Week 26 Of Book Being Sick. My 5 Favourite Books Of The Year So Far!

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[@cathyplayss]

Reading The Stand during the pandemic gave me the same vibe to when your wife had said something about reading Jaws at the beach. Very eerie.

[@shawnlee220]

I don’t think George RR Martin intends to finish his series. I genuinely believe he’s done with the whole thing. 😢😂

[@nicoleroberts6499]

Stoner is a great book. It stays with you long after you read it

[@omar._.2178]

We accept the love we think we deserve. Simple yet so deep. This book just broke me 😢

[@DWrek5]

The Stephen King punch combo at 4:30 sent me 🤣

[@BioPhoenixReviews]

i also finished The Stand earlier this year and loved it and was worth reading for 2 months.

[@MEDIOCRE_READER]

Ok. I read American psycho last year. When I was done I was disgusted and so happy to put it down. But ever since then I think about that stupid book constantly. It is amazing in ways I cannot express. It is HIGH satire. The movie does a great job too. I would recommend Reading American psycho but don't come for me if it pisses you off. 😂

[@briannak26]

Tuesdays With Morrie is so good! I can’t wait to hear your thoughts.

[@anthonym.7653]

Reading Stoner was very similar to me when I read The Remains of the Day by Ishiguro...once I finished, I immediately started to understand its subtle brilliance.

[@shellkay]

Half a year of books being sick!! Yay🎉 look forward to the next half & beyond

[@lindawine3593]

Loved Stoner. So glad you picked it as your number 1 choice! It’s such a quiet book but so thoughtful. Your videos are great. 😮

[@Mattbarentsen]

Tuesdays with Morrie is a great book! Awesome to see it here

[@kathryngarcia8800]

Get your tissues ready for Tuesdays With Morrie. Also, I loved Poisonwood Bible!

[@Rachaelizabethayden1]

I honestly believe George RR Martin will finish the series. He said in November that he will. I choose to believe it because I have to believe it. Currently reading the whole series via audio and it is just spectacular. Even if he doesn’t finish (he will) it’s worth reading. It’s the best prose I’ve ever heard/read.

[@thomasceneri867]

Hey! I don’t know if you know this or not, but Bret Easton Ellis and Donna Tartt went to Bennington together and were/are? friends. The film of American Psycho is directed by Mary Harron, who directed I Shot Andy Warhol, another good film.

[@nl3064]

Tartt dedicated Secret History to Ellis, too.

[@joshuachapman318]

Fight club is a really good book. Screw with your head good. A lot different than the movie. Honestly all his books are great

[@jackdimmock]

So glad that Perks is in your top 5 so far this year! It’s been one of my favorites ever since I read it

[@fernandovasquez4060]

Just became a patreon member! I’m so happy I found your channel, you’re super fun to watch!!

[@goonerquinn4670]

I finished Realm of the elderlings today. 16 books and now it’s over. Best series of all time imo. Highly recommend you check it out

[@framlane1178]

Chuck Palahniuk is my favourite author! I loved Survivor by him.

[@danhamilton7990]

Live in Maine love coming home and seeing a new video from Books are sick You have to read Swan Song by Robert Mcgammon it is a dystopian novel about a group of people from New York City going across the country very similar to the Stand. Read it!

[@Dawnsbookreviews]

I just added Stoner to my tbr!!!❤ It was recommended by the Corner Bookstore!!!

[@ale101ar]

The Virgin Suicides is my most re-read book. I absolutely love it.

[@vmanias]

Go read August from John Williams, it will be the book of your life! ❤

[@mutedspace]

i just finished TVS last weekend! great read, the story being told through the collective memory of the neighborhood boys was actually so ridiculous and hilarious and also sad!? not what i had been expecting

[@markec123]

It's so crazy with stoner. I also loved it and it's one of my favorite books and can't really say why.

[@jennrecord2784]

Tuesdays with Morrie is sooooo fantastic!!! I love all Mitch Albom's books!!!!

[@jamesfarkas6443]

Read The Poisonwood Bible ASAP😭😭😭

[@Lmaoh5150]

Yes! VS is so good. Definitely go through Eugenides others. Middlesex is a favorite of mine

[@jjisablizzard]

I neeeeed to check out that Donna Tart!

[@jasonford2861]

Tuesdays with Morrie is so so great! Love Mitch Albom

[@willhatfield362]

You should definitely watch American Psycho, it’s fantastic. Especially if you’re into psychology, or satire

[@rachelleigh6269]

Book stuff!? I wasn't expecting that!

[@evapeat5020]

Great books thanks, I would suggest you watch the American psycho movie first before you read the book, the book will make more sense to you then.

[@DoUEvenBrick]

Tuesdays with Morrie is one of my top 3 favorite books I’ve ever read. I’ve read it several times. There’s also a movie for it.

[@nikisims262]

Tuesdays with morrie was so good

[@elisabethrobison8753]

love your channel, just a note, haven't received our book tote we ordered yet.

[@booksaresick]

Hey there! Thank you! If you could shoot me an email or send me a DM over on insta I can look into that for ya! :)

[@bethdavies5715]

Fun Fact- There are 52 weeks in a year! 📚📖

[@gcpoulides]

American Psycho is awesome, I’ve been wanting to read more from Ellis, drags a little in the begging and then gradually picks up and when it does oh boy, I’ll never forget the chapter called “the rat 🐀”

[@paulinelafford4773]

Fight Club - a thoughtful read. Good pick. Explained the movie which I found confusing.

[@mathewbarnes4468]

Glad I'm in the book club

[@zebrahead89]

Wow never heard someone talked about Death of Grass (ok maybe a bit of overreaction). I read to book going completely blind and it was such a great suprise. I'm sure you'll enjoy it as well.

