Bookshelf Tour - 700+ Books!

My long awaited book shelf tour!
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[@aymane74]

2years later, what a beautiful collection you got there ! Definetly one of my life goals to have this kind of bookshelves.

[@RedFuryBooks]

It was a life goal of mine! I hope you achieve yours as well!

[@AnorakJay]

I'm still in high school, but one of my biggest dreams when I move out is to have my very own home library!! This is so cool, especially your King collection!

[@RedFuryBooks]

I had the same goal - I hope you attain yours some day!

[@AnorakJay]

@@RedFuryBooks Thank you!!!

[@riccardovecchi3592]

For creating a full Tolkien shelf you can insert the 3 volume edition of History of Middle Heart

[@RedFuryBooks]

That's part of the master plan! :)

[@freyamori]

Hey I just found your channel, you’re like the cool uncle I never had 😭 this channel is amazing for us book nerds out there, keep it up!

[@RedFuryBooks]

Aw, thanks!

[@girth_goblin]

This library goals.

[@rayans64]

I thought I had an impressive bookshelf before I saw this

[@RedFuryBooks]

Glad you enjoyed it! It's been a lifetime dream to have a home library.

[@NerdyKathi]

Love your library, and love your King collection especially. We have many of the same fantasy series in common as well.

[@scottferris2686]

Great bookshelf tour and glad to see some of my favorites (I’m 52 so grew up on Eddings, Feist, Salvatore, Dragonlance and then moved into Jordan, Hobb and Tad Williams)

[@RedFuryBooks]

We have had some similar reading paths!

[@crystalsingh7325]

Jeez this is beyond impressive 😮 I would love to have a home library one day! Your collection is amazing!

[@RedFuryBooks]

Thanks! It's always been a dream of mine, and now I own a house big enough! Actually not big enough because I've already expanded into another room! 😂

[@andreabknight]

Wow- love that you have a physical TBR shelf! 😄

[@RedFuryBooks]

Necessity is the mother of invention. Too many books. 😳😂

[@vforvendetta7851]

Thank you so much for doing this, I did ask and you did follow through with your promise. I love going through peoples bookcases, its like a journey through their mind. Much appreciated and adore your collection. The Wheel of time cornerstone is so grabbing, Robin Hobb is intriguing and new to me, but you have got me buying some Sanderson. Until next time my friend!!

[@RedFuryBooks]

I'm glad you enjoyed it! Best of luck with Robin Hobb and Brandon Sanderson - both authors I love! Cheers!

[@niknakpaddywack121]

Love the Mission Earth series!

[@RedFuryBooks]

I hope to read that in the next few years to see what I remember of it.

[@thecomicdirector8417]

The fact that u have both thomas covenant and mists of avalon makes me wanna read them more

[@RedFuryBooks]

And now that you've commented, ME TOO!

[@ev3261]

So many good books!!!! I love your collection. I have no musical training (or ear...) so curious if you can explain to me why you prefer Beethoven? I also read Shogun many years ago and have all the Asian saga on my shelf, but the only other one I've read is King rat, that I really loved in high school and read several times. I also grew up on Lloyd Alexander and C.S Lewis and read them all, and then moved to Eddings! I even did a book report on Belgarath the sorcerer (English is my second language). And Watership Down is my #1 book as a teenager, read it so many times. But I never tried to reread it as an adult, I'm scared it will lose its magic. Have you read other books by Richard Adams? He has much more, ammm, let's say "adult" content in "Maia". ..Camus - I am reading "The Plague" right now in French, while watching an online course about Existentialism. I see you are really advanced in Philosophy!

[@RedFuryBooks]

I'm glad you enjoyed the bookshelf tour. I've wanted to have a collection (and display like this) for a long time and glad to have achieved it. As for your Beethoven question, for me, Beethoven's music communicates humanity in a way that other composers cannot. When you listen to his music, you feel the struggles and triumphs in such a visceral manner. After Beethoven, for decades other composers were reluctant to write symphonies and string quartets because his shadow loomed so large. If you're interested in more, my favorite biography of Beethoven is by Maynard Solomon; if you are not familiar with all of his works, you can skip the section at the conclusion of each chapter that discusses his music, just to get a great view of his life. I plan on continuing the Asian Saga with Tai-Pan later this year - probably in April. I'll have to check out Maia! And I hope you love The Plague; I've seen it described as the only "perfect novel ever written" and I can't really refute that statement.

[@elsa5763]

Impressive collection!

[@RedFuryBooks]

Thank you!

