES, please read it, it's sooo good!

[@ajdjowjeke]

the reply in this comment makes me more excited for my circe hc to come🥰🥰

[@wingcastlereads5657]

I got a shock the first time I saw circe in the bookstores here in denmark. Same cover but the title was spelled 'kirke' which is coincedentally also the word for 'church'. There was much confusion... 😁

[@alicet5123]

Brandon Sanderson has massively improved on characters since mistborn. Kaladin from SLA is such a good example.

[@rtm_xeres4192]

If you ever wanna retry Brandon Sanderson i think going with Skyward could be a good choice It's a sci fi YA book about a spaceship fighting school Fast paced, action packed but most importantly you can see how much he's improved on his character work, and the problem about the characters not reacting to major events is gone You defintely get the feels in this one

[@arkofbooks4071]

Thank you for saying that I just ordered Skyward but wasn't sure it'd be good 😅

[@larzinthelibrary2530]

I think that Brandon Sanderson's writing definitely evolved and progressed with some of his later books. I also had mixed feelings about Mistborn and was nervous to try his other stuff, but it kept getting recommended to me and I ended up trying Skyward. It was one of the best books I read last year! Very good at showing character growth and relationships.

[@Giannis_j04]

brandy sandy has improved his character work by a lot. In his later books (especially Stormlight Archive) the characters were very well written and extremely interesting.

[@meropa]

Maybe you'll enjoy Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson? Or Skyward. I loved both of them.

[@czarinacaberto6841]

I LOVE ALL THE SCI FI MOVIES U MENTIONED OMG literally my faves. I'm just so excited bcos no one could ever relate to me on that, so I'm so glad I found u LMAO

[@TheBookLeo]

yes i need more people to talk about them!

[@emmastirling3450]

I think you're right about the greek pronunciation. I bought the book when I was in Italy and the guy working at the book store there pronounced it "chir-che" so it is also probably pronounced differently in italian compared to greek.

[@mikkeline_]

Hello Leonie, I recently discovered your channel and came across this video. Regarding the book Circe [ 11:57 ] , yes the right pronunciation is "Kirkee", that's how it's pronounced in my mother tongue. I guess I got used to it and it doesn't sound that awful to me :P It's not a big deal how you call her but thanks anyway for the annotation :) Fun fact, "Kirkee" has the same root with "Circus" and "circle". Kirke ruled the circle of life so yeah. In the book the author says that Circe comes from a type of hawk named "Kirkos" but it doesn't make sense as this hawk is flying in a circular line in the air, thus the name. In other words their names have the same root but for different reasons.

[@tasham3196]

I love those types of movies you mentioned. Those weird science fiction ones that make you question your whole existance and are also just a little unsettling and bizarre. Annihilation is so good and I am still thinking about it even 2 years after watching it. It messed me up so much.

[@TheBookLeo]

i wish there was a name or something to call those types of movies because i just keep saying 'movies like arrival, bladerunner etc'

[@rohangopakumar5712]

@@TheBookLeo Existential sci-fi

[@rohangopakumar5712]

*?

[@tasham3196]

@@TheBookLeo I know what you mean 😂

[@jitkawaldhauserova6494]

Brandy Sandy... I´m screaming :D I´ve also got the similar problem about the characters feelings in The Final Empire, but I promise you, it gets better as the series continues and his other books like Stormlight Archive are known and hyped for their psychological/mental health digging. I would say that Brandy Sandy quite developed in his writing in this direction over the time. The Final empire is one of his earlier books, so maybe try something more recent.

[@TheBookLeo]

ahh this actually makes me pretty excited!

[@Mintyink]

Yesssss!!!! Warcross! I really enjoyed it when I first read it, marie lu is a decent writer. Definitely suggest everyone at least try it!!!!

[@laurenalyssa4677]

Fully agree with the Mistborn trilogy but he's improved a lot after that

[@doriangreg1601]

I haven’t read mistborn yet but way of kings’ story got me so invested to the characters especially kaladin :DD I heard that the blade itself is really character focused and am planning to read it soon! Though it very is dark fantasy...

[@danielabinyamin5868]

I love your reviews!! You don’t give spoilers but you still give enough information so that I would know if the book is for me 😍 I also gave Circe 3/5 stars 😌

[@little.prince]

12:00 The actual greek pronunciation of Circe is Kír-key

[@natalieontheroad]

Ha! I just did a Yoga with Adriene video and when you started with “hop into something...” I totally thought of her! She’s the best!

[@TheBookLeo]

love her!

[@mohibullah9269]

I have been trying to approach to other genres other than fantasy so maybe ikigai is could be the one.

[@paliPhD]

Yes, Stardew Valley! It's been seriously cutting into my reading but I don't mind.

[@mariatejel4160]

Please please please re read the final empire, or Skyward if you like space ya cience fiction.