[@johnmccullough242]

If you like coming of age stories, looking for Alaska by John Green is sad but really good

[@lisadethlefsen4232]

Another 90’s book you could look in to that I really enjoyed was The Hot Zone by Richard Preston. All about the Ebola virus and I found it fascinating!! It’s a nonfiction novel, if that’s your thing

[@alibaba0428]

Winter is coming in august

[@nev0149]

Half a year of books are sick ayee

[@theponyisday]

I cannot wait for you to read American psycho, it’s one of the most simultaneously hated yet well loved books of all time, I read it about once a year and come away each time with a different opinion

[@maxnewhousemaisonneuve9820]

You should check out Plainsong by Kent Hauf!:) I think it would be right up your alley.

[@krishnalelis]

The only book that gives me the same feeling as Stoner is "The Tartar Steppe" by Dino Buzzati

[@martasoltys9091]

I wonder if you'd like Catcher in the Rye, since you liked The Perks of Being a Wallflower. I haven't read it and I will. I did order both Small Things Like These and Jurassic Park because of you. I did see The Skin of a Lion at the thrift store, but I'm trying to read more popular fiction these days.

[@nickhpr]

TVS was SO GOOD

[@bestest_mensch]

We mustn’t lose faith in George RR Martin. Hold the line. Also, I highly recommend reading I, Lucifer by Glen Duncan. Trust me.

[@karinheiss2145]

Read the Stand this year as well. Unfortunately for me, it wasn’t good. There was zero point to mother Abigail and the Dark Man. There was zero point to the journey that they made to Vegas. There was no battle between good and evil - evil destroyed itself. It’s too bad because I was really enjoying it until the last part.

[@beardedjohnson5654]

What’s it gonna take for you to pick up Vonnegut? Send me your damn PO BOX and you’ll get a couple surprises. 😂

[@mazeman01]

If you liked Stoner, read McTeague by Frank Norris. I guarantee you will like it.

[@RazuTales]

I am SO much picking up The Stand now 🙂Quick question, I noticed you have some Dean Koontz books behind you. Do you enjoy his books and if you do, can you recommend any? I've heard a lot about him, but never actually read any of his books 🙂

[@bearcards3497]

If you loved Stoner I think you'll love Butchers Crossing. It's another great one.

[@tapts]

Banger book pickups. Tuesdays with Morrie will break you. js

[@amateurstanding]

Favourite

[@mrs.pizzareads]

Your T-shirt is amazing. Where can I find one??

[@savnicole]

Have you ever read "Where the Crawdads Sing"? I just finished it and would love your take on it! 🤗

[@heathergoldsmith]

Out of curiosity I looked up when The Stand was first published to help me remember when I would have read it, and discovered that according to Wikipedia it was reprinted in 1990 with an extra 400 pages restored that had been removed from the original manuscript. It was apparently The Complete & Uncut Edition. So, I need to know which edition you read? I definitely read it before this reprinting- say, around '79/80, not long after reading Salem's Lot. Now I am curious to reread, since it has been a while, and am interested in what was omitted, especially as I was around 15 at the time, and I absolutely loved it then. ❤

[@tmmidkiff17]

I think we'll probably eventually get the 6th ASOIAF book, but definitely won't get the 7th.

[@forevermoodreading]

Not me only listening to you with headphones getting annoyed when you won't say the titles 😂

[@melissaaugust7016]

i suggest to read skag boys before trainspotting it is the prequel

[@layne-davison]

Random thought, have you gotten to Summer of Night or Boy’s Life yet? These two kinda go with IT in the coming of age horror vein. Would love to know your thoughts

[@Schade50]

You need to read The five people you meet in heaven by Mitch Album. Top 3 book for me

[@paramoir]

pls give in the miso soup by ryu murakami a read! thought it was a cozy read and now im hooked into the horror of it all 💀

[@DivineSource444]

Have you read “ The Book Thief”? By Markus Zusak; or “Weaveworld” and “Imajica” by Clive Barker?

[@Lyanraw]

I read the Butchet Boy and it really didn't seem that great. Honestly in that genre Tom Woods Victor the Assassin series is epic

[@laurenblankenship128]

I genuinely do not believe we will get another Game of Throne novel. I've had to come to terms with it.

[@morganbedner2679]

Do you have Goodreads?!

[@soot_gremlinn]

Dude the virgin suicides MOVIE… you gotta check it out.

[@jackkopanski9332]

No lonesome dove in there??? Or was that a 2023 read??

[@nl3064]

Love Chuck Palahniuk, but Fight Club is a pretty mediocre novel. The movie (one of my fav's) is a hundred times better. Also, glad to see some legit choices like American Psycho and The Virgin Suicides (with those, they're far better than their respective movie adaptations).

[@TheBeardedBookBeast]

Hahaha love the tshirt😂. Your channel is fantastic and you are such a chill and authentic dude, keep up the great work!

[@cynthiafialka]

Lots of great books! George RR Martin will never finish those books. He’s over this whole thing.

[@courtenaywrites]

you-jen-uh-deez

[@booksaresick]

Thank you!

[@cdal1621]

“how many weeks are in a year”? “I don’t know - who cares”? 😅😅😅

[@nl3064]

Seriously? High Fidelity? A toss-away airport paperback banged out just to be made into a mediocre John Cusack rom-com - that's somehow in the same poll as American Psycho, Wind-Up Bird, Trainspotting, and Virgin Suicides - the most basic pieces of 90's literature that actually matter, and most people tend to know by now.

[@dkk624]

Hey buddy relax

[@italomendez4400]

I'm trying to find Keuli (?) on here but without luck. Can you share the channel name so we can follow?? Thanks!

[@anything3622]

Kayoulee