Choosing Trash for the Wasted Weekend

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[@glockensig]

The Roo .....Roo.....Roo......Roooooool!

[@trishbovell9042]

Love the matching plaid shirts! Groovy 🌈

[@freelivefree7221]

The Edge series had a dark sense of humor that elevated it from a lot of "trashy" books in my opinion.

[@dreiraven3rvn457]

Brak the Barbarian, who can resist a tale from the age of blood?

[@MisterMcMichael]

I vote for Fancy Man!

[@bertieandpoppet-8837]

It has to be Fancy-Man. No contest!

[@mdittmar1315]

My vote is for "Fancy Man", really just going by the title alone and the fact that there is a creole beauty involved somehow in the plot

[@nonautomaton6230]

Mr Roger looks so debonaire in his shirt, I'm sure he's very popular with all the Lady Mummies I vote for "Rogue Cop"!

[@stephenwalker2924]

Shadowlight!Shadowlight!Shadowlight!Shadowlight!

[@kdj3000]

Fancy Man. There are so many questions. Why is he fancy? Was he born that way, or did he have to work at it. The world wants to know!

[@yuleeyahoo]

Apparently, a substantial portion of my library is trash.😀

[@dbitgood1]

Flashing Swords of course! I think I used to have a copy.

[@pbofan]

PANZER SPIRIT: Horror and WWII go together like peanut-butter and jelly.

[@user-om3oc8xi2s]

Edge Ten Grand

[@Creek54]

Life is too short. I vote for Flashing Swords

[@PeculiarNotions]

I'm voting for Brak the Barbarian. However, Roo seems totally insane, like it's mere existence defies reason.

[@susanthielen7211]

I would definitely read the one about the killer Kangaroo just for laughs.

[@bookssongsandothermagic]

Love this - and thanks for the shout out - I vote for Fancy Man!! hahaha

[@troytradup]

I'll vote for Prophecy if only to hear how they render the amazing sleeping bag scene in prose!

[@michaelk.vaughan8617]

That was the best scene ever.

[@gms4635]

Fancy man seems the trashiest of all, go ahead for it!

[@bernardjohnson8093]

I vote for ‘Edge: Ten Grand’ because Ollie reads the Edge series. 👍

[@bizarrebraincomics7819]

Brak! Brak! Brak! You've gotta read Brak. If not him then Thongor is you next best bet. Great bunch of books. That's the kind of stuff I read all the time.

[@mikefrost5129]

Brak the Barbarian vs Fancy Man: A battle for the ages!

[@HideAndRead]

The Roo! It looks just .... awful ❤

[@StevenEverett7]

If memory is serving me correctly, the Gardner Fox title is part of a 2 part series. If you find it to be #1 that's my suggestion. I know I read this series a long time ago and I enjoyed it but... well, I am getting old!🤣

[@inanimatecarbongod]

The novelisation of Silent Running might be OK, cos at least you wouldn't have to hear the Joan Baez songs. I actually might go for Incubus, because it's by Ray Russell. I liked his earlier novel The Case Against Satan a lot.

[@rondemkiw4492]

SILENT RUNNING

[@cu00dj]

😂 Silent Running everything else is too much like the books you usually read. If not that Rogue Cop🧛‍♀️for the same reason...🎉😊

[@mediumjohnsilver]

_Silent Running_ is my pick. It’s the only one in the group that has robots.

[@jvon6074]

Man, so many to choose from. But it's gotta be Fancy Man. Cuz he's fancy!

[@jenniferr.9528]

Brak! I love John Jakes so I might invest, and join in with that book if I can find a digital copy. Edit: yes, I got it on kindle so I’m all set for the Wasted Weekend. I was going to reread Scruples by Judith Krantz, but Brak sounds better. 😂

[@matthewosborne8635]

I'm voting Flashing Swords! As like anything to do with Swords and Sorcery!

[@imorca1994]

Roger! My GenX fashion sense is tingling! My vote is for BRAK. (actually this reflects my love for Brak from Space Ghost Coast to Coast. But whatever. Read it!) My runner up would be The Roo.

[@nedmerrill5705]

Margaritaville

[@robertlynn7746]

Hi Michael, I think you should read Prophecy, it sounds awesome!

[@ObscureBookAdventures]

Rogue cop gets my vote. But the others sound also like fun.

[@monopolistically1143]

The clear choice is Panzer Spirit. Some kind of haunted Nazi tank? Let's Goooo!

[@niriop]

I’ve gonna be kind and vote for Fancy-Man because you do seem genuinely excited for that one. In terms of my own “trashy” literature recently I’ve consumed Shaun Hutson’s Slugs, which, surprise surprise, is about a mutant race of flesh-eating garden slugs, and I finally got around to James Herbert’s The Spear, which is about a former Mossad agent turned PI being forced to battle a neo-Nazi cult who have stolen the Holy Lance (which pierced Christ’s side) and who have resurrected through the help of a medium and a horny hermaphrodite the spirit (and corpse) of Heinrich Himmler. The former was not as brutally violent as I would have liked, but the latter was a riot. Also, I can’t help but say: loving that jacket-shirt combo.