[@thesleepingwolf]

One of the few bookshelf tours that represents my 5 favourite all time series as well as my current on going favourite. Those being Wheel of Time. Belgariad/Malloreon, Riftwar, Shannara, Dark Tower, and Stormlight. People like the grim stuff these days but give me good vs evil traditional fantasy any day.

[@RedFuryBooks]

The more I read modern fantasy, the more I appreciate the classics. Take that as you will!

[@baron10g34]

Nice. You should try Malazan Book of the Fallen

[@RedFuryBooks]

I've read the first two, put the third one aside, but will be picking it back up this summer.

[@simonkelly1958]

nerd heaven, bookshelf tours

[@RedFuryBooks]

Absolutely!

[@Xldldoom0]

I wouldn’t know just how many books I have. To be exact, I have no idea. If I were to guess, merely a guess, it is likely somewhere between 150-250.

[@RedFuryBooks]

Nice!

[@blandface9957]

I'm the same way about unread books, I don't have space to not put them on fhe shelf so what I do is flip them to where instead of the spines showing it's just paper. I flip them when I finish reading so it's kind of like I'm slowly coloring in my bookshelf 😂

[@RedFuryBooks]

That's an interesting approach!

[@leestirling4623]

Prydain is pronounced pruh-dine. It's the Welsh (British) word for Britain. The Y is pronounced as a U unless it's in the last syllable and the AI is pronounced as I. We also really roll the R too. I really want those books as they're based on the Mabinogi (mabinogion is a mis-translation) but they're a little expensive at the moment and I've already spent too much on books lol.

[@RedFuryBooks]

Thank you!

[@kyrosv1289]

Thank you very much for the tour Josh! What did you think of: Into the Wild (1996) by Jon Krakauer? Did you like it? I have watched the film.

[@RedFuryBooks]

Glad you enjoyed the tour! I’ll be honest - I liked the Into the Wild film more than the book. I just didn’t understand the main character at all in the text, but seeing it on screen helped tremendously. One of the few times I can say this!

[@kyrosv1289]

@@RedFuryBooks Thanks for being honest about it! A friend of mine said that she liked the book, but even though she loves the movie, the way she said that she liked the book was a little half-heartedly, so I was a bit suspicious. Thank you for giving me your opinion! I'm still going to read it, but it helps me with my expectations.

[@RedFuryBooks]

@@kyrosv1289 I'm glad it wasn't only me! But I hope you enjoy it.

[@Danny_Matson]

Fantastic bookshelf tour!! Thank you for sharing. I could read from your bookshelf and be content for the rest of my life. So many works I want to read. Other random thoughts I had watching: Do you still run? Trails or road? (It's always nice to see other runners in the booktube community. I join ultramararathons here in Japan) Is the uncut Stand superior to the abridged having read both? Are you planning to read the Song of Achilles? (It's fantastic btw!) Do you have plans to read Fall of Giants by Ken Follett? Anyhow, keep up the awesome content and thank you so much for sharing!

[@RedFuryBooks]

Danny, I’m glad you enjoyed the tour! I’ve always wanted to have a home library and here it is! As for running, I still run 4-5 days a week but no longer run competitively. I actually had one of my most memorable races in Japan! I was chosen by the city of Dallas to represent Dallas in the Sendai International Half Marathon. Easily the most memorable trip of my life.

[@RedFuryBooks]

Oops - missed the bottom of your comment. If you like the “slice of life” type of storytelling, that’s one of the biggest cuts in the original The Stand. I definitely appreciate the longer version. Both Song of Achilles and the Follett books are on the TBR - just not sure when I’ll read them.

[@Danny_Matson]

@@RedFuryBooks Wow, you're a serious runner. That's awesome about your trip to Sendai! There is a lot to love here in Japan. I'm sure you discovered that first-hand. I live in Hiroshima. Lots of nice mountains for running here.

[@RedFuryBooks]

@@Danny_Matson yes, I definitely loved my time there. Hoping to make a trip back next year to see more. I felt so welcomed and look forward to going back!

[@Danny_Matson]

@@RedFuryBooks If you swing by Hiroshima give me a shout!! I'd be happy to show you around or at least treat you to a meal! Hopefully covid restrictions open up and you're able to come.

[@akashas6012]

What did you think of The Anubis Gates by Tim Powers?

[@RedFuryBooks]

That one didn't work for me. I felt the narrative jumped around too much and I felt a lack of depth of character.

[@dsmoons]

Like for Gogol and Dostoevsky

[@RedFuryBooks]

Right on!