[@dilliwala_bihari]

7:04 😂 " it's a ridiculous book I had so much fun reading it" damn!!!! You are really pretty 🦋

[@uriah19s]

You are right about the greek prnounciation! In Hebrow too we say קירקה with k. It's English that massed tons of names up

[@chrisvansandt3518]

I’d love to hear you talk about Stardew Valley!!

[@chrysoula5226]

I don't know how to write pronunciations but from the way you read it and the kírkε Ι can say that in Greece we pronounce it as kírkí. Meaning the first and second vowel sounds the same. Anyways, I am rewatching this video and thought you would find this fact interesting.

[@iseriver3982]

I don't get this 'new' idea that failure isn't failure. Not just the subtle art of not giving a fuck, but self help and productivity gurus, and anyone else, all seem to have recently made a big deal about failure. They just strawman the idea that failure is totally unacceptable. It's like they think no one's heard the saying 'learning, one mistake at a time' or 'practice makes perfect'.

[@coleton7048]

You gotta read the Red Rising series! Most epic and incredible sci-fi series I've ever read.

[@Antistylestyleclub]

I really question the 'hard proces' of publishing a book at 7:10 😄

[@blackheartbooks]

Omg I thought you said I’m obsessed with starting a family and after this video I’m going to go start a family. I was so confused

[@TheBookLeo]

hahahahahahahaa

[@Mecharnie_Dobbs]

13:02

[@blackheartbooks]

@@Mecharnie_Dobbs thank you I didn’t think to put the time

[@queenmotheralicent]

12:11 It's pronounced kir-cki (κιρκη) the cki/ki/ke at the end is pronounced like the "e" in mean or keen not like the "e" in end. You were quite close though, your effort is highly appreciated by your Greek viewers! (and it sounds a lot better if you say it with a Greek accent, i promise lol)

[@sophietrinker7301]

Your Self-care Point made my day (really cute ) BTW I love your Style

[@txy9911]

After Brando finished the Wheel of time his prose and characters got waaay better. He kinda even agrees with your opinion but check out his later books (Warbreaker or his magnum opus „the stormlight Archive“)

[@millysbookshelf2101]

Loved Circe.

[@julx-sss]

omg I also looooved Warcross but the second but UGH i did not like her! bestie what happened in the second book? The first one was soo good :(

[@maebooks]

no review like a leonie review i'm excited

[@ostrichreads7715]

Hi ☺️ Is it possible to read War Cross as a stand-alone? I heard a lot about the book but always thought it was a stand-alone, I don't want to start another series 🙈

[@no490-o]

I had the literal opposite reaction to mistborn than you. I liked it from the start and then towards the end I was still liking it a bit but couldn't finish the second book bc I just got bored of it.

[@RileyEffective]

Circe can be pronounced in both ways. :) It's like Cicero, which most people in Dutch/English would pronounce "Sieseroo" instead of "Kiekeroo". The first is the Dutch/English pronunciation, the second the "original" pronunciation

[@bv5823]

dude what... ikigai is what got me out of a year-long reading slump too

[@ShakespearesCordelia]

I read the Mistborn trilogy about 10-ish years ago and the only thing I remember to this day is that I didn't like the way the third book ended. Everything else? Gone^^ Though I'm planning to re-read book 1 just to see whether I like it^^ Also Circe... I loved it and I always pronounced it the greek way in my head. The way everyone pronounces it is just the english way, and no offence, but I guess most people pronouncing it that way are probably simply not aware of the greek pronounciation?

[@laurenmullikin]

I loved the second warcross book i wish you did too:(

[@davidshead1323]

Dam you caught me out, I am very dehydrated. Also I must say your hair looks amazing.

[@RaymondStormbl3ssed]

Idk I like kirke better Sounds more extravagant

[@HMSmueller]

With Sorcery of Thorns, I think that's what happens when you had an undefined magic system. She uses magic to get out of literally any situation with no limit or consequences and I think that is one of the biggest reasons it was so dull.

[@TheBookLeo]

yes that's exactly it!

[@JayGTheAwkwardBookworm]

I’m reading sorcery of thorns now 😱

[@hindox222]

I loved circe sooo much

[@fayem4091]

Hello i am greek, just found your chanel (i am on a binge watch cycle of your videos.) I just wanted to say. *Claps* for the pronunciation of circe. It bothers me so much! Cause i read the book in English and and i kept reading the "English" way and all of my (0) friends kept saying it in the greek way. What a mess. Also please give a try to claire north. She is one of my favourites. (Plus she is British ~ American authors have oversaturated the market in my opinion)

[@pocketofpoetry99]

Okay so I love that you just shouted out a horrible book that you had fun reading, those are some of my favorite... I have to be in a certain mood for it but it's the funnest thing to just read a book and make fun of it 🤣

[@mansi3420]

I call him Brandy Sandy too 😂😂 I low key feel guilty for not liking Brandon Sanderson , I just can’t relate to his characters. I tried so hard to like skyward but I hated the protagonist so much.