[@anotherbibliophilereads]

Incubus for the wasted weekend! Maybe we can drum up interest for a group read of Prophecy for August. So far you’re the only vote for me to read it in February.

[@knittymama570]

Llarn because it's funny how you say it. Lllllllarn 😆

[@mikemason9727]

Tempted to say Roo, but my vote is for Break.

[@ITCamefromthePage]

When in doubt chose BRAK. Prophecy is an awesome movie. Panzer Spirit was definitely Coffee Cats and King hahaha.

[@DavidWiley7]

Thongor, for sure! Or Llarn, based on that awesome cover. But let's be honest, Flashing Swords #1 should be the winner. Although you really ought to do Anubis Gates...

[@barbaraboethling596]

It's got to be Fancy Man!

[@gerarddonohoe5806]

Man!.. that's some cool,awesome threads you're wearing...

[@michaelk.vaughan8617]

Thanks.

[@DamnableReverend]

Incubus! More terrifying than the Exorcist and Rosemary's baby *COMBINED*! That's a lot of terror. It's going to be greaaaaat!

[@GentleReader01]

I’m curious about Brak. Fancy Man looks trashy but also sounds like cat food. No go. Shadow Light would only be worth reading if it turns out that, no, she can’t save her people. Don’t read The Roo for this purpose. Alan Baxter is usually a very good read; save it for a time you read several of his books and can do a “well, we have some good news and some bad news” video. Panzer Spirit looks very worthy. “It’s like Outpost but not good!”

[@MysteryandMayhem-gr7nn]

Thongor = Trashy, Brak the Barbarian = Classy 😉 Those Flashing Sword anthologies are fantastic! But I think you should read Rogue Cop by McGivern. Good episode! I might steal the premise. 😏

[@ToddsBookTube91]

Nice video Michael! Gotta love the old artwork!

[@ellesse3862]

Looking very spiffy boys, makes me want to groove on to Donna Summer, sultry siren of the dance floor. Accepting your challenge I fed all the pertinent information into the Cheese-o-meter, highlighting subject, aweful covers, fonts, silly titles, in search of the crap factor equation.. I'm affraid the data is in and after numerous calculations .. Roo. There you have it, feistly beasts down under, enjoy.

[@davidthegobmartin]

Love the content, as usual. Actually laughed out loud in this one. My vote is for Edge 2. This is because it continues a series you have started, and we know you are a rare Western fan. Years ago I read Incubus and it is certainly trashy but I did enjoy the book at the time.

[@tonygriego6382]

Roger looks wasted already. Panzer Spirit sounds like fun.

[@lindachurch4555]

Warrior of Llarn

[@TheAtlanteanArchive]

I vote for "Roo," as I sense another potential "Feral," and if so then we need that review.

[@dqan7372]

Gotta go with Thongor. Who could turn down $.40 of fun? Hoping you get to a couple though.

[@russworks2882]

I had a bunch of the Edge books at one time, so I have an attachment; they're aggressive in their trashiness. But in general I'd say go for the oldest stuff, because there's the added element of getting an idea of what publishers considered cutting edge. I remember picking up a copy of the Amboy Dukes at a used bookstore and while it was about as threatening as West Side Story, it also felt like a cultural time machine, like listening to old-school jazz.

[@NP-Hunt]

My votes would definitely have to go to The Roo and Fancy Man, just because they seem so ridiculous that they're ultimate fodder for a wasted weekend

[@parisgreen4600]

Let's see...first choice is "The Roo", because it lets me say "You won't 'roo' your decision to read it." "Prophecy", because "The Omen" was pretty good. "Edge 2", because then you can judge if you want to tackle the other 40-odd Edge books. "Rogue Cop", because judging by the price, it's probably the earliest.

[@Toracube]

I do like that Rogue Cop…. No idea if it’s any good…

[@gavinmcintosh5716]

Got to be Prophecy. You sold me with the righteous raccoon rage😅

[@ThisJustInBookTube]

The Roo can be read in one sitting, so the real question here is “What book to read along with The Roo?” And as much as I’d like to hear about Panzer Spirit, I’m voting for The Prophecy.

[@p.e.avery14]

Brak!🎉

[@BobbyHall-eu1xv]

Fancy Man for the comedy pick, Edge #2 serious pick.

[@cartert2]

Who doesn’t love Thongor? He has numerous novels, short stories and Marvel Comics! There is even a tabletop role playing game based on Thongor…Barbarians of Lemuria! Thongor is always a fun read, you won’t be disappointed!!

[@lisagarrity5836]

Absolutely, Brak the Barbarian.

[@JosephQuinton]

I love Roger!!! Do you think he will ever have his own spin-off BookTube channel??? You, Steve, and Roger would make for the perfect trifecta in BookTube viewing pleasure!

[@heidi6281]

Warrior of Llarn has my vote!

[@bigaldoesbooktube1097]

Where to start with this video 😆 My pick has to be Thongor, it’s 40c of fun.

[@sergiolopez6505]

It has to be 'The Roo', please! 😂

[@maxvitriol7568]

Fancy Man looked like the obvious choice. Than IT showed up. The Roo. Do The Roo! Do The Roo! You know you'll rue any other choice.

[@Blufox30]

Brak the Barbarian IMO

[@tonette6592]

Some take out the trash, readers take IN the trash.

[@leonoldfield9765]

I’m voting for “The Roo”.

[@lchauk9518]

my vote is for Thongor, my favorite trashy name of all time, although Brak is a close second.

[@melodyd1685]

Oh yeah, definitely Fancy Man.

[@hognatius_valentine9057]

I have to vote for The Roo. Sorry.😁

[@davidreagan7156]

I was leaning towards Fancy Man, and then you brought out Roo. I would say that anything involving a killer Kangaroo wins the day and is likely the defining level of 'literature' for a wasted weekend... :)

[@DamnableReverend]

Really though a few of these boosk sounds pretty cool. Brak, I'd definitely be curious about. Fancy man sounds wild. Flashing Swords must be great...Fritz Leiber is in it!

[@disshelvedwithadamwhite8731]

I’ll go easy on you and pick Brak. Though the Flashing Swords looks great too.

[@bookfantastic]

I have a bunch of those. I choose Brak. I just read Lowdown Road, a recent release by Scott Von Doviak. A road chase by numerous shady characters from Texas to the Evel Knievel Snake River jump in 1974. Complete mayhem. Trashy, but damn good!

[@juliemartin6101]

Silent Running! I liked the movie a lot. Let's see how the book turned out

[@CriminOllyBlog]

I was going to go for Edge (which has a better title in the UK ‘Ten Thousand Dollars, American’) but then you showed Shadow Light which looks amazing so that gets my vote.

[@stretmediq]

I knew Thongor Thongor was a friend of mine You Brak are no Thongor

[@scottpearson5644]

Silent Running. How crazy is Bruce Dern's character?

[@jf8559]

Fancy Man because it sounds fun OR the novelization of Silent Running.

[@LuckyBastardProd]

I vote for Roo! However, you can’t go wrong with Edge those books are lots of fun. I have Flashing Swords III with a cool Don Maitz cover.

[@Obsessive-reader]

I vote for Incubus

[@TheMikester307]

I'd go with either the John Jakes or the Gardner Fox books. Fox, for the simple reason that I remember his name from the comic books I read long ago and the Jakes because he wrote the goofy "Mention My Name In Atlantis." You can balance this by reading a story or two from "Flashing Swords." Reprint anthologies are usually pretty good!

[@missstarbuck]

I vote for the warriors of Llarn! Because of the beautiful cover. Or the one with the Kangeroo, because that sounds so absurd 😂 ( I also would love to see a kind of a discussion video some day about re-reading. Because i am 50/50 about that. Some books i would love to re-read... but than on the other hand i think... but i have so many books i still need to read for the first time. Just a video idea maybe ;) )

[@tyghe_bright]

Flashing Swords! Or Fancy Man. (I'd probably pick Incubus, though.) I'll be reading some Chuck Tingle on my Kindle. They're very short, so I'll probably also read Rock and Roll Death Trip or Psychic Teenage Bloodbath, too.

[@samael2112]

Fancy Man!

[@Spacejack-xx2yp]

Rogue Cop!

[@readingsomethinglately6808]

Panzer Spirit!!!!!

[@redwawst3258]

Fancy Man, I says.

[@fangs1972]

“Prophecy”! My older brother used to tease me with this movie, creeping toward me and saying as sinisterly as possible, “Prophecy!” Now you have to read and review the novelization so I know what I was being scared about 😨!

[@chrisprocter6107]

If you've never read Thongor you should, its very trashy, plus theres a good video in comparing Thongor vs REH's Conan vs Lin Carter's Conan

[@briteskin]

Off topic since voting for just one of those is hard. Thongor lovers may want to know there is a comic called 'The Mighty Barbarians' from Ablaze. It kind of treats a group of barbaric characters as if they were the JLA or Avengers. Off the top of my head Kull and Morgana Le Fey are in the story too. Far from a great comic but I still found it fun.

[@redwawst3258]

😊

[@monalisareads]

I don't know how you don't go with Fancy Man. That just looks like a genuine, fine piece of trashiness. Rogue Cop looks intriguing a well, but Fancy Man beats Rogue Cop for me.

[@gcpoulides]

My vote is for flashing swords