[@2talldwarfs]

I have been watching Gilmor Girls lately and I wanted to say you kind of look like Rory !

[@Emma-sj6wp]

Have you read "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep"? It's the book that inspired Blade Runner.

[@tristaylor3092]

stardew! pew pew! That would be an awesome video especially if your passionate about it!

[@noname1314100]

I definitely want to hear you talking about Stardew Valley

[@saraa.bookss]

I love that the picture of the cover of warcross is in fact in Spanish😂

[@finnyxx2002]

Damn waarom wist ik niet dat je Nederlands bent!! Proud of u

[@elenichamou1791]

In greek her name is called Kirki, so yes not as good as Circe...

[@booksandanni]

I absolutely went to get some water 🤷‍♀️😀

[@garconerproduction3046]

I read some book that was published in the 60s that claimed there was a bunch of 175 year olds living in japan. turns out, in 2010 the govt. realized a bunch of families were hiding their elders deaths for decades in order to collect the pensions.

[@Stefana-U]

It was the "Brandy Sandy" for me

İt's kirke. Your is right

[@linhee0]

omg 1 min and I am already here haha

[@95missygirl]

Where did you get your trousers from? They look super comfy and cute!

[@TheBookLeo]

zara!

[@hemmm996]

Yoga with Adrienne is perfect

[@nikkilpzs]

lol thank you for the water reminder it was necessary

[@chelsey8737]

Omg a book club where you only read poorly rated books of different genres and discuss the issues/bad writing and at the end of the year you rate them on badness

[@moonfleur_]

HAHAHAHAHA I CAN RELATE WITH HOP INTO SOMETHING COMFY CAUSE I ALSO DO YWA

[@elenikaplanidoh7809]

The pronunciation in greek is "kirki" . Anyway ...love from 🇬🇷

[@jamesduggan7200]

Maybe it's me but it seems sometimes that most of the great philosophical works are poorly written, or difficult to follow, or both? Seriously though, it seems to me that for Kant's Categorical Imperative to be a universal law it must have always existed and cannot therefore be a command upon behavior, However, lots of people tell me I'm wrong. Most people just tune it out tho.

[@jamesduggan7200]

@Najawin Thank you for making the effort. However, this isn't the proper place for an exegesis. By way of response, to me his CI looks backward to how societies have acted in the past - looking for common denominators - rather than looks forward while wagging the 'ought not' finger.

[@jamesduggan7200]

@Najawin Thx for the elucidation. I enjoyed our chat.

[@vjensen56]

21 Questions for the 21st Century by Harari was really good, better than Homo Deus IMO.

[@Erika-pq7ip]

I dont understand what's negative about the book being anecdotal. Even though I dont remember much from it, I remember I had a good time reading it BECAUSE it was light hearted.😅

[@shotgunsandstakes]

Maybe it's just not her cup of tea...

[@ezra5023]

I can't believe wildcard was the final book....

[@cokelennon2517]

sapiens, homo deus and 21 lessons for 21 century, are the best book available in the amrket

[@Gomesbeatrizx]

BRANDI SANDI

[@normmansor1313]

Non-fiction is about the only thing I read. Make notes, got it!

[@michellebarnett2046]

Based on your dislike of Mistborn you'd probably MUCH prefer Way of Kings or Elantris. Mistborn is also not my favorite of his work! But the WOK series gives way more of those feelings, it's very character driven for sure.

[@Casein_nitrat3]

Yes ma'am I hydrated

[@jefersonmariano688]

And hydrate yourself guys 😁👍✌🍼🍸🍷🍵

[@monarie7856]

had a glass of water watching this in exactly the same glass as you.

[@TheBookLeo]

ikeaaaa

[@augustsbestie]

you know what im going to read the dog walker just for a good laugh lol

[@wingcastlereads5657]

"BRANDY SANDY" 😂 😂 😂

[@brooke2402]

I absolutely agree with everything you said about Sanderson. His writing and world building is unquestionably great but I could not connect with the characters as you said. Also read Final Empire and gave up on the rest... Also am too blind to read about a thousand pages long trilogies...

[@johnsaxongitno4life588]

Love this video and your channel please stay safe love from Australia fan John

[@_echointhevoid_]

the chapter names in this video are so funny lol

[@TheBookLeo]

hehe i tried my best

[@Carla-ec7ze]

i think in Greek you would actually say „kirki“ in German she‘s called Kirke or Zirze - which both sounds so bad hahah

[@Carla-ec7ze]

(* the i in „kirki“ is meant as a German i not an English i )

[@ricardomagalhaes9967]

Hello there

[@MaryAmongStories]

🖤🌻

[@litera.dreams3274]

“which sounds sort of awful” lmao 😂

[@cillexmm3208]

Kirke means church in danish 👁👄👁